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• Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs & the Music of David Thomas

  Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late singer, songwriter and musician David Thomas. They do a deep dive on his career and life, discussing his music with Pere Ubu and Rocket from the Tombs.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:Pere Ubu, "Non-Alignment Pact," The Modern Dance, Plan 9, 1978The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Pere Ubu, "Babylonian Warehouses (Live on Sound Opinions)," Why I Hate Women, Smog Veil, 2006Dead Boys, "Ain't It Fun," We Have Come for Your Children, Sire, 1978Pere Ubu, "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (Single), Hearthan, 1975Dead Boys, "Sonic Reducer," Young, Loud and Snotty, Sire, 1977Rocket from the Tombs, "Amphetamine (Live)," The Day the Earth Met Rocket from the Tombs (Live From Punk Ground Zero, Cleveland 1975), Smog Veil, 2002Pere Ubu, "Laughing," The Modern Dance, Blank, 1978Pere Ubu, "Humor Me," The Modern Dance, Blank, 1978Pere Ubu, "Dub Housing," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978Pere Ubu, "Caligari's Mirror," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978Pere Ubu, "(Pa) Ubu Dance Party," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978Pere Ubu, "Navvy," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978Pere Ubu, "Waiting For Mary," Cloudland, Fontana, 1989Pere Ubu, "George Had a Hat," The Tenement Year, Enigma, 1988Rocket from the Tombs, "Sonic Reducer," The Day the Earth Met Rocket from the Tombs (Live From Punk Ground Zero, Cleveland 1975), Smog Veil, 2002Pere Ubu, "Caroleen (Live on Sound Opinions)," Why I Hate Women, Smog Veil, 2006Arvella Gray, "John Henry," I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Two, Jefferson, 2000See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• A Compilation for the Stoner Rock Crowd

  In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track he discovered from the long-running Brown Acid stoner rock compilation series—a labor of love from Permanent Records and Riding Easy Records.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.

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• A Gold Rush of New Buried Treasures

  Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also hear buried treasure picks from the production staff.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:Daisychain, "G-String," G-String (Single), self-released, 2025The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Obongjayar, "Not in Surrender," Paradise Now, September, 2025Sex Scenes, "Want & Need," Want & Need (Single), Big Neck, 2025TAKAAT, "Amidinin," Is Noise, Vol. 1, Purplish, 2025GoGo Penguin, "Fallowfield Loops," Necessary Fictions, XXIM, 2025Propagandhi, "At Peace," At Peace, Epitaph, 2025Jim Nothing, "Raleigh Arena," Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn, Meritorio, 2024Point Mort, "The Bent Neck Lady," The Bent Neck Lady (Single), Almost Famous, 2025Sombr, "undressed," undressed (Single), Warner, 2025Bnny, "Good Stuff," One Million Love Songs, Fire Talk, 2024Ben Kweller, "Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)," Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee) (Single), The Noise Company, 2025Cameron Winter, "Love Takes Miles," Heavy Metal, Partisan, 2024Shishi, "Can't Stop Believing," FAQ - EP, Birthday Cake, 2025Barry Can't Swim, "Different," Different (Single), Ninja Tune, 2025Poor Creature, "The Whole Town Knows," The Whole Town Knows (Single), River Lea, 2025PyPy, "Erase," Sacred Times, Goner, 2024Daisychain, "Waste Your Time," Waste Your Time (Single), self-released, 2025Pere Ubu, "Non-Alignment Pact," The Modern Dance, Plan 9, 1978See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• A Deep Cut Correction from Two Sharp Listeners

  Thanks to a couple of listener, Jim realizes he credited the wrong orchestra on a recent show. But the mistake sparks a deeper appreciation for the band he mentioned by accident, and he adds one of their songs to the Desert Island Jukebox.Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcJoin our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TSign 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.

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• Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash & In-Law Country

  Musicians like Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark and others changed the scope of country music forever. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Geoffrey Himes about the artists of the movement he calls “in-law country.” They also hear from some listeners.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:Emmylou Harris, "Born to Run," Cimarron, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1981The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Rosanne Cash, "Seven Year Ache," Seven Year Ache, Columbia, 1981Rosanne Cash, "My Baby Thinks He's A Train," Seven Year Ache, Columbia, 1981The Flying Burrito Brothers, "Six Days on the Road," Last of the Red Hot Burritos, A&M, 1972Emmylou Harris, "Luxury Liner," Luxury Liner, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1976The Byrds, "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Columbia, 1968The Byrds, "Time Between," Younger Than Yesterday, Columbia, 1967Emmylou Harris, "If I Could Only Win Your Love," Pieces of the Sky, Reprise, 1975Rodney Crowell, "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried," Diamonds & Dirt, Columbia, 1988Emmylou Harris, "Two More Bottles of Wine," Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1978Emmylou Harris, "Pancho and Lefty," Luxury Liner, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1976Emmylou Harris, "Till I Gain Control Again," Elite Hotel, Reprise, 1975Ricky Skaggs, "Heartbroke," Highways & Heartaches, Epic, 1982Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," Old No. 1, RCA, 1975Liquid Mike, "Drinking and Driving," Paul Bunyan's Slingshot, Temporal, 2024TAE & The Neighborly, "We Can Be," Self Help, smooth bean, 2024David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, "Whiskey In the Jar," Shady Grove, Acoustic Disc, 1996Graham Nash, "Chicago / We Can Change the World," Songs for Beginners, Atlantic, 1971Bnny, "Good Stuff," One Million Love Songs, Fire Talk, 2024See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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