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Stupid & Contagious

by Neil Collins

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About the show

Dive back into the decade that defined guitar-driven music. From grunge to Britpop, alt-rock to shred, Stupid And Contagious celebrates the riffs, tones, and stories that made the ’90s kick ass! Join us each week as we break down iconic albums, spotlight unsung heroes, and chat with the players who shaped the sound of a generation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

#164 / 90s Guitar Bands - Campag Velocet

October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

In episode 164 we’re joined by Pete Voss of Campag Velocet to revisit the wild days of ’90s British indie. Pete talks about the band being hailed by the music press as “the best new band in Britain,” the hype and pressure that followed…
#163 / 90s Guitar Bands - The Manchester Chronicles

September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 55 min

This week on Stupid & Contagious, we’re joined by Clint Boon of Inspiral Carpets for a trip through more than four decades of Manchester music. Clint takes us from the punk gig that changed his life and the early days of the Inspirals to…
#162 / 90s Guitar Bands - Ozric Tentacles

September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

This week we enter the psychedelic world of Ozric Tentacles with founding member and guitarist Ed Wynne. From a legendary six-hour jam at Stonehenge Free Festival that helped start the band to more than four decades of psychedelic…
#161 / 90s Guitar Bands - Wang No. 33

September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

It's a wang week on Stupid & Contagious, we’re digging through the wardrobe and heading back to the golden age of the band T-shirt! We revisit the shirts we actually owned, the ones we desperately wanted but could never afford, the dodgy…
#160 / 90s Guitar Bands - Chapterhouse

September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min

In episode160 we’re diving headfirst into the hazy, effects drenched world of shoegaze with Stephen Patman from Chapterhouse. Stephen takes us right back to the band’s beginnings, their early influences and shows with Spacemen 3, before…
#159 / 90s Guitar Bands - Britishpop Time Capsule

August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 53 min

In episode 159 we’re digging into a genuine Britpop time capsule. Our guest is Douglas Vicenzi, an American Anglophile who spent the mid 90s filming and interviewing British bands as they passed through New York, before heading over to the…
#158 / 90s Guitar Bands - Summer Special!

August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

This week it’s time for one of Luke’s Summer Specials! With the rest of the Stupid & Contagious crew taking a well-earned week off, Luke takes the reins for a one on one dive into one of his favourite current bands, Irked! Joining him are…
#157 / 90s Guitar Bands - Wang No. 32

August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

It's a wang week and in honour of the nominees being released for this years Mercury Prize we’re heading back to the 1990s and going through the Mercury Prize year by year: the nominees, the winners, the albums that should have won, and…