Podcasts by Kick The Jukebox
Kick The Jukebox is a continuing exploration in 20th century music and friendship from the sweetly geeky minds of comedians, writers and music aficionados Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman.
In each episode, expect to be turned on to music you never knew existed and a deep dive into an important album of the week.
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Power Pop with Eli Bolin, Jason Boxer and Gretchen Unico from 2020-11-18T07:00
In this best-of episode, Kyle and Louie are joined by three special guests: songwriter Eli Bolin (John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch), Weezer ex...
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The World of Jamaican Music from 2020-11-04T07:00
In this best-of episode Louie and Kyle take a look back at some of their favorite tunes and albums from Jamaica: a place where the music is always cool, engaging and very often wonderfully infor...
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Season Finale: Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 from 2020-09-29T12:00
Kyle and Louie make some small talk over Scritti Politti's infectious, shimmering, danceable 1984 album Cupid & Psyche 85<...
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A Look Back at Some Dance Tracks from 2020-09-22T12:00
In this best of episode, Louie & Kyle dive into some classic songs that make them want to dance, and get into the history of Chicago House, 80's New York No-Wave and some classic Disco in th...
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Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight (with Peter Smith) from 2020-09-15T15:03:26
Improviser, musician and beautiful British man Peter Smith leads Louie and Kyle on a deep dive into Marillion, the hugely successful British prog-rock ban...
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Blondie - Plastic Letters from 2020-09-08T12:00
Blondie's Plastic Letters wasn't fully appreciated when it was released in February 1978 and it's often eclipsed by its follow up Parallel Lines. It's a shame, because Plas...
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Sam Cooke - One Night Stand! Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 (with Allison Boron) from 2020-09-01T12:00
Kyle and Louie are joined by BC The Beatles' co-host and Rhino Records' Allison Boron to talk about one of her favorite records, Sam Cooke's Listen
The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash from 2020-08-25T12:00
Kyle 'N Louie both describe this episode as "very Irish" as they deep-dive into The Pouges' Rum, Sodomy & The Lash from 1985. This Elvis Costello-produced Celtic Punk album is the p...
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The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique from 2020-08-18T00:00
Kyle 'N Louie are waxin and milkin' all y'all square heads as they discuss 1989's Paul's Boutique, which was a game changing album for The Beastie Boys, The Dust Brothers and the golden age of H...
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Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours from 2020-08-17T22:09:49
When Frank Sinatra released "Into the Wee Small Hours" in 1955, he changed the trajectory of American popular music in a big way. This week, Louie and Kyle delve into what's arguably the first c...
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E 41: Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus w/ special guest Jason Boxer from 2020-08-04T00:02:34
Before Vince Guaraldi made his mark in pop culture with his iconic music for Peanuts, he released Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, which includes his wonderfully warm hit, "Cast Your Fate to the ...
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E 40: Love - Forever Changes from 2020-07-28T00:46:34
Louie N Kyle take a trip to the world of the deeply psychedelic sixties band Love. Love lived communally in a Griffith Park castle, they horded guns and drugs and, most importantly, they weren't fu...
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E 39: Paul McCartney - McCartney II from 2020-07-20T19:32:32
The world wasn't quite ready for McCartney II when Paul released it in 1980. It's cold and electronic sound is divisive among the hardcore fans. But for the very reasons that McCartney II was a tou...
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E 38: Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura with special guest Liam Carroll from 2020-07-14T03:23:04
We're joined by Liam Carroll, writer for The Spool, Rebeat Magazine, Newscult and founder of B-Movie review site Analog Scum to discuss his gateway album for his favorite band: 1995's Electr-O-Pura...
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E 37: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! from 2020-06-30T01:07
When Sly and the Family Stone sang "Stand!" on their 1969 classic LP, it was a command to get up, fight for your rights and dance. In this episode, we deep-dive into what we can learn from Sly Ston...
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E 36: Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet with special guest Mike Joseph from 2020-06-22T22:55:54
We're joined by special guest Mike Joseph (Billboard Magazine's 2020 Pride List of Industry Shaping LGBTQ Executives, Detoxicity Podcast ) to talk about Public Enemy's explosive 1990 LP "Fear of a...
