Koppen With Comics and Critics

Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Christian Kriticos as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Solomon Linda’s “Mbube”
Danny & the Juniors’ “At the Hop”
Miriam Makeba’s “Pata Pata”
Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”
Zager & Evans’ “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)”

Check out Christian Kriticos at https://www.christiankriticos.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/christian.kriticos/, and his book MUSIQUE CONCRÈTE coming soon from Bloomsbury!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Zach Schonfeld as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Pixies' “Debaser”
CAN's “Vitamin C”
Clinic's “The Second Line”
The Boo Radleys' “Thinking of Ways”
Yo La Tengo's “Cherry Chapstick”

Zach Schonfeld is a regular contributor to Pitchfork (https://pitchfork.com/staff/zach-schonfeld/) and Stereogum (https://stereogum.com/author/zach-schonfeld) and wrote the book on Nick Cage, How Coppola Became Cage, which can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Coppola-Became-Cage-Zach-Schonfeld/dp/019755637X!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with Meinard Cuskey as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame artists not eligible):

Bad Brains’ “Sailin’ On” 
The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris”
Inhaler’s “My Honest Face” 
Incubus’ “Pardon Me” 
Bon Iver’s “Flume”

Check out Meinard Cuskey at https://www.instagram.com/meinardcuskey/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@meinard_c; and on Spotify, listen to the Forever is Composed of Nows album by his band Cody’s Porch, and his own EP, Everything I’ve Known.

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Callum McLean as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

DJ Shadow’s “Midnight in a Perfect World”
System of a Down’s “Aerials”
Jorge Ben’s “Força Bruta”
Aphex Twin’s “Window Licker”
Björk’s “Play Dead”

Check out Callum McLean at https://callummclean.me/!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Max Freedman as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Björk’s “Jóga”
Mitski’s "Your Best American Girl"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ "Y Control”
My Bloody Valentine’s “Only Shallow”
Perfume Genius’ “Wreath”

Check out Max Freedman at https://lavendersound.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/thelavendersound/!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Lindsay Patton as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Arthur Brown’s “Fire”
Fiona Apple’s “Limp”
Grace Jones’ “Pull Up to the Bumper” 
Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own”
Mazzy Star’s “Fade into You”

Check out Lindsay Patton at https://notafitforourpublication.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/pattonlindsay/!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Stephen Deusner as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s “Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)”
Boz Scaggs’ “Lido Shuffle”
Candi Staton’s “Heart on a String”
Dwight Twilley Band’s “Looking for the Magic”
Status Quo’s “Paper Plane”

Check out Stephen Deusner at https://www.stephendeusner.com/, https://www.instagram.com/stephendeusner/, and linktr.ee/stephendeusner!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Aug Stone as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Hanoi Rocks’ “Don't You Ever Leave Me”
Smashing Pumpkins’ “Tonight, Tonight”
Guided By Voices’ “Game Of Pricks”
Rancid’s “Radio”
The Afghan Whigs’ “Crime Scene Part One”

Check out Aug Stone at instagram.com/augxstone/, augstone.com, https://twitter.com/augstone, augstone.substack.com, https://linktr.ee/augstone, and augstone.bsky.social! Also check out https://hbird.bandcamp.com!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Reed Jackson as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Captain Beefheart’s “Too Much Time”
CAN’s “Oh Yeah”
Arthur Russell’s “Close My Eyes”
Helium’s “Pat's Trick”
Shuggie Otis’ “Aht Uh Mi Hed”

Reed Jackson is the managing editor of the Spectrum Culture website and a regular contributor to Aquarium Drunkard. You can also check out Reed at https://x.com/nakedfoul, https://www.instagram.com/blargeld, and https://nakedfoul.substack.com/!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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Music fan Brian Koppen chats with music critic Josh Friedberg as they discuss nominations for the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame (for which Rock Hall of Fame artists are ineligible):

Ella Fitzgerald’s “Summertime” (Live At Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 1960)
Velvelettes’ "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
Tracy Chapman’s "Fast Car"
Lauryn Hill’s "Everything Is Everything"
Sweet Honey in the Rock’s "Run, Run, Mourner Run" (live at Carnegie Hall)

Check out Josh Friedberg at https://linktr.ee/joshfriedberg, https://joshfrmusic.substack.com/, and https://www.instagram.com/joshfrmusic!

Intro music is from Horse’s “Jog in Place” at https://paulkump.bandcamp.com/track/jog-in-place!

A playlist with the KoppenWithCritic Song Hall of Fame is at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yU6JSyqKWMbel8QooJmxJ?si=f0744b6b6d1f4f40!

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