It's Not Scary, It's Just Music! – Details, episodes & analysis

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It's Not Scary, It's Just Music!

SJP

Music

Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 25

Join highly undisciplined music obsessive SJ through his musical journey. Based upon a personal project to listen to nearly every studio album released each year, starting with 1979, he reviews every high and low for your listening pleasure. Each episode, he reviews shifting trends and influences and his essential albums each year—all catalogued into huge playlists. He's done the dirty work of listening to the good, bad, and ugly so you can have the best bits all to yourself. Come to laugh, learn, and argue! My playlists are found here: https://open.spotify.com/user/sjpoweska

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🇺🇸 USA - Music History
15/02/2025
#92
🇺🇸 USA - Music History
23/01/2025
#78
🇺🇸 USA - Music History
19/01/2025
#87
🇺🇸 USA - Music History
11/01/2025
#69
🇺🇸 USA - Music History
10/01/2025
#60
🇺🇸 USA - Music History
09/01/2025
#94
🇺🇸 USA - Music History
20/12/2024
#69
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Music History
12/11/2024
#89
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Music History
11/11/2024
#74
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Music History
10/11/2024
#57

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S2E3 - 1992 (Electronica from All Sides)

Season 2 · Episode 3

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 • Duration 01:19:35

Welcome to 1992!

Now on the other side of last year's storm to end all storms, we're starting to see tons of major and minor genres find their voice for the decade. While some are incorporating retro ideas, others are tearing apart existing conventions in service of the next great sound. And, we hop right into KPop this year, as promised!

Electronica is very much in the spotlight this year, so let's spin through all the different permutations as DJs continue to discover their audiences and all the potential opportunities the genre holds in store for us. What will be the next major genre to have their defining year in this decade that cannot possibly slow down?

Join us for the major milestones and underground gems -- maybe you're about to meet your new favorite artist this year. Come find out!

⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Essential List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Big List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S2E2 - 1991 (The Storm of the Century)

Season 2 · Episode 2

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 • Duration 01:29:50

Welcome to 1991!

We have arrived at one of the most consequential years in the modern history of music. As followers and avid music fans may know, 1991 brought us groundbreaking, critical albums from some of the most iconic artists of all time.

But, amid all of these earth shattering pivots in the musical journey this year, let's not forget about the small but meaningful incremental wins too! We have a super-sized episode today to try and cram in every bit of greatness imaginable into today's episode. Some true heartbreaks were left by the essential list wayside the year, but we must march forward!

Join us as we listen to the well-known greats, the underground heroes that might have been previously lost in the noise, and some surprises!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Essential List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Big List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S2E1 - 1990 (The Beginning of Something Amazing)

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 • Duration 01:04:52

Welcome to 1990! We are officially in the 90s! The memory of the 1980s is now in the rearview mirror, disappearing around the hard corner we just took to get here. Today we kick off the new decade with a bang, talking about everything we just left behind in the last decade, begin to see big and small hints about what this new era will offer us, and how artists decided to aggressively evolve out of the trends that held firmly in place in the 80s. Join us as we explore this new strange world of the 90s, crossing old genres, splicing others, and discovering all new sounds in a decade that is bound to please, surprise, and shock us all! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Essential List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Big List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S2E0 - A Great Place to Start

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 • Duration 40:08

Welcome to Episode 0 of Season 2 for the "It's Not Scary, It's Just Music" Podcast!

Much like in our Season 1 Episode 0, SJ walks you through the brief history of his music listening project that led to this podcast's creation, a bit about his methodology, and a little about what we can expect from Season 2.

Come hear about all the successes and things we learned from doing Season 1 and what you can expect next as we traverse the 1990s!

And, if you're brand new to the podcast, feel free to check out SJ's existing playlists here!

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SPECIAL Episode - Interview Chuck Askerneese of The Untouchables, Part 2

Season 99 · Episode 5

Thursday, December 19, 2024 • Duration 38:21

SURPRISE! It's yet another special episode!

We got Chuck Askerneese of The Untouchables back for a Part 2!

Following our amazing first conversation, we found there was a bounty of things we missed, and more wild stories to tell about the LA counterculture scene of the 70s and 80s, the Wild Child European tour, and more!

