Dr Joe Burns hosts an insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history and culture of rock-n-roll
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Rock School - 09/22/24 (Musician Insurance)
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"Taylor Swift canceled three shows in Vienna due to a terrorist threat. However she lost no money as she had purchased terrorism insurance. What other policies does or should a musician have. We have a list"By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 09/15/24 (Your Funeral Song)
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"Choose the song you would like played at your funeral. I asked Tammy and she had an answer right away. You would think I did too but no. I had to really think about it. I came up with one to end the show."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 09/08/24 (I Wrote AI Songs)
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"A large copyright lawsuit is being brought by the RIAA against a couple AI song generators. In order to do this show, I signed up for one of the generators and made songs. It was so easy it shocked me. I'll play what I created."By KSLU-FM
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"In the music business, the cost people spend to go to concerts is tracked. That cost is trending up sharply. It has been termed Tourflation. We will discuss why and what can be done about it."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 08/25/24 (Music Reality Shows)
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"We all know Americas Got Talent and The Voice but there have been so many more music competition shows. Most ran a season or two but looking back I would love to see some of these return."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 08/18/24 (Missed Live Album)
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"Here is another interesting party question. What band missed putting out a live album at the height of their popularity. Many are releasing live material in their later years but which would have been great to hear at the height of their fame."By KSLU-FM
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"In the 1990s Jock Jams were everywhere. I owned a couple CDs myself. Here is the interesting and wildly profitable history of Jock Jams."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 08/04/24 (Not the Lead Singer)
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"Bands that have a main singer or two main singers will now and again let another person in the band step up and sing. This is a fun party question to ask people for examples. We have a long list for you."By KSLU-FM
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"I was taught from early in my career to not bring sorrows in my personal life to the show. Do not bring the audience down. I have always followed rule that until now. My father died in December and my mother died in May. This show is about and for them."By KSLU-FM
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"Alex Van Halen has sold his entire music collection in a single auction. He has become a recluse since the death of his brother Eddie. There are other musicians who have done much the same. We have a list and a discussion of why."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 07/14/24 (Rock Ties and Clothing)
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"I went down a rabbit hole reading about neckties and rock. Not only neckties but clothing itself has broken people into groups of fans. We will talk about it."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 07/07/24 (AI Picks First Songs)
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"While researching another topic the AI of the search engine was offering answers so I started asking it questions. I asked three different AI engines what was the first song in every genre. They did not come up with the same songs."By KSLU-FM
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"Busking is putting on a street performance. One who does a street performance is a Busker. It is more involved, profitable and dangerous than you might think."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 06/23/24 (American Music Fairness Act)
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"The American Music Fairness Act sound great but it is a money grab to pay musicians more money because the streaming services will not. The problem is that the money will come from taxing radio. We will tell the story."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 06/16/24 (Covers Changed Words)
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"When a cover is done there is a question if the words should change. If the singer is a different gender than the original singer, should the pronouns change? We have a list of examples."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 06/02/24 (Honorary Doctorate)
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"Around graduation time universities love to give away Honorary Doctorates to people who have achieved a great deal in life. Many are musicians and we have a list."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 05/26/24 (Number One for Ten Weeks)
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"There have only been 44 songs that have sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks or more. We have the list. What is most fun is coming across a song you have never heard but it was number one for ten weeks."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 05/19/24 (Banned From Streaming)
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"The streaming services are not under the 1st Amendment thus they can silence and artist by taking down their music. Should they? We have examples and some discussion this week."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 05/12/24 (Songs From Dreams)
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"You have probably heard musicians say they hear or were given their song in a dream. It has happened so often that we have a long list for you this week."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 05/05/24 (Nashville Bar Problems)
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"Back on March 8 a college student named Riley Strain left the Lukes 32 Bridge bar in Nashville. His body was found approximately two weeks later. However, this is not the only concern at Nashville country bars. We have some stories to tell."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 04/28/24 (Family Copyright Suits)
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"Michael Jackson's son Blanket is suing his grandmother over her spending the family inheritance on legal fees. It is only one of many families who have sued each other over the money a musician in the family made."By KSLU-FM
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"Now that Beyonce has put out a country album, many are praising her for changing music genres. However artists have been doing it all long. Here is a good long list of musicians and bands who changed genres and succeeded as well."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 04/14/24 (Rock School Updates)
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"Usually we do not get the opportunity to offer updates to stories we cover on the show. Until now. Here are updates to ten of the bigger music stories we have covered in the past."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 04/07/24 (Two Albums at Once)
