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What Is This Music?!Author: Malcolm Fraser
A podcast about the mysteries of musical taste why we like the music we like (and hate what we hate). Hosted by Malcolm Fraser, writer/musician/filmmaker based in Montreal. Language: en Genres: Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 35: Sean Kelly - Hair to the Throne
Episode 35
Thursday, 28 December, 2023
Sean Kelly is a longtime musician and the author of Don't Call It Hair Metal: Art in the Excess of '80s Rock (ECW Press, 2023). He joins me to talk about why people dismiss hair metal, Sean's "duality of mind" regarding problematic lyrics, Brian Vollmer of Helix, our shared love of Sammy Hagar-era Van Halen, metal's prejudice against keyboards, the lines between musical taste, identity and insecurity, and a whole bunch of 80s rock talk. Check out Sean's Spotify playlist documenting the history of hair metal, one song per year from 1978-1991.
