Accelerated Culture

About Accelerated Culture

2024 WEBBY AWARDS HONOREE FOR BEST INDIE PODCAST! Accelerated Culture: The Rise of Alternative Music in the 80s and Beyond is a walk through an often-ignored bit of music history. We explore how new wave stormed the airwaves in the early 80s and gave way for the rise of alternative music. Find us on the web at AcceleratedCulturePodcast.com. Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the ”Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.

Publisher

acceleratedculture

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Aug 2022

Latest episode

26 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 92 episodes have a transcript.

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   26 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 83: The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” (1993)

   Hosts Laurie and Scott analyze The Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream," exploring its creation and impact amidst the grunge era.

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   29 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 82: ...And the Rest (1992)

   Scott Free and Laurie explore diverse 1992 albums, sharing quick insights into alternative hip-hop, Riot Grrrl, and more in this interview.

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   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 81: R.E.M.’s “Automatic for the People” (1992)

   Just last year you released your biggest-selling album to date. What do you do for a follow-up? Release your second-biggest-selling album to date, of course, and your most critically beloved. (In this scenario, by the way, it's 1992, you’re R.E.M., and the follow-up album in question is Automatic For The People. Congratulations on your massive success.) Join co-hosts Laurie and Scott Free as they dig into the album that spawned six singles, and that NME put at the top of their Best Albums of 1992 list. Laurie loved it, Scott Free slept on it, and now you get to listen to it with fresh ears. Hey, kids: rock and roll! Same show, better timing: new episodes on alternating Fridays at 10 a.m. ET. ******************** SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON FOR ADS-FREE LISTENING AND EARLY EPISODE RELEASES! If you like what we do at Accelerated Culture Podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/AcceleratedCulturePodcast

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Episode 83: The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” (1993)

Published 26 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There were instructions for how to chemically treat the film to develop it. And he was intentionally skipping over steps or bunching things up and trying to make it look, well, grungy. Yeah. Billy Corgan was extremely unhappy, not just with the shooting experience, but with the final outcome of the video. And as a result, they would not work with Kevin again until I want to say 97. Dang. He's a notoriously particular man. That's a good word. Particular. Yes. So this was the first single that was released off of the album. Now, the record label wanted another single as the first single, but Billy really fought for this one and he won. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

36 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

70 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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