The history of rock and roll music can be seen in a long arc of Western civilization's struggle for both greater individual expression and societal stability. In the 1960s, the West's relationship with authority ruptured, in part due to the rock revolution. The lessons and implications of this era have yet to be fully grasped.
James A. Cosby's book Rock Mus ... Show More
Jan 15
Lukas Foss: A "New American Music Series" Gallatin Lecture, April 15, 1982
In today’s episode from the Vault, we revisit a 1982 lecture by the composer Lukas Foss, a leader of the American musical avant garde of the 1960s and 70s. In this lecture, a part of the “New American Music Series” of Gallatin Lectures at NYU, Foss discusses the state of American ... Show More
41m 35s
Jan 14
Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau, "P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance" (Duke UP, 2026)
P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance (Duke UP, 2026) explores the work of Puerto Rican musical superstar Bad Bunny (Benito A. Martinez Ocasio), focusing on his cultural and political significance.Global superstar Bad Bunny, like many other Pue ... Show More
57 m
Jan 11
"Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg" (Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016)
Rick Fröberg was an accomplished artist and musician born in Southern California who spent most of his early creative years in San Diego before moving to New York, and then back to San Diego toward the end of his life. While juggling both of his creative outlets, he established a ... Show More
33m 40s
Aug 2022
TootArd | West Asian Disco
<p>Toot Ard performed three musical pieces: Moonlight, Trouble Watan & Wanderlust.</p><p><strong>TootArd,</strong> Arabic for "Strawberry", was formed in 2010 by brothers Hasan and Rami Nakhleh. All band members grew up in Majdal Shams. The band started by performing in the Golan ... Show More
27m 56s
Oct 2024
LL COOL J “Murdergram Deux (feat. Eminem)”
In this episode, Joe and Toby are joined by special guest Brandon Terry to explore the lasting legacy of LL Cool J, discussing his recent album drop and his impact on hip hop. They dive into the evolution of LL's music, his role in coining the term "GOAT," and the cultural signif ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2024
Celtic Rock - A History
Anyone with a passing knowledge of rock is aware of its origins back in the late 40s and early 50s when blues, rhythm and blues, western, country, folk, and hillbilly traditions began to mix and match, eventually coalescing into what became known as “rock’n’roll”.
If you’re an al ... Show More
25m 2s
Apr 2025
558. The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)
What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come from and how did they meet? What was it about the 1960s, with its air of sexual liberation, newly elected Labour government, and rising youth culture that allowed them to burst onto t ... Show More
1h 8m
<p>On the previous episode of<a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="nofollow"> <u>Consequence Podcast Network</u></a> and Sony's <a href="http://hyperurl.co/theopus" rel="nofollow"><em><u>The Opus</u></em></a> Season 15, we explored the c ... Show More
<p>In this Quartertones event in collaboration with Habibi Festival held at Joe's Pub, we talked to musicians of the Moroccan band Innov Gnawa.</p><p>Created & Hosted by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikey_mu/%E2%80%8E"> Mikey Muhanna</a>, afikra </p><p>Edited by: Ramzi Ramma ... Show More
