@caropopcast.bsky.social delivers insightful interviews, primarily with interesting musicians. I'm currently enjoying his latest two-parter with XTC's Dave Gregory.

Mark Caro has a great interview with Dave Gregory of XTC @caropopcast.bsky.social Highly recommend. Really love the way Dave talks about the band and how it worked

Why did the new DSS "Pet Sounds" One-Step use a 1972 version as the source instead of the original 1966 mono master? Is this the best-sounding "Pet Sounds" ever? Tom "Grover" Biery and I go down a Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" rabbit hole on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

As the Feelies mark their 50th anniversary with two (farewell?) shows this weekend in Jersey City, propulsive rhythm guitarist/songwriter Bill Million reflects on getting the right guitar tones and creating that thrilling Feelies sound on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

In this Caropop Pt. 2, XTC's Dave Gregory revisits the end of touring and the financial/musical impact. Was the studio or stage his happy place? Which songs did he most regret not playing live? Could he still play “Scissor Man”? What's the state of XTC grudge-holding? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

XTC's Dave Gregory returns to Caropop to talk Live Boots, why the band played at such breakneck speed, what he thinks of the "bootleg" sound, which guitars he brought and whether XTC might have toured longer if Andy Partridge weren't so intense on stage. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

XTC's Dave Gregory returns to Caropop to talk Live Boots, why the band played at such breakneck speed, what he thinks of the "bootleg" sound, which guitars he brought and whether XTC might have toured longer if Andy Partridge weren't so intense on stage. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Hint #3: He replaced a keyboardist as a guitarist who also plays keyboards and does string arrangements.

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Hint #2: He was out of the band for its final two albums too.

It’s time to Guess Tomorrow’s Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He joined his most famous band for their third album.

On the new Caropop, "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman describes visiting Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase archive of 8-10,000 live recordings; choosing performances by Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef and others; and preparing them to be among his 11 Record Store Day releases. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

On the new Caropop, "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman describes visiting Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase archive of 8-10,000 live recordings; choosing performances by Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef and others; and preparing them to be among his 11 Record Store Day releases. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Brendan Hunt, the laconic Coach Beard of Ted Lasso, opens up about the Beatles and his relationship with his mom in his @steppenwolfthtr.bsky.social one-man show, The Movement You Need. He opens up about doing all that plus the new Ted Lasso season on the new Caropop. caropop.com/caropopcast/...

With @recordstoreday.bsky.social coming up, Tim Peterson of Squeezebox Books & Music tells Caropop how it all works: the science of ordering, the Taylor Swift effect, the first-in-line fans or flippers, the hot titles and sleepers and the overall impact on business. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXf...

With @recordstoreday.bsky.social coming up, Tim Peterson of Squeezebox Books & Music tells Caropop how it all works: the science of ordering, the Taylor Swift effect, the first-in-line fans or flippers, the hot titles and sleepers and the overall impact on business. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXf...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: This is a special Record Store Day-themed episode.

Chef Rick Bayless reflects upon almost 40 years of his game-changing Frontera Grill, that "Top Chef Masters" victory, the White House state dinner he prepared, how he makes O’Hare’s best food, what happened to my favorite granola and more on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Gary Klebe tells the unlikely, inspiring story behind the classic power-pop band Shoes and describes what led him to release his first solo album in a half-century-long career--all on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Gary Klebe tells the unlikely, inspiring story behind the classic power-pop band Shoes and describes what led him to release his first solo album in a half-century-long career--all on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Ronnie Barnett takes us through the thrills and heartbreak of his life with Kim Shattuck and the Muffs—and offers some record-collecting notes because he’s that kind of guy—on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Ronnie Barnett takes us through the thrills and heartbreak of his life with Kim Shattuck and the Muffs—and offers some record-collecting notes because he’s that kind of guy—on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He was a rock journalist who found a better line of work in playing bass in a band.

With the great Dave Davies somehow back in the news, we've posted his excellent Caropop episode on YouTube, so you can hear his thoughts on "Lola," the Kinks plus the higher power of love and what it means to be alive. We’re all living on a thin line, after all... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCPk...

With the great Dave Davies somehow back in the news, we've posted his excellent Caropop episode on YouTube, so you can hear his thoughts on "Lola," the Kinks plus the higher power of love and what it means to be alive. We’re all living on a thin line, after all... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCPk...

