Episodes

  • An Underground Pioneer from Berlin
    Dec 4 2024

    Jim shares a noisy track from Germany circa 1979.

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    6 mins
  • 40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain
    Nov 29 2024

    40 years ago, Prince released the psychedelic pop masterpiece, Purple Rain. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Purple Rain for the anniversary.


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    Featured Songs:

    Prince And The Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    Prince And The Revolution, "Let's Go Crazy," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince And The Revolution, "Take Me With U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince, "Head," Dirty Mind, Warner Bros, 1980

    Prince, "Controversy," Controversy, Warner Bros, 1981

    Prince, "Soft And Wet," For You, Warner Bros, 1978

    Prince And The Revolution, "The Beautiful Ones," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince And The Revolution, "I Would Die 4 U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince And The Revolution, "Darling Nikki," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince And The Revolution, "Computer Blue," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince And The Revolution, "Baby I'm a Star," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince And The Revolution, "When Doves Cry," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

    Prince, "Can't Stop This Feeling," Graffiti Bridge, Warner Bros, 1990

    Prince, "You're My Love," Originals, Warner Bros, 2019

    Mdou Moctar, "Imouhar," Funeral for Justice, Matador, 2024

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    44 mins
  • A Song's Legacy in Samples
    Nov 27 2024

    Greg digs up a Belgian pop song from 1969 that became a popular sample amongst musicians for decades.

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    7 mins
  • Verböten, Opinions on The Cure, Tyler, the Creator & Amyl and the Sniffers
    Nov 22 2024

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Jason Narducy and Tracey Bradford of Verböten, a band from Chicago's early '80s punk rock scene who recently reformed and released their debut album. The hosts also review new albums from The Cure, Amyl and the Sniffers and Tyler, the Creator.

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    Featured Songs:

    Verböten, "Bodily Autonomy," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    The Cure, "Alone," Songs of a Lost World, Fiction, 2024

    The Cure, "Drone:Nodrone," Songs of a Lost World, Fiction, 2024

    The Cure, "A Fragile Thing," Songs of a Lost World, Fiction, 2024

    Amyl and The Sniffers, "Jerkin'," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

    Amyl and The Sniffers, "Tiny Bikini," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

    Amyl and The Sniffers, "It's Mine," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

    Amyl and The Sniffers, "Chewing Gum," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

    Tyler The Creator , "St. Chroma (feat. Daniel Caesar)," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

    Tyler The Creator , "Noid," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

    Tyler The Creator , "Judge Judy," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

    Verböten, "Kicking Away," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

    The Effigies, "Body Bag," Body Bag (Single), Ruthless, 1982

    Verböten, "Slump Shot," Demo, (unreleased), 1983

    Verböten, "Let It Out," Demo, (unreleased), 1983

    Verböten, "Better Life," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

    Verböten, "Machine," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

    Prince & The Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

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    51 mins
  • A Sweet Song with a Sour Meaning
    Nov 20 2024

    Jim shares a Swedish dance pop gem for the one-hit wonder fans.

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    5 mins
  • World Tour: South Africa
    Nov 15 2024

    This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their tour of South African music with journalist and author Lior Phillips.


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    Featured Songs:

    Black Coffee, "Izizwe (feat. Busi Mhlongo)," Have Another One, Universal, 2007

    Solomon Linda's Evening Birds, "Mbube," Mbube (Single), Gallotone, 1939

    Miriam Makeba, "Pata Pata," Pata Pata, Reprise, 1967

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Nomathemba," Amabutho, Gallo, 1973

    Juluka, "Scatterlings of Africa," Scatterlings, Warner Bros., 1982

    Brenda Fassie, "Vuli Ndlela," Memeza, CCP, 1997

    Verböten, "Bodily Autonomy," Verböten, Inside Out, 2024

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    51 mins
  • RIP Quincy Jones (feat. Sound Ops Interview w/ Quincy)
    Nov 13 2024

    Jim and Greg pay tribute to the late legend, Quincy Jones, who died November 3 at age 91. They revisit their interview with him and Greg plays a deep cut track that Quincy arranged featuring a baseball icon.

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    18 mins
  • R.E.M.'s Music & Legacy
    Nov 8 2024

    This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin.

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    Featured Songs:

    R.E.M., "Losing My Religion," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    R.E.M., "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Document, I.R.S., 1987

    R.E.M., "Orange Crush," Green, Warner Bros., 1988

    R.E.M., "The One I Love," Document, I.R.S., 1987

    R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe," Murmur, I.R.S., 1983

    R.E.M., "Begin the Begin," Lifes Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986

    R.E.M., "Low," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

    R.E.M., "Bittersweet Me," New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Warner Bros., 1996

    R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992

    R.E.M., "Imitation of Life," Reveal, Warner Bros., 2001

    R.E.M., "Shiny Happy People," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

    R.E.M., "Strange Currencies," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994

    R.E.M., "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994

    R.E.M., "Man on the Moon," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992

    Juluka, "Scatterlings of Africa," Scatterlings, Warner Bros., 1982

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    51 mins