Growin' Up Rock
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Growin' Up Rock podcast is a weekly memory trip into the hard rock and heavy metal music you loved in your youth as well as the rock 'n' roll that is creating the soundtrack to your life today. Your host, Steven Michael, along with co-host Sonny "Hollywood" Pooni speak with newer and established artist while coming up with some interesting music topics and themes centered around the memories and stories of growing up around rock n roll, that keeps your devil horns hoisted far above your head. Sit back, crank it up, and remember why you fell in love with...
2025 Album Review Series: Ozzy Osbourne - "Diary Of A Madman"
This week we invited Tom Gigliotti from The Shout It Out Loudcast to go track by track through the 2nd studio album “Diary Of A Madman” from Ozzy Osbourne. Diary Of A Madman is the 2nd studio album and the last original material Ozzy record to feature guitarist Randy Rhoads.Each month in 2025 we will cover a studio album release by the “Madman” himself Ozzy OsbourneWE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave U
Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Primal Fear)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of Primal Fear.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usualPlease
2025 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview
In this episode we cover everything to expect on this years 2025 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. We want you to get excited whether you are a newbie or MORC veteran.We take a look at the bands, venues, activities, and of course the music.Is this your first Monsters Of Rock Cruise? Are you are on the edge about booking a future MORC sailing? We have gone on over 12 MORC sailing combined, so we are here to not only share our excitement about this years sailing but get you excited as well about what you c
Friday Quick Fix: Sonny Celebrates A Birthday (1977)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny celebrates his Birthday for 1977 when he takes a look at the music and events that were happening during his special day.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still
When Rock Ruled The Charts: The Great Chicago Disco Demolition
In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a close look at July 12th, 1979, the day that The Great Chicago Disco Demolition took place. This week we will be looking at the Billboard 200 album chart to see what music was considered hot.Series Info:In the “When Rock Ruled The Charts” series, we look at a specific day, week, or month in music history and discuss briefly the significance of that date and then take a deeper dive into the music or album charts for that time period to look
Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 5)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 5.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to
The 250 List: Volume 8
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In Volume 8 we each take a look at 5 more bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and I will each cover 5
Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 7)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and wan
2025 Album Review Series: Ozzy Osbourne - "Blizzard Of Ozz"
This week we invited Kevin Williams from The InObscuria Podcast to go track by track through the debut studio album “Blizzard Of Ozz” from Ozzy Osbourne.Each month in 2025 we will cover a studio album release by the “Madman” himself Ozzy OsbourneWE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gma
Friday Quick Fix: Sonny Celebrates A Birthday (1976)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny celebrates his Birthday for 1976 when he takes a look at the music and events that were happening during his special day.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will stil
Smash, Trash, Or Meh (Volume 2)
In this listener discussion episode, you give us 3 choices of various things ranging from music to food and all things in between and we discuss, deciding which is a Smash, which is Trash, and which is just plain Meh.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com
Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 5)
Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artists he loves.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full len
Just Missed The List 2024
We continue covering some of the best music released in 2024 by sharing bands and music that just missed our top 10 list for 2024. The "Just Missed" list was made up of music worthy of a listen. All of these albums hung around for a while in our top 20 list until it was time to shave it down.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserS
Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 6)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and wan
The Best Of 2024
We start 2025 off with a bang by putting a ribbon on 2024 and sharing our “Best Of” episode. As in previous years, 2024 has seen the release of many new rock albums, some good and some not so much. We share the ones we liked the most in our personal favorite top 10 “Best Of 2024”.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnec
Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 4)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 4.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to
Sonny And Tony "Best Friends" (The Remix)
In what was originally released as Episode 102 back in June 2019, Sonny and Tony are back in this new and improved "Remix" version of the original "Wild Hair" episode. To say Sonny And Tony are "Best Friends" is probably an understatement. In this episode the two of them get into some fun and humorous discussions around life and music that we think you will enjoy.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us
Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 4)
Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artists he loves.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full len
Album Review Series Finale: Night Ranger "ATBPO"
This week we invite No One from Nowhere to go track by track through the 13th Studio Album release “ATBPO” by Night Ranger. That's right it's just Steven and Sonny to bring this 2024 Album Review Series to a close by covering the "ATBPO" as a bonus episode and then by ranking all 13 of the Night Ranger albums we covered in 2024.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the fol
Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 5)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and wan
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Don't Let Up"
This week we invite Loose Cannon from The Cobras And Fire Podcast to go track by track through the 12th Studio Album release “Don’t Let Up” by Night Ranger.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.Don't Let Up is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock band Night Ranger, released on March 24, 2017. It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart on June 15, 2017. It is the first Night Ranger studio album to feature Keri Kelli
Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Halestorm - ReAniMate 3.0)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny explores 1 of 3 covers EPs from Halestorm called ReAniMate 3.0The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usualPlea
Dirty Dozen Series: Replacement Players
Sonny and Steven will each select 6 Replacement Players in bands, who were odd replacement choices for the musicians they were replacing.Series Info:The Dirty Dozen Series is our chance to be negative. We typically like to keep it positive around here, unless your name is Hollywood and you want to keep it real, but by and large unless it's not something one of us likes, we generally don't even talk about it. So in this series, we pick a dozen songs, albums, bands, whatever we feel like being neg
Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 4)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and wan
Best Of The Bunch: Tyketto
Sonny and Steven dig into the 5 studio albums from a great melodic hard rock band called Tyketto.We are going to do a quick history lesson and share our favorite song off each album.Series Info:The Best Of The Bunch Series, allows us to explore a band with a catalog of about 5 to 10 studio albums and pick our favorite song from each record. We’ll get into a quick history lesson and discuss how the band played a part in our Growin’ Up Rock Years.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Pl
Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 3)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 3.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "High Road"
This week we invite Guitarist and friend Tony Musallam from Restrayned to go track by track through the eleventh Studio Album release “High Road” by Night Ranger.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuproc
Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1991 - 1995 Best of the Year
On this FQF, Sonny explores the Billboard Hot 100 for 1991 - 1995 and gives you the best the years had to offer and then offers up his favorite from the bunch.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will
Ranking 10 Cover Songs Listener Participation
We get the listeners involved and we are ranking 10 very different and unique covers songs from artist across Rock, Pop, Metal, and Hard Rock. Some you may not have even known were actually covers songs because the cover version is the only one you have ever known.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email
Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1976-1980 Best of the Year
Sonny is exploring the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 1976 - 1980 and sharing the number ones along with his favorite of the bunch.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full lengt
Thanking The Greats: Producer Beau Hill
This week in the Thanking The Greats Series, we want to thank musician and producer extraordinaire Beau Hill. If you were a fan of 80s hard rock, you most likely had a record that Beau Hill produced. He was responsible for producing some of my favorite records in the 80s including Ratt, Warrant, Kix, and Winger just to name a few. In the “Thanking The Greats Series” we will explore and discuss an individual Artist, Producer, Song Writer, Manager, or just about anyone involved in the music busine
Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 3)
Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artists he loves.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full len
Last Action Hero Crossover
In a crossover episode with the Damn Good Movie Memories podcast, we will be going track by track through the Soundtrack to the Last Action Hero, featuring artist like Alice In Chains, Megadeth, AC/DC, and Aerosmith.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com
Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 2)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 2.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining an
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Somewhere In California"
This week we invited the Night Ranger Keyboardist Eric Levy to go track by track through the 10th Studio Album release “Somewhere In California” by Night Ranger. Eric shares his history as well as some stories about the recording of this album.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the
Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Mystic Prophecy/Monuments Uncovered)
On this FQF, Sonny shines the spotlight on the Mystic Prophecy album "Monuments Uncovered"The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usualPlease C
When Rock Ruled The Charts: Napster Launches It's Platform
In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a close look at 6/1/99, the day that Napster Platform Launched. This week we will be looking at the singles chart for the BB hot 200 Albums.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.comContact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook
Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 1)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 1.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to
Alphabet Soup Series: "F"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "F". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing.A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. The object of this series is to focus on some lesser known bands and songs. As always we will share a little history about bands and songs and we promise as always to ROCK!WE NE
Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1971-1975 Best of the Year
Sonny explores the Billboard Hot 100 for 1971 - 1975 and gives you the best the years had to offer and then gives you his favorite out of the number ones.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still
Edward Van Halen Celebration
In this episode, we are celebrating the musical life of Edward Van Halen. Today marks the 4th anniversary of the passing of one of rocks most influential and innovative guitarist. We invite back to the show Steve Rosen author of "Tonechaser, My 26 Year Journey With Edward Van Halen". Steve just recently released a audio book version of "Tonechaser" which includes many of the recorded conversations he had with Edward Van Halen. We discuss some of the chapters as well as a few of our favorite musi
Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 3)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertainin
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Hole In The Sun"
This week we invite Bill Elam (Lil' Willy) from A-Z Radio to go track by track through the 9th Studio Album release “Hole In The Sun” by Night Ranger. Hole In The Sun, is one of the lesser known Night Ranger records and as we get into this record we might discover there are some hidden gems, but do they really sound like Night Ranger?Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one
Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Halestorm - ReAniMate 2.0)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny explores 1 of 3 covers EPs from Halestorm called ReAniMate 2.0The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usualPlea
Smash, Trash, Or Meh (Volume 1)
In this listener discussion episode, you give us 3 choices of various things ranging from music to food and all things in between and we discuss, deciding which is a Smash, which is Trash, and which is just plain Meh.
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Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 2)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and wan
Best Of The Bunch: Soundgarden
We take a look at all 6 of the studio albums from Soundgarden and each pick our favorite song from that album.Soundgarden is arguably one of the "Big 4" of grunge in the 90s. We don't discuss them much on the show and this new series gives us the opportunity to quickly dig into and artist catalogue and pick our favorite tune of each record.Series Info:The Best Of The Bunch Series, allows us to explore a band with a catalog of about 5 to 10 studio albums and pick our favorite song from each reco
Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 2)
Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artists he loves.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full len
Hollywood's Wild Hair: Vegas For The Degenerate Gambler
In this episode of Wild Hair, Hollywood is gonna take you through his love for Las Vegas. He's going to play you music from his personal playlist that gets him in the mood to gamble while sharing some interesting stories from his many visits to Vegas. Enjoy and Gamble Responsibly!
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Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Mountain Music Festival)
For This Friday Quick Fix - I had the opportunity to go to the Mountain Music Festival - Aka Monsters On The Mountain in Gatlinburg, TN. and I’m going to share a quick review covering the entire day's festivities.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything
The 250 List: Volume 7
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 7, we each take a look at 5 more hard rock and metal bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and
Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Treat)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of Swedish Melodic Rock Legends Treat.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode every
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Seven"
This week we invite Dylan Wright from Podder Than Hell Podcast to go track by track through the 8th Studio Album release “Seven” by Night Ranger.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.
Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1986-1990 Best of the Year
In this FQF, Sonny is exploring the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 1986 - 1990 and giving you all the best the year had to offer and then picking his favorite of the bunch.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share wit
Ranking 10 Kiss Family Tree Songs
In a Listener participation episode, we asked you to rank 10 rarely discussed Kiss and Kiss Family tree songs. We cover what you had to say and share our own rankings and thoughts for those songs.
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Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Halestorm And I Prevail)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Halestorm And I Prevail in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share w
Happy 7th Birthday (7-7-7)
Happy 7th Birthday as a Podcast to us. In celebrating our 7th Birthday, we will pick the 7th album from 7 different bands and discuss the 7th track from that album, hence 7-7-7.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.comContact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBookFollow Us on Twitter
Friday Quick Fix: Who Dunnit Better? (Vol 2)
Sonny takes 2 versions of a cover song and pits them against each other and in the end ask you, who dunnit better.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length epis
When Rock Ruled The Charts: Metallica Loses Grammy To Jethro Tull
In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a closer look at 2/22/1989, the day that Metallica loses a Grammy for best metal band to Jethro Tull. We will be looking at the singles chart for the BB hot 100. We know metal music comes in many different forms but, I think we can all agree that even though Jethro Tull influenced many Metal Bands, in 1989, Metallica was much more of a Metal band. What were the Grammy's thinking?
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Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 1)
Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artist he loves.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full leng
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Neverland"
This week we invite Mac from Ugly American Werewolf In London Podcast to go track by track through the 7th Studio Album release “Neverland” by Night Ranger.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmai
Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Halestorm - ReAniMate 1.0)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny explores 1 of 3 covers EPs from Halestorm called ReAniMate 1.0
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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Mega Concert Review: (Sammy Hagar, Styx, Foreigner, Loverboy, and John Waite)
What constitutes a "Mega" Concert review you ask? Not 1 but 2 night this week we attended 2 of the hottest summer concert tours out there, and we are going to share our take in detail. We were fortunate enough to attend the Sammy Hagar "Best Of Both Worlds" tour with special guest Loverboy the first night. The 2nd night brought us to see Foreigner , Styx, And John Waite. We want to share our concert review with you and hopefully provide some insight into two of the hottest summer tours happening
Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1981-1986 Best of the Year
Sonny is exploring the Billboard Hot 100 charts from 1981 - 1986 and giving you the best that year had to offer while picking his favorite of the bunch.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still g
Monsters Of Rock Cruise 24 Trivia (25 Words Or Less)
Recorded live in Miami prior to boarding the 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise, we decided to have a little fun and invite some special guest to join us for a new trivia game show called "25 Words Or Less" - Join us an play along in your car or at home. Its always full of laughs and interesting choices.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodc
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Kuarantine -July 6th 2024)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Kuarantine in concert for a 2nd time and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.
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Top 5 Album Releases For 2004
We both cover our top 5 album releases for 2004. That's right 2004. It's been 20 years so lets see if we have discovered anything new or still live with what we got.Every Year around the middle of the year we will visit our top 5 releases from that year celebrating 20 years.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with
Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Pat Travers)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of classic rock blues guitarist Pat Travers.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Feeding Off The Mojo"
This week we invite Brian Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories to go track by track through the 6th Studio Album release “Feeding Off The Mojo” by Night Ranger.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@g
Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Tony Harnell & The Mercury Train - "Round Trip")
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny shines a light on the underrated album "Roundtrip" from Tony Harnell And The Mercury Train.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full le
Let's Learn More About Our Concert History
In a listener idea episode, we were asked questions regarding our concert going history. These post appear on Social Media in many different groups and all have various types of questions, but for this particular episode we focus on our concert going history. The questions are as follows:1. First concert -2. Last concert -3. Worst concert - 4. Loudest concert - 5. Best concert - 6. Seen the most - 7. Most surprising - 8. Next concert - 9. Wish I could have seen - 10. Favorite concert - WE NEED
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Stryper Acoustic)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Stryper (Acoustic) in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with y
MTV: The First 10 Videos
We discuss and analyze the first 10 videos ever shown on MTV. Was it calculated or did they just not have any other choices at the time?
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Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Crashdiet)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of Swedish Sleaze Masters Crashdiet.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode every S
Alphabet Soup Series - "E"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "E". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing.
Series Info:
A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. The object of this series is to focus on some lesser known bands and songs. As always we will share a little history about bands and songs and we promise as always
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Battle Beast)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Battle Beast in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You
Ranking 20 Rock Hits From July 1987
We get the listeners involved in helping us rank 20 rock hits from July 1987.
If you would like to take part in these listener participation episodes in the future, please send your email address to us @ growinuprock@gmail.com
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Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Greta Van Fleet)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Greta Van Fleet in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Man In Motion"
This week we invite Brad Rusthoven from Slamfest Podcast to go track by track through the 5th Studio Album release “Man In Motion” by Night Ranger.Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.comCont
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Skid Row with Lzzy Hale)
For This Friday Quick Fix Sonny had the opportunity to go see the first Skid Row show with Lzzy Hale from Halestorm fronting the band in concert He is going to cover and review the entire evening's activities.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find
Friday Quick Fix: This Day In Rock (5/24/89)
Sonny takes a close look at the music charts to see what was happening in music on any particular day in music history.
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If Iron Maiden Had A Fans Cruise
We explore A Iron Maiden fantasy fan cruise.
If Iron Maiden were to put on a fans cruise, what and who would you want to see?
At this point music themed cruises are a yearly profit making venture for many promoters. Monsters Of Rock, Cruise To The Edge, Chris Jericho Cruise, Kiss Kruise, Rock Legends, 80s Cruise, 70,000 tons of Metal, and countless others. We think Iron Maiden is the perfect candidate for this venture. As huge Iron Maiden fans and frequent attendees on the Monsters Of Rock cru
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Judas Priest And Sabaton)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Judas Priest and Sabaton in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to sh
The 250 List Series: Volume 6
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 6 we each take a look at 5 more bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.
The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and I will each cover
Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 1)
Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and
Top 10 Comeback Albums
We share what we think are some of the top 10 comeback albums from the world of hard rock and metal.
To add to the excitement, we get you the listeners involved and share what many of you think are top comeback albums.
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Friday Quick Fix: Who Dunnit Better? (Vol 1)
Sonny takes 2 versions of a cover song and pits them against each other and in the end ask you, who dunnit better.
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Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Big Life"
This week we invite Kevin Williams from InObscuria Podcast to go track by track through the 4th Studio Album release “Big Life” by Night Ranger.
Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.
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Friday Quick Fix: House Of Lords (The Singles)
In this FQF, Sonny is discussing all the singles House Of Lords has released over it's career and will pick his favorite of the bunch.
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Who Else Could Have Replaced David Lee Roth In '85?
We invite Darren Paltrowitz author of DLR Book: "How David Lee Roth Changed The World" to come on and discuss who else could have replaced DLR in 1985 when he was fired from Van Halen.
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Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Survivor)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of melodic rock band Survivor.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.
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Monsters Of Rock Cruise 24 Trivia (Reeling In The Years)
In this special episode we recorded live while on our adventure to this years Monsters Of Rock Cruise, we invite some special guest and significant others to participate in a round of trivia. These episodes are always a blast and usually have some interesting moments. Play along with us in your car or at home for this instalment of "Reeling In The Years".
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Adrenaline Mob - "Covertà")
In this FQF, Sonny is shining the spotlight on the Adrenaline Mob album "Covertà".
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When Rock Ruled The Charts: The First Ever MTV VMAs
In this "When Rock Ruled The Charts" episode we focus on September 4th, 1984. This was the first ever MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Ceremony. We discuss what was happening in the HOT 200 album charts that week along with the MTV VMAs that year.
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Friday Quick Fix: Cinderella (The Singles)
In this FQF, Sonny is discussing Cinderella and the singles they released over the course of their career and then he is gonna pick a favorite.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.
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Album Review Series: Night Ranger "7 Wishes"
This week we invite Steve Wright from Podder Than Hell Podcast to go track by track through the 3rd Studio Album release “7 Wishes” by Night Ranger.
Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger.
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Friday Quick Fix: Song Title Battle ("Tell Me")
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts another song title battle. The idea is finding 5 songs from different artists with the exact same title and deciding which song is your favorite. For todays battle we go with the title "Tell Me"
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally
Dirty Dozen Series: Stupid Band Names
It's time for another Dirty Dozen series episode. Today we are giving you a dozen really stupid band names. We don’t necessarily dislike all these bands, we simply think their band name leaves a little to be desired. Sit back as we share a dozen of our own picks while sharing some of the bands our listeners felt had really dumb band names.
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Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Danko Jones)
Sonny has been harassed by many in the music community about checking out Danko Jones. I'm not sure it's his bag, but check out his thoughts and a playlist he put together called Danko Spanko further down in these show notes.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise RECAP
In this episode we will be bringing you Part 2 of our 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Recap. You can find Part 1 over at the Podder Than Hell Podcast with our travel partners.
During Part 2 we will cover Days 3/4/and 5 of our 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Adventure.
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Jaded Heart "Mystery Eyes")
For this FQF, Sonny shines the spotlight on the band Jaded Heart and their underrated release "Mystery Eyes"
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Crank It Up Spotlight: Cassidy Paris
In this episode, Steven interviews up and coming Australian singer, songwriter and guitar player Cassidy Paris about her new album "New Sensation".
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Friday Quick Fix: Song Title Battle ("Hold On")
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts another song title battle. The idea is finding 5 songs from different artists with the exact same title and deciding which song is your favorite. For todays battle we go with the title "Hold On"
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally
Alphabet Soup Series: "D"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit upon the letter "D". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing this time around.
A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. We will try and focus on lesser known bands, albums, and songs, and then try to learn and share a little about them. We promise it will rock!
