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Ex-Wives to Rock the USA

Posted by Headbangerwoman on November 28, 2012
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Sharise, Bobbie, Blue and Athena

 

Any real 80’s rock fan from Canada has certainly already seen this show. Shown on the Slice Network during Summer 2012, the show has been critically acclaimed North of the border.

November 27th 2012 came the news that FUSE TV in the US, has picked up this very entertaining and very emotional reality show.

Episode One of Ex Wives Of Rock airs on Fuse in the US on Friday December 7th 2012

Following the lives of Athena, Bobbie Brown, Sharise Neil and Susan Blue Ashley, you will see anger, aggression,sorrow, smiles, boobs, bums and botox.

A wild ride and a MUST see for worshippers of hair metal and beautiful babes the world over!

Congratulations on your appointment to FUSE and a very Merry Christmas to all involved from Headbangerwoman.

I Saw Red….. Cabernet Sauvignon Red!

Posted by Headbangerwoman on October 6, 2012
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Another side project from Erik Turner of Warrant has just been unveiled.

I Saw Red is a double hitter it would seem. This time it comes in the form of a beautifully palatable Cabernet Sauvignon!

Warrant Wine

This Cabernet Sauvignon is bold rugged individualistic with dark and complex characteristics. Rich, concentrated character that is layered with ripe black cherry, cassis and blueberry jam fruit aromas are underscored with modest herbal scents and warm, smoky oak tones. Full bodied and velvety upon first taste, this is a supple wine with great varietal intensity.

Each bottle is hand signed and numbered by Warrant co-founder and guitarist, Erik Turner, who is also a partner in Down Boys Records with band bassist Jerry Dixon.

Details of the wine are as follows:
Vintage: None
Type: Red Wine
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol: 13.8%
Harvest Date: Various
Bottling Date: July 2012
Wine Volume: 50ML

Go Shopping

Believe it. Bobbie Brown is back!

Posted by Headbangerwoman on September 20, 2012
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Botox, bums and boobs, BUGGER….It’s Bobbie Brown!

Norma Jean liked it hot.
Billie Jean was not Michael Jacksons lover.
Bobbie Jean is my Cherry Pie.
So, can Ms Bobbie Brown actually roller skate? “Well, I could, back in Junior High,” Brown giggles,” I had the skates, with the hot pink laces, but you have to keep practising, right? I think in that scene from Cherry Pie someone had pushed me, but I really was falling over!”
There has always been something about Bobbie Jean Brown that makes it difficult to stop looking at her. A true Southern Starlet, she made her mark modelling and then a little later as the roller skating hottie in the Warrant video, for the song Cherry Pie back in 1990. Brown was 20. She of course went on to marry and have a daughter with then Warrant front man Jani Lane, the two divorced not much later.

Young and in love
Bobbie Brown with Jani Lane

Lane died from alcohol related causes in August 2011.
Brown is now appearing in the Tricon Films and Television/Slice Network Friday night new release, Ex-Wives of Rock, airing in Canada only, at this time.
In the TV show Brown sometimes appears insecure. She is in a relationship with yet another addict and is finding it difficult competing with her former self. Is her attraction to addictive personalities something that just happens by accident? “I don’t know, I guess, although Matthew Nelson was sober when I was with him. People say you are attracted to men like your father. Mine was an alcoholic and an abusive man, so it may be right.” Brown told Headbangerwoman. Her relationship with former Warrant front man Jani Lane was often fuelled by his anger, usually when Lane and his alcohol were in partnership.
Maybe there is a part of her that thinks she can help to make these addictive personalities well? “It could be that, you know I am a very concerned person. I am motherly, cooky, dorky and care taking. Of course I sometimes get sucked right in and then people just expect me to care for them.” Despite the turbulent relationship Brown still had contact with Lane when he died, she shares, “I think Jani knew he could call me any time up until the time of his death. We spent his last Thanksgiving together and would sometimes have lunch, however his drinking did still cause him to fight with those he loved. In the month of his death he called and asked if he could move in with me. My boyfriend was in re-hab and we actually had a basement suite for rent and a spare bedroom. Jani asked if he could have the spare room, his suggestion made it seem as though he wanted to live as part of the family in the main house. I still find it perplexing that he would come to his first wife for help after all that time! Of course I couldn’t say yes, I had a boyfriend. That decision still makes me feel guilty, but I know I must rationalize it.”
It would appear as though Lane realised that Brown was the person he most trusted, the person he could reach out to. The one person he realised would care for him even after previous circumstances had forced them apart.

