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Top 10 Underrated Songs of 1986: AC/DC, Paul Simon, Van Halen & More
Oct 27, 2025Today we're counting down 10 killer classics from a special year in the 80s that were snubbed by mainstream radio. I’m talking about massive songs from some of the biggest musicians and bands of the e...
The Rise and Fall of Jim Croce: Folk’s Most Tender Storyteller
Oct 26, 2025Today we’re telling the story of folk singer Jim Croce, who spent years playing dive bars and college cafeterias for pocket change… before he finally broke through in his thirties. This Philadelphia e...
Halloween Special Edition: Top 8 Most Disturbing Rock Songs of All Time
Oct 25, 2025Alright, you asked for it. So you got it. It’s a Halloween Special Edition of Professor of Rock. Today, we're counting down my Top 8 most haunting, spine-chilling tracks from the rock era. And yeah, w...
FROM THE VAULT: How Dust in the Wind Started as a Fingerpicking Exercise and Became a Classic
Oct 24, 2025Legendary rock band Kansas was coming off of a huge single with Carry On Wayward Son and album with Leftoverture that established them as the one of the premier bands of the 70s as they were woking on...
The Red Rocker Speaks: Sammy Hagar on His Entire Rock Legacy
Oct 23, 2025COMING UP I’ve never done this before but if it goes well I’ll do it again. A full length interview with one of my favorite rock singers ever. A true legend who will walk us through his legendary care...
When Rock Took a Stand: The Untold Origins of ’60s Protest Anthems
Oct 22, 2025There must have been something in the water back in the mid to late 60s because legendary bands and artists wrote some of the most life-changing songs ever. Today, we celebrate a true lost art... song...
FROM THE VAULT: How Weird Al Yankovic’s “Fat” Saved His Career and Became an MTV Sensation
Oct 21, 2025Riding high on satire…Weird Al Yankovic seemed unstoppable in the mid 80s after Eat It! and Like A Surgeon. but when his fourth record, Polka Party essentially flopped, he almost called it quits. But ...
From Chart-Toppers to One-Hit Wonders: The Rise and Fall of Hootie, Fine Young Cannibals & More
Oct 20, 2025Remember when a particular band came out of nowhere and dominated radio and MTV with a big album and a bunch of hit songs, and it looked like the start of a massive career? But then the band sputtered...
How Dr. Hook Scored 8 Hits Then Vanished from the Charts
Oct 19, 2025Today, it's the story of a band that made rock history by literally singing their way onto the cover of Rolling Stone. This ragtag bunch of musical misfits from Jersey looked more like a gang of biker...
Legendary Music Improv Stories: From Ella Fitzgerald to Blur’s “Song 2”
Oct 18, 2025COMING UP…We’ve done two of these, and you loved them and asked for more. The great IMPROV Moments in music, and the 3rd time might be the best. These are some of the most entertaining stories I’ve co...