Shallow Rewards

Sean T. Collins returns to discuss the increasing appropriation of music as emotional heft in television, with a focus on Mr. Robot and Stranger Things. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday.

On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday.

Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

Defending the 1990s from take culture with serial TV columnist Sean T. Collins. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

Defending the 1990s from take culture with serial TV columnist Sean T. Collins. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

A look back at the trail-rated career of Mountain Goats main-man John Darnielle. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On Kurt Cobain, the grunge moment, and the critical embrace of drug abuse. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

In defense of pop music’s most maligned genre. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

A capricious teenager confronts the cold light of his mother’s record collection. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

Catching up with New Yorker columnist Amanda Petrusich, author of Do Not Sell at Any Price, It Still Moves, and the 33 1/3 entry for Nick Drake’s Pink Moon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

A look back at shoegaze, the soundtrack of my youth (and the genre that wouldn’t die). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

A look back at shoegaze, the soundtrack of my youth, and the genre that wouldn’t die. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On the wild ride of one George O’Dowd, the biggest name to rise from the Kentish Town slums since Jack Cade. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On the wild ride of one George O’Dowd, the biggest name to rise from the Kentish Town slums since Jack Cade. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On Morrissey’s bipolar first wave of work, and the twin specters of nationalism and racism he struggled to resolve as a young man. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On Duran Duran’s remarkable and enduring 1988 LP. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

On Duran Duran’s remarkable and enduring 1988 LP. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com

Peeling back the apple on Mark Ronson, the Police, and sonic nostalgia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shallowrewards.substack.com