Series 5: Conversations
In this series, Tim and Jem take a break from the main historical narrative to converse with some leading scholars about music and music cultures of the 60s and 70s.
For patrons, we’ll be complimenting these interviews with dedicated episodes on Krautrock, Glam, the Black Panthers and Frantz Fanon.
We’re excited to welcome these new contributors onto our podcast dancefloor, and we hope you’ll enjoy the unique expertise they’ll bring.Listen on the links below, or through wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can listen along to all the music discussed on the show through our Spotify playlist here.
E05: 'Divine Decadence Darling!' – The 70s with Simon Reynolds
Stories from one of the foremost music writers of today.
E04: 'Fear City' – Kim Phillips-Fein on the NYC Fiscal Crisis
So good they named it twice.
E02: Black Popular Music and Black Public Culture with Mark Anthony Neal
Black cultural life across the C20th.
E01: 'Swing in her Spirituals' – Gayle Wald on Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The original rock’n’roller.