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Tony Visconti
While the performer gets all the glory, sometimes it's the producer who shares the guts. This week Jim and Greg revisit their conversation with one of rock's great behind-the-scenes men, Tony Visconti. Visconti has worked with everyone from The Moody Blues to Alejandro Escovedo, but is primarily known for the albums did with glam rockers T. Rex and David Bowie. Visconti relays how he was lucky enough to meet both men shortly after moving from Brooklyn to the UK; both were relatively young and undiscovered. Marc Bolan of T. Rex was still performing hippy folk songs as a member of Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Bowie was beginning song writing but had no direction. Visconti established long-term relationships with both Bowie and Bolan and helped them carve out their identities. In fact, he was tapped to produce Bowie's latest release, The Next Day which Jim and Greg review below.
Go to episode 381Tony Visconti
While the performer gets all the glory, sometimes it's the producer who shares the guts. This week Jim and Greg hear from anonther of rock's great behind-the-scenes men, Tony Visconti. Visconti has worked with everyone from The Moody Blues to Alejandro Escovedo, but is primarily known for the albums he did with glam rockers T. Rex and David Bowie. Visconti relays how he was lucky enough to meet both men shortly after moving from Brooklyn to the U.K.; both were relatively young and undiscovered. Marc Bolan of T. Rex was still performing hippy folk songs as a member of Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Bowie was beginning song writing but had no direction. Visconti established long-term relationships with both Bowie and Bolan and helped them carve out their identities. You'll hear Visconti discuss the making of such landmark albums as Electric Warrior and Heroes.
Go to episode 143Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder is on his 6th musical decade, and he's showing no signs of slowing down. He's a name many will identify with Donna Summer's great hits of the Disco era, as well as solo hits like "From Here to Eternity." In fact, subsequent artists and producers talked about going after that“Moroder beat.”While today we hear the synth-heavy "Love to Love You, Baby" and "I Feel Love," and are immediately taken back to the 1970's, at the time they were the sounds of the future. No less than Brian Eno said just that to David Bowie, one of Giorgio's collaborators on the Cat People soundtrack. Giorgio also composed memorable scores for movies like Scarface and Midnight Express, as well as hit songs like "Flashdance…What a Feeling," "Call Me" and "Take My Breath Away." Recently, he's ad a renaissance of sorts, collaborating with Daft Punk on their Grammy-winning album Random Access Memories. And at 73, he's still appearing at festivals like Ultra Music, Pitchfork and MoogFest.
Ron Asheton of The Stooges
A couple of weeks ago Jim and Greg talked about the punk pioneers The Ramones. This week it's time to look at the other pillar of punk: The Stooges. In the late '60s and early '70s the band released three major albums, and then disintegrated into drugs and power struggles. Now, almost 35 years later, three of the four original members reunited to record a new album, The Weirdness. Jim and Greg invite guitarist Ron Asheton to talk about the band's history and how they came back together.
Lead singer Iggy Pop (James Osterberg), guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander formed The Stooges in Ann Arbor, MI in 1967. They were signed to Elektra Records a year later after opening for“big brother band”the MC5. There they had their first self-titled album produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground. Jim and Greg talk to Ron Asheton about the band's first time in the studio (and their first in-studio strike), and learn about how they developed their signature, primitive sound. They point to the propulsive Bo Diddley-inspired rhythms of songs like "1969."
The Stooges went on to record Fun House, which reflected their love of James Brown and John Coltrane, and then things started to fall apart. Iggy went on to form a relationship with David Bowie (and with heroin), and got the band signed to Columbia Records. Ron Asheton was bounced down to bassist, however. He explains that their subsequent release, Raw Power, is a good album, but not indicative of their true sound.
Go to episode 66Billy Bragg
In the 1950s, a surprising, short-lived musical craze swept across the UK: skiffle, a raw version of African-American blues and folk performed by white British youth. Folk-punk singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has written about skiffle in his new book Roots, Radicals and Rockers. This week, he sits down with producer Evan Chung to make the case for skiffle as the origin of English guitar pop and the first sign of the DIY sensibility of punk.
Skiffle emerged out of the trad jazz scene – an early New Orleans jazz revivalist movement in the UK. In the middle of their sets, the trad jazz musicians would put down their horns and pick up acoustic guitars, washboards, and upright basses to play the songs of Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, and others. Skiffle hit the top of the pop charts in both the UK and the US when Lonnie Donegan released his version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line." Bragg argues that this was a revolutionary moment that taught British youth that anyone could play the guitar – and led to skyrocketing guitar sales. As a result, members of The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, David Bowie, and even ABBA got their start in DIY skiffle groups. According to Bragg, if you want to understand everything that came after in the UK – from the British Invasion to the English folk revival to R&B to punk – you have to look at the impact that skiffle had on the emerging British teenage culture.
Go to episode 613Van Hunt
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Van Hunt grew up in funk-soaked Dayton, Ohio. Today he counts Frank Zappa and Ray Charles - not to mention Bach - among his influences. That musical adventurousness is just one reason Jim and Greg were drawn to his latest album, 2011's What Were You Hoping For? Van dropped by the studio to perform tracks from the record, and he let Jim and Greg in on the story behind his first independent release. Van got his start in the music biz a decade ago producing R&B and hip-hop tracks for the likes of Dionne Farris in Atlanta. When he went solo in 2004, it was on a major label. But the higher ups at Capitol weren't so thrilled when Van shunned the standard R&B format for a freewheeling mix of sounds that recalled the soul and funk of Sly Stone as much as it did the glam of David Bowie. In 2008, they shelved his third record Popular. Now that he's on his own, Van's free to indulge his genre-blending impulses.
Go to episode 344specials
Remembering David Bowie
Although passing away at the age of 69 seems early by today's standards, it's what music innovator David Bowie did with those 69 years that is significant. Bowie died after an 18-month battle with cancer on January 10th. He was responsible for creating magical personas, from Ziggy Stardust to Aladdin Sane to the Thin White Duke. Bowie released more than two-dozen albums exploring the genres of glam rock, dance, electronic and even jazz. Along with many of his solo hits, he participated in many memorable duets alongside artists like Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and Queen. He earned a considerable amount of success in the art world and as an actor in films like Labyrinth and The Prestige. His freedom of expression in his music, art and sexuality opened people's minds and inspired countless artists. David left behind a son (filmmaker Duncan Jones), his wife of 24 years (the supermodel Iman) and their daughter Alexandria. In this show, Jim and Greg discuss David Bowie's legacy and offer highlights from his long career. Producers and long time Bowie collaborators Brian Eno and Tony Visconti also share their memories of the pop chameleon.
If you're still missing David Bowie, take a listen to our Spotify playlist, Sound Opinions' Salute to David Bowie.
Go to episode 529classic album dissections
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars available on iTunesDavid Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
It's been forty years since David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, making this a prime time for Jim and Greg to get out the scalpels for a Classic Album Dissection. Not that Jim and Greg need much prompting to reopen The Bowie Debate (right up there in Sound Opinions lore with The Springsteen Debate and the Tom Waits Debate). The major bone of contention: was Bowie simply an assimilator of others‘ musical styles or an innovator in his own right? While Greg touts Bowie as a rock legend, Jim stops short at“master assimilator.”But even Jim has to admit Ziggy Stardust is among the best records in Bowie’s career, if only because of all of his guises, it's the most unabashedly over-the-top.
Jim tackles side one of the album, which lays out the Ziggy Stardust story. Bowie's vague on the details, but it seems the alien Ziggy has come to earth to rock humanity in the last five years of its existence. It's a tough plot to follow, but Jim says the Spiders make it all worthwhile. Inventive instrumentation and Mick Ronson's stellar guitar work make songs like "Moonage Daydream" rock classics. Greg takes on side two - the harder rocking side of the album. Here you really hear those Ronson riffs that were so influential for punks like The Sex Pistols. Whereas Bowie's theatricality and tendency to take on personas can put Jim off, Greg thinks the value of Bowie's experimentation with glam fashion and especially gender roles can‘t be understated. At a time when it was dangerous to be anything other than straight, Ziggy welcomed in a new audience of outsiders singing "Gimme your hands cause you’re wonderful."
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Electric Warrior available on iTunesT. Rex Electric Warrior
David Bowie gets all the glam rock credit. But real fans know the look and the sound go back to T. Rex's 1971 release Electric Warrior. Singer Marc Bolan shook off some of his“pixie dust”and hippy-dippy Tyrannosaurus Rex sound to create a glossy, sexy record full of humor, sadness and lots of electric guitar fuzz, not to mention his signature vibrato. Jim and Greg talk to the album's producer Tony Visconti about Electric Warrior's recording. They also highlight their favorite tracks: Jim went with "Rip Off," a song that is as silly as it is indignant. Greg chose "Cosmic Dancer," which he says illustrates Bolan's growth as well as Visconti's. And anyone who has ever watched Billy Elliot would agree.
Listen to more of Jim and Greg's conversation with Tony Visconti, including the making of David Bowie's "Heroes".
Go to episode 247reviews
Someday World available on iTunesKarl Hyde & Brian Eno Someday World
Pop/Rock icon (and enabler of the Sound Opinions drinking game) Brian Eno boasts a tremendous library of groundbreaking work, as well as a long history of rich collaborations, including joint projects with artists such as the Talking Heads, David Bowie, U2, and Coldplay. Most recently, Eno joined forces with electronic Underworlder Karl Hyde. The partnership produced two albums, Someday World and High Life, both released in rapid succession this year. Jim believes the that the two albums must be considered together, with the latter, High life, simply an extension of the first and former Someday World. That one was a“poppier”album, mostly comprised of Eno's previously unfinished pieces bolstered by Hyde's intervention. From Jim's perspective, the duo's attempt to combine Phillip Glass-minimalism with afro-beats is“not the greatest in the world”(a staggering response from the "unofficial president of the Brian Eno fan club). And most importantly it fails to provide Eno fans with what they truly want: more singing Eno. That said, an ever-faithful student, he asserts a Buy It stance for himself and a Try It for the rest of us.
Unlike Jim, Greg argues that these two albums must be viewed as two distinct entities—separate endeavors each with their own merits and shortcomings. Although he dishes out a borderline Trash It rating to the patchwork Someday World, he remarks that“the duo really hit their stride,”with this second, more experimental attempt and gladly jumps on board Jim's Eno train to give High Life a Buy It.
Real Animal available on iTunesAlejandro Escovedo Real Animal
Alejandro Escovedo has been making music since the late '70s, and now he's back with a new album called Real Animal. Escovedo has had a checkered career that's been mostly under the radar, but has worked with some of the most influential musicians in rock history. A lot of these names pop up on Real Animal, but as with other releases, Jim doesn‘t think Escovedo delivers the goods on record. He’s much more impressive live. Jim can hear the riffs pilfered from Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Lou Reed and doubts he'll ever listen to this album again. He gives it a generous Try It. Greg thinks Jim missed a good deal of the album. To Greg, the pilferings are more homages, especially to Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter. The emotional temperature of this album is so high that Greg thinks listeners should Buy It.
Blackstar available on iTunesDavid Bowie Blackstar
When music icon David Bowie released the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday, only he and a handful of others knew it would be his last. With his passing, the dark and dramatic album took on new meaning. Jim applauds Bowie for taking risks and trying new things at this point in his career. However, he thinks the album is too much of a downer and at times moves a little too slowly. That being said, Jim has great respect and gratitude for Bowie, and gives this album a Try It. Greg also enjoyed that Bowie took risks and conveyed his own ideas until the day he died. He overall enjoyed the record more than Jim, really cherishing this final album and its added significance. Plus, Greg still maintains his opinion that David Bowie is a true innovator. He gives Blackstar a Buy It.
