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Two fifty-something music fanatics and entertainment industry veterans work through the decades to create a GenEx playlist and delve deep into the artists and songs that shaped their lives and continue to inspire them today. Listen along with Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dtoMOrC7FwrSIh70Tqi06?si=2a7bc45a03c44038
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My Seattle Mixtape

Zach Johnston & David Gordon

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My Seattle Mixtape Podcast is an exploration of the 1980s and 1990s music scene that the world came to know as Grunge. We’ll be taking a band by band viewfinder to discover the roots of the music, the groups, the triumphs, and the failures of one of the most enduring rock ‘n roll scenes of all time. Each episode will focus on Zach and Dave discussing one band. We’ll explore how they got together, where their influences came from, the music they made, and where they ended up. We’ll listen to ...
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The W Show

The W Show

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How to WIN in music, business, and beyond! Join our host, FAMU alumni/Harvard student, serial brand builder, and 7-year music industry veteran DJ Phresh Pharaoh as he breaks down the info you need to know to GROW your brand/career. We interview top artists, CEO's and celebrities to unlock their secrets to winning. Tune in as we discuss music industry tips, business strategies, and the secrets behind the best personal growth tactics today. From Seattle, to Atlanta, to the world...its The "W" ...
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl near the end of 1982 with their penultimate episode bringing back a song they previously discussed featuring the Toto guys backing Donna Summer with Quincy Jones producing and the last great Who single "Eminence Front" along with the album it came from It's Hard and Pete's solo album All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Ey…
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl divert from 1982 and discuss one hit wonders with deeper catalogs that fall within the playlist years of '72 - '99 as well as Sheryl's 1982 playlist song pick, Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science" and Matt chooses his album for 1982, The English Beat Special Beat Service.…
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl discuss the start of Phil Collin's solo career with his 1981 release Face Value along with Sheryl's song pick from Genesis, "No Reply At All" and Matt discovers a new found love for Split Enz and chooses their song "History Never Repeats" for the playlist.
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl add three songs to the playlist from bands who all built a following from relentless touring in the 70s and into the 80s, Styx with their synth driven hit "Too Much Time on My Hands", REO's huge hit "Take it on the Run" from their massive 1980 album Hi Infidelity, and Climax Blues Band's second hit "I Love You" along wi…
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl continue their journey into 1981, adding two songs to the playlist from veteran artists who had hits into the 80s, The Who's "You Better You Bet" and Steve Winwood's first solo hit "While You See a Chance" and discuss a near miss for the playlist, Rick Springfield's 80s classic "Jessie's Girl"…
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Send us a text DJ Avelanche and DeVon Pouncey join Matt & Sheryl and share their riveting accounts of the early days of rap in the 80s and 90s and it's effect on their youth and their lives today as Matt adds his introduction into the genre, Blondie's "Rapture", to the playlist and Sheryl adds Queen & David Bowie's "Under Pressure", a song that wou…
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Send us a text Matt and Sheryl begin 1981 by adding Sheryl's pick for the playlist "Watching the Wheels", the third hit single from John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album, Matt's pick "Stars on 45", a medley of Beatles songs that was recorded in 1980, but became a global hit in '81 after John's death, and discuss the tributes to John by the …
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Send us a text Mike joins Matt & Sheryl for the final episode of 1980 featuring Matt's final song pick, Frank Sinatra's "Theme From New York, New York", Sheryl's final song pick Squeeze "Pulling Mussels From a Shell", Mike's song pick Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime" and album The Pretenders self-titled debut along with all of their near album an…
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl continue adding to the playlist with Matt's pick, ONJ's "Magic" from the box office flop turned cult classic movie Xanadu and Sheryl's second ex-Beatle pick from 1980, John Lennon's last statement before his untimely death "(Just Like) Starting Over.
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Send us a text Matt and Sheryl continue their journey through 1980 focusing on producer Steve Lillywhite and his work on four groundbreaking albums in 1980: Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt), The Psychedelic Furs debut album, U2 Boy and Matt's album pick for the year, XTC Black Sea.By Matt & Sheryl
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Send us a text Matt & Sheryl finally introduce hard rock to the playlist in the third installment of 1980 as they take a ride on Ozzy's "Crazy Train" and appreciate the sonic perfection of AC/DC's hard rock anthem "You Shook Me All Night Long". They also discuss the ushering in of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) led by Judas Priest's c…
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