In honor of Pride Month and the release of “Rocketman,” Kyle and Louie deep-dive into one of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s most respected releases, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy! They answer the big questions, like who Sugar Bear is! Also, Kyle reminisces about an amazing Peter Gabriel performance he saw, and Louie celebrates both Bill & Ted Day and Pride Month with one of his favorite Pansy Division tracks!
Jun 11, 2019•51 min
From The Poppy Family to the Prince Family to Prince Paul, this episode with Gabe Pacheco has it all! We have a wonderful chat with Gabe, who is a hilarious and insightful comedian and teacher in NYC about one of his favorite albums: the underrated Hip Hopera A Prince Among Thieves by genius producer Prince Paul. Also, Kyle eats a sandwich that agrees with him, THANK GOD.
May 20, 2019•56 min
Kyle 'N Louie are joined by special guest Mike Malone (who has seen The B-52's over 80 times in concert!) to discuss their album "Cosmic Thing," which had a huge impact on Mike and Louie growing up, so it's gonna get a little emotional, folks! Plus, Kyle just got back from New Orleans, so he spins some Dr. John and Mike schools the boys on why Pylon Reenactment Society kick ass!
May 01, 2019•49 min
Here's another podcast of a classic Kick the Jukebox radio show! Kyle and Louie have so much fun talking about Jane Weidlin’s 1988 solo venture, Fur! B'also, fun facts about Katrina & the Waves, and Giorgio!
Mar 27, 2019•41 min
This was a fun one, jukeheads, because Louie brought a slice of cheesecake into the station! Then Kyle N Louie chat powerpop, (mainly The Rentals Vs Weezer), move onto a brilliant deep cut by The Pixies and then get very somber and dancey discussing their album of the week: the seminal Power, Corruption and Lies by New Order.
Mar 20, 2019•53 min
Louie is joined by Editor in Chief and co-owner of www.ToughPigs.com (the site for Muppet fans who grew-up), Joe Hennes to discuss one of his favorite albums, the Sixties-staple, Crosby, Stills & Nash! Joe also brings in a great new(ish) track by British group Matthew and the Atlas and Louie is back on his bullshit with an old-school Redd Kross track.
Mar 07, 2019•55 min
Kyle N Louie get into the cult-classic album that is The Zombie's 1968 Odessey and Oracle! Such tracks like Hung Up On a Dream and Time of the Season get the KTJB-treatment, as do songs by outsider-music maestro Daniel Johnston and Muppet Show-era Harry Belafonte!
Feb 20, 2019•53 min
Weezerpedia maestro Jason Boxer talks about the album that Weezer fans love and the band has a very complicated relationship with: Pinkerton. No other one other than Jason could have been as El Scorcho with his insights. Plus! Kyle loves an obscure New Edition track! Jason brings in a Canadian track (NOT LOUIE!) by The Most Serene Republic. Louie introduces the boys to Dark Wave.
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 43 min
Kyle ‘N Louie talk you through the lyrically dark and psychedelic 1996 album Thank God For Mental Illness while spinning some of it’s best tracks. They also delve into some of their fave songs from The Byrds, and The Germs (RIP Lorna Doom!)
Feb 05, 2019•56 min
Kick the Jukebox is BACK in podcast-form. This is a slightly-edited version of our live radio show on KPISS.FM! To access the full show, please visit https://kpiss.fm/#/show/kick-the-jukebox. For this episode instead of focusing on an album, Kyle and Louie wax poetic about Louie’s favorite singer-songwriter, bubblegum music father and punk godfather Joey Levine! And speaking of wax, wax was indeed spun as we listened to some vinyl live from the station! Also, Kyle classes it up with a Four Tops ...
Jan 07, 2019•56 min
Spuds! Beautiful Mutants! Booji Bois! It's KTJB Episode 6!!! Louie & Kyle dip their energy-domes into Devo's classic debut "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" Kyle gets Louie into John Martyn! Louie gets Kyle into The Partridge Family (sort of!). And both boys agree: Toni Basil is cooler than anyone gives her credit for! Speaking of Toni, her music isn't on Spotify so check out her awesome song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_4L_ZIES4g The spotify playlist is here: https://open.spot...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 18 min
After a bunch of copyright rigamarole and heartache(hey Universal Music... SUCK IT), here's the episode with no clips of Kanye! Please enjoy: Good morning, you drunk hot girls! Kick The Jukebox is BACK: harder, better faster stronger, (sorry we’ve been gone so long!) and Kyle and Louie take on Kanye West’s Graduation, an album that arguably changed the trajectory of Hip Hop forever! Also, Louie and Kyle chat about what they’re digging right now: namely pop-country rock from the 80’s and some 70’...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 20 min
BONUS! If you just want to hear Heather and Louie's interview without the rest of the episode, here it is!
Aug 24, 2017•25 min
Don't stop thinkin' about Kick The Jukebox Episode 4!!! Kyle and Louie tackle Rumours, the massive 70's rock Fleetwood Mac classic record. We also interview musician, actor, TV writer and member of fan favorites The Spring Standards Heather Robb about her connection to Fleetwood Mac. (interview starts at 01:01:55) PLUS! Kyle reveals that he has a soft spot for Bruce Cockburn! Louie is in love with Fred Schneider from The B-52's, but we already knew that! A member of The Animaniacs was in a fake ...
Aug 24, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Pay no mind to what they say, Episode 3 of Kick the Jukebox is here! Our album of the month is the game-changing Beauty and the Beat by The Go-Go's. Kyle and Louie heap a lot of love on this album by the pioneering all-girl punk/new wave band. They also delve into Jane Wiedlin's solo career, a notable Gravediggaz track, and a song so threateningly queer it was banned from the radio when it was released. Plus! Kyle & Louie found a rare recording that fans of the 70's LA punk band The Germs ca...
Jun 22, 2017•1 hr 25 min
Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman's new music podcast Kick The Jukebox returns for episode two! In this episode, Kyle & Louie get into why Wu-Tang Clan's debut Enter the Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers changed the Hip Hop landscape forever, teach you about some obscure and wonderful early 60's Country and 70's Canadian Pop acts and unearth an NPR interview that Wu-Tang fans can't miss! Here's a link to the song we talked about that wasn't on Spotify: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa3s81_onna-no-j...
May 17, 2017•1 hr 21 min
It's here! Kyle Gordon and Louie Pearlman's new music podcast Kick the Jukebox! In this episode, Kyle and Louie share their love for The Ramones' Rocket To Russia, hep you to an old 80's NYC disco track you've never heard before, reawaken your love of early Madonna and unearth some rare Ramones recordings never before heard! Episode One Spotify Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/louie4711/playlist/1tet8GAKNgLxViBZVr1BYS
Apr 19, 2017•58 min
