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Growin' Up Rock
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…
Episodes
Growin' Up RockFun With Lord Tracy's Terry Glaze - EP084
We have done a lot of interviews at this stage of the podcast. As far as I can remember, nothing matches the fun Sonny and I had with Lord Tracy's frontman…
Growin' Up RockMonsters Of Rock Cruise Preview – Part 2 – EP083
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview, part 2 of 4 Steven and Hollywood are going cruising. The Growin' Up Rock Podcast in 2019 will take it's show on the road and…
Growin' Up RockLivin’ The Life: Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart – EP082
In this episode we are livin' the life with Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart. We catch up with Steelheart's main man Miljenko to talk about his career, the new…
Growin' Up RockOur Best Of 2018 Part 2 – EP081
The end of the year is here and it's time to share our best of 2018 list. Hopefully you checked out part 1 of our list and now we move on to part 2 which get's…
Growin' Up RockOur Best Of 2018 Part 1 – EP080
The end of the year is here and it's time to share our best of 2018 list. There was so much to share we broke it up into two parts with this being the first of…
Growin' Up RockUnder The Influence Of Van Halen – EP079
In this episode it's all about the countless number of rock bands under the influence of the mighty Van Halen. In The 80s there was no rock band bigger than…
Growin' Up RockMarc Ferrari – RnR Business Animal – EP078
Marc Ferrari is a RnR business animal. Known for being the lead guitar player in Keel and Cold Sweat, Marc has played to thousands of Rock n Roll animals…
Growin' Up RockHollywood’s Wild Hair – Volume 1
If you don’t know it by now, Sonny “Hollywood” Pooni has issues (we are kidding, well...kind of). One of them is when he gets an idea in his head, he can’t let…
Growin' Up RockWhat The Funk? – EP077
What the Funk is going on around the Growin' Up Rock Podcast? In this episode of the podcast, Steven and Sonny get funky while keeping that guitar cranked to…
Growin' Up RockMonsters Of Rock Cruise Preview – Part 1 – EP076
Monsters Of Rock Cruise Preview, part 1 of 4 Steven and Hollywood are going cruising. The Growin' Up Rock Podcast in 2019 will take it's show on the road and…
Growin' Up RockRock n Roll Trivia – Who Are You – EP075
It’s a Rock n Roll Trivia Game show of epic proportions where we ask the question Who Are You? We invite our special guest Steve Wright from the Podder The…
Growin' Up RockMatt Jaffe-California’s Golden Rocker – BONUS
Matt Jaffe is a singer-songwriter from San Francisco. Relatively unknown in the rest of the United States, this California rocker cut his teeth on open mics…
Growin' Up RockWhen We Were Young with Dan Call- EP074
When we were young, we learned a lot about life and rock n roll. This week we catch up with an old friend Dan Call from national recording artists The…
Growin' Up RockMonte Pittman – Living Between The Spaces – BONUS
Monte Pittman for “Better or Worse,” is living “Between The Spaces,” of music by releasing two albums at the same time. The longtime Madonna guitarist and…
Growin' Up RockRowan Robertson Interview – EP073
On this episode of Growin' Up Rock, we interview ex-Dio and current DC4 guitarist Rowan Robertson. Rowan Robertson was seventeen when he was chosen by Ronnie…
Growin' Up RockQueen Top 5 With Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Review – EP072
In this Growin' Up Rock episode, we give our review of the new Queen movie “Bohemian Rhapsody.” We enlist the help of fellow podcaster, Queen fan, and host of…
Growin' Up RockCrank It Up – Have You Ever Heard? – EP071
Tonight we crank it up and ask the question, have you ever heard of these guys? We crank up the volume to music from Lynam, Million Dollar Reload, Gary Schutt…
Growin' Up RockRock n Roll Hall Of Fame – Who’s In Who’s Out? – EP070
The Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame invokes a lot of discussion among the hard rock and metal community. Should we have our own Hard Rock and Metal Hall Of Fame, and…
Growin' Up RockTop 5 Kix With Steve Whiteman – EP069
We love Kix, so we pick our Top 5 Kix tunes to share. We also love Kix Lead Singer Steve Whiteman and when we had the opportunity to catch up with Steve to…
