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UAWIL #278: Rick & Oliver Wakeman Live
March 25, 2026

UAWIL #278: Rick & Oliver Wakeman Live

We review a great night out hearing the legendary Rick Wakeman share the stage with his son & friend of the show Oliver Wakeman playing classic songs from both their solo catalogs and Yes, spinning some stories & making one little girl's day

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UAWIL #277: Rush - 2112
March 18, 2026

UAWIL #277: Rush - 2112

Rush risked their career to create 2112 - a hard/prog rock masterpiece that gave them the freedom from the system they warn about in this 1976 epic

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UAWIL #276: Van Halen - 5150
March 11, 2026

UAWIL #276: Van Halen - 5150

Sammy's 1st with Van Halen meant that David Lee Roth was out and America was forced to choose sides! Which side were you on?? Is this Sammy's best with VH? Is it top 5 VH albums?

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UAWIL #275: Stewart Copeland of The Police
March 4, 2026

UAWIL #275: Stewart Copeland of The Police

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

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UAWIL #275: Jay Schellen of Yes
Feb. 25, 2026

UAWIL #275: Jay Schellen of Yes

We welcome Jay Schellen, drummer of Yes, to talk about their Fragile Tour of the UK & Europe this spring, his career, new Yes music and their return to play the US live

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UAWIL #273: Metallica - Master of Puppets
Feb. 18, 2026

UAWIL #273: Metallica - Master of Puppets

Master of Puppets may be Metallica's masterpiece with punishing riffs, melodic interludes, lyrics on war, violence, death, insanity and religion. But it would be the last to feature the legend Cliff Burton and though Metallica went on to hit untold heights, they may have never been the same without…

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UAWIL #272: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
Feb. 11, 2026

UAWIL #272: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

Between band turmoil & turnover, a stint in Betty Ford and a reunion with Black Sabbath at Live Aid, Ozzy teamed up with Jake E. Lee, Phil Soussan and Randy Castillo to make a darn good metal album in The Ultimate Sin

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UAWIL #271: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Feb. 4, 2026

UAWIL #271: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail

The loss of Peter Gabriel led some to believe Genesis was over. Thankfully their drummer, an entertaining chap named Phil Collins, came from behind the kit to start the band in a more accessible direction that would eventually yield extraordinary results.

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First Concert Memories #31: Oliver Wakeman on Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe
Feb. 1, 2026

First Concert Memories #31: Oliver Wakeman on Anderson, Bruford, Wake…

Oliver Wakeman talk about seeing his father Rick in an arena the 1st time with Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe and plants the seeds to one day start his own tenure in Yes

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UAWIL #270: The Firm - Mean Business
Jan. 28, 2026

UAWIL #270: The Firm - Mean Business

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

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UAWIL #269: The Church - Heyday
Jan. 21, 2026

UAWIL #269: The Church - Heyday

Before Under The Milky Way made them international stars, The Church struggled to find their identity and sound via the preceding album Heyday - a collective effort of ambience and interweaving guitars that the band still place today

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UAWIL #268: Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons on his new solo album Weapons of Beauty
Jan. 14, 2026

UAWIL #268: Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons on his new solo album Weapons …

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

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UAWIL #267: Styx - Paradise Theater
Jan. 7, 2026

UAWIL #267: Styx - Paradise Theater

Styx 4th consecutive multi-platinum album Paradise Theater thrust the band back up the charts with band tension high in a new political climate. Though the band wanted to encourage Americans to do it for themselves, Styx were starting to crack at the seams

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UAWIL #266: 2025 Part 2 - In Memoriam, Live Concerts & Artists
Dec. 24, 2025

UAWIL #266: 2025 Part 2 - In Memoriam, Live Concerts & Artists

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

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UAWIL #265: 2025 Part 1 - The Albums, Authors & Podcasters
Dec. 17, 2025

UAWIL #265: 2025 Part 1 - The Albums, Authors & Podcasters

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

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UAWIL #264: Top 10 80s Movie Soundtracks
Dec. 10, 2025

UAWIL #264: Top 10 80s Movie Soundtracks

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

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UAWIL #263: Yes Live in 2025
Dec. 3, 2025

UAWIL #263: Yes Live in 2025

The Wolf & The Wolfcub see Yes as they revisit Fragile, perform in front of a screen that makes Roger Dean artwork come to life which made for a fantastic night out at a great live show

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First Concert Memories #29: Bay City Rollers with Holly Cantos of What Difference Does it Make?
Dec. 1, 2025

First Concert Memories #29: Bay City Rollers with Holly Cantos of Wha…

Our sister Holly Cantos recalls what it meant to her to see the Bay City Rollers live in the front row when she was just 12 years old!

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UAWIL #262: The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Nov. 26, 2025

UAWIL #262: The Beatles - Rubber Soul

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.

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UAWIL #261: Queen - A Night at the Opera
Nov. 19, 2025

UAWIL #261: Queen - A Night at the Opera

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

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UAWIL #260: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening Live Review
Nov. 12, 2025

UAWIL #260: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening Live Review

Jason not only puts on a cracking Led Zeppelin tribute doing Physical Graffiti at 50 but shares stories of John, being a fan himself and how the music keeps them close

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UAWIL #259: Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Nov. 5, 2025

UAWIL #259: Motorhead - Ace of Spades

Motorhead's iconic album Ace of Spades turns 45 & the boys go track x track on why this is an all-time classic album

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First Concert Memories #28: Scarlet Rivera & Stu Allen play Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue
Oct. 31, 2025

First Concert Memories #28: Scarlet Rivera & Stu Allen play Bob Dylan…

We interview Scarlet Rivera about Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue & Stu Allen as they celebrate the 50th anniversary live on November 4 at The Junction in Mill Valley

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UAWIL #258: Asia - Astra
Oct. 29, 2025

UAWIL #258: Asia - Astra

After their epic Asia in Asia broadcast via MTV Asia should have been one of the biggest acts of the mid-80s. So why weren't they? We explain it all in depth and review their 3rd effort, Astra

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