Surprise available on iTunesPaul Simon Surprise
Gnarls Barkley is not the only noteworthy collaboration discussed on this week's show — in fact, all of the albums up for review feature artists working with noteworthy producers. For example, singer/songwriter Paul Simon made the interesting decision to work with electronic music pioneer Brian Eno. Eno, who co-founded Roxy Music, has produced for David Bowie, The Talking Heads and U2. While this is an impressive résumé, Jim and Greg explain that Eno was still a surprising choice for Simon. Eno is infamous for dragging musicians out of their comfort zones, and Simon is certainly at a stage in his career where he could remain comfortable if he wanted. The result is literally a Surprise, though not necessarily a success, according to one of our hosts. Jim is fond of both the album's multi-layered, ambient sound and its complicated, occasionally self-deprecating lyrics. He gives it a Buy It. Greg, on the other hand, feels that this was a missed opportunity. He predicts that the two artists“tiptoed”around each other too much. It's a little too gentle, too sleepy, and too stagnant for Mr. Kot, who gives it a Burn It.
The Ship available on iTunesBrian Eno The Ship
If you‘ve ever listened to Sound Opinions, you’ve learned one thing – Jim loves himself some Brian Eno. Eno has worn many hats over his long career, starting as a member of Roxy Music, collaborating with artists like David Bowie, and producing commercial successes for U2, Talking Heads, and Coldplay. His own solo output has varied wildly in style, recording pop albums in the '70s and basically inventing ambient music. His latest work, The Ship, is a concept album about the Titanic and the slaughter of World War I. Greg says Eno is finally merging his pop and ambient music, resulting in one of his best albums yet. He's freed himself from traditional song structures and rhythms to create cinematic images filled with orchestral synthesizer colors. Greg gives it a Buy It, impressed that Eno is still coming up with new ways to express himself. In a shocking turn of events, Jim is less impressed. He thinks that Eno's voice is the strongest tool in his arsenal, yet here he's burying it under the mix and fussing with Vocoders. Jim loves some ambient Eno, but feels he's done it better than on The Ship. But Jim says the doo-wop inflected cover of The Velvet Underground's "I'm Set Free" is amazing, earning The Ship a Try It rating.
Morrissey Ringleader of the Tormentors
Mythical. Mopey. Maudlin. Just some of the words used to describe that other Irish pop God — Morrissey. But after listening to his new album Ringleader of the Tormentors, you might have to add lustful to the mix. Morrissey has been famously celibate for a number of years, and that torment served him well. But now he not only admits to sexual trysts in Rome, but makes his own proclivities less ambiguous than in the past. The result gets a Burn It rating from both hosts, but for very different reasons. Jim finds Morrissey's lyrics as biting as ever, but is not impressed with his sonic decisions. Greg, on the other hand, believes a miserable Morrissey is a better Morrissey, but really appreciates the music, which was produced by former Bowie and T. Rex collaborator Tony Visconti.
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As a nod to Peaches‘ irreverent, gender-bending ways, Greg digs deep down in his music collection for this week’s Desert Island Jukebox pick. He chooses a track by '70s and '80s model/pop star/diva Grace Jones. Before Peaches, or even Madonna, shocked and awed people with their controversial lyrics and style, Grace Jones was crossing lines between genders and musical genres. She was beautiful, but also masculine. Her music was rock, but also disco. So, like David Bowie, Jones had audiences questioning the idea of identity. But it wasn't until she collaborated with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and his Compass Point house band that she made music that could be taken seriously. Greg chooses to play her cover of Joy Division's song "She's Lost Control." In her version, Jones assumes the role of the woman on the verge of a losing her mind. And after listening to the song, you may find that this role wasn't such a stretch.
Go to episode 34Greg
Idaho-native Paul Revere of the 1960's colonial-garbed band Paul Revere and the Raiders passed away this week from cancer, so Greg chooses to remember the ringleader of the raucous band by taking their song "Louie, Go Home" with him to the Desert Island Jukebox. The 1964 single is a response to The Kingsmen's 1963 song "Louie Louie"—one they put together after relocating from Idaho to Kingsmen territory in the Pacific Northwest. The tongue-in-cheek track would later go on to be recorded by David Bowie (still known then as David Jones), The Who, Joan Jett and more.
Go to episode 463Jim
It has become a sad cliché at this point that 2016 has been a terrible year for losses in the music world. This week, Jim pays tribute to Candye Kane – an artist less famous than Prince or Bowie, but every bit as exceptional. She came out of the Los Angeles punk scene, but wore many hats throughout her life: feminist, porn star, bisexual, fat activist – and big, bold, and brash blues singer. Over dozens of albums, she showcased her power, raunchiness, humor and an unforgettable voice. Kane died on May 6 from pancreatic cancer at age 54. In her honor, Jim nominates her 2000 anthem "I'm the Toughest Girl Alive" for the Desert Island Jukebox.
Go to episode 550Jim
Jim has never been the world's biggest David Bowie fan, but he does love many of Bowie's less pretentious imitators. Neue Deutsche Welle artist Peter Schilling went so far as to write a synthpop response to Bowie's 1969 classic "Space Oddity," continuing the adventures of that song's Major Tom character. "Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)" reached the top of the charts in Germany in 1983, and the English-language version went on to become an international hit. It's now featured as the theme song to the new TV series Deutschland 83. Jim loves both the show and the song, so Major Tom now makes his home in the Desert Island Jukebox.
Go to episode 504lists
Best Albums of 2016…So Far
Greg and Jim just couldn't wait until December to talk about some of their new favorite albums. They discuss some of the best records of 2016 so far. Here are their complete lists:
Go to episode 553Rock Operas
For many music fans, when you hear "Rock Opera," you probably think of The Who's 1969 album Tommy. But, Jim and Greg assert that Tommy is neither the first, nor the best, Rock Opera. Credit for the first goes to S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things in 1968. Credit for the best? Well, there's a long list throughout music history, including those listed below. But whatever your favorite, just don't call it a concept album!
- The Who's Quadrophenia
- Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
- Green Day's American Idiot
- Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger
- Janelle Monae's The Archandroid
- The Pretty Things's S.F. Sorrow
- The Kinks' Arthur
- Lou Reed's Berlin
- David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
- Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage
- Pink Floyd's The Wall
- The Decemberists' Crane Wife
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse's Greendale
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar
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Go to episode 455The Best Albums of 2013
Go to episode 419Best of 2013… So Far
Conscientious critics that they are, Jim and Greg don't leave their best-of list making until December. This week, they get a jump on their 2013“Best of”list by giving us their top albums of the year so far. Here's what made the cut as the mid-year best:
Go to episode 393Best Albums of 2016
Go to episode 576Rock's Best Lead-Off Tracks
This week's show is dedicated to the true rock geeks out there. Continuing in the tradition of "Track 1, Side 1" Jim and Greg take the discussion into the post-vinyl age. What songs best kick-off an album? Here are their picks for the best Lead-Off Tracks of all time:
Go to episode 92Best Cover Songs
In the age of karaoke and“American Idol,”it's easy to forget how great a cover song can be. But, as Jim and Greg discuss, an artist's interpretation of someone else's song can often be better than the original. In those cases, the performer brings passion and a new spin to a song. During the course of the show, Jim and Greg run down their picks for best cover songs. (For an even longer list of noteworthy cover songs, go to the thread on the Sound Opinions Message Board.)
Go to episode 79Songs About Dad
Rock and roll is filled with father figures–some dear dads and some deadbeat dads. But the male parent doesn't get nearly as much song time as Mom. So in honor of Father's Day, Jim and Greg decide to give the fathers some. Here are their favorite Songs About Dad.
Go to episode 289Hero Worship
Without a doubt, musicians influence one another. Sometimes in subtle ways with a borrowed riff or lyric. Sometimes by overtly name-checking another artist. This week, we look at those obvious examples of Hero Worship - songs written about another musican. Think of Bob Dylan's Song to Woody, or David Bowie's Song For Bob Dylan. Jim and Greg picked some tracks from their musical heroes, that mention other musical heroes.
Go to episode 575features
Music of the Beat Generation
If you read On the Road in high school, you know a thing or two about the Beat movement's influence on literature. This week, Text and Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll author Simon Warner wants to get you thinking about the Beat influence on rock. Forget the stereotypical bongos; Warner says Beat fathers like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac were most inspired by Harlem's avant-garde jazz invention, Bebop. Warner makes the case that the Beats influenced a whole generation of rock lyricists - Bob Dylan and John Lennon among them - to embrace a more surrealist, personal, and politically engaged approach to lyric-writing. Think of "Subterranean Homesick Blues," he says, as Beat poetry with a, well, beat. But while Ginsberg and Kerouac struck a chord with the hippie generation, it was Beat colleague William S. Burroughs who served as guru to the later musical avant-garde. 1970's punks Jim Carroll and Patti Smith, and alternative era stars like Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth, all made pilgrimages to Burroughs' NYC bunker-apartment to pay their respects to“Old Bull Lee.”Burroughs'“cut up”writing technique may still inspire wordsmiths from Bowie to Thom Yorke, but Jim thinks it's Kerouac whose legacy may ultimately be the most lasting. It's that writer's spirit of adventure, Jim says, that continues to motivate every indie band still "on the road."
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Music News
Google Music entered the music-streaming fray this week with its new“All Access”service for Android. The world's top search engine is touting All Access as a combination of the best features of Pandora and Spotify. It offers curated“radio”stations alongside millions of tracks users can stream across devices. And Google is hoping users will pony up for that kind of access: unlike its competitors, Google's service will not offer a free option.
Forget the Desert Island - what music would you take to outer space? This week Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield made news by covering David Bowie's "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station. This isn't the first time rock has blasted into orbit. Last year Jim covered the auction of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell's space mixtape, which featured tunes by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Marvin Gaye. So what tracks would Jim and Greg want to jam to in zero gravity? Greg picks Sun Ra's "Calling Planet Earth," whereas Jim sticks with a classic, The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun."
Go to episode 390Music News
Hard to believe, but The Beatles are so old that some of their music is now entering public domain in Europe. While a law is in place to extend copyrights in the E.U. from 50 to 70 years, that won't go into effect until 2014. That means that as of New Year's Eve 2012, early tracks like "Love Me Do" are up for grabs. Early tracks by Bob Dylan, however, have recently been protected. In order to avoid its catalog going into public domain, Sony Music has taken advantage of the law's“use it or lose it”clause. They released a compilation aptly titled, The 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Vol. 1. It's only available in certain European countries though, so American Dylan fans will have to be willing to pay big bucks on eBay.
This is typically the dry season for major album releases, but there have been a lot of buzzworthy singles. Jim and Greg run through some of the big ones. They never thought they'd utter the words "new David Bowie track," but we've got one called "Where Are We Now," with a Tony Visconti-produced album to follow. Then there's JT's new chart-topper "Suit and Tie." A couple of weeks ago Jim and Greg made a plea for the gentleman of Outkast to come back together, and now we have both Big Boi and Andre 3000 appearing on a remix of Frank Ocean's "Pink Matter." But, Andre is quick to squash any reunion rumors. Last, but not least, are the ladies of Destiny's Child. There's a new song called "Nuclear" and plans for the three to appear together during the Superbowl Halftime Show. Guess motherhood has made Beyonce nostalgic.
Go to episode 373Music News
The Magic Shop, a recording studio in SoHo in New York, will be closing its doors soon after 28 years. The studio was a favorite of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, and more. Jim and Greg have noticed a number of high profile recording studios that have closed in the past decade. To examine what's driving this trend, they speak with Larry Crane, owner of Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland and founder/editor of Tape Op Magazine. Crane argues that the commonly told story that digital recording is killing the industry is a misdirection – home recording has really been around for more than half a century, after all. Issues like gentrification and real estate are playing just as big of a role. While changes are indeed happening acrossthe industry, Crane is optimistic that there's still a place for recording studios of all sizes in the future.
Go to episode 536Music News
Soul Train host and creator Don Cornelius died tragically this week at age 75. Greg remembers the baritone-voiced Chicago native as not just a music pioneer, but a civil rights one. He broadened what we think of as“soul”and brought acts like Curtis Mayfield, David Bowie and Aretha Franklin to audiences of all races and ages. What American Bandstand was to pop culture in the '60s, Soul Train and Cornelius were to the '70s, '80s, and beyond. So to remember Don Cornelius, we play Barry White's 1975 orchestral performance of "You're My First, the Last, My Everything."
