• Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music

  • By: ITMW Music
  • Podcast

Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music

By: ITMW Music
  • Summary

  • A podcast that takes a look at the development of alternative music in the 80's with a focus on post-punk, goth, dark wave, electronic, industrial, and synth styles. The episodes will feature artists, contributors, themes, and events of the early alternative era along with background and discussion. The title of our podcast is based on the alternative song from 1988 by The Church, "Under the Milky Way".
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Episodes
  • The Go-Betweens - Through Lovers Lane
    Mar 14 2025

    Led by the Australian singer-songwriting and guitarist duo of Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, The Go-Betweens became one of the great, and one of the most underrated bands from the 1980's. Founded in 1977 by Forster and McLennan in Brisbane, Queensland, this indie rock, jangle pop, and alternative band would create six studio albums during the 80's culminating with the classic, 16 Lovers Lane.

    This episode will discuss the early years of the band from the debut single, "Lee Remick", through 16 Lovers Lane of 1988.

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    25 mins
  • Trent Reznor - Building a Pretty Hate Machine
    Mar 12 2025

    In 1989, when Trent Reznor created the groundbreaking Nine Inch Nails album, Pretty Hate Machine, it changed the course of alternative music. The music blended industrial, rock, dance and pop synths, keyboards, and programmed drums, along with emotional lyrics, to create music that would influence artists and genres.

    This episode discusses the early years of Trent Reznor, the beginning of Nine Inch Nails, and the revolutionary debut album, Pretty Hate Machine.

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    21 mins
  • Pink Turns Blue - Dark Wave from the Cold War
    Mar 11 2025

    The band Pink Turns Blue rose from the early years of the German gothic music scene in Berlin, during the Cold War period, to become a pioneer of the dark wave genre.

    Their debut album from 1987, If Two World Kiss, is considered a dark wave classic. Pink Turns Blue built on this developing sound for their second album a year later, Meta.

    This episode tells the story of the band including formation in the 1980's, the music of the band, and the genre influential two albums of 1987 and 1988.
    (Episode was recorded prior to the new album, Black Swan)

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    19 mins

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