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February 2007 I
will be going to play 2 shows for the METAL SLUDGE X-TRAVAGANZA DOWN
UNDER in Australia. This will be my first trip down under &
I can't wait. I have to thank in advance Milan @ ROCK n' METAL
SHOW along with my support band THE DEAD THINGS. They recently
came to play LA & are all great guys. For more info. go visit the shows
link.
March 2006 I had
the awesome chance to go play Sao Paulo Brazil. The support band
was BASTARDZ who have
a video on MTV in Brazil and were great guys. Steve
Summers of Pretty Boy Floyd and myself were the featured
artists on the Metal Sludge Extravaganza in the Jungle. The people
treated us great, and the in-store was amazing as over 150 people
attended. Thanks to Carlos, Veridiana, BASTARDZ and all who helped
make this trip possible.
On July 30th 2005 TUFF played the annual CRUEFEST and I
spotted a band from Falkenberg Sweden called VAINS of JENNA. After
1 show, a meeting, and a quick rehearsal/recording session with Gilby
Clarke (X-GnR) I decided to represent them as their manager.
This band is super young, extremely talented and I think the future is
very bright for them. Check them out here.
Check the shows
section
for an update! TUFF featuring: Stevie Rachelle will be making
appearances on the West Coast and into the Midwest for the MSX-II
summer tour. There will be a few surprise guests as well.
This past spring of 2005 former TUFF bassist Danny Wilder
passed away, he was only 36. Danny cut his teeth playing bass in the
Phoenix local scene before moving to Hollywood and joining the Sunset
Strip band Paradise. He joined TUFF in the spring of
1992, and also played in Alice in Thunderland (featuring Emi
Canyon / Motley Crue Nasty Habit back-up singer). There are
several pictures of Danny in the photos
section.
We will miss you greatly Danny - RIP my brother.
Papa Rachelle X 2? I became a Father again, when my son Steven
Gilbert Laurentiu Hanseter (pka Stevie Rachelle Jr.) was born 8
lbs 3 oz. @ 7:12PM on March 10th 2005. And if you had not already heard I became a Father for
the first time on January 8th 2004. My beautiful daughter
was born 7 lbs 11.8 oz. at 10:54PM and she was named Cerasela Cristina
Rachelle Hanseter.
RIP Dimebag Darrell Dec. 8th 2004. I remember you my friend. The
second of my 3 meetings with Dime was this. A Tj Martel event at a
Los Angeles bowling alley of all places. Dime approaches me and says:
"Hey you're the dude with that TUFF ring right?" - as he puts
his fist in the air. I said: "Yeah, that's me. Cool neck chain."
He was wearing the Judas Priest "British Steel" razor blade
around his neck. We shook hands and went our separate ways while sharing
Atlantic Records as label mates. My 3rd meeting was backstage at a Skid
Row & Pantera show in the early 90s, and the very first was 1989-ish
in Dallas. I believe it was a TUFF show at DCL, and Mad Maxx
Hammer (Z-Rock) introduced us if my memory serves me. RIP to
another friend.
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A special thanks to all the staff at VH1 for involving Stevie
Rachelle in their "40 Least Metal Moments" which
debuted on the weekend of November 13th.
WildSide
has inked a license
& distribution deal with RLS Records. The title is "The
Wasted Years" and
the release will contain 14 tracks. The band has reunited with 4/5 of the
original line-up. Drew Hannah (vocals), Brent Woods (guitars), Marc Simon
(bass) and Jimmy Darby (drums). Look for some re-union dates this fall.
This 3rd disc overall includes various demos, a few live tracks and
B-sides that did not make their Capital Records (1992) debut "Under
the Influence."
The band released WildSide
"ST" on TNT
Records in 1995. The order link is up now. Also the first of a new
series to be issued by RLS Records will be hitting the streets in
late October. There
will be Volumes 2 & 3 to follow. The title is Kings
of Sunset Strip - Volume 1.
KOSS Volume-1
has 3 tracks by each: Angora
(feat: John Corabi), Jailhouse (feat: ex. Rough Cutt
members), Tommi Gunn, & Young Gunns (who later became
WildSide).
