1. Tales from the Sunset Strip in the '80s

Sep 9, 2020

Join Mick Wall and his guest co-host, author and journalist Jon Hotten, as they jump into a DeLorean and venture back in time to the spandex and AquaNet hairspray-adorned Sunset Strip of West Hollywood in the '80s.

 They unpack many tales from their travels, and explore:

• the iconic Rainbow Bar & Grill
• the origins of glam, hair metal
• Franki Banali and Quiet Riot
• Ozzy and Sharon
• the rise of Motley Crue
• Mud wrestling at the Tropicana
• Tommy Lee squaring off with David Lee Roth
• The feud between Axl Rose and Vince Neil
• Guns 'n Roses
• Gin fizzes
• Twisted Sister hunting Krokus at Covent Garden
• Joe Perry scoring from the enigmatic Izzy Stradlin
• the curious case behind Bruce Dickinson not getting any songwriting credits on Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time album

...and a whole bunch more sex, drugs n rock 'n roll!

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Mick Wall on Twitter: @wallmick

Jon Hotten on Twitter: @theoldbatsman