RACHEL BOLAN: The Bassist Strikes Back

For 40 years, Rachel Bolan has been the backbone and the songwriter of Skid Row. But while the world waits to see who the next “permanent” voice of the band will be, Bolan finally stopped playing the waiting game.GREAT PRICE HERE ON BOLAN’S GARGOYLE OF THE GARDEN STATE RELEASE! GET IT NOW BEFORE THE PRICE CHANGES! https://amzn.to/4cDyL8LGargoyle of the Garden State isn’t some polished corporate rock project; it’s a middle finger to the expectation of “Skid Row Lite.” Bolan is leaning into his raw punk roots—the stuff of the Ramones and the Sex Pistols—and he’s doing it with a “who’s who” of heavy hitters like Corey Taylor and Danko Jones.The industry is obsessed with the Skid Row singer drama, but Bolan is proving that the soul of the band might just be the guy with “two less strings”. We dive into why it took four decades to get here, the truth about the “virtual audition” stage for the new singer, and why the “hang” is more important than the high notes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cmspn.substack.com/subscribe