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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Jan 20, 2022 • 43min
TechnoRoll 2.17: The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim Brought Big Beat to Massive International Success
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 the first style of electronic dance music that they saw in concert, purchased on CD or heard in TV ads and movie soundtracks. We discuss this briefly popular genre, how it evolved alongside other genres of EDM in England and it's surprisingly lasting impact.
We drew on Rory Hoy's "The Little Big Beat Book" for extra information.
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Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 5min
The New York Dolls' Punky Glam Was Too Much, Too Soon
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 and an unexpected Dolls reunion in London. Nate and Justin also discuss the meteoric rise and tragic fall of the Dolls in New York and London in the 1970s.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.
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Jan 13, 2022 • 42min
TechnoRoll 2.16: DJ Spooky, Atari Teenage Riot, Mouse on Mars and Drill & Bass Producers Got Arty Post-Rave
Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with a look at the avant-garde of late 90's post-rave, post-rap, post-rock artists who abandoned the dance floors and strived to advance the boundaries of the form.
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Jan 10, 2022 • 1h 3min
ZZ Top Took Marshall Amps and Remade Boogie-Blues as Heavy Rock
The alchemy of ZZ Top is studied and analyzed in this episode.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.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.
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Jan 6, 2022 • 41min
TechnoRoll 2.15: Drum & Bass Fought to Differientiate Itself from Ragga Jungle & Techstep
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' " Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with a look at what happened when Jungle rose to prominence and the scene fragmented into competing subgenres.
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Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
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Jan 3, 2022 • 1h 2min
The MC5's Combination of Hard Rock and Radical Politics Was Too Volatile to Last
The MC5 pioneered punk, heavy metal and high energy mid-western rock in late 1960's Detroit and paid a heavy price.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.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.
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Dec 30, 2021 • 40min
TechnoRoll 2.14: Tricky, Portishead and Massive Attack Took Trip-Hop Straight Out of Bristol
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 Bristol sound emerged from a city not much known for innovative music until the 1980s.
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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!
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Dec 27, 2021 • 1h
Leon Russell Spotlighted in Les Blank's "A Poem Is A Naked Person"
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 documentaries. The series debut looks at filmmaker Les Blank and his documentary treatment of Leon Russell at work on an album in Nashville, playing live in LA and NOLA and at home in his studio complex in Oklahoma.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.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.
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Dec 23, 2021 • 43min
TechnoRoll 2.13: American Rave Stayed Underground In the 90s
Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture " with a look at the chapter on "America The Rave: US Rave Culture 1990-1997" an era when rave became a significant underground youth music in the US but never reached the mainstream nor did American EDM make much of an impact internationally.
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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Dec 20, 2021 • 60min
Aerosmith, KISS, Cheap Trick & Starz Carved Out a Space for Weird Rock in the 1970s
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 backing to try something a little different than the serious denim & leather stuff that dominated the early 70s.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.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.
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