Allen "Big Al" Tate

This week I speak with author and editor Gary Graff about his recently released book “501 Essential Albums of the ’80s.” We discuss the process for creating this book, along with “501 Essential Albums of the ’90s,” including the challenges of selecting albums and organizing the content. The conversation also covers Gary’s career as a music journalist.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/AMiOmhPp0vs

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/bigalrocks/episodes/501-Essential-Albums-of-the-80s-e34nj79

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I was recently invited to participate in the game show “Beat the Geek” on the Decibel Geek Podcast. Here’s the episode. Make sure to stop by their website and show them some love.

Direct Link: https://www.decibelgeek.com/beat-the-geek-week-ep628/

Selena discussed her book about Alanis Morissette’s groundbreaking album “Jagged Little Pill,” which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. She explored the album’s creation, Alanis’ background as a pop and child star, and the album’s massive success with 33 million copies sold worldwide. Selena revealed that she was surprised by Alanis’ love for the movie Grease and her experiences and challenges as a child star, which she believes influenced her later work. We also briefly discussed the challenges faced by other child stars like Britney Spears and Amanda Bynes.

You can find the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alanis-Thirty-Years-Jagged-Little/dp/0760395675/

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/oDYewIilpWk

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/bigalrocks/episodes/Author-Selena-Fragassi-Discusses-Alanis-30-Years-of-Jagged-Little-Pill-e33o7im

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Find Big Al’s Rockin’ Podcast at any of the podcast outlets listed below.

Spotify · YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Podchaser · Amazon Music · Goodpods · iHeartRadio · Pandora · Audible · TuneIn · Deezer · Podcast Addict · RadioPublic · Pocket Casts · Castbox · Listen Notes · Player FM