Kick The Jukebox

Kyle 'N Louie deep-dive into what might be their most contentious album yet: 1979's "Get the Knack." What are the Knack? Great, tight Power Pop? Puerile and sexist? A little bit of column A and a little bit of B? Take a listen to find out!

If you need a dreamlike, beautiful, genre-defying escape of a record while staying home, do we have an album for you: John Martyn's 1977 release One World. In this episode, Kyle and Louie take you though the genius guitarist's processes and his collaborations with producer Chris Blackwell and keyboardist Steve Winwood that make this release one of Island Records' most unique of the late seventies.

The world's a mess and Kick the Jukebox is back! Kyle 'n Louie tell the story of why X's 1980 album "Los Angeles" is a celebrated gem of a west coast LA punk album, and one of Louie's personal faves. Also, Kyle turns around on The Cars, and Louie chats about why we need Little Richard more than ever.

Kyle and Louie get into that age old question, what is Emo, and are Death Cab Emo, or Indie, or what??? The debate rages on, but what is clear is how beautiful and smart the songwriting is on this 2003 indie-rock classic. Transatlanticism is one of Kyle's faves so get ready for a lot of heartfelt praise and wistful sighs on this latest KTJB.

It's easy to forget that Cyndi Lauper's chart-topping success in the early Eighties was definitely not a given. In this episode of Kick the Jukebox, Kyle and Louie look into how the team behind her solo debut, 1983's "She's So Unusual," polished some unknown songs by lesser-known artists and gave them that much needed Cyndi Lauper charm. The result is a timeless album that's a blast to revisit today: a pop-celebration of outsiders and weirdos everywhere.

Let the wave of mutilation wash over you as we deep-dive into The Pixies' 1989 LP Doolittle! This album paved the way for Alternative Music as we know it today, and Kyle 'N Louie have an engaging discussion about the power of being a band's band, and how sometimes being slow-burn successful is so much better than just flaming out.

In this episode, Kyle and Louie are joined by special guest, singer-songwriter, Jo Kroger to pay tribute to the much missed Adam Schlesinger and his power pop tour de force, 2003's Fountains of Wayne album Welcome Interstate Managers.

Not only do we get a very important update on Kyle and Louie's facial hair during this episode, but we also get to into why Oingo Boingo's 1985 album is an underrated New Wave classic.

It's a quiet storm indeed as Kyle and Louie deep-dive into one of Kyle's faves, Sade's 1984 lush and beautiful Diamond Life! This album is truly a balm for any difficult situation!

Let’s hear it One More Time for this classic Kick The Jukebox radio show! You can feel Kyle N Louie’s Digital Love for Daft Punk’s masterpiece of an album: Discovery! Plus, Kurt Cobain makes a surprise appearance, your beautiful boys delve into the history of House Music and a real banger of a disco/gospel song.