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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Christian Kriticos as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Solomon Linda's “Mbube”Danny & the Juniors' “At the Hop”Miriam Makeba's “Pata Pata”Arlo Guthrie's “Alice's Restaurant Massacree”Zager & Evans' “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)”Check out Christian Kriticos at https://www.christiankriticos.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/christian.kriticos/, and his book MUSIQUE CONCRÈTE coming soon from Bloomsbury!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Zach Schonfeld as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Pixies' “Debaser”CAN's “Vitamin C”Clinic's “The Second Line”The Boo Radleys' “Thinking of Ways”Yo La Tengo's “Cherry Chapstick”Zach Schonfeld is a regular contributor to Pitchfork (https://pitchfork.com/staff/zach-schonfeld/) and Stereogum (https://stereogum.com/author/zach-schonfeld) and wrote the book on Nick Cage, How Coppola Became Cage, which can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Coppola-Became-Cage-Zach-Schonfeld/dp/019755637X!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with Meinard Cuskey as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame artists not eligible):Bad Brains' “Sailin' On” The Goo Goo Dolls' “Iris”Inhaler's “My Honest Face” Incubus' “Pardon Me” Bon Iver's “Flume”Check out Meinard Cuskey at https://www.instagram.com/meinardcuskey/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@meinard_c; and on Spotify, listen to the Forever is Composed of Nows album by his band Cody's Porch, and his own EP, Everything I've Known.Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Callum McLean as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):DJ Shadow's “Midnight in a Perfect World”System of a Down's “Aerials”Jorge Ben's “Força Bruta”Aphex Twin's “Window Licker”Björk's “Play Dead”Check out Callum McLean at https://callummclean.me/!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Max Freedman as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Björk's “Jóga”Mitski's "Your Best American Girl"Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Y Control”My Bloody Valentine's “Only Shallow”Perfume Genius' “Wreath”Check out Max Freedman at https://lavendersound.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/thelavendersound/!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Lindsay Patton as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Arthur Brown's “Fire”Fiona Apple's “Limp”Grace Jones' “Pull Up to the Bumper” Robyn's “Dancing On My Own”Mazzy Star's “Fade into You”Check out Lindsay Patton at https://notafitforourpublication.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/pattonlindsay/!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Stephen Deusner as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's “Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)”Boz Scaggs' “Lido Shuffle”Candi Staton's “Heart on a String”Dwight Twilley Band's “Looking for the Magic”Status Quo's “Paper Plane”Check out Stephen Deusner at https://www.stephendeusner.com/, https://www.instagram.com/stephendeusner/, and linktr.ee/stephendeusner!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Aug Stone as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Hanoi Rocks' “Don't You Ever Leave Me”Smashing Pumpkins' “Tonight, Tonight”Guided By Voices' “Game Of Pricks”Rancid's “Radio”The Afghan Whigs' “Crime Scene Part One”Check out Aug Stone at instagram.com/augxstone/, augstone.com, https://twitter.com/augstone, augstone.substack.com, https://linktr.ee/augstone, and augstone.bsky.social! Also check out https://hbird.bandcamp.com!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Reed Jackson as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Captain Beefheart's “Too Much Time”CAN's “Oh Yeah”Arthur Russell's “Close My Eyes”Helium's “Pat's Trick”Shuggie Otis' “Aht Uh Mi Hed”Reed Jackson is the managing editor of the Spectrum Culture website and a regular contributor to Aquarium Drunkard. You can also check out Reed at https://x.com/nakedfoul, https://www.instagram.com/blargeld, and https://nakedfoul.substack.com/!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Josh Friedberg as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):Ella Fitzgerald's “Summertime” (Live At Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 1960)Velvelettes' "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car"Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything"Sweet Honey in the Rock's "Run, Run, Mourner Run" (live at Carnegie Hall)Check out Josh Friedberg at https://linktr.ee/joshfriedberg, https://joshfrmusic.substack.com/, and https://www.instagram.com/joshfrmusic!Intro music is from Horse's “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Will Layman as they discuss Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists:Elvis Costello & the Attractions' “Man Out of Time” vs. Frank Zappa's “Montana”Ray Charles' “I Believe to My Soul” vs. The Kinks' “You Really Got Me”Creedence Clearwater Revival's “Lookin' Out My Back Door” vs.  