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Dr Joe Burns hosts an insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history and culture of rock-n-roll... more
FAQs about Rock School:How many episodes does Rock School have?The podcast currently has 1,171 episodes available.
August 28, 2025Rock School - 09/07/25 (AI and The Velvet Sundown)"A band named The Velvet Sundown had a hit a short while ago. The concern was that the band and the music were all fake. They were both fully AI generated. It is easier than you think. We have the story and some examples of when I did the same thing for an audience just to prove how easy it is to do."...more55minPlay
August 21, 2025Rock School - 08/31/25 (Trilogies)"This is a fun parlor game. Name a band, a song by that band and then an album from that band that are all named exactly the same. Here is an example. Bad Company by Bad Company on the album Bad Company. There are many that are close but a true Trilogy is all three exactly the same."...more38minPlay
August 16, 2025Rock School - 08/24/25 (We are in the Library of Congress)"The Rock School show is now a part of the Library of Congress through their American Archive of Public Broadcasting. I know. I can barely believe it myself. Here is the story of the Library of Congress and how this all came to be. Check the calendar. It is not April and I am not fooling."...more40minPlay
August 14, 2025Rock School - 08/17/25 (Band Historical Names)"Naming a band can be quite difficult. The list of bands we will discuss today went back into history to grab a name or an event to come up with a moniker. You know a good many of them. "...more40minPlay
July 31, 2025Rock School - 08/10/25 (Fastest Ticket Sales)"The K Pop band EXO claimed that one of their concerts in South Korea sold out in less than two seconds. It sounds impossible because you are not being told the entire story. It is a badge of honor for bands to sell out quickly. Other than EXO, who did legitimately sell out the fastest. We will tell you our pick."...more36minPlay
July 24, 2025Rock School - 08/03/25 (Musicians Before Film)"Often an actor will start a band once her or she is famous. However many actors start as musicians. Some saw great success. We have some surprising names this week."...more35minPlay
July 17, 2025Rock School - 07/27/25 (Moral Panics)"Rock and Roll really came into its own in the 1950s and once it did someone was always proclaiming it bad for the youth in one way or another. These were generally called Moral Panics. Here is the history and some examples of a few of the most popular Moral Panics."...more47minPlay
July 10, 2025Rock School - 07/20/25 (The Cover Was the Hit Show 2)"Here is the second show where we play songs you might not know were covers. Often the cover version of a song becomes a bigger hit. And even if you did know the hit was a cover you may not know the original. We will play you a few."...more38minPlay
July 03, 2025Rock School - 07/13/25 (The Cover Was the Hit)"This is the first of a two show set. Often people are shocked to hear that a hit song is a cover. We have put together a long list of hit songs that are covers and we will play the original to you can hear where the hit you know came from."...more38minPlay
June 26, 2025Rock School - 07/06/25 (The Marquee Club)"In July of 1962, the Rolling Stones play their first gig in the Marquee Club. The Marquee Club was one of the main venues for 1960s British rock. This week we will discuss the rather interesting history of the Marquee Club."...more38minPlay
FAQs about Rock School:How many episodes does Rock School have?The podcast currently has 1,171 episodes available.