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In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to little-known soul singer Brenton Wood who died on January 3, 2025 at the age of 83.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also pay tribute to singer-songwriter Jerry Butler.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:girlpuppy, "Champ," Single, Captured Tracks, 2024The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Jerry Butler, "Only the Strong Survive," The Ice Man Cometh, Mercury, 1969Jerry Butler and The Impressions, "For Your Precious Love," Single, Vee-Jay, 1958Loveworms, "Heartbeat," Heartbeat, Antena Krzyku, 2025Jetstream Pony, "Captain Palisade," Single, Spinout Nuggets, 2024Meat Wave, "Dehydrated," Voicemail / Dehydrated, Self-Released, 2025Maruja, "Break The Tension," Single, Music for Nations, 2024Prism Shores, "Tourniquet!," Out From Underneath, Meritorio, 2025Denison Witmer, "Making Love," Anything At All, Asthmatic Kitty, 2025Psycho-O-Positive, "Mothra!," Single, Self Released, 2025The Penrose Web, "I Dreamt I Woke Up Dead," It's....The Penrose Web, Gare du Nord, 2025Middle Part, "Dial*," Disruptor, Little Planet, 2024The Sewerheads, "It Came as a Surprise," Despair is a Heaven, Tall Texan, 2024Wand, "The Leap," In A Capsule Wardrobe, Drag City, 2017L.A. WITCH, "777," 777 (Single), Suicide Squeeze, 2025Joveth, "Bubblegum," Bubblegum (Single), Voracious, 2024Sly and the Family Stone, "Everyday People," Stand!, Epic, 1968See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to English singer Marianne Faithfull who died on January 30, 2025 at the age of 78.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Throughout music history and across genres, artists have made drinking songs. From buoyant and rowdy to reflective and moody, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorites. They also review the new album from Sharon Van Etten.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Fear, "More Beer," More Beer, Restless, 1985The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Sharon Van Etten, "Live Forever," Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Jagjaguwar, 2025Sharon Van Etten, "Trouble," Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Jagjaguwar, 2025Sharon Van Etten, "Indio," Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Jagjaguwar, 2025Sharon Van Etten, "I Want You Here," Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Jagjaguwar, 2025Sharon Van Etten, "Somethin' Ain't Right," Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Jagjaguwar, 2025Three 6 Mafia, "Sippin on Some Syrup," Three 6 Mafia - Poppin' My Collar - Single, Loud, 2006Nina Simone, "Lilac Wine," Wild is the Wind, The Verve Music Group, 1966The Rolling Stones, "Salt of the Earth," Beggars Banquet, Decca, 1968Beastie Boys, "Brass Monkey," Licensed to Ill, Def Jam, 1986Midland, "Drinkin' Problem," On the Rocks, Big Machine, 2017Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools (Drank)," good kid, m.A.A.d city, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2012Snoop Dogg, "Gin and Juice," Doggystyle, Death Row, Interscope and Atlantic, 1994The Replacements, "Here Comes a Regular," Tim, Sire, 1985The Champs, "Tequila," Go, Champs, Go!, Challenge, 1958Jamie Foxx, "Blame It (feat. T-Pain)," Intuition, J, 2008Against Me!, "T.S.R.," As The Eternal Cowboy, Fat Wreck Chords, 2003Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping," Tubthumper, Republic, 1997Louis Prima and Keely Smith, "One Mint Julep," Breaking It Up!, Columbia, 1958The Kinks, "Alcohol," Muswell Hillbillies, RCA Victor, 1971Thin Lizzy, "Whiskey in the Jar," Single, Decca, 1972Kris Kristofferson, "Sunday Mornin' Coming Down," Kristofferson, Monument, 1970Lou Reed, "Underneath the Bottle," The Blue Mask, RCA Victor, 1982Darkside, "Graucha Max," Nothing, Matador, 2025See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this bonus episode, Eric Johnson performs "Humbug Mountain Song" and "The Rock Doc" live at the Goose Island Salt Shed Pub. He also shares his Desert Island Jukebox pick with Jim and Greg.Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsJoin our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Eric Johnson of long-running indie folk band Fruit Bats for an interview and performance. The hosts also review the debut album from punk shock activists, Lambrini Girls.