Extra Credit: The Rock U Podcast

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Extra Credit: The Rock U Podcast

Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! Your hosts Seth Hinkley and Matt Black discuss different aspects of rock music and the Rock U. experience. We’ll bring you in-depth discussions of our favorite topics in rock’n’roll, plenty of special guests, and some insider scoops. Available now on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and SoundCloud. Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is sponsored and supported by our partners at Big Pebble Records, your one-stop anglophone resource for music creation in Paris. Our theme music was written and produced by former Rock U. teacher Tom Walters, aka Kitsch Kub. For more info about Rock U.: https://rock-u.fr/ For more info about Big Pebble Records: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ To check out Kitsch Kub: https://www.kitschkub.com/

  1. 11/21/2024

    Episode 54 - Top 5 Songs About the Weather, Read My Mind, Bands Fallen Off The Radar

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! It's snowing in Paris, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about the weather! They also play our "Read My Mind" game to reveal which legendary recording session they wish they could have observed, and try to determine which great band has most fallen off the radar in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7myDV6BKXCLpKBo5aTiqe7?si=58f34271ba554818 Read Kali Uchis's annotations for the lyrics of After the Storm here: https://genius.com/Kali-uchis-after-the-storm-lyrics Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    51 min

  2. 10/16/2024

    Episode 53 - Top 5 Songs About Politics, Change of Heart, Best Frontman/Frontwoman

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! There's a big election coming up, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about politics. Please Vote! They also roll out a new "Change of Heart" segment to own up to being wrong about a band, and debate rock's best frontman or frontwoman in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gF8sdgFJlRvDNYNSWeJe0?si=227b7f65be2d47d5 Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    42 min

  3. 09/26/2024

    Episode 52 - Top 5 Song Discoveries of Summer, Feedback&Take 2, Best Version of Hallelujah

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, here we go with Season 4! To kick off the new season and the new school year, Seth and Matt share their Top 5 song discoveries of this past summer, bang out a combined Feedback/Take Two to clean up loose ends from Season 3, and compare dueling versions of an iconic song in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KCbTwe7qgbZfHuthq6lg9?si=40816f53c23a4d5d Watch the Rick Moranis parody of Michael McDonald here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0HzWMqLeiE Check any song for its yachtski score at https://www.yachtornyacht.com/ Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    58 min

  4. 08/05/2024

    BONUS Episode 51 - Top 5 songs about sports

    Here's a bonus Summer School edition of Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 51! The Olympics have descended on Paris, so Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs about sports. Game on! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AsRDrE1RmjL7iofYWk5cB?si=5afbe15eb5f843c8 Watch the Super Bowl Shuffle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooT_uz--O2A Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Thanks to our episode sponsor, and Rock U.’s partners, Big Pebble Records! Learn more about a Big Pebble Records experience and listen to Posture, the new EP by former Rock U. rocker Person M, here: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    41 min

  5. 07/11/2024

    Episode 50! The Golden List - Top 5 Songs We Haven't Used Yet

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast - we made it to Episode 50! To celebrate the landmark, Seth and Matt share their Golden Lists - the Top 5 songs they didn't have a chance to share in Episodes 1-49! Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0oWv6o6ItXDbzkDPjwc6gF?si=5a5bead89ef3402b Here's an article describing Matt's cousin Chuck Morris breaking Big Head Todd and The Monsters nationally by taking their album Sister Sweetly platinum: https://www.5280.com/how-big-head-todd-and-the-monsters-became-a-colorado-legend/ And here's a YouTube video of the band roasting Chuck and telling a few more stories from the early days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIpQl09jjY Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Thanks to our episode sponsor, and Rock U.’s partners, Big Pebble Records! Learn more about a Big Pebble Records experience and listen to Posture, the new EP by former Rock U. rocker Person M, here: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    44 min

  6. 06/06/2024

    Episode 49 - Top 5 Songs with Places In The Name, 2 Rockers & A Roller, Best Use of a Guitar Effect

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 49! In this episode, Seth and Matt head out on the road with their Top 5 songs with place names in the title, try to spot the imposter in our new Two Rockers and a Roller game, and choose the best use of a guitar effects pedal in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hI9dYwmoCc69LEzkc0ryN?si=541e07f0bace4815 Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Thanks to our episode sponsor, and Rock U.’s partners, Big Pebble Records! Learn more about a Big Pebble Records experience and listen to Posture, the new EP by former Rock U. rocker Person M, here: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    57 min

  7. 05/23/2024

    Episode 48 - Songs That Ask A Question, What's My Favorite Supergroup, Best Count In

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 48! In this episode, Seth and Matt ask each other for their Top 5 songs that ask a question, try to guess each other's favorite supergroup in the Read My Mind game, and debate which song has the best count-in in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gH4ua0J4w8ibQkCHJdxFb?si=5c4275abdb6e47ca See Nick Lowe play a solo version of (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5geZVJ_39o Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Thanks to our episode sponsor, and Rock U.’s partners, Big Pebble Records! Learn more about a Big Pebble Records experience and listen to Posture, the new EP by former Rock U. rocker Person M, here: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

    49 min

  8. 05/09/2024

    Episode 47 - Top 5 Songs With A Number In The Title, Take 2, Best Version Of Dancing In The Street

    Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast, Episode 47! In this episode, Seth and Matt share their Top 5 songs with numbers in the title, atone for their past mistakes in our Take Two segment, and face off on which version of Dancing in the Street is the best one in the One Minute Matchup. Listen to the songs from this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Epk72b3PylYdhQxa7jwi8?si=6532e1d1f6024590 Listen to the 30 minute version of I Would Die 4 U here: https://www.mixcloud.com/anthony-bachelor/i-would-die-4-u-1983-uncut-studio-version-3037mins/ Thanks to Tom Walters for composing and producing our theme music! Check out more of Tom’s work here: https://www.kitschkub.com/ Thanks to our episode sponsor, and Rock U.’s partners, Big Pebble Records! Learn more about a Big Pebble Records experience and listen to Posture, the new EP by former Rock U. rocker Person M, here: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is a production of the Association Rock U., a registered not-for-profit association loi 1901. Check out Rock U. at https://rock-u.fr

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Welcome to Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast! Your hosts Seth Hinkley and Matt Black discuss different aspects of rock music and the Rock U. experience. We’ll bring you in-depth discussions of our favorite topics in rock’n’roll, plenty of special guests, and some insider scoops. Available now on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and SoundCloud. Extra Credit: The Rock U. Podcast is sponsored and supported by our partners at Big Pebble Records, your one-stop anglophone resource for music creation in Paris. Our theme music was written and produced by former Rock U. teacher Tom Walters, aka Kitsch Kub. For more info about Rock U.: https://rock-u.fr/ For more info about Big Pebble Records: https://www.bigpebblerecords.com/ To check out Kitsch Kub: https://www.kitschkub.com/

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