Walk The Strip

Mutiny on the Sunset Strip

2010-05-12T11:03:00.001-07:00

Matching pants and suspenders were clearly not the secret to Sunset Strip success unless you were Motley Crue.

Angels In Vain Land in Hollywood

2010-03-05T18:41:00.000-08:00

The more things changed, the more the they stayed the same...sounds very much like a glam/sleaze rock lyric from when this flyer was handed to me.

St. Valentine @ The Roxy & Country Club

2010-01-11T15:52:00.000-08:00

This one's dedicated to Glambone and my friend Lainie.

Brooklyn Brats w/ Ruby Slippers + Tony Danza & Captain America = WTF?

2009-12-13T20:51:00.000-08:00

You do the math.

Shanghai - The Deeper The Dirt...The Darker The Damage

2009-10-13T16:27:00.000-07:00

No doubt a veiled heroin reference to entice the kids of Hollywood to come see them play. It worked on me when I was 16. I'm pretty sure that's the same bass player who went on to join Faster Pussycat on the far right there.

Faster Pussycat - The Itch You Can't Scratch

2009-08-24T17:15:00.000-07:00

Faster Pussycat - When Pussy Cums to Shove

2009-08-21T18:43:00.001-07:00

Early Faster Pussycat flyer opening for Cherry Bombz and Poison...

followed by the then obligatory "hey we got new threads and a record deal" flyer.

Cathouse...An Erotic Pleasure!

2009-07-30T17:18:00.000-07:00

An erotic pleasure maybe, just not to the ears.

Keeping Up with The Joneses, Shanghai & Angels in Vain

2009-07-30T17:16:00.001-07:00

I'm pretty sure Hot N' Nasty didn't keep up with any of the other three bands...

Jetboy Fly in from San Francisco, Crash in LA

2009-07-30T17:09:00.000-07:00

The Claw - St. Patty's Rock Horror Show

2009-07-19T15:52:00.000-07:00

I forgot all about this band until my friend and I were going through his flyers. WASP definitely weren't the first theatrical hard rock band, but they created some followers on the strip. I remember being a teenager and thinking The Claw was a cool name, and guess what? It still is. But I still have no fucking idea what a "St. Patty's Rock Horror Show" is...

Ripped from the Pages of Hollywood's Hairy History...Literally

2009-07-19T15:45:00.001-07:00

Half a page from either BAM or LA Weekly, digg the Lixx Array pic and partial Troubadour listing....but who the fuck were Gavaldon?

Witch - Back from Tour and Ready to Kick Ass

2009-07-19T15:41:00.001-07:00

I'd hate to think they weren't ready to kick ass before the tour. I kid, but I fuckin' loved Witch.

Gilby Clarke Goes from sweet Candy to Kill for Thrills

2009-07-08T16:10:00.000-07:00

Great flyer for an early Kill For Thrills show at the Lingerie with Junkyard and the Sea Hags. How badly do you wish you were at this one?

Keel - Bigger Than a Great White

2009-06-29T15:47:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, there was a time in the 80's when Keel consistently headlined over Great White.

LA Rocker - First on the Scene

2009-06-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

LA Rocker was one of the earliest fanzines to document the the emerging scene, as evidenced by some pages from this 1984 issue.

LA Guns Take Over the Troubadour

2009-06-24T11:18:00.000-07:00

LA Guns Whiskey Weekend

2009-06-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

L.A. Guns - Lords of the New Strip

2009-06-23T11:36:00.001-07:00

Believe it or not, there was a time when LA Guns were extremely cool and were considered the "Lords of the New Church" of LA.

Jaded Lady - Forever In My J.O.M.B.

2009-06-22T15:09:00.000-07:00

You can keep your Lita Fords and Lee Aarons... at sixteen I was in love with Cathy Amanti of Jaded Lady and Leather Angel.