Family ties

“You know I tried said and did everything to try to make him stop drinking. I still have guilt, I fight with it, but you sometimes have to do what you can for self-preservation.” Brown endured the tumultuous relationship for many years and the couple had a beautiful daughter Taylar, a credit to both parents, now 20 with whom Brown has a friendship type relationship.
Brown spent a further year, after the split with Lane engaged to Tommy Lee, another musician, also well-known back in the day as a bit of a drinker!

Leather and Lace
Bobbie Brown with ex-fiance Tommy Lee

Lane died in a Comfort Inn hotel room with no ID on his person, Brown is not as misfortunate. She is still recognised everywhere and is gaining back her self-confidence after having it destroyed by former abusers.
“I was over confident in my younger years.”… Brown was the girl every 80’s rock chick wanted to be and she was judged on the fact that she was, still is, beautiful and she was with the guys every girl wanted to fuck. “I was oblivious to the judgement back in the day and I still am really easy-going. I myself don’t like to see people judged. It’s also pretty easy for people to change my mind!”

Busting Out!

After recent comments from a woman on Facebook were not so nice about the Ex-wives of Rock, it was interesting to see that Brown was complacent and forgiving when she returned comment about the posting. “I get where people come from when they judge, we are not going to be for everyone.”
Wanting to keep up with her former 20-year-old self has led to some pretty drastic actions and they are out there for the world to see as part of the show. Botox injections and hair extensions are on a regular agenda. “The results are so worth it!” exclaims Brown, “so why not? After seven years of daily abuse I wouldn’t look in the mirror. I was told I was fat and ugly on a daily basis. I was put down daily. It is so fucked up. I never have my hair the same in two episodes of the show. I have Trichotillomania, a hair pulling disorder, so I have had periods in my life where I had bald patches on my scalp. Recently it has not been so bad, but I still get extensions. I rarely wear a wig; they are so claustrophobic, hot and itchy. They don’t move like extensions either.”

Still beautiful, still blonde, still the one and only Bobbie Brown

Brown stars in the reality show with three other likely lasses. Sharise Neil, Susan Blue Ashley and the once seen, never forgotten Athena! “We are not four strangers,’’ explains Brown “and it shows through. There is a history, camaraderie, a real bond. It is great that we all relate. Also I think it has helped air my fears and insecurities.”
Jealous woman, you should remain that way, this gal is HOT. Mid life men, you still need those tissues!
All four women have experienced life in the fast lane, married to musicians; they were part of the rock n roll lifestyle.
All four have since come to their senses, moved on and are now living a more real reality.
You can read more in a book by Bobbie Brown; COMING SOON!
Bobbie Brown is certainly alive and well and she loves Cherry Pie ;)~
By Karen Graham 17-09-2012
Pictures 1 and 2 courtesy of Bobbie Brown

Get another slice of this Femme Fatale

Posted by Headbangerwoman on August 15, 2012
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When the question is; Who is Superman? The answer is obviously Clark Kent.

So, when the question is; Who is Superwoman? The answer must be Lorraine Lewis.

Lorraine

The original Femme Fatale

 

OK, so our Femme Fatale front woman cannot fly, but she looks good in underwear, beneath or over her clothes and her hair is a lot nicer than Kent’s! So what if her ability to fly failed. Lewis more than makes up for her lack of flight with her endless passion and enthusiasm. It is obvious that when this stuff was being added to DNA at conception, Lewis managed to get at least four times more than a regular Joe Blow. This gal could sell a totally mouldy loaf of bread to someone for $25 and still get a tip. She just oozes self-confidence and optimism. If you get close enough you can smell it. Of course Lewis also bagged a horny, sexy voice, a fabulous figure and great personality. Some people have all the luck, but some people also work their asses off to achieve and Lewis, however fortunate, is no shirker.

