Brad Kyle FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE

🎙Audio Autopsy, 1980: Linda Ronstadt, "Mad Love," and Her New Wave Hired Gun, The Cretones' Mark Goldenberg From fronting early Eagles to topping pop charts with bold ballads & rockers, Linda signals this hard left toward New Wave with Mad Love, but hires a known punker for credibility. How'd that go?🔬

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Tune Tag #109 with Matt Thompson of Critical Hit Parader, Pt. 2: Dust, Jethro Tull, Gunhill Road, Rush, The Kinks, Johnny Thunders, Quacky Duck Today's Tune Tag is wearing corduroy bell bottoms with platform shoes! You got it: We're inhabiting the '70s! Oops, we do have one song from 1968! Hop in...we got ourselves a convoy!🚚

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Redd Kross in 5 Songs: Brad Kyle Reacts to Hearing SoCal Rockers for 1st Time: A Dan Epstein Collab I may have seen them open for Jellyfish in '91. I may have heard a tune or two. But, instead of rushing out to buy their catalog, I stifled a yawn. Dan Epstein helps me see (& hear) what I missed!

"Redd Kross in 5 Songs": A special collab between myself and Dan Epstein, who wrote the book on Redd Kross, with members/brothers, Steven and Jeff McDonald, "Now You're One of Us"!
My first impression on 5 of their songs, with Dan's expert commentary!
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Tune Tag #106 with Andy's Weird Ohio, Pt. 2: World Party, Sting, Kevyn Lettau, Elliott Smith, Mark Owen, Stone Roses, Genesis Keep Austin Weird meets Andy's Weird Ohio. Where could that possibly lead? We actually discover the CD that was the first item ever sold on the internet! That's weird! What was it, and do you have it?

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Tune Tag #105 with Michael Elliott of The Mixtape, Pt. 2: Alice Cooper, Lee Dorsey, O'Jays, Starz, Pointer Sisters, Solomon Burke, Fallen Angels, Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello Spicy rock'n'soul seems to be the order of the day, as we mix in a little creole, too, from down N'awlins' way!

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Inside Tracks #46: Terry Reid, "Without Expression" 1968, w/Covers by Hollies, Graham Nash, CSNY, REO Speedwagon, John Mellencamp, Michael Grimm The recent passing of rock legend, Terry Reid, prompts the discovery of a song he wrote at 14, plus the several covers it whelped! Some artists changed the title, and some didn't get theirs released!

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Audio Autopsy, 1973: Bonnie Raitt, "Takin' My Time" LP: Collab with Andres of The Vinyl Room When Andy told me he loved Bonnie's 3rd album, I had to try and arrange a collab of some sort! I loved Bonnie, in real time, from her 1971 start (I was 16), and even met her the following year!

When Andy told me he loved Bonnie's 3rd album, I had to try and arrange a collab of some sort! I loved Bonnie, in real time, from her 1971 start (I was 16), and even met her the following year!
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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 musicians/recording artists who SUBSCRIBE to FR&B!✨

Tune Tag #100 power pops its way into existence with Flipped Out Phil, as we link and find similarities in songs'n'artists like The Beckies, Chris Stamey, Lemon Twigs, Micky Dolenz, The Bongos, Mark Eric, Montage, and plenty of surprises!
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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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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 bangin'-est set of hummin' 'n' strummin' extant!

The dynamics are striking: He’s 26, I’m 70. He’s in UK, I’m in U.S.! He may have spent all of 5 minutes in the previous century. I lived through half of it.
So, what does this young British guitar teacher think of power pop? Discover his reactions!
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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 Butler, Billy Vera 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 real Jimmy Page-turner, and tons more!

Linking and finding the connections between artists'n'tunes! That's Tune Tag! This one features Nate Miller of Substack's "Nate Spins Vinyl," as we spin tunes by Foghat, Boyz II Men, The Yardbirds, Billy Vera, and more!
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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 Bush 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 variety of music! It's a transatlantic Tune Tag!🌎

Linking and tagging songs to find connections. Tune Tag, this time with Pé Dupre @thetwelveinch.bsky.social, featuring the music of Heart, Matia Bazar, Marilyn, Grass Roots, Jody Miller, Peter Gabriel, Partisans, Kate Bush, and surprises galore!
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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 & Nickelodeon, which explains the giggling during frisking!