Go to episode 323Music News
Go to episode 580Music News
The 2006 Nielsen Soundscan midyear report came out this week, and some of its findings are surprising. While the buzz seems to be that the music industry is being killed by digital music sales, which increased by 77% from 2005, albums are only down by 4.2%. So Jim and Greg aren‘t consoling record executives just yet. The more significant revelation? The disconnect between what critics enjoy and what people buy may be even greater than previously thought. The number-one selling album of the year so far is not by a venerated rock artist or a hip-hop star — rather, it’s the soundtrack to High School Musical, a Disney made-for-TV movie. The tween phenomenon shows how young girls still have much of the buying power in the industry. Coming in second is country/pop act Rascal Flatts. And a further scan of the list reveals that Jim and Greg were only compelled to review two of the records on it: Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough and Taking the Long Way by the Dixie Chicks. Hopefully that trends turn around in the months to come. Otherwise Jim and Greg will have to score that interview with Zac after all…
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett died this week at his home in Cambridge, England. Barrett started the band, which he named after two American bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, in 1965. After releasing The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (which was recorded at Abbey Road the same year as the other British psychedelic hallmark, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band), Barrett became a superstar. However, as Jim and Greg explain, this natural frontman shunned the spotlight. Barrett became a heavy LSD user and was likely suffering from schizophrenia. By 1968 he was forced to leave the band. He subsequently made two solo albums, but eventually went into virtual exile. Yet his influence on the band, and on future musicians, remained strong, as bandmate Nick Mason tells Jim. Mason, like all Pink Floyd fans, understood what a talent Barrett was and wished he had intervened to prevent such a tragic end. Still, Barrett's legacy lives on through his music. Listen to "Baby Lemonade," one of Barrett's last performances with members of Pink Floyd, as well as David Bowie's cover of "See Emily Play."
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Fans continue to mourn the death of David Bowie, who died January 10th. His most recent album, Blackstar, released two days before his death, rose to #1 in America as fans and strangers alike tuned in to hear Bowie's last artful words. Blackstar's huge sales represent a trend found in Nielsen's 2015 music report, which says rock music is going strong. According to Nielsen, rock is the #1 genre for album sales—33% of albums sold in North America were rock. Though pop and R&B may be topping the charts, rock gets sold the most.
Music streams continue to be popular with listeners and are up 93%. But, there's hope for high fidelity fans too: MusicWatch reported an estimated 25 million U.S. consumers are willing to pay more money for higher sound quality. And while we live in a digital world, radio, surprisingly, remains people's #1 source for music discovery.
The biggest winner in 2015 was, of course, Adele. Her record 25 accounted for 3.1% of all album sales in 2015 and 16% of all album sales during the six weeks following its release. So, it's not surprising that she was the most searched artist according to the BBC and Shazam. The BBC allows you to find out what people are searching for in your city, and also, that city's“musical twin.”Here in Chicago, our listening matches up with Johor Bahru in Malaysia.
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Featured Songs
- Donna Summer, I Feel Love, I Remember Yesterday, Casablanca, 1977
- Whole Lotta Shakin‘ Goin’ On, Whole Lotta Shakin‘ Goin’ On, Single, Sun, 1957
- Kraftwerk, Komentenmelodie 2, Autobahn, Philips, 1974
- Rush, Tom Sawyer, Moving Pictures, Anthem, 1981
- David Bowie, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Next Day, Iso, 2013
- David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World, The Man Who Sold the World, Mercury, 1970
- Procol Harum, Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum, Regal Zonophone, 1967
- Georgie Fame, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, CBS, 1968
- T. Rex, Metal Guru, The Slider, EMI, 1972
- Tyrannosaurus Rex, Strange Orchestras, My People Were Fair…, Regal Zonophone, 1968
- T. Rex, Ride a White Swan, Bolan Boogie, Fly, 1972
- T. Rex, Bang a Gong (Get it On), Electric Warrior, Reprise, 1971
- T. Rex, Cosmic Dancer, Electric Warrior, Reprise, 1971
- The Moody Blues, Your Wildest Dreams, The Other Side of Life, Polydor, 1986
- Gentle Giant, Giant, Gentle Giant, Vertigo, 1970
- David Bowie, Space Oddity, Space Oddity, Phillips, 1972
- David Bowie, Heroes, Heroes, RCA, 1977
- Phoenix, Long Distance Call, It's Never Been Like That, EMI, 2006
- Satanic Surfers, What Ever, Going Nowhere Fast, Epitaph, 1999
- The Radio Dept., Heaven's On Fire, Clinging to a Scheme, Labrador, 2010
- Ultravox, Rise, Brilliant, Chrysalis, 2012
- Aimee Mann, Charmer, Charmer, SuperEgo, 2012
Featured Songs
- Big Black, The Big Payback, Racer-X, Homestead, 1984
- Jackson Browne, Running on Empty, Running on Empty, Asylum, 1977
- Big Joe Turner, Shake, Rattle and Roll, , Atlantic, 1954
- Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man The Way I Loved You, I Never Loved a Man The Way I Loved You, Atlantic, 1967
- David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World, The Man Who Sold the World, Mercury, 1970
- Georgie Fame, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, Epic, 1968
- Procol Harum, Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum, Regal Zonophone, 1967
- T. Rex, Strange Orchestras, My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows, Regal Zonophone, 1968
- T. Rex, Ride a White Swan, Bolan Boogie, Cube, 1972
- T. Rex, Bang a Gong (Get it On), Electric Warrior, Fly, 1971
- T. Rex, Cosmic Dancer, Electric Warrior, Fly, 1971
- The Moody Blues, Your Wildest Dreams, The Other Side of Life, Polydor, 1986 (0:20)
- Gentle Giant, Giant, Gentle Giant, Vertigo, 1970
- David Bowie, Space Oddity, Space Oddity, Mercury, 1972
- David Bowie, Heroes, Heroes, RCA, 1977
- Jonas Brothers, Burnin Up, A Little Bit Longer, Hollywood, 2008
- Jonas Brothers, BB Good, A Little Bit Longer, Hollywood, 2008
- The Monkees, The Porpoise Song, Head, Colgems, 1968
- The Notwist,“Pick Up the Phone”Neon Golden, City Slang, 2002
- Scarlett Johannson, I Don't Want to Grow Up, Anywhere I Lay My Head, Atco, 2008
- William Shatner, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, The Transformed Man, Decca, 1968
- William Shatner, Common People, Has Been, Shout! Factory, 2004
Featured Songs
- Ty Segall Band, Tell Me What's Inside Your Heart, Slaughterhouse, In the Red, 2012
- Deep Purple, Hush, Shades of Deep Purple, Tetragrammaton, 1968
- Deep Purple, Highway Star, Machine Head, Warner Bros., 1971
- David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- David Bowie, Oh! You Pretty Things, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- T. Rex, Mystic Lady, The Slider, Reprise, 1972
- New York Dolls, Looking for a Kiss, New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973
- David Bowie, Five Years, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- David Bowie, It Ain't Easy, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- David Bowie, Starman, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Paralyzed, Paralyzed, Mercury, 1968
- David Bowie, Moonage Daydream, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- The Hollywood Argyles, Sho' Know A Lot About Love, Alley-Oop, Lute, 1960
- T. Rex, Telegram Sam, The Slider, Reprise, 1972
- David Bowie, Suffragette City, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- David Bowie, Hang On to Yourself, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- David Bowie, Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- David Bowie, Soul Love, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- Frank Ocean, Super Rich Kids, channel ORANGE, Def Jam, 2012
- Frank Ocean, Bad Religion, channel ORANGE, Def Jam, 2012
- Purity Ring, Ungirthed, Shrines, 4AD, 2012
- Squeeze, 853-5937, Babylon and On, A&M, 1987
- John Lennon/Yoko Ono feat. Plastic Ono Band, Elephant's Memory, and Invisible Strings, We're All Water, Some Time in New York City, Apple, 1972
- Plastic Ono Band, Give Peace a Chance, Give Peace a Chance, Apple, 1969
- Bobby Womack feat. Lana Del Rey, Dayglo Reflection, The Bravest Man in the Universe, XL, 2012
Featured Songs
- Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin IV, Atlantic, 1971
- Spirit, Taurus, Spirit, Epic, 1968
- Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Matthew Garber, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Mary Poppins, Buena Vista, 1964
- The Style Council, You're the Best Thing, Cafe Bleu, Polydor, 1984
- Beyonce, Freedom, Lemonade, Columbia, 2016
- PJ Harvey, The Ministry of Defense, Hope Six Demolition Project, Vagrant, 2016
- The Gotobeds, Cold Gold (LA's Alright), Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic, Sub Pop, 2016
- Mavis Staples, If it's a Light, Livin' On A High Note, Anti-, 2016
- Savages, Adore, Adore Life, Matador, 2016
- Tacocat, Dana Katherine Scully, Lost Time, Hardly Art, 2016
- David Bowie, 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore, Blackstar, Columbia, 2016
- Anderson .Paak, Put Me Thru, Malibu, Steel Wool, 2016
- Lucinda Williams, Can't Close the Door on Love, The Ghost of Highway 20, Universal, 2016
- Eleanor Friedberger, He Didn't Mention His Mother, New View, French Kiss, 2016
- Tina Turner, The Best, Foreign Affair, Capitol, 1989
- Weezer, L.A. Girlz, The White Album, Atlantic, 2016
- The Coathangers, Make it Right, Nosebleed Weekend, Suicide Squeeze, 2016
- Kendrick Lamar, untitled 06, Untitled Unmastered, Aftermath Entertainment, 2016
- Elvis Presley, That's All Right, That's All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky, Sun, 1951
- The Stanley Brothers, Man of Constant Sorrow, The Lonesome River / I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow, Columbia, 1951
- Wilson Pickett, Mustang Sally, The Wicked Pickett, Atlantic, 1967
- Parliament, Flash Light, Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome, Casablanca, 1978
- St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Call Me, Half the City, Single Lock, 2014
- Kanye West, Ultralight Beam, The Life of Pablo, GOOD Music, 2016
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Breakdown, Pack Up the Plantation, MCA, 1985
- Pink Floyd, Hey You, The Wall, Columbia, 1979
- Jay Reatard, Death is Forming, Blood Visions, In the Red, 2006
Featured Songs
- Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Anything Goes, Cheek to Cheek, Interscope and Columbia, 2014
- OutKast, The Whole World (Live at Lollapalooza), Big Boi and Dre Present…OutKast, Arista Records, 2001
- The xx, Intro, xx, Young Turks, 2009
- The Both, The Gambler, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- The Both, Volunteers of America, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- The Both, Bedtime Stories, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- The Both, Pay for It, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- D.R.I., Reaganomics, Dirty Rotten EP, Dirty Rotten, 1983
- The Both, Hummingbird, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- The Both, No Sir (Live on Sound Opinions), The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- The Both, Honesty is No Excuse, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- Thin Lizzy, Buffalo Gal, Shades of a Blue Orphanage, Decca, 1972
