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Modern Musicology covers topics on rock and pop ranging mostly from 70s, 80s and 90s (with occasional excursions into 60s and 00s). Anything is fair game -- classic rock, R&B, folk, punk, prog, rap, metal, and more.
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#176 - One Album Wonders (opens the original)
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One Album Wonders There are some really obvious examples of bands or artists that only made one studio album -- The Sex Pistols, Jeff Buckley, and Lauryn Hill immediately come to mind. But how many others are there? Surprisingly, quite a few! We talk about those as well as other single-album artists like The La's, The New Radicals, The New Rising Sons, GTR, Derek & the Dominos, Blind Faith, Arcadia, Buckingham Nicks, and many others! How about you? What's your favorite one album wonder? Let us k
#175 - DOLLY (opens the original)
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The heart of the world was broken on August 25, 2026 when the news came out that legendary singer, musician, songwriter, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away. Dolly was as close to a universally-loved artist as you'll ever find. We are joined in the studio this week by Emmy Award-winning Good Day Atlanta feature reporter Paul Milliken, who met and interviewed Dolly numerous times over the years, to remember the icon. We talk about how her Appalachian upbringing influe
#174 - 100 Greatest Tours (opens the original)
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Consequence, an online pop culture magazine, released their list of the 100 Greatest Tours of All Time, which included big names like Prince, Springsteen, Bowie, the Jacksons, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Beyonce, Metallica, and many others, plus a few surprising inclusions as well. This week, the Modern Musicology team reviews Consequence's list and talk about some of the tours that we have seen over the years as well as some that we wish we had seen! Check out the Consequence list HERE. We hope you
Alan's Record Bin #6 - HEAVY METAL (The Movie) (opens the original)
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The animated film Heavy Metal, based on the adult sci-fi fantasy comic magazine of the same name, was released 45 years ago on August 7, 1981, and while it wasn't a big box office smash, it became a cult classic and (at the time) something of a rite of passage. The iconic soundtrack featured great songs by Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Journey, Don Felder, Devo, Stevie Nicks, Grand Funk Railroad, and others. This was a hugely important film for me in the fall after my graduation
#173 - Jeff Beck (opens the original)
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In this episode we are joined by former editor of Guitar World Magazine Brad Tolinski, co-author of the new book Blow By Blow: The Jeff Beck Story, to talk about the life and career of one of the most important and influential guitarists in the modern rock era. Brad tells us all about the significance of the Yardbirds, how Jeff's playing evolved over the decades, some of the colorful characters he encountered during the writing of the book, why Jeff's playing was crucial to the unfolding story o
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