Bandsplain

We’re back and we’re answering your questions about the show, like how does Yasi choose which bands to cover? Which British bands ruled their respective eras? And when did Britpop officially die? Join along as Yasi and bestie of the pod, Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, sip Yorkshire tea and open your gorgeous emails.

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guest: Matt Helders @matthelders

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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Hi, we have a lot to talk about. Yasi shares how she’s been, and appreciates everyone’s kind words and gifts. <3 

This 60 Songs That Explain The 90s: The 2000s x Bandsplain crossover episode was recorded live at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on 1/29. 

Listen along as Yasi Salek, Rob Harvilla, and everybody’s best friends Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan draft their favorite movie soundtracks. 

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE.

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guests: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla, Chris Ryan @crashactivated, Sean Fennessey @seanfennessey

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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An update on Yasi and the show.

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Normally, on this podcast, we tend to focus on music that was released decades in the past. In this episode, we’re going to do a rare thing and focus on music of the present day. Listen along as Yasi chats with The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla and Justin Sayles about  their five *favourite* albums and top single of the year.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠ 

**NOTE: Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee is not available on Spotify. You can listen here on Bandcamp.**

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guests: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla and Justin Sayles

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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You can have it all, but how much do you want it, babe? Once again, we slip inside the eye of Oasis’ mind for part two. Last episode, Yasi and Rob Harvilla talked about the band’s formation, their debut album Definitely Maybe, and the lead-up to the 1995 Britpop chart battle. Who wins the battle? Who wins the war? We’ll get into the “Oasis quo” and “Chaz and Dave Chimney Sweep Music” of it all. Plus, listen along as we dissect how Noel and Liam Gallagher created one of the greatest British albums of all-time: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, and their infamous Wibbling Rivalry that led to the band’s eventual demise.

SKIP AHEAD:

26:28 – (What’s the Story?) Morning Glory

1:14:52 – Knebworth

1:44:13 – Be Here Now

2:12:34 – Bonehead and Gwigs leave

2:41:28 – Oasis breaks up

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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By 1994, grunge had waned and Madchester had set the table for the next massive wave of British music—the UK was ready for its next big rock band to refocus the global lens back on ol’ Blighty. That’s when Oasis popped onto the scene fully formed and captured the mantle with their iconic haircuts, perfect clothes, explosive feuds, and of course, their absolute bangers. Join along as Yasi Salek and her Wonderwall, The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla, ask each other: where were you while Oasis was getting high? In this part one of two, we cover everything between the band’s formation and what led up to the legendary Britpop chart battle. 

SKIP AHEAD:

6:48 – Formation: Liam and Noel Gallagher

29:57 – Formation: Other band members

45:15 – Oasis pre-Noel

1:03:06 – Oasis gets signed

1:36:41 – First single “Supersonic” 

2:12:49 – “Definitely Maybe” 

3:06:48 – Early Britpop Battle 

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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We’re unpacking the battle of Britpop as well as the war of words between Blur and Oasis. Did the art school icons or the working class heroes ultimately prevail? Who won over the critics? Who laughed all the way to the bank? Which band’s legacy is stronger today? In this episode, we’re going to answer those questions and more as we rehash the great feud between two Britpop giants: Oasis and Blur. Join us as Yasi and Miranda Sawyer, journalist and author of Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs (2024), declare a winner through a five-category contest: public insults, commercial success, critical acclaim, American or British audiences, and legacy. Plus, Miranda dishes exclusive goss about her infamous interview with Noel Gallagher, and she shares her boots-on-the-ground POV about the musical and political scenes surrounding the bands’ respective reigns. 

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guest: Miranda Sawyer @msmirandasawyer 

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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In honor of the holidays, we have a very special bonus episode for our fanatics. Yasi talks all things British slang with Arctic Monkeys drummer and former Kappa tracksuit-wearing lad, Matt Helders. Do you know the difference between a lad, a chav, a bloke, a bird and a geezer? Listen along as Matt quizzes Yasi on all the ways you can say “proper bladdered.” We think you’ll be dead chuffed with this one, mate. 

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guest: Matt Helders @matthelders

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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As one of the first Britpop bands, these college blokes from Colchester started out making shoegaze and baggy jams in the Scene that Celebrates Itself before writing a genre-defining album that romanticized British life and paved the way for an indie explosion. They were the UK’s favorite band, that is, until they weren’t. They may have lost the Britpop war, but their third act was brilliant nonetheless. The Ringer’s Chris Ryan joins us to talk about the band who turned toward Britain and solidified a scene, and the ways they ultimately broke out of their own (Brit) box. Follow along as we trace the band’s breakups and makeups, while exploring their sonic evolution from shoegaze to Britpop to alt-rock. 

SKIP AHEAD:

7:22 – Band formation

45:51 – Sign to Food Records; ‘She’s So High’ single

1:03:59 – Leisure

1:31:04 – Modern Life is Rubbish

1:45:19 – ‘Girls & Boys’ single

1:54:27 – Parklife

2:25:40  – Chart Battle

2:36:25 – The Great Escape

2:51:14 – Blur (self-titled album)

3:04:01 – Britpop dies

3:05:40 – 13 

3:15:49 – Think Tank

3:24:19 – The Magic Whip

3:28:03 – The Ballad of Darren 

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guests: Chris Ryan @crashactivated 

Producer: Liz Sánchez @lizbetsanch 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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Ok, Yasi and the Scots are back for Madchester part two. We last saw The Stone Roses after they released their celebrated EP Sally Cinnamon, on the brink of a make-or-break decision: should they sign to Jive or Rough Trade? Meanwhile, the Happy Mondays were riding the wave of their debut album Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out), and guess what? They have a new friend: Ecstasy. They’re now starting to make music influenced by its heart-opening potency. This is when the rave scene starts to bubble up from the dark Manchester clubs, like the Hacienda. Listen as we trace the back half of both bands’ short but very sweet catalog, from Madchester Rave On to the Second Coming.

SKIP AHEAD:

22:05 - Happy Mondays release ‘Wrote For Luck’ single and later Bummed (1988)

1:04:28 - The Stone Roses drop their self-titled debut album (1989)

1:23:27 - Happy Mondays release Madchester Rave On EP (1989) (featured on Bummed Collector’s Edition: Hallelujah / Holy Ghost / Clap Your Hands / Rave On)

1:30:30 - Madchester and “Rave” Origins

2:10:53 - Happy Mondays release Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches (1990)

2:36:00 - Happy Mondays record …Yes Please (1992)

2:47:34 - Happy Mondays break up (1993)

2:51:21 - The Stone Roses release their last album Second Coming (1994)

3:13:05 - The Stone Roses break up (1996)

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek

Guests: John Niven, Chlöe Walsh

Producer: Liz Sánchez

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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