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Blastfrom Castfrom

The Blastfrom staff discuss the rich history of popular music. At least that is the honest intention of this podcast which usually descends into madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:59

Wrestlemania 39

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2023/04/17

The revolutionary force in music history podcasting is back with an episode that has nothing to do with music history. However, ancient historic musician Snoop [Doggy] Dogg has a big part to play in one of the most noteworthy moments of this years events. Let us guide you though our review of the annual festival of professional wrestling - Wrestlemania. Acknowledge us at mail@blastfrom.com

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51:02

Blastfrom Edits - I’ve Been Expecting You by Robbie...

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2023/03/31

Local celebrity Robbie Williams gets the edit from the Blastfrom team. We take his critically derided, but highly successful 1998 album I've Been Expecting You and edit it down to tow sides of a single LP. Released in the heyday of the compact disc, this was a prime example of the technology. Square peg, meet round hole. Suggestions and protestations to mail@blastfrom.com

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01:00:17

Bad Boys

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2023/03/22

Warning: This episode contains every possible SPOILER for the movie Bad Boys (1995). To celebrate the recent announcement of the next Bad Boys sequel and also feed our newfound obsession with notorious Oscar slapper Will Smith - we present the review of the original Bad Boys movie. In hindsight, the huge success of this film leaves little for you to wonder about. But when it was released in 1995 there was no guarantee this would work at all. A generic Miami Vice rip off action movie, directed by a

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36:53

Critical Lug - Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2023/03/13

Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist on Spotify in the year 2022. Having no idea what a Bad Bunny sounds like, we turn to the music critics. Critical Lug is where we rely exclusively on the writing music critics to guide us on whether or not an album is worth listening to. How many overwrought analogies can they draw upon; how many platitudes can they produce to effectively describe the sound of Bad Bunny’s 2022 album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’? And is it possible for a person to become furious about

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43:56

The BRIT Awards 2023

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2023/03/06

The Blastfrom Castfrom is back for another year and so are the BRIT Awards, the British Phonographic Industry's annual awards show. Like a regular health check-up, this is where we try to find out health of contemporary pop music. And as we get older these health check-ups get more arduous and increasingly terrifying. Next time we’ll send Carlos. Comments and questions to mail@blastfrom.com

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40:28

The Year 2021

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/12/17

In this year we discuss the year 2021, also known as 2020 Part 2. This is the Blastfrom annual review of the year that just passed, except a lot later in the year than usual. Perhaps that additional time will have generated a greater fondness for what was a very uneven year.

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53:46

The Big 4 of Thrash Metal

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/08/06

Anthrax - Megadeth - Metallica - Slayer The Big 4 of Thrash Metal are to this day the most famous and influential America heavy metal bands of all time. And for a brief period of time, they made metal music very popular. In this episode we listen to all of the full length studio albums released by these four behemoths of metal - more than half a days with of music. For the one member of the squad familiar with thrash metal it was a delight. For the others it was interesting. And what is the best

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54:19

Critical Lug - Harry’s House by Harry Styles

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/07/14

Writing about music is like arching about dancitecture. In this episode we turn to the music critics among us - those tasked with trying to measure the worth of an art form and subsequently conveying that worth to their own audience. We have zoned in on the collected professional reviews of Harry Styles' recent album Harry's House. We try to glean, from the florid descriptions of this piece of popular music, what it actually sounds like. Then compare the reality. Yes, it is kind of reviewing the

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47:25

The Discography of Will Smith

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/05/06

Notorious Academy Award assailant Will Smith was once a very popular and successful musician. Not only is he a pioneering figure in the now burgeoning genre of assaulting comedians on stage, Smith was also once a trailblazer in the genre of Rap music - winning the first ever Grammy award for Best Rap Performance. Now that the 'Ali' actor's film career appears to be on the ropes, perhaps he'll turn his attention to his long neglected musical talent. With that in mind we take a listen to the

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53:04

Blastfrom Edits - Wu-Tang Forever

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/04/29

For heavens sake, the Blastfrom Castfrom have reunited for some severe punishment. In this episode we have the the impossible task of editing Wu-Tang Forever (the Wu-Tang Clan's 1997 quadruple album) to a single disc LP. Will it be a great triumph, or a pile of dog zhit?

