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Sound Opinions — 1000 episodes
Summertime Buried Treasures
RIP Sonny Rollins
The "Best" Albums of 2026...So Far
RIP Record Producer Jack Douglas
Breaking the Sophomore Slump
The Least Bad Version of (Maybe) a Horrible Song
Lou Reed
No One Understood—Except One Radio DJ
Ratboys & Opinions on Friko
A Song About Robert De Niro (Sort Of)
Rapper Billy Woods, Opinions on Robyn & Courtney Barnett
RIP James Gadson
A Journey Though Neil Young's Catalog
Three Voices, One Rockin’ Cover
Bloodshot Records with Co-Founder Rob Miller
When a Legend Lost the Crowd
Springtime Buried Treasures
An Unexpected Lester Bangs Tribute
Al Green's The Belle Album & Opinions on Mitski
RIP Willie Colón
Late Career Encores
A Song About the Dark Side of Organ Donation
Guest Desert Island Jukebox Picks & Opinions on Peaches and Danny Brown
An Underrated Protest Singer
Beach Bunny (Lili Trifilio) Live, Plus Opinions on Charli XCX
A Song that Survived the Dog Food Commercial
Reconsidering Late R.E.M.
A Debut Album Decades Later
Modern Protest Songs
A Song from a Band That Isn't Real (But Should Be)
Radio DJ Mary Lucia & Opinions on Lucinda Williams
A Halloween Holdover
ENew Buried Treasures
Happy Belated Winter Solstice!
Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) & RIP Bob Weir
A Jazz Primer for Rock Fans
RIP Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead
R.I.P. Rob Reiner, Opinions on Lily Allen & Dry Cleaning
A History Lesson from Professor DeRogatis
2025 Mixtape, Obituaries and Singles of the Year
So Good Even Dan the Automator Left It Alone
British Post-Punk Pioneers the Raincoats
Barely Scratching the Steve Albini Surface
Radiohead's Kid A 25th Anniversary Plus Malcolm McLaren
RIP Joe Ely
Jeff Tweedy on "Twlight Override"
A Psychedelic Shoegaze Duo from Mexico
Sound Opinions' Holiday Spectacular 2025
RIP Jimmy Cliff and Steve Cropper
The Best Albums of 2025
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats on This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days
Yes's "Going For the One" & Opinions on Tortoise
Jim Goes Full Greg Kot with This Pick
Songs About Giving Thanks
Long May He Run
Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
An Anthem for Chicago's Fight
The Cars are Underrated Plus Opinions on Sprints
A Brilliant Soundtrack from One of This Year's Hit Films
Songs About the Moon
A Deep Cut Even for Krautrock Fans
RIP D'Angelo
RIP Chicago Artist Tony Fitzpatrick
Rough Trade & Opinions on Geese
A Real Groovy Track
Producer of "Planet Rock" Arthur Baker, Plus Opinions on Wednesday
RIP Sonny Curtis
The Greenwich Village Music Scene
RIP Rick Davies of Supertramp
Buried Treasures: Fall Edition
RIP Jim Kimball
21st Century Indie Rock & Opinions on the Hives
An Unlikely One-Hit Wonder Cover
50th Anniversary of Patti Smith's "Horses" Plus Opinions on Margo Price
A South Soul Song from Greg's Summer
"The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman" with Niko Stratis, Opinions on Aesop Rock & The Beths
Jim's "Psychedelic Mantra"
"Hey Joe" Plus Opinions on Lifeguard
RIP Eddie Palmieri
Songs About the Sun & Bill McKibben on "Sun Day"
A Lost Collab Between Two Music Giants
Valerie June Live, Plus Opinions on Clipse
A Soulful Voice Revived on Stage
OutKast's "Stankonia" 25th Anniversary Plus Opinions on Wet Leg and Pulp
From Detroit to France to Italy
Horsegirl & RIP Ozzy Osbourne
A Live Set That Brought It All Back
RIP Ozzy Osbourne
Swamp Dogg & Opinions on Lorde
Honoring a Genre Pioneer
Buried Treasures: Hot Picks for Summer!
A Choir That Could Hit the High Notes
Black Thought of The Roots & Opinions on Turnstile
RIP Mick Ralphs
Local H Plus Opinions on Stereolab and Mclusky
A Protest Song and Eulogy
2025 Side A: Best Albums So Far
2025 Songwriting Prize Winners
Brian Wilson & Pet Sounds
2025 Photography Prize Winners
RIP Sly Stone
2025 Sound Opinions Writing Prize Winners
Regrettable Band Names
EThe Avante-Garde Legend of Bahia
RIP Jill Sobule, Plus Opinions on tUnE-yArDs, Pelican & Shamir
The Ubu Ultimatum
Introducing: One By Willie
ETsunami & Opinions on Julien Baker and Torres
Greg's Hall of Fame
Busking & Opinions on Tunde Adebimpe
A Companion Tribute to Our David Thomas Farewell
EPere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs & the Music of David Thomas
A Compilation for the Stoner Rock Crowd
A Gold Rush of New Buried Treasures
A Deep Cut Correction from Two Sharp Listeners
Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash & In-Law Country
When Synth-Pop Went Silly
Reviews of Lucy Dacus, Saba & No I.D., Mekons, etc. Plus RIP Clem Burke & Dave Allen
A Song that Stalked Jim Through the Algorithm
25th Anniversary of Common's Like Water for Chocolate
More Mike Campbell!
Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
A Key Band of the '80s Indie Rock Scene
Women in Ska & Opinions on Throwing Muses
RIP Brian James of the Damned
Music & Nostalgia Plus Opinions on Bartees Strange & Sasami
RIP Roberta Flack
RIP David Johansen of New York Dolls - Deep Dive & Interview with David
RIP Angie Stone
Sly and the Family Stone & Opinions on Horsegirl
RIP Brenton Wood
Buried Treasures (New Music!) & RIP Jerry Butler
RIP Marianne Faithfull
Drinking Songs & Opinions on Sharon Van Etten
More Songs From Fruit Bats
EFruit Bats Live & Opinions on Lambrini Girls
Onstage Magic, Offstage Tension
Robyn Hitchcock Returns & Opinions on SZA
Waves of a One-Hit Wonder
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President and RIP Stanley Booth, The Rolling Stones Chronicler
Producers Look Back on 1000 Episodes
Sound Opinions' 1000th Episode!
One of the Great Songs of the 21st Century
Buried Treasures!
