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TechnoRoll 2.17: The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim Brought Big Beat to Massive International Success
Episode 34
Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of UK dance music in the 1990s with a look at Big Beat. For many Americans Big Beat was t…
4 years, 4 months ago
The New York Dolls' Punky Glam Was Too Much, Too Soon
Episode 33
New York Dolls bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane was the focus of Greg Whiteley's 2005 documentary which told the story of his final months in Los Angeles…
4 years, 4 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.16: DJ Spooky, Atari Teenage Riot, Mouse on Mars and Drill & Bass Producers Got Arty Post-Rave
Episode 32
Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with…
4 years, 4 months ago
ZZ Top Took Marshall Amps and Remade Boogie-Blues as Heavy Rock
Episode 31
The alchemy of ZZ Top is studied and analyzed in this episode.
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4 years, 5 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.15: Drum & Bass Fought to Differientiate Itself from Ragga Jungle & Techstep
Episode 30
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, 5 months ago
The MC5's Combination of Hard Rock and Radical Politics Was Too Volatile to Last
Episode 29
The MC5 pioneered punk, heavy metal and high energy mid-western rock in late 1960's Detroit and paid a heavy price.
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4 years, 5 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.14: Tricky, Portishead and Massive Attack Took Trip-Hop Straight Out of Bristol
Episode 28
Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of UK rave in the 1990s with a mental trip to Bristol and chat about how the 1990s Bristo…
4 years, 5 months ago
Leon Russell Spotlighted in Les Blank's "A Poem Is A Naked Person"
Episode 27
We're launching a new mini-series this week featuring the return of SXSW CTO Justin Bankston to join Nate in discussing some of their favorite music …
4 years, 5 months ago
TechnoRoll 2.13: American Rave Stayed Underground In the 90s
Episode 26
Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture " w…
4 years, 5 months ago
Aerosmith, KISS, Cheap Trick & Starz Carved Out a Space for Weird Rock in the 1970s
Episode 25
Host Nate Wilcox talks to Doug about how "four flamboyant bands that reveled in revved-up anthems and flaunted a novel theatricality" got major-label…
4 years, 5 months ago