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One of our Bay Area legends; Ronnie Montrose passed away at 64.

March 4, 2012

When I think of Ronnie Montrose, I think of the Bay  Area and all the great nightclubs that had the honor of having Montrose play at. I know Ronnie was known worldwide but he was our local Bay Area legend.  Ronnie was born on November 29, 1947 and grew up in San Francisco. His first band was Sawbuck in 1969. He later went on to play with such greats like Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter Group and then finally in 1973 he formed his own incredible band, Montrose which featured Sammy Hagar on vocals.  After putting out albums as Montrose or Ronnie Montrose, he then formed GAMMA and then continued on playing with Seattle band; Rail, Paul Kantner, and even added his guitar work to Gary Wright’s “Power of Love”. Whatever Ronnie was playing, one thing is for sure; he gave it his 150%. He was someone who would devote his entire passion to what he was doing. That is why he was our Bay Area Legend. We could go see him and always [Read More]

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Have you Voted yet???

February 29, 2012

  Yes it is that time of year where people start asking you about who you are voting for and wondering who will win. I mean really, we all want to know how the voting will turn out. No, I don’t mean the Presidential Election! I am talking about something more important and much more relevant to our everyday lives…. Who will win the Paul Gray Best Bassist Award or Riff Lord. What I am talking about is the Revolver Golden Gods Awards which are being held on April 11th, 2012 at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles.   The world’s loudest rock magazine, Revolver is the proud parent of The Golden Gods Awards which was first introduced in 2009. Back in 2009 some of the winners were: Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah/Pantera) for the Most Awesomely Good Drummer, Slipknot for Best Riff and Best Live Band, Suicide Silence for Best New Talent and Ozzy Osbourne for the Lifetime Achievement Award.     Well, this year the categories host a wide variety of great metal heads and [Read More]

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RIP to one of the great Metal Guitarists, Mark Reale

January 27, 2012

Well, I heard the sad news of the passing of Mark Reale, founder and guitarist of the heavy metal band, Riot earlier this week. I was stunned since I had really hoped and prayed for his recovery from his coma resulting from complications with his Crohn’s Disease. Mark Reale was born June 7, 1955 and only at 20 created the band Riot which is still active today. In fact, in August 2011 they had completed the final mixing of their album hauntingly “Immortal Soul” and were soon touring. They were getting ready for another round of shows and Mark then suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage that resulted in a coma on January 11, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. He remained in the coma and subsequently passed away on January 25, 2012. Mark Reale was often dubbed the Metal Warrior or one of the most underrated heavy metal guitarists. He really was incredible when he played. He was an excellent composer and created timeless metal music which would be enjoyed by many years to come. Mark’s bandmates [Read More]

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Jani Lane RIP

August 12, 2011

Last night at around 9:15 I got a call and I was shocked to hear what the other person said. “Did you hear what happened to Jani Lane?” What I was hoping to hear some news about how he was returning to sing lead for Warrant just in time for us to catch their show in September in Reno. What I didn’t expect to hear was that he was found dead in a Southern California hotel. My heart hit the floor and I was overcome with sadness in hearing of another one of my personal favorite musician die too soon. I don’t have much to say right now about it but I do have a video that Ryan put together for me to honor Jani Lane. Here it is: I will try and write more tomorrow. For now I just want to know that Jani is at peace and not battling his demons anymore. ~ Marisol

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Bret Michaels Back in Hospital after suffering TIA and has hole in heart

May 20, 2010

Just learned that Bret Michaels has returned to the hospital today after suffering a TIA (Trans-Ischemic Attack) like a Mini-Stroke or a precursor warning sign of an impending stroke. I have suffered a dozen TIAs myself and survived 3 strokes. I am 42 years old but I never had to deal with a hole in my heart. I just watched Bret Michaels on Oprah yesterday and was glad to see that he was recuperating and appeared to be in good spirits. About an hour ago I had heard the news about how he has returned to the hospital. I am devestated. I did read that his hole in his heart is operable and treatable. This is the good news! Now I hope he takes some time to recover and rest up. I want him to take it EASY and please get better. The first stroke I suffered was at age 35 and when I was watching Bret yesterday one thing he said reminded me so much of my first stroke. I remember sitting in the [Read More]