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Tommy Black and Lexi Foxx Discuss:•Viper Room Halloween Live Stream this Sat Oct 31.•Steel Panther is so excited to get back to the Viper Room where they got their start•Jesse from Eagles of Death Metal and Boots Electric will be one of the guests•Blasko (Ozzy and White Zombie bassist) will be a guest and other secret guests…•Getting old is getting expensive•Larry king fixating on Lexi•Last time Lexi saw Tommy was at Mickey Avalon show and Mickey’s new video with Tommy Lee•Drive-in shows are great but lack the intimacy of a regular show.•Lexi’s family is going to have a Halloween party and watch the live stream.•Lot’s of great ideas coming out of Satchel’s biscuit right now, they are excited to record new material.•Steel Panther will be wearing full Halloween costumes for this streaming show.•Satchel is the brains of the band. Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 38. LEXXI FOX from Steel Panther || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and Pete Stahl discuss: This Saturday, August 15th!  (DE)TOUR Virtual Music Festival Presented by Morrison Hotel Gallery and Rolling Live Studios & benefitting NIVA and MusiCares, this festival is co-hosted by @allihagendorf & @matthewpinfield and is going to be legendary. Don’t miss out. Get more information @RollingLiveStudios!  #DETOUR #RollingLiveStudios #SaveOurStages #MusiCares #NIVA #Spotify With Ringo Starr, Linda Perry, Slash, Gavin Rossdale, Macy Gray, Sean Lennon, Jesse Malin, Cheap Trick, Taylor Momsen, Badflower, John Oates, David Johansen, Billy Gibbons, Darryl McDaniels (a.k.a. DMC), Gilby Clarke, Donita Sparks, Matt Sorum, Lzzy Hale, Bluebonnets, Charlotte Muhl, David Ramirez, Al Barr, Eve Monsees, Scream, Haley Reinhart, Joseph Arthur, Kathy Valentine, Lenny Kaye, Mickey Thomas, Mike Flanigin, South of Eden, Steve Stevens, Sue Foley, the Cringe, Uni, Vintage Trouble, AWOLNATION, Mike Garson, Meg Toohey, Carmine Rojas and more. • Scream working on material for a new record• Playing with his brother Franz Stahl for almost 40 years • His father managed bands when Pete was a kid such as The Hangman• Pete used to work production at the Viper Room for 12 years on and off• Neil McDonald from Viper Room production getting him into Rival Sons camp• He would be opening for Aerosmith right now with Rival Sons if not for COVID• Pete met his wife at the Viper Room• Playing in Earthlings? with Dave Catching and recording at Rancho De La Luna • Recording on the first few Desert sessions with Josh Homme and Dave Grohl• Dave Grohl only being 17 when playing in Scream and not being able to get into the clubs• Dave Grohl Joining Nirvana after Scream• MusiCares has helped a lot of his friends over the years• NIVA is helping the venues• Tenacious D residency on Sundays.  So Pete telling Dave Grohl how great they were• Pete brings Dave on stage to meet them, and Jack Black freaks out• He remembers Harry Dean Stanton, Prince, Eric Clapton and Elvis Costello playing at Viper• The night Robert Kennedy Jr spoke at Viper• Opening for Black Sabbath with Rival Sons•Ozzy and Sharon Osborne asking Todd Ogren from Rival Sons if they wanted to open for Black Sabbath  Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 37. Pete Stahl from Scream || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Marc Labelle from Dirty Honey and Tommy Black discuss:• Playing the first Viper Room live stream show July 24th hosted by KLOS• Playing the Sunset Jam• How he has always thought the Viper Room was the coolest place on the strip• Riding in the van, on tour, in Missouri and hearing himself on the radio for the first time • Being the first unsigned band to make #1 on Billboard rock charts• His love of motorcycles, riding and playing Sturges later in August• Opening for Guns and Roses• Tom Hamilton giving them props for their Aerosmith cover Last Child   • Working with Dave Cobb (produced Chris Stapleton and Rival Sons)• Singing a song with Slash at a Namm Gibson event • His vocal influences • Their peers Greta Van Fleet, Rival Sons, Joyus Wolf, and Badflower• Todd from Rival Sons jumping back behind the bar to help clean glasses at Viper• Recording first ep with Nick DiDia in Australia • Recording again with Nick in Australia but travel restrictions are conflicting  Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 36. Marc Labelle from Dirty Honey || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Larry Blackmon of the legendary funk outfit CAMEO and Tommy Black discuss: • Living in Las Vegas• Cameo getting record deal on Casablanca in 1976• Sharing a rehearsal studio with KISS and Gene Simmons leaving him funny pictures on the bulletin board• Larry Blackmon’s writing process, the revolution of sounds, and longevity• Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) was a mentor• His snare drum sound for “Word Up!” was actually 6 guys on a staircase doing handclaps• Miles Davis used to practice boxing with his father and they became very close• “Miles Davis had fresh ears”• Rick James introducing him to Eddie Murphy and producing Eddie Murphy• “Producing is interpreting what the artist is trying to do and shape it that way.  