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51:14

Wrestlemania 38

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/04/19

For the second year in a row, the Blastfrom Castfrom abandons the premise of being a music podcast to review the Grandaddy of them all - Wrestlemania.

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43:40

The BRIT Awards 2022

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2022/03/23

The Blastfrom Castfrom is known to it's several dozen listeners as a time travelling podcast - where we look into the historical context and interesting stories in popular music history. Every now and then we check back in with more contemporary music... just to see what's going on. Kind of like a nosey neighbour peering through their blinds. Awards season is the perfect time to find out what that noise is and who is responsible. The BRIT Awards are like British Phonographic Industry's annual awards

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46:34

Wayne‘s World

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/08/23

Hurling at you now is the latest episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom. The world of Wayne's World (or maybe that should just be Wayne's world, small 'w') has been quoted enough times on this podcast that it seemed worthy of further discussion. The original Wayne's World movie was an early 90's phenomenon - hugely successful and culturally significant. The sequel also happened. If you're interested by the premise of two slackers of indeterminate age bumbling their way through life... you'll hear

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50:21

Actors in the Music

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/07/30

In this sequel to the Musicians in the Movies episode we discuss thespian invasion of pop music. People who imagine themselves so talented that one branch of the entertainment industry cannot hold them. Some people hate it - they're taking up space after all that could be allocated to professional musicians. Space in the studio. Space on the record release schedule. And finally space in the bargain bin. Now thanks to your favourite music streaming services, the efforts of these actors are now

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23:44

Village People Self Improvement Program

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/07/16

Tim Michaelson returns to the Blastfrom Castfrom in a life changing episode. You might know the Village People as a novelty Disco act from the late 1970s. You might not know they are a source of inspiration for self improvement - where faith meets unwieldy muscularity. Tim lets us in on the secret of his success - turning the words of Village People into a way of life. A powerful life. Listen to the latest episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom and better your pathetic life today!

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56:17

David Bowie (1982-86)

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/07/05

In this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom we take a look and listen to David Bowie in his most financially successful incarnation - a bleach blonde superstar playing to the MTV generation. It was time to cash in on a decade of good will and critical acclaim. He reimagined himself once again, jettisoning his long time production partner Tony Visconti in favour of hit maker Nile Rodgers. Not only that, he managed to pack in a mediocre film career - most notably as the Goblin King in Jim Henson's

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46:53

Beef Rap

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/05/14

For the unfamiliar – Beef Rap is not a bovine offshoot of the popular music genre. To have ‘beef’ with another person is to take umbrage with something they have done or said. In Rap music, these issues are best addressed through the medium of song. Fury is not always the motivation for starting a lyrical feud. Some are looking to make a name for themselves, assert their overall dominance over the entire genre or, if you’re in and around of the Ultramagentic MC’s, you do it for the belly

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39:55

The Year 2020

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/05/04

Imagine all the people enjoying the year 2020. In this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom we terrible year and try to wring out what little pop culture related discussion points existed. We hope someday you will join us and listen to this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom.

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49:55

Gerry‘s Show: WrestleMania 37

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/04/19

Gerrymania is running wild on the latest episode of Gerry’s Show on the Blastrom Castfrom. Rustlemania, more commonly referred to as WrestleMania, is presented every year by WWE. At Gerry’s suggestion, we abandon the entire premise of the Blastfrom Castfrom and talk about something current and with a very tenuous link to music. WWE’s WrestleMania features elbows, a liquid hat, butt shaking, special effects, absurd make up and a box-like structure – and that’s just in one match-up! Get ready to

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51:59

Drive

Blastfrom Castfrom ·

2021/04/02

The western world has never been able to let go of the 1980s. For the last 3 decades we’ve been revisiting that time in our history, trying to recapture the magic. If you combined Michael Mann, Walter Hill and a Paul Schrader script with entirely too many ellipses you might get something like Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film ‘Drive.’ The film stirred up a modernised 80s nostalgia that that was represented perfectly by the musical genre Synthwave. In this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom we

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