Hosted by Breddy Tidgewater and Helio Novell · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 69 episodes
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A discussion and dissection of the top 500 albums according to NME magazine (list from 2013)We offer a history of the album and the time it was recorded, a look into the artists, interviews with musicians, critics and writersWe are quite fond of following the rabbit down the hole and recording off shoot episodes to learn more about a topic we are fascinated with.
Breddy Tidgewater and Helio Novell hosts The Indie 500 Podcast, a music show with 69 episodes published.
#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 coun
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, b
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 Hollywood
#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 norm
#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 Hounsland
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
#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 preci
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 almo
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 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 because
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 Germany.
#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 fascinati
#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 hours
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 ear
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 b
#215 - Massive Attack - Mezzanine Is this pod Under Siege? Because we’re entering dark territory. The boys in Massive Attack are fighting, Bill Clinton is getting impeached, we’re laying to rest some 2025 musical takes,
Find Melissa's Substack here Or follow her on Instagram @melissaontheroad In this episode of the Indy 500 podcast, we dive into the rich tapestry of Bristol's music scene with journalist and author Melissa Chemam. Meliss
#339 - Pearl Jam - Ten Ohhohhhh feeeeeeeelin’ herewegoagainspitingtherandomnumbergenerator oooohooo yeah That’s right we’re taking the wheel and picking our own album this week, it’s Helio’s bday special: Pearl Jam’s Ten
Ho ho ho! Now we have a holiday episode. It’s a holly jolly pitstop, it’s the best ep of the year (maybe), gifts are exchanged, Beatles are harangued, and Bob Geldof saves Africa! We also power rank the modern canon of n
Find the book here! Follow Selena on Instagram This episode we are joined by author, Selena Fraggasi, to discuss her epic new book, "Pearl Jam Live! 35 years of legendary music and revolutionary shows." We discuss Pearl
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