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Hosted by Breddy Tidgewater and Helio Novell · music · EN · 74 episodes
An indie music podcast featuring discussion and album reviews of the Indie Rock albums from NME's 2013 Top 500 Albums list, with a focus on music history and world history. Each episode digs into the story of the album and the era it was recorded in, profiles the artists, and features interviews with musicians, critics, and writers. We're prone to following the rabbit down the hole — expect offshoot episodes chasing whatever topic we get fascinated with along the way.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAn indie music podcast featuring discussion and album reviews of the Indie Rock albums from NME's 2013 Top 500 Albums list, with a focus on music history and world history. Each episode digs into the story of the album and the era it was recorded in, profiles the artists, and features interviews with musicians, critics, and writers.
The Indie 500 Podcast is hosted by Breddy Tidgewater and Helio Novell. The show has published 74 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "IFP Pit Stop: Talking "Grunge! The Story of the Music That Redefined Rock" with author Gillian Gaar" (25 September 2026, 85 minutes), "Episode 38 - Wild Beasts - Smother - Falsetto Start, offense #244, 5 yard penalty, repeat 1st down" (14 September 2026, 117 minutes), and "Emergency Pit Stop - Julian Casablancas’ IFP Trifecta" (28 August 2026, 35 minutes).
The Indie 500 Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 114 minutes across 74 episodes.
Booking probability for The Indie 500 Podcast is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Indie 500 Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Indie 500 Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Breddy Tidgewater and Helio Novell hosts The Indie 500 Podcast, a music show with 74 episodes published.
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Episode #2
This week the Indie 500 spins Screaming Trees' Dust from NME's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. We're joined by music journalist and author Gillian G. Gaar, a longtime writer for The Rocket, Seattle's legendary free...
Episode #1
#244 Wild Beasts - Smother The Indie 500 Podcast is back from a long summer hiatus, and Season 3 opens with Wild Beasts' 2011 album Smother , sitting at #244 on NME's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Neither host had...
Episode #24
The IFP boys drop everything they’re doing to address a moment in the recent news that may be the most IFP thing to ever happen.*recorded prior to passing of Dolly Parton r.i.p.*
Episode #23
#63 Joni Mitchell - Blue Well would you look at that, another consensus masterpiece graces the pod: Joni Mitchell’s 36 minute tour de force of poetry and unique guitar tunings known as Blue. We continue on from Annie...
Episode #22
In preparation for Joni Mitchells landmark album, "Blue", the lads take a beat to talk with NY Times best-selling author, Annie Zaleski. They discuss a wide range of themes in this episode centered around the...
Episode #21
#351 The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Indie 500 is back, and more country fried than ever as the boys look deeper into an album that factored into the history of a previous ep: The Byrds’ foray into Nashville...
Episode #20
We meant to look back every 10 albums episodes to rank those 10 by tiers but uhhhhh we let 23 go by so we gotta organize these things before they get out of hand. The lads also catch up on what we’ve been listening to...
Episode #4
In this episode of ROAPWBE, host Kyle Reiff, explores the link between the Krautrock scene and the New German Cinema movement of the 60's and 70's. He guides you through the melodic brilliance of Popol Vuh, the...
Episode #19
#49 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver Breddy gets a big ol' thing off his chest that's been bugging him for maybe a minute or two. Helio finds inspiration in one of the great late bloomers in 21st century music. The...
Episode #18
#290 The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly(Solid Snake Voice) Kept you waiting, huh? The boys are back in town after a short hiatus with one of those albums they’ve never heard of before. Come soak up the history of...
Episode #3
In this episode of ROAPWBE, Kyle takes a deep dive into the relationship between Brian Eno and the Krautrock movement of the 70's. From collaborations with Cluster to being a part of Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy" and finding...
Episode #17
#4 The Strokes - Is This it Miss the last bus, take the next train and brace yourself, as we finally enter the hallowed hall of the top ten albums with #4, The Strokes’ historic debut that yanked rock back from the...
Episode #16
Breddy and Helio relish in the opportunity to speak with former NME writer (now associate editor for culture at The Guardian) Tim Jonze about his time with NME, the impact The Strokes had on his life and some of his...
Episode #15
Helio and Breddy are joined by Kyle and some contributors in determining what albums they think SHOULD be on the top 500 list. There are definitely some petty squabbles, some car talk, and more hate on the Gorillaz than...
Episode #14
Episode 32 - Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours - How lucky can one pod get? UK tech week has now been put to bed, as a fella once said, ain’t that a kick in the head?This week we must be sitting on the table...
Episode #2
IFP contributor, Kyle Reiff, takes us on a tour of the commune living scene and the music that arose from it in the late 60's and early 70's and examines their role in culture, politics and the music tapestry of...
Episode #13
#121 Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 SELECKTAHHH! The selected ambient works are selected to be the album of the week to round out the impromptu UK 90s electronica mini-series. In addition to the ever...
Episode #12
#249 - Prodigy - Fat Of The Land OH MY GOD THAT’S THE INDIE SHIT. It’s an album that needs zero words of explanation so naturally the Indie boys (with an alley oop from Professor Rave, Martin James) are providing 3...
Episode #11
Professor Rave, Martin James, is back! He’s here to break the IFP guest appearance record and he’s here to expand your knowledge about The Fat of the Land, The Prodigy, and the moment in time when the worlds eyes and...
Episode #1
IFP contributor, Kyle Reiff, takes us on a tour of Berlin in the late 60's and early 70's to explore the roots of what created one of Germanys most impactful music contributions of the late 20th century. Kyle is joined...
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