Much Maligned Albums - Press To Play by Paul McCartney
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
Release Date: 06/09/2026
Interiew with The Mighty Manfred of The Woggles
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, we are joined by The Mighty Manfred to discuss his great band, The Woggles. Signed to Little Steven's Wicked Cool Records, The Woggles have been making infectious garage-rock since 1987!
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Friday Bonus Episode - Dead Daisies/Glenn Hughes Concert Recap!
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this bonus episode, I recap the recent Dead Daisies/Glenn Hughes concert at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL! It was a one-off, once-in-a-lifetime concert where legendary Deep Purple vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes joined The Dead Daisies for a night of Dead Daisies hits and a set of Deep Purple classics.
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Chicago Scene! - Interview Chris Neville of The Meadowlark Lemons
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this Chicago Scene episode, we speak with Chris Neville, vocalist and keyboard player for The Meadowlark Lemons. This great Rock/Jazz/Soul band plays infectious songs with a stellar lineup! We discuss the band's formation and their self-titled debut album!
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Much Maligned Albums - Press To Play by Paul McCartney
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
Why was Paul McCartney's 1986 album Press To Play such a critical and commercial failure? Mike and special guest Michael Bagford give us their thoughts on this Much Maligned Album!!
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Interview with Upper Lip
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, we Zoom all the way to the country of Malta to talk with Joseph Azzopardi from Upper Lip - an amazing hard rock band that has just released a great new album, Devil's Ride. We discuss the band's musical journey and deep-dive into Devil's Ride.
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The Chicago Scene! Interview with John Fournier of the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this Chicago Scene episode, we speak with John Fournier, leader of the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective. We talk about the formation of the band and their groundbreaking new album, No Wind & No Rain.
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Interview with Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode, The Dead Daisies guitarist, Doug Aldrich returns to the Retro Rock Roundup studio to discuss the bands One Night Only show at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL, where they will be joined by legendary vocalist, Glenn Hughes! They will be playing great Dead Daisies classics as well as a set of Deep Purple classics!
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Graham Parker career and album deep dive!
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In this episode Mike welcomes special guest and friend Austin Hough to talk all things Graham Parker! We discuss how we first discovered his music and deep dive into our favorite Graham Parker albums and songs.
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"Cover Me" Week - Episode 2 - Small Town - A John Mellencamp Experience
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
In episode 2 of our "Cover Me" Week - we speak with Doug Platt and Chris Sulcer, founding members of Small Town - A John Mellenamp Experience. We discuss the bands formation, Doug and Chris' favorite Mellencamp albums and we recap their recent show at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL
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"Cover Me" Week - Nick Psyhogios of Chicago's Own Piano Man Band
Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
As part of "Cover Me" Week on Retro Rock Roundup, we speak with Nick Psyhogios, leader of Chicago's Own Piano Man Band - Billy Joel/Elton John tribute. This band gives you the total Billy Joel/Elton John experience. We talk to Nick about his musical journey, getting signed to a record deal in the 80's by Paul Anka, and how he created Chicago's Own Piano Man Band.
info_outlineWhy was Paul McCartney's 1986 album Press To Play such a critical and commercial failure? Mike and special guest Michael Bagford give us their thoughts on this Much Maligned Album!!