Growin' Up RockThin Line Between Love & Hate – EP068
It’s a thin line between love and hate, and nowhere is it more apparent than in rock n roll, so we got to stop the hate and start the love. This week we get…
Growin' Up RockCraig Goldy Is A Dream Child – EP067
Craig Goldy has a very interesting rock n roll story to tell. The former Dio guitar player took time out from his new band Dream Child to discuss his…
Growin' Up RockCinderella Top 5 – EP066
This week Sonny and I scream “SHAKE ME” at the top of our lungs all night as we both pick our Top 5 Cinderella songs. We barely avoid an all-out brawl on mic…
Growin' Up RockEclipse – Rock’s Complete Package – EP065
Eclipse is Rock's complete package. Growin' Up Rock was lucky enough to catch up with the Swedish band in Atlanta to learn what's brought them here and what's…
Growin' Up RockRock N Pod 2 Recap Finale – EP064
Nashville Rock N Pod 2 is over , and we are closing out this year's Rock N Pod 2 recap with an epic finale of massive proportions. In this finale you will hear…
Growin' Up RockRock N Pod 2 Recap Part 1 – EP063
Nashville Rock N Pod 2 is over , but the recap for Growin' Up Rock is just starting. The Growin’ Up Rock Podcast was in attendance for this year’s Rock N Pod…
Growin' Up RockRock N Pod 2 : The Future Of Rock – EP062
Nashville Rock N Pod 2 is over and the future, past, and present of rock is burning brightly. The Growin’ Up Rock Podcast was in attendance for this year’s…
Growin' Up RockWho’s The New Guy – EP061
Who's the new guy in the band? In this episode, we take a look at replacement players who have impacted the bands they joined in an awesome way. Hey, I went to…
Growin' Up RockUnder Covers Of The Night – EP060
Under Covers of the Night is an episode about playing and discussing some very cool rock cover songs that Sonny and I discovered. When Sonny and I started to…
Growin' Up RockThis Ain’t No Disco ’90 – EP059
It's time for another installment of “This Ain’t No Disco” on Growin’ Up Rock. In an episode from the Growin' Up Rock Vaults. (yes we recorded this one last…
Growin' Up RockFabulous First – Happy Anniversary – EP058
We're celebrating our Fabulous First. Happy Anniversary Growin' Up Rock Listeners!! Remember the first time you heard one of your all-time favorite bands? How…
Growin' Up RockDokken Top 5 At This Minute – EP057
It’s been a long time coming but we are finally doing a Dokken Top 5 List. On this episode we spin the Dial O’ Destiny and pick our top 5 favorite Dokken…
Growin' Up RockPodchaser Cole Raven, Running Wild- EP056
On this episode of Growin' Up Rock, we talk with Podchaser co-founder Cole Raven. Podcasts are booming. There's a podcast for everything, and Podchaser’s…
Growin' Up RockHollywood’s Nite Out – Bonus Episode
Hollywood's nite out on the town results in an impromptu coming together for the Growin' Up Rock Co-host In this bonus episode. Sonny, Steven, and Steven's…
Growin' Up RockThe Filthy 15 – EP055
In this episode we get down and dirty with a closer look at the infamous Filthy 15 list of rock and pop songs, put out by the PMRC in 1985. What happens in…
Growin' Up RockOn The Road At Summer NAMM – Bonus
Typically on Growin' Up Rock, we are all about the music and the artists who create it, but in this episode we take our show on the road and head to Nashville…
Growin' Up RockInside Bob Nalbandian’s Metal Heart – EP054
In this episode, we talk with Bob Nalbandian, director of the docuseries “Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Hard Rock And Metal.” Bob shares his growing up rock…
Growin' Up RockJacob Cade – Young Rock Rising – EP053
Jacob Cade represents the young rock rising in music today. The young 19 year old up and coming singer / guitar player from Denver sits down with Growin’ Up…
Growin' Up RockIndiana Jones Of Rock N Roll – EP052
We talk to Christian Swain, host of the Rock N Roll Archaeology Project Podcast about his Growin’ Up Rock story and his goal with this massive project he has…
Growin' Up RockIt’s All In The Numbers – EP051
It's all in the numbers, or at least that's what a numbers guy like Hollywood would have us all believe. It's really simple, there is a ton of great rock bands…
Growin' Up RockGraduation Day – EP050
