Polyphonic

@Polyphonic - 402 本の動画

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I make things about music. Videos come out when they do, usually on Thursdays or Fridays.

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Songs About Dogs 29:28

Songs About Dogs

Canadian Music is in Danger 8:07

Canadian Music is in Danger

Understanding Sympathy for the Devil 19:43

Understanding Sympathy for the Devil

We need to talk about Prog Soul 41:32

We need to talk about Prog Soul

This Genre Challenges Everything You Think About Music 36:40

This Genre Challenges Everything You Think About Music

Pop Punk became what it mocked. 0:53

Pop Punk became what it mocked.

MF DOOM's Most Iconic Look 11:48

MF DOOM's Most Iconic Look

Britney deserves more credit for her videos. 1:30

Britney deserves more credit for her videos.

The Insane Story Behind Kickstart My Heart 10:32

The Insane Story Behind Kickstart My Heart

I got 99 problems, but the audience interpreting the depiction of my death as a symbol ain't one. 1:06

I got 99 problems, but the audience interpreting the depiction of my death as a symbol ain't one.

There will never be a more perfect band for AMVs. 0:59

There will never be a more perfect band for AMVs.

Two guys watching MTV together became its future. 0:59

Two guys watching MTV together became its future.

Christopher Walken Tap Dancing is my safe word. 0:51

Christopher Walken Tap Dancing is my safe word.

Missy Elliott's humiliating walk through Brooklyn. 0:59

Missy Elliott's humiliating walk through Brooklyn.

The world moves for only one man. (it's Jamiroquai) 1:00

The world moves for only one man. (it's Jamiroquai)

Y2K futurism at its peak. 1:00

Y2K futurism at its peak.

do we listen to too much music? 15:02

do we listen to too much music?

The video MTV didn't want you to see. 0:53

The video MTV didn't want you to see.

Nirvana hired the worst man for the job. 0:59

Nirvana hired the worst man for the job.

For a brief moment, rock music WAS Guns N' Roses. 0:56

For a brief moment, rock music WAS Guns N' Roses.

The History of the Music Video 3:17:55

The History of the Music Video

The Music I Loved in 2024 45:50

The Music I Loved in 2024

You can thank MTV for Hollywood's biggest names. 1:30

You can thank MTV for Hollywood's biggest names.

The blueprint for all visual albums. 1:10

The blueprint for all visual albums.

When two masters of their craft team up. 1:00

When two masters of their craft team up.

my latest hyperfixation 1:37

my latest hyperfixation

How the Internet Changed Music Videos 46:22

How the Internet Changed Music Videos

And yet they copied him relentlessly. 1:02

And yet they copied him relentlessly.

Take On Me failed without its video. 1:02

Take On Me failed without its video.

Albums that aren't "Albums" 20:35

Albums that aren't "Albums"

He's a hater, but he plays the game. 0:58

He's a hater, but he plays the game.

Elvis's Big Break 1:25

Elvis's Big Break

How YouTube Replaced MTV 37:03

How YouTube Replaced MTV

The mythical origin story of Billie Jean. 0:57

The mythical origin story of Billie Jean.

Watching MTV for the plot. 👀 0:55

Watching MTV for the plot. 👀

David Bowie calls MTV racist (on MTV) 0:54

David Bowie calls MTV racist (on MTV)

The First Punk Band (Just Released Their Last Album) 14:58

The First Punk Band (Just Released Their Last Album)

Bowie's first masterpiece on film. 0:59

Bowie's first masterpiece on film.

MTV made music weird. 1:23

MTV made music weird.

MTV's first video was an obvious choice. 0:57

MTV's first video was an obvious choice.

Wild Tales from the Golden Age of MTV 30:52

Wild Tales from the Golden Age of MTV

Bohemian Rhapsody became the benchmark for music videos. 1:00

Bohemian Rhapsody became the benchmark for music videos.

my shorts guy couldn't think of a title for this one 1:00

my shorts guy couldn't think of a title for this one

bobdylan_lyricvid_FINAL.mp4 0:58

bobdylan_lyricvid_FINAL.mp4

How My Chemical Romance Became Immortal 8:23

How My Chemical Romance Became Immortal

The moment Music became Television. 1:00

The moment Music became Television.

Music video jukeboxes were kinda horny? 0:59

Music video jukeboxes were kinda horny?

Elvis did it first. 0:58

Elvis did it first.

Insane Stories from the Early Days of MTV 37:40

Insane Stories from the Early Days of MTV

Nobody show Jamiroquai this. 0:54

Nobody show Jamiroquai this.

The man who inspired a million music videos. 1:00

The man who inspired a million music videos.

The invention of the music video. 1:18

The invention of the music video.

I can't stop thinking about this Bowie lyric. 24:52

I can't stop thinking about this Bowie lyric.

