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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 103 minutes
- Episodes
- 297
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Know Your Enemy (Pt. 1 with Stephen Lee Naish)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates are joined by author of Riffs & Meaning: Manic Street Preachers and Know Your Enemy, Stephen Lee Naish to discuss the size of Canada, a…
BREAKING NEWS: Gold Against the Soul Remaster
The Big Mates convene on an emergency basis in order to discuss the newly released remaster of Gold Against the Soul by Manic Street Preachers.
You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!
Do…
Leaving the 20th Century Commentary
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates provide insightful commentary for the Manic Street Preachers' VHS/DVD release Leaving the 20th Century. The film is a document of the M…
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Pt. 2)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates discuss Kylie Minogue, hands-free gardening, Thunderbirds, and This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours by Manic Street Preachers.
Adam, Steve, an…
Fandom and Devotion (with Emily Hyatt)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
Adam has a conversation with Emily Hyatt, lifelong Manic Street Preachers fan who has contributed artwork for the Manics' Secret Seven Inch release, …
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Pt. 1 with Neil Collins)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates are joined by their first ever guest, Neil Collins, host of The Welsh Music Podcast. Together they discuss Welsh culture, the Manics' p…
Everything Live Commentary
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates provide insightful commentary for the Manic Street Preachers' VHS release Everything Live. The film is a document of the Manics playing…
Everything Must Go (Pt. 2)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates discuss Star Wars, appoggiatura, Coldplay, and Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their discu…
Everything Must Go (Pt. 1)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates report from quarantine and discuss feedback on the podcast, 'Britpop,' Shmelvis, and Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers.
Adam,…
The Holy Bible (Pt. 2)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates experience low energy as they discuss nostalgia, My Chemical Romace, dabbing, and The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers.
Adam, Steve,…
Do You Likehouse Family?
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates emerge from deepest quarantine to release their first bonus episode! This is 'Do You Likehouse Family? A critical analysis of the histo…
The Holy Bible (Pt. 1)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates are in a somber mood as they discuss how the sausage is made, serial killers, mental health, and The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preache…
Gold Against the Soul
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates discuss musical obsession, The Simpsons, the correct pronunciation of the word 'pushead,' and Gold Against the Soul by Manic Street Pre…
Generation Terrorists (Pt. 2)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
The Big Mates discuss Adam's relationship to magicians, the 90s TV show 'Due South,' the intricacies of time travel, and Generation Terrorists by Man…
Generation Terrorists (Pt. 1)
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
Adam, Steve, and Lucas (The Big Mates) discuss double albums, Adam and Steve's first Manics gig, "throwing up the horns," and Generation Terrorists b…
Introduction/New Art Riot EP
Season 1: Do You Love Us? (Manic Street Preachers)
Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss how they listen to music, how music can affect them, previous podcasts they nearly released, and the New Art Riot EP b…
Season One Trailer: Do You Love Us?
A critical analysis of the history, cultural impact, and music of Manic Street Preachers.
Join Adam, Steve, and Lucas, all at different levels of Manics fandom, as they explore the career of Welsh r…