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by Alan Light, Mark Goodman
Talk podcast discussing everything going on in the world of music
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- 1 weeks ago47 min
Roger Bartlett
Attention, Parrot Heads! On this episode of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light, we're joined by Roger Bartlett, an original member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, to discuss the new documentary, Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers.
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Warren Hanyes
On this episode of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light, Alan talks with Warren Haynes about recording and touring with Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, upcoming tour plans for Gov’t Mule, solo dates, and more. Mark attends a Q&A session with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to discuss the new George Harrison photography book, The Third Eye. Plus, Alan participates in panel discussions celebrating 100 years of Chuck Berry, and Producer Roger reviews the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger.
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Warren Haynes
Writing On this episode of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light, Alan talks with Warren Haynes about recording and touring with Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, upcoming tour plans for Gov’t Mule, solo dates, and more. Mark attends a Q&A session with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to discuss the new George Harrison photography book, The Third Eye. Plus, Alan participates in panel discussions celebrating 100 years of Chuck Berry, and Producer Roger reviews the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger.
- 3 weeks ago44 min
Steve Vai
Guitar legend Steve Vai joins us on this episode of Sound Up! to talk about teaming up with Joe Satriani for the SatchVai Band, their project The Sea of Emotion, taking guitar lessons from Satriani, songwriting, recording, and much more! Plus, Mark and Alan catch Ringo Starr live, Alan reviews Geese in concert, Mark shares his take on LP Giobbi, and we reveal our Songs of the Week!
- Oct 2, 202648 min
Who Owned Summer
In this Episode, Mark, Alan, and Roger discuss their show meeting and review concerts by Rush, Neil Young & Willie Nelson, Twisted Sister, and more. Mark talks about an early interview with Madonna, plus we have our picks for who owned the summer of 2026 and our songs of the week!
- Aug 4, 20261h 4m
The Best of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light - Glenn Hansard / Marketa Irglova
As we look back at some of our favorite episodes from the Sound Up! archive during the month of August, we honor the recent passing of beloved singer-songwriter Glen Hansard with a replay of a show from June 2025, when Oscar-winning duo The Swell Season - Hansard and Marketa Irglova—joined Mark and Alan to discuss "Forward," their first album together in 16 years. This episode also featured Alan's review of Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre and a listener recap of the Kendrick Lamar/SZA tour. We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us your comments via text or audio message at connect@sounduppod.com https://www.instagram.com/sounduppod/https://twitter.com/sounduppod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Jul 28, 202630 min
Summer Mail Bag
On this episode of Sound Up!, we offer up our last new show of the summer, catching up with listener emails. Alan reviews Tori Amos in NYC and offers some thoughts on the new Charli XCX album, and we have reports and questions from Pod Squadders in Austin, Cleveland, Ontario, and even Germany! New Music picks this week come from Lizzy McAlpine and Bob Seger. We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us your comments via text or audio message at connect@sounduppod.com https://www.instagram.com/sounduppod/https://twitter.com/sounduppod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Jul 21, 20261h 2m
Ethan Millman, Music Editor of The Hollywood Reporter on Concert Ticket Prices
On this episode of Sound Up!, Mark and Alan welcome Ethan Millman, music editor of The Hollywood Reporter, to catch us up on the latest legislative efforts to combat ticket scalping. Mark recaps a rain-soaked Train/Barenaked Ladies/Matt Nathanson concert at Jones Beach and we get a listener review of LP Giobbi in Toronto. In music news, we discuss the much-talked-about halftime show at the World Cup Finals and note the deaths of Dave Kendall of MTV’s “120 Minutes” and Jennifer Finch of pioneering alt-rock band L7. Our new music picks this week come from Fiona Apple and Snow Patrol featuring Kylie Minogue. We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us your comments via text or audio message at connect@sounduppod.com https://www.instagram.com/sounduppod/https://twitter.com/sounduppod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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