Hey friends! It's been a while since we've had a chance to go clubbing so we're bringing the club to you! This week we look at classic 90's/00's dance music and some newer (still old though I'm talking like 2012 here) EDM bangers and the cultures associated with each iconic era. J takes us on a game of "name that tune" with a side of wacky 90s dance mayhem featuring a Windows Movie Maker lyric video. And I immerse you in the gold sovereign, Motorola pink razr filled world of 00's dance/ned culture. He was a ned. She was an emo. Could I make it any more obvious? J & N xoxo

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Links:

Raising Spirits Pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/34TNbiEfmBkCvXG7KHREFJ?si=RACl5rlzTr-ErmEcrXxcQQ

Jess’ Dance Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xJQWoS1zw7t5rcp35hDIv?si=oy-2VuZRQOWiq9dlwl9Yeg

Josh Wink: Higher State of Consciousness

https://youtu.be/d3hAnAnJwyU

Wildchild (Wildcild): Renegade Master https://youtu.be/eJR_dX8i0ww

Micky Modelle feat. Jessy: Dancing in the Dark

https://youtu.be/SYi4eayxSqI

Ultrabeat: Pretty Green Eyes https://youtu.be/iNSsdVUK4HI

Avicii: Levels https://youtu.be/_ovdm2yX4MA

Avicii feat. Nicky Romero: I Could Be The One https://youtu.be/bek1y2uiQGA

Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris: We Found Love https://youtu.be/tg00YEETFzg

Generation E Documentary: https://youtu.be/4V9f9DpXxkw

Prodigy: Out of Space https://youtu.be/a4eav7dFvc8

LMC vs. U2: Take me to the Clouds Above https://youtu.be/vezoR_qomFg

Fact Checks:

Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ is from her 2011 sixth studio album, ‘Talk that Talk’.

An article from 2020 looking back at Leah Betts’ tragic story

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/leah-betts-25-years-on-4704289.amp

By no means do Natalie and I wish to downplay the horror of what Leah and her family experienced and the unspeakable grief those she left behind will inevitably have had to process. Our hope though is by having conversations which avoid sensationalism and further alienation between generations and subcultures, we can get a bit closer to better decisions being made by everyone.

Hey friends! This week 2 become 3 (sorry Spice girls). This one time at summer camp... I fell in love with the most wonderful Idahoan and now you guys get to fall in love with her too. Introducing Miss Valerie (Willow) Nelson everybody! Get lost in her epic stories including: bald eagles being bullies, a song about a Mississippi squirrel causing havoc in a church, mixtape nostalgia, Lisa Frank stationery, Titanic and what constitutes an Idahoan goodbye (this definitely isn't goodbye from her). J & N xoxo

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Links:

The Beach Boys: Kokomo https://youtu.be/fJWmbLS2_ec

Ray Stevens: The Mississippi Squirrel Revival https://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagU

Rupert Holmes: Escape (The Piña Colada Song) https://youtu.be/Xb6l38eP-4w

Johnny Horton: Sink the Bismarck https://youtu.be/xLCkkrq417k

The Royal Guardsmen: Snoopy vs. The Red Baron https://youtu.be/icsHJhMeXYo

Toto: Africa https://youtu.be/FTQbiNvZqaY

Lawyer Fail: “I am not a cat” https://youtu.be/qcnnI6HD6DU

Shuggie Bain: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shuggie-Bain-Douglas-Stuart/dp/1529019273/ref=sr_1_1?crid=242I54G4Q3JCS&dchild=1&keywords=shuggie+bain&qid=1615764370&sprefix=Shugg%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1

Hey friends! This week (despite technology trying to halt us at every turn) we go deeper into strong women that inspired us through music. Julie goes a deep dive into Natalie Imbruglia (Umbruglia? Umbrella?) Tori Amos and Alisha's Attic (the band not the club in Coatbridge). And I go a deep dive into Hole (Oh dear) and Avril Lavigne (Billie Eilish may be the only person more into her than me.) Then we bring things to a close by discussing how completely inspirational the documentary 'The Punk Singer' (2013) about Kathleen Hanna and the birth of the iconic Riot grrrl movement is. Girls to the front! J & N xoxo

