Hollywood Steve Huey
@hollywoodsteve.bsky.social
Music nerd, Chicago Cubs/Bears fan, Yacht Rock webseries host, ex-VH1 talking head, ex-Allmusic, podcast co-host (Beyond Yacht Rock, Yacht or Nyacht, Billion Dollar Record Club). Still working on the yacht rock book. Please enjoy my niche special interests
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YACHT ROCK: A PURIST'S HISTORY
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THREAD OF RELEVANT YACHT ROCK PLAYLISTS TO PIN TO MY PROFILE
First off, here is a long, roughly chronological history of yacht rock I put together to trace how the genre evolved over time. Not so much Officially Certified, but always relevant to the sound in some way
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First off, here is a long, roughly chronological history of yacht rock I put together to trace how the genre evolved over time. Not so much Officially Certified, but always relevant to the sound in some way
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when I’m being annoying about music that’s the real me
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
when I’m being annoying about music that’s the real me
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"Indian food tastes bad" is the American fascists' version of "2+2=5" from 1984, a statement so self-evidently bullshit that to agree with it represents the final surrender of an individual's free will
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Indian food tastes bad" is the American fascists' version of "2+2=5" from 1984, a statement so self-evidently bullshit that to agree with it represents the final surrender of an individual's free will
Can you please stop texting me for money 2-3 times a day, I am unemployed
Trump’s worldview is one of winners and losers. Always has been. His new National Security Strategy picks Russia, China, authoritarians, his friends and his family as the winners. Do you know who Trump decided the losers are? You and your family and our safety.
Donald Trump’s bleak, incoherent foreign-policy strategy
Allies may panic; despots will cheer
www.economist.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Can you please stop texting me for money 2-3 times a day, I am unemployed
Queen's yacht rock pisstake:
David's instincts were right! His vocals kind of distract from the piece.
Yeah Wikipedia says it’s out there somewheres
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Queen's yacht rock pisstake:
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I caught a screening of the Profundo Rosso aka Deep Red last night, which has me revisiting the weird world of Italian pulp-horror prog-rock soundtracks, also known as GIALLO SHOTS.
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BYR-17 GIALLO SHOTS
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December 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I caught a screening of the Profundo Rosso aka Deep Red last night, which has me revisiting the weird world of Italian pulp-horror prog-rock soundtracks, also known as GIALLO SHOTS.
open.spotify.com/playlist/03a...
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Sending 2025 out with my last captained Beyond Yacht Rock 2000 episode of the year, a sequel to Crooner Career Crisis!! that I'm calling ANA-CROON-ISMS: taking a look at crooners who started their careers during the rock era, just in time for Christmas!
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137. ANA-CROON-ISMS
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December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sending 2025 out with my last captained Beyond Yacht Rock 2000 episode of the year, a sequel to Crooner Career Crisis!! that I'm calling ANA-CROON-ISMS: taking a look at crooners who started their careers during the rock era, just in time for Christmas!
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Counterpoint: this dog sounds awesome
so i am pet sitting and taking care of my handicapped brother while my father is overseas and, y’all…
he’s forcing me to play soft rock at all times to keep the dog calm. like, the entire time. he said i’m not allowed to turn it off.
i am so tired of christopher cross and mild funk rhythms.
he’s forcing me to play soft rock at all times to keep the dog calm. like, the entire time. he said i’m not allowed to turn it off.
i am so tired of christopher cross and mild funk rhythms.
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Counterpoint: this dog sounds awesome
Henry Ford was a Nazi and even HE understood this basic economic principle
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Henry Ford was a Nazi and even HE understood this basic economic principle
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IHTOV is off today due to some scheduling shenanigans but..
my favorite yacht rock documentary is a year old, so let's repost an in depth interview @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social had with @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social about all things yacht rock ihavethatonvinyl.com/conversation...
my favorite yacht rock documentary is a year old, so let's repost an in depth interview @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social had with @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social about all things yacht rock ihavethatonvinyl.com/conversation...
Talking to Yacht Rock Expert "Hollywood" Steve Huey
“At this point, JD had started calling it yacht rock. Because you look at the cover of Loggins and Messina’s Full Sail album, they’re on a boat. They’re very, very happy to be on a boat. You look at t...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
IHTOV is off today due to some scheduling shenanigans but..
my favorite yacht rock documentary is a year old, so let's repost an in depth interview @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social had with @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social about all things yacht rock ihavethatonvinyl.com/conversation...
my favorite yacht rock documentary is a year old, so let's repost an in depth interview @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social had with @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social about all things yacht rock ihavethatonvinyl.com/conversation...
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Smooth Sailing Radio turns 1 🥳
Around this time last year we started an experiment: Could you have a yacht rock station that appealed to the normies, had enough deep cuts for the heads and without taking a dump on the term yacht rock? Balancing the familiarity, discovery and authenticity scales?
