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2024 WEBBY AWARDS HONOREE FOR BEST INDIE PODCAST! Accelerated Culture: The Rise of Alternative Music in the 80s and Beyond is a walk through an often-ignored bit of music history. We explore how new wave stormed the airwaves in the early 80s and gave way for the rise of alternative music. Find us on the web at AcceleratedCulturePodcast.com. Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the Fair Use Doctrine as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting. Language: en Genres: Music, Music Commentary, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 79: Sugar’s “Copper Blue” (1992)
Episode 79
Friday, 20 March, 2026
Scott Free and Laurie return with a track-by-track deep dive into NME magazine’s Album of the Year for 1992. “Copper Blue” was the debut album by Sugar, the power-pop trio led by former Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould. The conversation traces Mould’s post-Hüsker Dü arc, the band’s formation, and the album’s place in the early ’90s alternative explosion, revealing “Copper Blue” as both brutally loud and meticulously crafted—proof that power pop could hit hard, grow up, and still soar. Same show, better timing: new episodes on alternating Fridays at 10 a.m. ET. ******************** SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON FOR ADS-FREE LISTENING AND EARLY EPISODE RELEASES! If you like what we do at Accelerated Culture Podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/AcceleratedCulturePodcast
