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Breaking the Sophomore Slump

2

The Least Bad Version of (Maybe) a Horrible Song

3

Lou Reed

4

No One Understood—Except One Radio DJ

5

Ratboys & Opinions on Friko

6

A Song About Robert De Niro (Sort Of)

7

Rapper Billy Woods, Opinions on Robyn & Courtney Barnett

8

RIP James Gadson

9

A Journey Though Neil Young's Catalog

10

Three Voices, One Rockin’ Cover

11

Bloodshot Records with Co-Founder Rob Miller

12

When a Legend Lost the Crowd

13

Springtime Buried Treasures

14

An Unexpected Lester Bangs Tribute

15

Al Green's The Belle Album & Opinions on Mitski

16

RIP Willie Colón

17

Late Career Encores

18

A Song About the Dark Side of Organ Donation

19

Guest Desert Island Jukebox Picks & Opinions on Peaches and Danny Brown

20

An Underrated Protest Singer

21

Beach Bunny (Lili Trifilio) Live, Plus Opinions on Charli XCX

22

A Song that Survived the Dog Food Commercial

23

Reconsidering Late R.E.M.

24

A Debut Album Decades Later

25

Modern Protest Songs

26

A Song from a Band That Isn't Real (But Should Be)

27

Radio DJ Mary Lucia & Opinions on Lucinda Williams

28

A Halloween Holdover

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29

New Buried Treasures

30

Happy Belated Winter Solstice!

31

Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) & RIP Bob Weir

32

A Jazz Primer for Rock Fans

33

RIP Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead

34

R.I.P. Rob Reiner, Opinions on Lily Allen & Dry Cleaning

35

A History Lesson from Professor DeRogatis

36

2025 Mixtape, Obituaries and Singles of the Year

37

So Good Even Dan the Automator Left It Alone

38

British Post-Punk Pioneers the Raincoats

39

Barely Scratching the Steve Albini Surface

40

Radiohead's Kid A 25th Anniversary Plus Malcolm McLaren

41

RIP Joe Ely

42

Jeff Tweedy on "Twlight Override"

43

A Psychedelic Shoegaze Duo from Mexico

44

Sound Opinions' Holiday Spectacular 2025

45

RIP Jimmy Cliff and Steve Cropper

46

The Best Albums of 2025

47

John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats on This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days

48

Yes's "Going For the One" & Opinions on Tortoise

49

Jim Goes Full Greg Kot with This Pick

50

Songs About Giving Thanks

51

Long May He Run

52

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours

53

An Anthem for Chicago's Fight

54

The Cars are Underrated Plus Opinions on Sprints

55

A Brilliant Soundtrack from One of This Year's Hit Films

56

Songs About the Moon

57

A Deep Cut Even for Krautrock Fans

58

RIP D'Angelo

59

RIP Chicago Artist Tony Fitzpatrick

60

Rough Trade & Opinions on Geese

61

A Real Groovy Track

62

Producer of "Planet Rock" Arthur Baker, Plus Opinions on Wednesday

63

RIP Sonny Curtis

64

The Greenwich Village Music Scene

65

RIP Rick Davies of Supertramp

66

Buried Treasures: Fall Edition

67

RIP Jim Kimball

68

21st Century Indie Rock & Opinions on the Hives

69

An Unlikely One-Hit Wonder Cover

70

50th Anniversary of Patti Smith's "Horses" Plus Opinions on Margo Price

71

A South Soul Song from Greg's Summer

72

"The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman" with Niko Stratis, Opinions on Aesop Rock & The Beths

73

Jim's "Psychedelic Mantra"

74

"Hey Joe" Plus Opinions on Lifeguard

75

RIP Eddie Palmieri

76

Songs About the Sun & Bill McKibben on "Sun Day"

77

A Lost Collab Between Two Music Giants

78

Valerie June Live, Plus Opinions on Clipse

79

A Soulful Voice Revived on Stage

80

OutKast's "Stankonia" 25th Anniversary Plus Opinions on Wet Leg and Pulp

81

From Detroit to France to Italy

82

Horsegirl & RIP Ozzy Osbourne

83

A Live Set That Brought It All Back

84

RIP Ozzy Osbourne

85

Swamp Dogg & Opinions on Lorde

86

Honoring a Genre Pioneer

87

Buried Treasures: Hot Picks for Summer!

88

A Choir That Could Hit the High Notes

89

Black Thought of The Roots & Opinions on Turnstile

90

RIP Mick Ralphs

91

Local H Plus Opinions on Stereolab and Mclusky

92

A Protest Song and Eulogy

93

2025 Side A: Best Albums So Far

94

2025 Songwriting Prize Winners

95

Brian Wilson & Pet Sounds

96

2025 Photography Prize Winners

97

RIP Sly Stone

98

2025 Sound Opinions Writing Prize Winners

99

Regrettable Band Names

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100

The Avante-Garde Legend of Bahia

101

RIP Jill Sobule, Plus Opinions on tUnE-yArDs, Pelican & Shamir

102

The Ubu Ultimatum

103

Introducing: One By Willie

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104

Tsunami & Opinions on Julien Baker and Torres

105

Greg's Hall of Fame

106

Busking & Opinions on Tunde Adebimpe

107

A Companion Tribute to Our David Thomas Farewell

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108

Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs & the Music of David Thomas

109

A Compilation for the Stoner Rock Crowd

110

A Gold Rush of New Buried Treasures

111

A Deep Cut Correction from Two Sharp Listeners

112

Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash & In-Law Country

113

When Synth-Pop Went Silly

114

Reviews of Lucy Dacus, Saba & No I.D., Mekons, etc. Plus RIP Clem Burke & Dave Allen

115

A Song that Stalked Jim Through the Algorithm

116

25th Anniversary of Common's Like Water for Chocolate

117

More Mike Campbell!

118

Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

119

A Key Band of the '80s Indie Rock Scene

120

Women in Ska & Opinions on Throwing Muses

121

RIP Brian James of the Damned

122

Music & Nostalgia Plus Opinions on Bartees Strange & Sasami

123

RIP Roberta Flack

124

RIP David Johansen of New York Dolls - Deep Dive & Interview with David

125

RIP Angie Stone

126

Sly and the Family Stone & Opinions on Horsegirl

127

RIP Brenton Wood

128

Buried Treasures (New Music!) & RIP Jerry Butler

129

RIP Marianne Faithfull

130

Drinking Songs & Opinions on Sharon Van Etten

131

More Songs From Fruit Bats

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132

Fruit Bats Live & Opinions on Lambrini Girls

133

Onstage Magic, Offstage Tension

134

Robyn Hitchcock Returns & Opinions on SZA

135

Waves of a One-Hit Wonder

136

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President and RIP Stanley Booth, The Rolling Stones Chronicler

137

Producers Look Back on 1000 Episodes

138

Sound Opinions' 1000th Episode!

139

One of the Great Songs of the 21st Century

140

Buried Treasures!

141

RIP Marc Campbell of The Nails

142

Everything Else: Say Nothing

143

X's Under the Big Black Sun with John Doe

144

A Track that could Fill a Playlist

145

Everything Else with Sound Opinions

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146

2024 Obits, Singles & Greg's Annual Mixtape

147

A Song Revived by a Streaming Series

148

Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks

149

RIP Legendary Poet Nikki Giovanni

150

TV Theme Songs & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar

151

RIP Will Cullen Hart of The Olivia Tremor Control

152

Sound Opinions' Holiday Spectacular 2024

153

New Context for a Familiar Song

154

The Best Albums of 2024

155

An Underground Pioneer from Berlin

156

40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain

157

A Song's Legacy in Samples

158

Verböten, Opinions on The Cure, Tyler, the Creator & Amyl and the Sniffers

159

A Sweet Song with a Sour Meaning

160

World Tour: South Africa

161

RIP Quincy Jones (feat. Sound Ops Interview w/ Quincy)

162

R.E.M.'s Music & Legacy

163

RIP Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead

164

Umphrey's McGee Live & Opinions on Alan Sparhawk

165

A Shout-Out to Arts Teachers

166

Spooky Halloween: Songs About Witches and Ghosts

167

Redd Kross, the Bonus Content! Linda Blair, The Beatles & More

168

45 Years of Redd Kross with Jeff & Steven McDonald

169

A Well Kept Secret in Soundtracks

170

Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera with Patterson Hood

171

RIP Kris Kristofferson

172

The Greenwich Village Music Scene of the '60s

173

Bidding Farewell to an Important Chicago Blues Artist & Songwriter

174

Brand New Buried Treasures

175

RIP Sérgio Mendes

176

J Dilla's Legacy with Author Dan Charnas, Opinions on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Hinds

177

A Tribute to a Great Seattle Music Journalist

178

MC5: America's Most Revolutionary Rock Band

179

Unearthing an English Punk Earworm of a Song

180

Guest Desert Island Jukebox

181

A Match Made on Greg's Bookshelf

182

Review Roundup: X, Post Malone, JPEGMAFIA, Sturgill Simpson, Beabadoobee & Meshell Ndegeocello

183

A Pioneering New Zealand Punk Band with a Female Lead Singer

184

New Zealand World Tour & RIP Martin Phillipps of The Chills

185

A Rare Five-Mic Review from The Source

186

The Best Songs of 1984, Plus Opinions on Redd Kross

187

The Best Part of the Olympics

188

Lou Reed's Entire Discography and Reviews of Common and Jack White

189

RIP John Mayall

190

The Chicago Blues: Buddy Guy & Alligator Records

191

An Early Reality TV Star Turned Punk Rocker

192

Buried Treasures

193

Why Should I Care About Christian Rock?

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194

Bob Newhart on Sound Opinions

195

Angélica Garcia Interview, RIP James Chance & Françoise Hardy

196

A Timeless 70's Reggae Artist

197

Little Richard & Music as We Age

198

A Fake Band Jim Wishes Were Real

199

SPRINTS, Goat Girl & Charli XCX Reviews

200

A Ghanaian Synthesis of Rock from the 1970s

201

Prince's Purple Rain

202

A Conversation About Trans Representation in the Rock Canon

203

The Best Albums of 2024 So Far!

