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  • Nikki Sixx Not Retiring Yet, Plans To Go On Tour With Sixx: AM

    Motley Crue might be retiring, but not Nikki Sixx. The bassist is staying true to the adage that rock and roll never dies and confirms in a Rolling Stone interview that he has no plans to retire yet.

    The 56-year-old guitarist has his eye on touring with his other band Sixx: AM once he gets off from his final tour with Motley Crue.

    It will be Sixx: AM’s first tour and Sixx is excited to focus on music from the band’s three albums, which he described as complicated and diverse.

    “We want to go to Japan and Australia and New Zealand and then Europe and back to America, all while we’re working on our fourth record,” Sixx reveals. “We’re f***ing ready to do it. No retirement for me!”

    But it is curtains for the legendary heavy metal band Motley Crue, which is set to take their final bows on New Year’s Eve at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

    The band has been a force in rock music since 1981 and the Crue’s members – vocalist Vince Neil, drummer Tommy Lee, bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist Mick Mars – are known for staying true to rock’s hedonistic lifestyles.

    However, like their aptly named final tour, all bad things must come to an end and Motley Crue’s members announced that they have signed a “cessation of touring agreement” which will prevent them from touring under the band’s name beyond 2015.

    Their final tour kicked off on July last year and ends on December 31 of this year.

    Playing at the Staples Center is a fitting end to the band that started its rise to fame on the Sunset Strip. There have been reports that the band will play one last set at the famed Whisky club after their Staples gig, but Sixx has doubts that will materialize.

    But fans of Motley Crue shouldn’t worry about not seeing their favorite hellions anymore. Like Sixx, the other 3 members still have their own personal projects.

  • Nikki Sixx Sells His Gated Community Mansion For 2.4 Million Dollars

    If you were hoping to buy the home of Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, you are out of luck. It’s sold.

    According to the Los Angeles Times, the home was located in the gated community of Calabasas in California. Described as “stone-clad” and “Mediterranean-inspired”, the house included four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a special music room within its 4,500 square feet. Celebrity real estate collectors will most likely be sad to know that the property, which included outdoor features such as a swimming pool, spa, and pizza oven, is now off the market.

    The final price was $2.4 million. Sixx bought the place for $1.9 million in 2011.

    Back in July, the Los Angeles Times reported Sixx bought a much bigger 10,300 square foot mansion in Westlake Village for $4.1 million. It has two more bathrooms and three more bathrooms than his old home.

    Sixx has been busy with his band, SIXX:A.M., which will be playing its first live show since 2009 tomorrow at the iHeart Theater in Burbank, California, according to KNAC.com. There’s also supposed to be some big surprise at the end of the concert.

    Also being released tomorrow is SIXX:A.M.’s new album, Modern Vintage.

    What should fans expect from this concert and album release? “Sixx:A.M.’s music has always walked that fine line between beauty and darkness, happiness and pain,” James Michael explained in an interview with Global News. “A lot of Sixx:A.M.’s lyrics are pretty heavy subject matter but we always find a way to find hope in every song.”

    It makes one wonder if Sixx felt any beauty, darkness, happiness or pain about moving from one multimillion dollar home to another.

  • Pamela Anderson Caught Kissing Rick Salomon, Divorce Plans Canceled?

    Pamela Anderson and estranged husband Rick Salomon just might not be going through with a divorce after all.

    The maybe-still-a-couple were spotted kissing in Malibu, just two weeks after the Baywatch star filed for divorce.

    TMZ published a photo of the twosome kissing with both still wearing their wedding rings. Later, they sat down on a curb outside and continued to talk and cuddle, reported E! Online.

    “They appeared relaxed throughout and after their public display they left together in a Range Rover. They definitely looked as if they had reconciled,” a source said.

    Anderson filed for divorce on July 3, citing irreconcilable differences, after less than six months of marriage. This was their second attempt at happily-ever-after. They married on Jan. 9, just six years after Anderson had their first brief marriage annulled.

    Two days after she filed, Anderson posted a lengthy original poem about love, heartbreak and prostitution on Facebook.

    Post by Pamela Anderson.

    Anderson has been married to two other men besides Salomon. Her marriage to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee ended in 1998 after three years, and her marriage to Kid Rock in 2006 only lasted three months.

    Salomon — best known for his part in the Paris Hilton leaked sex tape scandal in 2003 — seems just as fickle as his wife. His first marriage to voice actress Elizabeth Daily ended in 2000, and his second marriage to actress Shannen Doherty ended in an annulment in 2002 after only nine months.

    Image via Pamela Anderson, Facebook

  • Scorpions Drummer Jailed for a Month in Dubai

    Scorpions Drummer Jailed for a Month in Dubai

    Scorpions drummer James Kottak was arrested at Dubai International Airport for drunk and disorderly conduct on April 3, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the crime of insulting Islam. According to Dubai state-run newspaper The National, Kottak flipped the bird and mooned other travelers while in an airport transit hall.

    Kottak told police he had taken a wrong turn on his way to a Formula One grand prix gig in Bahrain, and subsequently denied flashing his middle finger, dropping his pants or insulting Islam.

