An interview with Ken Emerson, author of "Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era."

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge open their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

An interview with Richard Aquila author of "Rock & Roll in Kennedy's America: A Cultural History of the Early 1960s"

An interview with Gary Graff, author of "Alice Cooper @ 75"

An interview with Michael Corcoran author of "Ghost Notes: Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music"

An interview with John Einarson, co-author of "Magic Carpet Ride: The Autobiography of John Kay and Steppenwolf"

An interview with Peter Guralnick, co-author of "The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World."

A discussion of Bettye LaVette's memoir "A Woman Like Me" co-written with David Ritz

An interview with David Leaf, director of "The U.S. vs. John Lennon."

A discussion of the documentaries "The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale" and "Tad: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears."

A discussion of the documentary "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal"

An interview with Joel Selvin and John Johnson, Jr. co-authors of "Peppermint Twist: The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s"

Host Nate Wilcox and Anthony Tusler of AboutDisability discuss the life and accomplishment's of America's foremost handicapped songwriter

An interview with Scott B. Bomar co-author of "The Byrds 1964-1967" with Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Chris Hillman

An interview with John Einarson co-author of "For What It's Worth: The Story of Buffalo Springfield."

An interview with David Leaf author of "God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth"

A discussion of Bruno Blum's research connecting the dots between the shuffle and the birth of ska

An interview with Annie Zaleski, author of the 33 1/3 book on Duran Duran's Rio.

An interview with A.R. Shaw, author of "Trap History: Atlanta Culture and the Global Impact of Trap Music."

An interview with Bob Stanley, author of "Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music: A History."

A discussion of "Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James" written with David Ritz.

An interview with Michaelangelo Matos, author of "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year."

An interview with Kelefa Sanneh, author of "Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres."

An interview with Peter Ames Carlin, author of "Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon."

A discussion with James Gavin author of "George Michael: A Life."