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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=614 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:16:49 -0500 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:42:23 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=614 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/original_poison_guitarist_reveals_why_they_didnt_hire_slash_explains_why_he_left_the_band.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/original_poison_guitarist_reveals_why_they_didnt_hire_slash_explains_why_he_left_the_band.html Music News: "It was down to those two guys, Slash and C.C.," he recalled.]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:16:49 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_drummer_roasts_people_stuffing_32nd_notes_into_a_150_bpm_song_claims_tour_with_mtley_cre_proves_rock_is_not_dead.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_drummer_roasts_people_stuffing_32nd_notes_into_a_150_bpm_song_claims_tour_with_mtley_cre_proves_rock_is_not_dead.html Music News: "I could not not give two shits about you critics. Baste in your sour cream sauce of hate."]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:21:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_bret_michaels_opens_up_about_how_grunge_affected_them_says_alice_in_chains_was_riding_go-carts_in_his_house.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_bret_michaels_opens_up_about_how_grunge_affected_them_says_alice_in_chains_was_riding_go-carts_in_his_house.html Music News: "Grunge was great."]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 23:27:32 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/bret_michaels_says_poison_may_not_tour_again_until_2025.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/bret_michaels_says_poison_may_not_tour_again_until_2025.html Music News: The singer is set on kicking off his Party Gras plans instead.]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:00:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_poison_play_shortened_set_following_bret_michaels_hospitalization.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_poison_play_shortened_set_following_bret_michaels_hospitalization.html Music News: The band was forced to cancel their previous gig in Nashville.]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:00:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/bret_michaels_isnt_feeling_his_sunday_best_but_will_give_his_all_at_poisons_stadium_tour_show_in_jacksonville_tonight.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/bret_michaels_isnt_feeling_his_sunday_best_but_will_give_his_all_at_poisons_stadium_tour_show_in_jacksonville_tonight.html Music News: "I promise, as always, to do the best I can and to give you all I got."]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2022 22:08:50 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/update_bret_michaels_addresses_hospitalization__poisons_canceled_stadium_tour_show.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/update_bret_michaels_addresses_hospitalization__poisons_canceled_stadium_tour_show.html Music News: Yesterday (Jun 30), Poison's Nashville show was canceled as Michaels had to be taken to hospital.]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:27:55 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_nashville_stadium_tour_show_cancelled_as_bret_michaels_gets_hospitalized.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_nashville_stadium_tour_show_cancelled_as_bret_michaels_gets_hospitalized.html Music News: Members of Poison broke the news to the Nashville audience from the stage. ]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2022 02:55:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_bret_michaels_denies_that_the_band_uses_any_backing_tracks_live.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_bret_michaels_denies_that_the_band_uses_any_backing_tracks_live.html Music News: "I wanna sound good".]]> Sat, 28 May 2022 11:00:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_frontman_says_he_was_beaten_for_borrowing_van_halen_riff_thrown_against_lockers_punched_in_the_gut.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_frontman_says_he_was_beaten_for_borrowing_van_halen_riff_thrown_against_lockers_punched_in_the_gut.html Music News: "That first album - I took a beating for it," Brett Michaels said.]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:31:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_frontman_names_the_biggest_regrets_of_his_life_recalls_huge_fistfight_with_guitarist.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_frontman_names_the_biggest_regrets_of_his_life_recalls_huge_fistfight_with_guitarist.html Music News: "A knockdown, drag-out, nose breaking, teeth-missing fistfight."]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:44:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_michaels_is_excited_about_touring_with_motley_crue_no_egos_everyones_ready_to_party.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_michaels_is_excited_about_touring_with_motley_crue_no_egos_everyones_ready_to_party.html Music News: "Everyone's fired up, nothing but hits all night long," the singer says.]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:49:41 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/publicist_remembers_poison_members_abusing_her_after_slash_called_them_posers.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/publicist_remembers_poison_members_abusing_her_after_slash_called_them_posers.html Music News: "One held my arms back and the other threw a tub of melted ice water over my head," Bryn Bridenthal said.]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:40:15 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_bret_michaels_the_toughest_songs_to_write_are_good-time_party_songs.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_bret_michaels_the_toughest_songs_to_write_are_good-time_party_songs.html Music News: "When you're partying and having a good time, there's no emotion in you that says, 'Let's sit down right now and write a song,'" the singer says.]