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Modern Musicology #156 - Holiday 2025!

Modern Musicology #156 – Holiday 2025!

Holiday 2025! It’s our final episode of 2025! It’s also our Holiday episode, AND it’s our 3rd Anniversary! This week we celebrate the musical traditions of the season! What makes a great Christmas song? What are some of our favorites? What are some of the best music-related Christmas gifts we’ve

Modern Musicology #155: 80s Movie Soundtracks

Modern Musicology #155: 80s Movie Soundtracks

80s Movie Soundtracks Everybody loves 80s movies, right? This week we are joined by author and film historiian John Malahy, whose new book Rewinding the 80s: Cinema Under the Influence of Music Videos, Action Stars, and a Cold War was released October 2025, to talk about the great soundtracks of the decade, from Top Gun,

Modern Musicology #154 - TV Theme Songs!

Modern Musicology #154 – TV Theme Songs!

TV Theme Songs! We’ve got a fun one for you this week! Stephanie leads the Modern Musicology gang in a discussion of our favorite TV Theme Songs! We each select five of our favorite themes, give a little story behind it, and say why we love it. Our discussion covers everything from

Modern Musicology #153 - 2025 Rock Hall Inductions!

Modern Musicology #153 – 2025 Rock Hall Inductions!

Rok Hall The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their 2025 induction ceremony was held on November 8, and Rob and Alan are here to review it all! The 2025 class of inductees are: Performer Category: Musical Influence Award: Musical Excellence Award: Ahmet Ertegun Award: We review all of the key moments, including

Modern Musicology #152 - Anthony's Birthday Extravaganza!

Modern Musicology #152 – Anthony’s Birthday Extravaganza!

Remember the days when you would sit around with your friends and play records for each other? Well, that’s what we do on this week’s Modern Musicology! To celebrate Anthony’s 38th birthday, he shares with us 20 songs that he loves and gets our reaction to them. Anthony’s tastes range from pop

Modern Musicology #151 - ACE!

Modern Musicology #151-ACE!!

On October 16, 2025 one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock – ACE FREHLEY of KISS – passed away at the age of 74.  Court Lewis and Matt Alschbach of the Rock and Metal Profs Podcast join us to share memories of Ace and talk about his impact on the musical landscape.

Modern Musicology #150 - Ticket Prices

Modern Musicology #150 – Ticket Prices

TICKET PRICES Rob, Alan, and Stephanie — joined by our buddy JM Tuffley — go on a bit of a passionate, cathartic rant about a topic that really gets under our skin: TICKET PRICES! Trust me, we have a lot to say on this topic! We rage against the machine on subjects like exorbitant prices,

Modern Musicology #149 – In Our SHOWGIRL Era!

SHOWGIRL – TAYLOR SWIFT his week we’re joined by two friends of the show, Daniel Pierce and Tillman Smoot, to talk all things Taylor Swift! We review Taylor’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, plus all the things around it — the talk show appearances, the “Fate of Ophelia” music video, the

Modern Musicology #148 - Buckingham Nicks

Modern Musicology #148 – Buckingham Nicks

Buckigham Nicks After a 52-year absence, Buckingham Nicks,the debut album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, has finally been reissued in a newly remastered form. We’re joined by author Steven Cooper to talk about the album and Lindsey and Stevie’s journey from obscurity to international superstardom in Fleetwood Mac, and Steven tells us his story

Modern Musicology #147 - The Music of 1995

Modern Musicology #147 – The Music of 1995

1995 We pay a visit to the year 1995 to talk about some of the music that was released that year. Anthony gives us the lowdown on the metal and prog scene at the time; Stephanie shares stories from her time at Virgin Records; Rob catches us up on the electronic scene, Alan fills us in on what a few legacy

Modern Musicology #146 - All About That BASS!

Modern Musicology #146 – All About That BASS!

All About That BASS!  Anthony leads the Modern Musicology crew in a discussion about the masters of the bottom end, the foundation of the band, the bringers of the thunder — BASS PLAYERS! We highlight some of the best players in rock, metal, soul, and funk by sharing our favorite songs that open with unaccompanied

Modern Musicology #145 - The Current State of BritPop

Modern Musicology #145 – The Current State of BritPop

With Oasis in the midst of a major reunion tour, a fantastic new album from Pulp (their first in 25 years) and Suede (released on September 5), recent albums by Blur, James, and Kaiser Chiefs, the popularity of BritPop is at an all-time high. In this week’s episode, Rob, Stephanie and Alan talk a little about where BritPop came from, being involved in

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