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back with Warrant and also on your other
project, Saints of the Underground. Will
Warrant be playing their first show at Rock-
lahoma this year or will there be any warm
up shows?
Jani: The Warrant/Cinderella tour starts
July 1st. So, we’ll have a few shows under
our belt by the time we get there.
Rocknation: Have you been working on
any new material with Warrant yet?
Jani: Yes, we plan do have a new CD out
in 2009.
Rocknation: What is the feeling like being
back with all original members?
Jani: Total time warp!
Rocknation: Will the tour be worldwide?
Jani: Yes, we plan to play anywhere they September the latest.
have good looking women and electricity. Rocknation: You also worked with Slash’s
Rocknation: So what’s going on with your SnakePit. If Slash’s name was in the dic-
second solo album? tionary, what should it say about him?
Jani: That, for the moment, is on hold. Keri: Slash is a brother! You know he’s just
Rocknation: Now moving onto Saints of a really cool cat that just wants to hang out
the Underground and the new release Love with his bros and play the Rawk! Truthfully,
the Sin, Hate the Sinner. What can fans its really that simple. We always stay in
expect from the new CD? touch. I just
Jani: I think it’s a straight up rock CD. No checked him out in Arizona for a Superbowl
jumping on any bandwagons here...just party that Velvet Revolver was playing. I
Interviews with Bobby Blotzer, Jani Lane and some guys who have a actually thought they were great at that
lot of experience doing
show, then three days later Scott was in
Keri Kelli of Saints of the Underground what they do best! rehab; now he’s out of the band. Trippy. I’ll
Rocknation: Do you
By: Brian Rademacher have any other proj- be playing with Slash and Alice May 8th in
Los Angeles. I think Matt Sorum will be on
ects you would like to drums.
The SAINTS OF THE UNDERGROUND great. We are musicians to talk about? Rocknation: You are also working with
formed in 2006 with Bobby Blotzer and Keri make a living. I don’t think we Jani: I’m busy enough Saints Of The Underground and co-wrote
Kelli recruiting Jani Lane and Robbie Crane are the first ones to do it. with Saints and War- songs for the new release Love the Sin,
to fill out the roster. Separately, these Rocknation: What was the rant. I still write for Hate the Sinner with Jani Lane. Was the
musicians have achieved multi-platinum atmosphere recording the new some other people but interaction working on the new CD any dif-
success, but together they have combined CD? And how long did it take that’s about it. ferent then in the past with others?
their talents into an exciting new sound that to lay down the tracks? Rocknation: Rockna- Keri: No not really different at all. Jani and
fuses killer hooks, big guitars, and rock-n- Bobby: We started in May at tion wishes you the I are also tight brothers and always work
roll attitude! my studio in Houston, I just best with the new together. He’s at my house writing and
finished building it. It was release Love the Sin, recording all the time, so it was just another
INTERVIEW WITH BOBBY BLOTZER done in pieces, we did the Hate the Sinner and day at the office so to speak. He and I
Rocknation: When you formed Saints of rhythm tracks at my place and I’m sure fans can’t wait just spent three or so full days writing and
the Underground was the intention of the then Keri had to go out with to see you out on tour. recording demos and next thing we knew,
band just to go out and have a good time Alice Cooper. So I brought Would you like to say we had the tunes for the CD!
or was it always in the back of your mind to Jani in to do some vocals at my place and anything in conclusion? Rocknation: What song do you feel is the
end up recording new material, as you did he did some back at Keri’s place. It was Jani: I hope all the Warrant, Ratt and just strongest on Love the Sin, Hate the Sin-
with your upcoming release Love the Sin, a seven month thing only because it was plain R-n-R fans grab this disc and rock ner?