    A witness described as ‘Officer AA’ said he heard Kottak saying “what is this disgusting smell?” before insulting Islam. “I didn’t see anything else but I heard him. I then informed my supervisor, who came and took the defendant away,” AA added. A Jordanian passenger services agent called ‘AB’ said that Kottak was shouting “non-educated Muslims” and then gave other passengers the middle finger.

    Kottak has been sitting in a Dubai jail since the incident, and will soon be released, having logged some time served. Kottak did plead guilty to being intoxicated without a license, and paid a fine of roughly $550. The drummer also explained that he was merely showing people his back tattoo, not mooning. During his misdemeanor trial, Kottak’s attorney Hamid Al Khazraji told the judge, “Their testimonies are contradictory, your honor.”

    Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965, and have sold between 75 and 100 million records worldwide. Here is a bit of a Scorpions refresher:

    Awesome.

    James Kottack, 51, of Louisville, Kentucky joined the band in 1996, and was previously married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee’s sister Althena.

    Here is Kottak doing a drum solo at a Scorpions gig:

    Kottak’s fans took to Twitter, relaying some confusion regarding the missing musician:

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Nikki Sixx: Mötley Crüe Bassist Gets Married

    Mötley Crüe bassist, Nikki Sixx, tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend, model Courtney Bingham Saturday.

    Complete with peacocks greeting the 130 guests upon their arrival, family and friends gathered at Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles to witness the “gothic rock meets French countryside” wedding, according to People Magazine.

    The 28-year-old bride wore a custom-made gown made by her aunt who owns Janene’s Bridal Boutique, in Northern California.

    “I used to drive her nuts when I was younger trying on a million dresses,” she told Entertainment Tonight.

    Bingham said she didn’t want a traditional dress and was inspired by a dress worn by actress Jennifer Lawrence that she came upon in a magazine.

    “I saw Jennifer Lawrence two years ago at the Oscars falling gracefully, perfectly, as she goes up to accept her award, and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, the back of that dress!’,” said Bingham.

    The couple became engaged over a year ago. Sixx, 55, proposed while on vacation with the How2Girl expert in St. Bart’s.

    Stylist Halle Reum threw a bridal shower March 2 at the Hotel Bel Air, decorated with flower arrangements created by the bride herself.

    This is Sixx’ third marriage. He was married to Playboy playmate Brandi Brandt for seven years and actress Donna D’Errico for 11 years.

    Image via Twitter, Brooke Anderson

  • Motley Crue’s Power Ballad Used In New Ad

    If you’re a Motley Crue fan, then you might have noticed the new commercial that’s been floating around the past few days, which includes their 80s power ballad “Home Sweet Home.”

    The commercial is for Coldwell Banker Real Estate and its Senior Vice President, Sean Blakenship, says the song is perfect for the new ad because it symbolizes people coming back to what’s most important to them.

    “I say it’s time we all take a moment and reflect on what ‘home’ truly means,” said Blankeship. “A place of celebration. A monument of great memories. A moment of tribute to those who help protect our home every day. That is home sweet home.”

    The minute-long commercial shows all kinds of people coming back to their house, from little kids returning home in the backseat of their parents car, to folks kicking off their shoes and plopping down on the couch after a long day. It also shows the different ways that people enjoy their homes, whether it’s a couple cuddling on their couch in front of the TV, or a group of friends hanging out on a patio enjoying the evening together.

    Quite frankly, the commercial pulls at your heartstrings a little, because the shots chosen by the director, along with the song, work well together. So much so, it’s surprising Coldwell didn’t save the ad for Super Bowl Sunday.

    But perhaps even more surprising is the song “Home Sweet Home” never being a big hit for Motley Crue, but somehow, it’s still considered a fan favorite. “But that song was never a hit single,” said Nikki Sixx, the band’s bass player. “They never worked it at radio, they never promoted the song, and if it wasn’t for MTV back when they used to play videos, that song wouldn’t be the song it is today. But that song’s kind of like our “Dream On” [by Aerosmith] or our “Stairway To Heaven” [by Led Zeppelin], right?”

    Image via YouTube

  • Tommy Lee Drum Lawsuit Dismissed

    It’s not quite the Pink Floyd flying pig fracas, but it might belong in the same category.

    Back in 1991, Howard Scott King says he showed Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee a design for a drum rig. Tommy Lee had been using his flying drum kit rig, made famous by the “Wild Side” music video. But King says his design was for a rig that looked like a roller coaster.

    Flash forward 20 years, a period of time considered just this side of forever in technological terms, and Tommy Lee started using a roller coaster-looking drum stage rig.

    Howard King felt he should see some money for what he considered to be use of his design. Lee thought otherwise. The design was not the same; it was a theme that no one “owned” (a roller coaster); and plenty of time had passed, disconnecting his use from King’s idea.

    King sued.

    Now, according to TMZ, the case has finally come to an end, and not the end that King had hoped for. The judge hearing the case has dismissed it altogether. He says that King never had exclusive rights to the design that he talked with Lee about, and that he is therefore due no compensation for Tommy Lee using a similar design 20 years later.

    King once had a business called Stages N’ Motion, but no longer operates that business.

    With this ugliness behind him, Tommy Lee and Motley Cure can now get back to rocking, with a roller coaster stage rig as a centerpiece.

    Image via: YouTube