Well, This Is Stupid

I've decided to start tagging nearly everything I see on Twitter with #ThisIsStupid. I might start weekly round-ups of stupidity here, too.

RATT is a joke of a band these days. I mean, just a straight up mess. The iconic band made some of the best songs of the era we love, but good grief. So many lineup changes, firings, scab members... come on. George Lynch is one of the best living guitarists of all time. He's also not RATT. Warren DeMartini is RATT. Period. The whole thing is such a shame. #ThisIsStupid

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Vixen Release Acoustic Version of 'Edge Of A Broken Heart'

Vixen's biggest hit is easily "Edge of a Broken Heart." Now the band will release Live Fire on July 6. That album is all live tracks, recorded during 2017. To promote this album, the band has just released "Edge Of A Broken Heart" - the live, acoustic version. I have to admit, I love it. I'm not always a giant acoustic fan, but some songs sound great stripped and electric and I think this is one of them.

Happy Friday - I am so glad this work week is coming to an end. I have lots of projects I'm working on at home. I need to get them done!

A Look Inside The Seemingly Never Ending GnR Tour

A pretty cool tweet from Guns n' Roses yesterday gives us an inside look at their current reunion tour. The band is on the European leg of the Not In This Lifetime tour. The tour ends in South Africa at the end of November.

A look into the #GnFnR #NotInThisLifetime Tour in Europe... pic.twitter.com/sZuzolIwNy

— Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses) June 13, 2018

And there's this Kerrang! cover too:

Happy Kerrang! Day! https://t.co/e1PxRjunGR pic.twitter.com/5btKOvFYfs

— Kerrang! Magazine (@KerrangMagazine) June 13, 2018

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Mr. Big Release Video For 'Colorado Bulldog'

Mr. Big will release Live From Milan on July 13. One of those tracks is "Colorado Bulldog" and now there is an official video for the song below. You can pre-order that album here: Live From Milan. It's good to see Mr. Big rocking out on stage together. I've only seen them live one time. It was a pretty cool experience.

Led Zeppelin Readies New Book For Anniversary

This one will be big: a giant Led Zeppelin history to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary. Pre-order at the link inside the tweet. Called Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin, the 400-page book details the band’s history with lots of photos. Many of the photos are previously unpublished, so there's some real history to learn here. This is going to be cool!

Photo: John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page photographed in May 2018 with their working draft of the book "Led Zeppelin By Led Zeppelin". Published in Oct. by @ReelArtPress to celebrate fifty years since the formation of the band. Pre-order here: https://t.co/kMdbJEDy2x pic.twitter.com/3GnYcfMt4p

— Led Zeppelin (@ledzeppelin) June 8, 2018

Sammy Hagar Welcomes Bret Michaels To 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'

Last night, I caught the premiere of the Sammy Hagar's Rock & Roll Road Trip with Bret Michaels. Each week, Sammy visits one of his rock friends and they play music, bullshit and act stupid. Basically, it's a brilliant show.

Last night, Bret explained his thought process behind writing "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and more. Sammy grabbed his guitar and played along and it was great hearing such an accomplished musician duo on the track. Sammy also rightly said the song could be a hit today - but it would be a country song. Plus, the guys got in a dune buggy and played some more music (video below). The show is good fun and I recommend it. The program airs on AXS TV.

Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (2003 - Remaster)

Joe Elliott, 'This Is For You’ -- New Track

Happy Sunday. I plan on being creative today. I've got some house projects I'm working on. Plus I might go junking and look for more stuff to fix up for my place.

The world of glam is quiet right now but there's some new music to discuss. Specifically the tweet below. Check out the track "This Is For You" from Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and let me know what you think.

Buy here: This Is For You - Joe Elliott

Listen to Joe Elliott’s previously unreleased cover of ‘This Is For You’ on the Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack. https://t.co/X8DdVUUZE3 pic.twitter.com/BysgkbEK6r

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) June 8, 2018