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Kick The Jukebox
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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.
Episodes
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
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 Hip Hop. Plus Kyle discusses what music is best to listen to when reading about "the troubles" in…
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E 39: Paul McCartney - McCartney II
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 tough sell when it was first released, it's influenced so many musical genres and artists. In this...
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E 38: Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura with special guest Liam Carroll
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 by Yo La Tengo. Liam gets into how Yo La Tengo embodies a bucolic New Jersey that is rarely written...
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E 37: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
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 Stone's wholly unique blend of funk, soul, rock and late-sixties socially conscious psychedelia.
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E 36: Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet with special guest Mike Joseph
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 Black Planet," a battle-cry of a classic hip-hop album that marks a moment in time for the Black…
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E 35: The Cars - S/T with special guest Gretchen Unico
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 Gretchen Unico to discuss what makes The Cars just what we needed.
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E 34: Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
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 historically and musically, and what it can help us understand about the current moment.
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Black Lives Matter
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 back next week but in the meantime, here are some ways you can support: Donate to Campaign Zero at...
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E33: The Knack - Get the Knack
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 little bit of B? Take a listen to find out!
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E32: John Martyn - One World
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 though the genius guitarist's processes and his collaborations with producer Chris Blackwell and...
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E31: X - Los Angeles
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 faves. Also, Kyle turns around on The Cars, and Louie chats about why we need Little Richard more than...
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E30: Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
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 2003 indie-rock classic. Transatlanticism is one of Kyle's faves so get ready for a lot of heartfelt...
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E29: Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
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 solo debut, 1983's "She's So Unusual," polished some unknown songs by lesser-known artists and gave...
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E28: The Pixies - Doolittle
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 discussion about the power of being a band's band, and how sometimes being slow-burn successful is so...
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E27: Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers w/ Special Guest Jo Kroger
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 Wayne album Welcome Interstate Managers.
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E26: Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
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.
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E25: Sade - Diamond Life
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!
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E 9: Daft Punk - Discovery
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 surprise appearance, your beautiful boys delve into the history of House Music and a real banger of a...
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E 24 Aqua -Aquarium
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 underrated 1997 Danish dance classic, Aqua’s Aquarium. Also, they touch on tracks by those commies…
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E 23: The Carpenters - Close to You
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 totally great! Also, learn the stories behind the weirdness that is JD and the Straight Shot and...
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E 22: Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson w/ special guest Eli Bolin
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, Harry Nilsson and his 1971 masterpiece, Nilsson Schmilsson! Also, Louie brings in some X-Ray Spex and...
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E 20: Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves w/ special guest Gabe Pacheco
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 NYC about one of his favorite albums: the underrated Hip Hopera A Prince Among Thieves by genius...
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Episode 8: Jane Wiedlin - Fur
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, and Giorgio!
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Episode 17: New Order - Power Corruption and Lies
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 Pixies and then get very somber and dancey discussing their album of the week: the seminal Power,...
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Episode 17: Crosby Stills & Nash (S/T) With Special Guest Joe Hennes
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 & Nash! Joe also brings in a great new(ish) track by British group Matthew and the Atlas and Louie is...
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Episode 16: The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
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-music maestro Daniel Johnston and Muppet Show-era Harry Belafonte!
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Episode 7: Weezer - Pinkerton
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 Scorcho with his insights. Plus! Kyle loves an obscure New Edition track! Jason brings in a Canadian...
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Episode 15: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Thank God For Mental Illness
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 The Byrds, and The Germs (RIP Lorna Doom!)
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Episode 14: Joey Levine
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 this episode instead of focusing on an album, Kyle and Louie wax poetic about Louie’s favorite...
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E6 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
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! Louie gets Kyle into The Partridge Family (sort of!). And both boys agree: Toni Basil is cooler than...
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E5 Graduation
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 BACK: harder, better faster stronger, (sorry we’ve been gone so long!) and Kyle and Louie take on...
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E3: Beauty And the Beat
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 by the pioneering all-girl punk/new wave band. They also delve into Jane Wiedlin's solo career, a...
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E2: Enter The Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
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 changed the Hip Hop landscape forever, teach you about some obscure and wonderful early 60's Country…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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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...
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