Mark Caro
@markcaro.bsky.social
Caropop podcast host, Medill Local News Initiative editor, The Foie Gras Wars author, former Chicago Tribune long-timer, dedicated vinyl listener
Your Friday Cage Match: One Battle After Another vs. Marty Supreme. Discuss.
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Your Friday Cage Match: One Battle After Another vs. Marty Supreme. Discuss.
Reposted by Mark Caro
On the new Caropop w/Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, I said the Murmur "Radio Free Europe" sounds "snare-y," and Easter explained that the band's recording lacked snare so he recorded and mixed in a track of him just banging a snare. Did @remhq.bsky.social know about this? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
On the new Caropop w/Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, I said the Murmur "Radio Free Europe" sounds "snare-y," and Easter explained that the band's recording lacked snare so he recorded and mixed in a track of him just banging a snare. Did @remhq.bsky.social know about this? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
On the new Caropop w/Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, I said the Murmur "Radio Free Europe" sounds "snare-y," and Easter explained that the band's recording lacked snare so he recorded and mixed in a track of him just banging a snare. Did @remhq.bsky.social know about this? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
On the new Caropop w/Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, I said the Murmur "Radio Free Europe" sounds "snare-y," and Easter explained that the band's recording lacked snare so he recorded and mixed in a track of him just banging a snare. Did @remhq.bsky.social know about this? www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
This new Caropop episode reuniting producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon includes revelations about the making of R.E.M.'s Murmur that blew this longtime diehard fan's mind. You'll never hear "Radio Free Europe" or "Perfect Circle" in the same way... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This new Caropop episode reuniting producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon includes revelations about the making of R.E.M.'s Murmur that blew this longtime diehard fan's mind. You'll never hear "Radio Free Europe" or "Perfect Circle" in the same way... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guests!
Hint #1: They worked together on one of rock's greatest debut albums.
Hint #1: They worked together on one of rock's greatest debut albums.
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guests!
Hint #1: They worked together on one of rock's greatest debut albums.
Hint #1: They worked together on one of rock's greatest debut albums.
Your Friday Cage Match: Playing Guitar Sitting Down vs. Playing Guitar Standing Up. Discuss.
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Your Friday Cage Match: Playing Guitar Sitting Down vs. Playing Guitar Standing Up. Discuss.
In the first Caropop of 2026, Robyn Hitchcock bats around the music of 1967 and whether it would have had such an outsized impact on his own music if not for where, how and at what age he experienced it. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
January 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
In the first Caropop of 2026, Robyn Hitchcock bats around the music of 1967 and whether it would have had such an outsized impact on his own music if not for where, how and at what age he experienced it. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
Oops, I forgot to cue up Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest. Well, if you happen to see this...
Hint #1: His most recent album is all covers except for one original.
Hint #1: His most recent album is all covers except for one original.
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Oops, I forgot to cue up Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest. Well, if you happen to see this...
Hint #1: His most recent album is all covers except for one original.
Hint #1: His most recent album is all covers except for one original.
Turned on NPR while driving, and they're playing this extended James Austin Johnson bit. That guy is uncanny.
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Turned on NPR while driving, and they're playing this extended James Austin Johnson bit. That guy is uncanny.
Your Friday Cage Match: Crème Brûlée vs. Flan. Discuss.
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Your Friday Cage Match: Crème Brûlée vs. Flan. Discuss.
Topic I'm pondering this morning: Colors.
How important is it to get your preferred color when buying, say, a car? Guitar? Bike? Toothbrush? Or if you find the right model, are you happy no matter the color?
How important is it to get your preferred color when buying, say, a car? Guitar? Bike? Toothbrush? Or if you find the right model, are you happy no matter the color?
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Topic I'm pondering this morning: Colors.
How important is it to get your preferred color when buying, say, a car? Guitar? Bike? Toothbrush? Or if you find the right model, are you happy no matter the color?
How important is it to get your preferred color when buying, say, a car? Guitar? Bike? Toothbrush? Or if you find the right model, are you happy no matter the color?
Your Friday Cage Match: The Kinks vs. The Who. Discuss.
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Your Friday Cage Match: The Kinks vs. The Who. Discuss.
