Miles Copeland of I.R.S. Records on R.E.M., The Police and More, Plus Opinions on Brandi Carlile & Parquet Courts

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🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

As a co-founder and executive at I.R.S. Records, Miles Copeland found success in the 1980s with a roster of artists ranging from R.E.M. to The Police to the Go-Go's. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Miles about his influential career and his new memoir. Plus, Jim and Greg review some new music from Brandi Carlile & Parquet Courts.

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Featured Songs:

R.E.M., "The One I Love," Document, I.R.S., 1987

Brandi Carlile, "Right On Time," In These Silent Days, Elektra, 2021

Brandi Carlile, "Broken Horses," In These Silent Days, Elektra, 2021

Brandi Carlile, "Mama Werewolf," In These Silent Days, Elektra, 2021

Brandi Carlile, "Stay Gentle," In These Silent Days, Elektra, 2021

Parquet Courts, "Plant Life," Sympathy For Life, Rough Trade, 2021

Parquet Courts, "Walking At A Downtown Pace," Sympathy For Life, Rough Trade, 2021

Parquet Courts, "Marathon Of Anger," Sympathy For Life, Rough Trade, 2021

Parquet Courts, "Pulcinella," Sympathy For Life, Rough Trade, 2021

R.E.M., "Begin the Begin," Life's Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986

Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Hong Kong Garden," The Scream, Polydor, 1978

The Police, "Roxanne," Outlandos d'Amour, A&M, 1978

Buzzcocks, "What Do I Get?," What Do I Get? (Single), United Artists, 1978

Buzzcocks, "Why Can't I Touch It?," Everybody's Happy Nowadays, United Artists, 1979

Sting, "Desert Rose (feat. Cheb Mami)," Brand New Day, A&M, 1999

The Bangles, "Walk Like An Egyptian," Different Light, Columbia, 1986

Sydney Sprague, "object permanence (feat. Danielle Durack)," maybe i will see you at the end of the world, Rude, 2021

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0:00.0	Hey there if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free. Oh, Shh, shh-shh-h-h-h-h-huh. You are listening to sound opinions and this week we talk with IRS records co-founder and band manager Miles Copeland about his
0:45.2	memoir and working with bands like R.E.M. the police and the go-go-gos.
0:49.3	I'm Greg Cotton.
0:50.5	And I'm Jim Deregadis.
0:52.0	But first, some new music to review from Brandy Carlisle and Parquet courts.
0:57.0	And I don't take it back I did what I had to do.
1:03.0	It's not too late.
1:06.0	Either way, I lose you in the way.
1:09.0	I lose you in these silent days.
1:12.0	It wasn't right. you in the silent days.
1:13.0	It wasn't right.
1:19.0	But it was right on time. That is a little bit of right on time from the new Brandy Carlisle
1:30.9	album in these silent days, her seventh studio album since 2005, an artist
1:37.1	who began her career in the Seattle Music Clubs in the 2000s, working with Twin Brothers
1:42.1	Tim and Phil Hensroth.
1:44.8	They have been her collaborators ever since.
1:47.5	They've been working together for a couple of decades now.
1:51.5	You know, she really had a breakthrough in 2018 with, by the way, I forgive you.
1:56.9	Everybody kind of points to that performance at the Grammy Awards that year later as kind of a signature moment for her national breakout.
2:07.0	You know, people are recognized this is a major, major talent.
2:10.0	And she got an armful of those golden statuettes.
2:12.0	She did indeed and she is she soon went on to work with the high woman and an album that we reviewed an all-star contingent of country-tinged American-esque performers collaborating.
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