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July 2025

A Day In Detroit--The Unsolved Murder of Rusty Day
Rusty Day was a Michigan-born singer with an incredible resume. But by most accounts, the opportunities he passed on were even greater than those he…
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Weekend Playlist: Mercury City
No homework this weekend. Just a playlist.
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Casey Kasem's Top 40 Countdown--July 4th, 1987
In July of 1987, the global population surpassed 5 billion, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2500 for the first time ever, and “Lady in…
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June 2025

No Diggity...Some Doubt
Teddy Riley believed in his future New Jack Swing classic, but nobody else did. Big-ass New Jack Swing playlist included.
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The Wreck and Revival of the Sloop John B
The oldest song in the Beach Boys catalog is also one of the band’s biggest hits.
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The Greatest Rock Compilation Ever Made?
Lenny Kaye is best known as Patti Smith's guitarist. But his greatest contribution to music history may actually be an earth-shattering collection of…
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Sublime's Perfect Bummer in the Summer
Summertime...Bradley's on the Microphone...sort of
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May 2025

Black Market Clash–Cover Songs by the Only Band That Matters
The Clash were wildly inventive and original.
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The 25 Best Yacht Rock Songs Of All Time
Yacht Rock isn’t exactly a genre. It’s more a state of mind.
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5 More ‘90s Songs That You Maybe Didn’t Know Were Covers
Time for another edition of cover songs that are far more famous than the original versions that inspired them.
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April 2025

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