Music Is a Dead Scene

Another episode so soon?! You betcha, forget MIADS Monday and welcome to "Time for more (MIADS) Tuesday"!It's the best we could come up with at such short notice and it's gonna have to do because we had so many submissions that we've had to split this weeks episode into 2 parts! So if you haven't already: listen to the first part and then come back here, where we finish going through your stranded...

We finally made it. After reminding you all upwards of 50 times over the last 9 episodes, it's time to go through ours and your stranded songs! What is a stranded song? Well it's got nothing to with a long running, well respected radio program... It's a completely fresh idea where we imagine ourselves stranded in any location of our choice but thankfully we can take (up to) 10 songs with us. Songs...

A pretty boring topic on this episode of Music Is a Dead Scene, Cameron and Euan discuss the benefits of vinyl vs digital, how lack of production puts strain on artists and -PSYCH! WE'RE TALKING CHOCOLATE VINYL, VINYL INSIDE OF MORE VINYL, VINYL FILLED WITH TEARS AND BLOOD...DON'T EVER TELL US WE'RE BORING!...Email us at musicisadeadscene@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @musicisadeadscene

In Music Is a Dead Scene's short time as a podcast so far, Cameron has made it no secret that he bloody hates music videos... So on today's episode Euan decided to subject Cameron to all of the best music videos you fine listeners and himself could come up with! There's controversy, tears and we do eventually find one music video he (kind of) likes... . . . Email us at musicisadeadscen...

Featuring a slightly more serious discussion than you're used to from Music Is a Dead Scene, this episode sees Euan and Cameron exploring the murky world of trying to separate artists who have done wrong from their art. Is it wrong to "support" these artists by still listening to them? Can some crimes be overlooked? And who really is Taylor Swift's dad...? The Big List of Problem...

The first time you pop that CD in, the first drop of the needle on a new vinyl... that's right, this week on Music Is a Dead Scene - the best 1st tracks on albums! Cameron and Euan choose some their favourite album openers, discuss the different approaches artists take when crafting their side one track ones and debate whether those weird intro songs should be considered . . . Email us at musi...

Faked deaths, body doubles and hailing satan... just another normal episode of Music Is a Dead Scene! Cameron has raided the depths of the internet (well, maybe just one popular reddit thread he started) to come up music's most popular and bizarre conspiracy theories! Euan is left scratching his head trying to comprehend the mysterious connections of Britney Spears and unemployment, Tupac and...

Get your popcorn, get your headphones - we're taking this podcast to the Silver Screen! From classic soundtracks, to amazing needle drops, Music Is a Dead Scene are talking Cinema (you could even call it "Cinema Is a Dead Scene") . . . Email us at musicisadeadscene@gmail.com

Everyone is furious at the Grammy Awards! Oh… it’s just us?  Well on this episode of Music Is a Dead Scene, let Euan and Cameron try to convince you that the Grammys (or most Music Award Shows) aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.  Covering the shocking snubs, the frequent favouritism and the slightly more serious topic of racial bias, no stone is left unturned on our quest to discover why the Gra...

Did you know that some songs have a BILLION plays?!? How incredible, if only there was some sort of way to listen to them all together…  Well, thankfully they've all been put on a handy playlist so that Cameron and Euan can review them on this episode of Music Is a Dead Scene. Ranging from the classic to the cringeworthy, they walk you through some favourites from the playlist and give you a c...

To THUNDERous applause (we're assuming), Music Is a Dead Scene returns with a full length episode! Cameron and Euan begin Batch 2 wiTH, UNDERstandably, a controversial topic - discussing those artists who are majorly successful but nobody seems to like. THUNDERing through the bad lyrics, hit singles and guilty pleasures, this MIADS Monday is bound to have you well and truly THUNDERstruck...THU...

We heard the cries from the street: "We want more MIADS!"  So we thought.. why not?!  Here comes Batch 2 with more chat about music, more hot takes, more terrible banter, and still no answers to any of Cameron's DMs to famous bands (who knows, maybe one day).  In this little teaser you'll find - new ways to reach us (oohh) and a rundown of the episodes to come (aahh) so that you can...

Cameron's favourite time of year has finally arrived...  No not the time when you get to eat chocolate for breakfast and you get gifted a new jumper from your Aunt and Uncle that you will never wear, it's Spotify Wrapped of course! On this Christmas themed 2nd Part of Music Is a Dead Scene's End of Year Special, Euan and Cameron dissect their listening habits and discover some painful...

And so... here we are, nearing the end of the year, and nearing the end of Batch 1 of Music Is a Dead Scene - what a year it's been!  In this episode Cameron and Euan chat about some of the music news this year has given us, remember some of the incredible musicians we've lost, and of course, dish out some of our very prestigious "MIADS Awards".  There's a lot to go over, so...

You can't handle the truth... that all of your favourite artists are thieves! Not really, but the recent influx of music copyright lawsuits would certainly give that impression, with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars all going to trial to defend themselves from the dreaded plagiarism accusation. Not to fear though, Music Is a Dead Scene is on the case! Cameron and Euan use thi...

Well, here we are. In only Episode 3 of Music Is a Dead Scene the monster of Music Streaming has already reared its ugly head. Destined to be a main stay in our musical conversation for years to come, Euan and Cameron use this episode to dip their toes in on Music Streaming (predominantly Spotify), with the topics of discussion floating between artist pay, the streaming model itself and the growin...

“How long is a long song?” I hear you ask. Good question! From the ‘this could probably do with a radio-edit’ songs to the 20 minute behemoths (looking at you, Prog Rock), Cameron and Euan try to tackle that very topic in this episode of Music Is a Dead Scene. They discuss the reasons why pop music is and benefits from being so short, and why the long songs that break those rules are some of the b...

Euan and Cameron talk about some of their favourite albums that they can play front to back - No Skips Allowed!