Monday August 2nd 2004 7:AM
(pst) I am Metal Sludge.
Now deal with it how you like!
Oh yeah, use this for now on Http://www.MetalSludge.Tv
I just heard about the death of Enuff Z'nuff
original guitarist
Derek Frigo. What can I say but, that sucks bad. I'm beyond bummed
for all, but especially Chip, Donnie, & Vic. Those early years were
likely high & low for them. No pun intended. But the original gang
always has some magic that will never be re-produced. Every time I hear
about these tragic endings I'm thankful for another day, another smile,
another anything. RIP.
I will be teaching skate camp at the Simi Valley Skate Lab
Skate Park. Oddly enough I've had a few friends in the music industry
inquire to me about this as their children are really taking to this great
sport. For anyone who has an X-treme kid interested, please visit Http://www.SkateLab.com
for more info. I've done this several years in a row now and have had the
great pleasure of meeting, skating with and working along side many of my
childhood skate heroes, but working with these kids is what I really enjoy
most.
TUFF has a new song "Dear Jani Lane" on the
debut Metal Sludge CD "Hey - That's what I call Sludge - Vol.
1." It's already getting some great reviews, and the song seems to be
holding it's own among the others in reviews. There are cool tunes by
Firehouse, Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot, Lit, Wednesday 13 of Murderdolls,
Sum 41, The Wildhearts, Jizzy Pearl of Love/Hate and about 15 others. Go
buy it Http://www.Metal-Sludge.com
and let me know what you think. ;)
I
recently did interviews with Jesse Capps @ RockConfidential
along with Mitch LaFon from BraveWords
and the peeps @ MetalShrine. Look
for those soon, and a big thanks for the plugs of my press release and
banner ads. from the fine folks @ MetalExiles,
KNAC, MelodicRock,
& MetalSludge. I'm sure there
are some others that I may have forgotten.
Motley Priest will headline the
Annual Crue Fest at the "Whisky
A-Go-Go" July 17th. Click shows
for
more details or go to Http://www.CrueFest.com
New TUFF DVDs!
Yes believe it or not, all 4 DVDs are finally here. TUFF
"What comes around...Goes around" - The Videos, TUFF
"Religious Fix" The Making of Videos, TUFF "Decade of
Distant Memories" & a newer piece TUFF "Rock N'
Rarities." There is 6+ hours of footage in all, 2 are 60
minutes & 2 are 120 minutes. Please visit the store
now for more info.
A few friends
have new websites up. Go check them out. Tod "T" Burr is
officially a drum whore @ TodBurr
& Michael Thomas has a new site & clothing line @ MichaelThomas19
TUFF on the big screen? MGM Pictures Inc. has started
production on "Be cool" (Get Shorty II) starring John
Travolta. Some scenes have been shot in music industry office settings
using various TUFF & CWA posters, logos & images. Look for
these paper cameos in the future (2005).
Cheeseheads with Attitude (CWA) "Greatest Slices of..."
is available
by way of RLS Records. This is the 4th
release by the Green Bay Packers un-official musical backbone. This
new CD will contain 6 old tracks, 2 hits from each of the 3 previous
releases. In addition it will include 2 new tracks, both with mixed
versions labeled as "All-League" mixes. This will give another
31 NFL markets the chance to spin music from the self proclaimed
biggest Sports parody group in the World. Their debut "Straight outta
Wisconsin" (1996) has rumored to have sold well over of 30,000 copies
and the 2nd "Cheeseheads for Life" roughly half that. "It's
time for a comeback and a reunion" says St. Evie, "KISS
did it for a while, so why can't CWA!"
Stevie Rachelle will be helping teach at a Summer Skateboard camp for
kids for the second year in a row at Simi Valleys "Skate-Lab"
Skatepark. The summer camp runs during select weeks throughout the summer
months and includes sponsored and pro-level riders as instructors. Alva
team rider Steve Badilla is the camps main teacher along with Rachelle
and a few others. "This gives me a good feeling, as skating has been
a part of my life since the mid 70s. When Tony Alva comes in every year
for a day, it's like me hanging out with David Lee Roth at a gig all day.
