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Dr Joe Burns hosts an insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history and culture of rock-n-roll
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"Now that Beyonce has put out a country album, many are praising her for changing music genres. However artists have been doing it all long. Here is a good long list of musicians and bands who changed genres and succeeded as well."
"Usually we do not get the opportunity to offer updates to stories we cover on the show. Until now. Here are updates to ten of the bigger music stories we have covered in the past."
"Arianna Grande is upset with her fans for deciphering her latest album and then punishing those they feel have harmed the singer. She said she might quite social media. Here is a list of artists that already have quit social media. "
"This week back in 1992 Bruce Springsteen released two albums on the same day March 31. Has this happened before or since? We have a list for you."
"This week back in 1958 Elvis went to the Memphis Draft Board and signs up for the Army turning down the chance to work for Special Services. From that we decided to talk about musicians you know that have served as well."
"As AI progresses there have been calls for protections largely unheeded. So now come the lawsuits. There is a long list and some seem to have teeth."
"It used to be that artists wanted to go platinum. Now they are racing to a Billion. It is the new platinum."
"It only comes around every four years so we need to do something with Leap Year day February 29. Here is our take."
"There are a lot of bands that have not had a number one hit. What is interesting is how close some bands came without ever hitting the top. We have a list."
"This week back in 1981 Rush released Tom Sawyer and all anyone could talk about was the Neil Peart drum work. For fun I asked the internet for other songs where the drum takes the lead. Here is a good long list."
"There is a portion of Copyright law that is starting to come due. It states that if 35 years pass that you can petition for your copyright to be returned. Many are doing that. Here are the facts."
"Yes we are a little late with the topic but here are some of the big predictions found around the internet discussing 2024 and the future of music."
"This week we speak with author Darren Paltrowitz about his new work, DLR Book, How David Lee Roth Changed the World."
"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."
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