Rock School

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Rock School - 05/07/23 (Musician Effects) May 04, 2023

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"It is said there is Taylor Swift Effect. Her entering the business made a ton of girls buy guitars and play. The Baker Street Effect made the sax cool again. We have many more to list over the hour. "

Rock School - 04/30/23 (Broadway on the Charts) Apr 27, 2023

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"This week, back in 1968, the Broadway musical Hair opens up. It will spawn multiple top 40 hits including a number one, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In. That got us thinking. Have any other Broadway plays spawned Top 40 hits. You bet. Here are some of the bigger ones."

Rock School - 04/23/23 (Member Sues the Band) Apr 20, 2023

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"Motley Crue are locked in a nasty divorce. Guitarist Mick Mars says he was kicked out and robbed of royalties. The rest of the band says he cant cut it anymore. We will tell you the story and offer up a good many more times when a member sued the band."

Rock School - 04/16/23 (Starting A Record Label) Apr 13, 2023

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"How does a musician or band get to own a record label. Today, its as easy as some paperwork and starting a business. In fact, today, it makes more sense because of royalties and distribution being in your own hands. Here's how you do it. "

Rock School - 04/09/23 (Banning TikTok) Apr 06, 2023

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"There is once again talk of banning TikTok here in the United States. What if it happens. How large a hole would that leave in the music industry. And what would take its place."

Rock School - 04/02/23 (Rick Roll) Mar 30, 2023

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"To Rick Roll someone is to offer one thing and then when he person clicks on it, he or she receives the video for Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. It's an April Fools tradition. Here is the history of it."

Rock School - 03/26/23 (Who Owns Band Names) Mar 23, 2023

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"Who owns a band name. It depends on what legal document the band has created. If there is no legal document, then things get sticky."

Rock School - 03/19/23 (Serial Killers) Mar 16, 2023

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"This week in 1819, a serial killer nicknamed, The Axeman, terrorized New Orleans by writing a letter to the newspaper that he loved Jazz music. If a house or business was playing Jazz on Saturday, he would spare them. We will tell the story and tell some more musical favorites of other killers."

Rock School - 03/12/23 (Women Firsts) Mar 09, 2023

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"Back in 1981, The Go Gos album Beauty and the Beat hit number one making it the first time an all woman rock band topped the charts. To that end, we have compiled a list of women firsts in the music industry."

Rock School - 03/05/23 (Rock Auditions) Mar 09, 2023

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"During this week, a few years back, a cattle call was made to choose the five Spice Girls. To that end, we will tell stories of some other band auditions, both successful and failure and talk a bit about the new audition TV shows."

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