RIP Marc Campbell of The Nails
Everything Else: Say Nothing
X's Under the Big Black Sun with John Doe
A Track that could Fill a Playlist
Everything Else with Sound Opinions
E2024 Obits, Singles & Greg's Annual Mixtape
A Song Revived by a Streaming Series
Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
RIP Legendary Poet Nikki Giovanni
TV Theme Songs & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar
RIP Will Cullen Hart of The Olivia Tremor Control
Sound Opinions' Holiday Spectacular 2024
New Context for a Familiar Song
The Best Albums of 2024
An Underground Pioneer from Berlin
40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain
A Song's Legacy in Samples
Verböten, Opinions on The Cure, Tyler, the Creator & Amyl and the Sniffers
A Sweet Song with a Sour Meaning
World Tour: South Africa
RIP Quincy Jones (feat. Sound Ops Interview w/ Quincy)
R.E.M.'s Music & Legacy
RIP Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead
Umphrey's McGee Live & Opinions on Alan Sparhawk
A Shout-Out to Arts Teachers
Spooky Halloween: Songs About Witches and Ghosts
Redd Kross, the Bonus Content! Linda Blair, The Beatles & More
45 Years of Redd Kross with Jeff & Steven McDonald
A Well Kept Secret in Soundtracks
Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera with Patterson Hood
RIP Kris Kristofferson
The Greenwich Village Music Scene of the '60s
Bidding Farewell to an Important Chicago Blues Artist & Songwriter
Brand New Buried Treasures
RIP Sérgio Mendes
J Dilla's Legacy with Author Dan Charnas, Opinions on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Hinds
A Tribute to a Great Seattle Music Journalist
MC5: America's Most Revolutionary Rock Band
Unearthing an English Punk Earworm of a Song
Guest Desert Island Jukebox
A Match Made on Greg's Bookshelf
Review Roundup: X, Post Malone, JPEGMAFIA, Sturgill Simpson, Beabadoobee & Meshell Ndegeocello
A Pioneering New Zealand Punk Band with a Female Lead Singer
New Zealand World Tour & RIP Martin Phillipps of The Chills
A Rare Five-Mic Review from The Source
The Best Songs of 1984, Plus Opinions on Redd Kross
The Best Part of the Olympics
Lou Reed's Entire Discography and Reviews of Common and Jack White
RIP John Mayall
The Chicago Blues: Buddy Guy & Alligator Records
An Early Reality TV Star Turned Punk Rocker
Buried Treasures
Why Should I Care About Christian Rock?
EBob Newhart on Sound Opinions
Angélica Garcia Interview, RIP James Chance & Françoise Hardy
A Timeless 70's Reggae Artist
Little Richard & Music as We Age
A Fake Band Jim Wishes Were Real
SPRINTS, Goat Girl & Charli XCX Reviews
A Ghanaian Synthesis of Rock from the 1970s
Prince's Purple Rain
A Conversation About Trans Representation in the Rock Canon
The Best Albums of 2024 So Far!
An Unsung Hero for Pride Month
Carole King's Tapestry
2024 Sound Opinions Writing Prize Winners
Ira Robbins, Billie Eilish & Shellac Reviews
2024 Sound Opinions Music Prize Winners
Joni Mitchell's Blue
2024 Sound Opinions Photo Prize Winners
Steve Wynn of The Dream Syndicate & Reviews of Mdou Moctar & Finom
RIP Duane Eddy
Buried Treasures & RIP Steve Albini
Gender Exploration in Two Versions of the Same Song
RIP Steve Albini
Mary Timony, Opinions on Boris & English Teacher
Cantaloupe Three Ways
Baby Songs, Opinions on Taylor Swift
One of the Greatest Songs of All Time
College Radio, Opinions on Vampire Weekend & Alejandro Escovedo
Rock That Doesn't Roll: Pedro The Lion
EThe Black Keys, Opinions on Shabaka & Hurray for the Riff Raff
A Song From A Genius
Electronic Artist Jlin & Opinions on Beyoncé
An Undersung Part of Stop Making Sense
Led Zeppelin, Plus Opinions on SiR & Waxahatchee
RIP Karl Wallinger and Eric Carmen
Buried Treasures & RIP Karl Wallinger and Eric Carmen
The Family Man of Reggae Bass
Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
A Found-Sound Masterpiece
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots & Opinions on Heems & Lapgan
The Song That Helped Introduce Japan To Rock & Roll
Karaoke Songs, Opinions on Grandaddy & RIP Dexter Romweber
The First Heavy Metal?
Louise Post (Veruca Salt) & Opinions on Idles & Mary Timony
RIP Damo Suzuki
RIP Wayne Kramer of the MC5 & Opinions on Brittany Howard
RIP Mojo Nixon
Give the Drummer Some
RIP Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las
Songs About Getting Away on Vacation & Opinions on Kali Uchis
Riot Grrrl-Adjacent From 1993
Buried Treasures & RIP Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las
RIP Les McCann
Jamila Woods, Opinions on André 3000 & MJ Lenderman
A Nepo Baby Band From 1973
Best TV Show Theme Songs & Opinions on Peter Gabriel
A Great American Record Label
Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
An Enthusiastic Disease
Greg's Annual Mixtape, Jim's Favorite Singles & Obituaries
A Prescient Song From 1978
boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker) Plus Supergroups
RIP John Hyatt
Andy Cirzan's Annual Holiday Spectacular
A Late-Breaking Great Album
The Best Albums of 2023
A Sneak Peek At Our Holiday Spectacular
John Prine's Debut Album Plus Listener Calls
RIP Mars Williams
The Legend and Legacy of Lou Reed
A One-Hit Wonder Girl Group
Sly & the Family Stone, Opinions on The Feelies & Robert Finley
Happy (Belated) Birthday to a Living Legend
Songs About Giving Thanks
Bows, Polka Dots and Existential Dread
Vic Mensa, Women in Music Journalism with Althea Legaspi
"Why Don't You Ever Talk About...?"
Biz Markie, Opinions on boygenius, Cherry Glazerr & Cleo Sol
Fall of the House of DeRogatis (For This Great Song)
Halloween: Songs About Monsters!
RIP Rudolph Isley
Wednesday's Karly Hartzman, Opinions on CMAT & Listener Calls
RIP John Kezdy of The Effigies
Songs About Night, Opinions on The Handsome Family & Lydia Loveless
A Novel's Soundtrack
Our Favorite Recording Sessions in Memory of Engineer Mary Gaffney
Introducing: Rock That Doesn't Roll
A Fall Batch of Buried Treasures
A Pathway to Sun Ra
Billions' Brian Koppelman, Opinions on Mitski, Low Cut Connie & Jaimie Branch
RIP Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth
Songs About the Morning, Opinions on Noname & Ratboys
RIP Jimmy Buffett (and Steve Goodman)
The Paisley Underground (The Bangles, Rain Parade), the Shangri-Las & Opinions on The Hives
A Song That'll Conjure A Conga Line
Songs About Work, Opinions on Big Freedia & Lou Reed's "Perfect Day"
RIP Rodriguez
South African Music
A Shared Fandom of Robyn Hitchcock
Buried Treasures & RIP Robbie Robertson
RIP Robbie Robertson
Living Colour, Opinions on Blur & Claud
Music's Greatest Charlatan
RIP Sinéad O'Connor
The 64 Year-Old Folk Hero
Chicago's Country Music w/ Mark Guarino, Opinions on PJ Harvey
RIP Jane Birkin
Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall, Opinions on Anohni and the Johnsons
Introducing: Starting A Riot
RIP Blackie Onassis
The Best Albums of 2023 So Far!
