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Ryan Roxie
Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento
, California
, December 1, 1965 is an American guitarist
/singer-songwriter
currently residing in Stockholm
, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper
, Slash
, Casablanca, Dad's Porno Mag plus many more. Along with his writing, recording, and touring schedule, he currently hosts 'The Big Rock Show with Ryan Roxie'.
. Ryan's father, Polish, used to play trumpet and his mother was a drummer in her high school marching band. Around age five Roxie picked up the guitar but was more interested in drums. It wasn't until he was around eleven or twelve that he started taking guitar seriously. Roxie often sites Keith Partridge as an early influence.
All of Roxie's heroes were in magazines like Circus and Kerrang and it seemed like they had the easiest and best jobs. Roxie's first electric guitar came as a Christmas present one year, a cream-colored Stratocaster. After the Strat, Roxie acquired his first Gibson Les Paul
, and to this day Roxie still considers the Gold Top his "first girlfriend". He went on to form a band called Star Fire with friends Matt Clarke and Mike Pavlick.
Roxie learned to play guitar from an old record player and invented his own form of scratching, going through many records in the process, picking out guitar parts. He was influenced by albums like Van Halen
and has had many guitar heroes including Brian May
from Queen
, Steve Stevens
, Elliot Easton
from The Cars
, Neil Geraldo from Pat Benatar
and Rick Nielsen
of Cheap Trick
.
were a band featuring original members Kyle Vincent
, Jonathan Daniel, John Schubert, and guitarist Geoff Siegel. Gilby Clarke
replaced Siegel after 6 months. They had an album release in 1985 titled Whatever Happened To Fun. Later that year, Gilby Clarke replaced Kyle Vincent as lead vocalist, and guitarist Roxie joined the lineup. After Gilby parted to form his own band Kill for Thrills the rest of the guys joined up with new lead vocalist Shane and became the Electric Angels
.
. The show they are signed at is opening for Dogs D'amour
and Mother Love Bone
(some of whose members went on to form Pearl Jam
) and their self-titled album is released in 1990 produced by Tony Visconti
(best known for his work with T Rex, Bowie and Thin Lizzy to name a few). The band works on a second album to be called New York Times but is dropped by Atlantic before it is released.
, Blooze
, The Hangover and Rubber
. Roxie also lent his guitar styling to the un-credited work with Tal Bachman
. Roxie's guitar work is displayed on the hit single "She's So High" produced by Bob Rock
. Roxie played guitar on James Michael
's Inhale release as well. In 2000 Roxie also wrote and recorded on Slash's Snakepit
's second album Ain't Life Grand.
and bassist Will Effertz and created the band Dad's Porno Mag. After Effertz left, guitarist Keri Kelli
and bassist Stefan Adika
joined. The album was released on Wax-Tone Records. This item is now out of stock but was re-released in 2000 from Robinson Records. Produced by Jim Mitchell of Ugly Kid Joe
fame and Mark Schulman (Simple Minds
) with additional production by Alex Woltman and friend Gilby Clarke. The album has fourteen tracks and one special hidden track entitled "My Bad Knee" on track 77. It is currently available at this site: (http://www.roxie77.bandcamp.com)
in 1996 after a few good words were put in for him by Gilby and a shady character known as 'Bobby from Mates' while proving himself in an audition. He was offered a 'one year tour' playing with Alice. His first show with the Cooper band was at Sammy Hagar
's Cabo Wabo club in Cabo San Lucas.
In 2000 Roxie recorded his first studio album with Alice Cooper, Brutal Planet
. Through 2000 to 2005 Roxie collaborated with Cooper on several albums including Dragontown
, The Eyes of Alice Cooper
and Dirty Diamonds
. In this time Roxie featured heavily on the co writing side of things, with his name attached to the majority of the songs from "Eyes" and "Dirty Diamonds".
In March 2006 Roxie made the announcement that he was taking time off to be with his wife Viktoria (now ex) and his children Lennon and Natashia Grace which suspended the Alice Cooper / Ryan Roxie partnership.
and the Beastie Boys
. They played the usual suspect clubs around the L.A. area for the next year, and then recorded their debut CD.
Roxie 77's 11 song debut CD is entitled Peace, Love & Armageddon and is released under the small indie Wax-Tone Records label. The spectrum of music and song subject matter span from acting like a punk-ass kid to facing the reality of actually having a kid.
