Whether or not you're going to tonight's Baseball Project/Minus 5 show at Thalia Hall, you'll enjoy the latest Caropop episode with the great Scott McCaughey. What it’s like touring two bands with the same personnel? What happened at that truck stop? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

This is a wonderful episode.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He'll be in Chicago with two different bands soon.

Any day you can talk with or listen to Robbie Fulks is a good day. On the new Caropop he talks about moving from Chicago to L.A., joining Steve Martin's band and creating his own best music at age 62. Listen here www.caropop.com/caropopcast/... or on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7N...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He recently performed on a late-night talk show.

With the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio playing two shows at @evanstonspace.bsky.social tonight, check out my Caropop conversation with Delvon about how he creates his cool, feel-good, Hammond B-3-driven instrumental soul jazz. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

In our continued quest to post Caropop episodes on YouTube, we've added some biggies: Pt. 1 of our conversation last year with Colin Moulding of XTC (www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwe...) and the one featuring Graham Gouldman of 10cc (www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzEy...) Enjoy--and please subscribe!

@caropopcast.bsky.social returns with one half of Squeeze's dynamic songwriting duo: @chrisdiffordlyrics.bsky.social. Share away, subscribe and give a little back if you want at caropop.com

When Squeeze's Chris Difford submits lyrics to Glenn Tilbrook, does he suggest a musical direction? Did he know “Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)” would be a rocker, “Labelled with Love” a country song? Difford explores their dynamic on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

The August hiatus is over, so it's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He writes lyrics.

Our ongoing quest to post Caropop episodes on YouTube continues, this week with one of my favorite conversations featuring the sublime, super insightful Sam Phillips. Please subscribe if you get a chance (the numbers really help) and enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPM4...

One of these things is like the other. Craig Finn explains the Randy Newman connection of his new album and much more on the latest Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Did Craig Finn of the Hold Steady ever consider being a fiction writer, poet or journalist instead of applying his storytelling chops solely to music? How does his memory factor into creativity? Talking music with Finn is a lot of fun on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He has a band and solo career.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She released her first solo album decades after the debut of her post-punk band.

Chris Stamey has a well-thought-out reason for every musical choice he makes. On the new Caropop, we discuss his excellent new album, playing with the Big Star Quintet and dB’s and the connection between “getting the notes in the right place” and creating magic. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He played with one late singer-songwriter and released the single of another late singer-songwriter, both of whose songs he has been performing live in a band dedicated to their music.

Why was John Lennon's "lost weekend" not so lost? How close did Lennon get to writing with Paul McCartney again? What did that UFO in NYC look like? May Pang explains in an eye- and ear-opening new Caropop epsiode. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Hint #2: She’s a New Yorker.

It’s time to Guess Tomorrow’s Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She provides vocals on two of an ex-Beatle’s singles.

Was the Mobile Fidelity lawsuit about sound quality or price speculating? Does a digital step result in inferior or superior sound quality? How does MoFi cut its deals and produce its pressings? MoFi President Jim Davis explains on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Was the Mobile Fidelity lawsuit about sound quality or price speculating? Does a digital step result in inferior or superior sound quality? How does MoFi cut its deals and produce its pressings? MoFi President Jim Davis explains on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

This week's Caropop is all about the Rickenbacker, that cool, jangly guitar that propelled the Beatles, Byrds, Who, Jam, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bangles, R.E.M.‬ and more. Longtime CEO John Hall met the Beatles and takes us inside this family-run company. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Would Camper Van Beethoven have taken off if @davidclowery.bsky.social hadn't written "Take the Skinheads Bowling"? How did "Low" and "Eurotrash Girl" become accidental hits for Cracker? Why did Lowery make his new album a sort of memoir? All on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Would Camper Van Beethoven have taken off if @davidclowery.bsky.social hadn't written "Take the Skinheads Bowling"? How did "Low" and "Eurotrash Girl" become accidental hits for Cracker? Why did Lowery make his new album a sort of memoir? All on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

On the new Caropop, "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman tells his origin story, describes how he hunts down previously unreleased recordings by Patsy Cline, Bill Evans and others, emphasizes the importance of @recordstoreday.bsky.social and reveals his white whales. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

On the new Caropop, "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman tells his origin story, describes how he hunts down previously unreleased recordings by Patsy Cline, Bill Evans and others, emphasizes the importance of @recordstoreday.bsky.social and reveals his white whales. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Vicki Peterson of the Bangles and Continental Drifters had never been the named artist on an album. John Cowsill had never been the primary lead singer. Now this married couple is harmonizing together on a new album and cracking each other up on Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guests! Hint #1: They're a married couple.

