Let It Roll
"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. It is part of Pantheon, a podcast network for music lovers.
Episodes
Rick James: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston discuss Mike Judge's brilliant Tales from the Tour Bus season 2: Funk. This episode covers the two-parter on punk funk king Rick James.
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George Clinton: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston discuss Mike Judge's brilliant Tales from the Tour Bus season 2: Funk. This episode features legendary P-Funk leader George Clinton.
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We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: Interview With Producer Jeff Feuerzeig
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston finish our appreciation of Tales from the Tour Bus season one with an interview with Jeff Feuerzeig, the writer & producer of the Johnny Paycheck, George Jones and Tammy Wynette episodes.
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Blaze Foley: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston appreciate the season 1 finale of Tales from the Tour Bus featuring undersung Austin music legend Blaze Foley.
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Waylon Jennings: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston continue the Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series. In this episode, Justin and Nate discuss Mike Judge's treatment of Waylon Jennings, king of the country music outlaws.
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Billy Joe Shaver: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston continue the new Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series. In this episode, Justin and Nate discuss Mike Judge's treatment of outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver.
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George Jones & Tammy Wynette: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston continue the Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series. In this episode, Justin and Nate revel in the epic tragicomic tale of the love between two of country music's all-time best.
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Jerry Lee Lewis: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Nate and Justin Bankston continue the new Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series. In this episode, Justin and Nate struggle with the charismatic yet problematic Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Johnny Paycheck: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston kick off a new Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series. In this episode, Justin and Nate revel in the hilarious and touching tale of Johnny Paycheck and Mike Judge's brilliant telling.
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80s Roll 20: Queen, Bowie & Jagger and other highs and lows of Live Aid
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge conclude their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the triumphs and tribulations of Live Aid.
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80's Roll 19: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones led "We Are The World"
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a discussion of the composition and recording of "We Are The World."
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80s Roll 18: British stars came together wrap up a huge 1984 with "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a discussion of the composition and recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas."
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80s Roll 17: Classic Rockers Like Don Henley, Foreigner and Steve Perry Had a Big 1984 Too
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the surprisingly strong year had by older performers like Foreigner, Journey's Steve Perry, Don Henley and Hall & Oates.
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80s Roll 16: Bruce Springsteen broke all the way through with Born in the USA
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough to national superstardom with Born in the USA. Nate struggles to maintain his official stance of aesthetic neutrality.
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80s Roll 15: Tina Turner, ZZ Top, Cyndi Lauper & Madonna at the First Ever MTV Awards
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the 1984 inaugural MTV Awards and some of the artists who dominated the channel that year.
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80s Roll 14: The Olympics, Lionel Richie, Etta James, Marvin Gaye and R&B Radio
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and some of the musicians featured there including Etta James and Lionel Richie. There's also a discussion of a man much missed at the Olympics, the late Marvin Gaye as well as a look at R&B radio in the mid-1980s.
80s Roll 13: Madonna comes out of the NYC club scene, 1st House records come out of Chicago, Hi-NRG is go, Electro becomes Freestyle
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the dance club scene that produced Madonna, her work with DJ/producer Jellybean Benitez, the emergence of House music in Chicago, the HI-NRG scene in the gay clubs and the rapid evolution of electro into Latin freestyle.
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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' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at a historic year for indie rock, post-punk and hardcore groups like R.E.M., Big Black, Naked Raygun, Husker Du, Black Flag and the Meat Puppets plus the whole neo-American rock scene headed up by X, the Blasters, Los Lobos and more.
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80's Roll 11: Prince's Purple Reign
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the rise of Prince through the early 80s and his massive triumph with the film and album "Purple Rain."
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80s Roll 10: The Jackson's Victory Tour was anything but
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the biggest tour of 1984: The Jackson's Victory tour.
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80s Roll 9: Run-DMC revolutionized hip-hop in the year of "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at hip-hop in 1984 from the deluge of quickie exploitation movies, an attempt at a hip-hop Soul Train, the rise of Run-DMC and the meeting of Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin that resulted in Def Jam records.
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80s Roll 8: Willie Nelson ruled the country music roost but George Strait and the Judds were coming up fast
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at country music in 1984 from Willie Nelson's collaboration with Julio Iglesias to the rising new traditionalists Reba McEntire, George Strait and the Judds.
