Growin' Up Rock

The Super Bowl is upon us and we decided there was no better time to talk about the rock n roll that is played at sporting events throughout Stadiums all over the world. We cover our predictions for the Super Bowl, our love of the game, and some kick ass music that would have made great sporting anthems. Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store...

Station is a rock n roll band on the rise. They take their craft seriously and they approach building the bands brand with intention. This week I speak with guitarist Chris Lane and singer Patrick Kearney about recording, marketing, and touring in today's musical climate. For Complete Show Notes Go To : https://growinuprock.com/EP134 Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode...

We set sail again on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise this February. This year we are traveling with our friends from the Podder Than Hell Podcast, so we have put together a 2 part preview of all the bands scheduled to play on this years cruise. Go To Podder Than Hell Podcast For Part 1 For More Information Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP133 A Special THANK YOU to Greg Carchidi for the great show co...

It's a new year and time for resolutions, changes, and empty promises that most likely won't make it through the month of January. We share a few of our resolutions, a few of you the listeners resolutions, and some great music that is loosely related to resolutions for the new year. Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music in this Episode...

2019 is history now and its time to discuss the best hard rock and metal releases of the year. There was an abundance of music released in 2019, some of it good, some of it bad, and some of it made the list for our favorites in 2019. We pick our top 10 album releases for the year along with playing a few choice cuts. For the List & More Info Go To: https:growinuprock.com/EP131 Buy and Support Musi...

Sonny and Steven discuss albums, where the first two songs deliver a strong 1-2 punch of Rock N Roll. We find out about Forbes top musical earners and check in on the fan voter numbers for the 2020 Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. To Get All The Info Go To:  https://growinuprock.com/EP130 Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode - Use The Amazon Link Below: Growin’ Up Rock Amazon...

Sonny and Steven talk about their Journey top 10 songs in part 2 of this all out look into the music and members of rock n roll hall of famers. Journey created music that went from guitar driven hard rock to chart topping power ballads. They had so many great songs which is why putting together a top 10 list was so incredibly tough for both Sonny and me to do. I grew up in the 80s loving this band...

The Journey family tree is full of great musicians that have contributed to the success of the band's now Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame stature. Neil Schon, Steve Perry, Jonathon Cain, Ross Valory, and Steve Smith make up the most successful line-up of this band, creating massively successful albums like Escape and Frontiers. Over the years many of the great musicians and singers that have come through...

On this volume of Hollywood’s Wild Hair, he goes from doing a solo episode to making it a family affair and being joined by his beautiful 17-year-old daughter, Giana. The idea is to get a teenagers view of where rock stands today, play some killer music and basically make you laugh a little. Although the original Wild Hair idea was to do solo episodes, there is something about adding an interestin...

Just in time for the holiday's, I invite my lovely wife to come on the show and make this a family affair. We discuss her relationship with music and what she has seen and learned when it comes to Rock n Roll since meeting me. We play some great music while you drive over the hills and far away to Grandmas house. When my wife first met me she was the farthest thing from a music geek. She could tak...

In Volume 2 of our Desert Island Albums series, we are going to review classic albums from Dokken and Night Ranger. We will go track by track for two albums that we would be happy to have with us while we are stranded on a desert island. It's Thanksgiving, and we are thankful to all our listeners. It seems like it's a great time for a bonus episode. In Volume 2 we have selected Night Ranger's Midn...

This week, we take it, leave it, or toss it. In our own version of kiss, kill, or marry, we cover music, movies, girls and more. It's an entertaining discussion where we pose socially interesting questions that involve playing some choice music and watching Sonny squirm when he has to choose between Soto and Kotzen. Sit back and play along with us. Enjoy. Buy and Support Music From The Artist We D...

We explore some crazy numbers and their relationship with Albums, songs and artist, while spinning music from Kiss, Last In Line, Grimmstine, Poison, Europe, Skid Row, Stryper, Black Sabbath, and Winger. To Get The Full Story Click Here To Contact us just click this link: @growinuprock.com WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy,  and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following: Follow a...

