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In the 1980s, college radio served as a vital alternative to increasingly corporate and playlist-driven commercial radio. These stations became incubators for emerging alternative genres, provided early exposure for artists who would later become influential acts, and championed independent labels, local scenes, and adventurous programming.

In a tenth anniversary book issued in 1989, CMJ, the trade journal for college radio, published a list of the Top 250 most played songs from the publication's first decade (1979 - 1988). These week, we are picking our Top 5 lists from the CMJ chart.

The full list is here:
https://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/171053/cmjs-top-singles-1979-1989?

Joining us is an indie rock icon who is no stranger to college radio airplay. Tammy Ealom is the force of nature behind one of the coolest indie bands ever to roam the earth and part of the Elephant 6 collective, Denver's Dressy Bessy. After a few singles and EPs, Dressy Bessy released their classic 1999 debut, Pink Hearts Yellow Moons, which many listeners discovered through prominent placement in Jamie Babbit's cult film But I'm A Cheerleader (starring Natasha Lyonne). In 2017, Tammy played a solo gig at the Athens Popfest under the name of The Tammy Shine; in February 2026, the first album by The Tammy Shine, OK Shine OK, was released by Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. It's a showcase of Tammy's "clutterpunk" vision, balancing toughness with vulnerability, and grit with melodic charm.

Plus...the single dumbest O3L game? You be the judge, as the gang TRIES to get through the radio call letter game "KO3L".

Thanks to Mike Turner from HHBTM for the introduction, and John Hill (Tammy's husband, Dressy Bessy bandmate, and Apples In Stereo guitarist) for the coordination!

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In this episode of VRP Rocks, Paul Stephenson is joined by legendary guitarist Steve Stevens for a brilliant deep dive into a career packed with unforgettable stories.

Best known for his decades-long partnership with Billy Idol, Steve talks about their incredible journey together and what it means for the pair to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

We also get into some fantastic stories from across Steve’s career — including the full-on debauchery of working with Vince Neil, Michael Jackson doing a David Lee Roth impression, the realities of Billy Idol’s ego, and the story of a star-studded supergroup album that may never be released.

Steve also talks about his stunning new exclusive signature guitar, and how it came together with Godin Guitars.
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LC is back. He and Bakko talk about his recent invite to Paisley Park. Slayer live. Foo Fighters opening for AC/DC. Monsters on the Mountain Festival. Some KISS notes and more.

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3 years ago, I was rapt to welcome one of the greatest working
songwriters in Australia to the podcast, Don Walker. Mostly known for
his songwriting and piano playing for Cold Chisel, he's also done two
albums under the Catfish moniker, been a member of supergroup Tex,
Don & Charlie, and made great albums in his own name supported by
his live band The Suave Fucks. What could be better?

I could get him for a return conversation....

Welcome to episode 196 of Love That Album.

Don has just released a new LP called Love Songs. You may think of Don as the guy who writes songs like Harry Was a Bad Bugger or The Year That He Was Cool which look at life's dark side. The fact is he's always
written love songs, and the new LP is a collection of them....just
through Don's lens of vision. We discuss the new album obviously, but
we go into many other topics.....the longevity of art, Paul Kelly,
salsa music and Cold Chisel's drummer Steve Prestwich's musical
expertise in a way I was not expecting. Tune in folks......I'm
absolutely ecstatic to have had the opportunity to have spoken with a
songwriting hero for a second time.

Love Songs is out now where you get your music. If you're in Australia,
catch Don on his national tour. Look at
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Before Elvis shook his hips, before Chuck Berry duck-walked across a stage, and before anyone had smashed a guitar or pissed off their parents with a Beatles haircut, there was a DJ in Cleveland spinning records that weren’t supposed to be for white kids.

His name was Alan Freed.

Contrary to legend, Freed didn’t invent the term rock and roll. And he sure as hell didn’t invent the music. Black artists had been rocking and rolling long before he ever stepped behind a microphone.

But Alan Freed heard something happening that most of America didn’t. He played the original Black records instead of the watered-down white covers. He put Black and white artists on the same stage. He brought them to television and movie screens. And when Frankie Lymon danced with a white girl on national TV, the South lost its goddamn mind.

Freed helped turn rhythm and blues into a teenage revolution—and became one of rock and roll’s first celebrities in the process.

But there was another side to the story: money, songwriting credits, suspicious relationships with record labels, and the payola scandal that destroyed his career.

So was Alan Freed the father of rock and roll? A crooked DJ? A racial trailblazer? Or maybe a little bit of all three?

Tonight, we’re telling the story of the man who didn’t invent rock and roll… but turned up the volume.

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