Flopcast episode 708! Before we plunge into weeks of holiday silliness, here’s something different for you! Five years ago, our friend Amanda decided to run at least one mile in each of the 351 towns and cities that make up Massachusetts. A month ago, she finished. And she’s here to
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
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
The Cults of Dragon Con Volume 1 of a new ongoing segment In honor of the upcoming 40th anniversary, we’re starting a new series delving into some of the histories of the various cults of our beloved Dragon Con. There are SO MANY different obsessions us con goers have become
Flopcast episode 707! As we creep into the holidays, once again we’re looking back at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades of the past. (Debbie Gibson is scheduled to perform at this year’s parade, so you should all be road-tripping to Manhattan RIGHT NOW.) We start with the 2015 parade (featuring that
If the VH-1 show “Totally Obsessed” were still making new episodes, then Micah Hirsh would have been on it as the “The Emperor’s New Groove” guy! He breaks down the whole franchise on “The Emperor’s New Podcast”, which I have appeared on a couple of times. Micah came to L.A.
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
Flopcast episode 706! When our favorite 1980s soft rock band comes to the town where we spent the 1980s, you know we’ll be there. And so Kevin has a report from the sold out Air Supply concert at the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, Rhode Island! (We were front row center.
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.
Flopcast episode 705! We’re back with our full report on the city of Seattle, which turned out to be way over on the other side of the continent. (Probably should have packed a bag or something…) How many weird and silly activities could we squish into just a few days
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,
Flopcast episode 704! It’s been about a year since we killed a whole episode flipping through an issue of Dynamite, that classic magazine for kids of the 70s and 80s, so let’s do it. We have an issue from 1976 (compliments of Chris from Sci Fi Explosion!) and on the
