
Sound Opinions
by Sound Opinions
Is this your podcast?Sound Opinions is hosted by two nationally respected rock critics, known for their insightful commentary on music and culture. Their expertise not only enhances the credibility of the podcast but also provides a rich context for discussions…
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Audience Interest
- music news and commentary
- exclusive artist interviews
Podcast Focus
- music reviews and critiques
- exploration of musical genres
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes for 13 years
- 1000 episodes produced
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- available on major podcast platforms
- potentially broad audience
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14K to 31K🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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46K to 103K - Active Followers
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18K to 41K57K real followers tracked across platforms
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Recent episodes
Summertime Buried Treasures
Jun 26, 2026
Unknown duration
RIP Sonny Rollins
Jun 24, 2026
Unknown duration
The "Best" Albums of 2026...So Far
Jun 19, 2026
Unknown duration
A Chicago Blues Throwback
Jun 17, 2026
Unknown duration
LGBTQ Music 1969-2000 with Barry Walters
Jun 12, 2026
48m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/26/26 | ![]() Summertime Buried Treasures | Every few weeks, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are bursting at the seams with new underground music to recommend—it's time for another round of Buried Treasures. The hosts share a handful of tracks, and the production team chimes in as well.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4frcVZoMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsFeatured Songs:Normans, "Mexico Unlimited," Faust Demonica, Solid Brass, 2026The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Bob Bert, "Smerf's Blues," Beach Bongo Bloodbath, Bar/None, 2026Kenny Mason, "BE WHAT I WANT (feat. Paris Texas)," BULLDAWG, P2026, 2026Elle Barbara's Black Space, "Hitler, Satan & Associates LLP," Word On the Street, House of Barbara / Celluloid Lunch, 2026Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masada, Heyday Again, 2026A Wilhelm Scream, "Midnight Ghost," Cheap Heat, Creator-Destructor, 2026Nathan Evans Fox, "Hillbilly Hymn," Heirloom, Free Dirt, 2026Atmos Bloom, "Everything," Everythingness, Spirit Goth, 2026Eaves Wilder, "Just Say No!," Little Miss Sunshine, Secretly Canadian, 2026Westside Cowboy, "Kick Stones (The Boys)," It Goes On, Island, 2026Paycheque, "Temporary Love," Paycheque, Mansions and Millions, 2026Kim McClay, "Velveteen Girls," Velveteen Girls, self-released, 2026Hannah Lew, "Sunday," Hannah Lew, Night School, 2026Kacey Musgraves, "Uncertain, TX," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026Kacey Musgraves, "Rhinestoned," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026Chip Taylor, "I Read it in Rolling Stone," Last Chance, Warner Bros., 1973Noahfinnce, "HEADCASE," GROWING UP ON THE INTERNET, Hopeless, 2024The Cure, "Fascination Street," Disintregration, Elektra, 1989The Cure, "All I Ever Am," Songs of a Lost World, Polydor, 2024Drive-By Truckers, "Let There Be Rock," Southern Rock Opera, Lost Highway, 2001See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() RIP Sonny Rollins | In this bonus DIJ, Greg pays tribute to jazz giant Sonny Rollins. Rollins died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 95.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2136865Make 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. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() The "Best" Albums of 2026...So Far | 2026 is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their personal best albums of 2026 so far. Plus, they'll hear 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/4frcVZoMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Twisted Teens, "Circus Clown," Blame the Clown, Jazz Life/ Chain Smoking, 2026The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Courtney Barnett, "Sugar Plum," Creature of Habit, Mom + Pop, 2026Ora Cogan, "Bury Me," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026Lucinda Williams, "The World's Gone Wrong (feat. Brittney Spencer)," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20 and Thirty Tigers, 2026Ye Vagabonds, "Mayfly V3," All Tied Together, River Lea, 2026Robyn, "Blow My Mind," Sexistential, Konichiwa and Young, 2026The Twilight Sad, "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL," It's the Long Goodbye, Rock Action, 2026Kacey Musgraves, "Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026Ratboys, "The World, So Madly," Singin' to an Empty Chair, New West, 2026Blood Sucking Maniacs, "Red Leg Boy," Blood Sucking Maniacs, Paradise of Bachelors, 2026Ora Cogan, "The Smoke," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026Squarepusher, "K7 Museum," Kammerkonzert, Warp, 2026Dry Cleaning, "Cruise Ship Designer," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026Genesis Owusu, "STAMPEDE," Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge, Ourness, 2026Peaches, "Panna Cotta Delight," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026Jill Scott, "Right Here Right Now," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, Human Re Sources, and The Orchard, 2026Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masala, Heyday Again, 2026See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | ![]() A Chicago Blues Throwback | In this bonus episode, Jim spotlights a beloved blues and soul singer whose name has been in the Sound Opinions conversation since the show's earliest days—going all the way back to episode five.