In this episode, we discuss the art of playlist and mixtape-making as a form of musical dialogue, allowing listeners to establish connections between songs in meaningful ways. Go to everything-but-the-music.com to find our show notes for this episode ..read more

We treat “opera” as a grossly overgeneralized umbrella term when it is far from that! In this episode, we highlight a variety of opera pieces while discussing the operatic canon’s place in today’s society ..read more

A pressing issue that has faced not only the modern music industry, but music consumption for centuries is that of the concept of the musical genius. In this episode, we examine various iterations of the “genius” archetype and how it can often be a driving force behind a musical artist’s entire career. We look at Billie Eilish as a case study for the most recent occurrence of the music industry’s “genius ..read more

We are lacking points of social contact now more than ever, and many of us find connection through popular media such as commercials, TV, movies, video games, and music. In this episode, we discuss the phenomenon of musical nostalgia during the pandemic and how it might differ from other forms of nostalgia ..read more

Welcome to Everything But the Music, a podcast where UCLA undergraduates talk about all things musicking, from contemporary opera to protest anthems to the sounds of other animals. Today, we’re discussing the soundscapes of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal (2013-2015), which employs near-constant musique concrète to invite the audience into the show’s psychological turbulence. We use Hannibal to examine queerness in horror, sonic depictions of disorientation and insanity, innovative trends in contemporary horror, and what exactly horror music allows us to feel and understand beyond the jump scares ..read more