Extreme has released a video for their tune “King of the Ladies” that will appear on the upcoming DVD titled Take Us Alive. Tell you what, I have never seen these guys, but I’m going to make a point of going this summer. I have always loved them…it has just never been meant to be…

Other than the fact that these guys are playing around with a bunch of kids it is growing on me. The more I listen to the tune the more I want to hear it, leading me back to eMusic to download the track for free off the Saudades De Rock album. Download it FREE HERE!

If you ask a group of people to name a Hair Band you may get a variety of answers. You may also get an argument. I watched such an argument recently on the Facebook page of the local rock station. The question? Is Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” a Hair Band song? You could see the discussion evolve quickly from the song itself to the definition of what a Hairband is and if Ozzy himself fit in there. He had once said that Motley Crue was not a fit for the Hair Band block. The Crue?

How do you define Hair Band? Bands that have that label are also often labeled Hard Rock, Glam, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock or Guitar Rock as well. It’s really harder than one might think to look at one band and answer if they were/are a Hair Band. Let’s have a look at some of the elements of a Hair Band and try and come up with a definition… (more…)

Dokken 2/20/10 Dubuque, IA

Hard Rock from the 80′s invaded the Mississippi Moon Bar in Dubuque, IA when Firehouse opened for Dokken. More than twenty years later people are still trying to slam bands like these. Some people never liked the music, some think they have out grown it…until the music starts.

I have to admit I was kind of hoping Dokken was the opening band so I could leave if I felt like it during Firehouse…until the music started. Firehouse opened the show sounding just like they would on CD. These guys are so clear you may think they are playing with a backing track…except they are from the era when live shows were all about playing the music live and not choreography. (more…)

Yes folks there is new Ratt-n-Roll to be had. With a new album due out early 2010 and of course a tour to follow, Ratt and Roadrunner Records are letting you sample the new stuff with the first single “Best of Me.”

Joining Ratt for the Infestation, the first album in ten years, is former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo. Ratt wanted to get back to the double guitar attack that they had in the days with Warren DeMartini and Robin Crosby. More on the new Ratt later. For now, here is the first single. Comments? What do you think?

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