
Barely Human is a podcast about forgotten and footnoted musicians of underground music history. It follows a thread from sixties counter-culture to contemporary sub-culture, from hippies and punks to the age of obscurity. Covering a whole range of antagonistic, misunderstood and questionable musicianship, it asks how we got here, what any of it meant, and how it might inform the underground music ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 14 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | Music CommentaryMusic | ||||

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Merch/music: barelyhuman.bandcamp.com
New writing: mebare... more
In October of 2021, an email arrived in the Barely Human inbox titled 'Error Filled Podcast.' Normally we might have looked past it, mistakes being mistakes, except that it came from Clarke Blacker of Stick Men With Ray Guns: the band profiled as the... more
The final episode of Barely Human brings us into the present day with two punk bands who briefly caught the eye of the broader culture...for better or worse. First we find Low Life in Sydney, Australia: a satirical punk band who released an LP in 201... more
In Episode 11 of Barely Human, we arrive in the contemporary to look at a thriving subcultural community from Melbourne, Australia. With Dick Diver we find a band who related to the contemporary condition by singing about items littered on the kitche... more
Out of an extremely limited number of actually good and interesting music podcasts, I think this one is the best I’ve heard. It’s well conceived, well executed, and well hosted & produced. I love the juxtaposition of bands in each episode and the extensive research that clearly goes into it. Really excited for Season 2.
I was typing keywords to find podcasts about texas punk, and this podcast came to my via Instagram. Don’t know why the algorythm didn’t pick it up sooner. Anyway, I’m two episodes in, and it’s great!
Finally a music nerd podcast that feels relevant and useful and not just about “the boys” and all the stuff we already know about - and heck it’s an easy listen! I 💖 barely human.
Feels at times like he’s aiming for a job at the ABC with how cautioned and disclaiming it is, but it’s very well put together, covering bands and themes of integral interest to me and found little elsewhere in the podcast landscape.
Well structured, informative and 10/10 interesting! A must listen
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Apple Podcasts | #48 | |
Apple Podcasts | #242 |
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