A new album "Two Sides To Every Story" was released in July 2009 - available as downloads only through the bands webspace at bandcamp.com http://www.roxie77.bandcamp.com. The band added a new song every week, so that it comes to a total of 24 Songs. Each song is downloadable as a regular and also as an acoustic version.
Every week there are two different songs available for free download ("Conscience Free Download"). By buying single songs or the whole album, half of the money goes to charity.
s. The blog mainly started as an 'insiders' view of the writing and recording of the Alice Cooper album "The Eyes of Alice Cooper' with news being reported by Roxie under the guise of "The Mole". The blogs continued until February 2005 which saw the wrapping up of the Eyes of Alice Cooper world tour and announced Roxie's move to Stockholm Sweden at which point the posts became more of a "heads up" for Roxie's new Podcast. Because of Twitter and other social networking tools, Roxie's updates are now being published in a variety of media gateways.
– Roxie's Big Rock Show. There were seven Podcasts in total which featured interviews with long time friend Stefan Adika
, as well as Calico Cooper, Damon Johnson
, Eric Singer
, Alice Cooper
and Cheap Tricks Rick Nielsen
and Bun E. Carlos
. The podcast also featured Roxie's favourite songs, some rare tracks and two un-released Roxie tracks including "Consequence of the City" with ex-Alice Cooper band member and friend Eric Dover
on vocals. As quoted from Roxie's first podcast
In 2010, The Big Rock Show podcast shifted gears into a broadcast program and has thus changed its name to simply, 'The Big Rock Show with Ryan Roxie'. The show's formula is essentially the same- combining Top Music stories, rare and sometimes never before heard or seen music videos, plus candid interviews with some of the worlds best known rock n rollas.
Powerplay magazine also features a monthly column called 'Roxies Big Rock Show'
Roxie also contributes occasional columns for Guitar INK, a Swedish guitar magazine.
Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, December 1, 1965 is an American guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
/singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
currently residing in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
, Casablanca, Dad's Porno Mag plus many more. Along with his writing, recording, and touring schedule, he currently hosts 'The Big Rock Show with Ryan Roxie'.
Early life
Roxie was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in the East Bay in a small town called PleasantonPleasanton, California
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in...
. Ryan's father, Polish, used to play trumpet and his mother was a drummer in her high school marching band. Around age five Roxie picked up the guitar but was more interested in drums. It wasn't until he was around eleven or twelve that he started taking guitar seriously. Roxie often sites Keith Partridge as an early influence.
All of Roxie's heroes were in magazines like Circus and Kerrang and it seemed like they had the easiest and best jobs. Roxie's first electric guitar came as a Christmas present one year, a cream-colored Stratocaster. After the Strat, Roxie acquired his first Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
, and to this day Roxie still considers the Gold Top his "first girlfriend". He went on to form a band called Star Fire with friends Matt Clarke and Mike Pavlick.
Roxie learned to play guitar from an old record player and invented his own form of scratching, going through many records in the process, picking out guitar parts. He was influenced by albums like Van Halen
Van Halen (album)
Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released in February 1978.- History :Recorded in 1977, Van Halen sold over 10 million copies in the US alone, becoming one of the most successful debuts by a rock band. Along with 1984, it gives Van Halen two original albums with...
and has had many guitar heroes including Brian May
Brian May
Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
from Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
, Steve Stevens
Steve Stevens
Steve Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter.He is best known for playing for other artists and less known for his critically acclaimed solo efforts , collaborations Steve Stevens (born as Steven Schneider on May 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist and songwriter.He...
, Elliot Easton
Elliot Easton
Elliot Easton plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals for The Cars. His guitar solos are integral part of the band's hit singles. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music...
from The Cars
The Cars
The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
, Neil Geraldo from Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
and Rick Nielsen
Rick Nielsen
-External links:* * *...
of Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
.
Candy
CandyCandy (band)
Candy were a rock band featuring the future Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and singer-songwriter Kyle Vincent. Original members were Vincent on lead vocals, bassist Jonathan Daniel, drummer John Schubert, and guitarist Geoff Siegel. Clarke replaced Siegel after 6 months...
were a band featuring original members Kyle Vincent
Kyle Vincent
Kyle Vincent is an American singer-songwriter/entertainer, labeled as the "crown prince of soft pop," by Goldmine.Vincent was born and raised in Berkeley, California, U.S.A..-Musical career:...
