Hair-Metal Highlights

BANG TANGO

HIGH 1989's funk-infused Psycho Café received widespread acclaim, and "Someone Like You" was an MTV staple, though it never touched the Hot 100.

LOW Singer Joe LeSté joined an AC/DC cover band to supplement his income a few years ago.

OUTRAGEOUS MOMENT Girls used to pass out on the bus and wake up in strange cities. What happened to them? "They got Bang Tangoed!" according to LeSté.

CURRENTLY Playing club and bar dates, including a gig at the King King in Hollywood on December 20th — ten days after the venue holds an ugly-sweater contest.

LISTEN: "Someone Like You"

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