On episode #88 of “Sound Up!,” Mark Goodman and Alan Light welcome Carrie Colliton, co-founder of Record Store Day, to get us prepared for this year’s RSD coming up on Saturday. We discuss Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s media blitz around their new album and Bruce Springsteen’s announcement that he will be putting out a box set made up of seven unreleased albums. In the headlines, Dua Lipa plays some local favorites on tour, members of Ratt reunite, and we pay tribute to two legendary musicians we lost this week—Blondie’s Clem Burke and Dave Allen from Gang of Four. We report your responses to this week’s Throwback Thursday question: What is your favorite movie score? Our New Music picks this week include songs from Wet Leg, the Marias, Laufey, Lydia Night, LA Guns, and Lainey Wilson.

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On episode #87 of “Sound Up!,” Mark Goodman and Alan Light catch up on a lot of news from the week in music. Alan reviews concerts by The Swell Season, Mumford & Sons, and Megan Moroney. In the headlines, Selena’s killer is denied parole, Dave Navarro gets married (again), Morgan Wallen creates controversy on “SNL” (again), Dua Lipa wins in court, REO Speedwagon won’t let Kevin Cronin participate in a hometown reunion show, and Will Smith returns with his first album in 20 years - so is it OK to like Will Smith again? We report your responses to our Throwback Thursday question: What is your favorite concert jersey? Our New Music picks this week include songs from Superchunk, Jeffrey Lewis, Hannah Cohen, Ke$ha, and Maren Morris.

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On episode #86 of “Sound Up!,” Mark Goodman and Alan Light welcome guitarist/songwriter Ricky Byrd—a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as a member of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts—to talk about his new album “NYC Made.” Alan recaps the Grand Ole Opry 100th anniversary TV special, and in music news, Kiss announce a return to the stage, Taylor Swift breaks her Instagram silence, and the Jonas Brothers reveal a 20th anniversary tour. We report your responses to our Throwback Thursday question: What was your first outdoor concert? Pod Squadder Scott has a review of Inhaler,, and our New Music picks this week include songs from the Waterboys with Fiona Apple, LP Giobbi, ZZ Ward, Eric Church, and Sombr.

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