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Madonna’s Music – 10 Years Later

(This article is part of a series that will examine seminal albums released a decade ago and attempt to reevaluate their impact and significance through the lens of history.) One of the most oft-used...

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Microsoft Ends Extended Warranty Coverage for the Zune

I’m the kind of person who is somewhat hard on his or her personal digital devices, which is why I bought an extended warranty for my Zune 120 after the original warranty ran out.  The extended...

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Bill Withers, Or Forgetting What It’s Like To Love Making Music

Popular music has always been product, but with the resurgence of televised talent shows that focus more on the glamor and pageantry than artist development, one would be forgiven for thinking that...

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What We Sing About When We Sing About Cars

Combining cars and music – two of my passions – isn’t an opportunity I often get as a writer, so I was very pleased with the opportunity to dive deep into both with this piece for Hagerty that examines...

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Yacht Rock Lives On Thanks To The Internet

It’s not unusual for a musical genre to be identified only after the fact – the New Wave of British Heavy Metal comes to mind – but it’s rare for it to happen decades after its most fundamental works...

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Code 45’s Happy 2b Hardcore Influence: Tunes Still Bangin’ 20 Years Later

Like most North Americans who came of age in the 1990s, the first electronic dance music I ever heard was Euro. I have vivid memories from my early teenage years of encountering groups and producers...

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Why Spend Money On A Brand-New Tape Deck In My Jeep?

This past year I got in touch with Jeremy’s Radio Emporium about refurbishing the factory tape deck in my 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Although I swapped out the original driveline for a more modern LS V8...

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Retro Tape Deck Review: Top Gun Soundtrack

In 2020, I made the absurd decision to spend a ridiculous amount of money refurbishing the stock cassette tape player in my 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, rather than invest the same sum installing a more...

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Friday Tune-Up: Josie’s Fard As Huck CJNK Radio Show Playlist!

It’s time for another Friday tune-up post! This time we’ll be taking a listen to what CJNK DJ Josie Lang spins on her late-night electronic music show, Fard as Huck (a name inspired by late-90s...

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Whatever Happened To The 90s Music Movie?

Part of preparing for Dead Air has been immersing myself in ‘90s culture, with a specific focus on music. It’s been helpful for both Joe and I in visualizing how our characters look, how they act, and...

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