Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Heather Augustyn about her book "Rude Girls: Women in Two Tone Ska and One Step Beyond." The hosts also review the new album by Throwing Muses.

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Featured Songs:

The Bodysnatchers, "Ruder Than You," Ruder Than You (Single), 2 Tone, 1980

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Throwing Muses, "Summer of Love," Moonlight Concessions, Fire, 2025

Throwing Muses, "South Coast," Moonlight Concessions, Fire, 2025

Throwing Muses, "Theremini," Moonlight Concessions, Fire, 2025

Throwing Muses, "Sally's Beauty," Moonlight Concessions, Fire, 2025

Rhoda with the Special A.K.A., "The Boiler," The Boiler (Single), 2 Tone, 1981

The Selecter, "On My Radio," On My Radio (Single), 2 Tone, 1979

The Bodysnatchers, "Easy Life," Easy Life (Single), 2 Tone, 1980

The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama, "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It," Fun Boy Three, Chrysalis, 1982

The Fun Boy Three, "Our Lips Are Sealed," Waiting, Chrysalis, 1983

The Deltones, "Oddball Boy," Nana Choc Choc In Paris, Unicorn, 1989

The Lemons, "English Summer," English Summer (Single), Race, 1981

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "I Won't Back Down," Full Moon Fever, MCA, 1989

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In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to Brian James, English punk rock guitarist and founding member of the Damned. James died on March 6th, 2025 at the age of 70.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with author David Rowell about his new book, The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music. The hosts also review the new albums by Bartees Strange and Sasami.

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Featured Songs:

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Bartees Strange, "Sober," Horror, 4AD, 2025

Bartees Strange, "Wants Needs," Horror, 4AD, 2025

Bartees Strange, "Baltimore," Horror, 4AD, 2025

Bartees Strange, "17," Horror, 4AD, 2025

Bartees Strange, "Doomsday Buttercup," Horror, 4AD, 2025

Sasami, "Slugger," Blood On the Silver Screen, Domino, 2025

Sasami, "Love Makes You Do Crazy Things," Blood On the Silver Screen, Domino, 2025

Sasami, "The Seed," Blood On the Silver Screen, Domino, 2025

Sasami, "I'll Be Gone," Blood On the Silver Screen, Domino, 2025

Tom Petty, "You Don't Know How it Feels," Wildflowers, Warner, 1994

Kajagoogoo, "Too Shy," White Feathers, EMI, 1983

Journey, "Lights," Infinity, Columbia, 1978

The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash," Single, Decca, 1968

Neil Young, "Tonight's the Night," Tonight's the Night, Reprise, 1975

Hüsker Dü, "Sorry Somehow," Candy Apple Grey, Warner, 1986

Men at Work, "Down Under," Business as Usual, Columbia, 1981

The Selecter, "On My Radio," On My Radio (Single), 2 Tone, 1979

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In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to the great American singer Roberta Flack who died on February 24, 2025 at the age of 88.

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late, great David Johansen of the New York Dolls and solo career fame, covering as much of his remarkable body of work as they could fit into one episode. They also revisit their interview with David Johansen from 2001.

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Featured Songs:

New York Dolls, "Trash," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

New York Dolls, "Personality Crisis," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

New York Dolls, "Jet Boy," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

New York Dolls, "Bad Girl (Blue Rock Studios Demo)," Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972, ROIR, 1982

New York Dolls, "Pills," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

New York Dolls, "Frankenstein," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

New York Dolls, "Looking For a Kiss," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

New York Dolls, "Bad Girl," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

New York Dolls, "Bad Detective," Too Much Too Soon, Mercury, 1974

New York Dolls, "Human Being," Too Much Too Soon, Mercury, 1974

David Johansen, "Frenchette (Live)," Live It Up, Blue Sky, 1982

Buster Poindexter, "Hot Hot Hot," Buster Poindexter, RCA, 1987

David Johansen, "James Alley Blues," David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, Chesky, 2000

Buster Poindexter, "Downtown Dream," Buster's Spanish Rocketship, PolyGram, 1997

New York Dolls, "Babylon," Too Much Too Soon, Mercury, 1974

David Johansen, "Heart of Gold," Here Comes the Night, Blue Sky, 1981

New York Dolls, "Lonely Planet Boy," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973

Men at Work, "Who Can it Be Now?," Business as Usual, Columbia, 1981

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