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Growin' Up Rock

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Growin' Up Rock podcast is a weekly memory trip into the hard rock and heavy metal music you loved in your youth as well as the rock 'n' roll that is creating the soundtrack to your life today. Your host, Steven Michael, along with co-host Sonny "Hollywood" Pooni speak with newer and established artist while coming up with some interesting music topics and themes centered around the memories and stories of growing up around rock n roll, that keeps your devil horns hoisted far above your head. Sit back, crank it up, and remember why you fell in love with Rock n Roll. Everyone's got a rock n roll story to tell on Growing Up Rock. Proud Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Episodes

The Decade That Rocked w/ Photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss

In this episode we visit with rock photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss to discuss his new book "The Decade That Rocked". Mark talks to us about his career and shares a few stories about the photos in his book. For Photos and The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP156 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follo...

Jun 28, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 156

House Of Lords w/ James Christian - BONUS

I catch up with House Of Lords frontman James Christian to discuss the bands newest release "New World - New Eyes". I also touch on some of his history with the band. To Get The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/HOLbonus 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave Us A Review On Podchaser Join The Grow...

Jun 25, 202033 min

Top 10 Favorite H.E.A.T. Songs

We are covering our Top 10 favorite H.E.A.T. songs, as well as some of the bands members and their history. To Get The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP155 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Contact Form Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave Us A Review On Podchaser Join The Growin’ Up Rock Loud Minority Facebook Group Do You S...

Jun 21, 20201 hr 41 minEp. 155

Match Game 2020 w/Aaron Martel

It's time for another episode of Match Game 2020, Growin' Up Rock style with special guest Aaron Martel from the Ridiculous Rock Album Reviews podcast. Forget about the problems of the world for a couple of hours and join us for some fun and rock n roll. To Get The Full Story Go Here: Click Me 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook ...

Jun 14, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 154

Pretty Maids W/ Ronnie Atkins - BONUS

I catch up with Pretty Maids frontman Ronnie Atkins to discuss the new live DVD / CD release of "Maid In Japan" - Future World Live 30th Anniversary. Ronnie Atkins and I discuss his health, past Pretty Maids album releases, and of course the latest live release. To Get The Full Story Go To: 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Fol...

Jun 11, 202045 min

Is It A Power Ballad Or Not ?

We invite special guest and fellow podcaster Jay Scott from The Hook Rocks Podcast to help us understand the definition of a Power Ballad, and sort through a couple of long list of songs from listeners to give our opinions. It's a debate that never seems to end and a fun discussion, since there are many varying opinions regarding this subject. Get The Full Story Here: https://growinuprock.com/EP153 WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following...

Jun 07, 20201 hr 25 minEp. 153

Top 5 Van Halen Songs Livecast - BONUS

Did someone say Van Halen? We are giving you our Top 5 David Lee Roth and Top 5 Sammy Hagar era Van Halen songs. In a re-broadcast of a Livecast we did on May 17th, 2020, we invite our special guest, drummer and Author of "START WITH A DREAM: A Drummer's Journey from Rock & Roll to T.V. to Broadway" Joey Cassata to square off in our top 5 Van Halen debate. To Get The Full Story Go Here: https://growinuprock.com/VHbonus WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing on...

Jun 04, 20201 hr 41 min

Foreigner Top 10

Foreigner is guitar driven, chart topping rock at it's finest besides just being a huge part of our Growin' Up Rock years. In this episode we are sharing our top 10 favorite Foreigner songs from all eras of the bands career. We take some time to discuss some of the bands history and our personal history with the band. We discuss when and how we discovered the band and some of our experiences seeing the band perform. For More Info Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP152 WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s qui...

May 31, 20201 hr 41 minEp. 152

Mr. Big's - Eric Martin

We have an extremely entertaining conversation with Mr. Big's Eric Martin. Eric shares some great stories and does a great job at keeping us on our toes. He had us laughing often in this one. For The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP151 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave Us A Review On Podc...

May 24, 20201 hr 51 minEp. 151

L.A. Guns - Kelly Nickels

In this bonus episode we talk with L.A. Guns bassist Kelly Nickels about his and Steve Riley's version of the band. We get into his history with the band and his time on the Sunset Strip. We also discuss L.A. Guns upcoming album release "Renegades" and why Kelly Nickels and Pop Tarts has everything to do with being a renegade. For More Info Go To: https://growinuprock.com/kellynickels WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow ...

