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. 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.
Episode 32: Nine Inch Nails’ “Pretty Hate Machine” (1989)
Dec 02, 2023
01:17:58
Episode 31: New Order’s “Technique” (1989)
Nov 18, 2023
01:08:29
Episode 30: Jane’s Addiction’s “Nothing’s Shocking” (1988)
Nov 04, 2023
01:10:46
Episode 29: Oingo Boingo’s “Dead Man’s Party” (1985)
Oct 21, 2023
01:02:40
Episode 28: The Church’s “Starfish” (1988)
Oct 07, 2023
01:03:15
Episode 27: Duran Duran’s “Big Thing” (1988) & Welcome, Rob!
Sep 23, 2023
01:12:41
Episode 26: The Music of 1988
Sep 09, 2023
01:29:31
Episode 25: U2’s “The Joshua Tree” (1987)
Aug 26, 2023
01:08:59
Episode 24: Sinéad O’Connor’s “The Lion & The Cobra” (1987)
Aug 12, 2023
01:35:43
Episode 23: New Order’s “Substance” (1987)
Jul 29, 2023
01:10:09
Episode 22: The Cure’s “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me” (1987)
Jul 15, 2023
01:10:21
Episode 21: INXS’ “Kick” (1987)
Jul 01, 2023
01:09:54
Episode 20: The Music of 1987
Jun 17, 2023
01:29:02
Episode 19: Duran Duran’s “Notorious” (1986)
Jun 03, 2023
01:05:21
Episode 18: Peter Gabriel’s “So” (1986)
May 06, 2023
01:12:32
Episode 17: The Pet Shop Boys’ “Please” (1986)
Apr 22, 2023
58:52
Episode 16: The Music of 1986
Apr 08, 2023
01:25:03
Episode 15: Duran Duran, The Power Station, and Arcadia (1985)
Mar 11, 2023
55:33
Episode 14: Alternative Songs of 1985
Feb 25, 2023
01:13:49
Episode 13: Pop Songs of 1985
Feb 11, 2023
01:12:56
Episode 12: Songs from Down Under—The Best Australian Bands
Jan 26, 2023
01:02:23
Episode 11: The Music of 1984, part 2
Jan 14, 2023
01:21:25
Episode 10: The Music of 1984, part 1
Dec 31, 2022
01:22:43
Episode 9: Accelerated Culture 2022 Holiday Playlist
Dec 17, 2022
01:06:22
Episode 8: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees
Dec 03, 2022
01:17:47
Episode 7: Don’t You Forget About John Hughes (part two)
Nov 19, 2022
47:50
Episode 6: Don’t You Forget About John Hughes (part one)
Nov 05, 2022
57:34
Episode 5: Spooky Songs of the 80s (and 90s)
Oct 22, 2022
01:20:36
Episode 4: New Wave Music of 1983
Sep 24, 2022
01:49:19
Episode 3: INXS’ “Shabooh Shoobah” (1982)
Sep 10, 2022
01:18:13
Episode 2: Duran Duran’s “Rio” (1982) special bonus content
Sep 03, 2022
07:09
Episode 2: Duran Duran’s “Rio” (1982)
Aug 27, 2022
01:28:19
Episode 1: It All Started with Duran Duran...
Aug 13, 2022
01:24:00
