SIXX:A.M. Members Share Their Real-Life SPINAL TAP Story In New Video
October 9, 2014, 10 years ago
Sixx:A.M. vocalist James Michael and guitarist DJ Ashba talk about their most embarrassing, Spinal Tap rock 'n' roll moments in the following video courtesy of Ultimate Classic Rock.
Ashba says: “I caught on fire by pyro. I was out there playing (with Guns N' Roses), and I just remember thinking, ‘Wow, it’s getting really hot up here.' It burned a hole in the ass of my jeans and one of the techs thought it was a great idea to put duct tape over it to get me through the show. Which was clever until I had to rip it off, and it literally took all the skin off with it.”
Michael's own Spinal Tap moment occurred very early in his career and involved an onstage run-in with a wayward drum machine and a fake drummer.
Sixx:A.M., featuring James Michael, DJ Ashba and Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx, will embark on its first headlining tour in April. Sixx recently spoke with Billboard.com about the upcoming road trip; an excerpt from the interview is available below:
Sixx: "It's not new that we've been influenced by David Bowie and Mott the Hoople and queen and Elton John musically, but we also look at those bands and go, 'Those were arena bands. Those were theatrical shows. Those were extravaganzas.' As we're putting the show together and looking at ideas, that's what we're gunning for. We're not just going to play a linear, one-dimensional, hard set. We're gonna take you on a real musical journey.
The concerts will be like nothing that Mötley Crüe has ever done because I would never disrespect Mötley Crüe and do that. Mötley Crüe is this beautiful, four-headed monster and this is a new band, a different band and it'll have a different interpretation of what a rock band is.
"We want (Sixx:A.M.) to be a band on our own, and moving forward we feel like this is the kind of band where there's no ceiling. There's no boundaries. It's going to be exciting to put it together live and solidify it as a live rock band and then see what we do with that when we start the writing process again, 'cause when Mötley Crüe's over Sixx:A.M. is going to be my priority as a band."Go to this location for the complete story.
Adam Arnkoff, senior VP of Touring at 10th Street Entertainment, the company that manages Sixx:A.M., hinted that more excursions will follow. “The band is eager to give back to all the fans who have supported them and their first headline tour ever is the best way possible,” Arnkoff told Pollstar. “This time around, we are only able to hit select major markets, but this will serve as a taste of what is to come down the road.”
Tour dates:
April
10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
13 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
14 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
16 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
17 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
19 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
20 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
21 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
23 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
24 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
27 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
28 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
29 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
Local ticket pre-sales launched October 9th at 10 AM and conclude October 10th at 10 AM. General onsales start October 10th and 11th at 10 AM. All times local.
Sixx:A.M.'s new album, Modern Vintage, is in stores now via Eleven Seven Music.
Modern Vintage tracklisting:
"Stars""Gotta Get It Right"
"Relief"
"Get Ya Some"
"Let’s Go"
"Drive"
"Give Me A Love"
"Hyperventilate"
"High On The Music"
"Miracle"
"Before It’s Over"
Bonus Tracks:
"Before It's Over (Piano Ballad)""Stars (Cinematic)"
"Gotta Get It Right (Acoustic)"
"Let It Haunt You (So Beautiful)"
"Gotta Get It Right" video, directed by Paul Brown:
