Today Andrew Hickey, author of ?California Dreaming: The LA Pop Music Scene and the 60s,? joins host Nate Wilcox to talk about 1960s Los Angeles and the long, strange trip from surf rock to folk rock and beyond. Brian Wilson, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Harry Nilsson, Phil Spector and Little Feat are all discussed. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week?s episode focuses on Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the birth of House Music in Chicago (and don't forget the Hotmix 5). Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Today Let It Roll blogger Ed Legge joins Nate to get meta and talk about the method, mission and meaning of Let It Roll. This might be the most important show in the series. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week?s episode focuses on Larry Levan, his club the Paradise Garage and the post-disco genre named for it. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Nate Wilcox and musician & scholar Yuri Campbell look back on the first volume and the Let It Roll series covering it. We talk about Ward's cultural scholarship and what lessons we can learn from his method of studying music history. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Today Nate and Ryan are joined by hip-hop ringer Steve Juon continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week?s episode focuses on hip hop?s transition to records with the Sugarhill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa?s epic ?Planet Rock? and how hip hop morphed from music for dancing and parties into a new form of album and concert music. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

We're re-casting part 2 of Nate's 2019 conversation with Otis Redding biographer Jonathan Gould about his book ?Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life.? In this episode, Jonathan and Nate cover Otis Redding They cover Redding's breakthrough with audiences urban, English and Anglo-American and his tragic death. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Nate and Ryan get back to their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week?s episode focuses on the birth of hip-hop in the Bronx and the Holy Trinity: DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

We're re-casting Nate's 2019 conversation with Otis Redding biographer Jonathan Gould about his book ?Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life.? In this episode, Jonathan and Nate cover the youth of Otis Redding in segregation era Georgia, his beginnings in music, his discovery by Stax Records, his management and an early brush with crime. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Today Nate and Ryan pause their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton to welcome a special guest, hip hop writer Steve Juon. Together, they take a look at the documentary ?Founding Fathers of Hip Hop? which fills in some important gaps in the story -- namely what were straight black DJs doing in the outer boroughs of NYC during the early days of disco and hip hop? Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In this episode, author Robert Gordon and host Nate Wilcox discuss Memphis music in the 1960s, the cultural collisions that produced so much amazing music, Chips Moman and American Sound Studios, Dan Penn, Alex Chilton, the Box Tops and Big Star. ?Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton with a look at how Hi-NRG, the sound that emerged in the post-disco backlash club scenes of London, San Francisco and New York, spawned the most successful production/songwriting team of all-time and provided a soundtrack for tragedy. ?Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

