Recorded in 1978 and released in 1996, Static Age is the Misfits’ first album, and yet it almost didn’t see the light of day at all. Is this record an important punk album? Is it even unsung? We’re joined this week by Anna Goldthorp!
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Formed after Kim Deal decided to go her own way after The Pixies went on hiatus, Pod is a huge statement of intent from what began ostensibly as something of a supergroup before blossoming into a band whose sound still influences artists to this day.
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We get as far away as possible from dance music on this episode. We also cover one of the shortest albums we’ve ever had on this podcast. If you like angry music you’ve probably heard of Nails. If you read Pitchfork, you’ve probably heard of them too. It’s a paradox, really. We talk about that and more as we discuss their debut album ‘Unsilent Death’.
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It’s been a while since we did a dance record, so Weaver wheels out one of the big guns with Orbital’s fifth album ‘The Middle of Nowhere’. We cover the band, the scene they came from, their contemporaries and much more.
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We get down to the business of talking about three Britpop(ish) records and make a case for why the whole thing was a bit of nonsense.
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Important genre of music? Massive marketing exercise? Fred Perry, Euro 96 and a beer with the boys down the pub? LADS LADS LADS? We discuss all of this and more in part one of our Britpop Mixtape. Oh and by the way? Probably one of our best episodes yet. No lie.
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After 15 albums you’d think it would prove difficult for a band as influential as the Melvins to do something different. Except, that’s exactly what they did on A Senile Animal. Four vocalists? Check. Two drummers? You got it. Mighty bass and guitar tones? Absolutely. This is what happens when Melvins incorporated Big Business into their band.
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Is it hip hop? Is it jazz? Is mental? The answer is yes. Flying Lotus’ approach to smashing genres together to suit his own ends is truly born on this, his third album. But is it worthy of a place in our discography? You decide.
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Seems we spoke to soon when we said we were going to try to make our episodes come in around the hour mark, but in order to do Kate Bush justice, an hour is just not enough. After the success of our last episode, we give Weaver the choice of another album. His choice? Kate Bush’s 8th album, Aerial. Buckle up.
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We return to the regular format by doing a complete run down of the Deftones’ back catalogue, before asking if their self titled album is their unsung classic. Warning: this episode is LONG. But it really is a complete overview of their career. So, y’know, can’t say fairer than that.
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Our festive two parter is now officially a three parter. On this episode the booze kicks in, so we begin to talk about our favourite cover versions and favourite one hit wonder.
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We get proper festive in this episode. Copious amounts of alcohol consumed? Check. Nonsense opinions aired in a semi-coherent fashion? Check. GIFT GIVING? Check. We also answer more questions. Oh, and this has now grown into a three parter. It concludes next week. Sorry not sorry.
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Our Xmas Xtravaganza returns for the second year running, as we get drunk, answer some questions, and talk nonsense. Hope you guys enjoy it. Have a great Christmas!
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Our epic journey into pop punk concludes as we each pick an album that we think is the best example of the genre (sorta) and try to link our chosen artist to Angela Lansbury.
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EPISODE 100. PART TWO. We give you the history of pop punk from the 1998 “golden age” to the present day. It’s a genre that will never die, apparently.
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EPISODE 100. Somehow we’ve endured each other’s company for 100 episodes. Which is miraculous . On part one of our LIVE Pop Punk Mixtape we cover the history of the genre from the 70s until 1998.
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Boasting both an impressive back catalouge and a number of music industry near misses, Cable are both a great band and a cautionary tale. On this episode Chris takes us through the stories and the music of this unsung yet also influential 90s post-hardcore band.
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Chris was ill this week so we were unable to record. As a result, we thought we'd share with you an episode that, until now, was for subscribers only.
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Yes, that is a photo of Bobby Mugabe on the cover. This record is just as confrontational as you would expect with a cover like that, but rather then deal in political rhetoric, billy woods decides to weave insightful, often devastating narratives into his overtly Marxist leaning music. Is History Will Absolve Me his greatest work?
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Pull your hair forward into the emo fringe you used to have, look out your studded belt and apply liberal amounts of eyeliner as Mark takes you back to the hey-day of emo, screamo and metalcore with The Bled’s first album ‘Pass the Flask’.
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