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Music exploration, commentary, analysis & memories! Home of Tune Tag + popular Audio Autopsy and Inside Tracks + Stephen Michael Schwartz Stories!
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Inside Tracks #39: "Found Out About You," Gin Blossoms (Doug Hopkins), 1992 w/Covers by Paolo Santos, Molly Parden, Robin Wilson, Wind in…
Doug Hopkins' aching heartbreak plays out over jangly guitars in two-part harmony. What they used to call "the blues" becomes a new generation's power…
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Tune Tag #50 with Mark Edward Randall: Nick Lowe, Airwaves, Diodes, Nick Gilder, Bay City Rollers, Simon & Garfunkel, Rosetta Stone
The vast expanse of international pop is explored and enjoyed on this Tune Tag with Mark as our guest: A Canadian with a keen pop sense and a desire to…
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🐰Audio Autopsy, 1970: Before Dr. Demento, He Was Warner Bros. Records PR Writer, Barry Hansen
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The Beatles Diaries: Celebrating 60 Years and The Feb 9, 1964 Appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
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Tune Tag #46 with Ellen from Endwell (Rock'n'Roll With Me): Carole King, Gladys Knight, Fleetwood Mac, CSN, Meat Loaf, Three Dog Night
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Tune Tag #47 with Jared the Curator: Carpenters, Kenny Rankin, Harlem Shakes, Buzzcocks, Kenny Rogers, Barry Manilow
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Tune Tag #18 with S.W. Lauden of "Remember the Lightning": Descendents, The Last, Lisa Hartman, Sparks, Hüsker Dü, Redd Kross
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Tune Tag #45 with Ryan Egan of organizing an accident: Michael Jackson, NRBQ, Matthew Sweet, Stevie Wonder, Lush Life, Caetano Veloso, Ryan…
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Inside Tracks #38: Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" w/Covers by Ghost, Holly Wilson, Fool Moon, Heart Attack, Emil Bulls, Pinxtones
In the span of 32 years, a song that's gone from gentle fun-poking to cynical, mocking, and explicit in its most recent recording. Plus, a look at a…
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Tune Tag #49 with Ian Sharp of "LP": Beatles, Rupert Holmes, Steve Hillage, XTC, Knickerbockers, Todd Rundgren, James McCartney, The Rutles
Hark! Who goes there? The Faux Four? The Ersatz Beetles? The Querymen? Dirk, Stig & The Moon Dogs? Something's afoot in Tune Tag land, and we may need…
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The Nic of Time #5: Mixing "Ark," The 1983 Animals Album on I.R.S. Records
Eric Burdon & his mates were coming in for overdubs and mixing! Nic: "Somehow, I managed to keep my cool. However, under the surface, my webbed feet…
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Tune Tag #48 with MK Piatkowski, of Song of the Day, Pt. 2: Whitlams, Kylie Minogue, Rick Springfield, Gamble, Alex Lloyd, Electric Peanut…
🦘G'day, mate! We travel down-under for a wild'n'wooly Tune Tag, but somehow end up out back in Philadelphia! Buckle up, wallabies....it's going to be a…
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The Nic of Time #4: Boy George & Culture Club: The Japanese Whisky Advert, 1983
They say never meet your heroes. Fine. Point taken. Could this be the day when Nic says, "Never meet famous people who have sold a lot of records, and…
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Tune Tag #47 with Jared the Curator: Carpenters, Kenny Rankin, Harlem Shakes, Buzzcocks, Kenny Rogers, Barry Manilow
Wow! Barry and the Buzzcocks! Two Kenny R's! Harlem Shakes?🍓Make mine strawberry! The mind boggles at the possibilities in this Tune Tag, and Jared the…
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Audio Autopsy, 1979: The Creative Birth of Hit-Songwriter, Desmond Child, on Capitol Records
🌈Livin' on a Flair: The "male Diane Warren" has given hard rock a desperately-needed melodic sheen, which has resulted in re-shaped careers, while…
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Tune Tag #46 with Ellen from Endwell (Rock'n'Roll With Me): Carole King, Gladys Knight, Fleetwood Mac, CSN, Meat Loaf, Three Dog Night
A classic rock showdown between Ellen from Endwell & Brad from Houston! How ever will it turn out? Will things End Well for Ellen or will Mission…
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Tune Tag #45 with Ryan Egan of organizing an accident: Michael Jackson, NRBQ, Matthew Sweet, Stevie Wonder, Lush Life, Caetano Veloso, Ryan…
🌎Singer/songwriter, Ryan Egan, lives the sweet and lush life in The City of Lights; he does Tune Tag battle with a resident of The Live Music Capital…
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