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What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way
What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys
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  • What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys Music Videos

    13/04/2026 | 2h 39 mins.
    The Big Mates watch all of Arctic Monkeys' music videos in one sitting. 
    You can watch along with us here:
    www.bilibili.com/video/BV1AiQWBqEkR/
    Or you can just listen without watching anything - that works too!
    Or you could make your own playlist - scroll down to see which videos we covered!
    Our next episode will see us wrap-up and offer final thoughts on the whole 7-album, 22-year career of Arctic Monkeys and is out on Monday April 20th!
    Join the conversation on:
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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
    Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!
    Support our show when starting your own podcast!
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    The videos we watch in this episode are:
    Fake Tales of San Francisco
    I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor
    When the Sun Goes Down
    The View From the Afternoon
    Leave Before the Lights Come On
    Brianstorm
    Fluorescent Adolescent
    Teddy Picker
    The Age of the Understatement
    Standing Next to Me
    My Mistakes Were Made For You
    Crying Lightning
    Cornerstone
    My Propeller
    Brick By Brick
    Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
    The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
    Suck It and See
    Evil Twin
    Black Treacle
    You and I
    R U Mine?
    Do I Wanna Know?
    Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
    One For the Road
    Arabella
    Snap Out of It
    Bad Habits
    Everything You’ve Come to Expect
    Aviation
    Miracle Aligner
    Is This What You Wanted
    Les Cactus
    This Is Your Life
    Four Out of Five
    Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
    There’s Better Be a Mirrorball
    Body Paint
    I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am
    Sculptures of Anything Goes

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    INTRODUCING: Welcome to Twin Peaks

    08/04/2026 | 44 mins.
    Welcome to Welcome to Twin Peaks: A Twin Peaks Podcast for Beginners.

    Join Adam and Steve as they put on their investigation trenchcoats, pour a hot steaming cup of coffee, and dive into the world of Twin Peaks.

    In this first episode they introduce the podcast, the season to come, and their relationship with Twin Peaks and David Lynch. They discuss their knowledge of the show, including its place in culture at the time it was released and now, the vibe of the show, and whether or not the coffee is “damn good” or “damn fine.”

    They look at the episodes to come, which Adam has seen many times before and Steve has never seen in his life!

    The second episode of this brand new podcast venture is out right now! We discuss the Pilot of Twin Peaks and begin digging into the mystery.
    Head to https://welcometotwinpeaks.buzzsprout.com and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

    In the meantime…
    Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welcometotwinpeaksuk
    Visit our website: https://welcometotwinpeaks.buzzsprout.com/ 
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  • What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys B-Sides (Pt. 2)

    06/04/2026 | 1h 30 mins.
    The Big Mates mixed bags, S Club Juniors, tracklistings, and A Selection of B-Sides by Arctic Monkeys. 
    Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the career of Arctic Monkeys by looking at a variety of b-sides from across their career.
    They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of these songs from numerous eras, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between!
    Should any of these have been on albums? Should goths wear hi-vis? Don Cheadle? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?
    Our next episode is out next week, Monday April 13th!
    Join the conversation on:
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social
    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
    Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!
    Support our show when starting your own podcast!
    By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379

    Check out our merch!
    https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com
    Donate to our podcast!
    https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic

    http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/
    Support the show
  • What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys B-Sides (Pt. 1)

    30/03/2026 | 1h 30 mins.
    The Big Mates discuss crows, ravens, flamingoes, and A Selection of B-Sides by Arctic Monkeys. 
    Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the career of Arctic Monkeys by looking at a variety of b-sides from across their career.
    They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of these songs from numerous eras, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between!
    What makes the cut? Should they have been b-sides? Are they full of moments? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?
    Our next episode is out next week, Monday April 6th, and will continue our investigation of their b-sides!
    Join the conversation on:
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social
    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
    Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!
    Support our show when starting your own podcast!
    By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379

    Check out our merch!
    https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com
    Donate to our podcast!
    https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic

    http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/
    Support the show
  • What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys Live at Glastonbury Festival 2023 Commentary

    23/03/2026 | 1h 56 mins.
    The Big Mates provide pointy and muddy audio commentary for Arctic Monkeys Live at Glastonbury Festival 2023.

    Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the 2023 headlining performance as broadcast to television, and as witness with Adam's own two eyes.  They also talk about how the band toured The Car.

    Head to YouTube to watch along here: 
    https://archive.org/details/arctic-monkeys-glastonbury-2023
    Or don't watch along - the episode works fine either way!

    Our next episode comes out Monday March 30th!

    Join the conversation on:
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social
    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!
    Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including an album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!

    Support our show when starting your own podcast!
    By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379

    Check out our merch!
    https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com
    Donate to our podcast!
    https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic

    http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/
    Support the show

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About What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys

A podcast that dives deep into discographies - one artist per season. Hosts Adam, Steve, and Lucas go album by album, track by track, exploring how context shapes our experience of music, why fans become obsessed, and what music really is. With three hosts coming from wildly different levels of musical knowledge, expect sharp analysis, wild tangents, hot takes, and more information about the artists (and the hosts) than you ever asked for. Currently exploring the discography of Arctic Monkeys. Previous seasons featured Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill, and R.E.M.
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