Columns

Live from New York….. John Belushi was an extremely talented actor who lived his life to the extreme and, in the end, he paid the ultimate price for it. On March 5th, 1982, Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose. It was one of the most tragic stories Hollywood ever produced. Most people know […]

The release of PINK FLOYD’S concert album of “The Wall” has been delayed until February 2000 due to problems in restoring the original tapes The Death Metal Massacre 2000 tour featuring Cannibal Corpse, God Dethroned, Hate Eternal and Diabolic begins February 2000. ARMORED SAINT’S “Revelation” is complete. Produced by bassist Joey Vera (Engine), it is to be released March […]

Dedicated to the late Roman Kozak, the angel of all musical women I used to write a “Gorgeous Ladies of Metal” column for POWERLINE magazine. The column was a romantic but practical look at survival strategies for women in music. I remember hearing that I had destroyed the career of a band called Hari Kari […]

Back in 1988, Roman and I started to write a book together. It was either gonna be called “Sirens” or “She Rock.” The gist of it was to cover women in music. Also, back in 1988, I had known about the members of the 1998 Vixen for a few years. Drummer Roxy had auditioned for […]

I thought I had misplaced “This Ain’t No Disco.” When Wendy died I searched all over my apartment and even into some files trying to find the book. I forgot that I had loaned my copy to Helen Wheels. Helen is an all-around renaissance artist who has combined rock and roll, fashion, fitness and dreams […]

I never knew that women-in-rock were supposed to have a hard time making it. I just took for granted that anyone can express their feelings, let it all hang out. Wendy O. Williams probably found the greatest level of fame of all four of these artists. In 1980, we met while I was working at […]

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve always enjoyed a good ‘n’ gritty, moshworthy, hard-hitting, street-bred hardcore metal band. I’ve always liked the attitude of hardcore music. I’ve had the pleasure of hearing such bands from all over going all the way back to Biohazard, Prong, Anthrax, and Pantera. Late-’80s-early ’90s Metallica and Megadeth. […]

Iron Maiden, Dio, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Overkill. One day soon the name Machinery will be up there with the best of ’em. This Stratford, Connecticut-based quartet has been around for ten years & shows no sign of slowing down, like the battered old Ford van that takes them from gig to gig. The band even […]