Let It Roll

"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

Music History
Music Commentary
Music Interviews
101
Rock 'n' Roll's first and worst nightmare
A discussion with Ed Ward about rock 'n' roll in 1959
79 min
102
Brian Jones came to a bad end after the Rolling...
The final installment of our Brian Jones & the Rollling Stones series
64 min
103
Hardcore punk was a nightmare for 80s corporate...
An interview with Steven Blush author of "American Hardcore"
69 min
104
The awful enigma of Brian Jones and the Rolling...
A discussion of the rise and fall of Brian Jones
49 min
105
Jim Morrison lived out the rock 'n' roll nightm...
A discussion of "No One Here Gets Out Alive" by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman
62 min
106
Why was Brian Jones so wrong for the Rolling St...
A Q&A with host Nate Wilcox
57 min
107
Little Willie John's dreams turned to nightmares
An interview with Susan Whitall, author of " Fever: Little Willie John: A Fast Life, Mysterious Death, and the Birth of Soul"
64 min
108
Mick Jagger on Brian Jones and forming the Roll...
A discussion of Mick Jagger's 1990s interview with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner
49 min
109
The Grateful Dead were the pied pipers of psych...
An interview with Jesse Jarnow author of "Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America."
66 min
110
In the end the Rolling Stones chewed up and spa...
A conclusion of host Nate Wilcox's discussion of Andrew Loog Oldham's second memoir "2Stoned"
50 min
111
Grandmaster Flash brought turntablism to Hip-Hop
A discussion of the autobiography of Grandmaster Flash co-written with David Ritz
61 min
112
Andrew Loog Oldham broke The Rolling Stones in ...
A discussion of Andrew Loog Oldham's memoir "2Stoned"
56 min
113
Phil Spector's rise and fall was a rock 'n' rol...
An interview with Mick Brown author of "Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector."
121 min
114
Andrew Loog Oldham made The Rolling Stones the ...
A discussion of Andrew Loog Oldham's memoir "Stoned"
55 min
115
Why Altamont went so wrong for the Rolling Ston...
An interview with Joel Selvin author of "Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day"
65 min
116
Marianne Faithfull got too close to the fire wi...
A follow up discussion of "Faithfull: An Autobiography" by Marianne Faithfull and David Dalton
46 min
117
The Rolling Stones' journey to Altamont
An interview with Stanley Booth author of "The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones"
53 min
118
Marianne Faithfull abandoned her pop career to ...
A discussion of "Faithfull: An Autobiography" by Marianne Faithfull with David Dalton
53 min
119
Brian Jones got everything he asked for when he...
An interview with Paul Trynka author of "Sympathy for the Devil: The Birth of the Rolling Stones and the Death of Brian Jones"
51 min
120
Living with the Rolling Stones in 1963
A discussion of James Phelge's book "Nankering with the Rolling Stones"
52 min
121
Jerry Lee Lewis bounced back at the Star Club
An interview with Joe Bonomo author of "Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found."
50 min
122
Vernon Dalhart: The forgotten first superstar o...
A discussion of "Vernon Dalhart: First Star of Country Music" by Jack Palmer
38 min
123
Let Motown Roll 9: Rick James was the last grea...
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss the autobiography "Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James" (co-written by David Ritz)
64 min
124
Genre, instruments, the meta-history of 20th ce...
Host Nate Wilcox answers questions from Let It Roll readers
58 min
125
Let Motown Roll 8: Smokey Robinson fulfilled Be...
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss the autobiography "Smokey Robinson: Inside My Life" (co-written by David Ritz)
55 min