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When The Lights Go Down – EP023 Dec 04, 2017

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Sonny and I have been to a ton of concerts over the years between us. There have been great ones and some not so great, but the one thing we both agree on, is that one of the most hair raising, goosebumps giving moments of the entire night, is when those house lights go down, that intro tape rolls, and the band comes on the stage with a flash kickin’ ass launching into that first song of the night. In this episode, we search our failing memories to find a handful of those great concerts and share those memories and opening kick ass songs with all of our fellow rock n rollers. THAT’s ALL OF YOU!! Word On The Day - “Loquacious” Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @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 Our Spotify Weekly Growin’ Up Rock N Run Playlist Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Extreme Kid Rock Def Lep Dio Judas Priest Van Halen Ratt Night Ranger Rage Against The Machine Skid Row Motley Crue Black Label Society Whitesnake Scorpions Kiss Iron Maiden Tom Petty “Grown Ups Of The Week” Jody Havenot Thom Dust Helmut Eppich Allan Tate Jay Szczeblewski Harry Cippotter Rick Friel Adam Cox Andy Lafon Lingua Morris Luis Delgado Courtney Cronin Dold Andrew Jacobs SebbyAnn21 (on Twitter) Chris Czynzak Brian Spect The Wannabes Hairnet Radio KERS1967 (on Twitter) New Rock Unchained Steve Wright Samuel Wetz EMZT Productions Kathy Hamilton Dee Varkinstock Nicole Eddington Knighthawk Restrayned HeartofMarkness (A Led Zeppelin podcast) Shane A. Hebert The Reverend (Twitter) Save Rock n Metal (Twitter) Eddie the Axe (Twitter) Could Have Happened (Twitter) Darryl Alber

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Under The Influence Of The Stones – EP022 Nov 27, 2017

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When you think of iconic rock bands, you have to think of The Rolling Stones. Not a Stones Fan? Not everyone is, but understand that Jagger and Richards laid the blueprint for many, many rock stars to come in the late 70's, 80's, and 90's. Guys like Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, Slash & Axl, and numerous others were influenced in many ways through the music and swagger of The Rolling Stones. In what will be a recurring series of Growin’ Up Rock, Hollywood, and Steve will be discussing some of the most iconic and influential rock n roll bands in history, and the hard rock and metal bands that were influenced by not only their music, but the show, style, and attitude of these rock titans. In each "Under The Influence" episode, we will pick one iconic band we felt influenced many of the hard rock and metal bands we loved back in the day, and maybe some of the newer bands coming out today that we're digging on. So even if you are not a huge fan of the band we think were influential, the bands we will be featuring and the music we will be playing will be right up your alley. Everyone knows that you can’t discuss the term rock n roll without mentioning the Rolling Stones, so we thought this was as good a place as any to start. Bands like Aerosmith, GNR, Cinderella, Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Kiss, The Black Crowes, and countless others were all influenced in some way by The Rolling Stones. Word of the day: Phenomenal Reviews: Colin Francis: “Hi there. Just wanted to say your last episode ballad is fantastic it has turned me onto some old rock bands I haven’t heard of which is unusual for me so at the moment I am checking all them bands out as we speak thanks and keep up the great work” Jason Kearney: “I was at a show of theirs (Tesla) here in Reno where I helped shield his mom as she was center and up front for the show and they played Mama's Fool. At the end of the song he said my momma didn't raise no fool, isn't that right momma? - totally cool moment.” “Grown Ups Of The Week” Tom Zimm Longbox Scavengers Restrayned Darryl Alber 60 minutes with podcast Thom Dust Knighthawk Jay Szczeblewski Derik Novak Podcast Rock City Save Rock N Metal Finnegan O’dell Emmanuel Goldstein Courtney Cronin Dold Eladio EMZT Productions Alexander Harry Cippotter Decibel Geek Podcast Jody Havenot Podder Than Hell Podcast Richard S Pearson Andrew Jacobs Chinokura Rock Tony Musallam Jason Alexander Digital Killed the Radio Star Shout Out To The Following For Their Listener Stories: Neil Bees Stephen Edmondson Dennis Talbott - “Ages Of Rock” Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @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 Quireboys - This is Rock N Roll The Dog’s D’Amour - Debauchery Hanoi Rocks - Watcha Want The Cult-Dirty - Little Rockstar J.Geils Band - Takin’ You Down Black Crowes - Twice As Hard

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Trixter Interview w/Mark Gus Scott – EP021 Nov 20, 2017

