(April 23, 1963-January 8, 1991)

 Stephen Maynard Clark was a founding member and lead guitarist for the British hard rock band, Def Leppard.  He was also a key songwriter on 2 of the band’s biggest albums, “Pyromania” (1983) and “Hysteria” (1987).




    Steve, along with co-guitarist, Phil Collen were known as the “terror twins” and alcohol played a huge part in their antics on/off stage. Collen quit drinking in the late 80’s, but Clark was soon spiraling out of control and he was becoming unpredictable and the band was worried.

At the time of his death, Clark was on a 6 month leave of absence from the band in hopes he could regain control of his life.  On January 8, 1991, the band had been notified that Clark had been found dead on his couch. The autopsy revealed that “he had compression of the brain stem causing respiratory failure” caused by alcohol mixed with prescription drugs. He was only 30 years old.

The situation with Warrant is different because of the death of frontman Jani Lane. However in my mind the “new” Warrant is “the guys who used to be Warrant”. Simply because I equate the band name with Jani. I get that the name is established and has a fan base but to hear someone else singing Jani’s songs, or new songs under the name Warrant just doesn’t interest me. 

The same goes for Skid Row. there is positively no other frontman like Sebastian Bach. The other members of the band are amazing as well, and I loved when all of them were together. But to me Skid Row without Sebastian on the mic is just plain wrong. Then again Sebastian solo is also just wrong to me. I’m not the only one who feels this way as has been evidenced by all the fans begging for Skid Row to reunite.  Again, while the new frontman, (and there have been a few), isn’t a bad singer he’s just not Sebastian and that lineup shouldn’t be called Skid Row. ​

Many of the nu-gen bands have had to deal with lineup changes just when they are getting noticed. This makes it difficult for fans to form an attachment to a specific lineup which in turn makes it difficult for the bands to achieve the success they deserve. Crashdiet and Santa Cruz are just a few that come to mind.  


So, what’s in a name? For some fans the name is everything because that name is associated with the lineup and the artists that we have spent money on, have read about and followed on social media. Most of the time I have no interest in a bands that have split and created two separate groups or replace members left and right while keeping the same name. ​

