194 - Lou Reed - Transformer with Penn Jillette

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Jordan Jensen dives into the rebellious angst and pop-punk anthems of Green Day's 1994 album Dookie Follow Jordan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanjensenlolstop/ https://www.jordanjensencomedy.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Face to Face https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUISYO0Uw68&list=OLAK5uy_nIvrbHzadH25rq1XRdonvW3Zv7J51nbMQ&index=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** “Transformer” is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, which includes Lou Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, and prostitution. Penn Jillette is considered one of the iconic magicians of our time and joins The 500 to talk about Lou’s career from the Velvet Underground and beyond.  Follow Penn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pennandtellerlive/ Follow Penn on Twitter/X: https://x.com/pennjillette https://pennandteller.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: John-Allen Weiss https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1fp11O0XZLe8IkH_T8-c1w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers served as a rite of passage for guitar players who would go on to be a part of other major bands. Eric Clapton was one of those legendary members who passed through the band. Joe Bonamassa and Wayne Federman join this week’s episode, discuss “Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, " and geek out over guitars.  Follow Joe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joebonamassa Follow Joe on Twitter/X https://x.com/JBONAMASSA Joe Bonamassa Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JoeBonamassa/ Follow Wayne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djmortycoyle Follow Wayne on Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/instafederman Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Walter Trout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38S8UI_dV9E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Nuggets was a compilation of some of the earliest psychedelic and garage rock from the late 1960s. Before he joined Patti Smith as her guitarist, Lenny Kaye was a music critic in the New York scene and collected these Artyfacts from the first psychedelic era. DJ Morty Coyle also weighs in one of the pivotal collection released in the early 1970s.  Follow Lenny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenny_kaye Follow Morty Coyle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djmortycoyle Wild Honey Foundation: https://shorturl.at/4AZxv All Day Sucker http://www.alldaysucker.net/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Kikagaku Moyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tpFfkciIGY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album “Murmur” contained the blueprint for much of what music would sound like in the coming years. Josh and this week’s guest, Adam Pally, discuss tracks like “Radio Free Europe” and “Talk About The Passion”, breaking down the vocal influence Michael Stipe had, and ranking the band’s place among great American musicians.  Follow Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adam.pally Trailer To Adam’s New Series “The Throwback” on Peacock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ofw9zX8a0 Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: The Ocean Blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xgc9usjdFM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Best of Little Walter is a foundational piece of blues rock that inspired artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton. Little Walter revolutionized live harmonica playing (both in style and technologically). Comedian & Impressionist James Adomian returned to the podcast to discuss the album and jam with JAM on the hand harmonica.  Follow James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadomian Follow James on YouTube:: https://www.youtube.com/jamesadomian More James Info Including Tour Dates & Tickets: https://jamesadomian.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Tommy Newport https://youtu.be/s6oteCQ32Ys?si=ApAanJlB8r55EP0V Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Strokes' first full-length album, Is This It, was a pivotal moment in the sound of guitar rock in a new millennium. Comedian & Actor Paul Scheer makes his debut on The 500 to talk about his connection to the New York-based band, their very different upbringings in the greater NYC area, and tracks like “Last Nite”, “The Modern Age”, and the title track.  Follow Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulscheer Follow Paul on Twitter: https://x.com/paulscheer More Paul Info Including Tour Dates & Tickets: https://www.paulscheer.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Artless Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAlVpoKNY20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Bill Burr makes his first appearance in over four years on The 500 to talk about who he considers to be the greatest rock band of all-time, AC/DC. One of their top albums that stands the test of time is Highway To Hell. Their sixth studio album was the last for lead singer Bon Scott, who passed away a few months after the album’s 1979 release. Follow Bill on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilfredburr Follow Bill on Twitter: https://x.com/billburr More Bill Burr Info Including Tour Dates & Tickets: https://billburr.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: SKoR https://youtu.be/tTZ7R5xksN4?si=7QXLbpXNmMwaLltk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Sean Patton’s first appearance on The 500 centers around what some consider Nine Inch Nails’ masterpiece, The Downward Spiral. The title foreshadowed what Trent Reznor’s life would become after the release of Nine Inch Nails’ second full-length studio album. Explaining the self-loathing nature of the songs on TDS, Trent Reznor said "I'm not proud to say I hate myself and don't like what I am, but maybe there is real human communication that ends up positive even though everything being said is negative." Follow Sean on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrseanpatton Follow Sean on Twitter: https://x.com/mrseanpatton More Sean Info Including Tour Dates & Tickets: https://meseanpatton.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Painted Shield https://ghlow.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRdyqi-TYeg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Simon & Garfunkel were a highly regarded folk act distinguished by their intuitive harmonies and Paul Simon's articulate songwriting. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme is largely characterized by sharp contrasts from song to song. Comedian Wendy Liebman talked about how the New York folk duo impacted her growing up in Long Island. Follow Wendy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyliebman/ Follow Wendy on Twitter: https://x.com/wendyliebman More Wendy Info Including Tour Dates & Tickets: https://www.wendyliebman.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Painted Shield https://paintedshield.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCG7_02CnA4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices