Greg Kot
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Co-host @soundopinions. Former music critic at Chicago Tribune. Author of 7 books, including "I'll Take You There," “Learning How to Die," "Ripped."
Chicago, Ill.
Joined March 2009
Transcendent music matched by the album covers.
Visionary graphic designer Reid Miles was born on this day July 4, 1927. In 1955, Francis Wolff hired Miles to design album covers he began creating an iconic visual aesthetic that would define the look of the Blue Note Records:
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RT @trupatrupaband: Big news! Our album Mourners has made it to the podium. A huge thank you to @gregkot and @soundopinions for naming it o….
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New piece from me on @mavisstaples for the fab Columbus, Ohio, news weekly Matter, edited by Andy Downing. Mavis turns 86 on Thursday.
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You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane/ All they will call you will be "deportees" - "Plane Wreck at Los Gatos".Woody Guthrie wrote it in 1948. Dylan & Baez performed it on the 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue. More relevant than ever in 2025
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RT @ChrisRstrib: Makes no sense at all… five songs from #HuskerDu’s Jan. 30, 1985, show at First Ave hit streaming services yesterday with….
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Some words about young Sylvester Stewart the student and young Sly Stone the visionary who walked it like he talked it about racial harmony:
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Sly and the Family Stone sounded fresh in 1973, and they still do. Sly is gone, but the music will outlive us all. We pay tribute to a great one on @soundopinions this week. Listen now:
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Spent Saturday afternoon visiting our old 'hood for the 75th annual Old Town Art Fair. Picked up a print of this beautiful James Baldwin portrait by Kentucky artist Kenneth Lewis. Seemed fitting. Kenneth's at the art fair today or you can contact him here:
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I’ve been on a Tropicalia bender lately after viewing "I’m Still Here," a 2024 movie about the fascist oppression of Brazil in the '60s & ‘70s. Tropicalia was protest music that arose in opposition, and it fills the soundtrack, including Tom Zé. More here:.
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RT @lowtheband: Riot… and Pet Sounds have been anchors to me and we spent many hours in the van absorbing every molecule of sound and vibe.….
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Amid a world of hurt in his life, Brian Wilson (RIP) gave us music that feels like it will endure for future generations to marvel. Wilson was often his own harshest critic, but one year in particular made him realize he could do "something good." Read on:
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Sly Stone (RIP) had it all and then self-destructed. But the nearly unparallelled streak of genius that he unfurled in 1967-1975 towers above all the pain and regret. Looking back on the Grant Park concert that wasn't and more:
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Perfect Sound Forever delivers again in a series of interviews with the members of Pere Ubu about the band's late, great founder, David Thomas.
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In this week's chapter of Visionaries With Guitars: Tsunami's @jennytoomey and @kristinthomson, and how they helped indie music adapt and push forward into the digital future.
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RT @soundopinions: While rooted in the indie underground, the album sets its sights on mainstream country music—and Jim and Greg have thoug….
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RT @soundopinions: .@julienrbaker and @torreslovesyou are both accomplished solo artists, but the breakout success of Baker’s group Boygeni….
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RT @soundopinions: Greg picks out a gem for the stoner rock fans—a track from the long-running "Brown Acid" compilation series, a labor of….
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Sacha Jenkins, RIP: His writing and documentary work on hip-hop informed and illuminated. His focus on Black culture & art was laser sharp. In 2023 Sacha was as our guest on @soundopinions to discuss his excellent Biz Markie doc. Hear it here:
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