- 58 minutesHappy 9th Anniversary To Us
We have been around since 2017 and in this episode we are celebrating our 9th Anniversary of bringing our thoughts and meaningless opinions to the masses by ranking the 9s. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It’s quick, easy, and free - Please consider doing one or all of the following to help grow our audience:
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Prince, Zan/Cody, Kix, Aerosmith, 99 Crimes, Toto, WASP, Gunshine, Steely Dan, BulletBoys, Bon Jovi, King's Crowd, Tygers of Pan Tang
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Crank It Up Spotlight - Zan / Cody - “DAMN”
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9 August 2026, 4:00 am - 13 minutes 39 secondsFriday Quick Fix: Trivia For The Masses (Volume 2)
Sonny is giving you a chance to test your knowledge in a quick round of trivia Growin’ Up Rock style. Have fun and play along.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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Vixen, Backstreet Boys
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7 August 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesThe Best Album Releases Of 2006
We are covering the best album releases of 2006.
In 2006 our Podcast did not exist, so once a year we select a year to do a "Best Of" episode the same as we do every year at the end of the year, but we select a year in the 2000's before our Podcast was around.
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Talisman, Black Stone Cherry, Warrant, Europe, Richie Kotzen, Sunstorm, My Chemical Romance, Ace Frehley, The Answer, Butch Walker, Paul Stanley, Daughtry, And Winger
Crank It Up New Music Spotlight
Robin Beck - “Living Proof”
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2 August 2026, 4:00 am - 18 minutes 32 secondsFriday Quick Fix: Listener Participation (Volume 1)
In this FQF, Sonny has a listener hand pick 10 songs for us to listen to and rank. Just remember it’s our opinion and we can give it to you but we can’t UN-give it to you.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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Warrant, Prince, Motley Crue
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31 July 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 23 minutes2026 Album Review Series: Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet"
This week we invited Jen from the "Being My Wife Podcast" to go track by track through the 3rd studio album “Slippery When Wet” from Bon Jovi.
Each month in 2026 we will cover a single studio album released in 1986 celebrating its 40th Anniversary.
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Bon Jovi, Bonnie Tyler, And Kiss
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26 July 2026, 4:00 am - 16 minutes 17 secondsFriday Quick Fix: “Try This 3 Pack” (Volume 3)
Sonny is sharing a quick history and the music of 3 bands or artists he wants you to hear about.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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Eclipse, Richie Kotzen, Whitesnake, Restrayned
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24 July 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 17 minutesAlphabet Soup Series: "K"
This week in the “Alphabet Soup Series”, we hit the letter "K". Let's find out what bands, albums, and songs we end up sharing.
A new series from the mind of "Hollywood" Pooni. We are calling this one Alphabet Soup. Here's the idea - 1 Band, 2 Albums, 3 Songs, and 1 Movie all starting with a single letter in the alphabet.
The object of this series is to focus on some lesser known bands and songs. As always we will share a little history about bands and songs and we promise as always to ROCK!
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Red Voodoo, The Warning, Khymera, Kissin' Dynamite, Kane Roberts, King of the Hill, Black Stone Cherry, Stardust, Godsmack, David Lee Roth, TMG, Hell in the Club, Maverick, The Treatment, Black Spiders, Jason McMaster, Richard Kendrick
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The Warning - “Kerosene”
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19 July 2026, 4:00 am - 14 minutes 59 secondsFriday Quick Fix: “Hollywood’s Private Vinyl Collection” (Vol. 3)
Sonny is sharing some of his treasured vinyl collection gems.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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Talas, Nicole Scherzinger, H.E.A.T., Iron Maiden
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17 July 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutesThanking The Greats: Ted Templeman
This week in the Thanking The Greats Series, we want to thank one of the greatest producers in rock n roll Ted Templeman
In the “Thanking The Greats Series” we will explore and discuss an individual Artist, Producer, Song Writer, Manager, or just about anyone involved in the music business we think has had a long career and contributed to the music we grew up loving. Oh and while we are at it, we will also select and play a few tunes we dig that are related to that individual.
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Van Halen, Michael McDonald, Doobie Brothers, David Lee Roth, Bulletboys, Honeymoon Suite, Erik Gronwall, Eric Clapton, Steve Stevens Atomic Playboys, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, And Montrose
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Erik Gronwall - Praying For A Miracle
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12 July 2026, 4:00 am - 15 minutes 44 secondsFriday Quick Fix: Battle Of The Song Titles (You)
In this FQF, Sonny finds a bunch of songs with the same exact title and lets them battle it out to see who he thinks deserves his praise.
The Friday Quick Fix Concept: The Friday Quick Fix is your single dose of Rock n Roll in 15 minutes or less to get your weekend off to a rockin’ start.
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Candlebox, Dokken, Gotthard, Velocity, Queensryche
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10 July 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutesRanking 30 Hair Metal Albums (Listener Participation)
We are asking the listeners to join us in ranking some of the best Hair Metal albums from the 80s and early 90s.
Taken from a LOUDWIRE article by Joe Divita on 10/24/2022, we compiled a list of 30 Hair Metal Albums and ranked them along with our listeners to see where all the album chips fall.
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Quiet Riot, Rock-Out, Warrant, Cinderella, Tesla, KISS, Skid Row
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Rock-Out “10 Seconds On The Highway”
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