S4-Ep9: Shark Island & The Scream - Sharks, Screams, and Broken Dreams

S4-Ep9: Shark Island & The Scream - Sharks, Screams, and Broken Dreams

This week in the gutter, we’re diving headfirst into the gloriously underrated world of late-’80s Sunset Strip rock with Shark Island and The Scream. Two bands. Endless talent. Horrible timing. During the dying days of the Strip, Shark Island unleashed Richard Black’s legendary, hypnotic stage swagger—the literal DNA a certain Axl Rose may have “borrowed”—alongside the razor-sharp riffs of Spencer Sercombe. From their infamous Gazzarri's residency to the release of their 1989 masterwork, Law of the Order, Shark Island wasn’t just part of the scene—they were the blueprint   The Scream. Born from the ashes of Racer X and powered by the soulful roar of John Corabi. Their debut, Let It Scream, delivered blues-soaked, groove-heavy gutter rock. We’re breaking down the raw punch of tracks like “Man in the Moon,” the brutal bad luck that killed the band’s momentum, and how this band became the stepping stone that launched Corabi straight into the chaos of Mötley Crüe. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394763/fan_mail/new] Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ [https://rocknrollgutter.com/] |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollgutter/?hl=en] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564860114576] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-gutter/id1763428225] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2X3WtdqUDE9r9Vec4m7mIJ?si=502e628fb7564410] | https://pod.link/1763428225 [https://pod.link/1763428225]

S4-Ep 8: Cherry Bombz and Shooting Gallery - Going Out With A Bang!!

This week in the Gutter, we’re chasing the beautiful wreckage left behind when one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most unpredictable gunslingers refused to call it a day. At the center of it all: Andy McCoy—songwriter, guitarist, and full-time agent of chaos—stepping out of Hanoi Rocks’ shadow and straight into two short-lived, hard-living projects that burned fast and flamed out. First up, we dive into The Cherry Bombz—a sleazy, swaggering supergroup that looked like a million bucks and behaved like they had nothing to lose. With members pulled from European Glam Punk royalty, The Cherry Bombz became an explosion of attitude, decadence, and pure rock ‘n’ roll instinct. Then we follow McCoy into Shooting Gallery, where the chaos turns even darker. Stripped down, and raw, this band traded Sunset Strip flash for something meaner. With a constant sense that everything could fall apart at any second, this was a band determined to self-destruct.  Two bands and one brilliantly unstable creative force holding it all together—until he couldn’t. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394763/fan_mail/new] Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ [https://rocknrollgutter.com/] |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollgutter/?hl=en] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564860114576] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-gutter/id1763428225] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2X3WtdqUDE9r9Vec4m7mIJ?si=502e628fb7564410] | https://pod.link/1763428225 [https://pod.link/1763428225]

S4-Ep7: SMACK - Walking On A Wire

Long before Guns N' Roses took over the world, a gang out of Helsinki had already perfected the art of volume, chaos, and beautifully bad decisions. This week, we’re diving headfirst into the swagger and wreckage of Smack—the band that built a filthy little bridge between Finnish grit and L.A. glam. Smack became the ultimate musician’s band—worshipped by the future legends, ignored by the charts, and living just reckless enough to burn through every opportunity they touched. This is what happens when talent, timing, and trouble collide. Join us as we dig into a legacy that’s raw, ragged, and just a little bit tragic.   Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394763/fan_mail/new] Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ [https://rocknrollgutter.com/] |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollgutter/?hl=en] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564860114576] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-gutter/id1763428225] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2X3WtdqUDE9r9Vec4m7mIJ?si=502e628fb7564410] | https://pod.link/1763428225 [https://pod.link/1763428225]

S4-Ep6: GYASI - Rock N' Roll Sword Fight

This week in the Gutter, we dive headfirst into a technicolor blur of sequins, swagger, and electric riffs with modern Glam rocker Gyasi (Pronounced Jah-See). In this episode, we explore how the Nashville-based artist revives the theatrical spirit of Bowie and T. Rex while carving a sound and vision that’s entirely his own. He’s not living in their shadow. He’s kicking the door in, platform boots first, dragging Glam rock into the present with snarling guitars, twisted hooks, and a whole lot of attitude.  Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394763/fan_mail/new] Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ [https://rocknrollgutter.com/] |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollgutter/?hl=en] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564860114576] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-gutter/id1763428225] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2X3WtdqUDE9r9Vec4m7mIJ?si=502e628fb7564410] | https://pod.link/1763428225 [https://pod.link/1763428225]

S4-Ep5: LOVE/HATE - Blackout In The Red Room

This week in The Gutter, we get a little emotional over Love/Hate. While the Sunset Strip was choking on Aqua Net and major-label promises, Love/Hate came in wired, wild-eyed… and just a little weird. Fronted by the feral charisma of Jizzy Pearl, they had the hooks. They had the riffs. They had the attitude. What they didn’t have was timing. Their debut, Blackout in the Red Room, felt sharp, dangerous, and a little too real for a scene already collapsing under its own excess. And then there was the crucifixion stunt. Outrageous. Ridiculous. Maybe even a little desperate. But subtle? Never.. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394763/fan_mail/new] Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ [https://rocknrollgutter.com/] |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollgutter/?hl=en] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564860114576] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-gutter/id1763428225] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2X3WtdqUDE9r9Vec4m7mIJ?si=502e628fb7564410] | https://pod.link/1763428225 [https://pod.link/1763428225]