We meant to look back every 10 albums episodes to rank those 10 by tiers but uhhhhh we let 23 go by so we gotta organize these things before they get out of hand. The lads also catch up on what we’ve been listening to, brag about getting Angine De Poitrine tickets and a familiar face shows up when they roll up the next album to put in the queue. Be there and be square.

In this episode of ROAPWBE, host Kyle Reiff, explores the link between the Krautrock scene and the New German Cinema movement of the 60's and 70's. He guides you through the melodic brilliance of Popol Vuh, the Hollywood breakthrough for Tangerine Dream and the partnership between these artists and legendary filmmakers like Werner Herzog.

Follow along with Kyle's curated playlist for this episode!

Recorded on a Podcast with Better Equipment is a sub-series of The Indie 500 podcast spearheaded by show contributor Kyle Reiff. Be sure to check out ⁠⁠⁠Kyle's bandcamp store ⁠⁠⁠for some incredible krautrock ephemera and posters. He is also a member of the music group⁠⁠⁠ Eerie Indiana ⁠⁠⁠Give them a listen!

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#49 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

Breddy gets a big ol' thing off his chest that's been bugging him for maybe a minute or two. Helio finds inspiration in one of the great late bloomers in 21st century music. The normally positive guys share times "artists pissed them off" and embark on the usual travels through time and space.

#290 The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly(Solid Snake Voice) Kept you waiting, huh? The boys are back in town after a short hiatus with one of those albums they’ve never heard of before. Come soak up the history of Hounslands own don’t-call-us-Brit-pop band, who perhaps represent the 90s UK rock lifecycle better than anyone. Elsewhere on the pod you get Parappa the Rapper protips, Hideo Kojima, Morrisey and the rock hall of fame get their regular check ups, and Breddy makes the case for Bayonetta as more than just T n’ A.

In this episode of ROAPWBE, Kyle takes a deep dive into the relationship between Brian Eno and the Krautrock movement of the 70's. From collaborations with Cluster to being a part of Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy" and finding new usages for tape delay machines with Robert Fripp; Brian Eno pops up all over the 70's landscape including some groundbreaking material of his own!

Follow along with Kyle's curated playlist for this episode

Recorded on a Podcast with Better Equipment is a sub-series of The Indie 500 podcast spearheaded by show contributor Kyle Reiff. Be sure to check out ⁠⁠Kyle's bandcamp store ⁠⁠for some incredible krautrock ephemera and posters. He is also a member of the music group⁠⁠ Eerie Indiana ⁠⁠Give them a listen!

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#4 The Strokes - Is This it

Miss the last bus, take the next train and brace yourself, as we finally enter the hallowed hall of the top ten albums with #4, The Strokes’ historic debut that yanked rock back from the precipice and re-kindled the worlds love for things like NYC Art rock, leather jacketed pretty boys and guitar solos. The IFP boys also talk cringe artist moments, whether getting gay with your bandmates helps, and GTA Online kind of being shitty.

Breddy and Helio relish in the opportunity to speak with former NME writer (now associate editor for culture at The Guardian) Tim Jonze about his time with NME, the impact The Strokes had on his life and some of his almost too incredible to be true stories!

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Helio and Breddy are joined by Kyle and some contributors in determining what albums they think SHOULD be on the top 500 list. There are definitely some petty squabbles, some car talk, and more hate on the Gorillaz than even Harambe got! We go march madness style in determining which of our 32 nominations will reach the final four and have their own episodes!

HELIO REGION(1) The Cars — The Carsvs(8) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Murder of the Universe (RULED INELIGIBLE, RELEASED AFTER 2013) replaced by Faith No More - The Real Thing(4) Muse — Absolutionvs(5) Van Halen — Van Halen(3) King Crimson — Redvs(6) Gary Numan — The Pleasure Principle(2) Nine Inch Nails — The Fragilevs(7) The Mars Volta — De-Loused in the ComatoriumBREDDY REGION(1) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers — Damn the Torpedoesvs(8) Justice — Cross(4) Queen — A Night at the Operavs(5) Opeth — Blackwater Park(3) Megadeth — Rust in Peacevs(6) Gorillaz — Demon Days(2) My Chemical Romance — The Black Paradevs(7) Tyler, The Creator — WolfKYLE REGION(1) Tom Petty — Full Moon Fevervs(8) Daughters — Hell Songs(4) Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats — Blood Lustvs(5) Joanna Gruesome — Weird Sister(3) Haruomi Hosono — Pacificvs(6) VIDEOTAPEMUSIC — 7泊8日 (Nana-Haku Yo-Ka)(2) My Bloody Valentine — EPs 1988-1991vs(7) Steve Reich — Music for 18 MusiciansCONTRIBUTORS REGION(1) Peter Gabriel — Sovs(8) Cocteau Twins — Heaven or Las Vegas(4) Brian Eno — Another Green Worldvs(5) Public Enemy — Yo! Bum Rush the Show(3) Fiona Apple — When the Pawn…vs(6) The Replacements — Let It Be(2) Tom Petty — Wildflowersvs(7) Laurie Anderson — Big Science

Episode 32 - Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours - How lucky can one pod get? UK tech week has now been put to bed, as a fella once said, ain’t that a kick in the head?This week we must be sitting on the table because we’re looking at the chair, man: Frank Sinatra, king of Vegas and weaponizer of bbq meats is the star this week as we talk about his major comeback album “In the Wee Small Hours” a relaxing (maybe TOO relaxing) collection of American standards through the prism of 1955’s most divorced man. Also featuring the return of a beloved game with a bit of a twist.A boop a Dee wah dee waah it’s the indie 500 podcast shooba do woo a waaaah

IFP contributor, Kyle Reiff, takes us on a tour of the commune living scene and the music that arose from it in the late 60's and early 70's and examines their role in culture, politics and the music tapestry of Germany. Kyle is joined by IFP co-host, Helio, to talk through some tracks that define the commune era as well as discuss the bands that made the impact during this generation,

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They discuss the evolution of Amun Duul and Amon Duul II, the punk pioneers that were Ton Steine Scherben as well as the variety of sound from groups like Harmonia, Faust as well as jazz flavored performers like Kraan and Missus Beastly.

Recorded on a Podcast with Better Equipment is a sub-series of The Indie 500 podcast spearheaded by show contributor Kyle Reiff. Be sure to check out ⁠Kyle's bandcamp store ⁠for some incredible krautrock ephemera and posters. He is also a member of the music group⁠ Eerie Indiana ⁠Give them a listen!

Be sure to like and subscribe to this series to be notified of new episodes of this show as we are aiming for a monthly release of this sub-series