The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

Actor and TV Comedy Writer Alec Sulkin returns to The 500 to discuss the merits of Radiohead's 2001 release and follow-up to Kid A, Amnesiac.  Follow Alec on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alecsulkin/ Follow Alec on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesulk Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on...

Comedian Duncan Trussell pulls back the many layers and unveils the secret meaning behind folk legend Nick Drake's 1972 album Pink Moon. Follow Duncan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duncantrussell/ Follow Duncan on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/duncantrussell Check out Duncan's website: https://www.duncantrussell.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyer...

Comedian and musician Eric Jackowitz laughs along to his satirical songwriting inspiration Randy Newman's 1972 album Sail Away. Follow Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yesitseric Follow Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericjackowitz Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook:...

Actor Kate Flannery blasts back to her past when post-punk trio The Police were the biggest band in the world, and their 1981 album Ghost in the Machine meant the world to her. Follow Kate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealkateflannery/ Follow Kate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kateflannery Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: h...

Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale embodies his idol David Bowie whilst listening to the Thin White Duke's 1976 album Station to Station. Follow Gavin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavinrossdale/ Follow Gavin on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gavinrossdale Check out Gavin's website: https://bushofficial.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh o...

Actor and comedian Adam Ferrara goes over every single note of an album that contains some of blues guitarist Eric Clapton's greatest songs to date: 1977's Slowhand. Follow Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamferrara/ Follow Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamferrara Check out Adam's website: https://www.adamferrara.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshad...

Comedian Wil Anderson returns to relive the most impactful album of his entire life: new wave icons The Cure's 1989 release Disintegration. Follow Wil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialwilanderson/ Follow Wil on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/wil_anderson Check out Wil's website: https://wilanderson.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Jos...

Comedian Ari Shaffir goes back to his indie rock roots while listening to Liz Phair's 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville. Follow Ari on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/ Check out Ari's website: https://arithegreat.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.f...

Sonic Youth singer & bassist Kim Gordon revisits the era that helped spawn her noise rock band's critically-acclaimed 1988 album Daydream Nation. Follow Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimletgordon/ Follow Kim on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/kimletgordon Check out Kim's website: https://kimaltheagordon.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Foll...

Comedian and magician Matt Richards explores the funky groundwork laid in Godfather of Soul James Brown's 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove. Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattwasfunny/ Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattwasfunny Check out Matt's website: http://www.mattrichardscomedy.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyer...

Actor, author and musician David Duchovny finds fertile creative soil below the surface of rock legend Neil Young's 1975 ode to grief Tonight's the Night. Follow David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidduchovny/ Follow Jim on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/davidduchovny Check out David's website: https://www.davidduchovny.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jos...

Comedian Jim Jefferies returns again to defend the reputation of The Beatles as the best band ever, with the 1965 album Help! as one of many examples of their brilliance. Follow Jim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimjefferies/ Follow Jim on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jimjefferies Check out Jim's website: https://jimjefferies.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Comedian and musician Avery Pearson returns to ruminate further on the fascinatingly dark folk musings of Richard and Linda Thompson and their 1982 album Shoot Out the Lights. Follow Avery on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyfunny/ Follow Avery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/averyfunny Check out Avery's website: http://www.averypearson.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Author and music publisher Tom DeSavia reminisces about his decades long connection to quintessential LA punk band X and their 1981 release Wild Gift. Follow Tom on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desavia Follow Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tdesavia Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh...

Comedian Adam Carolla shines a light on somewhat obscure yet highly regarded British New Wavers Graham Parker & The Rumour's 1979 release Squeezing Out Sparks. Follow Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamcarolla/ Follow Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcarolla Check out Adam's website: https://adamcarolla.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/...

Soundgarden's lead guitarist Kim Thayil tells the tale of the making of his band's 1994 grunge masterpiece: the album Superunknown. Follow Soundgarden on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundgarden/ Follow Soundgarden on Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundgarden Check out Soundgarden's website: https://soundgardenworld.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Fo...

Comedy writer and producer Alec Sulkin drifts away into the vast sonic dream world of British art rockers Radiohead's 2007 release In Rainbows. Follow Alec on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alecsulkin/ Follow Alec on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesulk Check out Alec's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-typical-disgusting-display/id1577433329 Follow Josh on Instagram: https://...

Comedians Big Jay Oakerson and the Sklar Brothers turn the progressive rock up to eleven live at the 2021 Moontower Comedy Festival with the help of Jethro Tull's 1971 album Aqualung. Follow Big Jay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigjayoakerson/ Follow Big Jay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigjayoakerson Follow the Sklars on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sklarbrothers/ Follow Jos...

Comedian Elayne Boosler screams out the blues and breaks free from society's constraints, all to the sound of her idol Janis Joplin and her band Big Brother & the Holding Company's 1968 album Cheap Thrills. Follow Elayne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elayneboosler/ Follow Elayne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElayneBoosler Check out Elayne's website: https://www.elayneboosler.com/ Follo...

Comedian Forrest Shaw has a life-affirming cry along to the sad love songs of Tom Waits' 1974 boozy ballad masterpiece The Heart of Saturday Night. Follow Forrest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forrestshaw/ Follow Forrest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/forrestshaw Check out Forrest's website: https://www.forrestshaw.net/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/...

Comedian, actor and writer Michael Ian Black descends into the sweaty, screaming chaos of hardcore punk rockers Black Flag's 1981 release Damaged. Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelianblack/ Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelianblack Check out Michael's website: http://www.michaelianblack.org/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josha...

Artist and musician Nick van Hofwegen of Young and Sick vibes out to the understated yet highly influential electronica of Moby's 1999 album Play. Follow Nick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youngandsick/ Follow Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/young_and_sick Check out Nick's website: https://youngandsick.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow J...

Comedian Scott Aukerman resurrects his inner goth cloaked in the synth-pop darkness of Depeche Mode's 1990 masterpiece Violator. Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottaukerman/ Follow Scott on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottaukerman Check out Scott's website: https://www.comedybangbangworld.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh...

Musicians Scott Ian of Anthrax and Pearl Aday pay proper respect to Pearl's father Meat Loaf's 1977 criminally underrated rock masterpiece Bat Out of Hell. Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottianthrax/ Follow Scott on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scott_Ian Follow Pearl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearlcaliforniacountry/ Follow Pearl on Twitter: https://twitter.com...

Comedian Tom Rhodes finds utility in the bleakness of Lou Reed's egregiously sad rock opera from 1973: the album Berlin. Follow Tom on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_tomrhodes/ Follow Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TomRhodes Check out Tom's website: https://www.tomrhodes.net/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.co...