2025 ROCKNPOD - Martin Motnik
Ages Of Rock Podcast
Martin Motnik and Bill start the conversation with a discussion about Accept's recent break after a busy year. The band will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with plans for an anniversary album featuring guest musicians. They also talk about upcoming shows in May, including performances in Japan and opening for Judas Priest in Europe. Martin reflects on the surreal experience of performing with idols and the ups and downs of touring. He also talks about the adrenaline rush of performing live and the connection with the audience.
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2025 ROCKNPOD - Keith Roth
Ages Of Rock Podcast
Allen interviews Keith Roth from SiriusXM's Hair Nation. Keith is a fan of KISS and they have a brief discussion about the KISS albums 'Asylum', 'Animalize', 'Lick It Up', and 'The Elder'. They talk about their personal experiences with music, Keith's role in the bands The Dictators, Frankenstein 3000, and his solo record 'The Law of Diminished Returns', and a tribute to Curtis Mayfield. The conversation includes thoughts about KISS' farewell tours and the significance of their unmasked era. Keith also shares a humorous story about Eric Singer texting during KISS' last show.
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2025 ROCKNPOD - Roy Cathey
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Bill talks with Roy Cathey, from the band The Fifth. The conversation starts with Bill praising Roy's performance at the Rare Hare show from the night before. Roy shares his excitement about performing with admired musicians like Billy Sheehan and Brian Forsyth, emphasizing his fan perspective. Roy discusses the challenges and organization behind events like the Rare Hare Show, crediting Tyson Leslie for his efforts in coordinating the lineup. He reveals that his band, The Fifth, has a new CD releasing on May 2nd, and they will perform at the M3 pre-party in May. Roy describes the Monsters of...
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2025 ROCKNPOD - Billy Sheehan
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This interview with Billy Sheehan is a joint venture between A2Z Radio's Bill "LilWilly" Elam and the Ages of Rock Podcast's Bill Algee. The discussion begins with quick thoughts about the significance and the evolution of their first names. Billy Sheehan shares his inspiration for playing bass, influenced by a neighbor and the Beatles' Ed Sullivan performance. He recounts his first bass and its importance in his career. Sheehan discusses his experience singing and performing, including a recent performance where he sang "Good Lovin'" at the "Rare Hare" show the night before ROCKNPOD. The...
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2025 ROCKNPOD - Ainsley and Christopher Williams
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Accept and Elegant Weapons drummer Christopher Williams guest hosted this conversation with his wife, the beautiful and talented musician Ainsley. The discussion began with their comments about Rocknpod, highlighting the vibrant community of rock music lovers and podcasters and emphasized the importance of supporting independent artists and building relationships within the music community and the small-town vibe in Nashville despite its growth. Ainsley introduced her all-natural product line, Rock and Roll On, which captures the essence of rock and roll in a unisex scent. They also gave an...
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Episode 391 - Ranking New Tracks on KISS Kompilations
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Craig Wright joined us again and we ranked the new songs on the Kiss compilation albums "Alive 2 - Side 4", "Killers", "Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits", and the "Detroit Rock City" soundtrack. We also briefly touched on the "Gene Simmons Roadie for a Day" offer and the upcoming "50th Anniversary Plans" for KISS in Las Vegas. Dennis also showed off his new Cheap Trick Vinyl Boxset.
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Episode 390 - Ranking Lick It Up Thru Monster
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Craig Wright returns to the show this week as we rank the rest of the studio albums in the KISS Katalog. This is another fun conversation filled with laughter and light hearted jabs at each others rankings.
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Episode 389 - Ranking Kiss Thru Creatures of the Night
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We're back for our first episode of 2025. Allen's long time friend Craig Wright joins us to rank the first ten KISS studio album. There are lots of gasps and laughter as we each work our way from number ten to number one on each of our lists. Once we finished, we each revealed our least and most favorite tracks from each album.
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Episode 388 - The Yacht Rock Dockumentary
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In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the HBO Max documentary "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary" and the music genre in general. Allen gave Dennis and Bill an assignment for this episode and then almost forgot to have them give their answers. Lots of fun and laughter in this episode. (Visit AgesOfRock.com and look for episode 388 for the links Allen mention in this week's show.)
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Episode 387 - 501 Essential Albums of the 90s
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How do you take more than 2,000 albums from the 90s and narrow it down to 501? You get some friends together and have interesting discussions. In this episode, author Gary Graff talks about the book "501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide" and how he and his friends came up with the albums that made cut. We also talk with Gary about how the music industry shifted in the 90s. If you listen and don't agree, GET OFF OUR LAWN!
info_outlineIn this week's episode, Dennis & Allen talk to Killington Pit's singer Terry LeRoi about their latest cover songs. He also tells us who all is in the band (some who may have been on this show before), how the band came to be, how the band got its name, and what the future holds in terms of creating original music.