Stevie Wonder's “You Haven't Done Nothin'”Heart's “Barracuda” vs.  Joni Mitchell's “Coyote”Four Tops' “Bernadette” vs. Miles Davis' “My Funny Valentine” (from 1965 live album of same name)Check out Will Layman at https://www.willlayman.com/, https://willlayman.substack.com/, and https://www.instagram.com/willlayman/!Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads. Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Alex Gonzalez as they discuss Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists:Marvin Gaye's “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” vs. Missy Elliott's “Get Ur Freak On” Chaka Khan's “Ain't Nobody” vs. Santana's “Smooth”Carl Perkins' “Glad All Over” vs. Eminem's “Stan” Impressions' “People Get Ready” vs. OutKast's “Git up, Git Out” Dire Straits' “Romeo & Juliet” vs. Janet Jackson's “Rhythm Nation”Correction (Koppen mistake): Although Janet Jackson's “If” has been discussed on an episode of KoppenWithCritic, it was Janet Jackson's “Again” that beat David Bowie on an episode of KoppenWithCritic.Check out Alex Gonzalez at https://www.instagram.com/alexgwriter/, https://linktr.ee/alexgwriter, https://x.com/alexgwriter, https://alexgonzalez.contently.com/, https://alexgwriter.substack.com/, and https://www.tiktok.com/@alexgwriter!Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads. Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Jack Probst as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Platters' “Only You” vs. Tom Waits' “Hang Down Your Head”Funkadelic's “Maggot Brain” vs. Bobby Blue Band “Lead Me On”Billy Joel's “Movin' Out” vs. Yes' “Roundabout”R.E.M.'s “The One I Love” vs. Cure's “Love Song”Salt-n-Pepa's “Push It” vs. Missy Elliott's “Get Ur Freak On”They also discuss food critic Jonathan Gold and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Check out Jack Probst at https://www.jackprobst.com/, https://www.instagram.com/jackdprobst, https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/author/jack-probst/ (including the Bargin Bin column), and https://bsky.app/profile/jackprobst.com! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Dan Bogosian as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Elvis' “Long Black Limousine” vs. Stevie Wonder's “Sugar”Red Hot Chili Peppers' “Aeroplane” vs. Paul McCartney's “Temporary Secretary”Run-DMC's “Rock Box” vs. Pearl Jam's “Parachutes”Donna Summer's “Love to Love you Baby” vs. Spinners' “Rubberband Man”David Bowie's “Heroes” vs. Chuck Berry's “Almost Grown”  They also discuss comedy movie orgy music and Frank Black, including Frank on Mike Watt's “Chinese Firedrill” from the Ball-Hog or Tugboat? album. Check out Dan Bogosian at https://www.instagram.com/dlbogosian/, https://danbogosian.substack.com/, dlbogosian.bsky.social, and his RHCP book, Red Hot Chili Peppers FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Best-Selling Alternative Band, which can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-FAQ/dp/1617137227! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Zach Schonfeld as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Michael Jackson's “Don't Stop Till You Get Enough” vs. Outkast's "Ms. Jackson"OutKast's “B.O.B.” vs. Sam Cooke's “Ain't That Good News”Guns n' Roses' “November Rain” vs. Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt"The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" vs. White Stripes' “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”Rolling Stones' “She Smiled Sweetly” vs. Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" They also discuss Sly and the Family Stone's "Family Affair" and "If You Want Me To Stay," The Beastie Boys' "Shadrach," Prince's "Darling Nikki," Nine Inch Nails' "March of the Pigs," Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram), and Kurt Cobain. Zach Schonfeld is a regular contributor to Pitchfork (https://pitchfork.com/staff/zach-schonfeld/) and Stereogum (https://stereogum.com/author/zach-schonfeld) and wrote the book on Nick Cage, How Coppola Became Cage, which can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Coppola-Became-Cage-Zach-Schonfeld/dp/019755637X! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Max Freedman as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Hank Ballard's “Hoochie Coochie Coo” vs. Janet Jackson's “If”Madonna's “Like a Prayer” vs. Madonna's “Live to Tell”Parliament's “Flash Light” vs. Prince's “When Doves Cry”Kate Bush's “Running Up That Hill” vs. Jackson Browne's “Somebody's Baby”Radiohead's “Let Down” vs. Nine Inch Nails' “Head Like a Hole” They also discuss Grimes, hyperpop, Ciccone Youth's “Into the Groovey,” Fusilier's “Ambush,” Marilyn Manson, and Courtney Barnett vs. Snail Mail. Check out Max Freedman at https://lavendersound.