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E 35: The Cars - S/T with special guest Gretchen Unico from 2020-06-15T21:15:36
The Cars' 1978 self titled debut was a huge hit for the power-pop/new wave outfit, with four charting singles that we still remember fondly today. We're joined by rock historian/WRUW Cleveland DJ G...
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E 34: Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey from 2020-06-08T20:09:57
When Burning Spear released Marcus Garvey in 1975, it took the world of Reggae, Roots and Dread by storm. Join hosts Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman as they explore what made this album so important...
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Black Lives Matter from 2020-06-02T00:34:21
In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, we’ve decided to postpone the airing of our episode this week in order to use our space on the internet to amplify black voices and causes. We’ll be b...
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E33: The Knack - Get the Knack from 2020-05-25T22:26:46
Kyle 'N Louie deep-dive into what might be their most contentious album yet: 1979's "Get the Knack." What are the Knack? Great, tight Power Pop? Puerile and sexist? A little bit of column A and a l...
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E32: John Martyn - One World from 2020-05-18T19:34:48
If you need a dreamlike, beautiful, genre-defying escape of a record while staying home, do we have an album for you: John Martyn's 1977 release One World. In this episode, Kyle and Louie take you ...
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E31: X - Los Angeles from 2020-05-11T19:10:02
The world's a mess and Kick the Jukebox is back! Kyle 'n Louie tell the story of why X's 1980 album "Los Angeles" is a celebrated gem of a west coast LA punk album, and one of Louie's personal fave...
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E30: Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism from 2020-05-04T20:48:38
Kyle and Louie get into that age old question, what is Emo, and are Death Cab Emo, or Indie, or what??? The debate rages on, but what is clear is how beautiful and smart the songwriting is on this ...
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E29: Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual from 2020-04-27T19:47:19
It's easy to forget that Cyndi Lauper's chart-topping success in the early Eighties was definitely not a given. In this episode of Kick the Jukebox, Kyle and Louie look into how the team behind her...
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E28: The Pixies - Doolittle from 2020-04-21T00:50:14
Let the wave of mutilation wash over you as we deep-dive into The Pixies' 1989 LP Doolittle! This album paved the way for Alternative Music as we know it today, and Kyle 'N Louie have an engaging d...
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E27: Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers w/ Special Guest Jo Kroger from 2020-04-14T01:38:34
In this episode, Kyle and Louie are joined by special guest, singer-songwriter, Jo Kroger to pay tribute to the much missed Adam Schlesinger and his power pop tour de force, 2003's Fountains of Way...
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E26: Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party from 2020-04-06T19:52:31
Not only do we get a very important update on Kyle and Louie's facial hair during this episode, but we also get to into why Oingo Boingo's 1985 album is an underrated New Wave classic. --- Send ...
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E25: Sade - Diamond Life from 2020-03-30T22:56:20
It's a quiet storm indeed as Kyle and Louie deep-dive into one of Kyle's faves, Sade's 1984 lush and beautiful Diamond Life! This album is truly a balm for any difficult situation! --- Send in a...
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E 9: Daft Punk - Discovery from 2019-07-29T02:22:05
Let’s hear it One More Time for this classic Kick The Jukebox radio show! You can feel Kyle N Louie’s Digital Love for Daft Punk’s masterpiece of an album: Discovery! Plus, Kurt Cobain makes a surp...
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E 24 Aqua -Aquarium from 2019-07-24T21:29:58
What is a musical guilty pleasure? What makes us feel bad for liking certain kinds of music? How does taste get formed and how does it stick with us? Kyle and Louie get into it when discussing the ...
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E 23: The Carpenters - Close to You from 2019-07-10T23:37:47
Kyle ‘n Louie get into it when it comes to The Carpenters’ 1970 classic, Close to You! This gorgeous record was considered “too square” for a lot of music loves of the time, but guess what, it’s to...
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E 22: Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson w/ special guest Eli Bolin from 2019-06-25T03:34
Louie is joined by special guest, composer and lyricist Eli Bolin (Documentary Now’s Co-Op, Found! The Musical, Sesame Street, Story Pirates) to talk about one of their favorite albums and guys, Ha...
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E 21: Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy from 2019-06-11T21:23:42
In honor of Pride Month and the release of “Rocketman,” Kyle and Louie deep-dive into one of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s most respected releases, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy! The...
