EPISODE · Dec 11, 2025 · 55 MIN
The 80s Club Vibes of New Romantics
from The Swiftie and The Scholar · host Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats
After all the talk about Romanticism in the last episode, we’re taking it to the New Romantics this week. Uncle Jerry teaches us all about the sociocultural movement of the late 1970s and 1980s called New Romanticism, featuring The Blitz Kids, the London club scene, and all the fun and freedom of the era.Works Cited:Neoclassicism vs. RomanticismDavid BowieBoy GeorgeAnnie LennoxThe Blitz KidsSweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics – Dylan Jones – Aff LinkSpandau BalletSteve StrangeBest of New Romantics – Spotify PlaylistRoad to Ruin – The RamonesHeartbreak Is the National Anthem – Rob Sheffield – Aff LinkAdam AntTaylor Swift’s Manuscripts – Natali BarbaniFollow Us:YouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s Instagram
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After all the talk about Romanticism in the last episode, we’re taking it to the New Romantics this week. Uncle Jerry teaches us all about the sociocultural movement of the late 1970s and 1980s called New Romanticism, featuring The Blitz Kids, the London club scene, and all the fun and freedom of the era.Works Cited:Neoclassicism vs. RomanticismDavid BowieBoy GeorgeAnnie LennoxThe Blitz KidsSweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics – Dylan Jones – Aff LinkSpandau BalletSteve StrangeBest of New Romantics – Spotify PlaylistRoad to Ruin – The RamonesHeartbreak Is the National Anthem – Rob Sheffield – Aff LinkAdam AntTaylor Swift’s Manuscripts – Natali BarbaniFollow Us:YouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s Instagram
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