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Friday Quick Fix: What’s Behind The Playlist? (October 1985)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts an episode called "what's behind the playlist". He is focused on a playlist we did for October 1985, where we ranked 20 songs from 1985 during a livestream with our friends from the Shout It Out Loudcast and Podder Than Hell.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs,
Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Midnight Madness"
This week we invite David Hudson from State Of Amorica to go track by track through the 2nd Studio Album release “Midnight Madness” by Night Ranger.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release from Bay Area rockers Night Ranger.
We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag along and break up the disagreements that Sonny and I will no doubt have. We will also get you
Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Beautiful Creatures "Deuce")
Today Sonny spotlights an underrated album few people discuss called "Deuce" by the band Beautiful Creatures.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview
We are covering all the bands that are scheduled to be playing on this years Monsters Of Rock Cruise. We also want to try and help out all those people that will be joining us on their first Monsters Of Rock Cruise or their first cruise ever, by putting together some tips and tricks that will hopefully help you get the most out of your Rock n Roll vacation.
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Friday Quick Fix: Odd Album Out (Styx - "Kilroy Was Here")
Odd Album Out, will be a new series for your Friday Quick Fix, where I will explore at a high level a album from an artist career that is somewhat controversial in their overall catalog. Fans hated it, Critics hated it, It was different then the rest of the bands catalog, The band changed their sound, or something that stuck out with the album compared to the rest of the bands catalog. This first episode will focus on Styx 1983 release the concept record "Kilroy Was Here".
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Top 10 Bruce Kulick Kiss Era Songs
We are covering our personal Top 10 Bruce Kulick Kiss era songs. Former Kiss and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick, recently ended his 20 plus year run with Grand Funk Railroad, and we thought it would be the perfect time to focus on our favorite Bruce Kulick Kiss era songs.
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Friday Quick Fix: Song Title Battle ("Heartbreaker")
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts another song title battle. The idea is finding 5 songs from different artists with the exact same title and deciding which song is your favorite. For todays battle we go with the title "Heartbreaker"
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and gener
When Rock Ruled The Charts: 2-4-2000
In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a close look at 2-4-2000, exactly 24 years ago. Get it.. 2-4-24. We will rewind the clocks exactly 24 years and look at the Billboard 200 album charts to see what was happening musically during the time.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:Apple PodcastPodchaserSpotifyConnect with us Ema
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Mr. Big 1-23-24 Atlanta)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Mr. Big in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.
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Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Dawn Patrol"
This week we invited Josh and Brent from Fans In Motion Podcast (An All Night Ranger Podcast) to go track by track through the debut Studio Album release “Dawn Patrol” by Night Ranger.
Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release from Bay Area rockers Night Ranger. If you think this band is only about “Sister Christian”, you would be missing out on some great rocking music. Check out our reviews all year long.
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Friday Quick Fix: The Battle Of Song Titles (I Want You)
In this FQF, Hollywood brings you the battle of song titles, where he will share several different songs with the same exact song title and give you his favorite.
today is "I Want You".
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and wan
The 250 List: Volume 5
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 5 we each take a look at 5 more bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.
About The 250 List:The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and
Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Kiss - "Lonestar")
In this FQF, Sonny takes a trip to the land of "What If" and ask you to "Try This" playlist of Kiss songs he thinks would have been great as a Paul Stanley solo record.
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The Dirty Dozen: Terrible Album Closers
In this Dirty Dozen Series episode, we share a 12-pack of terrible album closers. We look specifically at albums we love, but because of these terrible songs that close out the albums, they did not quite end up as desert island records for us.
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Friday Quick Fix: Try This (The Outfield Deep Dive)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny is asking you to "Try This" as he does a deep dive into the band The Outfield.The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to share with you.You will still get a regular full length episode
The Best Of 2023
We start 2024 off right by putting a ribbon on 2023 and sharing our “Best Of” episode. As in previous years, 2023 has seen the release of many new rock albums, some good and some not so much. We share the ones we liked the most in our personal top 10 “Best Of 2023”.
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Jean Beauvior - "Bare To Bones")
For this Friday Quick Fix Sonny shines a spotlight on an underrated album from Jean Beauvior called "Bare To The Bones".
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2023 Album Review Series Rankings
For the final episode of the year, we cover all 12 albums we reviewed this year and rank them from our least favorite to our favorite. We share the people that helped us review the records and a few stories from behind this years series.
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Friday Quick Fix: This Day In Rock (New Years Eve)
For This episode of "This Day In Rock", we take a look at New Years Eve. Why? Because Sonny has issues that he keeps in check by doing episodes just like this. Take a listen and you will see exactly what we are talking about.
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Celebrating 40 Years Of Fastway's Debut Album
This week we invite fellow Pantheon Podcaster Jon Verno from Metal Mayhem Podcast to go track by track through the first Studio Album release by Fastway.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.
We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag along and break up the disagreements that Sonny and I will no doubt have. We will also get
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Kiss Night In Vegas)
For This Friday Quick Fix Sonny had the opportunity to go see Kiss Night In Vegas in concert on one of his many trips to Las Vegas and he is going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.
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The Best Of Game Shows (Cruise Edition)
On a recent family cruise vacation, Steven, Sonny, and Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell podcast decided to take some time on a Sea Day and record a "best of" game shows episode. We took many of the game shows we have played on the Podcast over the years and combined them into 1 single game. Enjoy.
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Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Toby Mac & Zach Williams)
For This Friday Quick Fix Sonny had the opportunity to go see Toby Mac And Zach Williams in concert and he is going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.
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The Wedding Singer Soundtrack Crossover
In this crossover episode, we invite Brain Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories, to help us create a Soundtrack for the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore comedy The Wedding Singer. Set in the 80s, this 1998 movie is filled with great 80s music. Sonny and Steven then head over to Brian's podcast Damn Good Movie Memories to discuss the movie in depth.
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Friday Quick Fix: Album Review (The Rolling Stones "Hackney Diamonds")
Today for your Friday Quick Fix, I'm going to get into the new one from the Rolling Stones, "Hackney Diamonds" I'll go through some info on the album and the track listing and then give you some of my thoughts.
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Thanking The Greats: Billy Sheehan
This week in the Thanking The Greats Series, we want to thank one of the greatest Bass Players in rock music Billy Sheehan. Throughout his career Billy Sheehan has been called the Eddie Van Halen of bass guitar. Billy has played with many great musicians and bands most notably David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Winery Dogs, and Sons Of Apollo.
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Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Mammoth WVH and Nita Strauss)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Mammoth WVH with special guest Nita Strauss in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities.
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Celebrating 40 Years Of Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
This week we invite Brian Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories to go track by track through "Rebel Yell" the 2nd Studio Album release by Billy Idol.
2023 Album Review Series:
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary. We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag along and break up the disagreements that Sonny and I will no doubt hav
Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Butcher Babies Deep Dive)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Hollywood ask you to "Try This", a series of songs from the Butcher Babies.
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Top 20 Songs Used In Movies
We share and discuss the 20 most frequently used songs in movies. In a article from FAR OUT MAGAZINE 2023 , the article was based on data published by a website called TUNEFIND. We cover the 20 movie songs along with some of the movies that featured them.
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Friday Quick Fix: The Battle Of Song Titles (Runaway)
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The Metallica Report's Steffan Chirazi And Renee Richardson
This week we are joined by The Metallica Report's Steffan Chirazi and Renee Richardson to talk about their history and their relationship within the world of Metallica. We also get into the Metallica Report Podcast, The "All Within My Hands" Foundation, along with "So What" Magazine and other topics centered around the world of Metallica.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:Leave Us A Five Star Revie
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Marvelous 3 - Atlanta)
Today for the Friday Quick Fix, I'm sharing my concert review for the sold out Marvelous 3 reunion show here in Atlanta on 10/28/23. It was show 2 of a 3 night stand.
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Metallica Top 5 Songs
This week we get the listeners involved as Sonny and Steven pick their top 5 Metallica songs. We share how are top 5 songs fall in line with the tops 5 Metallica songs the listeners are picking.
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Friday Quick Fix: Classic Album Battle (HEAT - Address The Nation Vs. Tearing Down The Wall)
This week in a classic album battle, we pit the Swedes against the Swedes when we look at the first two HEAT albums to feature Erik Grönwall. "Address The Nation" and "Tearing Down The Wall".
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Triumph "Never Surrender" Celebrates 40 Years
This week we invite John Adams And Bob Bender from 2 Dudes Talk Money And Music Podcast to go track by track through "Never Surrender" the 6th Studio Album release by Canadian rockers Triumph.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Friday Quick Fix: Yea, But Does My Wife Like It? (Extreme - Other Side Of The Rainbow)
In this episode of the FQF, I share a new song from Extreme, called "Other Side Of The Rainbow". I'll get her reaction and opinions regarding the song and ultimately as her to give us her Verdict. Does she like it or not?
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The Rock Roundtable Discussion (Vacation Cruise Edition)
Steven, Sonny, and Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast all took our lovely wives on a Vacation Cruise that wasn't MORC. We had a blast, but we also had 3 sea days with no concerts, so we decided to hold a rock roundtable discussion and record it for you the listener. We cover statistics regarding rock being "dead", Black Sabbath the musical ballet, some recent rock album releases, along with a host of other topics. Jump on board with us and enjoy this discussion.
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Europe - "Prisoner In Paradise")
This week for the Friday Quick Fix, both Sonny and Steven chime in on the forgotten and underrated Europe album "Prisoner In Paradise"
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Hollywood's Wild Hair: Murph Likes What?
In this installment of Wild Hair, Sonny is joined by our friend Murph to talk music. These two are significantly different when it comes to their taste in music, so the conversation gets pretty interesting. It may be the fastest convo ever on the podcast because there are 20 plus songs that are featured.
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Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Terry Glaze Deep Dive)
In today's Friday Quick Fix, Hollywood introduces you to Terry Glaze. He shares a deep dive playlist with you and a little history about Terry while asking you to "Try This".
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"Tonechaser" Author Steve Rosen
In this episode we interview Steve Rosen, author of "Tonechaser" , My 26 - Year Journey With Edward Van Halen. Steve has over 100 audio tape interviews with Edward Van Halen, spanning his career from the very early days to the heights of his career. He shares his thoughts and writes about these interviews in "Tonechaser".
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Friday Quick Fix: This Day In Rock (October 6th, 1984)
This week's fix, has Sonny looking at the music charts for 10/6/84.
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Alphabet Soup Series - "C"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "C". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing.
A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. We will try and focus on lesser known bands, albums, and songs, and then try to learn and share a little about them. We promise it will rock!
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Friday Quick Fix: The Battle Of Song Titles (Eyes Of A Stranger)
In this FQF, Sonny takes several songs with the same song title and lets them battle it out to decide who HE thinks is the actual winner.
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Huey Lewis And The News "Sports" At 40
This week we invite Bill Algee from The Ages Of Rock Podcast to go track by track through “Sports” the 3rd Studio Album release by Huey Lewis & The News.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.
We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag along and break up the disagreements that Sonny and I will no doubt have. We will also get
Friday Quick Fix: Classic Album Battle (Kiss Alive Vs. Alive II)
This week, I put 2 amazing classic live albums in the ring and let them battle it out. Kiss Alive, the original album that helped launch the career of Kiss, vs. Alive II which had some of the band's newer and updated classics from more recent successful album releases and a side of new studio originals.
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The Dirty Dozen: Kiss
In this new series debut, "The Dirty Dozen", we are checking in with listeners and finding out what dozen Kiss songs they think are pure crap. Before you go and pick all songs from 1 era or 1 album, we have a few rules in place to help spread that crap across the career plain. We will also share our own "Dirty Dozen" Kiss songs we wish were not on albums.
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Friday Quick Fix: Try This (Gunshine & Kit - Kats)
Hollywood decided that he would share a great new band called Gunshine, and while he was at it, discuss his love for candy. Why would he do such a thing you ask? Because as Sonny put it - "He can"! - Enjoy this music and candy bar discussion.
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Match Game Trivia On MORC (Monsters Of Rock Cruise)
In an episode recorded on this year's MORC (Monsters Of Rock Cruise), Sonny and I along with many of our Podcast friends gathered in InObscuria's co-host Kevin Williams room to match wits in a MORC rock version of Match Game trivia.
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Friday Quick Fix: What’s Behind The Playlist? (From EP127)
On this FQF - Sonny goes Playlist Crazy and shares A Spotify Playlist which goes back to Episode #127, when he had his lovely daughter on to give her opinions on some of his choices in music.
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Happy 6th Birthday To Us
We are celebrating our 6th Birthday, and in this episode we are talking all things 6. We talk about the 6th track on bands 6th album, because that's how we roll here. Strap in and get ready for one of Sonny's crazy numbers episode and help us celebrate 6 years here at The Growin' Up Rock Podcast.
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Friday Quick Fix: Yea, But Does My Wife Like It? (The Cruel Intentions - White Line Denied)
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Celebrating 40 Years Of Y&T's Mean Streak
This week we invite Hollywood’s brother Danny Pooni to go track by track through the 5th Studio Album Mean Streak release by Y & T.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Albums (Aldo Nova - "Blood On The Bricks")
In this FQF, I share an underrated album by Aldo Nova. We explore his 4th studio album "Blood On The Bricks"
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Back To School
It's back to school time for everyone. In this episode we share songs and bands that have something to do with that back to school theme.
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Friday Quick Fix: This Day In Rock (May 13th, 1990)
In this FQF, Hollywood will take you back in time and look at the music charts for a particular day and see what music was happening on that date.
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The 250 List: Volume 4
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 4 we each take a look at 5 more bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.
The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and I will each cover 5
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Bret Michaels "Parti-Gras")
In this FQF, we attended the Bret Michaels "Parti-Gras" concert with Night Ranger and Jefferson Starship, and we want to give you all the details.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts: Judas Priest Found Innocent
We explore the rock music charts for August 24th, 1990. On this day in music history the band Judas Priest was found innocent from creating backwards messages on their album Stained Class that made two young teens commit suicide.
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Albums (Joe Lynn Turner - Holy Man)
On this FQF - Sonny shares Joe Lynn Turner’s Album, “Holy Man”
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Billy Joel "An Innocent Man" At 40
This week we invite Bill Elam from A To Z Radio to go track by track through the 9th Studio Album release by American singer / songwriter Billy Joel. “An Innocent Man” turns 40 this year and has sold over 7 Million Albums in the US alone.Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag
Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (The Struts)
In this FQF, Jen and I share our concert review of a recent Struts concert we attended.
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What Are Your Holy Trilogy Of Rock Albums?
We get the listeners involved and ask them to give us their Holy Trilogy Of Rock Albums. 3 consecutive albums released by any band or artist that you love. The only rule is that they need to be consecutive releases. It can be albums 1, 2, and 3 or albums 4, 5, and 6. Maybe it's even later in their career and it's albums 7, 8, and 9.
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Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Kuarantine)
Hollywood was fortunate to catch Kuarantine at one of his local venue's recently and he wanted to share his thoughts on the show from Chris Jericho and company.
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What Songs Make You Think Summertime?
It's summertime and we asked the listeners, what songs make them want to put the top down on that car and crank the stereo to 11. We share some of our picks along with the listeners picks that scream summertime. Let's just say some of the picks are interesting, but music hits people in different ways.
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Friday Quick Fix: Yea, But Does My Wife Like It? (Eclipse - The Hardest Part Is Losing You)
In this FQF, I share the new Eclipse song “The Hardest Part Is Losing You” with my wife and give her the opportunity to share her thoughts and ultimately cast her verdict on if she likes it or not.
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Rock Years Trivia On MORC (Monsters Of Rock Cruise)
A bunch of us got together on this year's MORC (Monsters Of Rock Cruise) to play a fun and ball busting rendition of Rock Years Trivia. As always our host Sonny figured out a way to make us all feel stupid. Enjoy.
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Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Albums (Hurricane - Slave To The Thrill)
In the debut episode of Friday Quick Fix, we bring you “Underrated Albums” and start with Hurricane’s “Slave To The Thrill”
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Thanking The Greats: Producer Bob Rock
This week in the Thanking The Greats Series, we want to thank one of the greatest music producers in rock music Bob Rock.
In the “Thanking The Greats Series” we will explore and discuss an individual Artist, Producer, Song Writer, Manager, or just about anyone involved in the music business we think has had a long career and contributed to the music we grew up loving. Oh and while we are at it, we will also select and play a few tunes we dig that are related to that individual.
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Celebrating 40 years Of Metallica's Kill 'Em All
This week we are celebrating 40 years of Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All.
To help us celebrate this landmark album, we invite David Hudson from State Of Amorica Podcast to go track by track through the 1st Studio Album release Kill 'Em All by Metallica.
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Halestorm - ReAniMate 4.0??
We love Halestorm, and over the years Halestorm has shared many great covers with their ReAniMate Eps.
In this episode we share what we think could make the next great Halestorm ReAniMate covers EP for the band. So Lzzy,Joe, Arejay, and Josh listen up and check it out. We have done your homework for you.
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Buckcherry Vol. 10 With Stevie D
We interviewed Buckcherry Guitarist Stevie D. about the new Buckcherry album Vol. 10. We get into some of Stevie's influences and how he and singer Josh Todd go about the writing process. Sonny and I go track by track through the new record and share some of our thoughts.
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The 250 List - Volume 3
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 3 we each take a look at 5 more bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.
The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and I will each cover
Loverboy "Keep It Up" Album Review
This week we invite Tony Musallam from the Sacramento rock band Restrayned, to go track by track through the 3rd Studio Album release by Canadian rockers Loverboy.
Keep It Up
Keep it Up is the third studio album released by the Canadian rock band Loverboy in late June 1983. With new hit tracks like "Hot Girls in Love", the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 charts, as did the previous album released by the band.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album rel
Alphabet Soup Series - "B"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "B". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing.
A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. We're gonna try and focus on lesser known bands, albums, and songs, and then try to learn and share a little about them. We promise it will rock!
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2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise RECAP (PT.3) - BONUS
We finish up our RECAP of the 2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise with the Day 5 adventures. We also share a cost breakdown of the cruise to anyone who is interested in the value of a rock cruise and how it’s gonna hit your wallet.
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2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise RECAP (PT.2)
We are giving you all the inside scoop to all our adventures on the 2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise in this RECAP. You will find the part 1 recap to the Monsters Of Rock Cruise over on the Podder Than Hell Podcast, as we joined them to talk about the Pre-Party and Days 1 and 2.
In Part 2 the guys from Podder Than Hell join us to talk about what we saw in days 3, 4, and 5.
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Creating Rock Iconz With KnuckleBonz CEO Tony Simerman
We talk with KnuckleBonz CEO and Founder Tony Simerman about the amazing collectable artwork his company produces and all things Rock n Roll.
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Rod Stewart "Body Wishes" Album Review
This week we invite Alex Alt from Slydog Music Cast to go track by track through “Body Wishes” the 12th Studio Album release by Rod Stewart.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.
We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag along and break up the disagreements that Sonny and I will no doubt have. We will also get you the lis
Alice Cooper @ 75 With Gary Graff
Veteran rock journalist Gary Graff talks to us about his book Alice Cooper @ 75 and how he shows you this rock icon through the lens of 75 career accomplishments, events, and partnerships.ALICE COOPER @ 75 is a lavish illustrated biography of the original “shock rocker", examining an extraordinary career through the lens of 75 key events, releases, and collaborations.Published January 31, 2023 (just ahead of Alice’s 75th birthday, February 4), Alice Cooper at 75 is a unique book unlike
2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview (Part 2)
As we prepare for the 2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise, We run down all the bands in this years lineup and discuss the bands we are most excited to see, along with some tips for the first time MORC cruisers. We even invite our friend Tony Musallam from the band Restrayned to share his thoughts on the 2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. This is Part 2 of the 2 part series - Make sure you go check out part 1.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the fo
2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview (Part 1)
As we prepare for the 2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise, We run down all the bands in this years lineup and discuss the bands we are most excited to see, along with some tips for the first time MORC cruisers. We even invite our friend Tony Musallam from the band Restrayned to share his thoughts on the 2023 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. This part one and part 2 will be released a couple of days later so make sure you check them both out.WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consi
Christian Rock For The Sinners!
Rock and Roll and sinners go together like beer and hot wings. It's for this very reason we need to share some Christian Rock that goes beyond just a great band like Stryper. There are all kinds of varying degrees of Christian Rock and we plan on sharing some great music that not only rocks but just might save your souls in the process! LOL.
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Christian Rock For The Sinners!
