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Electronic Music From the Avant Garde to Top of the Pops
Episode 8
Today, music historian David Stubbs joins Nate to discuss his book “Future Sounds: The Story of Electronic Music from Stockhausen to Skrillex.” The d…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Tragic Legend of Little Willie John
Episode 7
The most gifted of the original generation of soul singers, covered by Elvis and the Beatles, Little Willie John couldn't get out of his own way. Hos…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Rise & Fall of Phil Spector
Episode 6
In our first ever two hour episode, host Nate Wilcox interviews Mick Brown to get the story of Phil Spector, a man who had reached the pinnacle of th…
6 years, 7 months ago
Rod Stewart & the Faces: A Complicated Alliance
Episode 5
An interview with Andy Neill author of "Had Me A Real Good Time: The Faces Before During and After" in which he discusses the alliance between Rod St…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Songs Jazz is Built On
Episode 4
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 a…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Rolling Stones Road to Altamont
Episode 3
Host Nate Wilcox speaks to author Stanley Booth about his classic "True Adventures of the Rolling Stones." Booth recalls knowing Brian Jones, hanging…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Indie Underground of the 80's from Black Flag to Beat Happening
Episode 2
Host Nate Wilcox talks with Michael Azerrad about "Our Band Could Be Your Life" and how a wave of bands emerged from the hardcore punk scene and mana…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Cool: A 20th Century Phenomenon
Episode 1
Host Nate Wilcox talks with Ted Gioia about the birth of "the cool" in the jazz scene of the 1920s and 30s, its explosion into the mass consciousness…
6 years, 8 months ago
Robert Christgau on the Role of the Rock Critic
Episode 12
In this episode, Robert and host Nate Wilcox discuss the role of criticism in popular music, the concept of semi-popular music, YouTube vs Spotify, b…
6 years, 9 months ago
Screamin Jay Hawkins Put a Spell On the Music Biz
Episode 11
Let It Roll host Nate Wilcox talks to Steve Bergsman about his book "I Put A Spell On You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin Jay Hawkins." Nate and Steve …
6 years, 9 months ago