Greg Kot

RT @soundopinions: .@julienrbaker and @torreslovesyou are both accomplished solo artists, but the breakout success of Baker’s group Boygeni…

RT @soundopinions: Greg picks out a gem for the stoner rock fans—a track from the long-running "Brown Acid" compilation series, a labor of…

Sacha Jenkins, RIP: His writing and documentary work on hip-hop informed and illuminated. His focus on Black culture & art was laser sharp. In 2023 Sacha was as our guest on @soundopinions to discuss his excellent Biz Markie doc. Hear it here: https://t.co/eYHtYjfZFM https://t.co/4H6jn9g8Ba

For centuries, busking has been the most immediate way for artists to be heard. Cary Baker delivers the goods in his excellent overview of a tradition that gave everyone from Muddy Waters to the Violent Femmes their start. The @soundopinions interview: https://t.co/fyaXcG6taz https://t.co/2C8cT3YbqE

Warren Zevon, wherever you are, is probably writing one helluva song about the absurdity of his recent "validation" by a certain segment of the Rock Establishment. I spiel about it in this @soundopinions bonus podcast: https://t.co/oYibGTCOfD https://t.co/hVPpLdYCpo

RT @writerstevens: Thank you for this spot-on tribute and analysis of Pere Ubu / Rocket From the Tomb. Fabulous, inspiring chat. Who is d…

They may have been one and done, but Pulsars made the most of their only LP, a '90s synth-pop gem full of sly wit and bubblegum hooks. Let's hear it for the silicon teens: https://t.co/9xEl1CMTyw https://t.co/CtrSUDXxI0

Our "generation said to its forbears, ‘Well done, people of the 1965-to-1970 realm, we will build the roads & towns of this land you’ve discovered.' If that was the revolution, then we’re in the Stalinist period now. But we’re holding on to the original idea.” RIP David Thomas. https://t.co/pI1bDi5zeV

The 25th anniversary of one of the key LPs to emerge from the Soulquarians collective. It was a peak time for Common, Questlove, D'Angelo, J Dilla, Erykah Badu & so many innovators blending hip-hop, soul, jazz, gospel. A few words on a musical golden age: https://t.co/Sb2rVJCq6O https://t.co/JdnFAbby7Y

RT @soundopinions: Thoughts on #Adolescence? Greg and Jim talk about the streaming limited-series and its creator @StephenGraham20 in this…

Mike Campbell played a crucial role in Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, but he rarely talked in-depth about the band's inner workings. Little wonder his new autobiography brims with insights, and he's equally forthcoming in our @soundopinions interview: https://t.co/H0WFdAAZGg https://t.co/NvgHqF91WE

Throwing Muses' latest LP, "Moonlight Concessions," finds Kristin Hersh and the band still innovating, still growing. A five-decade-long winning streak rolls on. I did some spieling on what has made Hersh and the Muses so good for so long here: https://t.co/ciFWa1sMVl https://t.co/FHbS2QFdQB