RIP Astrud Gilberto
Songwriting with Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Ryan Tedder & Opinions on Killer Mike
Boygenius Concert Review
War's "The World Is a Ghetto" Plus Opinions on Janelle Monáe & Jenny Lewis
More on Why We Stop Listening to New Music As We Age
Little Richard, Plus Why We Stop Listening to New Music As We Age
A Criminally Underrated Songwriter
Jason Isbell & Opinions on Protomartyr
A Great Gig For An Accordionist
Chuck Berry's Legacy & RIP Tina Turner
2023 Sound Opinions Music Prize Winners
Buried Treasures & RIP Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
2023 Sound Opinions Writing Prize Winners
Shemekia Copeland Live, RIP Gordon Lightfoot, Opinions on billy woods & Kenny Segal
Tina Turner: RIP to an Icon
RIP Frank Kozik
20 Years of Numero Group: From Syl Johnson to Blondie
RIP Rita Lee of Os Mutantes
Songs About the End of the World
A defining album of the last decade
Director Mary Harron (American Psycho, Charlie Says) on Music in Her Films, Opinions on The National
Jim Goes Full Jersey with this Feelies Offshoot Band
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, Hanif Abdurraqib & Opinions on Everything but the Girl
A Salute to Procol Harum
Eleventh Dream Day, Opinions on Wednesday & Lankum
In Praise of Yellowjackets' Music Usage
Buried Treasures & RIP Seymour Stein
Seymour Stein Interview
Boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker) Plus Supergroups
Mushroom Music
De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising
RIP Spot
Poster Children, Opinions on Screaming Females & Iris DeMent
A Meg White Celebration
John Cale, Spy Songs & RIP Wayne Shorter
Yo La Tengo's Covers Lead to Musical Gold
Latino Fans of British Bands, Opinions on Kelela & Yo La Tengo
Discovering a Chicago Band in Texas
Ticketmaster/Live Nation w/ Ben Sisario & Opinions on Caroline Polachek
A Classic Song Three Ways
Chris Connelly on Nico & RIP Burt Bacharach
A Little Steampunk Ditty
Sinéad O'Connor & Opinions on Lil Yachty
Travels With Greg: NYC
Buried Treasures & RIP Tom Verlaine of Television
An interview with Fucked Up
Kranky Records, Opinions on Iggy Pop & Ladytron
RIP Van Conner
Songs About Photography, Marty Perez & RIP David Crosby
An Obscure British Band You've Probably Never Heard Of
Dry Cleaning, Reviews of Margo Price and SZA, and RIP Jeff Beck
A Great Girl Group Song from 2007
Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous the Musical, His Movies & More
Two Late-Breaking 2022 Obituaries
The Best Songs of 2022, Obits & Greg's Annual Mixtape
Jim's Favorite Springsteen Songs
Low Live on Sound Opinions, RIP Loretta Lynn & Anton Fier
Travels With Greg: The Dylan Center
D'Angelo's Voodoo & Bassist Pino Palladino
One more Cirzan Christmas tune
The 2022 Holiday Spectacular with Andy Cirzan
More Best Albums of 2022
The Best Albums of 2022, Plus RIP Christine McVie
Ganser adds to the Desert Island Jukebox
Margo Price, Plus Opinions on Robyn Hitchcock & Plains
A Flying Saucer Love Song
Buried Treasures & Ganser
D.H. Peligro: A virtuoso punk
Nnamdï, Opinions on Alvvays & Makaya McCraven, Plus RIP Mimi Parker from Low
A Tribute to Low's Mimi Parker
Video Game Music, Opinions on Rina Sawayama & Brian Eno
Representing Tulsa in Song
Superchunk Live, RIP Jerry Lee Lewis
Songs About Frankenstein
Jimmy Jam on Working with Janet Jackson, Prince & More
Correcting the Record
Pearl Jam's Long Road, Opinions on Björk & the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Second Hardest Working Band in the Midwest
John Carpenter & Spooky Movie Music
A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
Kurt Vile Live at the Goose Island Brewhouse, Opinions on Amanda Shires & Nova Twins
One of the Best Songs from the 2000s
Buried Treasures!
A Tribute to Anton Fier
Women in Country Music, Opinions on Santigold & Sudan Archives
A Canadian Euro-disco Song Bridging the 80s and 90s Sounds
Common's Like Water for Chocolate
A Tribute to Joey DeFrancesco
Pedro the Lion Live, Opinions on Horsegirl & Julia Jacklin
The true origins of grunge?
Phoebe Bridgers Live & Songs About the Sea
A Behind The Scenes Motown Great
Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club Drummer Chris Frantz
A Band That Won't Be Damaged By A Bad Biopic
Songs About Heroes, Opinions on Beyoncé & Drive-By Truckers
Giving Women Who Rock the Spotlight With Director Jessica Hopper
Revisiting The Stooges' Fun House
Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time? R.I.P. William Hart of the Delfonics
Rock on Film, Opinions on Lizzo, Muna & Perfume Genius
How Did a British Band End Up at a Swedish Bank Robbery?
