Steven Michael

Episode Description: ROCKNPOD organizer and Decibel Geek co -host Chris Czynszak joins us for a  Rock n Roll trivia extravaganza. Hollywood does his best Pat Sajak impression and dishes out the questions to see who the real rock n roll geek is in this match up. What’s The Story: ROCKNPOD is a unique annual event bringing together rock fans, artists, podcasters, and vendors for events that celebrate the past, promote the present, and look to the future. Rock is NOT dead and ROCKNPOD is an annual reminder of that! The event is coming up on its third annual event, and it has grown each and every year. The Growin' Up Rock Podcast will be attending for the 3rd year along with many other rocking podcast, so we hope people will come find out what podcast are all about and meet some cool people in the process. Make sure you hit the link below for all the details on this years ROCKNPOD Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.comLike us and leave us a Recommendation on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock because let’s face it I need all the friends I can get!! Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Stryper, Rainbow, Krokus, Kiss, Metallica, Tora Tora, and the Crank It Up Spotlight is Kaato Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Decibel Geek Podcast RockNPod Website A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website KISS

Episode Description: Gold albums are great, but diamonds are a band's best friend. In this episode, we are covering all the Diamond Certified rock albums. Sonny and I talk about the albums we own and the ones we don't, and we share our thoughts and feelings on some of the artist. We even play some guitar-driven rock that might be out of the norm for our show, but we promise you'll enjoy it. What's The Story? Once upon a time bands sold millions of records worldwide, and for a select few, their albums reached Diamond Status, meaning the album sold at least 10 million copies. This is a crazy statistic! In the world of rock n roll, diamond-certified albums are few and far between. Especially considering how greatly the music landscape has changed in the past 10 years. Multi-platinum albums have given way to streaming services and singles downloads. Rock bands and the great albums they made are unfortunately seen as a thing of the past. Not all diamond certified rock albums would be considered hard rock, but all of the albums we discuss can no doubt be considered rock n roll records. We get a chance to play some guitar-driven tracks from albums we love that don't always get fair play on our show, but make no mistake about it, were part of this rock n roll path we travel. 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 or Podchaser 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 Please Buy All Music Provided In This Episode By: ZZ Top, Boston, AC DC, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Journey, Kiss, The Eagles, AC DC, You can help out the Podcast by doing all of your shopping at Amazon using our link below. Click on the Amazon banner below and it takes you to the Amazon site where you shop as normal. It cost you exactly the same, but the podcast gets a very small fee as a partner which help us pay to get our shows out each and every week. Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store Restrayned Website A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!!

Episode Description: Who's playing this club tonight? Let's find out as we decide to plan the ultimate club concert consisting of bands from the 70s , 80s, 90s, 2000s, and more recently from the last few years. Sounds easy? Not so fast, we have a few ground rules to lay down. Warning this episode is full of great music and a whole bunch of crazy laughs, so kick back and turn it up. What’s The Story: Over the years Sonny and I have gone to tons of concerts in all kinds of venues. Arenas, Amphitheaters, Stadiums, Domes, Theaters and Clubs. That being said, we missed many along the way. It's always fun to see a band in a club that should be playing in an arena. This has happened to both of us a few times over the years and it creates a memorable experience. We this we can put together two amazing club concerts from people we have missed along the way, and in the process give people a most memorable experience. Make sure after you check out our episode you share with us some of your club concert experiences and who you would love to catch on our club gig, using our rules. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a Recommendation on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock because let’s face it I need all the friends I can get!! Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Pretty Maids, Animal Drive, Crazy Lixx, Queen, Ammunition, Gotthard, UFO, The Dead Daisies Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website

Episode Description: Whitesnake's guitarist Joel Hoekstra returns to the show to discuss the new Whitesnake album Flesh & Blood. We also find out if Joel has been practicing his jump shot lately to prepare for the upcoming MORC basketball game in February. What’s The Story: In May Whitesnake released it's first album of original material since 2011's Forevermore. The new "Flesh And Blood" record marks the first Whitesnake album of original material to feature guitarist Joel Hoekstra. Joel first appeared with Whitesnake on The Purple Album in 2015, which was an album re-recording some of the classic Deep Purple material. Joel is a hard working in demand guitarist that splits his time with Whitesnake, Cher, and Trans Siberian Orchestra. When he's not playing guitar he loves to practice his jump shot on the courts. We were happy to catch back up with Joel as he shared the full story on the new Flesh And Blood record which we think is awesome. Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.com Like us and leave us a Recommendation on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock because let’s face it I need all the friends I can get!! Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Buy and Support Music From The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Joel Hoekstra Website Whitesnake Website Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Whitesnake's new album Flesh and Blood Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store

Episode Description: Hollywood's Wild Hair Volume 2 goes from doing a solo episode to being joined by long time friend Tony Musallam of the band Restrayned.  The idea is to reminiscence a bit, share some stories of yesteryear, play some killer music and basically make you laugh a little. What's The Story ? : Although the original Wild Hair idea was to do solo episodes, there is something about a close friend joining you that just creates magic. Hollywood and Tony have a blast just being two dudes hanging out sharing stories of Growin' Up Rock while playing some songs from Ratt, Winger, Lynch Mob, Saints and Sinners, Restrayned, Bullet For My Valentine, Battle Beast, Black Label Society, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Stories of murder, drunken women, and crazy concert experiences will make you laugh and probably cry tears of stupidity. These two are definitely two of a kind and belong together in some sort of insane asylum. Enjoy!! Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll story to tell, so tell us yours @growinuprock.comLike us and leave us a Recommendation on our FaceBook page - @growinuprock or Podchaser Follow us on Twitter - @growinuprock because let’s face it I need all the friends I can get!! Subscribe to our Podcast at the platform of your choice and leave us a review Buy and Support Music Of The Artist We Discuss On This Episode Music in this Episode Provided by the Following: Ratt, Winger, Lynch Mob, Saints and Sinners, Restrayned, Bullet For My Valentine, Battle Beast, Black Label Society, Yngwie Malmsteen, Growin’ Up Rock Amazon Store A Special THANK YOU to Restrayned for the Killer Show Intro and transition music!! Restrayned Website KISS