Band Of The Week - Michael Monroe!!

Michael Monroe- an oldie but a goodie.   Of course he will always be most well known for being: the-feminine-saxophone-&-harmonica-playing-singer-slash-frontman for finland's very own 80s rock giants, Hanoi Rocks, BUT he is also a well established solo artist and a major influence for many American 80s bands.  ::cough::GNR::cough::MotleyCrue::cough::

I feel like recently he has had some sort of renaissance going on.  He has a new band with Ginger from the Wildhearts, Sami Yafa from the old days of Hanoi Rocks, Steve Conte of NY Dolls fame, and Karl Rockfist from a whole bunch of bands (including Danzig) on drums.  

Back in May the band above (who simply go by "Michael Monroe") played their first show in NYC at the Highline Ballroom.  Not only did they look great, but they sounded very tight and the songs were quality (Ginger has a supernatural knack for songwriting).  It was great to see all these guys playing together and working so well.  I always saw Ginger and Michael as both being the 'leading man' in bands, but the dynamic between them was very cool and fitting.  

So Band of the Week simply goes to the newest band by Michael Monroe- Michael Monroe.  Enjoy!!  Here's some footage from the NYC show:

Another birthday update

Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks.

Michael Monroe in NYC

So Michael Monroe played the Highline Ballroom this past Sunday, and although I havent posted pictures or a review yet.... I will!  I have a bunch  of reviews to still post, but seeing as this blog makes me the same amount of profit as my lemonade stands at age 8 did, I can't be bothered to stay flawlessly up to date.
In the meantime, here is some awesome video of Monroe playing two Hanoi Rocks songs, Tragedy and Malibu Beach Nightmare.  He nailed it... great show!

Michael Monroe holds an online Press Conference

...and only me and Finland care.  Here are the details from our favorite bug-eyed Scandonavian:
Michael Monroe's press conference begins Monday January 25th at 12 noon PST (USA West Coast).


Times for other regions are as follows:
- USA East Coast - 3PM
- UK - 8PM
- Finland - 10PM
- Japan - 5AM (January 26th).


The press conference will be streamed online at www.michaelmonroe.com 


...Hmmmm, what could this be about?

KISS and Michael Monroe last night

Saw KISS last night, I will have a review and pictures by the end of this week.  All I can say to sum it up was that Paul Stanley would not shut the fuck up.  No two songs were played in a row without a Stanley soliloquy sandwiched in between.   Annoying, but the show was still a massive spectacle and fun.  I do wanna say though that I saw a bunch of 'celebs'.  First person was MICHAEL MONROE just right prior to the show.  My friends actually noticed him first walking down the street in Times Square on his way to see MSG for the KISS show.  Obviously I ran after him like an 13 year old Asian school girl and freaked out.  Words can not express my excitement.

Then at the actual venue I saw Mark Wiess having some trouble getting in through the media entrance.  He was asking for Doc McGhee (KISS/Bon Jovi/Motley Crue manager), who I was hoping badly to spot.  No luck.   However, I did see Lenny Kravitz and some dude with a fro sneak by.  After the show I WAS BLESSED BY THE BABY JESUS and saw MICHAEL MONROE  again, and approached him this time like one of those middle aged uber-superfan men that approach guys in bands they met once like they're Best Friends FOREVER, and asked if he liked the KISS show.  Of course he said yes and was polite and angelic and perfect.  He was also with Sami Yaffa who was in Hanoi Rock with Michael for a bit, and also in newer versions of the NY Dolls.    Last but not least I caught a glimpse of the 7 foot tall Jesse Camp.  I hope everyone remembers him.  He was an MTv VJ for two months before getting the boot for being a crack head (or just acting as such), and was in the completely useless band, Jesse Camp and The 8th Street Kidz.  He is great, and did I mention tallllll?

Some people age more gracefully than others

It's Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks' birthday today. Love him!