Thanks for voting in our "Rockstar" vs. "Rockstar" poll, everyone! The new episode is here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0r38epBM3zi5ETKu31WFXL?si=8xirkmY0RkOnn6lpTgsJHQ
And now, with our final episode of the year in the can, we intend to ring the new year on a positive note: With nu-metal! So you can take 2020 and stick it up your (yeah)! And we have ...
2020-12-24 19:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe got a lot of complaints about the new episode not working... we don't know what happened, it seemed to be screwing up across multiple platforms (but never the same ones at the same time), but for everyone who was asking, the episode should work now. Don't ask us how we fixed it... honestly, we're not sure, but we fiddled with it and it's fixed.
So in case you missed it:
Spotify! 2020-12-11 01:01:45 +0000 UTC View Post
First off, the new episode! Merry Christmas to everyone, here's the last episode! https://open.spotify.com/episode/1z4tKAgf3O5pxp0lna1yro?si=EW1wC337SlGOL7Qv8TdoaQ
And since that'll cover Christmas, what we do with our final episode of the year is to do a matchup with something from the year, and since 2020 gave us the second rap song named "Rockstar" in two years to...
2020-12-09 22:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostWelp, let's see what we have to say about this one! You requested that we cover the Weird One's one single movie, it tanked upon release but it's picked up a big cult following since. Should any of you Al-oholics go revisit it? Or is there only so far that a lifelong fandom of Weird Al Yankovic can take you?
2020-12-01 00:35:55 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, the new episode! Thank you so much for supporting us! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x4F8hzLDoNPtfZgKqScY6?si=cPn7D43YSiCAWZ5Hy6uLug
And now, it's Christmas time, everybody! Or at least it will be by the time the next episode goes up. So we need you to reach down in your hearts, and your wallets, and donate your votes and thoughts to support whic...
2020-11-25 21:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostWhoops, almost forgot to put up the poll! Fortunately we still have plenty of time. Our $20 donors have put in their suggestions so we will be doing one of these
2020-11-22 04:03:32 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, our very special indie rock episode, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" vs. "The Book of Love," I thought it came out very well: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36U7YA8uyvC9M3n8iOMQPw?si=dBpu2uofQBecDW8q4WT3fQ
But in any case, back to the overplayed pop hits that is the bread-and-butter of this show. Please let us know which of the wedding-dance classics you...
2020-11-13 19:26:48 +0000 UTC View PostAs voted on by you! We take a deeper-than-you'd-expect dive into Richard Linklater's endlessly rewatched rock-and-roll crowd-pleaser "School of Rock"! Thanks for supporting us, everyone!
2020-10-30 20:13:27 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, our special Halloween episode, "Ghostbusters" vs. "Men in Black"! Thank you as always for participating! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lvUqrJe6aFp2tZr96PgLp?si=t9jHhHBiT4mo-jDVPm09UA
Anyway for the new episode we're gonna get a lot more Pitchfork-y than we've ever gotten, though the two songs are from indie rock giants -- curious what the response is g...
2020-10-29 17:49:30 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so first off, "School of Rock" won the last episode, so, you know, get ready for that before the end of the month!
Anyway. So, as you know, we recently bumped up the suggestion tier on Patreon. Since we only gave people a week to sign up, we only have a handful of suggestions this month (a couple of you never responded to our messages either. You paid $20 for this privilege, what gives?!). So... this month is gonna be real interesting. Incidentally, this means that if ...
2020-10-20 18:11:59 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, here's the results and the episode from our bro-country battle! And please welcome country music expert Grady Smith to our show as we get into the nitty-gritty of modern Nashville! https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gc5N0wzrB1OPJeW6DrCHS?si=6N7iiEYXRfi2qg2-WAHBCQ
But now, the big one, our special Halloween(-ish) episode! Which is the better theme song...
2020-10-15 19:21:38 +0000 UTC View PostI wrote this in the bonus episode post but I don't want anyone caught by surprise by this, but in case you missed it, here it is again: As previously threatened, we are going to raise the tier for poll suggestions from $5 to $20. I expect that's going to price some people out which we apologize for but 1) we both need money, and 2) we need to winnow down these polls some! They're way too unwieldy and I think with some narrower choices we'll get some really interesting results.
