

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys
Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way
A podcast that dives deep into discographies - one artist per season. Hosts Adam, Steve, and Lucas go album by album, track by track, exploring how context shapes our experience of music, why fans become obsessed, and what music really is. With three hosts coming from wildly different levels of musical knowledge, expect sharp analysis, wild tangents, hot takes, and more information about the artists (and the hosts) than you ever asked for. Currently exploring the discography of Arctic Monkeys. Previous seasons featured Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill, and R.E.M.
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Mar 23, 2020 • 2h 5min
The Holy Bible (Pt. 1)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates are in a somber mood as they discuss how the sausage is made, serial killers, mental health, and The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers.Adam, Steve, and Lucas cover the first half of the infamously bleak and intense third Manics album. They cover everything from recording history, artwork, a deep-dive on the lyrics, and their views on the dark masterpiece. Can they work out what Revol is about? Can you count how many sighs you hear? IS THIS EPISODE AS FUN AS IT SOUNDS? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns (1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMFIbQSShYEHypernormalisation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04b183c/adam-curtis-hypernormalisationThe Holy Bible (33 1/3) by David Evans: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/manic-street-preachers-the-holy-bible-9781501331701/REPEAT Fanzine: https://www.repeatfanzine.co.uk/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

Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 53min
Gold Against the Soul
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates discuss musical obsession, The Simpsons, the correct pronunciation of the word 'pushead,' and Gold Against the Soul by Manic Street Preachers.Adam, Steve, and Lucas cover the sophomore effort from the Manics, giving their thoughts on the music, lyrics, visuals, and more! Do the Manics avoid the 'difficult second album syndrome?' Will Lucas show us his nerdy spreadsheet? Are Lighthouse Family good? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?Max the Cat's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_max__the__cat_/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

Feb 24, 2020 • 1h 54min
Generation Terrorists (Pt. 2)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)The Big Mates discuss Adam's relationship to magicians, the 90s TV show 'Due South,' the intricacies of time travel, and Generation Terrorists by Manic Street Preachers.Picking up where they left off, Adam, Steve, and Lucas cover the second half of the album, its reception, and the Manics' cover of 'Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless)'. Will Lucas live down his pick for favourite track from the album? Do the band actually exist? Will they ever finish covering this album? Find out on this episode of Do You Love Us?Due South Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJrwzmqYGoYYou 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

Feb 10, 2020 • 1h 60min
Generation Terrorists (Pt. 1)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)Adam, Steve, and Lucas (The Big Mates) discuss double albums, Adam and Steve's first Manics gig, "throwing up the horns," and Generation Terrorists by Manic Street Preachers.They cover the recording of the debut album, its release, and they go track-by-track, giving observations, opinions, and digging deep into the record. Will Adam find the quote he looks for? Will Lucas escape his haunted past? Will Steve ever recover from Spingsteen-gate? 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

Jan 27, 2020 • 2h 5min
Introduction/New Art Riot EP
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss how they listen to music, how music can affect them, previous podcasts they nearly released, and the New Art Riot EP by Manic Street Preachers.They cover the early days of the band, their formation, and the start of their career. Will Adam get a fact wrong? Will Lucas learn to love the Manics? Will Steve ever stop doing bits? 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

Jan 17, 2020 • 3min
Season One Trailer: Do You Love Us?
A critical analysis of the history, cultural impact, and music of Manic Street Preachers. Join Adam, Steve, and Lucas, all at different levels of Manics fandom, as they explore the career of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. They're going album by album, track by track, Wire quote by scandalous Wire quote to find out if context can change your experience of music, how people become obsessed with artists, and whether or not they love Manic Street Preachers (spoiler alert: Adam already does!) Expect in-depth analysis, tedious tangents, controversial Manics opinions, and an exhaustive attitude to context. Also expect to find out more about the Manics (and the hosts) than anyone could ever want to know!Launching on January 27th 2020, and releasing every fortnight!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