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Pure Pop Progeny #2: "The One and Only" Chesney Hawkes, Chrysalis Records, 1991
His father was in a hit '60s pop band, and his own worldwide hit was written by another hitmaking rock star! Plus, he's released 4 studio albums.
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Tune Tag #36 with Dusty Wright of TALES AND RANTS: Alex Chilton, David Werner, The Music Explosion, The dBs, The Hollies, Yardbirds, Wax
Planet Pop is the destination. But, this planet has a countryside filled with various musical offshoots....electric, melodic, classic, newer, as well as…
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The Pretty Things in 5 Songs: Brad Kyle Reacts to Hearing UK Band for 1st Time (A Collab w/Michael K. Fell)
It's like those "First Reaction" YouTube videos, but, mercifully, without the visuals.
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Michael K. Fell
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Tune Tag #35 with Alexander Hellene of A. Hellene Author: Rush, Faith No More, Genesis, King Crimson, Sting, Frank Zappa
A Tune Tag with a decided prog lean? Yes, please! With wicked guitar solo, extended drum passage, and epic story-telling on the side!
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Tune Tag #34 with Mark Nash of "Joy in the Journey," Pt. 2: Kraftwerk, Velvet Revolver, Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Shooter Jennings, The…
Prog to country to new wave....and, beyond! Tune Tag travels far and wide to cover the popular-music landscape....in fact, we cover so much land, it…
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March 2024

Audio Autopsy, 1979: What Grounded Northern Ireland's Starjets (Epic/CBS Records)?
Marketed in 1979 as another in a glut of punkers, Northern Ireland's Starjets are really the biggest secret in Power Pop. And, they're still pluggin…
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Tune Tag #33 with Faith Current of The Abbey- The Beatles Reimagined: Ramones, Buck Owens, Leonard Cohen, Billy Joel, Beatles, Tremors…
Tune Tag welcomes assistant, Abbey + Tune Tag newcomer, Faith Current, for her first appearance! We actually boated 'cross the Mersey for this one! No…
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Inside Tracks: Kerry Chater and Gary "Mutha" Withem--Two Members of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
What happens to members of a hot, hit-making 1960s American pop group? We can't presume to know, but we CAN peek a bit into the lives of two former…
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Jim Geschke
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Tune Tag #32 with Dan Pal of PalCinema, TV & Music: Police, Barbra Streisand, Turtles, Durocs, Michael Jackson, Code Blue, Brian Wilson
A celluloid pro (with a musical jones) meets a vinyl nerd whose Police record is lengthy (with skips that reflect years of play), and whose rap sheet…
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🎵Tune Tag: The Origin Story🎶Annotated!
How a simple game of song connection called "Baton" turned into the popular search'n'memory game that has guests clamoring to play! Even "Monopoly" had…
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DISCO REDUX!🕺The Philly Found & Forgotten Playlist: Classic Mid-'70s TSOP Disco Hits + Some That Missed
In the mid-'70s, when Disco was still fresh and new, these Philly jams reflect the best of the best! Some were massive, some rarely heard! Enjoy, and…
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Inside Tracks #34: "Mighty Love"-Jefferson, Hawes & Simmons: The Spinners, 1973, with Covers by Todd Rundgren, Stanford Mendicants, Stuff…
A couple of verses leads to the opportunity to stretch out on multiple choruses, while providing room for rapping, improv, and extended "disco…
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