He took the bomb. From W.B.Z. Chicago and PRX, this is Sound Opinions. I'm Jim De Regottis.

And I'm Greg Kot. This week. And I'm Greg Kott.

This week we've got a batch of new music discoveries that you need to hear,

from punk out of Guadalajara Mexico

to a genre-defying duo from right here in Chicago.

Plus, duo from right here in Chicago. Plus we'll talk to MS NBC host and hip-hop fan Ari Melber about integrating rap lyrics

into his coverage of politics and world events.

In a healthy democratic society, news and journalism should infuse the common facts and analysis

that we all work with even if we come out to different positions.

The idea that the musicians are in this dialogue with us because we're in with

we come out to different positions. The idea that the musicians are in this dialogue with us because we're engaging some of their wisdom, I think is exciting.

That's all coming up on sound opinions.

You're listening to sound opinions and Greg, in the show we're going to talk to

Ari Melber of MS-NBC. I don't know about you. I am a news junkie these days.

MS-N-B-C is on constantly. The thing that jumps out about Ari Melber as a host

is that at 38 he grew up knowing and loving hip-hop and he will frequently pepper his interviews with very appropriate hip-hop quotes.

That's later in the show, but first, Buried Treasures.

Yes, Jim Buried Treasures, we try to do this as often as we can on the show at least once a month now it seems like we're doing these because there's so many

So many great records coming out that we can't keep up with all of them a lot of them don't get the attention they deserve.

This is our opportunity to play a little catch up

with some music that we haven't been able to talk about

in the show previously, but think you need to hear.

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