Maybe the Best Buried Treasures Ever? Plus Listener Feedback
Hill Country Blues on the Desert Island
Wayne's World 30th Anniversary w/ Director Penelope Spheeris, Opinions on Bartees Strange and Yaya Bey
The Missing Link of Post-Punk Legends
Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs & The Story of Malcolm McLaren After "Pistol"
Roe, Kelly and Highland Park: A Heavy News Update
The Best Albums of 2022 So Far
A Youthful Hit From 40 Years Ago
Yola, Opinions on Angel Olsen & RIP Chrissie Dickinson
When Your Best Song is a B-Side
John Doe & X's Under the Big Black Sun 40 Years Later
A 1985 Single Hits Number 1
Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500) on the Five Albums That Shaped Him
The Winners of the Sound Opinions Prize
Aimee Mann on the Five Albums That Shaped Her
A DIY Duo Brings The Dunedin Sound to the DIJ
Songs That Pose Questions, Plus Opinions on Kendrick Lamar & Florence + The Machine
From College Radio and Art Rock to Hootie and the Blowfish
Exile on Main St. 50th Anniversary
An Interview with Painter Steve Keene
Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group, Opinions on Warpaint & Lucius
An Early Electronic Take on Pink Floyd
Buried Treasures Extravaganza
The Best 2000s NYC Band
The Elephant 6 Mystery Plus Opinions on Jack White & Sharon Van Etten
R.I.P. Cynthia Plaster Caster & News About Jam Productions
Life During Wartime: Trupa Trupa & Tamar Aphek
A Shoegaze Song Named For A Woman
Devo, Plus Opinions on The Linda Lindas & The Regrettes, RIP Chris Bailey of the Saints
One of the Best Albums of the '90s
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Led Zeppelin, Plus Opinions on Wet Leg & Rosalía
An Australian Sings an Italian Song of Resistance
Revisiting Yankee Hotel Foxtrot With Wilco
Give an Undersung Drummer Some
Songs Named After Women, Ukrainian Musician Serge Tiagnyriadno & RIP Timmy Thomas
Making Music In Kyiv
CREEM Magazine & Opinions on Curtis Harding, Superchunk & Maren Morris, Plus Snail Mail
Tara Key on her tribute to Wink O'Bannon
Lucy Dacus, Opinions on Dolly Parton & SASAMI
A Beloved Boston Band Finally Gets Played
X-Ray Spex & the Power of Poly Styrene, Opinions on Saba & Shamir
Where Rock Meets Bach
Best Speak-Singing Songs, RIP Mark Lanegan & Opinions on Spoon
The Second Best Song About Madame Curie Ever Written
Buried Treasures, Desert Island Jukebox & More
An Album And Career That Fizzled, Then Came To Life 30 Years Later
The Legacy of J Dilla with Dan Charnas, Opinions on Big Thief & Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
A tribute to two soul greats
Debating KISS, Opinions on Amber Mark & RIP Sam Lay
A CBGB house band inspired by the Ronettes
Songs About Getting Away on Vacation & Opinions on Mitski
Saying Goodbye to a Detroit "Bad Girl"
John Prine's Debut Album & RIP Meat Loaf
John Darnielle on his new novel, Devil House
Adia Victoria, Goodbye Ronnie Spector, Plus Opinions on Earl Sweatshirt and FKA twigs
A classic house track that inspired a top single of 2021
Robert Finley, Opinions on Neil Young, The Weeknd & Turnstile, Plus Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich on Tom Petty
The Top Singles of 2021 & Greg's Mixtape
A great song by a cool band, made popular by a pop star
"Gimme Shelter" Singer Merry Clayton & Author Dawnie Walton
A '90s Nugget Gets Added to the Jukebox
Revisiting Carole King's Tapestry
A rap duo that's big in Canada, plus a TV show endorsement
Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular with Andy Cirzan
Matt Muse Interview and Music World Obituaries
The Best Albums of 2021
When concerts turn unsafe
The Beatles Get Back, Astroworld & Concert Safety
The first American band signed to 4AD
Aimee Mann's Five Essential Albums, Opinions on Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
The story of Karen Dalton
Songs About Giving Thanks, Opinions on IDLES & Courtney Barnett
Jim remembers a lesser-known Motown diva
Buried Treasures, Opinions on ABBA & Goat Girl
A soulful cover of a spooky song
Miles Copeland of I.R.S. Records on R.E.M., The Police and More, Plus Opinions on Brandi Carlile & Parquet Courts
A Chicago band that spurred an entire genre
The Velvet Underground with Dir. Todd Haynes, Opinions on Ray BLK & illuminati hotties
More with Jimmy Jam
Ghostly Tracks & the Origins Behind Them
The Go-Go's Gina Schock on her new photobook, the Rock Hall of Fame & more
Jimmy Jam of Jam & Lewis on His Hits With Janet Jackson & New Album, Plus Shirley Manson of Garbage
Critical darlings once more
Jason Molina: His Life and Music, Plus Opinions on Mickey Guyton & Leon Bridges
Shirley Manson on Garbage's new album and her podcast
The R. Kelly Conviction with dream hampton and Jim DeRogatis & Reviews of Adia Victoria and Little Simz
The Drive-By Truckers' American South
Reviews of Low, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X & More, Plus Guest Desert Island Jukebox
A band that really cooks
Pitchfork Music Festival report and more buried treasures
Buried Treasures & Tamar Aphek
Leon Bridges on honing his Gold-Diggers Sound
Glam Rocker Art d'Ecco, Opinions on Drake & Halsey
Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond talks with Althea Legaspi, plus a live music update
Songs About Breaking Free, Kanye Review, RIP Lee Scratch Perry
A tribute to half of one of the greatest rock 'n roll duos ever
Yola & Charlie Watts
Richard Thompson on jamming with Led Zeppelin, getting mocked by Buck Owens and avoiding his police officer dad in 1960s London
A conversation about Aaliyah
Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, Opinions on Naked Raygun & Amythyst Kiah
Dusty Hill, The Bearded Blues Rock Bassist and Vocalist, Remembered
Yes's Going For the One with Jon Anderson & Opinions on Tyler, the Creator
Jim is Pure as New York Snow with his Latest Desert Island Disc
Latin Music's Ascent, Opinions on Prince & Billie Eilish
Paying tribute to the kindest Assassin known to the music world
Woodstock '99 & Guests' Desert Island Jukebox Picks
Alejandro Escovedo and mental health care for musicians
Buried Treasures, Biz Markie & Damon Locks
Comedian Chris Gethard
Dawn Richard, Opinions on Sault & Lucy Dacus
How Chicago musicians are supporting struggling venues
Radiohead's Kid A & The Tale of Sex Pistols' Manager Malcolm McLaren
A Stax song without Steve Cropper
Music Activism: Fay Milton (Savages) on Climate Change & IDLES
Appreciating an annoying 17-year habit
Guitarist Steve Cropper, Opinions on H.E.R. & Bachelor
The song that got King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard hooked on sonics
Best Albums of 2021 So Far
How music festivals are moving forward in 2021
Bassist Pino Palladino, Opinions on Wolf Alice & Japanese Breakfast
A trailblazer who didn't care what anyone thought: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#810 Buried Treasures, Opinions on Olivia Rodrigo & Monster Magnet
