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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What's more inspiring than the start of a new day? Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs inspired by the morning. The hosts a...
- Added: Sep 14, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Brian Koppelman makes his living as the showrunner, co-creator and writer for the Showtime series Billions. Jim and Greg revisit their conversation...
- Added: Sep 21, 2023
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some new music that’s flying underneath the mainstream radar - buried treasures! They’ll also hea...
- Added: Sep 28, 2023
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to their late colleague and friend, Mary Gaffney. Mary was a pioneer in audio engineering, ...
- Added: Oct 05, 2023
- Length: 54:00
There are plenty of songs about the promise, mystery and darkness of the night. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their fav...
- Added: Oct 12, 2023
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with the leader of the band Wednesday about the group’s country shoegaze sound and their latest al...
- Added: Oct 19, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Every Halloween, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot like to celebrate with music. And this year they focused on monsters. From vampires to werewolves...
- Added: Oct 26, 2023
- Length: 54:00
From his musical innovation to whimsical creativity, Biz Markie altered the future of hip hop forever. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with f...
- Added: Nov 02, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with rapper Vic Mensa, whose sophomore album, Victor, just came out. They discuss his activism and entreprene...
- Added: Nov 09, 2023
- Length: 54:00
With Thanksgiving upon us, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite songs about giving thanks. They also hear selections from ...
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 54:00
939: Sly Stone's Memoir, Family Stone Members & Reviews of The Feelies and Robert Finley, 11/24/2023
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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot review Sly Stone's memoir and revisit an interview with Family Stone members Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson. T...
- Added: Nov 22, 2023
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with biographer Will Hermes about his recent book on Lou Reed, as well as Lou’s music, persona, le...
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot do a classic album dissection of John Prine's debut album with author Erin Osmon. They also listen to feedback on ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2023. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from productio...
- Added: Dec 14, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Our most mirthful musical meeting of each year- holiday music collector Andy Cirzan's spectacular yearly collection of strange tunes that he shares...
- Added: Dec 18, 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 27, 2023
- Length: 54:00
Every year, host Greg Kot makes a mixtape of new songs to express his feelings about the past year. Greg shares a selection of that mix and the res...
- Added: Jan 04, 2024
- Length: 54:00
In 1975, Bob Dylan released "Blood on the Tracks," an album about relationship conflict that has since become a benchmark in his illustrious discog...
- Added: Jan 10, 2024
- Length: 54:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share favorite songs that they loved as TV show theme songs. Plus the hosts review the new album from Peter Gabriel.
- Added: Jan 18, 2024
- Length: 54:00
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with artist, singer, songwriter and poet Jamila Woods about her third album, Water Made Us. They a...
- Added: Jan 24, 2024
- Length: 54:00
