#265: Three Reasons Hardcore Is Popular Now. It's Not Underground Anymore!
About this episode
Jon Barbas discusses three reasons for the rising popularity of hardcore music in mainstream culture.
In episode 265 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas breaks down three reasons why hardcore music has become so popular that it now is featured in pop festivals like Coachella and Late Night Television like Jimmy Kimmel. We even had a hardcore band (Turnstile) win the Grammy for "Best Metal Performance". What do you think? Did we miss any reasons? Let it be known! Get Heavy Metal Philosophy Merch! https://jonbarbas-shop.fourthwall.com/ Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact; https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophy https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy JonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.com https://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyen https://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyen https://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/ https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophy https://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social Substack Articles https://substack.com/@jonbarbas #HxC #metalcore #pop
People in this episode
Host: Jon Barbas
Topics covered
- hardcore music
- pop culture
- music festivals
- Grammy awards
- music popularity
Keywords
- hardcore
- pop festivals
- music popularity
- Turnstile
- Grammy
- Heavy Metal Philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Turnstile, Coachella, Jimmy Kimmel, Heavy Metal Philosophy
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