Serious Rock Talk Podcast

Paolo Pettofrezza, Etienne Plante, & Ian Clarke
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Podcasters | Musicians | Rockers | Historians | Vinyl Reviewers | Serious Rock Talk™️ With Humor!!!! This award-winning podcast looks at classic rock - and the people who made/make it - with enough knowledge, irreverence, and low-level insanity to make it worthwhile. It's all about Rock Talk.

  1. FEB 4

    Fifty Albums that Turned 50 in 2025!

    Fifty Albums that Turned 50 in 2025! 1975—a year that offered us a clutch of great albums, a handful of mediocre releases, and some stuff that didn't get over the fence. The three amigos do their best to separate the wheat from the chaff, adding great trivia and humor to the mix.  Listen In

    41 min

  2. JAN 21

    Mutt Lange: Producer Extraordinaire (SRT Kennedy's Corner)

    Mutt Lange: Exceptional Producer When considering artists such as AC/DC, Nickelback, Shania Twain, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, and Def Leppard, along with the Cars, do you ever think of the producers behind them? Does the term "Unique Wall of Sound Vocal Harmonies" resonate with you, or perhaps the four seemingly nonsensical words "Gunter, Gleiben, Glauchan, Globen"? Fortunately, for Kennedy, this signifies one individual: Mutt Lange, the Exceptional Producer. Tune in to Kennedy's Corner to explore Lange's career.

    19 min

  3. JAN 12

    ess a Crime Than a Tragedy: The Death of Marvin Gaye (SRT Crime)

    Less a Crime Than a Tragedy:The Death of Marvin Gaye   Talented and troubled, Marvin Gaye's life never followed a standard narrative. Neither did his death. The Motown star's murder is shrouded under mystery and mayhem. Serious Rock Talk Crime offers up time lines and evidence. The question is not what happened to Marvin Gaye, but why?

    18 min

  4. 12/31/2025

    End of Year Show: Goodbye 2025!

    End of Year Show: Goodbye 2025! So long 2025—and hello 2026! The SRT amigos take a look at the past year in rock, highlighting the highlights and and downplaying the deadbeats. Get prepared for 2026 with a podcast that's still growing after a record-setting eight years! We thank you all—and let's continue this wonderful journey together.

    45 min

  5. 12/29/2025

    The Enduring Mystery of Jim Morrison's Death (SRT Crime)

    The Enduring Mystery of Jim Morrison's Death The Doors' front man is among the biggest tourist draws in Paris. And he has been dead for over fifty years. What is it about Jim Morrison that continues to fascinate people? And why is his death still shrouded in mystery? Dr. Clarke sorts through mounds of evidence and—having visited Morrison's grave twice—offers engaging insights to the questions.

    21 min

  6. 12/17/2025

    About Radio: What Will the Future Sound Like?

    About Radio: What Will the Future Sound Like? Did video kill the radio star? No, it didn't. But it faces many other threats. Check out the solutions. Ferris Kennedy considers the required therapies for radio to rule again.

    29 min

  7. 12/03/2025

    Rolling Stone Magazine: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time - Part 2

    Rolling Stone Magazine: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time - Part 2 Listen up and we guarantee some buried treasures. Uncover riches that lay just beneath the sands of time. We do the heavy lifting. You turn up the volume.

    32 min

  8. 11/19/2025

    Rolling Stone Magazine: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time - Part 1

    Rolling Stone Magazine: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time - Part 1 You owe us one! Kennedy and Clarke endured both pain and pleasure with this list. It takes mucho guts and endurance to make it entertaining and engaging and sensible. So please, good people, listen in!

    44 min
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Podcasters | Musicians | Rockers | Historians | Vinyl Reviewers | Serious Rock Talk™️ With Humor!!!! This award-winning podcast looks at classic rock - and the people who made/make it - with enough knowledge, irreverence, and low-level insanity to make it worthwhile. It's all about Rock Talk.

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  • Creator
    Paolo Pettofrezza, Etienne Plante, & Ian Clarke
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    182
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Paolo Pettofrezza, Etienne Plante, & Ian Clarke 2018
  • Show Website
    Serious Rock Talk Podcast