- The Both, Milwaukee (Live on Sound Opinions), The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- The Both, The Inevitable Shove, The Both, SuperEgo Records, 2014
- Weezer, Back to the Shack, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, Republic, 2014
- Weezer, Da Vinci, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, Republic, 2014
- Paul Revere and the Raiders, Louie, Go Home, Midnight Ride, Columbia, 1966
- Johnny Thunders, Get off the Phone, Too Much Junkie Business, ROIR, 1983
- James Brown, Give it up or Turn it Loose, Sex Machine, King, 1970
- Mastodon, Divinations, Crack the Skye, Reprise, 2009
- David Bowie, Moonage Daydream, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, RCA Records, 1972
- Lou Reed, Intro/Sweet Jane, Rock n Roll Animal, RCA, 1974
Featured Songs
- Goose Island Credit Music: Pure Sunray,“Caramel,”Pure Sunray, 2013
- The Feelies, Crazy Rhythms, Crazy Rhythms, Bar None, 1980
- The Dells, Stay in My Corner, There Is, Chess, 1968
- The Shirelles, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Tonight's the Night, Sceptre, 1961
- Foxygen, In The Darkness, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic, Jagjaguwar, 2013
- David Bowie, The Next Day, The Next Day, Columbia, 2013
- Karl Bartos, Musica Ex Machina, Off the Record, Bureau B, 2013
- Rhye, Open, Woman, Polydor, 2013
- Rhye, Verse, Woman, Polydor, 2013
- Wire, Doubles & Trebles, Change Becomes Us, Pink Flag, 2013
- Chance the Rapper, Pusha Man (feat. Nate Fox & Lili K.), Acid Rap, self-released, 2013
- Savages, Hit Me, Silence Yourself, Matador, 2013
- Parquet Courts, Borrowed Time, Light Up Gold, What's Your Rupture?, 2013
- Parquet Courts, Donuts Only, Light Up Gold, What's Your Rupture?, 2013
- Queens of the Stone Age, The Vampyre Of Time And Memory, …Like Clockwork, Matador, 2013
- Queens of the Stone Age, My God Is The Sun, …Like Clockwork, Matador, 2013
- Procol Harem, A Salty Dog, A Salty Dog, A&M, 1969
- The Beatles, Anytime At All, A Hard Day's Night, Capitol, 1964
- Johnny Cash, Greystone Chapel, At Folsom Prison, Legacy, 1968
- Tame Impala, Keep on Lying, Lonerism, Modular, 2012
- Devo, Mongoloid, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Warner Bros, 1978
Featured Songs
- David Bowie, Lazarus, Blackstar, Sony, 2016
- David Bowie, Come and Buy My Toys, David Bowie, Deram, 1967
- David Bowie, Space Oddity, Space Oddity, Mercury, 1969
- Claude François, Comme D'Habitude, …en vrai, Tréma, 1968
- David Bowie, Life on Mars, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town, Low, RCA, 1977
- David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA Victor, 1972
- David Bowie, Five Years, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA Victor, 1972
- David Bowie, Young Americans, Young Americans, RCA, 1975
- David Bowie, Heroes, "Heroes, " RCA, 1977
- David Bowie, Ashes to Ashes, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), RCA, 1980
- David Bowie feat. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Let's Dance, Let's Dance, EMI America, 1983
- David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy, Single, RCA, 1982
- David Bowie, Heathen (The Rays), Heathen, Columbia, 2002
- David Bowie, Where Are We Now?, The Next Day, Columbia, 2013
- David Bowie, Blackstar, Blackstar, Sony, 2016
- David Bowie, Dollar Days, Blackstar, Sony, 2016
- David Bowie, Queen Bitch, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- Jim Croce, Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels), You Don't Mess Around with Jim, ABC, 1972
- The Promise Ring, Make Me a Mixtape, Electric Pink, Jade Tree, 2000
- The Who, Behind Blue Eyes, Who's Next, Decca, 1971
- Joan Armatrading, Love & Affection, Joan Armatrading, A&M, 1976
- Flight of the Conchords, Bowie, Flight of the Conchords, Sub Pop, 2008
Featured Songs
- Beach Slang, Future Mixtape For The Art Kids, A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, Polyvinyl, 2016
- Solange, Weary, A Seat At The Table, Columbia, 2016
- Drive-By Truckers, Darkened Flags On The Cusp Of Dawn, American Band, ATO, 2016
- PJ Harvey, The Wheel, Hope Six Demolition Project, Island, 2016
- Album Leaf, Glimmering Lights, Between Waves, Relapse, 2016
- A Tribe Called Quest, Whateva Will Be, We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016
- A Tribe Called Quest, Dis Generation, We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016
- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Anyhow, Let Me Get By, Fantasy, 2016
- The Gotobeds, Cold Gold (LA's Alright), Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic, Subpop, 2016
- Anderson .Paak feat. Schoolboy Q, Am I Wrong, Malibu, Steel Wool / Obe, 2016
- Sneaks, True Killer, Gymnastics, Merge, 2016
- Jamila Woods, HEAVN, HEAVN, Closed Sessions, 2016
- Chance the Rapper feat. Kanye West & the Chicago Children's Choir, All We Got, Coloring Book, Self-released, 2016
- Sturgill Simpson, Brace for Impact (Live a Little), A Sailor's Guide to Earth, RJ Records, 2016
- Frank Ocean, Ivy, Blonde, Boy's Don't Cry, 2016
- TEEN, Gone for Good, Love Yes, Carpark, 2016
- Nick Cave, Rings of Saturn, Skeleton Tree, Bad Seed Ltd., 2016
- Savages, The Answer, Adore Life, Matador, 2016
- David Bowie, Lazarus, Blackstar, Columbia, 2016
- The Flirts, Telephone (Pick Up The), Born To Flirt, "O", 1983
- Victor Jara, Plegaria a un Labrador, Plegaria a un Labrador (single), Jota Jota, 1969
- Arlo Guthrie, Victor Jara, Amigo, Reprise, 1976
- Minutemen, History Lesson - Part II, Double Nickels on the Dime, SST, 1984
- Le Tigre, Hot Topic, Le Tigre, Mr. Lady, 1999
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo, (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo (single), Victor, 1942
Featured Songs
- Aretha Franklin, Think, Aretha Now, Atlantic, 1968
- Beach Boys, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- John Lennon, Mother, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Apple, 1970
- King Crimson, 21st Century Schizoid Man, In the Court of the Cimson King, Atlantic, 1969
- The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop, The Ramones, Sire, 1969
- Van Morrison, Wild Night, Tupelo Honey, Warner Bros., 1971
- Bjork, Army of Me, Post, Elektra, 1995
- The Orb, Little Fluffy Clouds, The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, Big Life, 1991
- NWA, Straight Outta Compton, Straight Outta Compton, Ruthless, 1989
- Patti Smith, Gloria, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Neil Young, Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Reprise, 1969
- David Bowie, Five Years, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- The Flaming Lips, Fight Test, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Warner Bros., 2002
- Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind, DGC, 1991
- M.I.A., Jimmy, Kala, Beggars, 2007
- M.I.A., Boyz, Kala, Beggars, 2007
- Chris Cagle, Wal-Mart Parking Lot, Anywhere But Here, Capitol, 2005
Featured Songs
- The Beatles, Love Me Do, single, Parlophone, 1962
- David Bowie, Where Are We Now?, The Next Day, Iso Records/Columbia, 2013
- Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay-Z), Suit & Tie, single, RCA, 2013
- Frank Ocean (feat. Big Boi & Andre 3000), Pink Matter (Remix), single, self-released, 2013
- Destiny's Child, Nuclear, Love Songs, Legacy Recordings, 2013
- Spinal Tap, Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight, This is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984
- The Mothers of Invention, Who Needs the Peace Corps?, We're Only In It For The Money, Verve, 1968
- Bill Cosby, Hooray for the Salvation Army Band, Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band!, Warner Bros., 1968
- Brinsley Schwarz, (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding, The New Favourites of Brinsley Shwarz, United Artists, 1974
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, Eat It, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, Rock 'n Roll, 1984
- Dead Kennedy, Holiday in Cambodia, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, Alternative Tentacles, 1980
- Beck, Debra, Midnite Vultures, DGC, 1999
- Tim Fite, I've Been Shot, Over the Counter Culture, self-released, 2007
- Bongwater, Free Love Messes Up My Life, The Big Sell-Out, Shimmy Disc, 1992
- The Lonely Island, Attracted to Us, Turtleneck & Chain, Universal Republic, 2011
- Flight of the Conchords, Inner City Pressure, Flight of the Conchords, Sub Pop, 2008
- Digital Underground, The Humpty Dance, Sex Packets, Tommy Boy, 1990
- The Rutles, Ouch!, The Rutles, Warner Bros., 1978
- Yo La Tengo, Ohm, Fade, Matador, 2013
- Yo La Tengo, Well You Better, Fade, Matador, 2013
- Teebs, Bern Rhythm, Ardour, Brainfeeder, 2010
- De La Soul, Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey), De La Soul is Dead, Tommy Boy, 1991
- Aimee Mann & Michael Penn,“I Just Wasn't Made for These Times,”unreleased live performance, 2000
- Ride, Chelsea Girl, Ride EP, Creation, 1990
- The Loop, Soundhead, Heaven's End, Head, 1987
Featured Songs
- Cat Stevens, Father & Son, Tea for the Tillerman, Island, 1970
- Fire, Father's Name Was Dad, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964-1969, Rhino, 2001
- David Bowie, Kooks, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter, Coal Miner's Daughter, Decca, 1969
- John Hiatt, Your Dad Did, Bring the Family, A&M, 1987
- Paul Simon, St. Judy's Comet, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Columbia, 1973
- James Brown, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Star Time, Polydor, 1991
- The Temptations, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, All Directions, Gordy, 1972
- Grateful Dead, Box of Rain, American Beauty, Warner Bros, 1970
- Didjits, Dad, Hey Judester, Touch and Go, 1988
- Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Papa Was a Rodeo, Beneath the Country Underdog, Bloodshot Records, 2000
- Lou Reed, Beginning Of A Great Adventure, New York, Sire, 1989
- Shep and the Limelites, Daddy's Home, Daddy's Home: The Very Best of Shep & the Limelites, Collectables, 2001
- The Beach Boys, Child Is The Father Of The Man, Smile, Capitol, 1967
- Neil Young, Old Man, Harvest, Warner Bros, 1972
- The Winstons, Color Him Father, Color Him Father, Fuel 2000, 2011
- Raphael Saadiq, Heart Attack, Stone Rollin', Sony, 2011
- Raphael Saadiq, Day Dreams, Stone Rollin', Sony, 2011
- Raphael Saadiq, Radio, Stone Rollin', Sony, 2011
- The Game, Red Nation, Red Nation, Geffen, 2011
- The Drifters, Answer the Phone, I‘ll Take You Where the Music’s Playing, Sequel, 1965
- The Minutemen, Two Beads At The End, Double Nickels on the Dime, SST, 1984
- Gil Scott-Heron, Pieces of a Man, Pieces of a Man, RCA, 1971
Featured Songs
- Esperanza Spalding, Rest in Pleasure, Emily's D+Evolution, Concord, 2016
- Esperanza Spalding, Judas, Emily's D+Evolution, Concord, 2016
- Esperanza Spalding, Earth to Heaven, Emily's D+Evolution, Concord, 2016
- Esperanza Spalding, Ebony and Ivy, Emily's D+Evolution, Concord, 2016
- Julia Dawn Cole, I Want It Now, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Paramount, 1971
- Esperanza Spalding, I Want It Now, Emily's D+Evolution, Concord, 2016
- Esperanza Spalding, I Know You Know, Esperanza, Heads Up International, 2008
- Esperanza Spalding, Mela, Esperanza, Heads Up International, 2008
- Esperanza Spalding, Crowned & Kissed, Radio Music Society, Heads Up International, 2012
- Esperanza Spalding, Winter Sun, Chamber Music Society, Heads Up International, 2010
- Wayne Shorter & Esperanza Spalding, Footprints, Live on Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2013