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2136865Make 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. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() LGBTQ Music 1969-2000 with Barry Walters✨ | LGBTQ music historyimpact of gay artists+4 | Barry Walters | Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000 | — | LGBTQmusic history+5 | — | 48m 53s | |
| 6/10/26 | ![]() RIP Record Producer Jack Douglas✨ | record producermusic tribute+4 | — | Cheap Trick | — | Jack Douglasrecord producer+5 | — | 7m 02s | |
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Sound Opinions LIVE (Courtney Barnett, Mudhoney and More) Plus Opinions on JPEGMAFIA✨ | live musicalbum review+3 | — | Sound OpinionsMom + Pop Music+21 | — | Courtney BarnettJPEGMAFIA+3 | — | 50m 10s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() A Cult Artist with Seductive Charm✨ | post-punkmusic+3 | — | Desert Island Jukebox | — | post-punksinger+3 | — | 6m 16s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() Gary Stewart: The Five Essential Songs, Plus Opinions on Jill Scott, Mandy, Indiana and Aldous Harding✨ | country musicalbum reviews+3 | Jimmy McDonough | Honky Tonk ManSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band+4 | — | Gary StewartJill Scott+5 | — | 49m 51s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() Disengaging With Milwaukee’s Psychedelic Underground✨ | psychedelic musicMilwaukee music scene+3 | — | MilwaukeeDesert Island Jukebox | — | Milwaukeepsychedelic+4 | — | 6m 34s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Willie Nelson: The Five Essential Albums & Opinions on Kacey Musgraves✨ | Willie NelsonKacey Musgraves+3 | Geoffrey Himes | StardustSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band+4 | — | Willie NelsonKacey Musgraves+5 | — | 50m 29s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() RIP Chip Taylor✨ | tributesongwriter+3 | — | The Troggs | — | Chip Taylorsongwriter+3 | — | 7m 21s | |
| 5/15/26 | ![]() The Violent Femmes' Debut Album✨ | classic album dissectionmusic analysis+4 | Nic Brown | The Violent Femmes' Debut AlbumBlister In The Sun+4 | — | Violent Femmesclassic album+5 | — | 50m 12s | |
| 5/13/26 | ![]() A Song for Pirate Radio✨ | pirate radiomusic discovery+3 | — | Sound Opinions | — | pirate radiomusic+5 | — | 7m 05s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() Breaking the Sophomore Slump✨ | sophomore albumsmusic artists+3 | — | Switch OverWith A Little Help From My Friends+13 | — | sophomore slumpmusic+3 | — | 49m 44s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() The Least Bad Version of (Maybe) a Horrible Song✨ | musicAM radio nostalgia+3 | — | Sound Opinions | — | horrible songnostalgia+3 | — | 7m 38s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() Lou Reed✨ | Lou Reedbiography+3 | Will Hermes | Lou ReedTransformer+6 | — | Lou Reedbiography+3 | — | 50m 39s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() No One Understood—Except One Radio DJ✨ | musicradio+3 | — | — | — | John Peelmusic+3 | — | 5m 53s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() Ratboys & Opinions on Friko✨ | musicalbum review+3 | Julia Steiner | RatboysFriko+3 | — | RatboysFriko+3 | — | 50m 39s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() A Song About Robert De Niro (Sort Of)✨ | musicRobert De Niro+4 | — | Facebook GroupPatreon+4 | — | Robert De NiroDesert Island Jukebox+3 | — | 6m 45s | |
| 4/17/26 | ![]() Rapper Billy Woods, Opinions on Robyn & Courtney Barnett✨ | hip-hopmusic review+3 | Billy Woods | GolliwogSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band+5 | — | Billy WoodsRobyn+4 | — | 50m 38s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() RIP James Gadson✨ | tributemusic+3 | — | — | — | James Gadsondrummer+3 | — | 6m 57s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() A Journey Though Neil Young's Catalog✨ | Neil Youngmusic history+3 | — | Facebook GroupPatreon+17 | — | Neil Youngmusic catalog+3 | — | 49m 22s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() Three Voices, One Rockin’ Cover✨ | music coversblues singers+3 | — | Facebook GroupPatreon+3 | — | cover songsblues music+3 | — | 6m 23s | |
| 4/3/26 | ![]() Bloodshot Records with Co-Founder Rob Miller✨ | Bloodshot Recordsindependent music+3 | Rob Miller | Bloodshot RecordsEvery Kind Of Music But Country+10 | — | Bloodshot RecordsRob Miller+3 | — | 50m 11s | |
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