Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles

In this episode, we speak with Phil Lewis, lead singer of L.A. Guns.  We discuss the band's current tour, how they are still playing at such a high level, and we preview their latest live album,Live From The Guild Theatre.

In this special 4th of July episode, we speak with 2 of the cast members of The Sound of America - The New Benjamin Franklin Rock Musical.  This musical has been called "Tommy meets Hamilton" and even includes a virtual cameo from Roger Daltrey!

In this episode, we speak with the legendary drummer of Slade for over 50 years, Don Powell.  We discuss the band's history and legacy as well as some great stories of parting with Ozzy Osbourne.  We also deep dive into the great music of the Don Powell Band.

In this New Music Friday episode, we speak with Jim, Marc, and Justin of The DelCobras, one of Philadelphia's hottest power pop bands! We discuss the band's musical journey, songwriting process, and their latest single, Get Closer!

In this episode, we are joined by The Mighty Manfred to discuss his great band, The Woggles.  Signed to Little Steven's Wicked Cool Records, The Woggles have been making infectious garage-rock since 1987!

In this bonus episode, I recap the recent Dead Daisies/Glenn Hughes concert at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL!  It was a one-off, once-in-a-lifetime concert where legendary Deep Purple vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes joined The Dead Daisies for a night of Dead Daisies hits and a set of Deep Purple classics.

In this Chicago Scene episode, we speak with Chris Neville, vocalist and keyboard player for The Meadowlark Lemons.  This great Rock/Jazz/Soul band plays infectious songs with a stellar lineup!  We discuss the band's formation and their self-titled debut album!    

Why was Paul McCartney's 1986 album Press To Play such a critical and commercial failure? Mike and special guest Michael Bagford give us their thoughts on this Much Maligned Album!!

In this episode, we Zoom all the way to the country of Malta to talk with Joseph Azzopardi from Upper Lip - an amazing hard rock band that has just released a great new album, Devil's Ride.  We discuss the band's musical journey and deep-dive into Devil's Ride.

In this Chicago Scene episode, we speak with John Fournier, leader of the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective.  We talk about the formation of the band and their groundbreaking new album, No Wind & No Rain.

In this episode, The Dead Daisies guitarist, Doug Aldrich returns to the Retro Rock Roundup studio to discuss the bands One Night Only show at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL, where they will be joined by legendary vocalist, Glenn Hughes!  They will be playing great Dead Daisies classics as well as a set of Deep Purple classics!

In this episode Mike welcomes special guest and friend Austin Hough to talk all things Graham Parker!  We discuss how we first discovered his music and deep dive into our favorite Graham Parker albums and songs.

In episode 2 of our "Cover Me" Week - we speak with Doug Platt and Chris Sulcer, founding members of Small Town - A John Mellenamp Experience.  We discuss the bands formation, Doug and Chris' favorite Mellencamp albums and we recap their recent show at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL

As part of "Cover Me" Week on Retro Rock Roundup, we speak with Nick Psyhogios, leader of Chicago's Own Piano Man Band - Billy Joel/Elton John tribute.  This band gives you the total Billy Joel/Elton John experience.  We talk to Nick about his musical journey, getting signed to a record deal in the 80's by Paul Anka, and how he created Chicago's Own Piano Man Band.

In this New Music Friday episode, we speak with Jackson Reed, leader of the Calgary-based band, Jackson Reed and The Silverbirds.  We discuss the band';s musical journey, and their excellent new album Live in '25.

What did Jeremy find at the record store this time??  In this episode, we dive into an album that Jeremy found at a local record store and bought it because he liked the album cover, even though he had never heard the band's music before.  The album is from Afro Rock legends Osibisa, and the album is their 1971 release Woyaya.  We discovered what an excellent album this is and we wanted to share i...

In this interview with speak with Debora Masterson, author of Freedom Quest:  A Love Story.  The book celebrates the music, dreams, and love story behind a 70's band that almost made it.

In this episode, we speak with the members of Refestramus.  Restramus is a Chicago-based band that combines prog rock ambition, cinematic storytelling, with hard rock energy.  We discuss the band's formation and their latest album, Morri's Rock Boutique.

In this Chicago Scene episode, we speak with Singer/Songwriter Josh Chicoine who has been writing and performing great music for the last 3 decades.  We discuss his musical journey from his early 2000's band The M's, to his latest project Cult Canyon and their debut album, Smoke Tracks to his Fleetwood Mac tribute band, Second Hand News.

In this episode, we are joined by Jonny Foster of the UK band Hardwicke Circus and their legendary manager, and co-founder of Stiff Records, Dave Robinson, to discuss Hardwicke Circus' recent tour of Ukraine. where they played in underground clubs, churches, and hospitals, literally in the middle of a war zone, just to bring people and music together.

In this episode, we speak with legendary drummer Carmine Appice about his recent reformation of his 70's Blues/Rock Band Cactus and their latest album Temple Of Blues, Part 2.  

To celebrate our 400th Episode of Retro Rock Roundup, Jeremy and Mike do another in their Much Maligned Album series and discuss the 1978 Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack featuring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton.  How can something that looks so good on paper go so wrong??  Jeremy and Mike fill you in on the details.

In this episode, Mike interviews his concert friend and rock superfan, David Stockton, about their many  individual concert memories and how live music can bring people and communities together.

In celebration of Motorbooks Week, author Martin Popoff joins us to talk about his latest book, Kiss '76 - Twelve Months That Defined The Hottest Band In The Land.

To celebrate Motorbooks Week, author Daniel Bukszpan returns to the studio to talk about his latest book, Rush & 2112 - 50 Years.  The book is an excellent celebration of Rush's legendary album that helped launch their career.