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Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light

Alan Light, Mark Goodman

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01:03:54

Episode #57: Director Alex Gibney

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2024/09/04

On episode #57 of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan welcome Oscar- and Emmy-winning director Alex Gibney to talk about his new HBO documentary “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos.” We discuss what was the real Song of the Summer, and members of the Sound Up! Pod Squad offer their reviews of the “Fool for Love” festival and the “I Love Hip-Hop” tour. In music news, there’s the Oasis ticket chaos and developments on the Joni Mitchell biopic, and we present our new music picks of the week, including songs

01:00:34

Episode #56 Krystal Keith discusses the NBC Special...

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2024/08/27

On Episode #56 of “Sound Up!,” singer Krystal Keith, daughter of Toby Keith and producer/director Alex Coletti joins us to discuss the NBC All-Star special, Toby Keith: American Icon. In Music News we cover a pending Oasis reunion, Post Malone topping the charts, Queens of the Stone Age canceling their tour, and the countdown to a big Linkin Park announcement. Mark Goodman, Alan Light, and producer Roger Coletti have live concert reviews for Bruce Springsteen, Bush, and The Gaslight Anthem with

00:58:11

Episode #55 - Summer Live Audience Special

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2024/08/20

On episode #55 of “Sound Up!,” it’s our special summer live audience edition. We welcome members of the Sound Up! Pod Squad, who join us for this taping with their questions and comments, and feature a bunch of listener concert reviews—of the Def Leppard/Journey tour, a ‘90s triple bill, Hozier, and a Lollapalooza wrap-up. Plus, we discuss the impact of political campaign songs and give this week’s new music picks including Post Malone, Mary J Blige, the Killers, and Oasis.We want to make you part

00:51:46

Episode #54 Sydney Rae White and Rob Kendrick of The...

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2024/08/13

On episode #54 of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan talk with Sydney Rae White and Rob Kendrick of the Wild Things about their upcoming album, “Afterglow,” and working with Pete Townshend and Kiss’s Tommy Thayer. We look back at the Olympic Closing Ceremonies, which featured performances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg. In music news, we discuss Disney paying tribute to Miley Cyrus and Taylor knocking Kanye off the top of the charts. Plus this week’s new music picks including Sugarland, Tori

01:09:06

Episode #53 Mikel Jollett of The Airborne Toxic Event...

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2024/08/06

On Episode #53 of “Sound Up!,” Mark Goodman and producer Roger Coletti talk with Mikel Jollett of The Airborne Toxic Event about their upcoming album, Glory. Mark reflects on MTV’s 43rd birthday and has live concert reviews of Matt Nathanson, Slash, and ZZ Ward. In music news we discuss Aerosmith calling it quits, Journey band members fighting over expenses, and the just-announced Britney Spears biopic.Plus new music picks from FREDDY, Bryan Adams, and Father John Misty. We want to make you part of

00:43:23

Episode #52 Musicians score gold at The Olympics.

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2024/07/30

here is Episode #52Break A 19:48Break B 34:23 6 AM Tomorrow pleasepromo to follow Title : Episode #52 Musicians score gold at The Olympics. On episode #52 of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan recap all of the music at the Paris Olympics, from Celine Dion’s unforgettable performance to Snoop Dogg’s role as roving correspondent. We also catch up on a bunch of recent news, including the passing of blues legend John Mayall, the end of Billy Joel’s MSG residency, and Jack White’s surprise new LP. We have a

00:45:28

The Hanseroth Twins

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2024/07/23

On Episode #51 of “Sound Up!,” we talk to the Hanseroth Twins, Phil and Tim, about their new album “Vera,” their longtime partnership with Brandi Carlile, and what they’ve learned working with legends like Joni Mitchell and Tanya Tucker. Plus we have music news about Bruce Springsteen and Eminem reaching new landmarks, live reviews of Mike Campbell and Sammy Hagar from members of our audience, and our New Music Picks of the week, including Soul Asylum, the Linda Lindas, and Joy Oladokun. We want to

01:01:19

Episode #50: Linda Perry, Music News and New Music

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2024/07/16

On episode #50 of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan talk to legendary producer and Songwriters Hall of Famer Linda Perry about her brutally honest new documentary “Let It Die Here.” In Music News, we discuss an old Billy Joel b-side becoming a Gen Z favorite and Eminem calling out Diddy on his new album. We have a listener review of an all-star recreation of the Beatles’ “White Album,” plus our New Music Picks of The Week including tracks from Raye, Sturgill Simpson, Deer Tick, and Remi Wolf. We want to

00:49:28

Episode #49: Howard Jones

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2024/07/09

On episode #49 of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan talk to New Wave legend Howard Jones about his new album “Live at the O2” and his upcoming tour dates with ABC and Haircut 100. In Music News, we discuss the launch of the Def Leppard/Journey tour, a scammer impersonating Steve Perry, the new Kendrick Lamar video, and the plummeting sales of the new Bon Jovi album. Alan files a report from the Childish Gambino album preview event and we have a listener review of Roger Daltrey, plus our New Music Picks of

01:11:03

Episode #48: The Warning

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2024/07/02

On episode #48 of “Sound Up!,” Mark and Alan are joined by the three sisters in the Mexican hard rock group The Warning to discuss their new album “Keep Me Fed.” In Music News, we talk about Michael J. Fox appearing with Coldplay at Glastonbury, Don Henley suing to get his lyrics back, and the closing of Broadway’s “Tommy” and Huey Lewis musicals. We have audience reviews of Pixies, Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, and the Celine Dion documentary plus our New Music Picks of The Week including tracks

00:55:49

Episode #47: Nathaniel Rateliff

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2024/06/25

On episode #47 of Sound Up, Mark Goodman returns and Nathaniel Rateliff joins us to discuss the new album from Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, South of Here. In Music News, we talk about George Strait breaking an attendance record, Ozzy refusing to move back to England, Queen selling their catalog for a billion, and Dead And Company possibly returning to The Sphere. Plus we have our New Music Picks of The Week including tracks from Ghost, Mavis Staples, The Mysterines and Coldplay. We want

00:46:36

Episode #46 What Is the Perfect Concert Length?

