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boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker) Plus Supergroups Dec 29, 2023

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Host Jim DeRogatis and producer Alex Claiborne talk with the indie rock supergroup, Boygenius. Group members Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker talk about making their first full-length album, "the record," amidst their very active solo careers. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot also share a few tracks from other favorite supergroups.

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Featured Songs:

Boygenius, "Not Strong Enough," the record, Interscope, 2023

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Boygenius, "True Blue," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Boygenius, "Without You Without Them," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Boygenius, "Letter to An Old Poet," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Boygenius, "20," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Boygenius, "Satanist," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Boygenius, "Emily, I'm Sorry," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Boygenius, "Anti-Curse," The Record, Interscope, 2023

Wild Flag, "Glass Tambourine," Wild Flag, Merge, 2011

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, "After the Gold Rush," Trio II, Asylum, 1999

Big Freedia, "Big Tyme (feat. Kamaiyah)," Central City, Queen Diva, 2023

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RIP John Hyatt Dec 27, 2023

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In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to John Hyatt of the post-punk band The Three Johns from Leeds, England. One of the other "Johns" was Jon Langford of The Mekons.

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Andy Cirzan's Annual Holiday Spectacular Dec 22, 2023

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Our most mirthful musical meeting of each year- holiday music collector Andy Cirzan's spectacular yearly collection of strange tunes. This year the theme is song poems, which came from an odd corner of the music industry that hired studio musician to transform customers' poems into songs- for the right price.

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Featured Songs:

Lenny Dee, "Sleigh Ride," Happy Holi-Dee, Decca, 1961

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Randall Dienna, "The Snowman Song," (Single), unknown, unknown

Amelia Ferencz, "Bright Star Shining In The Sky," (Single), unknown, unknown

Eugenia Adams, "I’m Santa Claus," (Single), M.S.R., unknown

Beatrice Seira, "Stranger In The Manger," 1978 Christmas Album, M.S.R., 1978

Donald J. Nason, "Green Christmas Blues," (Single), Unknown, Unknown

Unknown, "Santa Claus is Comin' (Electro Cheese)," (Single), Unknown, unknown

Raymond F Moberly, "What Is Christmas?," 1977 Christmas Album, M.S.R., 1977

Dick Kent, "Is Santa The Man In The Moon?," (Single), M.S.R., unknown

Cara Stewart , "On Christmas Eve," (Single), Blue Moon, unknown

George Kovacs, "Merry Christmas Someone," (Single), unknown, 1963

Sue Meadows, "My Christmas Tree," (Single), unknown, 1970

Lenny Dee, "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer," Happy Holi-Dee, Decca, 1961

Heather Noel, "Santa Came On A Nuclear Missile," (Single), unknown, 1974

Bobbie Boyle (w/ the Sisterhood), "Santa Claus Goes Modern," Peace Is A Song To Cherish, M.S.R., unknown

The Sisterhood, "The Rocking Disco Santa," (Single), M.S.R., unknown

Mary White, "Rudolph Pouts," (Single), Cowtown, 1960

Boygenius, "20," the record, Interscope, 2023

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A Late-Breaking Great Album Dec 20, 2023

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In this bonus episode, Jim highlights an album he came to late in the year that maybe would have made his top 10 list if he'd heard it earlier.

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The Best Albums of 2023 Dec 15, 2023

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2023. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from production staff.

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Featured Songs:

boygenius, "Not Strong Enough," the record, Interscope, 2023

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Ladytron, "We Never Went Away," Time's Arrow, Cooking Vinyl, 2023

Kelela, "Contact," Raven, Warp, 2023

Underscores, "Locals (Girls like us)," Wallsocket, Mom + Pop, Corporate Rockmusic, 2023

Margo Price, "Lydia," Strays, Loma Vista, 2023

Genesis Owusu, "Leaving The Light," Struggler, Ourness, AWAL, 2023

Kicksie, "Sinking In," Slouch, Counter Intuitive, 2023

Big Freedia, "Booty Like A Drummer," Central City, Queen Diva, 2023

Mitski, "Bug Like an Angel," The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, Dead Oceans, 2023

