Altar of Noise

Keen for 60 minutes of two people swearing at a list of songs? You're in luck! This week we dive into Rolling Stone's atrocious list of the greatest 500 songs of all time and boy it's rough... Featuring the likes of 50 Cent, Daddy Yankee and Carly Rae Jepsen, we try to work out exactly what drugs the people were on who voted on it. Check the list here (because Rolling Stone's website is an abomina...

SURPRISE! Another deep dive! This week we dive in to "...this generation's most important band" (NME) debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. A concept album about the nightlife in Northern England, the album exudes feelings of youthfulness and nostalgia. Alex Turner's lyrics perfectly capturing that carefree time of our lives. With songs about running away from the police, dea...

Yo Yo B-boys and Fly girls! This week we take you back to the turn of the millennium. Fubu clothing was big. Everyone was either team DC or team Globe and we all wore our red caps backwards. This was all all thanks to Nu Metal. Nu Metal was the beginning of our love affair with metal music. It was our gateway to the heavy side of life. In this episode we discuss its origins, what made it great (an...

Simon is back which means we could finally talk about the great Joey Jordison.  Joey was an immense talent that heavily influenced both of us. Its only appropriate that we give Joey his own episode as our little tribute to the late icon.  Vale #1 Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/altar_of_noise Josh's twitch...

Dan is back with Josh for another episode. This time they are giving each other scenarios and making them choose their ultimate choice. Does Dan choose his new wife or music? Does Josh prefer prime Black Sabbath or Led Zep? What will they pick? Better listen to find out! Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/altar_of_nois...

With Simon having life commitments getting in the way, Josh hijacks the recording equipment and sits down for a little conversation with his good friend Dan. They discuss how they first met, their mutual love and admiration of Joey Jordison and Dan's top 5 most influential albums. Also check out Dan's band Roadhaul on Spotify. Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: alta...

*This episode was recorded before the sad passing of Joey Jordison. Rest in peace #1* WOOP WOOP!!! It's our first birthday!  Our fun little podcast has lasted a year and we are just as surprised as you are! In todays episode we discuss a few albums that are celebrating milestones this year, and there are a few MASSIVE albums. Featuring, Placebo, Nirvana, The Butterfly Effect, Slipknot and mor...

This week is an open discussion on dangerous music. Can music be dangerous? If so, what is it? We let our guts and opinions explore this interesting topic, as we try and figure it out ourselves. Articles/Media mentioned: Is It Dangerous?: https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/is-it-dangerous/ How music can change the way you feel and act: https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/08/health/mu...

We're back and we are bringing our shitty opinions and hot take with us! Is lil Nas X one of the most important artists of the decade? Is radio still relevant? Is Rockin' the Suburbs by Ben Folds one of the greatest singer-songwriter albums of all time? What's Metallica's best album? These questions and more are answered (with our shitty opinions) on this weeks episode! Contact Us! Facebook: www.f...

Album swap this week sees us swapping two debut albums. Josh brought in Sparkadia's 2008 album, 'Postcards'. While Simon has brought Sleep Token's 2019 'Sundowning' to the table. Spotify links for both albums can be found below! Worship. Sparkadia - Postcards: https://open.spotify.com/album/4W5GR9poytb3EW7HSfVD99?si=nt6KdDkoTjSB_gRjxyZvJw&dl_branch=1 Sleep Token - Sundowning: https://open...

Something a little bit different for this week's episode! In this episode we ask each other 6 music based questions based around... What, Where, When, Who, How and Why? Join us in finding out a little bit more about each other in this personal chat about our music past. Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/altar_of_noise...

Welcome to the most ridiculous episode yet! For your entertainment, we decided to assault our ears by retrospectively reviewing the once very popular So Fresh 2001 compilation cd, Winter edition. God help us all... If you would like to follow along, Simon made a playlist of the compilation for your listening (dis)pleasure. Simply pause the podcast and play the song from the playlist when the inter...