A Power Pop Education: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#809 Tune-Yards & Concert Venue Accessibility
More with Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev
#808 Album Review Roundup (St. Vincent, Tony Allen & More) Plus How to Save the Music Ecosystem
Remembering two legends of the Chicago music scene
#807 The Story of Malaco Records, Opinions on Miranda Lambert & girl in red
Bonus podcast 25: More from Nancy Wilson
#806 Nancy Wilson of Heart, Opinions on Art d'Ecco & Marianne Faithfull
Bonus podcast 24: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#805 Hip Hop History, Opinions on Dawn Richard & Dry Cleaning, Beach Bunny
Bonus podcast 23: Jim's DIJ
#804 The Best Backing Vocals, Opinions on BROCKHAMPTON & Eleventh Dream Day
Bonus podcast 22: More Merry Clayton
#803 Sound of Metal's Paul Raci & The Story of Guy Clark
Bonus podcast 21: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#802 Buried Treasures & SXSW 2021
Bonus podcast 20: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
Sound Opinions Trailer
#801 Merry Clayton & "The Final Revival of Opal & Nev" author Dawnie Walton
Bonus podcast 19: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#800: Tune-Yards, serpentwithfeet & La Femme, Memories of 800 Episodes of Sound Ops
Bonus podcast 18: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#799 Carole King's Tapestry on its 50th Anniversary
Bonus podcast 17: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#798 Disgraceland's Jake Brennan, Songs About Shady Characters & Black Pumas
Bonus podcast 16: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#797 The Story of Fortune Records, Opinions on The Hold Steady, Julien Baker & King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard
Bonus podcast 15: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#796 Best Band Lineup Changes, Opinions on Arlo Parks & slowthai
Bonus podcast 14: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#795 Todd Rundgren on His Virtual Tour, Meat Loaf, Plus Opinions on The Weather Station
Bonus podcast 13: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#794 Buried Treasures & Peter Stampfel
Bonus podcast 12: RIP Mary Wilson of the Supremes
#793 John Carpenter, Favorite Film Scores & Opinions on Goat Girl & Madlib
Bonus podcast 11: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#792 The Zappa Show, Feat. Director Alex Winter; Opinions on Viagra Boys
Bonus podcast 10: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#791 The Evolution of Taylor Swift; Phil Spector, Jazmine Sullivan & Sylvain Sylvain
Bonus podcast 9: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#790 Songs About Mistakes, Opinions on Paul McCartney & Steve Earle
Bonus podcast 8: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#789 Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous, Opinions on Miley Cyrus & MF Doom
Bonus podcast 7: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#788 Buried Treasures, Greg's Mixtape & Artists We Lost in 2020
#787 The Year in the Music Industry
#786 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2020
Bonus podcast 6: Best Albums of 2020 Continued!
#785 Best Albums of 2020
Bonus podcast 5: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#784 Radiohead's Kid A & the Story of Sex Pistols' Manager Malcolm McLaren
Bonus podcast 4: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#783 Review Roundup & Pylon
Bonus podcast 3: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#782 Bob Mould & The Story of Hawkwind
Bonus podcast 2: Jim's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#781 Tribute Albums
Bonus podcast: Greg's Desert Island Jukebox pick
#780 Buried Treasures & Singer-Songwriter Nana Adjoa
#779 Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President & Hanif Abdurraquib
#778 Songs About Witches & D'Angelo's Voodoo
#777 The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine, R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen and Opinions on Shamir & Shemekia Copeland
#776 Record Review Roundup & Wendy Carlos
#775 The Story of Creem Magazine & British Rock Band IDLES
#774 Hannibal Buress & How Record Stores Are Adapting
#773 Yes' Going For The One & Protomartyr Review
#772 Buried Treasures & the Future of Music Venues
#771 Songs About New Beginnings
#770: Give The Drummer Some
#769: The Replacements & Mission of Burma
#768 The Velvet Underground & Nico
#767 The New Analog & Opinions On Neil Young
#766 Chris Frantz and Talking Heads
#765 Chicago Soul
#764 Songs About Help and the Rock Doctors
#763 Buried Treasures & Caroline Rose
#762 Bill Withers' Live at Carnegie Hall & Opinions on Phoebe Bridgers
#761 Instant Commentaries & Opinions on Bob Dylan
#760 Best Albums of 2020...So Far
#759 Cover Songs, Opinions on Jehnny Beth & Remembering Jimmy Cobb
#758 Buried Treasures & Ask The Critics
#757 Concerts That Shaped Us & Opinions On They Call Me Disco
#756 History in Songs & Best Coast
#755 Virtual Vacations, Mudhoney in Seattle, & RIP Little Richard
#754 God Save the Queens: Women in Hip-Hop, Opinions on Jason Isbell & Chicano Batman, Hamilton Bohannon
#753: Review Roundup, Bill Withers & the Red Sox Organist
#752 Buried Treasures & Sudan Archives
#751 Rocking the Closet: Sexuality in Music, Opinions on Dua Lipa, Waxahatchee & Melkbelly
#750 Raphael Saadiq, Remembering John Prine
#749 Review Roundup & The Masked Marauders
#748 Social Distancing on the Desert Island, R.I.P. Singer and Songwriter Paul K.
#747 Joni Mitchell's Blue
#746 OutKast's Stankonia & Caroline Polachek
#745 Songs About Animals, Opinions on Tame Impala & Grimes
#744 Songs About Time, Ask the Critics Pt. 2
#743 Buried Treasures & Briston Maroney
#742 Ask the Critics, Hologram Tours & Opinions on Wire
#741 King Crimson, R.I.P. Andy Gill of Gang of Four
#740 Best Film Acting Performances By Musicians, Host of Slow Burn on the Muders of Tupac & Biggie
#739 Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Opinions on Drive-By Truckers & Torres
#738 The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, R.I.P. Neil Peart & Opinions on Beach Slang
#737 Buried Treasures & Folk Singer-Songwriter Joan Shelley
#736 Songs About Pot, Rock Doctors & Angie McMahon
#735 Albums of the Decade, Greg's Mixtape, Juice WRLD & Roy Loney
#734 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2019 with Andy Cirzan
#733 The Best Albums of 2019
#732 William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'N' Roll, Opinions on Leonard Cohen & Sudan Archives
#731 Thanksgiving Leftovers & DJ Shadow on Sampling
#730 Songs That Make You Cry, Opinions on The Replacements & FKA twigs
#729 Buried Treasures & Bobby Rush
#728 Songs About the Radio & Opinions on Michael Kiwanuka
#727 Janis Joplin, Opinions on Kanye West & Neil Young and Crazy Horse
#726 Bands in Costume, Opinions on Battles & Farewell to Music Critic Nick Tosches
#725 The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.
