Rock School

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Rock School - 07/24/22 (Inflation) Aug 25, 2022

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"Inflation is high, not only here but around the world. While we may not know exactly how to solve inflation, but what we do know is that it's having an effect on musicians and the music industry. We will tell you what we found."

Rock School - 07/17/22 (Dates in Songs) Aug 25, 2022

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"Do you remember the 21st of September? You know that date means nothing, right? It fit in the beat of the song. However, there are many songs with dates where the date does mean something. We have a good long list."

Rock School - 07/10/22 (Leaving The Stage) Aug 25, 2022

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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 might think. We have a full list of times a musician called a concert early for one reason or another and then walked off stage."

Rock School - 07/03/22 (Interpolation) May 26, 2022

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"Interpolation in music is a simple, specific thing. Instead of sampling a piece of music, taking the actual song, Interpolation, is reperforming the part and paying a great deal less than the Master License needed to sample. It's a way to take a part of a song at a discount rate and, it is done a lot. We have examples."

Rock School - 06/26/22 (Foods for Musicians) May 26, 2022

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"Caruso Sauce. Paganini Ravioli. Bizet Cake. Drinks. Sandwiches. Food trucks. It's amazing how many food and food-related items are named after musicians and bands. We have a full list plus we will talk about some non musician foods. Arnold Palmer? Peach Melba? Chicken a la King? Who are these people? We will tell you."

Rock School - 06/19/22 (Searching for Jimmy Page) May 26, 2022

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"This week, we will speak with author Christy Alexander Hallberg about her new book Searching for Jimmy Page."

Rock School - 06/12/22 (Music Leaving Russia) May 26, 2022

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"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has well passed 100 days. To hurt Russia for its actions, businesses have pulled out of the country. That means a great many businesses that deal with music. This week we will list many of these music outlets and discuss if their actions are hurting Russia itself or just the Russian musicians.

Rock School - 06/05/22 (Marching Bands) May 26, 2022

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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 rock songs that feature a marching band? Yes. We will also play some actual marching bands playing rock and pop.

Rock School - 05/29/22 (Celebrity Apprentice) Mar 17, 2022

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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 the show actually winning it a couple times. We will look back and also discuss how other countries said Youre fired!"

Rock School - 05/22/22 (New Music) Mar 17, 2022

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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 less than 5 percent of total listenership. The most popular music now, both for investment and for listening are songs 30 years older or more. We will look into why."

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