Podcast #: 287 - 2025 Kicks and Kisses

It's that time again, kids, time for The Right To Rock's annual Kicks & Kisses List. Genghis & Ragman have made their lists and checked them twice to find out what hard rock and heavy metal events of 2025 were naughty or nice. So, grab a seasonal ale, light a festive cigar, and kick those feet up as the lads wax nostalgic for the year.  So grab a beer, buckle in and get those horns up..

Link to 2025 Spotify Kicks and Kisses Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7t1clhZiv8hmNAI9KqC8XR?si=zVZm1eABTRm2AQVO4DP8jg

Featured Tracks:  Bilmuri - More Than Hate, Bring Me The Horizon - Ten Statues That Cried Blood, Testament - Shadow People, Blue Murder - Valley of the Kings, King Kobra - Hunger, A Day to Remember - All My Friends, Allegaeon - Carried By Delusion, Sum 41 - Landmines, Dream Theater - Bend the Clock, Dayseeker - Crawl Back to My Coffin, Sleep Token - Damocles, Fit For a King - Shelter

- Ragman is ready for 2026!  Bring it on!

Podcast#: 287 - Kicks and Kisses 2025

The Ragman Show - Podcast-107

Were you in the Christmas spirit this year?  If not, why?  Many weren't and don't know the reason why.  In Texas it could have been the unseasonably hot weather, but is that enough to ruin Christmas?  Tune in to get Ragman's thoughts.  Also, Ragman brings back the name that tune game.  Will Jon guess it or fail misearbly?  Next Ragman takes you on the road to Norway!  Rag's caught up with his friend's Kristoff and Alejandro in Stavanger to talk music, music docs, beer and more.  All of this and much more on this episode.  So grab a beer, buckle in and get those horns up..

Beer of the Show:  Pinthouse/Green Cheek collab - Dino Snacks  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks:  Annisokay - Splinters, Stryper - Still the Light, Thayer/St. James - The Ballad of the Bullet, Annie Lennox - Don't Let It Bring You Down, Triumph - Magic Power, Fastway - Say What You Will, Our Mirage - Timeloss, Soft Play - Punk's Dead, Faetooth - Strange Ways, Europe - Rock the Night, Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock, AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie, Kublai Khan - Antpile/True Fear, Meryl Streep - Death to the Landlord, Viagra Boys - Pyramid of Health, Deftones - Mascara, Judas Priest - Out in the Cold, Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness, We Came As Romans - Bad Luck

-Ragman is currently in a frozen tundra...

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The Ragman Show - Podcast-106

Why are ticket prices for classic artists getting so expensive?  Are the artist's looking for their last big pay day?  By last, I mean until they say they had so much fun that they're going to keep on going.  Or is it the promoter?  Who knows, but at this point I wonder if they will price themselves out of the market.  Will Ragman pay these high prices or wait for the BluRay?  Tune in to find out.  Next Ragman walcomes back Rox and Luca from Shape of Water for an update.  The guys discuss their last album Petrichor and how it has been recived.  They also discuss some of the deeper meanings behind some of their songs.  We also have Frederico from Shiva May Care talking about his band and more.  All of this and much more on this episode.  So grab a beer, buckle in and get those horns up..

Beer of the Show:  Polyrythm - BPM  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  Lsst Ashes - Fragments of Hope, Rush - Entre Vous, Any Given Day - Bleed to Shine, Triumph Tribue - Magic Power (Joey Belladonna), Triumph - Lay it on the Line, Shape of Water - Scar, Apertura, Last Goodbye, Still Karma, The Snoot, Words In Eternity, Silence of the Lambs, Shiva May Care - Falling Down, Max Georgiev - Believe In You

-Ragman is missing the UK...

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The Ragman Show - Podcast-105

Ragman returns after a short hiatus.  This week Ragman talks about what has detained him from the show.  Next Rag's brings back Mr. Big vocalist Eric Martin for a fireside chat.  Eric discusses Mr. Big's Big Finish tour as well as their last record Ten.  Eric also discusses what's next, AI, touring and much more.  Nothing is off the table when Rag's and Eric get chatting.  All of this and much more on this episode.  So grab a beer, buckle in and get those horns up..

Beer of the Show:  Great Notion - Fresh Hop Dune  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks: Smith/Kotzen - Blindsided, Shape of Water - Out of Time, Midnight City - Seeing is Believing, Mr. Big - Wind Me Up, Sweet - Action, Mr. Big - Goin' Where The Wind Blows, TMG - Oh Japan! Our Time is Now, Mr. Big - Take Cover, Right Outta Here, Up On You, Mogg/Way - Mother Mary, Mr. Big - Next Time Around, Undertow 

-Ragman isn't ready for the holidays...

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The Ragman Show - Podcast-104

Like to curl up with a good book?  What makes a book great?  What is needed to keep your interest?  Well if you're like Ragman, it has to be entertaining, and it's a plus if it is music related.  This week Ragman brings in Photgrapher gone Author Brian McLean to discuss his new book Photography, Friends, Fate and Fun: Amazing Times and Wondorous Stories of Photojournalist.  Brian gives the deets on his new book as well as some extra stories that didn't make the cut.  Ragman and Brian reminisce about past concert experiences and the bands they still love today.  All of this and much more on this episode.  So grab a beer, buckle in and get those horns uo..

Beer of the Show:  Freak Folk Bier - Slow Hand  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks:  Tailgunner - Midnight Blitz, Riot - Heavy Metal Machine, Outlaw, Aerosmith - Lighning Strikes, Slyther - Visions, David Lee Roth - I'm Just a Gigolo, Kiss - Shout It Out Loud, Bad English - Forget Me Not, Black N Blue - Lifeline

-Ragman can read...

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