Countryroll 2: Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Gene Autry & Woody Guthrie Lead Country Music Through Hard Times According to Ken Burns

The Early 1950s and Good Rockin Tonight: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll: In this episode, Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward discuss Ed's book The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963." This episode focuses on the early 1950s. by Let It Roll

66 min listen

The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Phil Spector, Nancy Sinatra and Kim Fowley exploded out of early 60's Hollywood by Let It Roll

57 min listen

Rhythm & Blues from Bessie Smith to Louis Jordan: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll: This episode serves as another prequel to the History of Rock & Roll season, where Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox focus on the roots of blues and jazz in the United States and the genres' unique evolution into swing and eventually Rhythm & Blues; this episode serves as a comprehensive look at how African-American music influenced popular musical styles and trends in the U.S. in the '20s and '30s. by Let It Roll

63 min listen

Episode 123: Dominic Green / The Jam: Scot and Jeff discuss The Jam with Dominic Green. by Political Beats

190 min listen

Bob Wills & Western Swing: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll: In this episode, host Nate Wilcox and music historian Ed Ward discuss the rising popularity of swing in the 1930s in the southern United States. by Let It Roll

53 min listen

TechnoRoll 2.13: American Rave Stayed Underground In the 90s: This week Nate & Ryan discuss "America The Rave: US Rave Culture 1990-1997" an era when rave became a significant underground youth music in the US but never reached the mainstream nor did American EDM make much of an impact internationally. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. by Let It Roll

61 min listen

The Kinks' Class-Consciousness Made Them Wary of the Promises of Swinging London: Host Nate Wilcox and Mark discuss Ray Davies and the Kinks and their unique status among British Invasion artists. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

The Songs Jazz is Built On: Jazz historian Ted Gioia and host Nate Wilcox discuss the songs that make up the jazz repertoire, how that differs from the Great American Songbook and jazz musicians stopped interpreting newer pop songs in the 1960s for the most part. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

61 min listen

1953-1954 Rock, Meet Roll: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll: A discussion with Ed Ward, author of "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963." This episode focuses on the years 1953 - 1954. by Let It Roll

63 min listen

Jimmie Rodgers & The Carter Family: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll: This episode focuses on developments in music marketing and style within the realm of country music in the late 1920s. Host Nate Wilcox and music historian Ed Ward discuss Jimmie Rodgers, the importance of Ralph Peer, and key elements and practices of country music that influenced both popular and rock and roll music in the United States in the coming few decades. by Let It Roll

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How 19th Century American Music Got Hot: In this episode, host Nate Wilcox and author David Wondrich discuss the origins of American music and its connection to African music, highlighting key artists and musical developments in the 19th century amidst the racist environment within the United States and slavery era. by Let It Roll

59 min listen

Guns N’ Roses Reigned Over the Late 80's and Fell Hard in the 1990s: Host Nate Wilcox asks Art about the band that seemed like America's Rolling Stones for a few years in the late 1980s but slid into bloat and hubris in the 1990s. Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

61 min listen

TechnoRoll 3.8: Rave Crested and Crashed In Southern California in the Early 90s: A discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "The Underground is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America" chapter 7, Rave America. by Let It Roll

62 min listen

Episode 29: Terry Teachout / The Band: Scot and Jeff talk to Terry Teachout about The Band. by Political Beats

158 min listen

New Orleans Music from Fats Domino thru the Meters to No Limit and Cash Money: An interview with Ned Sublette author of "The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans." by Let It Roll

67 min listen

80's Roll 12: R.E.M., Black Flag, Husker Du, the Minutemen and the Meat Puppets charted an alternative course: Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" by Let It Roll

65 min listen

Episode 6-2 Rik Fox Interview: Rik Fox is a pioneer, artist, and has a unique perspective as an inside source of the rise of the American hard rock and heavy metal era of the 70s, 80s, and beyond. Rik witnessed the ascension of KISS, The New York Dolls, WASP, Motley Crue, among others. Never one to mince words, Rik is engaging, funny, and quick-witted. And with so many great stories, Decibel Geek delivers another memorable two-part interview. Without further ado, enjoy Rik Fox. by Decibel Geek Podcast

53 min listen

Episode 6-1 Rik Fox Interview: Rik Fox is a pioneer, artist, and has a unique perspective as an inside source of the rise of the American hard rock and heavy metal era of the 70s, 80s, and beyond. Rik witnessed the ascension of KISS, The New York Dolls, WASP, Motley Crue, among others. Never one to mince words, Rik is engaging, funny, and quick-witted. And with so many great stories, Decibel Geek delivers another memorable two-part interview. Without further ado, enjoy Rik Fox. by Decibel Geek Podcast

46 min listen

Rock Pre-History the 1920s & 30s: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll by Let It Roll