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2024/06/21

On Episode #46 of "Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light," we discuss the perfect length for a concert with our live audience members, The Sound Up Pod Squad. In music news, we cover Justin Timberlake's DUI arrest, Billy Joel's comments on not making another album, the cancellation of several country music festivals, The Eagles at the Sphere, and Post Malone's announcement of a new album. Plus, producer Roger Coletti reviews the "Brats" documentary and we get a Frank Turner live review from a

00:54:55

Episode #45 Graham Nash Interview / Talking Heads...

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2024/06/18

On Episode 45 of “Sound Up,” two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash joins us to talk about his most recent album, “Now”; his upcoming tour; and the final chapter of his relationship with David Crosby. Roger and Alan also give a report from the Talking Heads appearance at a screening of “Stop Making Sense” in Brooklyn and pay tribute to the late Outlaw Country DJ and champion Jeremy Tepper. In Music News we discuss R.E.M.’s reunion at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, more feuding in

00:55:12

Episode #44 Should classic bands release new...

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2024/06/14

On Episode #44 of "Sound Up!" we discuss which classic artists we think could still release quality new material. Michael Pagnotta, artist manager and former publicist for Prince, Bush, and the Cure joins host Alan Light, producer Roger Coletti, and our live Sound Up! podcast audience to discuss the bands we hope might release new music and why others should not. We also have reviews of Governor's Ball and "Hell's Kitchen" from our audience, Alan's thoughts on the new Ani DiFranco documentary, and

00:51:37

Episode #43 Peter Holsapple and Will Rigby of The...

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2024/06/11

On Episode 43 of Sound Up, Will Rigby and Peter Holsapple of the legendary power pop band The DB’s join us to discuss the first official US vinyl release of their 1981 debut album Stands for Decibels and their first live dates in 12 years with the original line-up. In Music News we discuss The Black Keys parting ways with management, Jon Bon Jovi and Eminem both do surprise sets and coverage of the recent Billboard Latin Woman In Music event. We also have new music picks from Raye, The Offspring,

00:49:32

Episode #42 The Greatest Summer Songs / Beach Boys...

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2024/06/07

On Episode #42 We discuss the Greatest Summer Songs with our listeners and our live audience. In Music News, we discuss the Cyndi Lauper farewell tour, Taylor Momsen bitten on stage by a bat and Taylor Swift winning the BMI Songwriter Of The Year Pop Award. We also get a Madness live review and Beach Boys, Cyndi Lauper, and Lollapalooza documentary reviews from the Sound Up Pod Squad. We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us your comments via text or audio message at

00:58:12

Episode #41 Mike Campbell / Mark Everett of Eels /...

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2024/06/04

On Episode 41, we have our conversation with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell to discuss “Vagabonds, Virgins and Misfits,” the upcoming release from his band the Dirty Knobs, as well as playing Heartbreakers songs live, songwriting, and more. Mark Everett, better known as “E” of Eels, stops by to talk about the new album “EELS Time” and his recent health scare. Plus FREDDY joins us to introduce her single “Shotgun” in our new music picks segment, which also includes songs by

00:46:22

Episode #40: Music and AI / Janes Addiction Reunites...

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2024/05/31

On Episode #40 of Sound Up! hosts Mark Goodman and Alan discuss using Artificial intelligence when creating and performing music with our live podcast audience. We also have music news on the Janes Addiction reunion and co-headling tour with Love and Rockets, Ticketmaster and Graceland getting hacked, Randy Bachman guitars up for auction, The Black Keys adjust their tour, and the Sound Up Pod Squad responds to the question, What sound would you use to scare a bear out of a tree? We want to make you

00:50:01

Episode #39 Gavin Rossdale of Bush / Rolling Stones...

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2024/05/28

On Episode #38, Gavin Rossdale of Bush joins us to discuss “Loaded,” the band’s first greatest hits package. Gavin talks about looking back, but also about new music on the way, Bush’s upcoming tour, the death of producer Steve Albini, and much more. Plus, Mark and Alan both went to see the Rolling Stones live and have their concert review. All that and our new music picks of the week, including Clairo, Lauren Mayberry, and Red Clay Strays. We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us

00:58:51

Episode #38 Bands That Should Be More Famous, plus...

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2024/05/24

On Episode #38, we discuss bands we feel should be more famous and get suggestions from our live audience. Plus we have an update on the possible foreclosure on Graceland, our take on the wild Rolling Stone interview with Kid Rock, and apparently bears are Black Sabbath fans. Plus a Sound Up Pod Squad member calls in with a Neil Young concert review and more!We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us your comments via text or audio message at

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