Mike E. Winfield makes his debut on the podcast to talk about the Beastie Boys experimental second album.

Matt Pinfield joins Josh to discuss the short-lived career of Joy Division and the last works of Ian Curtis.

Drumming virtuoso Mike Portnoy makes his debut on the podcast to talk about one of his favorite albums of all time.

Legendary frontman Paul Stanley joins the podcast to discuss their iconic live album, “Alive!”

Nick Thune makes his first appearance on The 500 in over 5 years to discuss some of Otis Redding’s finest work.

Nick Swardson makes his first appearance on the podcast to discuss the first Radiohead album where they had complete creative control.

Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop makes his debut on The 500 to discuss Prince’s breakthrough double LP.

Peter Asher makes his second appearance on The 500 to discuss the catalog of one of the icons of American folk rock music.

Chris Redd makes his debut on The 500 to discuss the erotic balladry of Marvin Gaye’s breakthrough album.

Greg Proops makes his first appearance on The 500 to discuss one of Elvis Costello’s larger-sounding and less intimate albums.

Joe Manganiello makes his debut on The 500 to talk about the album one of the most important metal albums of all time, Master of Puppets

Lisa Loeb makes her debut on The 500 to talk about one of the best debut rock albums of the 1980s.

Comedian Ian Edwards makes his debut on The 500 to discuss one of the standout albums from Bob Marley’s catalog.

Actor Michael Shannon makes his debut on the podcast to discuss the only live album from The Who to feature their classic lineup.

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.

Wayne Federman returns to discuss Stewart’s chart-topping album that broke-out his solo career.

W. Kamau Bell makes his debut on The 500 to talk about virtuoso Todd Rundgren’s album that started his cult following.

”A Complete Unknown” Actor Dan Fogler makes his debut on The 500 to discuss Dylan’s seventeenth album

Wayne Federman returns to discuss Karen Carpenter’s iconic voice and the two pillar tracks of the album, Close To You and We’ve Only Just Begun.

Aerosmith’s impact on the next generation of rock stars was solidified with their 1976 album “Rocks”. Sebastian Bach stops by to talk about the band that inspired both hard rock and hard-partying ways.

Wayne Federman returns to The 500 to discuss the Funkadelic album that was more progressive, both in the musical and social themes than George Clinton’s previous releases.

Comedian Godfrey returns to The 500 to talk about the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame careers of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, and their impact during the Civil Rights movement

Liza Treyger returns to The 500 to talk about one of the greatest collections of pop music from the late 1970s and early 1980s.