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I'm sure some people think listening to '70s #AT40 is an exercise in nostalgia. When we get James Brown followed by Aretha Franklin, I consider it a sublime lesson in US history.
Well, the only person talking about love thy brother is the preacher It seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacher Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation Ball of confusion Oh yeah, that's what the world is today ... #AT40
It's also a shame that Gloria Gaynor, who introduced this week's #AT40, was exposed as a major MAGA donor following her selection to receive a Kennedy Center honor.
This state is rife with cretins. Nature’s nice, though. #tennesee
Arena rock Kinks > ‘60s Kinks. Yeah. That’s right. #AT40
this is what happens when everyone feeds the same stray
Hahaha ... no. It's like a dream, I guess. Inexplicable. Real.
Woke up with this in my head. youtu.be/LcxdbZ5chcc?...
No.
On the album's release day, an interview with Kathleen Edwards about her new album, 'Billionaire'. Her songs are medicinal. Trust me. www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...
Tremendous crossover move right here:
Saw them in a packed Stone Pony when 'On the Dark Side' was in heavy rotation. Everyone expected Springsteen but I was good with Cafferty & Co. Great bar band.
Ronnie Rondell > AI Ronnie Rondell, Stuntman Set on Fire for Pink Floyd Cover, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
It's monday morning, which means I have done the thing I do, again www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.
Some madman recently filled the streets with weapons of war! Tanks! Actual tanks! Forget brandishing a gun in a public place—he insisted on tanks!
RIP Danielle Spencer, who played Dee on 'What's Happening'. She went on to become a veterinarian before suffering a variety of health issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
“Video taken by the camera, which is used by law enforcement to ‘ping’ car license plates and pull records of who owns them, was able to be recovered. It helped identify the suspects …” www.wvlt.tv/video/2025/0...
Monday mojo. Wordle 1,514 2/6* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Thanks, Jezza.
Awesome.
I'm guessing that when Casey took a holiday he instructed the #AT40 scriptwriter to make his substitute sound like a jackass.
Such a wordy intro when all he had to say was "This song's about daytime f*cking." #AT40
Great read. I was working at Sirius (marketing and occasional voice work) when Stern made the move from K-Rock. Got a high-5 as he ascended the lobby. I grew up in North Jersey so had been an on-and-off listener for 20 years, making me one of the few in marketing who knew how to 'sell' him.
Here’s a clip from Lucero frontman Ben Nichols’ solo show Tues night in Knoxville. This is most of ‘Fading Back Into the Night’ from his brilliant new album Into the Heart of the Mountain.
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"Michael Jackson, and his pet rodent ... Ben." Made me chuckle. #AT40
The Spinners' Bobby Smith could burp his way through 'I'll Be Around' and it would sound better than this Osmond pap. #AT40
Terry Gross’s interview Peter Carlin about his 'Tonight in Jungleland' book reminds me of driving back from the Englishtown flea market with newfound Springsteen studio bootlegs of universally bad quality but essential listening back when Bruce went years between albums. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
In 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell falsely stated, under oath, that she was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein recruited underage girls for sex (you know, the ones she was actually recruiting on his behalf). She was charged with two counts of perjury for this. Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
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Ouch. When you put it like that, @monacharen.bsky.social ... www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
At 12, I was already a radio geek when WKRP first aired in Sept '78. Its premise kept me glued, despite the show getting knocked around by CBS. All TV shows needed a bombshell in the '70s, but Loni Anderson was different. Confident, serene, tough. RIP to a great one.
Work in progress .........
Kick back and listen for a change, mate. And good luck with the computer.
Eight-year-old me would have run out of a classroom at the sound of 'The Air That I Breathe'. TOO MUSHY! Now it cuts me in half. Go figure. #AT40
'Sideshow'. '70s perfection. F*cking goosebumps, man ... #AT40
Elvis Costello has happily admitted stealing that signature piano sound for 'Oliver's Army'.
Well, didn’t expect to post this anywhere, but here’s the freshly cut pile of hair I had lopped off this week. #AT40
Paul Anka to Mac Davis: “Hold my beer.” #AT40
Guess she wasn't kitten enough.
