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Billy Idol

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Dancing and Laughing With Gene Simmons All the Way to South America

    I grew up in a really great time for rock and roll. Three-chord songs with a couple mean riffs and rebellious lyrics were the audible backdrop to my formative years. KISS' first live record, Alive! (duh), was an epic collection of riffs and chords that filled in a few questions I had about chicks an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Tonight We Celebrate the 2011 Seattle Web Awards!

    ​The date is finally upon us--tonight we celebrate Seattle's best and brightest in the online universe. For the past few months we've been collecting nominees from our readers and tabulating the results to identify your favorite Seattle-based websites, blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Meet Your Seattle Web Awards "Readers' Choice" Finalists!

    ​We know, we know. It's cruel and unusual punishment to make folks wait to find out if they won a "Readers' Choice" award in the 2011 Seattle Web Awards. But really, a little suspense makes for a lot more fun - and, a way better party! So who are the finalists, you ask? Well, let's see here.. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Karaoke Korrespondent Heroically Battles Illness and Allergies to Sing at Columbia City Theater's Bourbon Bar

    Courtney sows his seeds of love.​Last week, I caught a chest cold and my face got blasted non-stop by vicious hay fever attacks, but that still didn't stop me from heading down to Columbia City to sing at The Bourbon Bar on Wednesday. I arrived at 8 p.m. just as my buddy Josh was about to sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    13 Songs You Won't Hear At The Royal Wedding Reception...According to the Queen

    ​With Prince William and Kate Middleton's imperial nuptials just around the corner, the royal family have their hands full these days. Whole teams of wedding planners (like: six stylists for Kate's hair alone) have been enlisted to ensure the day runs as seamlessly as possible. With a person ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Why Kevin Nealon and Apolo Ohno Want Billy Idol to Play Michael's Birthday

    ​Some people have dreams, like statuesque megamansions, supercharged sports cars or powerful jobs--and some people, well, they want Billy Idol to play their birthday party. So is the quest of 24-year-old Seattlite (and Seattle Weekly Street Team-er) Michael Henrichsen, who created playmybirthd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Mrs. McKagan and the Other Real Rock Housewives are Coming to E!'s Married to Rock

    Susan McKagan, seated in the center.​For those of you who haven't been able to get enough of Reverb columnist Duff McKagan's stories about and lessons learned inside the McKagan house, the cameras are about the shine a brighter light on the other side of the pillow: Mrs. Susan Holmes McKagan. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Just Follow the Bouncing Bunny...Dong

    That Wascally Wabbit, Scotty The Blue Bunny. ​This week's Belly Laugh started like any other with a giant man in a blue bunny costume rapping and a trio of gentleman strumming imaginary guitars to the sound of 80s metal gold. Belly Laugh is a road journal as well as a healthy menu guide of p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Joni Mitchell Calls Bob Dylan a Fake, Lolla's Gaga Treatment, Plus The National and The Hold Steady

    Mark SeligerThe Hold Steady​-- NPR Music: For a Friday morning, you could do worse than streaming the new Hold Steady record, Heaven Is Whenever. -- NYT: If that's not enough, The New York Times has the new one from The National, High Violet. -- LA Times: Joni Mitchell on Bob Dylan: "Bob is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    KJR Graces Queen Anne With Joe Jackson and Toto's Presence

    Hers is the grass skirt the Karaoke Korrespondent pulls up for a game of peekaboo each and every night.​I've been itching to do a solo karaoke run for awhile.Singing with friends is always a blast, but most of my crazier karaoke nights have happened lone wolf. Last Friday I hit Hula Hula in Qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Karaoke Korrespondent: KJR Tries to Bag a Wild Minx at One Eyed Jacks

    ​This week, Karaoke Jeff Roman heads to a strange land: Lynnwood, which is actually not so strange to him because he spent his high school years in nearby Brier. The only thing I like better than regular karaoke is out-of-town karaoke. Of course, everything's more fun on vacation. I treat eve ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2010

    Rio Fame

    In this series’ final installment, Duff explains what it’s really like to play in the biggest band in the world.

