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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 RockDirty 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockBest 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockAlbum 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockRanking 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockThanking 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockLast 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockAlbum 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockWhen 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockAlphabet 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockEdward 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockAlbum 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockSmash, 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockBest 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockHollywood'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…
Growin' Up RockFriday 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…
Growin' Up RockThe 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…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Try This (Treat)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of Swedish Melodic Rock Legends Treat. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday…
Growin' Up RockAlbum Review Series: Night Ranger "Seven"
This week we invite Dylan Wright from Podder Than Hell Podcast to go track by track through the 8th Studio Album release “Seven” by Night Ranger. Each month in…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1986-1990 Best of the Year
In this FQF, Sonny is exploring the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 1986 - 1990 and giving you all the best the year had to offer and then picking his favorite of…
Growin' Up RockRanking 10 Kiss Family Tree Songs
In a Listener participation episode, we asked you to rank 10 rarely discussed Kiss and Kiss Family tree songs. We cover what you had to say and share our own…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Halestorm And I Prevail)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Halestorm And I Prevail in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire…
Growin' Up RockHappy 7th Birthday (7-7-7)
Happy 7th Birthday as a Podcast to us. In celebrating our 7th Birthday, we will pick the 7th album from 7 different bands and discuss the 7th track from that…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Who Dunnit Better? (Vol 2)
Sonny takes 2 versions of a cover song and pits them against each other and in the end ask you, who dunnit better. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday…
Growin' Up RockWhen Rock Ruled The Charts: Metallica Loses Grammy To Jethro Tull
In this episode of “When Rock Ruled The Charts” we take a closer look at 2/22/1989, the day that Metallica loses a Grammy for best metal band to Jethro Tull…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Hollywood Goes Acoustic (Vol 1)
Sonny goes acoustic. In this FQF, Sonny's going to share some songs you may know done acoustically from bands and artist he loves. The Friday Quick Fix…
Growin' Up RockAlbum Review Series: Night Ranger "Neverland"
This week we invite Mac from Ugly American Werewolf In London Podcast to go track by track through the 7th Studio Album release “Neverland” by Night Ranger…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Halestorm - ReAniMate 1.0)
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny explores 1 of 3 covers EPs from Halestorm called ReAniMate 1.0 The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your…
Growin' Up RockMega Concert Review: (Sammy Hagar, Styx, Foreigner, Loverboy, and John Waite)
What constitutes a "Mega" Concert review you ask? Not 1 but 2 night this week we attended 2 of the hottest summer concert tours out there, and we are going to…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: The Charts - BB100 1981-1986 Best of the Year
Sonny is exploring the Billboard Hot 100 charts from 1981 - 1986 and giving you the best that year had to offer while picking his favorite of the bunch. The…
Growin' Up RockMonsters Of Rock Cruise 24 Trivia (25 Words Or Less)
Recorded live in Miami prior to boarding the 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise, we decided to have a little fun and invite some special guest to join us for a new…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Kuarantine -July 6th 2024)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Kuarantine in concert for a 2nd time and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire…
Growin' Up RockTop 5 Album Releases For 2004
We both cover our top 5 album releases for 2004. That's right 2004. It's been 20 years so lets see if we have discovered anything new or still live with what…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Try This (Pat Travers)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of classic rock blues guitarist Pat Travers. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The…
Growin' Up RockAlbum Review Series: Night Ranger "Feeding Off The Mojo"
This week we invite Brian Davis from Damn Good Movie Memories to go track by track through the 6th Studio Album release “Feeding Off The Mojo” by Night Ranger…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Underrated Album Spotlight (Tony Harnell & The Mercury Train - "Round Trip")
In this Friday Quick Fix, Sonny shines a light on the underrated album "Roundtrip" from Tony Harnell And The Mercury Train. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The…
Growin' Up RockLet's Learn More About Our Concert History
In a listener idea episode, we were asked questions regarding our concert going history. These post appear on Social Media in many different groups and all…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Stryper Acoustic)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Stryper (Acoustic) in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's…
Growin' Up RockMTV: The First 10 Videos
We discuss and analyze the first 10 videos ever shown on MTV. Was it calculated or did they just not have any other choices at the time? WE NEED YOUR HELP!!…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Try This (Crashdiet)
For this “Try This” episode, Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of Swedish Sleaze Masters Crashdiet. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick…
Growin' Up RockAlphabet Soup Series - "E"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "E". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing. Series Info: A new series from…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Battle Beast)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Battle Beast in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's…
Growin' Up RockRanking 20 Rock Hits From July 1987
We get the listeners involved in helping us rank 20 rock hits from July 1987. If you would like to take part in these listener participation episodes in the…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Greta Van Fleet)
For This Friday Quick Fix we had the opportunity to go see Greta Van Fleet in concert and we are going to share a quick review covering the entire evening's…
Growin' Up RockAlbum Review Series: Night Ranger "Man In Motion"
This week we invite Brad Rusthoven from Slamfest Podcast to go track by track through the 5th Studio Album release “Man In Motion” by Night Ranger. Each month…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: Concert Review (Skid Row with Lzzy Hale)
For This Friday Quick Fix Sonny had the opportunity to go see the first Skid Row show with Lzzy Hale from Halestorm fronting the band in concert He is going to…
Growin' Up RockFriday Quick Fix: This Day In Rock (5/24/89)
Sonny takes a close look at the music charts to see what was happening in music on any particular day in music history. The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The…
Growin' Up RockIf Iron Maiden Had A Fans Cruise
We explore A Iron Maiden fantasy fan cruise. If Iron Maiden were to put on a fans cruise, what and who would you want to see? At this point music themed…