The name of some guy from Michigan, Matthew Shafer, might not be familiar, but those who like some laid back country mixed with rock and blues know Uncle Kracker. Back in the 90s, he was the DJ for Twisted Brown Trucker, Kid Rock’s back up dudes, but later headed out on his own, and had…
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Since growing up together in Wichita Falls,Texas, pop punk band Bowling for Soup’s first hit came in 2002 with the catchy little ditty “The Bitch Song”. Over the next three decades, Bowling for Soup has had several fun and memorable hits, both original and cover song of everyone from A Simple Plan to…Taylor Swift? They…
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It’s the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Sunday Jams! Back when alternative rock was ruling the airwaves, RHCP hit the scene – mixing those funky basslines with psychedelic vibes. Formed in Los Angeles in 1982, these legends stormed the alt-rock world and owned it for decades. They battled through some serious drug addiction struggles. But…
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You likely won’t know WOODZ by any of his other names, but here’s the brief lowdown: Born Cho Seung-youn in Korea, he grew up wanting to be a soccer player with no real interest in music. He played under the Portuguese name Luizinho in Brazil for a bit, but eventually — to prove he could…
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Madness is an eight piece ska band out of England founded in the late 70s but hit their highest point in the 80s by being a zany bunch with tons of MTV appeal
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Is that the smell of summer in the air? Maybe… not quite. We’re still about a week away from the official start of spring. But summer sure is biting, at least down here in the south. So today we’re bringing out the beach vibes with some chill reggae by Steel Pulse to officially say goodbye…
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This week, Raul Malo lost his battle with cancer at age 60. As a solo artist and frontman of The Mavericks, his melodic, ethereal voice was immediately recognizable. This was the first song I heard from the Florida-based group, and I was hooked ever since: The Mavericks started at the tail end of the 80s…
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In 2003, Aussie rockers Jet gave us this banger: This hit gave them some pretty big recognition in the United States as well as an MTV Music Award for Best Rock Video. Since then, Jet’s popularity has mainly been in Austrailia, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have a powerful alternative garage rock sound, particularly…
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There once was a Welsh band that Paul McCartney took a liking to. They had great potential but sadly tragedy cut their band’s life short. We are, of course, talking about Badfinger. Our first song is my absolute favourite. Right up there is “Come and Get It”. Did I hear you say there must be…
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