Hair metal band Helix told “Night Flight” they regretted this sexist video
In 1984, the Canadian hair metal band Helix found themselves in Hollywood, filming themselves cavorting around with big-haired buxom 80s babes for a Miss Rock Fantasy 1984 beauty pageant parody whilst...
View ArticleJim Capaldi of Traffic: Recalling the band’s early years on “Night Flight”
Today we’re remembering Jim Capaldi on the anniversary of his birth — he was born Nicola James Capaldi on August 2, 1944, in Evesham, Worcestershire, near Birmingham, England — with a look back at...
View Article“Straight Outta Compton” and Slammin’ Rap with N.W.A.’s Eazy E
The bio-pic Straight Outta Compton, which opens today (Friday, August 14), is said to explore the explosive story of the relatively short-lived west coast gangsta rappers N.W.A., the self-professed...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Gene Simmons: Rock journo Lisa Robinson talked to the KISS...
Gene Simmons is 66 today and to celebrate his first year of Medicare coverage, we’ve decided to dig out one of the most bootlegged tapes in the Night Flight library. Longtime music journalist Lisa...
View ArticleMötley Crüe’s 34-year legacy comes to an end: Tommy & Vince talked to Night...
So long Mötley … The countdown has begun, only 122 days are left till Mötley Crüe ends their 34-year touring legacy with a run of three shows in Los Angeles culminating on New Year’s Eve. To celebrate...
View ArticleTommy Shaw of Styx talks to Night Flight in 1985 about the Beatles, Girls...
Thirty years ago, in January 1985, Tommy Shaw — today’s his birthday, he was born on September 11, 1953, in Montgomery, Alabama — sat down with Night Flight to discuss his then-new solo career, the...
View ArticleIn 1986, Chrissie Hynde told Night Flight that ’80s rock ‘n’ rollers were in...
Chrissie Hynde celebrated her 64th birthday last week, and her 336-page memoir Reckless: My Life as a Pretender was published the day after that, so we thought since she’s been in the news a lot lately...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Diamond Dave: Night Flight looks back at David Lee Roth’s...
The highly anticipated book Van Halen Rising officially hits the shelves this week and the band have just wrapped up their three-month long North American tour with two blistering performances at the...
View ArticleThree RATTs and a lawsuit: The Night Flight vault revisits happier times
April 1985: Long before bruised egos and decades of internal conflict conspired to create not one, not two, but three versions of RATT, lead singer Stephen Pearcy and rhythm guitarist Robbin Crosby...
View ArticleW.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless and Chris Holmes in their only “Night Flight”...
W.A.S.P. were sixteen days away from beginning their first North American tour (supporting Krokus) and riding high as the next big thing in hard rock. Their self-titled, debut Capitol Records album was...
View ArticleA lost Mark Hamill “Night Flight” interview from 1986 awakens a nearly...
It seems as if almost everyone in the world is anxiously awaiting the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens on Thursday and Friday. The marketing and co-branding surrounding the seventh...
View Article“Straight Outta Compton” and Slammin’ Rap with N.W.A.’s Eazy E
The bio-pic Straight Outta Compton is said to explore the explosive story of the relatively short-lived west coast gangsta rappers N.W.A., the self-professed “World’s Most Dangerous Group,” but we...
View ArticleAugust 1984: Paul Stanley tells Night Flight about KISS’s plans to “Animalize”
On the occasion of Paul Stanley’s 64th birthday — he was born Stanley Bert Eisen on January 20, 1952, in Manhattan, NY — here’s a Mick Wall inspired look back at Paul Stanley’s lone solo Night Flight...
View ArticleDo you still have the right to rock?: A look back at Ron Keel’s 1985 Night...
In the spring of 1985, Ron Keel was riding high and living the dream of being a young up and coming rock musician in Los Angeles. Most of his friends, like Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, and Ratt had already...
View ArticleThe J Geils Band’s Peter Wolf tells Night Flight about the freedom found in...
In 1985, J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf spoke with Night Flight about how after so many years of being one of the best live acts and hardest working acts in show business with monster performances like...
View ArticleHair metal band Helix told “Night Flight” they regretted this sexist video
In 1984, the Canadian hair metal band Helix found themselves in Hollywood, filming themselves cavorting around with big-haired buxom 80s babes for a Miss Rock Fantasy 1984 beauty pageant parody whilst...
View Article30 years ago, Divine told the world he was ready for Hollywood!
Shortly after the release of his biggest hit, Hairspray, and his untimely death at age 42, Night Flight paid tribute to the groundbreaking midnight movie icon Divine — featuring choice portions from...
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