  • Arts

    December 23, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    In this series’ final installment, Duff explains what it’s really like to play in the biggest band in the world.

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2009

    Xmas Pops Sing-Along

    In this series’ final installment, Duff explains what it’s really like to play in the biggest band in the world.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Rock in Rio, Billy Idol, and Loving What You've Got

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​As our flight took us somewhere above Central America, the pilot came on to tell us the United States had just attacked Iraq in something that the Pentagon dubbed "Operation: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    I've Been Listening to Faces, Generation X, and The Adolescents

    Ron Wood, left, and Rod Stewart, with Faces. Duff McKagan's column appears every Thursday on Reverb. Every Monday he writes about what's circulating through his iPod.​The Adolescents, "L.A. Girl," The Adolescents: This was the first song I heard that opened my eyes to what O.C. punk was and wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Last Night: Cats @ Paramount

    Cats is more of an '80s glam-rock concert than it is a musical. The last time I witnessed such an awesome display of synth-heavy dance songs, power ballads, glitzy makeup, and strobe lights was at a Billy Idol concert. The enormously successful Andrew Lloyd Webber composed show doesn't have much ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    Buddha Belltown

    Cats is more of an '80s glam-rock concert than it is a musical. The last time I witnessed such an awesome display of synth-heavy dance songs, power ballads, glitzy makeup, and strobe lights was at a Billy Idol concert. The enormously successful Andrew Lloyd Webber composed show doesn't have much ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2008

    Lady GaGa: Some Like It Pop

    She may idolize Andy Warhol, but her highbrow pop nostalgia is far from factory-made.

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Santogold

    She may idolize Andy Warhol, but her highbrow pop nostalgia is far from factory-made.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Erika Hobart To Get Boy Band Crazy On KIRO

    She may idolize Andy Warhol, but her highbrow pop nostalgia is far from factory-made.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Rockin' out with Pat Benatar's Illegitimate Daughter

    She may idolize Andy Warhol, but her highbrow pop nostalgia is far from factory-made.

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2008

    Kill Hannah

    Friday, July 25

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008
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    July 1, 2008
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    April 4, 2008
  • Calendar

    April 2, 2008

    Caves

    Friday, April 4

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007
  • Arts

    February 15, 2006

    Wedding Singer Crashes

    Big '80s hair, yes, but no Hairspray.

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    Seven Nights

    The week's club listings.

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2005

    The week's club listings.

  • Music

    July 6, 2005

    July 6-12, 2005

    The week's club listings.

  • Arts

    May 25, 2005

    Summer Concerts

    The week's club listings.

  • Music

    March 2, 2005

    March 2-8, 2005

    The week's club listings.

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Feb. 9-15, 2005

    The week's club listings.

  • Music

    October 27, 2004

    Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2004

    The week's club listings.

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    'Stood Up

    No longer an underdog, Pink goes wandering.

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Music Calendar

    No longer an underdog, Pink goes wandering.

  • Film

    April 16, 2003

    Better Luck Tomorrow and More

    Also: Bulletproof Monk, Chasing Papi, Holes, and Till Human Voices Wake Us

  • Music

    August 7, 2002

    Affirmative Action

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • Music

    July 31, 2002

    Deal sisters Slay; Shortlist news; and Black gets busy.

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • Music

    April 17, 2002

    Days of our nights

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • News

    August 22, 2001

    Fall Arts Events

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • Music

    July 11, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • Music

    August 16, 2000

    Citizen John

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • Music

    June 21, 2000

    Club hopping in a Chrysler

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

  • Music

    December 22, 1999

    Memories of '99

    With the release of a new box set, a whole generation of indie and alt rockers comes out of the closet to profess their love for Yes.

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