Hojo and Hunnsy’s Hard Rock House

Why were ‘70s hard rock stage shows so useless? Is there any mileage in a band called Stuffed Animal Museum? Is Anthrax’s unheralded ‘We’ve Come For You All’ album actually better than Metallica’s ‘Ride The Lightning’? Has HoJo got beef with Lars Ulrich? Will Mrs. Hunns force the guys to build their own studio so she can get on with her work? Looks like it’s a special ‘Question Time’ edition of HoJo & Hunnsy’s Hard Rock House. ...

Hunnsy starts preparing for his annual ride to Download, while HoJo has a hang with two very different rock stars, learning that Pantera’s Philip Anselmo loves his boxing and former Styx man Dennis DeYoung is the proud owner of a potty mouth. This is the kind of inside info you just can’t get anywhere else! The boys also discuss the week’s listening with the debut album by Aussie rockers Kings of The Sun from 1988 and Styx’s breakt...

Hunnsy’s very excited after seeing The Darkness, but there are some disgruntled fans out there. He’s also listening to Girl’s debut album ‘Sheer Greed’ where the boys ponder whether – irony alert – Kiss fans really spat on them because they wore make-up! Meanwhile HoJo is revisiting Led Zep’s ‘Presence’ album and deciding whether two immense songs make it a worthwhile exercise. The big debate is whether it’s David Lee Roth or Dave ...

Have you ever been to the Stuffed Animal Museum in Tring, stoned or otherwise? Why does this have anything to do with HoJo and Hunnsy’s Hard Rock House? You’ll have to listen to find out. Plus! Hunnsy relives his youth with Hanoi Rocks’ ‘Back To Mystery City’, while HoJo big sup John Waite’s debut solo album ‘Ignition’. And we get Nils from Norway on the show to thank the nation for their support for our pod, and to find out all ab...

Bonjour. Buenos dias. Guten Morgen. Bom dia. Your favourite ageing rockers are back in the saddle for a slightly weird episode that we’re putting down to HoJo’s recent close encounter with food poisoning. Why weird? Well he’s been listening to Sleep Token, the least metal metal band of all time and a group that was formed as recently as 2016. Surely that isn’t the spirit! Hunnsy tries to get things back on track by talking about “B...

Hello people. The boys are in their respective heavy metal hot seats once more for this week’s chit, and indeed chat, about the world of old man rock. Hunnsy can’t wait to dust off the spandex for a Pretty Boy Floyd/Jet Boy gig in London next September. HoJo really isn’t excited by Hunnsy’s listening choice of White Lion and instead tries to convince us that Kiss’ ‘Dressed To Kill’ is an overlooked classic by singing like Paul Stan...

We’re back, back, back with a bang, bang, bang. Yes, it’s episode 34 heading right atcha and the boys are chit-chatting away over such varied topics as why Hunnsy’s AI version of a Foreigner album has been causing a stir, what’s the greatest back tattoo ever witnessed, and why rockers T*sla are in serious need of a rebrand. Also, Hunnsy’s espousing the virtues of Sunset Strip hardy perennials L.A. Guns’ ‘Hollywood Vampires’ album, ...

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...

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...

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 hi...

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...

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 challen...

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 J...

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 m...

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 ...

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 tremendo...

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 ...