Cracked Rear View

"Second Song Hero" Sean Sylver talks about what could have been for overlooked songs, albums and artists. Today: JoJo's long-delayed 2011 single, "Disaster." Topics: The Buggles, Video Killed the Radio Star, Pat Benatar, MTV, Billboard, streaming, JoJo, Too Little Too Late, Disaster, Blackground Records, Aaliyah, Timbaland, TRL, #freejojo, Beyoncé

Sean Sylver and friend Padraic O’Connor talk about musical influences and pivotal moments and make a birthday mix tape. An Explosion at the Banger Factory on Spotify Topics: Bob Marley, The Clash, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Oasis, Dropkick Murphys, The Smiths, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Aerosmith, Taylor Swift, The Plasmatics, Bim Skala Bim, Limp Bizkit, Shinedown, separating art from artis...

Sean Sylver is joined by Mike Sweeney to talk about the Boston music scene over the years and pick 10 CDs from an October 1993 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick yours: ⁠Page 1⁠ ⁠Page 2⁠ Topics: R.E.M., Belly, Nirvana, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Radiohead, Neil Young, Guns N’ Roses, Squeeze, Arrested Development, Kiss, Barry Manilow, The Del Fuegos, Bob Dylan, Cracker, Sugar, Booker T. & the M.G....

Sean Sylver is joined by “She’s With the Band” host Ashley Elizabeth to order some CDs from a 1993 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick yours: Page 1 Page 2 Show links: She’s With the Band - Thursdays at 8 on Mark Skin Radio Coffee & Chiffon blog Michelle Branch tickets are $72! - and some of it goes to a local youth arts non-profit Topics: Primus, Aerosmith, Duran Duran, INXS, New Order, REM,...

Sean Sylver is joined by What Chaos! co-host David Bean to pick 12 CDs from a 1999 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick your 12: ⁠⁠⁠Page 1⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Page 2⁠ Topics: Lit, Filter, TLC Kid Rock, 2Pac, Q-Tip, Jay-Z, Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, Korn, Santana, DMX, Outlawz, Billy Joel, Stompin' Tom Connors, hockey, goal songs, guitar solos, Metallica, Rod Stewart, Bruce Hornsby, Busta Rhymes, Black Rob...

Sean Sylver is joined by comedian Lamont Price to pick eight CDs from a Spring 1994 Columbia House magazine ad. Pick your eight: ⁠⁠Page 1⁠ ⁠Page 2 Topics: Dr. Dre, De La Soul, Inner Circle, Spin Doctors, Alan Jackson, Steve Miller Band, Wreckx-n-Effect, Shai, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt, candy corn, MC Hammer, WILD AM 1090, En Vogue, Night Flight, Patra, Retro Junk, TV the...

Sean Sylver is joined by friend and radio colleague Joe Murray to talk about the first US release of Now That's What I Call Music! From 1998. Track list Topics: Karaoke, Shaquille O'Neal, Janet Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Fastball, Harvey Danger, Spice Girls, K-Ci and Jojo, All Saints, Tonic, Hanson, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Imajin, Brain McKnight, Aqua, Radiohead, Everclear, Lenny Kravit...

I've got this song stuck in my head, and it goes like this... Topics: The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Hard Day's Pete, Reply All podcast, The Case of the Missing Hit, earworms, lyrics websites, Shazam

Sean Sylver is joined by stalwart Boston radio host, producer and program director Adam 12 to pick 12 cassettes from a Spring 1992 Columbia House magazine ad. Pick your 12: ⁠⁠Page 1⁠ ⁠Page 2 Topics: Das EFX, Arrested Development, Tears for Fears, Beastie Boys, The Cure, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Public Enemy, Dire Straits, AC/DC, Tom Petty, Steely Dan, Cheap Trick, Nirvana, Gift of Gab, Aerosmith, R...

Sean Sylver and friend Patrick Bonner take a year-by-year journey through the movie soundtracks of the 1990s, picking one essential soundtrack from each year. Part two covers the years 1995 through 1999. Topics: Empire Records, Clueless, Romeo and Juliet, The Crow: City of Angels, Trainspotting, Lost Highway, Grosse Point Blank, The Faculty, Can’t Hardly Wait, Belly, 10 Things I Hate About You, Cr...

Sean Sylver and friend Patrick Bonner take a year-by-year journey through the movie soundtracks of the 1990s, picking one essential soundtrack from each year. Part one covers the years 1990 through 1994. Topics: Pump Up the Volume, Batman, Pretty Woman, Dick Tracy, Goodfellas, New Jack City, The Commitments, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Singl...

