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Back to SearchThe Elephant 6 Mystery Plus Opinions on Jack White & Sharon Van Etten
Episode 858
Elephant 6 was more than a record label, it was an artistic movement that included the bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo and Olivia Tremor Control among many others. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and …
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
R.I.P. Cynthia Plaster Caster & News About Jam Productions
In this bonus episode news contributor Althea Legaspi pays tribute to the artist Cynthia Plaster Caster, who died April 21 at age 74. She also tells Jim and Greg the details of Chicago-based independ…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Life During Wartime: Trupa Trupa & Tamar Aphek
Episode 857
Geopolitical conflict doesn't stop great music from being made- often it influences it. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Poland's Trupa Trupa, a band that has always been haunted by the tra…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
A Shoegaze Song Named For A Woman
In this bonus episode, Jim adds a shoegaze song named after a woman to the Desert Island Jukebox.
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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Devo, Plus Opinions on The Linda Lindas & The Regrettes, RIP Chris Bailey of the Saints
Episode 856
Are they not men…they are Devo! This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with two of the founding members of Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale. They chat about the band’s origins, its …
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
One of the Best Albums of the '90s
In this bonus episode, Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox from "one of the best albums of the '90s" that doesn't get the attention it deserves. He says it would work on the show Peaky Blin…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Led Zeppelin, Plus Opinions on Wet Leg & Rosalía
Episode 855
While there have been no shortage of Led Zeppelin biographies over the years, the latest from Bob Spitz is the most in-depth and expansive yet. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with a…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
An Australian Sings an Italian Song of Resistance
In this bonus episode, Jim adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox from an Australian singer who died last year singing an Italian song of resistance.
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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Revisiting Yankee Hotel Foxtrot With Wilco
Episode 854
One week after the attack on the World Trade Center, Wilco played songs from their album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" on Sound Opinions. In honor of the album's twentieth anniversary we're revisiting that …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Give an Undersung Drummer Some
In this bonus episode, Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox in tribute to a drummer who died recently. Greg and many musicians he played with say he had an understated, but unforgettable fee…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago