STAGE DIVES

From Zach De La Rocha seated to Tom Morello tackled, we broke down Rage Against the Machine's music, activism, and legacy after hitting their show in Toronto on July 23. Aaron & Jared talked about the other great pantheon protest acts, how Killing in the Name became a meme and much more.

It’s HAIM time on Stage Dives. Aaron is joined by Intermission’s Aisling Murphy and Michael Religa from Indie88 to review HAIM’s May 24 show at RBC Echo Beach. We broke down HAIM’s career, their One More HAIM tour & setlist, and Women in Music Pt III. We took a look at the transformational year of 2013 for both indie and pop and why it’s harder for bands to break into the mainstream.

Aaron, Jared, and special guest Blake Haarstad have some laughs as they break down Radiohead's seminal work for its 25th birthday sonically, thematically, and historically. They chatted about the idea of overhype, "male manipulator music," if the album is a concept record, if Radiohead count as progressive rock, and what makes them a canonical band. Then they spouted a ton of trivia and research. Listen until the end to hear two millennials argue with a Gen Z on why The Bends is a great album.

We're joined by Intermission's Aisling Murphy along with your host Tony Todorovah to break down Avril Lavigne's nostalgic showcase at the Coca Cola Coliseum in Toronto. They broke down everything from how Avril was the original e-girl, the Anti-Britney, her fiancée Mod Sun, and of course the infamous "Clone Conspiracy" before Aisling reviews her current Bite Me (Love Sux?) tour.

We’re joined by sports wizard Ian Pickett to break down the factual inaccuracies behind the controversies in HBO’s Winning Time. We talked about all of the hoopla around Jason Clarke’s performance as Jerry West (19:02), (36:27) the score and stat discrepancies, compared the dramatized versions of Kareem (41:42), Pat Riley (1:01:32), Larry Bird (55:35), and Magic (1:11:07) to their real-life composites, and then discussed why the Lakers suck so much now (1:19:27). Also discussed: rating the basketball scenes in the show (9:28), what eras future seasons of the show could cover (1:05:55) and why fictional Magic Johnson is so good at cunnilingus in the show (1:17:15). Check out our bonus episode where Ian compares NBA players to Succession characters.