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:31:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_everyone_judges_us_on_what_we_looked_and_sounded_like_32_years_ago_but_we_evolved.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_everyone_judges_us_on_what_we_looked_and_sounded_like_32_years_ago_but_we_evolved.html Music News: "How does everybody else like to be judged on what they did and looked like 32 years ago?"]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:07:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/rikki_rockett_finalizes_divorce.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/rikki_rockett_finalizes_divorce.html Community Feed: His support payments will be doubled during Poisons tour.]]> Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:17:14 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/bret_michaels_would_like_to_write_a_really_amazingly_great_rock_song_with_poison.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/bret_michaels_would_like_to_write_a_really_amazingly_great_rock_song_with_poison.html Community Feed: "Maybe even come to my house and have a blast and party like we used to."]]> Wed, 17 May 2017 11:48:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poisons_bret_michaels_streaming_new_music_video_-_jorja_bleu.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poisons_bret_michaels_streaming_new_music_video_-_jorja_bleu.html Community Feed: Bret Michaels, Poison frontman, has launched the official video for his new song "Jorja Bleu". ]]> Mon, 15 May 2017 08:06:16 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poisons_rikki_rockett_raising_cancer_awareness_and_funds_to_support_immunotherapy.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poisons_rikki_rockett_raising_cancer_awareness_and_funds_to_support_immunotherapy.html Community Feed: Following a 2015 diagnosis that confirmed the presence of oral cancer, the rocker initially received standard radiation and chemotherapy treatment before checking in to Moore's for the experimental procedure.]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:25:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_bassist_is_worried_that_professional_autograph_seekers_will_get_rich_off_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_bassist_is_worried_that_professional_autograph_seekers_will_get_rich_off_him.html Music News: lolz]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:14:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poison_to_deliver_a_few_twists_on_comeback_tour.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poison_to_deliver_a_few_twists_on_comeback_tour.html Community Feed: One of those twists will be Bobby Dall's first bass solo in over 20 years, which he put together specifically for the tour.]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2017 07:14:06 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poisons_rikki_rockett_looks_back_at_bands_early_days.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/poisons_rikki_rockett_looks_back_at_bands_early_days.html Community Feed: Poison drummer Rikki Rockett took a look back at the early days of the band and their debut album "Look What the Cat Dragged In" on the latest episode of the Decibel Geek podcast.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:21:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_rikki_rockett_almost_lost_tongue_in_cancer_battle.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poisons_rikki_rockett_almost_lost_tongue_in_cancer_battle.html Music News: Experimental clinical trial has now almost eradicated disease]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:14:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_drummer_rikki_rockett_is_battling_oral_cancer.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_drummer_rikki_rockett_is_battling_oral_cancer.html Music News: Musician says he is responding well to treatment.]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:06:09 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rikki_rockett_doesnt_know_if_poison_will_tour_next_summer.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rikki_rockett_doesnt_know_if_poison_will_tour_next_summer.html Music News: The band reunited for the private show.]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:32:17 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_reunites_for_corporate_gig_teases_possible_2015_tour.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_reunites_for_corporate_gig_teases_possible_2015_tour.html Music News: "So far no fist fights, sounds great and feels great. Maybe a reunion in 2015..." the Bret Michaels' website says.]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:56:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/no_poison_feud_says_rikki_rockett.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/no_poison_feud_says_rikki_rockett.html Music News: Drummer says: "I'm sure it's all good" after fall-out speculation.]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:15:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_could_tour_in_2015.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_could_tour_in_2015.html Music News: Are glam rockers back? We'll see...]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:42:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_responds_to_song_theft_allegations.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_responds_to_song_theft_allegations.html Music News: Poison are responding to a lawsuit that claims four of the band's songs were stolen from another group.]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:24:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_accused_of_plagiarism.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/poison_accused_of_plagiarism.html Music News: The tracks Talk Dirty To Me, I Wont Forget You, Hollywood Angel and Ride The Wind have long been held in regard as staples of 1980s hair metal canon.]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:42:23 -0400