Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light

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Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light episodes

October 29 Record Store Day Co-Founder Michael Kurtz
Record Store Day Co-Founder Michael Kurtz joins us to discuss RSD Black Friday. Mark reviews The Sands, especially his take on the Gene Simmons Band, and Alan reviews Harry Styles Live and this week's music picks.
46 min
October 22 Roger Bartlett
Attention, Parrot Heads! On this episode of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light, we're joined by Roger Bartlett, an original member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, to discuss the new documentary, Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers.
48 min
October 15 Warren Hanyes
On this episode of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light, Alan talks with Warren Haynes about recording and touring with Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, upcoming tour plans for Gov’t Mule, solo dates, and more. Mark attends a Q&A session with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to discuss the new George Harrison photography book, The Third Eye.
Plus, Alan participates in panel discussions celebrating 100 years of Chuck Berry, and Producer Roger reviews the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger.
48 min
October 15 Warren Haynes
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On this episode of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light, Alan talks with Warren Haynes about recording and touring with Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, upcoming tour plans for Gov’t Mule, solo dates, and more.
Mark attends a Q&A session with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to discuss the new George Harrison photography book, The Third Eye.
Plus, Alan participates in panel discussions celebrating 100 years of Chuck Berry, and Producer Roger reviews the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger.
48 min
October 08 Steve Vai
Guitar legend Steve Vai joins us on this episode of Sound Up! to talk about teaming up with Joe Satriani for the SatchVai Band, their project The Sea of Emotion, taking guitar lessons from Satriani, songwriting, recording, and much more!
Plus, Mark and Alan catch Ringo Starr live, Alan reviews Geese in concert, Mark shares his take on LP Giobbi, and we reveal our Songs of the Week!
44 min
October 02 Who Owned Summer
In this Episode, Mark, Alan, and Roger discuss their show meeting and review concerts by Rush, Neil Young & Willie Nelson, Twisted Sister, and more. Mark talks about an early interview with Madonna, plus we have our picks for who owned the summer of 2026 and our songs of the week!
49 min
August 04 The Best of Sound Up! with Mark Goodman and Alan Light - Glenn Hansard / Marketa Irglova
As we look back at some of our favorite episodes from the Sound Up! archive during the month of August, we honor the recent passing of beloved singer-songwriter Glen Hansard with a replay of a show from June 2025, when Oscar-winning duo The Swell Season - Hansard and Marketa Irglova—joined Mark and Alan to discuss "Forward," their first album together in 16 years. This episode also featured Alan's review of Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre and a listener recap of the Kendrick Lamar/SZA tour.
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1 hr 7 min
July 28 Summer Mail Bag
On this episode of Sound Up!, we offer up our last new show of the summer, catching up with listener emails. Alan reviews Tori Amos in NYC and offers some thoughts on the new Charli XCX album, and we have reports and questions from Pod Squadders in Austin, Cleveland, Ontario, and even Germany! New Music picks this week come from Lizzy McAlpine and Bob Seger.

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33 min
July 21 Ethan Millman, Music Editor of The Hollywood Reporter on Concert Ticket Prices
On this episode of Sound Up!, Mark and Alan welcome Ethan Millman, music editor of The Hollywood Reporter, to catch us up on the latest legislative efforts to combat ticket scalping. Mark recaps a rain-soaked Train/Barenaked Ladies/Matt Nathanson concert at Jones Beach and we get a listener review of LP Giobbi in Toronto. In music news, we discuss the much-talked-about halftime show at the World Cup Finals and note the deaths of Dave Kendall of MTV’s “120 Minutes” and Jennifer Finch of pioneering alt-rock band L7. Our new music picks this week come from Fiona Apple and Snow Patrol featuring Kylie Minogue.
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1 hr 5 min
July 14 Thomas Dolby
On this episode of Sound Up!, Mark and Alan welcome Thomas Dolby to talk about reforming his band The Lost Toy People for the Totally Tubular festival, as well as his history working with Joni Mitchell and David Bowie and his thoughts on music and AI. Roger reviews Bon Jovi at MSG and Alan has thoughts on the new Rolling Stones album. In music news, The Cure make a change in their touring line-up, Jennifer Finch from L7 reveals an illness, and the Michael Jackson movie—with a billion-dollar box office—becomes the biggest biopic of all time. Our new music picks this week come from Jack White and Nothing But Thieves.
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57 min