Rock School

"Once again another site has come up with another top guitar riffs list. Instead of just reading that one, we compiled ten lists from ten places. Will they agree. Plus we will tell you what we believe is the top guitar riff of all time."

"Now and again, two music artists from seemingly opposite ends of the musical spectrum get together and create a hit. But how did they get together? How did the song come to be? We'll tell you the story of as many as we could find."

"Inflation is high, not only here but around the world. While we may not know exactly how to solve inflation, but what we do know is that it's having an effect on musicians and the music industry. We will tell you what we found."

"Do you remember the 21st of September? You know that date means nothing, right? It fit in the beat of the song. However, there are many songs with dates where the date does mean something. We have a good long list."

"A month, or so, back, the Chicks walked off stage because the lead singer wasn't able to continue due to allergies. This happens more than you might think. We have a full list of times a musician called a concert early for one reason or another and then walked off stage."

"What was the first stadium concert. Beatles. Are you sure Stadium concerts are becoming more common because of both financial decisions and an effort to be less taxing on the artist. It sounds the opposite of what you would think. We will explain it all."

"Maybe there is life out there. Maybe UFOs have visited us. The government is even admitting there is a pretty good chance. However, many musicians already believe it and many say they have seen a UFO. Some state they have been taken aboard their starship and headed for the sky."

"It sometimes happens that an older song will be picked up in a television show and break back on the charts for a whole new generation. Stranger Things has done it twice in a single season. We will tell you the stories and list some more long forgotten songs that received new life thanks to TV."

"Interpolation in music is a simple, specific thing. Instead of sampling a piece of music, taking the actual song, Interpolation, is reperforming the part and paying a great deal less than the Master License needed to sample. It's a way to take a part of a song at a discount rate and, it is done a lot. We have examples."

"Caruso Sauce. Paganini Ravioli. Bizet Cake. Drinks. Sandwiches. Food trucks. It's amazing how many food and food-related items are named after musicians and bands. We have a full list plus we will talk about some non musician foods. Arnold Palmer? Peach Melba? Chicken a la King? Who are these people? We will tell you."