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From the late 1960’s until maybe the mid-1970’s, there was a popular type of pop music called “bubblegum.” It incorporated sweet lyrics and nursery rhymes and poppy harmonies and cute singers. It also drove rock and roll purists up the wall. Especially when you get a Top 40 station playing “Stairway to Heaven” and then…

So here’s the game.  On this edition of K-Chuck Radio, I went around the Internet and found a whole slew of “mash-ups” – instances where someone combined two different songs into one sorta seamless melange.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.  Back in the old days, they used to call this a “Medley” – taking…

I truly am a child of the 1970’s.  The music, the television shows, the culture, it’s all part of who I am and what I’ve achieved. So on today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, I’m going to bless your ears with ten classic hits from the 1970’s – classic monster songs that were big hits back…

Ah, love. It’s out there. Somewhere. I know it’s driven past me a couple of times. Probably knocked me over and kept on driving. That would explain those valentine-shaped tire treads on my back. Ha. Be that as it may, I thought that today on K-Chuck Radio, I would surf through my record collection and…

And I don’t mean “stupid” as in “that’s stupid fresh def, yo.” I mean “stupid” as in “What in the name of Run-D.M.C. were these artists THINKING??????” Trust me.  I have NO problems whatsoever with rap music.  I grew up with it in my high school, I learned to appreciate and enjoy Grandmaster Flash and…

These were monster hits. They topped the charts. They were played until the grooves wore out. Truly, they were monster hits. They just weren’t national hits, in the same sense that Katy Perry could release a song on Tuesday and it would be on every radio station playlist by Tuesday afternoon. We’re talking about the…

Yes, I know you’re going to Saratoga Race Course at some point in time this year.  You’re going to bet on this horse and on that horse and lose money on this horse and lose even MORE money on that horse. But let’s have some fun here.  This is K-Chuck Radio, not “how to bet…

It’s called “deep groove funk,” and it’s the kind of music one might associate with late night intimacy.  Put these tunes on your turntable, and watch what happens.  It’s also great motivational workout music, if that’s your bag.  So on today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, it’s time to get down and get funky to these…

My friend Laura sent me a link to a story about what seems to be a simmering feud between Madonna and Lady Gaga over the similarities between Madonna’s hit “Respect Yourself” and Lady Gaga’s hit “Born This Way.”  Trust me.  Both those songs sound similar enough to the point where someone could interpret either a…