Retrorockrewind

07/23/2026

WE ARE BACK FROM HIATUS AND CRANKING IT UP!! ⚡🎸 Episode #342 of RetroRock Rewind has landed!

This week, Rock’n Rhett Butler dials the wayback machine straight to 1989! We’re diving into the absolute filth of Celebrity Sludge with the vodka-soaked mayhem of the 1989 Moscow Music Peace Festival, Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood resurgence, and high-octane tracks from Aerosmith, Anthrax, Midnight Oil, Scanner, Eighteen Visions, Metallica, and Pantera!

💬 What was your favorite record from 1989? Drop it in the comments below! 📱 Lock your dials in this weekend! If it's too loud... TOO BAD! #1989

07/16/2026

📻 RETROROCK REWIND: THE OZZY OSBOURNE MEMORIAM VAULT IS OPEN. 🎸
When John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne passed away last July, the entire rock universe shifted permanently on its axis. He wasn't just a singer; he was the primary inventor, the voice, and the absolute blueprint for hard rock and heavy metal as we know it. While we finish our summer break, we are opening up the vault to re-feed Episode 304—our definitive, raw memoriam broadcast originally put down right after the music world lost its true Wizard.
In the Belly of the Beast, we light the fuse with a massive triple-shot of Iron Maiden firepower. Then, we step directly into the Sludge to spin through mid-tier hair metal history with Def Leppard and Thunder. But the true heart of this module belongs entirely to the Madman. We are dropping the needle on his legendary solo career alongside his early Black Sabbath roots and his most famous studio collaborations with Lita Ford and Lemmy.
🚨 RETURN NOTICE: Mark your calendars now! The RetroRock Rewind returns to its live tracking schedule with a brand-new show NEXT THURSDAY, JULY 23!
💬 CHAT ROOM DEFCON: From the foundational heavy riffs of Black Sabbath to his legendary solo run, what is the absolute single most important Ozzy Osbourne song that completely defined your rock-and-roll youth? Let's salute the Godfather of the Noise in the comments!
👇 Tune in to retrorockradio.com Thursday @ 8pm, and again on Friday @ 8pm, lock it in, and turn it up!

07/13/2026

HOpefully Brian and the Boyz will be near enugh that yall can get out to see them

07/13/2026

Maybe they will bring EddFest to the USA next summer?!

07/13/2026

III SO WISH I coulda been there!!

07/09/2026

📻 THE VAULT IS OPEN: EPISODE 302 REPLAY IS ON THE AIR! 🎸The 4th of July smoke is finally clearing out of the Brewerton command center, and I am officially recovering from blowing out my own birthday candles yesterday! While the production crew finishes up our summer break, we are opening up the sacred archives to make sure your weekend speakers don't go hungry.

This weekend, we are firing off a heavy-duty classic from the beginning of last summer and locking the coordinate dials directly onto NINETEEN EIGHTY-EIGHT!

🔥 IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST: We salute the mighty Iron Maiden as they tear through their massive 50th Anniversary "Run For Your Lives" tour tracking list, dropping the needle on "Days of Future Past," "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate," and the timeless masterpiece "2 Minutes to Midnight"!

🛢️ CELEBRITY SLUDGE: We dish the dirt on the 11 absolute worst studio albums ever delivered by big hair metal bands—headlined by the toxic, short-lived 1997 Vince Neil reunion disaster that was Mötley Crüe's Generation Swine!

🗺️ THE WAYBACK WALKABOUT: We track the 1988 global grid from the year the USSR withdrew its forces from Afghanistan to the Washington Redskins putting a historic 42-10 beating on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII!

💬 CHAT ROOM DEFCON: When you look back at the late-80s hair metal explosion, what is the absolute worst, most unlistenable album from an otherwise legendary band that made you want to hurl your cassette tape out the window? Let's talk about the total creative trainwrecks in the comments!

Lock your dials, locate your local affiliate stream, and turn it up!TOO LOUD?? … TOO BAD!!

06/30/2026

We Knew there were benefits to Rockin out
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🤘🖤 Heavy metal isn't just music—it's a lifestyle.

A study has suggested that people who listened to heavy metal during their teenage years often reported being happier and better adjusted later in life than many of their peers. While results vary across studies and don't apply to everyone, it's a reminder that metal can provide a powerful sense of identity, community, and emotional release.

For millions of fans, heavy metal wasn't the problem—it was the therapy.

Do you believe heavy metal made your life better? Tell us how it helped you. 👇🔥

12/23/2025

Happy Birthday Dave