Hojo and Hunnsy’s Hard Rock House

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.

EPISODE 27. IS CONEY HATCH MAIN MAN ANDY CURRAN ALLOWED TO STAND HOJO UP FOR DINNER? AND HOW BIG IS YOUR BADGE?

We’re already 27 episodes deep into this ridiculous venture, and Hunnsy’s been revisiting the debut album from Canadian rockers Coney Hatch, which triggers HoJo because frontman Andy Curran blew him out for dinner in Toronto last May. He tries to get over the trauma by reminding us that Curran wore legwarmers, then takes solace in the deep cuts of Queen’s ‘Jazz’ album while remembering the time he sang ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and had a fake moustache malfunction! Elsewhere the boys debate uses for a neckerchief and why size matters where badges are concerned. Never mind the bollocks. Here, friends, is where the important rock issues of the day are debated.

EPISODE 26. HUNNSY IN A LOINCLOTH? REALLY? IS THIS BECAUSE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT ‘SEX PEOPLE’ RAMMSTEIN?

If you thought the arrival of a new year would stop your two favourite old rock fools chunnering on endlessly about rock music you’re sorely mistaken. Episode 26 sees HoJo and Hunnsy trying to figure out why concerts are now announced months in advance, whether Jon Bon Jovi has filched more ideas from Honeymoon Suite, why Rammstein are sex people and whether Hunnsy wearing a loin cloth is a good marketing ploy. And if that tremendous set of topics doesn’t get us as many listeners as ‘The Rest Is History’ then we may as well give up!
• Please note Hunnsy gets the name of Frank Brunos trainer wrong - if that in itself doesn't intrigue you, nothing will

EPISODE 25. 2025 IS UNDERWAY WITH A CALL TO HOJO FROM STEVE HARRIS AND A CONTROVERSIAL TED NUGENT TALE. PLUS! ALBUMS BY STARZ AND… YES, HIM AGAIN… TED NUGENT.

Episode 25 is here to help you shake off the post-festive period blues as your two favourite old gumbies return to the podcast fray with an action-packed session where HoJo shows off about getting a phone call from his old Iron Maiden buddy Steve ‘Bomber’ Harris, then comes back down to earth explaining the massive tiff he had with Ted Nugent back in 1986. It’s feather dusters at dawn! And if all that isn’t exciting enough, Hunnsy raves about Starz, while HoJo reveals what a big man he is by lauding the debut album by… Ted Nugent! Peace and goodwill to all men! (who play on ten)