Madness on The Sunday Jams
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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Sunday Jams: Steel Pulse
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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Sunday Jams: The Mavericks
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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Sunday Jams: Jet
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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Sunday Jams – Badfinger
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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Sunday Jams – Royal Republic
Sunday Jams is all about Royal Republic, the Swedish band that dares ask the question: Is anyone still rocking like it’s 1980?
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 2 on Sunday Jams.
There are some movie soundtracks out there that just make the movie. And Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 2? Well, it can turn the biggest frown upside down. Whatever anxiety that’s carried on your shoulders can just roll off. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was a fantastic movie. And the complete soundtrack is…
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Sunday Jams: Earth Wind and Fire
In 2019 a fun declaration from the City of Los Angeles of Sept. 21 for Earth Wind and Fire Day caught on, and people everywhere now make sure to blast their hit “September” on this day in their honor. Although this legendary group mixing funk, jazz, pop, R&B and other styles made later Los Angeles…
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Sunday Jams – Paul Carrack
Who is Paul Carrack, you ask? Only one of the best artists you heard but never heard of. Every decade since the 70s had a Paul Carrack-sung hit. Here’s a few that will make you say, “oh yeah! I didn’t know it was that guy!” You probably heard this on your parents’ AM radio dial…
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