, Jonathan Daniel, John Schubert, and guitarist Geoff Siegel. Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour...
replaced Siegel after 6 months. They had an album release in 1985 titled Whatever Happened To Fun. Later that year, Gilby Clarke replaced Kyle Vincent as lead vocalist, and guitarist Roxie joined the lineup. After Gilby parted to form his own band Kill for Thrills the rest of the guys joined up with new lead vocalist Shane and became the Electric Angels
Electric Angels
Electric Angels was a Los Angeles-based band that formed from the defunct pop group Candy featuring new singer Shane, guitarist Ryan Roxie, and original Candy members bassist/songwriter Jonathan Daniel, and drummer John Schubert. After one year, the band relocated to New York City and were signed...
.
Electric Angels
Roxie joins up with Shane, Jonathan Daniel and drummer John Schubert to form the band Electric Angels. They moved to New York where they signed to Atlantic RecordsAtlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. The show they are signed at is opening for Dogs D'amour
Dogs D'Amour
The Dogs D'Amour were a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla....
and Mother Love Bone
Mother Love Bone
Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988. The band was active from 1988 to 1990. Frontman Andrew Wood's personality and compositions helped to catapult the group to the top of the burgeoning late 1980s/early 1990s Seattle music scene...
(some of whose members went on to form Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
) and their self-titled album is released in 1990 produced by Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
(best known for his work with T Rex, Bowie and Thin Lizzy to name a few). The band works on a second album to be called New York Times but is dropped by Atlantic before it is released.
Hired Gun
Between '94 and '96 Roxie worked with various artists. He provided guitar on Gilby Clarke's albums, Pawnshop GuitarsPawnshop Guitars
Pawnshop Guitars is the debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1994 via Virgin Records. Along with all the then current members of Guns N' Roses the album also features contributions from Pixies vocalist Frank Black and guitarist Ryan Roxie among others.-...
, Blooze
Blooze
Blooze is an EP by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1995. The EP was a limited run for the Japanese market.- Track listing :# "Tijuana Jail " – 9:29# "Melting My Cold Heart" – 3:37# "Life's A Gas" – 2:27...
, The Hangover and Rubber
Rubber (Gilby Clarke album)
Rubber is the third solo album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1998.-Track listing:# "Kilroy Was Here" – 2:55# "The Haunting" – 2:57# "Something's Wrong With You" – 3:38...
. Roxie also lent his guitar styling to the un-credited work with Tal Bachman
Tal Bachman
Talmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High," from his self-titled 1999 album.-Biography and musical career:...
. Roxie's guitar work is displayed on the hit single "She's So High" produced by Bob Rock
Bob Rock
Robert Jens Rock, , is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer best known for producing bands such as Aerosmith, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, 311, Metallica, Our Lady Peace, The Offspring and most recently Bush.-Payola$ and Rock and Hyde:Rock began his music career in Langford,...
. Roxie played guitar on James Michael
James Michael
James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
's Inhale release as well. In 2000 Roxie also wrote and recorded on Slash's Snakepit
Slash's Snakepit
Slash's Snakepit were an American rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed by then-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash in 1993. Though often described as a solo or side project, Slash stated that Snakepit was a band, with equal contributions by all members...
's second album Ain't Life Grand.
Dad's Porno Mag
In 1997 Roxie joined up with long time friends, drummer Mike FasanoMike Fasano
Mike "The Sack" Fasano is a drummer who has toured and recorded for several bands, including Warrant, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder, Tiger Army, Gilby Clarke, Shameless...
and bassist Will Effertz and created the band Dad's Porno Mag. After Effertz left, guitarist Keri Kelli
Keri Kelli
Keri Kelli is an American hard rock guitarist, until recently playing for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Alice Cooper. He occasionally also plays with Skid Row. He played guitar and co-wrote songs on the 2008 Alice Cooper studio album, Along Came A Spider, released worldwide July 29...
and bassist Stefan Adika
Stefan Adika
Stefan Adika is a bass guitarist who has played in the bands Dad's Porno Mag and L.A. Guns. He has also played with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and was a member of the Dee Dee Ramone Band. Adika has also performed live with Alice Cooper, and Edward Van Halen.In L.A...
joined. The album was released on Wax-Tone Records. This item is now out of stock but was re-released in 2000 from Robinson Records. Produced by Jim Mitchell of Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock, glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal....
fame and Mark Schulman (Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
) with additional production by Alex Woltman and friend Gilby Clarke. The album has fourteen tracks and one special hidden track entitled "My Bad Knee" on track 77. It is currently available at this site: (http://www.roxie77.bandcamp.com)
Alice Cooper Era
Roxie began working with Alice CooperAlice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
in 1996 after a few good words were put in for him by Gilby and a shady character known as 'Bobby from Mates' while proving himself in an audition. He was offered a 'one year tour' playing with Alice. His first show with the Cooper band was at Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar
Sam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
's Cabo Wabo club in Cabo San Lucas.
