Mark Caro

Your Friday Cage Match: Nick Drake vs. Judee Sill. Discuss.

On the new Caropop, John Murphy of Shoes revisits this legendary power-pop band's early days, forming when none of them played an instrument and getting signed to Elektra when the label thought they might be the new Queen or Cars. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: His brother is in his band (and has been a Caropop guest too).

Hint #3: He designed the cover for the band's first official release, though his artwork was replaced when a bigger label acquired the album.

Hint #4: He, his brother and their childhood friend share their band's singing and songwriting equally--and none of them knew how to play an instrument before they got together.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: His brother is in his band (and has been a Caropop guest too).

Hint #2: He plays bass.

Your Friday Cage Match: Alejandro González Iñárritu vs. Guillermo Del Toro. Discuss.

nytimes.comVideo: A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About TrumpIn this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism...

Anyone interested in how news is covered, especially when the house is on fire, should listen to this exchange between @markjacob.bsky.social and @patrickhealynyt.bsky.social. Should the @nytimes.com be using the word "lie" and calling out the threat to democracy more than it does?

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

Here's the video in which NYT assistant managing editor Patrick Healy and I go back and forth about whether "lie" should be a forbidden word in Trump coverage. (You can guess where I stand.)

I'm a big fan of Palmyra Delran and her Trash Pop Treasures on Little Steven's Underground Garage, and she tells Caropop how she became a super-cool DJ late in a career of rocking it with the Friggs, the Coolies and Pink Slip Daddy. Is she spinning her own records? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She sings, plays, writes and talks for a living.

Hint #2: She'd never DJ'd before a previous Caropop guest suggested the idea.

Hint #3: She's a Trash Pop purveyor.

@jamesfinngarner.bsky.social

Dear Axios: If your headline is "Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer," you don't need to start with "Why it matters:" (Also...damn.)

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A terrific interview, full of honesty and, yes, joy. Tune in!

Mark Caro@markcaro.bsky.social

Talking Heads reunion aside, would David Byrne enjoy playing music in an empty room with his ex-bandmates? Byrne discusses band dynamics, music and movement, mind and memory, Sleeping Beauty songs, TH satellite radio and projects galore on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Your Friday Cage Match: "Burning Down the House" vs. "This Must Be the Place." Discuss.

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Mark Jacob

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Terrific new interview with David Byrne by my friend Mark Caro on his Caropop podcast.

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It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He has received an Oscar, a Grammy, a Special Tony Award and an Emmy nomination.

Hint #3: He has written books.

Hint #4: Oscar winners have directed two performance films in which he starred.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He has received an Oscar, a Grammy, a Special Tony Award and an Emmy nomination.

@mattkrasnowski.bsky.social

Hint #2: He was in a band and has had a long solo career.

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Give it a listen!

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Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak provided power to this New Jersey power-pop band, and on the new Caropop, he describes its rise, fall and current resurgence as a live band featuring a rotating roster of lead singers substituting for the late Pat DiNizio. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Your Friday Cage Match: Can’t Buy a Thrill vs. Aja. Discuss.

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In the three other wild card games today, four ex-Cubs (Bellinger, Contreras, Schwarber and Cam Smith) homered and drove in 7 runs while all of the current Cubs have scored 1 run in 1 2/3 games.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He often plays a Rickenbacker.

Hint #2: He's from New Jersey.

Hint #3: His band is still performing but not with its original singer.

Couldn't "STRAUSS" get its logo a little larger on those baseball helmets? Someone at the back of the upper deck might not be able to read it.

"The Good Place" should be much higher.

Your Friday Cage Match: Peter Gabriel-fronted Genesis vs. Phil Collins-fronted Genesis. Discuss.

Bill Wyman @hitsville.bsky.social, who turns song rankings into provocative deep-dive essays in his "Rock & Roll Lists," bats around the Beatles’ worst song, Pink Floyd, the Eagles, the Clash, Nirvana, Poptimism and Chicago’s early ‘90s glory days on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He used to live and write in Chicago.

Hint #3: He has a new book.

Hint #4: He’s not a retired bassist.

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He used to live and write in Chicago.

Hint #2: He co-founded a popular radio show-turned-podcast.

18 Sept

Your Friday Cage Match: In a Silent Way vs. Bitches Brew. Discuss.

17 Sept

From 10,000 Maniacs to solo heights to Mother Goose and "Cabinet of Wonder," @nataliemerchant.bsky.social reflects on her musical adventures and tells why making music for children is bringing her the most joy. On the new Caropop... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

16 Sept

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She's had hits with a band and as a solo artist.

17 Sept

Hint #3: She has been known to set poetry to music, including verses for kids.

17 Sept

Hint #4: Her first band's name did not accurately convey their sound.

16 Sept

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She's had hits with a band and as a solo artist.

16 Sept

Hint #2: Her first solo album outsold all of her band's albums.

11 Sept

Your Friday Cage Match: “Don’t Bring Me Down” (The Animals) vs. “Don’t Bring Me Down” (ELO). Discuss.

10 Sept

I don’t understand why the women’s 1 seed is playing the 3 seed, and the 2 seed is playing the 4 seed at the U.S. Open. Shouldn’t it be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3?