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- Understanding the K Pop Phenomenon · 21 mntIt would have taken a particularly gifted Nostradamus in the 1990s to predict both the demise of the traditional western rock band and the rise and rise of their South Korean…
- What is this obsession with ranking records? · 19 mntThe best and worst double albums ever. The 50 greatest cover versions of all time. The 100 greatest British albums of all time. The greatest indie anthems ever. The 100 greatest…
- Why did everyone watch Top of the Pops? · 20 mntThe terminally uncool "pop" programme from the terminally uncool state TV station, BBC1. A recipe for failure, surely. And yet, everyone watched Top of the Pops. Why was that?…
- "Disco Sucks!" Could a "Disco Demolition Night" now happen again? · 19 mntIn July 1979 Steve Dahl organised a Disco Demolition Night at a baseball game in Comiskey Park, Chicago. Infuriated by disco music and its chart dominance it was the latest in a…
- Do Lyrics Matter? · 22 mntSure, we've all got a favourite carol or maybe anthem and words matter with them. Hard to imagine a hymn with la-la-las instead of lyrics halfway through. But you know how people…
- Nigel Marsh with Musical Highlights from the 5 Of My Life podcast · 35 mntNigel Marsh has been hosting the 5 Of My Life podcast for many years now and in that time has interviewed all the great and the good, from prime ministers to rock stars…
- Does music work in political campaigns? · 20 mntLa jour de gloire est arrivée. Things can only get better. It's time. Born in the USA. Keep on rockin' in the free world. Can music change anything when it is used in political…
- Where have all the bands gone? · 19 mntA few weeks ago Richard Osman on the Rest Is Entertainment podcast pointed out that only 3 bands had had #1s this decade. This was in contrast to the end of the previous century…
- Michael Mulcahy unpacks Aussie Pub Rock · 46 mntIf you're not an Australian it can be hard to identify a distinctive Australian sound or movement. One candidate is the Aussie Pub Rock phenomenon which flourished in the 70s and…
- Does "Guilty pleasure" music exist? · 20 mntSome people say there's no such thing as guilty pleasures in music. You either like it or you don't. So, own it. Still, would it have a name if it didn't exist? (Well, yes, it…
- The Ten Rules Guaranteeing Musical Success · 18 mntSome academic bod has analysed every US presidential election and worked out the Keys To Success. He claims to correctly predict every populist vote. Can we do the same for…
- Steve Pringle Pt 2: How To Get Into The Fall · 36 mntThis episode is the the second of a double header. Steve Pringle, author of the classic Fall analysis "You Must Get Them All", gave us his thoughts on why the group resonate so…
- The man who wrote the book on The Fall: Steve Pringle · 39 mntIf an author writes a book analysing every single, every album, every phase and every lineup change of a band, it might be a decent-sized tome. In the case of The Fall, there's…
- Oasis and the 90s Nostalgia Delusion · 21 mntOasis are reforming for a reunion tour. Have you heard? What marks out Oasis as so different from their contemporaries? It's hard to believe it's their musical sophistication or…
- Why Punk Mattered · 20 mntOn our previous show, Paul Burke proposed that punk was unimportant at the time, left no lasting musical legacy and the reason people still bang on about it is because the middle…
- Columnist Paul Burke - "Why punk was fake news" · 31 mntContrariness - we've got it. "If you were born after 1970 and don’t remember punk, you’ve almost certainly been misled by people who do. You’ve probably been told – through…
- From cool to wet to everywhere: A Short History of Indie · 22 mntWhat even defines indie? It used to mean something way back when. Groups that were on independent labels with a DIY approach and a different take on the world. But in a world…
- What you should know about BRAT · 18 mntThat lime green colour. That blurry font. And now BRAT has been picked up by the Kamala Harris campaign (this is August 2024). Is this something worth finding more about or will…
- Why does "4 time" dominate modern western music? · 20 mntTurn on commercial radio and what time signature are you 95% likely to hear in the first song? 4 beats to the bar, that's what. Is that just the natural pace of music or is…
- Why do sports fans chant? · 20 mntWhy do sports fans chant? Is it just to support their team or is there more to it than that? (Spoiler alert: there is more to it than that.) Join me, Ian Forth, in a spirited…
