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  • January 4, 2019 Great Duets & Writer Malcolm Gladwell
    • Malcolm Gladwell & Bruce Headlam
    • Great Duets
    • Featured Songs
  • January 11, 2019 Great Starts - Songs With Iconic Beginnings
    • Great Starts
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • January 18, 2019 Revolver Cover Artist and Bassist Klaus Voormann, The Artist vs. the Art
    • The Artist vs. the Art
    • Klaus Voorman
    • Featured Songs
  • January 25, 2019 Buried Treasures & Chicago Soul Band The O’My’s
    • Buried Treasures
    • The O’My’s
    • Featured Songs
  • February 1, 2019 Weird Instruments of Rock, Opinions on Maggie Rogers & Sharon Van Etten
    • Heard It in a Past Life Maggie Rogers
    • Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten
    • Weird Instruments of Rock
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • February 8, 2019 Walk This Way: The Story of Run-DMC’s Collaboration With Aerosmith, Opinions on Emily King
    • Geoff Edgers
    • Scenery Emily King
    • Hooked On Sonics: Nothing
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • February 15, 2019 Songs About Writers, Opinions on Bob Mould & Sneaks
    • Sunshine Rock Bob Mould
    • Highway Hypnosis Sneaks
    • Songs About Writers
    • Featured Songs
  • February 22, 2019 The Story of Blues Label Alligator Records & Conversation with Buddy Guy
    • Alligator Records’ Bruce Iglauer
    • Buddy Guy
    • Featured Songs
  • March 1, 2019 The Stooges’ Fun House and Remembering Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis
    • The Stooges’s Fun House
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • March 8, 2019 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Chaka Khan & Solange
    • Buried Treasures
    • Hello Happiness Chaka Khan
    • When I Get Home Solange
    • Featured Songs
  • March 15, 2019 The Best of Sound Opinions Live & Hal Blaine
    • The Best of Sound Opinions Live
    • Hal Blaine
    • Featured Songs
  • March 22, 2019 Alternative Country Singer-Songwriter Sarah Shook & SXSW 2019
    • Greg’s SXSW 2019 Recap
    • Sarah Shook
    • Dick Dale
    • Andre Williams
    • Featured Songs
  • March 29, 2019 True Crime Songs, Opinions on Jenny Lewis & Sara Romweber
    • On The Line Jenny Lewis
    • Sara Romweber
    • True Crime Songs
    • Featured Songs
  • April 5, 2019 Shoegaze & Opinions on Priests
    • The Seduction of Kansas Priests
    • Shoegaze Genre Dissection
    • Hooked On Sonics: Pedro The Lion’s David Bazan
    • Featured Songs
  • April 12, 2019 Buried Treasures, Rock Doctors, Opinions on Marvin Gaye
    • Buried Treasures
    • You're The Man Marvin Gaye
    • Adam
    • Featured Songs
  • April 19, 2019 Moby, Opinions on Nico Segal’s Intellexual
    • Moby
    • Intellexual Intellexual
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • April 26, 2019 Sound Opinions in Space, Opinions on Lizzo & Emily King
    • Cuz I Love You Lizzo
    • Songs About Space
    • Hooked On Sonics: Emily King
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • May 3, 2019 Band Reunions, Opinions on Vampire Weekend
    • Father of the Bride Vampire Weekend
    • Reunions
    • Featured Songs
  • May 10, 2019 Sharon Van Etten & Opinions on Jamila Woods
    • Sharon Van Etten
    • Legacy! Legacy! Jamila Woods
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • May 17, 2019 Paisley Underground, The Shangri-Las’ Leader of the Pack & Opinions on Tacocat
    • Paisley Underground
    • The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"
    • This Mess Is A Place Tacocat
    • Featured Songs
  • May 24, 2019 De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising & Opinions on The National
    • De La Soul’s 3 Feet High And Rising
    • Easy to Find The National
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • May 31, 2019 Buried Treasures & Ex Hex
    • Buried Treasures
    • Ex Hex
    • Featured Songs
  • June 7, 2019 Mavis Staples
    • Mavis Staples
    • Featured Songs
  • June 14, 2019 Roky Erickson, Dr. John & Jim DeRogatis on R. Kelly
    • Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly
    • Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators
    • Dr. John
    • Featured Songs
  • June 21, 2019 The Best Albums of 2019 So Far
    • Best Albums of 2019 So Far
    • Featured Songs
  • June 28, 2019 Music That Made Me & the Universal Music Warehouse Fire
    • Jody Rosen
    • Music That Made Me
    • Featured Songs
  • July 5, 2019 Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s Rust Never Sleeps on its 40th Anniversary, the Rickenbacker 12-String Guitar
    • Rust Never Sleeps
    • Rickebacker 12-String Guitar
