The Weekly Pour Podcast

Text the guys! Bon Jovi is heading back on tour in 2027, and Jon Bon Jovi says his singing voice is in phenomenal shape! Meanwhile, Mötley Crüe announces another Las Vegas residency, Steel Panther has a brand-new album ready for spring 2027, and questions surrounding unreleased Ozzy Osbourne songs have fans wondering what might still be waiting in the vault. Plus, Sony introduces a new Walkman…wit...

Text the guys! Judas Priest's Ian Hill is stepping away after more than five decades, leaving fans wondering what comes next for the metal legends. Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses has been announced as a special guest for Aerosmith's two huge Hollywood Bowl shows, and Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is back behind the kit just days after a medical emergency. Plus, Nickelback announces its...

Text the guys! First….BREAKING NEWS!!! THEN… Metallica has officially taken over the Sphere in Las Vegas, and we’re talking about the massive production, the no-repeat weekends, deep cuts returning to the setlist, and whether seeing Metallica inside the most technologically insane venue on the planet is actually worth the price. Then, somehow, William Shatner and Metallica collide as the 95-year-o...

Text the guys! 200 EPISODES. Somehow, they kept letting us do this. Tonight, The Weekly Pour Podcast hits a milestone we honestly weren't sure we'd ever see, and we're celebrating it with a good friend of the show. Mark Mackay returns to The Weekly Pour for the first time in three years! A LOT has happened since Mark last joined us. We’ll catch up on the past three years of touring,...

Text the guys! One episode away from 200, and we’ve got a loaded show tonight! Ace is fresh off The Pretty Reckless at the Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, and we’re breaking down the Dear God Tour performance, the setlist, and whether Taylor Momsen and company delivered live. Then, Sammy Hagar is calling out Alex Van Halen, saying Alex is doing “a lot of stuff wrong” when it comes to preserving the...

Text the guys! Episode 198 is loaded with rock news, heavy metal, Captain Kirk and one last night of live rock under the Southern Indiana stars! TbT and Ace were back at Castle Knoll Amphitheater in Paoli, Indiana, for the venue’s season-ending show featuring That Arena Rock Show. We’ll talk about the show, the music, and why Castle Knoll and the crew at TEG continue to impress us every damn time...

Text the guys! Tonight, The Weekly Pour gets a little weird, a little funny, and probably completely off the rails as author Dick Wybrow joins TbT and Ace! Dick joins the guys to talk about his brand-new book, The Facilite Con , a sci-fi con-job adventure that takes his trademark sense of humor somewhere it probably shouldn’t be allowed to go: outer space. We’ll get into the story behind the new b...

Text the guys! Episode 196 is absolutely loaded, and this week we’re starting with TWO nights of live rock! TbT was out in the wild doing some very important podcast research... otherwise known as going to concerts. First, Mötley Crüe, Tesla, and Extreme brought one hell of a rock show to Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. Then, just a few nights later, Jason Bonham brought his Led Zeppel...

Text the guys! Tonight’s episode starts on a heavy note as we remember Dolly Parton, the country icon, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and one of the rare artists who somehow belonged to everybody. We’ll also talk about a new study claiming that nearly 40% of new music released in July 2026 was AI-generated and some interesting news out of Australia regarding AI m...

Text the guys! We start off tonight by paying tribute to legendary ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, who passed away at 77 after more than five decades behind the kit driving some of the most iconic grooves in rock history. Josh Rand’s The L.I.F.E. Project is back with another cover. Rand and vocalist Casandra Carson put their own heavier spin on one of the biggest songs of the era! Then there’s MTV, wh...

Text the guys! This week, we’re diving into another loaded round of rock and metal headlines, and somehow the music world managed to give us Poison nostalgia, Mötley Crüe album debates, new Heart music, Ozzy hitting a massive streaming milestone, and Spotify trying to figure out how to handle AI artists before the robots form a tribute band and demand merch sales! Those stories and more, on Episod...

Text the guys! Tonight, we’re diving into another packed week of rock headlines, and this one has a little bit of everything: possible reunions, long-awaited albums, expensive VIP experiences, major retirement news, and another round in the never-ending debate over what “live” really means anymore. Those stories and more, on episode 192 of the Weekly Pour Podcast!  Listen. Like. Subscribe. Call or...

Text the guys! Tonight, we’re diving into another packed week of rock and metal headlines, and apparently the universe decided this episode needed guitars, cancellations, surgeries, reunions, career changes, and the never-ending debate over whether albums are slowly becoming ancient artifacts. We kick things off with Michael Sweet revealing some interesting news about Stryper’s upcoming album, Thr...

Text the guys! Tonight, we're covering another huge week in rock and metal with legendary tours, outspoken opinions, chart success, major business deals, and a heartfelt tribute to one of the greatest icons the genre has ever known. Mötley Crüe officially kicked off the Return of the Carnival of Sins Tour, bringing one of the band's most legendary stage productions back to life. We'...

Text the guys! Nickelback is back with a brand-new album, and they’re kicking things off with a new single featuring none other than John 5. We’re thinking this could be one of the band’s biggest releases in years. Iron Maiden has made one of the biggest business moves in rock. Now, what does it mean for the future of one of heavy metal’s most legendary bands? We’ll dive into the details and what...

Text the guys! Tonight, we’re kicking things off with a Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp lineup built for anyone who spent the ’80s wearing out cassette tapes. Black Sabbath’s legendary history is also getting the deluxe treatment with The Masters of Reality: Why Black Sabbath Matter, the first-ever official book created with the band’s involvement.  Mötley Crüe opened their 2026 touring schedule by rea...

Text the guys! Tonight, we’re diving into another packed week of rock, metal, legends, drama, comebacks, chart surprises, and the usual music-industry chaos! We kick things off with P.J. Farley saying Trixter is doing just fine playing shows without half of the classic lineup.  We also take a moment to remember Clive Davis, the legendary music industry powerhouse who helped shape generations of ar...

Text the guys! This week, we’re diving into a packed night of rock news, new music, and concert chaos. Probably not in the below order! Staind is getting ready to celebrate Break The Cycle with a 25th Anniversary Live release coming in August. Godsmack has made a major move behind the kit, bringing in former Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini following the departure of Wade Murff. We’ll also talk...

Text the guys! Tonight, Alice Cooper gets a little real-life good karma, Stephen Pearcy’s new solo album The Dogg Mob will be hitting shelves this year, a tentative fall 2026 release, and Warrant is fired up after “Cherry Pie” finds a whole new audience thanks to a new hit television series! And then, Rush has officially kicked off the Fifty Something tour, bringing Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson back...

Text the guys! Tonight, we’re digging into Tommy Lee looking back on his exit from Mötley Crüe more than 25 years ago, and why he says he was “creatively dying slowly.” Then we head overseas where Metallica just played Germany’s biggest-ever stadium show with a number that’s absolutely insane! We’ll also talk new music from some classic names like Great White, Lynch Mob, and of course Stryper, who...

Text the guys! Tonight on Episode 183, the guys dive headfirst into another pile of glorious rock-and-roll chaos because apparently the music world refuses to sit still for five damn minutes.  Alter Bridge just announced a massive Fall 2026 U.S. tour with Big Wreck and Tim Montana, and honestly, your hearing protection budget should already be sweating.  Meanwhile, mysterious masked newcomers Pres...

Text the guys! On this episode, John 5 says he hasn’t spoken to Rob Zombie in four years, while also shutting down the endless internet conspiracy theories about Mötley Crüe using backing tracks.  The guys also crank up the brand-new Anthrax single “It’s for the Kids,” and talk about why former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says he doesn’t want more bass added to …And Justice for All, unlike a p...

Text the guys! This week we’re diving headfirst into another wild week in rock and metal. Mötley Crüe hits national television with a performance on American Idol , Anthrax is finally dropping a brand-new single, and Journey somehow found 40 more dates for a farewell tour that already felt pretty farewell-ish. We’ll also talk about Alice Cooper bringing Along Came A Spider and Welcome 2 My Nightma...

Text the guys! This week we cover Mötley Crüe and Shinedown taking over the American Idol season finale, new details on Alex Van Halen’s upcoming tell-all book, and The Rolling Stones announcing a brand-new studio album, Foreign Tongues. We also dig into Jason Newsted opening up about his exit from Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne launching a dark new luxury cologne, and Testament frontman Chuck Billy ann...

Text the guys! This episode the guys dive straight into another stacked week of rock and metal headlines as KISS reveals new details for its 2026 KISS Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas, and Peter Criss looks back on the band’s legendary 1996 reunion and what it felt like when the makeup era came roaring back to life. Meanwhile, Accept celebrates five decades of metal by recruiting metal legends for the...