Rock and Roll and sinners go together like beer and hot wings. It's for this very reason we need to share some Christian Rock that goes beyond just a great band like Stryper. There are all kinds of varying degrees of Christian Rock and we plan on sharing some great music that not only rocks but just might save your souls in the process! LOL. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Revi
300 Episodes!
Can you believe it? 300 episodes! Looks like we made it. To 300 that is. Wow, that's a lot of recordings and a lot of editing. The best thing is, that's a lot of music and laughs and talking about rock n roll. Come with us as we celebrate our 300th episode and take a look at what was happening in music when we launched 6 years ago. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review
Dio "Holy Diver" Album Review
This week we invited Kevin Williams from The Inobscuria Podcast to go track by track through “Holy Diver”, the debut studio album released by Dio.
Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Match Game Trivia
This week it’s time for another edition of Game Show Trivia Growin’ Up Rock Style. We invite returning guest Kevin Williams from The InObscuria Podcast to join us in our version of Rock n Roll Match Game Trivia. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Con
5 Songs With Abby K
This week we invite up and coming artist Abby K on to the podcast and asked her to share 5 songs that helped influence her as an artist and rock fan.
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Thanking The Greats: Holly Knight
This week in the “Thanking The Greats” series, we want to pay tribute to one of the greatest songwriters in rock music today - Holly Knight.
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Rick Springfield "Living In Oz" Album Review
This week we invite Brad Rusthoven from The Slamfest Podcast to go track by track through the 7th Studio Album release by Rick Springfield. Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary. We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest to tag along and break up the disagreements that Sonny and I will no doubt have. We will also get
Alphabet Soup: "A"
This week in a new series we call Alphabet Soup, we are starting with the letter "A". Lets find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing. About The Series: A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. We will try and focus on lesser know bands, albums, and songs, and then try to learn and share a little about them. Enjoy, i
First Impressions: What Are The Greatest Debut Albums Of All Time?
We get the listeners involved in this discussion to find out which debut rock albums they think should be considered the greatest of all time. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Lea
Åge Sten Nilsen From Wig Wam
This week we share our conversation with frontman Åge Sten Nilsen from Wig Wam. We get into some of the bands history, the Monsters Of Rock Cruise, the new album Out Of The Dark, and some of the side projects Åge has taken part in. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuproc
Krokus Headhunter Album Review
This week we invited Steve Wright from Podder Than Hell Podcast to kick off our 2023 album series and go track by track through Headhunter, the 7th Studio Album release by Swiss rockers Krokus. Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release celebrating its 40th anniversary. We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great (or at least some of us think that they are great). As always we will invite a special gues
When Rock Ruled The Charts: (Kiss at The Grammys)
In this weeks "When Rock Ruled The Charts" series, we take a look at February 28th 1996, the day Kiss visits the Grammys and shocks the world by putting the makeup back on. As we do with all "When Rock Ruled The Charts" episodes, we will look at a specific time in music history, and look closely at the music charts to see how rock music played a part during that period of time. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help gr
The 250 List Volume 2
This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 2 we each take a look at 5 more band that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s.
The 250 List is a article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny and I will each cover
Best Albums Of 2022
It's one of our favorite episodes of the year. We are sharing what we consider to be the best albums of 2022. Every year we discover new music we missed and get into debates about which albums we think should be consider amongst the best rock albums for the year. Anyone who thinks rock is dead, need only listen to this episode. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review
Hollywood's Wild Hair (Bad Boys Edition)
On this edition of Hollywood's Wild Hair, Sonny goes with a themed type episode. This time it’s all about Bad Boys. Hollywood discusses music, movies, etc. that all centers around the Bad Boys. As a Bad Boy himself, Sonny plays some killer songs by The Pretenders, Quiet Riot, Scorpions, AC/DC, Motley Crue and many more. Enjoy!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review
We Wish You A Metal Christmas
Since release day for this episode falls on Christmas, we think it's fitting that we wish you a metal Christmas. In this episode we share some holiday share and break down that metal Christmas holiday class album "We wish You A Metal Xmas". We also have a special Crank It Up New Music Spotlight with Dallas Dwight from the LA Maybe. We share their latest song and find out what they've been up too. Enjoy and Happy Holidays to you and yours from the Growin' Up Rock Crew. WE NEED YOUR
Def Leppard Album Rankings Finale
In our final Def Leppard episode for the year, we share our rankings for all the Def Leppard Studio albums we’ve reviewed this year. In addition we also get the listeners involved and share how many of them have ranked the albums. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of
Def Leppard Retroactive BONUS
This week we invite… no one because I’m too lazy to coordinate a guest and it’s a BONUS. We got a lot of requests to cover the Retroactive B-Sides album from Def Leppard, so we figured we would give you an early Christmas present with this bonus episode. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built mostly from the first 3 albums in the bands catalog, he agre
Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos Album Review
This week we invite… No one because I'm too lazy to coordinate any guest, and go track by track into the 12th Studio Album release Diamond Star Halos by Def Leppard. This is the final album review for our Def Leppard series. Diamond Star Halos was released in May 2022 and produced by Def Leppard and Ronan McHugh. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built
Rock Trivia With Special Guest
This week we do another rock trivia episode, with special guest Steve Roney and Scott Davis, Authors of the Pictures: Alive - Rock Shows Of The 80s And Beyond. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us
Def Leppard (Self Titled) Album Review
This week we invite Alex Alt from Slydog Music-Cast to go track by track through the self titled 11th studio album release by Def Leppard. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave
Can Richard Marx Rock?
Can Richard Marx rock? We pose this question as we share with the listeners some of Richard's history along with some songs that we think help answer this question. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Foll
When Music And Movies Collide
In a crossover episode with Damn Good Movie Memories podcast, we invite our friend Brian Davis on to share some of our favorite iconic moments when music and movies collide. That special scene in a movie, where the song matches up so well with that movie scene, that you never hear the song the same again without seeing the movie in your head. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five
Veterans Day Salute
This week, we observe Veterans Day, and salute all of those hard working men and women in the Armed Forces both past and present by dedicating this episode to them. Since Veterans Day is 11/11/22, we are talking about all things “11”. We even reached out to the listeners and had 11 unique songs ranked by them and if that wasn't enough we invited our own Vet, from the Ages Of Rock Podcast Allen Tate to join in on the fun. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please conside
Def Leppard Songs From The Sparkle Lounge Review
This week we invite Brad Rusthoven from Slamfest Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into the tenth Studio Album release by Def Leppard Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser
When Rock Ruled The Charts (Live Aid)
This week we return to the "When Rock Ruled The Charts" series and take a look at the music charts on July 13th 1985. The day that Live Aid took place in Europe and the US. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBoo
The 250 List Volume 1
This week we explore the 250 list. Starting with Volume 1, Sonny and I will each hit you with 5 bands from the list. Writer Bobby Caughron published a article for XS Rock in November 2021, which featured a list of 250 bands from the late 80s and early 90s that for the most part did not become a household name. Many of these are hidden rock gems that for one reason or another got missed by the majority of the rock community and we are gonna help expose them to our listening audience.
Ozzy Vs. Dio
In this episode, we once again get the listeners involved in a great debate. We ask the question. Ozzy Vs. Dio, who do you prefer and why? We also explore how these two metal legends were similar, and why Ozzy ended up becoming so much more popular than Dio. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with
Thanking The Greats: Steve Vai
In this episode of "Thanking The Greats", we turn our attention to the Guitar wizard Steve Vai. We discuss the recent documentary "His First 30 Years" and some of our favorites from Steve Vai and his vast body of work. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com
Def Leppard YEAH! Album Review
This week we invite Kevin Williams from The Inobscuria Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through the 9th Studio Album "YEAH!" released by Def Leppard. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built mostly from the first 3 albums in the bands catalog, he agrees there are some gems throughout the bands entire catalog. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, eas
3 For 30
In this episode we are celebrating a group of rock albums that have been with us for 30 years. 3 for 30, has Sonny and I both selecting 3 albums released in 1992 that are celebrating their 30th anniversary. Rock albums that have been around for 30 years or more and have stood the test of time deserve a little love. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the fol
How Much Is Too Much For A Concert Ticket?
In this episode we invite Tyketto guitarist Chris Green on to discuss the skyrocketing cost of concert tickets to see your favorite artist. We ask the question: How Much Is Too Much For A Concert Ticket? WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form
Scattergories With Love In Chains
This week we invite Mike Floros from Love In Chains and SteelCity as well as fellow podcast host Kevin Williams from Inobscuria podcast to join us in another fun rocked out version of Scattergories. Join host Sonny Pooni as he leads the other 3 fools down the path of craziness. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podc
Def Leppard X Album Review
This week we invite Curtis Lanclos from Retrozest Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through the 8th Studio Album X (Ten) release by Def Leppard. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Tw
5 Years Of Rock Birthday Spectacular
Welcome to Week Two of our 5 Years Of Rock Birthday Spectacular. It's hard to believe we have been releasing podcast episodes every week for the last 5 years. This week we continue our 5th year celebration by still praying at the alter of the number 5. Sonny and I pick 5 songs that are the 5th song from an album released during our graduation year. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A
When Rock Ruled The Charts (5-5-5)
Welcome to the first of a two week celebration for our 5th year as a podcast. This week we kick it all off with another episode of "When Rock Ruled The Charts" and because it's our 5th birthday, we are all about the 5s. We are looking at the album charts for May 5th, 2005. Yep that's right 5-5-5. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: A
H.E.A.T. "Force Majeure" With Guitarist Dave Dalone
We Invite H.E.A.T. Guitarist Dave Dalone to come on the show and discuss the new album Force Majeure. In addition to our interview with Dave Dalone, Sonny and Steven are sharing some of their favorite H.E.A.T. songs featuring Kenny Leckremo. Dave Dalone Interview Happens @17 Minutes Into The Show WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: A
Def Leppard Euphoria Album Review
This week we invite David Hudson (Huddy) from Digital Killed The Radio Star and State Of Amorica Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into Euphoria, the seventh Studio Album release by Def Leppard. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places:
Hollywood's Wild Hair (Match Game Edition)
Hollywood's Wild Hair took time out before the 2021 Kiss Kruise to host a rocked out version of Match Game with special guests, fellow podcasters, and hosts of Shout It Out Loudcast, Tom & Zeus. We also have Hollywood’s brother, Danny, join in on the fun. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free – Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook
Thanking The Greats - Randy Rhoads
This week we are thanking the greats with our tribute to one of the most iconic guitarist in rock history, Randy Rhoads. We also have a special interview with Andre Relis' who directed a recent documentary on the late great Randy Rhoads called "Randy Rhoads - Reflections Of A Guitar Icon". The documentary focuses mainly on the guitarist early years as a founding member of Quiet Riot. - Interview starts @ 14.22 into the episode. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please co
Hollywood's Wild Hair - Jasmine And Her Rock n Roll Story
On this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Sonny goes from doing a solo episode to being joined by his beautiful 18-year-old daughter, Jasmine. Sonny gets Jasmine's rock n roll story while playing some killer music, and basically making you laugh a little.
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Crank It Up New Music Spotlight Mid Year Report Card
It's time to crank it up with the new music spotlight mid year report card. We are sharing some of the music in the first part of the year that has made us return for multiple listens and what may have also disappointed us. In addition to all this great music, we have an interview with Dan Bourne from the band Devil's Train which is just releasing it's new album "Ashes And Bone".
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Def Leppard Slang Album Review
This week we invited Bill Algee from Ages Of Rock Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through “Slang” the 6th Studio Album release by Def Leppard.
Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard.
Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built mostly from the first 3 albums in the bands catalog, he agrees there are some gems throughout the bands entire catalog.
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Are They Better Live Or In The Studio?
In this episode we are asking the question, Are they better live or in the studio? We got the listeners involved in this great conversation about bands that we think are better live than on the actual studio recordings.
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Cruise To The Edge Daily Diary
This week, we are sharing a daily diary as we record live from Cruise To The Edge with special guest Kevin Williams from Inobscuria Podcast. Cruise To The Edge is a Progressive Rock cruise that features over 40 bands and artist ranging from progressive rock to jazz fusion. It's not the norm for the Growin' Up Rock Podcast but Sonny won the cruise are dared me to go on it.
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Jeff Scott Soto And Ronnie Romero Back 2 Back
This week we have Jeff Scott Soto and Ronnie Romero in back 2 back interviews discussing their latest solo album releases.
First up we catch up with a returning guest to the show Jeff Scott Soto, as he talks to us about his latest album "Complicated" as well as his thoughts on bands using back tracks during live performances.
We also welcome first time guest singer Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Sunstorm, and Serious Black) to the show. Ronnie joins us to discuss his fir
Creatures Fest - The Recap -Bonus
As a special thanks to all the listeners, we go right to work after this weekend event in Nashville. In Creatures Fest - The Recap, we are ready to share all of our thoughts on what we saw and heard at Creatures Fest. Our recap will be our opinions laced with actual facts on what went down in Nashville. This Creatures Fest Recap will be full of Kiss related stuff, with a side of humor , Music, and possible jail time. Enjoy the ride and remember what happens in Nashville most definitely will not
Def Leppard Adrenalize Album Review
This week we invite BB from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into "Adrenalize", the 5th Studio Album release by Def Leppard.
Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard.
Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built mostly from the first 3 albums in the bands catalog, he agrees there are some gems throughout the bands entire catalog.
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Creatures Fest Preview
This week we get excited about the upcoming Creatures Fest in Nashville, and preview all the events and guest happening May 27th through May 29th. Creatures Fest 2022, happening Memorial Day weekend in Nashville will be a huge party for the Kiss Army, bringing together all living ex-Kiss members Ace Frehley, Vinnie Vincent, Bruce Kulick, & Peter Criss. There will be nightly concerts, vendors, and a host of other activities. Some of the other artist appearing and performing duri
Weather Or Not
It's Spring time, so it's a good time to talk about the weather and some of our favorite deep cut rock songs that feature a title directly related to the weather.
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Thanking The Greats: Desmond Child
In this episode we are focusing on the amazing songwriter Desmond Child. Desmond has written hit songs spanning the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's. In the 80's with bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss, and Aerosmith he was unstoppable.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts: (Randy Rhoads Death)
In this When Rock Ruled The Charts series episode, we are taking a look at the rock charts for March 19th, 1982. This is an extremely sad day for rock fans all over the world. This is the day Ozzy Osbourne's brilliant young guitarist Randy Rhoads, was killed in a plane crash.
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Def Leppard Hysteria Album Review
This week we invite Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into “Hysteria” the 4th Studio Album release by Def Leppard. Hysteria is the follow up to the Diamond certified Pyromania and the 2nd album in a row to be Diamond certified cementing the band's legacy as one of the top selling rock artist of all time. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for St
Trivia On The High Seas
In this installment of Wild Hair, it’s time to play Years trivia again… Growin’ Up Rock style. Recorded live during the Monster's Of Rock Cruise trip. In this rocked out version, our special guests are fellow podcasters, and hosts of Podder Than Hell, Steve Wright and BC. Our friend Chris (aka Boo Boo) joins their team. We also have singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Restrayned Tony Musallam and his brother Mark join in on the fun. Let’s escape reality and have fun while trying
Crank It Up New Music Spotlight with Girish And The Chronicle
In this extended "Crank It Up New Music Spotlight" we feature an interview with Girish Pradhan from Girish And The Chronicle to talk about the new album "Hail To The Heroes". In addition we discuss and share some new albums released in Q1 - 2022 that we are digging right now. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podcha
What A Fool Believes
This week, we pay homage to the first day in April, better known as April Fool's day. We share some interesting facts about the tradition and as always some killer music that is related to being a fool. So don't be a fool this week and miss this episode.
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Def Leppard Pyromania Album Review
This week we invite Brain Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories Podcast to do a deep dive and go track by track into Pyromania, the 3rd Studio Album release by Def Leppard.
Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from British rockers Def Leppard.
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Crank It Up New Music Spotlight With Casandra Carson From Paralandra
In tonight's Crank It Up new music spotlight we share time with Casandra Carson, guitar player and singer for the Missouri rock band Paralandra. Casandra was nice enough to spend time with us and share more about the band and their latest album "Street Magic".
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The Luck Of The Irish
Is the luck of the Irish present and strong within rock n roll? You bet it is, and in this episode we go a little deeper than U2 and Thin Lizzy to look at bands and artist with Irish ties.
Happy St. Patrick's Day Week!
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2022 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Recap (Part One)
We survived the 2022 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. In this recap we invite our travel partners from the Podder Than Hell podcast, to cover the Pre-Party and Days 1 through 3 before going over to their Podcast for part two, and finish off our recap with days 4 and 5. - Part 2 can be heard here : Podder Than Hell Podcast
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Def Leppard's High n' Dry Album Review
This week we invite Tony Musallam from the Sacramento rock band Restrayned, to dive deep and go track by track into High N' Dry, the 2nd Studio Album release by Def Leppard.
Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard.
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Hollywood's Wild Hair - 2s For You In 2022
In this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Hollywood is going number crazy again. As you may know, Hollywood is a numbers nut. So, this episode concentrates on 2 specific numbers, 2 and 22. What else could we do when releasing an episode on 2-22-22 and on 2s Day no less.
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The Number Two For You (Teaser)
Be careful what you ask for. Going inside Hollywood's brain for this upcoming episode can be scary. We share what's coming up in the next episode of Hollywood's Wild Hair releasing on 2s Day 2-2-22.
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Happy "Anti" Valentine's Day
This week we celebrate Valentine's Day and we wanted to take a left turn and celebrate some of our favorite "Anti" Valentine's Day tunes. Since we know everyone is not in love on Valentine's Day we figured we would do something different and share what we think are some of the best "Anti" Valentine's Day songs, just in case your not celebrating Love.
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2022 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview (Part 2)
In this episode we invite our Monsters Of Rock Cruise traveling partners from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to cover the over 40 plus rock bands playing this years 2022 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. We share who we are looking forward to seeing and who we will be willing to miss while on deck getting our sun tans. This is Part 2, and you can find Part 1 over on the Podder Than Hell Podcast
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Def Leppard's On Through The Night Album Review
This week we invite fellow podcaster Chris Czynszak from the Decibel Geek Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through the debut studio album release "On Through The Night" by Def Leppard.
Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts - (Death Of Hair Bands)
In this episode of When Rock Ruled The Charts, we focus on the Death of Hair Bands. We take an in-depth look at January 11th, 1992. The day Nirvana's "Nevermind" hit number one on the Top 200 Album charts.
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Most Anticipated New Albums For 2022
In This episode we discuss our most anticipated new album releases for 2022 as well as a few from 2021 that we missed in our best of episode. We also share a long format New Music spotlight, when our friend Terry Glaze (Lord Tracy, Pantera) joins us to tell us about his new project Evel Frehley.
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1982 Album releases with Katie Daryl Of AXS TV
We invite AXS TV host Katie Daryl on to discuss albums released in 1982 celebrating their 40th anniversary, and her upcoming season of Top 10 Revealed for AXS TV in our latest episode.
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Best Rock Albums Of 2021
As is tradition around this time of year with us here at Growin' Up Rock we are sharing our 10 best rock album releases of 2021.
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Van Halen Albums Ranked
To end our year long series of Van Halen album reviews, the Van Halen albums are getting ranked. We go through all 12 studio albums and share our personal rankings as well as some of the guest and listeners rankings. We hope you enjoy this spirited conversation with our friend Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast who gets his redemption after being wronged by Steven during the series.
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Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth Album Review
We invite our friend Phil Shouse from Accept & The Ace Frehley Band to review the Van Halen album A Different Kind Of Truth. It's the bands 12th and final studio album. This album marks the return on record with Van Halen for singer David Lee Roth after a 25 plus years away from the band.
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Kiss Kruise Scattergories with Special Guest
In this episode, recorded live from the Kiss Kruise X, We have Tom and Zeus from Shout It Out Loudcast, Steve Wright from Podder than Hell Podcast, Tony from Restrayned and Danny (the better half of the Pooni brothers) joining in on a version of Rock Scattergories and boy was it eventful. Enjoy!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free – Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact F
What's Your Favorite Rock VHS Tapes?
Sonny and Steven take a trip down memory lane, and look at 10 rock VHS tapes they still own today and discuss how important videos like these were back in the late 80s and early 90s before the YouTube revolution ever existed.
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Van Halen 3 Album Review
This week we are joined by special guest Eric Miller from the Pods And Sods Network to review and dig into the somewhat maligned Van Halen 3.
Each month in 2021, we will invite a special guest on the show to do a album review for each of the 12 Van Halen studio albums. In December we will release the final album review and a episode where we rank all 12 of those albums. We hope you will join us each month and enjoy these episodes as much as we enjoy putting them together for you.
