Covers of Poison, Cinderella, Judas Priest and others are reconstructed Alex Williams releases his new album Space Brain via Lightning Rod Records. Inspired by his longtime love for ’80s metal, the album finds Williams reinterpreting hits from Guns N’ Roses,…
Rockett talks about his new band, what’s ahead for Poison, his cancer battle, evacuating from the recent LA wildfires, his memoir and more Last fall, Poison drummer Rikki Rockett introduced his new band, The Rockett Mafia! Featuring Rockett on drums,…
The thieves have been arrested Six custom-made drum kits owned and stage-played by Poison drummer Rikki Rockett stolen last week have been recovered and returned. The kits were lifted from Donn’s Drum Vault in Bellvue, Washington, which stores rare and…
Four kits and a double kick pedal have been reported stolen Multiple drum kits Rikki Rockett used on tour with Poison have been stolen. In a post on the Drummers of the Pacific Northwest Facebook Group, Donn Bennett, who operates…
The new band features Brandon Gibbs, Mike Sweda & Bryan Kimes Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has introduced his new band, The Rockett Mafia. Rockett has enlisted Brandon Gibbs on vocals and guitars, Bulletboys guitarist Mike Sweda, and The Hot Summers’…
Michaels hopes the band will host a headlining tour Poison frontman Bret Michaels expects to regroup with Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, and CC DeVille for the band’s 40th anniversary in 2026. Despite hinting in recent interviews that Poison would possibly…
The band will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026 The next time fans see Poison live may be for the band’s 40th anniversary in 2026. It was expected the group would reconvene on stage in 2025, but drummer Rikki Rockett…
The series features interviews with members of Poison, Skid Row, Ratt, Extreme, Guns N’ Roses, & others Paramount+ has announced that the new docuseries Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal will premiere exclusively on…
The rocker plans to rest most of next year Bret Michaels turns 61 on March 15th and will celebrate his birthday in true rockstar fashion with a performance the next day at the new Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.…
Bailey attended over six dozen shows in 2022 This was our biggest year at The Music Universe for concert coverage. Myself, along with site founder Buddy Iahn, saw over 100 concerts in 2022. Though, as Buddy readily admits on The…
Twelve dates set for summer Hot off the heels of The Stadium Tour with his band Poison, for the first time ever, Bret Michaels is hitting the road for a limited run of live dates for his 2023 Parti Gras Tour.…
Summer trek raked in huge numbers Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard have earned the biggest tour of their careers with The Stadium Tour. Billboard reports the summer trek, which also featured Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, raked in…