"The best music history writing online!" It's rock, records, and radio, as we go behind the scenes of my years in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s & '80s!
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“Brad Kyle is the reason I started a Substack. His extensive musical knowledge and openness to sharing and encouraging others are both notable. I highly recommend subscribing and foll...
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🎵Tune Tigue with Owen McTigue: Béla Bartók, Pink Floyd, Roy Orbison, Humble Pie, Genesis, Badfinger, Elton John, Mason Lively
Tune Tigue! It's Tune Tag with a Classical twist! The first song is Classical; then, off we go...a Tune Tag like the rest...but, like no other! Welcome, Owen! We're glad you're hear!👂🎶
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Tune Tag #145 with Phillippa Taylor of Melody Times: Imelda May, Bailey Pelkman, Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Jackson, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Greg Phillinganes, Manhattan Transfer
Names I know have never appeared in a Tune Tag before! If you're ready to embrace the new-new with the comforting familiar, join Phillippa and I as she embarks on her maiden voyage!
Tune Tag proudly welcomes Phillippa Taylor of Melody Time...
Tune Tag #144 with David Levine: Fiona Apple, Steely Dan, Nelly Furtado, Crabby Appleton, Mink DeVille, Yulianna Avdeeva, Walter Becker
We're celebrating the release of David's new album, "Possessed"! Oh yeah, we're playing Tune Tag, too! Hot take: You WILL hear music and artists you've never heard before today! Let's get possessed!
Tune Tag welcomes David Levine of Mellow...
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Rock, Records 'n' Radio! Years in FM radio & the record biz inform the one-of-a-kind FR&B content! All-access music discovery, commentary & analysis make FR&B stand uniquely alone on the 'Stack! "The best music history writing online!"-Mike Degen
At Earworms and Song Loops, Steve explores the place where daily existence and song fragments collide. Rapturous and rhythmic. Musical and mundane.
Helping you discover great music.
Pharmacist by trade, writer/historian at heart. I love music and am happy to share my musical musings here. I hope I'm never too old to dive into a mosh pit. If you're not sweating when you're having fun, you're not having enough fun.
What do ambitious albums reveal about creativity? Author of 'Pete Townshend's Lifehouse'.
A Connoisseur of Cool Things - Artist - DIY Radio DJ making art and mixtapes inspired by song lyrics
Middle-aged Pacific Northwest geek. Blogging about music and other miscellany. Earnest and quirky I've been inspired to write here based on the interesting people and community. I'm glad to contribute to the conversation.
Dan Pal has been a Film Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, Film Critic, Director, Screenwriter, Festival Programmer & memoir writer. He writes about film, television, and music at https://danpal.substack.com/
Bringing you a dose of music history every day
Writing about meaningful live cultural experiences in nyc // classical & experimental forms
I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on.
Emm as in music maven and as in femme. Writer, cat person, baking enthusiast, practitioner of kindness, leftist, lover of obscure albums. In the words of Peter Gabriel, you'll have to take me just the way that you find me. Semper Femina, anti-AI.
Music, films, Branding, a Brewery, and a Book. Currently, Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist for The Gumbys. I give actionable Branding and Marketing advice, career consulting, and lots and lots of original music.
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Singer, songwriter, producer that hates to perform. What else do you need to know? Lifelong career in technology. Lifelong dabbling in music and dance. Former pilot and current sailor. My Substack is for the stories behind the songs.
Music enthusiast where I write album reviews, share concert experiences and playlists, and maybe even songwriting.
Passionate about music. Maybe a bit crazy as well. Ebook: The Simple Guide to Song Analysis OUT NOW!
Writer, music enthusiast, and lyricist—Vinyl Hour is where I share personal reflections and stories inspired by albums from my vinyl collection—blending music, memory, and the art of listening.
N Francis making music as Frank White and the Black Swans
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