His love of music bursting from every power chord, massive hook and pop-culture shout-out, Jeffrey McDonald is as keen to debate whether it's OK to reuse a song title as he is to revisit Redd Kross's multicolored history. The new Caropop is here: caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

I’m excited to do an interview today with Mark Caro of the fab Caropop He’s spoken with some of my heroes like Colin Moulding & Dave Gregory of XTC - and since he hasn’t spoken to Andy Partridge yet, perhaps I can give him a bit of insight as to what he’s like… #caropop

I love listening to John Stirratt play and sing with WILCO and the The Autumn Defense, and I loved talking with him about his adventures in music and hospitality for the new Caropop. Plus, there's news about the first Autumn Defense album in 10 years. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: Her biggest hit was originally intended for Crash Test Dummies.

29 years after "One of Us," Joan Osborne is making her most personal music yet. In the new Caropop, she reflects on it all, including the challenge of harmonizing with Dylan and the strangeness of being a shy person whose job is to sing for others. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

British singer Iain Matthews has many tales to tell about his early years in Fairport Convention, his hits "Woodstock" and "Shake It," the vocal arrangement the Eagles borrowed and a prolific career that continues with a new album. The latest Caropop ep. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

I'm late to this party, but voting for the Chicago Reader's 2024 Best Of Chicago poll closes today, and, hey, there's a Best Music Podcast category. If you've enjoyed Caropop, please consider giving it a vote. Thanks! bestof.chicagoreader.com/music-and-nigh…

Did Susan Cowsill want to join the family band at age 7? How close did the Cowsills get to starring on The Partridge Family? How is singing songs "like having an amusement park in your body?" Can we expect new Continental Drifters music? New Caropop: caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

I didn't post a Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest game tonight because this episode has a thematic element--and you won't want to miss it.

In our Caropop check-in with mastering engineer Kevin Gray, we learn: What new did he bring to the Rhino Records High Fidelity Doors box? Is he still learning anything after all these years? What pricey type of release does he condider “an absolute scam"? caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

In Part 2 of our Caropop conversation, Dave Alvin recalls recording still-unreleased songs with Bob Dylan, his earliest songwriting, his battle to overcome neuropathy to resume playing guitar and his post-Blasters realization that not all bands fight. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

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, R.E.M. HQ and that Dylan film. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

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, R.E.M. HQ and that Dylan film. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…