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80s Roll 7: Bob Marley's Legend album was the biggest reissue of 1984
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at Island Record's success with Bob Marley's Legend compilation, the rise of reissue labels like Rhino Records and the quest for the "next Bob Marley."
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80s Roll 6: Talking Heads' Movie Stop Making Sense Topped the Field of Rock n Roll Movies in 1984
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the musical movies of 1984: Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, Flashdance, Footloose, This is Spinal Tap, Repo Man and more.
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80s Roll 5: Michael Jackson, Annie Lennox, Boy George and Cyndi Lauper at the Grammy Awards
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the incredibly glamorous 1984 Grammy awards when Michael Jackson reigned supreme (except for one surprise moment from Annie Lennox), Boy George gaffed, The Police were far away and Cyndi Lauper was primed for the next year's show.
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80s Roll 4: Van Halen, Def Leppard & Motley Crue Led the Heavy Metal Charge
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the glam metal scene on Hollywood's Sunset Strip which was led by Van Halen, Motley Crue, & Quiet Riot as well as the international metal scene headed up by Def Leppard, Iron Maiden and the Scorpions.
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80s Roll 3: Culture Club, The Eurythmics, The Human League, Duran Duran and The Police Led the 2nd British Invasion
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the so-called "second British invasion" of the early 1980s with a special focus in MTV's role in breaking acts like Culture Club, Eurythmics, Duran Duran and Kajagoogoo in the United States.
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80s Roll 2: How the Late 70s Disco Implosion and Early 80's Stagnation of AOR Radio Made 1984 Possible
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the pair of music biz downturns that created the space for the new pop of 1984 to triumph: the early 80's record biz recession that followed the implosion of disco and the deeply moribund state of AOR Rock radio in the early 1980s.
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80s Roll 1: How Great a Year Was 1984 for Pop Music?
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge open their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with an overview of what made 1984 so special for pop music: Thriller, Purple Rain, Born in the USA, Like a Virgin, She's So Unusual and many many more beloved classics that all hit the radio at once and reinvigorated a moribund early 80's music scene.
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Metal Evolution Led to Extremes: Grindcore, Death & Black Metal
Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the fan-funded "Extreme Metal" episode of the documentary series "Metal Evolution." The Puncholes wrap our look at metal evolution with a discussion of grindcore, death metal and black metal.
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Progressive Metal from Rush & Dream Theater to Tool & Meshuggah
Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the "Progressive Metal" episode of VH1 documentary series "Metal Evolution." The Puncholes debate the history of progressive metal with a lot of contention about whether or not Tool represented a clean break with the previous prog metal tradition.
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Power Metal from the Scorpions and Yngwie Malmsteen to DragonForce and Nightwish
Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the "Power Metal" episode of VH1 documentary series "Metal Evolution."
The gang struggles to come to grips with Sam Dunn's definition of power metal, his belated coverage of German metal bands like the Scorpions and Accept, as well as discussing both first and second wave power metal bands from Manowar and Helloween to Blind Guardian and
Shock Rock From Screamin' Jay Hawkins to Alice Cooper to Marilyn Manson
Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the "Shock Rock" episode of VH1 documentary series "Metal Evolution." The gang grapples with the "shock rock" umbrella that Sam Dunn uses to discuss a wide range of acts that combined intense rock with the shock aesthetic of the Grand Guignol. Slipknot emerges as a surprise favorite of the Puncholes.
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Korn and Limp Bizkit Led the Nu Metal Charge, Linkin Park Followed Up
Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the "Nu Metal" episode of VH1 documentary series "Metal Evolution." Nate struggles to keep the team on track as long-held anti-Nu Metal biases threaten the attempted objectivity that's sacred to the Let It Roll approach.
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Grunge Bands Like Nirvana and Pearl Jam Kicked Glam Off MTV
Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the "Grunge" episode of VH1 documentary series "Metal Evolution." Nate and the team grapple with the meaning of grunge, its place in heavy metal history and our own tastes and biases.
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Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth Brought Thrash to a Global Audience
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to discuss Sam Dunn's sixth episode of "Metal Evolution" and the team debates the virtues of the various thrash bands of the era.
