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"The Best Music History Writing Online!"-Classic Rock, Prog, Pop, & Punk, 1960s to the Present!
Music exploration, commentary, analysis & memories! Home of Tune Tag + popular Audio Autopsy and Inside Tracks + Stephen Michael Schwartz Stories!
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🎼Your Musical Foundation: What 3 Songs Shaped Your Musical Life?🎵
Why do you listen to the songs & artists that you do? Where did it start, and, how? If you can pinpoint those early moments, you can discover a lot…
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Tune Tag #106 with Andy's Weird Ohio, Pt. 2: World Party, Sting, Kevyn Lettau, Elliott Smith, Mark Owen, Stone Roses, Genesis
Keep Austin Weird meets Andy's Weird Ohio. Where could that possibly lead? We actually discover the CD that was the first item ever sold on the…
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Andy’s Weird Ohio
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UK Guitar Teacher, Tom Moloney, 25, Hears & Reacts to Jethro Tull For the First Time
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🐰Audio Autopsy, 1970: Before Dr. Demento, He Was Warner Bros. Records PR Writer, Barry Hansen
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Tune Tag #59 with Rich Headland of "Record Shop Stories": The Specials, Billy Cobham, Mahavishnu, Massive Attack, Jellyfish, Young Gun…
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Tune Tag #100 with Flipped Out Phil: Beckies, Chris Stamey, Other Side, Micky Dolenz, Montage, Lemon Twigs, Bongos, Mark Eric
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Tune Tag #95 with Greg Nix of Chortle: The Kinks, Ricky Skaggs, Scary Pockets, Camille Yarbrough, Roy Wood, The Wombles, Grace Cummings
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Tune Tag #102 with Mark Edward Randall, Pt. 3: Robbie Williams, Raspberries, Isaac Hayes, Beach Boys, Mott the Hoople, Van Duren, Tommy…
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Tune Tag #105 with Michael Elliott of The Mixtape, Pt. 2: Alice Cooper, Lee Dorsey, O'Jays, Starz, Pointer Sisters, Solomon Burke, Fallen…
Spicy rock'n'soul seems to be the order of the day, as we mix in a little creole, too, from down N'awlins' way!
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Michael Elliott
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Inside Tracks #46: Terry Reid, "Without Expression" 1968, w/Covers by Hollies, Graham Nash, CSNY, REO Speedwagon, John Mellencamp, Michael…
The recent passing of rock legend, Terry Reid, prompts the discovery of a song he wrote at 14, plus the several covers it whelped! Some artists changed…
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Tune Tag #104 with David Burton of If You Get Confused, Pt. 2: Traffic, Eagles, Annie Lennox, Derek & The Dominos, Dave Mason, Stevie…
🤘Classic Rock is the byword here, but we also hear from some dynamic and, possibly, new names for some of us.
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David Burton
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Tune Tag #103 with Hugh Jones of The Record Store Years, Pt. 2: Cheri Knight, XTC, J. Geils Band, Jason Crest, Zuider Zee, Millennium…
These 2 record store management veterans from the '70s & beyond go bin diving so deep that scuba gear may be needed. You'll get some faves here, but…
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Hugh Jones
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Audio Autopsy, 1973: Bonnie Raitt, "Takin' My Time" LP: Collab with Andres of The Vinyl Room
When Andy told me he loved Bonnie's 3rd album, I had to try and arrange a collab of some sort! I loved Bonnie, in real time, from her 1971 start (I was…
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Andres
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Tune Tag #102 with Mark Edward Randall, Pt. 3: Robbie Williams, Raspberries, Isaac Hayes, Beach Boys, Mott the Hoople, Van Duren, Tommy…
A mix of the known and new, harmonies, like blueberries (or Raspberries), are in rich and proper summer abundance with this one!
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Mark Edward Randall
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Tune Tag #101 with Garry Drake of Breaking Ranks: Tears For Fears, The Floaters, PM Dawn, Oasis, Corb Lund, Animal Collective, The Rutles
Lists & rankings are the main attractions for Tune Tag first-timer, Garry, who hails from the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, setting up this…
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Tune Tag Celebrates #100! Andres of The Vinyl Room Interviews Brad Kyle
Two years ago, the "Baton" was passed, and what started out as a cute little parlor game, has quickly evolved into a thoroughly engaging and…
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Tune Tag #100 with Flipped Out Phil: Beckies, Chris Stamey, Other Side, Micky Dolenz, Montage, Lemon Twigs, Bongos, Mark Eric
🎉Celebratin' the Century mark, y'all! It's #100, and we're pullin' out all the stops! Highlights? Ten...count'em, TEN+ BONUS TAGS! Meet TWO veteran…
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