Episodes

Seeing the legendary KISS lead guitarist as a solo artist was appointment viewing for our friend Hollywood and he shares his memories from seeing Ace Frehley on a co-headliner tour with Y&T in 1987

To celebrate Halloween & the anniversary of its release in November 1982, we dive into the biggest cultural phenomenon of our lifetimes and the biggest selling album in history , Thriller by Michael Jackson

Rush's 3rd live album chronicling their much malighned 80s techno & cold war phases has a lot more good than bad for these sentimental Rush fans

The Church's opinionated Singer/Founder/Songwriter Steve Kilbey joins us to talk about his new record The Hypnogogue, his 40+ year career & catalog, acting aloof on MTV and fighting off overzealous fans on our 150th episode

In our new series On First Listen we choose an album we've never heard that has been recommended to us over the years and subject it to our usual track x track evaluation. For our first exploration we've chosen Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery, considered by many to be a prog masterpiece.

Our friend Neil from Def Lep Pod shares his memories of seeing Def Leppard for the first time on the Adrenalize Tour in 1992 just a few months before The Wolf & Action Jackson saw them

Traveling Wilburys were a happy supergroup formed from legendary friends wanting to eschew the music business and just have fun making music again

Yes' best selling album 90125 is turning 40 and we celebrate it as the record that turned two kids from the MTV generation onto Yes

Genesis' eponymous 1983 album was an inflection point between the prog all-star days & the 80s pop days which had some big hits, solid album cuts and adult contemporary schlock that would redefine the band yet send them onto megastardom

We chat with The Yardbirds Jim McCarty on his new single, Breath of the Wind, his time in The Yardbirds, and life after death

Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising & Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music joins us to talk about the night he saw Van Halen on the 1984 Tour

Hear us debate the greatest replacement members of rock n roll history

The debut album by The Police is a mix of reggae, punk & rock that is the foundation for the sound & style of a band that in 5 years would rule the world

Metallica now have their own official podcast & we talk with The Met Report hosts Renee & Steffan about their roles with the band, their show & the All Within My Hands Foundation

As Goats Head Soup turns 50 we go track x track & review the bonus tracks from the Deluxe Edition with Marc from Performance Anxiety Podcast

The Crue's sophomore effort has killer riffs, gets them on MTV & sells 4 million in the US but does the album stand the test of time?

Hear the first episode of The Ugly American Werewolf in London's new sidecast on the first time you saw your favorite band live with Tom & Zeus of Shout It Out Loudcast where we talk about 3 different KISS tours

Maiden prove they're still the greatest live show on the planet as The Wolf & Action Jackson head to Amsterdam & Antwerp to see them on the Days of Future Past Tour. Steve from Uncle Steve's Iron Maiden Zone asks them about the experience and the special surprise at the end

Metallica's debut turns 40 & we celebrate with Jay Scott from The Hook Rocks to better understand the importance of Kill Em All even if it didn't get it's due until much later

Martin Popoff talks his new coffee table book on legends AC/DC, his favorite albums & answers our questions on the band

The debut of the Southern Rock titans is turning 50 & we're going track by track on this classic 1st album

Robert Plant's 2nd solo album produced big radio & MTV hits as he grew more comfortable as a solo artist

Legendary rock writer Mick Wall joins us to talk about his new book on The Eagles & share stories about Axl Rose, Lars Ulrich, Steve Clark & more

The 80s Supergroup's sophomore effort turns 40 & we go track x track, talk to Carl Palmer & Geoff Downes and revisit the historic live broadcast of Asia in Asia on MTV