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.


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On this episode of Rock School, we are gonna talk about a new study done by the New York Attorney General to explain why you can't get tickets to t...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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On this new episode of Rock School, we are gonna discuss the times when you think a song title is one thing and it turns out it is something else. ...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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In 2015, it was the first year ever that old music outsold new music. On this episode, we will discuss 5 theories about why this could have happened.

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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Many Rock Stars have retired and we are gonna go down the list of those who have retired from music and play a few songs along the way.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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In January 2016, we lost a lot of great musicians like Glenn Frey, David Bowie, Dale Griffin and others. Many of us have mourned their deaths, but ...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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On this episode, we are gonna interview James Campion and discuss his book “Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an A...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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This week is the second part of the two part series of anniversaries for the brand new year of 2016. So what happened in 1986? 1996? 2006? We are g...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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This is the first part of a two part series. We will be talking about the anniversaries of this new year. What happened in the music world in 1966?...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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As a new year begins, this episode of Rock School discusses musicians we lost in 2015 and play some of their best songs to honor their careers in t...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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This week it's a tour of the top tunes of the year, as reflected in the UK's number 1 spot at Christmas.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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Everything you always wanted to know about Elvis' Christmas Album, but never knew to ask.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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On this week's episode, Dr. Burns will discuss the highest selling debut albums of all time.

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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This is the Thanksgiving edition of Rock School and we will be discussing musicians whose birthday just happens to fall on Thanksgiving this year a...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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On this episode of Rock School, we will be celebrating the life of Allen Toussaint who recently passed away on November 10, 2015. We will play musi...

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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2015 is the 40th anniversary of the movie, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Dr. Burns will walk you through everything you may or may not know about the ...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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In light of the news that Playboy magazine will no longer feature full frontal nudity. We are gonna talk about and play music by female musicians ...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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We're gonna talk about phobias. Many musicians and actors have strange phobias. We will even discuss melophobia, the fear of music.

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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This week we explore several of the routines and ceremonies that our favorite artists obsessively perform before taking the stage.

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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This week we explore the big data of Spotify and showcase music from President Obama's playlist.

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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It is promoting his new album Rock and Roll Loser.

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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