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5 Songs Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
These are some good ones you may or may not have heard before
Sep 26 • 
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The 1985 Project Part 36: Professor Longhair - Rock'N Roll Gumbo
An album from 1974 reached more ears in 1985
Sep 22 • 
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5 Songs Friday, Sept. 19
Lots of genres represented today
Sep 19 • 
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The 1985 Project Part 35: Marshall Crenshaw - Downtown
Consistently inventive songwriter when he still wanted to chase hits
Sep 15 • 
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5 Songs Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
I've got some good ones this week
Sep 12 • 
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The 1985 Project Part 34: Ruben Blades - Escenas
Progressive salsa attempted to cross over to non-Latin audiences
Sep 8 • 
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5 Songs Friday, Sept. 5
Acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and a hot live jazz combo
Sep 5 • 
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The 1985 Project Part 33: Robyn Hitchcock - Fegmania!
Do you remember the power of college radio?
Sep 1 • 
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August 2025

Best New Albums I Heard in August, 2025
I'm not playing any records today, so I can get this out one day early
Aug 31 • 
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5 Songs Friday Aug. 29, 2025
Beginning and ending with Chicago classics and putting some other American records in the middle
Aug 29 • 
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The 1985 Project Part 32: Run-D.M.C. - The King of Rock
Hip Hop leaps forward into critical consensus
Aug 25 • 
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5 Songs Friday Aug 22, 2025
Some harpsichord rock, some jazz vocals, some blues, and some country.
Aug 22 • 
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