#724 Songs We Love By Bands We Don't, Opinions on Nick Cave & Farewell to Ginger Baker & Kim Shattuck
#723 Family Bands & Opinions on Wilco
#722 Fugazi's Repeater, Opinions on Psychedelic Country Artist Sturgill Simpson
#721 Opinions on Tool, Lana Del Rey & More, Farewell to Ric Ocasek & Daniel Johnston
#720 Buried Treasures & Peter Lewis of Moby Grape
#719 James Alexander of the Bar-Kays & Favorite Bass Lines
#718 Whitney & Songs About Quitting Work
#717 Best Music Cameos & Opinions on Raphael Saadiq
#716 The Mountain Goats, Opinions on Sleater-Kinney & The Regrettes
#715 The Legend of Robert Johnson
#714 Why the Ramones Matter, Tommy Ramone & Opinions on Chance the Rapper
#713 Australian Singer-Songwriter Julia Jacklin, Opinions on Blood Orange
#712 Buried Treasures & Tasha
#711 Marvin Gaye's What's Going On & the Wah-Wah Pedal
#710 Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Rust Never Sleeps on its 40th Anniversary, the Rickenbacker 12-String Guitar
#709 Music That Made Me & the Universal Music Warehouse Fire
#708 The Best Albums of 2019 So Far
#707 Roky Erickson, Dr. John & Jim DeRogatis on R. Kelly
#706 Mavis Staples
#705 Buried Treasures & Ex Hex
#704 De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising & Opinions on The National
#703 Paisley Underground, The Shangri-Las' Leader of the Pack & Opinions on Tacocat
#702 Sharon Van Etten & Opinions on Jamila Woods
#701 Band Reunions, Opinions on Vampire Weekend
#700 Sound Opinions in Space, Opinions on Lizzo & Emily King
#699 Moby, Opinions on Nico Segal's Intellexual
#698 Buried Treasures, Rock Doctors, Opinions on Marvin Gaye
#697 Shoegaze & Opinions on Priests
#696 True Crime Songs, Opinions on Jenny Lewis & Sara Romweber
#695 Alternative Country Singer-Songwriter Sarah Shook & SXSW 2019
#694 The Best of Sound Opinions Live & Hal Blaine
#693 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Chaka Khan & Solange
#692 The Stooges' Fun House and Remembering Talk Talk's Mark Hollis
#691 The Story of Blues Label Alligator Records & Conversation with Buddy Guy
#690 Songs About Writers, Opinions on Bob Mould & Sneaks
#689 Walk This Way: The Story of Run-DMC's Collaboration With Aerosmith, Opinions on Emily King
#688 Weird Instruments of Rock, Opinions on Maggie Rogers & Sharon Van Etten
#687 Buried Treasures & Chicago Soul Band The O'My's
#686 Revolver Cover Artist and Bassist Klaus Voormann, The Artist vs. the Art
#685 Great Starts - Songs With Iconic Beginnings
#684 Great Duets & Writer Malcolm Gladwell
#683 Jim & Greg's 2018 Mixtapes & In Memoriam
#682 Rush & Paying Tribute to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks
#681 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular
#680 The Best Albums of 2018
#679 Singer-Songwriter Amanda Shires & Opinions on Anderson .Paak & Art Brut
#678 Astral Weeks 50th Anniversary & Guest Desert Island Jukebox
#677 Buried Treasures & Dad Rap
#676 Lennon v. McCartney Solo Careers & Opinions on Vince Staples & Makaya McCraven
#675 21st Century Protest Music & Opinions on Robyn
#674 Scary Songs For Halloween & Opinions on Greta Van Fleet
#673 Film & T.V. Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs, Opinions on Prince & Sam Phillips
#672 Buried Treasures & Beatles Audio Engineer Geoff Emerick
#671 Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Opinions on Noname & Otis Rush
#670 Diss Tracks & Rock Doctors
#669 Dessa & Opinions on Paul McCartney
#668 Disco & Seymour Stein
#667 Buried Treasures & Bat Fangs
#666 Mastodon's Brann Dailor & Songs About the Devil
#665 Billions Co-Creator & Screenwriter Brian Koppelman, Opinions on The Coup & Amanda Shires
#664 Remembering Aretha Franklin
#663 Roxy Music
#662 Sound Opinions at Sea & Phoebe Bridgers
#661 Alice Cooper, Opinions on Chance the Rapper & Deafheaven
#660 PJ Morton & Opinions on Drake
#659 Buried Treasures & MSNBC's Ari Melber
#658 Sound Opinions LIVE
#657 Best Albums of 2018 So Far
#656 Hinds & Opinions on Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Parquet Courts & More
#655 Margo Price & Anthony Bourdain
#654 Joni Mitchell's Blue
#653 Anxious Anthems & Leon Bridges
#652 Give the Drummer Some
#651 John Prine, Opinions on Courtney Barnett & Scott Hutchison
#650 Buried Treasures & Guest Desert Island Jukebox
#649 Slayer, Opinions on Janelle Monáe & Liz Phair
#648 Songs About Horses, Opinions on Lucy Dacus & Torres
#647 Jason Isbell & Opinions on Cardi B
#646 The Legend of Captain Beefheart, Opinions on Kacey Musgraves & Sarah Shook
#645 The Regrettes, Buried Treasures & Frank Turner
#644 Exile on Main St.
#643 SXSW 2018
#642 Songs About the Music Industry & Antibalas
#641 Buried Treasures & A Giant Dog
#640 Best Movie Soundtracks Pt. 2 & Opinions on the Black Panther Soundtrack
#639 Don Was, Opinions on Superchunk & Dessa
#638 Sir the Baptist & Opinions on MGMT
#637 "I Want You Back" Songs for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Justin Timberlake
#636 Cover Songs, Opinions on First Aid Kit & Mark E. Smith
#635 Vic Mensa, Opinions on tUnE-yArDs, Dolores O'Riordan & Hugh Masekela
#634 New Wave & Alison Moyet
#633 Iron & Wine and Opinions on Jeff Rosenstock
#632 Alex Cox & Opinions on N.E.R.D.
