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Two Albums at Once
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week back in 1992 Bruce Springsteen released two albums on the same day, March 31. Has this happened before or since? We have a list for you.

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Presidential musicians
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in 1992, Bill Clinton played saxophone on the Arsinio Hall show. With that and the presidential race heating up, here's a rundown of pre...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Grammys and Satan
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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At the last Grammys, Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed a live version of the song Unholy. Many said it was a Satanic Ritual but was it? Or was i...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Un-Word of the Year
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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It’s that time of the year again when dictionaries around the world try to sum up the year in a word or two.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Copyright in 2023
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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There are three rather interesting copyright concerns that the government will need to deal with in 2023. Copyright and Artificial intelligence, t...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Auto Tune
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week back in 1988 Cher's Believe was released and the effect introduced everyone to Auto Tune. We will talk about the effect's history, how ...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Spinal Tap Inspiration
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in history, Jimi Hendrix played a concert and RF traffic came through his amplifier. It was his single coil pickups and being too close ...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Yacht Rock
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Soft, 70s and 80s rock has been given the nickname Yacht Rock. Where did it come from and how does Van Halen figure into it? We will tell you all...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Revived By TV
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Now and again, an older song will be picked up in a television show and break back on the charts for a whole new generation. Stranger Things has d...

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Leaving The Stage
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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A month, or so, back, the Chicks walked off stage because the lead singer wasn't able to continue due to allergies. This happens more than you mig...

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  • Added: Jul 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Searching for Jimmy Page
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, we will speak with author Christy Alexander Hallberg about her new book Searching for Jimmy Page.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Marching Bands
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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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 ...

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  • Added: May 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Celebrity Apprentice
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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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 t...

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  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
What's Wrong With New Music?
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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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 l...

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  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
420
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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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 pl...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Razzies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Golden Raspberry Award. It used to have a Worst Song catagory. Not anymore. But we will revist those that once made the cut in this award s...

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  • Added: Apr 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Jingles That Became Hit Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It is quite common for a commercial to use a hit song but now and again a commercial will become so popular that the music in the commercial will b...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
2022 Anniversaries Part One (Early Upload!)
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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NOTE: THIS SHOULD BE USED THE WEEK OF 12/27 THROUGH 1/2. I CANNOT SCHEDULE MY UPLOADS. We always take the first two weeks of the year and talk abo...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Spotify LIstening Bots
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Spotify is the top streaming service so it is where musicians go to be discovered. The only way to succeed is to be streamed. What people are fin...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
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
There Ought to Be a Law: Student Contest Finalists
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Sharing our top five pieces of legislation submitted by students.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 20:47
Contrafact and Contrafactum
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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We were in a conversation about musicians reusing their own lyrics. We found so many examples that I though there had to be a name for this. Ther...

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  • Added: May 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
What Was the First Music Video?
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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(Please note - we usually post on Sunday but are posting this a early due to a committment - thanks) So, what was the first Music Video? I don't ...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Hipgnosis
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Devo and a long list of other musicians have sold their music catalog to a music investment company. ...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6