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. Hosted by DJ and author Rob Levy, solo artist and former Aquanettas drummer Stephanie Seymour, drummer and author R. Alan Siler, and guy from London Anthony Williams.
Everyone loves a good cover! But not all covers are good! This week Rob and Alan talk about what turns them off about some covers. Is it the band doing the covering? Does it stray too far from the original? Or is the song transformed into a new genre that simply doesn't work? Or does it have more to do with our emotional attachment to the original? Along the way, we reference songs by Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, Marilyn Manson, Smashmouth, Scissor Sisters, Orgy, and more. And Rob makes the ultimate confession -- he doesn't like Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah"!
What's your favorite Bad Cover Song? Let us know! Drop us a line at modernmusicology1@gmail.com or just leave a comment on our socials or whatever podcast platform you're listening to us.
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Modern Musicology is part of the ESO Podcast Network. https://esonetwork.com/
Find more about us:
Rob Levy: https://kdhx.org/shows/show/juxtaposition Stephanie Seymour: stephanieseymourmusic.comR. Alan Siler: www.kozmiccreative.com Anthony Williams: https://watchers4d.podbean.com/
4 Oct 2026
#177 - Burning Man Documentary
Left to their own devices, Rob and Alan take a trip to the Nevada desert for BURNING MAN! Well, we watched the new documentary about it, anyway! The Man Will Burn is a new docuseries from HBO Films that came out in July. The film series explores the origins and development of the festival as well as the art, the music, the philosophy, and the challenges that it faced from COVID, extreme weather, and internal and external opposition.
Afterward, we talk about new music from Simple Minds and U2, seeing Brandi Carlile live, and we go on a doozy of an old man rant about how no one cares about live music anymore!
20 Sept 2026
#176 - One Album Wonders
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 know! Drop us a line at modernmusicology1@gmail.com or just leave a comment on our socials or whatever podcast platform you're listening to us.
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernMusicology
Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modernmusicologypodcast/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ModrnMusicology
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk-MlcGy5u3fK1j4bVty1Kw
Modern Musicology is part of the ESO Podcast Network. https://esonetwork.com/
Find more about us:
Rob Levy: https://kdhx.org/shows/show/juxtaposition Stephanie Seymour: stephanieseymourmusic.comR. Alan Siler: www.kozmiccreative.com Anthony Williams: https://watchers4d.podbean.com/
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