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Confusion around Michael Monroe guitarist Dregen: After cancelling their planned gig at the "Eurosonic Noorderslag" in the Netherlands with the reason that "Mini Dregen is on his way to this world a bit earlier than planned and Papa Dregen has the most important job in the world, to welcome a mini version of him and show him his first moves" [Neon Lights reported: http://neon-lights.info/news/michael-monroe-band-guitarist-dregen-has-become-a-father], the birth of Dregen's son Sixten took place just now, almost one month after the cancellation of the festival gig.

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Congratulations from the whole Neon Lights team to Dregen: The former guitarist of The Hellacopters and current guitarist of Backyard Babies and the Michael Monroe Band has become a father! It’s the first child of him and his wife Pernilla Andersson. Due to Dregen’s joy of fatherhood, the Michael Monroe Band decided to cancel their…

News from the studio from Michael Monroe where he and his band are recording the successor of “Sensory Overdrive”: “We finished recording our new album last Wednesday in Stockholm. We laid down 12 killer tracks and now the record just needs to be mixed. Can’t wait to hear it when it’s finished! We’re all really…

And another event tipp Neon Lights has for you if you are located in Finland’s capital Helsinki: Dregen, former guitarist of The Hellacopters and current guitarist of Backyard Babies and Michael Monroe Band, is going to be a DJ on 22nd September 2012 at “Virgin Oil” (Address: Mannerheimintie 5, 00100 Helsinki). The DJ set will…

Former Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe has tapped Dregen (pictured below; real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers Backyard Babies as the guitarist of his solo band following the recent departure of Ginger (The Wildhearts). Ginger played his last gig as the guitarist for Monroe’s group on June 17 at the Provinssirock festival…

Former Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe has tapped Dregen (pictured below; real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers Backyard Babies as the guitarist of his solo band following the recent departure of Ginger (The Wildhearts). Ginger played his last gig as the guitarist for Monroe’s group on June 17 at the Provinssirock festival…