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Kiss Kruise vs. Monsters Of Rock Cruise, Which one is best for you?
In this episode Sonny and special guest Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast, are back and fresh off Kiss Kruise X. We go through this years experience and compare it to the Monsters Of Rock Cruises to give you a good idea of the differences and which one may be right for you.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts (Van Halen Debut)
In this episode of When Rock Ruled The Charts, we explore the charts on February 10th, 1978, the day Van Halen's epic debut album was released. What was on the charts at the time? How much different was Van Halen then all the rest of the rock out at that time.
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The Big 4 Of 80s Hard Rock
Everyone always talks about the big 4 of thrash and metal but what about the Big 4 of 80s hard rock? In this episode we discuss who should be included in that big 4 of 80s hard rock.
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Van Halen's Balance Album Review
This week we are joined by special guest Brad Rusthoven from the Slamfest Podcast to review and dig into Van Halen's Balance album. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave Us A Revi
Monsters On The Mountain 2021 Recap
We give you the low down and dirty on the first annual Monsters On The Mountain rock festival 2021 in Pigeon Forge.
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Eclipse Track By Track With Erik Mårtensson
Eclipse from Sweden has a new album and it's great. We go track by track through "Wired" with singer / guitar player Erik Mårtensson.
In addition to my interview with Erik, Sonny and I share our own thoughts and opinions on Eclipse's latest album release "Wired".
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Game Show - Scattergories with Courtney And Zeus
It's another game show episode, this time with square off in a fun and spirited version of Scattergories. We invite special guest comedian and writer Courtney Cronin-Dold to return to the show and match wits against Zeus from the Shout It Out Loudcast.
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Footloose And Fancy Free
In this episode we get footloose and fancy free. In a podcast crossover episode we invite Brian Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories podcast to help us review the Original Footloose movie soundtrack.
If you go over to the Damn Good Movie Memories podcast you will find a episode that Brian released a few days earlier in which Sonny, Steven, and Brain cover a review of the original 1984 movie blockbuster Footloose. We hope you will enjoy the full crossover, by taking in Brian Davis's great podca
Zakk Wylde Top 10 Songs
Zakk Wylde is a guitar hero of epic proportions. From Ozzy to Black Label Society, Pride And Glory, and Zakk Sabbath as well as countless other guest appearances, Zakk lets loose on the fretboard like an unleashed Wyldeman.
In this episode Sonny and I share our love for Zakk Wylde and our favorite Zakk Wylde songs spanning his entire catalog.
Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with Zakk and you can hear that interview here: Zakk Wylde Interview
Zakk Wylde and I discussed many d
Zakk Wylde Interview
We talk with Zakk Wylde about the upcoming Black Label Society album release "Doom Crew Inc."
Zakk and I talk about everything from his early days with Ozzy and his first gig in front of a large crowd to some of the new tracks on Doom Crew Inc. coming in November.
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Van Halen For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Album Review
We invite our friend Tony Musallam from the California rock band Restrayned to review the Van Halen album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It's the bands 9th studio album and said to be a return back to the bands hard rock roots.
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The Worst Of The Best
We often talk about desert island albums, which for us are albums that contain no skippers. In the worst of the best, we explore albums that are almost perfect but contain one song that just sucks. Even the worst song on an otherwise perfect album can be better than most songs on a good album, but most likely in this episode we won't have any of those. At least not in our opinion, which counts for almost nothing. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing on
Commercial Rock (Songs To Sells Stuff)
In this episode we get the listeners involved as we discuss possible rock songs that could be used in a commercial to sell product. When the perfect song is combined with the perfect product, stuff gets sold. If you are lucky enough to sell a song to a large company to use in a national TV ad, you could see royalties on that song for years to come. The song often becomes identifiable with that product.
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What Song Defines That Band?
In this episode we rapid fire a bunch of bands and artist at each other, and discuss what song we think defines that band and why.
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Van Halen OU812 Album Review
We invite our friend Loose Cannon (LC) from the Cobras And Fire Podcast to tell us how Van Halen OU812 is actually a concept album? Find out the concept in this completely different and fun album review full of plenty of laughs and music.
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ROCKNPOD 2021 Recap - Bonus
In this bonus episode we recap our adventure in Nashville to participate in ROCKNPOD 2021. Although Growin' Up Rock did not acquire a booth or conduct interviews at ROCKNPOD 2021, we were there in full effect catching up with all of our Podcaster brothers and sisters. Once again Decibel Geek and Chief ROCKNPOD architect Chris Czynszak and his family of support staff did an awesome job, and we will discuss our overall thoughts on this years ever growing extravaganza.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts (MTV Part 2)
Picking up where we left off last week - In Part 2 of this 2 part episode we look at August 1st, 1985 - 4 Years to the day MTV launched, because we wanted to see the impact it had on the charts.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts (MTV Part 1)
Remember when rock ruled the charts and you could hear and see it everywhere? In this on-going series, we explore a single date in history to explore the Billboard album charts and take a look at what rock albums were tearing up the charts. In Part 1 of this 2 part episode we look at August 1st, 1981 - The day MTV launched.
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Four Years Of Rock
We celebrate our 4th Birthday by exploring 4 very different albums all containing 4, Four, or IV in the title.
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Rock Album Trivia
In this episode we invite Decibel Geek Co-Host and ROCKNPOD creator Chris Czynszak along with Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to play a little rock album trivia with us. We also get the details on the big Nashville ROCKNPOD 2021 event quickly approaching and what we can expect from that.
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Van Halen 5150 Album Review
We invite our friend BB from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to move into the Van Hagar era of Van Halen and review the album 5150.
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Aerosmith Top 10 Songs 1982 through 2012
We invite special guest Brian Davis from Damn Good Memories Podcast and Alex Alt from the Sly Dog Music Cast to share their Top 10 Aerosmith songs from 1982 through 2012. This journey with Aerosmith began in episode 150, when Brian along with Phil Shouse shared their top 10 Aerosmith songs from 1973 - 1979. You can find that episode here
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Buckcherry Top 10 Featuring Josh Todd
Buckcherry released their 9th studio album "Hellbound" in June this year. The 10-track record was produced by Marti Frederiksen, who previously produced the band's fourth album, Black Butterfly, and co-wrote one of their biggest hits "Sorry." Frederiksen co-wrote the majority of the album along with vocalist Josh Todd and guitarist Stevie D. The album was recorded in Nashville in November 2020.
Josh Todd Interview At The 48.20 mark of the episode.
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We're An American Band
Happy 4th Of July Everyone! Why not talk about some of our favorite American rock bands. Kick the tires and light the fires, the fireworks can now begin.
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When Rock Ruled The Charts
Remember when rock rules the charts and you could hear and see it everywhere? In this new series, we explore a single date in history to explore the Billboard album charts and take a look at what rock albums were tearing up the charts. First up in the series, is June 29th, 1991 - The day that Skid Row's Slave To The Grind debut at number one.
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Van Halen's 1984 Album Review
This week we are joined by special guest Brian Davis from the Damn Good Movie Memories Podcast to review Van Halen's album, 1984.
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Who Are The Most Unique Singers In Rock?
In this episode we ask the question, Who are the most unique singers in rock? Love them or hate them, when you hear them on the radio you know it's them singing. There is something about their voice that is instantly recognizable. Even if they weren't singing the style of music they normally sing, you would still be able to name that singer.
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Thank You Michael Wagener
Producer, Engineer, Mixer extraordinaire Michael Wagener announced his retirement in April this year. In this episode we say "THANK YOU" Michael Wagener for helping create the soundtrack to our lives as we explore a few of our favorite albums in Michael's discography. For all the links and information on music go to https://growinuprock.com/EP205 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diver Down Album Review
Diver Down was released in 1982, and is somewhat of a controversial release from the band primarily due to over half the record being dedicated to cover songs.
Each month in 2021, we will invite a special guest on the show to do a album review for each of the 12 Van Halen studio albums. In December we will release the final album review and a episode where we rank all 12 of those albums. We hope you will join us each month and enjoy these episodes as much as we enjoy putting them together fo
Hollywood's Wild Hair Is Number Crazy (Again)
In this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Hollywood is going number crazy again.
So, this episode concentrates on 1 specific number and today we are going to go with the number TEN. We will talk music, movies, pop culture, etc. that all revolve around the number TEN.
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Is This A Tribute Band?
Is this a tribute band or not? We discuss bands playing today without the original classic lineups. Should they still be using the name or should they call it a tribute band?
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Gavin Rossdale Of Bush - Bonus
In this bonus episode, I speak with Gavin Rossdale of Bush about Parenthood, The latest Bush album "The Kingdom", and Meet and Greets in a post Covid world.
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The Cars Debut Album Review
This week it's all about The Cars.
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Iron Maiden Vs. Judas Priest
Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were both titans of the British metal invasion of the 80s. Both bands are still going strong today, however one has clearly had greater success in more recent years. People have passionate feelings for both of these bands, and both bands we're clearly influential in making Heavy Metal the successful genre it became.
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Fair Warning Album Review
Fair Warning was released in 1981, and even though it sold less than their previous albums and really had no hit singles, it is considered one of their best albums by hardcore fans.
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Crank It Up Spotlight With Temple Balls
Temple Balls are an energetic hard rock band from Finland. “Pyromide”, their Frontiers debut and third album overall, is a tour de force of melodic hard rock that sees the band pushing themselves onto the world stage. Produced by none other than Jona Tee (H.E.A.T.), “Pyromide” is full of hooks, powerful rhythms, and anthemic rock ‘n roll like it was meant to be played.
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Game Time Featuring The L.A. Maybe
The L.A. Maybe is a 6-piece rock n' roll band hailing from the southern heat of the Carolinas. If you’re a fan of Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, or Van Halen…you will feel right at home adding LAM to your record collection.
Lead vocalist Alvi Robinson lays down gritty, passionate vocals while the rest of the band back him up with slithering riffs, huge catchy hooks, and ripping guitar solos. LAM firmly plants its feet at the very forefront of the New Wave of Classic Rock movement and you’re sure to h
Growin' Up Rock With The Band Liliac
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5-piece Los Angeles-based, family Rock/Metal band, “Liliac” has sparked the world by storm. This female-fronted band consisting of all siblings’ ages 12-21 has brought a unique and fresh sound they call “Vamp Metal”. Lead vocalist, Melody (18), with her raspy-powerful voice; Lead guitarist, Samuel (21), with his skillful-effortless guitars; Drummer, Abigail (20), with her solid-thunderous drums; Bassist, Ethan (13), with his rich-thick bass; Keyboardist, Justin (12), with his passi
The End Machine With Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson was most notably the bass player in Dokken during the 80s through all the bands biggest albums and is considered to be a part of the classic lineup. He most recently has been with Foreigner for many years now and has taken part in various other projects either as a player or producer. Jeff is awesome.
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THE END MACHINE are back with their sophomore album, "Phase2," which follows on the heels of their well-received and successful self-titled debut album relea
The Most Hated Rock Bands
We know your passionate about your music. Who you love and who you hate. So lets find out if you agree with this list from this article we found on line.
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Women & Children First Album Review
Women and Children First was released in March of 1980 and went on to sell 4 million albums containing Van Halen classics like And The Cradle Will Rock, and Everybody Want's Some.
Each month in 2021, we will invite a special guest on the show to do a album review for each of the 12 Van Halen studio albums. In December we will release the final album review and a episode where we rank all 12 of those albums. We hope you will join us each month and enjoy these episodes as much as we enjoy putt
Sunstorm with Alessandro Del Vecchio - Bonus
Sunstorm, a project originally designed to showcase a musical style similar to singer Joe Lynn Turner’s Melodic Rock/AOR roots, now has a new face fronting the band in the form of Lords of Black and Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero. Romero’s debut album with Sunstorm, “Afterlife” will be released on March 12, 2021
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Celebrating 20 years of Rockstar The Movie
Rockstar is a fun rock n roll movie with a great soundtrack. Don't overthink it and just enjoy it for what it is.
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Game Show - Reelin' In The Years
It's all about the years in this Game Show edition of the Growin' Up Rock Podcast.
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Crank It Up Spotlight w/ Chez Kane - BONUS
If you are into 80's pop / hard rock with killer vocals, then Chez Kane is someone you should get familiar with. She has an amazing voice, great hooks and melodies with a throwback sound reminisce of bands like Vixen, Bon Jovi, Lita Ford, and Saraya.
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Yeah, It's Great, But You Didn't Write It!
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Van Halen 2 Album Review
Each month in 2021, we will invite a special guest on the show to do a album review for each of the 12 Van Halen studio albums. In December we will release the final album review and a episode where we rank all 12 of those albums. We hope you will join us each month and enjoy these episodes as much as we enjoy putting them together for you.
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Hollywood's Wild Hair -Same Title Different Song 2
In this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Hollywood is covering songs that have the same title, but are completely different songs.
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Our Favorite Top 10 Heart Songs
Happy Valentines Day!
Share this episode with someone you love, or in my case with Sonny, someone you tolerate. LOL - Enjoy
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Playing In A Traveling Band
Let's let the music do the traveling for us.
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This Ain't No Disco 2011
"This Ain't No Disco" is a on-going series on the podcast, in which we take a single year and explore the rock albums released in that year as well as looking at movies, TV, and other things happening during that particular year.
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Van Halen 1 Album Review w/ Ryan Spencer Cook
This week we are joined by special guest Ryan Spencer Cook (Ace Frehley Band, Gene Simmons Band, and Hair Of The Dog) to review the debut album from the mighty Van Halen.
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Is Guns And Roses Really That Great?
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Best Of 2020
If you want the full story and the final list rankings of 2020
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Legendary Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko
This week I have an in-depth conversation with legendary concert promoter Danny Zelisko. Danny shares some crazy and entertaining stories from his new book "All Excess".
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Top 10 Greatest Deep Cuts From Van Halen
We are sharing the top 10 greatest deep cuts from Van Halen in this final episode of our month long tribute to Eddie Van Halen.
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Game Show - Van Halen Edition
It's game show time again, and this time it's a Van Halen trivia game show. As we continue our month long tribute to Eddie Van Halen, we invite our friends Tony Musallam from Restrayned and Curtis Lanclos from the RetroZest Podcast.
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Ranking 20 Van Halen Singles
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Van Halen Tribute Review
The entire month of December we are celebrating the music of Eddie Van Halen by paying tribute with a new Van Halen themed episode each week.
We start this series with a review of a Van Halen tribute album called Van Halen 2000, or Little Guitars: A Van Halen Tribute.
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Platinum Crap
Platinum albums, means they sold a at least a million copies, but does that mean they are awesome? Nope. There is such a thing as platinum crap, and on this episode we are exploring some rock albums that were platinum, but as far as we are concerned they were platinum crap.
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Hollywood's Wild Hair - Sin's Of A Father
On this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Sonny goes from doing a solo episode to being joined by his incredible 20-year-old son, Anthony. The idea is to get a youngsters view of where rock stands today, play some killer music and basically make you laugh a little.
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Rick Ruhl From Every Mother's Nightmare - BONUS
We talk with Rick Ruhl from Every Mother's Nightmare about their latest album "Resurrect The Faithful".
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One and Done
In this episode we discuss some bands that put out great debut albums, but then for some reason never released another album. They effectively were what we are calling one and done bands.
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I Wanna Be Elected
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Jeff Scott Soto - Wide Awake In "His" Dreamland
Today we talk with the amazing Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie, Son's Of Apollo, W.E.T., Talisman, TSO) about his new album "Wide Awake (In My Dreamland)". We also get into some of Jeff's career, as he goes toe to toe with his biographer Sonny "Hollywood" Pooni.
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Crank It Up Spotlight - South Of Eden - Bonus
In this Crank It Up Spotlight we talk with Guitarist Justin Young and Drummer Tom McCullough from Columbus rockers South Of Eden.
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Greatest Episode Ever
Sonny and Steven talk about some of their favorite Greatest Hits Albums and what they meant to them growing up.
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Building Blocks Of Rock
If we were to hand a teenager a stack of albums that we considered to be the building blocks of rock, what albums would be in that stack?
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Ranking 20 Songs From October 1985 - Livestream Bonus
Sonny and Steven along with their friends from the Shout It Out Loudcast and Podder Than Hell Podcast are ranking 20 songs from October 1985. In a Livestream event for the Growin' Up Rock Facebook page we busted each others balls and enjoyed plenty of laughs while ranking 20 killer rock songs from the charts in October 1985. Join us for this Livestream bonus.
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Game Show - Scattergories
This week we dive into the game show mind of Hollywood and try our hand at playing Scattergories Growin' Up Rock style. As always we can't do it alone so we invite Damn Good Movie Memories host Brian Davis and first time guest to the show SteelCity guitarist Mike Floros to join in the fun.
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Top 10 Debut Rock Albums
Some of the best music a band has to offer appears on their debut albums. In this episode we are giving our top 10 favorite debut rock albums, with a little twist.
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Hollywood's Wild Hair, Brotherly Love
On this edition of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, he goes from doing a solo episode to being joined by his kid brother, Danny and creating a little brotherly love. The idea is to get a sibling’s view of how they grew up with music, where rock stands today, play some killer music and basically make you laugh a little.
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Crank It Up Spotlight - Hell In The Club - Bonus
In this bonus episode of the Crank It Up Spotlight series we interview singer Dave from Italy's rocking Hell In The Club.
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Motley Crue vs. Ratt
This week we discuss two of our favorites in a Motley Crue vs. Ratt showdown. We also invite our friend from the Cobras And Fire Podcast, Bakko to break it down and help us figure out why Ratt never reached the heights that fellow Sunset Strippers Motley Crue reached.
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What If They Had Lived?
We discuss musicians who left us way too early and where they would have been today if they had lived? Would they have taken a different career path? What are the possibilities and what were the implications it would have had on rock history?
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Crank It Up Spotlight - Perfect Plan - Bonus
In this bonus episode of the Crank It Up Spotlight series we interview singer Kent Hilli, from Sweden's Perfect Plan. The band returns with their second album "Time For A Miracle". Kent and I discuss some of his roots and the recording of the latest album.
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Women Who Rock
Women in rock, deserve our full attention and so this week's episode is dedicated to all those women past and present who have kicked our asses and cranked up their guitars just to entertain us here at Growin’ Up Rock.
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Top 10 Rock Albums of 1990
In the final week of this month long series focusing on music celebrating it's 30th anniversary, we are finishing strong with our Top 10 Rock Albums of 1990.
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Game Show - It's All In The Numbers
This week we have another Game Show Episode. Growin' Up Rock style of course. It's all in the numbers, or at least according to Sonny's brain. We could not get this done alone, so we invite past guest Tony Musallam, and Kevin Williams to help keep all things equal.
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Bon Jovi Guitarist Phil X - BONUS
In this bonus episode, I get the story from Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X on the latest album from his side project Phil X and The Drills. We also discuss his time in Triumph, and some of the work he has done in various sessions for well known artist.
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Ranking 20 Rock Songs From 1990 w/ Joe McGinness
We invite special guest Joe McGinness from Klassik '78 and Kuarantine to join us in ranking 20 rock songs from 1990.
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Happy 3rd Birthday To Us
Sonny and Steven are celebrating their 3rd Birthday this week. In this episode we will cover 5 Albums released in 1990 which just happen to be the 3rd album released in the bands catalog. Get it? 3rd Album, 3rd Birthday? We are creative - LOL
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Steve Brown From Trixter & Tokyo Motor Fist
In another bonus episode, I chat with guitarist Steve Brown from Trixter and Tokyo Motor Fist. We talk about the new Tokyo Motor Fist album "Lions". We also get into his time with Trixter, Def Leppard, and a trip to Edward Van Halen's famed Studio 5150.
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A Look Back At 1990
In this episode we take a look back at 1990. We are celebrating the 30th anniversary for some of the music, movies, and general pop culture that happened while we were still growing up in 1990.
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Hollywood's Wild Hair - Same Title, Different Song
In this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Hollywood is covering songs that have the same title, but are completely different songs.
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It Came From The 80s - A Look at Grunge in The 90s
Steven and Sonny both discuss the Grunge movement in the 90s, but with a look at their top 5 songs that would have fit very nicely with some of the hard rock and metal coming out of the 80s.
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Thundermother w/ Guernica Mancini - BONUS
Lead singer Guernica Mancini from Thundermother joins me to discuss the bands upcoming release "Heatwave". I also get some of the facts from Guernica about her career and how she ended up in Thundermother.
