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The WAY TOO LONG delayed Episode 308 and Bower navigates through the Great White adventure to summit the face of a LOVERBOY Rushmore! Bower attempts to name the 4 career-defining songs of one of Canada’s greatest rock acts!! Who makes the carving and who gets left off…

Episode 307 Bower calls on the big guns — his daughters — to help him navigate the treacherous climb up the face of a GREEN DAY Rushmore! Bower, Charlie and Lucky Rose pick the 4 career-defining songs of the Bay Area punk-pop GODZ!! See which track get left off the trek…

Foo Fighters! - Bower gives songs from the Foo Fighters the 'ol Mt. Rushmore treatment after the shocking death of their drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS. How do they pay tribute to TAYLOR - AND - stick to 4 songs?

Episode 305:We’ve featured guitar duos in our past episodes - this episode brings us duo-singers! Bower gives LINKIN PARK songs the righteous “rushmore treatment". PLUS: How the LP and JAY-Z mash-up really occurred; and the business decision behind the spelling of the bands name.

Episode 304: Solo Ozzmonster!! Bower gives solo Ozzy Osbourne songs the "rushmore treatment". And Why you shouldn't feel comfortable with Ozzy on the roadways and why he can still survive after decades of partying.

Episode 303: Bower — Classic Rockers: this is the MT. ROCKMORE for you! If getting ready for the ski road-trips (yes, before snowboards) included listening to Foreigner in your earholes, see how Bower gives them the “rushmore treatment”. SPOILER: No ballads!!

Episode 302: Bower — FINALLY, pays tribute to EDDIE VAN HALEN on our first-ever Mt. Rockmore “Axeman Tribute”! The “Rushmore treatment” tries to label four masterpieces by the man that single-handedly re-invented the entire rock guitar lexicon. E.V.H.

We KICK-OFF Season #3 - Celebrating 35 YEARS of metal, Sunset Strip style.…Season 3 of MT. ROCKMORE kicks off with Bower picking out the the long-awaited 4-career defining songs of — GUNS ’N ROSES 35 years ago, their debut record Appetite For Destruction was released – and — not ironically, so was the destruction. And Gun’s ’N Roses begins the lengthy stereotypical climb to stardom through years of drug abuse, departing members, record company skirmishes, famous women, and lots and LOTS of riots. AND – Bower decides which songs make the cut on the GNR Mt. Rushmore…and which DON’T! What kind of pets Slash took with him to hotels and for all of their “grunge feuds” which famous “grunge artist” hit number one with a Guns cover in – GNR: Today You Learnt”…. Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

Coronavirus help is IN the building! And so are the 90’s – On this ROCKMORE we tackle the 4-career defining songs of: ALICE IN CHAINS BOWER brings in the heavy artillery — and an incredibly fun episode featuring the NFL NETWORK’S MICHAEL FABIANO as they try to figure out the four songs of a Seattle band written out of the “grunge” bible, but still influencing rockers across the globe – ALICE IN CHAINS! Fabs brings SO many AIC behind the scenes stories: from how JERRY CANTRELL and MIKE INEZ are as fantasy football players to what an average party at Cantrell’s house is like and the Hollywood elite that come hang with the fellas. PLUS: You’ll hear a “ALICE IN CHAINS: Today You Learnt” coupled with “Five Questions For Fabs” explaining where Jerry told him the name of the band came from. Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

Back in the old Sirius Satellite Radio days — on Maxim Radio — THE BOWER SHOW hosted a Cinco De Mayo party with the VH1 band “Supergroup” On this MT. ROCKMORE BONUS-POD: Bower and his crew welcome SKID ROW’S SEBASTIAN BACH, SCOTTY IAN from ANTHRAX and JASON BONHAM to the Manhattan studios to celebrate Bower’s favorite holiday and play a brand-new game called: “Nail The Screamer”. Feel free to play along at home as the three SUPERGROUP stars battle it our trying to name a well-known rock vocalist “Screamer” in 2-seconds worth of music. Who DOMINATES the game? Who leaves a lot to be desired? Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

The most EXCITING episode to date! On this ROCKMORE we tackle the 4-career defining songs of: SKID ROW On this MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – droppin’ the four songs that defined the career of the New Jersey kids with a punk and metal attitude – SKID ROW! The excitement in this episode comes from BONUS audio that has SKID ROW former frontman SEBASTIAN BACH singing a little BON JOVI, WARRANT, BRYAN ADAMS, BULLET BOYS and GREG KIHN BAND while playing a game that made him say “I’m quitten’ the music industry” called “Nail The Screamer” (FOUND HERE). PLUS: You’ll hear a “SKID ROW: Today You Learnt” and radio God EDDIE TRUNK explaining why BACH and SKID ROW may never work together again. Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

