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.


595 Pieces

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Album Cover Lawsuits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The baby on the cover of the Nirvana Nevermind album is now 30 years old and he is suing everyone involved in the album for pornography even though...

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Covid Concert Restrictions
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Last month, two major concert promotors stated their venues and concerts by their artists will be for those who are vaccinated only. This command ...

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  • Added: Oct 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Black Box
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It seems that music companies are going out of their way to not pay their performers. The Black Box is a nickname given to a fund of royalties tha...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Faked Their Death
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Elvis. Michael Jackson. Tupac. Many believe these people are still alive but faked their death. What is better is that of all the musicians we ...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Decoding Dylan
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we speak with author Jim Curtis about his new book, Decoding Dylan Making Sense of the Songs That Changed Modern Culture. Curtis is an a...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Poorly Attended Concerts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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All too often, when a concert is poorly attended, it is made fun of. However, used correctly, it can be a learning experience to work on your perf...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
YouTube's Content ID
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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If you have ever posted content to YouTube that contains music, there is a good chance you've had a ContentID interaction. You could have received...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Band Fan Bases
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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You have heard of the KISS Army, right? That what KISS fans call themselves. But did you know that other bands and musicians also have nicknames ...

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Biz Markie Lawsuit
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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In the 90s, Biz Markie was a popular rapper with a top 10 hit. Then he used the song Alone Again by Gilbert OSullivan. He was sued not only for c...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Deep Fake Audio
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What is the future of music? Could it be music made only for you, by a computer that knows and monitors you? THat way it plays you the exact musi...

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Band Logos
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, we will tell you the story behind some of the best known band logos. From Dancing Bears to the Van Halen wings belonging to someone els...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Songs Inspired by Movies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, we're not talking about songs that were featured in movies, rather, songs that were written because a movie the artist saw, prompted it,...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Britney's Conservatorship
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The FreeBritney movement has been active lately calling for the singer to be free of her father. But should she be? Why was she put under a conse...

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Songs Based on the News
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Earlier this year, we did a shows on the topics of folk songs and while researching that show, we found a lot of songs outside the folk genre that ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Stars in Videos
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we are going to to talk about some of the golden days in music video. Many well known stars got their start in a big music videos. We h...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Won't Play in Concert
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we will discuss stories about bands that won't play their hit in concert. Often the band or artist has a decent reason but sometimes it ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Trigger Finger
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Musicians, especially stringed instrument musicians, have a better than 80 percent chance of developing Trigger Finger. I know. I had it and at t...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motown Part Two
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is the second part of our facinating interview with the flutist for Motown, Dayna Hartwick. Think of a classic hit for Motown and she played ...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motwon Part One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Think of your favorite Motown song. If there is a flute or piccolo on that song, it was played by Dayna Hartwick. For close to a decade, she was ...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Posthumous Hits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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There's a trivia questions goes around asking, what is the first posthumous number one hit? The answer that is probably expected is Sittin on the ...

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  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6

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