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February 2025

Miserlou, Mountain, and Murder
The Felix Pappalardi Story
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What did Jimi Hendrix have to do with Young M.C.’s "Bust a Move"?
He wrote the original, lyrics and all.
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Happy Valentine's Day
I hope you spend it doing something or someone you love!
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Football Players Rapping About Being Football Players
In the late 80s, it was totally a thing.
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You Give Love a Bad Name (and Other "Love Songs" That Aren’t by Who You Thought)
You could say that Valentine's Day is a cheap Hallmark holiday cooked up by marketing goons to fill the shopping void between Christmas and Easter…
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January 2025

Weekend Playlist: 10 Lies Record Collectors Tell Their Partners
When it comes to addiction, the first step is admitting you have a problem. So here it goes…my name is Dave…and…I’m addicted to vinyl.
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Casey Kasem's American Top 40--February 2, 1985
Ronald Reagan was two weeks into his second administration. Miami Vice defined high fashion. Americans greedily snorted up lines of pure uncut soft…
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Jim Henson’s Rock and Roll Monster
Music was always central to the mission of The Muppets.
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Weekend Playlist--In a Broken Dream
Apparently, the price of doing business with Rod Stewart back in the day was new car seat covers.
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The Short, Funky Life of Arlester “Dyke” Christian
Ever wonder who scored the first Billboard Hot 100 hit with the word “Funky” in the title? No? Well you’re gonna find out anyway.
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Slim & Slam and the Flat Foot Floogie
Today, it is my privilege to tell you about Slim Gaillard–a remarkable human being whose incredible life story kind of sounds made up.
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