Please join us where we dig into the growing underground scene in LA back in the 70s, the unbelievable circumstances that The Untouchables found themselves in during their initial run, and a bit about how their sound influenced the 90s ska movement that hit pop culture heights.

The Untouchables have and always will be fundamental to American music history, and we have the honor and privilege to hear more about how their story took shape and influenced others.

Let's give Part 2 a listen!

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S1E12 - The 1980s Recap

Season 1 · Episode 12

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 • Duration 01:42:32

Welcome to the Season One finale for the "It's Not Scary, It's Just Music" Podcast!! In today's episode, SJ walks through all the major genres that had their moment in the 1980s, highlighting milestone tracks that helped carry us from one end of the decade to the other. From Avant-Garde to Punk, Pop to Rock, JPop, New Wave, Metal...you name it! Join us as we bask in the glorious creativity and ambition of the 80s, with eyes and ears soon turning to what comes just over the next ridge in the 90s. Check out the Essential List here!

Check out the Big "Greatest Hits of the Decade" List here!

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SPECIAL Episode - Interview with Chuck Askerneese of The Untouchables

Season 99 · Episode 4

Thursday, December 12, 2024 • Duration 42:22

Surprise Surprise Surprise! It's another special episode!

I had the great honor of interviewing the amazing lead singer of The Untouchables, Chuck Askerneese.

During our conversation we chat about his experience first discovering music; how he, his brother, and their friends entered the counterculture scene of LA in the late 70s; the early beginnings of The Untouchables; and their inevitable creation of Wild Child, one of our essential albums from 1985.

Please join us where we dig into the ska genre itself, the burgeoning ska scene in LA in the late 70s and early 80s, how they found their unique sound, and eventually become one of the very first, and most foundational, ska bands in the United States.

The Untouchables have been a force in the American counterculture movement for decades and have collaborated with and influenced so many of the greats in musical history.

Let's all come round and listen to this bounty of amazing stories!

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S1E11 - 1989 (The End and The Beginning)

Season 1 · Episode 11

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 • Duration 54:50

Welcome to 1989! The end of the 80s has come! Can you believe it? We're here already! Today we discuss all the final thoughts, feelings, and perspectives that this decade has to offer. Many genres we've been discussing these last several years disappear off the map entirely, while others are making big plays to become the sound of the 90s. Pop, Rap, R&B, Rock, and Metal are all vying for their spots at the top for what's to come next. Join us as we explore the final few steps along one of the most creatively volatile decades in music history, and discuss how what happens this year bridges into the 1990s! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Essential List here!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Big List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S1E10 - 1988 (Roots, Rap, and Rock)

Season 1 · Episode 10

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 • Duration 01:09:40

Welcome to 1988! Gangsta Rap has officially reached the top of the mountain with authority! Public Enemy is joined by NWA this year to not only announce the new standard, but to do so enough to separate from all other Rap styles. Plus, we're starting to see rock begin to crystalize into the sounds we all know and love from the 90s. Retro 60s and 70s ideas are weaving through the sounds of the moment, while the new era of Alternative continues to challenge every convention previously held dear. Pop has quieted considerably across the board -- I wonder what is stepping forward to fill the void? The decade is ALMOST OVER! Can you feel the winds changing? I sure can! Join us as we near the end of this highly transformative era in music as we prepare for what comes next! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Essential List here!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Big List here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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SPECIAL Episode - Interview with Mark Burgess of The Chameleons

Season 99 · Episode 3

Thursday, November 21, 2024 • Duration 26:58

Surprise again! It's another special episode!

I had the great honor of interviewing the visionary lead singer of The Chameleons, Mark Burgess

During our conversation we chat about his childhood journey of discovering music as well as his voice; the beginnings of The Chameleons, and the creation of 1983 Essential Album, Script of the Bridge; the aftermath of its debut; and the winding road that has led him and The Chameleons here today.

Please join us where we dig into the challenges in owning their creative vision, advocating for their identity, and playing the kinds of music that connected most deeply with them.

Script of the Bridge is a timeless bounty of creative genius that gave rise to incalculable Brit Rock influence for decades.

Come enjoy the conversation!

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