We sat down to Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale and Tony West of Blacklist Union to chat about their collaboration cover of ‘Jackson’, their upcoming tour supporting Faster Pussycat and the UK scene! Read it all below!

How did the track collaboration come about?

Lorraine: Back in December, Tony and I collaborated on the Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks “Stop Dragging My Heart Around” which will be released on Cleopatra Records. We had the best time working together! A friend of Tony’s said we should do “Jackson” by June & Johnny Cash. It resonated with us so we took the idea to Blacklist Union’s producer Chris Johnson and he said “hell yeah let’s do it”. Chris wanted to keep it traditional but Tony wanted it to have a Ramone’s, Social D vibe, and it was the perfect call. It turned into quite the Barn Burner!

What went into picking the song?

Lorraine: Really just listening to a friend, but it was Tony who knew it needed to go Punk Rock and he was right!

You’re touring together in September, have you done many shows together before?

Lorraine: Tony and I met October 26th 2025 at a mutual friend’s funeral, rock photographer Glen La Ferman. Tony likes to say “we put the fun in funeral” lol I know Glen would approve of the statement! So no, we’ve never done shows together although May 21, 2026 Blacklist Union played The Infamous Viper Room and I joined him for “Jackson” at the end of the night! It was well received. We had a blast and the crowd loved it!

I assume the song will make an appearance in the setlist on the tour?

Tony: Of course!!

Have you both been out to Europe before? How would you compare the scene compared to back home?

Lorraine: Tony and I were in London for Valentine’s day and I played the historic London Marquee back in the day. I will say the UK and London in particular, is glorious as far as rock and roll is concerned. It feels like the Sunset Strip back in the day. The fashion, the hunger for rock, the vibe in general is all about the rock. We were blown away to see so many rockers out and about in London, Camden, and Manchester and Birmingham. Love it! It’d beautiful to see. We saw Fozzy, at the Electric Ballroom and the crowd was nuts. It was beautiful to see all the fists in the air, people wearing the Fozzy t shirts and just having the best time. Rock and Roll is alive and well!

Lorraine, Femme Fatale are releasing a new album in August, what can you tell me about it? What’s it like hitting the studio again and putting out another album after all this time?

Lorraine: The album is produced by Steve Brown from Trixter Ace Freley fame. He’s a great friend and writer and I love working with him. We’ve collaborated on all of it and brought in some heavy hitters as far as musicians go. From Bumblefoot to Sean McNabb to Jason Sutter to Carmine Appice. There’s also a song co written with Tommy Henricksen from Alice Cooper’s band. It feels great to be creative and back in the studio but honestly I never left!

Tony, Slay the Dragon is nearly a year old. How has the last year been since it’s release?

Tony: It’s been great and I’m really proud of it!

Is there more writing going on already?

Tony: Yes! We’re already writing the 7th album called “The Good, the Bad and the Notorious”. We are 5 songs in so far. It’s going great!

Do you both have a dream tour lineup you want to be a part of, aside for the one in September, of course!

Tony: The Darkness, Eagles of Death Metal, Turbo Negro and anything that brings the rock. Preferably with friends.

Lorraine: I agree with Tony although, I’ll play any where any time. Preferably to a full house, there’s nothing better than that. There are definately some festivals I want to play like Wacken again and Rocklahoma for the first time.

If you could have written one song from history, what would it be and why?

Tony: ‘Happy Birthday’ so I could cash in!

Lorraine: ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ by The Cult because I lose my mind every time I hear it.