​~Suz

According to the  KISS Facebook page :
“After 45 years of rocking the world it all comes down to this. Our final tour ever.
The KISS End Of The Road World Tour presale begins tomorrow at 10am local. For dates, ticket & VIP info visit kissonline.com“
North America:
Jan. 31 — Vancouver, BC, Canada — Rogers Arena
Feb. 01 — Portland, OR — Rose Garden Moda Center
Feb. 02 — Tacoma, WA — Tacoma Dome
Feb. 04 — Spokane, WA — Spokane Arena
Feb. 07 — San Diego, CA — Viejas Arena
Feb. 08 — Fresno, CA — Save Mart Center 
Feb. 09 — Sacramento, CA — Golden 1 Center 
Feb. 12 — Anaheim, CA — Honda Center 
Feb. 13 — Glendale, AZ — Gila River Arena 
Feb. 15 — Las Vegas, NV — T-Mobile Arena 
Feb. 16 — Los Angeles, CA — The Forum 
Feb. 19 — Corpus ChrisW, TX — American Bank Center 
Feb. 20 — Dallas, TX — American Airlines Center 
Feb. 22 — New Orleans, LA — Smoothie King Center 
Feb. 23 — Memphis, TN — FedEx Forum 
Feb. 26 — Oklahoma City, OK — Chesapeake 
Feb. 27 — Kansas City, MO — Sprint Center 
Mar. 01 — Milwaukee, WI — Fiserv Forum 
Mar. 02 — Chicago, IL — United Center 
Mar. 04 — Minneapolis, MN — Target Center 
Mar. 06 — Sioux Falls, SD — Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Mar. 07 — Omaha, NE — CenturyLink Center 
Mar. 09 — Grand Rapids, MI — Van Andel Arena 
Mar. 10 — Moline, IL — Mark of the Quad CiWes 
Mar. 12 — Louisville, KY — KFC Yum! Center 
Mar. 13 — Detroit, MI — Lible Caesars Arena 
Mar. 16 — Columbus, OH — Nationwide Arena 
Mar. 17 — Cleveland, OH — Quicken Loans Arena 
Mar. 19 — Montreal, QC, Canada — Bell Centre 
Mar. 20 — Toronto, ON, Canada — Air Canada Centre 
Mar. 22 — Uniondale, NY — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Mar. 23 — Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena 
Mar. 26 — Boston, MA TD — Garden 
Mar. 27 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden 
Mar. 29 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center 
Mar. 30 — Pittsburgh, PA — PPG Paints Arena 
Apr. 02 — Quebec City, QC, Canada — Videotron Centre 
Apr. 03 — Ottawa, ON, Canada — Canadian Tire Centre 
Apr. 06 — Raleigh, NC — PNC Arena 
Apr. 07 — Atlanta, GA — Philips Arena 
Apr. 09 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena 
Apr. 11 — Tampa, FL -- Amalie Arena 
Apr. 12 — Jacksonville, FL -- Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Apr. 13 — Birmingham, AL — BJCC
Europe:
May 27 — Leipziger Messe — Leipzig, Germany
May 29 — Stadthalle — Vienna, Austria
May 31 — Konigsplatz — Munich, Germany
Jun. 02 — Georg Meiches Stadium — Essen, Germany
Jun. 04 — Waldbuhne — Berlin, Germany
Jun. 05 — Expo-Plaza — Hannover, Germany
Jun. 07 — Sweden Rock Festival — Sölvesborg, Sweden
Jun. 11 — Ice Arena — St. Petersburg, Russia
Jun. 13 — Dinamon Stadium — Moscow, Russia
Jun. 16 — Nsa Stadium — Kiev, Ukraine
Jun. 18 — Tauron Arena — Krakow, Poland
Jun. 25 — Ziggo Dome — Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jun. 27 — Tons Of Rock — Oslo, Norway
Jun. 28 — Trondheim Rocks — Trondheim, Norway
Jul. 02 — Ippodromo Snai San Siro — Milan, Italy
Jul. 04 — Hallenstadion — Zurich, Switzerland
Jul. 06 — Rennbahn — Iffezheim, Germany
Jul. 09 — Birmingham Arena — Birmingham, England
Jul. 11 — O2 Arena — London, England
Jul. 12 — Manchester Arena — Manchester, England
Jul. 14 — Newcastle Arena — Newcastle, England
Jul. 16 — Sse Hydro — Glasgow, Scotland

Earlier this morning the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame released the nominations for induction this year. Of the 15 artists included, several have been nominated before. 

While not new to recognition and appreciation the band Def Leppard has received their first nomination for the R&R Hall of Fame. Find out March 29, 2019 whether they are chosen to be inducted! 

Other artists nominated include:
 Devo
Janet Jackson
John Prine
Kraftwerk
LL Cool J
MC5
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Roxy Music
Stevie Nicks
the Cure
Todd Rundgren
                                Rufus & Chaka Kahn and the Zombies  Y, at Barclays Center.

Over the past few weeks social media has seen some comments and photos that seemed to be hinting at new music from at least a few members of Motley Crue. Fans were shown Nikki and Tommy together in the studio a few weeks ago. Yesterday, Vince Neil confirmed the suspicions and announced that the full and original lineup of the Crue is recording new songs together!!! He also addressed the "contract" that many people were concerned about saying that they signed a contract not to tour, no one ever said they were breaking up or would no longer make music.  Hallelujah!!!!!!! 
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Before he was Great White's frontman, Terry Ilous was a founding member of XYZ. Since his abrupt replacemnt in Great White by Mitch Malloy many have wondered what his future plans are. Terry released a video making it clear to fans that he's not fading away into rock's history pages. Check it out!!! 

We're so excited to be able to bring you a short interview with Jason Crosson, frontman for the hard rockin' Australian band Crosson!  Thank you so much Jason for making the time for us!!!

*If someone asks you to describe your sound, what would you say?
 
The best way to describe CROSSON’s sound is ‘Catchy Theatrical Glam Rock’ with loud guitars, big harmonies and huge Choruses!!
 
*How does the music “down under” differ from music in other
Countries?
 
Back in the day Australian Rock had its unique sound that came from that era ie AC/DC , The Angles, Rose Tattoo etc. This came from an era a working class guys sweating it out on the pubs. With CROSSON, it’s a mixture of the bands I grew up with such as  KISS, Motley Crue, Ozzy , Stryper, Scorpions etc. but given a new millennium twist.
 