204

An Unsung Hero for Pride Month

205

Carole King's Tapestry

206

2024 Sound Opinions Writing Prize Winners

207

Ira Robbins, Billie Eilish & Shellac Reviews

208

2024 Sound Opinions Music Prize Winners

209

Joni Mitchell's Blue

210

2024 Sound Opinions Photo Prize Winners

211

Steve Wynn of The Dream Syndicate & Reviews of Mdou Moctar & Finom

212

RIP Duane Eddy

213

Buried Treasures & RIP Steve Albini

214

Gender Exploration in Two Versions of the Same Song

215

RIP Steve Albini

216

Mary Timony, Opinions on Boris & English Teacher

217

Cantaloupe Three Ways

218

Baby Songs, Opinions on Taylor Swift

219

One of the Greatest Songs of All Time

220

College Radio, Opinions on Vampire Weekend & Alejandro Escovedo

221

Rock That Doesn't Roll: Pedro The Lion

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The Black Keys, Opinions on Shabaka & Hurray for the Riff Raff

223

A Song From A Genius

224

Electronic Artist Jlin & Opinions on Beyoncé

225

An Undersung Part of Stop Making Sense

226

Led Zeppelin, Plus Opinions on SiR & Waxahatchee

227

RIP Karl Wallinger and Eric Carmen

228

Buried Treasures & RIP Karl Wallinger and Eric Carmen

229

The Family Man of Reggae Bass

230

Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

231

A Found-Sound Masterpiece

232

Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots & Opinions on Heems & Lapgan

233

The Song That Helped Introduce Japan To Rock & Roll

234

Karaoke Songs, Opinions on Grandaddy & RIP Dexter Romweber

235

The First Heavy Metal?

236

Louise Post (Veruca Salt) & Opinions on Idles & Mary Timony

237

RIP Damo Suzuki

238

RIP Wayne Kramer of the MC5 & Opinions on Brittany Howard

239

RIP Mojo Nixon

240

Give the Drummer Some

241

RIP Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las

242

Songs About Getting Away on Vacation & Opinions on Kali Uchis

243

Riot Grrrl-Adjacent From 1993

244

Buried Treasures & RIP Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las

245

RIP Les McCann

246

Jamila Woods, Opinions on André 3000 & MJ Lenderman

247

A Nepo Baby Band From 1973

248

Best TV Show Theme Songs & Opinions on Peter Gabriel

249

A Great American Record Label

250

Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks

251

An Enthusiastic Disease

252

Greg's Annual Mixtape, Jim's Favorite Singles & Obituaries

253

A Prescient Song From 1978

254

boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker) Plus Supergroups

255

RIP John Hyatt

256

Andy Cirzan's Annual Holiday Spectacular

257

A Late-Breaking Great Album

258

The Best Albums of 2023

259

A Sneak Peek At Our Holiday Spectacular

260

John Prine's Debut Album Plus Listener Calls

261

RIP Mars Williams

262

The Legend and Legacy of Lou Reed

263

A One-Hit Wonder Girl Group

264

Sly & the Family Stone, Opinions on The Feelies & Robert Finley

265

Happy (Belated) Birthday to a Living Legend

266

Songs About Giving Thanks

267

Bows, Polka Dots and Existential Dread

268

Vic Mensa, Women in Music Journalism with Althea Legaspi

269

"Why Don't You Ever Talk About...?"

270

Biz Markie, Opinions on boygenius, Cherry Glazerr & Cleo Sol

271

Fall of the House of DeRogatis (For This Great Song)

272

Halloween: Songs About Monsters!

273

RIP Rudolph Isley

274

Wednesday's Karly Hartzman, Opinions on CMAT & Listener Calls

275

RIP John Kezdy of The Effigies

276

Songs About Night, Opinions on The Handsome Family & Lydia Loveless

277

A Novel's Soundtrack

278

Our Favorite Recording Sessions in Memory of Engineer Mary Gaffney

279

Introducing: Rock That Doesn't Roll

280

A Fall Batch of Buried Treasures

281

A Pathway to Sun Ra

282

Billions' Brian Koppelman, Opinions on Mitski, Low Cut Connie & Jaimie Branch

283

RIP Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth

284

Songs About the Morning, Opinions on Noname & Ratboys

285

RIP Jimmy Buffett (and Steve Goodman)

286

The Paisley Underground (The Bangles, Rain Parade), the Shangri-Las & Opinions on The Hives

287

A Song That'll Conjure A Conga Line

288

Songs About Work, Opinions on Big Freedia & Lou Reed's "Perfect Day"

289

RIP Rodriguez

290

South African Music

291

A Shared Fandom of Robyn Hitchcock

292

Buried Treasures & RIP Robbie Robertson

293

RIP Robbie Robertson

294

Living Colour, Opinions on Blur & Claud

295

Music's Greatest Charlatan

296

RIP Sinéad O'Connor

297

The 64 Year-Old Folk Hero

298

Chicago's Country Music w/ Mark Guarino, Opinions on PJ Harvey

299

RIP Jane Birkin

300

Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall, Opinions on Anohni and the Johnsons

301

Introducing: Starting A Riot

302

RIP Blackie Onassis

303

The Best Albums of 2023 So Far!

304

RIP Astrud Gilberto

305

Songwriting with Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Ryan Tedder & Opinions on Killer Mike

306

Boygenius Concert Review

307

War's "The World Is a Ghetto" Plus Opinions on Janelle Monáe & Jenny Lewis

308

More on Why We Stop Listening to New Music As We Age

309

Little Richard, Plus Why We Stop Listening to New Music As We Age

310

A Criminally Underrated Songwriter

311

Jason Isbell & Opinions on Protomartyr

312

A Great Gig For An Accordionist

313

Chuck Berry's Legacy & RIP Tina Turner

314

2023 Sound Opinions Music Prize Winners

315

Buried Treasures & RIP Andy Rourke (The Smiths)

316

2023 Sound Opinions Writing Prize Winners

317

Shemekia Copeland Live, RIP Gordon Lightfoot, Opinions on billy woods & Kenny Segal

318

Tina Turner: RIP to an Icon

319

RIP Frank Kozik

320

20 Years of Numero Group: From Syl Johnson to Blondie

321

RIP Rita Lee of Os Mutantes

322

Songs About the End of the World

323

A defining album of the last decade

324

Director Mary Harron (American Psycho, Charlie Says) on Music in Her Films, Opinions on The National

325

Jim Goes Full Jersey with this Feelies Offshoot Band

326

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, Hanif Abdurraqib & Opinions on Everything but the Girl

327

A Salute to Procol Harum

328

Eleventh Dream Day, Opinions on Wednesday & Lankum

329

In Praise of Yellowjackets' Music Usage

330

Buried Treasures & RIP Seymour Stein

331

Seymour Stein Interview

332

Boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker) Plus Supergroups

333

Mushroom Music

334

De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising

335

RIP Spot

336

Poster Children, Opinions on Screaming Females & Iris DeMent

337

A Meg White Celebration

338

John Cale, Spy Songs & RIP Wayne Shorter

339

Yo La Tengo's Covers Lead to Musical Gold

340

Latino Fans of British Bands, Opinions on Kelela & Yo La Tengo

341

Discovering a Chicago Band in Texas

342

Ticketmaster/Live Nation w/ Ben Sisario & Opinions on Caroline Polachek

343

A Classic Song Three Ways

344

Chris Connelly on Nico & RIP Burt Bacharach

345

A Little Steampunk Ditty

346

Sinéad O'Connor & Opinions on Lil Yachty

347

Travels With Greg: NYC

348

Buried Treasures & RIP Tom Verlaine of Television

349

An interview with Fucked Up

350

Kranky Records, Opinions on Iggy Pop & Ladytron

351

RIP Van Conner

352

Songs About Photography, Marty Perez & RIP David Crosby

353

An Obscure British Band You've Probably Never Heard Of

354

Dry Cleaning, Reviews of Margo Price and SZA, and RIP Jeff Beck

355

A Great Girl Group Song from 2007

356

Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous the Musical, His Movies & More

357

Two Late-Breaking 2022 Obituaries

358

The Best Songs of 2022, Obits & Greg's Annual Mixtape

359

Jim's Favorite Springsteen Songs

360

Low Live on Sound Opinions, RIP Loretta Lynn & Anton Fier

361

Travels With Greg: The Dylan Center

362

D'Angelo's Voodoo & Bassist Pino Palladino

363

One more Cirzan Christmas tune

364

The 2022 Holiday Spectacular with Andy Cirzan

365

More Best Albums of 2022

366

The Best Albums of 2022, Plus RIP Christine McVie

367

Ganser adds to the Desert Island Jukebox

368

Margo Price, Plus Opinions on Robyn Hitchcock & Plains

369

A Flying Saucer Love Song

370

Buried Treasures & Ganser

371

D.H. Peligro: A virtuoso punk

372

Nnamdï, Opinions on Alvvays & Makaya McCraven, Plus RIP Mimi Parker from Low

373

A Tribute to Low's Mimi Parker

374

Video Game Music, Opinions on Rina Sawayama & Brian Eno

375

Representing Tulsa in Song

376

Superchunk Live, RIP Jerry Lee Lewis

377

Songs About Frankenstein

378

Jimmy Jam on Working with Janet Jackson, Prince & More

379

Correcting the Record

380

Pearl Jam's Long Road, Opinions on Björk & the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

381

The Second Hardest Working Band in the Midwest

382

John Carpenter & Spooky Movie Music

383

A Tribute to Loretta Lynn

384

Kurt Vile Live at the Goose Island Brewhouse, Opinions on Amanda Shires & Nova Twins

385

One of the Best Songs from the 2000s

386

Buried Treasures!

387

A Tribute to Anton Fier

388

Women in Country Music, Opinions on Santigold & Sudan Archives

389

A Canadian Euro-disco Song Bridging the 80s and 90s Sounds

390

Common's Like Water for Chocolate

391

A Tribute to Joey DeFrancesco

392

Pedro the Lion Live, Opinions on Horsegirl & Julia Jacklin

393

The true origins of grunge?

