Ages Of Rock Podcast

Craig Wright joined us again and we ranked the new songs on the Kiss compilation albums "Alive 2 - Side 4", "Killers", "Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits", and the "Detroit Rock City" soundtrack. We also briefly touched on the "Gene Simmons Roadie for a Day" offer and the upcoming "50th Anniversary Plans" for KISS in Las Vegas. Dennis also showed off his new Cheap Trick Vinyl Boxset.

Craig Wright returns to the show this week as we rank the rest of the studio albums in the KISS Katalog. This is another fun conversation filled with laughter and light hearted jabs at each others rankings.

We're back for our first episode of 2025. Allen's long time friend Craig Wright joins us to rank the first ten KISS studio album. There are lots of gasps and laughter as we each work our way from number ten to number one on each of our lists. Once we finished, we each revealed our least and most favorite tracks from each album.

In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the HBO Max documentary "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary" and the music genre in general. Allen gave Dennis and Bill an assignment for this episode and then almost forgot to have them give their answers. Lots of fun and laughter in this episode. (Visit AgesOfRock.com and look for episode 388 for the links Allen mention in this week's show.)

How do you take more than 2,000 albums from the 90s and narrow it down to 501? You get some friends together and have interesting discussions. In this episode, author Gary Graff talks about the book "501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide" and how he and his friends came up with the albums that made cut. We also talk with Gary about how the music industry shifted in the...

This week we talk about some recent concerts we've seen and some we have coming up, complain about Netflix and Mike Tyson, and talk about our favorite former KISS member... VINNIE VINCENT.

Bill and Allen have a great conversation with vocalist and lead guitarist of “Riding with Killers” member Taylor Roberts about the current album “Full Circle.” Taylor also tells us the story behind the latest single “Don’t Fade Away.” We also learn that sometimes a massage isn’t just a massage!

In this episode Brian Forsythe (Kix/Rhino Bucket) joins us as we talk about the recent documentary "Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal" which can be found streaming on Paramount Plus.

In this episode we talk a little about a couple classic bands breaking up, Arnel Pineda's response to getting roasted for a bad night during a Journey concert, Dave Grohl's recent revelation, and we each make up our own "Best of" album from the songs that make up the 1978 KISS Solo albums.

Author Paul Wyld joins us in this episode to talk about his book "Jim Morrison Secret - Teacher of the Occult - A Journey to the Other Side" which was released on September 10th in the US. He talks about the inspiration for the book, what it was like finding a publisher, and more.

Daryl Bughman, musician and rock & roll photographer, joins us to share his new book "8 Years 27 Concerts: 2015-2023 Foreigner Live." He has worked with Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, and Dirty Honey.

In this episode, Allen flies solo and has a chat with Martin Popoff about the book VAN HALEN AT 50. They also touch on "the brown sound" along with Wolfgang and the VH legacy, Alex retiring from music, and more.

This episode is a trifecta of topics. In the first segment, we discuss our top three KISS albums based on a Facebook post from KISSopolis. Part two leads us to Allen discussing the musical lineup for his upcoming Monsters of Rock cruise. The final topic is a discussion of our ultimate concert tour lineup based on a Loudwire post. In amongst those topics, we do our usual nonsensical topic straying.

It's been a while but the guys are back together and catching up on album acquisitions, concerts, and other shenanigans while they were on hiatus.

In this episode, Allen talks to Nova Rex's Kenny Wilkerson about the "Stadium Rock 80s Music Festival" the first weekend in August in Louisville, Kentucky. They discuss the acts on the bill as well as other happenings during the event. Ticket and hotel information can be found at https://www.stadiumrock80s.com/ .

Nashville based rock band BLACKWOOD shares the drive behind their new 7 song EP called RELEASE ME.

Steve Gerardi, owner of SG Entertainment, spends some time with Bill and Dennis sharing stories about his carrier in the concert promotion industry. We discuss his first show with Sunshine Promotions with Motley Crue headlining in Evansville, IN at Mesker Amphitheater. Learn how Deer Creek in Noblesville came to be and hear his stories about many artists, including a heavy metal act that requires...

In this week's episode, Dennis & Allen talk to Killington Pit's singer Terry LeRoi about their latest cover songs. He also tells us who all is in the band (some who may have been on this show before), how the band came to be, how the band got its name, and what the future holds in terms of creating original music.

Spice Girls, song writing lessons, subliminal messages, oh... and a discussion about the Flipp book "Thanks For Having Us!" with John Michalski and Brynn Arens.

Rex, David, and Ben from Whitecross join us to discuss their first album since 2005. "Fear No Evil" is available on March 22nd.

In this episode, we talk to Kemikalfire band member Taylor Carroll. The band is comprised of Taylor, who is also the drummer for Lit, and Arejay Hale, drummer for Halestorm. The band just released a new video for their now song "The Drop" and Taylor tells us about the song, writing and recording, and what the future holds for them as a band.

In this episode, author Martin Popoff joins us to discuss the book KISS AT 50. We also touch a little on some of the other books he's written along with discussions about other artists and concept albums, stemming from Allen asking Martin's opinion of MUSIC FROM THE ELDER. This is a fun discussion that you're sure to enjoy.

Jock Bartley, the original guitarist and founding member of the band Firefall joins us to tell some stories and share his excitement for their 2023 release, Friends & Family.

What does woodworking and the bands Accept and Elegant Weapons have in common? Christopher Williams! Find out more in our latest episode.

After getting accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and recording her very first rock album, we decided to see if Dolly Rocks. Does Dolly puts out her best… or her worst… Find out our opinions when you listen to the show.