Let It Roll EXTRA

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed’s ⁠History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠ with a look at the legendary song “Good Rockin’ Tonight” and the two simultaneous hit versions that came out in 1949 plus the early work of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Ruth Brown, and the late, great Johnny Ace.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward kick off their discussion of Ed’s ⁠History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠ with a look at some of the factors that made the first five years after World War II so critical to the evolution of Rock and Roll.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com An interview with Michaelangelo Matos author of ⁠“The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America.”⁠ Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness ask Michaelangelo Matos the questions raised over the course of TechnoRoll series 3

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at EDM’s Animal Farm moment when the genre and its practitioners were finally accepted by the American music industry.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at EDMs commercial triumphs in the early 2010s, epitomized by Electric Daisy Carnival’s move from LA to Las Vegas, the rise of Skrillex and brostep, and the cross-over su...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at the book’s treatment of EDM’s breakthrough moment when Daft Punk played Coachella 2006 and blew away Madonna and Kanye West.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at Matos’ treatment of electroclash, mashups and the impact of 9/11 on the electronic dance music scene in America.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at Disco Donnie, the DEA and the rave bust that brought the first era of rave to an end.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at the 2000 Detroit Electronic Music Festival which finally brought the Techno pioneers a measure of popular acclaim in their home city.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at the US music industry’s continuing efforts to make “electronica” the next big thing, culminating in Moby and Fatboy Slim’s appearances at the rave tent of Woodstock ‘99, an...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at the continuing efforts of the American music business to promote the genre they now called “electronica” via live events and CD releases.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at the Even Further event and Daft Punk’s American debut.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at Richie Hawtin’s transition to minimal techno and his boom and bust as a US rave promoter. Other Detroit area producer/DJs like Carl Craig and Robert Hood are discussed as is the relations...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at The Rave New World and See the Light Tours of 1993.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at Rave America and the rise and fall of indie rave in Los Angeles in 1991 and 1992.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “ ⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at Storm Raves and their various downtown rivals, club kids and others involved in the first wave of rave on the US East coast.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness take a break from “ ⁠The Underground is Massive⁠ “ to discuss the emergence of Tribal House on the international gay party circuit and its rise to the top of the charts.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their conversations about Michaelangelo Matos’ “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at Matos’ treatment of Rave’s expansion into the upper midwest from its initial bases in Chicago and Detroit.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their conversations about Michaelangelo Matos’ “ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America⁠⁠⁠⁠ “ with a look at the early days of Rave culture in Northern California in the early 1990s.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness continue their conversations about Michaelangelo Matos’ “ ⁠The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America⁠ .” This episode focuses on the domestic failure of Madchester and HipHouse and the slow build of rave culture in the USA in the 1990s.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox & Ryan Harkness mull the second chapter of “ ⁠⁠The Underground Is Massive⁠⁠ “ by Michaelangelo Matos which tells of the emergence of the first wave of Detroit Techno, led by the Belleville Three: Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. As May said, “The music is just like Detroit, a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness kick off their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos’ “ ⁠The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America⁠ “ with a look at the role of radio, dance clubs, DJs like Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the Hot Mix 5 in the first outbreak of modern electroni...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness wrap up their discussion of “ ⁠⁠Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture⁠⁠ “ with an interview of the author, Simon Reynolds.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness discuss the final chapter of the last edition of Simon Reynolds' " ⁠⁠Energy Flash⁠⁠ " which covers the back-from-the-dead bigger-than-ever re-emergence of EDM in North America in the 2010. We talk dubstep, brostep, ghettotech, and a little bit of Daft Punk.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.com Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' " ⁠⁠Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture⁠⁠ " with a look at the developments in dance music in the first decade of the 21st century including the beginnings of dubstep, grime, and breakcore.