Author: Erik Mattox

Erik Mattox is one of the founders of 103.3 Asheville FM, a low-power FM radio station in Asheville, NC. Since its inception in 2009, Erik has hosted "The UnCola" every Tuesday playing "Forgotten Pop from the Last 50 Years" and "The WestCoast Breeze" every Thursday since 2015. He is writing his first book called "How The West Was Smooth: The History Of West Coast Music" and lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife, Lisa and two children, Lucy and Theo.

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Looking Sharp with the Man: Joe Jackson In 1979

Forty years ago, Joe Jackson cut through the radio blandness with punchy, back-to-back albums that heralded a new chapter in music.

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If You Like Todd Rundgren, You May Like Astral Drive

With sparking production, (and a trick or two borrowed from Motown), Todd Rundgren’s ’70s-era hits still hold up. Phil Thornalley of Astral Drive has picked up some of the best bits of “Runt’s” studio magic.