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Which One's Pink (Floyd)?

7/29/2019

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This week author Mark Blake returns to tell Nate more about his book "Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd.”

In this episode, Mark tells Nate about saga of Pink Floyd from pioneers of British psychedelia to kings of Prog rock and their succession of front men from Syd Barrett to Roger Waters to David Gilmore.

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We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: Blaze Foley

7/25/2019

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Nate and Justin Bankston appreciate the season 1 finale of Mike Judge's Tales from the Tour Bus, featuring undersung Austin music legend Blaze Foley.
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Time Warner Can't Handle The Ice T Cop Killer Backlash

7/22/2019

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This week author Dan Charnas returns to tell Nate more  about his book "The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop.”

In this episode, Dan tells Nate about the emergence of West Coast gangsta rap and the massive PR kerfluffles that followed the release of "Cop Killer" by Ice T's heavy metal band Body Count.
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We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: Waylon Jennings

7/18/2019

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Nate and Justin Bankston continue the new Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series.
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In this episode, Justin and Nate discuss Mike Judge's treatment of Waylon Jennings, king of the country music outlaws.
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James Brown Hits The One and Invents Funk

7/15/2019

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This week author RJ Smith joins Nate to talk about his book “The One: The Life and Music of James Brown.”

In this episode, RJ tells Nate about James Brown's rise from extreme poverty in the racist south to his reinvention of 20th Century American music.
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We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: Billy Joe Shaver

7/11/2019

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Nate and Justin Bankston continue the new Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series.
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In this episode, Justin and Nate discuss Mike Judge's treatment of outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver.
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The Beatles Can't Escape The Beatles

7/8/2019

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This week author Peter Doggett returns to talk about his book “You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup."

In this episode, Peter tells Nate about Allen Klein, Yoko Ono, Apple Corps and all the other webs that ensnared The Beatles after their breakup.

More Peter Doggett:
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Form a Supergroup for Solo Artists
  • Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and the Swing Era
  • Bing Crosby and the Age of the Crooner
  • The First Recording Stars: Enrico Caruso, Bert Williams & Al Jolson
  • Edison's Phonograph vs the Gramophone

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We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: George Jones & Tammy Wynette

7/4/2019

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Nate and Justin Bankston continue the new Let It Roll mini-series in which we comment on a great music animated documentary series.

In this episode, Justin and Nate revel in the epic tragicomic tale of the love between two of country music's all-time best.

Nate will be back on Monday with our regularly scheduled Let It Roll featuring author Peter Doggett's "You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After The Breakup."
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The Grateful Dead Builds Psychedelic America

7/1/2019

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This week author Jesse Jarnow joins Nate to talk about his book “Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America.”

In this episode, Jesse tells Nate about the links connecting the LSD black market, the Grateful Dead, the Internet, Hip Hop, electronic dance music and jam bands.

More Jesse Jarnow on Let It Roll:
  • The Weavers Fight The Black List
  • Yo La Tengo Surfed The Indie Rock Wave
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    Let It Roll is a series of in-depth interviews with music writers like Ed Ward, Robert Gordon, Paul Trynka, Peter Doggett, Elijah Wald and more.
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  • ABOUT THE PODCAST
  • Ed Ward's History of R&R
  • Tales From The Tour Bus
  • The Freebird Yeller
  • HIP HOP EVOLUTION