Daft Punk, Part One: The Road To Get Lucky

Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale join Diallo & LUXXURY to break down their classic new-wave hit “Whip It.” They discuss the band’s origins at Kent State, share the surprising influences on the song from Roy Orbison to Thomas Pynchon, and break down that iconic music vid ...  Show more

Fab 5 Freddy says One Song’s fly, stems are playing, you’ll say “my my!” This week, Fab 5 Freddy returns to help Diallo and LUXXURY breakdown the first Billboard #1 song to feature rapping, Blondie’s “Rapture”. They touch on earlier takes on the song, including an unreleased Fab ...  Show more

Ten years ago, Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories gave life back to music. The world-beating smash “Get Lucky” broke streaming records, forged a retro sound that still dominates the charts, and paved the way for artists like The Weeknd, Dua Lipa and Lizzo to craft their own throw ...  Show more

Daft Punk’s first album laid the groundwork for their robot personas, with four to the floor beats, programmed drum machines, and sequenced synthesizers. On their second album Discovery, Daft Punk fully lean into the artificial – singing through robotic vocoders that correspond w ...  Show more

In the first in a series of special miniature podcasts devoted to Daft Punk's Discovery, Ben Cardew examines track one, One More Time. Ben Cardew's book about Discovery, Daft Punk’s Discovery - The Future Unfurled, is available to pre-order now.  https://velocitypr ...  Show more

This week, we’re looking at one of the most important bands of the modern era and the leaders of the dance music genre, Daft Punk! If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a comment, and share with your friends! Check us out in Patreon to support our channel: https://ww ...  Show more