394

Phoebe Bridgers Live & Songs About the Sea

395

A Behind The Scenes Motown Great

396

Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club Drummer Chris Frantz

397

A Band That Won't Be Damaged By A Bad Biopic

398

Songs About Heroes, Opinions on Beyoncé & Drive-By Truckers

399

Giving Women Who Rock the Spotlight With Director Jessica Hopper

400

Revisiting The Stooges' Fun House

401

Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time? R.I.P. William Hart of the Delfonics

402

Rock on Film, Opinions on Lizzo, Muna & Perfume Genius

403

How Did a British Band End Up at a Swedish Bank Robbery?

404

Maybe the Best Buried Treasures Ever? Plus Listener Feedback

405

Hill Country Blues on the Desert Island

406

Wayne's World 30th Anniversary w/ Director Penelope Spheeris, Opinions on Bartees Strange and Yaya Bey

407

The Missing Link of Post-Punk Legends

408

Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs & The Story of Malcolm McLaren After "Pistol"

409

Roe, Kelly and Highland Park: A Heavy News Update

410

The Best Albums of 2022 So Far

411

A Youthful Hit From 40 Years Ago

412

Yola, Opinions on Angel Olsen & RIP Chrissie Dickinson

413

When Your Best Song is a B-Side

414

John Doe & X's Under the Big Black Sun 40 Years Later

415

A 1985 Single Hits Number 1

416

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500) on the Five Albums That Shaped Him

417

The Winners of the Sound Opinions Prize

418

Aimee Mann on the Five Albums That Shaped Her

419

A DIY Duo Brings The Dunedin Sound to the DIJ

420

Songs That Pose Questions, Plus Opinions on Kendrick Lamar & Florence + The Machine

421

From College Radio and Art Rock to Hootie and the Blowfish

422

Exile on Main St. 50th Anniversary

423

An Interview with Painter Steve Keene

424

Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group, Opinions on Warpaint & Lucius

425

An Early Electronic Take on Pink Floyd

426

Buried Treasures Extravaganza

427

The Best 2000s NYC Band

428

The Elephant 6 Mystery Plus Opinions on Jack White & Sharon Van Etten

429

R.I.P. Cynthia Plaster Caster & News About Jam Productions

430

Life During Wartime: Trupa Trupa & Tamar Aphek

431

A Shoegaze Song Named For A Woman

432

Devo, Plus Opinions on The Linda Lindas & The Regrettes, RIP Chris Bailey of the Saints

433

One of the Best Albums of the '90s

434

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Led Zeppelin, Plus Opinions on Wet Leg & Rosalía

435

An Australian Sings an Italian Song of Resistance

436

Revisiting Yankee Hotel Foxtrot With Wilco

437

Give an Undersung Drummer Some

438

Songs Named After Women, Ukrainian Musician Serge Tiagnyriadno & RIP Timmy Thomas

439

Making Music In Kyiv

440

CREEM Magazine & Opinions on Curtis Harding, Superchunk & Maren Morris, Plus Snail Mail

441

Tara Key on her tribute to Wink O'Bannon

442

Lucy Dacus, Opinions on Dolly Parton & SASAMI

443

A Beloved Boston Band Finally Gets Played

444

X-Ray Spex & the Power of Poly Styrene, Opinions on Saba & Shamir

445

Where Rock Meets Bach

446

Best Speak-Singing Songs, RIP Mark Lanegan & Opinions on Spoon

447

The Second Best Song About Madame Curie Ever Written

448

Buried Treasures, Desert Island Jukebox & More

449

An Album And Career That Fizzled, Then Came To Life 30 Years Later

450

The Legacy of J Dilla with Dan Charnas, Opinions on Big Thief & Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

451

A tribute to two soul greats

452

Debating KISS, Opinions on Amber Mark & RIP Sam Lay

453

A CBGB house band inspired by the Ronettes

454

Songs About Getting Away on Vacation & Opinions on Mitski

455

Saying Goodbye to a Detroit "Bad Girl"

456

John Prine's Debut Album & RIP Meat Loaf

457

John Darnielle on his new novel, Devil House

458

Adia Victoria, Goodbye Ronnie Spector, Plus Opinions on Earl Sweatshirt and FKA twigs

459

A classic house track that inspired a top single of 2021

460

Robert Finley, Opinions on Neil Young, The Weeknd & Turnstile, Plus Peter Bogdanovich

461

Peter Bogdanovich on Tom Petty

462

The Top Singles of 2021 & Greg's Mixtape

463

A great song by a cool band, made popular by a pop star

464

"Gimme Shelter" Singer Merry Clayton & Author Dawnie Walton

465

A '90s Nugget Gets Added to the Jukebox

466

Revisiting Carole King's Tapestry

467

A rap duo that's big in Canada, plus a TV show endorsement

468

Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular with Andy Cirzan

469

Matt Muse Interview and Music World Obituaries

470

The Best Albums of 2021

471

When concerts turn unsafe

472

The Beatles Get Back, Astroworld & Concert Safety

473

The first American band signed to 4AD

474

Aimee Mann's Five Essential Albums, Opinions on Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

475

The story of Karen Dalton

476

Songs About Giving Thanks, Opinions on IDLES & Courtney Barnett

477

Jim remembers a lesser-known Motown diva

478

Buried Treasures, Opinions on ABBA & Goat Girl

479

A soulful cover of a spooky song

480

Miles Copeland of I.R.S. Records on R.E.M., The Police and More, Plus Opinions on Brandi Carlile & Parquet Courts

481

A Chicago band that spurred an entire genre

482

The Velvet Underground with Dir. Todd Haynes, Opinions on Ray BLK & illuminati hotties

483

More with Jimmy Jam

484

Ghostly Tracks & the Origins Behind Them

485

The Go-Go's Gina Schock on her new photobook, the Rock Hall of Fame & more

486

Jimmy Jam of Jam & Lewis on His Hits With Janet Jackson & New Album, Plus Shirley Manson of Garbage

487

Critical darlings once more

488

Jason Molina: His Life and Music, Plus Opinions on Mickey Guyton & Leon Bridges

489

Shirley Manson on Garbage's new album and her podcast

490

The R. Kelly Conviction with dream hampton and Jim DeRogatis & Reviews of Adia Victoria and Little Simz

491

The Drive-By Truckers' American South

492

Reviews of Low, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X & More, Plus Guest Desert Island Jukebox

493

A band that really cooks

494

Pitchfork Music Festival report and more buried treasures

495

Buried Treasures & Tamar Aphek

496

Leon Bridges on honing his Gold-Diggers Sound

497

Glam Rocker Art d'Ecco, Opinions on Drake & Halsey

498

Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond talks with Althea Legaspi, plus a live music update

499

Songs About Breaking Free, Kanye Review, RIP Lee Scratch Perry

500

A tribute to half of one of the greatest rock 'n roll duos ever

501

Yola & Charlie Watts

502

Richard Thompson on jamming with Led Zeppelin, getting mocked by Buck Owens and avoiding his police officer dad in 1960s London

503

A conversation about Aaliyah

504

Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, Opinions on Naked Raygun & Amythyst Kiah

505

Dusty Hill, The Bearded Blues Rock Bassist and Vocalist, Remembered

506

Yes's Going For the One with Jon Anderson & Opinions on Tyler, the Creator

507

Jim is Pure as New York Snow with his Latest Desert Island Disc

508

Latin Music's Ascent, Opinions on Prince & Billie Eilish

509

Paying tribute to the kindest Assassin known to the music world

510

Woodstock '99 & Guests' Desert Island Jukebox Picks

511

Alejandro Escovedo and mental health care for musicians

512

Buried Treasures, Biz Markie & Damon Locks

513

Comedian Chris Gethard

514

Dawn Richard, Opinions on Sault & Lucy Dacus

515

How Chicago musicians are supporting struggling venues

516

Radiohead's Kid A & The Tale of Sex Pistols' Manager Malcolm McLaren

517

A Stax song without Steve Cropper

518

Music Activism: Fay Milton (Savages) on Climate Change & IDLES

519

Appreciating an annoying 17-year habit

520

Guitarist Steve Cropper, Opinions on H.E.R. & Bachelor

521

The song that got King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard hooked on sonics

522

Best Albums of 2021 So Far

523

How music festivals are moving forward in 2021

524

Bassist Pino Palladino, Opinions on Wolf Alice & Japanese Breakfast

525

A trailblazer who didn't care what anyone thought: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

526

#810 Buried Treasures, Opinions on Olivia Rodrigo & Monster Magnet

527

A Power Pop Education: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

528

#809 Tune-Yards & Concert Venue Accessibility

529

More with Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev

530

#808 Album Review Roundup (St. Vincent, Tony Allen & More) Plus How to Save the Music Ecosystem

531

Remembering two legends of the Chicago music scene

532

#807 The Story of Malaco Records, Opinions on Miranda Lambert & girl in red

533

Bonus podcast 25: More from Nancy Wilson

534

#806 Nancy Wilson of Heart, Opinions on Art d'Ecco & Marianne Faithfull

535

Bonus podcast 24: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

536

#805 Hip Hop History, Opinions on Dawn Richard & Dry Cleaning, Beach Bunny

537

Bonus podcast 23: Jim's DIJ

538

#804 The Best Backing Vocals, Opinions on BROCKHAMPTON & Eleventh Dream Day

539

Bonus podcast 22: More Merry Clayton

540

#803 Sound of Metal's Paul Raci & The Story of Guy Clark

541

Bonus podcast 21: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

542

#802 Buried Treasures & SXSW 2021

543

Bonus podcast 20: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

544

Sound Opinions Trailer

545

#801 Merry Clayton & "The Final Revival of Opal & Nev" author Dawnie Walton

546

Bonus podcast 19: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

547

#800: Tune-Yards, serpentwithfeet & La Femme, Memories of 800 Episodes of Sound Ops

548

Bonus podcast 18: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

549

#799 Carole King's Tapestry on its 50th Anniversary

550

Bonus podcast 17: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

551

#798 Disgraceland's Jake Brennan, Songs About Shady Characters & Black Pumas

552

Bonus podcast 16: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

553

#797 The Story of Fortune Records, Opinions on The Hold Steady, Julien Baker & King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard

554

Bonus podcast 15: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

555

#796 Best Band Lineup Changes, Opinions on Arlo Parks & slowthai

556

Bonus podcast 14: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

557

#795 Todd Rundgren on His Virtual Tour, Meat Loaf, Plus Opinions on The Weather Station

558

Bonus podcast 13: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

559

#794 Buried Treasures & Peter Stampfel

560

Bonus podcast 12: RIP Mary Wilson of the Supremes

561

#793 John Carpenter, Favorite Film Scores & Opinions on Goat Girl & Madlib

562

Bonus podcast 11: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

563

#792 The Zappa Show, Feat. Director Alex Winter; Opinions on Viagra Boys

564

Bonus podcast 10: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

565

#791 The Evolution of Taylor Swift; Phil Spector, Jazmine Sullivan & Sylvain Sylvain

566

Bonus podcast 9: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

567

#790 Songs About Mistakes, Opinions on Paul McCartney & Steve Earle

568

Bonus podcast 8: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

569

#789 Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous, Opinions on Miley Cyrus & MF Doom

570

Bonus podcast 7: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

571

#788 Buried Treasures, Greg's Mixtape & Artists We Lost in 2020

572

#787 The Year in the Music Industry

573

#786 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2020

574

Bonus podcast 6: Best Albums of 2020 Continued!

575

#785 Best Albums of 2020

576

Bonus podcast 5: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

577

#784 Radiohead's Kid A & the Story of Sex Pistols' Manager Malcolm McLaren

578

Bonus podcast 4: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

579

#783 Review Roundup & Pylon

580

Bonus podcast 3: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

581

#782 Bob Mould & The Story of Hawkwind

582

Bonus podcast 2: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick

583

#781 Tribute Albums

584

Bonus podcast: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick

585

#780 Buried Treasures & Singer-Songwriter Nana Adjoa

586

#779 Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President & Hanif Abdurraquib

587

#778 Songs About Witches & D'Angelo's Voodoo

588

#777 The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine, R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen and Opinions on Shamir & Shemekia Copeland

589

#776 Record Review Roundup & Wendy Carlos

590

#775 The Story of Creem Magazine & British Rock Band IDLES

591

#774 Hannibal Buress & How Record Stores Are Adapting

592

#773 Yes' Going For The One & Protomartyr Review

593

#772 Buried Treasures & the Future of Music Venues

594

#771 Songs About New Beginnings

595

#770: Give The Drummer Some

596

#769: The Replacements & Mission of Burma

597

#768 The Velvet Underground & Nico

598

#767 The New Analog & Opinions On Neil Young

599

#766 Chris Frantz and Talking Heads

600

#765 Chicago Soul

601

#764 Songs About Help and the Rock Doctors

602

#763 Buried Treasures & Caroline Rose

603

#762 Bill Withers' Live at Carnegie Hall & Opinions on Phoebe Bridgers

604

#761 Instant Commentaries & Opinions on Bob Dylan

605

#760 Best Albums of 2020...So Far

606

#759 Cover Songs, Opinions on Jehnny Beth & Remembering Jimmy Cobb

607

#758 Buried Treasures & Ask The Critics

608

#757 Concerts That Shaped Us & Opinions On They Call Me Disco

609

#756 History in Songs & Best Coast

610

#755 Virtual Vacations, Mudhoney in Seattle, & RIP Little Richard

611

#754 God Save the Queens: Women in Hip-Hop, Opinions on Jason Isbell & Chicano Batman, Hamilton Bohannon

612

#753: Review Roundup, Bill Withers & the Red Sox Organist

613

#752 Buried Treasures & Sudan Archives

614

#751 Rocking the Closet: Sexuality in Music, Opinions on Dua Lipa, Waxahatchee & Melkbelly

615

#750 Raphael Saadiq, Remembering John Prine

616

#749 Review Roundup & The Masked Marauders

617

#748 Social Distancing on the Desert Island, R.I.P. Singer and Songwriter Paul K.

618

#747 Joni Mitchell's Blue

619

#746 OutKast's Stankonia & Caroline Polachek

620

#745 Songs About Animals, Opinions on Tame Impala & Grimes

621

#744 Songs About Time, Ask the Critics Pt. 2

622

#743 Buried Treasures & Briston Maroney

623

#742 Ask the Critics, Hologram Tours & Opinions on Wire

624

#741 King Crimson, R.I.P. Andy Gill of Gang of Four

625

#740 Best Film Acting Performances By Musicians, Host of Slow Burn on the Muders of Tupac & Biggie

626

#739 Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Opinions on Drive-By Truckers & Torres

627

#738 The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, R.I.P. Neil Peart & Opinions on Beach Slang

628

#737 Buried Treasures & Folk Singer-Songwriter Joan Shelley

629

#736 Songs About Pot, Rock Doctors & Angie McMahon

630

#735 Albums of the Decade, Greg's Mixtape, Juice WRLD & Roy Loney

631

#734 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2019 with Andy Cirzan

632

#733 The Best Albums of 2019

633

#732 William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'N' Roll, Opinions on Leonard Cohen & Sudan Archives

634

#731 Thanksgiving Leftovers & DJ Shadow on Sampling

635

#730 Songs That Make You Cry, Opinions on The Replacements & FKA twigs

636

#729 Buried Treasures & Bobby Rush

637

#728 Songs About the Radio & Opinions on Michael Kiwanuka

638

#727 Janis Joplin, Opinions on Kanye West & Neil Young and Crazy Horse

639

#726 Bands in Costume, Opinions on Battles & Farewell to Music Critic Nick Tosches

640

#725 The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.

641

#724 Songs We Love By Bands We Don't, Opinions on Nick Cave & Farewell to Ginger Baker & Kim Shattuck

642

#723 Family Bands & Opinions on Wilco

643

#722 Fugazi's Repeater, Opinions on Psychedelic Country Artist Sturgill Simpson

644

#721 Opinions on Tool, Lana Del Rey & More, Farewell to Ric Ocasek & Daniel Johnston

645

#720 Buried Treasures & Peter Lewis of Moby Grape

646

#719 James Alexander of the Bar-Kays & Favorite Bass Lines

647

#718 Whitney & Songs About Quitting Work

648

#717 Best Music Cameos & Opinions on Raphael Saadiq

649

#716 The Mountain Goats, Opinions on Sleater-Kinney & The Regrettes

650

#715 The Legend of Robert Johnson

651

#714 Why the Ramones Matter, Tommy Ramone & Opinions on Chance the Rapper

652

#713 Australian Singer-Songwriter Julia Jacklin, Opinions on Blood Orange

653

#712 Buried Treasures & Tasha

654

#711 Marvin Gaye's What's Going On & the Wah-Wah Pedal

655

#710 Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Rust Never Sleeps on its 40th Anniversary, the Rickenbacker 12-String Guitar

656

#709 Music That Made Me & the Universal Music Warehouse Fire

657

#708 The Best Albums of 2019 So Far

658

#707 Roky Erickson, Dr. John & Jim DeRogatis on R. Kelly

659

#706 Mavis Staples

660

#705 Buried Treasures & Ex Hex

661

#704 De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising & Opinions on The National

662

#703 Paisley Underground, The Shangri-Las' Leader of the Pack & Opinions on Tacocat

663

#702 Sharon Van Etten & Opinions on Jamila Woods

664

#701 Band Reunions, Opinions on Vampire Weekend

665

#700 Sound Opinions in Space, Opinions on Lizzo & Emily King

666

#699 Moby, Opinions on Nico Segal's Intellexual

667

#698 Buried Treasures, Rock Doctors, Opinions on Marvin Gaye

668

#697 Shoegaze & Opinions on Priests

669

#696 True Crime Songs, Opinions on Jenny Lewis & Sara Romweber

670

#695 Alternative Country Singer-Songwriter Sarah Shook & SXSW 2019

671

#694 The Best of Sound Opinions Live & Hal Blaine

672

#693 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Chaka Khan & Solange

673

#692 The Stooges' Fun House and Remembering Talk Talk's Mark Hollis

674

#691 The Story of Blues Label Alligator Records & Conversation with Buddy Guy

675

#690 Songs About Writers, Opinions on Bob Mould & Sneaks

676

#689 Walk This Way: The Story of Run-DMC's Collaboration With Aerosmith, Opinions on Emily King

677

#688 Weird Instruments of Rock, Opinions on Maggie Rogers & Sharon Van Etten

678

#687 Buried Treasures & Chicago Soul Band The O'My's

679

#686 Revolver Cover Artist and Bassist Klaus Voormann, The Artist vs. the Art

680

#685 Great Starts - Songs With Iconic Beginnings

681

#684 Great Duets & Writer Malcolm Gladwell

682

#683 Jim & Greg's 2018 Mixtapes & In Memoriam

683

#682 Rush & Paying Tribute to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks

684

#681 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular

685

#680 The Best Albums of 2018

686

#679 Singer-Songwriter Amanda Shires & Opinions on Anderson .Paak & Art Brut

687

#678 Astral Weeks 50th Anniversary & Guest Desert Island Jukebox

688

#677 Buried Treasures & Dad Rap

689

#676 Lennon v. McCartney Solo Careers & Opinions on Vince Staples & Makaya McCraven

690

#675 21st Century Protest Music & Opinions on Robyn

691

#674 Scary Songs For Halloween & Opinions on Greta Van Fleet

692

#673 Film & T.V. Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs, Opinions on Prince & Sam Phillips

693

#672 Buried Treasures & Beatles Audio Engineer Geoff Emerick

694

#671 Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Opinions on Noname & Otis Rush

695

#670 Diss Tracks & Rock Doctors

696

#669 Dessa & Opinions on Paul McCartney

697

#668 Disco & Seymour Stein

698

#667 Buried Treasures & Bat Fangs

699

#666 Mastodon's Brann Dailor & Songs About the Devil

700

#665 Billions Co-Creator & Screenwriter Brian Koppelman, Opinions on The Coup & Amanda Shires

701

#664 Remembering Aretha Franklin

702

#663 Roxy Music

703

#662 Sound Opinions at Sea & Phoebe Bridgers

704

#661 Alice Cooper, Opinions on Chance the Rapper & Deafheaven

705

#660 PJ Morton & Opinions on Drake

706

#659 Buried Treasures & MSNBC's Ari Melber

707

#658 Sound Opinions LIVE

708

#657 Best Albums of 2018 So Far

709

#656 Hinds & Opinions on Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Parquet Courts & More

710

#655 Margo Price & Anthony Bourdain

711

#654 Joni Mitchell's Blue

712

#653 Anxious Anthems & Leon Bridges

713

#652 Give the Drummer Some

714

#651 John Prine, Opinions on Courtney Barnett & Scott Hutchison

715

#650 Buried Treasures & Guest Desert Island Jukebox

716

#649 Slayer, Opinions on Janelle Monáe & Liz Phair

717

#648 Songs About Horses, Opinions on Lucy Dacus & Torres

718

#647 Jason Isbell & Opinions on Cardi B

719

#646 The Legend of Captain Beefheart, Opinions on Kacey Musgraves & Sarah Shook

720

#645 The Regrettes, Buried Treasures & Frank Turner

721

#644 Exile on Main St.