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E 20: Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves w/ special guest Gabe Pacheco from 2019-05-20T20:58:21
From The Poppy Family to the Prince Family to Prince Paul, this episode with Gabe Pacheco has it all! We have a wonderful chat with Gabe, who is a hilarious and insightful comedian and teacher in ...
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E 19: The B-52's - Cosmic Thing w/ special guest Mike Malone from 2019-05-01T19:06:24
Kyle 'N Louie are joined by special guest Mike Malone (who has seen The B-52's over 80 times in concert!) to discuss their album "Cosmic Thing," which had a huge impact on Mike and Louie growing up...
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Episode 8: Jane Wiedlin - Fur from 2019-03-27T17:00:09
Here's another podcast of a classic Kick the Jukebox radio show! Kyle and Louie have so much fun talking about Jane Weidlin’s 1988 solo venture, Fur! B'also, fun facts about Katrina & the Waves, an...
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Episode 17: New Order - Power Corruption and Lies from 2019-03-20T21:30:18
This was a fun one, jukeheads, because Louie brought a slice of cheesecake into the station! Then Kyle N Louie chat powerpop, (mainly The Rentals Vs Weezer), move onto a brilliant deep cut by The P...
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Episode 17: Crosby Stills & Nash (S/T) With Special Guest Joe Hennes from 2019-03-07T16:38:08
Louie is joined by Editor in Chief and co-owner of www.ToughPigs.com (the site for Muppet fans who grew-up), Joe Hennes to discuss one of his favorite albums, the Sixties-staple, Crosby, Stills & N...
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Episode 16: The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle from 2019-02-20T22:37:03
Kyle N Louie get into the cult-classic album that is The Zombie's 1968 Odessey and Oracle! Such tracks like Hung Up On a Dream and Time of the Season get the KTJB-treatment, as do songs by outsider...
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Episode 7: Weezer - Pinkerton from 2019-02-08T00:13:10
Weezerpedia maestro Jason Boxer talks about the album that Weezer fans love and the band has a very complicated relationship with: Pinkerton. No other one other than Jason could have been as El Sco...
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Episode 15: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Thank God For Mental Illness from 2019-02-05T04:31:46
Kyle ‘N Louie talk you through the lyrically dark and psychedelic 1996 album Thank God For Mental Illness while spinning some of it’s best tracks. They also delve into some of their fave songs from...
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Episode 14: Joey Levine from 2019-01-07T20:28:32
Kick the Jukebox is BACK in podcast-form. This is a slightly-edited version of our live radio show on KPISS.FM! To access the full show, please visit https://kpiss.fm/#/show/kick-the-jukebox. For ...
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E6 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo from 2018-04-10T15:22:51
Spuds! Beautiful Mutants! Booji Bois! It's KTJB Episode 6!!! Louie & Kyle dip their energy-domes into Devo's classic debut "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" Kyle gets Louie into John Martyn! L...
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E5 Graduation from 2018-02-13T03:16
After a bunch of copyright rigamarole and heartache(hey Universal Music... SUCK IT), here's the episode with no clips of Kanye! Please enjoy: Good morning, you drunk hot girls! Kick The Jukebox is...
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Kick The Jukebox Bonus: Interview with Heather Robb from 2017-08-24T03:16:26
BONUS! If you just want to hear Heather and Louie's interview without the rest of the episode, here it is! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kickthejukebox/message
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E4: Rumours (Feat. Special Guest Heather Robb!) from 2017-08-24T02:35
Don't stop thinkin' about Kick The Jukebox Episode 4!!! Kyle and Louie tackle Rumours, the massive 70's rock Fleetwood Mac classic record. We also interview musician, actor, TV writer and member ...
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E3: Beauty And the Beat from 2017-06-22T19:31:24
Pay no mind to what they say, Episode 3 of Kick the Jukebox is here! Our album of the month is the game-changing Beauty and the Beat by The Go-Go's. Kyle and Louie heap a lot of love on this album ...
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E2: Enter The Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers from 2017-05-17T14:46:05
Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman's new music podcast Kick The Jukebox returns for episode two! In this episode, Kyle & Louie get into why Wu-Tang Clan's debut Enter the Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers cha...
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The Ramones - Rocket To Russia from 2017-04-19T22:04:22
It's here! Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman's new music podcast Kick the Jukebox! In this episode, Kyle and Louie share their love for The Ramones' Rocket To Russia, hep you to an old 80's NYC disco ...
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