Ep. 74: In Defense of Pop

Songwriting For Guitar Podcast · Mar 1, 2023 · 34m

Lainey Dionne and Mike Meiers chat about the misconceptions of pop music and why it gets such a bad rap. The truth is, pop has heavily influenced music from the dawn of Western music to now, and it’s constantly evolving. Our guess is if you have a blanket statement like “pop sucks”, you’re not listening to the broad spectrum of what it is today. Mike grew up only listening to punk music, but once he became a teacher and started listening to music in a new way, his mind changed. There’s so much competition out there for songs to get heard and some great songs still fall through the cracks but…