In 2000 Roxie recorded his first studio album with Alice Cooper, Brutal Planet
Brutal Planet
Brutal Planet is the 21st studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Lyrically, it's a Concept Album that deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence , Prejudice , War and school shootings...
. Through 2000 to 2005 Roxie collaborated with Cooper on several albums including Dragontown
Dragontown
Dragontown is the 22nd studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2001. Like Brutal Planet, the album displays a heavier style than many of his previous releases...
, The Eyes of Alice Cooper
The Eyes of Alice Cooper
The Eyes of Alice Cooper is the twenty third album by Alice Cooper, that was released in 2003. Although it has been said that the title is a reference to the 2000 documentary known as The Eyes of Tammy Faye, in October 2007, Alice said that was not the case...
and Dirty Diamonds
Dirty Diamonds
Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper, released on July 4, 2005 internationally, and August 2 in the US.The album peaked on Billboard's "Top Independent Albums" chart at #17, and the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper's highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11...
. In this time Roxie featured heavily on the co writing side of things, with his name attached to the majority of the songs from "Eyes" and "Dirty Diamonds".
In March 2006 Roxie made the announcement that he was taking time off to be with his wife Viktoria (now ex) and his children Lennon and Natashia Grace which suspended the Alice Cooper / Ryan Roxie partnership.
Roxie 77
R77 formed in 2002 and wrote a bunch of songs whose influences lie somewhere in between The BeatlesThe Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
and the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
. They played the usual suspect clubs around the L.A. area for the next year, and then recorded their debut CD.
Roxie 77's 11 song debut CD is entitled Peace, Love & Armageddon and is released under the small indie Wax-Tone Records label. The spectrum of music and song subject matter span from acting like a punk-ass kid to facing the reality of actually having a kid.
A new album "Two Sides To Every Story" was released in July 2009 - available as downloads only through the bands webspace at bandcamp.com http://www.roxie77.bandcamp.com. The band added a new song every week, so that it comes to a total of 24 Songs. Each song is downloadable as a regular and also as an acoustic version.
Every week there are two different songs available for free download ("Conscience Free Download"). By buying single songs or the whole album, half of the money goes to charity.
The Number 77
Roxie has been well known to sign things with his name followed by the number 77. It also features in promo shirts for Dads Porno Mag which featured a red, white and blue number 77, in the name of his band Roxie 77 and numerous other places. Roxie explained the use of the number;Current Endorsements
Roxie consults for The Gibson guitar company as a Product Specialist/Cinician. Past endorsement companies include GMP guitars, Crafter Acoustic Guitars (which include the signature Roxie SS and Model R77 guitars), Fender Amps, Oakley Clothing and Equipment as well as Serious Clothing.Roxie's Blog
Roxie jumped into the world of online blogBlog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s. The blog mainly started as an 'insiders' view of the writing and recording of the Alice Cooper album "The Eyes of Alice Cooper' with news being reported by Roxie under the guise of "The Mole". The blogs continued until February 2005 which saw the wrapping up of the Eyes of Alice Cooper world tour and announced Roxie's move to Stockholm Sweden at which point the posts became more of a "heads up" for Roxie's new Podcast. Because of Twitter and other social networking tools, Roxie's updates are now being published in a variety of media gateways.
Big Rock Show Podcast
On July 7, 2005, Roxie aired the first Roxie 77 podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
– Roxie's Big Rock Show. There were seven Podcasts in total which featured interviews with long time friend Stefan Adika
Stefan Adika
Stefan Adika is a bass guitarist who has played in the bands Dad's Porno Mag and L.A. Guns. He has also played with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and was a member of the Dee Dee Ramone Band. Adika has also performed live with Alice Cooper, and Edward Van Halen.In L.A...
