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Remembered as schmaltzy elevator music, this sister-brother duo dominated the charts for much of the 1970s. Driven by the one-of-a-kind voice of Karen Carpenter and the orchestration of brother Dick, they epitomize the former power of television monoculture and the murky arc of cultural memory. It's THE CARPENTERS week!Almost unlike any other group covered on the show, the clips this week are bountiful, explanatory, and filled with medleys. A recent viral clip of Karen ripping it up on drums on Your All American College Show in 1968 kicks off the podcast this week. The Carpenters play a medley of Burt Bacharach covers for skeptical injured vets at the height of the Vietnam War. Karen steps out front for the first time in 1973 on Johnny Carson. The Carpenters' first of many TV specials in 1976 is both illuminating and extremely silly. And we discuss the tragic demise of Karen and the mark left by her across culture.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Dancing in the Street, 8/31/1968 on Your All-American College Show(They Long to Be) Close to You/Knowing When to Leave/Making It Easy on Yourself/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me/I'll Never Fall in Love Again/Walk on By/Do You Know the Way to San Jose?, 11/8/1970 on The Ed Sullivan ShowSuperstar/Rainy Days and Monday/Goodbye to Love/Mr. Guder, 11/6/1973 on The Tonight Show with Johnny CarsonThe Carpenters' First Television Special, 12/8/1976Please Mr. Postman/Merry Christmas, Darling/I Need To Be In Love/Christmas Medley, 12/24/1978 on Bruce Forsyth's Big Night(Want You) Back in my Life Again, 11/2/1981 on The Merv Griffin Show

Garage Rock. Indie Sleaze. Electronic Dance Pop. This Brooklyn trio has done it all across a surprisingly long career, out lasting almost all of their early 2000s NYC contemporaries. It's YEAH YEAH YEAHS week!Joining the show this week is Boston-based musician Matt Ozelius! As drummers for him in recent years, Matt weighs in on the great debate over who is better behind the kit-Jon or Alex-before diving into the theatrical TV appearances of Karen O and co! The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are on Letterman a lot, and unfortunately Dave is a weird creep for over a decade. A garden-themed performance of "Maps" on the MTV Movie Awards is equally pretty and impressive. A broadway choir backs up the band in 2013, and Karen sings on top of molten lava nine years later on Kimmel.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Date with the Night, 6/26/2003 on The Late Show with David LettermanMaps, 6/5/2004 on The MTV Movie AwardsGold Lion, 3/29/2006 on The Late Show with David LettermanDown Boy, 7/26/2007 on The Late Show with David LettermanZero, 4/14/2009 on The Late Show with David LettermanSacrilege, 4/5/2013 on The Late Show with David LettermanBurning, 9/29/2022 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Inarguably the biggest and most successful band of the grunge era, they persisted while others could not. They fought the man at every turn, did it their way, and are an undeniable live juggernaut. It's PEARL JAM week!Joining the show as our second-ever returning guest is show promoter and pod-favorite Ryan Agate aka Ryan the Terrible! Back to back performances on SNL capture the big early moments of Pearl Jam, including a super rare 3-song stint a week after the death of Kurt Cobain. David Letterman can't get Black out of his head, has the band on his show multiple times, and ultimately inducts them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jeff Ament wears lots of hats. And Ryan and the guys somehow watch multiple movies and tv series during the record. Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Alive/Porch, 4/11/1992 on Saturday Night LiveNot For You/Rearviewmirror/Daughter, 4/16/1994 on Saturday Night LiveHail Hail, 9/20/1996 on The Late Show with David LettermanWishlist, 5/1/1998 on The Late Show with David LettermanWorld Wide Suicide/Severed Hand/Alive, 5/6/2006 on Later...with Jools HollandAlive/Given to Fly/Better Man/Rockin' in the Free World, 4/7/2017 on The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

