Twisted Sister: The Poor Man’s Bike Gang

March 26, 2023

I kid, I kid. Twisted Sister got a lot of shit for some reason, though they rocked way harder than a lot of their contemporaries, and were a really great band with an amazing sense of humor, something that is quite rare in the music industry. Sure, the whole drag thing was their schtick, but show me another ’80s band that didn’t do some weird shit? The band had one hell of a roller coaster of a career, one that should be read through for sure… read more >

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