Growin' Up Rock

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny celebrates his Birthday for 1984 when he takes a look at the music and events that were happening during his special day. 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, Play...

This week, we have some fun with a Rock n Roll version of the Weakest Link we played before getting on this years Monsters Of Rock Cruise. 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 growinuprock@gmai...

Sonny went on a Gotthard trip and decided to explore the catalog for these Friday Quick Fix. In this episode he tackles "13" 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 abo...

This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "H". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing. 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 Form ...

In this FQF, Sonny is showing he doesn't hate all Canadian music by sharing some of his favorites. 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 entert...

In this episode, It's all about the Swiss Vs. The Swedes, as we discuss some of the great rock music these two countries are producing right now. In addition, Sonny shares some of the basic facts about the two countries because they are two diverse areas of the world. 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...

For this “Hollywood’s Private Collection” (Vol. 4)  episode, Sonny is sharing some of the many items and music he collects. In this episode he shares some of his collection of 45s. 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...

This week we invited Aaron Camaro from The Decibel Geek Podcast to go track by track through the 6th studio album “No More Tears” from Ozzy Osbourne. Each month in 2025 we will cover a studio album release by the “Madman” himself Ozzy Osbourne 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...

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny celebrates his Birthday for 1983 when he takes a look at the music and events that were happening during his special day. 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, Play...

This week we’ll dig into the 7 studio albums from Winger.  We are going to do a quick history lesson and share our favorite song from each album. Series Info: The Best Of The Bunch Series, allows us to explore a band with a catalog of about 5 to 10 studio albums and pick our favorite song from each record. We’ll get into a quick history lesson and discuss how the band played a part in our Growin’...

For this “Hollywood’s Private Collection” (Vol. 3)  episode, Sonny is sharing some of the many items and music he collects. In this episode he shares some of his collection of 45s. 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...

In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a close look at 6/17/88, the day that the movie Decline Of The Western Civilization Part 2 was released. This week we will be looking at the singles chart for the BB hot 200 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 fo...

Sonny went on a Gotthard trip and decided to explore the catalog for these Friday Quick Fix. In this episode he tackles "Bang" 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 a...

This week, we kick off a two week themed episode that centers around the 1988 documentary "Decline Of The Western Civilization Part 2" (The Metal Years). In this first episode we invite our friends and fellow podcasters Brian Davis and Brad Rusthoven to come on in a roundtable discussion of the film. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following...

For this Friday Quick Fix we celebrate the life of the late Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby. 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 an...

We get the listeners involved in ranking 15 classic rock songs. Where do our 15 classics rank for you? 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 growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form  Like and Follow...

Sonny went on a Gotthard trip and decided to explore the catalog for these Friday Quick Fix. In this episode he tackles "Homerun" 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 jus...

This week we invited Tony Musallam and Johnny Rowland from Restrayned to go track by track through the 5th studio album “No Rest For the Wicked” from Ozzy Osbourne. No Rest For The Wicked will be the first album to feature new guitarist Zakk Wylde. For our 2025 Album Review Series, we explore the Studio Albums of the “Prince Of Darkness” himself Ozzy Osbourne WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy,...

For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Dorothy 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 albums, songs, movie...

This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 9 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...

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny celebrates his Birthday for 1982 when he takes a look at the music and events that were happening during his special day. 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, Play...

We each pick 6 Concerts we’ve seen on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise or the Pre-Party that were not good or did not live up to our expectations. 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 growinuprock@g...

In this FQF, Sonny is showing he doesn't hate all Canadian music by sharing some of his favorites 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 enterta...

The Best Of The Bunch Series is back, and this week we focus on San Diego's own Stone Temple Pilots. Series Info: The Best Of The Bunch Series, allows us to explore a band with a catalog of about 5 to 10 studio albums and pick our favorite song from each record. We’ll get into a quick history lesson and discuss how the band played a part in our Growin’ Up Rock Years. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick...

In this FQF, Sonny is showing he doesn't hate all Canadian music by sharing some of his favorites 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 enterta...