Hojo and Hunnsy’s Hard Rock House

EPISODE 36. HUNNSY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE ‘LA GLAM INVASION TOUR’. DID HOJO REALLY DO FOR WHITE LION’S CAREER VIA A KERRANG! REVIEW? AND WHY DID HE GET A SHOUT-OUT FROM PAUL STANLEY IN BELGIUM?

Hello people. The boys are in their respective heavy metal hot seats once more for this week’s chit, and indeed chat, about the world of old man rock. Hunnsy can’t wait to dust off the spandex for a Pretty Boy Floyd/Jet Boy gig in London next September. HoJo really isn’t excited by Hunnsy’s listening choice of White Lion and instead tries to convince us that Kiss’ ‘Dressed To Kill’ is an overlooked classic by singing like Paul Stanley. Is there really any need?

EPISODE 35. ANYONE FOR SNORTING WHISKY AND DRINKING COCAINE? WE’RE BIG IN NORWAY! AND HAS RIOT SINGER GUY SPERANZA BEEN REINCARNATED?

Another week, another chance to ask a silly amount of questions! Is Hunnsy’s Pat Travers vinyl the loudest record ever made? Can we get a Norwegian listener to tell us why we’re loved up there? Is Guy Speranza really doing wardrobe on ‘Slow Horses’? Would you wear a battle jacket? Were More a great undiscovered NWOBHM act? And was the production of their ‘Warhead’ album sonically better than Journey’s ‘Infinity’?

EPISODE 34. TESLA NEED A REBRAND. THE GREATEST TATTOO EVER. WHAT BAND SHOULD WE HAVE SEEN IN 1981? PLUS ALBUMS FROM L.A. GUNS AND PANTERA.

We’re back, back, back with a bang, bang, bang. Yes, it’s episode 34 heading right atcha and the boys are chit-chatting away over such varied topics as why Hunnsy’s AI version of a Foreigner album has been causing a stir, what’s the greatest back tattoo ever witnessed, and why rockers T*sla are in serious need of a rebrand. Also, Hunnsy’s espousing the virtues of Sunset Strip hardy perennials L.A. Guns’ ‘Hollywood Vampires’ album, while HoJo has had a rush of thrash blood to the head checking out Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’. Don’t make him fucking hostile whatever you do!

EPISODE 33. HOJO CHATS WITH TONY IOMMI, WHY WAS BILL WARD PAINTED GOLD? WAS FOREIGNER ‘4’ AS GOOD AS IT GOT? AND IS HOJO LISTENING TO BILLIE PIPER? BILLY SQUIER? OR PIPER? IT’S ALL SO CONFUSING…

Hello there ladies and gentlemen, hello there ladies and gents. Are you ready to rock? Are you ready or not? HoJo and Hunnsy are back again, and they’re still banging on about that Black Sabbath gig! Why? Because HoJo was chatting to Sabs main man Tony Iommi and having lots of fun doing it. Want to know when and why drummer Bill Ward was painted gold? All you have to do is listen. In other news, Hunnsy reveals that he’s designing a Foreigner album sleeve, while everyone gets their Pipers confused. Is this the kind of hard rockin’ chat the world needs? Of course it is!!

EPISODE 32. NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE WAR STORIES IN A REVERSE-ORDER EPISODE. PLUS ZZ TOP’S ‘EL LOCO’ AND AEROSMITH’S ‘ROCK IN A HARD PLACE’.

Well the boys are back in the ring to rake another swing, and just to keep things interesting they’ve decided to do a ‘reverse episode’. What does that even mean? Well you’re going to have to listen to find out. Stories? We got ’em. HoJo getting flipped the bird by irate Spanish fans, keyboard legend Don Airey telling Hunnsy to fuck off, and Tony Iommi recommending desserts to HoJo. This is the stuff that dream podcasts are made of. And that’s before we even get into dissections of lesser-known albums by ZZ Top and Aerosmith. What are you waiting for? Get listening!

