Rock School

"Of course rock stars do commercials. Some believe it is selling out but you have pay the bills. This week is a long list of rock stars you might not believe did commercials but did. We have the audio to prove it."

"The Midnight Special was one of a slew of late night music shows that proved people would stay up late to watch something they liked. This was before DVRs and not many had VCRs. Plus it was one of my favorites."

"Now and again, you will see a rock musician show up in a movie either as a performer or an extra. This week we have a long list of appearences."

"In my music feeds, it often comes up that a musician received his or her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that day. I decided to investigate. We will discuss how one gets a star, the cost and a few other rather interesting facts."

"Believe it or do not but there are scientists out there who have taken their life work and named their findings after a rock star. I would probably do it as well. Here is a list of some bands and songs that mention bugs."

"Rolling Stone came out with their list of best songs by bands found in movies and television. That means they are songs by bands that do not exist. We don't have time for all 50 but we will do the top 25."

"If the predictions are correct, Swift's Eras tour is set to become the first tour, ever, to break a billion dollars in gross sales. But how? How is it being done and why Swift? We have multiple answers."

"This week we speak with author Scott Shea about his new book, All the Leaves are Brown: How the Mamas and the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart."

"This week in 1992 Bill Clinton played saxophone on the Arsinio Hall show. With that and the presidential race heating up, here's a rundown of presidents who were also musicians."

"This week we speak with music author Hank Davis about his new book, Ducktails, Drive-ins and Broken Hearts. An Unsweetened Look at 50s Music."

"Many famous music fathers have children who are following them into the family business. Here's a long list of them along with clips and full songs."

"Dolly Parton just had her 57th wedding anniversary to Carl Dean. That may make her the longest married musician alive today. For this hour, we have a list of other musicians married for a good long time."

"Back in 1992 this week, the principal of a school in New Jersey banned We Are the Champions because Freddy Mercury had died of AIDS. Of course people protested and the ban was overturned. This week we have a bunch of stories of schools banning music and what happened."

"It is summer and swimsuit season. Here is a list of musicians who have lost a ton of weight and how they did it."

"Depending on what you read, AI is either the destroyer, the helper or a big nothing burger to the future of music. We will discuss all three."

"Heres some fun for the week. Often musicians will create a false story and the press will run with it. About a month ago, Diddy suggested he was paying Sting thousands of dollars per day for the use of a song. Everyone reported it. It was not true. Fake News. We have a whole list of other fake music news."

"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. "

"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."

"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."

"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. "

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."