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Is now the worst time in American history to be a musician? We find out in this week's episode.
- Added: Oct 06, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Some guitars are lucky enough to be traded back and forth among legendary rock musicians. These are their stories...
- Added: Sep 15, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Tune in to learn about the upcoming screening of "Still Dreaming" taking place this weekend in Winona. Still dreaming is a documentary about a grou...
- Added: Jul 14, 2015
- Length: 42:23
This week we follow cues from the paper ""The evolution of popular music: USA 1960–2010" as we attempt to find out what tomorrow's popular music wi...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
These memorable moments in rock made musicians somewhat less memorable.
- Added: Jul 01, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
This week we explore the concept of a concept album including the album's conception and how the music is thematically conceived. When does a conc...
- Added: Jun 17, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
This week we explore why roadies are possibly the most valuable members of a rock career.
- Added: Jun 09, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
This week we serve up Vintage Guitar's list of the most expensive guitar/amp effects. You got the cash? We've got the list. Here are 25 effects ...
- Added: May 19, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
In this new installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with storyteller Brian “...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Feb 09, 2015
- Length: 30:36
- Purchases: 1
On today's show, we hear two stories about a brain condition called synesthesia. That's when the stimulation of one pathway in the brain leads to a...
Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KUOW
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 11:09
- Purchases: 2
This week's episode of Rock School explores a list of bands made up of families.
- Added: Dec 09, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
This week's episode of Rock School details the history of Atlantic Records.
- Added: Dec 03, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
This week's episode of Rock School analyzes some of the most awkward moments in the history of the Mtv Music Awards.
- Added: Nov 19, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
This week's episode of Rock School explores a collection of songs written while an artist was passing away. You'll probably cry.
- Added: Nov 12, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
This week's episode explores Muzak, a service employed by businesses for background music. It is often used to influence customer buying habits. ...
- Added: Oct 30, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Oct 12, 2014
- Length: 01:46
This week's episode of Rock School analyzes the sharp inflation of concert ticket prices and attempts to explain the cause of the problem. Have a ...
- Added: Oct 01, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
This week's episode continues the exploration of punk rock, this time going back to take a look at the British punk scene. Here on Rock School, it...
- Added: Sep 17, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
We visit with Paul Rogers of "Those Darn Accordions" about their upcoming performance at the next "Live at The Levee". "Live at the Levee" is Winon...
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: 29:22
It's a full hour devoted to the legacy of Manny Roth and the legendary venue that he created.
- Added: Aug 21, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
It's a countdown from 100 to 51 of the best guitar solos in rock this week. Amazingly, they're not all from Van Halen! Stops on the journey inclu...
- Added: Jun 03, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
This week we explore the role that airplanes have played in the history of rock music. We focus on the less nefarious airplanes of rock (i.e. plan...
- Added: May 08, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais talk silence as suspense, choreographing mud, and confounding the audience with a hotplate.
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 22:56
Some rockers owe their distinct voices to vocal nodules and polyps. This week we explore what these defects are, which musician's have them and th...
- Added: Mar 26, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Some savvy musicians created and own patents for items used in the music industry. A few of these innovators own multiple patents and make a bit o...
Bought by KSKQ, KFOK-LPFM, Aspen Public Radio, and KSRQ
- Added: Mar 18, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
