The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers
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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.
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May 27, 2020 • 1h 24min
419 - Portishead - Dummy - Jamie Kennedy
Comedian and actor Jamie Kennedy oozes the mid-90s cool of trip-hop innovators Portishead and their landmark debut album Dummy.Check out ‘Crabs in a Bucket’ with Taryn Manning and Bruce Dern, and his new special “Stoopid Smart” on tubiFor new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2020 • 1h 24min
420 - The Chirping Crickets - Tom Kenny
The Emmy award-winning voice actor behind Spongebob Squarepants Tom Kenny bares his old music soul and digs deep into the roots of rock ‘n roll following his beloved Buddy Holly leading The Crickets on their 1957 debut album The “Chirping” Crickets. Check out a virtual table read by the Spongebob Squarepants crew on June 5th, don't miss The Spongebob Movie coming out in August, and don't miss 'Tom Kenny & the Hi-seas' when they go back on tour.For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2020 • 1h 16min
421 - The Best of the Girl Groups - Stephanie Simbari
Comedian, actor and writer Stephanie Simbari summons the strong, sultry spirits of the 1950s and 60s pop singers gathered together on The Best of the Girl Groups: Volume 1 and 2.Check out her podcast That's So Retrograde.For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 6, 2020 • 1h 12min
422 - The Ronettes - Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica - Zainab Johnson
Comedian and actress Zainab Johnson finds strength in the powerful femininity of Spanish Harlem R&B trio The Ronette's only studio album: 1964's Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica.Watch her on Amazon’s ‘Upload’, '100 Humans' on Netflix, and listen to her podcast HonesTEA with Z.For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2020 • 1h 21min
423 - Diana Ross and The Supremes - Anthology - Esther Povitsky
Comedian and actor Esther Povitsky fantasizes about living in the era of doo-wop, when Motown queens Diana Ross and the Supremes ruled the charts with all the hits catalogued in their career retrospective Anthology.Subscribe to her podcast Esther Club and watch her Comedy Central special June 5th!For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2020 • 1h 21min
424 - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising - Greg Fitzsimmons
Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons indulges his inner Bruce Springsteen fanboy by taking a heartfelt plunge into the dark, yet uplifting heartland rock of The Boss's 2002 release The Rising. Check out Greg's podcasts The FitzDog Radio Podcast, Childish, and Sunday Papers.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2020 • 1h 23min
425 - Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel - Tommy Chong
Comedian, actor, director and musician Tommy Chong peers back through time to an era when rock went country, of which there is no more perfect example than Gram Parson’s final studio album: 1974’s Grievous Angel.Download Cheech & Chong's Bud Farm Video Game app on iOS or Android.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 8, 2020 • 1h 8min
426 - Cheap Trick - At Budokan - Matt Sorum
Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum embodies the raw rock n' roll power of Cheap Trick's unparalleled 1978 live album At Budokan. Pre-order Matt's autobiography Double Talking Jive.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2020 • 1h 13min
427 - Peter Wolf - Sleepless - Bill Burr
Comedian Bill Burr makes his return to the show by looking back on the career arc of J. Geils Band front man Peter Wolf as he evolved into the mature rock sounds of his sixth studio album, 2002’s Sleepless.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 25, 2020 • 1h 14min
428 - The Police - Outlandos d’Amour - Matt Braunger
Actor and comedian Matt Braunger praises the perfectly precise songcraft and roasts the ridiculous melodrama of new wave reggae-rockers The Police’s 1978 debut Outlandos d’Amour.For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
