Episodes

  • Rock n Roll Grad School #213 Tribute: Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits
    Jan 29 2025

    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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    44 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #212 Final Gravity
    Jan 15 2025

    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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    30 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #211 John McCutcheon
    Jan 8 2025

    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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    28 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #210 Happy Christmas!
    Dec 26 2024

    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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    36 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #209- American Standard: Cheap Trick
    Dec 18 2024

    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: Cheap Trick from the bars to the Budokan and Beyond is available right now from Backbeat books.

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    39 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #208- Redd Kross
    Dec 11 2024

    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 everything, check out the band's website.

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    44 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #207- Roger Street Friedman
    Dec 4 2024

    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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    42 mins
  • Rock n Roll Grad School #206- 2L0T
    Nov 27 2024

    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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    34 mins