Growin' Up Rock

For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Judas Priest and Sabaton in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's activities. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albu...

This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 6 we each take a look at 5 more bands that did not quite make a household name for themselves in the 80s and early 90s. The 250 List is an article written and published in November 2021 by Bobby Caughron from XS-Rock Website containing 250 hard rock and metal bands from the 80s and early 90s that fell short of setting the world on fire, bu...

Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focu...

We share what we think are some of the top 10 comeback albums from the world of hard rock and metal. To add to the excitement, we get you the listeners involved and share what many of you think are top comeback albums. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following pla...

Sonny takes 2 versions of a cover song and pits them against each other and in the end ask you, who dunnit better. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything...

This week we invite Kevin Williams from InObscuria Podcast to go track by track through the 4th Studio Album release “Big Life” by Night Ranger. Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of t...

In this FQF, Sonny is discussing all the singles House Of Lords has released over it's career and will pick his favorite of the bunch. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally...

We invite Darren Paltrowitz author of DLR Book: "How David Lee Roth Changed The World" to come on and discuss who else could have replaced DLR in 1985 when he was fired from Van Halen. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Spoti...

For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of melodic rock band Survivor. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find...

In this special episode we recorded live while on our adventure to this years Monsters Of Rock Cruise, we invite some special guest and significant others to participate in a round of trivia. These episodes are always a blast and usually have some interesting moments. Play along with us in your car or at home for this instalment of "Reeling In The Years". WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and...

In this FQF, Sonny is shining the spotlight on the Adrenaline Mob album "Covertà". The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we find entertaining and want to...

In this "When Rock Ruled The Charts" episode we focus on September 4th, 1984. This was the first ever MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Ceremony. We discuss what was happening in the HOT 200 album charts that week along with the MTV VMAs that year. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review i...

In this FQF, Sonny is discussing Cinderella and the singles they released over the course of their career and then he is gonna pick a favorite. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and g...

This week we invite Steve Wright from Podder Than Hell Podcast to go track by track through the 3rd Studio Album release “7 Wishes” by Night Ranger. Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one...

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts another song title battle. The idea is finding 5 songs from different artists with the exact same title and deciding which song is your favorite. For todays battle we go with the title "Tell Me" The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, w...

It's time for another Dirty Dozen series episode. Today we are giving you a dozen really stupid band names. We don’t necessarily dislike all these bands, we simply think their band name leaves a little to be desired. Sit back as we share a dozen of our own picks while sharing some of the bands our listeners felt had really dumb band names.  WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please c...

Sonny has been harassed by many in the music community about checking out Danko Jones. I'm not sure it's his bag, but check out his thoughts and a playlist he put together called Danko Spanko further down in these show notes. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will...

In this episode we will be bringing you Part 2 of our 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Recap. You can find Part 1 over at the Podder Than Hell Podcast with our travel partners. During Part 2 we will cover Days 3/4/and 5 of our 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise Adventure. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A...

For this FQF, Sonny shines the spotlight on the band Jaded Heart and their underrated release "Mystery Eyes" The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we fin...

In this episode, Steven interviews up and coming Australian singer, songwriter and guitar player Cassidy Paris about her new album "New Sensation". WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leave Us A Five Star Review in one of the following places: Apple Podcast Podchaser Spotify Connect with us  Email us growinup...

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts another song title battle. The idea is finding 5 songs from different artists with the exact same title and deciding which song is your favorite. For todays battle we go with the title "Hold On" The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, w...

This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit upon the letter "D". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing this time around. A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. We will try and focus on lesser known bands, albums, an...

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny hosts an episode called "what's behind the playlist". He is focused on a playlist we did for October 1985, where we ranked 20 songs from 1985 during a livestream with our friends from the Shout It Out Loudcast and Podder Than Hell. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a...

This week we invite David Hudson from State Of Amorica to go track by track through the 2nd Studio Album release “Midnight Madness” by Night Ranger. Each month in 2023 we will cover a studio album release from Bay Area rockers Night Ranger. We will go outside the hard rock and metal box at times during this series and visit albums we just think are great. As always we will invite a special guest t...

Today Sonny spotlights an underrated album few people discuss called "Deuce" by the band Beautiful Creatures. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start. Every Friday, we will deliver a different segment that focuses on albums, songs, movies, Playlist, and generally just about anything we fi...