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Did the music you listen to ever make you fear for your soul? Chris and Paul discuss their relationship to music in the 80s when there was a lot of talk about subliminal messages and devil worship. And then we feature fun and wholesome songs by Roger Klug, The Lone Bellow, First Base, John Lawton and The Edgar Winter Group.

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Chris and Paul discuss the narrative of Billy Squire's infamous "Rock Me Tonight" video and Nirvana's Nevermind, the new TV show The Runarounds, and feature songs by Yo La Tengo, Twisted Ace, The Bradburys, The Insiders and Phil Sumida.

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Chris and Paul invite guitarist, singer and songwriter Jeff Whalen from the band Tsar to discuss sundry musical topics and feature songs by The Fun and Games, Blue Mink, Midget, Boys & Girls Together and The Hudson Brothers. 

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What are some of your favorite cover songs? Chris and Paul reveal a few of ours, as well as the purpose of recording a cover song in the first place, and feature songs by Damone, Pezband, The Vandalias, Drvin' N Cryin', and Batteries Not Included.

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Chris and Paul discuss the Farfisa organ, a Discogs update, and active music listening, and feature songs by Big Dipper, Deathray, Broken Toys, Briar and Sloan

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Have you ever noticed that record stores often have lousy lighting? Chris and Paul discuss some of the inner workings of running a record store, Chris highlights a mix tape he made in 1986, and we feature songs by Brothers Steve, Cabbage, Field Music, Future Islands and Eytan Mirsky.

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Chris and Paul invite author Sean Hoffman and Peter Kuehl to discuss and celebrate the release of the album, “A Blast From The Cellar! – Lost Gems From The ’60s Chicago Garage Rock Explosion." In the 60s, a teen club in Arlington Heights, Illinois, was a center of cutting edge rock and roll, and now you can hear the excitement in one beautifully-packaged compilation record. We feature songs by The Shandells, The Huns, Saturday's Children, The Blackstones and The Amboy Dukes.

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Chris divulges the inner workings of Record Store Day and running a record store in general, Paul reveals his top 10 songs of this batch of 100 songs, and we feature songs by The Hold Steady, Saltine, The Drowners, The Telefones and Owen Paul.

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We've got some ideas for music activities during family road trips and recommendations of four more music-related books. Chris announces a new record release by Cheap Kiss Records and we feature songs by Foxboro Hot Tubs, Heat Above, The Gladhands, Harem Scarem and Titus Andronicus.

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Paul and Chris discuss the app FADR, acknowledge our show ambassadors, and lament the disappearance of bridges in song forms. We also feature songs by Scientists, The Shazam, Pollen, Del Amitri and Genya Ravan.

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