Mick Wall

Their collaborative album, The Roaring Waves , is released 28 August. Here's what they told me about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in Blackmore for Purple! Followed by what was great in '88 including Maiden, GN'R, Tallica, V.Halen, Diamond Dave and... and... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and I go deep into 1985, the year of hair metal, thrash metal, black metal, Live Aid and Rock In Rio.1985 was the year of Misplaced Childhood and Mötley. Maiden and Megadeth. Jon in school short. Me in head-to-toe leather! Choose your own year and let me know. It could be yooooooouuuu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nikki sicks up some shit about playing along to backing tracks. It's good. They don't do it Queen did it so we do too. But we don't play along... Is he ON or OFF the gear again, you wonder? Plus the absolute wonder that was 1980. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking Jon Bon Joki, Alice Cooper, Vince Kneel, Lemmy, James Hetfield, David Lee Roth, Steven Tyler, David Coverdale and - finally! - Hugh Hefner. Plus a surprise appearance from Rod Stewart's oxygen tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonnie Bleedin' Tyler. First Jim then Meat now Bonnie. Boyzone better watch it! Also, like taking candy from a baby. The End Of The Rock Magazine You Never Heard Of & If You Had Never Read More Than Issue If That - Rock Candy. Until we meet again one sunny day... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello Crowes, Goodbye Damond Dave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slippery, Turbo, Puppets, Time, Ultimate, Peace, Reign, Cat, Smile, Afterburner and... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An extraordinary person who I liked and admired very much. Did the big shit. Had the receipts. Farewell compadre. May your god go with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special birthday blog featuring close personal friends Yngwie, Axl, Lars, Backmore and Many More! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What really happened to make Axl order a three-hour overload at Download? Who is behind new supergroup Brown Sugar? And why is Steve Rothery charging for lessons on how to play 'Sugar Mice'? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For reasons I honestly cannot recall, this pod, recorded two weeks ago, managed to slip through the net and not get published. A damn good one too! Featuring Wild Horses, Thun Lizzy, the Crüe, Rush and stuff too incredible to even write down! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Regular Readers will testify, me and Jon have long envisaged a world of AI immersion to the point of being on stage with your fave raves. We always assumed however that would be 5-10 years down the line. We were WRONG. Like Johnny peering round the door with an axe, it's heeerrrrreeeeeee... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fuck yeah, dude! Didja see it yet? Totally FUCKIN' RAD, right? RIGHT? Plus the one the world's been waiting for the official NICO McBRAIN Autobiography. Plus big dozy dollops of The Usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RUSH! SKID ROW!! MOSH PITS!!! BONNIE TYLER!!!! CANADA!!!!! not forgetting & MORE!!!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starring: Bon Joki! Guns N' Noses! Vince Kneel! Europe (un-America)! Captain Kirk!! And more!!! (How do you spell 'Kirk'? 'Kirke'? Fuck it!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Weird metal meets grunge in a green beret uniform meditating at a Tibetan monastery - with some Pries and Maiden and Tallica thrown in. (Usually.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Scorpions! The Floyd!! The Maiden!!! The MORE!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Ritchie's birthday on Tuesday 14 April - the day this goes out officially. He will be 81. I think we mention that here somewhere. And Ginger, who told me a couple of years ago that he knew he wouldn't live past 62 (I think it was 62, if not then maybe 64, but I'm fairly sure it was 62) has now been given a couple of years to live following his cancer diagnosis. Meanwhile, we lost another of the good guys recently when Ross The Boss - guitarist and co-founder of Manowar - died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neuron disease. He was 72. On the lighter side... um... ah... LOADS of cool stuff! Come on in, the water's fine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From deep within our no-clear-idea bunker we bring WORLD XCOOLSIVES!! Metallica Masterplan - if only! Guns n' Roses 'real' vs Guns n' Roses 'fake'! Rush - two sugars, love! AC/DC - why? Blaze - why not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.