722

#643 SXSW 2018

723

#642 Songs About the Music Industry & Antibalas

724

#641 Buried Treasures & A Giant Dog

725

#640 Best Movie Soundtracks Pt. 2 & Opinions on the Black Panther Soundtrack

726

#639 Don Was, Opinions on Superchunk & Dessa

727

#638 Sir the Baptist & Opinions on MGMT

728

#637 "I Want You Back" Songs for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Justin Timberlake

729

#636 Cover Songs, Opinions on First Aid Kit & Mark E. Smith

730

#635 Vic Mensa, Opinions on tUnE-yArDs, Dolores O'Riordan & Hugh Masekela

731

#634 New Wave & Alison Moyet

732

#633 Iron & Wine and Opinions on Jeff Rosenstock

733

#632 Alex Cox & Opinions on N.E.R.D.

734

#631 Mixtapes 2017 & Musical In Memoriam

735

#630 Bob Ezrin & Amber Mark

736

#629 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2017

737

#628 Rock Criticism with Jonathan Lethem, Mavis Staples & Björk

738

#627 The Best Albums of 2017

739

#626 Songs of Thanks, the Bass VI & Rise Against's Tim McIlrath

740

#625 Al Green's The Belle Album & Opinions on Taylor Swift

741

#624 Ted Leo & Opinions on Shamir

742

#623 Buried Treasures & Ron Gallo

743

#622 Musical Costumes, Fats Domino & Gord Downie

744

#621 Julie Klausner, Beck, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile

745

#620 Jamila Woods, St. Vincent & Judy Collins

746

#619 Remembering Tom Petty

747

#618 Mavis Staples, Pt. 2, Protomartyr & Charles Bradley

748

#617 Live on Sound Opinions & Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü

749

#616 Late Bloomers, Filthy Friends & Little Dragon

750

#615 The Artist vs. the Art, The National, Queens of the Stone Age & Walter Becker

751

#614 Back-to-School Songs & Opinions on LCD Soundystem and Van Hunt

752

#613 Melvins & Billy Bragg on Skiffle

753

#612 One-Person Bands & Opinions on Randy Newman & Downtown Boys

754

#611 Steve Earle, Glen Campbell & Opinions on Vic Mensa

755

#610 Buried Treasures & the Wah-Wah Pedal

756

#609 Penelope Spheeris & Opinions on Arcade Fire

757

#608 Fantasy Songs, Slowdive & Opinions on Public Enemy

758

#607 1977 – The Year Punk Broke (Pt. 2) & She-Devils

759

#606 1977 – The Year Punk Broke (Pt. 1), Opinions on Fleet Foxes, and Jody Stephens

760

#605 World Tour – New Zealand & Opinions on Lorde

761

#604 Best Albums of 2017...So Far

762

#603 Musical Road Trip & Opinions on Chuck Berry

763

#602 Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's Benmont Tench, Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary & Opinions on Benjamin Booker

764

#601 Jack White & The History of the Rickenbacker 12-String

765

#600 Jenny Hval & Opinions on Harry Styles and Sir the Baptist

766

#599 Damon Krukowski & "The New Analog", Opinions on Low Cut Connie, and Lydia Loveless

767

#598 Fictional Bands, "Convoy" & Opinions on Gorillaz

768

#597 The Velvet Underground & Nico

769

#596 Guitar Riffs & Opinions on The Obsessed

770

#595 Drive-By Truckers & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar & Resistance Radio

771

#594 Spring Record Review Round-Up & Honeyblood

772

#593 Mavis Staples

773

#592 SXSW 2017

774

#591 Remembering Chuck Berry

775

#590 Desert Island Jukebox & Sunflower Bean

776

#589 One and Done & Opinions on Thundercat

777

#588 Gene Chandler & Opinions on The Feelies

778

#587 Buried Treasures & Clyde Stubblefield

779

#586 The Gotobeds & Opinions on Lupe Fiasco

780

#585 First Impressions & Opinions on Priests

781

#584 Shirley Collins & Opinions on Japandroids & Ty Segall

782

#583 Krautrock & Remembering Maggie Roche

783

#582 The Album Leaf & Opinions on The xx and The Flaming Lips

784

#581 All Apologies & Opinions on Run the Jewels

785

#580 Esperanza Spalding & David Bowie, One Year Later

786

#579 Mixtapes 2016 & Musical In Memoriam

787

#578 The Mekons & Opinions on Dawn Richard

788

#577 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2016

789

#576 The Best Albums of 2016

790

#575 Hero Worship

791

#574 Jon Brion & Opinions on Emeli Sandé

792

#573 Turkey Pardons & Remembering Leonard Cohen

793

#572 World Tour – Canada & Opinions on Alejandro Escovedo.

794

#571 Marvin Gaye's *What's Going On*

795

#570 The Handsome Family & Opinions on Lady Gaga

796

#569 Songs That Give You the Creeps & Opinions on Leonard Cohen

797

#568 Beach Slang & Opinions on Drive-By Truckers

798

#567 Bob Mehr on The Replacements & Opinions on Solange

799

#566 Fall Review Roundup & Buckwheat Zydeco

800

#565 Herb Alpert & Opinions on Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

801

#564 Buried Treasures & Alex Ross

802

#563 Mudhoney & Opinions on Wilco

803

#562 End of Summer Songs & Opinions on Angel Olsen

804

#561 The Art of Writing Hit Songs with Mann & Weil & Opinions on Frank Ocean

805

#560 World Tour - Brazil & Opinions on Ryley Walker

806

#559 Courtney Barnett & Opinions on Lydia Loveless

807

#558 Ska & Opinions on Jamila Woods

808

#557 Tortoise, Post-Rock & Opinions on Michael Kiwanuka

809

#556 Moby & Opinions on The Julie Ruin

810

#555 Better Campaign Songs & Opinions on The Avalanches

811

#554 Savages & Opinions on Maxwell & DJ Shadow

812

#553 Best Albums of 2016...So Far

813

#552 Bob Mould & Opinions on case/lang/veirs

814

#551 Anxious Anthems & Opinions on Paul Simon

815

#550 Eleanor Friedberger & Opinions on Chance the Rapper

816

#549 Bob Dylan at 75 – *Blonde on Blonde* to Modern Times

817

#548 Bob Dylan at 75 – From Protest to Plugging In

818

#547 Riot Grrrl at 25 & Opinions on Radiohead & Drake

819

#546 The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds

820

#545 Seinabo Sey & Opinions on Brian Eno

821

#544 Remembering Prince & Opinions on Beyoncé

822

#543 Earth Day, TV Tunes, & Opinions on Parquet Courts

823

#542 L.A. Reid & Springsteen's Protest

824

#541 Tax Day & Opinions on PJ Harvey

825

#540 Eleventh Dream Day & Opinions on M83

826

#539 SXSW 2016 & Opinions on Bob Mould

827

#538 1991 Revisited & Opinions on Iggy Pop

828

#537 Rock Around the Clock & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar

829

#536 Reviews Round-Up

830

#535 Rush & Opinions on Kanye West

831

#534 Music of the Civil Rights Era

832

#533 Los Lobos

833

#532 Anti-Love Songs for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Lucinda Williams

834

#531 Patti Smith's Horses & Opinions on Pusha T

835

#530 Shamir & Opinions on Savages

836

#529 Remembering David Bowie

837

#528 Glyn Johns & Opinions on Coldplay

838

#527 Mixtapes 2015 and the Return of the Cassette

839

#526 Ten Years of Sound Opinions

840

#525 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2015

841

#524 The Best Albums of 2015

842

#523 Sam Phillips & Sun Studios and Opinions on Adele

843

#522 History of the Moog & Opinions on Kurt Cobain

844

#521 The 2015 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot

845

#520 Remembering Allen Toussaint & Opinions on The Chills

846

#519 Low Cut Connie & Opinions on Billy Gibbons

847

#518 Grand Slams in Music & Opinions on Protomartyr

848

#517 Songs About the Devil & Opinions on Joanna Newsom

849

#516 Twin Peaks & Opinions on The Dead Weather

850

#515 Spooner Oldham & Opinions on Janet Jackson

851

#514 London Calling and Opinions on Keith Richards & Disclosure

852

#513 Alice Cooper

853

#512 Wire, Blackalicious, & Low

854

#511 Back to School

855

#510 Bully and The Weeknd

856

#509 Ernie Isley

857

#508 Rock Doctors Return

858

#507 Buried Treasures & The Birth of Music Piracy

859

#506 Television and Music

860

#505 50 Years of The Grateful Dead

861

#504 Kate Pierson of the B-52s

862

#503 Tame Impala Live and On Record

863

#502 Summer Songs Part 2

864

#501 Torres and Opinions on Miguel

865

#500 Episode 500!

