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Rock "n" Roll Grad School

Heidi Hedquist/Luke Poling

Does the world really need another music podcast? Yes, it needs this one.Rock ‘n’ Roll Grad School brings audiences along on a ride that feels like a late-night conversation on a tour bus traveling to the next gig.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #218: Author Jon Magidsohn on...

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2025/03/26

This is a special one for Heidi. She talks with Jon Magidsohn, author of a new book about her favorite band- Crowded House. Part of the "On Track" series by Sonic Bond Publishing, Magidsohn does exactly what is says on the cover- break down every Crowded House song. (And he does so with the help of an interview with Neil Finn to provide some of the answers.) "Crowded House: On Track" by John Magidsohn is available right now wherever you get your books. For more information, check out Sonic Bo...

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Rock n Roll Grad School #217: Sex-O-Rama

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2025/03/19

This week, we talk with one of the members of Sex-O-Rama. (What's his real name? What's his band name... we find out!) The group was originally formed to create fake porn music for folks to enjoy and, shockingly, things got out of hand and now they're onto volume 5. Sex-O-Rama volume 5: Invaders from the Pleasure Planet is available wherever you get your music. For more information, check out their website.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #216: Deep Purple's Don Airey

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2025/03/12

Don Airey is metal royalty. He has played with some of the greatest artists ever and on songs you've heard thousands of times. With his newest solo record Pushed to the Edge, Don gathered some of his incredibly talented friends to make a real blast of a record that shows his great skill as a writer and, most importantly, as a musician. Pushed to the Edge comes out March 28th. For more information and to find out where to get a copy, check out Don's Facebook page.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #215: Author Chris Sutton on...

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2025/03/05

You know how we feel about the Mael brothers and their band Sparks. So it was with great delight that we heard about Chris Sutton's new book, "Sparks 1969-1979: Every Album, Every Song" from Sonicbond Publishing. In the book, Chris takes a detailed look at the first decade of this incredibly influential band. For more information, check out the Sonicbond Publishing website, and order your copy wherever you get your books.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #214: Ellis Mano Band

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2025/02/26

Ellis Mano Band is a Swiss band, who have been making music in various guises for decades. With their most recent album, they again use their skills to craft quality rock. (And it's not just us saying that- they opened for Deep Purple last summer.) Their new record Morph is available now wherever you get your music. For more information, check out their website. "M

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Rock n Roll Grad School #213 Tribute: Saturday...

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2025/01/29

This week it's another installment in "Tribute: A Tribute to Tributes," where we discuss another tribute album. This time it's one of the most 90's tributes ever made- featuring Liz Phair, Sublime, Sponge, Matthew Sweet and the Butthole Surfers, "Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits."

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Rock n Roll Grad School #212 Final Gravity

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2025/01/15

LA-based prog band Final Gravity has released a new EP and are promising a 2025 full of music. We talked with Mike Clark about the recording process and the love of prog rock bringing everyone together.You can download the new EP, Stormchaser, as well as their other releases on Band Camp and you can follow the band on Facebook.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #211 John McCutcheon

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2025/01/08

We get to sit down again with the great John McCutcheon. On top of being an amazing song writer, John is also a fascinating guy to talk with. We talk about the writing of his newest record, "Field of Stars," and new songs he's written about all sorts of things including Hank Aaron and the MS St Louis.For more information including tour dates, check out John's website.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #210 Happy Christmas!

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2024/12/26

It's our annual Christmas celebration, where we exchange gifts, complain and play music you probably haven't heard in a while. Enjoy!

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Rock n Roll Grad School #209- American Standard:...

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2024/12/18

Here's an episode that we originally released on our sister show, Why? but if this isn't Grad School, well, we don't know what is.If you're like us, you need more Cheap Trick in your life. Thankfully, Ross Warner is here with his new book, American Standard: Cheap Trick from the bars to the Budokan and Beyond. It's a look at one of the great American bands and tries to sort fact from fiction. And don't just take us for it- the book is making a lot of year-end best-of lists.American Standard: ...

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Rock n Roll Grad School #208- Redd Kross

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2024/12/11

This is one that is some time in the making.The legendary band Redd Kross started in the early 80’s when Steven McDonald was just 11 years old. Along with his big brother Jeff, Redd Kross has been carving their own unique path through rock music.They've just released their 10th album (a double album), a memoir (Now You're One of Us) and a documentary (Born Innocent). We talked with Jeff and Steven about all of this. And which drummer would make the best hair dresser.For more information on ev...

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Rock n Roll Grad School #207- Roger Street Friedman

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2024/12/04

The last time we talked with Roger Street Friedman, he was talking about his most recent album, produced by Larry Campbell. Now with his new record, "Long Shadows," Roger has taken over the producer role and emerged with an incredibly personal record that resonates.For more information, check out Roger's website, or follow him on Facebook.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #206- 2L0T

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2024/11/27

2L0T is a fascinating collection of musicians, each with a unique set of skills all coming together to create fascinating music together. Their debut album, "Entropy," is available right now. For more information, you can check out their website.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #205- Christmas with Yachtley...

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2024/11/20

We sit down with Philly Ocean and Sailor Hawkins to talk about Yachtley Crew's newest EP, Seas and Greetings- because what goes together better than Yacht rock and Christmas?For more information, you can check out the band's website, follow them on Facebook, or purchase the album from Earache Records.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #204- The 501 Definitive...

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2024/11/13

What records define the '90s as a decade to be remembered? Is it NSync? Nirvana? What about hip-hop?Thankfully, music writer and editor Gary Graff is here to muddy the water and start all sorts of disagreements with his new book, "501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide," available November 5th from Motorbooks.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #203- Jovin Webb

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2024/11/06

Jovin Webb is a singer and songwriter who just put out his first album on the Blind Pig record label. He's also a former American Idol contestant. Neither of these things will give you a sense of how amazing his voice sounds."Drifter" is out now and available wherever you get your records. You can follow Jovin on Facebook or find him on Instagram (@jovinwebb)

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Rock n Roll Grad School #202- Bob Cowsill

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2024/10/30

The Cowsills evoke a certain time and place, but, as artists, they've continued to grow and develop their voices. And, when they decided to make a record together in the early 90's, they knew it would be the next step in their evolution. However, it didn't exactly work out that way. But now, Global, is coming out widely, available to everyone.For more information, you can check out the group's website, or follow them on Facebook.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #201- Andrew Browning

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2024/10/23

Andrew Browning writes about human condition in all it's messy details. His most recent Love is a Beautiful Thing, is another deep dive into life. Love is a Beautiful Thing is available everywhere on November 22nd. For more information, check out Andrew's website, or follow him on Facebook.

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Rock n Roll Grad School #200 Tribute #2- Sweet Relief

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2024/10/16

As we celebrate episode 200, we are doing a second take on our Tribute: A Tribute to Tributes series. This time, we're looking at the 90's classic: Sweet Relief

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Rock n Roll Grad School #199- Pennywise's Jim Lindberg

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2024/10/09

Jim Lindberg is on the road right now with the legendary So-Cal punk band Pennywise, but he's also releasing brand new material under the Black Pacific name. Teaming up with producer Paul Miner, Lindberg offers a new batch of songs (some he's been sitting on for years) with the voice and attitude you'd expect.For more information you can find Jim on Facebook or you can follow him on Instagram, @jimlindbergpw.

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