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Sibling Rock
In this episode Sonny and Steven talk about siblings rock bands. We get into the bands and music that contain any combination of siblings.
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Building The Perfect Playlist
The guys along with Special Guest, Steve Wright from The Podder Than Hell Podcast discuss building their perfect playlist, with a twist.
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The Decade That Rocked w/ Photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss
In this episode we visit with rock photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss to discuss his new book "The Decade That Rocked". Mark talks to us about his career and shares a few stories about the photos in his book.
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House Of Lords w/ James Christian - BONUS
I catch up with House Of Lords frontman James Christian to discuss the bands newest release "New World - New Eyes". I also touch on some of his history with the band.
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Top 10 Favorite H.E.A.T. Songs
We are covering our Top 10 favorite H.E.A.T. songs, as well as some of the bands members and their history.
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Match Game 2020 w/Aaron Martel
It's time for another episode of Match Game 2020, Growin' Up Rock style with special guest Aaron Martel from the Ridiculous Rock Album Reviews podcast. Forget about the problems of the world for a couple of hours and join us for some fun and rock n roll.
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Pretty Maids W/ Ronnie Atkins - BONUS
I catch up with Pretty Maids frontman Ronnie Atkins to discuss the new live DVD / CD release of "Maid In Japan" - Future World Live 30th Anniversary. Ronnie Atkins and I discuss his health, past Pretty Maids album releases, and of course the latest live release.
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Is It A Power Ballad Or Not ?
We invite special guest and fellow podcaster Jay Scott from The Hook Rocks Podcast to help us understand the definition of a Power Ballad, and sort through a couple of long list of songs from listeners to give our opinions. It's a debate that never seems to end and a fun discussion, since there are many varying opinions regarding this subject.
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Top 5 Van Halen Songs Livecast - BONUS
Did someone say Van Halen? We are giving you our Top 5 David Lee Roth and Top 5 Sammy Hagar era Van Halen songs. In a re-broadcast of a Livecast we did on May 17th, 2020, we invite our special guest, drummer and Author of "START WITH A DREAM: A Drummer's Journey from Rock & Roll to T.V. to Broadway" Joey Cassata to square off in our top 5 Van Halen debate.
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Foreigner Top 10
Foreigner is guitar driven, chart topping rock at it's finest besides just being a huge part of our Growin' Up Rock years. In this episode we are sharing our top 10 favorite Foreigner songs from all eras of the bands career.
We take some time to discuss some of the bands history and our personal history with the band. We discuss when and how we discovered the band and some of our experiences seeing the band perform.
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Mr. Big's - Eric Martin
We have an extremely entertaining conversation with Mr. Big's Eric Martin. Eric shares some great stories and does a great job at keeping us on our toes. He had us laughing often in this one.
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L.A. Guns - Kelly Nickels
In this bonus episode we talk with L.A. Guns bassist Kelly Nickels about his and Steve Riley's version of the band. We get into his history with the band and his time on the Sunset Strip. We also discuss L.A. Guns upcoming album release "Renegades" and why Kelly Nickels and Pop Tarts has everything to do with being a renegade.
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Aerosmith '73 - '79 Top 10
We are covering our Aerosmith Top 10 favorite songs from '73 - '79. We get into some of the bands history, our history with the band, and what they meant to us growing up.
Since Sonny is not a huge Aerosmith fan, I have enlisted the help of special guest and life long Aerosmith fans Phil Shouse from Accept, The Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley Bands, along with fellow podcaster and host of Damn Good Movie Memories, Brian Davis.
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Gus G. Interview - BONUS
We catch up with former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G. and discuss growing up in Greece and getting into Rock n Roll for the first time. We also get into the release of his band Firewind's latest album. The self titled album will be the bands 1st album with new singer Herbie Langhans.
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Vixen's Britt Lightning
In this special Desert Island Album episode, we hangout with Vixen's shredding guitarist Britt Lightning. We talk with Britt about her history and get into sharing our 3 separate and very different Desert Island Albums.
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The 30 Day Song Challenge Part 2 - BONUS
In this idea taken from many of the Facebook post, We decided take the 30 day song challenge Growin' Up Rock style. Sonny took the first 15 days in Part 1 of this 2 part episode event and now Steven will finish out the 30 day challenge.
In days 16 through 30 of this 30 day song challenge, Steven goes through each daily song challenge and shares a short story for the song he selected for that particular day. Talk about less talk and more music. You will for sure get that with these episodes.
The 30 Day Song Challenge Part 1
In this idea taken from many of the Facebook post, We decided take the 30 day song challenge Growin' Up Rock style. Sonny in his "Wild Hair" series will take the first 15 days and Steven as a part of "The Mixed Tapes" series, will take the the last half of the month in a 2 part episode release (Part 2 will be released 3 days from this release).
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In days 1 through 15 of this 30 day song challenge, Sonny goes through each daily song challenge
Passion's Daniel Rossall Aka Lion Ravarez'
This week I talk with Passion's frontman Daniel Rossall who also goes by the synonym Lion Ravarez'. We talk about the bands self titled debut album for Frontiers records along with several stories including his co-writing 4 songs on the recent Revolution Saints album "Rise".
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Steven's Mixed Tapes Volume 3
Locked in his bomb shelter and quarantined from the rest of society, Steven has put together one hell of a Rock n Roll mixed tape to entertain the quarantined world.
This volume of Steven's Mixed Tapes has a theme to it. The answer to the theme is in the bands Steven has selected for this episode. You get to guess the theme and discuss on Growin' Up Rock's Loud Minority Facebook Page. If you don't facebook, just email us at the address below and give us your guess.
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Somebody Get Me A Doctor
As Van Halen once said, "Somebody Get Me A Doctor, somebody get me a shot". This episode is dedicated to all the doctors, nurses and everyone in the medical field working hard to keep people healthy during these crazy times.
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Hollywood's Wild Hair Volume 5
Hollywood, likes being alone and in this latest volume of Wild Hair he is once again flying solo. Sonny plays some great Rock n Roll and shares a few stories in this latest edition.
We find out in this episode Hollywood knows Morse code or at least he thinks he does. In addition he once again shares his love once again for Richie Kotzen.
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Y&T's Aaron Leigh
In today's episode we catch up with Y&T's bassist Aaron Leigh, as he makes his debut on the podcast. We get his growin' up rock story, and a few interesting facts about Aaron's journey to becoming the musician he is today.
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Match Game Rocked Out Version
It's time to play Match Game in this rocked out version with special guest comedian and friend of the show, Courtney Cronin-Dold. To Get The Full Show Notes Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP144 WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Connect with us Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave Us A Review On Podchaser Join The Growin’ Up Rock
Rough Cutt Interview
In this episode I interview Rough Cutt drummer Dave Alford, guitarist Chris Hagar, and new singer Steven St. James.
We talk about the bands history, the musical chair of musicians that occurred on the Sunset Strip in the 80s, and what the bands plans will be for the up coming year.
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Love And Hate Collide
Is there a band that you hate, but songs they create you love? What about a band you love but a song of theirs you can’t stand?
In this week's episode, we explore an idea brought to us by a listener about some of those very bands for us, as we head down a long dark alley where Love and Hate Collide.
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Kings Of Dust
In this episode I talk with former Badlands bassist Greg Chaisson and Singer Michael Thomas Beck about their new band Kings Of Dust. We get into the recording of the album and where they see the direction of the band. We also discuss some fun stories with Greg about his audition for Ozzy and where he and Jake E. Lee first met.
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Is Dee Snider Crazy?
In this episode we discuss the plan former Twisted Sister Front man Dee Snider has to get the NFL to book AC / DC as it's 2021 Super Bowl halftime show. We discuss why we think he's doing it, and what it might mean for Rock n Roll to get this kind of exposure in front of 102 million viewers.
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Bad Marriage BONUS
Bad Marriage is a straight ahead hard rock band from Boston currently out on the road supporting Tesla. I caught up with Lead Guitarist Mike Fitz to learn a little about the band, the current tour, and the music they crank out.
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Shiraz Lane's Hannes Kett
Steven and Sonny spent an hour on The Monsters Of Rock Cruise speaking with Shiraz Lane's frontman Hannes Kett. This up and coming Finnish rocker shares his thoughts on growing up in Finland, and what his message is in the music the band creates. To Get The Full Story Go Here: https://growinuprock.com/EP139 Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Shiraz Lane Cover Photo Provid
Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2020 Recap
The Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2020 is history now. We wanted to recap, all the fun and crazy times we shared with so many great people. Our guest and cruising partner Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast and his friend Chris join us to run through the complete lineup of bands playing the cruise. We give our thoughts on the shows we saw and share how this years cruise compared to last years.
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Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preparty Recap Bonus
Sonny, Steven, and Jen sit around on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise with the guys from the Podder Than Hell Podcast including their friend Chris to recap all the activities from the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preparty. The conversation takes place on The Independence Of The Seas on day 3 while in port in Belize. Complete with ship announcements and music playing throughout the ship. This bonus episode is recorded completely LIVE. We will have the full cruise recap in a couple of days on our normal rel
Donnie Vie Speaks His Truth
In This episode, I share an honest and open conversation with former Enuff Z' Nuff singer Donnie Vie. Donnie and I talk about his latest release "Beautiful Things", building a solo career, his writing process and how he hears his music when recording. We also discuss his relationship or lack thereof with Chips Z'Nuff. Donnie Vie speaks his truth and is open with how he feels about the current Enuff Z' Nuff lineup. This is a long and entertaining interview with several eye opening comments from D
This Ain't No Disco 1994
This ain't no disco 1994 is full of music, memories, and more, as we celebrate all things 1994. Steven and Sonny share some of their favorite rock releases of 1994, and Steven goes on a rant to get a few things off his chest while Sonny humors him and just listens to make sure he's is not implicated in any crimes.
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Super Bowl Of Rock n Roll
The Super Bowl is upon us and we decided there was no better time to talk about the rock n roll that is played at sporting events throughout Stadiums all over the world. We cover our predictions for the Super Bowl, our love of the game, and some kick ass music that would have made great sporting anthems.
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Station is Rock n Roll with Intention
Station is a rock n roll band on the rise. They take their craft seriously and they approach building the bands brand with intention. This week I speak with guitarist Chris Lane and singer Patrick Kearney about recording, marketing, and touring in today's musical climate.
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Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2020 Preview Part 2
We set sail again on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise this February. This year we are traveling with our friends from the Podder Than Hell Podcast, so we have put together a 2 part preview of all the bands scheduled to play on this years cruise.
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Rockin' New Year Resolutions
It's a new year and time for resolutions, changes, and empty promises that most likely won't make it through the month of January. We share a few of our resolutions, a few of you the listeners resolutions, and some great music that is loosely related to resolutions for the new year.
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Best Hard Rock Releases Of 2019
2019 is history now and its time to discuss the best hard rock and metal releases of the year. There was an abundance of music released in 2019, some of it good, some of it bad, and some of it made the list for our favorites in 2019. We pick our top 10 album releases for the year along with playing a few choice cuts.
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1-2 Punch Of Rock N Roll
Sonny and Steven discuss albums, where the first two songs deliver a strong 1-2 punch of Rock N Roll. We find out about Forbes top musical earners and check in on the fan voter numbers for the 2020 Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.
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Journey Top 10
Sonny and Steven talk about their Journey top 10 songs in part 2 of this all out look into the music and members of rock n roll hall of famers.
Journey created music that went from guitar driven hard rock to chart topping power ballads. They had so many great songs which is why putting together a top 10 list was so incredibly tough for both Sonny and me to do. I grew up in the 80s loving this band. They created the foundation to my hard rock musical taste.
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Journey Family Tree
The Journey family tree is full of great musicians that have contributed to the success of the band's now Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame stature. Neil Schon, Steve Perry, Jonathon Cain, Ross Valory, and Steve Smith make up the most successful line-up of this band, creating massively successful albums like Escape and Frontiers. Over the years many of the great musicians and singers that have come through this band including that classic line up have gone on to create killer music in other bands. In thi
Hollywood's Wild Hair Family Affair
On this volume of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, he goes from doing a solo episode to making it a family affair and being joined by his beautiful 17-year-old daughter, Giana. The idea is to get a teenagers view of where rock stands today, play some killer music and basically make you laugh a little.
Although the original Wild Hair idea was to do solo episodes, there is something about adding an interesting guest to the mix. Giana is an intelligent teenager that doesn’t hold back her feelings about m
Steven's Mixed Tape Family Affair
Just in time for the holiday's, I invite my lovely wife to come on the show and make this a family affair. We discuss her relationship with music and what she has seen and learned when it comes to Rock n Roll since meeting me. We play some great music while you drive over the hills and far away to Grandmas house.
When my wife first met me she was the farthest thing from a music geek. She could take or leave music. Where it created the soundtrack to my life, it was but background music to her
Desert Island Albums Volume 2
In Volume 2 of our Desert Island Albums series, we are going to review classic albums from Dokken and Night Ranger. We will go track by track for two albums that we would be happy to have with us while we are stranded on a desert island.
It's Thanksgiving, and we are thankful to all our listeners. It seems like it's a great time for a bonus episode. In Volume 2 we have selected Night Ranger's Midnight Madness, and Dokken's very rocking Back For The Attack.
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Take It, Leave It, Or Toss It
This week, we take it, leave it, or toss it. In our own version of kiss, kill, or marry, we cover music, movies, girls and more. It's an entertaining discussion where we pose socially interesting questions that involve playing some choice music and watching Sonny squirm when he has to choose between Soto and Kotzen.
Sit back and play along with us. Enjoy.
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Crazy Numbers
We explore some crazy numbers and their relationship with Albums, songs and artist, while spinning music from Kiss, Last In Line, Grimmstine, Poison, Europe, Skid Row, Stryper, Black Sabbath, and Winger.
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Richie Zito Interview Bonus
I had the opportunity to interview Richie Zito ahead of his induction into the Rock Godz Hall Of Fame. To the average music fan, Richie Zito may not be a household name, but my guess is if you listened to music in the 80s and 90s you know his work. Musician, Producer, Songwriter, Arranger, Richie Zito has played on and produced albums for Elton John, Blondie, Ratt, Cheap Trick, White Lion, Richie Kotzen, The Cult, Tyketto, Poison, and that just scratches the surface.
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Hollywood's Vegas Birthday Bash - EP123
Hollywood turns the big 5-0 and to celebrate, all his friends and family converged on Las Vegas for the weekend. There was Rock n Roll, Comedy, Kiss, Steak Knives, gambling, Dams, and drinking. What happens in Vegas did NOT stay in Vegas, it came back home to be recorded as a new Podcast episode so it could be shared with all the Growin' Up Rock Listeners. Get The Full Story Here Did Sonny win big at the tables? Did Steven use his new Vegas Sippy Cup? Will Outback Steaks now sponsor th
Erik Martensson From Eclipse - EP122
This week I talk to Eclipse lead singer Erik Martensson about their new album Paradigm and the upcoming European tour. If you are a listener of the show, you know how much Sonny and I love this band. As a complete bonus, Sonny and I go track by track on the new album, and give our thoughts as well as rank the album along with the rest of the Eclipse albums. You can get the rest of the story Here Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Music in this Episode
Hollywood's Wild Hair Volume 4
Hollywood's Wild Hair has become a staple of the podcast. It gives Sonny the opportunity to play a bunch of music and tell a few stories while flying solo or entertaining a special guest. It basically lets Hollywood be a radio DJ and feel free to play and do whatever he wants.
Thanks for the feedback and rest assured that all the feedback we received gets the attention that it absolutely deserves. In this volume 4 installment of Hollywood's Wild Hair, Sonny plays killers tracks from Buckcherr
Game Show Trivia with BJ Kramp
It's time for Hollywood to do his best Wink Martindale and dust off his question cards to prepare for the heavy metal, heavy weight show down of the podcast world. In this episode of Game Show Trivia, we invite special guest, BJ Kramp from the Rock And Or Roll Podcast to come on and see if he can dethrone the King Of Rock Steven Michael.
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Stryper Albums Ranked
We had a chance to interview Stryper main man Michael Sweet back on Episode 49. We love Stryper. We thought it would be a great idea to use our time during our live recording appearance at ROCKNPOD 3 which Michael Sweet was a guest at to rank the Stryper albums from least favorite to favorite.
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To Stream Or Not To Stream
To stream or not to stream, that seems to be the question among music lovers everywhere. Streaming services have made it easy and affordable to put an unlimited number of songs and albums at your fingertips.
In this episode of the Growin' Up Rock Podcast, Sonny and I look into the streaming numbers for some of our favorite bands. We discuss our thoughts and history with Spotify and other streaming services and explore the pros and cons while playing some of the music we discovered through Spoti
Crank It Up - Have You Heard? - Volume 3
It's time to Crank It Up once again in this episode of Have You Heard? This week we are turning you on to 4 newer bands in the hopes to give them more exposure and give you the listeners a new band to binge and love. As part of this episode we jump on an international Skype call with Hell's Addiction guitarist Liam Sargent, Bassist, Jason Green, and Guitarist Dan Weir to talk about the band coming together, getting the chance to play The Download Festival, and the latest EP release of V1.
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Bands We Love To Hate
We all have bands we love to hate. The issue is that we don't all feel the same about those bands. Tommy & Zeus from the Shout It Out Loudcast join us in a debate about bands that at least one of us hates. The discussion is as funny as it is ridiculous providing an entertaining conversation.
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This Ain't No Disco 1981 - EP109
Episode Description:
The year is 1981 and it’s time for another episode of "This Ain’t No Disco". We are covering hard rock and metal albums released in 1981 and we brought along a special guest. Ed Spangenberg from Klick Tee Shop joins us to talk about his new Kiss inspired T-Shirts and tell us what he was listening to in 1981.
