Glam-metal.com recently conducted interview with Quiet Riot recent reunited, Alex Glossi. The partial interview as follow:

Have you ever thought about making a solo guitar album that would feature all of your diverse guitar styles?
Diverse?? -- I could try, but it would probably all end up sounding like Poison songs!!! LOL!!!!

Quiet Riot recently performed in Reno this weekend?  How is the music scene in Vegas or Reno compare to Los Angeles?  Are music audiences into 80's music in Nevada? 
Rock fans are Rock fans wherever you go......

Everyone is still talking about the amazing performance of Quiet Riot in Pittsburgh at the Rhythm House with Glam-Slam Productions, Is their any doubt in your mind that there is a  resurgence in 80's metal after performing to a sold out crowd that night?  Describe the vibe of seeing new Quiet Riot fans and the die-hard QR, all under one roof in Pittsburgh!!!! 
That show was a blast, everyone was really nice, and their were defiantly some 80's rockers in the house!!!!---- Doobie rocks!

Will Quiet riot be performing a lot of tunes from "Rehab" on your upcoming fall tour?
Yes, We are adding new songs from "REHAB" into the set......we have been playing "FREE" live, and it sounds killer!

Was Randy Rhoads a big influence in developing your guitar style?
I was and am a huge fan of Randy's, and always will be....he made me want to practice more!

You recently performed with Hookers N' Blow in New Orleans.  How is the music scene progressing in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? Is music still thriving on Bourbon St?
It was great playing down there, The music scene seemed fine to me, everyone had a good time (how can you not!)--- I did speak to some of the local bands that opened for us and they said things are getting a lot better, which is good to hear.

You have performed in so many different concert settings with Quiet Riot?  What was it like to perform in Korea for the U.S. Troops in 2005?
That was a really cool experience, those guys went nuts!--- It was nice to be able to give our boys a taste of good ol' U.S. rock!

Read the whole interview here

Executive editor of RIP, Lonn Friend gives GlamMetal.com a exclusive interview about his published book "Life on Planet Rock" and his vision in rock music.

This is partial of the interview:

Lonn Friend, welcome to GlamMetal.com! First, I'd like to say congratulations on your new book titled "Life on Planet Rock," which is a great title by the way. What's it like going from Rock Journalist to Author, and when will "Life on Planet Rock" officially be in stores?
The book has been in stores since July 11th. The transition has been, uh, eventful. A lesson in flexibility, patience and process. Writing articles and writing a book are two entirely different disciplines. Keeping a thread and theme going for 300 pages is more problematic than a ten page expose or interview. I guess being an author makes me more legitimate in the eyes of the literary world. I don't feel any different, just a bit exhausted for having birthed a memoir.

Have you had any reviews on "Life on Planet Rock" yet, and if so, how were they?
A few but I don't keep track or pay that much attention to the mainstream press, though perhaps I should. The New York Times is reviewing Planet Rock this weekend, October 1st. I'm more attached to what the fans think, the amazon.com reader reviews and the amazing my space messages I receive every day. The book was written for fans, not critics, though I can tell you that the mainstream press have been most taken by the Clive Davis chapter, my 'sellout' professional moment. I think fans will gain something from that tale, too, because it gives an insight into the dark, inner workings of the music industry. Now that sounds fun, too, doesn't it?

Is "Life on Planet Rock" coming out in Hard Cover or paperback, and what expectations do have for this book Lonn?
It's a trade paperback. First time authors usually don't warrant hardcover unless they're superstars in their own right. I'm just a regular guy who hung out with superstars. People can expect any number of things from my book: anecdotes from the inside of the most bombastic period in rock history, like my personal take on the making of Metallica's Black. RIP was the only magazine granted monthly access to the studio where the mightiest band in the land was crafting the LP that would launch them from being metal monarchs to mainstream masters of the rock universe. Planet Rock is loud but it's also introspective and soft in a way because it's a memoir and I slice myself open to examine who or what I was back then, where I peaked and how I hit the valley. So its personal. RIP fans may not expect that part of the story but I guess it had to be told or the book wouldn't have come out the way it did.

Is this book similar to "Motley Crue: The Dirt," with all of the debauchery, drug use and wild rock star parties? I'm asking that, because it's certainly no secret that back in the day, it was mostly about sex, drugs and rock n' roll.
I loved the Dirt. I traveled with the Crue back in the day and author Neil Strauss was an avid RIP reader. But Planet Rock isn't driven by tabloid or the underbelly excesses of the era. I consciously chose a higher path, aiming to examine the connective energy of rock, how it brings people to a higher place, and telling a few stories about what these heroes are like under more human conditions. It's my story as a music fan, too, which is far less scandalous than most people would think.

GlamMetal also asks about relationships with band like Guns N' Roses and the thoughts about classic band that been around today.

Back in the day, you always had a great relationship with Guns N' Roses, and Axl Rose. Do you still have a good relationship with these guy's today?
I see Slash every now and then at Velvet Revolver shows or music events around L.A. and keep up on Axl via his entourage, but I haven't witnessed the new incarnation of GN'R live yet nor have I been face to face with its enigmatic lead singer in ten years.

What are your thoughts on bands that are out there still touring that only have one or two original members left in the band, like Ratt, LA Guns, or even Guns N' Roses for example?
If the songs still sound authentic, the guys can play, and the fans are digging it and coming out, all the power to them. 80s rockers deserve to re-invent and make a living. Everyone does.

Lonn Friend's book "Life on Planet Rock" has been in store since July 11th.

Read whole interview here