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This Is Modern Rock is a podcast about Alternative Rock Music of the 80's & 90's. Each episode takes a look at one month on the Billboard Modern Rock charts, beginning with September 1988. This Is Modern Rock is currently in Season 5 (1992).
Hosted by Will Westercauw - thisismodernrock@gmail.com

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This Is Modern Rock is a podcast about Alternative Rock Music of the 80's & 90's. Each episode takes a look at one month on the Billboard Modern Rock charts, beginning with September 1988. This Is Modern Rock is currently in Season 5 (1992).
Hosted by Will Westercauw - thisismodernrock@gmail.com

    82 - No Alternative (1993 Wrap-up)

    82 - No Alternative (1993 Wrap-up)

    Will and Orly wrap up the 1993 season with a discussion of modern rock statistics and trends, a game of "Name that Cover Song", and a look at a few cool songs that we missed earlier in the season.

    Songs under discussion include:
    Matthew Sweet - "Superdeformed"
    R.E.M. (ft. Natalie Merchant) - "Photograph"
    Ultra Vivid Scene - "Blood and Thunder"
    X - "Country at War"

    Season 6 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RV2gzADXh93VuQieGrbVX?si=688a284acba5472b

    • 50 min
    81 - Liz Phair "F*** and Run" (Bubbling Under 1993)

    81 - Liz Phair "F*** and Run" (Bubbling Under 1993)

    Will Westercauw's good friend Jeremy T. returns to talk about 6 artists/bands that didn't chart on the Modern Rock Charts in 1993, but maybe should have...

    Songs under discussion include:
    Pulp - "Razzmatazz"
    Buzzcocks - "Innocent"
    Palace Brothers - "Ohio River Boat Song"
    Swervedriver - "Duel"
    Liz Phair - "Fuck and Run"
    Archers of Loaf - "Web in Front"
    & more...

    Season 4 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RV2gzADXh93VuQieGrbVX?si=a27496763c144062

    • 40 min
    80 - Smashing Pumpkins "Today" (Dec 1993)

    80 - Smashing Pumpkins "Today" (Dec 1993)

    Will Westercauw is joined by his friend Dusty Hoesly to talk about identical twins, glossolalia, Danger Man, and the modern rock hits of December 1993.

    Songs under discussion include:
    James - "Laid"
    The Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"
    Dead Can Dance - "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove"
    Blur - "Chemical World"

    Season 6 (1993) Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RV2gzADXh93VuQieGrbVX?si=b3c96fa3c5044a15

    • 39 min
    79 - The Afghan Whigs "Debonair" (Nov 1993)

    79 - The Afghan Whigs "Debonair" (Nov 1993)

    Will Westercauw and Orly discuss kerosene hats, the merits of being Evan Dando, why it pays to be friends with Mark Pellington, whether or not being with you, girl, is actually like being "stone", and the modern rock hits of November 1993, including:

    The Lemonheads - "Into Your Arms"
    Cracker - "Low"
    The Connells - "Slackjawed"
    The Afghan Whigs - "Debonair"

    Season 6 (1993) Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RV2gzADXh93VuQieGrbVX?si=8a7c9febb3de4ce1

    • 39 min
    78 - The Breeders "Cannonball" (Oct 1993)

    78 - The Breeders "Cannonball" (Oct 1993)

    Sice (The Boo Radleys) joins Will Westercauw to talk about mental health for touring musicians, career changes, key changes, the perfect level of fame, and the modern rock hits of October 1993, including:

    Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"
    The Breeders - "Cannonball"
    U2 - "Lemon"
    The Boo Radleys - "Lazarus"

    Music Industry Therapist Collective: https://musicindustrytherapists.com/

    The Boo Radleys on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6UYwzZChuolxsylHcZcBBP?si=7srYfyN8TuKA3ZgsYLNeTw

    Season 6 (1993) Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RV2gzADXh93VuQieGrbVX?si=9aaeb88fc35743c1

    • 44 min
    77 - Juliana Hatfield "My Sister" (Sept 1993)

    77 - Juliana Hatfield "My Sister" (Sept 1993)

    Will and Orly talk about medieval torture devices, bands who play barefoot, Dr. Who, and the modern rock hits of September 1993. Songs under discussion include:

    Juliana Hatfield Three - "My Sister"
    Blind Melon - "No Rain"
    The Catherine Wheel - "Crank"
    Pet Shop Boys - "Can You Forgive Her?"

    Season 6 (1993) Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RV2gzADXh93VuQieGrbVX?si=be027c1c7c6641f6

    • 38 min

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