On the new Caropop, Vince Wilburn Jr., Miles Davis' nephew and '80s drummer, takes us into the trumpeter's legendary Plugged Nickel sets, shares what it was like to be Davis’ nephew and tells what happened when Davis took a fall with Wilburn behind the drum kit. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

On the new Caropop, Vince Wilburn Jr., Miles Davis' nephew and '80s drummer, takes us into the trumpeter's legendary Plugged Nickel sets, shares what it was like to be Davis’ nephew and tells what happened when Davis took a fall with Wilburn behind the drum kit. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

White Sox radio announcer Len Kasper explores his band, Sonic45, and the intersection between music and baseball broadcasting on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

White Sox radio announcer Len Kasper explores his band, Sonic45, and the intersection between music and baseball broadcasting on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He's his band's bassist and chief songwriter but not singer.

Does receiving a rave P. 1 Sunday NYT Book Review cement an author's career? Does a writer need a so-called platform? Does one's sales track rule all? Author Christine Sneed shares publishing-world tales and hard-earned wisdom on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Terrific conversation with @thegrahamparker.bsky.social Go and buy a copy of his “Heat Treatment” album right now. You’ll thank me later.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: Her first novel received a rave review from Curtis Sittenfeld on P. 1 of the Sunday New York Times Book Review.

The great Graham Parker tells his fascinating origin story and conveys his current feelings about how the system is rigged against musicians trying to make a living, all on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He had a lifetime to make his first album and six months to make his second one.

Percussionist Michael Blair played HOW MANY instruments on Elvis Costello's Spike? Did WHAT on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs? Drummed on Lou Reed's Magic and Loss under WHAT circumstances? Played drums on the Replacements' All Shook Down WHY? Please listen to the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Percussionist Michael Blair played HOW MANY instruments on Elvis Costello's Spike? Did WHAT on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs? Drummed on Lou Reed's Magic and Loss under WHAT circumstances? Played drums on the Replacements' All Shook Down WHY? All on the new Caropop... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He's been a student in Champaign-Urbana and performed at Steppenwolf.

On the new Caropop, Victor Krummenacher, brilliant bassist of The Third Mind and Camper Van Beethoven, discusses those bands' futures, the RSD release of Camper's "Tusk," his latest solo work and how the outside world affects it all. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

We keep posting new and classic Caropop episodes onto our YouTube channel. Recent archival ones include Justin Hayward, Stevie Van Zandt, Gina Schock, Chris Frantz plus Mitch Easter/Don Dixon, Dag Juhlin, Marc Ribot and Robyn Hitchcock eps. Please listen and subscribe! www.youtube.com/@Caropopcast

The Michael Shannon/Jason Narducy R.E.M. project, Sunshine Boys, Poi Dog Pondering, the Slugs -- Dag Juhlin has had many musical lives and revisits them all on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He's currently the frontman in one band and guitarist in another.

On the new Caropop, guitarist/songwriter/studio musician Marc Ribot reflects on his love of Latin American music; the creative leeway that Tom Waits and Elvis Costello gave him, his decision to start singing, and his fight for indie musicians’ rights. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

it's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: His distinctive guitar playing has elevated many artists' albums as well as his own.

On the new Caropop w/Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, I said the Murmur "Radio Free Europe" sounds "snare-y," and Easter explained that the band's recording lacked snare so he recorded and mixed in a track of him just banging a snare. Did @remhq.bsky.social know about this? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

On the new Caropop w/Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, I said the Murmur "Radio Free Europe" sounds "snare-y," and Easter explained that the band's recording lacked snare so he recorded and mixed in a track of him just banging a snare. Did @remhq.bsky.social know about this? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

This new Caropop episode reuniting producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon includes revelations about the making of R.E.M.'s Murmur that blew this longtime diehard fan's mind. You'll never hear "Radio Free Europe" or "Perfect Circle" in the same way... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guests! Hint #1: They worked together on one of rock's greatest debut albums.

In the first Caropop of 2026, Robyn Hitchcock bats around the music of 1967 and whether it would have had such an outsized impact on his own music if not for where, how and at what age he experienced it. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Oops, I forgot to cue up Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest. Well, if you happen to see this... Hint #1: His most recent album is all covers except for one original.