Podcasts about nirvana's smells like teen spirit

In this podcast Joe analyzes Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Discussed is the impact of this song on modern songwriting and the techniques, many below the surface, that set it apart and influence to this day: modulation, continual flow of tension and calm, added note chords, anticipation, chordal, melodic and lyric ostinatos layered against each other, along with suspensions and resolutions.

This is real life, it's not just fantasy.Queen's iconic rock ballad Bohemian Rhapsody has become the most streamed song written in the 20th century.Buoyed by the success of the recent Freddie Mercury biopic, the song has been streamed 1.6 billion times across YouTube and Spotify.It beats the previous record holder, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.Reacting to the news, guitarist Brian May said in a statement: “So the river of rock music has metamorphosed into streams! Very happy that our music is still flowing to the max!” The song has seen a resurgence since the biopic of the same name was released earlier this year, with the song becoming the 11th most streamed in the world at the end of November. The song is currently 20th on the New Zealand singles charts.  Meanwhile, it has been announced that Ed Sheeran's Shape of You has become the first song to be streamed two billion times on Spotify. 

The very first episode of Remember When...In this episode, Steve and Scott discuss what was going on in the rock scene during the late 1980's and early 90's. This was a very big transition era for Rock 'n Roll. With the Seattle "Grunge" invasion upon us, led my Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", many band from the "Hair Metal" era, such as Poison, and Motley Crue were losing interest from listeners. Steve and Scott discuss this transition in addition to many other rock themes from the era.

In 2010 we were dick deep in the grubbiness of the era of gritty remakes of classic horror films. Producer Michael Bay hired the guy that directed the video for Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit to make a "scarier" remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street starring Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Kruger. The remake truly stinks but years earlier Wes Craven himself reimagined his classic with the meta sequel New Nightmare.  Follow us on TWITTER & FACEBOOK Buy tix to Cameron James' Melbourne Comedy Festival show HERE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We wish Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" a happy 20th birthday, and have a very interesting guestlist for the birthday party. They include Jonah Hill, Matt Pinfield, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and Stephen Malkmus. We also talk with Malkmus about his new album. And Peter Hook talks about joy, division and Joy Division as well as his known displeasure with the new New Order. Colin Blunstone of the Zombies says "This Will Be Our Year," and No Flash have an arresting tune called "Officer."