Sound Opinions

A Song About the Dark Side of Organ Donation

March 11, 2026·6 min·3-min readconversationalmusic
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On a bonus episode of Sound Opinions, hosts Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis spotlight the short-lived but influential UK punk band The Adverts, focusing on their 1977 cult classic 'Gary Gilmore's Eyes'—a song inspired by a real-life murderer’s cornea donation—and explore the band’s legacy, i

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