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August 2026

šŸ˜±Brad's Bjƶrk 1st Impressions! Max Freedman Picks the 5 Songs, with Commentary!šŸ”„
Max hired a couple of bodyguard-types to hold me down, and I canā€™t thank them enough! Longtime fantasies notwithstanding, it was the only way I wasā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Max Freedman
Tune Tag #159 with Stephen Pedroff of Aggrovox: John Lee Hooker, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Devo, First Choice, B.B. King, Elvis Costelloā€¦
Imagine seeing "Tune Tag" on a YouTube video! Well, here ya go! Stephen promises a truly unique live concert experience...several times over! Let's diveā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ stephen pedroff
The Personal Mixtape #7: Brad Kyle
Ten questions. Ten-ish songs. One very personal mixtape. This week we're joined by Brad Kyle from Front Row & Backstage!
Published on Joy in the JourneyĀ ā€¢Ā 
Tune Tag #158 with Steve Crane: Slim Pickens, The Pop, Brian Blade, Was (Not Was), Iggy Pop, Steve Forbert, Pato Banton w/Sting, Mahavishnu
He's a brother from another mother, I'd say! "Raised on British Invasion bands and The Beach Boys"? Me too! "Loves jazz, punk and progressive rock?" Meā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Steve Crane
Tune Tag #157 with Eric of TrackTen: The 1975, Charli XCX feat. Lorde, Mark Knopfler, Cavetown, Zuider Zee, Rex Orange County, RosalĆ­a featā€¦
Some new names & 21st-century ones. Some "older" names arise, and we're especially happy to feature an artist I used to write letters to (and he wroteā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Eric
Tune Tag #156 with M D Navalinski: The Doors, Emitt Rhodes, Palace Guard, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Danny Wilde, Les Dudek, Allman Bros.
Back-to-back debuts: Last week with our impressive new friend, Ali, and here, we get to know Nav through HIS music! I see some familiar names! Let'sā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ M D Navalinski
Song of the Week ft. Brad Kyle: Peter Frampton, ā€œMore Ways Than One,ā€ 1989.
Brad Kyle picks Peter Frampton's 'More Ways Than One' for this week's Song of the Week! Unpacking the production, lyrics and theory behind the song.
Published on Melody Times Ā ā€¢Ā 

July 2026

Tune Tag #155 with Ari of Digthru: Pierce Arrow, Michael Carpenter, Eagles, Genesis, Faces, Deep Purple, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Grass Roots
We've got a rockin' guitarist with us today who's about a half-century younger than I! I'll try not to take advantage of his youth!šŸ˜‰Big names we've gotā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Digthru
Tune Tag #154 with Bob Pomeroy of Upbeat Songs You Should Hear: Beatles, Kenny Lynch, Bryan Ferry, Doobie Bros., Cecilio & Kapono, Manaā€™oā€¦
We go from Liverpool to Hawaii, and to the West Coast for some beach tunes! Bob's 'Stack is called Upbeat Songs You Should Hear! He (and you!) are inā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Upbeat Songs You Should Hear
šŸ”„Tune Tag! Dusty Wright's New Album, "Maximus Americanus": Roxy Music, George Michael, Colin Hay, Rilo Kiley, Genesis, Smashing Pumpkinsā€¦
Tune Tag loves being part of the record-release machine! This week, it's Dusty Wright's just-released new album, "Maximus Americanus"! Available NOWā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Dusty Wright
ā­Brad's Radiohead 1st Impressions! Brain of J-Hawk Picks the 5 Songs! With Commentary!āš”
A virtual parlor game collab: Brain and I get together, he tosses me 5 of his fave R-Head songs (or ones he was curious to see how I'd react!), and Iā€¦
Ā ā€¢Ā Brad KyleĀ andĀ Brain of J-Hawk (he/him)
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