Deconstructing Bush

A bonus episode talking about the Bush benefit concert for Artists for Action & Sandy Hook Promise, at Irving Plaza in NYC. Join me as I lament my wardrobe malfunctions, height, and some fun anecdotes from the meet & greet and concert, in my favorite city: New York!

Long episode alert! I'm back: please join me for a lyrical analysis of the Bush song, All Things Must Change from the Art of Survival album, as well as some discussion about 'Barbenheimer' (the Barbie movie and Oppenheimer film,) the Matrix movies, and common themes that are present in all these movies AND in some lyrics written by Gavin Rossdale! :)

A lyrical interpretation of the Bush / Gavin Rossdale song, Swallowed. Reminder: every lyric analysis I do is just my personal opinion and for entertainment purposes only. Enjoy!

Blanket trigger warning for all the things, always, just in case! Listen mindfully.

Lengthy analysis of the song Identity, written by Gavin Rossdale, from the Bush album, The Art of Survival. This lyrical interpretation is a long one, so buckle up! :) As always, blanket trigger warning for all the things, just in case...so please listen mindfully and with care! Follow me on social media @DeconstructingBush.

An oral history of me being weird during meet & greets. Trigger warning: secondhand embarassment.

Join in to hear my Top 20 (okay, more like Top 30+) Bush / Gavin Rossdale songs! This is my 25th episode and marks the start of Season 2 -- thanks for listening.

BTW ... Regular episodes coming again soon. Stay tuned!

Steady All the Ways - Part 2: a lyrical analysis of the Bush song Heavy Is the Ocean from the Art of Survival.  (In Part 1, I talk about the new Bush  album as a whole, plus a little about Taylor Swift and how cancel culture could impact music.)

PS: Happy Birthday to Gavin Rossdale!    

TW: trigger warning for explicit language and a lyric using the word suicide.

Steady All The Ways - Part 1 -  In part one of this two-part episode, I talk about the Bush album the Art of Survival, and also discuss a little about Taylor Swift's Midnights and the negative impact 'cancel culture' could have on music and art. In the forthcoming Part 2, I will lyrically analyze the Bush song Heavy Is the Ocean.

PS: Happy Birthday to Gavin Rossdale!    

TW: trigger warning for disordered eating, body dysmorphia, explicit language.

A personal episode discussing the recent Bush concert / meet & greet, along with my reasons behind doing this podcast, what their music means to me, and more! 

Episode 20 - wow! In this episode, I get on my soapbox about haters and critics who don't even put forth the effort to understand early Bush songs, and wax poetic about how Gavin Rossdale deserves far more credit than he used to get. Also: I analyze & interpret the 1999(ish?) Bush song, Disease of the Dancing Cats! 

trigger warning as usual 

We've got defrocked priests, we've got rings of gold, we have ladders to heaven and Devil's Pulpits ... we have: Blood River... a Bush song written by Gavin Rossdale, from the 2020 album, The Kingdom. 

Enjoy Episode 19 of Deconstructing Bush, hosted by Beulah Marie.

Episode 18: this one's for all the literary-minded folks, out there! English majors and "word nerds," unite! Today, we take a look at symbolism, themes, and motifs in Bush songs, and examine songwriter Gavin Rossdale as a "rocker poet." Plus, another plug for my Sweet Relief Musician's Fund fundraiser. PS: excuse my cold and my 3 barking dogs lol!

A special Badly Branded x Deconstructing Bush crossover episode about how music and concerts have helped me cope with illness, pain, grief, and broken dreams. It's a love letter to my concert-going / pop culture obsession, and I talk about everything from having brain surgery and then seeing Lady Gaga at the Oprah show, to Ed Sheeran and Bush concerts helping me cope with joint replacements and loss, to how facial paralysis derailed my Music Business education, and more. Plus, learn about the Sweet Relief Musician's Fund for career musicians facing illness, disability, injury, or age-related issues. Enjoy!  

In episode 15, I talk about the recent Bush show, meeting the band, and, what it's like to get inside a songwriter like Gavin Rossdale's head. Plus: a lyrical analysis of the Chemicals Between Us by Bush! Enjoy. 

Greedy Fly : a wonderful ode to grunge music and the shock of navigating a record deal (and life in general.)  Listen to my analysis (and excitement about tonight's Bush concert in PA,) in this episode, Screaming Daisies. TW: trigger warning for discussion of suicidal ideation and substance use.

Brace yourselves because Episode 13 "I'll Take a Slice" contains some rambling, plenty of "umm's" and "uhh's," some barking dogs, and me saying "side note" a lot. This is what happens when you don't script out your episode ahead of time! :)  

At any rate, today we analyze the lyrics of Warm Machine, written by Gavin Rossdale and performed by the band, Bush. 

Enjoy! :) 

A lyrical analysis of the new Bush song, More Than Machines, written by Gavin Rossdale, hosted and interpreted by Beulah Marie. 

Episode 11 of Deconstructing Bush is a crossover from our sister podcast, Badly Branded. Originally published on 2/20/22, this portion of this episode of Badly Branded talks all about Bush & Gavin Rossdale. Here is that segment for your earhole enjoyment! 

In Episode 9 host Beulah Marie analyzes the Bush song "Little Things" written by Gavin Rossdale. Join in for a fun lyrical interpretation and song analysis! TW: drugs, sex, substance abuse, violence. 

Episode 8 of the Deconstructing Bush Podcast, 'The Fire is Waking' is out now! Join host Beulah Marie for an analysis of the Bush song, "The Kingdom."  ⚡🖤 🎸🤘🏻 (Song lyrics by Gavin Rossdale.) 

Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow.

 Stop kissy-kissin' in the rearview, all you disenchanted youths, and take a listen to the latest episode of Deconstructing Bush, where we take a stab at analyzing the song lyrics of Everything Zen by Bush, written by Gavin Rossdale ... and talk a little about spirituality and religion, while we're at it!  

TW: trigger warning, everything.

Everything expressed in this podcast is opinion only and for entertainment purposes only. 

Through the rain traffic, as you float into space, you'll want to listen to Deconstructing Bush. This episode dissects the Bush song, Float, written by Gavin Rossdale, and discusses common themes that are ever-present throughout all of Bush's music. Feel free to reflect and enjoy.
TW: drug use, suicidal ideation, explicit language.

Episode 5 of Beulah Marie's podcast Deconstructing Bush discusses the Bush song, "All Night Doctors," written by Gavin Rossdale. TW: drugs, suicide, sexual undertones.

In Episode 4, we take a look at the beautiful yet melancholy song, Letting the Cables Sleep, by the band, Bush -- a song that will have you facing your own mortality. It's written by Gavin Rossdale and from the album, The Science of Things. 

Don't let the days go by! In episode 3, we do a lyrical deep dive into the hit Bush song, Glycerine, written by Gavin Rossdale and from the album Sixteen Stone. TW: sex, war/violence, and drug use

A lyrical dissection of Bush's song Flowers on a Grave by Gavin Rossdale. 

TW: suicide, drug use

A lyrical literary analysis of the song Machinehead by Bush, written by Gavin Rossdale. 

TW: drug use

Editor's Note: this episode was originally titled, "Green to Red, Machinehead."