Kick The Jukebox

KICK THE JUKEBOX
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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.

  1. 11/18/2020

    Power Pop with Eli Bolin, Jason Boxer and Gretchen Unico

    In this best-of episode, Kyle and Louie are joined by three special guests: songwriter Eli Bolin (John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch), Weezer expert Jason Boxer (Weezerpedia), and The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Gretchen Unico to discuss some great Power Pop gems: The Cars' self titled 1978 debut, Weezer's 1996 sophmore outing Pinkerton and Harry Nilsson's 1971 masterpiece Nilsson Schmilsson! Also, be sure to check out our podcast recommendation: The Lyric Boys!

    1h 7m

  2. 11/04/2020 · BONUS

    The World of Jamaican Music

    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 informative. The boys deep dive into the soundtrack for The Harder They Come, Burning Spear's 1975 release Marcus Garvey and the career of Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. Please check out our podcast recommendation for this week: Quarter Rest with Joe Diaco!

    42 min

  3. 09/29/2020

    Season Finale: Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85

    Kyle and Louie make some small talk over Scritti Politti's infectious, shimmering, danceable 1984 album Cupid & Psyche 85! On the surface, these tunes are some of the catchiest pop you've ever heard, but you actually need a PHD in literature to get all the lyrics. Join your favorite 20th century music geek buddies as they traverse the brilliant world of Scritti Politti's mastermind lyricist Green Gartside. -- Show notes: This was such a fun one to bring it on home! We've had an amazing season and we're really excited for our next season, which is going to follow a pretty cool arc. Get pumped, Jukeheads! We talked about a lot of great music to follow-up on this episode including keyboardist David Gamson's wild cover of The Archies' "Sugar Sugar," the track "Say A Little Prayer" by the immortal Aretha Franklin, and the earlier Scritti Politti album Songs to Remember. Once you give Cupid & Psyche 85 plenty of spins, Kyle recommends following up with Erasure's 1988 album The Innocents and I think it's time to do your own deep-dive into 80's Freestyle. We'll be back with some greatest hits episodes and a brand new season soon! - Louie

    52 min

  4. 09/22/2020

    A Look Back at Some Dance Tracks

    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 the process. -- Show notes: Here are the songs we chatted about. They all come highly recommended with the highest Kick the Jukebox seal of approval: Material, Nona Hendryx - Bustin' Out Marshall Jefferson - The House Music Anthem (Move Your Body) The Joubert Singers - Stand on the Word  Also, here's the link to Louie's recommendation: Disco Music History

    21 min

  5. 09/15/2020

    Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight (with Peter Smith)

    Improviser, musician and beautiful British man Peter Smith leads Louie and Kyle on a deep dive into Marillion, the hugely successful British prog-rock band who over their 40 year career have gotten no respect from the radio or the press, but have legions upon legions of devoted fans that have allowed them to become their own cottage industry. In this episode we delve into their definitive 1995 release Afraid of Sunlight. This is a case where despite the fact Marillion are considered terminally uncool, their devoted fans get it completely right. -- Show notes: It was great to have Peter on the show who is a killer musician highly influenced by Marillion. Please listen to his SoundCloud which has some beautiful work on it! https://soundcloud.com/damndirtygrapes If you liked Afraid of Sunlight, Peter recommends the Marillion album Season's End next, Kyle would love for you to get more into Peter Gabriel and Louie doesn't fuck with Prog a lot, but when he does, he's listening to Can and Babe Ruth.

    1h 14m

  6. 09/08/2020

    Blondie - Plastic Letters

    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 Plastic Letters contains some of Blondie's most melodic, sophisticated and rockin' work. Join hosts Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman as they discuss Plastic Letters' dirty New York rocker roots that show through the band's platinum blonde sheen. -- Show notes: If you liked Plastic Letters, we recommend The Paragons' 1967 release On the Beach With the Paragons which introduced the world to the wonderful "The Tide Is High," later covered by Blondie. Also check out original Blondie bassist Gary Valentine's work with his band The Know for some mystically-charged, herky-jerky Power Pop and New Wave. - Louie

    1h 2m

  7. 09/01/2020

    Sam Cooke - One Night Stand! Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 (with Allison Boron)

    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 One Night Stand! Live at the Harlem Square Club. Deemed too raucous when recorded, this disc sat on the shelves for over 20 years after Sam's death before being released and heralded a total soul and rock n roll classic. They also get into how to find musical common ground with your partner and how true crime videos can be the key to a good night's sleep! -- Show Notes: It's been a long time coming, but Allison is finally a guest on the show! She's been a huge influence on my music taste and a true blue friend for years. The three of us had plenty of reccos too. Kyle has been revisiting The Arctic Monkeys with his girlfriend this week, while Louie has been listening to a lot of Pup, Dog Park Dissidents and Jeff Rosenstock with his boyfriend. Allison took us on a tour of the new Paul McCartney Flaming Pie archive re-release. When we got into Sam Cooke, we brought up his croonery appearance on Arthur Murray Dance Party, his work with his record label SAR (especially the song "Put Me Down Easy" by his brother LC Cooke) and the recent Netflix documentary  ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke. Also, remember! Our Rave.DJ contest is ON! This was fun and soulful one, jukeheads. -Louie

    58 min

  8. 08/25/2020

    The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash

    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 purest version of the The Pogues available, and Shane MacGowan's songs on it are frank, honest and riveting. Also, Kyle makes an argument for fried chicken sandwiches and the band Big Country and Louie does a quick review of the new documentary about the Disney KISS/Star Wars rip-off band (yup you read that right) Halyx. -- Show notes: It's always fun when one of us brings in an album that is definitive for one of us, and Rum, Sodomy & The Lash is definitely that for Kyle. Here is that actually lovely birthday party for Shane MacGowan that was on The Late Late Show last year. Also, this is the week that we're all gonna get into Big Country and the Defunctland original documentary Live From The Space Stage: The Story of Halyx. Finally: don't forget our Rave.dj mash mix competition is ON! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for more info on how to enter!

    59 min
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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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  • Creator
    KICK THE JUKEBOX
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © KICK THE JUKEBOX
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