Interview with rock authors and photographers Jim Summaria and Mark Plotnick
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
Release Date: 05/06/2025
New Music Friday with Silver Dollar
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
100In this New Music Friday episode, we speak with Matt Cortez, lead singer and founding member of Silver Dollar, a great up-and-coming band from Chicago. The band performs an amazing blend of punk, heavy metal, and classic rock. We deep-dive into their self-titled debut album.10
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Interview with rock authors and photographers Jim Summaria and Mark Plotnick
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode we speak with authors and photographers Jim Summaria and Mark Plotnick about their excellent new book 70's Chicagoland Rock Concerts, a book that brings back to life amazing rock performances of the 70's with exclusive photos, history and more!
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Tribute to Roy Thomas Baker
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, Mike and Jeremy pay tribute to legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker, who passed away earlier this month. We discuss his amazing run as a producer in the 70s where he produced multi-platinum albums for Queen, The Cars, Journey, Foreigner, and more!
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Interview with Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, we speak with Derek Shulman, founding member and multi-instrumentalist of the legendary 70's prog rock band Gentle Giant. We discuss the band's career and the re-release of their 1977 groundbreaking live album, Playing The Fool.
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"I've Got The Blues" Bonus Thursday with Chicago Blues man Rob "The Wild Boar" Moore
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this Bonus Episode, we speak with Chicago Blues man Rob "The Wild Boar" Moore about his latest solo album "Chicago Dog"!
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Interview with Singer/Songwriter Steve Postell
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, we speak with Singer/Songwriter Steve Postell, who is best known for his work with The Immediate Family, David Crosby Band and Our House. We deep dive into Steve's excellent new solo album, Walking Through These Blues, and also discuss his upcoming tour as part of Our House - a tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
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Interview with Singer/Songwriter Jamie James
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode we speak with veteran guitarist, songwriter and singer Jamie James. Jamie has been making great music for decades. We discuss his ground breaking early 80's rockabilly trio The Kingsbees, his collaborations with actors Harry Dean Stanton and Dennis Quaid and we deep dive into Jamie James new solo album Straight Up.
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Interview with Bryan Bassett of Foghat
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, longtime guitarist for Foghat, Bryan Bassett returns to talk to us about the band's 50th Anniversary celebration of their iconic song Slow Ride. We also discuss their latest single and their upcoming live performances
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Interview with Rocket Stahr
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, we talk to singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Rocket Stahr about his great animated rock opera Death Of A Rock Star. If you are into Glam Rock, 70s Rock, and Theater Rock, this episode is for you!
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Bonus Episode Thursday! Interview with Roger Boyd of Head East
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this Thursday Bonus Episode we talk with Roger Boyd, Keyboardist and founding member of Head East. We take a deep dive into debut album, Flat As A Pancake, which is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary this year We also discuss his upcoming performance at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, IL.
info_outlineIn this episode we speak with authors and photographers Jim Summaria and Mark Plotnick about their excellent new book 70's Chicagoland Rock Concerts, a book that brings back to life amazing rock performances of the 70's with exclusive photos, history and more!