#631 Mixtapes 2017 & Musical In Memoriam
#630 Bob Ezrin & Amber Mark
#629 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2017
#628 Rock Criticism with Jonathan Lethem, Mavis Staples & Björk
#627 The Best Albums of 2017
#626 Songs of Thanks, the Bass VI & Rise Against's Tim McIlrath
#625 Al Green's The Belle Album & Opinions on Taylor Swift
#624 Ted Leo & Opinions on Shamir
#623 Buried Treasures & Ron Gallo
#622 Musical Costumes, Fats Domino & Gord Downie
#621 Julie Klausner, Beck, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
#620 Jamila Woods, St. Vincent & Judy Collins
#619 Remembering Tom Petty
#618 Mavis Staples, Pt. 2, Protomartyr & Charles Bradley
#617 Live on Sound Opinions & Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü
#616 Late Bloomers, Filthy Friends & Little Dragon
#615 The Artist vs. the Art, The National, Queens of the Stone Age & Walter Becker
#614 Back-to-School Songs & Opinions on LCD Soundystem and Van Hunt
#613 Melvins & Billy Bragg on Skiffle
#612 One-Person Bands & Opinions on Randy Newman & Downtown Boys
#611 Steve Earle, Glen Campbell & Opinions on Vic Mensa
#610 Buried Treasures & the Wah-Wah Pedal
#609 Penelope Spheeris & Opinions on Arcade Fire
#608 Fantasy Songs, Slowdive & Opinions on Public Enemy
#607 1977 – The Year Punk Broke (Pt. 2) & She-Devils
#606 1977 – The Year Punk Broke (Pt. 1), Opinions on Fleet Foxes, and Jody Stephens
#605 World Tour – New Zealand & Opinions on Lorde
#604 Best Albums of 2017...So Far
#603 Musical Road Trip & Opinions on Chuck Berry
#602 Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's Benmont Tench, Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary & Opinions on Benjamin Booker
#601 Jack White & The History of the Rickenbacker 12-String
#600 Jenny Hval & Opinions on Harry Styles and Sir the Baptist
#599 Damon Krukowski & "The New Analog", Opinions on Low Cut Connie, and Lydia Loveless
#598 Fictional Bands, "Convoy" & Opinions on Gorillaz
#597 The Velvet Underground & Nico
#596 Guitar Riffs & Opinions on The Obsessed
#595 Drive-By Truckers & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar & Resistance Radio
#594 Spring Record Review Round-Up & Honeyblood
#593 Mavis Staples
#592 SXSW 2017
#591 Remembering Chuck Berry
#590 Desert Island Jukebox & Sunflower Bean
#589 One and Done & Opinions on Thundercat
#588 Gene Chandler & Opinions on The Feelies
#587 Buried Treasures & Clyde Stubblefield
#586 The Gotobeds & Opinions on Lupe Fiasco
#585 First Impressions & Opinions on Priests
#584 Shirley Collins & Opinions on Japandroids & Ty Segall
#583 Krautrock & Remembering Maggie Roche
#582 The Album Leaf & Opinions on The xx and The Flaming Lips
#581 All Apologies & Opinions on Run the Jewels
#580 Esperanza Spalding & David Bowie, One Year Later
#579 Mixtapes 2016 & Musical In Memoriam
#578 The Mekons & Opinions on Dawn Richard
#577 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2016
#576 The Best Albums of 2016
#575 Hero Worship
#574 Jon Brion & Opinions on Emeli Sandé
#573 Turkey Pardons & Remembering Leonard Cohen
#572 World Tour – Canada & Opinions on Alejandro Escovedo.
#571 Marvin Gaye's *What's Going On*
#570 The Handsome Family & Opinions on Lady Gaga
#569 Songs That Give You the Creeps & Opinions on Leonard Cohen
#568 Beach Slang & Opinions on Drive-By Truckers
#567 Bob Mehr on The Replacements & Opinions on Solange
#566 Fall Review Roundup & Buckwheat Zydeco
#565 Herb Alpert & Opinions on Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
#564 Buried Treasures & Alex Ross
#563 Mudhoney & Opinions on Wilco
#562 End of Summer Songs & Opinions on Angel Olsen
#561 The Art of Writing Hit Songs with Mann & Weil & Opinions on Frank Ocean
#560 World Tour - Brazil & Opinions on Ryley Walker
#559 Courtney Barnett & Opinions on Lydia Loveless
#558 Ska & Opinions on Jamila Woods
#557 Tortoise, Post-Rock & Opinions on Michael Kiwanuka
#556 Moby & Opinions on The Julie Ruin
#555 Better Campaign Songs & Opinions on The Avalanches
#554 Savages & Opinions on Maxwell & DJ Shadow
#553 Best Albums of 2016...So Far
#552 Bob Mould & Opinions on case/lang/veirs
#551 Anxious Anthems & Opinions on Paul Simon
#550 Eleanor Friedberger & Opinions on Chance the Rapper
#549 Bob Dylan at 75 – *Blonde on Blonde* to Modern Times
#548 Bob Dylan at 75 – From Protest to Plugging In
#547 Riot Grrrl at 25 & Opinions on Radiohead & Drake
#546 The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
#545 Seinabo Sey & Opinions on Brian Eno
#544 Remembering Prince & Opinions on Beyoncé
#543 Earth Day, TV Tunes, & Opinions on Parquet Courts
#542 L.A. Reid & Springsteen's Protest
#541 Tax Day & Opinions on PJ Harvey
#540 Eleventh Dream Day & Opinions on M83
#539 SXSW 2016 & Opinions on Bob Mould
#538 1991 Revisited & Opinions on Iggy Pop
#537 Rock Around the Clock & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar
#536 Reviews Round-Up
#535 Rush & Opinions on Kanye West
#534 Music of the Civil Rights Era
#533 Los Lobos
#532 Anti-Love Songs for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Lucinda Williams
#531 Patti Smith's Horses & Opinions on Pusha T
#530 Shamir & Opinions on Savages
#529 Remembering David Bowie
#528 Glyn Johns & Opinions on Coldplay
#527 Mixtapes 2015 and the Return of the Cassette
#526 Ten Years of Sound Opinions
#525 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2015
#524 The Best Albums of 2015
#523 Sam Phillips & Sun Studios and Opinions on Adele
#522 History of the Moog & Opinions on Kurt Cobain
#521 The 2015 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
#520 Remembering Allen Toussaint & Opinions on The Chills
#519 Low Cut Connie & Opinions on Billy Gibbons
#518 Grand Slams in Music & Opinions on Protomartyr
#517 Songs About the Devil & Opinions on Joanna Newsom
#516 Twin Peaks & Opinions on The Dead Weather
#515 Spooner Oldham & Opinions on Janet Jackson
#514 London Calling and Opinions on Keith Richards & Disclosure
#513 Alice Cooper
#512 Wire, Blackalicious, & Low
#511 Back to School
#510 Bully and The Weeknd
#509 Ernie Isley
#508 Rock Doctors Return
#507 Buried Treasures & The Birth of Music Piracy
#506 Television and Music
#505 50 Years of The Grateful Dead
#504 Kate Pierson of the B-52s
#503 Tame Impala Live and On Record
#502 Summer Songs Part 2
#501 Torres and Opinions on Miguel
#500 Episode 500!
#499 The Life and Music of BB King & Opinions on Richard Thompson
#498 Best of 2015...So Far & Opinions on Donnie Trumpet
#497 Zola Jesus & Opinions on Florence + The Machine
#496 Scharpling & Wurster and Spring Record Reviews
#495 Passion Pit & Opinions on Shamir
#494 Peter Hook and Opinions on Passion Pit
#493 Against Me! and Opinions on Blur
#492 Songs About Mom for Mother's Day
#491 The Rock Fan's Guide to Jazz
#490 Going Solo & Opinions on Modest Mouse
#489 Sleater Kinney and Opinions on Death Cab for Cutie
#488 Hal Blaine and Opinions on Courtney Barnett
#487 SXSW 2015 & Opinions on Kendrick Lamar
#486 Jac Holzman on Elektra Records and Opinions on Cannibal Ox
#485 Buried Treasures and Opinions on Madonna
#484 The Rock Doctors Cure Heartache & Opinions on Screaming Females
#483 Nick Mason on Pink Floyd and Opinions on Drake
#482 The Sound Opinions World Tour: Cuba & Opinions on Pops Staples
#481 Run the Jewels and Opinions on Father John Misty
#480 Secret Love for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Bob Dylan.
