Favorite STAX Trax - Part 1: 1959-1963
On this episode, we take a journey through the rich history of Stax Records, the iconic label that defined Southern Soul music, and I play some of my favorite Stax tracks from their earliest years, 19...
15 Sep 202432min
Big Star - "September Gurls"
One song can’t really define a whole genre, but “September Gurls” by Big Star comes pretty damn close – it IS the sound of Power Pop. Jangly guitars, plaintive vocal, angelic harmonies, all neatly wra...
1 Sep 202421min
Titanic Love Affair - "Happy"
Titanic Love Affair never got a big break and flew under the radar with a couple of albums before calling it quits. On this episode, we explore a song by this underappreciated band—a supremely catchy ...
15 Aug 202419min
The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night"
60 years ago—July 1964 in the UK, August 1964 in the US—The Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night was unleashed, driving Beatlemania to even greater heights. Accompanying the film was the album of the same ...
1 Aug 202426min
Small Faces - "Itchycoo Park"
Small Faces are one of the all-time great British bands from the 1960's but they never got the attention, success or respect they deserved. (Some of that was due to self-inflicted damage, but still......
15 Jul 202419min
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "The Tracks Of My Tears"
William "Smokey" Robinson was the man behind many of Motown's greatest hits-- not just the tracks he recorded himself with The Miracles, he also wrote many hits for other Motown acts. But perhaps his ...
1 Jul 202425min
Al Stewart - "Life In Dark Water"
Singer/Songwriter Al Stewart came out of the London Folk scene, but by the mid-70's struck it big with MOR/AM Radio hit, "Year Of The Cat". But there's more to this Mr. Stewart than just this one hit....
15 Jun 202451min
The Cars - "It's All I Can Do"
The Cars debut album was a commercial and critical success. The pressure was on for a follow-up, and the band delivered big time with their 2nd album, Candy-O. The album was packed with more Cars clas...
1 Jun 202417min
