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R.I.P. songwriter Alan Merrill who co-wrote the song “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll” & passes away due to COVID-19

29 March 2020

R.I.P. songwriter Alan Merrill who co-wrote the song “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll” & passes away due to COVID-19 Very sad news for the music industry as following the news yesterday that Riot Act and ex-Riot guitarist Lou Kouvaris passed away due to the COVID-19 virus, it’s now The Arrows singer / songwriter Alan Merrill‘s turn […]

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14 Rock Bands + Artists Who Pioneered Hair Metal – Loudwire

29 March 2020

Hair metal. One of the most distinct music subgenres of all time, and one of the biggest fads of the 1980s. Bright colors, skin-tight leather, sticky sweet guitar riffs and enough hairspray to hold up a skyscraper. We all know who the big guys of the era were — Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Ratt, Poison […]

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What Else Killed Hair Metal Besides Grunge? – Loudwire

29 March 2020

Grunge takes all the blame (or credit, depending on who you’re talking to) for the downfall of hair metal as the ’90s arrived. Yes, it did signify the end of an era, like all upcoming musical trends in history, but let’s not pretend like hair metal wasn’t trending toward near its own self-inflicted extinction anyway. […]

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How Did We Let Hair Metal Happen? – Loudwire

29 March 2020

How did we let hair metal happen? Today, the style is deeply entrenched in nostalgia for both the generation that lived through it and younger headbangers who missed out on the ’80s entirely. But back then, hair metal was divisive and grossly detested by self-described true metalheads. Glam’s explosion in the mid-’80s was so overwhelming […]

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Bon Jovi release video for track “Unbroken” featuring The Invictus Games Choir

29 March 2020

Bon Jovi release video for track “Unbroken” featuring The Invictus Games Choir Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi and Prince Harry teamed up along with The Invictus Games Choir to record a special version of the song “Unbroken” at Abbey Road Studios in London, UK for the upcoming Invictus Games. Although originally scheduled to take […]

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Girish and The Chronicles unleash video for new single “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Here To Stay”

29 March 2020

Girish and The Chronicles unleash video for new single “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Here To Stay” India based rockers Girish and The Chronicles consisting of frontman Girish Pradhan, lead guitarist Suraz Sun, bassist Yogesh Pradhan and drummer Nagen Mongrati (along with session musician / keyboardist Krishh Dutta) have released a video for their new single “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is […]

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Tesla – Signs (Live At Abbey Road Studios)

10 March 2020

Tesla visited famed iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal including “Love Song” and “What You Give” along with their classic covers of “Signs” and “We Can Work It Out.” Additionally, the band performed live for the first-time-ever their new song “California […]

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Dirty Looks – Oh! Ruby

05 March 2020

Official video from their major label debut “Cool From The Wire” in 1988 by Atlantic Records. Before signing to Atlantic, Dirty Looks released independently three albums and one EP. The above video got substantial airplay on MTV and got them established as a major force within the California Hair Metal scene Baby is good. Baby’s […]

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