Tonight's Musical Guest, Today

My Chemical Romance

Fingerless gloves. Intense eyeliner. Swoopy haircuts. Their look defined the height of the mid 2000s emo movement. But the music? That was something different it turns out. It's MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE week! Jon and Alex reflect on why they outright dismissed MCR at the height of their fame and explain that like many others they were idiots for doing so. Clip 1 illustrates that dynamic, as the band is introduced to America by Pierre from Simple Plan on TRL before a ripping performance of I'm Not Ok. The 2005 Warped Tour distinguishes MCR from the litany of third-wave emo bands, concluding with a triumphant appearance on the VMAs. The Black Parade is debuted to the world on the roof of 30 Rock. A 2007 French TV appearance has emo ballads, lots of Green Day, and a band unwilling to wade into the politics of the moment. And the Danger Days era removes the glam metal heart of the band, featuring a clip of Mark Hoppus being a terrible TV host. Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week! Interview [https://youtu.be/iPm4Ardykeg?si=-iDLfvcmiU2ZpH40]/I'm Not Ok (I Promise) [https://youtu.be/LtmxM4do5yQ?si=eacmauSQfcoTNuA0], 1/17/2005 on MTV Total Request Live Interview [https://youtu.be/u84BL-1qwmI?si=IavPKGkuJW8qj-hY]/Helena [https://youtu.be/wHO70E9gKY4?si=4ziQZtXEthfHgV0b], 8/28/2005 on the MTV Video Music Awards Welcome to the Black Parade, 8/31/2006 on the MTV Video Music Awards Pre-show [https://youtu.be/O2uswe_T1xs?si=8EDbt2kP-QRjne9K] I Don't Love You/Song 2, 6/1/2007 on Taratata (French TV) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za1yes-YVwM] Sing [https://youtu.be/RNmWITS_Fe0?si=kxHV07KOpKEBYnfG]/Interview [https://youtu.be/CB9vakzOpcE?si=9w7XqZdt4zKFMCIv], 12/2/2010 on A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus The Kids From Yesterday/Destroya, 8/8/2011 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon [https://youtu.be/gDe-mnEb9KE?si=47P1vqFtI2Aq4gYw]

Radiohead

It's a career arc that spanned genres, oceans, and mainstream musical movements that came and went. And at the center of it, an enigmatic frontman that refused to make anything easy. It's RADIOHEAD week! The guys give a quick upcoming concert report before Jon reveals a shocking secret about his relationship with the band of the week. The clip story begins with Radiohead as a fish out of water on MTV Beach House until Thom Yorke literally gets wet. Back to back clips on Jools Holland captures The Bends and OK Computer era, with a quick Dave Grohl Corner in between. Kid A creates the foundation for modern music culture and provides an SNL performance for the ages. And Radiohead is on the 2009 Grammys for In Rainbows and ends up in the middle of one of the more ridiculous live performance lineups you'll ever hear. Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week! Interview [https://youtu.be/aGBCoTCnRWk?si=e-kCHbpRrqzFFB3n]/Creep [https://youtu.be/jRea4kI_P7U?si=P15DD7a-TFPCUkMm]/Anyone Can Play Guitar [https://youtu.be/clbpc61Ura0?si=3-56zrGw8mCL6MmG], 7/4/1993 on MTV Beach House High and Dry/The Bends, 5/16/1995 on Later...with Jools Holland [https://youtu.be/J_KIj0UoJL0?si=2mulRivn_v4prTLG] Paranoid Android [https://youtu.be/NzPtr_n-m8A?si=sDttCc8hhevMcRQR]/No Surprises [https://youtu.be/ZL6qzcQ_nxs?si=i17PTApNPSXTeV2W]/Airbag [https://youtu.be/TIIBlRZSh48?si=sBOQp2UhvlqRSYjS], 5/31/1997 on Later...with Jools Holland The National Anthem [https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/z4f4de/radiohead_performing_the_national_anthem_on_snl/]/Idioteque [https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/18uv4th/radiohead_performing_idioteque_on_snl_in_2000/], 10/14/2000 on Saturday Night Live Interview [https://youtu.be/ZrdtNapCp8g?si=XcjV4GvJyu8r_pG0]/Pyramid Song/Knives Out [https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV14E411K741/], 5/25/2001 on Top of the Pops 15 Step, 2/8/2009 on the 51st Annual Grammy Awards [https://www.reddit.com/r/radiohead/comments/nqcbdj/heres_a_high_quality_version_of_the_2009_grammys/] Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20170709221426/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDCrUZQcuCo]/Bloom [https://www.facebook.com/RHLatinamerica/videos/radiohead-bloom-tv-live-2011/836838596779062/]/The Daily Mail [https://www.facebook.com/RHLatinamerica/videos/radiohead-the-daily-mail-live-at-the-colbert-reportradiohead-fromthebasement-nig/1017190783361272/]/Little by Little [https://www.facebook.com/RHLatinamerica/videos/radiohead-little-by-little-live-on-colbert/413422199915592/], 9/26/2011 on The Colbert Report

