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Show #205: 10.30.09
Topic: Scary Songs in honor of Halloween

Sound Opinions celebrates Halloween with the best Scary Rock Songs. Jim and Greg play their favorites and hear some of yours.

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Show #204: 10.23.09
Guest:
Phoenix
Review: Air
Jim's DIJ

Jim and Greg welcome the quartet behind one of their favorite albums of the year: Phoenix. The French imports talk about being lost in translation and perform live in our studio.

Flickr Photos: (link)
Footnotes: (link)
Reviews: (link)
DIJ: (link)
Live Song "1901": (link)
Live Song "Lisztomania": (link)
Live Song "Playground Love": (link)
Bonus Live Song "One Time Too Many": (link)

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Show #203: 10.16.09
Guest:
Ani DiFranco
Review: Bob Dylan
Greg's DIJ

Singer and songwriter Ani DiFranco visits the show to perform songs from her new album Red Letter Year and talk about her influences, politics and indie spirit.

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Reviews: (link)
DIJ: (link)
Live Song "Alla This": (link)
Live Song "Present Infant": (link)
Live Song "November 5th, 2008": (link)

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Show #202: 10.09.09
Topic: Weird Instruments of Rock
Reviews: Muse, Death


Weird Instruments of Rock: Forget guitar, bass and drums. This week’s episode is all about theramin, ocarina and of course, more cowbell please!

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Show #201: 10.02.09
Topic: Music and Videogames
Review: The Flaming Lips & The Gossip

Jim and Greg explore the phenomenon of music video games with one of the brains behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, Greg LoPiccolo.

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