That Radiohead thing, Mike D is back, Rolling Stones & Sugar too

About this episode

The episode discusses notable music news including guitar solos, album releases, and concert experiences.

And do guitar solos matter? We talk Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitar solos of all time, and whether Geese & MJ Lenderman belong on there. Andrew is back, Dave & Bill saw Bob Mould's '90s reunited band Sugar, Bill & Amanda saw the colorful and wild Gelli Haha show, Bill went to that Radiohead thing, Jason Isbell went to that Rolling Stones thing & is reuniting with Drive-By Truckers. Mike D of the Beastie Boys released a new song, and is playing Beastie Boys songs live! We also talk about the new Basement, Aldous Harding & Social Distortion albums, cancelled tours, announced tours, Olivia Rodrigo, M.I.A. & more of this week's music news. BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher. This week BV editors Amanda Hatfield and Bill Pearis also stop by. -- Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Dave Levine

Guests: Amanda Hatfield, Bill Pearis

Topics covered

• music news
• guitar solos
• album releases
• concerts
• band reunions

Keywords

• Radiohead
• Rolling Stones
• Beastie Boys
• Bob Mould
• music news
• guitar solos
• album releases
• concerts

Sponsors

BrooklynVegan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beastie Boys, Rolling Stone, Drive-By Truckers, Gelli Haha, Basement, Aldous Harding, Social Distortion, Olivia Rodrigo, M.I.A.

Books & works: 100 greatest guitar solos of all time

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