#479 The True Adventures of The Rolling Stones & Opinions on Lupe Fiasco and Bjork
#478 Strange Bedfellows of Rock & Opinions on Sleater-Kinney.
#477 Mary J. Blige and Opinions on The Decemberists
#476 Spoon and Opinions on Divine Styler
#475 Mixtapes 2014 & Musical In Memoriam
#474 Desert Island Jukebox Special
#473 Bloodshot Records & Opinions on D'Angelo.
#472 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2014
#471 The Best Albums of 2014
#470 Protomartyr and Opinions on The Preatures
#469 Robert Plant and Opinions on TV on the Radio
#468 The 2014 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
#467 Broken Bells
#466 Pink Floyd's The Wall and Music & Science
#465 Rock Music & the Occult and Opinions on Stevie Nicks
#464 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Bob Seger
#463 The Both & Opinions on Weezer
#462 Best Guitar Riffs and Opinions on Prince
#461 Fall Record Reviews
#460 Tweedy
#459 James Brown Live at the Apollo and Opinions on New Pornographers & FKA Twigs
#458 Work Songs and Opinions on Ty Segall
#457 Benjamin Booker and Opinions on Robert Plant
#456 New Wave and Opinions on Sinead O'Connor
#455 Rock Operas
#454 Kelis & Opinions on Spoon
#453 Tommy Ramone on Rocket to Russia & Opinions on Tom Petty
#452 Rosanne Cash & Opinions on Jenny Lewis
#451 Rob Reiner on Spinal Tap & Opinions on Morrissey
#450 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Brian Eno
#449 Purple Rain and Opinions on Mastodon
#448 The 2014 Mid-Year Review & Opinions on Bob Mould
#447 Angel Olsen & Opinions on Lana Del Rey
#446 Richard Thompson & Opinions on Jack White
#445 The Baseball Project, The Rock Doctors Perform Surgery & Opinions on Sharon Van Etten
#444 Warpaint & Opinions on Neil Young
#443 Songs from the Front Lines
#442 Uncle Tupelo's No Depression and Opinions on Black Keys & Lykke Li
#441 Darkside & Opinions on tUnE-yArDs
#440 Chess Records & Damon Albarn & Kelis Reviews
#439 Songs That Make You Cry
#438 ABBA at 40 & Eurovision
#437 Giorgio Moroder and a Review of The Both
#436 Pelican and a Review of The Hold Steady
#435 The Allman Brothers Band & Black Lips Review
#434 SXSW 2014 & Nick Waterhouse Review
#433 Mike Watt of Minutemen & Reviews of Pharrell Williams and The War on Drugs
#432 Allen Toussaint & 20 Feet from Stardom
#431 Sly & the Family Stone, Oscar Songs and Lydia Loveless
#430 Deltron 3030 and Beck Review
#429 The Sound Opinions World Tour in Russia & Angel Olsen Review
#428 Musical Couples for Valentine's Day
#427 The Dismemberment Plan & Broken Bells Review
#426 Bands of The Bermuda Triangle
#425 The Beatles "Tune In" & Bruce Springsteen Review
#424 Rodrigo Y Gabriela & Remembering Phil Everly
#423 2013 Mixtapes & Ask the Critic
#422 The Dawn of Metal & Paramount Records
#421 Slayer Turns 30 and Reviews of Norah Jones, Billie Joe Armstrong and Childish Gambino
#420 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular
#419 The Best Albums of 2013
#418 Songs about the Music Business & Opinions on The Warlocks
#417 Remembering Lou Reed & Opinions on M.I.A.
#416 Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
#415 Parquet Courts
#414 Sound Opinions on Astral Weeks, James Murphy & Lou Reed
#413 Neko Case & Opinions on Paul McCartney
#412 Sound Opinions Halloween Special & Opinions on Pearl Jam
#411 Willis Earl Beal & Opinions on Kings of Leon
#410 Fall Record Reviews & Jim's DIJ
#409 Savages & Opinions on Drake
#408 Replacements Reunion & Classic Album Dissection
#407 Cheap Trick Live At Budokan
#406 The Rock Doctors do Kung Fu & Opinions on Nine Inch Nails and Sam Phillips
#405 The Sound Opinions World Tour in South Africa
#404 Music of the Civil Rights Movement
#403 Josh Homme & Opinions on Superchunk
#402 Lindsey Buckingham
#401 The Best Rock Instrumentals & Opinions on Trouble
#400 Buried Treasures & Robin Thicke Review
#399 Johnny Marr & Reviews of El-P and Killer Mike
#398 Music of The Beats & Opinions on Jay-Z
#397 Indians & Black Sabbath Review
#396 The Sound Opinions World Tour in Mexico
#395 Bryan Ferry & Opinions on Kanye West
#394 Best Family Bands & The Handsome Family Review
#393 Best Albums of 2013...So Far
#392 *At Folsom Prison* & Reviews of {artist: Natalie Maines} and {artist: The National}
#391 Wild Belle & Daft Punk Review
#390 Peter Hook & Chance the Rapper Review
Show #389: Tame Impala & Savages Review
#388 Sound Opinions World Tour in Japan & Jessie Ware Review
#387 Joe Boyd & Opinions on The Besnard Lakes
#386 Kurt Vile & Phoenix Review
#385 Remembering Roger Ebert & Opinions on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
#384 Emeli Sande & Opinions on Low
#383 Grand Slams (Four Great Albums in a Row) & The Strokes Review
#382 SXSW 2013 & Opinions on Justin Timberlake
#381 Tony Visconti & Opinions on David Bowie
#380 Lucinda Williams & Opinions on Rhye
#379 Sound Opinions World Tour: Sweden & Atoms for Peace Review
#378 Buried Treasures and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Review
#377 Jimmy Cliff & Richard Thompson Review
#376 Valentine's Day Special & My Bloody Valentine Review
#375 The db's & Solange Review
#374 Trey Parker and Matt Stone & Reviews of New Order and Parquet Courts
#373 Best Satirical Songs & Yo La Tengo Review
#372 Aimee Mann & Bruno Mars Review
#371 Shoegaze (Genre Dissection) & Big Boi Review
#370 Mixtapes 2012 & In Memoriam
#369 Supergroups & Alicia Keys Review