I had the opportunity to interview Richie Zito ahead of his induction into the Rock Godz Hall Of Fame. To the average music fan, Richie Zito may not be a household name, but my guess is if you listened to music in the 80s and 90s you know his work. Musician, Producer, Songwriter, Arranger, Richie Zito has played on and produced albums for Elton John, Blondie, Ratt, Cheap Trick, White Lion, Richie...

Hollywood turns the big 5-0 and to celebrate, all his friends and family converged on Las Vegas for the weekend. There was Rock n Roll, Comedy, Kiss, Steak Knives, gambling, Dams, and drinking. What happens in Vegas did NOT stay in Vegas, it came back home to be recorded as a new Podcast episode so it could be shared with all the Growin' Up Rock Listeners. Get The Full Story Here Did Sonny win big...

This week I talk to Eclipse lead singer Erik Martensson about their new album Paradigm and the upcoming European tour. If you are a listener of the show, you know how much Sonny and I love this band. As a complete bonus, Sonny and I go track by track on the new album, and give our thoughts as well as rank the album along with the rest of the Eclipse albums. You can get the rest of the story Here B...

Hollywood's Wild Hair has become a staple of the podcast. It gives Sonny the opportunity to play a bunch of music and tell a few stories while flying solo or entertaining a special guest. It basically lets Hollywood be a radio DJ and feel free to play and do whatever he wants. Thanks for the feedback and rest assured that all the feedback we received gets the attention that it absolutely deserves....

It's time for Hollywood to do his best Wink Martindale and dust off his question cards to prepare for the heavy metal, heavy weight show down of the podcast world. In this episode of Game Show Trivia, we invite special guest, BJ Kramp from the Rock And Or Roll Podcast to come on and see if he can dethrone the King Of Rock Steven Michael. For The Full Story Go To https://growinuprock.com/EP120 Reac...

We had a chance to interview Stryper main man Michael Sweet back on Episode 49. We love Stryper. We thought it would be a great idea to use our time during our live recording appearance at ROCKNPOD 3 which Michael Sweet was a guest at to rank the Stryper albums from least favorite to favorite. For More Info Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP119   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

To stream or not to stream, that seems to be the question among music lovers everywhere. Streaming services have made it easy and affordable to put an unlimited number of songs and albums at your fingertips. In this episode of the Growin' Up Rock Podcast, Sonny and I look into the streaming numbers for some of our favorite bands. We discuss our thoughts and history with Spotify and other streaming...

It's time to Crank It Up once again in this episode of Have You Heard? This week we are turning you on to 4 newer bands in the hopes to give them more exposure and give you the listeners a new band to binge and love. As part of this episode we jump on an international Skype call with Hell's Addiction guitarist Liam Sargent, Bassist, Jason Green, and Guitarist Dan Weir to talk about the band coming...

We all have bands we love to hate. The issue is that we don't all feel the same about those bands. Tommy & Zeus from the Shout It Out Loudcast join us in a debate about bands that at least one of us hates. The discussion is as funny as it is ridiculous providing an entertaining conversation. For the complete story and show notes Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP116 Learn more about your ad choice...

Episode Description: The year is 1981 and it’s time for another episode of "This Ain’t No Disco". We are covering hard rock and metal albums released in 1981 and we brought along a special guest. Ed Spangenberg from Klick Tee Shop joins us to talk about his new Kiss inspired T-Shirts and tell us what he was listening to in 1981. What’s The Story: 1981 was a killer year for hard rock and metal musi...

No one likes falling short of number one. “If you ain’t first, you’re last” is a Ricky Bobby quote that will live forever.  We aren’t sure that this quote is accurate for the music business. The Billboard 100 has a 99 other places you can be and you’re just fine.  On this episode, we celebrate the 80s and look at some of the guitar driven rock hits during the decade. Being #1 is important in life....

In this edition of "Have You Heard", we try and turn up the volume on some killer rock that you may or may not have heard of yet. I also catch up with Canadian rockers Striker. I met up with Striker vocalist Dan Cleary as the band rolled into town on their current US tour. Dan and I talk about everything from the benefits of being a Canadian band to the current struggles of breaking a band and the...