Sleazegrinder
Came from the sky like a 747. Classic Rock’s least-reputable byline-grabber since 2003. Several decades deep into the music industry. Got fired from an early incarnation of Anal C**t after one show. 30 years later, got fired from the New York Times after one week. Likes rock and hates everything else. Still believes in Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, against all better judgment.
Latest articles by Sleazegrinder

By Fraser Lewry Published
Six months of classic rock, prog rock, stoner rock, southern rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, power pop, heavy metal, punk and all forms of rock'n'roll

By Classic Rock Magazine Published
The Stooges' second album Fun House is a beautiful seven-track study in the feral and unhinged

By Sleazegrinder Published
Hollywood in the early 1980s: Hellion were in the right place at the right time, but tragedy and bad luck got in the way

By Sleazegrinder Published
Leather Angel had Sunset Strip in the palms of their biker-gloved hands, but lousy production and a laughable Led Zeppelin cover didn't help the cause

By Sleazegrinder Published
Jetboy had the hooks, but record company indecision, an overdose and an unlikely haircut hampered their rise

By Sleazegrinder Published
Produced by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Cat Fight is a sleazy Shangri-La

By Sleazegrinder Published
They put on the wildest show in town. The press loved them and hated them. And then they crashed and burned

By Sleazegrinder Published
A song about a disintegrating relationship, Swallow My Pride spread ripples that are still being felt today

By Sleazegrinder Published
Gluecifer bring Scandinavian action rock (back) to the Man on sixth album Same Drug New High

By Sleazegrinder Published
The riff was stolen and it came out on 7" single when vinyl was in its death throes, but Touch Me I'm Sick changed the course of music

By Sleazegrinder Published
The Twin Towers fell, and then came a song that made us remember life wasn't all doom and gloom

By Sleazegrinder Published
The song made Soul Asylum superstars, if only for a little while

By Classic Rock Magazine Published
With Roger Hodgson departed for solo pastures, Rick Davies augmented Supertramp's lineup with a couple of very special guests

By Classic Rock Magazine Published
For a band frequently pigeonholed as a singles act, Nightingales & Bombers proved Manfred Mann’s Earth Band could deliver depth and daring in equal measure

By Sleazegrinder Published
Updated We examine the wild, weird, and often blood-soaked world of Alice Cooper's albums, splayed out from worst to best

By Classic Rock Magazine Published
With Bob Ezrin behind the desk and a pocketful of rollicking, quality tunes, Killer – in tandem with Alice’s shlock-horror image – just couldn’t fail

By Sleazegrinder Published
The Hives are back to ruin your bad mood

By Sleazegrinder Published
Lunachicks loved splatter movies and fast food and bright red lipstick, and they poured it all into a fright-wiggy stew of hugely influential punk rock

By Sleazegrinder Last updated
When Vanilla Fudge split in 1969, Cactus emerged from the meltdown. When they weren’t in jail they were partying. When they weren’t naked they were taking drugs

By Sleazegrinder Published
Every song on Frank Stallone's self-titled debut album is an AOR throatpunch with a credit roll

By Sleazegrinder Published
Buying guide Thin Lizzy: A charismatic frontman, a glorious twin-guitar attack, and some of the most enduring anthems in rock

By Sleazegrinder Published
The ultimate Ratt'N'Roll album returns

By Sleazegrinder Published
Celtic Frost: From brutality and ethereal beauty to ham-fisted, party-glam travesties
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