May 22, 202035 min

Aerosmith '73 - '79 Top 10

We are covering our Aerosmith Top 10 favorite songs from '73 - '79. We get into some of the bands history, our history with the band, and what they meant to us growing up. Since Sonny is not a huge Aerosmith fan, I have enlisted the help of special guest and life long Aerosmith fans Phil Shouse from Accept, The Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley Bands, along with fellow podcaster and host of Damn Good Movie Memories, Brian Davis. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing o...

May 17, 20201 hr 57 minEp. 150

Gus G. Interview - BONUS

We catch up with former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G. and discuss growing up in Greece and getting into Rock n Roll for the first time. We also get into the release of his band Firewind's latest album. The self titled album will be the bands 1st album with new singer Herbie Langhans. FOR MORE INFO GO TO: https://growinuprock.com/GusG 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 Email us growinuprock...

May 15, 202034 min

Vixen's Britt Lightning

In this special Desert Island Album episode, we hangout with Vixen's shredding guitarist Britt Lightning. We talk with Britt about her history and get into sharing our 3 separate and very different Desert Island Albums. FOR MORE INFO GO TO: https://growinuprock.com/EP149 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Le...

May 10, 20201 hr 30 minEp. 149

The 30 Day Song Challenge Part 2 - BONUS

In this idea taken from many of the Facebook post, We decided take the 30 day song challenge Growin' Up Rock style. Sonny took the first 15 days in Part 1 of this 2 part episode event and now Steven will finish out the 30 day challenge. In days 16 through 30 of this 30 day song challenge, Steven goes through each daily song challenge and shares a short story for the song he selected for that particular day. Talk about less talk and more music. You will for sure get that with these episodes. Enjo...

May 07, 20201 hr 24 min

The 30 Day Song Challenge Part 1

In this idea taken from many of the Facebook post, We decided take the 30 day song challenge Growin' Up Rock style. Sonny in his "Wild Hair" series will take the first 15 days and Steven as a part of "The Mixed Tapes" series, will take the the last half of the month in a 2 part episode release (Part 2 will be released 3 days from this release). FOR MORE INFO GO TO: https://growinuprock.com/EP148 In days 1 through 15 of this 30 day song challenge, Sonny goes through each daily song challenge and ...

May 03, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 148

Passion's Daniel Rossall Aka Lion Ravarez'

This week I talk with Passion's frontman Daniel Rossall who also goes by the synonym Lion Ravarez'. We talk about the bands self titled debut album for Frontiers records along with several stories including his co-writing 4 songs on the recent Revolution Saints album "Rise". To Get The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP147 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 Email us growinuprock@...

Apr 26, 20201 hr 41 minEp. 147

Steven's Mixed Tapes Volume 3

Locked in his bomb shelter and quarantined from the rest of society, Steven has put together one hell of a Rock n Roll mixed tape to entertain the quarantined world. This volume of Steven's Mixed Tapes has a theme to it. The answer to the theme is in the bands Steven has selected for this episode. You get to guess the theme and discuss on Growin' Up Rock's Loud Minority Facebook Page. If you don't facebook, just email us at the address below and give us your guess. Go To The Episode Web Page: ht...

Apr 24, 20201 hr 6 min

Somebody Get Me A Doctor

As Van Halen once said, "Somebody Get Me A Doctor, somebody get me a shot". This episode is dedicated to all the doctors, nurses and everyone in the medical field working hard to keep people healthy during these crazy times. To Get The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP146 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us ...

Apr 19, 20201 hr 30 minEp. 146

Hollywood's Wild Hair Volume 5

Hollywood, likes being alone and in this latest volume of Wild Hair he is once again flying solo. Sonny plays some great Rock n Roll and shares a few stories in this latest edition. We find out in this episode Hollywood knows Morse code or at least he thinks he does. In addition he once again shares his love once again for Richie Kotzen. Go To The Episode Web Page: https://growinuprock.com/wildhairbonus WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the foll...

Apr 17, 202058 min

Y&T's Aaron Leigh

In today's episode we catch up with Y&T's bassist Aaron Leigh, as he makes his debut on the podcast. We get his growin' up rock story, and a few interesting facts about Aaron's journey to becoming the musician he is today. For The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP145 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us o...

