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Rockers to Doctors

Rockers to Doctors

By: Dorian Prescott and Nova Starwick
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From backstage chaos to brainy breakdowns—Rockers to Doctors is your weekly shot of music news with a glam metal edge. We cover the latest headlines, streaming shifts, reunion rumors, weird merch drops, and the cultural undercurrents shaping rock, metal, and everything in between. Hosted by two PhDs who never ditched their leather jackets, this podcast blends pop culture commentary, forgotten facts, and the occasional chart analysis to bring you a fresh take on the music that made us—and the stories still unfolding. Come for the riffs, stay for the rabbit holes.2025 Music Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Rock News 8/24/25: Ozzy Tributes, Mastodon Loss & Cheap Trick’s Comeback
    Aug 25 2025

    This week’s Rockers to Doctors takes you from tragedy to tribute:

    • Remembering Brent Hinds of Mastodon

    • Judas Priest + Ozzy rumored “War Pigs” collab.

    • Cheap Trick’s bold All Washed Up announcement.

    • Sammy Hagar vs. David Lee Roth (yes, the Eddie ghost story!)

    • Reb Beach waiting on Vegas

    • Firehouse & Trixter honor Ozzy with “Crazy Train”

    • Lita Ford teases her long-awaited dark fairytale album feat. Doro Pesch

    • Stryper’s 40th anniversary CD

    • Megadeth’s farewell & Ellefson’s thoughts

    • Sammy Hagar’s Vegas residency live album

    • Flashbacks: Venom, W.A.S.P., Cannibal Corpse

    Hosted by Dr. Dorian Prescott & Dr. Nova Starwick.
    🎸 Headbanging with a hypothesis.

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    17 mins
  • Rock Fans Are TALKING About These 5 Crazy Stories - News for 8/10/25 - 8/16/25
    Aug 18 2025

    From Megadeth’s farewell to Ozzy’s flower heist, Rockers to Doctors brings you the week’s biggest rock stories—where spandex meets science and power chords meet peer review.

    On this episode of Rockers to Doctors, Dr. Dorian Prescott and Dr. Nova Starwick go headbanging with a hypothesis. From Megadeth’s final album and farewell tour to KISS receiving Kennedy Center Honors, we explore how rock icons are still rewriting history.

    We also cover:

    • Joe Perry’s new Project lineup

    • Foreigner’s 50th anniversary tour with an orchestra

    • The bizarre Ozzy Osbourne memorial flower theft

    • Doro Pesch’s Viking anthem and Scorpions at 60 years strong

    • Mike Tramp’s White Lion re-recordings

    • The return of the elusive Vinnie Vincent

    • Flashbacks to Mötley Crüe, Dio, and Dee Snider’s PMRC testimony

    🎸 Where spandex meets science, power chords meet peer review.
    Rockers to Doctors: Headbanging with a hypothesis.

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    13 mins
  • Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Act, Cold Slither’s Live Debut & Scorpions Get Soft | Ep. 1
    Aug 2 2025

    In this debut episode of Rockers to Doctors, we pay tribute to the legendary Ozzy Osbourne with a respectful breakdown of what’s known, what’s true, and what fans around the world are doing to honor the Prince of Darkness.

    We also dive into:

    • The official release of Scorpions’ haunting 1996 Taratata performance of “Still Loving You”

    • Cold Slither—yes, the fake G.I. Joe glam band—brought to life by real metal musicians

    • Beavis & Butt-Head show up in a helicopter to try to buy Metallica.

    • The Chipotle Ozzy Burrito petition and his exclusive Celebrity Card

    • Listener comments and a question: Should we make a bonus episode on Ozzy’s top 10 deep cuts?

    🎸 Headbanging with a hypothesis begins now.

    📲 Connect with us on social @rockerstodoctors
    📝 Show notes and links:

    Scorpions’ “Still Loving You (Taratata)” audio

    Ozzy Condolence Book (Birmingham Museum)

    Ozzy Burrito Petition

    Metallica x Beavis & Butt-Head Trailer

    Spinal Tap

    Cold Slither

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    11 mins
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