This was a trult great, and criminally overlooked record. I know..Sebastian is a douche. I've heard it. You've heard it. Blah Blah Blah...But, there's no denying that Skid Row had (and still has) so much more than the majority of their contemporaries. This reord came out in 1995. read more ≫

Joe Elliott doesn't think Def Leppard are a "hair band." Def Leppard are touring with Poison this Summer. Joe Elliott is deluded. Here's your Hairball... read more ≫

I've been getting a lot of requests this week for cover versions of big songs. Not sure if it's just a coincidence, or I'm helping a Valley cover band work up their setlist. Either way, I get a chance to dig out a good one today from the band Heaven. read more ≫

OK...Confession time. I had *no* idea this was a Montrose song. The first time I ever heard it was by the band Axe. You remember "Rock n' Roll Party In The Streets?" Well they did this song on the same album. I went over 20 years thinking it was an original. read more ≫

The Quireboys are great. They came before the Black Crowes, and were infinitely better. For whatever reason, they never really took off in the US. Perhaps it was because it was the era of "hair" and these guys were more Faces than Poison. In any event, "A Bit Of What You Fancy" is a great album. read more ≫