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Nikki Foxx – *If You Ain’t Been Foxxed…You Ain’t Been F ked!* (2025 Release Review)** 🎸 Band: Nikki Foxx 💿 Album: If You Ain’t Been Foxxed…You Ain’t Been F**ked! 🏷 Label: FnA Records 📅 Release Year: 2025 🕰 Content: A collection of the band’s two original demo releases, including the 1989 cassette If You Want It…Touch It (tracks 1–3), and their 1991 self-titled release (tracks 4–11). Also features a sleazed-up cover of “The Beat Goes On” by Sonny Bono. A Little History on Nikki Foxx Let’s be honest— you don’t discover Nikki Foxx… you survive Nikki Foxx. Bursting onto the Chicago scene in 1989 like a sleaze-soaked Molotov cocktail, Nikki Foxx were the self-proclaimed bad boys of the Midwest—and they meant it . Loud, wild, raw, and completely unapologetic, they were the kind of band that showed up with a bottle of Jack in one hand and a middle finger in the other. But behind the chaos was a band with serious chops and an attitude that couldn’t be ignored. Led by the one a...

Salty Dog – Lost Treasure (2025 Reissue Review) 🎸 Band: Salty Dog 💿 Album: Lost Treasure 🏷 Label: FnA Records 📅 Release Year: 2025 🕰 Content: Unreleased material from the early 90's originally meant for their second album. Briefly released in 2018 (now out of print), reissued in 2025 with 3 bonus tracks. A Little History on Salty Dog The Sunset Strip in the 80's had its fair share of heroes and casualties during the big hair, big riffs, and bigger egos era and Salty Dog was one of those bands that truly had something . Formed back in 1986 in Los Angeles by drummer Khurt Maier (formerly of Ratt and Max Havoc), the original lineup also included guitarist Scott Lane, bassist Michael Hannon, and eventually powerhouse frontman Jimi Bleacher, who brought vocals, guitar, piano, and even harmonica into the mix. Later on, Pete Reveen stepped in to take over on guitar when Lane left the band. Now, while some folks lump Salty Dog into the whole “sleaze metal” category ...