 
*Who are some of your musical heroes?
I’ve been a KISS fan since I was very young, so I guess they would be my biggest influence. However bands like Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Ozzy, Scorpions, Dokken, Stryper, WASP, Bon Jovi, ACDC, Ratt, etc. all played a big part!

*Do any of you come from a musical family?
I actually played the piano accordion from ages 6 – 16 where I was bashing out ABBA mixed with German polkas….. (Did I really need reminding of that !!! ) My brother then introduced me to the electric guitar and my father was devastated when I traded the piano accordion  for a 6 stringed axe and distortion pedal!!  

*Now, you only have one ballad on this album, “Unconditional Love” and you duet with Finnish pop singer, Jessica Wolff. How did that come about?
The song  was originally tracked and mixed with just me on the lead vocal.  However, afterwards I thought having it as a duet would be great. My friend Steve Ravic (who also directed the video) had suggested Jessica and shortly afterwards she signed with our label in Germany , Metalapolis Records. This way we kept it all in the family so to speak.
 
*Classic Rock Magazine describes you as a mixture of Motley Crue, KISS, The Darkness & Steel Panther. Another description by The Metal Factory compares you to Alice Cooper, KISS, Sweet & T Rex! How does that make you feel stacking up to those rock legends?
I just laugh!! You can’t take this stuff too seriously. Its great for press releases and makes people pay attention so it definitely helps our cause. You’ve to bleed it for all you can.. right ?? J
 
*How do you feel you’ve grown from your first album to “Invincible”?
The writing and demoing for Invincible was a different ball game compared to what we have done in the past. My writing partner was unavailable so basically I had to learn Protocols and do most the writing, producing and arrangements myself. I guess it was a challenge but it proved that I could do it if I dedicated the time and committed to the project.
After the demoing was complete, then we used pretty much the same team in the studio and the magic came together.  
 
*You have worked with legendary producer, Duane Baron who has worked with such greats as Ozzy, Motley Crue & Alice Cooper as well as having Dave Donnelly mastering the album who has worked with Aerosmith, KISS and Whitesnake! That must have been incredible working with them. Can you walk us thru that?
Duane and Dave worked on our last album ‘Spreading the Rock and Roll Disease’ and did such an amazing job that it was a no-brainer to engage their services again.  Duane is married to an Aussie, so he has a soft spot for us folks from Down Under, and really looks after us.  How did we end up working with them? I contacted them and asked them if they would like to work with us and they said yes!!!
 
*This is one of my favorite questions to ask. What song off of this record, do you feel captures the essence of this band?
Wow!!! If I had to put my finger on one track, I’d say ‘Never Give Up’. I’ve been working on CROSSON for many years and getting rejections left right and center. Invincible has spent last 10 weeks the top 30 of the Official German Metal and Rock charts. This was due to having great people around me (musicians, engineers, label, publicists etc) but it also a lot to do about being persistent and not giving up.
 
Another track would be Rock Warriors.  The line goes “ We don’t give a damn what the critics say, we’re all Rock Warriors”.   In other words, it doesn’t bother us if you don’t like the big red an black  hair, the platform boots, the makeup  etc. We are part of this great genre and will continue to do what we do!!
 
*I’ve read that your shows are pretty amazing. You do multiple wardrobe changes and utilize a lot of fun stuff like smoke, sirens and choreography. When I think “theatrical”, my mind goes straight to Alice Cooper & Lizzy Borden. Did either of them inspire what you do on stage?
Alice and KiSS are big influences. I heard Paul Stanley say that when they started KISS they wanted to put together the band they wanted to see. I basically took these words of wisdom and put together the band I wanted to see. Lots of energy great songs and of course, sexy girls on stage!! ( I think I may have stolen the girls idea from Motley Crue.. sorry guys J !!!!)
 
*Does it feel as exciting now, getting onstage and performing, as it did back with the first album?
Any opportunity I can get to ’shake my booty’ is exciting !! People are still in awe about what we do, which is great.
 
*Have you had many challenges as a band? If so, what have they been and how did you conquer them?
You are always going to have challenges and obstacles along the way. You just need to work through them. Most of the internal challenges stopped when I decided to hire my musicians and dancers instead of trying to have them as part of a band. This made life so much easier and everyone now turns up and does their job instead of bickering and wanting to change things.
 
*Any upcoming shows coming up that you can shed a light on?
We are working on a new show which should see the light of day very soon.
 