Hate the Sinner? done in pieces. We did very little with wave out!! Enjoy and I’ll see you all on tour! Keri: My personal opinion is “All In How
Bobby: The Saints were originally called files through the internet. Most everything You Wear It.” I think its a very powerful
Angel City Outlaws and we changed the was done in the studio but Keri did some- INTERVIEW WITH KERI KELLI contemporary rock track but still has all the
name to Saints of the thing minimal through the Rocknation: You also tour with Alice hooks in a commercial radio sense. Next
Underground. It was me, internet. Cooper and I heard rumors that you’re co- for me would probably be “Bruised.” Again,
Jani Lane, Robbie Crane, Q: The tracks you have writing some of the tunes on the upcoming powerful hook-y chorus, yet contemporary
and Keri Kelli. Then Jani on the SOTU MySpace release Along Came A Spider, is that true? sounding and neat Brian May-ish guitar
wasn’t doing it and we got sound excellent, my favor- And how’s that coming along? harmonies!
John Corabi to sing. We ite being “All In How You Keri: Yes, We wrote about 15 tunes for the
would do it just to have Wear It” and “Tomorrow CD. Basically Coop, Chuck Garric and I.
fun and make some extra Never Comes.” What do We recorded masters for a handful of them
funds. Then I got a called you feel is the strongest the last couple weeks. The CD is coming
to do a Judas Priest tribute song you guys recorded? along pretty cool! Coop has a whole story
record with Ratt. Warren A: I think it would be the line for the thing so its a little more then just
DeMartini didn’t want to one I wrote and recorded 10 or 12 song thrown
do it so I brought it to the three times until I got together.
Angel City Outlaws and it right which is “Good Rocknation: Have there been any projects
we did it. The production Times.” I also like “Signs that you really wanted to work on but had
company that was fund- of Life,” “Bruised,” and to
ing that record asked us if “Dead Man Shoes” which turn down because of other commitments?
we would be interested in is the single off the record Keri: All the time.Scheduling is very tough
doing a record of all new I think. these days, especially when you want to
material. Corabi couldn’t Rocknation: When they work
do it so we went back to did the Ratt behind the all the time like I do. Hell, I might have to
Lane and he was interested so we started music did you have any kind in-put into the cancel a Week Cruise to Cabo due to a TV Rocknation: Will the band tour?
getting our tunes together. making of? filming Keri: We hope too! The obviously problem
Rocknation: Were there other friend musi- Bobby: I would talk to the director or in Germany with Coop in a couple weeks! is everybody’s schedules. I’d like to do
cians that you considered for the band? producer and I’m a fan of the show. I know Rocknation: Do you feel that Along Came something in May/June if at all possible.
Bobby: Not really, Robbie Crane was start- it’s a drama series but let’s try and focus A Spider is a return to the vintage Cooper The new Coop tour starts July 3rd, so I’ll be
ing a home business so he couldn’t come on some good stuff here. Let’s not make it of the past? out until Thanksgiving from what I’m told.
to Texas, so Chuck Wright recorded on the a downer Robbin Crosby heroin died story. Keri: Well there are some definitely “old For more information on Saints of the Un-
album, but Robbie was always the member I know that’s going to be a big part of the school” elements on it. I actually got some derground go to: myspace.com/saintsofthe-
in the band. story. They complied to a degree, but they really cool vintage type guitar tones and underground and www.warriorrecords.com
Rocknation: Do you foresee others in the also got some facts distorted. The big- used an array of different guitars. It seems To win a guitar autographed by members
music field following a trend, since now we gest let down to me was to view the Juan to be kind of turning out like a 2010 version of Saints of the Undergound (Bobby
also have Big Nozie with Carlos Cavaso Croucier portion. That was not comfortable of Billion Dollar Babies or something...I Blotzer, Jani Lane, Keri Kelli and Robbie
and Joe Lynn Tuner? for me to watch. think?!?! Crane) go to myspace.com/rocknationtv
Bobby: I think everybody wants to play and Rocknation: Can you give us any insight We would like to thank Schecter Guitars
wants to earn money at their craft. It’s fun, INTERVIEW WITH JANI LANE about the Along Came A Spider release? for donating a Diamond Series guitar for
and if we can make some money at it that’s Rocknation: Congratulations on reforming Keri: I’ve heard 3 different timelines, this giveaway.
nothing in Stone. I believe it will be out by