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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 830 episodes available.
May 26, 2022Rock School - 06/19/22 (Searching for Jimmy Page)"This week, we will speak with author Christy Alexander Hallberg about her new book Searching for Jimmy Page."...more40minPlay
May 26, 2022Rock School - 06/12/22 (Music Leaving Russia)"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has well passed 100 days. To hurt Russia for its actions, businesses have pulled out of the country. That means a great many businesses that deal with music. This week we will list many of these music outlets and discuss if their actions are hurting Russia itself or just the Russian musicians....more41minPlay
May 26, 2022Rock School - 06/05/22 (Marching Bands)"This week, back in 1979, Fleetwood Mac recorded the Trojan Marching Band for their song Tusk. That started us wondering. Are there other pop and rock songs that feature a marching band? Yes. We will also play some actual marching bands playing rock and pop....more34minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 05/29/22 (Celebrity Apprentice)"Donald Trump hosted the Celebrity Apprentice six times and then Arnold took over for a season. Believe it or not musicians played a big part in the show actually winning it a couple times. We will look back and also discuss how other countries said Youre fired!"...more35minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 05/22/22 (New Music)"Less than 3 percent of people 18 to 40 watched the Grammys. Furthermore, according to Spotify, the top 200 new songs playlist is responsible for less than 5 percent of total listenership. The most popular music now, both for investment and for listening are songs 30 years older or more. We will look into why."...more41minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 05/15/22 (Rock Is Dead)"Gene Simmons of KISS has doubled down on his statement that rock music is dead. Some agree. Some do not and some have written songs about it. Is rock dead or is the rock YOU like dead? We will look at this from a lot of angles."...more38minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 05/08/22 (Ukraine)"Pink Floyd released a song to raise money for Ukraine. It is their first in decades. Other artists have done so as well. We will discuss the songs, play a few Ukrainian rock bands and speak with a local preacher who just returned from The Ukrainian border. He and his wife were there to help people out of the country to safety in Romania."...more41minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 05/01/22 (Binaural Beats)"There has much interest in the use of frequencies for health, healing and general feeling better. The most famous are the Solfeggio Frequencies. However there is now the idea of playing frequencies against each other, in headphones in order to create a third beat, known as a Binaural Beat. We will do our best to explain it and play examples."...more38minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 04/24/22 (420)"This week will contain April 20. That's 4.20. It means smoking pot. But why? We will take an hour and discuss all the nicknames for pot and play songs dedicated to the herb. Enjoy. Dude."...more39minPlay
March 17, 2022Rock School - 04/17/22 (Censorship and Mtv)"What was the first song taken off of Mtv because of content? The first one censored. It wasn't the first one I thought of, or the second. I know Mtv was cable but back in the early 1980s, things were a bit different and the FCC still had a hand in the process."...more40minPlay
FAQs about Rock School:How many episodes does Rock School have?The podcast currently has 830 episodes available.