Sound Opinions

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin. The hosts share their own personal experiences covering the band over the years.
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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
Beach Bunny, "Big Pink Bubble (Live on Sound Opinions)," Tunnel Vision, AWAL, 2025
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In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track by songwriter and friend Chrissie Dickinson, whose band didn’t release its debut album until after her death.
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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot curate a selection of songs by artists responding to the current political moment. The hosts also hear selections from the production staff.
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Featured Songs:
Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis," Streets of Minneapolis (Single), Columbia, 2026
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Billy Bragg, "City of Heroes," City of Heroes (Single), Self-Released, 2026
Dropkick Murphys, "Who'll Stand With Us," For The People, Dummy Luck, 2025
Low Cut Connie, "Livin in the USA," Livin in the USA, Contender, 2026
The Neighborhood Kids, "Breaking News," Breaking News (Single), Self-Released, 2026
Amy Grant, "The Sixth of January (Yasgur's Farm)," The Sixth of January (Yasgur's Farm) (Single), Thirty Tigers, 2026
Carsie Blanton, "Little Flame," Red Album II, Self-Released, 2025
Jesse Welles, "No Kings (feat. Joan Baez)," No Kings (feat. Joan Baez) (Single), self-released, 2025
Dessa, "Camelot," Camelot (Single), Doomtree, 2025
She'll Hunt, "Banning Books," Banning Books (Single), self-released, 2025
Smoking Popes, "Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas)," Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas) (Single), self-released, 2025
Seb Lowe, "Here Come The Aliens!," Here Come The Aliens! (Single), self-released, 2025
Bad Bunny, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii," DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Rimas, 2025
Propagandhi, "No Longer Young," At Peace, Epitaph, 2025
Kimmortal, "Stop Business As Usual PART 2," Stop Business As Usual PART 2 (Single), self-released, 2024
Fishbone, "Last Call in America," Stockholm Syndrome, self-released, 2025
The Cars, "Bye Bye Love," The Cars, Elektra, 1978
Eddie Vedder, "Hard Sun," Into the Wild, J, 2007
Turnstile, "Look Out for Me," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
Geese, "Au Pays du Cocaine," Getting Killed, Partisan, 2025
R.E.M., "Little America," Reckoning, I.R.S., 1984
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In this bonus episode, Jim shares a song from a film that Courtney Love once called the best movie ever made.
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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Twin Cities DIJ Mary Lucia about her memoir. They discuss interviewing artists, her eccentric family and her harrowing experience being stalked by a fan. They also review the new album from Lucinda Williams.
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Featured Songs:
The Replacements, "Left of the Dial," Tim, Sire, 1985
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Lucinda Williams, "The World's Gone Wrong (featuring Brittney Spencer)," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20, 2026
Lucinda Williams, "Sing Unburied Sing," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20, 2026
Lucinda Williams, "So Much Trouble in the World (featuring Mavis Staples)," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20, 2026
Lucinda Williams, "How Much Did You Get for Your Soul?," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20, 2026
Oasis, "Champagne Supernova," (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Creation, 1995
Jake Bugg, "Lightning Bolt," Jake Bugg, Mercury, 2012
Slade, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," Slayed?, Polydor, 1972
Prince and the Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros., 1984
Elastica, "Stutter," Elastica, Geffen, 1995
Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis," Streets of Minneapolis (Single), Columbia, 2026
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