- Wayne Shorter & Esperanza Spalding, Gaia, Live at Solidary of Arts Festival, Solidary of Arts, 2014
- Esperanza Spalding, Little Fly, Chamber Music Society, Heads Up International, 2010
- Esperanza Spalding, Black Gold, Radio Music Society, Heads Up International, 2012
- David Bowie, Blackstar, Blackstar, Columbia, 2016
- David Bowie, Come And Buy My Toys, David Bowie, Deram, 1967
- David Bowie, Space Oddity, David Bowie, Mercury, 1969
- David Bowie, Lazarus, Blackstar, Columbia, 2016
- David Bowie, Dollar Days, Blackstar, Columbia, 2016
- Ciara, Pick Up The Phone, Goodies, LaFace, 2004
- Anohni, Drone Bomb Me, Hopeless, Secretly Canadian, 2016
- Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker, You Want It Darker, Columbia, 2016
- Patti Smith, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Live at 2016 Nobel Prize ceremony, Unreleased, 2016
- Willie And Lobo, Mama Mia, Zambra, Narada, 2006
Featured Songs
- The xx, On Hold, I See You, Young Turks, 2017
- The xx, Dangerous, I See You, Young Turks, 2017
- The xx, I Dare You, I See You, Young Turks, 2017
- The Flaming Lips, The Castle, Oczy Mlody, Warner Bros., 2017
- The Flaming Lips, We a Famly, Oczy Mlody, Warner Bros., 2017
- The Flaming Lips, Sunrise (Eyes of the Young), Oczy Mlody, Warner Bros., 2017
- The Flaming Lips, Mountain Side, In a Priest Driven Ambulance, Restless, 1990
- The Flaming Lips, Pilot Can at the Queer of God, Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, Warner Bros., 1993
- The Album Leaf, False Dawn, Between The Waves, Relapse, 2016
- Tristeza, Golden Hill, Spine And Sensory, Makoto, 1999
- The Album Leaf, Wander, An Orchestrated Rise To Fall, Music Fellowship, 1999
- The Album Leaf, New Soul (performed live on Sound Opinions), Between Waves, Relapse, 2016
- The Album Leaf, Always For You, Into The Blue Again, Sub Pop, 2006
- The Album Leaf, Never Far (performed live on Sound Opinions), Between Waves, Relapse, 2016
- The Album Leaf, Glimmering Lights (performed live on Sound Opinions), Between Waves, Relapse, 2016
- The Album Leaf, Between Waves, Between Waves, Relapse, 2016
- Dow Jones & The Industrials, Can't Stand the Midwest, Let's Go Steady!, Hardly Music, 1980
- Kraftwerk, The Robots, The Man-Machine, Capitol, 1978
- De La Soul, Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey), De La Soul is Dead, Tommy Boy, 1991
- Esperanza Spaulding, Really Very Small, Chamber Music Society, Heads Up International, 2010
- David Bowie, Young Americans, Young Americans, RCA Victor, 1975
- Helen Shapiro, I Apologise, 12 Hits and a Miss, Encore!, 1963
- The Decemberists, Apology Song, 5 Songs, Hush, 2003
- Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain, Purple Rain, Warner Bros., 1984
Featured Songs
- Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode, Johnny B. Goode (single), Chess, 1958
- Black Sabbath, Iron Man, Paranoid, Vertigo, 1970
- The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army, Elephant, V2, 2003
- Led Zeppelin, The Ocean, Houses of the Holy, Atlantic, 1973
- AC/DC, Shot Down in Flames, Highway to Hell, Atlantic, 1979
- The Rolling Stones, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Sticky Fingers, Rolling Stones, 1971
- The Isley Brothers, Who Loves You Better, Harvest for the World, T-Neck, 1976
- The Ohio Players, Love Rollercoaster, Honey, Mercury, 1975
- Prince, Kiss, Parade, Paisley Park, 1986
- Magazine, Shot By Both Sides, Real Life, Virgin, 1978
- The Smiths, How Soon is Now, Meat is Murder, Sire, 1985
- Sleater-Kinney, Jumpers, The Woods, Sub Pop, 2005
- Mudhoney, Touch Me I'm Sick, Superfuzz Bigmuff, Sub Pop, 1988
- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, Get Lucky, Random Access Memories, Columbia, 2013
- The Obsessed, Sacred, Sacred, Relapse, 2017
- The Obsessed, Stranger Things, Sacred, Relapse, 2017
- The Obsessed, My Daughter My Sons, Sacred, Relapse, 2017
- The Talking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (Live), Stop Making Sense, Sire, 1984
- Tunde Adebimpe, Unknown Legend, Rachel Getting Married (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Lakeshore Records, 2008
- The Beach Boys, Had To Phone Ya, It's O.K./Had To Phone Ya', Warner Bros., 1976
- Drive-By Truckers, Ever South (Live on Sound Opinions), American Band, ATO, 2016
- Drive-By Truckers, Surrender Under Protest (Live on Sound Opinions), American Band, ATO, 2016
- Sleep, Dopesmoker, Dopesmoker, Tee Pee, 2003
- David Bowie, Moonage Daydream, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, RCA, 1972
Featured Songs
- Bob Dylan, Song to Woody, Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1962
- The Replacements, Alex Chilton, Pleased to Meet Me, Sire, 1987
- Van Morrison, Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), Saint Dominic's Preview, Warner Bros., 1972
- Television Personalities, I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives, And Don't the Kids Just Love It, Rough Trade, 1981
- The Hold Steady, Constructive Summer, Stay Positive, Vagrant, 2008
- David Bowie, Song for Bob Dylan, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk is Playing at My House, LCD Soundsystem, DFA, 2005
- Cheap Trick, Surrender, Heaven Tonight, Epic, 1978
- Frank Black, I Heard Ramona Sing, Frank Black, 4AD, 1993
- Robyn Hitchcock, I Saw Nick Drake, A Star for Bram, Editions PAF!, 2000
- Stevie Wonder, Sir Duke, Songs in the Key of Life, Tamla, 1976
- The Fall, I am Damo Suzuki, The Nation's Saving Grace, Beggars Banquet, 1985
- The Rolling Stones, Just Your Fool, Blue & Lonesome, Polydor, 2016
- The Rolling Stones, Commit a Crime, Blue & Lonesome, Polydor, 2016
- The Rolling Stones, Little Rain, Blue & Lonesome, Polydor, 2016
- The Rolling Stones, Blue and Lonesome, Blue & Lonesome, Polydor, 2016
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Stranger To My Happiness, Give the People What They Want, Daptone, 2013
- The Kinks, Party Line, Face To Face, Reprise, 1966
- Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball (Live on Saturday Night Live), Bangerz, RCA, 2013
- America, Hearts, Sister Golden Hair, Warner Bros., 1975
- Uriah Heep, Easy Livin', Demons And Wizards, Mercury, 1972
- Eagles, James Dean, On The Border, Asylum, 1974
- Bush, Swallowed, Razorblade Suitcase, Trauma, 1996
Featured Songs
- The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- The Beatles, Good Morning Good Morning, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- The Beatles, Lovely Rita, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- The Beatles, She's Leaving Home, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- The Beatles, With A Little Help From My Friends, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- The Beatles, A Day In The Life, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
- Benjamin Booker feat. Mavis Staples, Witness, Witness, ATO, 2017
- Benjamin Booker, Off the Ground, Witness, ATO, 2017
- Benjamin Booker, Believe, Witness, ATO, 2017
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Learning To Fly, Into The Great Wide Open, MCA, 1991
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Don't Do Me Like That, Damn the Torpedoes, MCA, 1979
- Mudcrutch, On the Street, Through the Cracks, MCA, 1995
- Mudcrutch, I Can't Fight It, Through the Cracks, MCA, 1995
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Breakdown, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Shelter Records, 1976
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, American Girl, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Shelter Records, 1976
- Tom Petty, Free Fallin', Full Moon Fever, MCA, 1989
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Refugee, Damn the Torpedoes, MCA, 1979
- Fleetwood Mac, Silver Springs, Silver Springs (Single-B-side), Warner Bros., 1976
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hope You Never, Songs and Music from "She's the One", Warner Bros., 1996
- Brian Eno, My Squelchy Life, Nerve Net, Warner Bros., 1992
- Johnny Cash, Hurt, America IV: The Man Comes Around, American Recordings, 2002
- Johnny Cash, Danny Boy, America IV: The Man Comes Around, American Recordings, 2002
- Bob Dylan, Not Dark Yet, Time Out of Mind, Columbia, 1997
- Benmont Tench, Wobbles (Live on Sound Opinions), You Should Be So Lucky, EMI, 2014
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Waiting, Hard Promises, MCA, 1981
- Stacy Lattisaw, Call Me, Personal Attention, Motown, 1988
- David Bowie, Life on Mars?, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- The Plimsouls, A Million Miles Away, Everywhere at Once, Geffen, 1983
- Tim Buckley, Dolphins, Sefronia, Discreet, 1973
- The Black Angels, Half Believing, Death Song, Partisan, 2017
- The Church, Columbus, Heyday, Parlophone, 1985
Featured Songs
- Twenty One Pilots, Stressed Out, Blurry Face, Fueled By Ramen, 2015
- The Rolling Stones, Prodigcal Son, Beggar's Banquet, London, 1968
- Nirvana, All Apologies, In Utero, Geffen, 1993
- Outkast, Ms. Jackson, Stankonia, Arista, 2000
- Randy Newman, Marie, Good Old Boys, Reprise, 1974
- Blink-182, Hey, I'm Sorry, California, BMG, 2016
- Brenda Lee, I'm Sorry, Brenda Lee, Decca, 1960
- The Who, A Quick One While He's Away, ABKCO, ABKCO, 1996
- Blake Mills, Don't Tell Our Friends About Me, Heigh Ho, Verve, 2014
- Bonnie Raitt, The Ones We Couldn't Be, Dig in Deep, Redwing, 2016
- R.E.M., So. Central Rain, Reckoning, I.R.S., 1984
- Wussy, Beautiful, Attica!, Damnably, 2014
- The Temptations, Sorry is a Sorry Word, With a Lot o' Soul, Gordy, 1967
- Hüsker Dü, I Apologize, New Day Rising, SST, 1985
- Jem, They, Finally Woken, ATO, 2004
- Run the Jewels, A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters, Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels, Inc., 2017
- Run the Jewels, Angelsnuggler (Dan the Automator Remix), Meow the Jewels, Mass Appeal, 2015
- Run the Jewels, Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost), Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels, Inc., 2017
- Run the Jewels, 2100, Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels, Inc., 2017
- Run the Jewels, Thursday in the Danger Room, Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels, Inc., 2017
- The Sheppards, Pretend You're Still Mine, Walkin' (Single), Okeh, 1962
- Esperanza Spalding, Judas, Emily's D+Evolution, Concord, 2016
- David Bowie, Lazarus, Blackstar, Columbia, 2016
Featured Songs
- Harmonia, Dino, Musik von Harmonia, Brain, 1974
- Can, Spoon, Ege Bamyasi, United Artists, 1972
- Joseph Beuys, Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, Gabriele Mazzotta Editore, 1970
- Neu!, Für Immer, Neu! 2, Brain, 1973
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, Region III, Hymnen, Deutsche Grammophon, 1969
- The Velvet Underground, Sister Ray, White Light/White Heat, Verve, 1968
- Kraftwerk, Radioactivity, Radio-Activity, Kling Klang, 1975
- Kraftwerk, Megaherz, Kraftwerk, Philips, 1970
- Kraftwerk, Autobahn, Autobahn, Philips, 1974
- Kraftwerk, Kometenmelodie 2, Autobahn, Philips, 1974
- Kraftwerk, The Robots, The Man-Machine, Capitol, 1978
- Kraftwerk, Europe Endless, Trans-Europe Express, Kling Klang, 1977
- Neu!, Negativland, Neu!, Brain, 1972
- Neu!, Hallogallo, Neu!, Brain, 1972
- Can, You Doo Right, Monster Movie, Music Factory, 1969
- Can, Moonshake, Future Days, United Artists, 1973
- Can, Father Cannot Yell, Monster Movie, Music Factory, 1969
- Can, Vitamin C, Ege Bamyasi, United Artists, 1972
- Can, Mushroom, Tago Mago, United Artists, 1971
- Faust, It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl, Faust So Far, Polydor, 1972
- Faust, Exercise – With Voices, The Faust Tapes, Virgin, 1973
- Faust, Flashback Caruso, The Faust Tapes, Virgin, 1973
