Modern Musicology

As we close out our fourth year and enter into our FIFTH, we want to take a look back at our history and share with you our Top 10 episodes ever! These are our most-listened-to shows from our very beginning (our first episode is still very highly ranked) to the end of 2025. In case you have missed any of these episodes, links to listen are below:

Our Top 10 (okay, 11) episodes of 2025! Listen to any of these on our website (linked below) or on any podcast platform!

#174 – 100 Greatest Tours
August 24, 2026
Consequence, an online pop culture magazine, released their list of the 100 Greatest Tours of All Time, which included big names like Prince, Springsteen, Bowie, the Jacksons, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Beyonce, Metallica, and many others, plus a few surprising inclusions as well. This week, the Modern Musicology team reviews Consequence's list and talk about some of the […]
Alan's Record Bin #6 – HEAVY METAL (The Movie)
August 16, 2026
The animated film Heavy Metal, based on the adult sci-fi fantasy comic magazine of the same name, was released 45 years ago on August 7, 1981, and while it wasn't a big box office smash, it became a cult classic and (at the time) something of a rite of passage. The iconic soundtrack featured great […]
#173 – Jeff Beck
August 9, 2026
In this episode we are joined by former editor of Guitar World Magazine Brad Tolinski, co-author of the new book Blow By Blow: The Jeff Beck Story, to talk about the life and career of one of the most important and influential guitarists in the modern rock era. Brad tells us all about the significance […]
#172 – MTV 45th Anniversary
July 26, 2026
MTV 45th Anniversary MTV launched 45 years ago on August 1, 1981 with "Video Killed the Radio Star." To celebrate this big anniversary, we spend time reminiscing about the glory days of Music Television by talking about our favorite music videos — and a few of our least favorites. We mention some of the obvious […]
#171 – New Music From STEPHANIE!
July 19, 2026
July 17, 2026 was a very special day for the Modern Musicology family — because that was the release date of a brand-new EP called Grand Isle from our amazing co-host Stephanie Seymour! This new batch of songs has been a couple years in the making and it's finally out in the world. We devote this […]

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.

We have interviewed rock stars, journalists, and authors like:

Gina Schock of the Go-Go’s
Tony Levin of King Crimson and Peter Gabriel’s band
Steve Fossen and Michael DeRosier of Heart
Tommy Stinson of the Replacements
Ricky Byrd of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Ira Elliott of Nada Surf
Evan Sult and Paige Brubeck of Sleepy Kitty
Film composer Gary Clark (Flora and Son, Sing Street)
John Robb of Louder Than War
Punk rock photographer Theresa Kereakes
Katherine Yeske Taylor (author of She’s a Bad Ass: Women Shaping Feminism in Rock)
Richard Evans (author of Listening to the Music the Machines Make)
Tom Beaujoir (author of Nothing But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion)