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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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Buried Treasures & Ganser
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite new, under-the-radar music you need to hear. Plus a conversation with vocalist and bassist for the band Ganser, Alicia Gaines. They discuss their latest EP, her extensive music knowledge and more.
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D.H. Peligro: A virtuoso punk
In this bonus episode Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox in honor of D.H. Peligro, the drummer of Dead Kennedys. Peligro died in October at age 63.
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Nnamdï, Opinions on Alvvays & Makaya McCraven, Plus RIP Mimi Parker from Low
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with genre-defying artist Nnamdi. They also review new albums by Alvvays and Makaya McCraven and pay tribute to Low's Mimi Parker.
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A Tribute to Low's Mimi Parker
In this bonus episode, Jim and Greg give an expanded obituary for Mimi Parker of Low.
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Video Game Music, Opinions on Rina Sawayama & Brian Eno
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the expansive world of video game soundtracks. They chat with Los Angeles Times critic Todd Martens about the innovative ways video game music is exciting listeners and enhancing gaming interactivity. They’ll also review new albums by Rina Sawayama and Brian Eno, and hear messages from Sound Opinions listeners.
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Representing Tulsa in Song
In this bonus episode, Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox from a band that always represented their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Customer Reviews
Bam bam
Thank you for the kind words - we thought the Bam Bam story was fascinating too!
Love, the ladies at BUST
Brilliant piece on Willy DeVille
Just caught this one, about Mink DeVille and CBGBs. Loved it! Truly fantastic. I hope Greg and Jim do a deep dive on Willy’s music; they’d do it proud.
They can’t pronounce Patreon
They sound like out of touch geezers yelling at kids to get off their lawn. I think they purposely mispronounce Patreon.