GenXplainers
Where we look at pop culture from a personal and generational perspective and examine how the music, movies and television of our formative years shaped our tastes and attitudes of GenerationX. Personal POVs and tories capture the time and contextualize the art of our youth.
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GenXplainers
Latest Episodes
Episode 335: The Perfect Song - Sick of Myself
The GenXplainers panel is diving into some mid-90’s power pop/alternative rock. Released as a single in 1995, it blends power pop and distorted rock guitar to create an upbeat vibe to some darker lyrics. It is catchy and the panel love it. But ...
Episode 334: Desert Island Discs - The Stone Roses
What records would you take to a desert island? We start our new GenXplainers series with a pick from Rand. Let's fill up that crate!
Episode 333: The Perfect Song - Do You Realize??
For this episode, we expand the GenXplainers panel to 5, with friends of the show Blanchard and Tony joining us. The song in question is from the alt/experimental/psychedelic group The Flaming Lips. Is it a love song? Is it a philosophical rumi...
Episode 332: The Perfect Song - Feel Good, Inc.
The GenXplainers check out a song from “virtual band” Gorillaz. From their album Demon Days, it has a funky bassline and an assist from legends De La Soul. But is it “perfect”? Let us explain… LINKSDe ...
Episode 331: Cover Stories - Mad World
Can a cover version surpass the original? The GenXplainers explore this question with a song originally recorded by Tears for Fears in 1981. Later covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules and featured in the film "Donnie Darko", it gained a wh...