Sound Opinions

Sound Opinions

Take two nationally respected rock critics, the latest music news, personal commentary, and exclusive interviews and performances, add a huge pile of records old and new, and the result is Sound Opinions, where people who love music can come together.

  1. hace 1 día

    Summertime Buried Treasures

    Every few weeks, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are bursting at the seams with new underground music to recommend—it's time for another round of Buried Treasures. The hosts share a handful of tracks, and the production team chimes in as well. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4frcVZo Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: Normans, "Mexico Unlimited," Faust Demonica, Solid Brass, 2026 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Bob Bert, "Smerf's Blues," Beach Bongo Bloodbath, Bar/None, 2026 Kenny Mason, "BE WHAT I WANT (feat. Paris Texas)," BULLDAWG, P2026, 2026 Elle Barbara's Black Space, "Hitler, Satan & Associates LLP," Word On the Street, House of Barbara / Celluloid Lunch, 2026 Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masada, Heyday Again, 2026 A Wilhelm Scream, "Midnight Ghost," Cheap Heat, Creator-Destructor, 2026 Nathan Evans Fox, "Hillbilly Hymn," Heirloom, Free Dirt, 2026 Atmos Bloom, "Everything," Everythingness, Spirit Goth, 2026 Eaves Wilder, "Just Say No!," Little Miss Sunshine, Secretly Canadian, 2026 Westside Cowboy, "Kick Stones (The Boys)," It Goes On, Island, 2026 Paycheque, "Temporary Love," Paycheque, Mansions and Millions, 2026 Kim McClay, "Velveteen Girls," Velveteen Girls, self-released, 2026 Hannah Lew, "Sunday," Hannah Lew, Night School, 2026 Kacey Musgraves, "Uncertain, TX," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026 Kacey Musgraves, "Rhinestoned," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026 Chip Taylor, "I Read it in Rolling Stone," Last Chance, Warner Bros., 1973 Noahfinnce, "HEADCASE," GROWING UP ON THE INTERNET, Hopeless, 2024 The Cure, "Fascination Street," Disintregration, Elektra, 1989 The Cure, "All I Ever Am," Songs of a Lost World, Polydor, 2024 Drive-By Truckers, "Let There Be Rock," Southern Rock Opera, Lost Highway, 2001 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    50 min
  2. 19 jun

    The "Best" Albums of 2026...So Far

    2026 is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their personal best albums of 2026 so far. Plus, they'll hear picks from the production staff. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4frcVZo Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Twisted Teens, "Circus Clown," Blame the Clown, Jazz Life/ Chain Smoking, 2026 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Courtney Barnett, "Sugar Plum," Creature of Habit, Mom + Pop, 2026 Ora Cogan, "Bury Me," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026 Lucinda Williams, "The World's Gone Wrong (feat. Brittney Spencer)," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20 and Thirty Tigers, 2026 Ye Vagabonds, "Mayfly V3," All Tied Together, River Lea, 2026 Robyn, "Blow My Mind," Sexistential, Konichiwa and Young, 2026 The Twilight Sad, "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL," It's the Long Goodbye, Rock Action, 2026 Kacey Musgraves, "Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026 Ratboys, "The World, So Madly," Singin' to an Empty Chair, New West, 2026 Blood Sucking Maniacs, "Red Leg Boy," Blood Sucking Maniacs, Paradise of Bachelors, 2026 Ora Cogan, "The Smoke," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026 Squarepusher, "K7 Museum," Kammerkonzert, Warp, 2026 Dry Cleaning, "Cruise Ship Designer," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026 Genesis Owusu, "STAMPEDE," Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge, Ourness, 2026 Peaches, "Panna Cotta Delight," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026 Jill Scott, "Right Here Right Now," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, Human Re Sources, and The Orchard, 2026 Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masala, Heyday Again, 2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    51 min
  3. 12 jun

    LGBTQ Music 1969-2000 with Barry Walters

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with music journalist and author Barry Walters about his new book Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000. They discuss how gay artists, industry execs and audiences changed mainstream music. They also chat about artists like R.E.M., Pet Shop Boys, Donna Summer and more. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4frcVZo Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: David Bowie, "Rebel Rebel," Diamond Dogs, RCA, 1974 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Sylvester, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," Step II, Fantasy, 1978 Pet Shop Boys, "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," Please, Parlophone, 1986 R.E.M., "Pretty Persuasion," Reckoning, I.R.S., 1984 Gang of Four, "Call Me Up," Songs of the Free, EMI, 1982 Prince, "Controversy," Controversy, Warner Bros., 1981 Grace Jones, "Warm Leatherette," Warm Leatherette, Island, 1980 Laura Nyro, "Stoned Soul Picnic," Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, Columbia, 1968 Donna Summer, "Queen For a Day," Once Upon a Time, Casablanca, 1977 Indigo Girls, "Closer to Fine," Indigo Girls, Epic, 1989 Michael Jackson, "Childhood," HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, Epic, 1995 The Smiths, "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," The Queen Is Dead, Rough Trade, 1986 David Bowie, "Space Oddity," David Bowie, Philips, 1969 Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "Relax," Welcome to the Pleasuredome, ZTT, 1984 Robyn, "Blow My Mind," Sexistential, Konichiwa and Young, 2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    49 min
  4. 5 jun

    Sound Opinions LIVE (Courtney Barnett, Mudhoney and More) Plus Opinions on JPEGMAFIA

    This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are digging into the Sound Opinions archives to share some rare tracks recorded in live sessions for past episodes. They'll share songs by Sleater Kinney, Courtney Barnett, Drive-By Truckers and more. The hosts will also review the new album from JPEGMAFIA. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4frcVZo Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Courtney Barnett, "Scott Says (Live on Sound Opinions)," Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, Mom + Pop Music, 2015 JPEGMAFIA, "babygirl," Experimental Rap, AWAL, 2026 JPEGMAFIA, "The Ghost of Emmett Till," Experimental Rap, AWAL, 2026 Mudhoney, "1995 (Live on Sound Opinions)," My Brother the Cow, Reprise, 1995 Hüsker Dü, "Diane," Metal Circus, SST, 1983 Zola Jesus, "Hunger (Live on Sound Opinions)," Taiga, Mute, 2014 Sleater-Kinney, "Get Up (Live on Sound Opinions)," The Hot Rock, Kill Rock Stars, 1999 Torres, "Ferris Wheel (Live on Sound Opinions)," Sprinter, Partisan, 2015 Hüsker Dü, "Pink Turns to Blue," Zen Arcade, SST, 1984 Drive-By Truckers, "What It Means (Live on Sound Opinions)," American Band, ATO, 2016 Against Me!, "True Trans Soul Rebel (Live on Sound Opinions)," Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Total Treble, 2014 Diana Ross, "I'm Coming Out," Diana, Motown, 1980 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    50 min

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Take two nationally respected rock critics, the latest music news, personal commentary, and exclusive interviews and performances, add a huge pile of records old and new, and the result is Sound Opinions, where people who love music can come together.

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