Apr 12, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 145

Match Game Rocked Out Version

It's time to play Match Game in this rocked out version with special guest comedian and friend of the show, Courtney Cronin-Dold. To Get The Full Show Notes Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP144 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on Twitter Leave Us A Review On Podchaser Join The Growin’ Up Rock Loud Minority Facebook ...

Apr 05, 20201 hr 34 minEp. 144

Rough Cutt Interview

In this episode I interview Rough Cutt drummer Dave Alford, guitarist Chris Hagar, and new singer Steven St. James. We talk about the bands history, the musical chair of musicians that occurred on the Sunset Strip in the 80s, and what the bands plans will be for the up coming year. 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 Email us growinuprock@gmail.com Like and Follow Us on FaceBook Follow Us on...

Mar 29, 20201 hr 28 minEp. 143

Love And Hate Collide

Is there a band that you hate, but songs they create you love? What about a band you love but a song of theirs you can’t stand? In this week's episode, we explore an idea brought to us by a listener about some of those very bands for us, as we head down a long dark alley where Love and Hate Collide. Join The Growin’ Up Rock Loud Minority Facebook Group Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Di...

Mar 22, 20201 hr 23 minEp. 142

Kings Of Dust

In this episode I talk with former Badlands bassist Greg Chaisson and Singer Michael Thomas Beck about their new band Kings Of Dust. We get into the recording of the album and where they see the direction of the band. We also discuss some fun stories with Greg about his audition for Ozzy and where he and Jake E. Lee first met. For The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP141 Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Kings Of Dust Facebo...

Mar 15, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 141

Is Dee Snider Crazy?

In this episode we discuss the plan former Twisted Sister Front man Dee Snider has to get the NFL to book AC / DC as it's 2021 Super Bowl halftime show. We discuss why we think he's doing it, and what it might mean for Rock n Roll to get this kind of exposure in front of 102 million viewers. To Get The Full Story Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP140 Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Dee Snider Website Music in this Episode Provided by ...

Mar 08, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 140

Bad Marriage BONUS

Bad Marriage is a straight ahead hard rock band from Boston currently out on the road supporting Tesla. I caught up with Lead Guitarist Mike Fitz to learn a little about the band, the current tour, and the music they crank out. For the full story go to: https://growinuprock.com/badmarriage Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Bad Marriage Website Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Bad Marriage Obviously To Contact us just cli...

Mar 06, 202037 min

Shiraz Lane's Hannes Kett

Steven and Sonny spent an hour on The Monsters Of Rock Cruise speaking with Shiraz Lane's frontman Hannes Kett. This up and coming Finnish rocker shares his thoughts on growing up in Finland, and what his message is in the music the band creates. To Get The Full Story Go Here: https://growinuprock.com/EP139 Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Shiraz Lane Cover Photo Provided by Igor Vidyash...

Mar 01, 20201 hr 20 minEp. 139

Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2020 Recap

The Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2020 is history now. We wanted to recap, all the fun and crazy times we shared with so many great people. Our guest and cruising partner Steve Wright from the Podder Than Hell Podcast and his friend Chris join us to run through the complete lineup of bands playing the cruise. We give our thoughts on the shows we saw and share how this years cruise compared to last years. For The Full Story and Notes Go To: https://growinuprock.com/EP138 Buy and Support Music From The ...

Feb 23, 20202 hr 47 minEp. 138

Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preparty Recap Bonus

Sonny, Steven, and Jen sit around on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise with the guys from the Podder Than Hell Podcast including their friend Chris to recap all the activities from the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preparty. The conversation takes place on The Independence Of The Seas on day 3 while in port in Belize. Complete with ship announcements and music playing throughout the ship. This bonus episode is recorded completely LIVE. We will have the full cruise recap in a couple of days on our normal rel...

Feb 21, 202046 min

Donnie Vie Speaks His Truth

In This episode, I share an honest and open conversation with former Enuff Z' Nuff singer Donnie Vie. Donnie and I talk about his latest release "Beautiful Things", building a solo career, his writing process and how he hears his music when recording. We also discuss his relationship or lack thereof with Chips Z'Nuff. Donnie Vie speaks his truth and is open with how he feels about the current Enuff Z' Nuff lineup. This is a long and entertaining interview with several eye opening comments from D...

Feb 16, 20202 hr 5 minEp. 137
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