866

#499 The Life and Music of BB King & Opinions on Richard Thompson

867

#498 Best of 2015...So Far & Opinions on Donnie Trumpet

868

#497 Zola Jesus & Opinions on Florence + The Machine

869

#496 Scharpling & Wurster and Spring Record Reviews

870

#495 Passion Pit & Opinions on Shamir

871

#494 Peter Hook and Opinions on Passion Pit

872

#493 Against Me! and Opinions on Blur

873

#492 Songs About Mom for Mother's Day

874

#491 The Rock Fan's Guide to Jazz

875

#490 Going Solo & Opinions on Modest Mouse

876

#489 Sleater Kinney and Opinions on Death Cab for Cutie

877

#488 Hal Blaine and Opinions on Courtney Barnett

878

#487 SXSW 2015 & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar

879

#486 Jac Holzman on Elektra Records and Opinions on Cannibal Ox

880

#485 Buried Treasures and Opinions on Madonna

881

#484 The Rock Doctors Cure Heartache & Opinions on Screaming Females

882

#483 Nick Mason on Pink Floyd and Opinions on Drake

883

#482 The Sound Opinions World Tour: Cuba & Opinions on Pops Staples

884

#481 Run the Jewels and Opinions on Father John Misty

885

#480 Secret Love for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Bob Dylan.

886

#479 The True Adventures of The Rolling Stones & Opinions on Lupe Fiasco and Bjork

887

#478 Strange Bedfellows of Rock & Opinions on Sleater-Kinney.

888

#477 Mary J. Blige and Opinions on The Decemberists

889

#476 Spoon and Opinions on Divine Styler

890

#475 Mixtapes 2014 & Musical In Memoriam

891

#474 Desert Island Jukebox Special

892

#473 Bloodshot Records & Opinions on D'Angelo.

893

#472 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2014

894

#471 The Best Albums of 2014

895

#470 Protomartyr and Opinions on The Preatures

896

#469 Robert Plant and Opinions on TV on the Radio

897

#468 The 2014 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot

898

#467 Broken Bells

899

#466 Pink Floyd's The Wall and Music & Science

900

#465 Rock Music & the Occult and Opinions on Stevie Nicks

901

#464 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Bob Seger

902

#463 The Both & Opinions on Weezer

903

#462 Best Guitar Riffs and Opinions on Prince

904

#461 Fall Record Reviews

905

#460 Tweedy

906

#459 James Brown Live at the Apollo and Opinions on New Pornographers & FKA Twigs

907

#458 Work Songs and Opinions on Ty Segall

908

#457 Benjamin Booker and Opinions on Robert Plant

909

#456 New Wave and Opinions on Sinead O'Connor

910

#455 Rock Operas

911

#454 Kelis & Opinions on Spoon

912

#453 Tommy Ramone on Rocket to Russia & Opinions on Tom Petty

913

#452 Rosanne Cash & Opinions on Jenny Lewis

914

#451 Rob Reiner on Spinal Tap & Opinions on Morrissey

915

#450 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Brian Eno

916

#449 Purple Rain and Opinions on Mastodon

917

#448 The 2014 Mid-Year Review & Opinions on Bob Mould

918

#447 Angel Olsen & Opinions on Lana Del Rey

919

#446 Richard Thompson & Opinions on Jack White

920

#445 The Baseball Project, The Rock Doctors Perform Surgery & Opinions on Sharon Van Etten

921

#444 Warpaint & Opinions on Neil Young

922

#443 Songs from the Front Lines

923

#442 Uncle Tupelo's No Depression and Opinions on Black Keys & Lykke Li

924

#441 Darkside & Opinions on tUnE-yArDs

925

#440 Chess Records & Damon Albarn & Kelis Reviews

926

#439 Songs That Make You Cry

927

#438 ABBA at 40 & Eurovision

928

#437 Giorgio Moroder and a Review of The Both

929

#436 Pelican and a Review of The Hold Steady

930

#435 The Allman Brothers Band & Black Lips Review

931

#434 SXSW 2014 & Nick Waterhouse Review

932

#433 Mike Watt of Minutemen & Reviews of Pharrell Williams and The War on Drugs

933

#432 Allen Toussaint & 20 Feet from Stardom

934

#431 Sly & the Family Stone, Oscar Songs and Lydia Loveless

935

#430 Deltron 3030 and Beck Review

936

#429 The Sound Opinions World Tour in Russia & Angel Olsen Review

937

#428 Musical Couples for Valentine's Day

938

#427 The Dismemberment Plan & Broken Bells Review

939

#426 Bands of The Bermuda Triangle

940

#425 The Beatles "Tune In" & Bruce Springsteen Review

941

#424 Rodrigo Y Gabriela & Remembering Phil Everly

942

#423 2013 Mixtapes & Ask the Critic

943

#422 The Dawn of Metal & Paramount Records

944

#421 Slayer Turns 30 and Reviews of Norah Jones, Billie Joe Armstrong and Childish Gambino

945

#420 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular

946

#419 The Best Albums of 2013

947

#418 Songs about the Music Business & Opinions on The Warlocks

948

#417 Remembering Lou Reed & Opinions on M.I.A.

949

#416 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot

950

#415 Parquet Courts

951

#414 Sound Opinions on Astral Weeks, James Murphy & Lou Reed

952

#413 Neko Case & Opinions on Paul McCartney

953

#412 Sound Opinions Halloween Special & Opinions on Pearl Jam

954

#411 Willis Earl Beal & Opinions on Kings of Leon

955

#410 Fall Record Reviews & Jim's DIJ

956

#409 Savages & Opinions on Drake

957

#408 Replacements Reunion & Classic Album Dissection

958

#407 Cheap Trick Live At Budokan

959

#406 The Rock Doctors do Kung Fu & Opinions on Nine Inch Nails and Sam Phillips

960

#405 The Sound Opinions World Tour in South Africa

961

#404 Music of the Civil Rights Movement

962

#403 Josh Homme & Opinions on Superchunk

963

#402 Lindsey Buckingham

964

#401 The Best Rock Instrumentals & Opinions on Trouble

965

#400 Buried Treasures & Robin Thicke Review

966

#399 Johnny Marr & Reviews of El-P and Killer Mike

967

#398 Music of The Beats & Opinions on Jay-Z

968

#397 Indians & Black Sabbath Review

969

#396 The Sound Opinions World Tour in Mexico

970

#395 Bryan Ferry & Opinions on Kanye West

971

#394 Best Family Bands & The Handsome Family Review

972

#393 Best Albums of 2013...So Far

973

#392 *At Folsom Prison* & Reviews of {artist: Natalie Maines} and {artist: The National}

974

#391 Wild Belle & Daft Punk Review

975

#390 Peter Hook & Chance the Rapper Review

976

Show #389: Tame Impala & Savages Review

977

#388 Sound Opinions World Tour in Japan & Jessie Ware Review

978

#387 Joe Boyd & Opinions on The Besnard Lakes

979

#386 Kurt Vile & Phoenix Review

980

#385 Remembering Roger Ebert & Opinions on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

981

#384 Emeli Sande & Opinions on Low

982

#383 Grand Slams (Four Great Albums in a Row) & The Strokes Review

983

#382 SXSW 2013 & Opinions on Justin Timberlake

984

#381 Tony Visconti & Opinions on David Bowie

985

#380 Lucinda Williams & Opinions on Rhye

986

#379 Sound Opinions World Tour: Sweden & Atoms for Peace Review

987

#378 Buried Treasures and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Review

988

#377 Jimmy Cliff & Richard Thompson Review

989

#376 Valentine's Day Special & My Bloody Valentine Review

990

#375 The db's & Solange Review

991

#374 Trey Parker and Matt Stone & Reviews of New Order and Parquet Courts

992

#373 Best Satirical Songs & Yo La Tengo Review

993

#372 Aimee Mann & Bruno Mars Review

994

#371 Shoegaze (Genre Dissection) & Big Boi Review

995

#370 Mixtapes 2012 & In Memoriam

996

#369 Supergroups & Alicia Keys Review

997

#368 Holiday Spectacular 2012: Santa Soul

998

#367 The Best Albums of 2012

999

#366 Divine Fits & Rihanna Review

1000

#365 Big Star Dissection & Soundgarden Review

1001

#364 Turkey Shoot 2012 & The Coup Review

1002

#363 John Cale & Tame Impala Review

1003

#362 'Live at the Apollo' Classic Album Dissection & Reviews of Neil Young and Kendrick Lamar

1004

#361 Halloween Special 2012 & Converge Review

1005

#360 Ty Segall & Reviews of Miguel and Grizzly Bear

1006

#359 Passion Pit & Wanda Jackson Review

1007

#358 Rock Doctors with Mark Crilley and Reviews of Mumford & Sons and Lupe Fiasco

1008

#357 Japandroids & Reviews of Green Day and The xx

1009

#356 El-P & Bob Dylan Review

1010

#355 Buried Treasures & Divine Fits Review

1011

#354 OFF! & Reviews of Cat Power and Bob Mould

1012

#353 Elephant 6 Revisted & Dead Can Dance Review

1013

#352 Days of the Week Songs & Yeasayer Review

1014

#351 1977: The Year Punk Broke (Part 2) & Antibalas Review

1015

#350 1977: The Year Punk Broke (Part 1) & Red Kross Review

1016

#349 Jack White

1017

#348 Lydia Loveless & Mission of Burma and Passion Pit Opinions

1018

#347 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Classic Album Dissection)

