Psychologist, professor, writer, and metalhead Steve Byrne joins me for a big discussion about the psychology of extreme music fandom. We get into the weeds on how heavy music serves unmet needs, the distinctions (and similarities) between metal and punk, oppositional defiant disorder, musical and psychological dynamics, gatekeeping in extreme music communities, and more.
Read Steve's blog Metal Health Matters and his article on gatekeeping in metal for Loudwire.
Episode 35: Sean Kelly - Hair to the Throne
Episode 33: Tracey Lindeman - Productive Rage
Episode 32: Jason Schreurs - Therapeutic Punk
Episode 31: Lily E. Hirsch - From Politics to Parody
Episode 30: David John Baker - Melodic Memory
Episode 29: In the Valley
Episode 28: Nick Fraser - Sibling Revelry
Episode 27: Yara El-Soueidi - Generation Reviled
Episode 26: Peaches - Variety Showgirl
Episode 25: Marty Ballentyne - The Undeniable
Episode 24: Alex Rose - Record Holder
Episode 23: Robert Dayton and Stephen Hamm - Dare to be Different
Episode 22: Alan Zweig - Music Means More
Episode 21: Katie Moore - Is This Country?
Episode 20: garbageface - Survival Skills
Episode 19: Jace Lasek - 100% Irony-Free
Episode 18: Tamika Bernard - Mood Music
Episode 17: Babs and Sticky - Staying Curious
Episode 16 - Amanda Burt - What Is Pop?
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