TESLA BAND, GLAM METAL

The band formed in 1984 in Sacramento as City Kidd, and was renamed Tesla during the recording of their first album, 1986's Mechanical Resonance, on the advice of their manager that City Kidd was not a great name (in addition, there was already another band going by that name). The band derived their name, certain album and song titles, and some song content from events relating to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. The band's original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, bassist Brian Wheat, and drummer Troy Luccketta. Tesla's music is often referred to as heavy metal, but is better described as blues metal. The band's lyrics also strayed from the themes popular in heavy metal, particularly in the 1980s at the beginning of their career. A further distinction from their contemporaries was their T-shirt-and-jeans image which was in strong contrast to Glam Metal bands of the time, which were characterized by big hair, leather pants, and flashy makeup. Also in the early days of their career, Tesla toured with David Lee Roth, Def Leppard, and Poison which incorrectly resulted in the band being categorized as a Glam metal band. The band's members resented this labelling.

Website www.teslatheband.com

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L.A. GUNS, GLAM METAL

L.A. Guns is a name used by two American glam metal bands whose music is frequently associated with the L.A. glam metal scene which grew up around the Sunset Strip in the 1980s, in particular the sleaze rock subgenre. Three members of the first L.A. Guns lineup, including founder Tracii Guns, were involved in the formation of the first incarnation of Guns N' Roses. L.A. Guns merged with fellow L.A. group Hollywood Rose, but they soon all left the group.L.A. Guns were then reformed by singer Paul Black initially under a different moniker until Tracii joined the band. The lineup changed to what is now known as the classic lineup with Phil Lewis on vocals, Tracii Guns on lead guitar, Mick Cripps on rhythm guitar, Kelly Nickels on bass and Steve Riley on drums releasing three moderately successful albums. During the early 90's the group were dropped from their label and several members left the group with the band going through numerous lineup changes afterwards. In 1999 the classic lineup reunited for a reunion tour and later began recording new material. In 2002 Tracii left the group forming Brides of Destruction with Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx. The remaining members decided to continue on without Tracii, adding guitarist Stacey Blades and releasing new material on the album Tales from the Strip. After Tracii put the Brides on hiatus he formed a solo band he eventually renamed L.A. Guns. Both bands continue to tour under the L.A. Guns moniker.

Website www.laguns.net

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KONSER TERAKHIR, THE ROLLING STONES

LONDON (Bloomberg): Rolling Stones akan memulai tur dunia yang menandai perpisahan mereka pada tahun depan. Mereka akan mundur dari industri musik rock'n roll setelah setengah abad berkecimpung di dalamnya. Demikian berita yang dilansir surat kabar Sun kemarin. Surat kabar itu memberitakan band yang terbentuk pada 1962 ini tengah dalam pembicaraan dengan promotor Live Nation terkait tur keliling dunia terakhirnya. Tur ini dijadwalkan akan berakhir hingga 2012. Empat anggota Rolling Stones akan memiliki usia gabungan 268 tahun saat tur dimulai nanti. Drummer Charlie Watts menginjak usia 70 tahun saat melakukan roadshows nanti. Sementara rekan satu bandnya Ronnie Wood telah berusia 63, sedangkan Mick Jagger dan Keith Richards keduanya sudah mencapai usia 66 tahun. Mereka melakukan tur perpisahan di Inggris pada 1971, sebelum meninggalkan negara untuk menghindari pajak. Album Rolling Stones sendiri telah terjual lebih dari 200 juta kopi.

Situs www.rollingstones.com
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