Tracy Clayton: It sounds like the Zombie girls. Tracy Clayton: Yes, I begrudgingly agree. We have constructed a study to see if you can determine the era, the genre, and the artist of the following piece of music. Josh Gwynn: You've been brought here today to participate in a non- scientific scientific study.
Tracy Clayton: Yours was better than mine. Josh Gwynn: And I'm manic pixie dream child Josh Gwynn. I am TV's actor and director Tracy Clayton. Tracy Clayton: And learn what they can teach us about where we are right now. Josh Gwynn: Each week we'll go back into the past and revisit unforgettable moments we all think we remember. Ify Nwadiwe: People were like, "Paramore's black music," and all the black people were like "Oh yeah!" Kelis: Who cares if it's rock or hip hop or R&B, what difference does it make? Do you feel it? You know what I'm saying? If I can make you feel it, then I don't care what you call it. Ike Wilis: The whole building blocks of rock and roll. It's so hard being black in the world today. Josh Gwynn: This week: alternative music, but make it black. Tracy Clayton: A weekly podcast that revisits formative moments in pop culture that we still think about. Speaker 7: We were rooting for you, Tiffany. Speaker 5: I don't get no sleep cause of y'all. Tracy Clayton: (Singing) You see, when you do clown over stuff, the clown comes back to bite. Speaker 3: But you ain't heard that from me. Speaker 1: Beyonce? You look like Luther Van Dross. Well, I already have those, so it's fine. Josh Gwynn: Side effects may include confusion, dissociation, dizziness, foggy memory, insomnia. I promise, I promise, I promise you'll be safe.
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Tracy Clayton: Can I get a consent form, where I sign off on this actually happening so that when it goes wrong, I can take you to TV court? And I think you would make the perfect subject. Josh Gwynn: I think we should do another non-scientific scientific experiment. Tracy Clayton: You know I hate it when you have ideas.
Josh Gwynn: Did the maniacal laughing put you at ease? Tracy Clayton: So that was where we tested folks to see if they could tell if somebody was black or not by the sound of their singing voice. It gave us our non-scientific scientific study on the sonics of soul music, right? Tracy Clayton: Oh yes, our laboratory, which absolutely 100% exists in real life. Josh Gwynn: Remember that time we took a trip to our brand spanking new state-of-the-art Back Issue laboratory? Then, they sit down with living rock legend Fefe Dobson to talk about her music, defying categorization, and forging your own path as a Black creative. First, they unpack the meaning and history of Alternative Music with help from cultural critic Hannah Giorgis. This week, Josh and Tracy take you back to days of dark eyeliner and teen angst to give you all things Black and Alternative. Sugar We're Going Down, Gotta Get Outta This Town