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Tune Tag #83 with Marty Slagter of "Radio Amor": Supremes, Strokes, Divine Fits, Hollies, Radiohead, Cherry Glazerr, Alvarez Kings, 5…
One particular stunning, out-of-the-blue tag awaits within this Tune Tag, featuring many new and recent acts; but, we sprinkle in a couple of the "old…
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Brad Kyle
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Marty Slagter
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Substack Remembers David Johansen: The Tribute Collection
30 who were inspired: Fans, musicians, professional rock critics from the time, and record buyers. David was the last New York Doll to make it home…
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Brad Kyle
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Tune Tag #82 with Linda Brady of "Linda Brady's Revival": Shoes, Kate Bush, Jules & The Polar Bears, April Wine, Michael Penn, Robin Lane …
You'll see shovels in today's Tune Tag workspace. Y'see, we have groundbreakers afoot: Brash upstarts and creative rookies that grew into treasured…
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Brad Kyle
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Linda Brady
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📺Video to Vinyl💿: The Hudson Brothers and the Gestalt of Razzle Dazzle
They shot in between 2 desired audiences: Over the heads of pre-teeners (who loved the flashy colors and goofiness), they were too cartoonish for the…
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Brad Kyle
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Mark Edward Randall
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February 2025

Tune Tag #81 with Jackie Ralston of "Music of the Day": Rush, Billy Harvey, Toto, Eric Johnson, Liaison, Hall & Oates, System of a Down…
Jackie's music of this day is a Tune Tag grab-bag of the classic, the legendary, and the little-heard, all designed to help you forget the cares of the…
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Brad Kyle
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Jackie Ralston
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The Brewer Boys: From Covering Rihanna on a 2011 "X Factor" to Building a Career
Greeted with stifled yawns from Paula Abdul and Pharrell, the teens-at-the-time feature the naturally-beautiful harmonies of classic brothers and others…
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Brad Kyle
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Tune Tag #80 with Tom Moloney of "Music's Most Underrated": Pink Floyd, Manhattan Transfer, Dire Straits, Nirvana, The Beatles, Donovan…
I've got some 45 years on Mr. Moloney, but I'm sensing the youngster can more than hold his own in this Tune Tag! Pull up a bean bag and a Tab, and set…
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Brad Kyle
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Tom Moloney
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Singer/Songwriter Rosanne Cash Reflects on Her 70 Years
She and I were born 2 months apart, and while Johnny's little girl has some thoughts, I've been having questions. Could I have the "Seventy Year Ache"?
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Tune Tag #79 with NUK of "Infrequency-FM": Todd Rundgren, Lisa Loeb, Crowded House, Peter Ivers, Fanny, M. Frog, Amy Helm, Paul Butterfield
It's the Tune Tag where everyone knows everyone else! Familial, familiar and fun, you'll want to pull up a front row seat and take notes👂....This…
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Brad Kyle
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NUK
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Audio Autopsy, 1971: Who Was Arnold Corns & Why Did David Bowie Produce His Single?
While we're at it, who on earth was Freddy Burretti, and why should we care? A pretty cool single I picked up in a record store's import section in 1974…
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Brad Kyle
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Tune Tag #78 with Kal Hodgson of Kalowski's Substack, Pt. 2: Stevie Wonder, Contours, Aretha Franklin, Leon Russell, Chris Rainbow, Prince…
Soul much music....soul little time! Kal and I get up only to get down again! Kal waxes urban in his second Tune Tag foray, and FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE is…
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Brad Kyle
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Kal Hodgson
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January 2025

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