*What kind of music do you listen to these days?
I’m always listening to albums from  the newer bands of the genre such  as W.E.T, Grand Design, Crazy Lixx, Vega, Shakra, Kissin Dynamite, Lipz, Crystal Ball etc. who are doing an amazing job keeping the spirit of rock and metal alive.  Its also great to hear new albums from old school artists such as  the new Stryper which is awesome.   
 
*Who would you like to collaborate with?
Off the top of my head it would be Desmond Child (writer and producer),  Paul Stanley, Michael Sweet (Stryper) and Erik Martennson (W.E.T, Eclipse , Ammunition etc.)  
 
*What advice would you give to others wanting to start a band?
Write songs until they are perfect. If they don’t make the cut, dump them. Practice until you are proficient at your instrument. Don’t skimp on your music production, image or videos. Save your money or get investors so that you can produce a great quality album and video. Also try and get a name behind your product i.e. a well-known engineer  producer etc. People will pay attention and take you seriously. Also put together a great image that stands out from the rest
Once your product is ready,  shop it until you drop!!! Alternatively engage a good publicist to get your product out there. But most of all Never Give Up!!!!!  
 
*What is the best advice you’ve ever been given regarding a music career?
“If you build it, they will come!!”
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The first album featuring both Lewis and Guns in 15 years, 'The Missing Peace' was released on Frontiers SRL in October of 2017. Notably, the lineup that includes classic members Guns and Lewis, does not include Steve Riley. At this time, despite both Guns and Riley owning the name, there is only ONE L.A. Guns at this time. There have still been some lineup changes but the main men are where they belong. 

The Missing Peace brings back the sleazy sound that we love, the first single "Speed" is highly reminiscent of tracks on the self titled debut album from 1988.

We’ve spent the week delving into all things L.A. Guns and we’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I have discovered tracks I had never heard and found out a lot more about one of my favorite bands, which is still kickin’ ass today!

We hope you’ve enjoyed it as well!

Find Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here

Two L.A. Guns? Sadly there was a split in the band when Tracii Guns left to work with Brides of Destruction and then formed a completely separate band under the L.A. Guns moniker. This makes sense since he was the one who created L.A. Guns and it does bear his name. The other version of L.A. Guns was “owned” by Steve Riley somehow and there was a great deal of acrimony between the two camps.
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Each of the bands kept recording and touring until Tracii disbanded his group in 2012. Phil’s version of L.A. Guns made a cover record titled “Rips the Covers Off” (excellent cover of Moonage Daydream)  and produced “Tales from the Strip” and “Hollywood Forever” during this time. 

As one of the early Sunset Strip sleaze bands L.A. Guns has worked hard over the years to remain relevant. Whether fans were hearing about their many lineup changes, the feuding or the new albums being released, all throughout the late nineties and early 2000s L.A. Guns were still making headlines in the music world. When many of our favorite hair bands have long since given up the fight it has been rewarding to be an L.A. Guns fan throughout all the years. 

There’s not a whole lot more to say about the 2 L.A. Guns bands other than both of them had an astounding amount of members come and go. Come back tomorrow to find out all about the one and only L.A. Guns of today! ​​

This Asian cutie is the woman behind the band Jane’s Addiction’s lead singer, Perry Farrell. They met in 1997 after Perry hired her as a dancer. He claims to have fallen in love with her right on the spot and the feeling were mutual for Etty.

In 2002, they married. They went on to have 2 children, both boys, Hezron Wolfgang & Izzadore Bravo.

Etty tried juggling a musician husband and 2 young children when she became the lead singer of the band Satellite Party. They had released one studio album in 2007, unfortunately they disbanded the following year proving too difficult for the wife and mother to keep balance at home.

​ Mrs. Farrell still occasionally dances for various artists, but you can tell that her family IS and always WILL be her priority in life.

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Mitch Malloy is an amazing singer, producer, engineer & songwriter. He has replaced the singer of Great White, Terry Ilous, who has left the band to pursue his other projects.

Malloy has been a solo, recording artist since 1992 and has also been songwriting and producing for many clients such as, Taylor Swift, Boys Like Girls, Kenny Loggins and many more for his Malloy Master Tracks studio.

