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The Gossip-Packed Groupie Memoir 'Dirty Rocker Boys' Is Juicier Than the Tabloids
If you want to know what it was like to be dumped for Pamela Anderson or give 19-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio a blowjob, here's the book for you.
Ex Hex's New Album 'It's Real' Is a Nostalgia Trip Towards the Future
We speak to frontperson Mary Timony about the Washington D.C. band's ambitious second project.
The Notorious Documentary That Accidentally Killed Hair Metal
Remembering Penelope Spheeris' 'Decline of Western Civilization Part II' 30 years after its release.
This Heavy Metal Singer Became a Lawyer Fighting Sexism in Music
Hellion's Ann Boleyn has had a career in metal that's taken her from working with Dio to getting a law degree. Now she wants to help shape the next generation.
Sangkakala Tells Us Which Indonesian Power Ballads Stand the Test of Time
Bust out the hairspray and the torn acid wash denim, because it's time to get real sensitive with some 80s hair metal gods.
At the End of the World with Nikki Sixx
A day with one of the founding members of the legendary hair metal band, Mötley Crüe.
Autumn in June's "Pretty Wicked" Video is Pretty and Also Wicked... Duh
Could the LA rapper be the Rap Game Nikki Sixx we've been looking for?
How Sonic the Hedgehog Kept Glam Rock Alive After Its Grungy Demise
SEGA's series turned to some of the Sunset Strip's finest to bring rock 'n' roll theatricality to its Dreamcast soundtracks.
Why Twisted Sister Actually Matters
Known today mostly as a one-hit wonder and a rock history footnote from the hair metal era, Twisted Sister's story of slow rise and rapid fall shows how fleeting fame can be.
What I Learned Growing Up as a Very Serious Fan of The Darkness
“The song, ‘I Believe In a Thing Called Love’ has changed my life. I am now a full on rocker!” read my diary on 20th September, 2003.
Sebastian Bach Charged People $175 to Attend His Wedding Reception, and It Was Worth Every Penny
Does $175 add up to the going rate for an adequate Kiss cover band, a Sebastian Bach meet-and-greet, and admission to a San Jose rock club on an off Saturday night? I'm not sure, but I'll tell you what it does get you: a front row ticket to history.
Phil Varone Had Three Mother-Daughter Threesomes on One Poison Tour
We spoke to the former Skid Row drummer about groupies and his new swinger porn career.