Sean Sylver is joined by Naomi from the Dope Nostalgia podcast to pick eight CDs from a Winter 1992 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick your eight: ⁠Page 1 Page 2 Topics: Bon Jovi, Paula Abdul, MC Hammer, Janet Jackson, Extreme, Bryan Adams, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Bell Biv Devoe, Mr. Big, HMV, Sam the Record Man, West Edmonton Mall, CanCon, Sunblossoms,...

Sean Sylver is joined by author Emily Martin to pick three CDs from a Spring 1998 Columbia House magazine ad. Pick your three: Spring of ‘98 More about Emily: emilymartinbooks.com Pre-order “Winner Takes All” here Topics: Backstreet Boys, Natalie Imbruglia, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Jewel, NSYNC, Black Sabbath, Las Vegas, music industry, romcom books, Young Adult fiction, Napster, Kerplunk!, Lolla...

On yard sales, going to the dump, and Cracker's 1993 album "Kerosene Hat."

Sean Sylver is joined by DJ and morning show host Baltazar Ibanez to pick 11 CDs from a 1985 Columbia House magazine ad. Pick your 11: ⁠⁠Page 1⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Page 2⁠⁠ Topics: Duran Duran, Wham!, A-Ha, Journey, Madonna, Phil Collins, The Bangles, Prince, The Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Jermaine Stewart, Janet Jackson, Bon Jovi, Richard Marx, Tina Turner, Jellybean, Stevie B, Miami Vice, mullets, prom songs, J...

Sean Sylver is joined by Recording Academy member Dan Zappulla to pick 12 CDs from a Spring 2000 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick your 12: ⁠Page 1⁠ ⁠Page 2⁠ Topics: Eminem, Britney Spears, Eric Clapton, Blink-182, Notorious B.I.G., Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Paul Simon, WWF Aggression, Incubus, Aerosmith, Oasis, NSYNC, Lauryn Hill, Nickelback, Limp Bizkit, Coldplay, Max Martin, Richard Marx...

Sean Sylver is joined by longtime radio DJ and producer Jewels to pick 11 CDs from a Winter 1996 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick your 11: Page 1 Page 2 Action for A-T Topics: Waiting to Exhale, Boyz II Men, Donna Summer, All 4 One, Monica, Friends, TLC, Janet Jackson, Pocahontas, Melissa Etheridge, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Brandy, The Boy is Mine, Peabo Bryson duets, London Marathon, WRO...

On streaming, the resurgence of vinyl, death rattle of CDs, first cars, tape decks, "selection of the month," and mail fraud. #ColumbiaHouse #BMGMusicService #10CDsForAPenny

Sean Sylver is joined by rock publicist and Indie music editor Michael O’Connor Marotta to pick eight CDs from a Spring 1990 Columbia House magazine ad. Pick your eight: ⁠Page 1⁠ ⁠Page 2⁠ Topics: Skid Row, Slaughter, Alice Cooper, Fine Young Cannibals, Belinda Carlisle, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, New Jersey Devils, Long Island, Xennials, Pantera, Desmond Child, Market...

Sharon and I used to listen to music all the time. She had all the cool tapes and was my best friend.

Sean Sylver and old friend, guitarist and metal head Jason pick 10 CDs from a Spring 1997 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick your 10: Page 1 Page 2 Jason's metal project: Puritan Opiate Topics: Notorious B.I.G., Marilyn Manson, Jewel, Steely Dan, Mobb Deep, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Stone Temple Pilots, TLC, Black Sabbath, Lou Reed, Trainspotting, Bon Jovi, The Jerky Boys, Frank Zapp...

In the pilot episode, Sean Sylver and his neighbor Dan pick 10 CDs from a Spring 1995 BMG Music Service magazine ad. Pick your 10: Page 1 Page 2 Topics: R.E.M., Counting Crows, The Cranberries, Nirvana, Hootie and the Blowfish, Live, Eric Clapton, Green Day, Boyz II Men, Dave Matthews Band, Van Morrison, Kenny G, Real McCoy, What Were You Like in the 90s?, Stone Temple Pilots, Amy Grant, Bryan Ada...

What to expect from "Cracked Rear View," a new podcast where radio veteran Sean Sylver talks with friends about the music we love through the lens of a 1990s "10 CDs for a Penny" magazine ad. Topics: Parade magazine, Columbia House, BMG Music Service, Hootie and the Blowfish