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Videodrone #9: Torture Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century.   Torture (1984) As MTV became a huge force in the market...

This week on Videodrone, I write about the sci-fi insanity of the Jacksons' 1984 video "Torture," which featured plenty of cost overruns and a wax figure standing in for Michael. jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/03/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #622: March 6, 2026 With all the insanity going on in these parts lately, it's helpful to remember that things are a lot less crazy north of the border. This we...

WELCOME TO THE PIT OF ULTIMATE DARKNESS: Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring songs by Canadian artists in hour 2! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/03/stuc...

YOUR MUM MADE ME A MIX CD: Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW, EH, with two hours of the good stuff, including songs by Canadian artists in hour 2! Somebody's gotta set the tone!

Completely Conspicuous 672: Amazing Disgrace Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we pick our favorite underrated albums.  Show notes: Jay's #6: The Spinanes with a decidedly not-grunge album on Sub Pop Female singer-songwr...

This week, it's part 2 of my #podcast convo with @philstacey.bsky.social about our favorite underrated albums. Chock full of major label misfires, creative missteps and overlooked gems. oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_i...

Videodrone #8: Mr. Roboto Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century.   Mr. Roboto (1983) What is a rock opera? It's essentiall...

This week on Videodrone, I examine the rock operatic audacity of Styx's "Mr. Roboto," which both broke up the band (temporarily) and landed it a spot in pop culture immortality. jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/03/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #621: February 27, 2026 Life is random. Things happen with no rhyme or reason, and we're just left to make sense of it all. That's the spirit I brought to this week...

SAY HELLO TO MY CHOCOLATE BLEND: Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring two hours of randomly selected rock songs! (Dunkaccino sold separately.) stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/02/stuc...

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER: Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW, KOTTER with two hours of hott rock songs picked completely at random! It's out of control, much like Robert Conrad in the 100-yard dash (ask your parents or their parents)!

Huh, I remember typing the rest of that sentence. Must have accidentally deleted it.

Videodrone #7: Golden Brown Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century.   Golden Brown (1982) The Stranglers are one of those ban...

This week in Videodrone, I look at a 1982 video involving a band exploring a foreign land that didn't star Duran Duran. It was the Stranglers and their biggest song, "Golden Brown." jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/02/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #620: February 20, 2026 Motivation is a curious thing. There are times when you're tired or burned out and you need something to give you a little push. Music can s...

YOUR MAMAS ARE NOT HERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU NOW: Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring motivational songs in hour 2! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/02/stuc...

YOU'RE NOT GONNA AMOUNT TO JACK SQUAT! Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW, KIDS with two hours of the rock music, including songs to get you fired up in hour 2!

Videodrone #6: Rapture Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century.   Rapture (1981) The band Blondie was constantly confound...

The latest installment of Videodrone sets down in 1981 and focuses on Blondie's groundbreaking video for "Rapture," which introduced hip hop to the mainstream. jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/02/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #619: February 13, 2026 The sky's the limit. This week on Stuck In Thee Garage, I played new music from Chat Pile, Mclusky, Weird Nightmare and Ratboys in hour 1 an...

ARE YOU THE KEYMASTER? Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring songs about skies in hour 2! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/02/stuc...

VAYA CON DIOS, BRAH: Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW, JOHNNY, with two hours of white-hot rawk music, including songs about skies in hour 2!

Videodrone #5: Fashion Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century.   Fashion (1980) For those of us old enough to be sentien...

In the latest installment of Videodrone, I write about David Bowie's splashy entrance into the '80s with influential video for "Fashion." jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/02/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #618: February 6, 2026 We're in the dog days of winter, people. The best thing you can do is hunker down and distract yourself with entertainment that doesn't invo...

YOU DON'T FORGET THE BEST: Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring 21st century riffage in hour 2! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/02/stuc...

WILD THING, I THINK YOU MOVE ME: Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW with two hours of the music that matters, including great 21st century riffs in hour 2! It's not over until the fat man screams.

Videodrone #4: Dream Police Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century.   Dream Police (1979) There was a lot going on in 1979. D...

This week's installment of Videodrone focuses on the paranoid power-pop vision of Cheap Trick's "Dream Police" video. jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/02/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #617: January 30, 2026 A lot can happen in a decade. New technology, the endless march of time, the rise of fascism. You know, basic stuff. For some reason, there'...

DON'T SAY, 'AND STUFF': Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring songs from 2016 in hour 2! It's nice, guys. stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/01/stuc...

LIFE ITSELF IS BUT A SERIES OF CLOSE CALLS: Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW, EARN, with two hours of the good stuff, including songs from 2016 in hour 2!

Another song that got played to death that summer was EMF's "Unbelievable." It was unescapable on MTV and radio and hit #1 in July, right before the 7-week reign of Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You." Oof.

Videodrone #3: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1978) It's very rare in th...

In the latest installment of Videodrone, I examine the impact of Devo's quirky cover of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and its groundbreaking video. jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/01/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #616: January 23, 2026 Hey, you don't have to tell me twice. Things are pretty insane right now. I'm not telling you to listen to hott rock music to distract from ...

WE DIDN'T DO IT, EH? Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring title tracks in hour 2! Take off, hoser! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/01/stuc...

I remember that nutjob. When I was a reporting for a small daily paper in his area in the late '80s/early '90s, he used to regularly send us long, handwritten anti-Semitic screeds that he wanted us to publish in the paper.

Videodrone #2: Modern Love Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century. Modern Love (1977) When it comes to musical innovators, o...

In the latest installment of Videodrone, I examine Peter Gabriel's first music video as a solo artist, which features him decked out in sports equipment while jumping around on a moving escalator. As one does. jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/01/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #615: January 16, 2026 Life can be pretty boring at times. It's unrealistic to expect that you're going to be captivated by whatever you're doing most of the time....

IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD: Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring songs about boredom in hour 2! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/01/stuc...

YEAH, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO COME IN ON SATURDAY: Stuck In Thee Garage radio is on @bff.fm RIGHT NOW, BOB, with two hours of righteous rock hottness, including songs about boredom in hour 2! Crank it up while you're working on those TPS reports, mmkay?

In case you needed any more evidence that Spotify blows.

Videodrone #1: Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Videodrone is a weekly feature looking at music videos from the last half century. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976)  If you've ...

In my new series Videodrone, I take a look at music videos from the last 50 years. The first installment starts in 1976 with Rod Stewart's unabashedly cheesy "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)." jzkumar.blogspot.com/2026/01/vide...

Stuck In Thee Garage #614: January 9, 2026 Fifty years is a long time, but right now, 1976 feels like it happened a few thousand years ago. Everything's so compressed now. This week o...

HEY HEY HEY: Check out the playlist and recording of this week's installment of Stuck In Thee Garage radio on @bff.fm, featuring songs from 1976 in hour 2! stuckintheegarageradio.blogspot.com/2026/01/stuc...