- John Cale, A Midnight Rain of Green Wrens at the World's Tallest Building, Dream Interpretation: Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume II, Table of the Elements, 1968
- Tony Conrad & Faust, From the Side of Man and Womankind, Outside the Dream Syndicate, Caroline, 1973
- Amon Düül II, Sandoz in the Rain, Yeti, Liberty, 1970
- Tangerine Dream, Sunrise in the Third System, Alpha Centauri, Ohr, 1971
- Ash Ra Tempel, Space, Seven Up, Ohr, 1973
- Popol Vuh, In den Gärten Pharaos, In den Gärten Pharaos, Pilz, 1971
- Tubeway Army, Are ‘Friends’ Electric?, Replicas, Beggars Banquet, 1979
- David Bowie, V-2 Schneider, "Heroes", RCA, 1977
- Stereolab, Jenny Ondioline, Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements, Elektra, 1993
- Queens of the Stone Age, Regular John, Queens of the Stone Age, Loosegroove, 1998
- Tortoise, Djed, Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Thrill Jockey, 1996
- Rhythim Is Rhythim, Nude Photo, Nude Photo (single), Transmat, 1987
- Kraftwerk, Trans-Europe Express, Trans-Europe Express, Kling Klang, 1977
- Donna Summer, I Feel Love, I Remember Yesterday, Casablanca, 1977
- The Orb, Into the Fourth Dimension, The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, Big Life, 1991
- La Düsseldorf, La Düsseldorf, La Düsseldorf, Nova, 1976
- Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, Planet Rock, Planet Rock (single), Tommy Boy, 1982
- Kraftwerk, Numbers, Computer World, Warner Bros., 1981
- Fearless Four, Rockin It, Rockin It (single), Enjoy, 1982
- Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine, The Man-Machine, Capitol, 1978
- JJ Fad, Supersonic, Supersonic (single), Dream Team, 1988
- Egyptian Lover, Egypt, Egypt, Egypt, Egypt (single), Freak Beat, 1984
- Kraftwerk, Tour De France, Tour De France (single), Kling Klang, 1983
- Can, Sing Swan Song, Ege Bamyasi, United Artists, 1972
- Kanye West, Drunk and Hot Girls, Graduation, Roc-A-Fella, 2007
- The Allman Brothers Band, Ramblin' Man, Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973
- The Roches, The Married Men, The Roches, Warner Bros., 1979
- MisterWives, Reflections, Reflections, Photo Finish, 2014
- The Marvelettes, Beachwood 45789, Playboy, Tamla, 1962
- Carl Perkins, Sorry, I'm Not Sorry, Sorry, I'm Not Sorry (single), Sun, 1956
- Justin Townes Earle, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now, Bloodshot, 2012
- Vic Chesnutt, Kick My Ass, Drunk, Texas Hotel, 1993
- The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Dead Flowers, Rolling Stones, 1971
- The Flaming Lips, There Should Be Unicorns, Oczy Mlody, Warner Bros., 2017
Featured Songs
- Bob Dylan, Song to Woody, Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1962
- Madonna, Candy Shop, Hard Candy, Warner Bros., 2008
- Saul Williams, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Caroline, 2007
- Saul Williams, List of Demands (Reparations), Saul Williams, Fader, 2004
- Saul Williams, Skin of a Drum, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Fader, 2007
- Saul Williams, List of Demands (Reparations), Saul Williams, Fader, 2004
- Saul Williams, Om Nia, Amethyst Rock Star, American, 2001
- Saul Williams, Convict Colony (Live on Sound Opinions), The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Caroline, 2007
- David Bowie, Changes, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- Saul Williams, NiggyTardust, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Caroline, 2007
- Saul Williams, Banged and Blown Through (Live on Sound Opinions), The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Caroline, 2007
- Nine Inch Nails, 10 Ghosts II, Ghosts I-IV, The Null Corporation, 2008
- Los Campesinos!, You! Me! Dancing!, Hold on Now, Youngster…, Arts & Crafts, 2008
- Los Campesinos!, Death to Los Campesinos!, Hold on Now, Youngster…, Arts & Crafts, 2008
- Leonard Cohen, Sisters of Mercy, The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Columbia, 1968
- The Drifters, Answer the Phone, I‘ll Take You Where the Music’s Playing, Rhino Atlantic, 1965
- Modest Mouse, Fire it Up, We We're Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, Epic, 2007
- Black Keys, Strange Times, Attack & Release, Nonesuch/V2, 2008
- Laurie Anderson, From the Air, Big Science, Warner Bros., 1982
Featured Songs
- Taylor Swift, I Wish You Would (Voice Memo), 1989, Big Machine, 2014
- Patti Smith, Free Money, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye, Ballad of a Bad Boy, February 10, 1971, Mer, 2006
- Patti Smith, Piss Factory, Single, Mer, 1974
- Patti Smith, Hey Joe, Single, Mer, 1974
- Ramones, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Ramones, Sire, 1976
- Patti Smith, Distant Fingers (Demo), Land (1975-2002), Arista, 2002
- Patti Smith, Gloria, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Them, Gloria, Single, Decca, 1964
- Patti Smith, Gloria, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith, Redondo Beach, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith, Birdland, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith, Kimberly, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith, Break It Up, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Jim Morrison & The Doors, An American Prayer / The End, An American Prayer, Elektra, 1978
- Patti Smith, Ask the Angels, I Never Talked to Bob Dylan, Stoned, 1977
- Patti Smith, Land, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith, Elegie, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Patti Smith, My Generation, Horses, Arista, 1975
- Pusha T, Untouchable, King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, GOOD Music, Def Jam, 2015
- Pusha T, Crutches, Crosses, Caskets, King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, GOOD Music, Def Jam, 2015
- Pusha T feat. Jill Scott, Sunshine, King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, GOOD Music, Def Jam, 2015
- Pusha T feat. Kehlani, Retribution, King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, GOOD Music, Def Jam, 2015
- The Black Angels, Telephone, Phosphene Dream, Blue Horizon, 2010
- Shamir, Demon (Live on Sound Opinions), Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Lex Allen feat. Q The Sun & Lorde Fredd33, This Is Our Year, Social Me Duh, Lex Allen Productions, 2015
- David Bowie, Up the Hill Backwards, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), RCA, 1980
- David Bowie, Rebel Rebel, Diamond Dogs, RCA Victor, 1974
- David Bowie, Sound and Vision, Low, RCA, 1977
Featured Songs
- Kid Rock, All Summer Long, Rock N Roll Jesus, Atlantic, 2007
- Chicha Libre, Tres Pasajeros, Sonido Amazonico, Barbés, 2008
- Ladytron, I'm Not Scared, Velocifero, Nettwerk Music Group, 2008
- Torche, Meanderthal, Meanderthal, Hydra Head, 2008
- Torche, Healer, Meanderthal, Hydra Head, 2008
- The Naked Brothers, Banana Smoothie, Naked Brothers Band, Nickelodeon/Columbia, 2007
- Sam Phillips,“Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us,”Don't Do Anything, 2008
- Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, Men in Sandals, Wreckless Eric & Amy Wrigby, Stiff, 2008
- Minotaur Shock, AmDram, Amateur Dramatics, 4AD, 2008
- Bajofundo Tango Club, Grand Guignol, Mar Dulce, Universal, 2007
- Bajofundo Tango Club, Pa Bailar, Mar Dulce, Universal, 2007
- Darker My Love,“Blue Day,”2, 2008
- Brian Wilson, Oxygen to the Brain, That Lucky Old Sun, Capitol, 2008
- Brian Wilson, Midnight's Another Day, That Lucky Old Sun, Capitol, 2008
- Brian Wilson, Mexican Girl, That Lucky Old Sun, Capitol, 2008
- LTJ Bukem, Get it On, Earth, Vol.6, Earth, 2003
- Hootie and the Blowfish, Only Wanna Be With You, Cracked Rear View, Atlantic, 1994
- Bjork, Unison, Vespertine, Polydor, 2001
- David Bowie, As The World Falls Down, Labyrinth, EMI, 1986
- David Bowie, Be My Wife, Low, RCA, 1977
- L.T.D., Love Ballad, Love to the World, A&M, 1976
Featured Songs
- The Specials, Pressure Drop, Today's Specials, Virgin Catalogue, 1996
- The Box Tops, The Letter, The Letter/Neon Rainbow, Bell, 1967
- Big Star, Thank You Friends, Third/Sister Lovers, PVC, 1975
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Shop Around, Hi…We're The Miracles, Tamla, 1961
- Capsula, Wild C, Rising Mountains, BCore Disc, 2009
- Mumiy Troll,“Medveditsa,”Рок Идолы СНГ (Rock Idoly SNG), 2009
- Tanlines, Three Trees, Settings, True Panther Sounds, 2010
- Efterklang, Modern Drift, Magic Chairs, 4AD, 2010
- jj, Light, jj n° 3, Secretly Canadian, 2010
- Sleigh Bells, AB Machines, Unreleased Demo, n/a, 2010
- Uffie, MCs Can Kiss, MCs Can Kiss, Ed Banger, 2010
- Delorean, Infinite Desert, Subiza, True Panther Sounds, 2010
- Bear in Heaven, Lovesick Teenagers, Beast Rest Forth Mouth, Hometapes, 2009
- Bear in Heaven, Wholehearted Mess, Beast Rest Forth Mouth, Hometapes, 2009
- Salem, Frost, King Night, Iamsound, 2010
- She and Him, If You Can't Sleep, Volume Two, P-Vine, 2010
- She and Him, Thieves, Volume Two, P-Vine, 2010
- Washed Out, It's Kate Birthday, High Times, Mirror Universe Tapes, 2009
- Blondie, Call Me, Autoamerican, Chrysalis, 1980
- Sparklehorse, Hey Joe, Good Morning Spider, Parlophone, 1999
- David Bowie, Sound and Vision, Low, RCA, 1977
- Donna Summer, I Feel Love, I Remember Yesterday, WEA Filipacchi Music, 1977
Featured Songs
- Taylor Swift, Mine, Speak Now, Big Machine Records, 2010
- The Slits, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Cut, Island, 1979
- The Slits, Typical Girls, Cut, Island, 1979
- Best Coast, Boyfriend, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010
- Best Coast, Crazy For You, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010 Live on Sound Opinions
- Best Coast, When The Sun Don't Shine, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010
- Best Coast, Goodbye, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010
- Best Coast, I Want To, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010
- Pocahaunted, Riddim Queen, Island Diamonds, Digitalis, 2008
- Best Coast, Summer Mood, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010 Live on Sound Opinions
- Best Coast, Boyfriend, (2:19) Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010 Live on Sound Opinions
- Best Coast, The End, Crazy For You, Mexican Summer, 2010
- Bryan Ferry, Song to the Siren, Olympia, Virgin, 2010
- Bryan Ferry, Heartache By Numbers, Olympia, Virgin, 2010
- Kid Cudi, Erase Me, Man on the Moon, Vol. 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager, Motown, 2010
- Kid Cudi, REVOFEV, Man on the Moon, Vol. 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager, Motown, 2010
- Kid Cudi, Maniac, Man on the Moon, Vol. 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager, Motown, 2010
- Violent Femmes, Telephone Book, 3, Slash, 1989
- Bill Frisell, Spell, Where in the World?, Nonesuch, 1991
- Shriekback, Nemesis, Oil & Gold, Island, 1985
- David Bowie, Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family, Diamond Dogs, Virgin, 1974
- Pink Floyd, Time, The Dark Side of the Moon, Capitol, 1973
- ELO, Fire on High, Face the Music, Legacy, 1975
Featured Songs
- Destiny's Child, Bills Bills Bills, The Writing's on the Wall, Columbia, 1999
- Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Night at the Opera, Elektra, 1975
- INXS, Doctor, INXS, Atco, 1980
- Earth, Wind & Fire, September, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1, ARC/Columbia, 1978
- Deicide, When Satan Rules His World, Once Upon the Cross, Roadrunner, 1995
- The Budos Band, Rite of the Ancients, The Budos Band III, Daptone, 2010
- Jamie Lidell, Out of My System, Jim, Warp, 2008
- Mudhoney, Touch Me I'm Sick, Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles, Sub Pop, 1990
- The Budos Band, Unbroken, Unshaven, The Budos Band III, Daptone, 2010
- Jamie Lidell, Green Light, Jim, Warp, 2008
- Jamie Lidell, Another Day, Jim, Warp, 2008