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"Arianna Grande is upset with her fans for deciphering her latest album and then punishing those they feel have harmed the singer. She said she might quite social media. Here is a list of artists that already have quit social media. "By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 03/31/24 (Two Albums at Once)
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"This week back in 1992 Bruce Springsteen released two albums on the same day March 31. Has this happened before or since? We have a list for you."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 03/24/24 (Served in Military)
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"This week back in 1958 Elvis went to the Memphis Draft Board and signs up for the Army turning down the chance to work for Special Services. From that we decided to talk about musicians you know that have served as well."By KSLU-FM
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"As AI progresses there have been calls for protections largely unheeded. So now come the lawsuits. There is a long list and some seem to have teeth."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 03/10/24 (Billion if the New Platinum)
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"It used to be that artists wanted to go platinum. Now they are racing to a Billion. It is the new platinum."By KSLU-FM
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"It only comes around every four years so we need to do something with Leap Year day February 29. Here is our take."By KSLU-FM
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"There are a lot of bands that have not had a number one hit. What is interesting is how close some bands came without ever hitting the top. We have a list."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 02/18/24 (Drum Takes the Lead)
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"This week back in 1981 Rush released Tom Sawyer and all anyone could talk about was the Neil Peart drum work. For fun I asked the internet for other songs where the drum takes the lead. Here is a good long list."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 02/11/24 (35 Year Copyright)
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"There is a portion of Copyright law that is starting to come due. It states that if 35 years pass that you can petition for your copyright to be returned. Many are doing that. Here are the facts."By KSLU-FM
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"Yes we are a little late with the topic but here are some of the big predictions found around the internet discussing 2024 and the future of music."By KSLU-FM
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"This week we speak with author Darren Paltrowitz about his new work, DLR Book, How David Lee Roth Changed the World."By KSLU-FM
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"2024 is a year of many anniversaries and one big birthday. The Fender Stratocaster is 70 years old. We will look at the history and why it continues to be such an iconic guitar."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 01/14/24 (2024 Anniversaries #2)
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"Here is the second show listing the anniversaries in the music world that will be coming up during this new year, 2024."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 01/07/24 (2024 Anniversaries #1)
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"This is our yearly start to the new year. We go back 10 years again and again as far back as we can go and tell you the music anniversaries that will be celebrated this year."By KSLU-FM
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"Every year, we take the final show and say a thank you and raise a glass to the musicians who passed. This is that show."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 12/24/23 (Christmas Lawsuits)
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"Not even Christmas gets away from the law. We begin with Mariah Carey being sued again for All I Want For Christmas is You and go from there."By KSLU-FM
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"With Beyonce and Taylor Swift setting records with their two new concert films, we decided to offer up some other concert films for you to enjoy this holiday season."By KSLU-FM
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"The Beatles released a song with John Lennon which is mainly AI. People love it but is it a good thing? AI is being used more than you might think already. We will talk about it."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 11/26/23 (Thanksgiving 2023)
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"Lets talk turkey. This is our Thanksgiving show."By KSLU-FM
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"This week in 1938 Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann invented LSD. It became a force in the 60s and gave us a new genre of music. Psychedelic."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 11/12/23 (Musician Nicknames)
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"Can you give yourself a nickname. Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did many laughed. That said this week is a long list of musician nicknames and where they came from. "By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 11/05/23 (Dylan Mixing Up the Medicine)
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"This week is an interview with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel about their new book, Bob Dylan Mixing up the Medicine. I ask them about the highlights in Dylans career. "By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 10/29/23 (Halloween Take It With You)
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"Here is our second Halloween show. Many musicians and celebrities have been buried with some rather interesting items. We have a rather long list for you this week."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 10/22/23 (Halloween Grave Gifts)
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"Music celebrities that have passed often have fans that come to the grave sites and leave gifts. Here is a list of some of the more famous ones. "By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 10/15/23 (Deezers Audience Centered Idea)
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"Streaming service Deezer is trying a new format of paying artists and the world is watching. We have the story."By KSLU-FM
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"The Rolling Stones are putting out new hits. Mick Jagger is 80. Is he the oldest person to have a hit? Not by 21 years. The oldest person to go to number one is 101 years old. We will play him and many other seasoned citizens."By KSLU-FM
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Rock School - 09/24/23 (Widow Maker Heart Attack)
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"Nine days before the recording of this show, I had the Widow Maker Heart Attack. This is my story told as a warning to other to take care of themselves. We will also play music from musicians who had the same. "By KSLU-FM
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