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Tune Tag #162 with Jorge Garcia of Geekatune, Pt. 2: Beatles, Ellie Greenwich, Steely Dan, The City, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren, Katrina & The Waves, They Might Be Giants

Welcome, of Geekatune ! It’s great to have you back (and front)!

We last Tune Tagged almost exactly a year ago! My, how flime ties!

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Premises Made, Premises Kept! The Radiohead/Genesis Experiment!

I guess you could call it a challenge. Experiment? Maybe. At any rate, here’s how it started: of pitched me 5 Radiohead songs of his choosing. I followed with my first imp...

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Tune Tag #161 with S.W. (Steve) Lauden of Remember the Lightning, Pt. 3: Replacements, Softjaw, a-ha, Mary Wells, Ry Cooder, The Scruffs, John Byrd Band, Mod Lang

Welcome back to Tune Tag, of !

Drum role: We were lucky enough to snare this rare pic of (presumably) Steve, in a pic apparently designed to drum up some pub for one of his bands!

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Tune Tag #160 with Steven of RomHeadTech: Poe, Depeche Mode, Blind Zero, The Cure, Bowie, Fear Factory, Todd Rundgren, Chameleons

Welcome Steven of for his debut Tune Tag!

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😱Brad's Björk 1st Impressions! Max Freedman Picks the 5 Songs, with Commentary!🔥

Swan Dive: Apparently, I’ve been spotted! Perhaps one of those bodyguards was hers?

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  • Brad Kyle

    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

  • Dan Epstein

    Professional slinger of words and spinner of yarns for over 30 years.

  • Andres

    Music lover, vinyl enthusiast, fitness fiend. I write about all things vinyl: sound hacks, collection tips, industry trends, and more. Honest takes, a healthy dose of sass, and the cheekiest remarks from this side of the pond \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7

  • Matt Fish

    Helping you discover great music.

  • Keith R. Higgons

    Abandoned Albums is where I dig into forgotten, inherited, and overlooked records, and find that what people left behind says as much about them as the music itself. "The only music podcast that matters."

  • Dusty Wright

    This is the space where I share my short stories, TALES, and essays, RANTS. I also contribute to the UAP DIGEST, which focuses on disclosure—NHIs, UAPs, and the paranormal.

  • RomHeadTech

    I create music for people in the forgotten generational cohort between Gen-X and Millennials. I also write the Post-Imperial Review, shining light on later less popular releases from bands who were once huge. Open to music collaborations!

  • NickS (WA)

    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.

  • Marty Slagter

    Journalist and publisher of Radio Amor. I’m doing this to try to stay true.

  • Mark Edward Randall

    \ud83c\udff3️‍\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (he/him) Music fan & record collector. I also appreciate film, art, fashion, and pop culture. Communication Arts/Print Journalism Graduate (Lethbridge College, 2007). Movie nerd. Gay. Canadian. 90s kid. New posts Wednesdays.

  • M D Navalinski

    Six-decade music aficionado with stints as DJ, writer of music-oriented interviews, lp reviews, and promoter of live Bellingham shows in late 70s, I have a self-published novel, the Manana Method. Revised version is recommended

  • Upbeat Songs You Should Hear

    Music lover sharing lesser-known upbeat songs to cut dementia risk, promote positivity, and lift moods via always-free Bob’s Music Therapy

  • Tom Moloney

    Guitar teacher and music enthusiast. Message directly for details on guitar lessons. Find my favourite guitar gear and music equipment here: https://linktr.ee/Tom.Moloney

  • Brain of J-Hawk (he/him)

    I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on.

  • Max Freedman

    I write Lavender Sound, which is my home for commentary on artists who are LGBTQ+ or have massive LGBTQ+ fanbases (allies are welcome to subscribe too!). Occasional album reviews and retrospectives, but mostly ~takes~

  • Steve Crane

    Dad, husband, friend and a lifelong entrepreneur, music lover and (retired) basketball player. Lover of LA sports teams and the beach. Virulently anti-fascist.

  • Eric

    just looking for people to politely but passionately argue about pop music on the internet with me @TrackTen

  • stephen pedroff

    Aggrovox exists for one reason: From 1978 to 1998 over 100 concerts recorded on a Sony TCD5 professional stereo cassette recorder were stored in a box. For the first time in nearly half a century the tapes are being digitized.

  • Samuel Thyr

    Choral singer, percussionist, musicology nerd. Occasionally writing about topics that interest me, most of which are musical.

  • Chris Hedden

    This is music journalism without borders, where I connect sounds to listeners through thoughtful stories, interviews, reviews, and conversation.

  • Digthru

    I write about albums that slipped through history's cracks and place them in the right moment, with the right feeling.

  • American Song

    If America has ever been a light on the hill, it came from our music — born in cotton fields, churches & juke joints. I tell the origin stories of the artists who made it — and how the world claimed it.

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