I Listen to Everything

From the 60's to the 2000's revival, this genre has been around for decades. We talk about how this genre was the birth of punk rock and how the garage rock revival was the last time rock was considered "cool" (to rock critics). Either way, this genre definitely rocks!!

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WHO U WIT? WHERE YA FROM? These are the philosophical underpinnings of the genre known as crunk, its greatest philosopher being Jonathan H. Smith - otherwise known as Lil Jon. In this episode, we talk about the roots of this Southern hip hop genre and how it shares similarities with punk rock? Yes, somehow it does. Tune in to find out how!

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In this episode, we explore the origins of hardcore punk and its more egalitarian revival in recent years. We discuss the influential bands and individuals that shaped the genre, as well as the the more diverse and less elitist bands that are leading it today.

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This episode is all about the marriage between jazz and rock, aka jazz fusion! Jazz musicians such as Miles Davis saw the popularity of rock and roll and decided to electrify their music. This fusion of rock and jazz has inspired countless other artists and its influence is seen everywhere from smooth jazz to progressive metal. Thank you to one of our listeners for the suggestion!

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We listen to the upbeat, repetitive and bass heavy sounds of the dembow genre this episode. This relatively new music genre from the Dominican Republic, named after a Shabba Ranks song and modeled after its beat, has its stylistic origins in the Jamaican genre of dancehall and is similar to reggaeton but much faster! If you understand Spanish at all or Dominican slang, you'll appreciate the witty humor that is present in many of these songs (which Jen attempts to translate in the episode at some points but her Spanish isn't the best). Thanks for listening and send us any suggestions for future episodes :)

Come and join us as we listen to noise! Yes that's right, just noise. In this episode we explore the chaotic genres of no wave and noise rock and talk about how Sonic Youth made this genre of music some might call unlistenable into a style that has been replicated in many other indie genres today. Did you know that no wave is also somehow linked to the development of dance music? Tune in to find out how!

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We listen to the urban sounds of city pop in this episode. This Japanese genre from the 80s has regained popularity in recent years thanks to YouTube and TikTok algorithms that have spawned the birth of new genres that heavily sample city pop songs such as vaporwave and future funk. It is also part of the trend of bringing back old genres of music as we all love that nostalgic feeling, even when it's sung in another language. Enjoy!

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We are back with our good friend and guest Carl for this very special episode where we break down the house music genre! Stay tuned to hear Carl's very own house track as well as some classic house tracks. Take a look at the songs we listen to in the playlist below:

Pop punk is making a comeback and we are here to talk about it! This episode is all about the iconic punk subgenre - from the early beginnings in the late 70s and 80s to its revival in the 2020s. It's a longer episode but its a good one, especially since we are joined by Blink-182's number one fan (Drew). Although it is a beloved genre, is pop punk actually considered punk? Tune in for our opinion and be sure to share yours either in the poll on Spotify or on our Instagram @listentoeverything.pod. Thanks for listening!

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Welcome to a mini-history lesson about the music of Trinidad 🎶. This episode is all about calypso which has a rich history that is evident in many of the songs politically and socially aware lyrical content. It's music you can dance to.. with a message! We listen to all the greats - Calypso Rose, Mighty Sparrow, Lord Kitchener and all of the other Mighty's & Lords and of course Harry Belafonte (Rest in Peace ❤️). The history of calypso music is super interesting so I recommend listening or reading more about it even if you may not be interested in Caribbean music (although you should be cause it's great 😉). Thanks for listening!

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