20th Century Music and Arts.

This podcast examines the arts and culture in the late 20th century with an emphasis on music and movies. Hosted by James Wallace

Glenn Danzig: A Career Retrospective Part 1

In this first episode in my series on the work of Glenn Danzig, we are going to look at his early life and the career with the legendary punk band The Misfits.

04-20
14:21

Horror Movies of the 1970's Part 3

In this episode we are going to look at two films by Bob Clark(Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, Black Christmas) and two truly twisted films(The Baby, Mansion of the Doomed)

10-29
11:30

Black Sabbath is the most important band part 2

In this episode we are going to look at how Black Sabbath came together as a band as well as the impact of their first two albums

07-03
24:27

Black Sabbath is the most important band part 1

In this new series, I am going to argue why Black Sabbath is the most important band in the evolution of rock music. In this episode, I am going to look at the progression of distorted guitar in rock music ,along the fascination with the occult and the use of the tritone, that would ultimately influence Black Sabbath's sound.

06-17
17:40

Prog Rock Does Not Suck Part 3

In this episode, we will look at the rise of three giants in prog rock: Yes, Genesis and Emerson , Lake and Palmer. I have decided to give the podcast a new name and ditch the intro music. Please listen and subscribe. 

02-26
28:38

Prog Rock Does Not Suck Part 6

In this episode we are going to look at the amazing and innovative albums of King Crimson in the mid seventies and also look at both the decline of prog rock and its impact on the evolution 

04-30
16:48

Prog Rock Does Not Suck Part 5

In this episode we are going to look at Van Der Graaf Generator, Henry Cow and Gong.

04-08
18:08

Prog Rock Does Not Suck Part 4

In this episode, we are going to look at the early career of Jethro Tull (1968-1973) and the entire career of the amazing and underrated Gentle Giant.

03-17
24:38

Prog rock does not suck despite what the punks say part 2

In this series, we are going to look at the history of prog rock and defend it from its critics. In this second episode, we are going to examine how British Psychedelia would evolve into Progressive Rock in the late 60's. 

02-04
20:06

Prog rock does not suck despite what the punks say part 1

In our next series, we are going to look at the history of prog rock and defend it from its critics.  In this first episode we are to look at prog rocks roots in the recording techniques of Phil Spector, the Beatles, The Beach Boys, American Psychedelia and the British Blues scene. 

01-05
18:28

British Post Punk Part 6

In this final episode on British Post Punk, I am going to look at the short career of The Ruts, as well as the decline of British Post Punk.  

12-25
07:26

British Post Punk Part 5

In this episode, we are going to look British post punk bands with female members. We are going to analyze the music of The Slits, The Raincoats, The Modettes, Au Pairs, Ludus and Delta 5.

12-04
11:51

British Post Punk Part 4

In this episode, we are going to analyze the music of three very experimental post punk bands: Swell Maps, The Pop Group and This Heat

11-13
18:18

British Post Punk Part 3

In this episode, I will analyze the significance and history of the British post punk bands Bauhaus and Gang of Four. 

10-24
16:54

British Post Punk Part 2

In this episode, I am going to explore in detail the music of two pivotal post punk bands: Public Image Limited and Joy Division

10-10
22:06

British Post Punk Part 1

In first episode of this series we are going to look at the period of  British music that right after punk rock had pretty much finished. This episode will explore the music of Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees , and Wire. 

09-25
18:04

Thrash Metal:An Eighties Phenomenon Part 4

In this final episode on Thrash metal. we will examine the peak and decline of the genre in the early nineties. 

09-05
19:35

Thrash Metal: An Eighties Phenomenon Part 3

In this episode, we are going to look at the importance of the year 1986 in the history of thrash metal and the albums of that year that defined the genre. We are also going to look at the different sub genres within thrash metal. 

08-24
13:51

Thrash Metal: An Eighties Phenomenon Part 2

In Today's episode we are going to look at the various thrash metal scenes that sprung over America and the rest of the world. 

08-20
15:30

Thrash Metal: An 1980's phenomenon Part 1

In today's episode, we are going to look at the early history of Thrash Metal.

08-11
13:43

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