Modern Musicology

Modern Musicology covers topics on rock and pop ranging mostly from 70s, 80s and 90s (with occasional excursions into 60s and 00s).

Anything is fair game — classic rock, R&B, folk, punk, prog, rap, metal, and more.

Website: modernmusicology1.podbean.com

Modern Musicology #125 - Richard Evans Interview

Modern Musicology #121 – Author RICHARD EVANS

Richard Evans Richard Evans‘ book Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983 has been out for nearly two years and has just been released in paperback here in the States! We took that opportunity to have Mr. Evans back for a second interview in which we talk about

Modern Musicology 120 Talking Heads Stop Making Sense

Modern Musicology #120 – STOP MAKING SENSE

Talking Heads – STOP MAKING SENSE ‘ 40 years ago, one of the greatest concert films ever made was released: STOP MAKING SENSE by the Talking Heads. The film has recently been re-released in a beautifully remastered format by A24. Anthony, Stephanie, Rob and Alan review in-depth the new release of this classic film

Modern Musicology 119 Cassette Culture

Modern Musicology #119 – CASSETTE CULTURE

CASSETTE CULTURE w/ Rob Drew Our recent episodes on 1984 and Purple Rain have really put us in a particular mood, so now we’re waxing nostalgic (pun intended) about the heyday of cassette culture! We’re joined by author ROB DREW, whose new book Unspooled: How the Cassette Made Music Shareable examines the enormous impact that cassettes had on

Modern Musicology #123 - Indigo Girls Documentary

Modern Musicology #123 – INDIGO GIRLS Documentary

Indigo Girls Documentary This week Alan, Stephanie and Rob are joined by our good buddy Gerry Schramm (of the Something For Nothing podcast) to review the brand-new Indigo Girls documentary, It’s Only Life After All–a surprising and deeply personal look into “behind the music and off the stage” lives of these two very different but hugely talented artists. We

Modern musicology #122 - The Music of 1994

Modern Musicology #122 – The Music of 1994

1994 This week we take a look at the amazing music of 1994! We each talk about some of our favorite albums by bands and artists like Oasis (who have been in the news lately!), Blur, Pink Floyd, Stone Temple Pilots, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, The Toadies, Suede, Sixpence None the Richer, Massive

Modern Musicology #118 Purple Rain

Modern Musicology #118 – Purple Rain

PURPLE RAIN Continuing our examination of the music of 1984, we took a little time to celebrate one of the most important albums of that year: Purple Rain by Prince. We’re joined by a good friend of ours, Jason de la Torre, a very knowledgeable Prince fan, to talk about this landmark album.

Modern Musicology 117 Albums of 1984 Part 2

Modern Musicology #117 – The Albums of 1984 Part 2

We continue our look back at 1984 this week, revisiting the Rock, Pop, Soul and  Rap releases of that amazing year! OurTh conversation covers many of the obvious releases like The Unforgettable Fire, Like a Virgin, Private Dancer, Beverly Hills Cop and more, plus some other great albums by Bowie, Siouxsie, Nick Cave, Marillion, Run-D.M.C., the Go-Go’s,

Modern Musicology #116 1984 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal

Modern Musicology #116 – 1984 Part 1: Hard Rock & Metal

1984 was an incredible year for music, and it was a particularly strong year for hard rock and metal. We’re joined by guests Courtland Lewis and Matt Alschbach of the Rock and Metal Profs Podcast for a great discussion of what factors made 1984 such a highwater mark for the genre, and we review some of

Modern Musicology #115 - Filmmaker Olivia Serafini-Sauli

Modern Musicology #115 – Filmmaker OLIVIA SERAFINI-SAULI

Filmmaker Olivia Serafini-Sauli hung around the New York music scene in the 90s, and she always had her camera at the ready. So when her friends in the band The New Rising Sons were on the verge of having all their dreams come true, she was there to chronicle it. However,

Modern Musicology #114 - 2024 (So Far)

Modern Musicology #114 – 2024 (So Far)

2024 (So Far) With the return of Anthony Williams to the show, he, Rob Levy and R. Alan Siler have an informal chin-wag about all the things we’ve missed talking about so far in 2024 — what we’ve been listening to, reading, and doing. We talk about recent albums by Bruce Dickinson, Blaze Bayley, Judas Priest, Wings,

Modern Musicology #113 Jeff Slate and Earl Slick

113 – Jeff Slate and Earl Slick

Jeff Slate and Earl Slick first met over 15 years ago. In that time they have performed and recorded together many times. Jeff is a guitarist, producer, frontman, journalist, regular guest host on SiriusXM. and ASCAP songwriter. Earl is a legendary guitarist, most known for his long association with David Bowie,

Modern Musicology #112 - Michael Cartellone Interview

Modern Musicology #112 – MICHAEL CARTELLONE Interview

Michael Cartellone Rock fans would have first gotten to know Michael Cartellone from his work as the drummer in the band Damn Yankees with Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, and Ted Nugent. After that, he joined the band Accept, and since 1999 he has been the drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, with whom he has toured extensively and

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