1019

#346 Kelly Hogan & Reviews of Emeli Sande & Hot Chip

1020

#345 Summer Record Review Roundup

1021

#344 Van Hunt & Fiona Apple Review

1022

#343 Best Albums of 2012 So Far & Neil Young and Crazy Horse Review

1023

#342 Willie Nelson, K-Pop & A Real Life Desert Island Jukebox

1024

#341 Electronic Dance Music & Garbage Review

1025

#340 Screaming Females & the Alan Lomax Archive

1026

#339 Disco Doesn't Suck and Opinions on Beach House & Killer Mike

1027

#338 James Mercer & Norah Jones Review

1028

#337 Songs About Mom

1029

#336 Sharon Van Etten & Santigold Review

1030

#335 Rock Doctors Family Practice & Jack White Review

1031

#334 Best Second Acts & Spiritualized Review

1032

#333 Alabama Shakes & Opinions on Nicki Minaj

1033

#332 Amazing Grace (Classic Album Dissection) & Willis Earl Beal Review

1034

#331 The Kills & Reviews of Madonna and Dr. John

1035

#330 SXSW 2012 & The Shins Review

1036

#329 Nick Lowe & Sinead O'Connor Review

1037

#328 The Monkees & Reviews of Andrew Bird and Kid Cudi

1038

#327 Fred Armisen & Reviews of Bruce Springsteen and Mark Lanegan

1039

#326 Dessa & Sleigh Bells Review

1040

#325 1967: Monterey Pop and the Live Music Explosion

1041

#324 First Love Songs & Opinions on Lana Del Rey

1042

#323 1967: The Album as Art

1043

#322 Debbie Harry & Leonard Cohen Review

1044

#321 Short but Sweet & Craig Finn Review

1045

#320 The Jayhawks & The Weeknd Review

1046

#319 Winter 2012 Review Roundup

1047

#318 Mixtapes 2011

1048

#317 Desert Island Jukebox

1049

#316 Christmas Spectacular 2011

1050

#315 The Best Albums of 2011

1051

#314 Trombone Shorty & Brian Wilson Review

1052

#313 The Rock Doctors Treat Paul Krugman & Reviews of Oasis and Kate Bush

1053

#311 Wild Flag and Lou Reed & Metallica Review

1054

#310 Brian Eno & Coldplay Review

1055

#309 Halloween Special 2011 & Tom Waits Review

1056

#308 Cut Copy & Björk Review

1057

#307 Hero Worship & Reviews of Van Hunt and Mastodon

1058

#306 R.E.M. & Wilco Review

1059

#305 Bob Ezrin & Das Racist Review

1060

#304 Handsome Furs & St. Vincent Review

1061

#303 Bootsy Collins & Lindsey Buckingham Review

1062

#302 Iron and Wine & Wild Flag Review

1063

#301 Songs About Work & Opinions on Lil' Wayne

1064

#300 Rust Never Sleeps & Opinions on Stephen Malkmus

1065

#299 Buried Treasures & Opinions on John Hiatt

1066

#298 Damon Krukowski & Naomi Yang and Opinions on Jay-Z & Kanye West

1067

#297 The Swell Season & Opinions on Sons and Daughters and The Cool Kids

1068

#296 Duets

1069

#295 Bob Mould & Opinions on Brian Eno

1070

#294 tUnE-yArDs

1071

#293 Wax Trax! Records & Opinions on Beyoncé

1072

#292 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) & Opinions on Jill Scott

1073

#291 Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil and Opinions on Bon Iver

1074

#290 Arcade Fire & Opinions on Battles

1075

#289 Songs About Dad & Opinions on Raphael Saadiq

1076

#288 Late Bob Dylan & Opinions on My Morning Jacket

1077

#287 Mike Watt & Opinions on Lady Gaga and Death Cab for Cutie

1078

#286 Low & Opinions on Daniele Luppi

1079

#285 Riotgrrrl & Opinions on The Cars and Fleet Foxes

1080

#284 Titus Andronicus & Opinions on The Beastie Boys and The Feelies

1081

#283 Bob Dylan Goes Electric

1082

#282 Drive-By Truckers & Opinions on Gorillaz

1083

#281 Butch Vig & Opinions on Foo Fighters and Paul Simon

1084

#280 Tax Day Special and Opinions on TV on the Radio & Britney Spears

1085

#279 Early Bob Dylan & Opinions on Lykke Li

1086

#278 SXSW 2011 & Opinions on The Strokes

1087

#277 Copyright Criminals & Opinions on R.E.M.

1088

#276 The Vaselines & Opinions on Lupe Fiasco

1089

#275 Jac Holzman of Elektra Records & Opinions on Adele and Lucinda Williams

1090

#274 Gang of Four & Opinions on Radiohead

1091

#273 The Monkees & Opinions on PJ Harvey and Drive-By Truckers

1092

#272 Valentine's Day Special: Unrequited Love

1093

#271 Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan & Opinions on Destroyer and The North Mississippi Allstars

1094

#270 1991 & Opinions on Smith Westerns and Wanda Jackson

1095

#269 Superchunk & Opinions on The Decemberists

1096

#268 The Business of Hip-Hop & Opinions on Electric Wizard and Corinne Bailey Rae

1097

#267 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Nicki Minaj

1098

#266 Mixtapes 2010, Quincy Jones, & Opinions on Michael Jackson

1099

#265 Songs in the Key of Life (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on Duffy and Daft Punk

1100

#264 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2010

1101

#263 The Best Albums of 2010

1102

#262 James Murphy and Opinions on Black Eyed Peas

1103

#261 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot 2010

1104

#260 Teenage Fanclub & Opinions on Kanye West

1105

#259 The Rock Doctors Go Shopping

1106

#258 Best Coast & Opinions on Bryan Ferry

1107

#257 Halloween Special 2010 and Opinions on Belle & Sebastian

1108

#256 The Moog & Opinions on Kings of Leon

1109

#255 Pink Floyd's The Wall

1110

#254 U2 Considered and Opinions on Neil Young & Black Mountain

1111

#253 Michael Rother of Neu! & Opinions on Robyn and Superchunk

1112

#252 Sophomore Success & Opinions on Grinderman

1113

#251 White Mystery and Opinions on John Legend & The Roots

1114

#250 Slayer & Opinions on Weezer and Richard Thompson

1115

#249 Fall 2010 Review Roundup

1116

#248 Summer Road Trip and Isobel Campbell & Opinions on Mark Lanegan

1117

#247 Electric Warrior (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on John Mellencamp

1118

#246 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Tom Jones

1119

#245 Chess Records & Opinions on Dark Night of the Soul

1120

#244 Stephen Malkmus & Opinions on Arcade Fire

1121

#243 Stephen Street & Opinions on M.I.A.

1122

#242 Off the Rails & Opinions on Big Boi and Alejandro Escovedo

1123

#241 The Rock Fan's Guide to Country & Opinions on The Roots and Scissor Sisters

1124

#240 Thriller (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on Eminem and Wolf Parade

1125

#239 Chrissie Hynde & Opinions on Christina Aguilera and Drake

1126

#238 Guilty Pleasures & Opinions on Tom Petty and Rhymefest

1127

#237 Chris Jones & The Best Albums of 2010...So Far

1128

#236 The Vocoder & Opinions on Blitzen Trapper and Sleigh Bells

1129

#235 Phoenix & Opinions on Bettye LaVette

1130

#234 The Rock Doctors Battle Addiction & Opinions on The National and Janelle Monáe

1131

#233 The xx & Opinions on The Dead Weather

1132

#232 Buried Treasures & Opinions on The New Pornographers

1133

#231 K'Naan & Opinions on The Hold Steady

1134

#230 Spring 2010 Review Roundup

1135

#229 Beach House & Opinions on Erykah Badu

1136

#228 London Calling (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on David Byrne

1137

#227 Vivian Girls & Opinions on Usher

1138

#226 SXSW 2010 & Opinions on She and Him

1139

#225 Synth-Pop & Opinions on Broken Bells

1140

#224 Mickey Leigh on Joey Ramone & Opinions on Gorillaz and The Besnard Lakes

1141

#223 Songs About Radio & Opinions on Peter Gabriel

1142

#222 Movie Music & Opinions on Gil Scott-Heron and Johnny Cash

1143

#221 Rivers Cuomo & Opinions on Yeasayer

1144

#220 Valentine's Day Special -- Songs to Set the Mood

1145

#219 The Rock Doctors do Valentine's Day & Opinions on Sade

1146

#218 Peaches & Opinions on Charlotte Gainsbourg

1147

#217 Doolittle (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on Midlake

1148

#216 Winter 2010 Review Roundup & Jim's DIJ

1149

#215 Kid Sister and Opinions on Vampire Weekend & Alicia Keys

1150

#214 Mixtapes of the Decade

1151

#213 Desert Island Jukebox Special

1152

#212 Christmas Spectacular 2009

1153

#211 The Best Albums of 2009

1154

#210 Dhani Harrison & Opinions on Chris Brown

1155

#209 Turkey Shoot 2009 & Opinions on Rihanna and Julian Casablancas

1156

#208 The Dodos & Opinions on Norah Jones & Them Crooked Vultures

1157

#207 School of Prog Rock

1158

#206 Grizzly Bear & Opinions on Slayer

1159

#205 Scary Rock Songs for Halloween

1160

#204 Phoenix & Opinions on Air

1161

#203 Ani DiFranco & Opinions on Bob Dylan

1162

#202 More Cowbell! (Weird Instruments of Rock) & Opinions on Muse and Death

1163

#201 Music Video Games & Opinions on The Gossip and The Flaming Lips

1164

#200 2009 Fall Review Roundup

1165

#199 U2 & Opinions on Anvil

1166

#198 Big Star's #1 Record and Radio City & Opinions on Jay-Z

1167

#197 Work Songs & Opinions on Phish and Vivian Girls

1168

#196 She & Him & Opinions on The Arctic Monkeys

1169

#195 The Jesus Lizard & Opinions on Yacht

1170

#194 Supergroups & Opinions on Mos Def

1171

#193 The Rock Doctors Midlife & Opinions on Japandroids and Regina Spektor

1172

#192 Buried Treasures and Opinions on Fiery Furnaces

1173

#191 Purple Rain & Opinions on The Dead Weather

1174

#190 Best of the First Half of 2009 & Opinions on Moby and Cheap Trick

1175

#189 St. Vincent & Opinions on Maxwell

1176

#188 Driving Songs

1177

#187 Anthony Bourdain

1178

#186 Trent Reznor & Opinions on The Jonas Brothers

1179

#185 Steve Earle & Opinions on The Black Eyed Peas and Phoenix

1180

#184 Disco & Opinions on Sonic Youth and Dave Matthews Band

1181

#183 Dan Deacon & Opinions on Grizzly Bear and Wilco

1182

#182 Nelson George & Opinions on Eminem and Passion Pit

1183

#181 Franz Ferdinand & Opinions on St. Vincent and Green Day

1184

#180 Joe Nick Patoski on Willie Nelson & Opinions on Bob Dylan

1185

#179 Best Live Albums & Opinions on Leonard Cohen

1186

#178 Jill Sobule & Opinions on Booker T. Jones and The Handsome Family

1187

#177 Record Store Day 2009 & Opinions on Bat for Lashes and Asher Roth

1188

#176 Literary Rock & Opinions on Metric and Neil Young

1189

#175 Blitzen Trapper and Opinions on Amadou & Mariam and PJ Harvey & John Parish

1190

#174 SXSW 2009 & Opinions on Yeah Yeah Yeahs

1191

#173 Merge Records & Opinions on The Decemberists and Mastodon

1192

#172 Rock Doctors Couples Therapy & Opinions on Chris Cornell and Cursive

1193

#171 Astral Weeks (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on Kelly Clarkson and K'Naan

