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Debut at Number One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The first single to debut at number one was in September of 1995. Since then it's happening more and more, quicker and quicker. Why is that? Wha...

Bought by KSRQ, WOUB, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bands With Differing Political Views
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It is easy to pick out the bands that lean left. It is easy to pick out the bands that lean right. However, in this time of politics, what happen...

Bought by WOUB, WYAP, Harford Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Last Song Before Passing Away
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is our Halloween show for 2020. We're going to list the last song rock stars played before passing away. It is a macabre topic but it is Hal...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WNYO, WYAP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Series Ending Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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So many television series have ended and those endings have been connected to a song. In fact, of the top 10 most watched series finales, seven of...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, and WNYO


  • Added: Oct 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sponsored Tours
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Back in 1981, when the Stones toured on Tattoo You, they had what many believe to be the first sponsored tour. Jovan Must paid $1 million to put t...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WYAP, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2020
  • Length: 02:02:40
  • Purchases: 6
History of Happy Birthday
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It's my birthday this week. We went out to a chain restaurant and they sang their odd birthday song to me. I wondered why because Happy Birthday ...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, WYAP, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Memoir of a Roadie
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we'll speak to best-selling author Joel Miller about his book, "Memoir of a Roadie: Axl said I made a great cup of tea... Scott Weiland l...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WYAP, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
EQ Killed the Radio Star
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Author Alan Vanderburg talks with us this week about his book, EQ Killed the Radio Star. He believes he's found the reason why some bands break up...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WYAP, WNYO, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Defamation in Music
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The words libel and slander are thrown around a good bit without any knowledge of what they actually mean and what it takes for someone to be found...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, WYAP, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Graceland
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What do you know about Elvis' Graceland? Did he name it? Are you sure? What is the history of the house? Did you know Graceland was NOT his fir...

Bought by WOUB, WYAP, Harford Community Radio, KSRQ, and KWIT


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Apollo 11
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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In July of 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Did you know they had a cassette player on board? Most of you probably think David Bowie when you ...

Bought by WOUB, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, and KTRL


  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Headstones
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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A good many Blues and Jazz performers from the early 1900s died without a penny in the bank. They were indeed buried but without a headstone. Fut...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WYAP, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
American Top 40
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Casey Kasem's Top 40 debuted on a July the 4th. Since that's this week, here's a quick history of the show, the host changes and all the good stuf...

Bought by KZYX, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, KSRQ, and KTRL


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Back Up Singers
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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You may know the lead singer or the band - but who's singing backup? Today we'll tell you some famous people who started as backup singers and the...

Bought by WOUB, KWIT, WNYO, WYAP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Keep Yourselves Alive: The "Strange Days Have Found Us" Ultimate Pandemic Playlist
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: The Ides of Bob, Credit: Brian Aust
Extra-special extraction of WWJG, featuring the full playlist spun at the MidStation of Mad River Glen ski area's legendary Single Chairlift on Ma...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 11:46:40
Restraining Orders
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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One of the concerns about being a big rock star is that crazy fan. The stories of musicians having to take out a restraining order goes on forever...

Bought by WOUB, WNYO, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, WYAP and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Groupie Pilcher - Climbing up the Eiffel Tower
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Norman Pilcher was the head of a special drug task force in London in the later 60s. He's know for his big public drug busts of the biggest names ...

Bought by WOUB, KRSC, KWIT, WYAP, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Covid and Streaming
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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During lock down, many musicians and bands are taking to the web and streaming themselves. Non-professionals are also singing to their iPhone and ...

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, KWIT, WYAP, KRSC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Corona and Two Roadies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, host Joe Burns speaks with two professional Roadies, Festival Sound Engineer Mike Delia and Evan Richner of Jason Aldean about how Coro...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WOUB, KRSC, KWIT, and KTRL


  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Guns 2019
From: Doug Hillyard
Series: Doug the Jitterbug's Audio Collage
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Not my favorite topic, but one our society has not tackled properly. Freedom to own and use is fine, but too many people who shouldn't have guns ha...

  • Added: May 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:58:55
Loud, Drunk & Angry - Episode 87
From: Robert Kern
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The week we’ve got new music from Metal Church, Rhino Bucket, Broken Teeth, John Garcia, Geezer and Steak, plus stacks of classics, requests, rocke...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 02:45:33
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 831: Kinky Friedman and Kacey Jones
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: The one and only Kinky Friedman on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Texas icon Kinky Friedman and Nashville songwriter Kacey Jones.

Bought by WVTF, KENW, KKWE Niijii Radio, WETS, KBRW and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 10
The Speed of Sound: Walk The Moon
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Few people had as good a 2015 as Walk the Moon. Their song Shut Up And Dance was everywhere. Everywhere. And it’s follow up single, Different Co...

Bought by KUCB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 2
9 Reasons Not to Eliminate the Soprano Sax From the Face of The Globe
From: Stephen Provizer
Series: Cultural Curmudgeon
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After all, you do need something to listen to when on infinite hold with Verizon.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:26
Go Ahead, Steampunk, Make My Day!
From: Peter Cox
Series: Litopia After Dark
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Steampunk – once a niche market – is going mainstream everywhere you look. But what is its appeal – and what does it say about the zeitgeist?

  • Added: Apr 23, 2011
  • Length: 57:33