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On this episode of Sound Up! hosts Mark Goodman, Alan Light, and producer Roger talk with the Sound Up Pod Squad about a variety of topics including Songs About Food! We also discuss the Randy Travis AI track, favorite songwriters of today, and how it is cheaper to go see Taylor Swift and other concerts in other countries. In Music News we discuss the Led Zeppelin doc, Cher tuning back time on her decision to attend the Rock Hall Induction Ceremony, Michael McDonald book penned by Paul Reiser, our tribute to saxophonist David Sanborn and the return of a fan favorite!

On Episode #35 of "Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light," Ed Roland of Collective Soul joins us to discuss the band's new double album "Here to Eternity" and their 30th anniversary and answers questions from our audience. Mark has his review of Billy Joel live at Madison Square Garden on the night of Billy's 75th Birthday and Alan recaps an intimate show from country artist Scotty McCreery. We also have news on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, the MTV Movie Awards hits pause, the return of Childish Gambino, and a possible Skid Row / Sebastian Bach reunion, plus our new music picks of the week.

On this episode of Sound Up! we hear from our audience on JazzFest, Heart and Cheap Trick live, Hulu's Bon Jovi documentary "Thank You, Goodnight: the Bon Jovi Story," Iron Maiden bonus material, and more. We also cover the latest music news, including the Marilyn Manson trial set for 2025, the passing of legendary recording engineer Steve Albini, and more.

On Episode #33, we talk about women who rock with a woman who definitely rocks—Allison Hagendorf, host of The Allison Hagendorf show and former head of rock at Spotify. Alan weighs in on Dua Lipa’s new album and her appearance on SNL and Mark has a concert review of Bad Religion live in NYC. In music news, we cover the ongoing Drake/Kendrick Lamar rap battle, Madonna’s record-breaking free show in Rio, Motley Crue and Pearl Jam hit the road, and our new music picks this week from Miranda Lambert, Yungblud, Kamasi Washington, Illuminati Hotties, Glass Animals and Bakar.

On Episode #32, Matt Nathanson joins us and the Sound Up Pod Squad to discuss if there is such a thing as too much content from your favorite artist. Mark reviews the Hulu documentary "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story" and Alan give us his take on the restored version of the Beatles' long-lost "Let It Be" film.

Episode #31: In this episode, Mark and Alan speak to goth legend David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) about his box set of demo recordings Tracks From The Attic and his upcoming tour. Plus we have news on the Rolling Stones’ tour launch, Taylor Swift’s record-breaking album sales, upcoming music from Eminem and Johnny Cash and The Alarm postpone US tour after frontman Mike Peters latest Cancer diagnosis. Plus we give our new music picks of the week.