We’re excited to welcome John Williamson, a long-time friend of Icon Vs. Icon, dedicated reader, and full-blown musical throwback enthusiast, for a new feature digging into some of the albums that helped make 1986 such a massive year for glam rock. Over the next few installments, John will revisit three records that had a huge […]
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L.A. GUNS Turn Up The Heat This Summer With Explosive New Live Album “Live From The Guild Theatre”
July 3 sees the release of one of the most anticipated live albums of the metal year, a full all-format release for Live From The Guild Theatre, recorded almost exactly one year earlier at the onstage launch of L.A. Guns’ most acclaimed album in years, the mighty Leopard Skin. Rockpit.net described Leopard Skin as “a hook-filled, […]
RIKKI ROCKETT Announces 40th Anniversary Tribute to POISON’s “Look What the Cat Dragged In” With ROCKETT MAFIA!
Founding Poison drummer Rikki Rockett announces his plans to do a tribute performance of Poison’s Look What the Cat Dragged In with the Rockett Mafia. This year marks the album’s 40th anniversary, which features the hits “Talk Dirty to Me,” “I Want Action,” “Cry Tough,” and the album’s namesake “Look What the Cat Dragged in.” […]