Episodes

Eavesdrop on the conversation between your co-hosts Hollywood and Dirty Jim as they reminisce about partying in the 1980s on hot summer nights in Naugatuck, CT enjoying great music and hanging out with friends. Listen in as they review the …

Listen to Hollywood and Dirty Jim as they pick their favorite tracks from three Volbeat albums: Beyond Hell/Above Heaven (2010); Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013) and Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie (2016). Volbeat burst onto the music scene …

Listen in as your co-hosts Hollywood and Dirty Jim revert back to their High School days of hilarious sophomoric humor while discussing the 1974 self-titled debut album by KISS. Containing a number of fan favorites such as “Strutter”, “Deuce”, “Cold...

Listen in as Hollywood and Dirty Jim discuss the Best-Selling debut album of the 1970's by the band BOSTON from 1976. Listening to this landmark album brings back so many memories you'll feel like going through your closet to find …

What’s a “Muad Dib” and “Gom Jabbar”? Join Hollywood and Dirty Jim to find out as they review the platinum selling album, “Piece Of Mind” by Iron Maiden from 1983. After the success of their sophomore album, “The Number of …

Join co-hosts Hollywood and Dirty Jim as they TAKE OFF to “The Great White North” and review three albums from Canadian Rock bands April Wine (The Nature of the Beast – 1981), Triumph (Allied Forces – 1980) and RUSH (Permanent …

Listen in as your co-hosts, Hollywood and Dirty Jim, review the 1987 album, "Dream Evil" by DIO, and find out the back story of Murray, the band mascot, to see if he was a benevolent Malacovian creature or something sinister. …

Join co-hosts Hollywood and Dirty Jim as they journey back to 1981 and reminisce about roller skating and getting together with girls at parties while listening to the album "Escape" by Journey. After six albums, Journey finally broke through with...

Join your co-hosts, Hollywood and Dirty Jim, as they share wacky and intimate stories about growing up in the 1980’s while Def Leppard clawed their way to the top, as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal rose to prominence …

By 1971, The Rolling Stones had already established themselves as Rock 'n' Roll pioneers. With the release of their next 5 albums between 1971 – 1976, The Stones cemented their status as Legends. Join your co-hosts, Hollywood and Dirty Jim, …

After the success of their debut album, “Night Songs”, the band Cinderella, with lead singer, lead guitarist and lead composer Tom Keifer at the helm, decided to shift the band’s sound to a more bluesy hard rock style with the …

In 1991, the “Seattle Sound” exploded and completely changed the face of popular rock music with releases from Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Then in 1992, Alice In Chains released their 2nd album “Dirt” selling over 4 million records and solidifying …

As the 1970’s ended, disco and punk were out, and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal rose to prominence in 1980 with “British Steel” by Judas Priest as it’s champion! With in-your-face metal tracks as “Rapid Fire”, “Grinder”, “Metal …

When “The Grand Illusion” by STYX was released in 1977, this multi-platinum album became a worldwide sensation. With songs such as, “The Grand Illusion”, “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)”, “Miss America” and the smash hit “Come Sail Away”, STYX...

When Skid Row released their debut album in 1989, it proved that heavy metal was still going strong by selling over 5 million albums. A feat achieved by only a few heavy metal bands with their debut album. On the …

Billy Squier achieved massive success due to the release of his sophomore album, “Don’t Say No” in 1981. Due to the songs, “In The Dark”, “My Kinda Lover”, “Lonely is the Night” and “The Stroke”, the album went triple platinum …

Twelve years after the release of their debut album in 1972, Scorpions finally achieved massive worldwide success with their magnum opus, “Love At First Sting” in 1984. With both radio and MTV hits, “Big City Nights”, “Bad Boys Running Wild”, …

Released in 2009, “Awake” by Skillet has a modern rock sound with high quality production. But as of the release of this episode, the album “Awake”, proved to be the most controversial of all album reviews so far. With song …

Two years after the release of their groundbreaking concept album, “Operation: Mindcrime”, Queensrÿche released the most successful album of their career in 1990, entitled “Empire”, with the blockbuster power ballad, “Silent Lucidity”, leading the...

In 1965 The Beatles released their 6th album, “Rubber Soul”. 1965 also represents the first year for those of us born as Generation X. This was a pivotal album for the Fab Four in that it represented a change from …

When Blind Melon entered the 90s music scene with their brand of neo-psychedelic Alt-Rock, and a different sound to their grungy musical contemporaries, who would’ve known that a video with a little girl in a bee costume dancing to a …

One year before Twisted Sister broke through to 80s mega-stardom with the album Stay Hungry, they released their sophomore effort titled, “You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll” in 1983. What they lacked in radio-friendly “hit singles”, they more than made …

After Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, no one expected the output of such an amazing solo album. "Blizzard of Ozz", released in 1980, has sold over 5 million copies, and with the help of the legendary Randy …

After listening to The Cars self-titled debut album from 1978, co-hosts Hollywood and Dirty Jim were not surprised it sold over 6 million albums. GenXers, who were in middle school and high school in the 70s and 80s, remember hearing …