Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot chat with record producer and author Arthur Baker about his new book, Looking for the Perfect Beat: Remixing and Reshaping Hip-Hop, Rock and Rhythms. The hosts also review the new album from Wednesday.

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Featured Songs:

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, "Looking for the Perfect Beat (Original 12" Version)," Looking for the Perfect Beat, Tommy Boy, 1982

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Wednesday, "Elderberry Wine," Bleeds, Dead Oceans, 2025

Wednesday, "Candy Breath," Bleeds, Dead Oceans, 2025

Wednesday, "Townies," Bleeds, Dead Oceans, 2025

Wednesday, "Gary's II," Bleeds, Dead Oceans, 2025

Wednesday, "The Way Love Goes," Bleeds, Dead Oceans, 2025

New Order, "Confusion," Confusion, Factory, 1983

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, "Planet Rock," Planet Rock: The Album, Tommy Boy, 1986

Run-D.M.C., "It's Like That," Run-D.M.C., Profile, 1984

Thundercat, "Walk On By (feat. Kendrick Lamar)," Drunk, Brainfeeder, 2017

Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing," Midnight Love, Columbia, 1982

New Order, "Thieves Like Us," Thieves Like Us, Factory, 1983

Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing In The Dark (Blaster Mix)," Dancing In The Dark, CBS, 1985

Artists United Against Apartheid, "Sun City," Sun City, Manhattan, 1985

Warpaint, "Love Is to Die," Warpaint, Rough Trade, 2014

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