Episodes

The Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday, aka Mr Fuzzlord, delivers The Wolf's album of the year with his psychedelic exploration Topology. Hear how the album came together, his bass grooves and why Crism may be the greatest instrumental track of all time

After witnessing Iron Maiden on the Run For Your Lives Tour in Stockholm last year, your heroes had to see them in the states for the most amazing show you'll ever see in a deluge in Charlotte (and a sauna at Louder Than Life)

After Black Sabbath was brought back to life by Ronnie James Dio on Heaven and Hell, the record company decided to run it back with Mob Rules. Bill Ward was out, Vinnie Appice was in - did Mob Rules live up to or even exceed Heaven and Hell??

Whether you're an Australian AC/DC fan and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap or a US fan celebrating the 45th anniversary you know the record is a Bon Scott classic that had a circuitous route to multi-platinum success in the US

Genesis were not yet the pop juggernaut they would be in the mid-80s and still transitioning from the prog heroes of the 70s. After Face Value earlier in the year, the boys convened at The Farm in 1981 to work together for the followup to Duke. What did they learn from Face Value and did Phil's success change the band?

Metal Walt joins us to talk seeing David Lee Roth on his birthday on the Eat Em & Smile Tour. He's seen 1500+ shows and Dave 20+ times - where does this concert rank for him?

For their 300th episode The Wolf & Action Jackson head to Chicago to see the only band they slept on the sidewalk to get tickets to see - Rush. Reunited and revived by Anika Nilles, The Rush Family is back together and happy. Come celebrate our 300th and hear about our Chicago adventure to see Rush together for the first time in nearly 35 years.

After a decade without Rush the band returns and your heroes let the anticipation build the their first Rush show together in almost 35 years

50 years ago, the brainchild of Tom Scholz was unleashed onto rock radio as Boston. With over 17 million in US sales, every single song became a classic rock radio staple. But Boston weren't your average rock band and their story is different from most.

We interview Britt Lightning (Vixen, Rock Band Camp) & Tommy London (SiriusXM) to talk about their new band, The Jetsetters, their rockin new single Above The Noise and what they have cooked up next!

We welcome rock comedian Don Jamieson on to talk about a night that changed his life and ultimately his career path - the night he saw Iron Maiden and Judas Priest live on the New Jersey Shore

Independent record store legend John Timmons joins us to talk about building Ear-X-Tacy into one of the greatest indy records shops in the midwest, his advocacy for and love of music and how the shop's legacy endures with his radio show

60 years ago The Beatles dropped Revolver with psychedelic sounds and more mature lyrics that took on the British government, dropping acid, Paul falling in love with pot and choosing one's own path in life. The boys maturity and greatness is obvious - the difficult part is imagining a world without it 60 years ago

REM's 4th album is turning 40 and it shows a college radio band maturing as musicians and as conscientious humanists who are growing up and realize it's up to them (and us) to change the world for the better

The album that turned a generation onto the blues and inspired Clapton is God graffiti around London is turning 60. So the boys give it their track x track review & try to imagine life before Eric Clapton.

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

The triple platinum debut from Cinderella was the bedrock of a career that was shortened by grunge. The album cover is proof they were glam "hair metal" at one point but did they deserve to be dismissed with all the hair metal bands?

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 ...

Van Halen scored their 4th straight #1 with Balance and Tim Durling waited his whole life to see his heroes on that tour. Hear what he thought about a night with the Mighty Van Halen!

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?