(Also, we didn’t plan this week’s episode to coincide with International Women’s Day but we’re delighted to say the least. Take time today to celebrate you and everything you love)

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Links:

Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) https://youtu.be/Wq7IiWr-cbk

Natalie Imbruglia: Don’t You Think https://youtu.be/JTqHnW29iVI

Tori Amos : Silent All These Years https://youtu.be/HSYr0etDzRM

Everwood X Tori Amos https://youtu.be/GdUvDCiOjhM

Hole: Celebrity Skin https://youtu.be/O3dWBLoU--E

Courtney riffs on living with a Bunnyman https://youtu.be/YKnTQkEnZQo

‘Violet’ on Later...With Jools Holland (1995) https://youtu.be/hBmNUsksBpc

Melissa Auf Der Maur’s Open Letter to Courtney Love https://www.kerrang.com/features/melissa-auf-der-maur-i-will-not-stand-for-kurts-death-overshadowing-the-life-and-work-of-the-women-he-left-behind-this-year/

Alisha’s Attic: Irresistible U Are/Intense https://youtu.be/iI--kX5AB70

https://youtu.be/MBqC68XeIxI

Air We Breathe (The anthem of all 5 year olds apparently) https://youtu.be/PMPl-5jYp_g

Avril Lavigne Rocking Eüt https://youtu.be/wjk2TGjXjeM

Avril Lavigne: Losing Grip https://youtu.be/LOcKckBLouM

Billie Eilish Losing her Grip over Avril https://youtu.be/2qhthD89yiM

The Punk Singer (2013) https://youtu.be/DdTHg4SQNGE

Join us for a harrowing voyage into the inner machinations of Julie’s brain via all things female pop. Spice Girls are in there, sure but does the band ‘Girls@Play’ mean anything to anyone...? The 90s/early 00’s are alive and well. Take us back! J & N xoxo

Intro music c/o WHAT pictures

No Fact Checks. Only Links. A lot of them. Enjoy.

Madonna: Dear Jessie https://youtu.be/EGYmN-1UQzI

The Chart Show https://youtu.be/vtOBmpf0zx4

Les Miserable: Castle on a Cloud https://youtu.be/glnoF9LKfKw

The Hit Factory: The Stock, Aitken and Waterman Story https://youtu.be/w9cEfcApntk

Sam Fox: I Only Wanna Be With You https://youtu.be/EYFXLL09_9w

Kim Appleby: Don’t Worry https://youtu.be/2UhS8kkcTnM

Andi Peters Meets the Girl Bands https://youtu.be/Gyx4U8gauh4

Spice Girls - Giving you Everything https://youtu.be/mWbuFGNYx5U

Spice Girls - Seven Days that shook the Spice Girls https://youtu.be/08steMDtwVg

Girls@Play: Airhead https://youtu.be/2ODfh_pLslg

The 411: On My Knees https://youtu.be/O6Hr-DkyLVo

Pink Slip: Take me Away https://youtu.be/5KBCxNCLTYQ

Ariana Grande interview (mah hart, mha sole) https://youtu.be/fpl8v3jiuNU

BN biscuits...(???) https://youtu.be/7hYChatCtdM thanks Bernard!

Stinx Anti-Smoking Advert https://youtu.be/UUjDISN08ho

Hey Friends! This week we're looking at the very recently released (is this the first time we've been vaguely relevant?) Framing Britney Spears Documentary (2021). Our hope is that our approach to the issues surrounding her conservatorship and her difficult relationship with the media is sensitive and well thought out. We do have moments of light relief to preserve our own sanity and lend the tone a bit of balance. Get in touch with us on the gram and the book if you want to continue this important conversation @musicsoundsbetterwithtwo Stay well, stay safe, stay out of trouble. Special thanks to Sareem Griage. J & N xoxo

Note from Julie: guys, apologies for the background noise of cars bombing up and down my street. Apparently I live at Silverstone now. ‘20s plenty’ who?

