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So let’s see here… supposedly we’ve got a massive hurricane or tropical storm a’comin’ our way. Now, we do live between two rivers and a mountain range, which can cause any amount of confusion in the meteorological category.  So, on this very special edition of K-Chuck Radio, I have pulled out some of the stormiest…

In the early 1960’s, many bars and taverns had a special video film player called a Scopitone. With the Scopitone, a person could drop a few coins in a slot, and instead of just hearing the latest pop song – he could also watch the artist sing the song as part of a promotional film.…

Yes yes I know, the conventional wisdom about Phil Spector is that he was a successful record producer who went manic-depressive and is now in a correctional facility for the murder of his girlfriend. Yeah, if you want to shrink it down to the Reader’s Digest version of events… But take this into consideration. Phil…

I’m really digging Stephanie Snyder’s new blog here at the Times Union’s blog portal.  When she asked people to send her questions, and she would answer them in a video blog, I asked the West Virginia expatriate if she ever had a chance to enjoy one of the state’s most famous radio programs, the WWVA…

Sometimes I just need to relax.  Put my feet up.  Strap on the headphones.  Get a nice cold diet cola and enjoy the warm weather with some smooth sounds. Sounds like these.  Right here on the Capital District’s favorite radio-blog, K-Chuck Radio. THE STYLE COUNCIL WITH TRACEY THORN The Paris Match Paul Weller of the…

Okay everyone, it’s time to get motivated for the day.  Crank up the volume and dance around the office.  This is the day where you need as much forward motivation as you can possibly get. No looking back.  No backing down.  This is your day and it’s time to party. So get ready for a…

Okay, break out the ibuprofen.  This is gonna hurt. There are songs that are sacrosanct.  They are the perfect melodies and the perfect memories.  You can’t imagine anyone else but Elvis Presley recording “Jailhouse Rock.”  You can’t imagine anyone but Kurt Cobain singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”  Right?  Right. That, however, has not stopped some…

It’s coming. Not to America, but it’s coming. For over 50 years, there has been a European music contest that dwarfs American Idol or America’s Got Talent or any other music competition program. It’s the Eurovision Song Contest, in which each country sends a singer or a group or a band and they perform for…

Unless you’re a dedicated musicologist – or you grew up in England in the 1960’s – you may never have heard of Joe Meek.  Joe Meek was one of the greatest pop music producers of the 1960’s, with over 40 hits in England – and a #1 hit in America.  He was one of the…

I suppose some of the greatest music from the 1970’s would entail the work of artists like David Bowie – or Elton  John – or the Ramones – or Boston – or Fleetwood Mac.  No arguments there.  None. But there was also a subgenre of music which I derisively refer to as the “Cheezy Classics”…