Texas

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Big Black. This band was somewhere between indie rock and hardcore punk.

You’re All I Need To Get By

Press the “play” arrow above to listen to the record.Dionne Warwick. This song was remade by Mary J. Blige and the Method Man but this is the original. I see that soul is making yet another comeback. Lots of DJs playing soul. So, I’ll join the party.

Baseball Altamont

Press the “play” arrow above to listen to the record.The Nightmares. Local NYC indie rock from the early 80’s. A song about a riot at Shea stadium in the 70’s.

Keep On Truckin’

Press the “play” arrow above to listen to the record This song’s break was used to create the hit “Lights, Camera, Action” by Mr. Cheeks. If you listen to the last 1/3 of the song, you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Milkshake (X-Press) Mix

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Kelis. You know this song. Do you know what a “milkshake” is. Here’s a hint, it’s something that brings the boys to the yard…

Say You Say Me

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Lionel Ritchie. With a full-court press Jerry Curl. His wife nearly beat him to death with a shoe when she caught him in a car with a teenage girl. Homer Simpson asked Lionel Ritchie to sing this song first changing the word “say” to “beer”; “beer you, beer me”, thes finally only using the word “beer”, “beer beer, beer beer”.

Problems of The World

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The Fearless Four. Happy Thanksgiving! My turkey is in the oven. One from the old school of rap. The way old school before gangsters and ballers and playboys took over…before the world of illin’ (you can thank the Beastie Boys for making drug and gun culture the staple of rap/hip-hop).

Pretty Fly For a White Guy (Low-Rider Remix)

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The Offspring. Los Angeles surf punks doing what they do best, observing the mix of American and Mexican cultures on the California beaches.

1 hour 1/2 Ago

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Rain Parade. One the original psychedelic revival bands from California, early 80’s. From the album “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip”.

Newton Told Me

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The Go-Betweens. This song is the B-side of the “Part Company” 12-inch. This is one of those songs I knew in the 80’s and lost track of in the 90’s. It took a long time to find it again. A lot of people seem to like this song and remember it but they can’t quite place it.