Let It Roll EXTRA

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox 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 discuss Mike Judge's treatment of outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston continue the 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.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox 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 struggle with the charismatic yet problematic Jerry Lee Lewis.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Justin Bankston kick off a 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 hilarious and touching tale of Johnny Paycheck and Mike Judge's brilliant telling.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge conclude their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' " ⁠Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year⁠ " with a look at the triumphs and tribulations of Live Aid.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a discussion of the composition and recording of "We Are The World."

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a discussion of the composition and recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas."

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the surprisingly strong year had by older performers like Foreigner, Journey's Steve Perry, Don Henley and Hall & Oates.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough to national superstardom with Born in the USA . Nate struggles to maintain his official stance of aesthetic neutrality.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the 1984 inaugural MTV Awards and some of the artists who dominated the channel that year.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and some of the musicians featured there including Etta James and Lionel Richie. There's also a discussion of a man much mis...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' " Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year " with a look at the dance club scene that produced Madonna, her work with DJ/producer Jellybean Benitez, the emergence of House music in Chicago, the HI-NRG scene in th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at a historic year for indie rock, post-punk and hardcore groups like R.E.M., Big Black, Naked Raygun, Husker Du, Black Flag and the Meat Puppets plus the wh...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the rise of Prince through the early 80s and his massive triumph with the film and album "Purple Rain."

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the biggest tour of 1984: The Jackson's Victory tour.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at hip-hop in 1984 from the deluge of quickie exploitation movies, an attempt at a hip-hop Soul Train , the rise of Run-DMC and the meeting of Russell Simmon...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at country music in 1984 from Willie Nelson's collaboration with Julio Iglesias to the rising new traditionalists Reba McEntire, George Strait and the Judds.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at Island Record's success with Bob Marley's Legend compilation, the rise of reissue labels like Rhino Records and the quest for the "next Bob Marley."

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos’ “ Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop’s Blockbuster Year ” with a look at the musical movies of 1984: Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense , Flashdance, Footloose, This is Spinal Tap, Repo Man and more.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the incredibly glamorous 1984 Grammy awards when Michael Jackson reigned supreme (except for one surprise moment from Annie Lennox), Boy George gaffed, Th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the glam metal scene on Hollywood's Sunset Strip which was led by Van Halen, Motley Crue, & Quiet Riot as well as the international metal scene headed up...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' " Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year " with a look at the pair of music biz downturns that created the space for the new pop of 1984 to triumph: the early 80's record biz recession that followed the implosi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' " Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a look at the pair of music biz downturns that created the space for the new pop of 1984 to triumph: the early 80's record biz recession that followed the implosio...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge open their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book " Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year " with an overview of what made 1984 so special for pop music: Thriller, Purple Rain, Born in the USA, Like a Virgin, She's So Unusual and many many more beloved classi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox, Eugene S. Robinson & Alexei Auld discuss the fan-funded "Extreme Metal" episode of the documentary series "Metal Evolution." The Puncholes wrap our look at metal evolution with a discussion of grindcore, death metal and black metal.