Serious Rock Talk Podcast

A Serious Rock Talk Exclusive - Regina Bianca performs her cover version of Bed of Roses, done in Regina Bianca Fashion.  Recorded at the Joni Saddler Studio in Ottawa Ontario Canada.  Listen to Ottawa's own Regina Bianca.

An Exclusive Interview with singer Regina Bianca . There are few voices that can melt your heart. Kennedy and Clarke had the unique privilege of interviewing Regina Bianca, a singer and multi-instrumentalist who knows her way around a ballad—and so much more. She even surprised us with a live version of a great pop song. Find out about her life, career, musical influences, and a serious appreciati...

  Rock Goes to the Movies . What makes a great rock movie? Is it possible to define what a rock movie really is? We offer entertaining examples, looking at over 60 years of rock in films—some bad, other good, a few brilliant. This is a keeper.

In terms of success and acclaim, Taylor Swift seems to float in the rarefied ether of Beatlemania. She is a one-person powerhouse who has blown the doors of the recording industry and reinterpreted what it means to have a successful tour. So how did it all happen? Kennedy and Clarke knock down a few doors of their own, applying Colombo-like intuition, evaluating, appraising, and explaining the phe...

In Memoriam 2023: Rockers We Lost. The title says it all...

What is the Future of Rock's Biggest Bands? : 2023 saw some of rock's biggest bands Beatles, Stones, Aerosmith, come to life and, well, start to lower the flag. The three amigos have a round table on what you can expect this year from the bands you know and love.

2023 End of the Year Podcast : The three amigos sum up a truly turbulent year in rock. Everything from new Beatles' music to classic reissues. The personalities. The events. It's all in one place for your listening pleasure.  

This time it's personal. Dr. Clarke and Kennedy make their own lists of rock's greatest front men/women. Sometimes they agree, but it's rare. Come join us for the fireworks!

The Rolling Stones. 15 People Who Almost Joined the Band . Becoming a Rolling Stone could be a lethal decision. We talk about 15 guys who came real close to getting tight with Mick and Keef... and lived to tell about it.

Rock's Best Front Men & Women. What makes a good rock front person? The voice? Charisma? Chest hair? Kennedy and Clarke get rabid as they jabber about the people who have the toughest job in rock music—and why most 'best-of-all-time' lists usually get it really wrong.

Hip Hop Turns 50: A celebration . On August 11, 1973, hip-hop was born at a house party in the Bronx. 50 years later the genre has been reshaped in the image of cities and regions around the world. Listen in as Kennedy—who witnessed first-hand many of the seminal developments—lavishes respect, praise, and a little condemnation on this incredible music.

Defining Classic Rock: Where Does the Needle Drop? Every cool cat has a personal definition about classic rock. What it is, where it began, and where it ends. Kennedy faces the opinion-makers head-on. He educates, illuminates, and most of all, entertains.

Classic Rock Is Broken & How To Fix It? Ferris Kennedy turns in one of his best performances, demonstrating both calm erudition and raging anger, deciphering the dark morass that is Classic Rock. This is one episode you don't want to miss.

Listener Emails: We Answer Some BIG Questions : Thank you listeners for your emails. We read every one. We didn't realize you were so smart - and vengeful! Check to see if we responded to your questions.

What can you say or write about the Rolling Stones that hasn't been said or written a zillion times before? A lot, actually, because each of us has a unique opinion on the aging rockers—and certainly Dr. Clarke and Ferris Kennedy do. This is your special chance to get a neat summation of a sixty-year career, including flash reviews of the albums. So listen in.

Strange Urban Legends of Classic Rock. Yes, classic rock is brimming with stories of blood-curdling depravity and dark, satanic rites... And that's on a good day...Listen in as we sift through cumbersome conspiracies  and flaky fairy tales.

Interview with Wayward Saints. No reason to doubt it. Here's the proof. Classic rock is 'Still Alive & Well'. Mississauga, Ontario-based band Wayward Saints knows a tree is only as strong as its roots, and this group has deep roots in Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers, and a lot more architects of The Sound of Our Lives.  Listen in as Ferris Kennedy and Dr. Clarke speak with the group, discovering...

The drummer is the soul of a band. Bad drumming puts a band on life support. In this episode, we discuss some of the great rock drummers and why they're so essential.

During JFK's presidency, rock music sounded like nothing before or since. Why? What happened? Dr. Clarke spoke with Richard Aquila, author of the book 'Rock and Roll in Kennedy's America: A cultural History of the Early 1960s', published by John Hopkins University Press. Richard is a professor emeritus of History and American Studies at Penn State University, and former host of NPR's 'Rock and Rol...

Why review a terrible album alongside a work of genius? It's not cruel. In fact, it's informative. Plus everyone knows the Stones are capable of outstanding music, You just won't find it on Dirty Work., Enough already! Just listen in.    

The Beatles Revolver 2022 Remix: Track by Track. WARNING! Before you blow mega-bucks on this Beatles 2022 remix, please listen to this podcast. You might end up buying it anyway, but we guarantee you won't be as happy. Thank us later.

It's rare, but it happens, Sometimes a singer is, well, just a singer, and the guitarist takes the spotlight. Listen in as Ferris Kennedy fortified by special vitamins risks friendships and staggers towards the Truth.

The three amigos offer an honest appraisal of the year that was, the good, the bad, and the mediocre, and make it all entertaining.   

Even for people who know a lot about rock, it's a tough question. Dr. Clarke does his best to explain the Velvet's and how they achieved such a weird ascendancy over everyone else.

Dr. Clarke was still in diapers when Ferris Kennedy and Steven Wheeler launched the Podcast. Right off, they take no prisoners. Big question:Why Can't Anyone Give You a Definitive Definition of Classic Rock?