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 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...
Episode 330: The Perfect Song - Baba O'Riley
The GenXplainers tackles a track from The Who’s 1971 album “Who’s Next”. A standout in a group of songs from an abandoned rock opera, this classic is considered one of the best from a legendary rock band. But is it “perfect”? Let us...
