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The Ringer

Bandsplain is a show where host Yasi Salek invites experts to explain cult bands and iconic artists - and why people love them - using a curated playlist to help you understand the hype.

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By 1994, grunge had waned and Madchester had set the table for the next massive wave of British music—the UK was ready for its next big rock band to refocus the global lens back on ol’ Blighty. That’s when Oasis popped onto the scene fully formed and captured the mantle with their iconic haircuts, perfect clothes, explosive feuds, and of course, their absolute bangers. Join along as Yasi Salek and her Wonderwall, The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla, ask each other: where were you while Oasis was getting high? In this part one of two, we cover everything between the band’s formation and what led up to the legendary Britpop chart battle. 

SKIP AHEAD:
6:48 – Formation: Liam and Noel Gallagher
29:57 – Formation: Other band members
45:15 – Oasis pre-Noel
1:03:06 – Oasis gets signed
1:36:41 – First single “Supersonic” 
2:12:49 – “Definitely Maybe” 
3:06:48 – Early Britpop Battle

EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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Oasis: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla

You can have it all, but how much do you want it, babe? Once again, we slip inside the eye of Oasis’ mind for part two. Last episode, Yasi and Rob Harvilla talked about the band’s formation, their debut album Definitely Maybe, and the lead-up to the 1995 Britpop chart battle. Who wins the battle? Who wins the war? We’ll get into the “Oasis quo” and “Chaz and Dave Chimney Sweep Music” of it all. Plus, listen along as we dissect how Noel and Liam Gallagher created one of the greatest British albums of all-time: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, and their infamous Wibbling Rivalry that led to the band’s eventual demise. 

SKIP AHEAD:
26:28 – (What’s the Story?) Morning Glory
1:14:52 – Knebworth
1:44:13 – Be Here Now
2:12:34 – Bonehead and Gwigs leave
2:41:28 – Oasis breaks up

EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino 
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Oasis: Part 2 with Rob Harvilla

Normally, on this podcast, we tend to focus on music that was released decades in the past. In this episode, we’re going to do a rare thing and focus on music of the present day. Listen along as Yasi chats with The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla and Justin Sayles about their five *favourite* albums and top single of the year.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠ 
**NOTE: Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee is not available on Spotify. You can listen here on Bandcamp.**

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guests: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla and Justin Sayles
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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Bandsplain’s *Favourite* Albums of 2024

An update on Yasi and the show. 
Thank you everyone for your support and kind words. 

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A Message From Bandsplain

Hi, we have a lot to talk about. Yasi shares how she’s been, and appreciates everyone’s kind words and gifts. <3 

This 60 Songs That Explain The 90s: The 2000s x Bandsplain crossover episode was recorded live at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on 1/29. 

Listen along as Yasi Salek, Rob Harvilla, and everybody’s best friends Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan draft their favorite movie soundtracks. 

EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE.

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guests: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla, Chris Ryan @crashactivated, Sean Fennessey @seanfennessey
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino 
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The LIVE Soundtrack Draft with Rob Harvilla, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

We’re back and we’re answering your questions about the show, like how does Yasi choose which bands to cover? Which British bands ruled their respective eras? And when did Britpop officially die? Join along as Yasi and bestie of the pod, Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, sip Yorkshire tea and open your gorgeous emails. 

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Matt Helders @matthelders
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino 
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Listener Mailbag with Matt Helders

Everyone knows the hit track “There She Goes,” a song that sounds like it has always existed and emerged into the world fully formed by the hand of God. Liverpudlian band The La’s made that perfect song, and according to the many musicians it influenced, including Oasis’ Liam Gallagher or our guest, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, a nearly perfect album, and then basically never put anything out again. Join Yasi and Ben as they talk about one of the most interesting, mysterious, and secretly influential bands from the UK. 

EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Listen to the songs we talk about HERE

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Ben Gibbard
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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The La's with Ben Gibbard

Yasi is joined by Big Picture host Sean Fennessey to talk abou music biopics, specifically diving into two films that deal with key figures in the British music landscape, Tony Wilson of Factory Records in 24 Hour Party People (2002), and Alan McGee of Creation Records in Creation Stories (2021). 

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Sean Fennessey IG: @seanfennessey, X: @SeanFennessey
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino 
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MOVIE NIGHT: ‘24 Hour Party People’ and ‘Creation Stories’ with Sean Fennessey

This episode, we’ve asked our podfather Rob Harvilla to pick his perfect 90s British Rock song: “A Girl Like You” by Edwyn Collins. Listen along as Yasi and Rob cover the birth of indie pop, Edwyn Collins’ Orange Juice days, and his earlier solo career, right up to the release of his third album Gorgeous George as well as the Empire Records soundtrack, which helped launch this song into the rock stratosphere. 

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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Perfect Song: 'A Girl Like You' by Edwyn Collins with Rob Harvilla

This season, we’ve covered two of the biggest bands in Britpop, but did Oasis and Blur actually kickstart the genre? With the release of their first two singles in the early 90s, Suede may have lit the very fuse. In this episode, Yasi and Miranda Sawyer, British music journalist and author of Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs talk about how Suede – including Justine Frischmann – came together and unintentionally created the genre by, according to frontman Brett Anderson, “trying to play songs about little twisted English lives to rooms full of people obsessed with Pearl Jam.” Listen along, and just maybe Suede – and Brett’s slutty little blouses – will open your ears to British music.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Listen to the songs we talk about HERE.

CREDITS:
Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Miranda Sawyer @msmirandasawyer 
Producer: Liz Sánchez 
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1 with Miranda Sawyer

One of the earlier bands to form in what would become the biggest music scene of the 90s, Soundgarden started up in Seattle in 1984 when two friends from Illinois named Kim and Hiro formed a band with a local drummer named Chris. The band blended influences and styles from post punk and new wave to Beatles and metal, slowly forming a sound that was all their own. Along the way Chris Cornell took the front, took off his shirt, and the band started to take off, especially with the addition of a few new band members. Soundgarden brought the founders of SubPop together and brought major labels sniffing around the scene, though they themselves took a more considered and well-paced path to rock stardom. In this episode we are blessed with the presence of returning guest Hanif Aburraqib to help chart the journey of this excellent band, from their earliest days through their third album, Badmotorfinger.

Follow Hanif Abdurraqib on Twitter @NifMuhammad

Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE

Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Hanif Abdurraqib
Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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Soundgarden: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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