Generation Cassette Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Generation Cassette Podcast

A podcast for Generation X music lovers with hosts, Jay & Jen who discuss artists they love, album deep dives, concert experiences & venue accessibility. As a nostalgic and informative music podcast the focus will be on music that Generation X listeners (born 1965 - 1980) grew up listening to from the 70s, 80s, 90s. 

Some upcoming episode topics may include:

Stories behind classic songs It’s all blues but why/how

Then vs. Now music discussions - changes within the industry, changes in formats 

The Transition of Sound - 12” - mp3

Interviews with artists, quotes from artists, discussions on them, artist history or analysis of lyrics

Music memories from hosts eg. concerts 

Music from film and television

A whole episode on the art of drumming

How/why does rhythm make us want to move

Women centered bands and girls who rock

Jay & Jen discuss their classic rock favourites

Accessibility and attending concerts 

Accessibility for performers - backstage (how accessible is it?)

Music from the world of gaming 

Some artists we may discuss in upcoming episodes include:

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

David Bowie 

Nirvana (the birth of Grunge), 

Bruce Springsteen and working man’s music

Prince 

Tom Petty - what made his music so relatable? How lyrics reflect back to you like a mirror

Rage Against the Machine politically angry music for angry teenage angst 

Canadian rock Tragically Hip

Podcast Host Bios:

Jay Thompson is a retired musician and stage technician/drum tech/etc. with years of experience performing and producing shows of various levels. 

Jen Hunt has been to many many concerts and sees and feels the performance at a very soulful level. Music was introduced to her by her father at a very young age, and has only grown and matured like the finest of wines.