Joanna Sternberg, "I've Got Me," I've Got Me, Fat Possum, 2023

Louise Post, "God I Know," Sleepwalker, El Camino, 2023

Jaimie Branch, "Burning Grey," Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)), International Anthem, 2023

Troye Sivan, "Got Me Started," Something To Give Each Other, EMI Australia, Capitol, 2023

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, "Save the World," Weathervanes, Southeastern, Thirty Tigers, 2023

Young Fathers, "Drum," Heavy Heavy, Ninja Tune, 2023

Lydia Loveless, "Runaway," Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again, Bloodshot, 2023

billy woods and Kenny Segal, "FaceTime (feat. Samuel T. Herring)," Maps, Backwoodz Studioz, Fat Possum, 2023

boygenius, "Satanist," the record, Interscope, 2023

Wednesday, "Quarry," Rat Saw God, Dead Oceans, 2023

Mary White, "Rudolph Pouts," Rudolph Pouts (Single), Cowtown, 1960

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A Sneak Peek At Our Holiday Spectacular Dec 13, 2023

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In this bonus episode, we hear the song that set our crate-digging Kris Kringle, Andy Cirzan, on his epic quest to collect the strangest holiday music ever created. (Our Holiday Spectacular comes out on 12/22.)

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John Prine's Debut Album Plus Listener Calls Dec 08, 2023

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot do a classic album dissection of John Prine's debut album with author Erin Osmon. They also listen to feedback on recent episodes from listeners.

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Featured Songs:

John Prine, "Angel From Montgomery," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

John Prine, "A Good Time," Live at the 5th Peg, unreleased, 1970

John Prine, "Paradise," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

John Prine, "Sam Stone," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

Dusty Springfield, "Son of a Preacher Man," Dusty In Memphis, Atlantic, 1969

Bonnie Raitt, "Angel From Montgomery," Streetlights, Warner Bros, 1974

John Prine, "Illegal Smile," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

John Prine, "Spanish Pipedream," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

John Prine, "Hello In There," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

John Prine, "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

Viagra Boys, "In Spite Of Ourselves (feat. Amy Taylor)," Welfare Jazz, Year0001, 2021

Iris DeMent, "Let The Mystery Be," Infamous Angel, Philo, 1992

John Prine, "Jesus, The Missing Years," The Missing Years, Oh Boy, 1991

John Prine, "When I Get To Heaven," The Tree of Forgiveness, Oh Boy, 2018

Tab Benoit, "Stackolina," Wetlands, Telarc, 2002

Wire, "Reuters," Pink Flag, Harvest, 1977

Urge Overkill, "Positive Bleeding," Saturation, Geffen, 1993

Let's Active, "Every Word Means No," Afoot, I.R.S., 1983

Boygenius, "Not Strong Enough," the record, Interscope, 2023

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RIP Mars Williams Dec 06, 2023

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In this bonus episode Greg pays tribute to the saxophonist Mars Williams, who played with everyone from The Waitresses to Psychedelic Furs to Billy Idol to jazz greats in the AACM. Williams died November 20 at age 68.

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The Legend and Legacy of Lou Reed Dec 01, 2023

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with biographer Will Hermes about his recent book on Lou Reed, as well as Lou’s music, persona, legacy and more.

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Featured Songs:

Lou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side," Transformer, RCA, 1972

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

The Velvet Underground and Nico, "Sunday Morning," The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967

The Velvet Underground and Nico, "Heroin," The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967

The Velvet Underground, "Pale Blue Eyes," The Velvet Underground, MGM, 1969

Lou Reed, "Coney Island Baby," Coney Island Baby, RCA, 1975

The Velvet Underground, "Some Kinda Love," The Velvet Underground, MGM, 1969

Lou Reed, "How Do You Think It Feels," Berlin, RCA, 1973

Lou Reed, "Perfect Day," Transformer, RCA, 1972

The Velvet Underground, "Sweet Jane," Loaded, Cotillion, 1970

The Velvet Underground and Nico, "I'll Be Your Mirror," The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967

The Velvet Underground, "Candy Says," The Velvet Underground, MGM, 1969

John Prine, "Hello In There," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

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A One-Hit Wonder Girl Group Nov 29, 2023

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In this bonus episode, Jim adds a song from a European girl group who barely had one hit in the height of Beatlemania.

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