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Trixter was a young band from New Jersey that exploded onto the hard rock scene in 1990 with the hits, "Give It To Me Good" and "One In A Million," just before the bottom gave out from Rock to grunge around '92. Charismatic drummer Mark Gus Scott has been there from the beginning to see it all happen. We jumped on the phone with Mark for a long and entertaining conversation. We talked about the early days of Trixter, and some of the killer tours they have been a part of, including Kiss, Scorpions, and the now infamous Blood, Sweat, & Beers tour with Warrant and Firehouse. Mark shared some stories and memories involving firearms, fireworks, and alcohol, along with a double-size helping of rock n roll. Mark's not just your average drummer pounding the skins with little or no musical inclination other than smashing the shit out of cymbals. While still a high school Trumpet player, Mark was awarded a special citation to attend the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music over the summers and study music, which he puts to great use in the release of a new and traditional holiday EP called "Christmas Miracle." The first single is Mark's rendition of the classic "Ave Maria," and he will be giving 100% of the proceeds of the sale of the single to the worthy charity "Hope 4 Kids International" which focuses on serving children living in impoverished environments around the world. You can support the cause by picking up the EP for the holidays and sharing with friends and family. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @growinuprock Like us and leave us a review on our FaceBook page - @ growinuprock Subscribe to our Podcast on the platform of your choice and leave us a review Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Mark Gus Scott Trixter Music Christmas Miracle EP Hope 4 Kids International Charity

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Hero Albums To Zero Albums – EP020 Nov 13, 2017

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Ever heard of the Sophomore Jinx? Sometimes a band can spend their entire career writing that absolute gem of a debut album, only to follow it up with a complete failure. Sometimes that so called sophomore jinx even happens in the middle of a band's career. Steve and Sonny get into a fun conversation about some bands they love, that produced a fantastic album, only to follow it up with a less than stellar offer. So in other words they went from a hero of an album to a complete Zero, by dropping an atomic stink bomb of a record. Agree to disagree with some of our fine selections? Let us know all about it. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @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 Revolution Saints Arcade Motley Crue Scorpions Guns N Roses Kiss Bulletboys Blue Murder Extreme Shotgun Messiah Rush L.A. Guns Little Big Town

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Time Capsule V7 w/ Jody Havenot Nov 09, 2017

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Sonny and Steve go down the Punk Rock rabbit hole with fellow podcaster, co-host of Podcast Rock City and the re-launched Rock N Roll Radio Podcast Jody Havenot. We talk about Rock n Roll, Power Pop Punk, Chuck Berry, and what to do with all these Rock N Roll stickers I have laying around. We get into Jody’s earliest musical memories and how he started playing guitar, plus early 90s excess that almost got he and Traci Gun’s thrown out of a club before a gig. You won’t want to miss this, so download and enjoy, because after all it’s free damit. 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 The Beatles Stryper Ratt Metallica Radd The Ramones Rock N Roll Radio Podcast Podcast Rock City Podcast

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Ballad To Bombastic – EP019 Nov 06, 2017

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Some like a soft ballad, but I prefer the bombastic, Everyone that listens to the show knows Sonny likes his rock n roll, but he also love’s him some ballads. Steve on the other hand skips to the next song the second he hears a slow acoustic guitar ring out slowly through the speakers. Stevie boy likes to rock, and he does not want to slow dance to the latest Metallica song. This week we try to bridge the gap between the boys and give Steve and Sonny the best of both worlds. We talk and play songs that start out gently and woo you to a calm state before taking out that rolled newspaper and slapping you directly across your nose causing your eyes well up. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @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 Special Thanks: “Grown Ups Of The Week” End of Days-band from Sacramento Jason Alexander ‘77Knighthawk Darryl Alber-hk collectibles Rick Friel Courtney Cronin Dold Adam Cox Luis Jose Ribero Tony Musallam Finnegan O’Dell Dinero Virtual Eric Valentine Ruben Garcia EMZT productions Restrayned Jody Havenot Thom 2 Dust Jake & Tom Conquer Podcast Second Press Podcast Dani Daly Craig Smith Jay Szczeblewski Bob Kulick liked his review 5 Star Reviews this week Andrew Jacobs Growin' Up Rock is an excellent rock podcast hosted by two very genuine and likeable fans of the genre, Steven Michael and Sonny Pooni. Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Crank It Up Spotlight Signs of the Time-Sons of Apollo (Psychotic Symphony) Steve’s Songs Tesla - Mama’s Fool Off Bust A Nut Dio - Don’t Talk To Stranger - Holy Diver Warrant - Music Man - Louder Harder Faster Southgang - Tug Of War - Group Therapy Monster Magnet - Space Lord - Powertrip Sonny’s Songs Can’t Believe-Lionsheart In for the Kill-Winger Shoot the Preacher Down-Bulletboys Out of Line-Buckcherry Coming Home-Scorpions Kisstoric Moment Rock Bottom

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We Sold Our Souls For RnR – EP018 Oct 30, 2017