This week host Nate Wilcox welcomes author Peter Guralnick to discuss his newest book, "Looking To Get Lost: Adventures in Music & Writing." In this episode, Peter and Nate discuss the nature of creativity, the democratic nature of art, legends Peter has known like Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Howlin Wolf and Col Tom Parker as well as Dick Curliss, a relatively unknown country singer who strongly impacted Peter?s life. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Today Nate and Ryan continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton with a look at the high water mark of disco -- Studio 54, Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees and the backlash. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In this episode, author James Kaplan and host Nate Wilcox discuss the youth of Frank Sinatra, his childhood and parents, his early struggles, his rise to fame singing for Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, his tenure as the teen idol of the War era, how it all fell apart, Ava Gardner, From Here to Eternity and his amazing come back. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. Today's topic is the early days of disco in New York when an innovative wave of DJs like David Mancuso and Francis Grasso created a dancer?s utopia in Manhattan. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Today author Harold Claros-Maldonado joins Nate to discuss his book ?Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As lived by Jon Zazula.? In this episode, Harold and Nate discuss Jon Zazula?s career as the manager of Metallica and Anthrax, his label Megaforce Records and its bands Manowar, Raven, Testament, King?s X and more. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. Today Nate and Ryan take a look at Jamaica?s unique sound system scene which spurred the creation of ska, reggae and dub and directly influenced the creation of hip-hop. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Author Allan ?Dr Licks? Slutsky joins Nate to discuss his book ?Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson.? In this episode, Allan and Nate discuss the Funk Brothers -- the legendary session band that played on hundreds of hits for Motown Records, their leader bassist James Jamerson, the great drummer Benny Benjamin, how they worked with the great songwriter producers of Hitsville such as Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Holland Dozier Holland and more. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. In this episode, Nate and Ryan discuss the uniquely British dance culture called Northern Soul where the kids of the British rust belt just wouldn't let go of their favorite up-tempo 60s soul and kept the style alive into the 1980s. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Author David N. Meyer returns to discuss his book "The Bee Gees: The Biography" with host Nate Wilcox. Dave and Nate discuss the Brothers Gibb's Australian apprenticeship, their sudden rise in late 60's London, their breakup and fall from popularity, their disco rebirth, second fall and Barry Gibb's behind the scenes role in the creation of modern pop. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton.  In this episode, Nate and Ryan go way way back to the beginnings of the 20th Century and discuss the very first radio DJs -- including Sybil True the first female radio DJ who started in 1913 -- and the first club DJs including the now-infamous Jimmy Savile. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Author Mark Blake returns to tell host Nate Wilcox about his books ?Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen? and "Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic." In this episode, Mark and Nate discuss Queen and their brilliant lead vocalist Freddy Mercury, how they conquered the world of classic rock in the 70s, how they fell out of favor in the US in the 1980s, Freddie?s tragic death and more. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Today hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness are joined by producer Stephie Haynes to introduce the series and our main source book ?Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey? by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton.  In this episode, Nate, Ryan and Steph discuss their personal history with dance music and the introductory chapter of "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life", the connection it makes between DJs and shamans, DJs and conductors and DJs and musicians. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Host Nate Wilcox speaks with Maria Sherman author of "Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS" for a discussion of the history of Boy Bands from Franz Listz, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and the Jackson 5 to K-Pop. Most of the conversation focuses on Maurice Starr's 80's groups New Edition and New Kids on the Block and Lou Pearlman's *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Here's the conclusion of Nate Wilcox's discussion about Stax Records with Robert Gordon author of "Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion." Today's conversation focuses on Al Bell's years at the helm of Stax. From the dizzying highs of Isaac Hayes' Shaft and the immense success of the WattsStax concert, film and album to the sad end of Memphis' greatest record company. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

By the time he formed Led Zeppelin in 1968, Jimmy Page was a rock and roll veteran with years of touring, gigs as a hired gun session man and a member of The Yardbirds under his belt. He applied the lessons he learned in the trenches to form the mightiest band of the rock era. Host Nate Wilcox discusses Jimmy Page with author Brad Tolinski, who has interviewed Page more than anyone else alive. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In this re-cast from 2019, host Nate Wilcox and Robert Gordon discuss the birth and rapid rise of Stax Records, the early hits of Booker T & the MGs, Otis Redding, and Carla Thomas, as well as the political, social and racial context of Memphis, Tennessee in the 1960s. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Host Nate Wilcox welcomes back author Joe Nick Patoski to tell us how musicians like Doug Sahm, Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Butthole Surfers kicked off the transformation that turned a sleepy college town into ATX, the home of Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

We're re-casting Nate Wilcox's second 2019 interview with Dan Charnas 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. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Nadine Cohodas author of "Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records" to discuss the storied label. They cover the Chicago Blues and Rock and Roll that earned the label much of its fame but focus much of their attention on Etta James, Fontella Bass and other legends of soul music who cut for Chess in the 50s and 60s. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In this re-cast of our 2019 interview, host Nate Wilcox talks with author Joe Bonomo about the rise, fall and comeback of rockabilly icon Jerry Lee Lewis with a particular focus on his album ?Live at the Star-Club.? They cover Jerry?s amazing early hits, his fall from grace, long years in the wilderness, how he came to record a live album at the German club the Beatles made famous, and the current debate about re-evaluating artists in light of the #metoo movement.

Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Gram Parsons biographer David N. Meyer to discuss Parsons' tragic life and innovative music. Nate and David discuss Gram's unique family circumstances, his beginnings as a teen rocker, transition to wannabe folkie, the International Submarine Band, the Byrds & Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris and Parson's tragic death. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

We're re-casting host Nate Wilcox's 2019 interview with author Dan Charnas about his book ?The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop.? Dan and Nate talk about two of the legendary record companies from Hip Hop?s early years: Sugarhill Records and Def Jam. They discuss Sylvia and Joe Robinson?s background in the world of old school R&B and how those practices carried over into the 1980s. They also dive deep into the unlikely partnership between Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin and the glory days of Def Jam. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

