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The Vinyl Frontier With Meltdown – An Underrated Southern Rock Band

It’s another Wednesday, and another dive into my record collection on The Vinyl Frontier. This week, it’s a band that I was turned onto by my friend, Nick over at…

Vinyl Frontier

It's another Wednesday, and another dive into my record collection on The Vinyl Frontier.

This week, it's a band that I was turned onto by my friend, Nick over at Rock City Music Company in Livonia. Check out this killer southern rock band, with a little bit of a modern slant.

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Video Vixens Then and Now

Sure we all knew them. Men wanted to have them and women wanted to be them. Let's catch up with our favorite video vixens! Spoiler alert, yes they're still beautiful.

Pamela Anderson is perhaps best known for her video she made with then husband Tommy Lee. She also appeared in Lit's video "Miserable" in 1999.

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Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images


Nowadays Pamela is still looking fabulous. She is in the process of divorcing her fifth husband and has relocated to her homeland of Canada.

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Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images


Christie Brinkley was a cover girl who appeared in Billy Joel's 1983 "Uptown Girl" video

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Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images


Christie Brinkley is still a knock out at 67. The mother of 3 still models and has her own skin care line.

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Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images


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Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images


Now the former adult film actress is living a more quiet life in Oregon.

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Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images


Kate Moss was already a well known model when she starred in the video for The White Stripe's "I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself" in 2003

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photo by Newsmakers


These days Kate still models and does the occasional acting gig in movies.

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Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images


Rachel Hunter achieved MILF status as "Stacy's Mom" in the Fountain's of Wayne video in 2003

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Picture by DAN CALLISTER Online USA inc.


Rachel has swapped the bikini for some yoga pants. The model spends most of her days traveling and attending yoga retreats.

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Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Farrah Fawcett Foundation)


Alicia Silverstone was only 16 when Aerosmith cast her in two videos "Amazing" and "Crazy" in 1994.

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photo by Newsmakers


Now Alicia spends her days raising her son, and raising awareness for animal rights. She still acts in movie and in theatre.

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Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD


Paulia Porizkova was the statuesque Czech model who appeared in The Car's 1984 video for "Drive" .

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Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images


Paulina Porizkova was married to the Car's front man Ric Ocasek until his death in 2019. She is an author, actress, and still models.

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Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows


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Photo by Diane Freed


Stephanie and Axl part ways in 1993. She went on to marry and have four children. Sadly her eldest son passed away in 2021. Understandably she is staying out of the spot light these days.

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Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows


Helena Christensen rose to fame as the sultry girl on the beach in Chris Isaak's 1990 "Wicked Game" video.

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Photo by Diane Freed


Now the Danish born model still gets in front of the camera, but is also an established photographer as well.

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Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images


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Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Relativity Media

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Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history. Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.