Intro music c/o WHAT pictures

Links:

Scottish lingo - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=Dinghy&=true

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=Patched&=true

English lingo - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=aired&=true

Chris Crocker - the OG ‘Leave Britney Alone’ campaigner lest we forget - https://youtu.be/ElXi7yDHyWo

Fact checks:

Oh boy...ok...

The lady Natalie was referring to who discusses the notion of conservatorship usually being utilised for the elderly was Vivian Lee Thoreen. People have opinions on her. Read them here https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thefocus.news/celebrity/vivian-thoreen/amp/ and judge for yourself.

Britney sang “Love Can Build a Bridge” on the show ‘Star Search’. The host at the time was Ed McMahon.

Diane Sawyer was the woman who let Britney know during an interview that someone wanted to shoot her. (The fact alone that I just typed that sentence depresses me beyond belief).

“Family Fortunes goes to hell” was in fact a show called Family Feud. Go figure.

Heat Magazine has had many editors since it’s inception in 1999. Boyd Hilton was never one of them. Always an entertainment critic, Julie.

Hashtags aside, Black Lives Matter and Britney should be freed.

That is all. Peace Out.

Hey friends! This week we dive into the 'Duuuuurrrrty pop' world through The Boy Band Con Youtube Original documentary (2019). We discuss our love of produced pop boybands N*Sync (The boys next door) and The Backstreet Boys (The darker clothed more serious band apparently). Join us on this emotional rollercoaster of nostalgia and unease as we peek into the dark, exploitative innards of the pop machine through the notorious Lou Pearlman. 

Links:

Intro music c/o WHAT pictures.

Thanks to Horlicks for getting in touch. Creating moments together since 1873. Follow them here: https://instagram.com/horlicksuk?igshid=18a45sx1ve78i

The Radio 4 Podcast where Melvyn Bragg and friends discuss St. Thomas Aquinas: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/st-thomas-aquinas/id463701671?i=1000343871203

(...what even is this podcast anymore?)

The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story: https://youtu.be/CcCRs0Ic3FI

O-Town and their liquid dreams: https://youtu.be/u7RPvOOjCvE

How to pronounce JC (not Jesus Christ) Chasez (allegedly): https://youtu.be/meDRs-UzRVA

NSync: I Want you Back (or do they?): https://youtu.be/is6gtilerPk

Fact checks:

Cold Case (singular), the show about a Philadelphia homicide squad ran from 2003-2010. So not that recent. Might as well have referenced Morse.

Puppet on a String was not sung by Dusty Springfield. It was in fact a 1967 Eurovision winner for Sandy Shaw. Sorry Sandy.

Armageddon was released in 1998, as was Lost in Space. I Want You Back was released in 1996. Ignore Julie’s theory. Nsync were clearly ahead of their time (and space).

'And that's about the time she walked away from me.' Please stay with us as we continue down the blink 'rant' hole. Here we delve into Enema Of The State via Lil' Wayne. We cancel genre elitists. We look at a hot gold carpet look of Mr Hoppus'. Geri Halliwell bags some things up. And we finally discuss 'All The Small Things' after 2 hours of preamble. J & N xoxo

Links:

Lil Wayne X Blink 182 (We don’t have anything funny to insert here. The title of this link kinda tells you everything you need to know): https://youtu.be/0Dpk2Hg-19Y

Lil Wayne’s last night (on earth): https://youtu.be/OArGZWB9gMQ

Crunchy-haired,-refusing to apologise for their lyrics-goodness: https://youtu.be/IE2cvxzk808

