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PODCAST

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Music

Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way

A podcast that dives deep into discographies - one artist per season. Hosts Adam, Steve, and Lucas go album by album, track by track, exploring how context shapes our experience of music, why fans become obsessed, and what music really is. With three hosts coming from wildly different levels of musical knowledge, expect sharp analysis, wild tangents, hot takes, and more information about the artists (and the hosts) than you ever asked for. Current focus: Björk. Previous seasons featured Manic Street

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90:54

Collapse Into Now (Pt. 1)

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2025/02/24

The Big Mates discuss endings, the 20th century, Moose Juice, and Collapse Into Now by R.E.M. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by starting their analysis of the band's fifteenth and final studio album, released in 2011. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, ...

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66:01

R.E.M. 2008 Tour Commentary

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2025/02/17

The Big Mates provide nice and good audio commentary for some footage from the 2008 R.E.M. World Tour. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss a couple of videos from the final R.E.M. tour, and also talk about how the band undertook this tour, the kind of setlists they played, and Adam talks about seeing them for the last time! Here are the two videos we watch, if you'd like to watch along: Fan Club Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGUNU7M5Eg4 R.E.M. Live in Mexico City 2008 https://www.you...

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48:47

BONUS: Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking...

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2025/02/14

BONG. In this bonus episode The Big Mates discuss the newly released album Critical Thinking by Manic Street Preachers - out today! They give their first impressions on the album and the individual tracks, compare it to previous works, and try and figure out some of the themes and subjects the band explore. Purchase or Stream Critical Thinking now - and come and let us know what you think... Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social Threads:...

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98:01

Accelerate (Pt. 2)

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2025/02/10

The Big Mates discuss commercial pressure, word sandwiches, revenge fantasies, and Accelerate by R.E.M. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by concluding their analysis of the band's fourteenth studio album, released in 2008. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and musi...

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111:37

Accelerate (Pt. 1)

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2025/02/03

The Big Mates discuss modern rock music, digital promotion, tiny umbrellas, and Accelerate by R.E.M. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by starting their analysis of the band's fourteenth studio album, released in 2008. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to...

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121:24

R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

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2025/01/27

The Big Mates discuss introductions, bullies, beef, and Live at the Olympia, a live album by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by deviating from the timeline and exploring the document of the band's "public rehearsals" in Dublin in 2007. They talk about what R.E.M. did after Around the Sun, the time they spent apart, and how they went about preparing for their next recording sessions. They look at the 2006 Best Of Compilation And I...

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116:21

R.E.M. Live Commentary

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2025/01/20

The Big Mates provide fun and cool audio commentary for R.E.M. Live, the live video release by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the live album and film as originally presented on CD and DVD and also dig into how it was made, how R.E.M. performed the songs from Around the Sun, and explore the whole 2005 World Tour.Dig out those official DVDs to watch along...Or don't - the episode works fine either way!Our next episode comes out Monday January 27th!Join the conversation on:Bluesky: https:/...

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97:57

Around the Sun (Pt. 2)

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2025/01/13

The Big Mates discuss death threats, protest songs, milk toast, and Around the Sun by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by concluding their analysis of the band's thirteenth studio album, released in 2004. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not car...

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94:17

Around the Sun (Pt. 1)

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2025/01/06

The Big Mates discuss Coldplay, Maroon 5, Robbie Williams, and Around the Sun by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by starting their analysis of the band's thirteenth studio album, released in 2004. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring for...

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92:49

The Ultimate Playlist: Xmas (Pt. 2)

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2024/12/30

The Big Mates present one of their Patreon shows on the main feed... The Ultimate Playlist.Join us as we continue to explore a broader range of music from many genres and numerous artists, with each month focusing on 8 songs centred around a different theme. Each host picks 2 songs, and 2 songs come from our subscribers!The theme is picked randomly from a pool of subscriber suggestions, but for these episodes (Part 1 came out last week!) we focussed on the appropriately festive theme of Xmas!...

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97:34

The Ultimate Playlist: Xmas (Pt. 1)

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2024/12/23

The Big Mates present one of their Patreon shows on the main feed... The Ultimate Playlist.Join us as we explore a broader range of music from many genres and numerous artists, with each month focusing on 8 songs centred around a different theme. Each host picks 2 songs, and 2 songs come from our subscribers!The theme is picked randomly from a pool of subscriber suggestions, but for these episodes (Part 2 out next week!) we focussed on the appropriately festive theme of Xmas!To hear more epis...

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89:47

R.(w)E.M. Christmas This?

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2024/12/16

The Big Mates get festive once again.Join us for another Christmas of mostly the same stuff as the previous ones. Are you ready for Christmas? Are you feeling Christmassy? What are your favourite Christmas songs? Plus, we explore some of the festive offerings from R.E.M. from across their whole career!It's all here, and it's all the same! Some games, some memories, and some mentions of the holiday season!We'll be having a little break over the holiday period - but from next week you can hear ...

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120:20

R.E.M. Fandom with April Richardson

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2024/12/09

Adam and Steve are joined by April Richardson for a far-reaching, fun chat about teenage obsession, problematic artists, magazine wallpaper, stadium bands, reformations, the American south, Brighton, performing comedy, cultural webs, and R.E.M.Our next episode is out on Monday December 16th!Find more of April here: https://www.patreon.com/aprilrichardsonJoin the conversation on:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpodInstagra...

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119:09

Perfect Square Commentary

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2024/12/02

The Big Mates provide sparkling and artistic audio commentary for Perfect Square, the live video release by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the film as originally presented on DVD and also dig into how it was made, how R.E.M. have progressed as a live band, and explore the whole 2003 World Tour.Dig out those official DVDs to watch along...Or don't - the episode works fine either way!Our next episode comes out Monday December 9th!Join the conversation on:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/...

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111:15

Reveal (Pt. 2)

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2024/11/25

The Big Mates discuss writing home, adolescence, compilations and Reveal by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by concluding their analysis of the band's twelfth studio album, released in 2001. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring for art o...

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112:56

Reveal (Pt. 1)

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2024/11/18

The Big Mates discuss blood collection, hot weather, Frutiger Aero, and Reveal by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by starting their analysis of the band's twelfth studio album, released in 2001. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring for a...

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101:46

R.E.M. Live at Glastonbury Festival 1999 Commentary

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2024/11/11

The Big Mates provide large and damp audio commentary for R.E.M. at Glastonbury Festival 1999.Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the band's first headline performance at the legendary festival, as broadcast on the BBC. They also dive into 1999 World Tour.Head here to watch along:https://youtu.be/DurDZkK58VE?si=uo6cKiROHH1kBJVyOr don't - the episode works fine either way!Our next episode comes out Monday November 18th!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstag...

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103:58

The Name Of This Book Is The Name Of This Band Is...

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2024/11/04

Adam chats with Peter Ames Carlin to discuss music biographies, legendary musicians, and his new book, The Name Of This Band Is R.E.M..Peter is an acclaimed author and biographer, known for his deep dives into the lives of music legends like Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Brian Wilson. His books are celebrated for their meticulous research, insightful storytelling, and the way they capture the complex journeys of these iconic artists.Peter has new book out, called The Name Of This Ban...

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93:46

Up (Pt. 3)

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2024/10/28

The Big Mates discuss night shifts, Batman, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and Up by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by concluding their analysis of the band's televenth studio album, released in 1998. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not ...

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95:55

Up (Pt. 2)

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2024/10/21

The Big Mates discuss retrofuturism, The Amazing Spider-man, rude dealers, and Up by R.E.M.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of R.E.M. by continuing their analysis of the band's eleventh studio album, released in 1998. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring...

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