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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Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela showcases its guitar virtuosity at a special recording at Goose Island’s barrel-aging warehouse in Chicago. Plus, ho...
- Added: Jan 09, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Upon the anniversary of The Beatles stateside debut, definitive Beatles historian, Mark Lewisohn, talks about the Fab Four before they were legends...
- Added: Jan 16, 2014
- Length: 59:00
The Bermuda Triangle: Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot remember bands they thought were destined for big things, but which disappeared with barely ...
- Added: Jan 23, 2014
- Length: 59:00
D.C. indie rockers The Dismemberment Plan are back from a break-up with their first new album in over ten years. They join host Greg Kot in studio ...
- Added: Jan 30, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Rockers in Love: Sound Opinions celebrates Valentine’s Day with selections by great musical power couples. Later hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot ...
- Added: Feb 06, 2014
- Length: 59:00
With the Winter Olympics underway in Sochi, the Sound Opinions World Tour touches down in Russia. Music critic Artemy Troitsky guides hosts Jim DeR...
- Added: Feb 13, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Host Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030. Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Del the Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala perfo...
- Added: Feb 20, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk to Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson from Sly & the Family Stone.
- Added: Feb 27, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Legendary piano man Allen Toussaint brings a little New Orleans to the Sound Opinions studio. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot also speak with Morg...
- Added: Mar 06, 2014
- Length: 59:00
With his classic album "Double Nickels on the Dime" about to turn 30, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with Mike Watt of The Minutemen. Later...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Back from their trip to SXSW in Austin, TX, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite bands from the annual music conference. Later, th...
- Added: Mar 20, 2014
- Length: 59:00
For 45 years The Allman Brothers have survived murder, mayhem, death, and addictions. Jim and Greg speak with Alan Paul, author of "One Way Out: Th...
- Added: Mar 27, 2014
- Length: 59:00
The post-metal quartet Pelican brings its thundering instrumentals to the Sound Opinions studio. Later hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot review the ...
- Added: Apr 03, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with influential producer, songwriter, performer and disco godfather, Giorgio Moroder. Later, they review th...
- Added: Apr 10, 2014
- Length: 59:00
40 years of ABBA! "ABBA Gold" author Elisabeth Vincentelli and Eurovision expert John Kennedy O'Connor speak with hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot ...
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Tearjerkers: Jim and Greg list the top songs that make you cry. Later, they review the new album from indie rock pioneers, The Afghan Whigs; their ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Jim and Greg explore the 25-year history and influence of Chicago’s Chess Records. Then they review the debut solo album from Damon Albarn and the ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Electronic duo Darkside joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for an interview and live performance.
- Added: May 08, 2014
- Length: 59:00
With its innovative fusion of traditional folk and country with punk and rock ‘n’ roll, Uncle Tupelo’s "No Depression" is a genuine milestone in Am...
- Added: May 15, 2014
- Length: 59:00
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate Memorial Day with "Songs from the Front Lines." Later they review Coldplay's "Ghost Stories."
- Added: May 22, 2014
- Length: 59:00
