KSLU FM Podcasts

"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."By KSLU-FM

"Lets talk turkey. This is our Thanksgiving show."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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. "By KSLU-FM

"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. "By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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. "By KSLU-FM

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

"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."By KSLU-FM

"Nine days before the recording of this show, I had the Widow Maker Heart Attack. This is my story told as a warning to other to take care of themselves. We will also play music from musicians who had the same. "By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

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

"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. "By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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. "By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"Back in 1981, The Go Gos album Beauty and the Beat hit number one making it the first time an all woman rock band topped the charts. To that end, we have compiled a list of women firsts in the music industry."By KSLU-FM

"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."By KSLU-FM

"This week, we speak with author Dewar MacLeod about his new book, Tommy, Trauma, and Postwar Youth Culture."By KSLU-FM

"This week, we will have a discussion with author Richard Aquila about his new book Rock and Roll in Kennedys America. A Cultural History of the Early 1960s."By KSLU-FM

"A friend of the show, author James Campion is back to discuss his latest book, Take a Sad Song. It is an in depth discussion and view of The Beatles Hey Jude. We will talk about the song and his findings."By KSLU-FM

"The King Biscuit Flower Hours was a one hour live music, syndicated radio show. It started in the 70s at the same time as other TV based shows. I grew up listening on WMMS Cleveland. This is the story of the show."By KSLU-FM

"At the end of 2022, Jeopardy had a category titled Classic Flute Rock. The problem is that the category did not include the one band viewers felt was THE classic flute rock band. So they revolted on Twitter. We will tell you the questions, the missing band, and offer up a few more flute rock questions."…

"To start each year, Rock School goes back every ten years to find out what this new year will be the anniversary for. This is part two."By KSLU-FM

"To start each year, Rock School goes back every ten years to find out what this new year will be the anniversary for. We have a nice long list going back almost 200 years. This is part one."By KSLU-FM

"This is our yearly end of the year show tipping the hat to musicians who passed. Here is our list of players who died in 2022."By KSLU-FM

"Why do people choose to perform certain songs during Christmas. I would argue that often it's because the song is not under copyright. Many of your favorites are free for the playing."By KSLU-FM

"Here is our first of two Christmas shows this year. Songs from Christmas movies. It's all opinion so please offer yours. Here are a few we like. Plus we will list out some of the best Christmas horror movies. Plus plus we will discuss why Die Hard is not a Christmas movie."By KSLU-FM