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Van Halen and MTV Spawned the LA Glam Metal Scene that Produced Motley Crue, Poison and Guns N Roses
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to discuss Sam Dunn's fifth episode of "Metal Evolution" which focuses on the meaning of hair metal and how it produced its own nemesis in Guns N Roses.
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Iron Maiden and Def Leppard Emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to discuss Sam Dunn's fourth episode of "Metal Evolution" which focuses on the era after punk rock took over Britain in the late 1970s, when a new wave of heavy metal bands emerged in response.
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Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple Were the Big Three of British Heavy Music
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to discuss Sam Dunn's third episode of "Metal Evolution" which focuses on the era when three legendary bands ruled the hard rock roost in Britain in early 70s but none of them really accepted the term "heavy metal." That changed when Judas Priest emerged l
Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, the Stooges & MC5 Invent American Hard Rock
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to discuss Sam Dunn's second episode of "Metal Evolution" which focuses on the rise of American hard rock in the late 60s and early 70s.
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Heavy Metal Emerged When Blues Rockers Added Elements of Classical Music and Opera
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to discuss Sam Dunn's take on the origins of heavy metal music in the blending of rock n roll, blues, jazz, classical and opera.
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Lil Wayne, T.I. and 50 Cent Triumph in the Mix Tape Era: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week, they look at the mix tape phenomenon and artists like 50 Cent, TI and Lil Wayne who thrived in the medium.
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How The Neptunes, Timbaland & Missy Elliott, J Dilla and Kanye West Became Hip-Hop's Super-Producers
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week, they look at a new generation of producers who emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s: Virginia's The Neptunes and Timbaland & Missy Elliott, Chicago's Kanye West and Detroit's J Dil
Houston's DJ Screw, Memphis' Three 6 Mafia and Atlanta's Lil Jon Innovated New Directions in Hip-Hop
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week, they look at the innovations of Houston’s DJ Screw, Three 6 Mafia from Memphis, and Atlanta’s Lil Jon.
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Bounce, Master P & No Limit and Cash Money's Mannie Fresh & Juvenile Brought New Orleans Hip-Hop to the Fore
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week they look at New Orleans hip-hop from bounce to No Limit & Cash Money Records.
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Outkast & Goodie Mob Took the Dirty South National After TLC and Kriss Kross Laid the Foundation in Atlanta
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week they look at the birth of the Atlanta hip-hop scene from the early commercial breakthroughs of Jermaine Dupri with Kriss Kross and LaFace Records with TLC to the emergence of Outkast and
Eminem, Mos Def & Black Star Emerge from Hip-Hop's Cypher & Battle Rap Cultures
Host Nate Wilcox returns with cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week they look at “Pass the Mic” which features Mos Def & Black Star, Eminem and an in-depth look at cyphers and open mics and their role in 90’s undergroun hip-hop.
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After The Notorious B.I.G.'s Reign, Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim and Jay-Z Step Up In The 'Jiggy Era'
Host Nate Wilcox returns with his cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow, and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld, to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week they look at Notorious B.I.G’s “Life After Death” and his mentoring of Lil' Kim, how Puff Daddy dealt with the loss of his friend and the still-controversial “jiggy era of Hip-Hop"
2Pac & Suge Knight Ignite the West Coast-East Coast Feud Against B.I.G and Puff Daddy: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox returns with his cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip-Hop Evolution. This week they discuss the first episode of season 2, "A Tale of Two Coasts" which focuses on Tupac Shakur, Suge Knight and Death Row Records and their fatal feud with Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs
Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Notorious B.I.G. Brought NYC Back
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss season 2, episode 4 of Hip-Hop Evolution "A New York State of Mind" which covers Nas, the Wu-Tang Clan and Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G.
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Tribe Called Quest & De La Soul Led the Native Tongues: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss season 2, episode 3 of Hip Hop Evolution: "Do The Knowledge" which returns to New York to cover The Bridge Wars and Native Tongues groups like De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest.
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Too $hort, MC Hammer, E-40, Digital Underground & 2Pac Brought the Bay: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the second episode of Hip Hop Evolution’s second season, “Out The Trunk: The Bay" which takes us to Northern California to talk about Too Short, MC Hammer, Digital Underground and a young 2Pac Shakur.
