***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The 1969 debut album from The Stooges was a forerunner to what would become the punk rock genre. The 500 turned to its top contributor Wayne Federman to discuss Iggy Pop and the album that would go on to inspire future punk legends lik…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -Fresh is the sixth album by American funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the band’s final album to reach the Top 10. Speech, of hip hop group Arrested Development, makes his debut on The 500 to talk about an album Brian Eno credits wi…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -Often considered his best and most accessible album, So was an immediate commercial success and transformed Gabriel from a cult artist into a mainstream star, becoming his best-selling solo release. Thomas Lennon makes his debut on Th…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Despite encountering multiple speed bumps in the recording process and fractures within the band that were becoming more prevalent, Buffalo Springfield released their second album before band members like Neil Young and Stephen Stills …

Happy Trails” is an album recorded from performances at the Fillmore East & West venues. Most of the tracks are reworkings of some of Bo Diddley's tracks. Quicksilver Messenger Service was very influential but wasn’t commercially successful The 500 invited Wayne Federman & DJ Morty Coyle back to unpack “Happy Trails”, the last QMS album to feature …

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Elvis Presley’s popularity began to wain as the 1960s went on. In 1968, he was asked to do a Christmas special but decided to sing songs from his catalog instead. The decision proved to be a wise one, as the popularity of the TV specia…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Fun House was the second studio album from the Stooges. While it wasn’t commercially successful, it had a tremendous cult following in what would become an emerging punk rock scene later on in the 1970s and early 1980s. Greg Fitzsimmon…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** -The Flying Burrito Brothers helped forge the connection between rock and country with their 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin. What they lacked in longevity, they made up for with a big influence in rock and country music. Lo…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Jordan Jensen dives into the rebellious angst and pop-punk anthems of Green Day's 1994 album Dookie Follow Jordan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanjensenlolstop/ https://www.jordanjensencomedy.com/ Follow Josh on …

No better way to end the series (for now) by learning all about Vin Scully. Mike Parker was born in LA in 1958, grew up in Hacienda Heights, discovered baseball, and Vin Scully, after listening to him call a Dodgers game at age 7. As a child Mike decided he wanted to be a sports radio broadcaster and he followed that dream. After graduated from the…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** “Transformer” is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, which includes Lou Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, and pr…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers served as a rite of passage for guitar players who would go on to be a part of other major bands. Eric Clapton was one of those legendary members who passed through the band. Joe Bonamassa and Wayne Fe…

Dr. Kevin Peter Hickerson, is a nuclear physicist, who is part of the team that broke the world record for the best neutron lifetime measurement. He also founded the ‘Earthineering Company a nuclear power company making an advanced nuclear reactor. He is also a comedian and host of the Science and Comedy Podcast "Surely You're Joking" created with …

Jay Leno : Stand-up comedian, host of The Tonight Show; Jay Leno’s Garage on CNBC. IG and YT : @jaylenosgarage Kelly Blackheart also joins us! Check out her and DJ Quall's podcast "Locked and Probably Loaded": http://www.loadedpod.com ADS: SHOPIFY: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://www.shopify.com/idk BETTERHELP: Visit http:…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Nuggets was a compilation of some of the earliest psychedelic and garage rock from the late 1960s. Before he joined Patti Smith as her guitarist, Lenny Kaye was a music critic in the New York scene and collected these Artyfacts from th…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album “Murmur” contained the blueprint for much of what music would sound like in the coming years. Josh and this week’s guest, Adam Pally, discuss tracks like “Radio Free Europe” and “Talk About The Passion”, break…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Best of Little Walter is a foundational piece of blues rock that inspired artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton. Little Walter revolutionized live harmonica playing (both in style and technologically). Com…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Strokes' first full-length album, Is This It, was a pivotal moment in the sound of guitar rock in a new millennium. Comedian & Actor Paul Scheer makes his debut on The 500 to talk about his connection to the New York-based band, th…

Natalia Reagan is a biological anthropologist, primatologist, comedian, host, producer, podcaster, professor, writer, and monkey-chasing weirdo. You may have seen her on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “StarTalk”, Nat Geo Wild’s "Everything You Didn’t Know About Animals”, History’s “UnXplained”, Travel Channel’s “Paranormal Caught on Camera”, or "Everybody L…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Bill Burr makes his first appearance in over four years on The 500 to talk about who he considers to be the greatest rock band of all-time, AC/DC. One of their top albums that stands the test of time is Highway To Hell. Their sixth stu…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Sean Patton’s first appearance on The 500 centers around what some consider Nine Inch Nails’ masterpiece, The Downward Spiral. The title foreshadowed what Trent Reznor’s life would become after the release of Nine Inch Nails’ second fu…

Chad is a world renowned activist and surfer. When he’s not fighting for the greater good, he’s usually out at El Porto getting shacked and talking shit to grind. He also does stand up. http://www.chadandjt.com for tour dates IG @chadgoesdeep Podcast: @goingdeepwithchadandjt Watch the music video for the Doohickeys' "Rein It In Cowboy": https://www…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Simon & Garfunkel were a highly regarded folk act distinguished by their intuitive harmonies and Paul Simon's articulate songwriting. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme is largely characterized by sharp contrasts from song to song. Com…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Following the colossal success of 1982’s Thriller, it took five years for Michael Jackson to release his highly anticipated follow-up, 1987’s Bad. He once again collaborated with producer Quincy Jones as he did for Thriller and 1979’s …

Kevin Rowland AKA Trayne Rekk: A Goodtime Charlie from Okotoks, Alberta, Canada who collects and loves anything involving music and movies. Kevin opened a TV/Stereo repair shop then eventually became a Radio Shack. The last 15 years Kevin has been making a living playing music with the Hillbilly Punk & Roll band, ‘Puttin' On The Foil’. Their two al…

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** It's not often that the guest who comes on The 500 to talk about the artist can also perform a top-notch impression of the musician, but that's what we've got this week. Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson is a huge Bob Dylan fa…

This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year! There are plenty of British bands who had an impact on rock and roll, but it was Cream who took the fusion of blues and rock where it had never been before, and provided a heavier sound than what was the norm in England at the time. Wheels O…

Lydia Parker has a degree in History from Oregon State University. She is the founder and former Executive Director of Hunters of Color, a nonprofit connecting People of Color to the outdoors. She was appointed to the Department of the Interior's "Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council" and is an awarded speaker on issues of environmental policy…

This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year! Prince carved a new identity for himself on his third release, "Dirty Mind" This album was so racy that promotional copies sent to radio stations warned program directors to audition the songs before putting them on the air (in a time before…