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The Cultural Blend That Made New Orleans Music Unique
Episode 2
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Ned Sublette, author of "The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square."
Sublette's book is "a tale o…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Let It Roll Mission Statement - The Insanely Ambitious Music History Podcast
Episode 1
A brief and belated introduction to the Let It Roll podcast. Five years and twelve seasons in and we've finally figured out what we're doing.
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4 years, 3 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.21: Electroclash Was the 'It' Sound from Brooklyn to Berlin at the Turn of the Millennium
Episode 42
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with …
4 years, 3 months ago
Chula Fronteras Documented Tejano Legends Like Lydia Mendoza, Narciso Martínez and Flaco Jiménez
Episode 41
Nate and Justin take it back to Tejas for the final installment of the first series of "We Dig Rock Docs."
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4 years, 3 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.20 Speed Garage and 2Step Evolved Out of the UK Garage Scene
Episode 40
Hosts Ryan Harkness and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with …
4 years, 4 months ago
Grunge Bands Like Nirvana Drew All Eyes to the Seattle Music Scene
Episode 39
Nate and Justin discuss "Hype!" the masterful telling of what happened when Seattle's happy little underground scene became an international pop cult…
4 years, 4 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.19 Paul Van Dyk, DJ Tiesto, & Ferry Corsten Take Trance to the Top as the PsyTrance Underground Goes Global
Episode 38
On this episode, hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness discuss the evolution of trance in the second half of the 1990s: psy-trance, progressive trance,…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Time Nirvana Opened For Sonic Youth and Made a Movie About It
Episode 37
Just before the release of Nevermind and "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Nirvana toured Europe opening up for mentors Sonic Youth. Nate and Justin look ba…
4 years, 4 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.18: Leftfield, Moby, Green Velvet and Underworld Pushed the Boundaries of House in the 1990s
Episode 36
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of UK dance music in the 1990s with a look at how House evolved down multiple paths in …
4 years, 4 months ago
The Sex Pistols Launched Punk Rock in London & Triggered a Huge Backlash
Episode 35
Nate and Justin discuss two very different takes on the Sex Pistols story, both films directed by Julien Temple.
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4 years, 4 months ago