, as well as Calico Cooper, Damon Johnson
Damon Johnson
Damon Rogers Johnson is an American born guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with the hard rock band Brother Cane, and as a guitarist for Alice Cooper. He is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for country music group Whiskey Falls. He had been the guitarist of the...
, Eric Singer
Eric Singer
Eric Doyle Mensinger , better known as Eric Singer, is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for the rock band Kiss and formerly for singer Alice Cooper...
, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
and Cheap Tricks Rick Nielsen
Rick Nielsen
-External links:* * *...
and Bun E. Carlos
Bun E. Carlos
Bun E. Carlos, born Brad Carlson, June 12, 1951, is the primary drummer for American rock band Cheap Trick. He is the band's chief setlister and archivist, and maintains recordings of all the band's shows, some of which have been released under the name 'Bun E's Bootlegs'.Carlos is left-handed, but...
. The podcast also featured Roxie's favourite songs, some rare tracks and two un-released Roxie tracks including "Consequence of the City" with ex-Alice Cooper band member and friend Eric Dover
Eric Dover
Eric Dover is an American musician, guitarist and singer, most notably with Jellyfish, Slash's Snakepit, Imperial Drag and Alice Cooper.-Biography:...
on vocals. As quoted from Roxie's first podcast
In 2010, The Big Rock Show podcast shifted gears into a broadcast program and has thus changed its name to simply, 'The Big Rock Show with Ryan Roxie'. The show's formula is essentially the same- combining Top Music stories, rare and sometimes never before heard or seen music videos, plus candid interviews with some of the worlds best known rock n rollas.
The Art of Elysium
The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization founded in 1997. It encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. Roxie has performed for children at the hospital and in and also had his iconic dreadlocks cut off as part of the Operation: Dreads for Bread fund raiser for The Art of Elysium.Radio and Magazine Work
October 2006 saw Roxie hosting his own radio show on Rocket 95.3 FM (The Rock Home of Stockholm) The show runs every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm (Stockholm time) and plays a variety of music. The website features live streaming, an online chat and webcam of Roxie in the studio. He also appears on "Rockklassiker – 106.7" in Stockholm Sweden on Thursday mornings with his "Roxie Rock Report"Powerplay magazine also features a monthly column called 'Roxies Big Rock Show'
Roxie also contributes occasional columns for Guitar INK, a Swedish guitar magazine.
Major Releases
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Candy | Teenage Neon Jungle | Song Tree Records | ||||
| 1991 | Electric Angels Electric Angels Electric Angels was a Los Angeles-based band that formed from the defunct pop group Candy featuring new singer Shane, guitarist Ryan Roxie, and original Candy members bassist/songwriter Jonathan Daniel, and drummer John Schubert. After one year, the band relocated to New York City and were signed... |
Electric Angels | Atlantic Records | ||||
| 1997 | Dad's Porno Mag | Dad's Porno Mag | Wax-Tone Records | ||||
| 1999 | Dad's Porno Mag | Dad's Porno Mag (Re-Release) | Robinson / Conspiracy Records | ||||
| 2000 | Slash's Snakepit Slash's Snakepit Slash's Snakepit were an American rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed by then-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash in 1993. Though often described as a solo or side project, Slash stated that Snakepit was a band, with equal contributions by all members... |
Ain't Life Grand | Koch Records | ||||
| 2004 | Roxie 77 | Peace, Love and Armageddon | Wax-Tone Records | ||||
| 2008 | Happypill | This Year (Single Release) | R77Sound Records | ||||
| 2009 | Roxie 77 | Two Sides To Every Story | Bandcamp/R77Sound Records | ||||
| 2010 | Casablanca | Downtown (Single Release) | - | 2010 | Casablanca | La Voix (Single Release) | - |
With Gilby Clarke
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pawnshop Guitars Pawnshop Guitars Pawnshop Guitars is the debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1994 via Virgin Records. Along with all the then current members of Guns N' Roses the album also features contributions from Pixies vocalist Frank Black and guitarist Ryan Roxie among others.-... |
Virgin Records |
| 1995 | Blooze Blooze Blooze is an EP by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1995. The EP was a limited run for the Japanese market.- Track listing :# "Tijuana Jail " – 9:29# "Melting My Cold Heart" – 3:37# "Life's A Gas" – 2:27... |
Virgin Records |
| 1997 | The Hangover | Paradigm Records |
