Swans - Uncompromising
The band Swans formed in 1981 by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Micheal Gira and began as part of the New York City based no wave scene. Swans early years' music was known for a very in...
22 Mar 36min
The Cure - The Original Gothic Trilogy
Following their debut album of 1979, The Cure became one to the key post-punk bands as they developed a dark, gothic rock sound over the next three albums. Many refer to the The Cure's three consecuti...
15 Mar 37min
The Sundays - Where the Story Begins
The Sundays were a critically acclaimed UK indie band that created the alternative and indie classic song, “Here’s Where the Story Ends”. This single from their 1990 debut album Reading, Writing and A...
8 Mar 32min
The Clash - London Calling
1979's London Calling from The Clash is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time as the record expanded the beyond the limitations of punk rock to successfully merge pun...
1 Mar 32min
Depeche Mode - Constructing a Dark Reward
Depeche Mode is one of the most iconic electronic bands and a band that changed the music landscape. As a key synth-pop pioneer, Depeche Mode brought industrial-tinged electronic rock to the mainstrea...
22 Feb 39min
The Origins of Alternative Music - The Stooges
In this episode we take a look back to another origin artist of alternative music, The Stooges. Regarded as a seminal proto-punk band, The Stooges were instrumental in the development of punk rock, po...
15 Feb 36min
XTC - Making Plans for Drums and Wires
By the end of the 1970’s, XTC had evolved from a quirky punk type of band into an intelligent and elaborate art-rock post-punk band with pop sensibilities and punk energy.The band had formed in the ea...
8 Feb 35min
The Charlatans - Some Friendly Baggy
The English band The Charlatans were one of the most successful artists from the "Madchester" and "Baggy" music and cultural scene of late 80s and early 90s. The music of The Charlatans was a blend of...
1 Feb 35min
