What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Radiohead
A podcast about discographies. A different artist every season. Currently in Season 4: Is It Rad In Yo' Head?: A critical analysis of the history, cultural impact, and music of Radiohead. Join Adam, Steve, and Lucas, as they go album by album, track by track, to find out if context can change your experience of music, how people become obsessed with artists, and to ultimately answer the question 'what is music?' Expect in-depth analysis, tedious tangents, controversial music opinions, and an exhaustive attitude to context. Also expect to find out more about the artists (and the hosts) than anyone could ever want to know! Previous seasons have covered Manic Street Preachers, Muse, and Billie Eilish!
Episodes
The Big Mates discuss Interstellar, U2, hats, and Earth by EOB.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by discussing the debut solo album from guitarist Ed O'Brien. They look at how it was conceived, written, and recorded and select a few highlights from the album to talk about.
They make predictions on what Ed will do next, explore the features of his Fen...
The Big Mates discuss dreams, witches, Mr. Bean, and two solo offerings from Thom Yorke.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by taking in the most recent solo releases by Thom Yorke, starting with Suspiria, his soundtrack to the Luca Guadagnino film.
They then dive into Yorke'sthird solo album proper, ANIMA, exploring a few of the tracks, the context su...
The Big Mates provide insightful commentary for Radiohead Live at Glastonbury Festival 2017.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the live performance as as broadcast on TV!
Head to the Internet Archive to watch along here:
https://archive.org/details/RadioheadGlastonbury2017
Or don't - the episode works fine either way!
Our next episode comes out Monday May 29th and sees us deep dive into some of ...
The Big Mates discuss Goldeneye 64, Fortnite, Rocket League, and the reissues of OK Computer and Kid A/Amnesiac by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by taking in some of the more recent releases by Radiohead. They talk about the extensive reissues for OK Computer and the Kid A sessions, a whole slew of previously unrelease songs, as well as the MiniDisc ...
The Big Mates discuss Lee Evans, pluralisation, Mark and Lard, and a selection of b-sides by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by taking in some more of the b-sides recorded by Radiohead across their entire career. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from thre...
The Big Mates discuss Heat, Rampart, Friends, and a selection of b-sides by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by taking in some of the b-sides recorded by Radiohead across their entire career. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectiv...
The Big Mates provide insightful commentary for Radiohead Live in Amsterdam 2016.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the live performance as presented in the form of a bootleg edited together by fans, and uploaded to YouTube by Johnny Airbag! They also find time to discuss Lost, venue sizes, and in-ear monitors. Steve also brings in an exciting questionnaire!
Head to YouTube to watch along here:
https://youtu.be/O...
The Big Mates discuss therapy, cat's cradle, hard soup, and A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue and conclude their deep dive into A Moon Shaped Pool by finishing off their track-by-track discussion, scoring the album, and discussing how it was released.
They also find time to touch on the bonus track Ill Wind.
Why did so many old or unfinished songs find their way onto th...
The Big Mates discuss Papa Roach, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the last Radiohead album of this season, A Moon Shaped Pool as part of the exploration into the career and discography of the band . They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three ...
The Big Mates discuss Blackadder, James Bond, Trumpton, and A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by taking on the last Radiohead album of this season, A Moon Shaped Pool. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives ...
The Big Mates discuss polyfauna, BitTorrent, supergroups, and a whole host of side projects by the members of Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by taking in the various pieces of work undertaken by the constituent parts of Radiohead between 2013 and 2015. They talk about the writing and recording processes, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up...
The Big Mates are joined by Joe Edelmann to talk about cover songs, intstruments, YouTube, and all things Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, Lucas, and Joe explore what it's like to be in a Radiohead tribute band, how Joe creates his incredible cover versions, and the immense amount of work and gear that it takes to recreate a Radiohead song.
They also find time to discuss Joe's Top 10 Radiohead songs that he has c...
The Big Mates provide insightful commentary for The King of Limbs From the Basement by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the live performance from the studio and talk about how it was conscious re-evaluation of the album, the Mario 64 remix of In Rainbows, and Steve's dramatic re-imagining of The King of Limbs!
Head to the Radiohead Public Library to watch along here:
https://radiohead.com/library...
The Big Mates discuss Marmite, the Large Hadron Collider, newspapers, and The King of Limbs by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas conclude their track-by-track deep dive into the band's oft-maligned eigth album 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 or critique, and everything in between. They explore how...
The Big Mates discuss Greensleeves, Muse, trees, and The King of Limbs by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by tackling their divisive eighth album The King of Limbs. 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 de...
The Big Mates discuss whispering, Sufjan Stevens, poached eggs, and Familial by Philip Selway.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by tackling the debut solo offering from drummer Philip Selway. 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...
The Big Mates are joined by Ed Budden and Fry to provide insightful commentary for Radiohead Live at Reading Festival 2009.
Adam, Steve, Lucas, Ed, and Fry discuss the live performance from the main stage at Reading 2009 and talk about their experiences of actually being at the show!
Head to YouTube to watch along here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esg4qkVlwcc
Or don't - the episode works fine eith...
The Big Mates discuss Nestle, Rage Against the Machine, the murky depths of Adam's YouTube history, and In Rainbows (Disk 2) by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by tackling the bonus disc of their highly praised seventh album In Rainbows. They talk about the leftovers from the album sessions and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three ...
The Big Mates provide insightful commentary for Radiohead Live in Buenos Aires 2009.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the live performance from Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and answer questions sent in by listeners!
Head to the Radiohead Public Library to watch along here:
https://www.radiohead.com/library#ir/2009-03-24-buenos-aires
Or don't - the episode works fine either way!
Our ...
The Big Mates discuss binaural microphones, 8D audio, MP3s, and In Rainbows by Radiohead.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas conclude their track-by-track deep dive into the band's revolutionary seventh album 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 or critique, and everything in between. They also explore how the alb...
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