Rock School

"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."

"Here is the second show listing the anniversaries in the music world that will be coming up during this new year, 2024."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Lets talk turkey. This is our Thanksgiving show."

"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."

"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. "

"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. "

"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."

"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. "

"Streaming service Deezer is trying a new format of paying artists and the world is watching. We have the story."

"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."

"Taylor Swift is re recording all the albums she recorded with Big Machine Records. She is not the first. Not even close. We have a long list of songs and reasons bands and artists re recorded their music."

"The phrase Big in Japan has become a bit of a joke thanks to Spinal Tap. However, it is a real thing and the Japanese press began noticing and reporting on bands that went to Japan to make it or to stay popular. We will tell you all about it."

"Banning a song is often done for a strong reason. Then there is the show today. Here is a list of songs that were banned for silly or dumb reasons. Just for fun."

"You all know the Windmill from Pete Townshend. You know the Duck Walk from Chuck Berry but there are so many more stage moves named after musicians. We have a whole list for you this week."

"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."