Comedy writer, Greg Nix of Substack's "Chortle" joins us in finding connections & similarities to the rock'n'pop of The Kinks, Ricky Skaggs, Scary Pockets, Camille Yarbrough, Roy Wood, The Wombles, The Muppets, Grace Cummings, and more, with plenty of surprises!
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Tune Tag #94 with Ian Paul Sharp of LP, Pt. 2: Lindisfarne, Peter Gabriel, Rick Springfield, Van Der Graaf, Status Quo, Matt Berry, Jimmy Nail, Peter Belli 'Ello, mate!👋Howdy, y'all! Union Jack! Stars'n'Stripes! Monarchy!👑Constitutional Republic! Big Ben! Big Bend! Beatles! Winger! Led Zep! Nelson! UK! U.S.! A Pond's between us! Who'll defect?🤷‍♂️

Tune Tag! A Brit and a Texan find links and similarities to songs and artists like Lindisfarne, Peter Gabriel, Rick Springfield, Van Der Graaf, Status Quo, Matt Berry, Jimmy Nail, and Peter Belli, plus plenty of surprises!
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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 treat, so let's get it started!

It's Tune Tag! Join @mealygarage.bsky.social as we link & find similarities in the songs by a mixed bag of artists like David Bowie, Cher, Paul McCartney & Wings, Linda Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Dire Straits, Squeeze, Nick Lowe, plus surprises along the way!
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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 treat, so let's get it started!

This week I've taken part in Tune Tag, a fun, musical back-and-forth with @bradkyle.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/bradkyle... #MusicSky

"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 an "I'm Seventy-Seven" single be far behind?👴

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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, Miracles, Paul Young 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 have to get up to get down!

Linking and finding similarities in songs and artists, including Diana Ross, English Beat, Wham!, The Associates, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., The Nerves, The Miracles, Paul Young, and plenty of surprises!
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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 music. These are bridges being built.

Welcome to the Jangle!
UK Guitar Teacher, Tom Moloney, 26, Reacts to Hearing Power Pop for the First Time...and, we're here for all the fun!
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💿My Phonographic Memory: Tracing the Tracks of My Years If your life is a record, how does it track? Like vinyl, it's got a specific beginning and a definite end. How the tonearm makes its inevitable rendezvous with the label is kinda up to you! Requests?

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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, Pointer Sisters 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, Daughters, Boys, Brothers, Sisters. Hmmm.....🤔

Taggin' and finding connections to songs by Donna Summer, Dusty Springfield & The Pet Shop boys, The Isley Brothers, The Sons of Champlin, Daughter, The Pointer Sisters, and plenty of surprises!
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Tune Tag #88 with AJ Deiboldt of The High Notes: Nirvana, Van Dyke Parks, Bee Gees, Alessi, Sly & The Family Stone, Frank Sinatra, Al Kooper Nashville vs. Austin! Music City vs. The Live Music Capital of the World! A Tune Tag tag team of audacious proportions! Note against note, chord against chord, it'll all be left on the stage'n'staff!

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Rooney and Their 2003 "Blueside" Blueprint for Pop Mastery 22 years later, we finally drop the needle on Rooney, and the report card is glimmering! It sounds great, and we can dance to it! What more could Dick Clark, Ed Sullivan, or Greg Shaw want?

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Tune Tag #87 with Mark Edward Randall, Pt. 2: Stephen Michael Schwartz, ABBA, Grace Jones, Brenda Russell, Bourgeois Tagg, Dusty Springfield, Rita Jean Bodine Mark drops by unannounced, but brings a coffee cake and a sack full of bangin' tunes, and we certainly know what to do with both! Pull up a wing chair, and settle in. This is gonna be good!

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Inside Tracks #45: Spinners, "Games People Play" 1975, by Jefferson, Hawes & Simmons, w/covers by Chi-Lites, The Nylons, Tripwires Philly Soul, Chi-town, Acapella, a little rock! Would you believe the all-terrain vehicle this one song has become? Hop aboard! Sometimes the "games people play" are melodious and eminently danceable!

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Luke Spiller & The Struts: Making Travel Back to 1978 Fun Again! One simple video by the band grabbed me...and, I didn't even care if they were called "alt," "indie," or whatever! Genres/schmenres! They're anachronistic...THAT's what grabbed me! My money? On them!

Spotlight on The Struts and their charismatic lead singer, Luke Spiller! Plus, get a sneak peak (and listen) to Luke's new solo single, plus access to an original and recent interview with Luke!
Welcome, FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE!
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The Boy Can't Help It! Singer/Songwriter, Mark Radice: RCA at Age 7 to Writing for Top '80s Rockers Another musician inspired by The Beatles grows up inventing tunes before he's 10. RCA is stunned: "Hey, these are actual songs!" 45s in the '60s & albums in the '70s leads to writing for rock royalty.

You know his songs...he's had his songs recorded by Cheap Trick, Dave Edmunds, Eddie Money...even Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow!
It's time to meet the man behind the tunes! He once was a boy on RCA Records! Mark Radice...it's time you two met!
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Tune Tag #83 with Marty Slagter of "Radio Amor": Supremes, Strokes, Divine Fits, Hollies, Radiohead, Cherry Glazerr, Alvarez Kings, 5 O'Clock People 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 guard" to keep the young'uns on their toes!

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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. Together, we remember his music, talent, & heart.💝

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