GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 37: Snow & Tell with Mike, Harrison, Rob, John & Tim!
A full house tonight for some show & tell…or “Snow & Tell” as we like to call it when John T. Snow is in the house! We also have Tim Durling (Unspooled: An Adventure in 8 Tracks) and Robert Daniels (Visions in Sound) joining us for what should be a fun hour. What will we see?
New arrivals? Check
Physical music? Check
Head shaving stunts? No!
As usual we will have an Ask Harrison question, lots of stories, and lots of laughs. Join us live so you can take part.
LIVE Friday Oct 6 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 8:00 P.M. Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!
A wonderful show was had, as Harrison & Jex showed off some new and rare arrivals in their personal collections!
With some interesting scores from Twisted Sister, Paul Di’Anno, Alice Cooper, Concrete Blonde, Slade, and a batch of DVDs, this was a fun show for me to watch from the audience! I was jealous about some interesting 2-disc compilations that were shown by Judas Priest and Alice Cooper.
At the end of the show, I came on to show off the new Aerosmith Greatest Hits 50th anniversary set from Japan – a 6 CD collection with three discs of rare and exclusive live material. I offered my honest opinion based on road testing the collection on our recent trip to the lake.
Thanks for watching and hope to see you again next week!
GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With the Mad Metal Man and Jex Russell
Episode 36: LeBrainless Again! New arrivals and rarities!
I’ve been taping a lot of guest shots on other shows lately! Grant’s Rock Warehaus, My Music Corner, Rock Daydream Nation…I dared to dip my toes in the water with some of the big boys and had a lot of fun doing it. But I do not want to burn out like last year, and you don’t want me to either! So I’m taking this Friday off, and Harrison will be hosting with Jex Russell!
Harrison wants to take the show back to its original intent this week – showing off stacks of physical rock! So that is what he has planned. Harrison has some rarities and new arrivals on CD to show. Jex, meanwhile, will also be showing off interesting items from his personal collection.
There will be an Ask Harrison question, and this time it’s from me!
I look forward to see what Harrison and Jex have cooking this week on Grab A Stack of Rock!
LIVE Friday Sept 29 at 8:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 9:00 P.M. Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!
I’ve been busy! But I’ve wanted to work with John Clauser for a long time, so when Symbol of Salvation came up in his Armored Saint series, I asked to be included.
I almost bit off more than I could chew! In the same week I had Grab A Stack of Rock and an episode of Grant’s Rock Warehaus. Not to mention, studying up for the Anthrax/Armored Saint battle! After immersing myself in the music for a few days, I think we came up with an interesting and thoughtful discussion.
Praise for John Bush was universal. Which album do you like better?
Join Johnny Metal, John the Music Nut, Roger & myself for this thrashin’ discussion!
First up: a huge thank you to Kevin (CanadianGrooves.ca) Simister for being a good sport. He was not informed that I intended to shave my head live on the show, which I did Friday afternoon. The hair was getting a little unruly, and I’ve pulled this stunt once before, so I thought why not? Dare I say, why not?
The theme was Top Five Bald Artists. Kevin and Jex (Jexcalibur.wordpress.com) brought great lists, and we had a couple of repeat artists. Friends Peter Kerr, John Clauser, and Jazz King also sent in lists, which Jex read off the top during the hair shaving stunt. You can read their lists below.
We also unboxed some cool physical product at the start of the show: Some new stickers from Tim’s Vinyl Confessions, 2Loud2OldMusic, and Tee Bone Man. A hardcover Guess Who book from friend Robert Lawson. And a huge BRICK of 8-track tapes from the legendary Tim Durling. Thank you for your generosity, Tim. Always.
I’ll be posting a gallery of these new arrivals in a separate post.
Although this wasn’t a serious show, it was a hell of a lot of fun. Sometimes the strangest topics actually inspire some thoughtful conversation, and that’s what happened here. All joking and gimmicks aside, there was true appreciation here for these artists, and admiration of their courage to go bald.
Were you able to guess the bald artists in Harrison’s artwork below? Three of them made our lists, and I revealed the answers live as we arrived at them (plus the fourth Lego artist).
