Technoroll 8: Before Hip-Hop Disco DJ's Like Grandmaster Flowers & DJ Hollywood Set the Stage

Technoroll 7: Hi-NRG Kept the Dance Going In the Early 80's: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton with a look at how Hi-NRG, the sound that emerged in the post-disco backlash club scenes of London, San Francisco and New York, spawned the most successful production/songwriting team of all-time and provided a soundtrack for tragedy. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

52 min listen

Technoroll 6: Disco Blows Up in the Late 70's: Today Nate and Ryan continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton with a look at the high water mark of disco -- Studio 54, Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees and the backlash. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

56 min listen

Technoroll 4: Jamaica's Sound System Culture Birthed Ska, Reggae, Dub: Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. Today Nate and Ryan take a look at Jamaica’s unique sound system scene which spurred the creation of ska, reggae and dub and directly influenced the creation of hip-hop. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

49 min listen

Technoroll 9: Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, & Afrika Bambaataa Invent Hip-Hop: Nate and Ryan get back to their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the birth of hip-hop in the Bronx and the Holy Trinity: DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

Technoroll: The History of DJ-Based Music - Reggae, Disco, Hip-Hop, House, Techno, EDM and Beyond: Today hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness are joined by producer Stephie Haynes to introduce the series and our main source book “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. In this episode, Nate, Ryan and Steph discuss their personal history with dance music and the introductory chapter of "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life", the connection it makes between DJs and shamans, DJs and conductors and DJs and musicians. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

Technoroll 10: Afrika Bambaataa Distils Electro and Hip-Hop Matures in the Recording Studio: Today Nate and Ryan are joined by hip-hop ringer Steve Juon continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on hip hop’s transition to records with the Sugarhill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa’s epic “Planet Rock” and how hip hop morphed from music for dancing and parties into a new form of album and concert music. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

57 min listen

Technoroll 12: Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the Birth of House Music in Chicago: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the birth of House Music in Chicago (and don't forget the Hotmix 5). Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

65 min listen

Technoroll 3: UK DJ Culture Develops With Northern Soul: Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. In this episode, Nate and Ryan discuss the uniquely British dance culture called Northern Soul where the kids of the British rust belt just wouldn't let go of their favorite up-tempo 60s soul and kept the style alive into the 1980s. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

46 min listen

Technoroll 2: The First DJs On the Radio and In the Clubs: Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. In this episode, Nate and Ryan go way way back to the beginnings of the 20th Century and discuss the very first radio DJs -- including Sybil True the first female radio DJ who started in 1913 -- and the first club DJs including the now-infamous Jimmy Savile. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

61 min listen

Technoroll 18: The KLF Trolled the Pop World and Brought Ambient to a Mass Audience: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the emergence of DJs as recording artists in their own right, people like The KLF. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

Technoroll 14: Trance Connected Berlin with Goa, India by Let It Roll

56 min listen

Technoroll 5: Disco Begins In New York: Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. Today's topic is the early days of disco in New York when an innovative wave of DJs like David Mancuso and Francis Grasso created a dancer’s utopia in Manhattan. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

58 min listen

Technoroll 19: UK and US Authorities Crack Down on Raves in the 1990s: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the attempts to criminalize rave culture in the UK and US. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

55 min listen

Technoroll 20: Superstars Like DJ Tiesto and Fatboy Slim Change the Game: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the wave of superstar DJs that emerged in the 21st Century like DJ Tiesto and Fatboy Slim. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

Technoroll 15: Ibiza's Balearic Beat Modeled Modern Dance Music in the 1980s: Today hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on Ibiza and the unique Balearic sub-genre it spawned as well as Belgian new beat and other Euro dance trends of the late 80s. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

56 min listen

E130: Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton on DJ history + Dom Phillips + Elvis: In this episode we welcome dynamic duo Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton to Hammersmith as they prepare for the publication of a newly expanded edition of their mighty Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. Bill and Frank talk about the original mission behind the book, as well as their different routes into dance music. They recall how they met and combined forces in '90s New York, where DJs such as Frankie Knuckles and Junior Vasquez proved transformative figures. Co-host Mark recalls seeing Bill and Frank DJ'ing at Fabric in 2000 and then reading the original edition of Last Night… Recalling their first articles for Mixmag in the '90s, the DJ History duo reminisce about the late Dom Phillips, the magazine's former editor who was so brutally murdered in the Amazon this month. They praise the courage Dom showed in confronting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and exposing the criminal gangs behind much of the Amazo by Rock's Backpages

