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January 2025

Audio Autopsy, 1972-'85🌈Chris Rainbow, Alan Parsons' One-Man Beach Boys
Rainbow had a fan in Brian Wilson, his inspiration. Chris worked with Alan Parsons, Camel & others, and even created & sang jingles for the BBC! His was…
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Brad Kyle
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Mark Edward Randall
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Tune Tag #77 with Chris Bro of "Chris's Shaped By Sound": Janet Jackson, Replacements, Black Taxi, Tracey Ullman, Bangles, Talking Heads…
A little rock, a little pop, and a little soul meets a little classic, a little retro, and a little bit new. Chris brings his unique point of view to…
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Chris Bro
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Inside Tracks #44: Babys, "Isn't It Time" by Ray Kennedy & Jack Conrad, w/Covers by John Waite, Robin Trower, Sisters, Bert Heerink, Michael…
Taking a shot at recording a song written outside the band, The Babys took a chance on a song by veterans, produced by a proven rock producer, Ron…
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Brad Kyle
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Abandoned Albums Podcast
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Tune Tag #76 with Ryan Gonzalez (Ryry): The Kinks, ZZ Top, Roosevelt, Slade, The Pillows, Ramones, Tame Impala
The Ryry Rundown is real, and generations and centuries are traversed in this musical Tune Tag of trial and era. From singing to behind the mic at…
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Ryan Gonzalez
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When the Boys Cover Whitney Houston #5: "So Emotional" by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly, 1987
In 1987, the Wheel of Whitney's Fortune landed on a song by two veteran rock songwriters, Steinberg & Kelly! Having tackled all manner of dance'n'R&B…
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Brad Kyle
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Andres
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Tune Tag #75 with Russell🤼‍♂️The Pro Wrestling Exuberant: Black Sabbath, Genesis, Tesla, Manhattan Transfer, Ozzy Osbourne, Journey
Surprise, Russell! As a teen, I saw '60s wrestling stars Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, Ernie Ladd, and Fritz Von Erich! Can you say, "The Iron…
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The Pro Wrestling Exuberant
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Inside Tracks #43: "Tonight"-Tina Turner Covers David Bowie & Iggy Pop, Live, 1988
In an attempt to clean up, Ig & David travel to the Heroin Capital of the World to write and record in 1976! They wind up with a song that both record…
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Tune Tag #74 with Matt Madurski of "Chart Chat," Pt. 2: Lou Reed, Blackstreet, Gotye, Perry Como, Far East Movement, Sting, AWA
From Perry Como to Far East Movement, Tune Tag travels the decades, the genres, the eras, and this planet like it never has before! Needless to say…
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Matt Madurski
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December 2024

Tune Tag #73 with Dino Corvino of "Skateboarding on Their Altar": Reignwolf, Carole King, Jesse Dayton, Sam Weber, BØRNS, Off By One, Gladys…
Happy New-New Year, indeed! This Tune Tag with Dino reveals a whole lot of the new-to-me newness! A couple of good ole "oldies" keep us centered…
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Audio Autopsy, 2013: One Direction No One Expected: The Blondie & Undertones Medley For Charity
To the hipper-than-thou, kindly adjust your "cool quotient" to allow for the following several moments where a billion-selling teen-pop group is…
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Tune Tag #72 with David Burton of "If You Get Confused": Allman Bros, Ozzy, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, Billy Joel, Pavlov's Dog, Blue Öyster…
Warm up the station wagon! It's a Classic Rock bonanza for this one! A couple of Baby Boomers Tune Taggin'? Hardly. Would you believe our guest isn't…
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Brad Kyle
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David Burton
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