What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys
A podcast that dives deep into discographies - one artist per season. Hosts Adam, Steve, and Lucas go album by album, track by track, exploring how context shapes our experience of music, why fans become obsessed, and what music really is. With three hosts coming from wildly different levels of musical knowledge, expect sharp analysis, wild tangents, hot takes, and more information about the artists (and the hosts) than you ever asked for. Currently exploring the discography of Arctic Monkeys. Previous seasons featured Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill, and R.E.M.
Podcasting since 2020 • 310 episodes
What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys
Latest Episodes
The Last Shadow Puppets 2016 Tour Commentary
The Big Mates provide legal but audacious audio commentary for a selection of videos of The Last Shadow Puppets on tour in 2016.Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the band's onstage personas, how seriously to take their antics, and th...
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Season 7
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Episode 28
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1:11:56
Everything You've Come to Expect
The Big Mates discuss trilogy theory, cider flavours, the accidental discovery of stereo audio, and Everything You've Come to Expect by The Last Shadow Puppets. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the ...
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Season 7
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Episode 27
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1:54:19
Belladonna of Sadness
The Big Mates discuss Mike Wozniak, Paul F. Tompkins, Mike Wazowski, and Belladonna of Sadness by Alexandra Savior. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss how Alexandra Savior got started in music, the writing and recor...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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1:32:12
Arctic Monkeys Live at PinkPop 2014 Commentary
The Big Mates provide planted and curious audio commentary for Arctic Monkeys Live at PinkPop 2014.Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the 2014 concert and talk about the AM tour in general.Head to YouTube to watch along he...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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1:26:50