Growin' Up Rock

This week we have Jeff Scott Soto and Ronnie Romero in back 2 back interviews discussing their latest solo album releases. First up we catch up with a returning guest to the show Jeff Scott Soto, as he talks to us about his latest album "Complicated" as well as his thoughts on bands using back tracks during live performances. We also welcome first time guest singer Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Michael...

As a special thanks to all the listeners, we go right to work after this weekend event in Nashville. In Creatures Fest - The Recap, we are ready to share all of our thoughts on what we saw and heard at Creatures Fest. Our recap will be our opinions laced with actual facts on what went down in Nashville. This Creatures Fest Recap will be full of Kiss related stuff, with a side of humor , Music, and...

This week we invite BB from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to dive deep and go track by track into "Adrenalize", the 5th 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...

This week we get excited about the upcoming Creatures Fest in Nashville, and preview all the events and guest happening May 27th through May 29th. Creatures Fest 2022, happening Memorial Day weekend in Nashville will be a huge party for the Kiss Army, bringing together all living ex-Kiss members Ace Frehley, Vinnie Vincent, Bruce Kulick, & Peter Criss. There will be nightly concerts, vendors, and...

It's Spring time, so it's a good time to talk about the weather and some of our favorite deep cut rock songs that feature a title directly related to the weather.  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 this episode we are focusing on the amazing songwriter Desmond Child. Desmond has written hit songs spanning the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's. In the 80's with bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss, and Aerosmith he was unstoppable. 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 followin...

In this When Rock Ruled The Charts series episode, we are taking a look at the rock charts for March 19th, 1982. This is an extremely sad day for rock fans all over the world. This is the day Ozzy Osbourne's brilliant young guitarist Randy Rhoads, was killed in a plane crash. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audienc...

This week we invite Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast  to dive deep and go track by track into “Hysteria” the 4th Studio Album release by Def Leppard. Hysteria is the follow up to the Diamond certified Pyromania and the 2nd album in a row to be Diamond certified cementing the band's legacy as one of the top selling rock artist of all time. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio alb...

In this installment of Wild Hair, it’s time to play Years trivia again… Growin’ Up Rock style. Recorded live during the Monster's Of Rock Cruise trip. In this rocked out version, our special guests are fellow podcasters, and hosts of Podder Than Hell, Steve Wright and BC.  Our friend Chris (aka Boo Boo) joins their team.  We also have singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Restrayned Tony Musallam...

In this extended "Crank It Up New Music Spotlight" we feature an interview with Girish Pradhan from Girish And The Chronicle to talk about the new album "Hail To The Heroes". In addition we discuss and share some new albums released in Q1 - 2022 that we are digging right now. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audienc...

This week, we pay homage to the first day in April, better known as April Fool's day. We share some interesting facts about the tradition and as always some killer music that is related to being a fool. So don't be a fool this week and miss this episode. 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 Sta...

This week we invite Brain Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories Podcast to do a deep dive and go track by track into Pyromania, the 3rd Studio Album release by Def Leppard. Each month in 2022 we will cover a studio album release from 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: Leave Us A Fi...

In tonight's Crank It Up new music spotlight we share time with Casandra Carson, guitar player and singer for the Missouri rock band Paralandra. Casandra was nice enough to spend time with us and share more about the band and their latest album "Street Magic".  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 F...

Is the luck of the Irish present and strong within rock n roll? You bet it is, and in this episode we go a little deeper than U2 and Thin Lizzy to look at bands and artist with Irish ties. Happy St. Patrick's Day Week! 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...

We survived the 2022 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. In this recap we invite our travel partners from the Podder Than Hell podcast, to cover the Pre-Party and Days 1 through 3 before going over to their Podcast for part two, and finish off our recap with days 4 and 5. - Part 2 can be heard here : Podder Than Hell Podcast WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of...

This week we invite Tony Musallam from the Sacramento rock band Restrayned, to dive deep and go track by track into High N' Dry, the 2nd 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 help grow our audience: Leave...

In this episode of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, Hollywood is going number crazy again. As you may know, Hollywood is a numbers nut.  So, this episode concentrates on 2 specific numbers, 2 and 22.  What else could we do when releasing an episode on 2-22-22 and on 2s Day no less. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience: L...

Be careful what you ask for. Going inside Hollywood's brain for this upcoming episode can be scary. We share what's coming up in the next episode of Hollywood's Wild Hair releasing on 2s Day 2-2-22. 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 Podca...

This week we celebrate Valentine's Day and we wanted to take a left turn and celebrate some of our favorite "Anti" Valentine's Day tunes. Since we know everyone is not in love on Valentine's Day we figured we would do something different and share what we think are some of the best "Anti" Valentine's Day songs, just in case your not celebrating Love. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free...

In this episode we invite our Monsters Of Rock Cruise traveling partners from the Podder Than Hell Podcast to cover the over 40 plus rock bands playing this years 2022 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. We share who we are looking forward to seeing and who we will be willing to miss while on deck getting our sun tans. This is Part 2, and you can find Part 1 over on the Podder Than Hell Podcast WE NEED YOUR...

This week we invite fellow podcaster Chris Czynszak from the Decibel Geek Podcast to dive deep and go track by track through the debut studio album release "On Through The Night" 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 help grow...

In this episode of When Rock Ruled The Charts, we focus on the Death of Hair Bands. We take an in-depth look at January 11th, 1992. The day Nirvana's "Nevermind" hit number one on the Top 200 Album charts. 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 Po...

In This episode we discuss our most anticipated new album releases for 2022 as well as a few from 2021 that we missed in our best of episode. We also share a long format New Music spotlight, when our friend Terry Glaze (Lord Tracy, Pantera) joins us to tell us about his new project Evel Frehley. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to h...

We invite AXS TV host Katie Daryl on to discuss albums released in 1982 celebrating their 40th anniversary, and her upcoming season of Top 10 Revealed for AXS TV in our latest episode. 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 Conne...

As is tradition around this time of year with us here at Growin' Up Rock we are sharing our 10 best rock album releases of 2021.  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 Contact For...