Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music

When The Human League reconfigured after their first two albums, the band would redefine the synth-pop genre with their third album, Dare. This late 1981 critically acclaimed release became a number one album and contained four successful singles, including the monster hit, "Don't You Want Me". This episode tells the story of the band from their late 70's formation in Sheffield through the album, Dare, and discusses the music of the album.

The Stone Roses formed in Manchester, England in 1983 and went on to become an iconic figure of the legendary Madchester scene that emerged during the late 80's. Their self-titled debut album of 1989 is considered one of the best albums of the era, influencing both culture and music by the early 90's.This episode tells the story of the early years of the band, the music of the debut album, and the events that followed the release of that classic album.

Introduction to our Podcast, Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music. This episode includes an overview on what our podcast is about, what is early alternative music, the types of episodes we will create, what we will cover in our episodes, and our history of podcasts over the last two years.Our name of our podcast is based on the alternative song from 1988 by The Church, "Under the Milky Way". More episodes coming soon.