Thank you for watching!
John Clauser from My Music Corner:
5. Sinead O’Connor
4. Michael Barnes (singer for Red)
3. Kenny Greenberg (guitarist for Ashley Cleveland and numerous studio sessions)
2. Luke Easter (singer for Torniquet – Christian thrash metal band)
1. John Bush (Armored Saint / Anthras singer)
Jazz King – singer / songwriter
5. Ivan Moody – Five Finger Death Punch
4. David Draiman – Disturbed
3. Maynard James Keenan – Tool
2. Phil Collins
1. Her husband Rob, singer of Those Guys – classic rock band
Peter Kerr – Rock Daydream Nation
5. Angry Anderson – Rose Tattoo (Australia represent)
4. Skin – Skunk Anansie
3. Tony Martin – Black Sabbath'(he was receding in the 80s!)
2. Rob Halford
1.. Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil…Australia!
Episode 35: Top Five Bald Artists with guest Kevin Simister (Canadian Grooves)
A fun list show is ahead for you today, one and all! List shows are always popular, and this one is a little different. Who are you top five favourite bald artists? Here are some questions I received while putting this show together.
Do receding hairlines count? – YES
Do shaved heads count? – YES
Do artists who started with full hair but now rock the bald head count? – OF COURSE YES! I hope we see some skullets on this list.
Joining Jex and I today will be Kevin from Canadian Grooves, a man who knows how to rock the bald head better than most. We also have guest lists from Jazz King and John Clauser.
BONUS POINTS: Can you name the four bald artists in Harrison’s amazing Lego art above?
Additionally, we have a load of parcels to unbox! Including:
On Friday night, immediately after Grab A Stack of Rock, I had the honour of joining Peter Kerr, Reed Little, John Clauser and Tim “Unspooled” Durling for another amazing episode of Rock Daydream Nation! The subject this time was a comparison of Rainbow’s Bent Out of Shape, and Deep Purple’s Slaves and Masters. They have a lot in common, and a few differences as well. In common: a few blokes named Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner, and Roger Glover.
From five perspectives, we went around discussing our first impressions of these albums, tunes that we would spotlight, and then the big question: Is Slaves and Masters the followup to Bent Out of Shape?
We only had an hour but could have gone two! (Why only an hour? You’ll just have to ask Peter Kerr…stay tuned to Rock Daydream Nation.) Regardless, Jason Drury has finally arrived in Canada after a long flight from the UK.
We also talked Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and its CD soundtrack, the odd physical release, and we reminisced about The Phantom Menace a whole lot. Though Harrison did not see it in theatres originally, he is the only one of us who saw it in 3D.
As always, we had some viewer questions. Jason and Harrison’s questions this week came from Jazz King!
This was a fun, loose chat and we all had a great time. Just like hanging out with friends.
Join me next Friday at 3:00 PM EST with Jex Russell and Kevin Simister for a list show! Top 5 Bald Artists! Stay tuned!
GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 34: Soundtrack Special with special guests Jason Drury and Rob Daniels
I’ve been wanting to do this show for years. Due to time zones and schedules, this has proven difficult, until now! Please welcome Jason Drury from Cinematic Sound Radio, who is visiting Canada from the UK as you read this. You may remember Jason from his narration on the April 1 “Deke’s Palace” movie trailer. Jason and Rob Daniels will be joining Harrison and I this week to talk movies, soundtracks, and of course, John Williams. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny may well be the Maestro’s final movie score, and Disney kind of botched the original CD release. (My copy is due in October.) We’ll talk about this, the Star Wars prequels, the composers that Jason has interviewed, and much more.
This week’s Ask Harrison question comes from Jazz King.
Don’t miss this one! A fun time is guaranteed.
LIVE Friday Sept 15 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. Enjoy onYouTube or on Facebook!
Today Tim’s dropping a special episode of Tim’s Vinyl Confessions: Getting me into Y&T! We were joined by John the Music Nut, and they did some gentle arm twisting. Check out that episode on TVC today.
On my channel, you can watch the unboxing. These are some sweet discs! Have a look for yourself.
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