| 1998 | Rubber Rubber (Gilby Clarke album) Rubber is the third solo album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1998.-Track listing:# "Kilroy Was Here" – 2:55# "The Haunting" – 2:57# "Something's Wrong With You" – 3:38... |
Pavement Records |
With Alice Cooper
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | A Fistful of Alice | Guardian Records |
| 2000 | Brutal Planet Brutal Planet Brutal Planet is the 21st studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Lyrically, it's a Concept Album that deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence , Prejudice , War and school shootings... |
Spitfire Records |
| 2001 | Dragontown Dragontown Dragontown is the 22nd studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2001. Like Brutal Planet, the album displays a heavier style than many of his previous releases... |
Spitfire Records |
| 2003 | The Eyes of Alice Cooper The Eyes of Alice Cooper The Eyes of Alice Cooper is the twenty third album by Alice Cooper, that was released in 2003. Although it has been said that the title is a reference to the 2000 documentary known as The Eyes of Tammy Faye, in October 2007, Alice said that was not the case... |
Spitfire Records |
| 2005 | Dirty Diamonds Dirty Diamonds Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper, released on July 4, 2005 internationally, and August 2 in the US.The album peaked on Billboard's "Top Independent Albums" chart at #17, and the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper's highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11... |
New West / Eagle Records |
In Collaboration with Other Artists and Compilations
| Year | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pappo's Blues | Caso cerrado | Main Records |
| 1997 | Tamara Champlin | You Wont Get To Heaven | Polystar Records |
| 1997 | Webster Hall Rock n Roll | Compilation Compilation Compilation may refer to:* In computer programming, the translation of source code into object code by a compiler.* Compilation, in accountancy, the presentation of information in the form of financial statements that are the representation of management, without expressing any opinion or assurance... |
Web Hall Records |
| 1999 | Tal Bachman Tal Bachman Talmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High," from his self-titled 1999 album.-Biography and musical career:... |
Tal Bachman | Columbia Records |
| 2000 | James Micheal | Inhale | Beyond Records |
| 2002 | Cheap Trick Tribute Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E... |
Cheap Dream | Cleopatra Records |
| 2003 | Elegantly Wasted Elegantly Wasted -Variations:*"Shine" does not appear on the US/Canadian edition and is not to be confused with "Shine Like It Does".*The Japanese regular edition and Australian limited edition release of the album features the bonus track "Let It Ride".-Singles:... |
Greetings From A Strange Place | Flaco Records |
| 2004 | Texas Terri Bomb | My Lips | TKO Records |
| 2005 | Kiss Tribute KISS (band) Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,... |
Spin The Bottle Spin the bottle Spin the Bottle is a party game in which several players sit/stand/kneel in a circle. One player spins a bottle and must kiss the person to whom the bottle points, who then spins the bottle in turn... |
Koch Records |
| 2006 | Huck Johns | Huck Johns | Hide Out / Columbia Records |
| 2007 | KYD Kyd Kyd is a surname, and may refer to:* Gerald Kyd , South African actor* Jesper Kyd , acclaimed video game and film music composer* Michael Kyd , English professional footballer* Robert Kyd , British botanist... |
Mary Goes Around (Single Release) | |
| 2007 | Karl Martindahl Karl Martindahl Karl Glenn Martindahl is a Swedish singer and son of Swedish footballer Glenn Martindahl.-Beginnings:... |
BBB Baby (Single Release) | Polar Studio Records |
| 2007 | Crashdïet Crashdïet CRASHDÏET are a glam metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. They have released three albums: 2005's Rest in Sleaze, 2007's The Unattractive Revolution and 2010's Generation Wild.- Early years :... |
Falling Rain (Writing on Single) | Universal Music |
| 2008 | 5th Sonic Brigade | Kiss of Death Kiss of Death Kiss of Death may refer to:* The kiss of Judas, the origin of the term "Kiss of Death", Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane.In film and television:* Kiss of Death , a Swedish silent film... (Single Release) |
OMM / SPD |
| 2008 | various artists | Kiss My Ankh: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent Kiss My Ankh -Name:The album title is a play on words, combining the phrase "Kiss My Ass" with a reference to the Egyptian nature of Vinnie Vincent's Kiss character .-External links:***... |
SplitScreen Entertainment |
| 2009 | 5th Sonic Brigade | 5th Sonic Brigade (Albumtrack) | OMM / SPD |
| 2009 | Bai Bang | Are You Ready | Metal Heaven Records |