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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

By: Adam Scott Glasspool Steve Murphy Lucas Way
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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.



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  • INTRODUCING: Welcome to Twin Peaks
    Apr 8 2026

    Welcome to Welcome to Twin Peaks: A Twin Peaks Podcast for Beginners.

    Join Adam and Steve as they put on their investigation trenchcoats, pour a hot steaming cup of coffee, and dive into the world of Twin Peaks.

    In this first episode they introduce the podcast, the season to come, and their relationship with Twin Peaks and David Lynch. They discuss their knowledge of the show, including its place in culture at the time it was released and now, the vibe of the show, and whether or not the coffee is “damn good” or “damn fine.”

    They look at the episodes to come, which Adam has seen many times before and Steve has never seen in his life!

    The second episode of this brand new podcast venture is out right now! We discuss the Pilot of Twin Peaks and begin digging into the mystery.

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    45 mins
  • Arctic Monkeys B-Sides (Pt. 2)
    Apr 6 2026

    The Big Mates mixed bags, S Club Juniors, tracklistings, and A Selection of B-Sides by Arctic Monkeys.

    Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the career of Arctic Monkeys by looking at a variety of b-sides from across their career.

    They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of these songs from numerous eras, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between!

    Should any of these have been on albums? Should goths wear hi-vis? Don Cheadle? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?

    Our next episode is out next week, Monday April 13th!

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    Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
    Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Arctic Monkeys B-Sides (Pt. 1)
    Mar 30 2026

    The Big Mates discuss crows, ravens, flamingoes, and A Selection of B-Sides by Arctic Monkeys.

    Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the career of Arctic Monkeys by looking at a variety of b-sides from across their career.

    They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of these songs from numerous eras, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between!

    What makes the cut? Should they have been b-sides? Are they full of moments? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?

    Our next episode is out next week, Monday April 6th, and will continue our investigation of their b-sides!

    Join the conversation on:
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social
    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod
    E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com

    Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
    Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!

    Support our show when starting your own podcast!
    By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379

    Check out our merch!
    https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com
    Donate to our podcast!
    https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic

    http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/

    Support the show

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    1 hr and 31 mins
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