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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Aug 6

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#1203: Wildfire Haze (with drone videos)

RECORD STORE TALES #1203: Wildfire Haze Wildfires are more and more common as the world warms, but this year has been something else. The sunsets have been alien and unimpressive. The sun a…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jul 31

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The Greatest Grandma – Rest in Peace Doris “Dolly” Winter: Jul 12 1924-Jul 30 2025

I wrote this over two years ago. We thought she was gone, four or five times since 2022. Now it is the sad time to post it. For most of my life I’ve only had one grandparent. I neve…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jul 29

Rest in peace Tommy and AJ

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GUEST REVIEW: Twisted Sister – Love Is For Suckers (1987) by Tommy Morais (and remembering A.J. Pero)

My old friend and collaborator Tommy Morais passed away in 2024, but miraculously, I found this 2015 email from him. It contained a complete review of Twisted Sister’s Love Is For Suckers al…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jul 8

An historic weekend for the books, and a victory for #mentalhealth.

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#1197: Moose Sausage & Mental Health

RECORD STORE TALES #1197: Moose Sausage & Mental Health Summer is well on its way. I’ve waited a long time to get here. I love doing live broadcasts from the cottage. This weekend was g…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jul 5

See you in 90 minutes

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🅻🅸🆅🅴 Music & Mental Health: The Return of Jex Russell THIS MORNING on Grab A Stack of Rock

SPECIAL TIME! GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man Episode 107: Ask Jex Anything! Music and Mental Health Music and mental health: what’s the connection? Quite a lot actuall…

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · Jul 1

on this day in 1988 I stood outside the Metro nightclub in Vancouver and interviewed Killer Dwarfs frontman Russ Dwarf

He was a fun guy

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Russ Dwarf of the Killer Dwarfs, June 30, 1988 | Ear of Newt

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 30

REVIEW: #Ruko #U11MINI 4K #Drone mikeladano.com/2025/06/25/r... via @mikeladano

REVIEW: Ruko U11MINI 4K Drone

Buy yours on Amazon! Ruko U11MINI 4K Drone Are you ready to level up in your photography or drone flying game? The brand new Ruko U11MINI 4K is the drone for you. Best of all, it weighs under 249…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 27

Tonight on #50yearsofironmaiden...
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50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: Collections! Stories! Maiden on Vinyl, Bottlecaps & More!

50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: Collections! Stories! Maiden on Vinyl, Bottlecaps & More! With special guest Aaron “Mr. Books” KMA and Jex Russell GRAB A STACK OF ROCK bonus …

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 26

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#1195: No Smoking? No Second Date!

RECORD STORE TALES #1195: No Smoking? No Second Date! Disclaimer: I have never held it against anyone, be it a friend or girlfriend, who smoked. Very rarely, I expressed my distaste for the habit…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 25

#Ruko #DRONE review is UP! UP! and AWAAAAY!

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REVIEW: Ruko U11MINI 4K Drone

Buy yours on Amazon! Ruko U11MINI 4K Drone Are you ready to level up in your photography or drone flying game? The brand new Ruko U11MINI 4K is the drone for you. Best of all, it weighs under 249…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 23

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RE-REVIEW: Geddy Lee – My Favourite Headache (2000, 2024 reissue with bonus tracks)

GEDDY LEE – My Favourite Headache (2000 Atlantic, 2024 Anthem reissue) As a Rush fan, Geddy Lee’s solo album My Favourite Headache never quite clicked. The lyrics seemed inferior and the mus…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 19

Do you like #BLOTTO?

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[VIDEO] It’s Magic! Check out my Blotto shirt sent by the band!

In 2019, I received this shirt from Blotto drummer F Lee Harvey Blotto himself. Check out the shirt and the story in the video below.

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 18

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50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: Unboxing Martin Popoff’s Hallowed By Their Name: The Unofficial Iron Maiden Bible

50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode 50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: Unboxing Martin Popoff’s Hallowed By Their Name: The Unofficial Iron Maiden Bible GRAB A STACK OF ROCK bonus episo…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 16

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On This Day: June 16 2023 & 2024

On this day in 2023, June 16 fell on a Friday. As usual, Grab A Stack of Rock was scheduled to go live that night with our very first Iron Maiden episode (which I shall re-edit and re-broadcast in…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 13

Check out this cool 2018 interview with the band #HelloHopeless.

Today they just released a new single.

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HELLO HOPELESS - INTERVIEW - November 2018

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 13

A special episode tonight - Adventures in #Epilepsy #epilepsyawareness

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Adventures in Epilepsy – Special Re-Formatted Episode – Tonight Jun 13 7:00 PM EST

Originally broadcast on Oct 2, 2020 as two streams totaling 2 hours and 12 minutes. This new version has been re-focused down to a perfect 50 minute show. In October of 2020, right in the thick of…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Rest in Peace, genius: Brian Wilson (1942-2025)

Brian Douglas Wilson was 82 years old. As sure as Beethoven and Bach were geniuses, so was Brian. Born, raised and embodying California, Brian Wilson and his music was entwined with my life from …

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 11

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#1193: Do you believe in Car-ma?

RECORD STORE TALES #1193: Do you believe in Car-ma? For a couple years now, the neighbour across the hall has been messing with my side view mirror. As if to make a statement about parking too clo…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 10

The album of the year is upon us. #HaremScarem #ChasingEuphoria

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Album of the year? REVIEW: Harem Scarem – Chasing Euphoria (2025 2 CD/DVD)

HAREM SCAREM – Chasing Euphoria (2025 Frontiers 2 CD/DVD) In 2025 we have seen spectacular new releases from The Darkness and Ghost, but have Harem Scarem topped them all? Chasing Euphoria c…

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Mike Ladano - Grab A Stack of Rock @grabastackofrock.bsky.social · Jun 9

We have the full video of her acceptance speech right here.

VIDEO: Dr Kathryn Ladano wins 2025 K-W Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year - Arts & Culture mikeladano.com/2025/06/09/v...