Season 1

With Pink Floyd on the rocks in 1984, David Gilmour enlisted some A list talent to help him make his 2nd solo effort - was it too close or too far away from Pink Floyd?

Pink Floyd's 2nd without Roger Waters wasn't hailed as a classic at the time but our hosts share fond memories of seeing this tour live and listening to Division Bell in those heady days of 1994

Clapton needed a big comeback after the loss of Duane Allman and his addiction to heroin - this album was just what the doctor ordered

Lee Dickson toured with Eric Clapton for three decades and shares memories of great legends like Eric, George Harrison, Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck & monumental events like Live Aid, the ARMS Concert and much, much more

Meat Loaf Superfan Stephanie Myers talks about bargaining with her parents to let her see her fave singer for the first time when she was 13 years old

As it turns 50 we go track by track on the debut album by KISS and even get a question answered (sort of) by original guitarist Ace Frehley

Simple Minds shift gears from up and comers to arena rockers with the help of Steve Lillywhite on Sparkle in the Rain but the transition still didn't break them in the US

The Pretenders 3rd album may be their best ever thanks to the singing & songwriting of Chrissie Hynde but due to the tumult in and around the band it's a wonder it was ever recorded

1984 propelled Van Halen to the stratosphere thanks to Jump, Pamana, Hot for Teacher at MTV but it also broke up the band

The video of U2 Live from Red Rocks helped explode the band in the US and our friend Markus The Darkus Goldman was there as a teenager! Hear his memories of this epic show which was huge to children of …

On Part 2 of our look back on the show in 2023 we talk about the concerts around the world we covered and the artists & legends we interviewed on UAWIL and reveal our Top 10 Episodes of 2023

Hear us reflect on all the fun we had on UAWIL in 2023! Part 1 focuses on the albums we reviewed, and the authors, journalists & podcasters we hosted on the show

We all have our favorites and some of us have disgust for them but Christmas rock songs are a genre of its own and we made our lists based on our personal experiences with these songs over the years

Director Toby Amies tells about touring with King Crimson, how Robert Fripp perceives the band and how the other members of KC perceive him and their own role in teh band

Christy literally wrote the book Search for Jimmy Page so we wanted to hear about her first experience seeing the guitar god live

The iconic Wings album that gave Paul McCartney his biggest success & credibility in the 1970s

We welcome keyboard maestro Oliver Wakeman to talk about his relationship with John Wetton and to promote the 8 CD box set An Extraordinary Life

Bark at the Moon turns 40 and we look back at Ozzy's career as he had said goodbye to Randy Rhoads and hello to MTV

Punk rocker turned solo superstar Billy Idol and his album Rebel Yell were propelled to another stratosphere thanks to guitarist/co-writer Steve Stevens and MTV

The Wolf takes the Wolfcub to see KISS on The End Of The Road Tour one final time to give her the memory of what a real rock concert can be

Seeing the legendary KISS lead guitarist as a solo artist was appointment viewing for our friend Hollywood and he shares his memories from seeing Ace Frehley on a co-headliner tour with Y&T in 1987

To celebrate Halloween & the anniversary of its release in November 1982, we dive into the biggest cultural phenomenon of our lifetimes and the biggest selling album in history , Thriller by Michael Jackson

Rush's 3rd live album chronicling their much malighned 80s techno & cold war phases has a lot more good than bad for these sentimental Rush fans

The Church's opinionated Singer/Founder/Songwriter Steve Kilbey joins us to talk about his new record The Hypnogogue, his 40+ year career & catalog, acting aloof on MTV and fighting off overzealous fans on our 150th episode