    • Featured Songs
  • July 12, 2019 Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On & the Wah-Wah Pedal
    • What’s Going On
    • Instrumental: Wah-Wah Pedal
    • Featured Songs
  • July 19, 2019 Buried Treasures & Tasha
    • Buried Treasures
    • Tasha
    • Featured Songs
  • July 26, 2019 Australian Singer-Songwriter Julia Jacklin, Opinions on Blood Orange
    • Julia Jacklin
    • Angel's Pulse Blood Orange
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • August 2, 2019 Why the Ramones Matter, Tommy Ramone & Opinions on Chance the Rapper
    • The Big Day Chance The Rapper
    • Donna Gaines
    • Rocket to Russia
    • Featured Songs
  • August 9, 2019 The Legend of Robert Johnson
    • Bruce Conforth on the Legend of Robert Johnson
    • Robert Johnson Covers
    • Hooked On Sonics: Kevin Morby
    • Featured Songs
  • August 16, 2019 The Mountain Goats, Opinions on Sleater-Kinney & The Regrettes
    • The Center Won't Hold Sleater-Kinney
    • How Do You Love? The Regrettes
    • The Mountain Goats
    • Featured Songs
  • August 23, 2019 Best Music Cameos & Opinions on Raphael Saadiq
    • Jimmy Lee Raphael Saadiq
    • Best Cameos
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • August 30, 2019 Whitney & Songs About Quitting Work
    • Songs About Quitting Work
    • Whitney
    • Featured Songs
  • September 6, 2019 James Alexander of the Bar-Kays & Favorite Bass Lines
    • James Alexander
    • Best Bass Lines
    • Featured Songs
  • September 13, 2019 Buried Treasures & Peter Lewis of Moby Grape
    • Buried Treasures
    • Peter Lewis of Moby Grape
    • Featured Songs
  • September 20, 2019 Opinions on Tool, Lana Del Rey & More, Farewell to Ric Ocasek & Daniel Johnston
    • Fear Inoculum Tool
    • Norman F*#$%&$ Rockwell! Lana Del Rey
    • Let Love Common
    • Jaime Brittany Howard
    • The Highwomen Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris & Amanda Shires
    • Ric Ocasek
    • Daniel Johnston
    • Featured Songs
  • September 27, 2019 Fugazi’s Repeater, Opinions on Psychedelic Country Artist Sturgill Simpson
    • Repeater
    • Sound & Fury Sturgill Simpson
    • Hooked On Sonics: Emily Kempf of Dehd
    • Featured Songs
  • October 4, 2019 Family Bands & Opinions on Wilco
    • Ode To Joy Wilco
    • Family Bands
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • October 11, 2019 Songs We Love By Bands We Don’t, Opinions on Nick Cave & Farewell to Ginger Baker & Kim Shattuck
    • Songs We Love By Bands We Don’t
    • Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    • Ginger Baker
    • Kim Shattuck and Ed Ackerson
    • Featured Songs
  • October 18, 2019 The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St.
    • Exile on Main St.
    • Featured Songs
  • October 25, 2019 Bands in Costume, Opinions on Battles & Farewell to Music Critic Nick Tosches
    • Bands in Costume
    • Juice B Crypts Battles
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • November 1, 2019 Janis Joplin, Opinions on Kanye West & Neil Young and Crazy Horse
    • Jesus Is King Kanye West
    • Colorado Neil Young & Crazy Horse
    • Holly George-Warren on Janis Joplin
    • Featured Songs
  • November 8, 2019 Songs About the Radio & Opinions on Michael Kiwanuka
    • Kiwanuka Michael Kiwanuka
    • Songs About Radio
    • Hooked On Sonics: The Coathangers
    • Featured Songs
  • November 15, 2019 Buried Treasures & Bobby Rush
    • Buried Treasures
    • Hooked On Sonics: Bobby Rush
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • November 22, 2019 Songs That Make You Cry, Opinions on The Replacements & FKA twigs
    • Dead Man's Pop The Replacements
    • MAGDALENE FKA twigs
    • Songs That Make You Cry
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • November 29, 2019 Thanksgiving Leftovers & DJ Shadow on Sampling
    • Thanksgiving Leftovers
    • Sample Platter: DJ Shadow’s Rocket Fuel
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • December 6, 2019 William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Opinions on Leonard Cohen & Sudan Archives
    • Thanks for the Dance Leonard Cohen
    • Athena Sudan Archives
    • William S. Burroughs and Music
    • Featured Songs
  • December 13, 2019 The Best Albums of 2019
    • The Best Albums of 2019
    • Featured Songs
  • December 20, 2019 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2019 with Andy Cirzan
    • Santa vs. El Diablo
    • Featured Songs
  • December 27, 2019 Albums of the Decade, Greg’s Mixtape, Juice WRLD & Roy Loney
    • Albums of the Decade
    • Greg’s Mixtape
    • Ron Loney and JuiceWRLD
    • Featured Songs
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