Archive - Front Row & Backstage

Tune Tag #101 with Garry Drake of Breaking Ranks: Tears For Fears, The Floaters, PM Dawn, Oasis, Corb Lund, Animal Collective, The Rutles

Lists & rankings are the main attractions for Tune Tag first-timer, Garry, who hails from the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, setting up this…

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Tune Tag Celebrates #100! Andres of The Vinyl Room Interviews Brad Kyle

Two years ago, the "Baton" was passed, and what started out as a cute little parlor game, has quickly evolved into a thoroughly engaging and…

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Tune Tag #100 with Flipped Out Phil: Beckies, Chris Stamey, Other Side, Micky Dolenz, Montage, Lemon Twigs, Bongos, Mark Eric

🎉Celebratin' the Century mark, y'all! It's #100, and we're pullin' out all the stops! Highlights? Ten...count'em, TEN+ BONUS TAGS! Meet TWO veteran…

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Flipped Out Phil

Tune Tag #99 with NickS (WA), Pt. 4: Mott the Hoople, Carla Thomas, Barenaked Ladies, Shaun Cassidy, Brian Wilson, Janis Ian, Willie Nelson…

With the recent losses of Brian Wilson and Mick Ralphs, this Tune Tag happily and gratefully honors the musical legacies of these influential artists…

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June 2025

Prefab Sprout: Two Wheels Good/U.S. (Steve McQueen/UK), 1985 CBS Album: Guest Review by Matt Fish

"This album review pays tribute to one of the best pop albums of the 1980s as it commemorates its 40th anniversary."-Matt Fish

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Tune Tag #98 with Nuno Babo of Needle in a Substack: Ratt, Genesis, Crowded House, Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Dweezil Zappa

Portugal in the house, yo! One of my favorite names in the 'Stack-o-Sphere, one Nuno Babo is our special guest for a Tune Tag that features the hard…

Jun 24 •

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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…

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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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