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Detroit rock blog: handily defending the classically unhip and the dead

September 14, 2010
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Indeed, this few-day-old  “rock blog” is the most brave Detroit-area music site available at the moment.  See, explaining and defending the indefensible, in often self-belittling ways, is a wee bit more difficult than taking lead cheerleader position on whatever poncified novelty that rises like hardons for jowel-apparent, stage-front sycophants.

So what happened to hair metal as a species? What of its trumpeters — particular those too young to have really been there? Enter Detroit Rock Blog.

Nowhere else on earth will one find — in a recurring feature here titled “Hair Metal Classics” — a fairly persuasive argument in favor of, yes,  Trixter‘s 1992 Hear! No joke. You’ll also find a thesis on, of all things, Whitesnake – that ’80s band whose name was both racist and sexist — and its 1986 the Whitesnake Album, each written by a guy called “The Casual One,” who, whether or not you’ll dismiss this dude for his particular tastes, writes with clear-eyed honesty and some heart. Jesus, read the unironic words on Winger!

You’ll find a few DRB curve-balls too, such as a Dick Valentine Q&A
and an Alice in Chains love-fest for its album Dirt, in which the review’s author, one Matt St. Aubin, details exactly where his teenaged boots were when he first heard this album.

More, DRB scribe Chester Butternuts uses the classic-rock concert experience in a local review of Aerosmith and Hagar, not as a finger-pistol to balding boomer nostalgia, but as a means to carry his theme of the social classes and separatism! Salute!

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  • drew

    This sounds like a kick-A blog! Funny, nostaligic, and since one guy’s name is Chester Butternuts, slightly dirty(?) Hope it will continue to sneak past my work-server’s content filter!

  • natasha

    I thought the Detroit Rock Blog write up on GlitterTrash Punk failed to point out that the lead vocalist sounds like a nauseating fake British whino .A rag tag bunch of middleaged musicians trying to keep the spirit of punk alive is tragic and sad the avalanche of chaos that pounds the stage is a recycled cliche all been done before , seen before and played before .

  • Nasty Tampon

    I’d have to question some of Natasha’s comments on Glitter Trash…but in truth I think she is just pissed because the tranny lead singer has bigger tits and a prettier face than her…female jealousy can be so (Sid) vicous!

  • Adam S.

    Er ! Wierd review! I saw this band Glitter -Trash when I flew in from NYC and was hugely disappointed, there was so much hype associated with them I was upset I had to pay 5$ to see them play ! One of their songs was diabolically bad – in terms of craftsmanship , structure and lyrical content – the stage antics were true to form, trashy rolls of glitter landing on my clothes a cheap diversonary tactic to take away from the weak vocals and stilted guitar breaks . I think the band has a lot to prove one of the songs Wreakage was executed with honesty but lacked rythmic consistency and I Want Sex was a weak attempt at society’s obsession with one night stands . The rift for the track was very similar almost identical to another Punk band 30 years ago! I think if the material was fresher and the band were younger they would have something “special” to say right now they seem like a part time band with big time ambition time will tell.

  • Bmilne

    It seems odd someone would “fly in” to see a band that has only been together as a unit since May 15th, 2010…in other words, Adam S. was watching a band that was months old with a brand new front person that never performed before…I find it even odder that Adam S. talks about “hype” when the band has no CD’s out, no merch and never advertises it shows…seems Adam must have gotten his info from others, like myself, that enjoyed the show. I enjoyed watching Glitter Trash and would pay that budget wrecking $5 that Adam paid any day…plus they got rid of the terrible female drummer which really hacked up the tempo and flow of their songs…I cringed until they brought in drummer Dan Allen and put it together right. In short, I LOVE Glitter Trash…and I am a lifetime musician.

  • Karl Wylde

    I agree 101 % with Adam S I saw the band last night what a lame ass band! The other punks rocked ! I’m pretty open minded but what I saw was creepy and nasty. A guy of at least 35 dressed up in a black leather mini skirt eyes made up lots of foundation on must have weighed like 180 lbs . I think I’m going to turn Trans it’s a way to hook up and pick up women . All the chicks were swarming around the lead singer: think The Incredible Hulk in a blonde hair piece I’m not kidding the man/ woman whatever that was storming the stage like a maniac was just there to hit on the chicks it was funny and kind of pathetic too. My bet is he’s gay and likes to play dress up with the chicks the drummer broke a beat – I think he ‘s got potential and you could see the guitarist was struggling . Loose the lead singer guys get a real woman to front the band . Money for 0 and the chicks for free yep Glitter Trash Punk sound like a high school band except the average age of the band is like 40 so it’s creepy ,from what I could see you got a lead singer desperate to get laid so he shows his “feminine” side take off the mascara Jenna Talia and the foundation and see what lurks beneath all that make up someone old and very scary with a band who are all past their prime and dried up . Punk is all about being different , the fresh the bold this is an old timers band pretending to be new and camouflaging themselves with make up and hair pieces ! What is it with the high school balls of glitter that stuff stuck to all of my clothes and I wanna give them my dry cleaning bill. The music was secondary and I’ve heard better at my kids high school events .
    Loose the singer and you guys may have a chance if you haven’t croaked on glitter balls .

  • D. J

    Hey I’ve seen Jenna in action and she’s all woman except where it counts ! I don’t care much for the music but Ive chatted with Jenna on line, on FB and I go just to watch him grind . You gotta see it to believe it I’m guessing he likes men better. With a body like that only a man would do.

  • Katrina-Chi-towngirly

    That Glitter Trash Band was OK in my opinion. I went to see them play in Chicago and was shocked to see a couple hundred people their to see them…the filthiest looking people I have ever seen in my life…waiting in line to talk to them after and sign autographs. I will admit the band is very friendly and nice and I think the lead singer is really hot, in weird way in all that leather, however, they have too stripped down of a sound…but then I prefer Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Evenessance. I just don’t get it…but then I have different taste. It seems those people above are doing a personal sniper attack on Jenna Talia…its pretty rude and stupid…even though I don’t like punk, my friends I went with really liked it a lot and are listening to punk now. I think they were all very nice and fun people…the guitarist did a shot with me…and Cinderella, their bass player was soooo sweet…but I heard she is not in the band now. The drummer girl sucked ass…she was very weird and smelled like ass and I heard they got rid of her…good move…plus she hit on me repeatedly and didn’t seem to understand the word “NO”. I’d see them again just for the show and hang with them!

  • DetroitpunkWorx

    Strpped down sound, loose but great fun on and off the stage. I would definately see them again. Not sure about the personal attacks here but the night was a total blast.

  • Pistol Slinger

    Exquisite Controversey ! Why is it fine to target personalities such as Jenna Talia and accuse them of everything from being a predator to having loose morals. This is vitriol pure and simple . Perhaps it passes as acceptable because it stems from our perceptions of what is and isn’t considered “real”. Jenna Talia’s appearance alone is enough to open the flood gates of moral outrage not to mention unashamed misogyny – it’s a primitive reaction to someone breaking the rules and making waves . Still attracting such negative attention is POSITIVE in that it scores headlines for the band and that’s what counts the music . Jenna Talia may be flawed and not everyone’s cup of chai but attacking her and the band for their age is sickeningly abhorrent, the politics of envy me thinks and that’s the same in playgrounds the world over . So buckle up sit tight and let the band groove on with exquisite controversey !