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1981 was a killer year for hard rock and metal music. We saw a ton of soon to be great bands form, and a host of already established ban
Falling Short Of Number One – EP115
No one likes falling short of number one. “If you ain’t first, you’re last” is a Ricky Bobby quote that will live forever. We aren’t sure that this quote is accurate for the music business. The Billboard 100 has a 99 other places you can be and you’re just fine. On this episode, we celebrate the 80s and look at some of the guitar driven rock hits during the decade. Being #1 is important in life. It defines you as a winner. Although, there were rock/hard rock bands that reached #1 on the Billb
Crank It Up – Have You Heard ? Volume 2 – EP114
In this edition of "Have You Heard", we try and turn up the volume on some killer rock that you may or may not have heard of yet. I also catch up with Canadian rockers Striker. I met up with Striker vocalist Dan Cleary as the band rolled into town on their current US tour. Dan and I talk about everything from the benefits of being a Canadian band to the current struggles of breaking a band and the latest album release "Play To Win". Striker is a Canadian heavy metal band from Edmonton formed in
ROCKNPOD 3 RE-Cap – EP113
ROCKNPOD 3 is now in the books and we are here to recap and give our nickels worth of commentary, because we all know podcasters got opinions. We also want to share our quick conversation with Jason Bieler from Saigon Kick, and Brian Forsyth from Kix with everyone.The Expo took a huge leap forward and Chris Czynszak along with his team have done a bang up job in putting this whole event together. Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Music in this Episode Provided by
We Are Two – EP112
We are two this year and to help us celebrate our 2nd Anniversary we are cranking music from Europe, Kiss, Scorpions, Dokken, Dio, Vicious Rumors, Autograph, and the Crank It Up Spotlight is Page 38. We discuss some of our top 10 bands important to us in high school and explore the 2nd album release of that band's career. Contact Us We work hard to provide you this music podcast each and every week for free. You can do us a favor by Friending Us, Following Us, Liking Us, and just plain listening
Hollywood’s Wild Hair Volume 3 – EP111
Episode Description: Hollywood's Wild Hair has become a staple of the podcast. It gives Sonny the opportunity to play a bunch of music, and tell a few stories while flying solo or entertaining a special guest. It basically lets Hollywood be a radio DJ and feel free to play and do whatever he wants. In this volume 3 installment of Hollywood's Wild Hair, Sonny plays killers tracks from Viana, Y & T, Mr. Big, Dokken, Slik Toxik, Ozzy, Steve Stevens, Iron Maiden, Tangier, and Klassik, '78 What’s The
Ron Young Of Little Caesar – EP110
Episode Description: Ron Young and Little Caesar were in a "can't miss" situation in the late 80s. With a major record deal on Geffen, a mammoth manager, and A&R guy,along with the biggest producer in rock, all in the bands corner. No way this will miss..... right? The following interview with lead singer Ron Young from Little Caesar is nothing short of crazy. It should stand as a cautionary tale of "There's no such thing as a sure thing in the record business." Even if your not a fan of Little
Jetboy Guitarist Billy Rowe – EP108
Episode Description: Steven Interviews JETBOY guitarist Billy Rowe. We discuss the bands history, Rock and Roll Relic Guitars, and the newest album “Born To Fly”. What’s The Story: Founded in 1983 by guitarists Billy Rowe and Fernie Rod, JETBOY continues to carry their style of Rock N’ Roll into the 21st century with the same fury that existed 34 years ago. Long recognized as one of the perfecter of the glam genre, JETBOY was one of a handful of acts that got the attention of music fans and reco
15 Songs We Can’t Live Without – EP107
Episode Description: We cover 15 songs we just can’t live without. If all music was wiped out forever, what 15 songs would you save? Sonny and I like a lot of different music. If we only had 15 songs to save, we think it should be a variety. What’s The Story: Often times a listener will come to us with feedback on past episodes and even an idea for a future episode. This episode is a perfect example of that. Listener Tony Smith came to us with an idea, we thought we could even turn into a series
Freedom Fest Weekend – BONUS
Episode Description:In this episode fellow podcaster Loose Cannon from the Cobras & Fire Podcast and I discuss the Freedom Fest Weekend getaway to Denver. Loose was considerably late to both events and inappropriately offers to grease my wife’s wrist up in order to obtain free admission into the fairgrounds for Freedom Fest. All of this plus Gary Cherone from Extreme, giving the crowd “The Cherone” wave leads to some pretty funny and interesting discussions. What’s The Story:I ran off to Denver
ROCKNPOD Trivia Extravaganza – EP106
Episode Description: ROCKNPOD organizer and Decibel Geek co -host Chris Czynszak joins us for a Rock n Roll trivia extravaganza. Hollywood does his best Pat Sajak impression and dishes out the questions to see who the real rock n roll geek is in this match up. What’s The Story: ROCKNPOD is a unique annual event bringing together rock fans, artists, podcasters, and vendors for events that celebrate the past, promote the present, and look to the future. Rock is NOT dead and ROCKNPOD is an annual
Diamonds Are A Band’s Best Friend – EP105
Episode Description: Gold albums are great, but diamonds are a band's best friend. In this episode, we are covering all the Diamond Certified rock albums. Sonny and I talk about the albums we own and the ones we don't, and we share our thoughts and feelings on some of the artist. We even play some guitar-driven rock that might be out of the norm for our show, but we promise you'll enjoy it. What's The Story? Once upon a time bands sold millions of records worldwide, and for a select few, their a
Who’s Playing This Club Tonight? – EP104
Episode Description: Who's playing this club tonight? Let's find out as we decide to plan the ultimate club concert consisting of bands from the 70s , 80s, 90s, 2000s, and more recently from the last few years. Sounds easy? Not so fast, we have a few ground rules to lay down. Warning this episode is full of great music and a whole bunch of crazy laughs, so kick back and turn it up. What’s The Story: Over the years Sonny and I have gone to tons of concerts in all kinds of venues. Arenas, Amphithe
Whitesnake’s Joel Hoekstra Returns – EP103
Episode Description: Whitesnake's guitarist Joel Hoekstra returns to the show to discuss the new Whitesnake album Flesh & Blood. We also find out if Joel has been practicing his jump shot lately to prepare for the upcoming MORC basketball game in February. What’s The Story: In May Whitesnake released it's first album of original material since 2011's Forevermore. The new "Flesh And Blood" record marks the first Whitesnake album of original material to feature guitarist Joel Hoekstra. Joel first
Hollywood’s Wild Hair – Volume 2 – EP102
Episode Description: Hollywood's Wild Hair Volume 2 goes from doing a solo episode to being joined by long time friend Tony Musallam of the band Restrayned. The idea is to reminiscence a bit, share some stories of yesteryear, play some killer music and basically make you laugh a little. What's The Story ? : Although the original Wild Hair idea was to do solo episodes, there is something about a close friend joining you that just creates magic. Hollywood and Tony have a blast just being two dude
Michael Schenker Concert Review – Bonus
Episode Description: Steven and Sonny took in a bunch of concerts including Michael Schenker Fest, Sammy Hagar And The Circle, and Dennis Deyoung. They share some stories, give their reviews and play some great tunes in this bonus episode. What’s The Story: Sonny and Steven went on a concert binge and saw several shows in the last few days, so they figured, why not give their review, share some stories and play some kick ass music. Steven took in Michael Schenker Fest and Dennis DeYoung, while H
Back 2 Back Album Awesomeness – EP101
Episode Description: We celebrate back 2 back album release awesomeness. In addition I give my review of the recent Dio Hologram concert. What’s The Story: People in the music business have been using the term “sophomore jinx” for years to describe bands that had all their lives to write an amazing debut album, only to follow it up with a heaping pile of crap. In this episode we celebrate a few of our favorite bands that released 2 albums back 2 back that were killer from start to finis
Dave Meniketti Of Y & T – EP100
Episode Description: It's our 100th episode and we are celebrating in a big way. We are honored to have on the show with us, Y & T founding member Dave Meniketti. We figured in Dave's 45 year career, there hasn't been a question he hasn't answered, so our man Hollywood came up with the idea of giving Dave the option to pick 3 albums from different eras of Y & T's career to discuss. Dave picks an awesome 3 pack of albums and shares some great stories with us about the band and the recording of ea
Judas Priest Top 10 – EP099
Episode Description: Judas Priest top 10 songs, is what this episode is all about. Sonny and I get into why we love Judas Priest and play some of our favorites. I also review the Judas Priest concert I recently attended here in my town. What’s The Story: Judas Priest is easily one of my top 10 favorite bands of all time. They were in my earliest discoveries as I started to form my obsession with hard rock and heavy metal. I got into British Steel and Screaming For Vengeance almost at the same ex
Brian Tatler Of Diamond Head – Bonus
Episode Description: Steven speaks with founding guitarist Brian Tatler of the band Diamond Head about the bands history and the recording of their upcoming album . On May 24th Diamond Head will release their 8th studio album "The Coffin Train". What’s The Story: I first got into Diamond Head after hearing "Am I Evil" on the B-Side of a Metallica picture disc and I was hooked. I went out and picked up everything I could. If they were good enough to get into Kerrang, and be part of the NWOBHM sou
Steven’s Mixed Tapes – Volume 1 EP98
Episode Description: The idea behind Steven's mixed tapes is basically to play some great rock music while sharing a few stories about growing up. Steven's mixed tapes is basically my version of a radio show. Radio wishes it played kick ass music like this and without the commercials or yearly subscription fees. What’s The Story: When I was a kid in school, I made it a point to put together mixed cassettes of all the bands and songs I loved. Everytime a new record came out or I read about some b
Listener Questions, You Asked, We Answered – EP97
Episode Description: Sonny and Steven answer listener questions. They cram a bunch of great music into this already laugh filled episode while trying to answer some great questions about rock n roll and the meaning of life. OK, I made that last part up and besides they aren't qualified to answer life questions, they're idiots. What’s The Story: You asked and we answered. Sonny and I open our lives up to the listeners and answer a boatload of questions ranging from Sonny’s love for Alias and his
Top 10 Live Albums – EP 96
Episode Description: Sonny and I pick our Top 10 Live Albums growing up. We discuss why they were important to us, and play some of our favorite tracks from those albums. What’s The Story: Nowadays Live Albums are released all the time. If you are into a band, chances are they have released a live record. Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s live albums were much more of an event. In most cases the bands were already well established and the live album would be released about 4 or 5 records into
Mick Sweda of Lies, Deceit, & Treachery – EP095
Episode Description: Guitarist Mick Sweda joins Sonny and Steven to talk about his current band Lies, Deceit, & Treachery, as well as his time in the Bulletboys and King Kobra. Sweda is joined in Lies, Deceit & Treachery by two other original members of Bulletboys plus Last In Line frontman Andrew Freeman. We chat about some of the trials and tribulation of the music business and get into his earliest musical memories. What's The Story? We use the term "desert island" album a lo
Desert Island Albums Volume 1 – EP094
Episode Description: The term "Desert Island Albums" is used often on Growin' Up Rock. When we use the term, we are talking about albums that start to finish are awesome musical masterpieces in our 16 year old minds. In this episode we each pick one of those desert island albums to discuss start to finish. What's The Story? Throughout every music fans life, there are albums that seem to connect with them. They are special works of music and from the first track to the last track they are perfect
Biff Byford of Saxon – EP093
Episode Description: Steven talks to legendary frontman Biff Byford of Saxon about the band's history and some of Biff's earliest musical memories. They discuss the current setlist and the overall Monsters of Rock Cruise. In addition to this great interview, Steven rounds up friends and fellow Saxon fans Kevin Williams and Brad Rusthoven to discuss their history with the band. The guys pick and play some of their favorite deep cuts from the band. What's The Story: Saxon is a band that was crucia
Rocklanta Recap With Brad Lee – Bonus
Episode Description: Rocklanta is over and we were there. Were you? We talk with promoter Brad Lee about the inaugural Rocklanta weekend event and recap all the artist that appeared. Brad Lee was kind enough to share some of the stories and challenges of putting on a two day concert of this size. We also listen to Brad tell us his own personal Growin' Up Rock story of bowling and Motley Crue going straight in the toilet. What's The Story? Rocklanta was a two day festival put on by Brad Lee Enter
Tesla’s Frank Hannon – EP092
Episode Description: Steven speaks with Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon about some of his earliest musical memories and the band's newest album release "Shock." We go album-by-album to discuss what Frank's thoughts were at the time of recording. Because we are such huge Tesla fans, as an added bonus we thought why not throw in our top 5 Tesla tunes to rock along the way. What's The Story: Tesla is an American rock band formed in Sacramento, California in late 1981 by bassist Brian Wheat and guitari
Kiss – Solo Albums – Gene & Paul
Episode Description: It's April Fools Day and all about the Kiss Solo Albums. In a unprecedented rock podcast crossover event with the Podder Than Hell Podcast. Each podcast will release 2 episodes at the same time covering all 4 Kiss Solo albums. We play 6 of our favorite tunes from the albums and discuss our feelings regarding the records. Podder Than Hell Podcast Episodes Go To: Peter & Paul and Gene & Ace What's The Story? In 1978 Kiss was at the height of their dominance. They could do no
Kiss – Solo Albums – Ace & Peter
Episode Description: It's April Fools Day and all about the Kiss Solo Albums. In a unprecedented rock podcast crossover event with the Podder Than Hell Podcast. Each podcast will release 2 episodes at the same time covering all 4 Kiss Solo albums. We play 6 of our favorite tunes from the albums and discuss our feelings regarding the records. Podder Than Hell Podcast Episodes Go To: Peter & Paul and Gene & Ace What's The Story? In 1978 Kiss was at the height of their dominance. They could do no
Motley Crue Top 5 With “The Dirt” Movie Review – EP091
Episode Description: This week, we pick our Top 5 Motley Crue songs. Plus you'll hear our opinions and review of "The Dirt," a Netflix movie release of Motley Crue's biography. What's The Story?? By now all of the Rock n Roll faithfuls have carved out time to check out "The Dirt" on Netflix. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? On the heels of the successful Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," and with the Elton John movie "Rocketman" coming out soon, Motley Crue finally saw their book "The D
XYZ’s Terry Ilous and Patt Fontaine – EP090
Episode Description: We talk with XYZ's founders Terry Ilous and Patt Fontaine about their history and the recent Monsters Of Rock Cruise, as well as what's coming up for the band. Since we love XYZ, we decide to do a quick top 3 showcasing some of our favorite tunes from the band's catalog. What's The Story? XYZ came together in Lyon (France) where bassist Patt Fontaine and vocalist Terry Ilous were born and grew up. The band migrated to Los Angeles in 1986. XYZ started off as the unofficial h
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Finale Part 4 – EP089
Episode Description: The 2019 Monsters Of Rock Cruise is now history. It was an adventure we will never forget. In this epic long finale, we go day by day through our adventures from our perspective. We share what we did and saw and who we liked and disliked. While we are at it, we play some of the great music we heard on the cruise from the bands we loved. What's The Story? Hollywood and Steven traveled to Miami to jump on the annual 5 day Monsters Of Rock Cruise with 3000 of their closest frie
This Ain’t No Disco ’96 – EP088
Episode Description In this episode, it's time for another installment of "This Ain't No Disco". We discuss and play hard rock and metal music released in 1996. What's It All About: This ain't no disco '96, but for sure it's a change in the landscape of Rock n Roll. It's time for another installment of This Ain't No Disco, and this time we head back to 1996 and we find that the hard rock and metal we loved so much in the late 80's and early 90's was vastly changing and becoming industrialized an
David Frangioni – Midiot Of Success – EP087
Episode Description In this episode, Growin' Up Rock talks with producer, engineer, and technologist David Frangioni. David's early experience with MIDI technology would establish his reputation as the go-to guy for setting up home studio recording. David became so much of an authority on MIDI setups, Aerosmith's Joey Kramer gave David the title of "Midiot" along with the hat to go with it. David's worked with countless rock artists including Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Styx, and KISS
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview Part 3 - EP086
Episode Description: Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview Part 3 Of 4 We cap off our Monsters Of Rock Cruise preview with part 3 of our upcoming cruise featuring killer music by Extreme, Eclipse, Soto, Jetboy, Y&T, and many more. What's The Story: Sonny and I are headed to Miami to get our ROCK ON!! We have completed two parts already covering more than 40 of the 50 plus bands and artist that will be performing at the Pre-Parties and on this cruise. Once in Miami, The Growin' Up Rock Podcast will be
Ty Tabor From King’s X – BONUS
Episode Description We catch up with guitarist Ty Tabor from King's X to discuss the 2019 Monsters Of Rock Cruise and some of his personal Growin' Up Rock story. We talk about how the band decides on a set list, the possibilities of a new King's X record, and what he remembers about the Woodstock 2 festival that put them in front of 350 thousand people. A Brief Band Overview King's X is a band that was formed in the mid 80s that garnered a ton of critical acclaim from the critics and the bands p
Busting Out The Ballads – EP085
Episode Description: It's almost Valentine's Day, so Sonny and Steven are busting out the ballads in this episode picking out some great rock n roll from Warrant, Richie Kotzen, Halestorm, Steelheart, Velvet Revolver, The Struts, and more. What's The Story? Sonny pulls out his contract forcing Steven to commit to an episode of busting out the ballads. Do not fear because the boys have picked out some great ballads that will have even the most committed rocker throwing up his lighter, or in today
Fun With Lord Tracy's Terry Glaze - EP084
We have done a lot of interviews at this stage of the podcast. As far as I can remember, nothing matches the fun Sonny and I had with Lord Tracy's frontman Terry Glaze on a Friday night sitting around the computer. Terry is a charismatic and funny dude that we loved hanging out with on Skype. We happen to love his music and we think you'll enjoy this episode. The term “desert island album” comes up often when folks who love music are conversing. If music is your main hobby or passion you probab
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview – Part 2 – EP083
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview, part 2 of 4 Steven and Hollywood are going cruising. The Growin' Up Rock Podcast in 2019 will take it's show on the road and jump on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise. In Part 2 of this 4 part series of episodes we will showcase killer artist like Skid Row, Tora Tora, Kix, XYZ, Vixen and all the others that are performing on the cruise. We also enlisted our fellow Podcaster and Co-Host of the CGCM Podcast Rich 'The Meister" Dillon to educate us on the cruise. Rich will
Livin’ The Life: Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart – EP082
In this episode we are livin' the life with Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart. We catch up with Steelheart's main man Miljenko to talk about his career, the new live album, and what Steelheart fans can expect in 2019. In 1990 when Steelheart finally got their shot to hit the rock scene, the band embodied everything you would want from a band in that era. They had the look, catchy songs, emotional ballads, screeching guitars, energetic live shows, and a singer named Miljenko Matijevic with a multi
Our Best Of 2018 Part 2 – EP081
The end of the year is here and it's time to share our best of 2018 list. Hopefully you checked out part 1 of our list and now we move on to part 2 which get's into our top 5 best of 2018. Steven and Hollywood get into the mainstream and not so mainstream for their picks. Our "Best Of" may not be your "Best Of", but even though we may not always agree, we are positive if you are a fan of hard and heavy rock music, you will find something in this show you enjoy. 2018 proved one thing, rock is far
Our Best Of 2018 Part 1 – EP080
The end of the year is here and it's time to share our best of 2018 list. There was so much to share we broke it up into two parts with this being the first of two. Steven and Hollywood get into the mainstream and not so mainstream for their picks. Our "Best Of" may not be your "Best Of", but even though we may not always agree, we are positive if you are a fan of hard and heavy rock music, you will find something in this show you enjoy. 2018 proved one thing, rock is far from being dead. The y
Under The Influence Of Van Halen – EP079
In this episode it's all about the countless number of rock bands under the influence of the mighty Van Halen. In The 80s there was no rock band bigger than the mighty Van Halen. The guitar playing of Eddie Van Halen and the ringmaster antics of David Lee Roth had a lasting effect on every rock band coming up in the 80s and beyond. Given the impression Van Halen made on so many bands we loved back in the 80s and still love today, we thought it fitting to discuss a few different hard rock bands a
Marc Ferrari – RnR Business Animal – EP078
