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/I'm Not Ok (I Promise), 1/17/2005 on MTV Total Request Live

Interview/Helena, 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

I Don't Love You/Song 2, 6/1/2007 on Taratata (French TV)

Sing/Interview, 12/2/2010 on A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus

The Kids From Yesterday/Destroya, 8/8/2011 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

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/Creep/Anyone Can Play Guitar, 7/4/1993 on MTV Beach House

High and Dry/The Bends, 5/16/1995 on Later...with Jools Holland

Paranoid Android/No Surprises/Airbag, 5/31/1997 on Later...with Jools Holland

The National Anthem/Idioteque, 10/14/2000 on Saturday Night Live

Interview/Pyramid Song/Knives Out, 5/25/2001 on Top of the Pops

15 Step, 2/8/2009 on the 51st Annual Grammy Awards

Interview/Bloom/The Daily Mail/Little by Little, 9/26/2011 on The Colbert Report

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/London's Burning, 9/28/1977 on Un Sur Cinq

Clash City Rockers/Tommy Gun/Interview, 3/11/1978 on Something Else

English Civil War/Hate and War/Israelites/Interview, 10/3/1979 on Alright Now

London Calling/Train in the Vain/The Guns of Brixton/Clampdown, 4/25/1980 on Friday's

The Magnificent Seven/This is Radio Clash, 6/5/1981 on Tomorrow Coast to Coast with Tom Snyder

Straight to Hell/Should I Stay or Should I Go?, 10/9/1982 on Saturday Night Live