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    George Michael, Careless Whisper: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 13 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
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    George Michael, Careless Whisper | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 13th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Careless Whisper” by Wham! featuring George Michael.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsJanuary 23, 2025 ago
    Getting to Know…These Dead Machines: Interview No. 442 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; These Dead Machines]
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    Getting to Know… These Dead Machines | Interview

    In the 442nd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Manchester, UK rock musician These Dead Machines.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 3, 2024 ago
    Getting to Know…Two Pound Tea: Interview No. 433 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Two Pound Tea; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Getting to Know… Two Pound Tea | Interview

    In the 433rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from UK punk band, Two Pound Tea.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearNovember 4, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: July 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, James Smith, Mohamed_hassan, Rudolph Hattingh, succo from Pixabay]
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    Bops That Pop: July 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: July 2024 features music courtesy of Artemas, Big Sean, Eminem, LISA, Rauw Alejandro, and The Scarlet Opera.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 31, 2024 ago
    Al Coffey, Lovesick [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Al Coffey Music; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Al Coffey, Lovesick | Song Review 🎵

    UK Queer pop singer/songwriter Al Coffey brings the heat on his relatable, heartbroken, ‘love-pained’ single, “Lovesick.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 19, 2024 ago
    Getting to Know… Face of a Stranger: Interview No. 392 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Face of a Stranger; Tumisu via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Face of a Stranger | Interview 🎤

    In the 392nd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from West Midlands, UK alternative rock band, Face of a Stranger. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 14, 2023 ago
    Getting to Know… Novacrow: Interview No. 298 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Novacrow]
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    Getting to Know… Novacrow | Interview 🎤

    In the 298th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Liverpool, alternative metal band, Novacrow.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 22, 2022 ago
    Getting to Know... Non Stop Erotic Cabaret: Interview #129 [Photo Credits: Non Stop Erotic Cabaret, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
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    Getting to Know… Non Stop Erotic Cabaret | Interview 🎤

    For our 129th interview on The Musical Hype, we have the pleasure of chatting with both members of synthpop duo Non Stop Erotic Cabaret.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 17, 2020 ago
    Getting to Know... Ellis Johnson: Interview #123 [Photo Credits: Ellis Johnson, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
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    Getting to Know… Ellis Johnson | Interview 🎤

    After many consecutive band interviews, for the 123rd interview on The Musical Hype, we get the scoop on UK singer/songwriter Ellis Johnson.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 26, 2020 ago
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    Evergreen

    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States: Reconstructed | Playlist 🎧

    After deconstructing ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ by region, we reconstruct it with all its random, colorful facts & such.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 12, 2020 ago
    The Northeast Region: Deconstructed  🎧  [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    The Northeast Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧

    Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, starting with The Northeast Region.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 11, 2020 ago
    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States [Photo Credit: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States | Playlist 🎧

    The gargantuan ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ features 50 songs referencing each of the 50 states, organized by regions. 

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 3, 2020 ago

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