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Happy New Year – EP030 Jan 22, 2018

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Happy New Year from all of us here at Growin' Up Rock. It’s a new day, a new week, and a new year and one thing is for sure, time keeps on slippin' into the future. Yep, sounds like a song. In this episode, Steven and Hollywood, wish everyone a Happy New Year, and talk about some killer tunes from Kiss, Halestorm, Van Halen, Warrant, Y&T, and Black Label Society that either come from an album with a date, month, or year in the title, or a song that includes a date, month, or year in the title. The bottom line is that we found some awesome music that you may or may not have heard yet and it's guaranteed to get your year and work week off to a loud crashing rock n roll ruckus. Crank it up on your way to work or while your hanging out around the house. Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Follow us on Twitter @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Lifechanger Black Label Society Warrant AC/DC Armored Saint Van Halen Y&T Sweet & Lynch Halestorm Biters Sammy Hagar KISS

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Atlanta Kiss Expo Bonus w/ PRISS Jan 18, 2018

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The Atlanta Kiss Expo is upon us, and we could not be more stoked. This marks the return of Vinnie Vincent among other very cool Kiss related guest and vendors. Growin' Up Rock will be set up and covering all the action which we will be sharing in upcoming episodes in February. Tonight Steven and Sonny spent a short time in this bonus episode to catch up with Andrea (Aka Jean Simone - The Goddess Of Thunder) from PRISS, the all girl Kiss tribute band that will be performing at the Kiss Expo in Atlanta. Andrea, shares a few secrets about what they have in store for the Expo visitors as well as whether or not she is a real Kiss fan. We get into a quick lightning round and talk about them backing up Ron Keel at his performance at the Expo. Andrea's Bio: Andrea Zermeno was born in Los Angeles and was exposed to music at a very early age, her family always had something tasty on the turntable. She studied under the guidance of legendary session bassist Carol Kaye. Andrea is also a member of Thundherstruck The Ultimate All Girl AC/DC Tribute. Andrea has toured the US and Europe as well as performed for US Armed Forces in the Middle East, Central Asia, Germany and Japan. Her bands have opened up for such acts as Alice Cooper, Toto, Grand Funk Railroad, Styx, John Fogerty, etc... Andrea is endorsed by ESP Basses, Aguilar Amplification and EV Microphones. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Follow us on Twitter @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Kiss Music PRISS Website

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Bob Kulick Interview – EP029 Jan 15, 2018

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Bob Kulick is an amazing guitar player and Grammy Award winning producer who has played and written with artist like Kiss, W.A.S.P., Diana Ross, Meatloaf, Patti Labelle, and Michael Bolton just to name a few. Steven & Sonny interview Bob to discuss his earliest musical memories. We also get into the recording of his newest record “Skeletons In The Closet”. (You can check out Hollywood’s album review right HERE) We discuss some of the many tribute records he has produced including the one for which he won a Grammy. Bob has cemented his place in rock n roll history, but his story is not one that is up front and familiar to most. Although his younger brother Bruce Kulick may have gotten more attention becoming a member of Kiss in the 80s and 90s for a span of 12 years, Bob also is part of the Kiss family having played on many of the bands albums. Bob has seen and done plenty in the world of Rock, Pop, and R&B that no doubt will supply him with an endless amount of stories to fill an entertaining book one day. Until that book comes out, he was kind enough to spend a little time with us and talk about topics like growing up around New York in the late 60s and meeting artist like Jimi Hendrix as well as playing some of the famous venues around town like Cafe Wha. As an added bonus and because we wanted to test Bob’s cat like reflexes, we threw a bunch of random questions at him in a “Lightning Round” or not so lightning round - You decide. Bob was a great sport and we had a lot of fun grilling him on some of his preferred taste revolving around music. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @growinuprock Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Bob Kulick Kiss Meatloaf Bob Kulick Facebook Page

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Atlanta Kiss Expo Bonus Preview /w Julian Gill Jan 11, 2018

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The Atlanta Kiss Expo featuring the return of the Ankh Warrior Vinnie Vincent. Growin’ Up Rock will be there and set up to capture the stories from the people and the artist that will be attending this awesome event. In this bonus edition of Growin’ Up Rock, Kiss FAQ host, Author, and all around Kiss guru, Julian Gill pops in to discuss Vinnie, the upcoming Kiss Expo and his introduction to Kiss. Since Julian and Growin’ Up Rock will have tables at the Kiss Expo in Atlanta, we talk about what our expectation are going to be and what we are looking forward to most. Julian and I have a little fun and create our ultimate 6 -Pack EP of Vinnie Vincent / Kiss / Invasion songs to rock out this short but entertaining bonus preview. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Follow us on Twitter @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Julian Gill Books Kiss FAQ Podcast Kiss Vinnie Vincent Music Atlanta Kiss Expo

