The article features Bret Michaels, diabetic lead singer of the band Poison. He describes his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes at such a young age as a blessing in disguise because it has always been with him. For his diabetes, he takes three injections a day, at breakfast, at dinner and ...
Nick Fuelling (lead guitar, backing vocals), Matt DiRito (bass, backing vocals), Hayley Cramer (drums)—will release their fifth self-titled album February 16 on Entertainment One. Produced by Kato Khandwala,POP EVILcaptures Kakaty and his bandmates at their most insp...
The lead single fromPoison’dis a note-for-note romp throughThe Romantics’ 1980 pop-rock hit, down to the harmonica solo and perky handclaps. The track rates higher on this list than other better-known songs in the band’s catalog because, when its music is stripped of the ’80s produc...
The Conversation: You have to go back to the beginning for this cover from AC/DC. The oft-covered “Baby Please Don’t Go” helped the band gain some traction in Australia with theirHigh Voltagealbum, though this high energy cover was left off the U.S. edition. That didn’t stop the...
Poison is a glam rock band from Los Angeles. Formed by drummer Rikki Rockett and singer Bret Michaels. they started out in Pennsylvania in the early 80s. Their first band together was called the Spectres. They left the Spectres and started Paris with bassist Bobby Dall. They then moved to ...
“I could shoot myself in the fucking head for writing that song,” Jani Lane lamented about the title track to Warrant’s sophomore album,Cherry Pie. The band planned to call its second LPUncle Tom’s Cabinand lead with the brooding, hard-rocking track of the same name, but after Col...
DeVille was clearly on another planet from the start, careening across the stage and bashing sloppy riffs from his out-of-tune guitar. The band made it to the chorus of "Unskinny Bop" before DeVille abruptly stopped playing, bringing the performance to an awkward halt. Host Arsenio Hall valia...
“I could shoot myself in the fucking head for writing that song,” Jani Lane lamented about the title track to Warrant’s sophomore album,Cherry Pie. The band planned to call its second LPUncle Tom’s Cabinand lead with the brooding, hard-rocking track of the same name, but after Col...
Bret Michaels would agree. THAT party anthem was one of many hits for his legendary rock band Poison in the 1980s and early 1990s. It's also my favorite Poison song. Who knew when I was in college that I'd get to chat with the man himself one day? In the first part of our inter...
“Slash is one of my all-time favorite guitar players, and I believe he would have steered our sound a little more in theAerosmithdirection. He was basically the same guy he is today. What you see is what you get. It never really had a chance to work out or not. The band decided...