 

Femme Fatale the band

Fronting Femme Fatale, an otherwise all male band, with Rick Rael (Lewis’s brother) on bass, Bobby Murray; drums, Mazzi Rawd; guitar and Bill D’Angelo (deceased), took balls bigger than most of our readers will ever dream of having. Signed by MCA in 1987, the band had only one full CD release, aptly named Femme Fatale, from which came the singles, Waiting For The Big One and Falling In And Out Of Love. MTV loved the raunchy front woman and her hair band and Lewis was aired on full video rotation…. often! Frequently compared back in the day to the Vixen ladies, Lita Ford and Doro Pesch, Lewis could not only belt out a kick ass rock song, but she and her female peers were up against the best of the cock rockers and she could hold her own as one of the best in the business. Alas, the reign of Queen Lorraine was short lived at the helm of Femme Fatale, but Lewis was and still is a class act and for that very reason, she is still high on the list of people to contact when a female voice is needed for a singing project.

LA Guns have recently been in the studio and called Lewis to record with them on a song poised for a new release. When asked, Phil or Tracii? Lewis was quick and concise in her answer, “Team Phil (Lewis, no relation), every time. He is the voice of LA Guns, undeniably. Tracii (Guns) is great, but it is all about the voice in this game and you cannot deny that Phil just has it vocally. He was, is and always will be the voice of LA Guns.” Is it his quintessential Englishness perhaps? She went on to say, “music from that era, the mid to late 80’s is timeless, just like the look, the sound. Stacey (Blades) arrived at the studio in his big pink car one day, with a scarf around his head and one hanging from his waist. It definitely is in the genes, it never goes away. You gotta love it! ”

 

Blanca White also recently commissioned and utilized, among others such as Paul Shortino (Quiet Riot) and Jeff Paris (Cinderella) the unmistakable voice of Lewis on two songs for Resurgence Of Rock.

 

 

A project spearheaded and funded by international lawyer Ken Savage and brothers Austin and Rick Schell. Music fans that had a determination to hear original old school rock and roll and who saw this two year project through to a sweet result. It would seem that Ms. Lewis’s voice is also standing the test of time, it is easily recognizable and it still able to make hot blooded men…. and women everywhere, stand to attention!

Lewis has of course has had her own music projects through the years and one of those, LA Nookie has featured such talent as Alex Kane (Marky Ramone) Lisa Leveridge (Courtney Love) Share Ross (Vixen) and there are possible plans for more from the outfit, with a possible appearance on drums from Roxy Pettrucci (Vixen). “What I would really like to see is for Roxy and the rest of Vixen to play together again, but it won’t happen. Jan Kuehnemund just won’t hear of it. I guess she is happy with doing her thing, but it’s a real Fucking tragedy.” The passion and love for her peers is just about brimming over when she talks about this. “I say what I think, always have. What is past is done, get over it. You know, people want to see these bands and you won’t get over shit that happened years and years ago, it’s so f*!king crazy!” Music really is the first love of her life and Lewis becomes animated and a touch crazy sounding when she talks about it, whether it is her project or another close to her heart, her allegiance lies deep.

 

But music is not all that superwoman is passionate about and Lewis wants to share the newest of her passions with anyone who will listen. “Over two and a half years in planning, development and sales.” Lewis exhales. “I can finally announce the arrival of Ex-Wives Of Rock, co-produced by myself and my best friend Lisa Brucker, with Tricon Films and Television, for the Slice Network in Canada. This is a reality show, starring Bobbie Brown (Jani Lane, deceased, former singer with Warrant ), Sharise Neil (Vince Neil, Motley Crue), Athena, in her own right a musician, writer, host and sister of Tommy Lee and and Susan Blue Britt Dixon (Jerry Dixon, Warrant).

 

 

 

Lewis revealed that “It was a big adjustment, being behind the camera. I love having my picture taken, I love being out there in front of people, in front of the camera, but as soon as I realised that I could show up to work in my Vans (tennis shoes) with my hair up in a pony-tail, that I was given a certain freedom and it was the cast that were in hair and make-up for hours. I liked that, it was a refreshing change. (She laughs out loud) The freedom didn’t stop anyone knowing who was in charge though.” In front of, or behind the camera, Lewis remains at the helm, always the star!

