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WBEZ: Sound Opinions on Demand

Sound Opinions, the World's only rock and roll talkshow; now to go. Hosted by Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times and Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune. Each week Jim and Greg bring you the latest music news and reviews. Plus tune in to hear ...

Sound Opinions, the World's only rock and roll talkshow; now to go. Hosted by Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times and Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune. Each week Jim and Greg bring you the latest music news and reviews. Plus tune in to hear exclusive interviews and performances. Sound Opinions is a co-production of Chicago Public Radio and American Public Media. Updated weekly.

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    #453 Rocket To Russia & Tom Petty Opinions

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot conduct a Classic Album ...

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot conduct a Classic Album Dissection of The Ramones' 1977 release Rocket to Russia, including a 2007 Sound Opinions interview with the late Tommy Ramone. Tommy died on July 11th and was the last surviving original member of

    Jul 31, 2014 Read more
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    #452 Rosanne Cash Live & Jenny Lewis Opinions

    Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash performs songs from her recent album The ...

    Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash performs songs from her recent album The River & the Thread and talks about carrying on her family's legacy and why there's no love lost between her and country music. This interview was recorded in front of an audience

    Jul 24, 2014 Read more
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    #451 Rob Reiner On Spinal Tap & Moz

    Sound Opinions celebrates the 30th anniversary of the greatest rock ...

    Sound Opinions celebrates the 30th anniversary of the greatest rock movie ever: This Is Spinal Tap. Jim and Greg turn it up to 11 and discuss the fine line between clever and stupid with comedian and director Rob Reiner. Later they review the new album fr

    Jul 17, 2014 Read more
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    #450 Buried Treasures And Reviews Of Eno & First Aid Kit

    Jim and Greg unearth some "Buried Treasures": bands that you ...

    Jim and Greg unearth some "Buried Treasures": bands that you might not have heard of but should. Then they review new album from First Aid Kit and Brian Eno & Karl Hyde.

    Jul 9, 2014 Read more
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    #449 Purple Rain At 30 And Mastodon

    Jim and Greg look back at the classic Prince album ...

    Jim and Greg look back at the classic Prince album Purple Rain on its 30th anniversary. They talk to Prince collaborators Wendy & Lisa about the album's avant-garde pop sound and suggestive lyrics. Later they review a new album by the metal band Masto

    Jul 3, 2014 Read more
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    #448 The Best Albums Of 2014 (So Far)

    It's never too early to start making lists! Tune in ...

    It's never too early to start making lists! Tune in for The Best Albums of 2014…so far. Later, Jim and Greg review a new contender by Husker Du founder Bob Mould.

    Jun 26, 2014 Read more
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    #447 Angel Olsen & Lana Del Rey Review

    Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen shares her dramatic tunes of heartbreak and ...

    Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen shares her dramatic tunes of heartbreak and humor. Later, Jim and Greg review the new album from singer Lana Del Rey.

    Jun 19, 2014 Read more
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    #446 Richard Thompson & A Jack White Review

    Guitar virtuoso Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention joins hosts Jim ...

    Guitar virtuoso Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention joins hosts Jim and Greg in the studio for an interview and live performance. Later, Jim and Greg review the new album by fellow guitar rocker Jack White of The White Stripes.

    Jun 12, 2014 Read more
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    #445 The Rock Doctors, Sharon Van Etten & The Baseball Project

    Paging the Rock Doctors! Jim and Greg help a fellow ...

    Paging the Rock Doctors! Jim and Greg help a fellow physician find the perfect surgery soundtrack. Plus, Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey, members of supergroup The Baseball Project, talk about America's two favorite pastimes: Baseball and Rock 'n' Roll. Th

    Jun 4, 2014 Read more
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    #444 Sound Opinions With Warpaint

    Warpaint, a quartet from Los Angeles, makes danceable rock and ...

    Warpaint, a quartet from Los Angeles, makes danceable rock and roll and they join us this week on the show. Later Jim and Greg review the new lo-fi covers album from Neil Young.

    May 29, 2014 Read more
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