- The Budos Band, Golden Day, The Budos Band III, Daptone, 2010
- The Budos Band, River Serpentine, The Budos Band III, Daptone, 2010
- Cee-Lo Green, Forget You, The Lady Killer, Elektra, 2010
- Cee-Lo Green, Bright Lights, Bigger City, The Lady Killer, Elektra, 2010
- Cee-Lo Green, Bodies, The Lady Killer, Elektra, 2010
- Brian Eno, Thursday Afternoon, Thursday Afternoon, Polydor, 1985
- Brian Eno, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Warp, 2010
- Brian Eno, Flint March, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Warp, 2010
- Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Talk To Me, Hearts of Stone, Epic, 1978
- Kanye West, Power (instrumental), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, 2010
- Cut Copy, Saturdays, Bright Like Neon Love, Modular Records, 2004
- Roxy Music, In Every Dream Home A Heartache, For Your Pleasure, Warner Bros., 1973
- Scott Walker, Jesse, The Drift, 4AD, 2006
- David Bowie, Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family, Diamond Dogs, Virgin, 1974
Featured Songs
- The Clash, White Riot, The Clash, Epic, 1977
- Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Just A Song Before I Go, CSN, Atlantic, 1977
- Damon & Naomi, Walking Backwards, False Beats and True Hearts, 20/20/20, 2011
- Galaxie 500, Strange, On Fire, Rough Trade, 1989
- Galaxie 500, Blue Thunder, On Fire, Rough Trade, 1989
- Damon & Naomi, How Do I Say Goodbye (Live on Sound Opinions), False Beats and True Hearts, 20/20/20, 2011
- Damon & Naomi, The Well, Within These Walls, 20/20/20, 2007
- Damon & Naomi, The New Historicism, Wondrous World of Damon & Naomi, Sub Pop, 1995
- Damon & Naomi, Tanka, Damon & Naomi with Ghost, Sub Pop, 2000
- Damon & Naomi, Turn of the Century (Live on Sound Opinions), Playback Singers, Sub Pop, 1998 Damon & Naomi,“Helsinki,”False Beats and True Hearts, 20/20/20, 2011
- Damon & Naomi, A Second Life (Live on Sound Opinions), The Earth is Blue, 20/20/20, 2005
- Galaxie 500, Snowstorm, On Fire, Rough Trade, 1989
- Jay-Z & Kanye West, Otis, Watch the Throne, Def Jam, 2011
- Jay-Z & Kanye West, Made in America, Watch the Throne, Def Jam, 2011
- Jimmie Vaughan, I Ain't Never, Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites, Shout! Factory, 2011
- Jimmie Vaughan, No Use Knocking, Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites, Shout! Factory, 2011
- Vaughan Brothers, Brothers, Family Style, Epic, 1990
- The Nerves, Hanging on the Telephone, One Way Ticket, Alive Records, 2008
- Parts & Labor, Fake Names, Constant Future, Jagjaguwar, 2011
- David Bowie, It's No Game Pt. 1, Scary Monsters, Virgin, 1980
- The Mystic Tide, Frustration, Solid Ground, Distortions Records, 1994
- Peter & Gordon, Woman, Woman, Capitol, 1966
Featured Songs
- Bob Dylan, Song to Woody, Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1962
- The Replacements, Alex Chilton, Pleased to Meet Me, Sire, 1987
- Van Morrison, Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), Saint Dominic's Preview, Warner Bros., 1972
- Television Personalities, I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives, And Don't the Kids Just Love It, Rough Trade, 1981
- The Hold Steady, Constructive Summer, Stay Positive, Vagrant, 2008
- David Bowie, Song for Bob Dylan, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk Is Playing at My House, LCD Soundsystem, DFA, 2005
- Cheap Trick, Surrender, Heaven Tonight, Epic, 1978
- Frank Black, I Heard Ramona Sing, Frank Black, 4AD, 1993
- Robyn Hitchcock, I Saw Nick Drake, A Star for Bram, Editions PAF!, 2000
- Stevie Wonder, Sir Duke, Songs in the Key of Life, Tamla, 1976
- The Fall, I Am Damo Suzuki, This Nation's Saving Grace, Beggars Banquet, 1985
- Van Hunt, Watching You Go Crazy is Driving Me Insane, What Were You Hoping For, Godless Hotspot, 2011
- Van Hunt, Designer Jeans, What Were You Hoping For, Godless Hotspot, 2011
- Mastadon, Blasteroid, The Hunter, Reprise, 2011
- Mastadon, Dry Bone Valley, The Hunter, Reprise, 2011
- Four Tet, Locked, Fabriclive 59, Fabric, 2011
- Wilson Pickett, 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.), The Exciting Wilson Pickett, Atlantic, 1966
- Gladys Knight and the Pips, Midnight Train to Georgia, Imagination, Buddah, 1973
- Ghost in the Water, Break It Down, Shooting Stars and Battle Scars, skulls/talons/skeletons, 2011
- The Rolling Stones, Gimme Shelter, Let It Bleed, Decca, 1969
- Jeff Beck, Over the Rainbow, Emotion & Commotion, ATCO, 2010
Featured Songs
- Adele, Rumour Has It, 21, XL, 2011
- Brian Eno, Glitch, Drums Between the Bells, Warp, 2011
- Brian Eno and David Byrne, America is Waiting, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Sire, 1981
- Christopher Logue and Tony Kinsey, Blue Shoes, Red Bird: Jazz & Poetry, Parlophone, 1959
- Brian Eno, Needles in the Camel's Eye, Here Come the Warm Jets, Island, 1974
- Brian Eno, The Real, Drums Between the Bells, Warp, 2011
- Brian Eno and David Byrne, Mea Culpa, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Sire, 1981
- David Bowie, Look Back in Anger, Lodger, RCA, 1979
- Brian Eno, Baby's on Fire, Here Come the Warm Jets, Island, 1974
- Brian Eno, Third Uncle, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), Island, 1974
- David Byrne and Brian Eno, Strange Overtones, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Todo Mundo, 2008
- Talking Heads, Take Me To The River, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Sire, 1978
- Brian Eno, 2/1, Ambient 1: Music for Airports, EG, 1978
- Roxy Music, Editions of You, For Your Pleasure, Island, 1973
- U2, Wire, The Unforgettable Fire, Island, 1984
- Devo, Mongoloid, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Warner Bros., 1978
- Brian Eno, St. Elmo's Fire, Another Green World, Island, 1975
- Coldplay, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, Mylo Xyloto, Capitol, 2011
- Coldplay, Paradise, Mylo Xyloto, Capitol, 2011
- Charli Xcx, Nuclear Seasons, Nuclear Seasons, This Is Music, 2011
- ELO, Telephone Line, A New World Record, Jet, 1976
- A Flock of Seagulls, I Ran (So Far Away), A Flock of Seagulls, Jive, 1982
- Suicide, Frankie Teardrop, Suicide, Red Star, 1977
- 10cc, I'm Not in Love, The Original Soundtrack, Mercury, 1975
- The Cramps,“Surfin' Dead”The Return of the Living Dead: Soundtrack, Restless, 1993
Featured Songs
- David Bowie, Changes, Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
- Muse, Survival, The 2nd Law, Helium 3, 2012
- Weezer, Island in the Sun, Weezer, Geffen, 2001
- Dinosaur Jr., Feel the Pain, Without a Sound, Sire, 1994
- Patti Smith, April Fool, Banga, Columbia, 2012
- Patti Smith, Amerigo, Banga, Columbia, 2012
- Patti Smith, Constantine's Dream, Banga, Columbia, 2012
- Patti Smith, This is the Girl, Banga, Columbia, 2012
- Bobby Womack, Please Forgive My Heart, The Bravest Man in the Universe, XL, 2012
- Bobby Womack, The Bravest Man in the Universe, The Bravest Man in the Universe, XL, 2012
- Bobby Womack feat. Lana Del Rey, Dayglo Reflection, The Bravest Man in the Universe, XL, 2012
- Ty Segall Band, Death, Slaughterhouse, In the Red, 2012
- Ty Segall Band, I Bought My Eyes, Slaughterhouse, In the Red, 2012
- Best Coast, The Only Place, The Only Place, Wichita, 2012
- Best Coast, Why I Cry, The Only Place, Wichita, 2012
- Best Coast, How They Want Me to Be, The Only Place, Wichita, 2012
- Neneh Cherry and The Thing, Too Tough to Die, The Cherry Thing, Smalltown Supersound, 2012
- Neneh Cherry and The Thing, Cashback, The Cherry Thing, Smalltown Supersound, 2012
- Blue Rondo a la Turk, Me and Mr. Sanchez, Me and Mr. Sanchez, Virgin, 1981
- Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz, The Telephone Song, Getz au Go Go, Verve, 1965
- Dr. Dog, That Old Black Hole, Be the Void, ANTI-, 2012
- Neil Young, This Land is Your Land, Americana, Reprise, 2012
Featured Songs
- David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World, The Man Who Sold the World, Mercury, 1970
- Adele, Hello, 25, XL, 2015
- Shamir, Hot Mess, Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Tegan and Sara, Closer, Heartthrob, Warner Bros., 2013
- Shamir, In for the Kill (Live on Sound Opinions), Ratchet, XL, 2015
- CocknBullKid, Hold on to Your Misery, Adulthood, Universal Island, 2011
- Shamir, Vegas, Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Shamir, I'll Never Be Able to Love, Northtown, God Mode, 2014
- Shamir, If It Wasn't True, Northtown, God Mode, 2014
- Shamir, Demon (Live on Sound Opinions), Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Natalia Kills, Devils Don't Fly, Trouble, Interscope, 2013
- Shamir, Youth, Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Shamir, On the Regular, Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Shamir, Darker (Live on Sound Opinions), Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Shamir, Make a Scene, Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Shamir, Call It Off, Ratchet, XL, 2015
- Savages, Adore, Adore Life, Matador, 2016
- Savages, The Answer, Adore Life, Matador, 2016
- Otis Clay, Trying to Live My Life Without You, Trying to Live My Life Without You, Hi, 1972
- David Bowie, Starman, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA Victor, 1972
- Arcade Fire, Reflektor, Reflektor, Sonovox, 2013
- Queen and David Bowie, Under Pressure, Hot Space, EMI, 1982
Featured Songs
- Arctic Monkeys, Come Together, Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Decca, 2012
- The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army, Elephant, XL, 2003
- Son House, Grinning in Your Face, The Legendary Son House: Father Of Folk Blues, Columbia, 1965
- The White Stripes, Let's Shake Hands, Let's Shake Hands, Italy Records, 1998
- The White Stripes, Lafayette Blues, Lafayette Blues, Italy Records, 1998
- The White Stripes, Look Me Over Closely, Let's Shake Hands, Italy Records, 1998
- The White Stripes, The Nurse, Get Behind Me Satan, XL, 2005
- The White Stripes, Icky Thump, Icky Thump, Third Man, 2007
- The White Stripes, Fell in Love With a Girl, White Blood Cells, XL, 2001
- Raconteurs, You Don't Understand Me, Consolers of the Lonely, Third Man, 2008
- The Dead Weather, I Cut Like a Buffalo, Horehound, Third Man, 2009
- Jack White, Take Me With You When You Go, Blunderbuss, Third Man, 2012
- Jack White, Blunderbuss, Blunderbuss, Third Man, 2012
- Jack White, Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy, Blunderbuss, Third Man, 2012
- Jack White, I'm Shakin', Blunderbuss, Third Man, 2012
- The Olivia Tremor Control, Hideaway, Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One, Flydaddy, 1999
- Flying Lotus, Catacombs (Extended Version), Cosmogramma Alt Takes, Warp, 2011
- Grateful Dead, Operator, American Beauty, Warner Bros., 1970
- David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Electric Ladyland, Reprise, 1968
- Deep Purple, Highway Star, Machine Head, Purple Records, 1972
Featured Songs
- Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the U.K., Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- Dr. Feelgood, All Through the City, Down by the Jetty, United Artists, 1975
- Elton John and Kiki Dee, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, RCA, 1976
- Ramones, Judy is a Punk, Ramones, Sire, 1976
- The Damned, New Rose, Damned Damned Damned, Stiff, 1977
- Eater, Lock It Up, The Album, The Label, 1977
- Sex Pistols, No Fun, Flogging a Dead Horse, Virgin, 1980
- Sex Pistols, Holidays in the Sun, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- Sex Pistols, Pretty Vacant, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- Sex Pistols, No Feelings, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- The Clash, White Riot, The Clash, CBS, 1977
- Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict, Singles Going Steady, EMI, 1979
