Buried Treasures & RIP Robbie Robertson
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some new music that's flying underneath the mainstream radar - buried treasures! They'll also hear selections from their production staff and bid farewell to Robbie Robertson of The Band.
Obituary: Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson was a legendary rock guitarist and songwriter with The Band. He first made a major mark as a sideman to Bob Dylan as he went electric, then as a member of The Band, whose album “Music From Big Pink” was a blueprint for the Americana genre that came up afterwards.
Buried Treasures
There are always more quality albums than room on the charts for hits, so hosts Jim and Greg make a habit of sharing new batches of buried treasures as often as possible. This time around they’re joined by their producers and include picks from around the world.
Greg
- RVG, “Midnight Sun”
- Khazali, “Magic”
- Bdrmm, “It’s Just a Bit of Blood”
- Poison Ruïn, “Pinnacle of Ecstasy”
- The Clientele, “Blue Over Blue”
- Split System, “Alone Again”
Jim
- The Rain Parade, “Last Rays of a Dying Sun”
- Frankie and the Witch Fingers, “Mild Davis”
- Santa Chiara, “Visa”
- boice, “The Wound Collector”
- Special Interest, “Disco 1.5”
- Spiritual Cramp, “Nah, That Ain’t It”
Producers
- Sol: Laufey [lāy-vāy], “From The Start”
- Andrew: Bonny Doon, "Let There Be Music"
- Alex: FIGHTMASTER, "Bad Man"
Featured Songs:
- Split System, "Alone Again," Alone Again (Single), Goner, 2023
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- The Band, "The Weight," Music From Big Pink, Capitol, 1968
- Bob Dylan, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," Highway 61 Revisited, Columbia , 1965
- The Band, "Tears of Rage," Music From Big Pink, Capitol, 1968
- RVG, "Midnight Sun," Brain Worms, Fire, 2023
- The Rain Parade, "Last Rays of a Dying Sun," Last Rays of a Dying Sun, Flatiron, 2023
- Laufey, "From The Start," Bewitched, AWAL, 2023
- Bonny Doon, "Let There Be Music," Let There Be Music, ANTI-, 2023
- Khazali, "Magic," Magic (Single), Khazaliverse, 2023
- Frankie and the Witch Fingers, "Mild Davis," Data Doom, Greenway, 2023
- Bdrmm, "It's Just a Bit of Blood," I Don't Know, Rock Action, 2023
- Santa Chiara, "Visa," Imported, Kill Rock Stars, 2023
- Fightmaster, "Bad Man," Bad Man (Single), Fightmaster Industries, 2023
- Poison Ruïn, "Pinnacle of Ecstasy," Härvest, Relapse, 2023
- boice, "The Wound Collector," Nevermind the Hardships, Rattlecat Entertainment, 2022
- The Clientele, "Blue Over Blue," I Am Not There Anymore, Merge, 2023
- Special Interest, "Disco 1.5," Disco 1.5 (Single), Rough Trade, 2023
- Spiritual Camp, "Nah, That Ain't It," Nah, That Ain't It (Single), Blue Grape, 2023
- Solomon Linda's Evening Birds, "Mbube," Mbube (Single), Gallotone, 1939
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