In The Groove: Revisiting our talk with Resavoir + live music from St. Vincent, Jules Buckley and The Cure
Today we feature music from Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg, English Teacher, Julia Jacklin, and Broken Social Scene. We also play live...
In The Groove: Ian Fink’s new Detroit anthem, plus new music from IZCO, Alabama Shakes + more
Opening up the show with our longest “DEEEEETTTRRROOIIIITTTT BASKKKEEETTTBALLLLLLL” yet before jumping into brand new music from Detroit’s own Ian...
In The Groove: Rest in rhythm to Prince, 10 years after his death
Rest in rhythm to the Purple One. Ten years ago today, we lost the musical legend Prince. Longtime Detroit promoter...
Big Sonic Heaven: Stellar new music by Deary and She’s Green
Excited about some new music in Big Sonic Heaven this week. We played two tracks from the much-anticipated album "Birding"...
In The Groove: Diving into music from Die Spitz, Modest Mouse, Richard Swift + more
Today we dig into a time capsule with introspective tracks from Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, and Modest Mouse, featuring Friko’s cover of Radiohead’s Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. We also...
Big Sonic Heaven: ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ goes platinum, anniversaries for Pretty in Pink and Rough Trade Records
Big Sonic Heaven celebrated a few milestones: The Cure's re-release of the 1986 New Vocal Version of "Boys Don't Cry"...
Big Sonic Heaven: New Whitelands album, Hatchie, Stereolab + more
This episode of Big Sonic Heaven featured the latest from Nation of Language, Morrissey, Hatchie, Stereolab, and another track from Whitelands...
Big Sonic Heaven: Celebrating The Cure’s Grammy wins, new music by Whitelands, Cigarettes for Breakfast + more
In this episode of Big Sonic Heaven, we kicked off February with a track from the brand new Whitelands album,...
Big Sonic Heaven: New music by Deary, Kate de Rosset, a tribute to David Lynch + more
Tonight, Big Sonic Heaven featured some great brand-new tracks. We heard “Seabird,” the first single from Deary's upcoming debut album,...
Big Sonic Heaven: Going global to kick off 2026
The first Big Sonic Heaven episode of 2026 features a range of the latest music from around the world, including...
Big Sonic Heaven: Last show of 2025
The last Big Sonic Heaven of the year features the latest from She’s Green, The Mary Onettes, Yndling, Night Tapes,...
In The Groove: The Best of 2025 with Ryan Patrick Hooper
Three straight hours of music released in 2025—the best of the best. Lots of my picks and lots of yours!...