We're re-posting host Nate Wilcox's 2019 interview with Peter Doggett author of, ?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 ensared The Beatles after their breakup. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In our first ever two hour episode, host Nate Wilcox interviews Mick Brown to get the story of Phil Spector, a man who had reached the pinnacle of the music world by age 23, went on to produce the Beatles and is now rotting in prison. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

A re-casting of Nate Wilcox's interview with author Robert Gordon, discussing his book "I Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters." In this episode, Robert and Nate discuss the epic life story of perhaps the most iconic American bluesman of all, from Muddy's beginnings at the Stovall Plantation in the Mississippi Delta, his first recordings for the Library of Congress, his move to Chicago and role in pioneering electric blues, all the way to his influence on the British blues revival and later years as an elder statesman of American music. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Elijah Wald makes the case for the role of the Beatles (and other leading musicians of their generation like Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys) in inadvertently ending the process of synthesis and cross-pollination that led to the evolution of rock and roll. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss season 2, episode 4 of Hip-Hop Evolution "A New York State of Mind" which covers Nas, the Wu-Tang Clan and Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G. This is the last episode of our first mini-series on Hip-Hop Evolution. Eugene and Alexei will be back to discuss the 3rd and 4th seasons with Nate later in 2021. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

This is a re-broadcast of Nate Wilcox's 2018 interview with author Adam Caress, to discuss his book, ?The Day Alternative Music Died: the Struggle between Art and Money for the Soul of Rock?. Adam makes the case that the death of Kurt Cobain led to an instant revision of music history, and attempts to remind us of what the actual state of ?alternative?* music was in the halcyon days of the early 1990s before grunge was codified as a simple to copy formula that was relentlessly promoted by the music industry. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss season 2, episode 3 of Hip Hop Evolution "Do The Knowledge" which returns to New York to cover The Bridge Wars and Native Tongues groups like De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

This is a re-posting of Nate Wilcox's 2018 interview with author Elijah Wald about his book ?Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues? In this episode, Elijah explains his ground-breaking revisionist history of the blues, why Robert Johnson was virtually ignored by blues fans of his own era and how he emerged as a legend in the 1960's and beyond. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the second episode of Hip Hop Evolution?s second season, ?Out The Trunk: The Bay" which takes us to Northern California to talk about Too Short, MC Hammer, Digital Underground and a young 2Pac Shakur. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward spoke in 2018 about Ed's book Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero. Ed tells Nate about The Electric Flag, Bloomfield's attempt to build a "supergroup" incorporating horns and drummer Buddy Miles. The band's struggles with direction and drugs. Bloomfield's part in Al Kooper's successful "SuperSession" album and Bloomfield's withdrawal from the rock music rat race and tragic passing. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the first episode of Hip Hop Evolution?s second season, "The Southern Way", which looks at the first Southern rappers to make a national impact: Florida?s 2 Live Crew and Texas? Geto Boys and Underground Kings. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward spoke in 2018 about Ed' book Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero. Ed tells Nate about the rise of Michael Bloomfield, his legend, his unique role as a Jewish bluesman who learned at the feet of Muddy Waters and other African-American players in Chicago, his role in helping Bob Dylan birth folk-rock and his pioneering innovations with the Paul Butterfield Blues band. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the fourth episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The Birth of Gangsta Rap" which takes us from Schooley D in Philly to Ice T, Eazy E and NWA in Los Angeles. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

This week host Nate Wilcox is joined by Paul Trynka, author of Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed. Paul and Nate discuss the dichotomy between the erudite and charming Jim Osterberg and his wild man stage persona Iggy Pop, Iggy?s troubled relationships with his various sidemen and writing partners and the multiple times David Bowie stepped in and saved Jim?s life and Iggy?s career. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the third episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The New Guard." The show focuses on the dawn of hip-hop's golden age and the emergence of Run-DMC, Def Jam Records, Public Enemy and Eric B. & Rakim. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

We're rebroadcasting Nate's 2018 interview with David Bowie biographer Paul Trynka. Paul and Nate talk about Bowie's amazing career and surprisingly sympathetic personal life of Davy Jones aka David Bowie aka Major Tom, aka Ziggy Stardust, aka the Thin White Duke etc etc. We discuss the many transformations and amazing accomplishments of the last great English rock star. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.