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Welcome to another episode of Herizon Music: The Podcast. Today’s guest comes to us from England. Her new book From Seattle To The System: Grunge As Political Expression is drawn from a thesis she completed at York St. John University where she is a PhD researcher in American History and Sociomusicology.
She’s also a fan of film and photography with a short documentary interview series called Close Focus and posts her music films and photography online.
She’s no stranger to Herizon Music, as we discussed the effects of celebrity political endorsements just before the 2024 U.S. Presidential election.
She’s our favorite musicology political buff and music Substacker, I’m thrilled to welcome Sintija Brence!
In This Episode
Why she pursued socio-musicology studies and the grunge genre in particular
Definition of grunge and why its political roots began in Seattle
Music censorship as a bi-partisan issue
The woman who had the most influence on the male-dominated genre
Music as a means to oppress or liberate people through history
Plus, Sintija’s answers to the Shakedown Questions!
Recorded in October 2025.
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Guest Links
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Website
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Show Credits
Guest: Sintija Brence
Host: Thea Wood
Production: Thea Wood
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