- Buzzcocks, Breakdown, Spiral Scratch, New Hormones ORG1, 1977
- Buzzcocks, Friends of Mine, Spiral Scratch, New Hormones ORG1, 1977
- The Clash, Cheat, The Clash, CBS, 1977
- Television, See No Evil, Marquee Moon, " Elektra, 1977
- Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the U.K., Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Warner Bros., 1977
- X-Ray Spex, Plastic Bag, Germ Free Adolescents, EMI, 1978
- The Adverts, One Chord Wonders, Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts, Bright, 1978
- Wire, Ex Lion Tamer, Pink Flag, Harvest, 1977
- The Clash, London's Burning, The Clash, CBS, 1977
- Redd Kross, Stay Away from Downtown, Researching the Blues, Merge, 2012
- Redd Kross, Dracula's Daughters, Researching the Blues, Merge, 2012
- Television, Marquee Moon, Marquee Moon, " Elektra, 1977
- Bootsy's Rubber Band, What's a Telephone Bill?, Ahhh…The Name is Bootsy, Baby!, Warner Bros., 1977
- David Bowie, Sound and Vision, Low, RCA, 1977
- Jack Black, Missing Pieces, Blunderbuss, Third Man, 2012
Featured Songs
- Vanessa Williams, Save the Best for Last, The Comfort Zone, Polygram, 1991
- Songs Ohia, Hold On Magnolia, Magnolia Electric Co., Secretly Canadian, 2003
- Laura Stevenson, Runner, Wheel, Don Giovanni, 2013
- No Ceremony///, FEELSOLOW, FEELSOLOW, Self-Released, 2012
- Indians, Reality Sublime, Somewhere Else, 4AD, 2013
- Shout Out Out Out Out, Now That I've Given Up Hope I Feel Much Better, Spanish Moss and Total Loss, Normals Welcome, 2012
- Guards, Not Supposed To, In Guards We Trust, Black Bell Records, 2013
- The Holydrug Couple, Slow Motion Cat, En vivo Radio Horizonte EP, self-released, 2011
- Metz, Headache, Metz, Sub Pop, 2012
- Indians, New, Somewhere Else, 4AD, 2013
- Kesha, Die Young, Warrior, RCA, 2012
- Savages, Husbands (Live in Bristol), I Am Here, Pop Noire, 2012
- MO,“Maiden,”2012
- Justin Timberlake, Strawberry Bubblegum, The 20/20 Experience, RCA, 2013
- Justin Timberlake, Pusher Love Girl, The 20/20 Experience, RCA, 2013
- The Beatles, Any Time at All, A Hard Day's Night, Capitol, 1964
- David Bowie, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Next Day, Columbia, 2013
- Lucinda Williams, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Live on Sound Opinions, Unreleased, 2013
- David Hasselhoff, Hooked on a Feeling, Hooked on a Feeling, Polydor, 1999
Featured Songs
- Chance Halliday, Home Run, Slow … Boogie … Rockin', Collector, 2012
- Stevie Wonder, Jesus Children of America, Innervisions, Tamla, 1973
- Stevie Wonder, Living for the City, Innervisions, Tamla, 1973
- Led Zeppelin, When the Levee Breaks, Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV), Atlantic, 1971
- Led Zeppelin, Thank You, Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969
- Sleater-Kinney, Call the Doctor, Call the Doctor, Chainsaw Records, 1996
- Sleater-Kinney, All Hands on the Bad One, All Hands on the Bad One, Kill Rock Stars, 2000
- Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out, Dig Me Out, Kill Rock Stars, 1997
- The Baseball Project, Past Time, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails, Yep Rock, 2008
- Kanye West, Jesus Walks, The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella, 2004
- Kanye West, Heartless, 808s and Heartbreak, Roc-A-Fella, 2008
- Kanye West, Roses, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella, 2005
- XTC, Dear God, Skylarking, Geffen, 1985
- XTC, Generals and Majors, Black Sea, Geffen, 1980
- Husker Du, Sorry Somehow, Candy Apple Grey, Warner Bros., 1986
- Husker Du, The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill, New Day Rising, SST, 1985
- The Velvet Underground, The Black Angel's Death Song, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Polydor, 1967
- The Velvet Underground, I Heard Her Call My Name, White Light/White Heat, Polydor, 1968
- Billy Bragg and Wilco, Joe DiMaggio Done It Again, Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2, Elektra, 2000
- Wilson Pickett, 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.), The Exciting Wilson Pickett, Atlantic, 1966
- Justin Timberlake, Suit & Tie, The 20/20 Experience, RCA, 2013
- Justin Timberlake, Pusher Love Girl, The 20/20 Experience, RCA, 2013
- David Bowie, Aladdin Sane, Aladdin Sane, RCA, 1973
- The Strokes, One Way Trigger, Comedown Machine, RCA, 2013
- The Strokes, 80's Comedown Machine, Comedown Machine, RCA, 2013
Featured Songs
- Goose Island Credit Music: Pure Sunray,“Caramel,”Pure Sunray, 2013
- The Rolling Stones, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Let It Bleed, Decca/London, 1969
- Johnny Marr, The Messenger, The Messenger, Warner Bros., 2013
- Johnny Marr, The Right Thing Right, The Messenger, Warner Bros., 2013
- T. Rex, Ride a White Swan, Ride a White Swan (Single), Fly, 1970
- Johnny Marr, New Town Velocity, The Messenger, Warner Bros., 2013
- The Nerves, Hanging on the Telephone, The Nerves, N/A, 1976
- David Bowie, Rebel Rebel, Diamond Dogs, RCA Records, 1974
- Bert Jansch, Needle of Death, Bert Jasch, Transatlantic, 1965
- Bert Jasch, Crimson Moon, Crimson Moon, Castle Communications, 2000
- The Smiths, This Charming Man, This Charming Man (Single), Rough Trade, 1983
- The Smiths, What Difference Does It Make?, The Smiths, Rough Trade, 1984
- The Smiths, Miserable Lie, The Peel Sessions, Strange Fruit, 1988
- The Smiths, How Soon Is Now?, How Soon Is Now? (Single), Rough Trade, 1985
- The Gun Club, Run Through the Jungle, Miami, Animal Records, 1982
- The Smiths, How Soon Is Now?, How Soon Is Now? (Single), Rough Trade, 1985
- Modest Mouse, Dashboard, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, Epic Records, 2007
- Electronic, Get the Message, Electronic, Factory/Virgin/Warner, 1991
- Johnny Marr, Generate! Generate!, The Messenger, Warner Bros., 2013
- The Smiths, The Headmaster Ritual, Meat Is Murder, Rough Trade, 1985
- Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels, Fool's Gold, 2013
- Run the Jewels, Banana Clipper, Run the Jewels, Fool's Gold, 2013
- The Animals, The House of the Rising Sun, The Animals, Columbia Graphophone/MGM, 1964
- Wolf Parade, Language City, At Mount Zoomer, Sub Pop, 2008
- Indians, Magic Kids, Somewhere Else, 4AD, 2013
- Black Sabbath, God is Dead?, 13, Vertigo, Universal, 2013
- The Fugs, Kill for Peace, The Fugs, ESP-Disk, 1966
- Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel, Duke of the Beatniks, Hey Hey it's… The Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel Band, N/A, 2013 ericburdon.com Eric Burdon's website
Featured Songs
- Darlene Love, His Eye is on the Sparrow (Live at 86th Academy Awards), unreleased, N/A, 2014
- The Rolling Stones, Gimme Shelter, Let It Bleed, London, 1969
- David Bowie, Young Americans, Young Americans, RCA, 1975
- Darlene Love feat. Lisa Fischer, Jo Lawry, and Judith Hill, Lean On Me, 20 Feet from Stardom - Music From The Motion Picture, Columbia, 2014
- Glen Campbell, Southern Nights, Southern Nights, Capitol, 1977
- Professor Longhair, Tipitina, New Orleans Piano, Atlantic, 1972
- Allen Toussaint, It's a New Orleans Thing (Live on Sound Opinions), Songbook, Rounder, 2013
- Allen Toussaint, Lipstick Traces, Songbook, Rounder, 2013
- Dr. John, Right Place, Wrong Time, In the Right Place, Atco, 1973
- Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, Don't You Just Know It, Don't You Just Know It (Single), Ace Records, 1958
- Labelle, Lady Marmalade, Nightbirds, Epic, 1974
- Devo, Working in the Coal Mine, New Traditionalists, Infinite Zero/Warner Bros., 1981
- Allison Krauss & Robert Plant, Fortune Teller, Raising Sand, Universal Music, 2007
- Lee Dorsey, Working in the Coal Mine, The New Lee Dorsey, Rev-Ola, 1966
- Allen Toussaint, Old Records (Live on Sound Opinions), Songbook, Rounder, 2013
- Warren Zevon, A Certain Girl, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, Friday Music, 1980
- The Rolling Stones, Fortune Teller, More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies), London, 1972
- Allen Toussaint, Fortune Teller (Live on Sound Opinions), Songbook, Rounder, 2013
- Allen Toussaint, Whipped Cream (Live on Sound Opinions), Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky: The Hit Songs & Productions 1957-1978, Charly, 2011
- Allen Toussaint, Southern Nights (Live on Sound Opinions), Southern Nights, Water Music Records, 1975
- Allen Toussaint, Night People, Motion, Warner Bros., 1978
- Jim Croce, Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels), You Don't Mess Around with Jim, Friday Music, 1972
- Idina Menzel, Let It Go, Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Walt Disney, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, Wonderful World Of Color (Instrumental), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, Sing a Simple Song, Stand!, Epic/Legacy, 1969
Featured Songs
- James Murphy, Untitled subway music, Unreleased, Freely available online, 2014
- Kiss, Rock and Roll All Nite, Dressed to Kill, Casablanca, 1975
- Sly & the Family Stone, I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, Advice, Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, I Hate to Love Her, Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Ike & Tina Turner, Bold Soul Sister, The Hunter, Blue Thumb, 1969
- Sly & the Family Stone, Dance To The Music (Mono), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- The Roots, Star/Pointro, The Tipping Point, Geffen, 2004
- Sly & the Family Stone, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Mono), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Bobby Freeman, C'mon and Swim, Do You Wanna Dance?, Collectables, 1958
- Sly & the Family Stone, Family Affair, There's a Riot Goin' On, Epic/Legacy, 1971
- Sly & the Family Stone, Hot Fun in the Summertime (Mono), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa, There's a Riot Goin' On, Epic/Legacy, 1971
- Sly & the Family Stone, Brave & Strong, Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, You Can Make It If You Try (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 30, 1970), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Sly & the Family Stone, We Love All, Dance to the Music, Epic/Legacy, 2007
- Sly & the Family Stone, Color Me True, Dance to the Music, Epic/Legacy, 1968
- Sly & the Family Stone, Wonderful World Of Color (Instrumental), Higher!, Epic/Legacy, 2013
- Idina Menzel, Let It Go, Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Walt Disney, 2013
- Karen O, The Moon Song (End Title Credit), The Moon Song (Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture Her), WaterTower, 2014
- Pharrell Williams, Happy, G I R L, Columbia, 2014
- U2, Ordinary Love, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Soundtrack), Decca, 2013
- Lydia Loveless, Wine Lips, Somewhere Else, Bloodshot, 2014
- Lydia Loveless, Verlaine Shot Rimbaud, Somewhere Else, Bloodshot, 2014
- Lydia Loveless, They Don't Know, Somewhere Else, Bloodshot, 2014
- Lydia Loveless, Hurts So Bad, Somewhere Else, Bloodshot, 2014
- John Belushi, Louie, Louie, Animal House – Original Soundtrack, MCA, 1978
- St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Call Me, Half the City, Single Lock, 2014
- Dr. Octagon, Earth People, Dr. Octagonecologyst, Dreamworks/SKG, 1996
- David Bowie, Starman, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Virgin, 1972
- Sun Ra & His Omniverse Arkestra, Calling Planet Earth, Destination Unknown, Enja, 1992
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression, Brain Salad Surgery, Manticore, 1973
- MC Frontalot, Disaster, Zero Day, Level Up & Tapes/Nerdcore Fervor, 2010
- MC Frontalot, Final Boss, Final Boss, Level Up & Tapes/Nerdcore Fervor, 2008
- Neptune Massive, Plastoon, Plastoon (Single), freely available on MySpace, 2008