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Retro Rock Roundup with Mike and Jeremy Wiles
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In this Much Maligned Albums series, Jeremy and Mike deep dive into Cheap Trick's 1986 album The Doctor to find out why it wasn't the right Rx for the band.
Legendary vocalist Keith St. John, from Montrose, Kingdom Come, Lynch Mob, and so many more, joins us to discuss Ronnie Montrose Remembered-NAMM JAMM 2026 - The 10th Anniversary Show on January 24th in Anaheim, California!
Omad Records recording artist, Robert LaRoche, returns to the studio to discuss his excellent new solo album, Sacred Vow.
In this episode, John Brodeur, aka Bird Streets, returns to discuss his excellent new album, The Escape Artist.
Mike and Jeremy discuss some of the great classic rock bands that are hitting the road in 2026! Are these "Cover Bands" because they only have one or two or even none of the original members? We give you the lowdown on the bands that we believe are doing it right and one that we feel needs to stay home!
Happy Holidays from Retro Rock Roundup! In this special Christmas Episode, Mike and Jeremy talk about their favorite and least favorite Christmas songs by classic rock artists! See which artist and bands have been naughty or nice!
Jeremy and Mike recap five wonderful years of Retro Rock Roundup. We are joined by some special guests who have been great supporters and contributors to our podcast.
In the latest of our Chicago Scene series episodes, we speak with Singer/Songwriter, Brian Krumm about his musical journey - from his bands Suede Chain to The Great Crusades, to his latest solo album with his band The Barfly Friends, Just Fade Away.
In this episode, we speak with author Gillian Gaar about her excellent new book, Tom Petty: A Life & Music. We discuss the book and Tom Petty's amazing career.
In the Bonus Episode, we speak with Eric Butler, leader of Indiscipline: A Tribute To King Crimson. This band of some of the finest musicians is the best King Crimson expierience the Midwest has to offer. We discuss the formation of the band, the challenge of putting together a setlist of this magnitude, and the band's upcoming performance on December 6th at Reggies in Chicago.
In Episode 2 or our 2 part "Bruce Giving" Week episodes, Jeremy and Mike are joined by Rock In Retrospect host, Nick Bambach to review the new Bruce Springsteen biopic, Delver Me From Nowhere. We also discuss Nick's recent attendance at The 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and Mike and Jeremy recall their 2021 visit to Bruce Springsteen's hometown of Freehold, New Jersey.
In this New Music Friday episode, we speak with the members of Anything Ever, a great up-and-coming band from New York that combines fantastic hook filled pop/rock with Kansas inspired violin. We deep dive into their excellent debut album, Sleepless Nights.
In this episode, author Tim Durling joins us to talk about his book, Sing Me Away, The Night Ranger Album Review. We also Tim's love of collecting rare 8-Track tapes and his Tim's Vinyl Confession You Tube show.
In this episode, we speak with legendary rocker Graham Parker and author Jay Nachman about their great new book, Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind, which tells the story of Graham's early life and career that led up to his iconic 1976 debut album, Howlin' Wind.
In this episode, we speak with Terry Adams, Jr., who fronts The Phil Collins Experience - a multi-media production that pays tribute to Phil Collns and Genesis. We discuss Terry's musical journey, his love of Phil Collins and Genesis, and the band's upcoming Chicagoland performances.
It's our 3rd Annual Halloween Episode! And as usual, we are joined by Eric Peter Schwartz and Eric Dinse of the League of Erics duo, and we discuss our favorite deep and dark Halloween rock songs!
In this episode, we speak with legendary rocker John Cafferty about him and his band John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band's career, including their commercial breakthrough with the Eddie and The Cruisers Soundtrack. We also discuss writing songs for Sylvester Stallone movies, and what led them earlier this year to record a great new album, Sound Of Waves.
Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine for their "late-night decadence and velvet tones", wht.rbbt.obj. is a rock and roll reckoning! Rabbit and Francis from wht.rbbt.ob. join us to deep dive into their latest amazing album Oscar Bravo Juliett.
In Part 2 of this week's Double Shot Of Rock, veteran rocker Roger Deering returns to talk about his band, Crymwav, and its latest singles, Sense Of Adventure and Speak No Evil!
In Part 1 of this week's Double Shot Of Rock, we speak to legendary bassist and founding member of Blackfoot, Greg T. Walker about his incredible new band Two Wolf!