72 min listen

E124: Devon Powers on The Village Voice + Red Hot Chili Peppers + White Stripes audio: In this episode we welcome the excellent Devon Powers — beamed in from Philadelphia — and ask her to talk about The Village Voice, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the White Stripes… and music journalism since the turn of the century. Devon begins by talking about the music she loved when growing up in her native Michigan — and her first awareness of "rock critics". We hear about her move to New York City in 1999, her early pieces for the PopMatters site, and the Anglophilia that led to umpteen pieces about the likes of Clinic, Starsailor, Badly Drawn Boy and, yes, even Ocean Colour Scene. Citing a great 2003 piece she wrote about Red Hot Chili Peppers, who released a new album the week of this recording, we ask Devon what those punk-funk Californicators meant to her in the '90s and noughties. After a brief discussion of Devon's 2004 thinkpiece 'Is Music Journalism Dead?', we turn our attention to Writing the by Rock's Backpages

68 min listen

E55: David Toop on art and sound + Arthur Russell + Joe Smith R.I.P.: Mark & Barney invite writer and fearless musical improviser David Toop to reminisce about his work and his long and fascinating career. Toop talks about the impact of an aunt returning from New York with a stack of rhythm & blues 78s – and how this instilled a lifelong love of black American music. After he describes his early adventures in free and improvised music, his hosts ask how a man who's collaborated with Brian Eno and Max Eastley came to profile Bros for The Face – by way of his pioneering 1984 book The Rap Attack, the first serious study of the East Coast hip hop scene. The three men then discuss the cult "disco auteur" Arthur Russell, whom Toop interviewed. Toop also pitches in on the subject of the week's free feature, cult dubstep star Will "Burial" Bevan, with Barney waxing ecstatic about the man's noughties albums and subsequent Hyperdub tracks – and Toop making slightly more sceptical noises. Mark in by Rock's Backpages

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History of Metal-1986 - Best metal songs of all time? Hair Nation vs Thrash, Van Hagar vs DLR. Is the British Invasion Over?: On this week’s episode we dissect the metal landscape in 1986. This is the most ground breaking year in the 80s metal explosion. The biggest divorce in rock history plays out in front of our naked steaming eyes as VAN HAGAR AND DAVID LEE ROTH release... by Metal Mayhem ROC: Your go to source for everything metal.

52 min listen

Episode 19 | "London, Reign Over Me: How England's Capital Built Classic Rock"/Stephen Tow: It all started in London. More than fifty years ago, a generation of teens created something that would change the face of music forever. London, Reign Over Me immerses us in the backroom clubs, basement record shops, and late-night faint radio... by Booked On Rock with Eric Senich

63 min listen

E84: Jude Rogers on Adele + Prince + Sonic Youth audio: In this week's episode, we welcome the wonderful Jude Rogers into RBP's very own Gridworld. Live from her native Wales, the far-from-obscure Jude reviews her career as a music scribe from The Llanelli Star to The Word, revisiting interviews with megastar-in-the-making Adele Atkins and wholly reformed cocaine fiend Tony Bennett. Jude also reflects on a 2008 thinkpiece about the Beach Boys' influence on Fleet Foxes, the latter having just "dropped" a rather fine new album, Shore, with minimum fanfare. Additionally, Jude offers her thoughts on the multifarious splendours of Prince's Sign 'O' the Times, the 1987 "double" album oft regarded as his crowning achievement. Hosts Mark, Barney & Jasper reference contemporary reviews of the record and ponder the influence on the purple maestro of departed Revolutionaries Wendy & Lisa. After noting the passing of blue-eyed soul man Roy ('Treat Her Right') Head – with nods to a nice 1966 profil by Rock's Backpages

66 min listen

E79: Loyd Grossman, Rock Critic + Brian May audio + (Dixie) Chicks: In this episode we are joined by self-professed "failed musician" and pasta-sauce mogul Loyd Grossman, OBE, to wax nostalgic about the most important years of his illustrious career: those he spent as a contributor to Fusion, Rolling Stone and other American music papers. Loyd reminisces very amusingly about seminal late '60s shows at the Boston tea party, before explaining how he moved to London and reinvented himself as a British national treasure on TV and in every kitchen in the country. He also recounts how he came to play guitar, three times a year, with Jethro Tull. After a digression on the sad passing of Fairport Convention's original singer Judy Dyble, Loyd joins his hosts in hearing clips from a 1982 audio interview with Queen's Brian May in which that poodle-headed plank-spanker describes, among other things , working with David Bowie on the classic 'Under Pressure'. Barney drags Loyd into a discussion of by Rock's Backpages

72 min listen

TechnoRoll 2.22: First Wave Dubstep, Grime and Breakcore Dominate a Downbeat Half Decade: Nate and Ryan discuss the developments in dance music in the first decade of the 21st century including the beginnings of dubstep, grime, and breakcore. Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. by Let It Roll

54 min listen

146 – Luis Espaillat: Pro Bass Player’s Perspective, Connecting with Drummers Live and in the Studio: Luis Espaillat is a multi-faceted bassist and musician whose career has spanned many genres and taken him around the world. ... by Working Drummer

93 min listen

DIANA ROSS PT. 2: THE SOLO YEARS (with Hit Parade's Chris Molanphy) by Pop Pantheon

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Ray Charles Combined R&B with Gospel to Invent Soul Music by Let It Roll

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Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries A Treble Media Podcast Today's documentary is Meet Me in the Bathroom, released in 2022, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace. Meet Me in the Bathroom is about the early 2000s New York rock... by Rock Docs

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Countryroll 2: Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Gene Autry & Woody Guthrie Lead Country Music Through Hard Times According to Ken Burns

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