The Clash

The only podcast that matters. The only band that matters. Coming together finally. We return from our hiatus the only way we could. It's THE CLASH week! Alex and Jon welcome you back to the podcast that discusses the cultural memory and career arc of bands and artists through their late night tv show performances. Our return finds us analyzing one of the most significant and influential bands of all time, with tv clips that span a far too short existence. Early performances on French and British TV show a band rooted in rock and roll, including an intrepid teen interviewing The Clash alongside a British MP. London Calling is maybe the best album of all time, and a 4-song performance on Friday's captures it in all its glory. And a Sandinista-era clip on Tom Snyder portends the ultimate split of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, featuring Bernie Rhodes ruining The Clash! Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week! Complete Control/1977 [https://youtu.be/M31lpEK_Pik?si=OP0pLlRgWapkLJds]/London's Burning [https://youtu.be/67Oy4zRlCKw?si=xB930PTmzu8c0ieS], 9/28/1977 on Un Sur Cinq Clash City Rockers [https://www.facebook.com/bauasekas/videos/the-clash-clash-city-rockerslive-on-something-else-1978-/301793147144245/]/Tommy Gun [https://youtu.be/Ky6oDF_Hfzk?si=mj88nc5vU1bJCT56]/Interview [https://youtu.be/yWgYm3guTao?si=wVudHNjSMzWAtRnu], 3/11/1978 on Something Else English Civil War/Hate and War/Israelites [https://youtu.be/lgGSi86soqU?si=_bNFWL9_IVcbtd4k]/Interview [https://youtu.be/gbUK3kOY84o?si=rvf4_LbLth7AElBb], 10/3/1979 on Alright Now London Calling/Train in the Vain [https://youtu.be/Lhwk9PTPOpU?si=R59aLK7X7L0UE7JJ]/The Guns of Brixton/Clampdown [https://youtu.be/WPOTgzqErd4?si=qTCwcVtqfPOdxam5], 4/25/1980 on Friday's The Magnificent Seven/This is Radio Clash, 6/5/1981 on Tomorrow Coast to Coast with Tom Snyder [https://youtu.be/tzdkjUmbm8s?si=V78wbbS3t-nCpblZ] Straight to Hell [https://www.reddit.com/r/theclash/comments/1cjjnmr/the_clash_straight_to_hell_snl_1982/]/Should I Stay or Should I Go? [https://www.reddit.com/r/theclash/comments/1crlskl/the_clash_should_i_stay_or_should_i_go_snl_1982/], 10/9/1982 on Saturday Night Live