Warrant - Original Singer Wanted for Making Terrible Decision

2009-06-19T16:34:00.000-07:00

Before Warrant, there was this band Warrant who didn't have Jani Lane. I think the original dude left for a band called Hot Wheelz. Then they get this guy Jani from a band called Plain Jane who writes "Heaven" and the rest is history. Hot Wheelz go nowhere. Dude questions his decision for the rest of his life. That part is speculation, but obvious. And then there was this band Redline that I don't remember shit about.

Warrant - Proud to Be Shirtless Hairmericans

2009-06-19T11:56:00.001-07:00

The big difference between Warrant and Poison back in the day? Well, Warrant were proud to be shirtless Americans while Poison handed me a flyer with a chick's fantastic ass on it. And at the age of 16, a chick's ass beats shirtless long-haired dudes every time.

Time to Stop It with the Stupid Slogans and Promote the Debut LP

2009-06-19T11:40:00.001-07:00

Poison goes legit...no more ridiculous slogans like "Not Just for Breakfast Anymore" or "Drugs Won't Help"...just "we have a record coming out...go buy it".

To Be Honest Poison, You Didn't Owe Us Anything...

2009-06-19T11:37:00.000-07:00

Dig the name of the opening band, L.A. Rocks. Pander much to the hometown crowd fellas? I Jeff Scott Soto was the singer.

Poison - Drugs Won't Help

2009-06-19T11:24:00.001-07:00

They were right. I was there. They didn't help.

Poison - Swallow This One!

2009-06-19T11:21:00.000-07:00

I assume this flyer was directed more towards the band's lady fans...

Poison - Suspended for the Summer

2009-06-19T11:12:00.001-07:00

No doubt the guys probably thought this was a really clever idea circa June 8th, 198?.....but they were so wrong.

Poison - Not Just for Breakfast Anymore?

2009-06-19T11:08:00.001-07:00

That's right, "not just for breakfast anymore"....hands down the stupidest slogan Poison came up with for a flyer. At least they weren't the band Rocktopus, who used to put ads in BAM Magazine which asked..."What has 8 arms and rocks?".

Poison Grab a Piece of the Stardust Ballroom

2009-06-19T10:44:00.000-07:00

No band would ever get away with passing this flyer out on the streets today, but Poison knew how to draw the dudes as well as the ladies. It is important to note the bottom of the flyer, "Proceeds go to M.D.A" (Muscular Dystrophy Association). I just hope that's not what caused the guys to grab that poor girl's ass.

Cathouse's "Live Like Suicide" Christmas Party

2009-06-18T17:55:00.000-07:00

Only in LA...and only in the 80's...

Guns N' Roses - Doing It Twice A Night At The Roxy

2009-06-18T17:51:00.000-07:00

For anyone who cares, the opening bands for the shows were Carrera and Lions & Ghosts.

Guns N' Roses - The Band That Wouldn't Die!

2009-06-18T17:48:00.001-07:00

Not a more prophetic flyer will you find, considering all the original gunners are still alive after trying for years to kill themselves with booze and drugs. Also ironic since the real G&R has been dead for years.

"Hey Everybody, we got record deals..."

2009-06-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

Flyer for two "lethal" nights with Geffen Recording Artist G&R and Elektra Recording Artist's Faster Pussycat & Jetboy. Elektra dropped Jetboy before releasing the record and they ended up on MCA, the Musical Cemetary of America for glam bands at the time.

Guns N' Roses' Wreckless Life at the Country Club

2009-06-18T17:40:00.000-07:00

Guns & Roses were so badass they could get away with spelling "reckless" incorrectly and no one was gonna tell 'em they were wrong....not even San Francisco's own Jetboy.

LA Guns & Hollywood Rose Become Guns 'N' Roses

2009-06-18T17:35:00.000-07:00

Possibly the flyer for the first ever Guns & Roses show, considering it reads "LA Guns and Hollywood Rose Presents the Band Guns-N-Roses", and there's no sign of Slash or Duff yet....

Motley Crue - Glendale Civic Auditorium

2009-06-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

The only way I could officially start this blog is with the motherfucker of all Strip bands, the one and only Crue.