Posts Tagged Jim DeRogatis

Gone Too Soon: Alex Chilton

Posted by admin in Music, Uncategorized on March 17, 2010

News broke this evening (via The Commercial Appeal in Memphis), that musician Alex Chilton (who influenced many of the bands of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and now) died suddenly today. Here’s the New York Times‘ Dave Itzkoff immediate thoughts upon the news of Chilton’s passing. Chicago Sun-Times‘ Jim DeRogatis also notes that Chilton was to take part in a panel and tribute to him on Saturday at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin.

Below is Chilton from two years ago, performing his first hit, The Letter.

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Podcast: Sound Opinions Featuring Phoenix

Posted by admin in Music on October 28, 2009

Sound Opinions

Sound Opinions

Normally my favorite part of American Public Radio’s Sound Opinions is toward the end, when the show’s listeners call in with their supporting or counter points to the opinions of Chicago-based music critics, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. But this week, the show (which describes itself as “the world’s only rock and roll talk show”) introduced me to the French band Phoenix, through an interview and in-studio performance.

The set that Phoenix played on this episode included:

  • Lisztomania
  • Playground Love
  • 1901

I often appreciate how the show will mix snippets of the studio version into the show as a juxtaposition for the live versions that listeners get to hear.

If you’ve never heard of the show, do yourself a favor and give it a listen on your MP3 player (or at the show’s site on your computer). If this episode does not interest you, check out some of the archive (they wisely provide links to a variety of musical artists) as DeRogatis and Kot cover a variety of musical genres each and every week.

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