There are my musical heroes and then I have my skate heroes as well."
says Stevie. Speaking of skating, he may be appearing in a
Skateboard scene or two in the major motion picture "Grind"
(Warner Bros). It's slated to hit the big screens in the month of
August! "Let's keep our eyes peeled and hope that I didn't hit
the cutting room floor" says Rachelle. The movie was filmed
late last year and features cameos by Bam Margera & Jason
"Wee-man" Acuna (Jackass), along with several pro-skaters
including Bucky Lasek & Brian Patch.
Stevie Rachelle of TUFF/Motley Priest & various band
members appeared on NBC's "Dog Eat Dog" TV show on
Tuesday July 22nd @ 8:PM (PST). "I'm just looking to help keep
Heavy Metal alive and in front of the masses!" says Rachelle.
TUFF added to MSX date in Hollywood, CA Thursday July 24th.
The tour features Faster Pussycat, Enuff Z'nuff & Pretty Boy Floyd.
Http://www.Metal-Sludge.com
Los Angeles, CA / Miami, Florida / Budapest, Hungary-July 9,
2003-POWERFEST.
A weekend long celebration of speed and sound, has added to its
line-up for Saturday night's concert with the addition of the popular 80's
and 90's hard rock band-TUFF.
The announcement was made today by Roy A. Sciacca, Executive
Producer
of the event. Twisted Sister, Tommy Lee of Motley Crue &
many other American & European acts are slated to appear. For more
Info. Http://www.POWERFEST.com
RLS Records to release "Live in the U.K." & Jim Gillette's "Proud to be Loud":
May 2003 will see the release
of TUFF "Live in the U.K." on RLS Records. This CD
will contain roughly 15 tracks and include LIVE versions of "American
Hair Band", "I Hate Kissing You Goodbye", "The All New
Generation", "Tied to the Bells" and a LIVE cover of Michael
Monroe's "Dead, Jail or Rock n' Roll."
In
addition RLS will be re-releasing Jim Gillette's "Proud to
be Loud". The very rare 1987 debut will be re-mastered,
re-packaged, and include Bonus tracks from NITRO, Organ Donor and
a super rare SLUT track from 1985-86. It will also include rare photos and
features the guitar work of guitar God virtuoso Michael Angelo.
TUFF song on Mullet Years - Rockers Compilation CD:
The TUFF song "American Hair Band" song will appear on a Canadian compilation through Universal
Records titled "Mullet Years - Rockers". This
CD will feature various tracks from RATT, Cinderella, Whitesnake, KISS, Skid Row,
Twisted Sister, Helix, Slaughter & more.
Great White in the News:
No words can describe how I felt when this first
occurred. This has hit the very heart of the industry that many,
including myself, call home. I have been a fan of Great White since
I first heard "Stick it" nearly twenty years ago. I've had the pleasure of seeing them live as far back as 1984, and as recent as a
Jack Russell show in 2002. I have now learned that many involved
were even closer to me than first expected. My heartfelt thoughts go
out to Heidi, her family and Ty's unborn child. The same to the
band, Bobby Rager, and all of the friends, fans and individuals affected
by this horrible tragedy.
Stevie Rachelle / TUFF
TUFF back from the U.K. (10-2002)
We made it back - almost in one piece. Brian Saunders had to
make a trip to the emergency room at 4:AM after taking a tumble out of the
tour bus. He played the 3rd show (Fleece & Firkin in Bristol)
sitting on a chair with what we thought was a broken leg. Luckily it was
only a severe sprain. He leaned on a bar stool @ Trillians in New
Castle for the Wednesday show and the final 3 shows saw him hop around
a bit on one leg. He was a super trooper. We played 7 shows in 8 nights
and had a killer time. Shameless and Steve Summers (PBF)
supported on all the dates and we all got along great. I can't thank all
of you enough for your support. The entire crew, promoters, club staff and
fans were all great.
Cool Rock Clothes:
Check out a killer clothing line at
Red Widow. I
am wearing one of their shirts on
the back of the new "History of TUFF" CD. I'm also
wearing their long sleeve spider
web shirt & the Red Widow logo shirt on my photos
page. Go check them out, order
today and tell them I sent you!
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