Rock N Roll Gutter

Andy & Gary
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Welcome to the Rock & Roll Gutter Podcast! Music from the wrong side of the tracks! Your hosts, Andy and Gary, will drag you through the gritty world of sleaze rock, gutter glam, and all forms of dirty Rock and Roll. If you’re a fan of Hanoi Rocks, Dogs D’Amour, D-Generation, Hollywood Brats, or The New York Dolls, this is a podcast for you. Join us twice a month as we celebrate the bands that pushed the boundaries of good taste, and have a few laughs along the way. 

  1. 17m ago

    S5-Ep3: Hanoi Rocks - All Those Wasted Years

    To celebrate our 50th episode, The Rock N Roll Gutter Podcast crawls into the seedy world of Hanoi Rocks, the Finnish rock ’n’ roll wrecking crew that took punk attitude, glam swagger, bluesy sleaze, and a healthy disregard for personal safety and smashed it all together. At the center of the chaos were Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy, two wildly different personalities who somehow managed to create one of the most distinctive—and influential—bands to crawl out of the underground in the 1980s. We’ll get into the albums, the lineup changes, the legendary live shows, the excess, and the tragedy that changed everything. We’ll also look at the musicians who helped create the Hanoi Rocks sound, including Nasty Suicide, Sami Yaffa, and Razzle. From the streets of Helsinki to the clubs of London and the madness of America, Hanoi Rocks built a reputation on killer riffs, dangerous good looks, outrageous fashion, and the kind of rock ’n’ roll lifestyle that comes with a warning label. But nobody could have predicted just how much this strange little band from Finland would influence the glam and sleaze explosion that followed. From the Sunset Strip to stages around the world, their fingerprints would end up all over the music. Because Hanoi Rocks weren’t just another pretty band in funny clothes. They were ahead of the curve. Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  2. Aug 9

    S5-Ep2: Michael Monroe - Not Faking It!

    This week in The Gutter, we dive headfirst into the life and career of the legendary Hanoi Rocks frontman; Michael Monroe. From the streets of Helsinki to the stages of the world, Monroe carved out a career that was never about playing it safe. He was punk before punk was fashionable, glam before glam got polished, and a rock star before the word “rock star” became a marketing strategy. We trace the rise of Hanoi Rocks, the band's chaotic journey from Finland to international cult heroes, and the musicians who helped create their unmistakable sound and style. Along the way, we get into Monroe's friendships and musical relationships with some of rock's biggest names, his years in New York, his solo career, and the many twists, turns and near-misses that have made his story so damn entertaining.   Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  3. Jul 26

    S5-Ep1: Nasty Suicide & Sami Yaffa: Broken Strings and Broken Dreams

    Today in The Gutter we kickoff Season Five by celebrating two unsung heroes of sleaze rock whose influence is still being felt today. When people talk about Hanoi Rocks, the spotlight usually falls on Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy. But this week, we're turning that spotlight toward two musicians who helped build the band's legendary sound from the ground up: Nasty Suicide and Sami Yaffa. From the punk clubs of Helsinki to stages around the world, these guys lived every chapter of the rock 'n' roll story—the chaos, the triumphs, and the heartbreak. We'll dive into Hanoi Rocks, the tragedy that changed everything, and the incredible careers both men forged after the band, proving that their story didn't end when Hanoi Rocks did.   Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  4. Jul 12

    S4-Ep12: Izzy Stradlin - Shuffle It All

    This week in The Gutter, we close out Season 4 with the one and only Izzy Stradlin.  Izzy helped birth one of the most dangerous bands in rock — then walked away from stadiums, platinum records, and the whole circus at the peak of the madness, because he'd rather ride his motorcycle in peace than chase another gold record.  We dig into the guy who never needed the spotlight to prove he belonged in it: the gutter-glam Sunset Strip days with a teenage Axl Rose, the riffs that would soundtrack a generation, and the exit from Guns N' Roses just as the excess hit its rotten peak. This isn't the VH1-special version. It doesn't end in rehab or a reunion cash grab — it ends with a guy who got out clean, kept making records on his own terms, and never looked back for applause.  Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  5. Jun 28

    S4-Ep11: The Joneses - Keeping Up With The Joneses

    This week in The Gutter, we head back to the dark side of Hollywood to spotlight one of the most notorious bands of the Sunset Strip era: The Joneses. The Joneses mixed punk attitude, Stones swagger, and dangerous living into a sound that helped create the blueprint for Hollywood gutter rock. Loud, sleazy, and unapologetically raw, they were one of the most influential bands to emerge from the L.A. underground. From the notorious clubs of Hollywood to their reputation as one of the best live bands on the scene, we'll explore the music, the chaos, the excess, and the legacy of a group that should have been much bigger than they were. Oh, and did I mention bank robbery?? If you want to understand where Hollywood sleaze rock really came from, it all starts with The Joneses. Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  6. Jun 14

    S4-Ep10: Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle: Celebrating 50 Years of Aerosmith's Rocks

    This week in The Gutter, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the record many musicians consider Aerosmith's finest hour. From the swagger of "Back in the Saddle" and the filthy groove of "Last Child" to the crushing heaviness of "Nobody's Fault," Rocks captured the Boston bad boys at the absolute peak of their powers. Released in 1976, Aerosmith's fourth album became the record that countless future rock stars wore out on their turntables. Slash loved it. Nikki Sixx worshipped it. James Hetfield studied it. And generations of musicians learned that rock and roll sounded a whole lot better when it was a little dangerous. Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  7. May 25

    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 Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

  8. May 3

    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 Show Notes: Contact Us: rnrguttermail@gmail.com Follow Us: https://rocknrollgutter.com/ |  Instagram | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | https://pod.link/1763428225

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Welcome to the Rock & Roll Gutter Podcast! Music from the wrong side of the tracks! Your hosts, Andy and Gary, will drag you through the gritty world of sleaze rock, gutter glam, and all forms of dirty Rock and Roll. If you’re a fan of Hanoi Rocks, Dogs D’Amour, D-Generation, Hollywood Brats, or The New York Dolls, this is a podcast for you. Join us twice a month as we celebrate the bands that pushed the boundaries of good taste, and have a few laughs along the way. 

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  • Creator
    Andy & Gary
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Rock N Roll Gutter
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    Rock N Roll Gutter

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