Arts and Music

Sound Field

Arthur Buckner and Linda Diaz are accomplished musicians and music teachers exploring the music theory, production, history and culture behind our favorite songs and musical styles.

What Makes Heavy Metal Sound Devilish?

12m 20s

Linda Diaz and Joey Hays chat with members of the legendary bands Gwar and Impaler to uncover how metal drew inspiration from horror movies and dark themes to create a theatrically dark vibe.

Diaz and Hays also dig into the 1980s Satanic Panic, when media hysteria and conservative backlash made bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest the targets of controversy.

Episodes

  • What Makes Heavy Metal Sound Devilish?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Makes Heavy Metal Sound Devilish?

    S5 E5 - 12m 20s

    Linda Diaz and Joey Hays chat with members of the legendary bands Gwar and Impaler to uncover how metal drew inspiration from horror movies and dark themes to create a theatrically dark vibe.

    Diaz and Hays also dig into the 1980s Satanic Panic, when media hysteria and conservative backlash made bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest the targets of controversy.

  • How This Drum Beat Changed Dance Music Forever: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How This Drum Beat Changed Dance Music Forever

    S5 E4 - 10m 46s

    From disco's golden era to its resurgence in modern pop, Jojo and Linda trace the four-on-the-floor pattern's journey through rock, funk, and beyond. They uncover how a beat popularized by drummer Earl Young set the stage for disco and its transformation through electronic instruments in house and techno. They also explore the rhythm's nu-disco revival and its influence on contemporary pop music.

  • Has Streaming Made It Harder to Find New Music You Love?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Has Streaming Made It Harder to Find New Music You Love?

    S5 E3 - 10m 11s

    Join Linda Diaz as she ask how modern listening algorithms have impacted our relationship with music we listen to. In this episode, Linda chats with Derrick Gee, a music lover with an online following, to understand how these changes affect listeners. Plus, she explores a record store and a cozy listening bar in NYC, discovering new ways to fall in love with music all over again.

  • How Do You Preserve a Thousands Year Old Musical Style?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Do You Preserve a Thousands Year Old Musical Style?

    S5 E2 - 9m 11s

    Discover the deep historical roots of Hmong folk singing, a tradition that originated in China and migrated through Southeast Asia to America after the Secret War. We explore Hmong cultural preservation through music, focusing on the styles of lug txaj and kwv txhiaj, which are performed and cherished at community gatherings like the Hmong New Year and weddings.

  • Why This Mexican Genre Is Growing As Fast As K-Pop: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why This Mexican Genre Is Growing As Fast As K-Pop

    S5 E1 - 13m 28s

    Linda Diaz sits with the Latin Grammy-nominated Yahritza Y Su Esencia, a band poised to take the Sierreno genre to new heights with their fresh perspective and unique sound. In Watsonville, CA, Linda interviews the rising stars of Revolucion, uncovering the roots and evolution of Sierreño music from its origins in Mexican regional music like banda, corridos and mariachi.

Extras + Features

  • First Look: Sound Field: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    First Look: Sound Field

    31s

    LA Buckner and Nahre Sol are accomplished musicians and music teachers exploring the music theory, production, history and culture behind our favorite songs and musical styles.

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