She's one hell of a woman Young, strong and tame But soft when she loves me Like a gentle kitten in my hand She makes me feel Like a hell of a man In 2025, we'd call that incel-level songwriting. #AT40
IF YOU WANT TO GET DOWN WITH A BROAD THIS IS THE WAY YOU DO IT The Godfather of Soul didn't mince words. #AT40
Mini-Miracle. Wordle 1,502 2/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
What I don’t understand about plans to make at least partially fictionalised films about them: they’re fascinating to watch and hear on every piece of film they appeared on in the ‘60s, whether talking or playing. Who needs modern-day interpretations?
Stoked. Good on ya, @raxkingisdead.bsky.social #raxking #sloppy
Right in the middle.
Much obliged.
I missed #AT40 today to see the multi-talented Grey DeLisle (backed by the stylish Blue Ribbon Boys) perform on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special. Here’s a snippet of a song about trying to run over a bastard of a husband, unaffectionately entitled ‘I Missed You’. @greydelisle.bsky.social @wdvx.bsky.social
Legend.
Yall will NEVER guess how this storytime ends. We are doomed.
Some songs, man .... #tedeschitrucksband youtu.be/rklZlh7jC2g?...
According to Wikipedia, Coven "are recognized by metal fans and metal historians as being the band that introduced the 'sign of the horns' to rock, metal and pop culture ..." So they got that goin' for them. #AT40
Goddamnit.
Fuck Hulk Hogan.
As Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was released by the Moody Blues on this day in 1971, here's a beautiful Justin Hayward cut I can sadly attest to through personal experience: 'You Can Never Go Home'. youtu.be/mUhboF8d1x0?...
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Worst. Place. In. The. World. Talibanessee. nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/20/d...
"Just because I’m not on the keyboard—and you have to add two extra steps for me to appear correctly—I’m suddenly the product of some soulless technology?"
Me and roller skates had a fractious relationship.
In the context of the mostly torpid #AT40 of summer 1979, 'The Logical Song' was an unusual -- and utterly brilliant -- outlier. The song and the album have always gotten a 10/10 from me, as well.
Keep cool, Jezza.
1000%
Nothing logical about the combination of elements that went into 'The Logical Song': angst-ridden intro, guitar-driven chorus, sax solo, soaring pre-finale, '1-2-3-5' ... but it's a perfect pop hit. #AT40
Nile Rodgers always spun disco into gold. #AT40
I'd call this Van Halen tune a palate cleanser, except I doubt 'clean' is how anyone would describe David, Alex, Michael or Eddie's palates in 1979. #AT40
'You Can't Change That' brings warm memories of my GE clock radio playing me to sleep ... #AT40
'70s Hollywood made me a misanthrope.
Look, there's nothing wrong with this VanWarmer song, but if Bluto Blutarsky stumbled upon him playing it in a stairwell, his guitar would get smashed to bits. #AT40
13-year-old me really, really, really related to this Joe Jackson tune. #AT40
'Ring My Bell' at the top of the charts? Thanks, cocaine! #AT40
MAGA loathes PBS and NPR because they appeal to thoughtful people. Not mindless cunts.
holy shit lmao
She was my first post-Covid show. Bawled like an infant. (Quietly.)
New Kathleen Edwards for me today ... youtu.be/RyzxnYjk6AY?...
Tony Orlando covering Sam Cooke. Satanic. #AT40
And they're always great songs ...
I'm guessing Roxy Music fans in 1976 were staunch purchasers of albums vs singles ...
Coolest song of the countdown currently playing, courtesy of Roxy Music. #AT40
They leave us, but we forever hold them. Vale Milkshake.
Tuesday triumph. Wordle 1,487 2/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The President of the United States of America is addicted to fast-food cheeseburgers.
After being asked about the 10-year anniversary of his son Arthur's death, Nick Cave responded with the most -- believable? -- description of god I've ever read.
(after Googling 'subordinate clause) Thanks!
I'll take the minutes.
This may be a bit much ... but early on in my time of caring for my mother (she has dementia) I was driving her to the doctor. She'd long lost interest in music but when "Take it Easy" came on the radio she started gyrating in the passenger seat like a lottery winner. Music is magic. #AT40
"It used to be so easy living here with you You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool" Still knocks me on my ass. #AT40
This GIF should come with a warning for people prone to seizures.
9/11 funerals for me.
All praise Aretha. #AT40
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I stand with you in solidarity.
