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Great Australian & Canadian Record Faire Hauls with Jex, Harrison & Mr. Books – Bonus Unboxing Autographed Sven Gali & Evil Elvis

A pretty exciting show for fans of physical media.  Jex was just at a Record Faire yesterday, and Harrison a couple weeks ago.  They had plenty of cool new finds on CD, vinyl, DVD, and cassette.  Alice Cooper, Dio, Accept, Twisted Sister, and some artists a little off the beaten track.  We know that Harrison, Jex, and special guest Mr. Books have a variety of tastes.  Mr. Books, incidentally, had some cool Charlie Watts stuff and a new guitar to experiment with.

Meanwhile, Mike did a cameo with the newest releases by Sven Gali, and Toronto psychobilly artists Evil Elvis.  For Sven, it’s their first full-length CD of new material since 1995’s InWire.  The new CD Bombs and Battlescars has tracks produced by Andy Curran, and others featuring the late guitarist Dee Cernile.  I ordered the autographed version from RockPaperMerch!  Meanwhile, Evil Elvis just picked up original Blue Rodeo drummer Cleave Anderson, and I opened their most recent CD as well.

Finally, we had a new Ask Harrison question from “Noirison”, and a special question for Jex from “former Honeymoon Suite keyboardist Ray Coburn”!

NEXT WEEK:  ONE YEAR ANNIVERSAY SHOW WITH DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Record Faire Hauls with Jex, Harrison & Mr. Books + LeBrain Unboxes Sven Gali & Evil Elvis

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With The Mad Metal Man & Jexcalibur

Episode 39:  Mr. Books & Record Fair Scores
+ LeBrain Unboxes Sven Gali & Evil Elvis

I decided to take tonight off, but Harrison and Jex have a bunch of new stuff they wanna show off, so they’re going LeBrainless tonight with an almost completely Mike-free evening.  Jex went to a Record Faire, and Harrison went undercover as a normal bloke without superpowers to bring you this episode.

With them will be Aaron KMA otherwise known as Mr. Books.  He may or may not have books, or guitar equipment to show.

Meanwhile, Mike will be there by 9:00 PM sharp for two special unboxings:  The newest releases by Sven Gali, and Toronto psychobilly artists Evil Elvis.  For Sven, it’s their first full-length CD of new material since 1995’s InWire.  I ordered a special version, so I can’t wait for you to see!

LIVE Saturday Oct 21 at 8:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 9:00 P.M. Atlantic.   Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!

No Show Tonight – Saturday Show Instead!

Happy Friday, folks!   Grab A Stack of Rock has been rollin’ without a week off since September 1!  I was going to take this week of for a break, but then Harrison and Jex said “We wanna do a show without you on Saturday night!”  I said “OK!”  Stay tuned tomorrow for those details.

Next week is a special one for us.  It will mark one year since that fateful morning on October 28 2022 when I said to Harrison, “Are you free, and do you feel like going live tonight?”  To celebrate one year of Grabbing Stacks of Rock, I’ll be recapping all the episodes since January 5 2023, and we will have a special anniversary episode on the 27th.  Special theme, special guests (including at least one new one!), and all the party favours.

That’s all I can say for now!  Stay tuned; the action’s just getting started!

Be like Paul Shortino, and Grab A Stack of Rock with us!

Grant’s Rock Warehaus: Helix – Part Three: Rock It Science w/Tim Durling & Mike Ladano

And finally we come to the present of the Helix saga, currently right up to the “Brother From A Different Mother” single. Thank you Grant for allowing us to bring the world up to speed on Helix. The Trailer Park Boys had a huge impact at this time, and though Helix suffered numerous lineup changes in this period, they also had some triumphant reunions with classic Capitol era members. It also featured some successful collaborations with Sean Kelly among others.

Please enjoy the third and final Helix special on Grant’s Rock Warehaus!

Part two can be found here

A Monstrously Fun Friday the 13th – Top 5 Songs About Monsters with Rob Daniels & Peter Kerr

What are you Top 5 Songs About Monsters?  And what kind of monsters would you choose?  This week on Grab A Stack of Rock, we saw zombies, werewolves, vampires, sharks, and metaphorical monsters too.

