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Hello and welcome to a special review podcast on Dopamine Chamber, the 5th and brand new album from Irish post-punk, indie bands Fontaines D.C.Fontaines D.C.'s 2024 album Romance has turned them into the biggest UK guitar band of their generation. They're headlining festivals and, from next summer, stadiums, they have every chance of becoming the 2020's version of Oasis or Arctic Monkey's for young guitar music loving fans. The final thing they need to do to cement that legacy, release another big hitter of an album. Dopamine Chamber is their attempt at doing just that, continuing the alt-rock feel of Romance and making another set of post-punk, industrialised synth heavy rock songs with frontman Grian Chatten's unmistakable vocal charm at the forefront. Is it as good as their previous albums? Will it keep the momentum flowing? Listen in to find out.

It's time for us to have a look at some of the stinkiest music ever made and continue our search for the nadir of the album in Trve. Crvp. Pop!On this episode Steve and Sam take a look at the much maligned 8th studio album from thrash metal legends Megadeth; Risk, released on the 6th of September 1999.Oh Risk, what are you playing at?! Whilst a lot of the thrash bands from the 80's struggled as soon as Nirvana came into the view of the horizon in the 1990's, Megadeth did a decent enough job of staying relevant for a while. 1992's Countdown to Extinction and 1994's Youthanasia were both a success, and whilst 1997's Cryptic Writings didn't fare quite so well in the newly nu metalled up landscape of heavy music, it had a big radio hit, Trust, on it to keep them ticking over. Megadeth saw for themselves just how things were going to be as they played the Ozzfest in 1998 and Woodstock in 1999, getting a chance to witness Korn, Limp Bizkit, System of a Down, Kid Rock, Sevendust, Snot, Coal Chamber, Godsmack and the rest at their peak. So they knew what to do with this information right? Yeah, make a radio friendly hard rock/electro pop mash up that sounded a bit like Savage Garden and Bon Jovi... wait... what...? It flopped, the band left their label, split up a few years later and, were it not for a phoenix like return, this may have been one of the final abiding memories of Megadeth as a band. But, come on, is it that bad really?

Welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! it's all about music basically.On this week's show Merlin Alderslade joins us once again, to give, and be given, a little education on an artist that he loves, and one he has never heard before, in what might be a new podcast idea. Merl gives Steve the 2006 album Random Album Title by Canadian house producer Deadmau5, whilst Steve responds by giving Merl his first listen to German electro pioneers Kraftwerk's underrated 1986 album Techno Pop (or Electric Cafe if you're going to go with its original title.) In the process they find plenty of similarities, and muse on the evolution of electronic music as well.There's also reviews of new music from Emma Ruth Rundle, No Cure, Foaming Mouth, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Diljit Donsanjh and Mykki Blanco.

It's time for another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a music podcast. On this weeks show Steve is joined by film maker, music video director and source of all his best hip hop recommendations Luigi Sigbona, who takes us on a road trip with an incredible playlist of some of his favourite tunes.There's also a review of the new album from Madonna, live reports of shows by Metallica, The Offspring, Duran Duran and Vulfpeck, we examine Damon Albarn and his oh so sensitive hearing and there is a lost banger from the very strangest place that the internet has sent us in some time from Ty Parr.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast about the joy of popular music.On this week's episode Steve is joined by Gary Trelease of The Heaviest Podcast to discuss, debate and crown the four artists that deserve to be on the Mount Rusmore of three more genres of music. It's a heavy one this time, as deathcore, mathcore and metalcore all get their moment under the microscope.There's also chat about the leak of Deftones long discussed Eros album, live reviews of Skunk Anansie and Garbage and The Dillinger Escape Plan, album reviews of Olivia Rodrigo, Ecca Vandal and Ankhlejohn and V Don and a lost pop 90's banger from LFO.

Hello and welcome to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! where on this week's show Steve is joined by Martin Johnson, frontman of pop rock band Boys Like Girls and producer and songwriter for a myriad of various artists.We talk about how he transitioned from artist in his own right to hired gun songwriter for the likes of Taylor Swift, Avril Lavinge, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Christina Perri, Papa Roach, Black Veil Brides, Daughtry, Olly Murs, Lady A and many, many more.There is also reviews of new music from Modest Mouse, Converge, Rosa Walton, Lizzo, Vince Staples, Jalen Ndonca and A.A. Williams and a look at the mad new mini-movie from Madonna.

It's that time of the week again, time for another Trve. Cvlt. Pop!, a podcast about music.On this weeks show Steve is delighted to be joined by Sparta's Jim Ward, on the day of the release of his bands excellent brand new album Cut a Silhouette, who takes the 5 Album Challenge, picking everything from the piano man to punk rock.There's also reviews on new albums from Ed O'Brien, 6lack, Feeble Little Horse and They are Cutting My Arms Off and live reports of recent live shows from A and the reformed Sugar.