Underrated / Overhated

16/06/2022

I had Everything Everything's Jonathan Higgs on my podcast/youtube channel.

Here he is wondering why on earth anyone would love prog as much as I do 😅

Check the entire conversation out here:

https://youtu.be/sZey0fjQK2Q

24/01/2022

Not posted here for a while, but I have actually made a few videos over the last month.

Here's my most recent - about Country Joe and the Fish's classic anti-vietnam song, The I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag

https://youtu.be/j8JmtPD4z88

Country Joe and the Fish are best known today for The Fish Rag (also known as I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag), which they released as a single in 1967, an...

25/10/2021

This video of mine is absolutely smashing it recently

Watch it, lest you miss out on what people (I.e. me) are calling 'literally the best video on YouTube, full stop' 😎

https://youtu.be/wvjOAURIxxU

Chris Stapleton's song, Tennessee Whiskey is awesome - but is it a rip off of Etta James' I'd Rather Go Blind? What even *is* a rip off? Where is the line be...

24/10/2021

New episode about cool pauses in pop and rock songs!

Check it out

https://t.co/QljHdi4aMo?amp=1

Everyone from Paul Simon, to Queen, the Beatles, Whitney Houston and George Michael use pauses in their songs, and it's a really great way to make a song mor...

19/10/2021

New episode about Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights - check it out!

https://youtu.be/vArgGtGIovY

Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights is an absolute classic, and in this episode, I'm joined by Fire the Canon: Theo, Jackie and Rachel are here to talk Emily Bront...

25/09/2021

MY MAGNUM OPUS (so far...)

What is Progressive Rock? (Beyond the coolest genre ever, of course)

😎😎😎

https://youtu.be/ECrRlqLJZa4

WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE ROCK? Beyond being the coolest genre ever, of course.Well, in thisvideo essay I tackle this MOST important of subjects. I talk about all ...

13/08/2021

New episode out about Eric Clapton and Van Morrison, and their curmudgeonly ways (and terrible latest single).

Also on Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts

https://youtu.be/VIf81fs7F10

This is another episode where instead of talking about underrated music, we look at something worth mocking.This time we look at the latest song released by ...

04/08/2021

Laurence Fox is one of those all-round annoying people in British media who seems to be everywhere, talking nonsense about 'the woke left'.

He's also a terrible singer and songwriter! Check this podcast episode out if you're truly a glutton for punishment

https://youtu.be/J4xMHP9Xa1g

Ahh Laurence Fox - more famous these days for talking rubbish on TV and radio than for being an actor, this man of many *ahem* talents has also had a go at w...

27/07/2021

I have an unhealthy fixation on this song and its insanity. Watch this video to find out why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsz9WiUVkIU

Hmm - I still can't work out whether I love this song or hate it. A bit of both I guess.In this video I talk about patriotic songs generally, and go on a bit...

05/07/2021

New video essay about Chris Stapleton's Tennessee Whiskey. Check it out 👍

https://youtu.be/wvjOAURIxxU

Chris Stapleton's song, Tennessee Whiskey is awesome - but is it a rip off? What even *is* a rip off? Where is the line between 'inspired by' and 'taken from...

26/06/2021

My second video essay, about Brothers in Arms by The Dire Straits

Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2FLTw7tJU

What makes a song work? In this episode I talk about The Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms and why it works so well as a song. I go through some music theory st...

10/06/2021

This is the first time I've done a podcast in this format (video essay) - hopefully everyone enjoys it!

It's about The Times They Are A-Changin', and how it works so well

https://youtu.be/r5gtIB91EZw

What makes a song work? In this episode I talk about Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin' and why it works so well as a song. I go through some music th...

27/05/2021

Check out my newest episode about weird songs...

My guest is a self described 'basic' person, and so I decided to give her a playlist of straaaange music. Check it out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq_aZU9dygg

Also on Spotify and all the podcast places

This episode I am joined by NancArtMusic - who you can find through the links below - about weird songs. Nancy is a self-appointed 'basic' person in terms of...

20/05/2021

New episode about Jim Steinman! https://youtu.be/3OZnAmdq3Nk

We all know and love Jim Steinman's music, even if we don't *know* we know and love his music. He was the man behind many great 70s and 80s hits, and he unfo...

14/05/2021

New episode about cool album covers! Check it out (also on spotify and all the usual podcast places)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22s9a0zJdWk

Part two in a series about great album covers. Please like and subscribe :)You can find me at:https://twitter.com/PraxisBig​https://discord.gg/YdEs4uZ2​https...

06/05/2021

New episode about concept albums!

Check it out

https://youtu.be/yO6KK7GoM0I

In this episode I talk with Peter Saint-Andre about four underappreciated albums that run from very concept-y to slightly concept-y, while asking 'what *is* ...

01/05/2021

New - and very NSFW - episode about the history of filthy music, from Mozart to the modern day.

Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWsI2Gc7vvc&lc=UgyXfpo8UdZj_6AeIoN4AaABAg

https://twitter.com/PraxisBig​https://discord.gg/YdEs4uZ2​https://www.instagram.com/bigyellowpr...My first and possibly only NSFW episode, about the history ...

15/04/2021

New episode - all about why the Beach Boys are great but misunderstood! My best episode yet :)

https://youtu.be/O639YRToo-E

02/04/2021

New episode about great album covers!

https://youtu.be/BfpV4SEHFpA

This is the first of possibly many episodes about album covers - this time I am talking to Kevin and Mark from the Yes Music Podcast, who can be found here h...

25/03/2021

New episode about a classic folk blues song by Skip James, and a very unusual cover of it by John Martyn.

Also on spotify and other podcast places!

https://youtu.be/zVozc9U6Ews

Enother episode dedicated to just one great song, this time Devil Got My Woman by Skip James.Again joined by James ( on Twitter) - we discuss Skip...

18/03/2021

New episode! This time chatting with Tapestry Music Podcast about the classic progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator.

https://youtu.be/M63_EBMM0nk

Also on Spotify, and literally all the podcast places

Anyone who has listened to this podcast knows I love Van der Graaf Generator - they're weird, wonderful and totally unique! And cetainly underrated, even by ...

28/02/2021

New episode about folk music and folk revivals!

https://youtu.be/l0htiZFE9ww

21/02/2021

New episode, chatting with John Adams from The Score: Music & Sports Marketing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm9yP4PF0dI&t

We cover guilty pleasures, and songs that are perfect for road trips!

In this episode I chat to John Adams from the marketing and promotion agency, The Score, based in California.We talk about guilty pleasures, and songs that a...

11/02/2021

Two episodes in a day!

This second one was recorded with TV Trivia Pod, and after embarrassing myself with my lack of TV Trivia, we we covered some great comedy songs.

Weird Al, Bad Lip Ready and even the Wurzels get a mention here 😆

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzH7wIGpfEQ&t=3s

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OY02kpqgiCJ6wl0KrRlub?si=XOeRSG2VQTCAmbH_OleTOQ

Not everyone loves comedy music - some people think it's just a bit goofy and silly. But I like it! And so does Brian from the TVTriviaPod podcast. You can f...

11/02/2021

Latest episode, this time about the worst music the Beatles ever made in their solo careers.

Some of it is just hilariously bad! Curious if anyone knows of anything worse they ever did? 🤔

On YouTube, Spotify and pretty much everywhere else!

https://youtu.be/gR9xn7-9vek

Will this train to hell ever end?Probably, but not today! Here's another episode about terrible music, this time about music made by John, Paul, Ringo and Ge...

17/01/2021

Rory Gallagher in EDM mode!

Why? Because in my latest episode my friend recommends me some EDM (which I never listen to) and I recommend some blues (which he never listens to).

Check out my episode on youtube;https://youtu.be/stJumxFtDaI

And wherever you get your podcasts!

13/12/2020

Possibly the only podcast in the world that talks about both UK Drill and traditional folk in one episode!

Tune in on YouTube, Spotify and wherever you listen to stuff.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/44F58112uXv9zGiz62rQJP?si=Ty9I00ohRjKrb2Yg8b39Aw

https://youtu.be/_JOFna_y930

This is the first episode of a genre swapping series - I make a playlist for a friend, and they make one in return, based on music that we know little about!...

07/12/2020

Newest episode of my podcast, where I talk about right wing rock music, and how much it sucks

https://youtu.be/ktQyvVPLQAU

As something of a Part II to my previous episode on left wing folk (check it out!), in this episode I tackle right wing rock music. I'm joined by Michael and...

28/11/2020

Who needs capital letters when you have this many letter 'l's?

Not the olllam, that's for sure! If you like the sound of funky post-rock celtic instrumental music, check this episode out!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TCwrQh5am39uLTmBrxOf0?si=6sGY_spuTv6aAarPArRgsA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRDlHXtt0k

Please like and subscribe (and share!)

Funky post-rock celtic instrumental group, the olllam, released their debut (and so far only) album 'the olllam' in 2012 to great critical acclaim, but no wh...

21/11/2020

Here's an episode about one of the most underrated blues songs, and two of my favourite covers of it, one by Rory Gallagher, and another by Van Morrison.

The song is Out on the Western Plains, and is Very Cool - check out my podcast on YouTube or Spotify (links below) or wherever you listen 👍

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XwfVOXAN3dXwRbaLXEQFG?si=IaWQZt2rTeGRshv_oVCtuQ

https://youtu.be/W6N3XkH_8jE

The first episode in a series about great (but still under appreciated!) songs. This one is about the Lead Belly song 'Out on the Western Plains', and two of...