The Ugly American Werewolf in London ...
The Ugly American Werewolf in London is a weekly podcast about classic rock, hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal and early MTV. Hosted by The Wolf, an American expat who misses his record collection more than his friends and family and Action Jackson from the East Coast. These two interview rock legends, review classic albums and concerts of their favorite classic rock bands each week. Action & The Wolf have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge of rock music and its history - tune in to hear what they're passionate about! Proud part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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UAWIL #159: Top 10 Rock n Roll Christmas Songs
We all have our favorites and some of us have disgust for them but Christmas rock songs are a genre of its own and we made our lists based on our personal experiences with these songs over the years
69 min
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UAWIL #158: Toby Amies Director of In The Court...
Director Toby Amies tells about touring with King Crimson, how Robert Fripp perceives the band and how the other members of KC perceive him and their own role in teh band
63 min
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First Concert Memories #5: Jimmy Page & Robert ...
Christy literally wrote the book Search for Jimmy Page so we wanted to hear about her first experience seeing the guitar god live
68 min
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UAWIL #157: Band on the Run at 50
The iconic Wings album that gave Paul McCartney his biggest success & credibility in the 1970s
85 min
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UAWIL #156: Oliver Wakeman Interview on John We...
We welcome keyboard maestro Oliver Wakeman to talk about his relationship with John Wetton and to promote the 8 CD box set An Extraordinary Life
61 min
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UAWIL #155: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
Bark at the Moon turns 40 and we look back at Ozzy's career as he had said goodbye to Randy Rhoads and hello to MTV
80 min
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UAWIL #154: Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Punk rocker turned solo superstar Billy Idol and his album Rebel Yell were propelled to another stratosphere thanks to guitarist/co-writer Steve Stevens and MTV
73 min
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UAWIL #153: KISS - Live For The Last Time
The Wolf takes the Wolfcub to see KISS on The End Of The Road Tour one final time to give her the memory of what a real rock concert can be
67 min
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First Concert Memories #4: Ace Frehley with Son...
Seeing the legendary KISS lead guitarist as a solo artist was appointment viewing for our friend Hollywood and he shares his memories from seeing Ace Frehley on a co-headliner tour with Y&T in 1987
82 min
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UAWIL #152: Thriller - Michael Jackson
To celebrate Halloween & the anniversary of its release in November 1982, we dive into the biggest cultural phenomenon of our lifetimes and the biggest selling album in history , Thriller by Michael Jackson
88 min
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UAWIL #151: Rush - A Show of Hands
Rush's 3rd live album chronicling their much malighned 80s techno & cold war phases has a lot more good than bad for these sentimental Rush fans
89 min
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UAWIL #150: Steve Kilbey of The Church
The Church's opinionated Singer/Founder/Songwriter Steve Kilbey joins us to talk about his new record The Hypnogogue, his 40+ year career & catalog, acting aloof on MTV and fighting off overzealous fans on our 150th episode
65 min
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UAWIL #149: On First Listen - Brain Salad Surge...
In our new series On First Listen we choose an album we've never heard that has been recommended to us over the years and subject it to our usual track x track evaluation. For our first exploration we've chosen Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery, considered by many to be a prog masterpiece.
66 min
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First Concert Memories #3: Def Leppard with Nei...
Our friend Neil from Def Lep Pod shares his memories of seeing Def Leppard for the first time on the Adrenalize Tour in 1992 just a few months before The Wolf & Action Jackson saw them
66 min
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UAWIL #148: Traveling Wilburys - Volume 1
Traveling Wilburys were a happy supergroup formed from legendary friends wanting to eschew the music business and just have fun making music again
79 min
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UAWIL #147: Yes - 90125
Yes' best selling album 90125 is turning 40 and we celebrate it as the record that turned two kids from the MTV generation onto Yes
83 min
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UAWIL #146: Genesis - Genesis 1983
Genesis' eponymous 1983 album was an inflection point between the prog all-star days & the 80s pop days which had some big hits, solid album cuts and adult contemporary schlock that would redefine the band yet send them onto megastardom
74 min
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UAWIL #145: The Yardbirds Jim McCarty Interview
We chat with The Yardbirds Jim McCarty on his new single, Breath of the Wind, his time in The Yardbirds, and life after death
59 min
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First Concert Memories #2: Van Halen with Autho...
Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising & Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music joins us to talk about the night he saw Van Halen on the 1984 Tour
76 min
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UAWIL #144: Top 10 Rock Band Free Agent Pickups
Hear us debate the greatest replacement members of rock n roll history
70 min
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UAWIL #143: The Police - Outlandos D'Amour
The debut album by The Police is a mix of reggae, punk & rock that is the foundation for the sound & style of a band that in 5 years would rule the world
80 min
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UAWIL #142: The Metallica Report Hosts Steffan ...
Metallica now have their own official podcast & we talk with The Met Report hosts Renee & Steffan about their roles with the band, their show & the All Within My Hands Foundation
51 min
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UAWIL #141: The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Sou...
As Goats Head Soup turns 50 we go track x track & review the bonus tracks from the Deluxe Edition with Marc from Performance Anxiety Podcast
89 min
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UAWIL #140: Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
The Crue's sophomore effort has killer riffs, gets them on MTV & sells 4 million in the US but does the album stand the test of time?
80 min
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First Concert Memories #1: KISS with Tom & Zeus...
Hear the first episode of The Ugly American Werewolf in London's new sidecast on the first time you saw your favorite band live with Tom & Zeus of Shout It Out Loudcast where we talk about 3 different KISS tours
71 min