I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who recently hooked on HBO’s Euphoria. Sam Levinson’s story about addiction hits generation Z hard. I hope the series will influence my fellow curator, Nikola who manages Music to Get Addicted as well, because in this series… we’re talking about drug, relationship, cell phone, alcohol and many other types of addiction.
Smalltown Boy can be heard in episode 6 when a Halloween party turns depressing for the characters. Zendaya’s character does not understand her best friend/girlfriend newfound strange behaviour, meanwhile we witness an almost-cheating, a quickie, emotional suppression and other 18+ scenes. Okay, maybe this isn’t the best introduction to start watching Euphoria, but trust me it is worth it. Just check out the soundtrack.
Bronski Beat is the synthpop of the British. They gained a huge success with their debut album The Age of Consent (1984) which referred to the age of consent for homosexual act in the UK. European countries reduced the age to 16 but it remained at 21 in the UK. But the biggest hit and debut single Smalltown Boy is still unquestionably the most famous song of the trio. Politically speaking, the band was a pioneer to talk about homosexuality back then as the members were openly gay. Bronski Beat made a step towards acceptance and Smalltown Boy talks about suffering, stigmatizing, leaving hometown and misunderstanding by parents. Despite the fact that it was highly provocative (the band members’ existence and political engagement, too) the single reached number three in the UK charts and opened a path towards a more accepting society worldwide.
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About the Curator - Fanni Gyenes
Thanks for her parents’ Yugoslavian pressed vinyl collection, Fanni was surrounded by music from a very young age in Budapest, Hungary where she grew up and currently lives. As a philologist, she wrote for a Hungarian online music magazine and was a band manager of two bands for three years during her university years.
At present, she is studying as an assistant director and working in films. She believes that music is one of the most powerful art forms that bonds people regardless distance, culture and ethnicity. As a loyal szitizen (sic!), she attends on Hungary’s most famous music festival, Sziget Festival every year.
In her free time she loves travelling, reading classics, taking pictures, gardening and learning new languages, she is getting familiar with Russian and Italian lately. You can find Fanni on Instagram and Twitter.
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