Jun 20, 2022
For many centuries, the best examples of “gothic
rock” were the thousands upon thousands of bricks that filled out
the medieval castles and cathedrals of Europe. Then in 1980, the
English band Bauhaus released their first album, In the Flat
Field, effectively laying a cornerstone of a new movement in
music and art....
Apr 18, 2022
From the Crimean War to the Prehistoric era and across the
universe to the planet of Dune, we plunge our needles into each and
every groove of Iron Maiden’s 1983 metal manifesto, Piece of
Mind. Side quests in this congenial confab include tangents
and musings about X-Ray Spex, Dag Nasty, The Getup Kids, Warren
Zevon,...
Mar 12, 2022
How many sparks does it take to
ignite a prairie fire? We don’t answer that particular question
this episode, but we do immerse ourselves in the sonic ocean of
Angst In My Pants, the 1982 offering by the influential
synth-pop band, Sparks. In our discussion, we look at the history
of the Mael brothers and the broad...
Jan 23, 2022
We’re going off the rails this episode, as
Arianne tees up Blizzard of Ozz as our topical
somethingburger. We look at Ozzy’s solo debut from almost every
conceivable angle, from the wizardry of guitar virtuoso Randy
Rhoads to Sharon Osbourne's Mandela Effect-like reminiscences of
the album's recording to the...