Marc Ferrari is a RnR business animal. Known for being the lead guitar player in Keel and Cold Sweat, Marc has played to thousands of Rock n Roll animals around the world. Marc has done the whole Rockstar thing, but that is just a small stop in his musical journey through life. Some of Marc's career highlights include, writing songs for the 96 Summer Olympic Games, writing and releasing 2 solo records, playing guitar for Crucial Taunt, a fictional band in a couple of the most iconic movies from
Hollywood’s Wild Hair – Volume 1
If you don’t know it by now, Sonny “Hollywood” Pooni has issues (we are kidding, well...kind of). One of them is when he gets an idea in his head, he can’t let it go. So, let us introduce a solo episode from Hollywood himself called, Wild Hair Vol 1. The idea is to reminiscence a bit, share some stories of yesteryear, play some killer music and basically be your DJ for the next hour. Our picks today will include: Prince, Stryper, Jeff Scott Soto, Halestorm, Extreme and more. Enjoy! Everyone’s
What The Funk? – EP077
What the Funk is going on around the Growin' Up Rock Podcast? In this episode of the podcast, Steven and Sonny get funky while keeping that guitar cranked to 11. They explore a funk rock explosion that seemed to happen at the tail end of the 80s and into the early 90s. Discovering and discussing music by Infectious Grooves, King Of The Hill, Skin, Maggie's Dream, Extreme, Trapeze, Lenny Kravitz, TM Stevens, White Trash, and of course Kiss. There is nothing better than a heavy guitar riff mixed
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview – Part 1 – EP076
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview, part 1 of 4 Steven and Hollywood are going cruising. The Growin' Up Rock Podcast in 2019 will take it's show on the road and jump on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise. In the first 3 parts of this 4 part series of episodes we will showcase killer artist like Tesla, Pink Cream 69, Saxon, Black n Blue, Queensryche, Killer Dwarfs and all the others that are performing on the cruise. In part 4, we will conclude our coverage in March with a finale that will recap the entir
Rock n Roll Trivia – Who Are You – EP075
It’s a Rock n Roll Trivia Game show of epic proportions where we ask the question Who Are You? We invite our special guest Steve Wright from the Podder The Hell Podcast to come and test his trivial hard rock knowledge against the absent minded Steven Michael who thinks the answer to everything is Van Halen. While we try and figure out who has the most points, we play some killer music by the likes of Lita Ford, Queensryche, Sammy Hagar, Iron Maiden, WASP, Night Ranger, Kiss, Striker, and Blood O
Matt Jaffe-California’s Golden Rocker – BONUS
Matt Jaffe is a singer-songwriter from San Francisco. Relatively unknown in the rest of the United States, this California rocker cut his teeth on open mics around the Bay Area. Matt started pursuing music more seriously when Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) offered to produce his first record. From his earliest memories of growing up playing classic violin at 5 years old, to playing ANY gig that he was offered regardless of venue size, Matt shares stories about his young career. And he describes
When We Were Young with Dan Call- EP074
When we were young, we learned a lot about life and rock n roll. This week we catch up with an old friend Dan Call from national recording artists The Villains. We talk about our early days of rock and roll in Atlanta in the late 80's, when we first met, and some of the many great musicians that came out of Atlanta while we were playing out. We get into Dan's thirty-plus years in the music business as a musician, songwriter, and singer. Dan's hit the charts with his band The Villains, and writte
Monte Pittman – Living Between The Spaces – BONUS
Monte Pittman for “Better or Worse,” is living “Between The Spaces,” of music by releasing two albums at the same time. The longtime Madonna guitarist and former Prong guitar player has ties to the Pop world, but remains very much rooted in Hard Rock and Metal. Steve Michael caught up with Monte when he rolled through town opening up for former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach. Monte was on the tour trail promoting his two, that’s right I said two, album releases which hit the market on t
Rowan Robertson Interview – EP073
On this episode of Growin' Up Rock, we interview ex-Dio and current DC4 guitarist Rowan Robertson. Rowan Robertson was seventeen when he was chosen by Ronnie James Dio to replace friend of the show Craig Goldy to be part of a new band line up for the recording of "Lock Up The Wolves." We talk to Rowan about his time with Dio, and the unlikely pairing of him and Billy Ray Cyrus. We discuss the Vegas show Raiding the Rock Vault, which he performs in nightly, and his newest project, DC4 with the Du
Queen Top 5 With Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Review – EP072
In this Growin' Up Rock episode, we give our review of the new Queen movie “Bohemian Rhapsody.” We enlist the help of fellow podcaster, Queen fan, and host of the Damn Good Movie Memories podcast, Brian Davis to come along for the ride as we doubledown to make it a Top 5 Queen songs episode too. When you talk about influential classic rock bands of the 70's and 80's, you would be hard pressed not to mention one of the greatest of all time, Queen. A completely ground-breaking rock band, they had
Crank It Up – Have You Ever Heard? – EP071
Tonight we crank it up and ask the question, have you ever heard of these guys? We crank up the volume to music from Lynam, Million Dollar Reload, Gary Schutt, Firewind, and Zan Clan. The Crank It Up Spotlight, is a regular segment we cover in almost every episode, but tonight we are dedicating the entire episode, because we want to share some hard rock and metal bands you most likely are not that familiar with, and if you are, you rock, that’s awesome!! In an added bonus, I attended an LA Gun
Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame – Who’s In Who’s Out? – EP070
The Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame invokes a lot of discussion among the hard rock and metal community. Should we have our own Hard Rock and Metal Hall Of Fame, and if so, who's in and who's out? Since its existence, the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame has come with it’s share of controversy, whether people are arguing about who’s in and who’s out, or bands arguing about who is coming and who is performing together. We believe in rock n roll and music in general, but we have thoughts about the current state
Top 5 Kix With Steve Whiteman – EP069
We love Kix, so we pick our Top 5 Kix tunes to share. We also love Kix Lead Singer Steve Whiteman and when we had the opportunity to catch up with Steve to discuss the 30th anniversary of the Kix classic album Blow My Fuse we jumped on it. Kix are for kids, but Kix Rock n Roll is for everyone whose ever cranked up the car stereo to 11 and rolled down the windows while rolling down the highway on a sunny day. It was tough to pick our top 5 Kix tunes, but like all other top 5 episodes we ever dec
Thin Line Between Love & Hate – EP068
It’s a thin line between love and hate, and nowhere is it more apparent than in rock n roll, so we got to stop the hate and start the love. This week we get back to basics and have fun with a themed episode that is loaded with some great music by Firehouse, Halford, Tyketto, Megadeth, House Of Lords, WASP, Saraya, and of course Kiss. The theme this week is all about song titles with Love or Hate in the title and in some cases both Love and Hate. We get into the Ticketmaster and Live Nation contr
Craig Goldy Is A Dream Child – EP067
Craig Goldy has a very interesting rock n roll story to tell. The former Dio guitar player took time out from his new band Dream Child to discuss his friendship with Ronnie James Dio, his earlier work with Guiffria, and Rough Cutt, and the emotions he feels while paying tribute to Ronnie James Dio performing with the Dio Disciples. From his earliest memories of growing up in a not so ideal home environment, to living out of his car on the streets, Craig shares stories about his auditions for Ro
Cinderella Top 5 – EP066
This week Sonny and I scream “SHAKE ME” at the top of our lungs all night as we both pick our Top 5 Cinderella songs. We barely avoid an all-out brawl on mic when we both claim a song as our favorite, deciding in the end to let technology pick the true winner of the favorite song sweepstakes. I remember seeing Cinderella in the 90's, long after their “heyday.” With rock considered passe at the time, I was psyched to be able to see a band I dug in a small club at an affordable price. Cinderella b
Eclipse – Rock’s Complete Package – EP065
Eclipse is Rock's complete package. Growin' Up Rock was lucky enough to catch up with the Swedish band in Atlanta to learn what's brought them here and what's in store for the future. Eclipse has released three albums that I absolutely love on Frontiers Records: Bleed and Scream (2012), Armageddonize (2015), and Monumentum (2017). On a rare trip to the US for an appearance at PowerProg USA, a progressive power metal festival, singer Erik Mårtensson, guitarist Magnus Henriksson, and drummer Phili
Rock N Pod 2 Recap Finale – EP064
Nashville Rock N Pod 2 is over , and we are closing out this year's Rock N Pod 2 recap with an epic finale of massive proportions. In this finale you will hear from Tora Tora, Keel, Tesla, Kik Tracee, Bang Tang, and a host of other great interviews. Growin' Up Rock loves to have fun and we do exactly that with our guest as we dig into what music they grew up on that meant so much to them driving them to become the people they are today. Growin' Up Rock had an amazing amount of fun this year hang
Rock N Pod 2 Recap Part 1 – EP063
Nashville Rock N Pod 2 is over , but the recap for Growin' Up Rock is just starting. The Growin’ Up Rock Podcast was in attendance for this year’s Rock N Pod Expo and we have a virtual treasure trove of interviews with musicians, comedians, fellow podcasters and yes, music content, to share with you. This is Part 1 of a 2 part Rock N Pod recap. Hollywood and I will share our overall experience of the entire weekend. We have lots of laughs and mix in some great music with the stories and memorie
Rock N Pod 2 : The Future Of Rock – EP062
Nashville Rock N Pod 2 is over and the future, past, and present of rock is burning brightly. The Growin’ Up Rock Podcast was in attendance for this year’s Rock N Pod Expo and we have a virtual treasure trove of interviews with musicians, comedians, fellow podcasters and yes, music content, to share with you over the next few episodes. We will make it a point to get it out to you in the next 2 weeks. Hollywood and I will share our overall experience of the entire weekend. We have lots of laughs
Who’s The New Guy – EP061
Who's the new guy in the band? In this episode, we take a look at replacement players who have impacted the bands they joined in an awesome way. Hey, I went to my job today and some new guy was there doing it. Who's the new guy? WTF? Have I been fired? Oh wait, I left because quite frankly I can't stand the rest of the guys in this band. With the music industry changing rapidly each and every day, free agency is at an all-time high. One way musicians make a living nowadays is to play in 50 bands
Under Covers Of The Night – EP060
Under Covers of the Night is an episode about playing and discussing some very cool rock cover songs that Sonny and I discovered. When Sonny and I started to discuss doing a covers episode recently, our research quickly turned up a massive number of cover songs out there in the universe. Some awesome, and some complete crap. Some extremely close to the original, and some completely unrecognizable. You have cover songs that are part of tribute albums to a designated band or artist. You have cover
This Ain’t No Disco ’90 – EP059
It's time for another installment of “This Ain’t No Disco” on Growin’ Up Rock. In an episode from the Growin' Up Rock Vaults. (yes we recorded this one last year - see if you can tell) This ain't no disco, but it sure as hell is rock n roll at its finest. On this episode we jump in our “Back To The Future” time traveling Delorean and go back to 1990, and what another kick ass year it was for hard rock and metal releases. It was getting close to the end for the hard rock / glam rock pretty boy mu
Fabulous First – Happy Anniversary – EP058
We're celebrating our Fabulous First. Happy Anniversary Growin' Up Rock Listeners!! Remember the first time you heard one of your all-time favorite bands? How about the first time you saw them in concert? Growin' Up Rock is turning one, so we have an epic first year celebration in store for you all. Sonny and I reflect back on our first year of episodes, while discussing our fabulous first associated with some of our favorite bands we grew up loving in high school. Sonny and I have a ton of ban
Dokken Top 5 At This Minute – EP057
It’s been a long time coming but we are finally doing a Dokken Top 5 List. On this episode we spin the Dial O’ Destiny and pick our top 5 favorite Dokken tunes. At least at this minute. Sonny and I are such huge Dokken fans, we found it impossible to pick just 5 of our favorite Dokken songs, so for the sake of time, as in we don’t have enough, we decided to capture a moment in time and record our favorites at this minute. Rockin' with Dokken is definitely a Growing Up Rock pasttime for
Podchaser Cole Raven, Running Wild- EP056
On this episode of Growin' Up Rock, we talk with Podchaser co-founder Cole Raven. Podcasts are booming. There's a podcast for everything, and Podchaser’s database and discovery engine has quickly become a go-to resource for podcast devotees. Officially beta-launched in July 2017, Podchaser is often called the IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes of podcasting, allowing listeners to rate and review shows, as well as individual episodes. In addition to Podchaser’s awesome review and rating system that is SUPER
Hollywood’s Nite Out – Bonus Episode
Hollywood's nite out on the town results in an impromptu coming together for the Growin' Up Rock Co-host In this bonus episode. Sonny, Steven, and Steven's wife Jen meet up in a undisclosed location to have dinner and take in a Kip Winger acoustic set. While hanging out the 3 of them decide to talk about the Kip Winger set and discuss a world of possibilities surrounding the Monster's Of Rock Cruise in which Sonny and Steven announce they are both embarking on in 2019. They figure the Growin' Up
The Filthy 15 – EP055
In this episode we get down and dirty with a closer look at the infamous Filthy 15 list of rock and pop songs, put out by the PMRC in 1985. What happens in 1985 when politicians' wives, with way too much time on their hands, catch their children walking around the house singing songs they find objectionable? Find out in this episode of Growin’ Up Rock, as Sonny and Steven explore the PMRC and the so-called list of Filthy 15 songs that were put on this earth to destroy the youth of America. We di
On The Road At Summer NAMM – Bonus
Typically on Growin' Up Rock, we are all about the music and the artists who create it, but in this episode we take our show on the road and head to Nashville for Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) industry event to learn more about what's happening in the business of music. At the show, we have quick chats with producer/engineer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Halestorm, Foo Fighters) and Living Colour bassist Doug Wimbish. Then marketing manager Matt Brown at EVH guitars gives us t
Inside Bob Nalbandian’s Metal Heart – EP054
In this episode, we talk with Bob Nalbandian, director of the docuseries “Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Hard Rock And Metal.” Bob shares his growing up rock stories and some amazing stories about making these documentaries and growing up in LA during this glorious time for hard rock and metal music. In the not-too-distant future, the awesome bands of the 70’s and 80’s that we grew up loving and seeing live in concert be just a memory. Time stops for no man. That’s why it’s increasingly important
Jacob Cade – Young Rock Rising – EP053
Jacob Cade represents the young rock rising in music today. The young 19 year old up and coming singer / guitar player from Denver sits down with Growin’ Up Rock to share his experiences working with famed hard rock producer Michael Wagner, and co-writing songs from his upcoming EP release “Hunger” with Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger from Halestorm, Rachel Bolan from Skid Row, and Paul Taylor from Winger. We discuss the state of the music business today through the eyes of a young artist. We play s
Indiana Jones Of Rock N Roll – EP052
We talk to Christian Swain, host of the Rock N Roll Archaeology Project Podcast about his Growin’ Up Rock story and his goal with this massive project he has taken on. Why he feels there is an obligation to educate today’s youth about rock music. I like to refer to Christian as the Indiana Jones of Rock n Roll Podcasting. He spends a great deal of time putting together his shows and now he has a whole network of shows that tie into the Mother ship Podcast that is the Rock n Roll Archaeology Proj
It’s All In The Numbers – EP051
It's all in the numbers, or at least that's what a numbers guy like Hollywood would have us all believe. It's really simple, there is a ton of great rock bands and great rock songs that revolve around numbers. Lets face it, music itself is all about beats and time signatures, aka Numbers!! In this episode Sonny takes the even numbers and Steven embraces the fact that he is the odd man out, and begrudgingly takes the odd numbers. We discuss some of Steven's latest concert adventures and play some
Graduation Day – EP050
It's Graduation Day at Growin' Up Rock, and our friend Bakko from the Cobras and Fire Podcast is here to help us figure out where our lives went horribly wrong. Do you remember your Senior Year? Your Graduation Day? What was your life like at that time? What rock bands and concerts impacted you during this pivotal time in your life? Sonny goes missing, and we are sure he is completely trying to avoid Bakko like the plague. Tune in to find out the truth of Hollywood's disappearance. Growin' Up Ro
Stryper’s Michael Sweet – EP049
Stryper has been a Growin' Up Rock part of my life since they released the Yellow and Black Attack back in 1984. Singer and lead guitarist Michael Sweet is an amazing singer and we feel criminally underrated as a guitar player, so it is an honor to have him sit in with us on today's podcast. We talk to Michael about some of his earliest memories and influences, and we get into Stryper's latest release "God Damn Evil." Check out GUR co-host Sonny Pooni's album review right here. Michael is the d
Indy Kiss Konfessionals Day Two – EP048
The Indy Kiss Konfessionals Day Two. - We're halfway there people!! Find out what happens when you have the Expo to end all Expos dedicated to the greatest Rock n Roll band on earth KISS. The 20th anniversary Indy Kiss Expo was celebrated in rock star fashion this month with a special guest list that was 2nd to none in Kiss World. In fact it seemed like just about everyone except Gene and Paul were in attendance. You had appearances by: Ace Frehley, Michael James Jackson, Todd Kerns, Bill Starke
Indy Kiss Konfessionals Day One – EP047
The Indy Kiss Konfessionals Day One. - It's gonna be a long weekend people!! Find out what happens when you have the Expo to end all Expos dedicated to the greatest Rock n Roll band on earth - KISS. The 20th anniversary Indy Kiss Expo was celebrated in rock star fashion this month, with a special guest list that was 2nd to none in Kiss World. In fact it seemed like just about everyone except Gene and Paul were in attendance. You had appearances by: Ace Frehley, Michael James Jackson, Todd Kerns
Life, Love & Rock N Roll – EP046
What's it all about? It's about Life, Love, & Rock n Roll. At least that's what Sonny and I think. On this episode we find out how a band called Granny 4 Barrel made so much noise and a lasting impression after I showed up late and completely missed their live set. We discuss the upcoming summer concert series. I tell you all about playing hooky on a school night in order to rock n roll my way through the mean streets of Atlanta, while Sonny travels from city to city, selling his companies cult
Joel Hoekstra Interview – EP045
Whitesnake's guitarist, Joel Hoekstra is the perfect portrait of what today’s guitar god looks like. The man comes across as humble with true personal values, but on stage just enough attitude and swagger that draws you in, and has you standing on your chair with your fist raised high above your head. Oh, and we can’t forget the most important trait in a guitar hero. You must be able to wield your guitar like a sword in an all out musical war, which Joel does without a doubt. In this episode we
This Ain’t No Disco ’89 – EP044
It’s time for another episode of This Ain’t No Disco, and this year we are talking and rocking all things happening in 1989. Rock n Pod 2 VIP contributor Jason Kearney joins Steven and Hollywood for another episode of "This Ain’t No Disco". Jason picked the year 1989 to feature some great albums released and pick several great tracks to play. We talk to Jason about why ‘89 meant so much to him when he was growing up, and Sonny and Steven try to search their failing memories to figure o
Indy Kiss Expo Preview (BONUS)
The Indy Kiss Expo is coming up fast and furious and the Growin' Up Rock Podcast will be on site and recording all the festivities. This will be the Kiss Expo to end all Kiss Expos with this crazy lineup of guest. Pretty much everyone except Paul and Gene will be in attendance and we got you covered. Hollywood and I decided to put together a little bonus episode of the Podcast to run down all the people appearing at the expo as well as take the time to play a handful of tunes related to some of
Steve Stevens Interview – EP043
The amazing and super talented Grammy award winning guitarist Steve Stevens is interviewed on this episode of the Growin' Up Rock Podcast. Long time Billy Idol guitarist and songwriter Steve Stevens was gracious enough to spend time with me and tell me some of his rock n roll story. In this interview we cover a massive amount of ground in Steve's career starting with his youth and growing up in NY to currently planning a summer tour with Billy Idol. We discuss his long time partnership with Bil
Prince, We Like It Heavy – EP042
We Love Prince and we like it heavy, so we want to celebrate the rock n roll side of his music on this 2nd anniversary of his passing. Legends never die. “I never meant to cause use any sorrow, I never meant to cause you any pain…” Whether Prince was preaching to the crowd, telling a personal story or encouraging everyone to get funky, the messages were loud and clear. Although he is no longer physically present, he lives with us through his incredible music. On We like it heavy: Prince we di
Loverboy w/ Paul Dean – EP041
Loverboy lead guitarist Paul Dean is a rare breed in a rock band. He’s loyal to almost a fault, and in a world dominated by Guitar Gods, his ego is checked at the door while focusing on writing music not to suit his own stature, but rather put his lead singer Mike Reno in the best possible situation to use what Paul says is “one of the best rock voices in history” Formed in Calgary in 1979, Loverboy ruled the rock airwaves and MTV from 80 -85 with an amazing string of hits and platinum albums.