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Vinnie Vincent Family Tree – EP028 Jan 08, 2018

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Vinnie Vincent is a mystery, he’s an enigma, in fact he’s a mystery wrapped up in an enigma. He is a talented songwriter, guitar player, producer and studio engineer, and even has some vocal abilities as you will hear from some of the demos. In order to unwrap this enigma, we needed to bring in the heavy artillery, so we went after our favorite Vinnie Vincent geek, our buddy and special guest Chris Czynszak from the Decibel Geek Podcast. Steve, Hollywood, and Chris are getting ready for the upcoming Atlanta Kiss Expo, and what better way to do this, then by exploring the Vinnie Vincent Family Tree. We discuss Vinnie’s early years, his time in Kiss, and The Invasion. We get into some rare demos from Warrior and talk about some of the interesting recordings we have come across including songs with The Bangles, Wendy O’ Williams, Jeff Scott Soto, and John Waite. and if that was not enough, we bust Sonny's balls about being a social media icon. Don't miss the music or laughs and check out this episode. We are sure you will not regret it. This will kick off an amazing several week of Kiss related content, from upcoming interviews with Kiss FAQ host Julian Gill, Bob Kulick, Klassik '78, and some other special surprises. It will all bubble over into February with releases of our coverage of the Atlanta Kiss Expo. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @growinuprock Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Vinnie Vincent Music Kiss John Waite John Norum Audrey Horne Decibel Geek Podcast Atlanta Kiss Expo

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The Babys Interview – EP027 Jan 01, 2018

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The Babys co-founding members Tony Brock and Wally Stocker jumped on a Skype call for an interview with GUR host Steven Michael for an awesome and entertaining walk through their careers. Tony Brock The Babys are a British rock band that formed in 1975. They released five studio albums between ‘76 and ‘80 before reforming in 2013 to release a sixth studio album called “I’ll Have Some Of That.” Though the band had some success with Billboard chart climbers like “Isn’t It Time” and “Everytime I Think Of You,” they never really exploded like some of their contemporaries. Member changes and management changes during the recording of their third release “Head First” didn’t help matters, nor did mega changes at their record label. Wally Stocker In my opinion, The Babys helped lay the blueprint in the mid ‘70s for melodic hard rock and AOR that would birth many bands which would shape the massive rock sound in the 80s. Over the years, The Babys lineup has included members John Waite who had a successful solo career with the hits “Missing You” and “Changes,” Jonathan Cain who went on to become a integral part of Journey at the pinnacle of their career, and Ricky Phillips who played alongside Waite, Cain and Neal Schon in Bad English and also has been a part of Styx since ‘03. Drummer Tony Brock went on to play with Rod Stewart for 12 years as well as for Sir Elton John, and he also produced Australian superstars Jimmy Barnes and Keith Urban. Lead Guitarist Wally Stocker had a post-Babys career with Air Supply and Rod Stewart. Now in 2018 with its newest members John Bisaha (Bass and Lead Vocals), guitarist Joey Sykes, keyboardist Francesco Saglietti and The Babettes Holly Bisaha and Elisa Chadbourne joining founders Brock and Stocker, the band is back with a classic but current Babys sound. Check out their latest release and make sure you see them live when they hit your city. It’s worth your efforts as the band is garnering a lot of new buzz for the live shows and their new material. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @growinuprock Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store The Babys Music John Waite Music Journey Music Bad English Music The Babys Pledge Music The Babys Official Website The Babys Facebook Page

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Our Favorites Of 2017 Part 2 – EP026 Dec 25, 2017

