Rock School

Series produced by KSLU

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Rock School is a weekly, insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history, laws and culture of rock-n-roll hosted by music historian Joe Burns , Ph.D. and his wife Tammy.

Rock School is a weekly, hour-long lecture by music historian, Dr. Joe Burns. No topic is off the table. In the over a decade the show has been on air, Rock School has talked about everything from simple music lists to music in society, the audio production side of the business and just about every legal area you can imagine.

Hosted by Dr. Joe Burns and his wife Tammy, Rock School is recorded and produced in Joe's home studio and sent out through Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA from the studios of KSLU public radio.


621 Pieces

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This week back in 1958 Elvis went to the Memphis Draft Board and signs up for the Army turning down the chance to work for Special Services. From ...

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Series: Rock School
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As AI progresses there have been calls for protections largely unheeded. So now come the lawsuits. There is a long list and some seem to have teeth.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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It used to be that artists wanted to go platinum. Now they are racing to a Billion. It is the new platinum.

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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It only comes around every four years so we need to do something with Leap Year day February 29. Here is our take.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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There are a lot of bands that have not had a number one hit. What is interesting is how close some bands came without ever hitting the top. We ha...

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week back in 1981, Rush released Tom Sawyer and all anyone could talk about was Neil Peart's drum work. For fun, I asked the internet for oth...

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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There is a portion of Copyright law that is starting to come due. It states that if 35 years pass that you can petition for your copyright to be r...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Yes, we are a little late with the topic but here are some of the big predictions found around the internet discussing 2024 and the future of music.

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Series: Rock School
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This week we speak with author Darren Paltrowitz about his new work, DLR Book, How David Lee Roth Changed the World.

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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2024 is a year of many anniversaries and one big birthday. The Fender Stratocaster is 70 years old. We will look at the history and why it contin...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Here is the second show listing the anniversaries in the music world that will be coming up during this new year, 2024.

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This is our yearly start to the new year. We go back 10 years again and again as far back as we can go and tell you the music anniversaries that w...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Every year, we take the final show and say a thank you and raise a glass to the musicians who passed. This is that show.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Not even Christmas gets away from the law. We begin with Mariah Carey being sued again for All I Want For Christmas is You and go from there.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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With Beyonce and Taylor Swift setting records with their two new concert films, we decided to offer up some other concert films for you to enjoy th...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Beatles released a song with John Lennon which is mainly AI. People love it but is it a good thing? AI is being used more than you might thin...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Let's talk turkey. This is our Thanksgiving show.

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  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Series: Rock School
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This week in 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann invented LSD. It became a force in the 60s and gave us a new genre of music. Psychedelic.

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Can you give yourself a nickname? Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did m...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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This week is an interview with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel about their new book, Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine. I ask them about t...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6