06:22 AM 12/14/24

Heartbreaker / GRAND FUNK RAILROAD

with Marc Kurtz
Grand Funk Railroad is an American hard rock band that formed in 1969 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Known for iconic rock hits such as the number ones "Were An American Band" and their cover version of "The Loco-Motion", the band initially consisted of Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Mel Schacher (bass) and Don Brewer (drums), with Craig Frost (keyboards) joining in 1972. During their career, the group has released 14 studio albums and their career sales total over 25 million records sold, including 10 million records sold in 1970 alone. The band split in 1977 and reunited in 1980, splitting again in 1983. Since reuniting in 1996 they have remained active, although Farner left the band in 1999.
Album rock, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, hard rock, heartland rock, mellow gold, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock
Humble Pie, James Gang, Ten Years After, Foghat, Free

06:18 AM 12/14/24

Laugh At Me / SONNY

with Marc Kurtz
There are multiple artists named “Sonny": 1) Sonny was the name Sonny Moore released solo material under. He is an American vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, popularly known as Skrillex, and for being lead vocalist for the post-hardcore band From First to Last. After announcing he had left From First to Last to pursue a solo career, Sonny launched a Myspace page, releasing three songs: "Signal", "Equinox", and "Glow Worm". On April 7, 2009, he released Gypsyhook, a digital EP, which featured three songs and four remixes. Also included was "海水" ("Kaisui"), a Japanese version of "Mora".
House, pop dance, uk dance
Skrillex, Sonny Moore, pLasterbrain, Mr. Oizo, 3OH!3

06:16 AM 12/14/24

The Boys Are Back In Town / THIN LIZZY

with Marc Kurtz
Thin Lizzy is an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and are best known for their songs Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town, all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott died, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years culminating in a more stable line-up based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Sykes left the band in June 2009. Thin Lizzys leader, Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all their songs.
Album rock, blues rock, classic rock, glam metal, hard rock, irish rock, metal, rock
UFO, Phil Lynott, Blue Öyster Cult, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep

06:12 AM 12/14/24

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me / CULTURE CLUB

with Marc Kurtz
Culture Club was a popular 1980s pop group, perhaps most noticeable for their gender-bending frontman George ODowd, known by his stage name Boy George. The other members of the band were Roy Hay on guitars and keyboards, Mikey Craig playing bass and Jon Moss (ex Damned, London, Adam and the Ants) on drums. Their first album, 1982s Kissing to Be Clever, became a major international hit, spawning the hit singles "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (which went all the way in the BBC-Charts in late 1982), "Time (Clock of the Heart)", and "Ill Tumble 4 Ya". Unique in his eccentric manner of dress and androgynous look, Boy George became a worldwide celebrity. Their second album, 1983s Colour By Numbers also did extremely well, giving the band its second number one hit in the UK with "Karma Chameleon.
New romantic, new wave, new wave pop, soft rock, synthpop
Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Thompson Twins, Howard Jones, ABC

06:06 AM 12/14/24

Blue Condition / CREAM

with Marc Kurtz
Cream was a 1960s three-piece British band consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker, having formed in London, England. They were known as one of the first great power trios and supergroups of rock. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues, hard rock and psychedelic rock. Cream combined Claptons blues guitar playing with the powerful and airy voice and intense bass lines of Jack Bruce and the manic drumming of Ginger Baker. They have sold over 35 million albums worldwide.
Derek and the Dominos, Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Blind Faith

06:04 AM 12/14/24

Megakertz / MEGAKERTZ MEGANEWS

with Marc Kurtz

05:58 AM 12/14/24

Dazed And Confused / LED ZEPPELIN

with Marc Kurtz
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are cited as one of the progenitors of hard rock and heavy metal, although their style drew from a variety of influences, including blues and folk music. Led Zeppelin have been credited as significantly impacting the nature of the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock (AOR) and stadium rock. Originally named the New Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin signed a deal with Atlantic Records that gave them considerable artistic freedom.
Album rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock
Cream, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones

05:56 AM 12/14/24

Scarecrow's Dream / DAN FOGELBERG

with Marc Kurtz
The late Dan Fogelberg (August 13, 1951, Peoria, Illinois – December 16, 2007, Deer Isle, Maine) was an American singer/songwriter who had several gold and platinum releases in the late 1970s and early 80s. During his solo career, under assistance of Eagles manager Irving Azoff, he rose to prominence and epitomized the soft rock 70s sound. He also voiced his concerns on social and ecological issues, including the No Nukes concerts, and worked in the studio with a diverse variety of musicians including Van Morrison, Joe Walsh, Tim Weisberg and Ricky Skaggs. The youngest of three sons, Dan was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Margaret (née Irvine), a classically-trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director, who spent most of his career at Peoria Woodruff High School and Pekin High School. Dan Fogelbergs mother was a Scottish immigrant and his father was of Swedish descent.
Classic rock, folk rock, mellow gold, singer-songwriter, soft rock, yacht rock
England Dan & John Ford Coley, Firefall, Bread, Seals & Crofts, Paul Davis

05:52 AM 12/14/24

Big Boss Man / STEVE MILLER

with Marc Kurtz
Steve Miller (born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer, best known for his work leading the Steve Miller Band. Miller was born to Dr. George "Sonny" Miller, a pathologist, jazz enthusiast and amateur recording engineer, and Bertha, a jazz-influenced singer. In 1950, the family moved to Dallas, Texas. His first guitar chords were taught to him by the legendary Les Paul, pioneer of the electric guitar and also Millers godfather.
Album rock, classic rock, hard rock, heartland rock, mellow gold, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock
Steve Miller Band, Chicago, Little River Band, The J. Geils Band, 10cc

05:48 AM 12/14/24

Conviction Of The Heart / KENNY LOGGINS

with Marc Kurtz
Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, WA) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His early songwriting compositions were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums, performing as the group Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. As a solo artist, Loggins experienced a string of soundtrack successes, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1984. His early soundtrack contributions date back to the film A Star Is Born in 1976, and for much of the 1980s and 1990s, he was known as "The Soundtrack King". Finally Home was released in 2013, shortly after Loggins formed the group Blue Sky Riders with Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman.
Album rock, classic rock, heartland rock, mellow gold, new wave pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock, yacht rock
Richard Marx, Michael McDonald, Steve Perry, Christopher Cross, Robbie Dupree