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🎵TUNE TAG Is Here! Welcome to FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE, Home of the Popular Song-Linking Game, TUNE TAG!🎵
"This is why I love Tune Tag: Brad often turns me onto cool music that is new to me!"--Matt Thompson, creator of "Critical Hit Parader" on Substack!
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Tune Tag #143 with Brain of J-Hawk, Pt. 2: Talking Heads, The Who, Christopher Milk, Nona Hendryx, Joe Cocker, Jess Roden Band, Jellyfish…
I found and invited the biggest Brain (living outside a human body) I could find to this Tag! Let's see what happens when my brain goes up against…
 • Brad Kyle and Brain of J-Hawk (he/him)
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Audio Archaeology, 1960s-1971: The Steely Dan & Becker/Fagen Songwriting Team Origin Story
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Tune Tag #120 with Thea Wood of Herizon Music: Sonny & Cher, Maxine Weldon, Rita Coolidge, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Karen Carpenter…
 • Brad Kyle and Thea Wood
Tune Tag #135 with Alex O'Brien: Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Prince, John Cowsill & Vicki Peterson, Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel…
 • Brad Kyle and Alex O'Brien
Tune Tag #132 with Ali of Hi-Fi Amateur: Joy Division, Wilson Pickett, Captain Sensible, Naked Eyes, Pet Shop Boys, Bryan Ferry, Williams…
 • Brad Kyle and Hi-Fi Amateur
Tune Tag #127 with Mark Nash of Joy in the Journey, Pt. 3: Rachel Sweet, Jellyfish, Beck, Jack Black, Will Worden, Rome Will Burn, Danger…
 • Brad Kyle and Mark Nash
Tune Tag #125 with Nuno Babo, Pt. 2: Celtic Frost, Iggy Pop, Klark Kent, Cherie Currie, The Clique, Sniff 'n' The Tears, ? and The…
 • Brad Kyle and Nuno Babo
Tune Tag #142 with Neil of Frank White & the Black Swans: Mighty Diamonds, Caravan, Lloyd Cole, Tears For Fears, Brian Auger, Chris Youlder…
Well-known names above👆, as well as some new ones; hopefully, they're ones you'll come away with as new faves. Same with our guest today: My hot take…
 • Brad Kyle and N Francis
Tune Tag #141 with Emm as in Music: Seawind, Donna Summer, Incredible Bongo Band, Chelsea Brown, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Nils Lofgren…
One of my newest heroines, Emm has crafted an informative and impressive presence on Substack's Notes platform! She wows the 'Stackosphere with her love…
 • Brad Kyle and Emm as in Music
Tune Tag #140 with David Baldwin of The Gumbys: Todd Rundgren, 10cc, Cathy Kreger, Black Crowes, Elf, Black Star Riders, Pants!
It's always an honor to have a Tune Tag guest who's a singer/songwriter/recording artist! And, today, we feature David, whose new EP just dropped a few…
 • Brad Kyle and David Baldwin
Tune Tag #139 with Stephen Huppert of Daily Groove: Beatles, Van Morrison, Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Manhattan…
Not unlike Donny & Marie, we're a little bit country, and a little bit rock'n'roll on this! One of the above is currently a fellow Substackian! We love…
 • Brad Kyle and Stephen Huppert
Inside Tracks #51: Bacharach/David, "Knowing When to Leave," 1968 w/Covers by Carpenters, Sue Raney, Jill O'Hara, Dionne Warwick, Michele…
"Knowing When to Leave"--A veritable handbook for bolting, this Bacharach/David classic nails down the importance of "getting a clue" in a wilting…
 • Brad Kyle and NickS (WA)
Tune Tag #138 with Ian Paul Sharp of LP, Pt. 3: 10cc, Kaye Ballard, Aztec Camera, Kate Bush, Scritti Politti, Rupert Holmes, Spandau Ballet
Happy to re-Tag with Ian, our 3rd such meeting, Tag-side! He's cool, clever, and he's from the UK! 'Nuff said, 'cept to say you're gonna wanna watch for…
 • Brad Kyle and Ian Paul Sharp
Inside Tracks #50: Klaatu, "Calling Occupants," 1976 w/Covers by Carpenters, Babes in Toyland, Atom, Sweet Harriet, Isabela Taviani
In a collab with Dan Pal, we take a look at a 1976 album oddity, and the subsequent embracing of an unlikely song as a career-boosting single. Did it…
 • Brad Kyle and Dan Pal
Tune Tag #137 with Bob Tooker of Music & Muffins: Isley Bros, Genesis, Desi Arnaz, Clash, Queensryche, Stan Freberg, Bad Religion, Riot
We met IRL a month ago in Austin, TX, and it's always cool (and rare) to meet a fellow Substacker! I wish I could say we duked this Tag out while racing…
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🍀Tune Tag #136 with Tamara Casey Pt. 2☘ABBA, Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Todd Rundgren, Las Ketchup, Sergio Mendes, Kool & The…
🎩Happy St. Patrick's Day! Happy International Women's Month! Happy Brad's Birthday Eve! So much to celebrate, and Taz is the perfect celebratory…
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