Rockwood Cinema Review: Hysteria -The Def Leppard Story (2001)

Before Motley Crue’s recent Netflix movie bio-pic, The Dirt (2019), there was Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001). Before streaming, this made-for-TV-movie focused on one of the most recognizable names in rock history, Def Leppard. However, here they may not be so recognizable. For the most part the casting is good but Joe Elliot (played …

40 Years Later: Def Leppard’s Logo Still Inspiring Greek Restaurants Across the World

Who would have thought that Def Leppard’s logo, debuting more than 40 years ago on the “On Through The Night” album, would go on to inspire countless Greek restaurants’ logos?They too would adopt that pointy style font for their logos, as if to say ‘Def, we hear ya.’ More jokes at Rock and Roll’s expense:• …

Day 5/10 Album Challenge: Def Leppard – “Hysteria” (1987)

Def Leppard’s Hysteria (rather prophetically) caused mass hysteria in the Rock/Metal/Pop world when it was released back in the 80’s and was a hugely influential album for the Cottage Country Mix series. Personally, Hysteria was one of the first cassettes I ever owned and I played it so often, that it eventually got stuck inside …

Friend Confirms: “The Water is Good, Once You Get In!”

All concerns were allayed in Kawartha’s Cottage Country today, about the temperature of the lake water, when a friend confirmed that the water was “good, once you get in.” The friend, who selflessly jumped in the water first to confirm this, proceeded to yell this revelation to his companions on the shore. One of the …