Sound Opinions Episodes
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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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As 2022 comes to a close, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot reveal their Best Albums of the Year, music they loved and couldn’t stop listening to. T...
- Added: Dec 08, 2022
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome our crate-digging Kris Kringle, Andy Cirzan to share great holiday songs that aren’t played-out. This year...
- Added: Dec 13, 2022
- Length: 54:00
This week, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dissect D’Angelo’s masterpiece album Voodoo. They chat with author Faith Pennick about the record’s context, ...
- Added: Dec 21, 2022
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit Low's 2011 session on Sound Opinions in honor of singer and drummer Mimi Parker, who died in November. The...
- Added: Dec 26, 2022
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot look at the music of 2022 from the rearview mirror. Jim and the producers share some of their favorite ...
- Added: Jan 05, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot catch up with longtime friend, screenwriter and director Cameron Crowe. They discuss his films, most notably Almos...
- Added: Jan 10, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Post-punk tunes topped with dadaist deadpan lyrics are an unlikely formula for popularity in music, but that's the secret to Dry Cleaning's success...
- Added: Jan 19, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with longtime music photographer Marty Perez about his new career-spanning book. They also share their favori...
- Added: Jan 26, 2023
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history of the Chicago indie label Kranky Records, which has been home over the years to ar...
- Added: Feb 01, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by their production staff to highlight new music that listeners may have missed: musical buried treasur...
- Added: Feb 09, 2023
- Length: 54:00
In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor was at the peak of her commercial success when she spoke out against the Pope on Saturday Night Live. After that, she enco...
- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with musician Chris Connelly about his new tribute to German singer Nico, best known for her work with the Ve...
- Added: Feb 23, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with New York Times reporter Ben Sisario about the latest developments in the long and winding saga of Ticket...
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Dr, Ricky Rodriguez about the cultural exchange between Latino fans and British bands in the 1980s. Plus...
- Added: Mar 09, 2023
- Length: 54:00
For more than 60 years, John Cale has continued to make exciting, challenging and culturally relevant music, including his most recent release, Mer...
- Added: Mar 16, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Poster Children have been going strong for nearly 35 years. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with co-founders Rose Marshack and Rick Valentin ...
- Added: Mar 24, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dissect De La Soul’s iconic debut 3 Feet High and Rising. They discuss the innovative sampling and rapping style, ...
- Added: Mar 29, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Host Jim DeRogatis and producer Alex Claiborne talk with the indie rock supergroup, Boygenius. Group members Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot highlight new music that listeners may have missed: musical buried treasures. They're joined by their production s...
- Added: Apr 12, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Eleventh Dream Day founders Rick Rizzo and Janet Bean about the indie rock band's 40 year long career. T...
- Added: Apr 19, 2023
- Length: 54:00
