Extra Credit: The Rock U Podcast

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! It's snowing in Paris, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about the weather! They also play our "Read My Mind" game to reveal which legendary recording session they wish they could have observed, and try to determine which great band has most fallen off the radar in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open....

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! There's a big election coming up, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about politics. Please Vote! They also roll out a new "Change of Heart" segment to own up to being wrong about a band, and debate rock's best frontman or frontwoman in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gF8sdgFJ...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, here we go with Season 4! To kick off the new season and the new school year, Seth and Matt share their Top 5 song discoveries of this past summer, bang out a combined Feedback/Take Two to clean up loose ends from Season 3, and compare dueling versions of an iconic song in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open...

Here's a bonus Summer School edition of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 51! The Olympics have descended on Paris, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about sports. Game on! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AsRDrE1RmjL7iofYWk5cB?si=5afbe15eb5f843c8 Watch the Super Bowl Shuffle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooT_uz--O2A Thanks to T...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast - we made it to Episode 50! To celebrate the landmark, Seth and Matt share their Golden Lists - the Top 5 songs they didn't have a chance to share in Episodes 1-49! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0oWv6o6ItXDbzkDPjwc6gF?si=5a5bead89ef3402b Here's an article describing Matt's cousin Chuck Morris breaking Big...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 49! In this episode, Seth and Matt head out on the road with their Top 5 songs with place names in the title, try to spot the imposter in our new Two Rockers and a Roller game, and choose the best use of a guitar effects pedal in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hI9dYwmoCc69L...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 48! In this episode, Seth and Matt ask each other for their Top 5 songs that ask a question, try to guess each other's favorite supergroup in the Read My Mind game, and debate which song has the best count-in in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gH4ua0J4w8ibQkCHJdxFb?si=5c4275...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 47! In this episode, Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs with numbers in the title, atone for their past mistakes in our Take Two segment, and face off on which version of Dancing in the Street is the best one in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Epk72b3PylYdhQxa7jwi8?si=653...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 46! In this episode, Seth and Matt reveal their Top 5 guilty pleasures (in rock music, of course), share a huge backlog of listener Feedback, and almost agree on the best rock album cover in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4GchiC06367pr7fb7AekpQ?si=3fea14b869b9432f Listen to...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 45! In this episode, Seth and Matt discuss their Top 5 concert films, respond to a clever listener challenge, and the face off on which song has the worst lyrics in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04lrPGpZGQ19RQSVT8CUmv?si=1831b2af1112409c Listen to Ryan's picks here: https:/...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 44! In this episode, Seth and Matt list their Top 5 misunderstood songs, Seth tests Matt’s knowledge of different songs with the same title, and the guys debate which great band has the worst name in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OZ45NetDpMoARDnW3ubRG?si=cdf98ce39ef947db T...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 43! In this episode, Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs with a name as the title, follow up with a chat about names that are hard to have if you're a music fan, and face off on the best band logo in rock in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6buHa4Pcye4jncmdwDfKQU?si=c5137849...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 42! In this episode, Seth and Matt reveal their Top 5 songs that were disliked by the bands or artists who created them, review the legacy of musicologist and folklorist Alan Lomax, and debate whether musicians are sellouts if they allow their songs to be used in commercials in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here:...

Who's your favorite fast-rising star? Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 41! In this episode, Seth and Matt share their Top 5 young artists who made it big quickly, discuss the cultural phenomenon of The 27 Club, and reveal the one artist they each wish they had seen in concert in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playli...

Oops, we did it again! Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 40. In this episode, Seth and Matt bring up their Top 5 happy accidents, mistakes on recordings that made it onto the final cut. Plus, they go back and correct their own errors in Take Two, introduce a new segment idea, and face off over what's the best instrument to add to a standard rock band lineup in the One Minute Ma...

Bundle up, it's cold out there! Welcome to a bonus episode of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast. In this episode, Seth and Matt list their Top 5 songs about winter. Stay warm and we wish you plenty of joy and hygge this holiday season! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07ZlbkoVUKmqjeaTFNr6Lt?si=7f24b307582f40ab See the Rock U. Crew's 2023 Holiday Video h...

It's not you, it's us... welcome to Episode 38 of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! In this episode, Seth and Matt drown their sorrows in a big tub of ice cream as they share their Top 5 songs about breakups. The guys also break down the last Beatles song ever and choose the most mismatched rock duo by talent in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spot...

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to a special tryptophan episode of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! In Episode 37, Seth and Matt provide you with their Top 5 songs to chill you out, share your comments in the Feedback segment, and give you their worst covers of all time in the One Minute Matchup. You're welcome! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/08nKKJ...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 36! Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs with pre-rock'n'roll origins, Matt talks about the wrong ways to teach music, and the guys debate Jimi vs Eddie in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zSJkWYtH3UyyRVRmZgVRY?si=3448e4198c104ac4 Read the New York Times op-ed by Sammy Mille...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 35! Seth and Matt reveal their Top 5 artists that should have been bigger, the guys introduce a new segment, If You Like..., and the One Minute Matchup brings you their hot takes on autotune. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IT81JyWrbWbukWA2ekJ0b?si=15e5e77868064422 Watch Rock U. band Sedatephobia c...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 34, the first episode of Season 3! It's back to work for the Rock U. Crew, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about jobs and professions, Matt loses his mind talking about Dave Grohl while Seth looks on in confusion, and the guys debate which band spawned the most impressive solo careers. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https:...

Heading home from summer break? Here's one last bonus Summer School edition of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast to get you back home for the rentrée/back to school, wherever you've been! Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about home and homecoming, and Seth makes a big announcement! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UOJYHqrInj7EiAfk440a3?si=e1232382...

Welcome to a bonus Summer School edition of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 32! Seth and Matt head out on the road, roll the windows down, and crank their Top 5 songs about road trips! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VgATUhLvKxtYEFYcJxHZr?si=8e711ee566974ee7 Watch Paul Simon talk about the Everly Brothers singing on Graceland here: https://...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 31, the last one of Season 2! Seth and Matt share their Top 5 movie and TV theme songs, share your comments in Feedback, and debate the merits of tube vs. solid state amps in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1g2PIrxeSxMkNdlLGN4LG3?si=c59bbca81d99493e Watch the NFL Films docume...

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 30! Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs that get you fired up, correct their previous mistakes in Take Two, and discuss the rock artist with the best look in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1G3ZKSNkxgp7MI6zuvYK1a?si=bd785dd1638f4c7d Check out the Grateful Dead online bootle...