In this freewheeling Caropop conversation, Acoustic Sounds owner Chad Kassem discusses the Atlantic 75 Series and Steely Dan UHQRs, the joys of early recordings, the evils of compression, record label market manipulations and the reason a CD has never made him cry. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's Mitch Ryder! A proud and early figure in Detroit's incredible musical legacy. He tells Mark Caro on his @caropopcast.bsky.social who gave him his name as well as that of the Detroit Wheels. Listening & subscribing is absolutely free, but the option exists for you to donate whatever you wish

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He runs a mail-order business and audiophile label.

Did Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels invent the rock 'n' soul rave-up with "Jenny Take a Ride!" and "Devil with a Blue Dress On"? How did he help Cream and the Who? How is he still performing and recording? And what's his Prince story? All on the new Caropop... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He's from Detroit.

With @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social playing @metrochicago.bsky.social tonight and tomorrow, it's a great time to revisit his wonderful Caropop episode. Hear why my NYT friend called him a "mensch." www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Pt. 2 of Kevin Godley on Caropop finds him and creative partner, Lol Creme, having left 10cc to become Godley & Creme. Soon they're making groundbreaking music and videos (their own "Cry" plus stunners from Herbie Hancock, the Police, George Harrison...). www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

“If we did something that was too drab, too normal, too obvious, we'd say, ‘Nah, let's give it a kick in the ass.’”--Kevin Godley describing the approach of his former band, 10cc. He recounts their artistic triumphs and tensions in Pt. 1 of this Caropop conversation. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

She runs the Omnivore label, compiled deluxe Wilco and Stax boxes, won Grammys and has figured out how to do what she loves for a living. Enjoy Cheryl Pawelski's enthusiasm and adventures on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

In this lively new Caropop episode, Rhino Senior A&R Director Patrick Milligan discusses the label's 47 (!) @recordstoreday.bsky.social releases, the Rhino High Fidelity and Rhino Reserve series and whether it's better to press too many of an album or too few. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Talking with Peter Holsapple (dB's) is like getting together with an old friend with whom you share many musical passions. On the new Caropop, he delivers hilarious anecdotes, mind-blowing trivia and deep insights into his songwriting and killer new album. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He toured with his old band for the first time in a while last fall.

Joe Harley oversees some of the best jazz vinyl rereleases around as producer of the acclaimed @bluenoterecords.bsky.social Tone Poet series. In the new Caropop, Harley digs into how he chooses and preps audiophile versions of albums he loves. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Tickets are still available for Joe Boyd at @oldtownschool.bsky.social tomorrow night. It'll be a fascinating night, and you can learn more in his latest Caropop episode: www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: If you like great-sounding jazz reissues, you probably know his work.

Joe Boyd's book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain uses Paul Simon’s Graceland as a jumping-off point for explorations of global music. On Caropop we discuss cultural cross-pollination, the roles of religion and oppression in music, @remhq.bsky.social and that Dylan film. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

How am I just discovering the @caropopcast.bsky.social show?! Great interviews the last couple weeks with @millsish.bsky.social and Bob Mould. It’s genx dadrock heaven.

The great Bob Mould takes us from his launching Hüsker Dü while a Macalester College student through the Sugar years and his new three-act solo album, Here We Go Crazy, in the latest @caropopcast.bsky.social conversation. Why does he love playing in trios? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: At a party Paul Simon played him the backing tracks of his album in progress, Graceland, and sang over them.

Holy smokes, it's MIKE MILLS of REM on the new @caropopcast.bsky.social! I'm a big fan, but @markcaro.bsky.social is an even bigger fan & it shines through on this ep. What cool things do guitarists get to do, as Mike lamented? On which song was he initially disappointed w/Stipe's work? caropop.com

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He likes playing in trios.