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We continue our discussion of Ken Burns' documentary "Country Music" with a look at episode 3 "The Hillbilly Shakespeare.” Host Nate Wilcox and music writer James Porter talk Hank Williams, the living avatar of honky tonk, his closest rival Lefty Frizzell as well as Eddy Arnold, who offered a pop-country alternative, and Kitty Wells whose answer song prefigured feminist country music.
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After The Notorious B.I.G.'s Reign, Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim and Jay-Z Step Up In The 'Jiggy Era'8/16/2021
Host Nate Wilcox returns with his cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow, and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld, to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip Hop Evolution. This week they look at Notorious B.I.G’s “Life After Death” and his mentoring of Lil' Kim, how Puff Daddy dealt with the loss of his friend and the still-controversial “jiggy era" that even briefly ensnared Jay-Z.
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Host Nate Wilcox & music writer James Porter discuss Ken Burns' documentary "Country Music" episode 2, "Hard Times." The conversation covers the Depression and World War 2 and the musicians who dominated the era: Roy Acuff at the Grand Ole Opry, Bob Wills in Texas & Oklahoma, Gene Autry in the movies and on record, The Maddox Brothers and Rose in California and Woody Guthrie in LA and NYC.
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Host Nate Wilcox returns with his cohorts Eugene S. Robinson, lead singer of the art-punk band Oxbow and veteran entertainment attorney Alexei Auld to continue their discussion of Netflix’ Hip-Hop Evolution. This week they discuss the first episode of season 3 "A Tale of Two Coasts" which focuses on Tupac Shakur, Suge Knight and Death Row Records and their fatal feud with Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and the Notorious B.I.G.
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CountryRoll is an eight-part discussion of Ken Burns' PBS documentary "Country Music." Hosts Nate Wilcox and James Porter kick off the series with a discussion of “The Rub” the first episode of the series discussing the musical sources of country music as well as featuring Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. There’s also a little meta discussion about the series, our thoughts on Ken Burns and more. More Country Music on Let It Roll:
Host Nate welcomes Cuban music historian Ned Sublette to discuss his essay “the Kingsmen and the cha cha cha” (from the book "Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music") which connects the dots between the 1950s mambo explosion in New York and the three chord classics that dominated 60s rock.
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness interview Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton, the authors of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey.” Brewster & Broughton describe their motivation for writing the book, how they worked together and how they decided what to include and what to leave out of their pioneering history of the DJ.
The Triumphs & Tragedy of Marvin Gaye, Motown's Greatest Male Solo Singer and First Album Artist7/26/2021
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes back musician and historian Brooks Long for the second installment of their David Ritz book club covering “Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye” as well as Ritz's co-write with Gaye's widow Jan, "After the Dance." The conversation covers Gaye’s troubled personal life and his many musical triumphs from the early days at Motown, through What’s Going On and Sexual Healing.
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In this week’s episode hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness conclude their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” with a debate about the about the values of clubbing and whether or not the current mass success of superstar DJs represents a betrayal of those values.
Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart & Ron Wood Nearly Perfected Hard Rock Before Led Zeppelin Even Formed7/19/2021
Host Nate Wilcox and Dave Thompson, author of "Truth...: Rod Stewart, Ron Wood and The Jeff Beck Group," try to puzzle out how a group that was barely a band nearly perfected the hard rock album in spite of themselves under the watchful eye of their manager Peter Grant and Jeff's best friend, Jimmy Page.
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