Grab Bag: SKA-tacular with Kenny

After 2.5 years of discussing the cultural memory and career arc of bands and artists through their late night tv show performances, we're taking our first hiatus. And there was only one thing we could do to celebrate: talk about ska for over 3 hours. It's our GRAB BAG: SKA-TACULAR! And there was only one person that could pick it up with us: best friend of the show and creator of our theme song Kenny! The guys and Kenny surf all the waves of ska, discussing its roots, suits, and sixty years of upstrokes. Inventors of the genre The Skatalites reunite for a performance on Conan in 1994. The two-tone era is equal parts catchy and serious with incredible clips of The Selecter and The Specials. Fishbone sets the stage for 3rd wave, including a beach party movie cameo that requires discussion. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish encapsulate that beautiful moment in 1997 when ska dominated our lives. And The Interrupters have the first big ska hit in 20 years after supporting Ron Paul for President. Want to learn the name of almost every ska band? Listen to this episode! But if you want to watch along with us, check out the links below for the performances discussed this week! We'll be back sometime in 2026. Skank on. Police Woman by The Skatalites, 3/15/1994 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien [https://youtu.be/GALqgCuF7EI?si=_oIA8vWibpbhi-Fe] Murder/Danger/Missing Words by The Selecter, 2/19/1980 on The Old Grey Whistle Test [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3t3m6vo6cQ&list=RDB3t3m6vo6cQ&start_radio=1] Gangsters/Too Much Too Young by The Specials, 4/19/1980 on Saturday Night Live [https://www.facebook.com/thisisskaradio/videos/america-had-never-seen-anything-like-this-before/952146069826900/] Ugly/When Problems Arise by Fishbone, 1987 on The Late Show with Joan Rivers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1YKuu2DC0&list=RDWd1YKuu2DC0&start_radio=1] The Impression That I Get/The Rascal King by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1997 on MTV Motel California [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLJhXBtZu0&list=RDYsLJhXBtZu0&start_radio=1] Sell Out by Reel Big Fish, 7/28/1997 on Oddville, MTV [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8XNgZ-g-OM&list=RDi8XNgZ-g-OM&start_radio=1] She's Kerosone [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ygfnWAhGo]/Take Back the Power [https://youtu.be/S3i9S7xBHcQ?si=71BiVptaOmx_ubTR] by The Interrupters, 7/26/2018 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Taking Back Sunday

This is a band that defined early 2000s emo for so many (including us). And it turns out the band drama was even messier than their lyrics. It's TAKING BACK SUNDAY week! The guys have an important show announcement up top before reexamining their short-lived intense fandom with these Long Island heroes. It takes a while to get through the early rise and messy bitch drama of Tell All Your Friends before we get to some performances, including an era-defining acoustic performance on Last Call with Carson Daly. Alex and Jon discover they remembered this band all wrong with the two-album run of Fred Mascherino being by far the best era of the band. And stick around for a critical analysis of Denny's 2008 emo/screamo adopt-a-band all nighter menu featuring a Hoobastank burrito. Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week! Cute Without the E (Cut From the Team) [https://youtu.be/FNCqwbRmj2U?si=VdH_sPRHSQVxBLLX]/Message in a Bottle [https://youtu.be/g0op0Y64A88?si=ETKveusB0sI4Puh7], 9/9/2003 on Jimmy Kimmel Live! You're So Last Summer, 11/11/2003 on Last Call with Carson Daly [https://youtu.be/CJDtcrT7Dzk?si=utAhuSM3yvvgP8_a] A Decade Under the Influence, 10/8/2004 on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson [https://youtu.be/yDyDBHscCKY?si=f8nq1WEpb6DPCd87] MakeDamnSure, 7/24/2006 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x87vpxf] Liar (It Takes One to Know One), 12/20/2006 on The Late Show with David Letterman [https://youtu.be/1VuM5JmIM7A?si=t2G3TVyPKvjfUtcs] Sink Into Me/New Again, 6/2/2009 on Jimmy Kimmel Live! [https://youtu.be/rmDedFAaBr0?si=igNIA2ULeFNiSUyZ] Better Homes and Gardens with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra, 7/22/2015 on The Alternative Press Music Awards [https://youtu.be/kVfCTopZgs8?si=54k9vOaPl82AvwZt]