 

When you take a look at the previously mentioned cast, you will realise they, like Lewis, are really not in need of too much hair and make-up attention and Lewis’s maternal instinct, total adoration and enthusiasm for her girls animates her, when she explains her choice of ex-wives. “These girls owned the strip (Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, LA) back in the day. They had the look, the guys, oh, they just had it. So, having known each other for years and with each one having been married to and divorced from prominent rockers of the day, it was just a natural group to get together. You know, separately they are all mostly cool and collected, but throw these four girls together and things just get out of hand. It is pretty crazy.” When Lewis shared this with Headbangerwoman, she was waiting for a couple of shows to be released from post production. She had not seen anything totally finished, but the anticipation in her was un-believably evident. “This show is just going to make such great viewing. It has taken so much time and work, from everyone involved. I really was not aware of just how much time it would take, I was not really ready for it. I had actually got another project in the pipeline, then this project took over. It was so worth it.”

Sadly, Jani Lane, ex-husband of Bobbie Brown passed away while filming of Ex-Wives Of Rock was taking place. Lewis was unable to discuss this with Headbangerwoman. But it is possible that the show may have its very own Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll, who dunnit, play out in front of millions of viewers? You will have to wait and watch to find out!

RIP Jani Lane(February 1, 1964 – August 11, 2011)

 

Not able to leave the music behind in totality while becoming involved in TV, Lewis, along with Lee and her son Miles, himself a drummer with LA outfit, Bad Suns, also put together a possible theme song for the show.

 

Ready for release in Canada on The Slice Network, August 31st 2012, back to back episodes airing at 10PM EST, viewers can expect to see a plethora of meltdowns, mystique and mayhem with added bitching, bums, boobs and Botox. But with a further three projects in the offing we can expect to see more Lewis produced TV in the not so distant future, so what about a visit from Femme Fatale? Is there time? “I just got my contract back from MCA (heartily laughing) my writing has not got much better and I am working on getting the masters from our recordings too. You know, we made a second record that was never released, so it would be great to release that. I would really like to update the sound to make it relevant to now, on the first record too. I don’t mean completely change the sound, but just use some of the technology we have available now to bring it into the present. Of course, 2013 sees the 25th anniversary of Femme, so we are already talking shows and line ups in anticipation of some live dates. It may happen sooner, but with my already crazy, busy schedule, it may have to wait just that little while longer and a 25th Anniversary would be a great time for things to happen with Femme.”

Femme Fatale have recently announced that they are appearing on The Monsters Of Rock Cruise March 16-20 2013, the website link is below.

Maybe not so Superwoman, but she is still THE Femme Fatale!

https://twitter.com/ExWivesofRock

http://www.facebook.com/ExWivesOfRock

www.lorrainecafe.com

https://twitter.com/#!/lcafemsn1

http://monstersofrockcruise.com/

 

By Karen Graham 10 April 2012 6:37:43 PM

Revised 15 August 2012

 

 

 

Jerry Dixon has a warrant for big talk…….

Posted by Headbangerwoman on July 18, 2012
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Jani Lane, long time, on/off, singer with the band Warrant was once asked about being in a Hair Band.  His reply was along the lines of; “if you mean do we have hair and are we in a band then yes!”

Sadly, Jani is no longer with us, but the remaining and newer members of Warrant all have a little and in some cases, a lot less hair.  Jerry Dixon however has been one of the lucky ones.  He still has his flowing locks.  “I credit that to my Dad, it’s in my genes” he confesses.

Music too, it seems is in the blood.  Dixon and his business partner, Warrant guitarist, Erik Turner are now competing with the big guns that used to control them.

“It’s all about having fun, discovering, helping and fulfilling” is how Dixon, also long time bassist with Warrant, described a day at the record company, Down Boys Records.

What made them make the decision to take the helm on the side of the enemy?

“We were drawn to it after years of getting ripped off and dealing with the frustration that came from dealing with big companies as part of Warrant.  You learn to do it yourself.  We noodled around with it for probably ten years before we got really serious.  For us it is all about giving a chance to those bands ignored by others.  Not only do we give them a shot at recording, but we also concentrate on film and TV placement.  If you are not cut out to be mainstream you might just be well placed somewhere else.  We have to pop a lot of egos, but as a band at this time, if you put all your eggs in one basket you are screwed.  We help find your niche.  It’s not about being famous!”

