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The Raincoats - Storming the Social Conscience
Season 1 Episode 57
In 1977 two art school students in London, Ana da Silva and Gina Birch, would start the post-punk band, The Raincoats. Not only did they develop an u…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Galaxie 500 - A Key to Slowcore
Season 1 Episode 56
Galaxie 500 formed in Boston in 1987 and would deliver three studio albums before disbanding in 1991. The creation from the band over this limited s…
1 year ago
The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge and Beyond
Season 1 Episode 55
The Chameleons released their debut studio album in 1983, the classic and one of the best of the era, Script of the Bridge. This was followed by Wha…
1 year ago
Coil - The Experimental
Season 1 Episode 54
Coil was an English experimental group formed in 1982 by John Balance, who was soon joined by his Psychic TV bandmate and former original member of T…
1 year ago
All About Eve - Folk Influenced Goth Rock
Season 1 Episode 53
After forming in the mid-1980's, the music of the English band All About Eve fell loosely into the UK goth rock scene. Over the next few years, the m…
1 year ago
A Flock of Seagulls - Running in a Space Age Concept
Season 1 Episode 52
The 1982 self-titled debut album from A Flock of Seagulls was one about extra-terrestrial invasion and alien abduction with themes of technology and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Cocteau Twins - An Ethereal Treasure
Season 1 Episode 51
In 1982, Cocteau Twins released their debut album Garlands. For this Scottish band of Robin Guthrie, Will Heggie and the amazing vocalist Elizabeth F…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Gun Club - The Legacy of Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Season 1 Episode 50
Led by vocalist and guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the post-punk band The Gun Club blended punk music with blues and other American roots music influe…
1 year, 1 month ago
R.E.M. - Document and Green
Season 1 Episode 49
Document was the fifth studio album from R.E.M., but the first album with producer Scott Litt, who would co-produce this 1987 album and the next five…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Slits - Not Your Typical Girls
Season 1 Episode 48
The Slits were one of the first all-female punk bands and one of the pioneering bands of the post-punk era as they blended reggae and dub with punk m…
1 year, 2 months ago