DEVO founding member Gerald Casale traverses the eerily beautiful soundscapes of ambient music pioneer Brian Eno’s 1975 album Another Green World. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Rosebud Baker reminisces about life in New York in the early 2000s, an era of whimsy and still only minor gentrification in which Baroque pop band Vampire Weekend released their self-titled debut album. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Actor and comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub pays respect to the gorgeously dark alt rock of PJ Harvey’s 2000 album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea for shaping the woman she is today. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros frontman Perry Farrell idolizes the groundbreaking art pop of Brian Eno's 1974 debut album Here Come The Warm Jets.Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra performs live at The Roxy in LA March 20th and the 21st, and catch Lollapalooza in South America - Argentina, Chile and Brazil - this spring.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Performer, producer and author Peter Asher provides a firsthand account of what it was like to witness some of the most incredible songwriting in history, including the godly folk rock of George Harrison's debut solo record, 1970's All Things Must Pass. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

The Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett shares memories from his wide-eyed youth as well as his life as a touring musician inspired by the power pop of Big Star's 1972 debut album #1 Record. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Jeff Dye's boundless joy both contrasts and compliments the raging darkness of grunge superstars Nirvana's third and final album: 1993's In Utero. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian and musician Nick Thune bares his soul and finds salvation in the dreamy folk rock of American singer-songwriter Beck's crushingly beautiful 2002 break up album Sea Change.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian & actor Chris D'Elia discusses baller moves and internet beefs to the beat of rapper Lil Wayne's 2008 release Tha Carter III.

Comedian Margaret Cho dusts off her velvet suit and busts out her darkest eyeliner to embrace the inner goth of her youth and her undying love for The Cure's 1980 post-punk compilation album Boys Don't Cry. Check out her podcast The Margaret Cho. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson blows the minds of everyone who has ever thought of Sam Cooke as just another crooner, using the soul singer's second live album, Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, to unravel the mysteries of the universe. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

The Pogues' legendary accordion-player James Fearnley regales with tales of how the Irish folk punk band began and ended using their second album 'Rum, Sodomy & the Lash' as a guide through the back-alleys and barrooms of music history. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Fahim Anwar shares the highs and lows of his life and career over the soundtrack of Suicide’s influential self-titled debut. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

DEVO's drummer since 1996 Josh Freese shares stories from inside the studio and on the road focusing on the band's 1978 album 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO'. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Annie Lederman shares her hilariously raw account of growing up to the sounds of Cheap Trick’s 1977 album ‘In Color’. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Adam Ray's spirits are raised by the electrifying proto-punk of MC5's sophomore album, 1970's Back in the USA. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Jade Catta-Preta gushes with Brazilian pride over the bossa nova-infused jazz tracks co-created by legends Stan Getz and João Gilberto on their iconic 1964 collaboration Getz/Gilberto.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

Comedian Dan Soder mercilessly mocks the maudlin pretentiousness of Sting on The Police's final studio album, 1983's Synchronicity. This episode was recorded live at Just For Laughs 42 in Toronto.