As a show of trust in themselves Warrant has put out a couple of projects with the company.

Of course Warrant is still on the lips of the world, putting themselves out there not only on tour, but also in commercials and the like.  “Some people would and do laugh at that, but it is great business sense.  If a music fan hears the song Heaven on a laundry commercial they are so much more likely to go, after years of not hearing it and purchase a record.  TV is just so powerful.  We will continue to market ourselves that way, it makes so much sense to us and we’ll take whatever!”

On the road again this summer, Warrant are playing with other bands reminiscent of the 80’s such as, LA Guns, led by Phil Lewis, Trixter, Firehouse, Skid Row and Winger.

“We usually do ten weeks during the summer, but it is not like it used to be,” Dixon sounds a little relieved, “we play a lot of festivals and one offs, there is no six months away, no tour bus.  It is mostly just flying in and then out, but that is really tiring, it can definitely mess you up.  Of course the shows are all still really great.  But it is a different world now.”

On top of all this the band donates to several different charities.  How do they spare the time?  “At this point we just donate funds.  We really need to try and make the time for personal visits, but right now it just doesn’t work, we don’t have the spare time, so we do what we can by making donations.  Eric gives to St Jude, Robert became involved with Wounded Warrior because his neighbor is a Veteran and my wife and I donate mostly to animal sanctuaries.  What we give is worked out on a small percentage of certain things.  We really do wish we could give more time.”

Asked about endorsements, Dixon is very frank.  “I suppose there was a day when we would take anything. Fortunately for us we are in a position now, where we can pick and choose.  We don’t take it because it’s free and there is a lot of crap out there.  I want to be on stage and know that I like what I am playing”

It is well known that Jani Lane was the primary writer for Warrant during the 80’s and 90’s.  What does Dixon think happened to the writing process when Lane left the band?

“Writing was Jani’s calling.  He would come in and produce things to us that he had written and we would just go with it, he was so good.  When he was no longer around for the first time, probably nine years ago we really did wonder what if the songs suck now.  I, well we all had to learn the cool, creative part of the business.  There is really nothing like it.  I personally really enjoy it.  We are writing here and there right now, but there won’t be a record until around Summer 2013, it’s slow, what with pre-production, preparation and studio time, it’s all a formality, but it needs to be done.”

For fans that cannot wait watch out at Xmas 2012….

Warrant are currently mixing and editing a live DVD and CD pack which was filmed at M3 and will be the perfect stocking filler for hair or less hair metal fans.

In the meantime, summer festivals in the USA are where these Down Boys go.

TOUR 2012

07 19 12  Warrant & Winger /Waterfest    Leach Amphitheater – Waterfest              Oshkosh              WI          Warrant Shows & Events

07 20 12  Warrant, Skid Row & LA Guns     AVA Amphitheatre / Casino Del Sol         Tucson  AZ           Warrant Shows & Events

07 21 12  Warrant               Freemont Street Summer Concert Series Las Vegas         Las Vegas            NV          Warrant Shows & Events

07 27 12  Cherry Pie Tour: Warrant , Firehouse & Trixter   Mohegan Sun at Poconos Downs             Wilkes Barre       PA          Warrant Shows & Events

07 28 12  Warrant               Grizzly Rock        Lakewood           CO          Warrant Shows & Events

08 5 12  Cherry Pie Tour Warrant , Firehouse & Trixter + Jukebox Zeros, Frank Hannon of Tesla   Sioux Empire Fair | W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds Grandsta    Sioux Falls,          SD           Warrant Shows & Events

08 6 12  Cherry Pie Tour Warrant , Firehouse & Trixter     Easyriders Saloon             Sturgus SD           Warrant Shows & Events

08 18 12  Cherry Pie Tour Warrant , Firehouse & Trixter     South Coast Winery and Spa Resort         Temecula            CA          Warrant Shows & Events

08 25 12  Warrant & Firehouse      Sweet Corn Festival / Downtown Urbana , IL       Urbana IL             Warrant Shows & Events

08 31 12  Warrant & Trixter             Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom              Hampton Beach                NH          Warrant Shows & Events

10 13 12  Cherry Pie Tour: Warrant , Firehouse & Trixter   The Lakeland Center      Lakeland              FL            Warrant Shows & Events

By Karen G

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