Geri Halliwell Bag-ging it up and robbing our boys of the number one spot: https://youtu.be/PruP58FuYmM

All the Small Things (aka Natalie’s awakening): https://youtu.be/9Ht5RZpzPqw

Teens reacting to Blink (aka Julie’s existential crisis): https://youtu.be/Ppgj5-iWzck

The BBC atrocity (use the world atrocity as loosely as you like): https://youtu.be/vDZxZzNk848

Fact check:

(Only one this week. An improvement we feel)

The Gorillaz track Julie was referring to that Lil Wayne’s rapping segue reminded her of was Do Ya Thing from 2012 and featured vocals from André 3000. (Sorry André).

The one with blink-182 that is 3 hours long so is now in two parts. Enjoy some chat about our relationship status with the band, Tom and Mark's relationship status with each other.  Travis is in there somewhere as well. A thruple if you will. In all seriousness this episode was 3 hours long for a reason. All positivity here. J & N xoxo

Intro music c/o WHAT Pictures

Links

First thing’s first (Handforth are the realest): https://youtu.be/lgGmYeAm0jk

Music Box interview: https://youtu.be/zCbGMoDUfCk

Mark’s bass riff on “Feeling This”: https://youtu.be/moIonsZMFKE

Yo, educate your kids with some classical music stories here (not sponsored): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00000212L/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_XXH2PQC72R6SM3Y9W0SM

Isolated vocals for “What’s My Age Again?”: https://youtu.be/sQNFkXz2siA

Mark reveals he’s a Genie, he’s in a bottle, and he wants out (baby): https://youtu.be/V1v8P7jaCps

Natalie’s unintentional additional ‘Mandala’ effect with PUNK goes pop: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhaG4CPNN6_VnJghAnrJYPN2BS5z8ZKEv

Welcome back! This week we discuss the pop legends Steps! Join us on a deep dive into their documentary Steps:Reunion (2011). We talk break-ups, make-ups, the dark underbelly of the pop machine/music journalism and general banter.  I promise this one will not be 'better best forgotten'. J & N xoxo

Links

Steps Reunion/On the Road Again: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVpsoKtpeHTIy23NBSGudBxMHBMy8RIp5

ABBA Medley, Brit Awards: https://youtu.be/rE7uMsDD050

Pop Star to Opera Star: https://youtu.be/lONJGDN356c

Steps’ Appearance on This Morning: https://youtu.be/7vh9W29XQMk

Steps Interview with BUILD Series LDN: https://youtu.be/jtRik06SoGg

Spinal Tap - Rock and Roll Creation: https://youtu.be/TOSDrT_eDhk

FACT CHECKS:

Grammy Award Winning Eliot Kennedy, aka ‘the consummate peacemaker’ joined the gang in the studio in Episode 3.

Gum chewing Vocal Coach in Episode 4, Stevie Vann Lange was responsible for Fire Engine screeching.

Christopher Columbus directed “Home Alone” with John Hughes directing.

Neil (not a doctor) Fox hosted “The Pepsi Chart” on Capital FM from 1993 to 2002.

Steps went to Number One on the Charts with their album “The Ultimate Collection”, which was announced in Episode 4, definitely not by Neil Fox, who is definitely not a doctor.

Welcome to Music Sounds Better with Two! We are Julie and Nat. Join us as we discuss a different 90's/00's pop banger and unrelated pop culture in general every week! Follow us on the gram and the book @musicsoundsbetterwithtwo

Links

Kerrang! 50 worst album covers: https://www.kerrang.com/features/50-of-the-worst-album-covers-in-metal-ever/

The Independent’s (lol) coverage of Nelly Kelly’s Spreadsheets: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nelly-kelly-rowland-dilemma-music-video-spreadhsheet-phone-a7442351.html%3famp

Nelly Kelly; Dilemma: https://youtu.be/8WYHDfJDPDc

Avi Kaplan: Change on The Rise: https://youtu.be/382BTxLNrow