If you love old rock magazines like Circus, Hit Parader, and Metal Edge, this video is going to hit you right in the nostalgia. 🤘 In this episode, @RobertJohnHadfield does a live unboxing of a bundle of 1990-era rock magazines he ordered off eBay — and it's a total time capsule of hard rock and glam metal right before grunge came in and wiped the slate clean.

We flip through pages featuring Skid Row, Warrant, Great White, Guns N’ Roses, Slaughter, Faith No More, Tesla, Faster Pussycat, Dangerous Toys, and even New Kids on the Block (what were they doing in Circus Magazine?! 😂)

Along the way, Robert shares personal concert memories, guitar pick stories, commentary on the fall of glam, and what made bands like Metallica and Guns N’ Roses survive the grunge apocalypse.

📌 Full of 80s and early 90s rock nostalgia, hilarious commentary, deep knowledge, and heartfelt storytelling.

🗓 Stay tuned for Part 2 soon — we only got halfway through the stack!

⏱ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro: Why We Love Old Rock Magazines
01:00 – Live eBay Unboxing Begins
02:10 – Rock & Roll Almanac: Mötley Crüe, Warrant, Skid Row
03:30 – Remembering Great White and “Once Bitten”
05:00 – All These Mags are From 1990?!
06:30 – The Rise of the Cult + Billy Idol Tour Memory
07:45 – Steve Vai Pick Story at Rainbow Music Hall
09:00 – Channel Playlists: Find Your Favorite Bands
10:00 – Bon Jovi, Skid Row & Wait… New Kids on the Block?!
11:20 – Faith No More & Their Odd MTV Takeover
12:10 – Slaughter, Ugly Kid Joe, and Ozzy’s No More Tours Tour
13:30 – House of Lords & Gregg Giuffria Backstory
14:30 – Heavy Metal Handbook: May 1990
15:45 – Why Guns N’ Roses & Metallica Survived the Grunge Wave
18:00 – Tesla’s Acoustic Moment & “Signs”
20:00 – Solstice Video Game Ad on a Circus Mag?!
21:30 – More 1990 Covers: Skid Row, Poison, Faster Pussycat
24:00 – Warrant in a Dive Bar with Jani Lane Replaced
25:30 – What’s the Deal with Bang Tango?
26:00 – Bruce Dickinson's Tattooed Millionaire Tour + Audiobook Rec
28:30 – Another Circus Mag: More Slaughter, Tesla, Faith No More
30:00 – Trickster’s Big Push — But Was It Too Late?
33:00 – Were We Just Tired of Glam by Then?
35:00 – Why Grunge Felt Like a Relief for Some Fans
36:30 – Channel Growth & Upcoming Live Shows
38:30 – Final Thoughts + What’s Coming in Part 2

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