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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

Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Halestorm - ReAniMate 3.0)

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny explores 1 of 3 covers EPs from Halestorm called ReAniMate 3.0 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 and want to share with you. You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usual ...

Dec 13, 202414 min

Dirty Dozen Series: Replacement Players

Sonny and Steven will each select 6 Replacement Players in bands, who were odd replacement choices for the musicians they were replacing. Series Info: The Dirty Dozen Series is our chance to be negative. We typically like to keep it positive around here, unless your name is Hollywood and you want to keep it real, but by and large unless it's not something one of us likes, we generally don't even talk about it. So in this series, we pick a dozen songs, albums, bands, whatever we feel like being n...

Dec 08, 20241 hr 36 minEp. 388

Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 4)

Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more. 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 and w...

Dec 06, 202415 min

Best Of The Bunch: Tyketto

Sonny and Steven dig into the 5 studio albums from a great melodic hard rock band called Tyketto. We are going to do a quick history lesson and share our favorite song off 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’ Up Rock Years. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free ...

Dec 01, 202459 minEp. 387

Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 3)

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 3. 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 and want ...

Nov 29, 202416 min

Album Review Series: Night Ranger "High Road"

This week we invite Guitarist and friend Tony Musallam from Restrayned to go track by track through the eleventh Studio Album release “High Road” by Night Ranger. Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger. 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 grow...

Nov 24, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 386

Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1991 - 1995 Best of the Year

On this FQF, Sonny explores the Billboard Hot 100 for 1991 - 1995 and gives you the best the years had to offer and then offers up his favorite from the bunch. 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 and want to share with you. You wi...

Nov 22, 202415 min

Ranking 10 Cover Songs Listener Participation

We get the listeners involved and we are ranking 10 very different and unique covers songs from artist across Rock, Pop, Metal, and Hard Rock. Some you may not have even known were actually covers songs because the cover version is the only one you have ever known. 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 ...

Nov 17, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 385

Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1976-1980 Best of the Year

Sonny is exploring the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 1976 - 1980 and sharing the number ones along with his favorite of the bunch. 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 and want to share with you. You will still get a regular full le...

Nov 15, 202415 min

Thanking The Greats: Producer Beau Hill

This week in the Thanking The Greats Series, we want to thank musician and producer extraordinaire Beau Hill. If you were a fan of 80s hard rock, you most likely had a record that Beau Hill produced. He was responsible for producing some of my favorite records in the 80s including Ratt, Warrant, Kix, and Winger just to name a few. In the “Thanking The Greats Series” we will explore and discuss an individual Artist, Producer, Song Writer, Manager, or just about anyone involved in the music busine...

Nov 10, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 384

Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 3)

Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artists he loves. 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 and want to share with you. You will still get a regular full ...

Nov 08, 202414 min

Last Action Hero Crossover

In a crossover episode with the Damn Good Movie Memories podcast, we will be going track by track through the Soundtrack to the Last Action Hero, featuring artist like Alice In Chains, Megadeth, AC/DC, and Aerosmith. 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...

Nov 03, 20241 hr 29 minEp. 383

Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 2)

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 2. 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 and want ...

Nov 01, 202416 min

Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Somewhere In California"

This week we invited the Night Ranger Keyboardist Eric Levy to go track by track through the 10th Studio Album release “Somewhere In California” by Night Ranger. Eric shares his history as well as some stories about the recording of this album. Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger. 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 t...

Oct 27, 20241 hr 40 minEp. 382

Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Mystic Prophecy/Monuments Uncovered)

On this FQF, Sonny shines the spotlight on the Mystic Prophecy album "Monuments Uncovered" 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 and want to share with you. You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usual Plea...

Oct 25, 202416 min

When Rock Ruled The Charts: Napster Launches It's Platform

In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a close look at 6/1/99, the day that Napster Platform Launched. This week we will be looking at the singles chart for the BB hot 200 Albums. 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 Us on Fa...