Texas Hippie Coalition w/ Big Dad Ritch – EP040
Texas Hippie Coalition. Formed in Denison, Texas by vocalist Big Dad Ritch and former bass player John Exall, the band plays a brand of music they they call "Red Dirt Metal". Imagine if you will, that bands could get together and have a Rock n Roll Love Child. Figuratively speaking if ZZ Top, and Pantera were to get together they would have for sure bred something sounding a lot like Texas Hippie Coalition. Texas Hippie Coalition has been on a consistent run of putting out an album ever
What Cha’ Listening To Right Now?? – BONUS
What Cha' Listening to right now? We love to hear from the listeners about what music is floating their boat currently old or new. We encourage you to go to our Facebook page and share it. Sonny and Steven went the extra mile for people and decided to give the listeners a bonus episode, We sit down, drink a little wine, and share some music that is new and a little that is older that has them pressing replay on their phones right now. They talk a little about some of the new and older s
Girl Gone Bad – EP039
Ever wanted a good girl gone bad? A wild woman? A sexy temptress? The girl next door, who is much more than you fantasized about? A girl gone bad is what every red blooded male secretly wants. We ALL love a bad girl.......at least for a little while. We here at Growin' Up Rock, are not a whole lot different. In our youth, we were drawn to rock n roll and hard rock in particular because it was a little dangerous, rebellious, and most importantly the chicks flocked to it. Make no mistake about it,
Talking Rock w/ Mark Strigl – EP038
On this Episode of Growin' Up Rock, Sonny and Steven are Talking Rock with Talking Metal's main man Mark Strigl. You think you know a few things about Talking Metal and about Mark Strigl, but you have no idea. The fellas have a great time digging into Mark's Growin' Up Rock past and talking all things music. Mark has been doing a rock podcast since 2005, and In fact when Mark started, you could count the amount of Podcast dedicated to rock music on one hand. Now a days the market is flooded with
Going Solo – EP037
Hey Ma!!, I'm going solo. In what could very well become a on-going series for Growin' Up Rock down the road, Steven, Hollywood, along with very special guest Joe Polo from Podcast Rock City join forces to discuss several artist who have left or taken a break from the Mothership bands that helped create their famous status in the first place, to go solo or join forces with other artist in a new venture to create kick ass rock n roll. One never knows what drives an artist to leave one cr
Cell Phone Roulette – EP036
It's time to spin the Growin' Up Rock cell phone roulette wheel of rock n roll. Steve and Hollywood, pull out their personal cell phones and let the shuffle button dictate exactly what music is going to be played on the show this evening. Have no fear, they have made sure specific for this episode that their massive and diverse libraries have been segregated to only include killer rock n roll music, so we don't unwillingly play some of that Hall & Oates, or Flock Of Seagulls that Hollywood loves
Klassik ’78 Interview w/ Joe – EP035
Klassik ‘78 is a sonic trip back to your bedroom circa 1978, with your Kiss records on the turntable cranked up , distorting the cheap speakers ever so slightly in order to shake the walls while your parental units were away. Steve and Sonny are back with another interview with Klassik ‘78 (Steve interviewed K78 mastermind Tom in EP 2 - Listen to it Here). This time around the guys interview Joe (Aka The Voice Of Paul Stanley) from Klassik ‘78. Joe talks about the recording of the new EP “Side T
Enuff Z’ Nuff Conversation w/ Chip Z’ Nuff – EP034
Enuff Z' Nuff is a band from the late 80s formed in Chicago by current bass player and vocalist Chip Z' Nuff and former vocalist Donnie Vie, that in my opinion never got a fair shake. They may or may not have contributed to their own trials and tribulations through sex, drugs, alcohol, and bad decisions, but no matter the issues and who was to blame, the bottom line was they wrote freaking great songs. Enuff Z' Nuff had a great mixture of fantastic melodies, huge hooks, lush harmonies, and hard
Sons Of Apollo Interview w/ Jeff Scott Soto – EP033
Super group Sons Of Apollo vocalist Jeff Scott Soto has embraced his artistry and explored many genres of music that make him happy. Being able to be creative in so many different genres of music has not only made Jeff a go to singer by many artist and producers, but it shows just how well rounded a musician Jeff Scott Soto has become. He might of gone on to be the permanent replacement singer for Steve Perry in Journey or perhaps even the new singer in Queen replacing the legendary Freddie Me
Kiss Expo Konfessionals Pt.2 – EP032
It's time to finish up our coverage of the 2018 Atlanta Kiss Expo with this epic marathon episode of the Kiss Expo Konfessionals Pt. 2. This is the next best thing to actually being there, as we recorded live at the expo, sitting down with Kiss fans, special guest, and fellow podcasters to get their take on the expo and talk to them about their Kiss and Vinnie Vincent Obsession. Along the way we play some pretty killer music, which helps to put in perspective all the great stories from
Kiss Expo Konfessionals Pt.1 – EP031
The 2018 Atlanta Kiss Expo is over now, and what a glorious time we had. Catching up with old friends and making a whole lot of new ones. Growin' Up Rock was there for every moment of this Rock N Roll congregation coming together to "Shout It Out Loud" at the top of their lungs"They Love Kiss" and they will not apologize for "Rock N Rolling Everyday and Partying Every Night." Find out what happened when you got 900 to 1000 Kiss Fanatics in a hotel ballroom waiting to catch a glimpse of the reclu
Kiss Expo Konfessionals Bonus
The 2018 Atlanta Kiss Expo is over now, and what a glorious time we had. Catching up with old friends and making a whole lot of new ones. Growin' Up Rock was there for every moment of this Rock N Roll congregation coming together to "Shout It Out Loud" at the top of their lungs"They Love Kiss" and they will not apologize for "Rock N Rolling Everyday and Partying Every Night." Find out what happened when you got 900 to 1000 Kiss Fanatics in a hotel ballroom waiting to catch a glimpse of the reclu
Happy New Year – EP030
Happy New Year from all of us here at Growin' Up Rock. It’s a new day, a new week, and a new year and one thing is for sure, time keeps on slippin' into the future. Yep, sounds like a song. In this episode, Steven and Hollywood, wish everyone a Happy New Year, and talk about some killer tunes from Kiss, Halestorm, Van Halen, Warrant, Y&T, and Black Label Society that either come from an album with a date, month, or year in the title, or a song that includes a date, month, or year in the title. T
Atlanta Kiss Expo Bonus w/ PRISS
The Atlanta Kiss Expo is upon us, and we could not be more stoked. This marks the return of Vinnie Vincent among other very cool Kiss related guest and vendors. Growin' Up Rock will be set up and covering all the action which we will be sharing in upcoming episodes in February. Tonight Steven and Sonny spent a short time in this bonus episode to catch up with Andrea (Aka Jean Simone - The Goddess Of Thunder) from PRISS, the all girl Kiss tribute band that will be performing at the Kiss Expo in A
Bob Kulick Interview – EP029
Bob Kulick is an amazing guitar player and Grammy Award winning producer who has played and written with artist like Kiss, W.A.S.P., Diana Ross, Meatloaf, Patti Labelle, and Michael Bolton just to name a few. Steven & Sonny interview Bob to discuss his earliest musical memories. We also get into the recording of his newest record “Skeletons In The Closet”. (You can check out Hollywood’s album review right HERE) We discuss some of the many tribute records he has produced including the one f
Atlanta Kiss Expo Bonus Preview /w Julian Gill
The Atlanta Kiss Expo featuring the return of the Ankh Warrior Vinnie Vincent. Growin’ Up Rock will be there and set up to capture the stories from the people and the artist that will be attending this awesome event. In this bonus edition of Growin’ Up Rock, Kiss FAQ host, Author, and all around Kiss guru, Julian Gill pops in to discuss Vinnie, the upcoming Kiss Expo and his introduction to Kiss. Since Julian and Growin’ Up Rock will have tables at the Kiss Expo in Atlanta, we talk about what ou
Vinnie Vincent Family Tree – EP028
Vinnie Vincent is a mystery, he’s an enigma, in fact he’s a mystery wrapped up in an enigma. He is a talented songwriter, guitar player, producer and studio engineer, and even has some vocal abilities as you will hear from some of the demos. In order to unwrap this enigma, we needed to bring in the heavy artillery, so we went after our favorite Vinnie Vincent geek, our buddy and special guest Chris Czynszak from the Decibel Geek Podcast. Steve, Hollywood, and Chris are getting ready for the upco
The Babys Interview – EP027
The Babys co-founding members Tony Brock and Wally Stocker jumped on a Skype call for an interview with GUR host Steven Michael for an awesome and entertaining walk through their careers. Tony Brock The Babys are a British rock band that formed in 1975. They released five studio albums between ‘76 and ‘80 before reforming in 2013 to release a sixth studio album called “I’ll Have Some Of That.” Though the band had some success with Billboard chart climbers like “Isn’t It Time” and “Everytime I Th
Our Favorites Of 2017 Part 2 – EP026
Sonny and I pick some of our favorites of 2017 for part 2 of this epic episode. Growing up, I used to depend on the “Best Of List” from Kerrang Magazine, Hit Parader, Circus, and Creem just so that I could discover new killer hard rock and metal bands, but now in 2017, we have Podcast, where people just like Sonny and I can get together and talk about and play some bands that had them cranking the car stereo up to eleven. Last week in the Part 1 episode of our favorites from 2017, we gave you s
Our Favorite Of 2017 PT. 1 – EP025
Sonny and I pick our favorite hard rock and metal album releases of 2017 As we come to the close of 2017, it’s time that we share some of our favorite killer rock n roll music released this year. There was so much great rock coming out, we needed to break this thing up into two separate episodes. Because we know that there will be plenty “Best Of” podcast and list out there at this time of year, we want you to know that our list consist of strictly crank up the stereo, shake the walls, hide y
Color By Numbers – EP024
Numbers and colors are all around us, so we decide to explore some song titles and bands that contain a number or color in the title. There are a shit ton of songs that either have a color or a number in the title. Hell for that matter, there are even a few band's with a color or a number as part of the band name. There is no way in hell we will ever get to all of them. Sounds like the birth of a recurring series!! In a “Hollywood” exclusive series opener, we are going to talk about band's wit
Time Capsule V8 w/ Bob Hamel
A entertaining and fun Time Capsule listener story, with Bob Hamel. Bob has a great Growin’ Up Rock story to share with the listeners. As part of a California band called Soulcracker, Bob took part in one of the first reality based TV shows from VH1 in 2001 called “Band On The Run”. Soulcracker finished runner-up in the 4 band competition to a band called Flickerswitch. Bob shares his experience as part of that competition as well as some great stories about playing on the road and opening up
When The Lights Go Down – EP023
Sonny and I have been to a ton of concerts over the years between us. There have been great ones and some not so great, but the one thing we both agree on, is that one of the most hair raising, goosebumps giving moments of the entire night, is when those house lights go down, that intro tape rolls, and the band comes on the stage with a flash kickin’ ass launching into that first song of the night. In this episode, we search our failing memories to find a handful of those great concerts
Under The Influence Of The Stones – EP022
When you think of iconic rock bands, you have to think of The Rolling Stones. Not a Stones Fan? Not everyone is, but understand that Jagger and Richards laid the blueprint for many, many rock stars to come in the late 70's, 80's, and 90's. Guys like Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, Slash & Axl, and numerous others were influenced in many ways through the music and swagger of The Rolling Stones. In what will be a recurring series of Growin’ Up Rock, Hollywood, and Steve will be discussing some of
Trixter Interview w/Mark Gus Scott – EP021
Trixter was a young band from New Jersey that exploded onto the hard rock scene in 1990 with the hits, "Give It To Me Good" and "One In A Million," just before the bottom gave out from Rock to grunge around '92. Charismatic drummer Mark Gus Scott has been there from the beginning to see it all happen. We jumped on the phone with Mark for a long and entertaining conversation. We talked about the early days of Trixter, and some of the killer tours they have been a part of, including Kiss, Scorpion
Hero Albums To Zero Albums – EP020
Ever heard of the Sophomore Jinx? Sometimes a band can spend their entire career writing that absolute gem of a debut album, only to follow it up with a complete failure. Sometimes that so called sophomore jinx even happens in the middle of a band's career. Steve and Sonny get into a fun conversation about some bands they love, that produced a fantastic album, only to follow it up with a less than stellar offer. So in other words they went from a hero of an album to a complete Zero, by droppin
Time Capsule V7 w/ Jody Havenot
Sonny and Steve go down the Punk Rock rabbit hole with fellow podcaster, co-host of Podcast Rock City and the re-launched Rock N Roll Radio Podcast Jody Havenot. We talk about Rock n Roll, Power Pop Punk, Chuck Berry, and what to do with all these Rock N Roll stickers I have laying around. We get into Jody’s earliest musical memories and how he started playing guitar, plus early 90s excess that almost got he and Traci Gun’s thrown out of a club before a gig. You won’t want to miss this, so downl
Ballad To Bombastic – EP019
Some like a soft ballad, but I prefer the bombastic, Everyone that listens to the show knows Sonny likes his rock n roll, but he also love’s him some ballads. Steve on the other hand skips to the next song the second he hears a slow acoustic guitar ring out slowly through the speakers. Stevie boy likes to rock, and he does not want to slow dance to the latest Metallica song. This week we try to bridge the gap between the boys and give Steve and Sonny the best of both worlds. We talk and play son
We Sold Our Souls For RnR – EP018
On this Halloween Spooktacular Episode, Sonny and Steve discuss some of their growin’ up rock stories centering around Halloween and the witching season. We talk scary album covers, scary songs, scary bands and selling our soul for Rock N Roll. We look funny in and out of costume, but holding up kids for their bags of candy is just a small part of Helloween, least we not forget all the killer Rock n Roll that goes along with it. Grab a peanut butter cup and a candy bar and turn your ste
Time Capsule V6 w/ Andrew Jacobs
Andrew Jacobs is an avid podcast listener who wrote in on the Growin’ Up Rock website and shared his Rock N Roll story with us. Andrew grew up listening to the Beatles and other classic rock n roll before getting into punk music and eventually hard rock and metal. He shares his story about coming face to face with Slayer’s Kerry King in a music store while working part time and his memories of his first not so great concert. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ grow
Rock Festival’s O’ Plenty EP – 017
This week Steve and Sonny talk about the overall abundance of huge concert festivals available these days. They discuss some huge multi bill concerts they have attended and some they wish they had attended and in the end they both think they have become Bill Graham re-incarnated and have a hairbrain idea to create their fantasy dream festival and pay band's way more than they are worth. Steve’s Idea for the Past & Present Festival starts with these details: Located in a field on a huge lake down
Time Capsule V5 w/ David Hudson
Digital Killed The Radio Star host David Hudson dials in for this episode of Growin’ Up Rock’s Time Capsule. We talk about the Black Crowes and David’s trip to Atlanta to see two sold out nights in the band's hometown. He shares his Rock N Roll story and talks about why he has an absolute Love Affair with this band. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow and Like us at our Twitter and FaceBook pages - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the
This Ain’t No Disco ’78 – EP016
This ain’t no disco, but it is a truckload of kick ass rock n roll. On this first installment of a recurring series on Growin’ Up Rock, Steve and Sonny play whatever the hell they want from albums released in a designated year. This first episode in the series will focus on music from albums released in 1978. This time period signaled the end of the disco era and rock music was just starting to take a heavier turn. Among tons of great music released in 1978, the debut album from Van Halen was re
Time Capsule V4 w/ Steve Wright
Podder Than Hell Podcast host Steve Wright serves up his time capsule Growin' Up Rock listener story, and shares his love for Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and rock n roll in general. We talk about his run in with a neighborhood tough guy that leads to rock n roll enlightenment and his first encounter with his current podcast co-host BC. Steve is an all around great guy with a love for killer music and we have a good time talking all about it. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tel
Greg Mangus Interview – EP015
Nashville Journeyman Greg Mangus, has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in Rock N Roll. With a rocker's voice to kill for, Greg is an ever present character in Thee Rock N Roll Residency. Greg sits down to talk about his early days in the Florida clubs and time he spent in New York mixing it up with rock and R&B legends, before making his way to Nashville to reinvent himself and plant his feet firmly in the musical soil. Greg shares many great stories and memories, inc
Time Capsule V3 w/Joe Becht
Joe Becht, Growin’ Up Rock listener and occasional writer / Interviewer for Talking Metal Digital jumps in a time capsule with us to share some of his entertaining stories about growing up in Chicago and attending the legendary Disco Demolition at Comiskey Park in 1979. If you are not familiar with Disco Demolition, it was considered to be the end of the disco era, and the start of a rock n roll revolution. In addition to talking Disco Demolition we also talk to Joe about getting yelled at backs
Phil Shouse Interview – EP014
Steve makes the most out of a trip to Nashville and lines up a great interview with lead guitarist Phil Shouse from The Gene Simmons Band and Thee Rock N Roll Residency. Phil talks to Steve about his earliest rock n roll memories listening to Aerosmith, Van Halen, The Beatles, and Kiss. They also discuss how he and Jeremy Asbrock founded the Thee Rock N Roll Residency and how their friendship with Ryan Cook led them to the gig with Gene Simmons. Make sure to check out Steve's review of Thee Rock
Time Capsule V2 w/ Bill Algee
In today’s Growin’ Up Rock Time Capsule, listener and fellow podcaster Bill Algee from the Ages Of Rock Podcast shares one of his rock n roll stories about a once in a lifetime experience that involved Kiss, Gene Simmons, he and his son. He also talks about his musical connection with his kids and how his Dad took him to his first Kiss concert and how he paid it forward by taking his son later on in life. Bill with Son backstage with Gene Simmons Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so te
We All Have Musical ADD – EP013
On the latest episode of GUR, Steve and Sonny talk about their musical ADD, as well as the musical attention span of the entire world. Does anyone listen to full length albums anymore or do you commit to building the perfect playlist? Do you still buy physical product like albums or CDs? Do you prefer to stream or download instead? What are the effects this is all having on the music and concert business today? We share our thoughts and try to gain some answers to these questions on a interesti
Biters Interview w/ Tuk – EP012
Biters from Atlanta are an amazing band that channel rock n roll influences like T.Rex, The Sweet, Cheap Trick, AC DC, and even Tom Petty, yes I said Tom Petty, to carve out dirty, hook-laden rock/pop anthems that will have you pumping your fist and screaming for more. They create a sound from a rockin’ era long-lost, and somehow make it fresh and exciting yet familiar. The music comes from a place of honesty and integrity and just an all-around love and affection for classic rock of the 70’s an
Time Capsule V1 w/ Trevor McDougall
Growin' Up Rock listener Trevor McDougall shares his Rock N Roll Story with us. Find out how a Monk, Kiss, and a road trip to Toronto changed Trevor's life in his youth, and set him on a lifelong love of hard rock and metal music. Here is his some of his story in his words: "Like most I grew up with older K-Tel records from my folks and the country music playing outta the radio each morning. Without going into details I ended up going into foster care for a year and my brother and I went into
War & Peace – EP011
War!! What are we fighting for? Sonny and I spend time discussing songs that deal with War. Because Sonny and I are both lovers not fighters, we give equal time to songs that deal with peace and love, but no matter whether its War or Peace, you can bet your ass it’s all rock n roll. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Like us at our Twitter and FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at Apple Podcast and leave us a review Support Music:
Restrayned Interview – EP010
In the latest episode of GUR, we talk with Restrayned guitarist and singer Tony Musallam. Restrayned is a hard and heavy unsigned band from the west coast. This band is a great example of fantastic undiscovered music that exist out in the world today. Is Rock dead? I sure as hell don’t think so, and you won’t either when you hear this cool conversation, and listen to a couple of tracks we play from these guys. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, Tony told us his, now tell us yours @ grow
KISS Scab Love – EP009
On this fun and informative episode of Growin’ Up Rock, Steve and Sonny show their love for the current replacement players of KISS, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. They explore their contributions to KISS as well as their previous bands and projects. So open up your mind and ears, step over the picket line of the KISS Army purists and give a little love to Tommy and Eric, because without them the Kiss flag may not still be flying today. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours
The Rock N Pod Interviews – EP008
Sonny and I traveled to Nashville for the 1st Annual Rock n Pod Expo. Besides meeting and hanging out with other wonderful music podcasters, we were asked to conduct a few interviews with vocalist Rick Ruhl from Every Mother’s Nightmare, current Tyketto axe slinger Chris Green, and Patrick Stone vocalist and guitar player for new Hollywood up-and-comers Budderside. So while Sonny was pulling double duty as co-host of Podcast Rock City and shaking hands with the other podcasters and rock stars in
Growin’ Up Rock N Pod Recap – EP007
Rock N Pod Expo Recap Today Sonny and I talk about our adventures at the first annual Rock N Pod Expo in Nashville. We discuss some of the many podcast shows that took part and some of our favorite podcast that we are currently digging on. We even play a few tunes from some of the guest artist involved with the expo. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Like us at our Twitter and FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at Apple Podcast a
The Dead Daisies Interview – EP006
A funny thing happened on the way to a Dead Daisies concert. Hear all about our crazy adventure, as I jumped on a tour bus before the show to have a sit down with Daisies bass player Marco Mendoza to discuss the recent European tour and current tour as well as some of his earliest memories he has getting into music and rock n roll. Marco has been a part of musical awesomeness like Whitesnake, Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, Lynch Mob, and Ted Nugent. Enjoy and don’t forget to check out the concer
DD Alive & Louder Bonus – EP005
In an effort to double your Dead Daisies rock n roll fun, we decided to do a second episode this week to get you ready for the upcoming interview release on Monday with Dead Daisies bass player Marco Mendoza. Marco is in good company in the Dead Daisies, so we decided to cover music we love that Marco and his bandmates John Corabi, Doug Aldrich, Brian Tichy, and David Lowy have created as members of other bands. And don't miss the concert review! Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so te
Greta Van Fleet – EP004
On this episode of Growin’ Up Rock with Steven Michael, we jump on the phone for a fun and enlightening conversation with Sam Kiszka, bassist and keyboard player for the hot new young band Greta Van Fleet. Sam and I talk about his earliest memories of growing up in the Kiszka home with his brothers Josh and Jake. We discuss the band’s early days and cover what is in store for these guys in the future. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us at FaceB
Growin’ Up Hollywood – EP003
Get to know Growin’ Up Rock Podcast co-host Sonny "Hollywood" Pooni a little better. In this episode, Sonny shares some of the high school stories and memories growing up in California that occurred during his graduation year of 1986, and talks with host Steven Michael about some of his favorite debut albums released that year. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Like us at our Twitter and FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at Appl
Growin’ Up Klassik ’78 – EP002
On this episode of Growin’ Up Rock with Steven Michael, we jump on the phone for an awesome conversation with Tom (guitar player) from Klassik ‘78. Tom and I talk about growing up in the Boston area and the first time he heard KISS. We talk about the inspiration for the six song EP “Side One”, their tribute to KISS and their fans. If you have not heard the Klassik ‘78 EP yet, and you are a fan of the classic Kiss sound from the Love Gun and Rock ‘N’ Roll Over era, do yourself a favor and check o
Hello There Ladies & Gents – EP001
Growin' Up Rock podcast is a weekly dive into the hard rock and heavy metal music you loved in your youth as well as the rock ‘n’ roll that is creating the soundtrack to your life today. Your host, Steven Michael, along with co-host Sonny Pooni, talks with newer and established bands, industry insiders, and you the fans, to uncover the stories tied to the guitar-driven rock music that keeps your devil horns hoisted far above your head. Sit back, turn it up, and subscribe to this podcast so you d