What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates are once again joined by music journalist, broadcaster, DJ, lecturer, and Manic biographer Simon Price to continue their discussion on Journal for Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers.Adam, Steve, Lucas, and Simon continue to go track-by-track on the Manics' ninth studio album. They explore the decision to finally use lyrics left by Richey Edwards and discuss the impact this has on the album and their career. They also find time to discuss kinetic sand, Billy Idol, and Giovanni Ribisi. Does the second half of the album match the first? Will Lucas have a dramatic change of heart? But is this pants is telling? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?Catch up with everything Simon Price is doing here: http://www.simonprice.dj/And follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/simon_price01You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates are joined by music journalist, broadcaster, DJ, lecturer, and Manic biographer Simon Price to discuss  Journal For Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers.Adam, Steve, Lucas, and Simon go track-by-track on the Manics' ninth studio album. They explore the decision to finally use lyrics left by Richey Edwards and discuss the impact this has on the album and their career. They also find time to discuss Simon's love of the band, his work with them over the years, and of course Simon's book, Everything. Is this The Holy Bible Part Two? Can the Manics recapture that spirit? Will Lucas even like it? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?Catch up with everything Simon Price is doing here: http://www.simonprice.dj/And follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/simon_price01You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates are again joined by producer, multi-instrumentalist, and frequent Manics collaborator Greg Haver to discuss Arcade Fire, scoring systems, and SM58s.Adam, Steve, Lucas, and Greg have a rambly chat and manage to take in the reaction to our Lifeblood episode, recording Send Away the Tigers, James and Nicky's solo albums and much, much more!You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mice provide insightful commentary for the Manic Street Preachers' set at Glastonbury 2007, as released on the Send Away the Tigers 10th Anniversary Edition. Adam, and Steve, desperately miss an absent Lucas as they discuss Jo Whiley, not seeing Radiohead, and typing 'Bruce Springsteen' into stream chats. Watch along with us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P09n3yIqZdM&ab You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates discuss nostalgia, Nissan Micras, more nostalgia, and Send Away the Tigers by Manic Street Preachers.Adam, Steve, and Lucas go track-by-track on the Manics' eighth studio album. They talk about their reactions to what has been labelled as a rejuvination of the band and find time to discuss a cover and the 10th Anniversary Edition of the album. Does 'back to basics' work for the Manics? Has Lucas figured out his scoring system yet? Will Steve cry? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates are joined by actor Michael Sheen to discuss acting, Wales, 'In the Night Garden,' and the career of Manic Street Preachers.  Adam, Steve, Lucas, and Michael talk about how Michael first got into the band, what he loves about them, and the many times he has worked with them. Michael also gives us his Top 10 Manics songs (with plenty of cheating)! What makes cut? What are some of Michael's favourite Manics memories? Did Manic Street Preachers invent Queens of the Stone Age? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?(It's Not War) Just the End of Love Music Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz2gvAApY2AHead over to our Twitter to see lots more Michael Sheen/Manics videos!You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates step into a tangential universe for an episode to discuss the 2006 solo albums by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire. Adam, Steve, and Lucas pick a selection of tracks from The Great Western and I Killed the Zeitgeist. They talk about their reactions to both albums, try to guess their chart performance, and also discuss how the albums compare to their work with Manic Street Preachers. Which album is better? Are there enough guitar solos on James' album? Can Nicky sing? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)BONG. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY NEWS BROADCAST. The Big Mates  discuss the newly released solo album Even In Exile by James Dean Bradfield.You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates discuss biscuits, new-rave, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and Lifeblood by Manic Street Preachers.Adam, Steve, and Lucas go track-by-track on the Manics' oft-maligned seventh album. They talk about their feelings on the album, the public reaction to the album, and also find time to talk about the God Save the Manics EP and the bands contribution to the 10th anniversary Help! album, Leviathan. Does the album live up to it's reputation? Or has time and context been kind ot Lifeblood? Are Lucas's hands normal? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

The Big Mates are joined by producer and multi-instrumentalist Greg Haver to talk about all things Manics and Greg's work on Lifeblood.Adam, Steve, Lucas, and Greg explore the process of recording the Manics' divisive seventh album, how Greg started working with the band, and what it's like to tour with them. There are brilliant anecdotes and revelations from across Greg's illustrious career, and some details on Lifeblood that can only be heard exclusively on this episode of Do You Love Us?You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!Do You Love Us? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://doyouloveus.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comhttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show