Because they have to live with it when it’s done.”• His new single “El Passo”• “Music is a strange business. Some people pass through small cities and move on to big cities. Other people get stuck there”• “Living is the real trip.  It’s easy to leave, it’s a little harder staying…”• Communicating with fans, CAMEO merchandise, and more on Cameonation.com Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 35. Larry Blackmon (Cameo) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and  Peter DiStefano Discuss:•Being first generation from Sicily •Working with Harry Gregson-Williams•Surfing in Mexico with Perry Farrell led to an audition for Porno for Pyros and after that, the rest is history•Writing with Skatemaster Tate and Perry Farrell•Recording and touring with Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) multiple times. •Touring with Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus) on drums and Eric Avery (Janes Addiction) on Bass.•Porno for Pyros never actually broke up, Peter just needed to get well fighting cancer and heroin addiction.•There are 13 songs written for Porno for Pyros that have never been released.•Getting asked to play guitar for David Lee Roth.•For his health, he has to do 50% creativity and 50% conclusions.•Really grateful to be playing the Viper Room and what a gift it is to be able to still play.•Seeing incredible talent at the Viper and playing there with Porno for Pyros.•He has no plan for the Viper show set this Thursday just wants to feel out the room and see where it goes.•Playing every Lollapalooza.  Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 34. Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros and Lance Herbstrong) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Simon Rex a.k.a Dirt Nasty and Tommy Black discuss: •Playing a show  at the Viper Room this Friday with Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy, Beardo and Smoov E •Out playing the Catalyst in Santa Cruz right now with Yung Gravy•Recording with Mickey Avalon in his spare bedroom and then taking the CD to clubs and handing out to people like Leonardo DiCaprio•Playing with Whitestarr and Mickey Avalon mid 2000 at The Viper Room Cisco Adler, Orbi (Alex Orbison) and Beardo•It became an LA sound and vibe on the Sunset Strip•He wants to play the songs the people want to hear and make the fans happy.  He went and saw Radiohead and did not hear one song he knew.•Playing a show in your home town is more work than when touring.  All your friends wanna be on the list.•His podcast Nervous Rex •He started at MTV•The reoccurring theme of helping friends out like LMFAO   Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 33. Simon Rex a.k.a Dirt Nasty || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

David Roach and Tim Mosher discuss: • Playing their upcoming 30th-anniversary gig at the Viper Room this Saturday the 19th•Playing the Viper and all the punk rock heroes were in the crowd.  Steve Jones, Rat Scabies, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock.   •Playing Scream with Janes addiction •Touring with Lynyrd Skynyrd•The Black Crowes opening for Junkyard•Writing at Steve Earle’s house •Playing some acoustic stuff for the first time at this upcoming show•Newly released demos for the third Geffen record  •No more record execs taking people to Hamburger Hamlet meetings   Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 32. David Roach and Tim Mosher (Junkyard) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Bruce Witkin and Tommy Black discuss:•Starting off in Florida where his Mother was a booking agent.  Being in The Kids with Johnny Depp.•The Kids Opening for Iggy Pop, Pretenders and B52’s •The whole band moving from Florida to LA together •Touring and doing a record with Adam Ant and now his daughter’s band Glam Skanks is touring with Adam Ant.•Doing the “ You’re So Vain” cover with Marilyn Manson at Johnny Depp’s studio•Working with Andy Johns •Chuck E. Weiss Mondays at the Central (The Central became the Viper)•Crawling in the ceiling of the Central and setting up the PA for the Viper Room.  Johnny saying “What do we buy what should we get?” •Tom Petty playing the Viper Room opening night•Johnny calling him at 1:00 in the morning saying Michael Hutchence is here and wants to jam for Kate Moss’s birthday after hours.  •Seeing The Black Crowes and Jakob Dylan shows at the Viper Room because it’s a cool place to play.•Working with Joe Perry on his solo album and playing with the Hollywood Vampires.•Playing Rock n Rio and The Grammys.  •How he wants to mentor and help young musicians.   Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 31. Bruce Witkin (Musician/Producer... Hollywood Vampires, Adam Ant, Marilyn Manson and many more) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and Lexxi Foxx discuss:•How Steel Panther started at the Viper Room•Steven Tyler, Avril Lavigne and Christina Aguilera among many others would show up and get on stage on any given Steel Panther night at the Viper Room•Playing Europe with Def Leppard, Judas Priest, ZZ Top and Buckcherry•This is the most complex record he’s had a studio bass player play•Lexxi prefers drying his hair with a fan•The importance of Hair and a Face when playing bass•Learning how to sing backing vocals in County jail •Not getting hit on by Rob Halford and what a class act Rob Halford really is Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 30. Lexxi Foxx (Steel Panther) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Vampiro and Tommy Black discuss:•The Misfits wrestling with Vampiro•Playing and wrestling with Insane Clown Posse•Being a touring bodyguard for Milli Vanilli•Being an international Guardian Angel liaison •Working with kids and saving lives•Visiting Aleister Crowley’s house in Italy•Vampiro’s upcoming documentary debuting at the Austin film festival in October•Steve Jones and The Neurotic Outsiders playing the Viper Room with Duff, Matt Sorum and Billy Idol•People that attend Viper Room  shows are just as important/cool as the musicians playing Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 29. Vampiro (WCW Wrestler, Guardian Angel, and Musician) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Kathy Valentine and Tommy Black discuss:•Her new memoir coming out in April •The Go-Go’s “Our Lips are Sealed” video stage scenes were shot on the Viper Room stage before it was Viper•Being inspired by Suzi Quatro on a trip to England •Moved to LA and in 1980 was asked to be in the Go-Go’s•The sisterhood of playing with all girls•The punk scene at that time leveled the playing field and people were really supportive of her being a female musician•The Go-Go’s made music history as the first and still only all-female band to have a #1 album in the U.S.•Her Last show at the Viper was with the Bluebonnets and Jane Lee Hooker •The Go-Go’s Head Over Heels Musical on Broadway •Getting a star on Hollywood Blvd•Taking chances, challenging yourself and not playing it safe Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 28. Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's, The Bluebonnets, and The Delphines) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and Matt McJunkins discuss:•Moving to LA from Palm Springs early life/times in LA•Auditioning for Ashes Divide (Billy Howerdel’s band) with Jeff Friedl•Billy Howerdel recommending Matt and Jeff for Maynard’s band puscifer then that led to A Perfect Circle•Matt and Jeff playing with Eagles of Death Metal•Maynard on stage at Viper Room taking pictures of Ashes Divide playing with his back to the crowd •The Beta Machine’s first show booked by Brent Mendoza•Smashing Pumpkins playing the Viper Room and Billy Corgan playing a ukulele for the encore •How awesome Jimmy Gnecco is when playing acoustically at the Viper Room •Carina Round joining Ashes and Beta Machine on stage at Viper•Playing with Thirty Seconds to Mars in Abu Dhabi Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 27. Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Eagles of Death Metal, Ashes Divide and The Beta Machine) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Mickey Avalon and Tommy Black discuss:•His creative and working process with different producerse•Sean Penn telling Mickey to come meet Jane Fonda at her Christmas party at Ronald Reagan’s old house•Playing gigs at the Viper Room 15 years ago with Whitestarr consisting of Cisco Adler and Orbi (Roy Orbison’s son) •New EP with Dirt Nasty•His release Some Kind of Exciting and painting all the single covers•How the Viper always feels like it’s popping when he performs there•His love of painting and a potential art show at the Viper  Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 26. Mickey Avalon || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and Pete Thorn discuss:•Playing with Jewel, Chris Cornell, Linda Perry, Don Henley and many others…•Coming from Canada to MI and playing with the working North Hollywood pro scene early on•When we were bowling at Aaron Spelling’s house•Working with Adam Cohen and Meeting Leonard Cohen•Recording and writing a Courtney Love record that never came out with Billy Corgan •Over 300 shows with Chris Cornell•His Pete Thorn Gear demos, Lessons, All Things Guitar YouTube channel •Being a YouTube entrepreneur and the notoriety that comes from that•Music can be like running a small business and the different atmosphere of music these days.  Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 25. Pete Thorn (Chris Cornell, Linda Perry, Don Henley, and many others…) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Kevin Martin and Tommy Black discuss: •The upcoming Viper Room 26th anniversary show•Pearl Jam playing the Viper Room•Kevin being crushed by Jimmy Iovine saying, “I don’t hear it”•At Viper Room with Guy Oseary, Madonna, Dave Grohl and Scott Weiland at a secret Pearl Jam show•Working at Fluevog shoes in Seattle meeting Andrew Wood, Chris Cornell and the other greats•Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone) giving Kevin musical advice•The Gracious Few Bruno Mars “Blow” video song •Kevin actually was employed doing sound for a while at the Viper Room while being a rock star•Dennis Rodman staying at Kevin’s house when he was on tour•Considering how many bands have been discovered  at the Viper Room it’s the new Max’s Kansas City(Song on intro/outro is from Tom Petty tribute at the Viper Room the day he passed) Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 24. Kevin Martin (Candlebox) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black talks with Philly Ocean (Phillip Daniel) of Yachtley Crew about:• Pauly Shores (saxophone) breaking more bones than Evel Knievel• How many yachts they really own• A potential Yachtley Crew movie• If shows sound better on the ocean or the land• Their first amphitheater show • Yachtley Crew super-fans are known as Crewpies • Playing Disneyland with tattoos • August 2nd next show / First Friday of every month at the Viper Room Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.com The post 23. Philly Ocean (Yachtley Crew) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and Rob Raco discuss: •Rob’s drum company Essex County Drums he started with his father •Canadian music and film scene •The band Tea Party •Working with Luke Perry •His band Legend with KJ Apa from Riverdale •Flying over Mulholland and Coldwater in his Jeep •Being the face/ambassador of Fendi eyewear •Playing with Legend at the Viper Room and Teen Vogue event Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 22. Rob Raco (Riverdale, Supernatural, and Legend) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Jeff Schroeder and Tommy Black talk about: The making of Shiny and Oh So Bright at Rick Rubin’s studio in MalibuJoel Patterson, Gene Loves Jezebel, Sparkler, The Violet Burning, Lassie Foundation, and Blackboard JungleRecording with Rick Rubin, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha Influences: Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Uli Jon RothHiking with Jack and Peter Hook in Manchester and playing Joy Division songs with themNew LA based project written with producer Rick ParkerLiving with Billy Corgan in ChicagoPlaying Stairway to Heaven solo at Madison Square GardenMotorhead and Blackboard Jungle at the Viper Room Doing DJ sets in downstairs Viper Room bar  Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.comThe post 21. Jeff Schroeder (Smashing Pumpkins) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black and Todd Ögren talk about:Being in France with Slash and Myles KennedyPete Stahl from Scream and Dave GrohlTouring with Black Sabbath for 13 months and how good Ozzy Osbourne smellsPlaying together in Golden StateTodd Ögren Beard powerBarbacking at the Viper Room one nightTommy Lee high-five at the Viper RoomFive (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.com The post 20. Todd Ögren (Rival Sons) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.

Tommy Black talks with bass extraordinaire Chris Wyse about: His show/Birthday on July 15th at the Viper Room Owl and Hollywood Vampires (Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry) Upright bass and rock and roll Playing with The Cult, Jerry Cantrell, Ace Frehley, Scott Weiland, and Ozzy Osbourne Johnny Depp, and otherworldly stuff happening at the Viper Room Five (or More) Questions with Tommy Black is produced by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Prickly Pear Marketingwww.pricklypearmarketing.com The post 19. Chris Wyse (Owl and Hollywood Vampires) || Five (or More) Questions With Tommy Black first appeared on Viper Room.