My Ruin Releases Covers Album, New Video for “My Way”


Returning from an extended self-imposed hiatus, My Ruin celebrated Valentine’s Day by releasing a new covers album Rock Love & Red Lipstick. Released as a free download on Bandcamp, the covers range from Black Flag, PJ Harvey, Eric B and Rakim, KISS, Plasmatics, Van Halen, AC/DC, Soft Cell, Frank Sinatra, and many more. My Ruin went on hiatus when it’s main conspirators Tairrie B (Manhole, Tura Satana), and Mick Murphy (Heavy Seventies, Chevy Metal, Teenage Timekillers) moved from Los Angeles to Nashville. My Ruin’s last release was 2012’s The Sacred Mood. Tairrie has been busy of late releasing her out of print albums with other bands to Bandcamp, writing her highly-anticipated memoirs, and pursuing future musical projects, photography and video directing. Watch the Tairrie directed video for their cover of ‘My Way’.

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Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters Streams His New Solo Band Single – “Get The Money”


Talyor Hawkins (Foo Fighters, Chevy Metal) and his new band Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders have shared a new single, the title track from their upcoming new album. Get The Money is due for release November 8 by Shanabelle/RCA Records. The track features Taylor on lead vocals, with appearances from Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Joe Walsh of The Eagles on lead guitar, and Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses on bass. Stream the track (with a visualizer) and pre-order the album now.

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Nikki Sixx Performs Motley Crue Songs with Taylor Hawkins ‘Chevy Metal In Los Angeles


Taylor Hawkins with Chevy Metal, by OJC Pics

Chevy Metal, the heavy metal and classic rock cover band led by Foo Fighters members Taylor Hawkins and Wiley Hodgen led a benefit show this past weekend (December 22) at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Among the guest stars to join were Dave Grohl, Lisa Loeb, and Hawkins’s 11-year-old son, Oliver Shane Hawkins, and Nikki Sixx. Sixx joined to perform Mötley Crüe classics ‘Looks That Kill’ and ‘Live Wire’. Sixx, who just turned 60 is looking forward to a big year in 2019 with the expected release of The Dirt biopic about the Crüe, and a new album by Sixx A.M. Watch fan-filmed video below. Continue reading →