We wouldn't have music videos if it weren't for Talkies. 1:00

We wouldn't have music videos if it weren't for Talkies.

The best music video of 1894. 1:27

The best music video of 1894.

Music Videos Before MTV 20:58

Music Videos Before MTV

I Interviewed Thurston Moore 15:38

I Interviewed Thurston Moore

What did Music Videos Look Like in the '30s? 22:08

What did Music Videos Look Like in the '30s?

How Doja Cat Rejected Stan Culture 11:17

How Doja Cat Rejected Stan Culture

The Strange World of Early Music Videos 17:05

The Strange World of Early Music Videos

Channel Memberships 2:43

Channel Memberships

The Story of Smells Like Teen Spirit 10:48

The Story of Smells Like Teen Spirit

The Insane Story of "Cotton Eye Joe" 20:39

The Insane Story of "Cotton Eye Joe"

The best ways to destroy a guitar. 1:00

The best ways to destroy a guitar.

How Benny Goodman Shaped Pop Music 10:52

How Benny Goodman Shaped Pop Music

A guitar smashing contest. 1:00

A guitar smashing contest.

This Isn't Working. 27:31

This Isn't Working.

Before rockstars smashed guitars, they destroyed pianos. 0:59

Before rockstars smashed guitars, they destroyed pianos.

Tommy and Pink are complimentary opposites. 0:59

Tommy and Pink are complimentary opposites.

The Who's cautionary tale. 0:49

The Who's cautionary tale.

This Man Changed Music Forever 16:55

This Man Changed Music Forever

Pink Floyd's surrogate band. 0:55

Pink Floyd's surrogate band.

Pinball Wizard was almost a very different song 0:48

Pinball Wizard was almost a very different song

What Drops of Jupiter Taught Me About Music 14:01

What Drops of Jupiter Taught Me About Music

The Future of AI Music 19:10

The Future of AI Music

These Two Rock Operas are Surprisingly Similar 1:06:35

These Two Rock Operas are Surprisingly Similar

A Brief History of Smashing Guitars 13:44

A Brief History of Smashing Guitars

answering questions about my book (and also other things) 32:40

answering questions about my book (and also other things)

How John Lennon Uses Nonsense 9:56

How John Lennon Uses Nonsense

Genre is Dying (and that's a good thing) 15:20

Genre is Dying (and that's a good thing)

The Mother of American Music 13:08

The Mother of American Music

The Greatest Video Essay in the World 13:20

The Greatest Video Essay in the World

The Future of the Guitar Solo 22:16

The Future of the Guitar Solo

Nirvana killed the guitar solo. 1:00

Nirvana killed the guitar solo.

Is it too obvious to say this guitar solo is fire? 🔥 0:59

Is it too obvious to say this guitar solo is fire? 🔥

Hiatus. 15:00

Hiatus.

The greatest debate in rock history. 1:00

The greatest debate in rock history.

A blackout drunk Ozzy Osbourne discovers a rare talent. 1:00

A blackout drunk Ozzy Osbourne discovers a rare talent.

The man who taught guitar gods how to play. 1:00

The man who taught guitar gods how to play.

The Death of the Guitar Solo 20:28

The Death of the Guitar Solo

Thrash Metal isn't a scene, it's an arms race. 1:00

Thrash Metal isn't a scene, it's an arms race.

Punk rock guitar solos are a joke. 0:48

Punk rock guitar solos are a joke.

How Guitar Solos Dominated the '80s 26:45

How Guitar Solos Dominated the '80s

They tried to keep Van Halen a secret. 0:59

They tried to keep Van Halen a secret.

Seeing Stairway To Heaven live was life changing. 1:00

Seeing Stairway To Heaven live was life changing.

What makes a song "great"? 15:04

What makes a song "great"?

Your favourite guitarist's favourite guitarist. 1:00

Your favourite guitarist's favourite guitarist.

Even heavy metal's origin story is metal af. 0:59

Even heavy metal's origin story is metal af.

An Exhaustive Exploration of Dark Side of the Moon 1:04:36

An Exhaustive Exploration of Dark Side of the Moon

Why I Love Vinyl 16:15

Why I Love Vinyl

Hit Record: An Incomplete History of the Music Video

The History of the Music Video 3:17:55

The History of the Music Video

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The Strange World of Early Music Videos 17:05

The Strange World of Early Music Videos

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What did Music Videos Look Like in the '30s? 22:08

What did Music Videos Look Like in the '30s?

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Music Videos Before MTV 20:58

Music Videos Before MTV

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Insane Stories from the Early Days of MTV 37:40

Insane Stories from the Early Days of MTV

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Wild Tales from the Golden Age of MTV 30:52

Wild Tales from the Golden Age of MTV

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How YouTube Replaced MTV 37:03

How YouTube Replaced MTV

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How the Internet Changed Music Videos 46:22

How the Internet Changed Music Videos

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