... 2020-09-28 22:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello, patrons! First off, some program notes: As previously threatened, we are going to raise the tier for poll suggestions from $5 to $20. I expect that's going to price some people out which we apologize for but 1) we both need money, and 2) we need to winnow down these polls some! They're way too unwieldy and I think with some narrower choices we'll get some really interesting results.
Anyway, here's September's bonus episode about one of the biggest most towering phenomenons ...
2020-09-28 22:25:42 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, the new episode, which came out pretty well!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/...
2020-09-24 13:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostAll right! We have our options for next month's bonus episode! Pick carefully, but also pick as many as you want!
2020-09-15 17:17:20 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, the new episode on "Stay (I Missed You)" vs. "Torn" in case you missed it!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/620XJTZB1xO1tOakglRYTe?si=ZwPCO0cLRLWlc7jW9135nA
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/song-vs-song/id1453218334
This month's bonus episode, voted on by you! This week Todd and Dany review the Lonely Island's 2016 commercial flop but well-loved in hindsight mockumentary, "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping"! Does it hold up? Who had the best cameo? What's the best Lonely Island project? All this and more!
2020-09-01 01:28:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt wouldn't have been the '90s without some earnest female pop-rock! You say which one is better, Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)" or Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn"!
And of course, if you haven't checked out the new episode, check it out here
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nrXhxQJMsZEklsfiz5nTS?si=H9Iy3pOZSXSDD8bkT8xLng
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2020-08-26 21:31:42 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, of course, here's the new episode! "I'm a Believer" vs. "I Got You Babe," both me and Dany think this came out really well. https://open.spotify.com/episode/62ScLZwff63LzF8XDGOeec?si=qZmHIJa0SbKgbJxoypZLYg
Now that that's out of the way, let's check out that new poll! We are doing the two greatest metal songs of 1980! (Apologies to "Breaking the Law"...
2020-08-12 13:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostHere is what our $5 donors picked for our bonus episodes options! We got way too many donors at that level so we may jack up the price, but more than half of them didn't submit anything despite multiple messages, so we may not! Anyway, we have about two dozen options, feel free to vote for as many as you want.
2020-08-08 15:58:48 +0000 UTC View PostYou voted on it, you got it!! Incidentally, this was the poll choice that made Dany go "please no" so sure enough it won. Let us travel back to 2008 and discuss this bold new medium called "Internet video", made by beloved and uncontroversial geek royalty Joss Whedon!
2020-07-27 20:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the link to the new episode (I'm just gonna combine these posts from now on, not crap up your feed). https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KX0LQ22HR820YM6G7rgi6?si=T_XcXTVAS5WDiAaml52z7Q
Anyway, we've got two of the biggest pop songs of the '60s! But which is the best cheesy faux-hippie love song, Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" or The Monkees' "I'm a Believer...
2020-07-22 19:04:17 +0000 UTC View PostNew rules from now on! You guys vote on what our monthly bonus episode is on, and if you give us five dollars you get to pick one of the poll options. A couple of people jumped in on this right away (sorry for those of you who didn't get your request in time. I sent you multiple messages!). Here is what they picked for you to vote on!
* Singin' in the Rain (1952): Gene Kelly's classic Hollywood musical about classic Hollywood!
* Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953): The classic m...
2020-07-09 00:13:21 +0000 UTC View PostVote now! Best early '80s novelty track about, uh... guys with questionable attitudes towards women? I think that's where I was going with this matchup? I don't know. Vote now!
2020-07-08 23:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostSigh... boy. We got some thoughts on Lil Dicky's smash hit (?!) show "Dave," where we grudgingly admit that yeah, there's a lot of good things about this show, but not being able to join in fully on the acclaim because it's still a show about Lil Dicky, goddammit.
Also, as we announce at the end of the podcast: The next bonus episodes (and probably all of them from now on) will be voted on you, the listeners. That's right, your vote will decide the bonus episode. And what will be ...
2020-06-29 16:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostI've been threatening to do this one for so long, and now I have.
2020-06-25 00:45:45 +0000 UTC View PostThey say that Shaft is one bad mother(shut your mouth) but is he bad enough to take down the pusherman tryin' to get over?
2020-06-10 04:24:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh my god, we're back again
2020-06-10 04:20:25 +0000 UTC View PostWe're not screwin' around this week! Going all in today
2020-05-27 15:15:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Minivans rule!
2020-05-27 15:13:33 +0000 UTC View Post