David Bowie. The man, the myth, the legend. Where do you start with a back catalogue like his? Well, we believe 'Hunky Dory' is when Bowie became Bowie. Bowie's prowess as a songwriter is (arguably) on show for the first time in his career. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone wrote of Hunky Dory, "Hunky Dory was the album where he staked his claim as the most altered ego in rock & roll." and in this ep...

After a last week's serious episode, we decided to take things a little easier this week. In this episode we share memories of live shows! We talk about Wacken Open Air Festival, Matt Goss from Bros fame, a man eating a cigarette on stage, Smashing Pumpkins and a band called COCK. Join us for all this randomness and more! Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofno...

*TRIGGER WARNING* Themes of sexual and physical assault are discussed. This week's episode is a discussion on what happens when our favourite artists turn out to be the worst humans have to offer. Should their legacy still stand? Should we still listen to their albums that we hold so dearly? Can we seperate the art from the artist? Sappenin' podcast w/ Stu Richardson (Lostprophets/No Devotion): ht...

It was bound to happen. Josh's constant referencing of movies and TV shows has come to its obvious conclusion. Soundtracks. In this episode, we speak about some of our favourite soundtracks from movies, TV shows and even video games! Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/altar_of_noise Josh's twitch: www.twitch.tv/maddogw...

We're back and this time we are talking about the mighty music DVD! We discuss if they're still relevant in todays streaming world and what we think of the rise of livestream shows. We also talk about a few of our favourite DVD's from our personal collections. Josh's picks: Slipknot Disasterpieces Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio Placebo Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) American Head Charge: Cant...

Sometimes we just need to do an easy episode and that is what we have done this week! This episode is simply us sharing what we are currently listening too in the hopes you may find something new! I've even added Spotify links below for quick and easy access! We also tried to segue each suggestion so... yeah... be prepared for shit (brilliant!) jokes. Josh's Suggestions: Chet Faker - Whatever Tomo...

The famous album swap is back! This week we have given each other two of our favourite albums. Josh received Arcane Roots last ever album, 2017's 'Melancholia Hymns', whilst Simon received Propellerheads first (and also last!) album, 'Decksanddrumsandrockandroll'. As always, you can find the Spotify links below for you to discover these artists! Elsewhere, Wheeler Walker Jnr also gets a random sho...

Aaah, the good ol' supergroup. So much talent and so many possibilities, but do they always work? From the brilliant Them Crooked Vultures to the deplorable Zwan, supergroups usually end up being a mixed bag. In this weeks episode we discuss some of our favourite (and not so favourite) supergroups and then we walk into build-a-bear to build our own Frankenstein supergroup!  Contact Us! Facebo...

If video killed the radio star, what killed the video stars? This weeks episode is about the mighty video clips! Josh & Simon talk about the impact video clips and "Music TV" had on them, what are some of the tropes we see film clips and both give you 5 of their favourite clips! Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/a...

What the hell are we doing...? Over the holidays Simon came across an article which named the 100 greatest singers of all time. After much debate, Josh & Simon decided they should do their own top 10, and boy it was hard... What constitutes a "great" singer? Is it talent? Is it influence? Is it creativity? Listen to our choices and angrily yell at your speakers at the decisions we have made! O...

Triple J's yearly countdown, Hottest 100, happened a couple weeks ago. If you looked online you would've thought it was the worst countdown ever, so we thought we'd have a look back 20 years ago to see if the countdown really was better back then. We cast our eyes over the 2001 Hottest 100, picking out some of our favourite songs, and discuss whether they've actually ever picked a good number 1! C...

Thank christ 2020 is done with! Can't wait to see what 2021 brin... oh wait, never mind. At least in the music world there is a lot to look forward too! In this laid-back episode, we discuss what albums that are being released in 2021 that we are looking forward too and discuss the implications of Covid. Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Inst...

The conclusion of our top 10 albums of the year 2020, as chosen by Josh & Simon are revealed! We'd love to hear your thoughts on all these albums, and would love to hear your list! Contact Us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Altarofnoisepodcast/ Email: altarofnoise@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/altar_of_noise Josh's twitch: www.twitch.tv/maddogwilesy The Unset (Simon's Band): www.facebook.com/theu...