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GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man Bonus Episode:  A Tour of Grab A Stack of Rock HQ With last week’s 150th episode out of the way, and Harrison taking a break, it’s time for two fun bonus episodes!  In the first, this week we’re taking a tour of Grab A Stack of Rock home HQ. Friends always want to take a tour of the home office.  Now you can!  Check out my memorabilia,…

We are absolutely thrilled at the publicity this new book, Mental Health for Metalheads is getting!   Old friend James Neeson has really outdone himself. Johnny Metal recently received the book and invited me to unbox it with him.  This time, we were able to talk with a little more knowledge about the book and its contents.  It is very similar to clinical self help pages that I have read before,…

RECORD STORE TALES #1245: By-Tor and the Snow Dog(s) at the Lake It so happens that our weekend at the lake, June 4 to 7 2026, coincided with the opening of Rush’s 50th Anniversary tour.  New drummer Anika Nilles had nothing to prove, but still silenced the doubters.  It is wonderful to see Rush, aging but still capable, taking the stage to “Xanadu” of all songs.  In the world of live rock, it is…

It was my delight to guest on Dan Chartrand’s Off the Charts to discuss my Top Ten Hair Metal Album Openers!  This popular series is one I am proud to take part in!  Premiering June 8 2026, see below!  

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man 🅻🅸🆅🅴 Episode Episode 150:  Top Ten KISS Songs Not About Love!  With Johnny Metal…and more? Welcome to the 150th (“officially numbered”) episode of Grab A Stack of Rock!  It is only suiting for the 150th episode that we do something special:  my favourite band of all time, KISS.  It’s so strange that we have only done one Kiss episode on Grab A…

Potensic ATOM 3-Axis Gimbal 4K GPS Drone Welcome drone enthusiasts and newcomers alike!  Thanks for clicking this review.  I hope you find this helpful and informative, as I have had many adventures and misadventures with four of these “under 249 gram” drones now!   This little craft do not require a license to fly.  Let me run you through my backstory with three previous drones, which you can…

Mental Health For Metalheads: A Self-Help Book By Metalheads For Metalheads Is Now Live For Sale On Amazon. 50% Of The Profits Go To The Sophie Lancaster Foundation Charity.

50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: You’re Gonna Love Our Maiden Bootleg Collections! GRAB A STACK OF ROCK bonus episode If we knew only one thing about Harrison, it is that he loves live music.  Like many fans of live music, Harrison has attained quite a collection of Maiden bootlegs.  Simply put, Harrison’s goal (and Mike’s as well, though not nearly as complete) is to get a live album or…

Have you ever thought about seeking help for any kind of mental health issue, but hate self-help books?  Do you ever feel depressed, sad, lonely or hopeless, without a place to turn? Fellow music fans, have I got the book for you. Please join Johnny Metal and I, as we look at the new book Mental Health for Metalheads, by James Neeson.  Folks in these parts might remember “Jimmy” when he was known…

50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode:  The Book of Souls: Live Chapter A special 🅻🅸🆅🅴 episode GRAB A STACK OF ROCK episode 149 Harrison and Mike are racing to the end of 50 Years of Iron Maiden!  After the Book of Souls studio album, Iron Maiden reliably provided us with a Live Chapter to mull over.  Featuring a host of new songs and a clutch of classics, The Book of Souls: Live Chapter is a…

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man 🅻🅸🆅🅴 Episode – Special Morning Broadcast! Episode 148:  Science Fiction, UFOS and the Paranormal with author Violeta M Bagia Please welcome our newest guest!  From Australia, it’s author Violeta M Bagia of Melbourne, who has written a number of science fiction books including her Hart of Darkness series and more.  She is a UFO and paranormal…

RECORD STORE TALES #1244: NHL Rock-Paper-Scissors: A New Game I Invented Jen is deep into the NHL playoffs.  As a Leafs fan, she is unwilling to cheer for the only Canadian team left, the Montreal Canadiens.  She is cheering for Colorado…or something.  She has her justifications, but being forced to watch all these NHL teams that I don’t care about turned into a spontaneous, fun game. I asked her…

RECORD STORE TALES #1243: Checking Things Off the List: Creative Works in Early 2026 I have been relatively silent in Spring 2026. Like many of us in these uncertain times, I have been paralyzed when trying to think of the future. This is rare for me. In the past, when I have found myself unable or unwilling to create, I tended to throw the towel in and cry “I quit”! Then more sober minds gently…

A long held Grab A Stack of Rock tradition has been to have a theme video with every guest that has ever been on a show.  Today, 56 humans and several animals have appeared on Grab A Stack of Rock, either live or pre-recorded.  The theme video has been updated with newest guests Suto Juto from Rock Show Critique, Alex Winter from Tainted Decibels, and a cool shot of Rob Daniels piloting a Rebel…

Harrison and I have two shows to promote today!  Premiering this morning with Rock Daydream Nation, we join Peter Kerr to discuss our “perfect” Iron Maiden setlists! We approached this from a fun perspective.  We picked personal favourites from our Maiden wishlists, and went from there!  Realism was not our concern.  How did we do?  We look forward to your feedback! Premiering Friday May 15 at 9…

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man 🅻🅸🆅🅴 Episode Episode 147: When the Live Version is Our Definitive Version! With Joey Suto of Rock Show Critique Please welcome Joey Suto of Rock Show Critique to the cast!  We have a fun and varied show for you tonight, with lots of physical product.  Expect CDs, vinyl, and maybe some tapes too.  Tonight we’ll be looking at songs where the live…