Let It Roll

Latest Episodes:

Farewell episode Jan 29, 2024

Show notes

Nate steps back from the show with a farewell Q&A with Steph.

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Nine Inch Nails channeled the nightmare into music Jan 25, 2024

Show notes

We're recasting Nate's 2021 interview with Adam Steiner author of "Into The Never: Nine Inch Nails And The Creation Of The Downward Spiral"

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Mamas and the Papa John Phillips' old evil spirit Jan 22, 2024

Show notes

Nate holds a seance and summons the old evil spirit of Papa John Phillips.

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Gram Parsons lived a nightmare on purpose Jan 18, 2024

Show notes

We're re-casting Nate's 2021 interview with David N Meyer author of "Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music"

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Nirvana's biographer looks back at Kurt Cobain and his band after 30 years Jan 15, 2024

Show notes

Host Nate Wilcox welcomes back Michael Azerrad to discuss the new edition of his classic Nirvana biography "The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana."

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Rock 'n' Roll's first and worst nightmare Jan 11, 2024

Show notes

One more installment from the nightmares series, we're recasting Nate's 2018 conversation with Ed Ward about 1959, the year rock 'n' roll nearly died.

CHECK OUT THE NEW LET IT ROLL WEB SITE -- 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!

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Brian Jones came to a bad end after the Rolling Stones fired him Jan 08, 2024

Show notes

We're concluding the nightmares series with a Q&A session where Steph asks Nate more questions about Brian Jones and the Rolling Stones.

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Hardcore punk was a nightmare for 80s corporate America Jan 04, 2024

Show notes

We're recasting Nate's 2020 interview with Steven Blush author of "American Hardcore."

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The awful enigma of Brian Jones and the Rolling Stones Jan 01, 2024

Show notes

We're continuing the nightmares series with a Q&A session where Steph asks Nate questions about Brian Jones and the Rolling Stones.

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Jim Morrison lived out the rock 'n' roll nightmare with The Doors Dec 22, 2023

Show notes

As part of our Let It Roll Nightmares series this week we're recasting Nate's 2019 discussion with Christain Swain and Shelley Sorenson of the classic biography of Doors lead vocalist Jim Morrison "No One Here Gets Out Alive" by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman.

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