
Rock School - 05/03/26 (The 2026 IFPI Report)
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Dr. Joe Burns and Beth West host an insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history and culture of rock-n-roll

"The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has released its 2026 State of the Industry Report. There are some pretty big tak...

"The former head of Interscope and Geffen records Jimmie Ivine said that streaming has had its time. Spotify will see its demise soon. Wheth...

"I found a cheeky online piece where the author was using funny put downs to describe some popular bands. Tourist Rock. Ring Tone Rap. Yallt...

"I ran across an article that listed three songs that people listen to only to wait for just that one section. It mentioned the drum break i...

"Major record companies are suing SUNO and Udio over song usage to create AI tunes. The one big thing the companies are looking for is a Wal...

"I ran across an article listing musicians who are in both the Rock and the Country Halls of Fame. There aren't many. When I started looking...

"Luminate is a company that tracks the Entertainment Industry pointing out data analytics and trends. Their 2025 report has come out and it...

"The internet loves lists. The click bait ones often choose to list the worst of something and choose the best of it just to upset the audie...

"The Rockin 1000 is a project that started in Italy as gag to create a video of 1000 musicians playing Learn to Fly in order to get the Foo...

"Every year I hear people complaining that the NFL makes lousy picks for the Super Bowl halftime show. If the picks are lousy then ratings m...

"We are coming into tax season so Tammy and will talk about paying the government. The HITS Act is now in full swing. Foreign governments ar...

"In our New Year show we related an article that suggested that 3D spatial audio was going to be popular in 2026. Tammy asked for an explana...

"A report from Spikerz, as Israeli company that tracks hacking, suggests that in 2025, music hacks were a sizeable number of methods bad act...

"This is our second of two year opening shows. We will cover new Public Domain availability, anniversaries for this new year and some predic...

"This is our first of two year opening shows. We will cover new Public Domain availability, anniversaries for this new year and some predict...

"This is our second Christmas show of 2025. We are giving more trivia and history for many of your favorite songs. It is quite a list."

"NOTE. This show is being posted a week early due to our Holiday travel. Enjoy two shows this week. This is our traditional end-of-year show...

"This is the first show of our annual Christmas double header. We did a show years back that looked at the history and trivia of classic Chr...

"We have broken down the meaning of American Pie and Creeque Alley and now it its time for We Didnt Start the Fire from Billy Joel. Listen c...

"The The Office of the US Trade Representative has released their 2024 Piracy Report listing the notorious markets for counterfeiting and pi...

"This is our annual Thanksgiving show. Thanksgiving is celebrated in many counties other than the United States. We will tell you the list a...

"Video may have killed the radio star but streaming and individual choices in music killed the video. Paramount Global has begun shutting do...

"At least three record companies have extended million dollar contracts to people who create AI music. The US Copyright office has said it w...

"The number changes, but as of the writing of this description, only 1883 songs have topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart including all its ea...

"The NOW CDs, as they are often called, started in the UK in 1998 with Richard Branson. They were a hit out of the gate, each crafted to a s...

"Cryptozoology is the study of a creature that probably doesn ot exist. Think Bigfoot. What is great about it is that every state seems to h...

"Many music outlets noticed there was no traditional Summer Song this year. No poppy dance tune that rose to the top of the charts. The Bill...

"Many countries around the world take time each year to poll their citizens about their favorite songs. It usually happens around Christmas...

"An Idiom is a group of words that suggest a meaning different than their specific words. Many of them come from the world of music and we h...

"This past 4th of July someone posted the Preamble and I wondered who the singer was. I watched a few more and wondered who they were. We wi...

"Long before American Idol and Americas Got Talent, there was Star Search. It was pretty schmaltzy but looking back, some of the biggest sin...

"Here is a game to play. Name as many two minute songs as you can following these rules. Only one song per group and you cannot name just pu...

"A band named The Velvet Sundown had a hit a short while ago. The concern was that the band and the music were all fake. They were both full...

"The Rock School show is now a part of the Library of Congress through their American Archive of Public Broadcasting. I know. I can barely b...

"This is a fun parlor game. Name a band, a song by that band and then an album from that band that are all named exactly the same. Here is a...

"Naming a band can be quite difficult. The list of bands we will discuss today went back into history to grab a name or an event to come up...

"The K Pop band EXO claimed that one of their concerts in South Korea sold out in less than two seconds. It sounds impossible because you ar...

"Often an actor will start a band once her or she is famous. However many actors start as musicians. Some saw great success. We have some su...

"Rock and Roll really came into its own in the 1950s and once it did someone was always proclaiming it bad for the youth in one way or anoth...

"Here is the second show where we play songs you might not know were covers. Often the cover version of a song becomes a bigger hit. And eve...

"This is the first of a two show set. Often people are shocked to hear that a hit song is a cover. We have put together a long list of hit s...

"In July of 1962, the Rolling Stones play their first gig in the Marquee Club. The Marquee Club was one of the main venues for 1960s British...

"Punk music has produced some of the greatest performers and some of the greatest musician nicknames. Here is a list of the best names and w...

"Back in 1973 Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in what was called The Rumble in the Jungle. This victory inspires Johnny Wakelin to wr...

"Last week we spoke of Dockery Farms which the birthplace of The Blues. As all music does it was expanded and taken to different places by t...

"Dockery Farms is said to be the place where the Delta Blues began. That is a bold statement but once you hear the research I have gathered...

"If you have an extra 12495 dollars lying around then you can be a roadie for Gene Simmons on his solo tour. We will discuss what you must d...

"First you need to know there are no swear words in this show. It was this week back in the 60s when the FBI released a letter stating that...

"This week back in 2007 Sammy Hagar sold an 80 percent stake in his Cabo Wabo tequila for $80 million. Since then it seems every musician or...

"We all know the stories of the Beatles, Doors, Dylan and Stones on Ed Sullivan. However, there are a few more good stories you might find i...