Archive - Front Row & Backstage

UK Guitar Teacher, Tom Moloney, 26, Reacts to Hearing Power Pop for the First Time, Pt. 2

Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Big Star, and more! The power pop tower of power headlines Tom's Part 2 of his initial exposure (ever!) and responses to the…

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Tune Tag #97 with Nate Miller of Nate Spins Vinyl: Boyz II Men, Less Than Jake, Yardbirds, Foghat, The American Dream, Archie Bell, Billy…

The march to #100 (and The American Dream) proceeds apace, with a coupla Billys and a Bell, the testosterone-rich trio of Boyz II Men, < Jake, Hogfat, a…

Jun 17 •

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The Numbers & Their 1983 "Anthology '64-'67" Album on Bomp! Records: EXCLUSIVE Terry Tutor Interview

We uncover a lot about these long-lost '80s retro power-poppers: Their Texas roots, their unexpected connection with The Who, and their slithering…

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Tune Tag #96 with Pe Dupré of The Twelve Inch, Pt. 2: Heart, Matia Bazar, Marilyn, Grass Roots, Jody Miller, Peter Gabriel, Partisans, Kate…

ABC-TV's "Wide World of Sports" began: "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport."🌐Spanning the globe to bring you the constant…

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The Twelve Inch (Disco/80s)

Giving The Cyrkle a Few Spins

The brilliant '60s American soft rock pioneers managed by Brian Epstein

Published on Painted Dayglo Smiles • Jun 7

Tune Tag #95 with Greg Nix of Chortle: The Kinks, Ricky Skaggs, Scary Pockets, Camille Yarbrough, Roy Wood, The Wombles, Grace Cummings

It's Songs in the Key of Funny with the tuneful hijinks of Chortle's Greg Nix! A veteran comedy writer & performer, he's toiled for Netflix …

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May 2025

Tune Tag #94 with Ian Paul Sharp of LP, Pt. 2: Lindisfarne, Peter Gabriel, Rick Springfield, Van Der Graaf, Status Quo, Matt Berry, Jimmy…

'Ello, mate!👋Howdy, y'all! Union Jack! Stars'n'Stripes! Monarchy!👑Constitutional Republic! Big Ben! Big Bend! Beatles! Winger! Led Zep! Nelson! UK…

May 27 •

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Tune Tag #93 with Gayle Ramage: Cher, Wings, Kylie Minogue, Linda Lewis, Bowie, Dire Straits, Nick Lowe, Squeeze

Launching her "Music, Movies, Stories and Mutterings" Substack 9 months ago, we're pleased to have Gayle join us for her first Tune Tag! We're in for a…

May 20 •

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"Black Mamba" First Listen: Alice Cooper Group Reunites After 5 Decades

"The Revenge of Alice Cooper" to drop in July. Stream counts & time will tell if the planet will respond with "The Revenge of The Listening Public"! Can…

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Tune Tag #92 with David Ross of A Bin Full of Tissues: Diana Ross, English Beat, Wham!, Associates, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Nerves…

Like The Ricardos & Mertzes driving to Hollywood, we're all over the map on this one! A little rock, a little soul; a little pop, a little roll. We just…

May 13 •

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UK Guitar Teacher, Tom Moloney, 26, Reacts to Hearing Power Pop for the First Time, Pt. 1

We grew up on different continents and in different centuries. A grand total of 44 years separate us, yet we are joined together by a love of popular…

May 11 •

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Tune Tag #91 with Kristin DeMarr of All the Things She Said: Donna Summer, Pet Shop Boys, Isley Brothers, Sons of Champlin, Daughter…

We seem to have reached a "palabra plurality" on The Tag! Lots of S's dot the lexical landscape! And, I'm also noticing a familiar familial focus: Sons…

May 6 •

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