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Modern Musicology #136 - Reviewing the Rock Hall 2025 Inductees

Modern Musicology #136 – The 2025 ROCK HALL Inductees

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

Modern Musicology #135 - Filmmaker Olivia Serafini-Sauli

Modern Musicology #135 – OLIVIA SERAFINI-SAULI!

Olivia Serafini-Sauli A year ago we interviewed filmmaker OLIVIA SERAFINI-SAULI on the completion of her film Endless Calls For Fame: The Story of the New Rising Sons. Since then, that film has found North American distribution and is now available on all major streaming platforms in a slightly reworked / updated

Thankful For What's Next

Thankful For What’s Next

Thankful For What’s Next on the HAVE COFFEE WILL TRAVEL Podcast! Disney, antiques, beer, music, food, travel and more! Welcome to the Thanksgiving episode. We were going to do a deep dive into the history of Thanksgviing, but we thought better of that idea. The topic is too vast and

Modern Musicology #125 Richard Evans Interview

Modern Musicology #125 – The Science of Music

The Science of Music This week we chat with author and science blogger Bethany Brookshire who shares her knowledge about how music works, its importance to community, and its impact on culture. We address questions like: How do our brains process music? How do vocal cords work? Why do we perceive dissonance

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

The 2024 Dragon Con Report Episode 7

We are under 50 days away, friends! Dragon Con is just around the corner, so let’s jump into episode 7! This month, we’re diving into some of the incredible live entertainment options Dragon Con has to offer. Are you a fan of Broadway-style performances? Perhaps catching a live band’s electrifying

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 #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 #96 - Reviewing the Rolling Stone list of 250 Greatest Guitarists

Modern Musicology #96 – Rolling Stone 250 Guitarists

250 Guitarists Rolling Stone Magazine is at it again! Another list specifically crafted to make music fans’ heads spin! This time they count down their ranking of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time! And, this being Rolling Stone, there are both some very odd inclusions and exclusions. Anthony and Alan dive into this controversial list

She Blinded Me with Science

The 42cast Episode 188 (EmandEn 1): She Blinded Me with Science

The 42cast is proud to welcome back the one and only, Ms. Emma Dumont. In this episode, Emma comes on the show for the inaugural episode of EmandEn where she and Nathan talk about whatever strikes their fancy. This first episode was recorded on 5/27/2023, but various personal and technical

Modern Musicology #87 - Novelty Songs

Modern Musicology #87 – Novelty Songs

Novelty Songs Have we got a fun one for you this week! Thanks to a suggestion by one of our regular listeners, Bill Lemmond, we are delving into the massive catalog of Novelty Songs and Parody Songs! And when you mention Parody Songs, obviously the first name that comes to mind is Weird Al

Modern Musicology #81 - The Music of 1988 (part 1)

Modern Musicology #81 – The Music of 1988 (Part 1)

The Music of 1988 The Modern Musicologists (Anthony, Rob, Stephanie and Alan) take a look at the albums that were released in the first half of 1988! We hit the highlights in rock (Robert Plant, Cinderella, Van Halen), rap (Boogie Down Productions, DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Run DMC),

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