We are paying respect to a 1980’s giant of rock radio hits on this ROCKMORE tackling the 4-career defining songs of: BILLY SQUIER On this MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – looks back at a far-too-overlooked career of one of the 1980’s power-chord rippin’, big-beat (HINT!) artists that made your radio happy it had speakers – BILLY SQUIER! Rumors about one professional move that allegedly ruined Billy’s career, to what Billy himself says ended his career. And a “BILLY SQUIER: Today You Learnt” complete with the truth about his biggest hit song and how hip-hop has payed their tribute to MR. SQUIER. Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

This is a bittersweet episode ROCKMORE tackling the 4-career defining songs of headbangin’-hair giants: WARRANT On this MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – scales the face of the Mt. Rushmore to carve out the 4-songs you could consider career defining one of the Sunset Strip’s Bleach-Blondest hair metal bands – WARRANT! From their early hits on their debut album, to how much late frontman JANI LANE felt about arguably the bands biggest hit of all time. Bower also has a heart-wrenching “WARRANT: Today You Learnt” and how the band is still touring after 30-years since the release of CHERRY PIE. Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

It may sound like a broken record, but this is the toughest ROCKMORE of them all – 50 years – on a Global scale: THE SCORPIONS ?!! On this MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – ascends the face of the mountain to carve out the 4-iconic songs from global rock phenomenon – THE SCORPIONS. From their early battles breaking into the U.S. music scene to their songs defining an era on MTV, to beginning a LAS VEGAS residency with QUEENSRYCHE starting on the 4th of July… Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore — PLUS: Be the first Rock-moron to POSITIVELY review the podcast, and you’ll get a CD of the Scorpions “Comeblack“…1) review 2) take a screenshot and 3) be the first to tweet that screenshot to: @MtRockmore to win!

Bower is curious – how do you pick the the 4-career-defining songs – spanning 40 years – from rock icons like WHITESNAKE ?!! On this MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – climbs you up the face of the mountain to determine the iconic songs from one of the 80’s monsters of rock – WHITESNAKE. Explaining their new tour with SAMMY HAGAR and NIGHT RANGER this Summer and figuring out how old WHITESNAKE songs led to the hits that we love and that caused TAWNY KITAEN to writhe all over DAVID COVERDALE’S car… Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

Bower’s is almost cocky over his picks for the 4-career-defining songs from POISON On this episode of MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – hikes you up the face of Mt. Rockmore to carve the songs of one of the most recognizable rock bands from the 80’s – POISON: Talking their Stadium Tour with MOTLEY CRUE, DEF LEPPARD and JOAN JETT, explaining the strange brotherhood – that overlooks age – over a POISON song and tells you why he was kicked out of school for 3 DAYS because of POISON! … Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

Bower’s confidence is high while picking 4-career defining songs from a band from his home state: TESLA On this episode of MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – dips into the rock talent pool from Northern California and and brings the carvings of Mt. Rushmore to the Sierra Nevada’s. From incredible opening guitar licks, to extreme vocal range, to top 10 songs to songs that should have been bigger – if those meddling grunge-kids hadn’t come along…and at least one song that highlighted a heated battle back in the early 90’s that is still being played out in movie theaters across the country. Guitarist FRANK HANNON has his own podcast – called: FAR-OUT! – that you should check out! Be sure to ask him about his MT. ROCKMORE of Tesla songs… Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of progressive rock band Rush, has died, CBC News and Rolling Stone report. According to the reports, Peart died on January 7 in Santa Monica, California after a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 67 years old. Bower had the very RARE opportunity to interview Neil back in late 2006. The Bower Show was on Sirius Satellite Radio and Neil was doing a book tour for his Roadshow: Landscape With Drums – A Concert Tour By Motorcycle book. Bower has spent the last hour listening and re-listening to it to recall just how amazingly nice, funny and talented a man the elusive Neil Peart was. He truly will be missed.

How do you pick ONLY four DEF LEPPARD songs to define their career? YOU don’t. You let MT. ROCKMORE do it. On this episode of MT. ROCKMORE: Bower – much in the same way he has disappointed his wife and kids for years – is sure to let down fans as he selects the Mt. Rushmore of DEF LEP songs. The “Terror Twins” and the rest of the boys are heading out on tour with Motley Crue (the previous ROCKMORE), Poison and Joan Jett. In this episode: Bower talks about how how some of your favorite and most recognizable DEF LEP songs were originally called something else and how one song had to be re-written because of some JOE ELLIOT vocals Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore

Completely – the most challenging MT. ROCKMORE to date. On this episode of MT. ROCKMORE: Bower completely mishandles the Mt. Rushmore of MOTLEY CRUE Songs — as they make their way out of a 4-year retirement and out on to the road with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. In this episode: Bower talks about how ONLY THE CRUE could get out of their contract to never tour together again, the magic that is their Netflix movie “The Dirt” and almost passes out trying to nail down the 4-career defining songs of one of the Sunset Strip’s iconic bands. Tell your Mt. Rushmore of friends (4 you idiot!), follow the pod @MtRockmore on Twitter and leave us a message there letting us know which artist we should give the MT. ROCKMORE treatment next! #FeedTheRockmore