Episodes

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

Mick Taylor left the Stones in the lurch ahead of 1975 so they grabbed Ronnie for the Tour of the Americas. But he was one of a handful of guitarists who helped Mick keep the bus on the road as the boys sought inspiration through the blues, reggae, soul, gospel, disco & latin influences

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

We welcome the legendary Suzi Quatro to talk about her new album Freedom, her amazing 7 decade career, Happy Days & more!

As The Church frontman gears up for the US leg of The Singles Tour, he reflects on seeing The Easybeats in the 60s and how that spurred him to work hard to find his sound and opportunity to be someone in rock music

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

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

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?

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

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

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 him.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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!

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.