EPISODE 31. BLACK SABBATH HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR FINAL GIG – AND HUNNSY WON’T BE INVITED NOW!

Has Hunnsy taken leave of his senses? Why isn’t he ‘frothing at the gills’ at the prospect of witnessing Black Sabbath, one of the greatest bands of all time, in the flesh before they bow out? Oh well, his loss. He’s definitely excited about new material from The Darkness, though. So much so that he’s talking about it even when he’s only heard three tracks from the forthcoming ‘Dreams On Toast’ album! HoJo, meanwhile, is tipping his hat to The Mighty Sabs by revisiting 1978’s ‘Never Say Die’, a much-maligned album that HoJo claims has been dismissed unfairly. And want to know what Ozzy thought of Bob Marley’s spliff smoking when the pair met around the time of ‘NSD”? Here’s where you’ll find out! Enjoy, bluntsters!

BONUS EPISODE! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DANNY MALONE OF DIVING FOR PEARLS!

It may have taken the boys a dog’s age to get their shit together, but it’s finally here, the Holy Grail of AOR. Yes, it’s Diving For Pearls’ reclusive frontman Danny Malone hooking up with HoJo and Hunnsy for a deep dive exclusive interview where The Man With The Golden Tonsils discusses his career and the story behind the album that makes Hunnsy wet his pants every time he hears it, ‘Diving For Pearls’. Our AOR-loving co-host has promised this interview will break the internet and make him and HoJo stars. So no pressure then, single digit listeners!

EPISODE 30. HUNNSY’S BACK IN HIS AOR WHEELHOUSE WITH DARE, HOJO CHECKS OUT JIMMY PAGE AND PAUL RODGERS IN THE FIRM, AND UNBELIEVABLY OUR INTERVIEW WITH DIVING FOR PEARLS’ DANNY MALONE IS FINALLY HERE!

Another seven days we’ll never get back. But at least there‘s another episode of HoJo & Hunnsy’s Hard Rock House to make up for it. And what an episode it is! The boys have finally – finally – pulled their fingers out to bring you their interview with Diving For Pearls frontman Danny Malone, fanboy Hunnsy’s favourite AOR band of all time. He’s promised that this exclusive is going to break the AOR internet, so there’s a challenge for the single digit listener! All this and chat about albums by Dare and The Firm. What could possibly be better?!

EPISODE 29. IS DIAMOND HEAD’S ‘CANTERBURY’ THE GREATEST ALBUM THAT NOBODY LIKED? WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH A MEMBER OF VENOM? AND REMEMBERING JOHN SYKES

It’s that time of the week again, where two old men go on and on about the glory days of rock while hoping they can hold out for the length of the podcast without getting caught short! This week Hunnsy gets all nostalgic for Venom’s ‘Black Metal’ album, HoJo remembers visiting the studio while Diamond Head were making their career-stalling work of genius ‘Canterbury’, and we give you some insight into sadly departed guitar legend John Sykes’ contributions to Whitesnake’s classic ‘1987’ album via some audio clips from a 2018 interview he gave to HoJo. RIP John.

EPISODE 28. SANTERS, STEVE VAI’S ‘INVIOLATE’ AND HUNNSY’S SPECTACULAR VOCAL IMPRESSION OF THE SHRED HERO!

Another week, another pod full of ridiculous hard rock chit chat, where Hunnsy brings Canadian ‘power trio’ Santers’ ‘Racing Time’ to the table and HoJo responds by losing his mind talking about album covers with rabid dogs on them! We’re worried about him. The world’s nicest guitar hero Steve Vai’s ‘Inviolate’ also comes under the microscope, and Hunnsy tries to entice him onto the pod by doing a sensational impersonation of the man. Will it work? Only time will tell. Oh, and will the boys really attend this year’s Firefest AOR jamboree?! Disclaimer: This pod doesn’t last 46 minutes and 40 seconds. You’ll have to listen to it to find out why that matters.