The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge
The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge is a podcast that examines the music and culture that influenced a generation through the lens of musician Eddie Star (Eddie Star & The Zero Effect, JoyBox).
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Special Guest Philip Paul Kelly
Actor, Writer, and Director Philip Paul Kelly (Rockquiem For A Wrestler, Elf the Musical, Titanic the Musical) stops by the College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge for a conversation with Eddie Star about w…
The Kurious Kase of The Kinks
Eddie Van Halen and the career of "The Kinks" are the subjects of this Rocktober episode of Eddie Star's "The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge."
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3msJc3h
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The Story Remains the Same
In this episode of "The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge" podcast, Eddie Star talks about "Rockquiem For A Wrestler," Rock-n-Roll movies, and story lines that manifest in the real world.
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Five Deviant Years
Eddie Star talks about the making of "Informal Deviance (13 Sexational Songs) by his band JoyBox released five years ago on August 28, 2015.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/34Abq66
Song played in Intro is …
Gimme Danger in the Fun House
Eddie Star talks about The Stooges in light of the 50th Anniversary of their album, "Fun House."
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2TBswdn
Song played in Intro is Peepshow by JoyBox (Featuring Eddie Star)
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Wig, Wam, Bam
Eddie Star talks about the British Glitter Music Scene of the early 1970s in light of the recent passing of The Sweet's, Steve Priest.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3mvIKBc
Song played in Intro is Peepsho…
The Myths & The Mayhem
In this episode of "The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge" podcast, Eddie Star hears about the Sex Pistols during recess in 1977 and discusses the stories he heard about the band and some of their wel…
Through the Looking Glass
Eddie Star goes through the looking glass in 1987 with Siouxsie and The Banshees to discover Iggy Pop's, Bowie Year's in 1977 Berlin.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2HInyt0
Song played in Intro is Peepshow…
Generation X
Eddie Star talks about discovering, 'Generation X' in 1984, the London Punk Scene, and listening to the early work of musicians Billy Idol and Tony James.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2HveCr7
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The Runaways
Eddie Star talks about discovering The Runaways in 1982, looking for their albums ore-internet, mythology, and their place in between the glitter and punk scenes.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3e02h9Y
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Who Was Wearing What?
The clothes that ruled the high school quad in the early 80s, and how the music of that era inspired kids to create their fashion.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/37LjBi4
Song played in Intro is Peepshow b…
The Gateway
Eddie Star talks about the influence that Billy Idol and Joan Jett had on him as a young teenager in the early 80s and how they served as gateway artists to his discovery of the Punk and Glitter scen…
A Connection is Made
Eddie Star talks about his childhood in the late 1970s, early 80s, classical guitar lessons, and Mag Wheel & The Lug Nuts.
Playlist: https://spoti.fi/31OzQqS
Song played in Intro is Peepshow by JoyBox …
The Early Years
In this first episode of "The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge" podcast, Eddie Star talks about his childhood in the 1970s and the memories of music introduced to him through his parents, elementary …