Mutiny on the Sunset Strip

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

Angels In Vain Land in Hollywood

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

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

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

You do the math.

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

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

Faster Pussycat - When Pussy Cums to Shove

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!

An erotic pleasure maybe, just not to the ears.

Keeping Up with The Joneses, Shanghai & Angels in Vain

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

The Claw - St. Patty's Rock Horror Show

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

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

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

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

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

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

LA Guns Whiskey Weekend

L.A. Guns - Lords of the New Strip

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.

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