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/thelavendersound/! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Iain Key as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Bob Dylan's “Murder Most Foul” vs. Pink Floyd's “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”The Cure's “Just Like Heaven” vs. Pearl Jam's “Go”Elvis' “If I Can Dream”  vs. Willie Nelson's “Stay a Little Longer (Live)”Lou Reed's “Perfect Day” vs. The Beach Boys' “God Only Knows”Whitney Houston's “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” vs. Green Day's “American Idiot” They also discuss John Hughes movie soundtrack songs, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, and a 90's Children in Need BBC special. Check out Iain Key at https://linktr.ee/iainkey, https://www.instagram.com/iain.key, https://louderthanwar.com/author/iain-key/, and https://www.mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/playlists/iain-key/! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Christian Kriticos as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Del Shannon's “Runaway” vs. Paul Simon's “All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints”R.E.M.'s “Fall On Me” vs. Bobby Darin's “Splish Splash”Depeche Mode's “Personal Jesus” vs. Queen's “A Kind of Magic”Prince & the Revolution's “Kiss” vs. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas' "Nowhere to Run"Mary J. Blige's “No More Drama” vs. Bob Dylan's “Brownsville Girl” They also discuss Blood Orange's “You're Not Good Enough,” Memory Tapes' “Green Knight,” Public Enemy, and Prince vs. Michael Jackson. Check out Christian Kriticos at https://www.christiankriticos.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/christian.kriticos/, and his book MUSIQUE CONCRÈTE coming soon from Bloomsbury! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Stephen Deusner as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Linda Rondstadt & Aaron Neville's “I Don't Know Much” vs. Isaac Hayes' “Walk On By” (the 12-minute album version)Little Richard's “Get Down With It” vs. R.E.M.'s “Country Feedback”Neil Diamond's “Cracklin' Rosie” vs. T. Rex's “20th Century Boy”Staple Singers' “Washington We're Watching You” vs. Sam Cooke's “A Change is Gonna Come”Eurythmics' “Sweet Dreams” vs. Roxy Music's “Do the Strand” They also discuss the Poppy Family, Cornbugs, Michael Shannon, and political music. Check out Stephen Deusner at https://www.stephendeusner.com/, https://www.instagram.com/stephendeusner/, and linktr.ee/stephendeusner! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1! Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic E.R. Pulgar as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Def Leppard's “Animal” vs. Fleetwood Mac's “Silver Springs”The Doors' “L.A. Woman” vs Queen's “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy”Janet Jackson's “Again” vs. David Bowie's “Life on Mars?”Neil Young's “Powderfinger” vs The Velvet Underground's “Venus In Furs”Alice Cooper's “Poison” vs. Gil Scott-Heron's “I'll Take Care Of You” They also discuss harps, poetry, and Gerard Malanga. Follow E.R. Pulgar's work athttps://www.instagram.com/er_pulgar/https://erpulgar.com/https://elunderground.substack.com/ Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads — check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1! Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Callum McLean as they discuss Hall of Fame artists:Buddy Holly's “Everyday” vs. Stevie Wonder's “Golden Lady”Kraftwerk's “Home Computer” vs. LL Cool J's “Around the Way Girl”Bruce Springsteen's “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” vs. Gil Scott-Heron's “New York is Killing Me”Tom Waits' “Anywhere I Lay My Head” vs. James Brown's “It's a Man's Man's World (Live)”Lovin' Spoonful's “Daydream” vs. David Bowie's “Sound and Vision”Donna Summer's  “I Feel Love” vs. Dave Clark Five's “Glad All Over”Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' “Learning to Fly” vs. Talking Heads' “Cities” They also discuss Hot Chip, Mamas & Papas' “Creeque Alley,” RHCP vs. Buckethead, and DMX. Check out Callum McLean at https://callummclean.me/! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Aug Stone as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Mamas & the Papas' “Creeque Alley” vs. The Ramones' “Come On Now”Def Leppard's “Photograph” vs. Michael Jackson's “Scream”Ruth Brown's “This Little Girl's Gone Rockin” vs. Sly & The Family Stone's “Everyday People”Dusty Springfield's “Stay Awhile” vs. Elton John's “Bennie and the Jets”George Michael's “Freedom 90” vs. Solomon Burke's “Cry To Me”Van Halen's “Unchained” vs. Talking Heads' “This Must be the Place (Naïve Melody)”Little Richard's “Hurry Sundown” vs. Kate Bush's “Hounds Of Love” Check out Aug Stone at instagram.com/augxstone/, augstone.com, https://twitter.com/augstone, augstone.substack.com, https://linktr.ee/augstone, and augstone.bsky.social! Also check out https://hbird.bandcamp.com/album/operation-fascination! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Libby Cudmore as they discuss Hall of Fame artists:Dion's “Can't We Be Sweethearts” vs. Green Day's "Redundant"Steely Dan's "The Caves of Altamira" vs. Prince's “Batdance”Johnny Cash's “Cocaine Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison)” vs. Warren Zevon's "Johnny Strikes Up The Band"Cyndi Lauper's "Hole In My Heart (That Goes All the Way To China)" vs. Genesis' “No Son of Mine”Hall & Oates' “Sara Smile” vs. Dave Matthews Band's "The Space Between"   They also discuss Oh Hello on Broadway and movie soundtracks. Check out Libby Cudmore at https://libbycudmore.com/, libbycudmore.bsky.social, https://www.instagram.com/record_saturday, ostparty.bsky.social.  Libby is the author of Negative Girl (Datura 2024) and The Big Rewind (William Morrow 2016) as well as the Wade & Jacks P.I. series. Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Reed Jackson as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Beach Boys' “Sloop John B” vs. R.E.M.'s “Cuyahoga”Joni Mitchell's “The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines” vs. Queen's “I Want it All”The Temptations' “Runaway Child, Running Wild” vs. Velvet Underground's “What Goes On”Miles Davis' “Rated X” vs. ABBA's “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”Clash's “Magnificent Seven” vs. Neil Young's “Thrasher” Reed Jackson is the managing editor of the Spectrum Culture website and a regular contributor to Aquarium Drunkard.  You can also check out Reed at https://x.com/nakedfoul, https://www.instagram.com/blargeld, and https://nakedfoul.substack.com/! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with Meinard Cuskey as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Public Enemy's “Harder Than You Think” vs. The Ramones' “Blitzkrieg Bop”Led Zeppelin's “Whole Lotta Love” vs. Van Halen's “Ain't Talkin' About Love”Soundgarden's “Fell on Black Days” vs. Pearl Jam's “Black”Fleetwood Mac's “The Chain” vs. The Zombies' “She's Not There”Velvet Underground's “I'm Waiting for the Man” vs. Radiohead's “All I Need” They also discuss Buckethead and Nirvana. Check out Meinard Cuskey at https://www.instagram.com/meinardcuskey/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@meinard_c; and on Spotify, listen to the Forever is Composed of Nows album by his band Cody's Porch, and his own EP, Everything I've Known. Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Lindsay Patton as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: Tom Waits' “What's He Building” vs. Whitney Houston's “How Will I Know”Grandmaster Flash's “It's Nasty” vs. White Stripes' “Jolene” (Official Music Video)Beatles' “She Loves You”u vs. David Bowie's “Cat People”Blondie's “Rapture” vs. Guns n' Roses' “It's So Easy”O'Jays' “Back Stabbers” vs. George Michael's “Careless Whisper” They also discuss David Bowie's “Fashion” and Grandmaster Flash's “The Message.” Check out Lindsay Patton at https://notafitforourpublication.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/pattonlindsay/! Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Jason LeValley as they discuss Hall of Fame artists: John Lennon's “Jealous Guy” vs. Paul McCartney's “Hi, Hi, Hi”David Bowie's “Rock n' Roll Suicide” vs. Journey's “Separate Ways”Nina Simone's “Mississippi Goddam (Live)” vs. Foreigner's “Head Games” They also discuss The Zombies's “Time of the Season” and Blondie's “Hanging on the Telephone.” Check out Jason LeValley at https://psychedelicscene.com/, https://www.instagram.com/psychedelic_scene/, https://www.youtube.com/@psychedelicscene/videos, and https://www.facebook.com/psychedelic.scene! LeValley has been a regular contributor to the Phoenix New Times music section since March 2025. Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Josh Friedberg as they discuss  Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists:Leonard Cohen's “The Future” vs. Michael Jackson's “Will You Be There”Aretha Franklin's “Ain't No Way” vs. Nine Inch Nails' “March of the Pigs”Jay-Z & Kanye West's “Ni**as in Paris” vs. OutKast's “B.O.B.”They also discuss Nirvana's “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” and Otis Redding.Check out Josh Friedberg at https://linktr.ee/joshfriedberg, https://joshfrmusic.substack.com/, and https://www.instagram.com/joshfrmusic!Intro music is from Jussy's Down Open Roads.  Check out Jussy at https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1!Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Mike Pickerl: https://twitter.com/mikepickerlhttps://www.facebook.com/mike.pickerl/https://www.instagram.com/mikepickerl/ Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Sara Dirks: https://twitter.com/WildDirkyhttps://www.instagram.com/wilddirky/ Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Erica Switzer: https://twitter.com/theericaswitzerhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ericaswitzerhttps://www.ericaswitzer.com/https://www.facebook.com/theEricaSwitzer/https://www.instagram.com/ericaswitzer/https://linktr.ee/ericaswitzer Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Tuxford Turner: https://linktr.ee/TuxfordTurnerhttps://www.instagram.com/tuxfordturner/https://www.tuxfordturner.com/ Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Christine Ferrera: https://twitter.com/chrissyferrerahttps://www.instagram.com/chrissy.ferrera/https://www.christineferrera.net/comedy Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Ben Auxier:https://www.instagram.com/thisguyknowsaswell/https://www.benauxier.com/https://www.facebook.com/benauxieractor/ Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Paul Farahvar: https://twitter.com/paulfarahvarhttps://www.instagram.com/paulfarahvar/https://www.paulfcomedy.com/https://www.facebook.com/paulfcomedy/https://soundcloud.com/singlesonly Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Darrick J: https://twitter.com/darrick913https://www.instagram.com/darrickjcomedy/https://linktr.ee/DarrickJoneshttps://www.facebook.com/darrickjonescomedy/ Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedians Zack & Kiki: https://www.zackandkiki.com/https://linktr.ee/friendshthttps://www.instagram.com/friendsht.show/Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Michelle Krajecki:https://twitter.com/funnymichellekhttps://www.instagram.com/michellekcomedy/https://michellekcomedy.com/https://www.facebook.com/mkrajecki/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100033535309301Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Patty Vaccarella: https://twitter.com/leopardlady63https://www.instagram.com/leopardladycomedy/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063636938936https://www.tiktok.com/@leopardladycomedy Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Comedian Hope Rehak:https://twitter.com/HopeRehakhttps://www.instagram.com/hoperehak/Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Danny Lang:https://twitter.com/IamDannyLanghttps://www.instagram.com/iamdannylang/Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with NYC Comedian Hannah Hudson:https://twitter.com/hudlionhttps://www.instagram.com/hudlion/https://hudlion.gumroad.com/https://www.patreon.com/hudlionMusic by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Mike Geraghty: https://twitter.com/MiggityMikeGhttps://www.instagram.com/geraghtywm/https://www.instagram.com/dumbjohn/https://www.instagram.com/recoveringbro/https://www.tiktok.com/@therecoveringbrohttps://www.officialmikegeraghty.com/Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with NYC Comedian Hannah Lieberman:https://www.instagram.com/hannahexceptbackwards/hannahlieberman.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hannahexceptbackwardsMusic by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian DeeCee: https://twitter.com/DeeceeComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/deecee_comedy/https://www.deeceecomedy.com/ Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Daisy Bentley: https://twitter.com/ilovemidssomuchhttps://www.instagram.com/daisybentleysucks/https://www.tiktok.com/@daisybentleysucks Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Joe Janes: https://twitter.com/joejanes1065https://www.instagram.com/joejanes1065/https://www.joejanes.net/ Music by Jussy (https://soundcloud.com/user-214048265/sets/jussy-demos-1)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Alexa Jaggs: https://twitter.com/Alexajaggshttps://www.instagram.com/alexajaggs/https://www.tiktok.com/@alexajaggshttps://linktr.ee/AlexajaggsMusic by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place) Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedians Meggie & Laura: https://www.instagram.com/meggie_and_laura/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ya-we-read-it/id1532520957https://twitter.com/YA_WeReadIthttps://www.meggieandlaura.com/https://linktr.ee/Meggie_and_Laurahttps://www.facebook.com/meggieandlaurapresentMusic by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Chicago Comedian Rey Tang: https://www.instagram.com/reytangerine/https://www.instagram.com/ldr_web_series/https://linktr.ee/reytanghttps://www.reytang.com/https://twitter.com/reytang18Music by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show

Koppen chats with Comedian Priya Blunts: https://twitter.com/priyabluntshttps://www.instagram.com/priyablunts/https://linktr.ee/priyabluntshttps://www.tiktok.com/@priya_blunts?lang=enMusic by Horse (https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place)Support the show