Polishing Turds: A Bad Music Podcast
We take the worst bands you remember and give them way more attention than they deserve. Equal parts comedy and storytelling, Polishing Turds will change the way you look at pop music. Behind every bad song there's a good story!
Polishing Turds: A Bad Music Podcast
#54. CHUMBAWAMBA Part IV: Predicting the Future and Torturing James Hetfield
It's a brand new millennium. The "Tubthumping" heyday is long gone and most people have forgotten Chumbawamba even existed. But that doesn't mean our quirky comrades are down for the count; on the contrary they're ready as ever to confront this modern tech dystopia with their trademark wit and biting social commentary, in addition to a rather liberal employment of accordions....
As always, inadvertent history lessons come with the territory of discussing this band, and in this episode you'll be treated to a number of delightful tidbits including the sinking of the HMS Glorious, the British traditions of fell running and pantomime theatre, and the controversy surrounding the use of a certain metal band's music to interrogate Iraqi prisoners.
Great SPIN article on the use of torture in music: https://www.spin.com/2006/11/music-torture-war-loud/
FOLLOW US:
Instagram: polishing.podcast
Twitter/X: @polishing_turds
email: polishingturdspodcast@gmail.com