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On this Halloween Spooktacular Episode, Sonny and Steve discuss some of their growin’ up rock stories centering around Halloween and the witching season. We talk scary album covers, scary songs, scary bands and selling our soul for Rock N Roll. We look funny in and out of costume, but holding up kids for their bags of candy is just a small part of Helloween, least we not forget all the killer Rock n Roll that goes along with it. Grab a peanut butter cup and a candy bar and turn your stereos up to 11. “Grown Ups Of The Week” Steve Wright & Podder Than Hell Podcast Nerds with Words Podcast Darryl Alber (Agree w/you on UFO but not Deep Purple, also You're beginning to take up an inordinate amount of time in my week(ha,ha). Add "King Of All Podcasts" to Twitter profile.) Jake & Tom Conquer (Comic book podcast) Tony Musallam Emotionally 14 (gaming podcast) Tom Zimm Damon Rafiei LongBox Scavengers podcast Finnegan O’Dell Restrayned Rick Friel Marvin Groveau Five Star Reviews Tuck Watts - Classic Rock Drops Really solid podcast you guys have. Very professional and interesting topics. Thanks for the advice and help you guys have given to Mike and I over on Classic Rock Drops. I really appreciate it. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @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 Steve's List Scary SDTK Trick or Treat Soundtrack - Play Trick Or Treat Just Plain Scary - King Diamond / Mercyful Fate - Black Funeral Lyrics Scary Song and Cover - Black Sabbath - Born Again - Hot Line Dangerous Toys - Scared Manson Scary Cover - The Golden Age Of Grotesque - Mobscene Sonny’s list Scary album cover: Iron Maiden-Fear of the Dark (play Chains of misery) Scary song: Rob Zombie-Dragula Scary concert I attended: Dio-Dream Evil (play Faces in the Window) Scary band you’ve never heard of: Widow-Life’s Blood (play Lady Twilight)

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Time Capsule V6 w/ Andrew Jacobs Oct 26, 2017

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Andrew Jacobs is an avid podcast listener who wrote in on the Growin’ Up Rock website and shared his Rock N Roll story with us. Andrew grew up listening to the Beatles and other classic rock n roll before getting into punk music and eventually hard rock and metal. He shares his story about coming face to face with Slayer’s Kerry King in a music store while working part time and his memories of his first not so great concert. 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 The Beatles Generation X Sex Pistols Ratt Curtis Stigers Police Duran Duran

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Rock Festival’s O’ Plenty EP – 017 Oct 23, 2017

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This week Steve and Sonny talk about the overall abundance of huge concert festivals available these days. They discuss some huge multi bill concerts they have attended and some they wish they had attended and in the end they both think they have become Bill Graham re-incarnated and have a hairbrain idea to create their fantasy dream festival and pay band's way more than they are worth. Steve’s Idea for the Past & Present Festival starts with these details: Located in a field on a huge lake down south during late October weather is sunny and in the high 60’s Podcast Tents where artist / Podcasters / and fans mix and record Rock Vendors including memorabilia / t Shirts / Albums Music Education - You learn about Rock music past and current new bands with listening stations / videos - seminars about the records / bands etc. Music Instrument Education - Includes School of Rock and Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp Food Demonstrations and tasting Wine / Beer / Whiskey Tasting Sonny’s Idea for Hollywood Fest will be a two day festival occurring in California at Dodger Stadium Support Music / Artist / and Your Favorite Podcast Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Crank It Up Spotlight Steelheart: My Dirty Girl Sonny’s Hollywood Fest Halestorm Disturbed Ozzy Osbourne w/Zakk Wylde Iron Maiden Winery Dogs Stryper Y&T Skid Row w/ Sebastian Bach Whitesnake Van Halen w/ Sammy, Dave & Gary Steven’s Past & Present Friday’s Lineup (PAST) Van Halen - (Headliner) (Van Halen does an hour with VH 1 in its entirety and a few other choice cuts from records up to Fair Warning - Then they come on and do another hour with Sammy Hagar playing only those tunes. Michael Anthony is back for the entire night. AC/DC - with Axl Judas Priest - Screaming Front to Back Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind Front to Back Saxon - Denim & Leather and Strong Arm Only Saturday (PRESENT) Metallica (Headliner) Foo Fighters Airbourne Diemonds Eclipse Inglorius Kisstoric Moment Skid Row: C’mon and Love Me Shuffle, Rattle, and Roll Song - Jellyfish Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @ growinuprock.com Follow us on Twitter @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

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Time Capsule V5 w/ David Hudson Oct 19, 2017

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Digital Killed The Radio Star host David Hudson dials in for this episode of Growin’ Up Rock’s Time Capsule. We talk about the Black Crowes and David’s trip to Atlanta to see two sold out nights in the band's hometown. He shares his Rock N Roll story and talks about why he has an absolute Love Affair with this band. 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 Black Crowes Digital Killed The Radio Star Podcast Facebook

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