Author Archives: spandexpanda
Sin City Sinners: Exile on Fremont Street
spandexpanda Sin City Sinners play regularly in venues all over Las Vegas, so if you’re in town you have a good chance of catching up with them. As you should. These guys throw one hell of a party. We caught [...] Read more »
The Dead Daisies– Just in Time for Spring!
spandexpanda The Dead Daisies released their first single, “Lock ‘n’ Load,” on April 19, and it almost slipped under my radar. I was busy that day following a different news story unfolding uncomfortably near my own backyard– you may have [...] Read more »
We Confirm Rock of Ages IS the Best Show on The Strip
spandexpanda I was nervous about seeing Rock of Ages in Las Vegas. I had seen the film adaptation, of course. About the best thing I can say about the movie is that I didn’t hate it, but I have to [...] Read more »
Feeling Heavy? Try CrashDiet.
In their upcoming DGT&G interview guitarist Martin Sweet and vocalist Simon Cruz of CrashDiet characterize their band’s sound as a modern take on the Sunset Strip sounds of classic glam metal and sleaze rock. After hearing CrashDiet’s January 2013 release [...] Read more »
R.I.P. Ded Flatbird
spandexpanda Def Leppard made a somewhat unusual choice with their opening act for residency at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, going with a relatively obscure English group, the self-described “best fucking cover band [...] Read more »
Viva Hysteria!
spandexpanda I spent a big chunk of the summer of 1988 at my grandmother’s farm in rural North Carolina. It was seriously rural, and mainly I spent those two weeks hanging out in the barn listening to Def Leppard’s Hysteria [...] Read more »
Body Art by Elf Interview Part 3: The Art of Tattoos
Elf (just Elf) and his wife Angie Murphy are the proprietors of Body Art by Elf in Charlotte, NC. While this is their first foray into shop ownership, Elf has been working as a tattoo artist for six years and has spent [...] Read more »
Body Art by Elf Interview Part 2: The Business End of A Tattoo Needle
Elf (just Elf) and his wife Angie Murphy are the proprietors of Body Art by Elf in Charlotte, NC. While this is their first foray into shop ownership, Elf has been working as a tattoo artist for six years and has spent [...] Read more »
Body Art by Elf Interview Part 1: The Art of Rock
spandexpanda Elf (just Elf) and his wife Angie Murphy are the proprietors of Body Art by Elf in Charlotte, NC. While this is their first foray into shop ownership, Elf has been working as a tattoo artist for six [...] Read more »
The (sort of) Return of The Replacements: Songs for Slim
spandexpanda It feels a little redundant to write a review of Songs for Slim, the new EP from The Replacements, which finally became available for download this week, because long-term Mats fans have been waiting for this album for [...] Read more »