The Zeros Reunion March 18, 2022

Thirty years since the release of The Zeros "4,3,2,1" recording, the band has reformed to celebrate its glory, with a reunion show at The Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA. The night can best be summed up in one word, FUN! It was kinda like a time warp back to 1988. The charismatic personalities of Sammy, Danny, Joe, & Mr. Insane still intact, and as remembered. This show wasn't a band trying to find their place again, no, it was as if they never left. Rockin' all the favorites like "Show Me," "Oh Yeah," "Sticky Sweet Girls," "Society," "Do You Want Some More." They hinted at the possibility of a new Zeros record to come. Speaking with Sammy afterwards, sounds like some more shows might be in the making as well. 

An honorable mention, Motorcycle Boy opened the show, and was great to see them as well. Doing songs off their "Popsicle" record from 1991. "One Punch" remains a classic trashy gem.

Hope it won't be long till we get to see these bands do it again!

Quarantine Podcast Edition - interview w/ Will Boyett

Will Boyett was a studio photographer in the late 70's. When a young rock band on the L.A. circuit approached him about taking photos, the drummer in that band was Tommy Lee. This interview traces the beginning of Motley Crue's history as told by Will, who was there with his camera capturing the first handful of shows the band played in Hollywood, California. His recently published book is titled Motley Crue: The Early Years. Listen here to find out more.

Lizzie Grey - RIP

Lizzie died just the other night...RIP.
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GBThrills2018 - Interview with Jimmy Thrill

Some bands leave a mark, some continue to. Jimmy thrill is a brother, someone I relate to. He keeps going, keeps finding ways to do new things, and acheive goals. No one is gonna tell him different. You know it when you see it, and the first time I saw Jimmy was when I was a young teen visiting L.A. and just starting to do Rockstar Magazine. A trip to British Imports Rock and a number of records stores on Hollywood Blvd., I picked up my first copy of LA Rocks. Of course all of these shops were littered with flyers and street rags of bands playing the Strip. As a kid and a music lover, I was blown away at how many bands existed in one city. In those pages, one guy in particularly really stood out. That guy for me was Jimmy Thrill, and its because it wasn’t put on, his hair wasn’t sprayed up ten miles high, he wasn’t over doing any of it, instead, it came across authentically. Cool as can be.

I was fortunate to be there at that time and saw his band Rattlesnake Shake at The Roxy, on a bill with Electric Angels and Faster Pussycat. I bootlegged that show, tape recorder in pocket, because I knew I was going to capture something great.  The moment happened as soon as the band launched into “Shooting Daggers.” That song still fucking rocks today. And boy was Jimmy a performer.

Throughout the years we’ve gotten to be good friends. We’ve talked many times about doing projects together - start a record label, produce bands, make movies.

A number of years ago, I told Jimmy I had written a screenplay, without missing a beat he said “I’ve written one too, send me yours I’ll send mine.” Next thing I know, Jimmy was on a plane, and we met in Vegas.  We hung out poolside, trading stories. Fast forward a couple years , a couple screenplays later, and I had optioned a script and in the pursuit of trying to attach A List talent to the project. The status remained at a stand still.

Meanwhile, Jimmy was plotting away. He said to me one day “fuck it, I’m just gonna get a camera and do it my way.” And he did. He’s a hustler.

When his film was complete, I was one of the first people Jimmy sent the movie to, to screen before anyone else.

The result is a highly enjoyable rock n roll ride. Think of those after hours, midnight flics.

What’s it about - essentially it’s kinda about Jimmy’s life, but if he had made it in the  80’s. A rockstar trying to make a comeback, but totally out of sync with the times. It tackles the absurdities of fame, addictions. But for all its rock n roll swagger, it is not misogynistic. There’s comedy relief, and kick ass music. In the end, you’re rooting for his character Jonny Coyle to make that comeback. In real life, I’m rooting for my friend Jimmy to get this film sold.

“Shooting Daggers,” his epic Rattlesnake Shake song finds its way into the story as the defining song of Jonny Coyle’s career. Thrill sees the humor, he can poke fun at himself. Off The Record is also about guys our age that are still fucking creative and have the drive for adventure.

Listen to the adventure here in this all new podcast interview with Jimmy.

GLAMBONE!

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Look what glam dragged in. GB returns with an all new holiday episode, so unwrap this present for some surprises. We start off with the art-glam stylings of David Devant & His Spirit Wife. Circa 1996, when Suede was coming up through the trash, My Life Story were getting suited and booted, and Nancy Boy checked into the deep sleep motel. "Cookie" savors Roxy here, for your pleasure and mine.
Rewind 8 years prior to the Sunset Strip as we unearth the band SOHO. They formerly went by the name of Radio City, guess they loved NYC, and rightfully so. The band delivered their demo to me at the time, containing only two songs - "Backstreet Lover" and a gem of a ballad that you'll hear now called "Captured." Not much else is known. Maybe they changed their name to Tribeca.
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GB FEB 2016 - Interview w/KK of TAZ

Practically every musician we’ve interviewed on Glambone has remained being a musician in some form.  But what happened to all the Sunset Strip bands that reigned supreme that never went on to great heights beyond a local level?  Do they still yearn for that time, is there bitterness about not making it, how many have gotten out of music completely?  Taz seemed poised to contend with any major label act at the time.  But after the band called it quits, for their singer KK, that was basically the end of the pursuit.  He says “Taz was it for me, those guys were my brothers, we went to battle.  Taz was there for a short amount of time, in an era that was awesome to be part of.  When I left, I couldn’t see again being on stage with anyone else, it wouldn’t have been in my heart, I just couldn’t do it.”  And while he can own those words now, he’s ok with that.  Life has taken him on another journey.  Listen on to hear his story.  It’s a Glambone episode about the good times before and after.  Download it here.

GLAMBONE!

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Stevie Rachelle got his share of flak back in the day, “oh he’s just a Bret-wannabe” they would say, or that Tuff were a bunch of Poison clones.  But he always put his fist first, and never gave up.  His story is about finding a way to make what you do work.  When his style of rock wasn’t in vogue and magazines didn’t want to give him press anymore, what did he do...he thought of a way to generate his own public soundboard, and invented Metal Sludge, a website that became a community long before social media became the norm.  We discuss that and more in this interview.  When I think back, the band was always savvy in presenting themselves, whether it be hiring the best photographers of the time, or being entertaining with their telephone hotline messages, Tuff stood out among the rest.  They were dedicated.  Stevie tells us about the days of flyering the streets of L.A. from 3am til the sun came up.  The infamous Tuff Muff Mansion.  Organizing their own tours, all before the label deal came along.  He also voices out on his contemporaries or competition from the Sunset Strip era.  It’s all here in this podcast episode.


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Rock me till I burn...TO THE BONE!

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Break out the party hats and noise makers, Glambone returns with an all new podcast to ring in the New Year, 2015 style.  We chat with L.A. rocker Noah Wallace from the band Hammered Satin.  Is Silverlake the new Sunset Strip?  Listen and find out.  One thing for sure is there are a number of young bands playing the kind of rock ‘n roll that you crave.  Hammered Satin is to T-Rex, as The Biters are to Thin Lizzy.  Ride whatever colored swan you can find and download the episode here.