Songs That Don't Suck

By MarkMusic Music Commentary

Songs That Don't Suck episodes

November 02 Sanding the Surprise Off Shuffle
Why are music fans buying CDs again? The five-disc changer, the iPod shuffle, and how streaming algorithms took the surprise out of random. Plus five new songs.
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24 min
October 26 Two Trips to Church
~Episode 193~

Two concerts, one sermon: Carbon Leaf and Johnnyswim live, plus new prog rock, retro soul, and gritty indie rock worth adding to your playlist this week.
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16 min
October 19 Rebrand, Rehearse, Repeat - An Interview with the Bites (plus 4 new tracks to dig your ears into!)
~Episode 192~
The Bites talk their rebrand, the self-titled new album and 100 hours of rehearsal, plus new music from BODEGA, Kid Sistr, Andy Shauf and The Decemberists.
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47 min
October 12 The Most Dangerous Slot on the Bill
Opening acts that upstaged the headliner, from Hendrix opening for the Monkees to Skynyrd at the Cow Palace, plus five new songs worth your time this week.
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23 min
October 05 The Death of the Bad Review
Mark dives deep on how music criticism use to be, and why fans have made bad reviews impossible, plus new tracks from Odie Leigh, Keo, Dirty Honey, and Michigander.
21 min
September 28 Almost Missed It, Glad I Didn't
A last-minute Cleveland gig, a Go-Gos comparison, and five new songs worth your time — from Slow Fiction's spoken-word cool to Emma Ruth Rundle's haunting vocals.
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19 min
September 21 The Rocket Scientist Who Wrote a Grunge Novel (An Interview with Zach Taylor, author of Rockstar: Echoes)
NASA engineer turned novelist Zach Taylor joins the podcast to talk Rockstar Echoes, his grunge-era novel, world-building a fictional band, and what comes next.
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1 hr 3 min
September 14 Record Profits, Empty Pockets, and 5 Songs That Don't Suck
The RIAA says the music industry pulled in $6 billion this year. So why are musicians filing bankruptcy and orchestras voting to strike? Plus five new songs worth your time including Ghost Funk Orchestra, Brian Fallon, and more!
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21 min
September 07 The Badge That Doesn't Ask the Right Question
Spotify's new "AI Persona" badge claims to bring transparency to AI music, but does it actually solve anything? Plus four new songs worth your ears.
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22 min
August 31 Two Arenas, One Weekend, Zero Regrets
Mark hits two sold-out Detroit arenas in one weekend — Rush and Ed Sheeran back to back — then digs deep for four songs that still don't suck this week.
18 min

About Songs That Don't Suck

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"Songs That Don't Suck" is a podcast hosted by an aging GenXer who scours through hundreds of newly released songs each week, seeking fresh artists and sounds to avoid replaying the hits of his youth.…