90 min listen

Technoroll 22: Interview with Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton, Historians of the DJ: After discussing the book for 21 weeks, hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness get the opportunity to ask some questions of the authors. Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton describe their motivation for writing the book, how they worked together and how they decided what to include and what to leave out of their pioneering history of the DJ. Hear every episode of Technoroll here. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. by Let It Roll

51 min listen

Technoroll 16: The Acid House Revolution Shakes the UK to its Foundations: Today Nate and Ryan continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the massive cultural impact of Acid House on Great Britain. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

57 min listen

Ep. 226: The Locust w/ Justin Pearson: was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, known for their mix of grindcore speed and aggression, and new wave experimentation complexity. Vocalist/bassist Justin Pearson said, "I wanted to change the way people perceive music, or maybe just... by This Was The Scene Podcast

102 min listen

#081 Bill Brewster by Not A Diving Podcast with Scuba

118 min listen

Episode 84: “Shakin’ All Over” by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates: Episode eighty-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Shakin All Over by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, and how the first great British R&B band interacted with the entertainment industry. Click the full post to read liner notes by A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

1 min listen

Revisited: Jaboukie Young-White with The Drums: The Talkhouse team just returned back from Life is Beautiful 2019 with an amazing group of talks. This week we revisit one of our favorite conversations recorded out at last year's Life is Beautiful festival. to keep up to date with future Talkhouse... by Talkhouse Podcast

42 min listen

‘What’s Good’ with Stretch and Bobbito: Today’s special guest is Co - Host of NPR’s ‘What’s Good’ Bobbito Garcia. Bobbito is a legendary New York City podcaster, radio host, journalist, film director, author, sneaker head, and basketball enthusiast. Along with iconic DJ Stretch Arms... by OPP with Corey Cambridge

30 min listen

Andy Shernoff: The History of Punk: This week's guest is the founder of one of the seminal punk bands, The Dictators! CBGB’s was built on the back of the first of the great legendary NY Punk band The Dictators. Join Jay Jay in welcoming punk legend Andy... by The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music

63 min listen

Hip-Hop Is Born In The Bronx: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution: Host Nate Wilcox is joined by Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson to talk about the first episode of Netflix' Hip-Hop Evolution: The Foundation. The conversation covers DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

Beyoncé, Black Country & the Long Road to Cowboy Carter (With Dr. Francesca Royster & Taylor Crumpton) by Pop Pantheon

67 min listen

Track 12: Chuck Berry: Kris sits down with director and music industry veteran Jon Brewer to talk about his new documentary that uncovers the mysteries of Chuck Berry. by Text, Prose & RocknRoll

26 min listen

Tj's Birthday Durmmers: John Bonham: "It will go over like a Led Zepplin..." This is just one part of one of the greatest legacies in modern music. And at it's center, we had John Bonham. TJ II spins an unforgettable account of Bonham's life, music, and of course, untimely shuffle off this mortal coil. Join us as we celebrate one of the greatest drummers to ever hold a beat. That drummer was John Bonham. Our social stuff: Patreon.com/rockandrollheaven Twitter: @rockandrolllt Instagram: Rockandrollheavenlt Facebook: Rock and Roll Heaven Pod Our website: https://rockandrollheavenl.wixsite.com/mysite Email us! rockandrollheavenlt@gmail.com Celebrate the history of music with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions, honoring Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., and T. Rex. Streaming November 7 on HBOMAX. Head to www.pantheonpodcasts.com/survey fill out a very brief survey to be entered to win one of the collectible Rock N Rol by Rock and Roll Heaven

129 min listen

Technoroll 17: After Acid House Came Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass, and UK Garage: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkenss continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the many new genres that emerged from Great Britain in the wake of the Acid House revolution: hardcore, jungle, drum and bass, and UK garage. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

58 min listen

Technoroll 11: Larry Levan Kept the Dance Music Torch Burning at the Paradise Garage: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on Larry Levan, his club the Paradise Garage and the post-disco genre named for it. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

58 min listen

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