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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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