Episodes

  • Is Rock Music Soon to Be Extinct?

    Is Rock Music Soon to Be Extinct?
    Jan 20 2025
    Is Rock Music Soon to be Extinct? Classic bands are aging. Radio is dying. New music formats are flourishing. Has rock music really strummed its last chord? In this episode we review the tell-tale facts, consider the trends, and deliver entertaining, persuasive conclusions that will just about make your day!
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    30 mins
  • Are Rock Lists Goofy or Great?

    Are Rock Lists Goofy or Great?
    Jan 8 2025
    Are Rock Lists Goofy or Great? Listeners of Serious Rock Talk know our mixed emotions about 'Greatest Songs/Bands/Guitarists/Singers/Etc.' lists. In this episode, we make a temporary truce with those that perpetuate lists (Rolling Stone Mag et. al.) and we come out the other end with a lot of laughs. Listen up and enjoy original insights and random observations about rock lists and our incessant need to rate.... everything!
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    30 mins
  • New Year Eve Show 2024

    New Year Eve Show 2024
    Dec 31 2024
    New Year's Eve Show 2024 2024 was an amazing year for rock—and dare we say an outstanding year for the Serious Rock Talk Podcast. We thank you all for lending us an ear, sending emails, and making suggestions. Listen in as Dr. Clarke, Steven Wheeler, and Ferris Kennedy sum it all up for you. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. 2025—here we come!
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Aerosmith: 54 Years and No More Counting

    Aerosmith: 54 Years and No More Counting
    Dec 23 2024
    Aerosmith: 54 Years and No More Counting They say there are five stages of grief. When Aerosmith announced that the band was no longer touring or recording, Kennedy began his dark, lonely trek across the stages. O yes, he loves his Aerosmith, This episode is therapeutic for Kennedy, and he enriches us all with his sorrow. Listen in while he praises the Boys from Beantown, the Toxic Twins—Aerosmith, one of the greatest bands of all time.
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    34 mins
  • What's Motown All About?

    What's Motown All About?
    Dec 11 2024
    What's Motown All About? How does a $800 investment attain a $61-million value in twenty years? The Motown story is a tale of ambition, talent, timing and tragedy. From Diana Ross to Boyz ll Men, Motown produced an astounding roster of incredible performers. Listen in as we take you on a mini-march through the halls of this incredible company.
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    26 mins
  • The Inevitable Death of John Lennon

    The Inevitable Death of John Lennon
    Dec 2 2024
    The Inevitable Murder of John Lennon Death is inevitable, but murder isn't. With the help of Professor Joseph Campbell's book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Dr Ian Clarke tries to make sense of Mark David Chapman's senseless act of violence.
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    26 mins
  • Jake & Jackie: Exclusive Interview with the Country Folk Duo.

    Jake & Jackie: Exclusive Interview with the Country Folk Duo.
    Nov 20 2024
    Jake & Jackie: Exclusive Interview with the Country Folk Duo. It's not often that we are lucky enough to speak with artists at the beginning of their careers: the dynamic duo of Jake & Jackie gave us an exciting opportunity. They are country, folk, rock and more. All of you musicians and music lovers, listen in. . This is the sound of talented, dedicated and unique talents about to quickly climb the steps of opportunity. This is special.
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    42 mins
  • The Beatle Who Vanished: Interview with best selling author Jim Berkenstadt

    The Beatle Who Vanished: Interview with best selling author Jim Berkenstadt
    Nov 11 2024

    To invert a bit of Hamlet, it’s a tale told by a master storyteller, full of drums and guitars, signifying a lot. In 1964, Jimmie Nicol was a Beatle for two weeks, and then… what happened? Jim Berkenstadt, a rock and roll detective, follows Jimmie’s trail around the world. Jimmie’s story is exciting, surprising, inspiring and perplexing. Dr. Clarke and Jim Berkenstadt discuss Jimmie Nicol’s sixty-year odyssey and let you decide how it all turned out.
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    43 mins