Serious Rock Talk Podcast

Heavy Metal Music: How'd it Happen and Where's it Going? Love it or hate it, at some point you have to turn and face Metal music. It's part of the la condition humane. Steven Wheeler is at his existential best, nailing it down hard without mercy... for your pleasure.

Are the Beatles and Rolling Stones overrated in terms of military strategy? Did the mid-60s British Invasion really happen, and if so, were there casualties? Kennedy, Wheeler and Clarke hunker down in the trenches and deliver an entertaining dispatch.

How big is the universe? Is Child the Father of Man? Can Clint Eastwood really act? There are many questions without answers, and that includes What is Classic Rock? Only a jabbering fool would offer a concise definition. Listen in as the three amigos battle to define the undefinable. They are brave, desperate men.

Classic Rock Masterpieces You Should Know. Classic rock masterpieces are few and far between. That's why when an album explodes out of an ocean of mediocrity, you should know. These are truly inspired gifts. Clarke, Kennedy and Wheeler lead you into an aural paradise.

The Most Influential Classic Rock Artists. You've never heard of a list like this before. We're not talking about 'great' or 'famous' artists. Just people with substantial influence, who changed classic rock music. Listen in—it could also change your opinions. In two parts.

The Most Influential Classic Rock Artists. You've never heard of a list like this before. We're not talking about 'great' or 'famous' artists. Just people with substantial influence, who changed classic rock music. Listen in, it could also change your opinions. In two parts.

Like any group of mostly hairy, drugged and skinny men, classic rock bands often have terrible personnel problems. They can go after each other like rabid ferrets—and that's on a good day. The three amigos play it tough, discussing the most absurd moments and musicians. You really owe it to yourself to listen in.

Top 100 Classic Rock Artists - NOT! - Some lists are pretty good. Others induce gas pains The three amigos attack this list with a gusto usually seen only in crazed hyenas. Listen in.

Why Elvis Never Left the Building. Dr. Clarke, empowered by a Himalayan vacation, stands calmly before The King, deciphering many facets of fame, talent, and jumpsuits. Elvis is Alive - and we have proof.  

The Golden Era of Hip Hop & Rap. Every art form has a 'golden era' and /hip hop/rap is no exception. Ferris Kennedy risks his reputation & sanity by cliff diving into a dangerous sea. He emerges with fresh opinions and special, personal insights.

The Doors & the Five Factors that Made Them Famous. Unless a band can conquer the Five Factors, it'll likely never have lasting success. Using The Doors as a great example of what happens when musicians hit 5 home runs, Dr. Clarke entertains, educates, and gets to jabber about his beloved Lizard King & Friends.

New Wave music: What is it? Where did it come from? What killed it off? Steven Wheeler exhibits unexplored courage and tenacity as he prowls the bowels of CBGBs, shaking down ghosts for explanations, finally passing out in the long-gone Max's Kansas City, listen in...

Bryan Adams & His Global Success: How did he do it? Against so many odds? Adams is the ultimate rock music success story. Pure talent and ambition. Listen in for much-needed inspiration. PLUS Ferris Kennedy delivers heart-felt impressions on the passing of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins. A wonderful tribute.

Most Rockers wear dirty socks and don't make their beds. Eric Clapton hates to brush his teeth (so we're told from an unreliable source). If forced to, which rockers could you possibly live with? Listen in. We make your choice a little easier.

Get ready as Ferris Kennedy delivers a primer on one of the most influential movements in popular music. Take a breath and deep dive with Mr. Kennedy into a strange world of earthly delights.

Beatles? Stones? Zeppelin? Elvis? We're not saying. You must listen to the podcast. As a bonus, we offer up personal lists of the Top 20 Rock Guitarists—and it's a little disturbing.

Jagger-McCartney. Richards-Lennon. ( That doesn't look right ). Rock duos are responsible for creating some of the greatest songs of all time. But how did the individuals make out before and after their partnership? And what made them so great anyway? We offer you thoughtful, noisy answers.  

Not every band gave us an Abbey Road at the twilight of their careers. Some final albums are terrible, even though the band itself once produced great music. We provide Hendrix-like feedback on 41 final albums—the good, the bad, and the sad.

We all have our favorite front men - but are there similar qualities that bind together the notion of 'greatness'? Yes Virginia, there are. Ferris Kennedy, though technically still on parole, gives full vent to his dark emotions and explains it all.

Dr. Clarke builds a strong case for crowning the Prairie Princes the Kings of Canadian Rock. Listen in and check out his inviolable reasoning.

Medicated Wheeler gets cranked on raw cappuccino and really takes no prisoners as he describes the end for some rock gods and the back-from-the-dead, $career$ resurrection of others.  

The Ferris Wheel Serious Rock Talk Podcast says "farewell to 2021" Get entertained. We sum up the music and personalities of the year that was - with interesting asides and exclusive insights. Part Two of Two.

The Ferris Wheel Serious Rock Talk Podcast says "farewell to 2021" Get entertained. We sum up the music and personalities of the year that was - with interesting asides and exclusive insights. Part One of Two.

So many rock n' rollers are witless, untalented, pencil-neck geeks. But a few, very few, stand out. And it's those people who should go on the side of the mountain and be justly celebrated. Listen in and see if you agree/disagree with Wheeler, Clarke and Kennedy. Don't be afraid, try it.

Few moments are more depressing than someone rattling on about their favorite rocker and you just can't share in their enthusiasm – at all... Some rock stars are just creations of marketing departments. Others drag their aging bones from city to city, croaking out some dusty hit from another century. Many are overrated. Yet there's a select group who never get enough recognition – cheated by fate....