For the first time ever, Eminem made our lists…twice!  With two different songs!

Peter Kerr (Rock Daydream Nation) managed to drop by for the start, to read his ground-breaking list.  For this show, anyway!  We read lists from John T Snow and Jex Russell, before diving into our own lists.  Robert Daniels (Visions in Sound) and my trusty co-host Harrison Kopp brought the expected and unexpected alike!  Perhaps with a twist.

This brisk show was a load of fun.  I hope you enjoy, and get some ideas for your Halloween parties to come.

Next week:  Jex, Aaron and Harrison go “LeBrainless” on Saturday at 8:00 PM!

It’s Friday the 13th – Grab A Stack Of Ghouls! – Top 5 Songs About Monsters with Rob Daniels & Peter Kerr

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man

Episode 38:  Top Five Monsters on Friday the 13th!  With Rob Daniels & Peter Kerr

He’s here for a good time, but not a long time!  On hand will be Peter Kerr (Rock Daydream Nation) to tell us his Top Five Songs About Monsters!  Then he has to split and do something else devilishly ghoulish!  Here for the whole show will be Robert Daniels (Visions in Sound) and the Mad Metal Man for a helluva list show!

Harrison came up with the idea, and a good one it is.  What are you favourite songs about monsters?  “Loch Ness” by Judas Priest, perhaps?  “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon?  “Burning Bridges” by Slaughter?

The brilliant thing about this idea is just how diverse the lists can be.  I have my five selected.  What will you pick?  Watch live, and drop your comments during the show!

As usual we have a brand new question for Harrison, and only the best guests on Grab A Stack of Rock!

LIVE Friday Oct 13 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 8:00 P.M. Atlantic.   Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!

VIDEO: Mike Plays Another Game of Pac-Man Plus

Pac-Man Plus was a little-known 1982 sequel to the original 1980 Pac-Man arcade game.  The game play and mazes are the same, but much more difficult.  Ghosts are faster, less predictable, and more aggressive.  Eating a power up gives you less time to go after the ghosts, and sometimes turns them invisible.  The maze can even turn invisible for a short period of time.  This is a nerve-wracking game, but oh so very fun.

Here’s me playing Pac-Man Plus this past summer. It’s quick and you get an idea for the challenges that await you if you attempt to play this arcade non-classic!

Van Halen, books, rarities, soundtracks and new things! Mike, Harrison, John, Rob, & Tim present Stacks of Rock!

Three years ago, we lost Edward Van Halen, and we are still mourning him today.

Fortunately, on this same day comes the new Van Halen – Hagar years remastered box set.  John T. Snow has a copy and showed it on the show.  I also brought out all my Van Halen CD rarities.  My cassettes and vinyl were seen on prior shows of Grab A Stack of Rock and LeBrain Train respectively.

John also presented a recent singles box set by Ace Frehley, A Candlebox box (ha-ha),  some Rock Candy Night Ranger reissues, and the new Darkness Permission to Land set!

Harrison the Mad Metal Man showed us a Maiden / Blaze Bayley bootleg CD, some books, some Deep Purple, and…José Feliciano!?  Breaking new ground on Grab A Stack of Rock!

Rob (Visions in Sound) had some interesting soundtracks from theme parks, and an obscure Humphrey Bogart film.  He also had a stunning 2 CD reissue of John Williams’ Superman score.

The mighty Tim Durling (Unspooled: An Adventure in 8 Tracks) had some picture sleeve 7″ singles that were quite lovely.  He also had some books to show, and some Ritchie Blackmore-related CDs that he says are for an upcoming project he’s working on.  Hmmm…

A super fun show.  Be sure to tune in next week when we do our Top 5 Songs About Monsters!  See ya!

 

CDs, vinyl, cassettes, 8-tracks and more! “Snow & Tell” with John Snow, Rob Daniels and Tim Durling

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!