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Hair Metal Fashion 101: An Interactive Guide

You probably noticed that the twentieth anniversary of the release of Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction has got us thinking about late-’80s hair metal just a bit. So far we’ve celebrated Guns N’ Roses’ early days on the Sunset Strip, the ladies who starred in some of the era’s biggest music videos and those that dated rockers like Axl Rose and Vince Neil, exclusive photos of Axl and Co.’s first months as a band and a longstanding metal marriage (via an interview with Slash’s wife, Perla Hudson). But if you think we forgot about the leather lace-up pants, spandex and Aqua Net, you’re quite wrong. Check out our photo gallery of must-have hair metal fashion, complete with helpful instructions for how to achieve the scene’s hottest looks.

Published: 2007-08-02 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick To Tour Together This Summer

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Mid-’80s rock radio is going to come alive in the nation’s amphitheatres this summer as Def Leppard, Cheap Trick and Poison join forces for a full summer tour. “We’re going out with three bands, which limits the amount of time we can play to about 90 minutes. When you do your greatest hits and some new material or extra stuff you might throw in, you have got to push and shove and clamp down,” Def Leppard’s Joe Elliot told Billboard.com. To avoid the expected concert industry slump this summer he adds, “We’ve taken the path of least resistance, we’ve put a bill together that we think is attractive.” The tour has something for all rock fans, from Poison’s hair-metal antics to Cheap Trick’s classic power pop to Def Leppard’s….. well, what exactly was Def Leppard anyway? When Rolling Stone talked with Elliot back in 2006, he was quick to confront the popular belief that the band was “hair-metal” or “heavy metal.” “We may have once accidentally… had one picture taken that let the hair dresser run riot with the hair spray,” Elliot said. “But generally speaking, we were a long-haired band. If we’re hair metal, so are Led Zeppelin. Warrant and Ratt were hair metal, we’re not. We were always better than that. If you came from the L.A. metal strip thing, Motley Crue, Ratt, Poison, Warrant, whatever. And we get lumped in with that, I don’t get it.” So what genre would Elliott consider the band to be? “We belong in the same kind of category as Van Halen are. It’s just rock.” It’s interesting that a band trying to distance themselves from hair-metal would tour with a band synonymous with Aqua-Net, but desperate economic times call for desperate measures. In case that tour doesn’t fill your rock needs, a trio of power ballad-heavy bands are also teaming up for the Can’t Stop Rockin’ Tour: REO Speedwagon, Styx and .38 Special. Check out the full dates for both megatours, after the jump… Def Leppard/Cheap Trick/Poison June 23 - Camden, NJ June 25 -

Published: 2009-02-26 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Live: Neurosis and Mastodon Blow the Doors Off a Temple

It was the perfect setting for a metal showdown: a dilapidated Masonic temple in Brooklyn. Even better: this was the first area show in four years from Oakland experimental metal band Neurosis. The group — fronted by Steve Von Till, wearing what looked like red doctor’s scrubs (or a mental patient’s pajamas — your pick) — turned in a skull-fucking set that ranged from full-blown thrash to quieter, tuneful dirges (“A Season in the Sky” was a highlight). Equally good were Atlanta dudes Mastodon, who opened for Neurosis with a satisfyingly long string of tunes from all their albums. While they didn’t unleash any new songs, as fans were anticipating, it was one of the few times they’d performed “Hand of Stone” and “Trilobite” live. And despite the muddied sound (and two false starts at the beginning of “Aqua Dementia”), the four-piece still managed to sync up for some tricky lock-step grooves on jams like “Sleeping Giant.” Hit the jump for more photos. [Photographs by Jason Bergman for RollingStone.com]

Published: 2008-01-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Live Shows, Rock Daily, Mastodon, Neurosis

Dennis Quaid: Are You Ready to Rock?!

Filed under: Music, Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid is a bona fide rock star. Yes, that Dennis Quaid.Dennis and his band, The Sharks, performed at Aqua Lounge Wednesday night in L.A. -- and his overly enthusiastic, sweat fueled performance was more convincing than any moment in "The Day ...Permalink

Published: 2009-04-17 Provider: TMZ.com

Hollywood Privacywatch: Britney Spears Enjoys Some Poolside Chicken Fingers [Hollywood Privacywatch]

PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by the loyal readers of Defamer. We'd like to remind you that this feature is powered by you, the loyal Defamer reader! If you want to see more installments of PrivacyWatch, then all you've got to do is to send us your sightings. Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line so we don't lose them) and tell everyone about the time you saw Britney Spears huffing smokes while eating poolside chicken fingers. In today's installment: Britney Spears, Jeremy Piven, Paris Hilton, Vince Vaughn, Jack Black, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Luke Wilson, David Beckham, Dennis Hopper, Gwen Stefani, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeff Goldblum, Zooey Deschanel, Rainn Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Judy Greer, Phil Spector, Kevin Federline, Morgan Spurlock, Kristen Chenoweth, Judy Greer, Cloris Leachman, John Slattery, Emma Stone, Bijou Philips, Jane Lynch, Dean Cain, John Corbett, Paul Scheer, and more. SATURDAY, MAY 24 While surrounded by Brody Jenner-looking date rapists at Happy Endings, I spotted a welcomed sight: Seth Morris, Owen Burke, and Paul Scheer. Joined by a bunch of other UCB comic types upstairs in the corner and looking almost as out of place as me. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Saw Cloris Leachman at the Aqua Lounge watching Jeff Goldblum and his band play some jazz standards. Jeff's pretty talented on the keyboard, but the group as a whole made me feel like I was at someone's wedding. Wednesday afternoon, my friend and I are having our usually mid-week lunch time phone conversation. In mid-conversation he gasps and tells me that he is at Chipotle in BH and David Beckham has just walked in. No f''ing way! David F'ing Beckham in Chipotle! BTW - what's up with that family and Mexican food? Just wish I could get shot in person of David's burrito! hehe FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Vince Vaughn at the Greek Theatre for A Prairie Home Companion on June 6. Thinking he's a Garrison Keillor fan definitely makes me like him a

Published: 2008-06-20 Provider: Defamer Keywords: Hollywood Privacywatch, Bijou Philips, Britney Spears, cloris leachman, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Beckham, dean cain, Dennis Hopper, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi, Gwen Stefani, Hollywood PrivacyWatch, Jack Black, Jane Lynch, jeff goldblum, Jeremy Piven, John Corbett, John Slattery, Judy Greer, Kevin Federline, Kristen Chenoweth, Luke Wilson, Morgan Spurlock, Paris Hilton, Paul Scheer, Phil Spector, rainn wilson, Vince Vaughn, Zooey Deschanel