A Hanoi Rocks fanblog. I also post stuff about the members' other projects, and some unrelated things. Unless I say specifically that I own something, I don't. Almost all of these pictures and videos were found online. I won't even pretend to know everything there is to know about the guys, so please feel free to correct any facts I might get wrong. I might accidentally post the same picture/song/article/whatever multiple times so if that happens I'm sorry. Enjoy!
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Pattaya Beach, Thailand - 1983
#andy mccoy#hanoi rocks#thailand#sorry I know it's tiny#but fitting#my bf is thai today's our 6 month anniversary
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Mike and Sami, 2010
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2010
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Mike and Axl. Has anyone seen Guns on the current tour? Anyone planning to?
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April 2013 - Michael and singer Suvi Aalto, a season 2 contestant on the TV show The Voice of Finland. Michael was her coach for the season, and 18-year-old Suvi ended up tying for 3rd place.
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Andy, 1989
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This lovely painting of Michael was done by Timo Kaltio. I believe it was around 1989.
On his Facebook page, Timo captioned the picture with:
“Acrylics, fabric paints, ink, airbrushes, a bit of everything on foam board, about 2x2 feet… I painted this in Philadelphia in late 80’s… frustrated the crap out of me. It’s still somewhere in USA.”
#michael monroe#timo kaltio#art#painting#new content FINALLY I think it's been like a year#sorry guys I've been having a hell of a time
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Michael in Tokyo.
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HANOI ROCKS NOT CHINESE
Richard Fantina, Creem magazine, August 1984. From the TBP archives.
(picture captioned with “At home, Jacqueline Bisset sobbed!”)
NEW YORK - Hanoi Rocks may look like (and speak in) cliches, but they aren’t revivalists. “People always try to classify us, which I hate,” says lead singer Mike Monroe. “They talk about a glam-rock revival and we weren’t trying to do anything like that. We’ve always been just a rock ‘n’ roll band.”
Adds songwriter/lead guitarist Andy McCoy, “It’s not metal either.” Hanoi Rocks play hard, loud rock ‘n’ roll wrapped around some poppy melodies and mischeviously decadent lyrics. The band has recorded 42 original tunes in less than three years. “I don’t write them.” says McCoy, “they just come to me.” The infectious songs combined with a clear-cut style and attitude carry them over. Monroe’s movie-star looks don’t hurt either.
The band was formed in Finland (yes, Finland) in 1980 by McCoy and Monroe with guitarist Nasty Suicide, bassist Sam Yaffa, and drummer Gyp Casino. They lived on the streets, bumming and crashing at friends’ houses, while rehearsing, they say, 12 hours a day. Their first gig was in the fall of that year. By March of 1981, their debut LP, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, was in the Finnish top five. Within six months they were earning a living from their music. Very light dues, eh?
In February 1982, their second LP, Oriental Beat, reached number one in Finland. Later that year Self-Destruction Blues was released and it also reached number one in Finland and hit the U.K. indie charts. British drummer Razzle replaced Casino - who was fired onstage because of a propensity to violence. In 1983, after the band had moved to England, they recorded their fourth LP, Back To Mystery City, with Dale Griffin and Overend Watts (the rhythm section of Mott The Hoople) producing.
Last June, they were signed to CBS, who lined up heavyweight heavy metal producer Bob Ezrin to produce their next album, Silver Missiles And Nightingales, which will be released later this year. Ezrin, who worked magic with Alice Cooper and Kiss, recorded the band in Toronto and New York.
Perhaps the most endearing aspect of Hanoi Rocks is their total acceptance of the myth of rock ‘n’ roll - the fast living, the rebellious posturing, the love of a good noise and a good time. It’s no coincidence that they’re often compared to the Rolling Stones and the New York Dolls, comparisons they naturally dislike. Their look seems tailor-made for MTV, and if their new LP continues in the vein of the first four - and if CBS provides the necessary push, which seems likely - Hanoi Rocks could easily go all the way.
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Obviously I am right back to being a massive failure.. Here's the text from that article
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Creem, August 1984, text post soon. From the TBC archives.
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Hey look guys here I am not being a massive failure!
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Nasty and Sami
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