The Music of 1976 This week we set the controls to the heart of 1976 to revisit some of the great music that came out that year! Of course, we cover the biggie, Frampton Comes Alive. We also report on three of the biggest movements of ’76 — Prog, Glam, and
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,
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
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,
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
Remembering OZZY This week the Modern Musicologists, joined by our very good friend Matt Alschbach, look back at the life, career, and legacy of OZZY OSBOURNE, who passed away on 22 July 2025. We each talk about how we first discovered Ozzy, some of our favorite eras / albums / songs, our
The Music of 1985 (Part 2) Our wayback machine is broken, so we’re still stuck in the year 1985! But it’s okay, because there was some really great music in the second half of that year! We’ll be talking about iconic albums by Kate Bush, REM, John Cougar Mellencamp, KISS, Dio, Big
LIVE AID July 13 is the 40th Anniversary of LIVE AID, one of the greatest rock festivals of all time! We each share our memories of watching it live on the day, the excitement that surrounded the event, and some of the stories behind bands that didn’t appear for various reasons.
No Original Members? In nearly every case when you see a classic band in concert now, it’s not the original line-up. Does that dampen your experience? Many legacy bands currently on the road are down to only one original member–and a few have none. Is it still the band if
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the 2025 roster of inductees on April 27 at 8:30 pm during a live broadcast of American Idol. 15 minutes later, we recorded an episode analyzing the announcements! What you get in this episode is our immediate reaction in a raw, unrehearsed discussion. Rob
2 TONE RECORDS This week we’re joined by author Daniel Rachel, whose book Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation, which transports us to the late 70s and the explosion of 2 Tone Records, the home of such recording artists as The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The
Bands and their Fans There are artists and bands who are very well known for their very loyal and ultra-supportive fanbase. Some of those include Elvis, the Beatles, the Grateful Dead, and Taylor Swift. But what about when that devotion maybe gets taken too far? Anthony leads us in a discussion about the extreme side