Around this time last year we started an experiment: Could you have a yacht rock station that appealed to the normies, had enough deep cuts for the heads and without taking a dump on the term yacht rock? Balancing the familiarity, discovery and authenticity scales?
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Smooth Sailing Radio turns 1 🥳
Around this time last year we started an experiment: Could you have a yacht rock station that appealed to the normies, had enough deep cuts for the heads and without taking a dump on the term yacht rock? Balancing the familiarity, discovery and authenticity scales?
Around this time last year we started an experiment: Could you have a yacht rock station that appealed to the normies, had enough deep cuts for the heads and without taking a dump on the term yacht rock? Balancing the familiarity, discovery and authenticity scales?
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BREAKING: Donald Trump is pressuring studios to fund and produce a sequel to Pootie Tang called “2tie Tang”
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump is pressuring studios to fund and produce a sequel to Pootie Tang called “2tie Tang”
I was once gifted a subscription to the Atlantic and the first issue had a David Frum cover story with a headline wondering how much immigration was too much. I asked to not have it renewed bc it is embarrassing to have shit like this come in the mail
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I was once gifted a subscription to the Atlantic and the first issue had a David Frum cover story with a headline wondering how much immigration was too much. I asked to not have it renewed bc it is embarrassing to have shit like this come in the mail
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Every day can be sophisti-pop day if you are pure of heart. Thread of legends here
In a Sophisti-pop mood for some podcast-related reason
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Aztec Camera - Oblivious • TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
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November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Every day can be sophisti-pop day if you are pure of heart. Thread of legends here
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Holy fuckin' shit! Yacht Rock's pilot episode screened for Channel 101 over 20 years ago. I remember watching all the new episodes as they kept afloat for another month & I never would've guessed it would grow into what it is today. It definitely deserved all the fandom it's garnered over the years.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Holy fuckin' shit! Yacht Rock's pilot episode screened for Channel 101 over 20 years ago. I remember watching all the new episodes as they kept afloat for another month & I never would've guessed it would grow into what it is today. It definitely deserved all the fandom it's garnered over the years.
BEN JOHNSON VERSUS A HURRICANE
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BEN JOHNSON VERSUS A HURRICANE
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For centuries, mankind has dreamt of only one thing: a perfect single-CD cutdown of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion. Did we get there? I think we came pretty close!
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135. DE-DOUBLING USE YOUR ILLUSION
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November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
For centuries, mankind has dreamt of only one thing: a perfect single-CD cutdown of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion. Did we get there? I think we came pretty close!
open.spotify.com/episode/3juX...
open.spotify.com/episode/3juX...
For centuries, mankind has dreamt of only one thing: a perfect single-CD cutdown of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion. Did we get there? I think we came pretty close!
open.spotify.com/episode/3juX...
open.spotify.com/episode/3juX...
135. DE-DOUBLING USE YOUR ILLUSION
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
For centuries, mankind has dreamt of only one thing: a perfect single-CD cutdown of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion. Did we get there? I think we came pretty close!
open.spotify.com/episode/3juX...
open.spotify.com/episode/3juX...
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"And she's GOT such a long way to GOOOOOOO"
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
The driver of a stolen van sped through Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, eventually driving into Mexico to evade the California Highway Patrol, officials said.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"And she's GOT such a long way to GOOOOOOO"
Sports is an escapist wish-fulfillment fantasy world where people who suck at their jobs get fired, people who are good at them get paid extremely well, and there exists an extensive infrastructure to identify, develop, and mentor talent
So you're saying (*opens notebook*) when you're in charge of an organization that repeatedly fails, eventually (*scribbles furiously*) you get fired and replaced? What the
BREAKING: The Giants are firing head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s loss to the Bears, per sources.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sports is an escapist wish-fulfillment fantasy world where people who suck at their jobs get fired, people who are good at them get paid extremely well, and there exists an extensive infrastructure to identify, develop, and mentor talent
This is a MAJOR point in favor of Joe Burrow
I always post this but it’s always complementary. To my knowledge Joe Burrow is one of the very few millionaire professional athletes who isn’t a piece of shit but he does love the movie Pootie Tang so well here we are.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is a MAJOR point in favor of Joe Burrow
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A socialist LA would be the greatest city in human history
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A socialist LA would be the greatest city in human history
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We need to bring physical media back in a big way. It’s great we can get what we want on digital, sure, but how am I going to organize my Blu-ray’s by genre and then alphabetically without hard copies?
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We need to bring physical media back in a big way. It’s great we can get what we want on digital, sure, but how am I going to organize my Blu-ray’s by genre and then alphabetically without hard copies?