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Weekly episodes of Sound Opinions.
Sound Opinions is your one-stop-shop for smart and engaging music criticism and conversation. Each week hosts and nationally respected rock critics Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis talk about pop culture and music industry news, interview artists and bands, review new record releases and highlight their all-time favorite rock and roll. And, because on Sound Opinions, "everyone's a critic," listeners are invited to join in the debate.
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With end of the year approaching, it’s time to celebrate all the great music we’ve had the pleasure to hear. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share...
- Added: Dec 15, 2015
- Length: 59:00
Get out those sleigh bells…it’s time for the 2015 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular. As always, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by Chr...
- Added: Dec 17, 2015
- Length: 59:00
This year Sound Opinions reached the milestone of 500 episodes. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate the accomplishment by reflecting on high...
- Added: Dec 21, 2015
- Length: 59:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs of the year through their 2015 Mixtapes. Plus, they talk about one of the year’s most s...
- Added: Dec 29, 2015
- Length: 59:00
English producer and engineer Glyn Johns has been behind the board for classic albums by Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Clas...
- Added: Jan 07, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Sound Opinions remembers pioneering music icon David Bowie. The pop chameleon died of cancer on January 10, 2016. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot ...
- Added: Jan 14, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Only a few years into his career, Las Vegas-based singer/songwriter Shamir has already explored house, disco, indie pop, country, and countless oth...
- Added: Jan 21, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Patti Smith’s Horses forever changed what punk rock could be, beginning with its striking album cover and unforgettable opening line. The album tur...
- Added: Jan 28, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Despite the gooey romantic marketing, more breakups happen around Valentine’s Day than any other part of the year. For those who get the feeling ev...
- Added: Feb 04, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Los Lobos has enjoyed a remarkable career for more than forty years, even retaining the same core lineup from its start as an East Los Angeles wedd...
- Added: Feb 11, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Music played an essential role in uplifting, motivating, and uniting people during the Civil Rights era of the 1950s and ‘60s. In honor of Black Hi...
- Added: Feb 19, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Famous for its instrumental virtuosity and heady, sci-fi influenced lyrics, the Canadian prog-rock trio Rush has amassed an obsessive cult followin...
- Added: Feb 25, 2016
- Length: 59:00
As we move slowly toward spring, the music release schedule starts heating up as well. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot review a bevy of new albums...
- Added: Mar 03, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Rock Around the Clock: Time to wind up those pocket watches and chronometers. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot take you on a fourth dimensional voy...
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 59:00
1991 was the year punk broke again! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore what made 1991 so special: Nirvana, N.W.A., Lollapalooza and more. Plu...
- Added: Mar 17, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are back from their annual music-finding mission to the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, TX. Tune in to ...
- Added: Mar 24, 2016
- Length: 59:00
While never achieving the commercial success of its alt-rock peers like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, Eleventh Dream Day has outlasted these bands...
- Added: Mar 31, 2016
- Length: 59:00
More like H&R Rock: Nothing improves the irritation of filing taxes like a good soundtrack. As we prepare to give back to Uncle Sam, hosts Jim DeRo...
- Added: Apr 07, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Producer, songwriter, and record executive L.A. Reid has crafted hits for more than four decades. He joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for a c...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Like all human activity, even rock music has an ecological impact. On this Earth Day, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and ...
- Added: Apr 21, 2016
- Length: 59:00
