Episode #74 of Sound Up!, the final show of the year, is a dive into the mailbag, where Pod Squad members sent Mark Goodman and Alan Light questions on a wide range of topics—favorites from 2024, predictions for 2025, some Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inquiries, best interviews, concert etiquette, and more.

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Episode #73 of Sound Up! is the second of our two special year-end retrospectives. This time, Mark Goodman and Alan Light focus on the best songs, biggest albums, and defining artists of 2024, including their choice for the Artist of the Year. We consider the commercial and creative powerhouses, from Beyonce to Billie Eilish, as well as breakthroughs and comebacks by the likes of Chappell Roan and The Cure. Plus, we look at the remarkable figures the music world lost in 2024.

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Episode #72 of Sound Up! is the first of two special year-end retrospectives. This time, Mark Goodman and Alan Light welcome Madison Vain, digital director of Esquire magazine, to look back at the biggest, most shocking, jaw-dropping music stories of 2024. Together, they discuss scandals and triumphs from the Diddy case to the Eras Tour, the Oasis reunion to the Kendrick/Drake beef, from the breakthroughs of Chappell Roan and Charli XCX to the flops from Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry. Plus, a quick look at some of the memorable responses to our latest Throwback Thursday social media question: What was your first concert?

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