It's Graduation Day at Growin' Up Rock, and our friend Bakko from the Cobras and Fire Podcast is here to help us figure out where our lives went horribly…
Growin' Up RockStryper’s Michael Sweet – EP049
Stryper has been a Growin' Up Rock part of my life since they released the Yellow and Black Attack back in 1984. Singer and lead guitarist Michael Sweet is an…
Growin' Up RockIndy Kiss Konfessionals Day Two – EP048
The Indy Kiss Konfessionals Day Two. - We're halfway there people!! Find out what happens when you have the Expo to end all Expos dedicated to the greatest…
Growin' Up RockIndy Kiss Konfessionals Day One – EP047
The Indy Kiss Konfessionals Day One. - It's gonna be a long weekend people!! Find out what happens when you have the Expo to end all Expos dedicated to the…
Growin' Up RockLife, Love & Rock N Roll – EP046
What's it all about? It's about Life, Love, & Rock n Roll. At least that's what Sonny and I think. On this episode we find out how a band called Granny 4…
Growin' Up RockJoel Hoekstra Interview – EP045
Whitesnake's guitarist, Joel Hoekstra is the perfect portrait of what today’s guitar god looks like. The man comes across as humble with true personal values…
Growin' Up RockThis Ain’t No Disco ’89 – EP044
It’s time for another episode of This Ain’t No Disco, and this year we are talking and rocking all things happening in 1989. Rock n Pod 2 VIP contributor Jason…
Growin' Up RockIndy Kiss Expo Preview (BONUS)
The Indy Kiss Expo is coming up fast and furious and the Growin' Up Rock Podcast will be on site and recording all the festivities. This will be the Kiss Expo…
Growin' Up RockSteve Stevens Interview – EP043
The amazing and super talented Grammy award winning guitarist Steve Stevens is interviewed on this episode of the Growin' Up Rock Podcast. Long time Billy Idol…
Growin' Up RockPrince, We Like It Heavy – EP042
We Love Prince and we like it heavy, so we want to celebrate the rock n roll side of his music on this 2nd anniversary of his passing. Legends never die. “I…
Growin' Up RockLoverboy w/ Paul Dean – EP041
Loverboy lead guitarist Paul Dean is a rare breed in a rock band. He’s loyal to almost a fault, and in a world dominated by Guitar Gods, his ego is checked at…
Growin' Up RockTexas Hippie Coalition w/ Big Dad Ritch – EP040
Texas Hippie Coalition. Formed in Denison, Texas by vocalist Big Dad Ritch and former bass player John Exall, the band plays a brand of music they they call…
Growin' Up RockWhat Cha’ Listening To Right Now?? – BONUS
What Cha' Listening to right now? We love to hear from the listeners about what music is floating their boat currently old or new. We encourage you to go to…
Growin' Up RockGirl Gone Bad – EP039
Ever wanted a good girl gone bad? A wild woman? A sexy temptress? The girl next door, who is much more than you fantasized about? A girl gone bad is what every…
Growin' Up RockTalking Rock w/ Mark Strigl – EP038
On this Episode of Growin' Up Rock, Sonny and Steven are Talking Rock with Talking Metal's main man Mark Strigl. You think you know a few things about Talking…
Growin' Up RockGoing Solo – EP037
Hey Ma!!, I'm going solo. In what could very well become a on-going series for Growin' Up Rock down the road, Steven, Hollywood, along with very special guest…
Growin' Up RockCell Phone Roulette – EP036
It's time to spin the Growin' Up Rock cell phone roulette wheel of rock n roll. Steve and Hollywood, pull out their personal cell phones and let the shuffle…
Growin' Up RockKlassik ’78 Interview w/ Joe – EP035
Klassik ‘78 is a sonic trip back to your bedroom circa 1978, with your Kiss records on the turntable cranked up , distorting the cheap speakers ever so…
Growin' Up RockEnuff Z’ Nuff Conversation w/ Chip Z’ Nuff – EP034
Enuff Z' Nuff is a band from the late 80s formed in Chicago by current bass player and vocalist Chip Z' Nuff and former vocalist Donnie Vie, that in my opinion…
Growin' Up RockSons Of Apollo Interview w/ Jeff Scott Soto – EP033
Super group Sons Of Apollo vocalist Jeff Scott Soto has embraced his artistry and explored many genres of music that make him happy. Being able to be creative…
Growin' Up RockKiss Expo Konfessionals Pt.2 – EP032
It's time to finish up our coverage of the 2018 Atlanta Kiss Expo with this epic marathon episode of the Kiss Expo Konfessionals Pt. 2. This is the next best…