Pop punk bands aren’t too fond of their hometowns. It’s almost a cliché at this point, as much as songs about “friends” and “falling”, but how did this particular trend become such a staple within the genre? I totally do not claim I thought up that beginning bit, see the […]
Why has all the seminal rock music disappeared from the charts? Rock is dead. Or at least that’s what the music press have been telling us for the last half decade. There’s not been a genre-defining rock act that has gripped the public consciousness in forever. Crunching guitar-based music is […]
“I listen to Lithium,which is like all of the ‘90s songs and a lot of them are actually about me, which is interesting. There’s so many Smashing Pumpkins songs about me, there’s a Bush song about me.” Courtney Love, Anna Farris Is Unqualified Podcast (August 2016) Courtney Love is a controversial figure. As […]
Nostalgia is a weird concept. We have an idea of it as this vague longing for the past that marketing teams are continually attempting to mine for profit. But from its Greek origin, the word comes from nóstos meaning homecoming and álgos meaning pain or ache. In its original form […]
The first 500 people to click can get two free months of Skillshare Premium: http://skl.sh/trashtheory Christmas songs are contentious. Some love their yuletide trappings and their annual arrival fills them with joy. Some are less thrilled. There is very much a cultural divide between the two camps. Those in retail […]
The first 500 people to click my link will get two months of Skillshare Premium for FREE! https://skl.sh/trashtheory2 In 1995 two of the biggest bands in Britain went head to head in one of the biggest chart showdowns of all time. Those bands were Blur and Oasis. The songs were […]
The first 500 people to click my link will get two months of Skillshare Premium for FREE! https://skl.sh/trashtheory3 The Cure are weird. In fact that is part of their appeal. They are outsiders, the forgotten and the lost and so invite that subsection of society. But what makes the band […]
When people think of the most influential artists in punk, there are some obvious options. You’ve got the Clash, The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Joy Division, Black Flag, Fugazi. But a band that get overlooked for their considerable influence is the Buzzcocks. Think about it. Their 1977 Spiral Scratch EP […]
Get Nebula with 40% off an annual subscription: https://nebula.tv/middle8 Watch the extended version of this video exclusively on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/middle8-how-bowie-turned-his-death-into-a-masterpiece-extended-cut Help me make more videos: https://www.patreon.com/middle8 Follow me for updates, behind-the-scenes and more: https://twitter.com/moremiddle8 https://instagram.com/moremiddle8/ On his 69th birthday, David Bowie released Blackstar. Two days later, he was gone. Crafted […]
This is Pale Waves. They are quickly becoming one of the most interesting and talked about bands of 2018. Earlier this year they were top 5 finalists in BBC’s New Sound of 2018. So far in their short careers they have sell out tours, millions of streams and a cultishly […]