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Fruit Bats, "When U Love Somebody," Mouthfuls, Sub Pop, 2003The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Lambrini Girls, "Bad Apple," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025Lambrini Girls, "Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025Lambrini Girls, "Scarcity Is Fake (communist propaganda)," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025Fruit Bats, "Rushin River Valley (Live on Sound Opinions)," A River Running To Your Heart, Merge, 2023Fruit Bats, "Today," Siamese Dream, Turntable Kitchen, 2020Califone, "Bottles and Bones (Shades and Sympathy)," Roomsound, Perishable, 2001Fruit Bats, "We Used To Live Here (Live on Sound Opinions)," A River Running To Your Heart, Merge, 2023Fruit Bats, "Humbug Mountain Song (Live on Sound Opinions)," Absolute Loser, Easy Sound, 2016Fruit Bats, "When U Love Somebody (Live on Sound Opinions)," Mouthfuls, Sub Pop, 2003Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping," Tubthumper, EMI, 1997See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to Sam Moore of the iconic soul duo Sam & Dave. Moore died on January 10, 2025 at age 89.Become a Patreon member to hear the full episode: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsJoin our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Robyn Hitchcock back to Sound Opinions to discuss the singer-songwriter's book, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, and the accompanying album, 1967: Vacations in the Past. Plus, the hosts review the new album from SZA.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:The Soft Boys, "I Wanna Destroy You," Underwater Moonlight, Armageddon, 1980The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967SZA, "Saturn," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024SZA, "Drive," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024SZA, "BMF," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024SZA, "Another Life," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians, "Brenda's Iron Sledge," Black Snake Diamond Röle, Armageddon, 1981Robyn Hitchcock, "Trams of Old London," I Often Dream of Trains, Midnight Music, 1984Robyn Hitchcock, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024Robyn Hitchcock, "Like a Rolling Stone," Robyn Sings, Editions PAF, 2002Robyn Hitchcock, "Trouble in Your Blood," The Man Upstairs, Yep Roc, 2014Robyn Hitchcock, "A Day in the Life," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024Robyn Hitchcock, "See Emily Play," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024Robyn Hitchcock, "Itchycoo Park," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024Robyn Hitchcock, "Vacations in the Past," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024Fruit Bats, "We Used to Live Here," A River Running to Your Heart, Merge, 2023See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this bonus episode, Jim shares a track that was once so popular that it made a fictional location into a reality.Become a Patreon member to hear the full episode: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsJoin our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late president Jimmy Carter by revisiting a discussion on his character and love for music with the director of the documentary, Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. Plus, they will bid farewell to music journalist Stanley Booth, the most profound chronicler of the Rolling Stones.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Bob Dylan, "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia, 1965The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973Bob Dylan, "Maggie's Farm," Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia, 1965Bob Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody," Slow Train Coming, Columbia, 1979The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter," Let It Bleed, Decca, 1969The Rolling Stones, "No Expectations," Beggars Banquet, Decca, 1968The Rolling Stones, "Street Fighting Man," Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, Decca, 1970The Rolling Stones, "Around And Around," 12 x 5, London, 1964The Rolling Stones, "Honky Tonk Women," Honky Tonk Women (Single), Decca, 1969The Rolling Stones, "You Gotta Move," Sticky Fingers, Polydor, 1971The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy For the Devil," Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, Decca, 1970The Rolling Stones, "Wild Horses," Sticky Fingers, Polydor, 1971Robyn Hitchcock, "The Man Who Loves the Rain," Shufflemania!, Tiny Ghost, 2022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.