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  • Robyn Hitchcock Returns & Opinions on SZA
    Feb 7 2025

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Robyn Hitchcock back to Sound Opinions to discuss the singer-songwriter's book, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, and the accompanying album, 1967: Vacations in the Past. Plus, the hosts review the new album from SZA.

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    Featured Songs:

    The Soft Boys, "I Wanna Destroy You," Underwater Moonlight, Armageddon, 1980

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    SZA, "Saturn," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024

    SZA, "Drive," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024

    SZA, "BMF," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024

    SZA, "Another Life," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024

    Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians, "Brenda's Iron Sledge," Black Snake Diamond Röle, Armageddon, 1981

    Robyn Hitchcock, "Trams of Old London," I Often Dream of Trains, Midnight Music, 1984

    Robyn Hitchcock, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024

    Robyn Hitchcock, "Like a Rolling Stone," Robyn Sings, Editions PAF, 2002

    Robyn Hitchcock, "Trouble in Your Blood," The Man Upstairs, Yep Roc, 2014

    Robyn Hitchcock, "A Day in the Life," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024

    Robyn Hitchcock, "See Emily Play," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024

    Robyn Hitchcock, "Itchycoo Park," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024

    Robyn Hitchcock, "Vacations in the Past," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024

    Fruit Bats, "We Used to Live Here," A River Running to Your Heart, Merge, 2023

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    51 min
  • Waves of a One-Hit Wonder
    Feb 5 2025

    In this bonus episode, Jim shares a track that was once so popular that it made a fictional location into a reality.

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    7 min
  • Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President and RIP Stanley Booth, The Rolling Stones Chronicler
    Jan 31 2025

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late president Jimmy Carter by revisiting a discussion on his character and love for music with the director of the documentary, Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. Plus, they will bid farewell to music journalist Stanley Booth, the most profound chronicler of the Rolling Stones.

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    Featured Songs:

    Bob Dylan, "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia, 1965

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973

    Bob Dylan, "Maggie's Farm," Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia, 1965

    Bob Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody," Slow Train Coming, Columbia, 1979

    The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter," Let It Bleed, Decca, 1969

    The Rolling Stones, "No Expectations," Beggars Banquet, Decca, 1968

    The Rolling Stones, "Street Fighting Man," Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, Decca, 1970

    The Rolling Stones, "Around And Around," 12 x 5, London, 1964

    The Rolling Stones, "Honky Tonk Women," Honky Tonk Women (Single), Decca, 1969

    The Rolling Stones, "You Gotta Move," Sticky Fingers, Polydor, 1971

    The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy For the Devil," Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, Decca, 1970

    The Rolling Stones, "Wild Horses," Sticky Fingers, Polydor, 1971

    Robyn Hitchcock, "The Man Who Loves the Rain," Shufflemania!, Tiny Ghost, 2022

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    51 min
  • Producers Look Back on 1000 Episodes
    Jan 29 2025

    As a bonus to our 1000th episode, senior producers Alex Claiborne and Andrew Gill chime in with some of their favorite guests and most memorable moments from Sound Opinions.

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    17 min
  • Sound Opinions' 1000th Episode!
    Jan 24 2025

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot look back on the occasion of Sound Opinions reaching the 1000 episodes milestone. Both hosts share highlights and a couple lowlights, plus listeners share their favorite memories.

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    Featured Songs:

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    Radiohead, "I Want None Of It (Live on Sound Opinions)," Unreleased, NA, 2008

    Carole King, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," Tapestry, Ode, 1971

    D'Angelo, "Send It On," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

    Trupa Trupa, "Sister Ray," (Single), Glitterbeat, 2024

    Wire, "Used To ," Chairs Missing, Harvest, 1978

    Goat Girl, "Creep," Goat Girl, Rough Trade, 2018

    Allen Toussaint, "A New Orleans Thing (Live on Sound Opinions)," Songbook, Concord, 2013

    Boygenius, "20," The Record, Interscope, 2023

    Max Roach, "Driva Man," We Insist!, Candid, 1960

    The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973

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    51 min
  • One of the Great Songs of the 21st Century
    Jan 22 2025

    In this bonus episode, Greg adds a track to the Desert Island Jukebox and shares the story of how this brilliant song almost didn't get made!

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    7 min
  • Buried Treasures!
    Jan 17 2025

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also hear selections from the production staff.

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    Featured Songs:

    Iress, "Lovely (Forget Me Not)," Sleep Now, In Reverse, Dune Altar, 2024

    The Beatles, "With a Little Help from My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    Soul Meets Body, "Hallucinations," Hallucinations (Single), Redwolf, 2024

    Dummy, "Soonish...," Free Energy, Trouble in Mind, 2024

    Grace Carlin, "killin' It (demo)," no joke (memos & demos), Self-released, 2023

    Brutus, "The Deadly Rhythm," The Shape of Punk To Come Obliterated, Epitaph, 2024

    Amayo, "Black Magic Sister," Black Magic Sister (Single), Amayo, 2024

    Smoking Popes, "Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas)," Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas) (Single), Smoking Popes, 2025

    Mo Dotti, "for anyone and you," opaque, MD, 2024

    Matt Pond PA & Anya Marina, "Click Click Click," Click Click Click (Single), Sonder House, 2024

    Remi Wolf, "Soup," Big Ideas, Island, 2024

    Tae and the Neighborly, "We Can Be," Self Help, smooth bean, 2024

    Liquid Mike, "K2," Paul Bunyan's Slingshot, self-released, 2024

    Abazaba, "Isolation (feat. Eugene Hütz)," Isolation (feat. Eugene Hütz) (Single), self released, 2025

    Rosa Bordallo, "I Feel Numb," I Feel Numb (Single), self-released, 2024

    Artificial Go, "Pay Phone," Hopscotch Fever, Feel It, 2024

    Medium Build, "Yoke (with Julien Baker)," Marietta, Slowplay/Island, 2024

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    50 min
  • RIP Marc Campbell of The Nails
    Jan 15 2025

    In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to Marc Campbell of The Nails who died late in 2024.

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    8 min