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.


606 Pieces

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Rock's Strangest Moments
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Series: Rock School
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Is Frank Zappa's father Mr. Green Jeans? How'd David Bowie's eye get a funny color? Michael Jackson bought The Elephant Man's bones? Where'd Geo...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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History of the Stage - Show #4
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Series: Rock School
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Every item on the concert stage has a history to it, from microphones to fog machines to lasers and the instruments. This series tackles said hist...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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History of the Stage - Show #3
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Series: Rock School
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Every item on the concert stage has a history to it, from microphones to fog machines to lasers and the instruments. This series tackles said hist...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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History of the Stage - Show #2
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Series: Rock School
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Every item on the concert stage has a history to it, from microphones to fog machines to lasers and the instruments. This series tackles said hist...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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History of the Stage - Show #1
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Series: Rock School
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Every item on the concert stage has a history to it, from microphones to fog machines to lasers and the musical instruments. This series tackles s...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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The Mercury Prize
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Series: Rock School
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The Mercury Prize has earned a reputation for honoring musicians based on their talent and not necessarily their success or popularity. This episo...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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1973 OPEC Oil Embargo
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Series: Rock School
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The OPEC Oil Embargo was responsible for not only bringing our cars to a halt, but its impact was even felt throughout the music industry. This epi...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Rock Stars' Non-Famous Siblings
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Series: Rock School
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What about the brothers and sisters of famous rock stars? Did they inherit the talent too? Was it dumb luck that their siblings became famous? W...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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iTunes Turns 10
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Series: Rock School
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iTunes celebrated its 10 year anniversary April 28th, 2013. The Apple music service unquestionably revolutionized the way we buy, store and play a...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Biggest Money Making Tours
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Series: Rock School
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Money, money, money, money! The best way for artists to bring in the dough today is to take the show on the road. This week we follow our Highest...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Boston
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Series: Rock School
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Even though we are broadcasting from Louisiana, today we are all "Bostonians"! We got "Boston Bill" (Bill Robison) to add to the big Boston show, a...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Highest Attended Concerts
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Series: Rock School
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Dr. Burns is back with even more awesome music trivia. This week we'll be discussing the highest attended rock concerts of all time, and why so man...

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  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Highest Paid Dead Rock Stars
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Series: Rock School
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Dr. Burns was nice enough to make a list of the top 25 selling after-death rock artists. We'll also be featuring some awesome music from these dead...

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  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Rock Star Autobiographies
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Series: Rock School
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We've discussed rockumentaries before on Rock School, but this week, we'll be talking about rock star autobiographies. Every artist we'll be talkin...

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  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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What Makes A Song a Hit?
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Series: Rock School
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So what does make a song a hit? Dr. Burns and Beth West along with special guests, Father Cayet Mangiaracina - co-author of Hello Mary Lou, Paul Sa...

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  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Rockumentaries
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Series: Rock School
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This week's Rock School will be all about documentaries pertaining to rock bands. We'll be discussing and analyzing many different "Rockumentaries"...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Rock Star Chords
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Series: Rock School
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Chords, chords, and more chords. That's what makes Rock music so flippin' awesome to listen to. We'll be taking a look at famous chords used on var...

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  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Rock Star Pseudonyms
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Series: Rock School
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We all know rock stars can't just be themselves ALL the time, so it's only natural they use a pseudonym. Let's listen to L'angelo Misterioso (Georg...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Record Contracts
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Series: Rock School
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What makes it possible for you to get the music you love, the money the record labels love, and the publicity that artists love? Contracts, of cour...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Rock Stars Who Wrote Soundtracks
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Series: Rock School
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The title says it all! This week, we'll be taking a look at all the awesome rock stars who wrote soundtracks to many different movies.

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2

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