1194

#170 Neko Case & Opinions on U2 and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

1195

#169 Frightened Rabbit & Opinions on A.R. Rahman and Morrissey

1196

#168 Unconventional Love Songs & Opinions on Adele

1197

#167 The Numero Group & Opinions on Lily Allen and Titus Andronicus

1198

#166 Copyright Infringement Lawsuits & Opinions on Heartless Bastards

1199

#165 The Hold Steady & Opinions on Bruce Springsteen and Andrew Bird

1200

#164 Presidential Rock & Opinions on Franz Ferdinand

1201

#163 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Animal Collective

1202

#162 Mixtapes 2008 & Opinions on Common

1203

#161 Radiohead & Opinions on Fall Out Boy

1204

#160 Christmas Spectacular 2008

1205

#159 Best Albums of 2008

1206

#158 Amy Ray & Opinions on Britney Spears & The Fireman

1207

#157 Turkey Shoot 2008 & Opinions on Kanye West, The Killers, & Rivers Cuomo

1208

#156 Alejandro Escovedo & Review of Guns N' Roses

1209

#155 Bubblegum Pop & Opinions on Beyoncé and The Knux

1210

#154 Don Felder & Opinions on Deerhunter and Q-Tip

1211

#153 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

1212

#152 The Alt-Rock Doctors & Opinions on John Legend and Parts and Labor

1213

#151 Calexico & Opinions on AC/DC and Bob Dylan

1214

#150 Oliver Sacks & Opinions on TV on the Radio, T.I., and Oasis

1215

#149 Psychedelic Soul & Opinions on Jenny Lewis and Lou Reed

1216

#148 Joan As Policewoman & Opinions on Metallica

1217

#147 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Kid Rock and Brian Wilson

1218

#146 Danny Goldberg, Wedding Songs, & Opinions on Ra Ra Riot

1219

#145 Back-to-School Songs & Opinions on The Walkmen

1220

#144 The Dawn of Metal and Opinions on Brian Eno & David Byrne

1221

#143 Tony Visconti & Opinions on Jonas Brothers

1222

#142 She & Him & Opinions on Brazilian Girls

1223

#141 Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison & Opinions on Black Kids

1224

#140 Rock Clubs in the 21st Century & Randy Newman Review

1225

#139 Jim and Greg Have Been Wrong

1226

#138 The Feelies & Opinions on Nas and Girl Talk

1227

#137 Sub Pop Records & Opinions on Beck and Fleet Foxes

1228

#136 Songs About America

1229

#135 Best of 2008... So Far & Opinions on My Morning Jacket

1230

#134 Lawrence Lessig & Reviews of Lil Wayne and Alejandro Escovedo

1231

#133 Cursive & Opinions on Coldplay and Weezer

1232

#132 Summer Songs & Honoring Bo Diddley

1233

#131 Death Cab for Cutie & Opinions on Usher

1234

#130 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Al Green

1235

#129 Saul Williams & Opinions on Los Campesinos!

1236

#128 The Rock Doctors' Roots & Opinions on Nine Inch Nails and Flight of the Conchords

1237

#127 Laurie Anderson & Opinions on The Roots and Portishead

1238

#126 One Note Wonders & Opinions on Madonna

1239

#125 Ray Davies and Opinions on Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

1240

#124 Tim Fite & Opinions on Disfear and The Breeders

1241

#123 Digital Music, Audio Fidelity & Opinions on Moby and Destroyer

1242

#122 Steve Earle & Opinions on Gnarls Barkley and The Raconteurs

1243

#121 SXSW 2008 & Opinions on R.E.M.

1244

#120 Butch Vig & Reviews of Beach House and Goldfrapp

1245

#119 Bob Mould & Nine Inch Nails Review

1246

#118 Winter 2008 Review Roundup

1247

#117 Revolver (Classic Album Dissection) & Record Company Victims

1248

#116 Movie Soundtracks

1249

#115 Girl Talk

1250

#114 Powerhouse Sound & Reviews of Van Hunt and Vampire Weekend

1251

#113 Anthony Bourdain & Songs About Food

1252

#112 Unsung Heroes of Rock

1253

#111 Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová and Saul Williams Review

1254

#110 The Fiery Furnaces & Lupe Fiasco Review

1255

#109 Mixtapes 2007

1256

#108 Christmas Spectacular 2007

1257

#107 Best Albums of 2007

1258

#106 Tori Amos & Wu-Tang Clan Review

1259

#105 New Pornographers & Chris Brown Review

1260

#104 Buried Treasures

1261

#103 Turkey Shoot 2007

1262

#102 Spoon & Opinions on Jay Z

1263

#101 Ian Curtis & Joy Division

1264

#100 Robert Wyatt & Opinions on Britney Spears

1265

#99 Opinions on Neil Young & Radiohead

1266

#98 John Cale & Opinions on Annie Lennox

1267

#97 The Replacements' Let It Be (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on Steve Earle

1268

#96 Fall 2007 Review Roundup

1269

#94 The Flaming Lips

1270

#93 Kanye West vs. 50 Cent

1271

#92 Track One, Side One

1272

#91 Roky Erickson

1273

#90 The Rock Doctors Prescribe Hip-Hop & Opinions on The New Pornographers and M.I.A.

1274

#89 The Besnard Lakes & Opinions on Lollapalooza 2007

1275

#88 The Effigies & Opinions on Common

1276

#87 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Grinderman

1277

#86 Yoko Ono & Opinions on Prince

1278

#85 Arcade Fire

1279

#84 Summer 2007 Review Roundup

1280

#83 Peter Bjorn & John

1281

#82 Chuck D, Don Imus Controversy, & White Stripes Review

1282

#81 The Best of 2007... So Far

1283

#80 The Decemberists & Paul McCartney Review

1284

#79 Cover Songs

1285

#78 Parts & Labor and R. Kelly Review

1286

#77 Wilco & Rush Review

1287

#76 The Rock Doctors Family Clinic & Wilco Review

1288

#75 Summer 2007 Review Roundup

1289

#74 Tom Morello & Avril Lavigne Review

1290

#73 Producer Joe Boyd & Bright Eyes Review

1291

#72 Booker T. Jones & Nine Inch Nails Review

1292

#71 Neko Case & Timbaland Review

1293

#70 Robert Schneider & Apples in Stereo Review

1294

#69 SXSW '07

1295

#68 Spring 2007 Review Roundup

1296

#67 Desert Island Jukebox Special

1297

#66 Ron Asheton & Arcade Fire Review

1298

#65 Lily Allen

1299

#64 Rocket to Russia (Classic Album Dissection) & Lucinda Williams Review

1300

#63 Valentine's Day Live with Robbie & Donna Fulks

1301

#62 Lupe Fiasco & Reviews of Norah Jones and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Reviews

1302

#61 The Rock Doctors & Opinions on The Shins

1303

#60 Buried Treasures

1304

#59 Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, and Scott McCaughey

1305

#58 Buddy Guy & Gwen Stefani Review

1306

#57 Secret Machines & James Brown Tribute

1307

#56 Jim & Greg's Best of 2006 Mixtapes

1308

#55 Christmas Music Spectacular 2006

1309

#54 Best of 2006

1310

#53 Andy Summers & Reviews of The Clipse and The Deftones

1311

#52 Turkey Shoot 2006 & Reviews of Jay-Z and Tom Waits

1312

#51 Pere Ubu & Reviews of The Game and Bert Jansch

1313

#50 DJ Shadow & Reviews of Lindsey Buckingham and Lady Sovereign

1314

#49 Moby & Reviews of John Legend and My Chemical Romance

1315

#48 First Six Months Retrospective

1316

#47 Funeral Songs & Goth Rock

1317

#46 Fall 2006 Review Roundup

1318

#45 Songs in the Key of Life (Classic Album Dissection) & Reviews of Beck and The Killers

1319

#44 The Rock Doctors & Reviews of Mastodon and DJ Shadow

1320

#43 Touch & Go Records and Reviews of Yo La Tengo and Lupe Fiasco

1321

#42 Glenn Kotche & Justin Timberlake Review

1322

#41 Guilty Pleasures

1323

#40 Gov't Mule & Reviews of Beyoncé and TV on the Radio

1324

#39 Summer 2006 Review Roundup

1325

#38 Mission of Burma & Reviews of Outkast and Christina Aguilera

1326

#37 Jason Lytle of Grandaddy

1327

#36 MTV's 25th Anniversary & Reviews of Slayer and White Whale

1328

#35 The BellRays & Reviews of Tom Petty and Pharrell

1329

#34 The Rock Doctors treat Peter Sagal

1330

#33 Rhymefest & Thom Yorke Review

1331

#32 Jon Brion & Johnny Cash Review

1332

#31 The Best of (The First Half of) 2006

1333

#30 Radiohead

1334

#29 Summer Songs & Reviews of AFI and Sonic Youth

1335

#28 Buried Treasures

1336

#27 Rock En Español & Reviews of Elvis Costello and The Coup

1337

#26 Common & Reviews Mission of Burma and the Dixie Chicks

1338

#25 'Revolver' Classic Album Dissection & The Raconteurs Review

1339

#24 Art Brut & Reviews of Tool and Grandaddy

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#23 Spotlight on Producers

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#22 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah & Reviews of Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen

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#21 Steve Wynn & Reviews of The Streets and Van Hunt

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#20 Spring 2006 Review Roundup

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#19 Jenny Lewis & Reviews of Prince and The Flaming Lips

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#18 SXSW 2006

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#17 Songs About Money

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#16 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & Buried Treasures