Reposted by Mark Caro
Where does John Wesley Harding stop and Wesley Stace begin (or vice versa)? On the new Caropop, the English singer-songwriter-turned-U.S. citizen discusses his dual identities, his Frank Capra title-mining and his reaction to Elvis Costello snark. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
December 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Where does John Wesley Harding stop and Wesley Stace begin (or vice versa)? On the new Caropop, the English singer-songwriter-turned-U.S. citizen discusses his dual identities, his Frank Capra title-mining and his reaction to Elvis Costello snark. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
Where does John Wesley Harding stop and Wesley Stace begin (or vice versa)? On the new Caropop, the English singer-songwriter-turned-U.S. citizen discusses his dual identities, his Frank Capra title-mining and his reaction to Elvis Costello snark. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
December 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Where does John Wesley Harding stop and Wesley Stace begin (or vice versa)? On the new Caropop, the English singer-songwriter-turned-U.S. citizen discusses his dual identities, his Frank Capra title-mining and his reaction to Elvis Costello snark. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest!
Hint #1: He has done work under a pseudonym and his own name.
Hint #1: He has done work under a pseudonym and his own name.
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest!
Hint #1: He has done work under a pseudonym and his own name.
Hint #1: He has done work under a pseudonym and his own name.
When you get notices that your iCloud storage is almost full, do you...
a) Pay for more storage
b) Delete 10,000 duplicate cat photos
a) Pay for more storage
b) Delete 10,000 duplicate cat photos
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
When you get notices that your iCloud storage is almost full, do you...
a) Pay for more storage
b) Delete 10,000 duplicate cat photos
a) Pay for more storage
b) Delete 10,000 duplicate cat photos
I'm so glad I was able to get guitarist Jimmy James together with one of his idols, Steve Cropper, on Caropop. This was a great conversation. As it happens, James' band Parlor Greens is playing tonight at Garcia's in Chicago--check 'em out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DZ...
Caropop Ep145-Jimmy James & Steve Cropper chat about playing guitar in organ-led rock bands
YouTube video by Caropop
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December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm so glad I was able to get guitarist Jimmy James together with one of his idols, Steve Cropper, on Caropop. This was a great conversation. As it happens, James' band Parlor Greens is playing tonight at Garcia's in Chicago--check 'em out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DZ...
Your Friday Cage Match: "Green Onions" vs. "Hip Hug-Her." Discuss.
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Your Friday Cage Match: "Green Onions" vs. "Hip Hug-Her." Discuss.
Do you ever put something you did on your To Do list just so you can cross it off?
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Do you ever put something you did on your To Do list just so you can cross it off?
Reposted by Mark Caro
Getcha some hot local blues talk right here —
Dave Specter was Son Seals’ rhythm guitarist for two years before becoming a bandleader himself. I love hearing Specter play as well as chatting with him at his club @evanstonspace.bsky.social, but I’d never gone in depth with him like we do on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
December 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Getcha some hot local blues talk right here —
Dave Specter was Son Seals’ rhythm guitarist for two years before becoming a bandleader himself. I love hearing Specter play as well as chatting with him at his club @evanstonspace.bsky.social, but I’d never gone in depth with him like we do on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Dave Specter was Son Seals’ rhythm guitarist for two years before becoming a bandleader himself. I love hearing Specter play as well as chatting with him at his club @evanstonspace.bsky.social, but I’d never gone in depth with him like we do on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...
It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest!
Hint #1: He plays blues guitar.
Hint #1: He plays blues guitar.
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest!
Hint #1: He plays blues guitar.
Hint #1: He plays blues guitar.
Some friends and I were batting this around the other day: Best bands or artists with a maximum of three studio albums.
I'll get you started: Television, Nirvana, Nick Drake, Big Star (if you don't count "In Space")...
I'll get you started: Television, Nirvana, Nick Drake, Big Star (if you don't count "In Space")...
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some friends and I were batting this around the other day: Best bands or artists with a maximum of three studio albums.
I'll get you started: Television, Nirvana, Nick Drake, Big Star (if you don't count "In Space")...
I'll get you started: Television, Nirvana, Nick Drake, Big Star (if you don't count "In Space")...
Your Friday Cage Match: "Nobody Wants This" vs. "Man on the Inside." Discuss.
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Your Friday Cage Match: "Nobody Wants This" vs. "Man on the Inside." Discuss.
The Steve Cropper Caropop conversation is now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Lt...
Caropop Ep93-The late legend Steve Cropper on his time with Otis Redding, Blues Bros & the MGs.
YouTube video by Caropop
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December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Steve Cropper Caropop conversation is now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Lt...