Welsh identical twin brothers, Jay and Michael Aston, formed the band Gene Loves Jezebel. From their post-punk and gothic rock debut album in 1983, the band would achieve commercial success by the third and fourth albums blending their music and their distinctive vocals with a more alternative rock approach. However, the relationship between the twins become strained leading to a separation that would result in two versions of the band going forward.This episode discusses the music of Gene Loves Jezebel into the 90's and the situation that resulted in two versions of the band, each led by one of the twins.
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Sonic Youth - Evolving from No Wave
Starting in 1981, Sonic Youth pushed boundaries as part of American experimental no wave scene to redefine what noise meant in terms of music. The band would combine innovative guitar tunings, dissonance, and feedback with hardcore punk and avant-garde music as part of the New York no wave scene.The music of Sonic Youth began evolving from these early years taking a more conventional approach as the band become a prominent member of American noise rock.This episode tells the story of the band from their beginnings through the 1986 album, Evol, as the band was evolving from their no wave beginning.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ballads and Beyond
In 1989, Nick Cave would experience some life changes and with those changes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds would take their music in a new direction. By the end of the 1990’s, the band would achieve worldwide mainstream success with piano-driven ballads, most notably with the albums, Murder Ballads and The Boatman’s Call.This episode tells the story of the band and Nick Cave through their five albums of the 90's.
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The Cure - Disintegration, The Album
When Disintegration was released in May of 1989, the album signified a return to The Cure's darker and gloomier days of their early years. The eighth studio album from the band includes classic singles like "Lovesong", "Pictures of You", and "Lullaby", but also other emotionally intense songs like "Prayers for Rain", "Plainsong", and the title track. All of this has led to Disintegration being considered an alternative music masterpiece.This episode for The Cure tells the story behind the album as well as the story of Robert Smith's creation of the songs that make up this incredible work.
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The Cramps - The Perfect Halloween Party Band
The Cramps took various music styles including punk rock, rockabilly, surf and garage rock, along with campy humor, sex, and horror/sci-fi film imagery to become the progenitor of what would be called psychobilly music. Led by the husband and wife duo, Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorshach, this American group grew from the New York punk scene of the late 70's to become an iconic band, and the perfect party band for Halloween.This episode (from Halloween 2024) tells the story of Lux Interior and Poison Ivy from their early years along with the albums and music through the 80's and into the 90’s.
Over Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music
A podcast that takes a look at the development of alternative music in the 80's with a focus on post-punk, goth, dark wave, electronic, industrial, and synth styles. The episodes will feature artists, contributors, themes, and events of the early alternative era along with background and discussion.
The title of our podcast is based on the alternative song from 1988 by The Church, "Under the Milky Way".
Luister naar Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music, Blokhuis de Podcast en vele andere podcasts van over de hele wereld met de radio.net-app
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