Relive the Los Angeles of 1969 – 90 Minutes of 93 KHJ Boss Radio...
KHJ, 930 AM, is a classic radio station from Los Angeles, California that first went on the air in 1922. In the 1960s, their format known as "Boss Radio" redefined the sound of Top...
The Joys of Power Pop Music
When times get tough, I always find myself returning to the simple joys that power pop music provides. Power pop always takes me back to childhood summers in the 1970s, when my world was...
My Favorite Albums of 2018
It's year-end wrap-up time again, when everybody and their brother publishes best-of lists. Here's one of mine: my favorite albums of 2018. I'm not describing these as the best albums of 2018...
How to Import CSV, Tab-Delimited, and Other Text Playlists Into Spotify
This post explains how to use Mathieu Elie's amazing free tool, Playlist Converter, to import text playlists in CSV, tab-delimited, or other formats into Spotify.
First, launch your favorite web browser and go to this...
PLAYLIST: Christmas Songs of the 1940s and 1950s
Once upon a time, before the Baby Boomers and Generation X hijacked Christmas Music, there were beloved Christmas songs from stars like Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee, and Jimmy Durante. For...
Reposado – An Ode to Tequila
To be sung to the tune of "Desperado" by The Eagles. Lyrics by me.
REPOSADO
Reposado, please help me deaden my senses.
Take down my defenses, so I let go.
I've had a hard day,
But I'll keep plugging...
Another Rare Recording of WRAS Atlanta – August 31, 1989
In the same vein as my previous post ("This Rare Recording of WRAS in Atlanta Shows Why the 1980s Really Were The Golden Age of College Radio"), here's another sample containing ninety minutes of...
This Rare Recording of WRAS in Atlanta Shows Why the 1980s Really Were The...
While cleaning out a closet the other day, I discovered an old, forgotten case of cassette tapes. Among them was a ninety-minute recording I made from the radio in 1987. It provides a rare...
Listen to the Awesome Mixes from Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is back with another set of great songs from the 1970s as part of Peter Quill's "Awesome Mix 2" cassette tape. You can hear all the tracks from both...
Devilishly Hellish Halloween Music
Here is a Spotify playlist containing over sixty tracks to provide a soundtrack for your Halloween festivities. It starts off somewhat light, goes metal, goes dark, and then resolves into the dawn and aftermath....