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The 2 Live Crew, Geto Boys and UGK Come Out of the South: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the first episode of Hip Hop Evolution’s second season, "The Southern Way", which looks at the first Southern rappers to make a national impact: Florida’s 2 Live Crew and Texas’ Geto Boys and Underground Kings.
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Ice-T, Eazy-E And N.W.A. Bring Gangsta Rap To The Masses: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the fourth episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The Birth of Gangsta Rap" which takes us from Schooley D in Philly to Ice T, Eazy E and NWA in Los Angeles.
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Run-DMC, Def Jam and Public Enemy Herald The Golden Age
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the third episode of Hip Hop Evolution: "The New Guard."
The show focuses on the dawn of hip-hop's golden age and the emergence of Run-DMC, Def Jam Records, Public Enemy ,and Eric B. & Rakim.
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The Sugarhill Gang & Afrika Bambaataa Put Rap On Wax: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the second episode of Hip Hop Evolution "From the Underground to the Mainstream."
The episode covers the early New York rap battles caught on bootleg cassettes, Hip-Hop's move from the Bronx to Manhattan and alliance with punk as well as the first hit rap records, The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper’s Delight", and Afrika Bambaa
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.
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CountryRoll 8: George Strait, Reba McEntire, & Dwight Yoakam Re-Center Country in the 80s, Garth Brooks Blows the Doors off in the 90s
Host Nate Wilcox & music writer James Porter continue discussing Ken Burns' Country Music with a look at the emergence of country music's neo-traditionalists like Randy Travis and Ricky Skaggs, and the brief golden period they kicked off before the economics of superstars like Garth Brooks changed the game.
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CountryRoll 7: Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings Outlaw Country and Dolly Parton's Pop-Crossover
Host Nate Wilcox & music writer James Porter continue discussing Ken Burns' Country Music with a look at the triumph of Outlaw Country practitioners Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings outside the Nashville system, the massive crossover success of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris’ knack for bringing traditional country to the top of the charts from Los Angeles and more.
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CountryRoll 6: George Jones & Tammy Wynette Were Mr & Mrs Country Music
Host Nate Wilcox & music writer James Porter continue discussing Ken Burns' Country Music with a look at episode six “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” which covers the rise of Kris Kristofferson and a new generation of Nashville songwriters, Mr & Mrs Country music George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash’s emergence as a superstar and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s successful attempt at rapprochement b
CountryRoll 5: Charley Pride Integrates Nashville, Buck Owens & Merle Haggard Bring the Bakersfield Sound
Host Nate Wilcox & music writer James Porter continue discussing Ken Burns' Country Music with a look at Charley Pride’s efforts to integrate country music, the rise of Roger Miller, Buck Owens & Merle Haggard’s Bakersfield Sound, Loretta Lynn and the new wave of female singers she led.
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Countryroll 4: Johnny Cash and the Rockabilly Revolution Were Answered by Patsy Cline and the Nashville Sound
Host Nate Wilcox and music writer James Porter continue their discussion of Ken Burns' Country Music with a look at the sudden emergence of rockabilly from Memphis, the new generation of stars like Johnny Cash and the Nashville Sound that producers Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley came up with for artists like Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline in response.
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Countryroll 3: Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold, Lefty Frizzell and Kitty Wells Lead a Post-War Country Music Boom
Host Nate Wilcox and music writer James Porter continue their discussion of Ken Burns' Country Music with a look a Hank Williams, the living avatar of honky tonk, his closest rival Lefty Frizzell, as well as Eddy Arnold, who offered a pop-country alternative, and Kitty Wells whose answer song prefigured feminist country music.
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Countryroll 2: Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Gene Autry and Woody Guthrie Lead Country Music Through Hard Times According to Ken Burns
Hosts Nate Wilcox and James Porter discuss Country Music during the Depression and World War 2 and the artists, like Roy Acuff and Bob Wills, and the Maddox Brothers and Rose who dominated the era.
