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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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UK Guitar Teacher, Tom Moloney, 26, Reacts to Hearing Power Pop for the First Time, Pt. 2
Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Big Star, and more! The power pop tower of power headlines Tom's Part 2 of his initial exposure (ever!) and responses to the…
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Tom Moloney
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Tune Tag #97 with Nate Miller of Nate Spins Vinyl: Boyz II Men, Less Than Jake, Yardbirds, Foghat, The American Dream, Archie Bell, Billy…
The march to #100 (and The American Dream) proceeds apace, with a coupla Billys and a Bell, the testosterone-rich trio of Boyz II Men, < Jake, Hogfat, a…
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Nate Miller
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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 #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 #62 with Peter C. Baker of "Tracks on Tracks": Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples, Jethro Tull, Tweedy, Smog, Alan Parsons, Jeremy Jordan
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Tune Tag #86 with Matt Fish of Best Music of All Time, Pt. 2: Neil Young, Jennifer Warnes, Miles Davis, Syreeta, Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker…
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Tune Tag #68 with Andy's Weird Ohio: King Crimson, Lou Reed, Curved Air, Michael Tilson Thomas, Slowdive, The Smiths, Alice Cooper, Curve
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The Numbers & Their 1983 "Anthology '64-'67" Album on Bomp! Records: EXCLUSIVE Terry Tutor Interview
We uncover a lot about these long-lost '80s retro power-poppers: Their Texas roots, their unexpected connection with The Who, and their slithering…
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Tune Tag #96 with Pe Dupré of The Twelve Inch, Pt. 2: Heart, Matia Bazar, Marilyn, Grass Roots, Jody Miller, Peter Gabriel, Partisans, Kate…
ABC-TV's "Wide World of Sports" began: "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport."🌐Spanning the globe to bring you the constant…
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The Twelve Inch (Disco/80s)
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Giving The Cyrkle a Few Spins
The brilliant '60s American soft rock pioneers managed by Brian Epstein
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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
It's Songs in the Key of Funny with the tuneful hijinks of Chortle's Greg Nix! A veteran comedy writer & performer, he's toiled for Netflix …
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Greg Nix
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Tune Tag #94 with Ian Paul Sharp of LP, Pt. 2: Lindisfarne, Peter Gabriel, Rick Springfield, Van Der Graaf, Status Quo, Matt Berry, Jimmy…
'Ello, mate!👋Howdy, y'all! Union Jack! Stars'n'Stripes! Monarchy!👑Constitutional Republic! Big Ben! Big Bend! Beatles! Winger! Led Zep! Nelson! UK…
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Ian Paul Sharp
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Tune Tag #93 with Gayle Ramage: Cher, Wings, Kylie Minogue, Linda Lewis, Bowie, Dire Straits, Nick Lowe, Squeeze
Launching her "Music, Movies, Stories and Mutterings" Substack 9 months ago, we're pleased to have Gayle join us for her first Tune Tag! We're in for a…
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Gayle Ramage
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"Black Mamba" First Listen: Alice Cooper Group Reunites After 5 Decades
"The Revenge of Alice Cooper" to drop in July. Stream counts & time will tell if the planet will respond with "The Revenge of The Listening Public"! Can…
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Tune Tag #92 with David Ross of A Bin Full of Tissues: Diana Ross, English Beat, Wham!, Associates, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Nerves…
Like The Ricardos & Mertzes driving to Hollywood, we're all over the map on this one! A little rock, a little soul; a little pop, a little roll. We just…
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David Ross
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UK Guitar Teacher, Tom Moloney, 26, Reacts to Hearing Power Pop for the First Time, Pt. 1
We grew up on different continents and in different centuries. A grand total of 44 years separate us, yet we are joined together by a love of popular…
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Tom Moloney
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