Growin' Up Rock

This week we invite Alex Alt from Slydog Music-Cast to go track by track through the self titled 11th studio album release by Def Leppard.  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 Connect with us  Email us growinuprock@gmail.com C...

Can Richard Marx rock? We pose this question as we share with the listeners some of Richard's history along with some songs that we think help answer this question. 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 Connect with us  Email us...

In a crossover episode with Damn Good Movie Memories podcast, we invite our friend Brian Davis on to share some of our favorite iconic moments when music and movies collide. That special scene in a movie, where the song matches up so well with that movie scene, that you never hear the song the same again without seeing the movie in your head. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please...

This week, we observe Veterans Day, and salute all of those hard working men and women in the Armed Forces both past and present by dedicating this episode to them. Since Veterans Day is 11/11/22, we are talking about all things “11”. We even reached out to the listeners and had 11 unique songs ranked by them and if that wasn't enough we invited our own Vet, from the Ages Of Rock Podcast Allen Tat...

This week we invite Brad Rusthoven from Slamfest Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into the tenth Studio Album release by Def Leppard Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard.   WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Leav...

This week we return to the "When Rock Ruled The Charts" series and take a look at the music charts on July 13th 1985. The day that Live Aid took place in Europe and the US. 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 Connect with us ...

This week we explore the 250 list. Starting with Volume 1, Sonny and I will each hit you with 5 bands from the list. Writer Bobby Caughron published a article for XS Rock in November 2021, which featured a list of 250 bands from the late 80s and early 90s that for the most part did not become a household name. Many of these are hidden rock gems that for one reason or another got missed by the majo...

In this episode, we once again get the listeners involved in a great debate. We ask the question. Ozzy Vs. Dio, who do you prefer and why? We also explore how these two metal legends were similar, and why Ozzy ended up becoming so much more popular than Dio. 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...

In this episode of "Thanking The Greats", we turn our attention to the Guitar wizard Steve Vai. We discuss the recent documentary "His First 30 Years" and some of our favorites from Steve Vai and his vast body of work. 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...

This week we invite Kevin Williams from The Inobscuria Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through the 9th Studio Album "YEAH!" released by Def Leppard. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built mostly from the first 3 albums in the bands catalog, he agrees there...

In this episode we are celebrating a group of rock albums that have been with us for 30 years. 3 for 30, has Sonny and I both selecting 3 albums released in 1992 that are celebrating their 30th anniversary. Rock albums that have been around for 30 years or more and have stood the test of time deserve a little love. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all o...

In this episode we invite Tyketto guitarist Chris Green on to discuss the skyrocketing cost of concert tickets to see your favorite artist. We ask the question: How Much Is Too Much For A Concert Ticket? 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 Podc...

This week we invite Mike Floros from Love In Chains and SteelCity as well as fellow podcast host Kevin Williams from Inobscuria podcast to join us in another fun rocked out version of Scattergories. Join host Sonny Pooni as he leads the other 3 fools down the path of craziness. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audie...

This week we invite Curtis Lanclos from Retrozest Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through the 8th Studio Album X (Ten) release by Def Leppard. 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 Connect with us  Email us growinupro...

Welcome to Week Two of our 5 Years Of Rock Birthday Spectacular. It's hard to believe we have been releasing podcast episodes every week for the last 5 years. This week we continue our 5th year celebration by still praying at the alter of the number 5. Sonny and I pick 5 songs that are the 5th song from an album released during our graduation year. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free -...

Welcome to the first of a two week celebration for our 5th year as a podcast. This week we kick it all off with another episode of "When Rock Ruled The Charts" and because it's our 5th birthday, we are all about the 5s. We are looking at the album charts for May 5th, 2005. Yep that's right 5-5-5. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to...

We Invite H.E.A.T. Guitarist Dave Dalone to come on the show and discuss the new album Force Majeure. In addition to our interview with Dave Dalone, Sonny and Steven are sharing some of their favorite H.E.A.T. songs featuring Kenny Leckremo. Dave Dalone Interview Happens @17 Minutes Into The Show WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to...

This week we invite David Hudson (Huddy) from Digital Killed The Radio Star and State Of Amorica Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into Euphoria, the seventh Studio Album release by Def Leppard. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to...

Hollywood's Wild Hair took time out before the 2021 Kiss Kruise to host a rocked out version of Match Game with special guests, fellow podcasters, and hosts of Shout It Out Loudcast, Tom & Zeus.  We also have Hollywood’s brother, Danny, join in on the fun. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free – Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: Connect with us ...

This week we are thanking the greats with our tribute to one of the most iconic guitarist in rock history, Randy Rhoads. We also have a special interview with Andre Relis' who directed a recent documentary on the late great Randy Rhoads called "Randy Rhoads - Reflections Of A Guitar Icon". The documentary focuses mainly on the guitarist early years as a founding member of Quiet Riot. - Interview s...

On this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Sonny goes from doing a solo episode to being joined by his beautiful 18-year-old daughter, Jasmine. Sonny gets Jasmine's rock n roll story while playing some killer music, and basically making you laugh a little. 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 St...

It's time to crank it up with the new music spotlight mid year report card. We are sharing some of the music in the first part of the year that has made us return for multiple listens and what may have also disappointed us. In addition to all this great music, we have an interview with Dan Bourne from the band Devil's Train which is just releasing it's new album "Ashes And Bone". WE NEED YOUR HELP...

This week we invited Bill Algee from Ages Of Rock Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through “Slang” the 6th Studio Album release by Def Leppard. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from the British rockers Def Leppard. Def Leppard is a Top 10 band for Steven and even though that status is built mostly from the first 3 albums in the bands catalog, he agrees there are so...

In this episode we are asking the question, Are they better live or in the studio? We got the listeners involved in this great conversation about bands that we think are better live than on the actual studio recordings. 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 pl...

This week, we are sharing a daily diary as we record live from Cruise To The Edge with special guest Kevin Williams from Inobscuria Podcast. Cruise To The Edge is a Progressive Rock cruise that features over 40 bands and artist ranging from progressive rock to jazz fusion. It's not the norm for the Growin' Up Rock Podcast but Sonny won the cruise are dared me to go on it. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s...