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Tune Tag #61 with Steve Gabe: Shrapnel, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbert, Garland Jeffreys, Ronnie Spector, Velvet Underground, Ramones…
A decidedly Big Apple Tune Tag that features a guest who's played so many of the haunts'n'hovels in The City, even his accent has an accent! Will Steve…
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Tune Tag #60 with Mike Degen: Maggie Rogers, Brothers Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Hoodoo Gurus, Jackson 5, Harry Styles
From Alaska, the former Substacker plays a mean Tune Tag, with artists that span the decades and the centuries! Which 2 former Motown legends are…
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Tune Tag #59 with Rich Headland of "Record Shop Stories": The Specials, Billy Cobham, Mahavishnu, Massive Attack, Jellyfish, Young Gun…
Today, meet a band heavily influenced by XTC, an Austrian named Peter the Human Boy, and a couple entries in the '70s glut of jazz fusion that once…
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Tune Tag #58 with Tommy Blanchard of "Cognitive Wonderland": Bad Religion, Tool, Yardbirds, Joe Boerne, Genesis, F(x), Meredith Bull, Jake…
A mix of the classic and the punk, and a few things in between! Would you believe we've uncovered members of two bands who attended the same L.A. high…
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Tune Tag #57 with Ryan Stubbs aka Miter, Pt. 2: Daft Punk, George Duke, Frank Zappa, Don Williams, Barry Manilow, Guided By Voices, Puhdys
For the first time in Tune Tag history, we offer the addition of newly-recorded cover versions of many of this edition's songs...all played and sung by…
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Tune Tag #56 with Bryan Padrick of "The Bus": Frank Zappa, Diana Ross, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Joe Cocker, Richard Thompson
I took a rather simple road in choosing my tagged songs. Bryan somehow managed to find links from one song to the next I'd not even considered! Standing…
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Tune Tag #55 with Chase Roper of "Kiss Me, Son of Blog": They Might Be Giants, Scorpions, Royal Canoe, Miriam Makeba, Manhattan Transfer
They might be Scorpions, Royal Canoe, or Miriam Makeba! They might even be Manhattan Transfer! But, to suggest they might actually be Giants? It'll take…
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Tune Tag #54 with PeDupre of "The Twelve Inch": Dishwalla, Bruce Springsteen, Elkin & Nelson, Arthur Baker, Brenda K. Starr, Spiral…
The PVC is real at the Tune Tag Battle of the 12-Inch Vinyls! It's albums vs. Disco Singles, Remixes & Extendeds! Which will win? It's Brad vs. Pe in…
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Tune Tag #53 with Hugh Jones of "The Record Store Years": Led Zeppelin, Steeleye Span, Pete Droge, Stillwater, Peter Frampton, Grand Funk…
It's the battle of the former bin jockeys, both of whom managed to avoid contracting PVC poisoning at their respective record stores! Spin the…
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Tune Tag #52 with Stanley C. of "If Ever You're Listening": Isaac Hayes, Cocteau Twins, Wyclef Jean, Tommy Keene, Lucy Dacus, Glen Phillips…
Stanley proved to be a more than formidable opponent, as his links and tags were cunning, devious, and tough to discern, and I couldn't have had more…
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Tune Tag #51 with Robert C. Gilbert of "Listening Sessions": Elvis Presley, Doors, Mink DeVille, Minnie Riperton, Smothers Brothers, Todd…
Tune Tag goes multi-media with Robert, as ground-breakers Elvis, The Doors, recent Hall-of-Famer Todd Rundgren join small-screen siblings, TV's Smothers…
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Tune Tag #50 with Mark Edward Randall: Nick Lowe, Airwaves, Diodes, Nick Gilder, Bay City Rollers, Simon & Garfunkel, Rosetta Stone
The vast expanse of international pop is explored and enjoyed on this Tune Tag with Mark as our guest: A Canadian with a keen pop sense and a desire to…
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