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Sonny and I pick some of our favorites of 2017 for part 2 of this epic episode. Growing up, I used to depend on the “Best Of List” from Kerrang Magazine, Hit Parader, Circus, and Creem just so that I could discover new killer hard rock and metal bands, but now in 2017, we have Podcast, where people just like Sonny and I can get together and talk about and play some bands that had them cranking the car stereo up to eleven. Last week in the Part 1 episode of our favorites from 2017, we gave you some hard rock and metal releases of 2017 that we absolutely loved, ranking them 10 thru 6. Now that we got the bottom, but awesome half out of the way, we charge forward to the end of the year with our top 5 releases and it will come as no surprise that Hollywood and Steve O have picked a plethora of kick ass rock n roll to play and talk about. Because music is not the only thing in our lives for 2017, we also talk about other things that had an effect on us for the year. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Follow us on Twitter @growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Buy through our Amazon link and help support the podcast and music featured: Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store The Biters Inglorious Greta Van Fleet Sons Of Apollo Revolution Saint Jeff Scott Soto Warrant Richie Kotzen Honorable mentions: depending on the day you ask us LA Guns - The Missing Peace Adrenaline Mob - We The People Adrenaline Rush - Soul Survivor Terry Ilous - Gypsy Dreams Mark Slaughter - Halfway There Mr. Big - Defying Gravity Bigfoot - S/T Bob Kulick - Skeletons in the Closet The Darkness - Pinewood Smile Klassik '78 (Side One and Side Two - Makes A Full Album) Lynch Mob - The Brotherhood Iron Maiden-Book of Souls: The Live Chapter Dead Daisies - Live and Louder

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Our Favorite Of 2017 PT. 1 – EP025 Dec 18, 2017

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Sonny and I pick our favorite hard rock and metal album releases of 2017 As we come to the close of 2017, it’s time that we share some of our favorite killer rock n roll music released this year. There was so much great rock coming out, we needed to break this thing up into two separate episodes. Because we know that there will be plenty “Best Of” podcast and list out there at this time of year, we want you to know that our list consist of strictly crank up the stereo, shake the walls, hide your cats and dogs pure hard rockin’ tunes. Sonny and I talk about music that has moved us in 2017 along with some of our other favorite things about 2017. This is a epic 2 part episode that has Sonny and I discussing everything from music to movies and TV, but what it contains most of all, is ear splitting hard rock from just a few of the bands we think released great music in 2017. So crank it up and enjoy this podcast on your way to share the holidays with your loved ones or while your wrapping that ugly sweater you are about to re-gift. YES - I see you. It's Okay, we approve. Website: growinuprock.com - Contact us and tell us your story or what you like and don’t like about the show. FaceBook: Give us a Like and Tell us your story @ growinuprock Twitter: @growinuprock Instagram: @growinuprock Support and Buy Music Featured Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Accept Sweet & Lynch Black Star Riders Warrant Broken Teeth Great White Night Ranger Steelheart Black Aces Eclipse

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Color By Numbers – EP024 Dec 11, 2017

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Numbers and colors are all around us, so we decide to explore some song titles and bands that contain a number or color in the title. There are a shit ton of songs that either have a color or a number in the title. Hell for that matter, there are even a few band's with a color or a number as part of the band name. There is no way in hell we will ever get to all of them. Sounds like the birth of a recurring series!! In a “Hollywood” exclusive series opener, we are going to talk about band's with songs that either include a color or number in the title. The first episode will focus more on deeper cuts from some very well known bands, and some great rocking tracks from a few lesser known bands that we love here at GUR. We are only scratching the surface on what will become another recurring theme in various future episodes. Let us know how you like the theme, and if you would like to see more of this type of theme in the future. In please make sure you go to our Facebook or Twitter page and share some of your favorite band's or song that include a number or color in the title. Website: growinuprock.com - Contact us and tell us your story or what you like and don’t like about the show. FaceBook: Give us a Like and Tell us your story @ growinuprock Twitter: @growinuprock Instagram: @growinuprock Support Live and Recorded Rock N Roll Music!! BUY FEATURED ARTIST: Koritni Adrenaline Rush Tora Tora Lynam Black N Blue Bon Jovi Hurricane Damn Yankees Todd Kerns Icarus Witch Black Veil Brides Kiss Slash Bigfoot WORD OF THE DAY: “Soporific” - sah-puh-RIFF-ik Tending to cause Sleep or tending to dull awareness “The soporific effects of this band had me fighting to stay awake”

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Time Capsule V8 w/ Bob Hamel Dec 07, 2017

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A entertaining and fun Time Capsule listener story, with Bob Hamel. Bob has a great Growin’ Up Rock story to share with the listeners. As part of a California band called Soulcracker, Bob took part in one of the first reality based TV shows from VH1 in 2001 called “Band On The Run”. Soulcracker finished runner-up in the 4 band competition to a band called Flickerswitch. Bob shares his experience as part of that competition as well as some great stories about playing on the road and opening up for acts like The Offspring and Enuff Z'Nuff. Bob is now in TV and entertainment production out in Los Angeles and has many more stories to share that we just did not get time to get into with him, so we will in the future, try to get Bob back on to share some of the fun with all of you. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow and Like us at our Twitter and FaceBook pages - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Van Halen The Offspring Rush Jerry Lee Lewis Sammy Hagar

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