The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

-The duo of DJ Morty Coyle & Wayne Federman return to talk about one of the more overlooked bands from the British Invasion era, The Byrds.   Long Description ***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** This album is the most eclectic and experimental in the Byrds' catalog. The album’s content ranged from folk and country music...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The third studio album by Stewart is a mix of hard rock, folk, and blues styles. It went to number one in the United States and the UK, including Rod's breakthrough hit, "Maggie May”. Wayne Federman is back to discuss an album right in his wheelhouse: Early 1970s rock and roll.  Follo...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** After releasing Something/Anything, Rundgren said he evolved as an artist and reached beyond writing about love and relationships. The proficient Producer and Musician produced every track on the album and performed all of the instruments on three of the four sides. W. Kamau Bell stop...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Unlike most of his solo records, Bob collaborated with various artists on this release like Emmylou Harris and Eric Clapton. “Desire” marked Bob’s heavy resurgence on social themes. Dan Fogler, who plays Dylan's Manager Albert Grossman in "A Complete Unknown", and Josh do a track-by-t...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** This album and its singles earned Carpenters eight Grammy Award nominations. They won for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for the album. Wayne Federman stops by to discuss their distinctively soft musical style.  Follow Wayne on Instag...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Joe Perry said the purpose of Rocks "was to reidentify us as America's ultimate garage band, with blistering guitars, blistering vocals, balls-to-the-wall smash-your-eardrums production.” Fellow rocker Sebastian Bach makes his debut on The 500 to talk about the album that caused the n...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** “One Nation Under A Groove” has been described as the peak of Funkadelic’s output, and funkifying music to another level. It expanded the boundaries of their music to be more political, social, and sexual. Friend of the 500 Wayne Federman makes his first appearance in 2025 to discuss...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Impressions were an American music group whose repertoire included doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B. Curtis Mayfield first achieved success and recognition with the Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist. Godfrey m...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** ABBA is one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, having a meteoric rise to fame after an appearance on Eurovision in 1974. Liza Treyger stops by to talk about some of her favorites from the Swedish pop group’s career-encompassing album.  Follow Liza on Instag...

”The Rolling Stones, Now” is considered the first complete album from the Rolling Stones discography, mixing blues classics and some of their tunes. Wayne Federman makes his sweet-sixteenth appearance to discuss the Glitter Twins during the early portion of their career Follow Wayne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/ Follow Wayne on Twitter: https://x.com/federman DistroKid Art...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** This was the first album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers. Maz Jobrani makes his debut on The 500 to talk about “No Woman, No Cry” from Natty Dread, the first of three times we’ll be talking about the King of Reggae on the podcast.  Follow Maz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

Sharing a preview of a podcast called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in just four years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create nev...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Fleetwood Mac’s Self-Titled album not only introduces Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, but also a softer, warmer sound with tracks like “Over My Head”  “Say You Love Me”, and “Landslide.” Dane Cook joins Josh to talk about one of the biggest bands from the 1970s.  Follow Dane on I...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger perhaps is the strangest blockbuster country produced, a concept album about a preacher on the run after murdering his departed wife and her new lover, told entirely with brief song-poems and utterly minimal backing. Andy Richter joins Josh to discu...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Immaculate Collection is Madonna’s first greatest hits album and her most-sold record. It sold over 31 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Legendary comedian Kathy Griffin stops by to discuss the final album from the Material Girl to mak...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The 1969 debut album from The Stooges was a forerunner to what would become the punk rock genre. The 500 turned to its top contributor Wayne Federman to discuss Iggy Pop and the album that would go on to inspire future punk legends like The Ramones and the Sex Pistols.  Follow Wayne o...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -Fresh is the sixth album by American funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the band’s final album to reach the Top 10. Speech, of hip hop group Arrested Development, makes his debut on The 500 to talk about an album Brian Eno credits with shifting the history of recording, "where the r...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -Often considered his best and most accessible album, So was an immediate commercial success and transformed Gabriel from a cult artist into a mainstream star, becoming his best-selling solo release. Thomas Lennon makes his debut on The 500 to talk about the former Genesis frontman’s...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Despite encountering multiple speed bumps in the recording process and fractures within the band that were becoming more prevalent, Buffalo Springfield released their second album before band members like Neil Young and Stephen Stills went on to even bigger things. Adam Ferrara stops...

Happy Trails” is an album recorded from performances at the Fillmore East & West venues. Most of the tracks are reworkings of some of Bo Diddley's tracks. Quicksilver Messenger Service was very influential but wasn’t commercially successful The 500 invited Wayne Federman & DJ Morty Coyle back to unpack “Happy Trails”, the last QMS album to feature their original lineup.  Follow Wayne on Instagram:...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Elvis Presley’s popularity began to wain as the 1960s went on. In 1968, he was asked to do a Christmas special but decided to sing songs from his catalog instead. The decision proved to be a wise one, as the popularity of the TV special provided Elvis a career resurgence. Josh Wolf re...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Fun House was the second studio album from the Stooges. While it wasn’t commercially successful, it had a tremendous cult following in what would become an emerging punk rock scene later on in the 1970s and early 1980s. Greg Fitzsimmons makes his first appearance since 2020 to talk ab...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -The Flying Burrito Brothers helped forge the connection between rock and country with their 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin. What they lacked in longevity, they made up for with a big influence in rock and country music. Long-time blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and f...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Jordan Jensen dives into the rebellious angst and pop-punk anthems of Green Day's 1994 album Dookie Follow Jordan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanjensenlolstop/ https://www.jordanjensencomedy.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyer...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** “Transformer” is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, which includes Lou Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, and prostitution. Penn Jillette is considered one of the...