Oct 20, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 381

Friday Quick Fix: Duets (Volume 1)

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny discusses some of the many Duets that exist in music over the years. In each volume he will share a handful of his favorites. Let’s start with Volume 1. 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 and want ...

Oct 18, 202416 min

Alphabet Soup Series: "F"

This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "F". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing. A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 1 Album, 2 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet. The object of this series is to focus on some lesser known bands and songs. As always we will share a little history about bands and songs and we promise as always to ROCK! WE N...

Oct 13, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 380

Friday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1971-1975 Best of the Year

Sonny explores the Billboard Hot 100 for 1971 - 1975 and gives you the best the years had to offer and then gives you his favorite out of the number ones. 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 and want to share with you. You will st...

Oct 11, 202414 min

Edward Van Halen Celebration

In this episode, we are celebrating the musical life of Edward Van Halen. Today marks the 4th anniversary of the passing of one of rocks most influential and innovative guitarist. We invite back to the show Steve Rosen author of "Tonechaser, My 26 Year Journey With Edward Van Halen". Steve just recently released a audio book version of "Tonechaser" which includes many of the recorded conversations he had with Edward Van Halen. We discuss some of the chapters as well as a few of our favorite musi...

Oct 06, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 379

Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 3)

Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more. 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 and w...

Oct 04, 202414 min

Album Review Series: Night Ranger "Hole In The Sun"

This week we invite Bill Elam (Lil' Willy) from A-Z Radio to go track by track through the 9th Studio Album release “Hole In The Sun” by Night Ranger. Hole In The Sun, is one of the lesser known Night Ranger records and as we get into this record we might discover there are some hidden gems, but do they really sound like Night Ranger? Each month in 2024 we will cover a studio album release by Bay Area Rockers Night Ranger. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing on...

Sep 29, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 378

Friday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Halestorm - ReAniMate 2.0)

In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny explores 1 of 3 covers EPs from Halestorm called ReAniMate 2.0 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 and want to share with you. You will still get a regular full length episode every Sunday as usual ...

Sep 27, 202414 min

Smash, Trash, Or Meh (Volume 1)

In this listener discussion episode, you give us 3 choices of various things ranging from music to food and all things in between and we discuss, deciding which is a Smash, which is Trash, and which is just plain Meh. 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 Lik...

Sep 22, 202458 minEp. 377

Friday Quick Fix: Diamond Albums (Vol 2)

Sonny discusses a few of the many Diamond certified albums in existence from various artists and bands. A “Diamond” certified album in short, means that has sold 10 million albums or more. 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 and w...

Sep 20, 202415 min

Best Of The Bunch: Soundgarden

We take a look at all 6 of the studio albums from Soundgarden and each pick our favorite song from that album. Soundgarden is arguably one of the "Big 4" of grunge in the 90s. We don't discuss them much on the show and this new series gives us the opportunity to quickly dig into and artist catalogue and pick our favorite tune of each record. 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 re...

Sep 15, 20241 hrEp. 376

Friday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 2)

Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artists he loves. 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 and want to share with you. You will still get a regular full ...

Sep 13, 202415 min

Hollywood's Wild Hair: Vegas For The Degenerate Gambler

In this episode of Wild Hair, Hollywood is gonna take you through his love for Las Vegas. He's going to play you music from his personal playlist that gets him in the mood to gamble while sharing some interesting stories from his many visits to Vegas. Enjoy and Gamble Responsibly! 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 ...

Sep 08, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 375

Friday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Mountain Music Festival)

For This Friday Quick Fix - I had the opportunity to go to the Mountain Music Festival - Aka Monsters On The Mountain in Gatlinburg, TN. and I’m going to share a quick review covering the entire day's festivities. 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 w...

Sep 06, 202426 min

The 250 List: Volume 7

This week, we once again visit the The 250 List. In volume 7, we each take a look at 5 more hard rock and metal 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, but still had albums worth checking out. With each episode volume we do, Sonny an...

Sep 01, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 374
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