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Countryroll 1: The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and the Beginnings of Country Music According to Ken Burns
Hosts Nate Wilcox and James Porter kick off their discussion of Ken Burns' "Country Music" documentary series with a look at episode one, “The Rub.” They talk about the musical sources of country music, Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. There’s also a little meta discussion about the series and their thoughts on Ken Burns.
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What Have We Learned From Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll Part 2?
Today special guest scholar and musician Yuri Campbell returns to review the key lessons we learned from Nate’s discussions with Ed Ward about his book “The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964-1977 The Beatles, The Stones and the Rise of Classic Rock” and the Let It Roll series covering it. We talk about Ward's cultural scholarship and what lessons we can learn from his method of studying music
What Have We Learned From Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll?
Nate Wilcox and guest Yuri Campbell look back on Ed Ward's book "History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963 " and the Let It Roll series covering it. We talk about Ward's cultural scholarship and what lessons we can learn from his method of studying music history.
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The Pre-Punk Seventies: Ed Ward's History Of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at the bloating of the music biz in the early 70s and the feeling that everyone was waiting on something to happen, Bob Dylan vs David Geffen, the New York Dolls at the Mercer Arts Center and the collapse of Stax Recor
Hard Rock Vs. Soft Rock, AM Vs. FM: Ed Ward's History Of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at the splits between AM and FM, hard rock and soft rock and John, Paul, George and Ringo.
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The Birth Of Reggae & The Funk Revolution: Ed Ward's History Of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at the origins of reggae in Jamaica and a survey of the funk scene as it stood when James Brown was king and Sly Stone was emerging as his biggest rival.
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The Invention of 'The Sixties': Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at 1969, Woodstock, and the invention of “the sixties.”
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1968 Rock, Riot, Revolution: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at 1968: the year of riots and revolution, the year of newcomers like Led Zeppelin and Sly & the Family Stone and The Band who led a musical counter-revolution.
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Otis Redding Meets The Love Crowd: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at 1967, the year of Monterey Pop, when the Beatles lost Brian Epstein and gained the Maharishi, Brian Wilson blew it and Otis Redding died.
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Bob Dylan Rocks Folk: Ed Ward's History of Rock and Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at rock & roll's second miracle year when America responded to the Beatles by blending folk and blues with rock & roll. They discuss how Michael Bloomfield electrified Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys making Pet Sounds, Stax hi
The Beatles Invade & The Rolling Stones Follow: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox kick off their discussion of Ed's book "The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock" with a look at The Beatles' conquest of America, the other British bands that followed in their wake and the American response headed up by Motown and James Brown.
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Bob Wills & Western Swing: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and host Nate Wilcox fill in a gap in our discussion of his epic History of Rock & Roll Part 1, 1920-1963, with a look at Bob Wills and Western Swing. We pick up the history of country music where we left off after the Carter Family & Jimmie Rodgers episode and carry on to the 1930s emergence of a distinctive genre in Texas: Western Swing and the man, Bob Wills, who led it to the top of th
Rhythm & Blues from Bessie Smith to Louis Jordan: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and host Nate Wilcox fill in a gap in our discussion of his epic History of Rock & Roll Part 1, 1920-1963 with a look at how African-American pop music transformed itself thru the swing era, the rise & fall of the blues queens, the thin line between jazz and blues, the first guitar heroes and the greatest American musical superstar you’ve probably barely heard of, Louis Jordan.
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Jimmie Rodgers & The Carter Family: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Ed Ward and host Nate Wilcox fill in a gap in our discussion of his epic History of Rock & Roll Part 1, 1920-1963 by discussing the foundation of commercial country music and its first superstars, Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family.
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Rock Pre-History the 1920s & 30s: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
This episode is a prequel to recent episodes that covers the period from 1920 to 1945. It’s a fun one as Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox talk rock and roll’s prehistory in the era of Victrolas, live radio, and swing bands. We talk about the first hit blues record, the first superstars of country music, and much more.
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1963 The British Invasion is Coming!: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll
Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward conclude their discussion of Ed's "History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963 " with part two of 1963.
We'll hear about about the Lebanese Restaurant that birthed surf music and saved Fender guitars, how Murray Wilson’s failed musical career laid the groundwork for his sons’ amazing success, how Columbia buried Bob Dylan’s first attempt to go rock, and the split
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