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Thrash Metal Rose and Fell, Led by Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth Feb 02, 2023

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Chris Duncan discuss the documentary "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal."

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The Peppermint Lounge Took the Twist to the Top Jan 30, 2023

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An interview with Joel Selvin and John Johnson, Jr. co-authors of "Peppermint Twist: The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s." Host Nate Wilcox asks them about the connections between music and organized crime, the beginnings of the Ronettes, The Beatles visit, and the launch of the Twist on the adult world of the early 1960s.

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We're almost 5/6th to our goal to fund a year's worth of production on the Let It Roll podcast (that's 104 episodes)! The outpouring of support for the show has been really exciting to see. If you already gave, thanks so much! If you don't have the funds to give anything, no worries, enjoy the show.

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Doc Pomus Wrote Classic Songs for Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, The Drifters, Dion & the Belmonts and Many More Jan 26, 2023

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Host Nate Wilcox and Anthony Tusler of AboutDisability discuss the life and accomplishment's of America's foremost disabled songwriter. The discussion draws on the book Lonely Avenue: The Unlikely Life and Times of Doc Pomus by Alex Halberstadt and the film AKA Doc Pomus directed by Peter Miller and William Hechter.

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We're over half-way to our goal to fund a year's worth of production on the Let It Roll podcast (that's 104 episodes)! The outpouring of support for the show has been really exciting to see. If you already gave, thanks so much! If you don't have the funds to give anything, no worries, enjoy the show.

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David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman on Founding the Byrds Jan 23, 2023

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An interview with Scott B. Bomar co-author of "The Byrds 1964-1967" with Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Chris Hillman. Host Nate Wilcox asks Scott about the book, the formation and amazing run of the band, their management and more.

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Host Nate Wilcox asks John to untangle the web of frustration, competing egos and music-biz shenanigans that undid the Buffalo Springfield.

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There's a lot more to the Byrd's story. Listen to Nate's interview with Gene Clark biographer John Einarson.

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Buffalo Springfield Couldn't Contain Neil Young, Steve Stills and Richie Furay Jan 19, 2023

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Host Nate Wilcox asks John to untangle the web of frustration, competing egos and music-biz shenanigans that undid the Buffalo Springfield.

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Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and Creating The California Myth Jan 16, 2023

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Host Nate Wilcox asks David about the new edition of his classic book and his role in the recovery and revival of Brian Wilson.

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Jamaican Ska Evolved Directly From American R&B Jan 12, 2023

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Hosts Nate Wilcox & Kit Mackintosh discuss the CD sets Roots of Ska 1942-1962 and Jamaica - Rhythm & Blues 1956-1961.

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Duran Duran Mastered MTV and Ruled In the 80s Jan 09, 2023

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An interview with Annie Zaleski, author of the 33 1/3 book on Duran Duran's Rio. Host Nate Wilcox asks Annie how Duran Duran rose so high and what happened after the peak.

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Trap Music Took Atlanta's Rap Scene Global but Never Escaped Reality Jan 05, 2023

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Host Nate Wilcox and A.R. discuss the origins of Trap music in Atlanta, its rise to global preeminence and it's failure to transcend the gritty realities of its origin.
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Pop Had An Entirely Different Meaning Before 1955 Jan 02, 2023

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Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Bob Stanley to discuss “⁠Let’s Do It: The Birth of Pop Music, A History⁠” - the prequel to his own earlier book, “⁠Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé⁠”.

That one started in 1955 and ran forward through the rock and roll era. This one goes back and asks what the word “pop” meant before rock and roll took the name away from it.

The answer is that it meant almost everything. Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley, dance bands and crooners, the Broadway song and the novelty side, the whole commercial apparatus of a business that was already enormous before anyone thought to call it a youth market. Stanley argues that this music has been orphaned twice over - too early for the rock histories, too popular for the jazz histories - and that the gap has swallowed some of the best records ever made.

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