Let It Roll
Pantheon Media
"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 3min
Sly Stone Embodied the Optimism of Woodstock Nation Until He Didn't
An interview with Joel Selvin, author of " Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History." Host Nate Wilcox asks Joel about the rapid rise, positive peaks, sudden descent and long-slow decline of Sly Stone.Buy the book and support the podcast.Download this episode.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2022 • 44min
TechnoRoll 3.16: Mashups & Electroclash at the Turn of the Millennium
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "The Underground is Massive" with a look at Matos' treatment of electroclash, mashups and the impact of 9/11 on the electronic dance music scene in America.
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Aug 8, 2022 • 1h 5min
What Have We Learned? The Birth & Death of the Cool
A discussion of Ted Gioia's book "The Birth (and Death) of the Cool." Hosts Nate Wilcox and Yuri Campbell revisit our previous discussion with Ted Gioia and the basic premises of his work.Buy the book and support the podcast.Download this episode.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 4, 2022 • 43min
TechnoRoll 3.15: The DEA Cracks Down on Disco Donnie and the NOLA Rave Scene
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "The Underground is Massive" with a look at Disco Donnie, the DEA and the rave bust that brought the first era of rave to an end.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 1h 8min
Bad Brains' HR Created a New Template for Hard Rock Then Tore It All Down
An interview with Howie Abrams co-author of "Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains." Host Nate Wilcox asks Howie about the accomplishments that made HR and his band legendary and the decisions that kept them out of the American music mainstream.Buy the book and support the podcast.Download this episode.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2022 • 43min
TechnoRoll 3.14 Carl Craig Brought the Detroit Electronic Music Festival Roaring into Life
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "The Underground is Massive" with a look at the 2000 Detroit Electronic Music Festival which finally brought the Techno pioneers a measure of popular acclaim in their home city.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com
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Jul 25, 2022 • 59min
Yoko Ono Brought Classical and Avant-Garde Techniques to Rock
An interview with Madeline Bocaro, author of "In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono." Host Nate Wilcox discusses Yoko Ono's unique approach to music, her collaboration with John Lennon, her training in both Western and Japanese classical musics, her experience with the Western musical avant-garde and how she translated that background into a rock context.HARD COVER BOOKS signed by the author are available.Buy the book and support the podcast.Download this episode.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2022 • 45min
TechnoRoll 3.13: Moby and Fatboy Slim Rocked Woodstock '99
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "The Underground is Massive" with a look at the US music industry's continuing efforts to make "electronica" the next big thing, culminating in Moby and Fatboy Slim's appearances at the rave tent of Woodstock '99, an infamous debacle that epitomized the worst of late 1990's bro culture.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter.
Follow us on Facebook.
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Jul 18, 2022 • 58min
Smokey Robinson Was Berry Gordy's Right-Hand Man at Motown
A discussion of Smokey Robinson's autobiography "Smokey: Inside My Life" co-written with David Ritz. Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss the life story of Motown's top singer-songwriter-producer.Buy the book and support the podcast.Download this episode.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2022 • 44min
TechnoRoll 3.12: Underworld and Chemical Brothers Headlined Organic '96
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "The Underground is Massive" with a look at the continuing efforts of the American music business to promote the genre they now called "electronica" via live events and CD releases.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter.
Follow us on Facebook.
Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
