Trve. Cvlt. Pop!

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Trve. Cvlt. Pop! Is a music podcast that doesn’t care about genre.

  1. Trve. Crvp. Pop!: Kiss - Music from "The Elder"

    1 DAY AGO · BONUS

    Trve. Crvp. Pop!: Kiss - Music from "The Elder"

    Morning crap pop pickers, it's another look at some of the worlds worst music, as we give you another episode of Trve. Crvp. Pop! On this week's show, sadly, Sam has been struck down by a malevolent being... or he's just feeling a bit poorly, and he can't be here. Luckily, what knight from yonder should cross our paths? Why it's Paul Waller of the excellent A Year in Horror podcast. He's here as we discuss Kiss' Music from "The Elder" the 9th studio album from the hard rock legends, released on the 10th of November 1981. We later 70's going into the 80's was a squiffy ol time for Kiss. They had embraced disco, gone pop, seen ticket and album sales take a nose dive and even their plans for a Kiss themed amusement park (which I'm sure you'll agree, we'd all love to have seen) were shelved. When original drummer Peter "The Cat" Criss exited the band, to be replaced by Eric Carr and his, not as good, Fox make up, Kiss knew they had to stop the slump. And what better way to do that than to write a concept album based on a short story by bassist Gene Simmons about... well... a boy...? And he... he's got to train to save...? Look, we're not really sure. But producer Bob Ezrin, fresh off the success of Pink Floyd's The Wall, was brought in to make it all hang together. In reality, all he did was get other people in to play over the members of Kiss' tracks and bump a shit load of cocaine. Guitarist Ace Frehley hated it, the rest of the band were immediately embarrassed by it, it went down in infamy as one of the worst albums in rock history. But, how bad is it really? We'll let you know.

    1h 27m

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Ep.173: The Prodigy Discography Deep Dive

    Welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a pod music podcast. On this episode we're joined once more by Merlin Alderslade, pulling double duty this week, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the biggest singles in the history of UK music, The Prodigy's immortal Firestarter, by looking through the entire career of the Essex dance-crossover legends and picking a single, favourite song from each of their 7 studio albums. There's also chat on new music from Poison the Well, Murkage Dave, Eihwar and more, a review of a very disappointing night out seeing Echo and the Bunnymen and a long forgotten 2000's mash up that is one of the genre's finest.

    1h 50m

  3. 16 MAR · BONUS

    Trve. Cvlt. Pop! Reviews: Haute and Freddy - Big Disgrace

    Hello and welcome to a rare outing of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! Reviews. The show where we focus on one single album that we believe deserves your love and give it our full attention. On this episode Steve is joined by Merlin Alderslade to talk about the debut album from maximalist pop duo Haute and Freddy, Big Disgrace. Haute and Freddy are Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp, a pair that were writing songs for the likes of Kylie, Katy Perry, Britney Spears and more in LA, before deciding to go it alone. With a look that is part Elizabethan Clown, part Marie Antoinette, part cast of Saltburn, and songs that mash up everything from Lady Gaga to Depeche Mode to Marina to Goldfrapp to The Human League their debut album is one of the most perfect examples of modern pop that you'll be likely to hear this year... maybe any year.

    43 min

  4. 13 MAR

    Ep.172: The Mount Rushmore of Noise Rock & Industrial + Harry Styles

    Hello friends! Welcome to another exciting episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! It's all about music innit. On this weeks show, our old buddy Sam Sleight is here to talk about the most integral artists in two of his favourite musical genres, as we induct 4 bands onto the Mount Rushmore of noise rock and industrial. Plus there are reviews on new music from Harry Styles, Lamb of God, Mitski and Carpenter Brut, a lost pop tune from Fiction Factory and we look at David Draiman weirdly getting up in Franz Ferdinand's faces.

    2h 19m

  5. 6 MAR

    Ep.171: The Triumphant Return of the A, B, C Box Game

    Hi there, welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast about music. On this episode, it's been a while, so we dust off our three magic boxes that are already stuffed with songs, and add a few more to the A, B & C boxes. Picking huge songs that could be considered overplayed and deciding if we never want to hear them again, will tolerate/enjoy them if they happen to come on or if we are jamming them ALL the time. There's also a quick chat about the futility of The BRIT's, a lost banger from A-Ha and recommendations for new albums from Nothing, Carpenter Brut and more.

    2h 13m

  6. 27 FEB

    Ep.170: Alasdair's Redacted A-Z of Atrocities

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a pop music podcast. On this week's show we're joined by our own Australian correspondent Alasdair Belling to chat about 5 things in the world of music that really get his goat. We also review the recent Deftones show at the O2, and take a look at some new music from Jill Scott, Charli XCX, Karnivool, Converge (again) and Uncultivates.

    2h 15m
  7. Trve. Crvp. Pop!: Vanilla - No Way No Way

    20 FEB · BONUS

    Trve. Crvp. Pop!: Vanilla - No Way No Way

    It's another episode of Trve. Crvp. Pop!, coming out on a weird day, to search for the very worst music ever made. On this weeks episode, we look back at the mercifully short but incredibly awful career of Barnet's finest; girlband Vanilla and their hit song No Way No Way from December 1997. In the aftermath of the success of the Spice Girls, loads of girlbands started popping up all over the UK music charts. You remember them don't you; All Saints, Atomic Kitten, B*witched, Honeyz, all that. None though were quite as bad as Vanilla, seemingly unable to sing, dance, write songs or dress well, they immediately became a joke everywhere from ITV's Chart Show to The Big Breakfast. We go through the entirety of their career... two singles basically, particularly focusing on their debut song No Way No Way and it's incredible video.

    1h 26m
  8. Trve. Crvp. Pop!: Will Smith - Based on a True Story

    16 FEB · BONUS

    Trve. Crvp. Pop!: Will Smith - Based on a True Story

    Hello, been a minute, but welcome back to another episode of the search for the worst album ever made, it's Trve. Crvp. Pop!. On this episode Steve and Sam throw the rulebook out the window and pick their own album to judge, it's the 5th studio album from rapper, actor, author, pop culture phenom Will Smith, Based on a True Story, which was released on the 28th of March 2025. Dunno if you remember, but Will Smith has had a funny old time over the last few years, he won an Oscar for best actor, but it went a bit pear shaped if you recall. After that, Will had to scramble around a lot to salvage his reputation, which he hasn't really been able to do. He did release this record though, which was his most serious and personal effort to date. It's basically him going on about how great he is and how he doesn't care what people think of him, whilst also moaning that he nearly got cancelled. Good job Will!

    1h 21m
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Trve. Cvlt. Pop! Is a music podcast that doesn’t care about genre.

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  • Creator
    Stephen Hill
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    217
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Stephen Hill
  • Show Website
    Trve. Cvlt. Pop!

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