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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 36 MIN

The Boss hits the road, U2 drops new EP.

from Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light · host Mark Goodman, Alan Light, Roger Colletti

On this episode of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan discuss the biggest music stories of recent weeks—Bruce Springsteen’s announcement of his new tour and the response from the White House, and the surprise release of U2’s new EP “Days of Ash”—as well as Steve Perry’s confirmation that he will not be joining Journey’s farewell tour. Mark recounts his appearance with fellow VJ Alan Hunter over the weekend in New Jersey, and Alan recaps a very strange onstage evening from Zak Starkey. Pod Squadder Sunita weighs in on the rebooted “Muppet Show,” and new music picks this week feature Shakey Graves and Megan Moroney. We want to make you part of the conversation.  Leave us your comments via text or audio message at [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/sounduppod/https://twitter.com/sounduppod     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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On this episode of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan discuss the biggest music stories of recent weeks—Bruce Springsteen’s announcement of his new tour and the response from the White House, and the surprise release of U2’s new EP “Days of Ash”—as well as Steve Perry’s confirmation that he will not be joining Journey’s farewell tour. Mark recounts his appearance with fellow VJ Alan Hunter over the weekend in New Jersey, and Alan recaps a very strange onstage evening from Zak Starkey. Pod Squadder Sunita weighs in on the rebooted “Muppet Show,” and new music picks this week feature Shakey Graves and Megan Moroney.

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