Rock School

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Rock School - 03/06/22 (SkaBoom Book) Feb 17, 2022

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"This week we have an interview with author Marc Wasserman about his new book Skaboom. An American Ska and Reggae Oral History. It is a history of the music and its influence on culture, artists and other musicians. "

Rock School - 02/27/22 (Musicians and Oscars) Feb 17, 2022

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"The Oscars are this month. How about a show discussing musicians who have been nominated for an Oscar? Some have even won."

Rock School - 02/20/22 (Joe Rogan) Feb 17, 2022

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"This is a music podcast and radio show. The biggest music story right now is Joe Rogan and Neil Young. We have to talk about it. "

Rock School - 02/13/22 (Title Change) Jan 13, 2022

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"It happens now and again that a song will have its title changed after it is released and starts to become popular. The reasons why vary but collectors have started to gather up these title change songs. We have a long list and will tell you what they were and what they became."

Rock School - 02/06/22 (Paid To LIsten) Jan 13, 2022

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"My wife and cohost has joked many times that she listens to so much radio and audio book during her job that they should be paying her. Well, now there are multiple websites that claim they will do just that. I don't endorse any of them but I did research them a little bit this week. We will tell you the pros and the cons."

Rock School - 01/30/22 (Robert Moog) Jan 13, 2022

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"Remember, pronounce it Mohg rather than Mooog. Robert Moog did not invent the synthesizer. He just made it so that it was in the reach of the regular musician. This week is the anniversary of his releasing the MiniMoog so here is an hour on how his invention worked and how it came to be part of modern music."

Rock School - 01/23/22 (Jingles That Became Hit Songs) Jan 13, 2022

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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 be reworked and itself become a hit. We have 17 examples this week. Often the song completely overtakes the commercial and you forget it was once used to sell a product."

Rock School - 01/16/22 (Long and Short Songs) Dec 16, 2021

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"Late Last Year, Taylor Swifts song All Too Well topped the chart and became the longest song to reach number one at just over ten minutes. She took the record from Don McLean and American Pie. So, what are other long songs to chart? What are the shortest songs to chart? For an hour, we will tell you and play a few."

Rock School - 01/09/22 (2022 Anniversaries Part Two) Dec 16, 2021

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"Early Upload Due to Vacation. This is the second Anniversary show for 2022. We always take the first two weeks of a new year and give anniversries 10, 20, 30, 40 years and on back so you'll sound super smart when they come up during the year"

Rock School - 01/02/22 (2022 Anniversaries Part One) Dec 16, 2021

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"Early Upload Due to Vacation. We always take the first two weeks of the year and talk about the anniversaries that will come up in 2022. What famous events were 10, 20, 30, 40 and more years ago? By listening, you'll sound informed when someone brings it up."

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