Music Commentary Episodes

To celebrate the USA on its 250th we our own Top 10s, category favorites and runners up across the spectrum of rock n roll! What's your favorite American related rock track?

Do you have the guts to walk in the back of your first Iron Maiden concert and give the aura of a stage tech to the point that you helped assemble Nicko's drum kit? Steven Michael of Growin' Up Rock did and he shares the story on First Concert Memories

In 6 years of record reviews, we've found that bands often put the worst song on the album as the 2nd to last track. We decided to evaluate the 2nd to last tracks of Led Zeppelin as their catalog is strong but not too big and we know it well. Which 2nd to Last Zeppelin track is the best? Hear our rankings!

Hear Rock PR veteran & Prog Queen Sharon Chevin on her decades in the business working with rock legends like Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Yes, Tom Petty & many more

Duran Duran's 1981 debut charted well in the UK & around the world but fared better in the US in 1983 thanks to a re-release and a hot new single which kept them on MTV night and day

Happy Birthday to the one & only #SuziQuatro!! We were honored to speak with the legend herself on her new album Freedom, all she’s done in her 7 decade career & why she still loves to play live! Listen: https://megaphone.link/PAN8235644133 #legend @Suzi_Quatro Check out our new website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ugly American ...

Invisible Touch had 5 Top 5 hits & sold 6 million in the US through high profile music videos and an audience built over 15+ years. But are the songs too pop? Did they sell their immortal prog souls for worldwide domination? What's the difference between Phil Collins solo and Genesis at this point?

The world's greatest heavy metal band offered up a limited run documentary of the 1st 50 years of their incredible run and the boys couldn't wait to see it and tell you all about it

Many hard rock fans overlooked Def Leppard's Slang in the grungy/nu metal world of 1996 but Def Leppard fans think it's aged like fine wine. Neil from Def Lep Pod walks the boys through his 3rd favorite Def Lep record and why it's now celebrated for its uniqueness in their catalog

The Police's Stewart Copeland creates an entertaining night for the whole family with his Police - Deranged for Orchestra

Jeff Beck's Blow By Blow went platinum in 1975 so while he retained George Martin for Wired in 1976, he also brought in some fresh blood including Jan Hammer who traded licks with Jeff in a funky and new age album that pushed them both to their limits

The Golden God returns to the US with Suzi Dian & Saving Grace to perform folk/celtic/bluegrass songs, some reworked solo his & yes, a few from the Led Zeppelin catalog

The Ugly American Werewolf in London is a weekly podcast about classic rock, hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, early MTV, 80s music, UK vs. US chart success and all things rock! Hosted by The Wolf and Action Jackson, who interview rock legends, review classic albums and concerts of their favorite classic rock bands each week. Once a month, they welcome musicians, writers and fans to First Concert Memories to tell about one particular night where a live concert changed their life. Action ...

The legendary drummer & storyteller talks The Police, playing at the Winter Paralympics, his Police Deranged for Orchestra tour, his speaking tour and much more!

The 2nd effort by Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers supergroup spawned a #1 rock hit in All The Kings Horses but failed to deliver on the potential of all the talent in the band

The Rival Sons frontman trekked to the desert to make Weapons of Beauty - a soulful and personal solo album that not only lets his powerful voice shine but he gets into some heavy duty themes through his remarkable lyrics

We thank our listeners and look back on the legends we lost, the live shows we loved and the artists we welcomed in 2025

We break down the year in review into two parts - the first is looking back on the 35 albums we reviewed and all the authors and podcasters we welcomed on our show

The Wolf & Action Jackson share their personal Top 10 1980s movie soundtracks based on the music they love, the way the music helps tell the story, the impact it had on them personally and which ones they still listen to today

The Beatles went from pop rock mop tops to mature lyricists and musicians with Rubber Soul. We may not be the world's biggest Beatles fans but we enjoyed learning how this record changed the world.

We've all seen Bohemian Rhapsody but we wanted to go deeper into Queen's A Night At The Opera as it turns 50 to better understand the band dynamics, where the album came from and why it's still so highly regarded half a century later

In 1985 Simple Minds had a #1 single in the US & played Live Aid in Philadelphia but no gold records. Jimmy Iovine felt Jim's voice could be the thing that broke them in the US and Once Upon A Time showcases the many talents of the band.

Dire Straits 3rd album saw the departure of one Knopfler brother and the ascension of another. But a member of the E Street Band may have been the MVP through the textures that make these songs more than just Solid Rock.

On Tim, Paul Westerberg's songwriting really comes to the fore as they mix punk, rock, rockabilly, country and blues with the 80s angst that made him and his band The Replacements famous. And a 2023 remix really gives the album the sound it should have always had.