 Mitch stated that he respected the 2 previous singers, Jack Russell & Terry Ilous, but he plans on performing Great White’s music his own way. He was quoted as saying:

“I have to respect this music honorably. I respect what came before me and have to remind fans where they were when they first heard these songs. I also have to be myself at the same time.”
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When he first heard his voice singing Great White’s music, he “knew something special was going on.”
             
                   We wish him all the best of luck and can’t wait to see where the band goes from here!

Great White and Mitch Malloy are two of our Vintage Spotlight featured artists this week. You will hear a lot of their music from the past all week and weekend! 


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Poison Dollys

Band Members:
Roulette (vocals)
Mef Manning (bass)
Gina Stile (guitar)
Laura Left (guitar)
Gina Kenny (drums)​



The Poison Dollys were formed in Long Island, NY in 1981. The 4 ladies who were in the original line-up only put out one album in 1984, self-titled “Poison Dollys”. All of the tracks on this album are pretty good. I’m not sure why they weren’t more successful, maybe because it was because men ruled that heavy metal scene in the 80’s.

 They moved the band from NY to L.A. in hopes of finding fame and fortune, in 1988. They continued on until 1994. After several line-up changes, the band called it quits. When Gina Stile left the band, she went on to form the band ‘Envy’ with her sister then onto Vixen for one of their resurrections. She also played in a ‘Heart’  cover band called ‘Ban Animals’.

(September 18, 1951-June 5, 2002)

Douglas Glenn Colvin, aka Dee Dee Ramone is known as the bassist and occasional lead singer of the punk rock band, The Ramones. He was the bassist and songwriter from 1974-1989. After leaving the band, he pursued a career in hip hop music under the name Dee Dee King. That was a very short lived adventure so he then returned to his punk rock roots and put forth 3 solo albums presenting brand-new songs which he toured the world promoting, along with several of the Ramone’s songs as well. He continued writing for The Ramones until 1996, when the band  retired.

Dee Dee suffered with a drug addiction for the majority of his life. He was especially fond of heroin. In the early 1990’s, he seemed to have gotten himself clean but after awhile, he started using again. Ramone was found on the evening of June 5, 2002 by his wife, Barbara. Autopsy revealed the official cause of death was a heroin overdose. He was 50 years old.

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Anyone who has listened to The Manamal Streaming Radio over the past 3 months is probably aware that we've had a real problem with our station host dropping the feed at random times. There have been times we were down for an hour and times that we were down for a day or more with no notification or communication from Radionomy (host).

Now, we weren't really in a position to complain because we were getting the opportunity to gain listeners and share our love of music with everyone for FREE! The free part was wonderful, the inexplicable down time not so much. There were a few other issues with the host that made some of the things we want to do with the station impossible or much more difficult than they should be. 

One example of this would be the two pre-recorded shows that we air, Hair Metal Mansion with Andrew the Axeman and Hard, Heavy & Hair with Pariah Burke arrived in our station email in a nice audio file that I should have been able to upload to the host and schedule immediately. Instead, Radionomy insisted that no file uploaded could be longer than 15 minutes. This meant that I spent about 2 hours each week for each show to get the file cut, uploaded, and scheduled. 

Basically, there were some annoyances involved in using Radionomy as our host, and then there were some major complaints. The down time was the straw that broke the camel's back as far as we were concerned. We are aware that you get what you pay for so this week we are changing to a paid hosting service and looking forward to a much easier process. 

While we get all the music moved over and our programming set up this week there will be quite a bit of downtime, but stick with us and we'll be back to rocking ya 24/7 as soon as humanly possible. 

In the meantime if you feel like helping us out as we absorb this new expense  we are accepting donations. As this station is a labor of love we are receiving no income from it (although there are opportunities we are looking into for the coming months) and all expenses for the station come directly out of our pockets, any help is appreciated! 

​This band was named Cold Sweat after the Thin Lizzy song of the same name. This band had some great tunes in this genre, but unfortunately, they only had one album entitled “Break Out”.

You might know lead guitarist, Marc Ferrari, who also played in the band Keel. His guitar playing on this album was amazing. Oni Logan, lead singer of Cold Sweat went on to play in George Lynch’s band, Lynch Mob.
    
There was some bad blood between Cold Sweat & Lynch Mob when Logan on the day Cold Sweat was going to sign with MCA.
    
The album, “Break Out” is a classic 80’s rock album from start to finish and it’s a shame that it’s a forgotten album because it really does rock hard. Check them out!