They're quietly one of the most successful bands of the 90s, selling over 50 million records over the course of their career. Dominating the softer side of alt-rock radio, they took over America out of nowhere as the biggest Irish band since U2. It's THE CRANBERRIES week!We begin this week with two very different performances of "Dreams" and "Linger" on the Irish late night show Kenny Live, with the two clips 9 months apart across 1993. The album No Need to Argue is a massive hit and the group shows it off with a dirgy performance of "Zombie" on SNL. The Cranberries burn out hard by 1996, and a clip on the MTV VMA's makes that pretty clear. And we discuss the unique global superstardom of the late great Dolores O'Riordan, exemplified by our first clip ever from the Annual Vatican Christmas Concert in 2001 hosted by da pope!Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Dreams, 3/6/1993 on Kenny LiveLinger, 12/18/1993 on Kenny LiveZombie/Ode to My Family, 2/25/1995 on Saturday Night LiveSalvation, 9/4/1996 on the MTV Video Music AwardsPromises (11:15 mark), 4/26/1999 on The Late Show with David LettermanAnalyse/Panis Angelicus/Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night, 12/24/2001 on the 9th Annual Vatican Christmas ConcertTomorrow, 2/7/2012 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

They were cool looking boys from the large apple. Leaders of a NYC and retro guitar rock revival, they wrote two of the catchiest and most memorable records of the early 2000s. Was that it? It's THE STROKES week!The Strokes make their network TV debut on Conan with a perfect sounding rendition of "The Modern Age". An early performance on SNL with a dreamy Julian Casablancas propels the band up the charts. We have our first ever Late Night TV show residency, with The Strokes performing Room on Fire songs every Tuesday in November 2003 on Conan. A return to SNL in 2006 does not go as well as the first time. The band makes multiple comeback attempts, some better than others. And Fabrizio Moretti wears lot of red shirts.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!The Modern Age, 11/1/2001 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienLast Nite/Hard to Explain, 1/19/2002 on Saturday Night LiveReptilia/Whatever Happened/Under Control/I Can't Win, November 2003 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienJuicebox/You Only Live Once, 1/21/2006 on Saturday Night LiveUnder the Cover of Darkness/Life is Simple in the Moonlight, 3/5/2011 on Saturday Night LiveThe Adults are Talking/Bad Decisions, 10/31/2020 on Saturday Night Live

They came from the heartland to destroy us all. More brutal death metal than nu, maggots from every corner of America rejoiced at their one-of-a-kind stage show, technical precision, and devil-fueled aggression. It's SLIPKNOT week!The guys explore the incredible backstory, lore, and turmoil of one of the most visually arresting bands the show has ever discussed. Slipknot make their UK television debut on TFI Friday, destroying cameras in the process. A 2001 Conan performance of "The Heretic Anthem" is potentially the peak of civilization. The show bends the rules in order to talk about Mistress Juliya from Uranium on Fuse TV, and it's badass. And later era clips on Kimmel show a band stretching their boundaries, for good and bad.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Wait and Bleed, 3/3/2000 on TFI FridayThe Heretic Anthem, 8/10/2001 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienDuality/The Blister Exists (16:00 mark), 7/30/2004 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!N/A, 3/5/2005 on Uranium on Fuse TVSnuff/Psychosocial, 10/30/2009 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Unsainted/All Out Life, 5/27/2019 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

They exploded onto the 90s Britpop scene with fresh faces and clean teeth. Steven Spielberg wanted to turn them into the next Monkees. Instead, this UK phenomenon eschewed America and just did it their way. It's SUPERGRASS week!Joining the show is a long-time musical hero of Alex and Jon: lead singer and guitarist of the legendary Boston-based band Piebald, Travis Shettel! The guys and Travis talk through the past and present of Piebald before breaking down the unique and winding career path of Supergrass. Gaz Coombes and co. bus in all their Oxford buds for their TV debut on The Word. Ray Cokes of MTV Europe has the band flush a smashed watch down a toilet in between peformances of the big 'I Should Coco' hits. And Jonathan Ross returns to the show to the dismay of all involved. Plus the debut of "Chunk, Drag, or Grass?"!Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Mansize Rooster, 2/10/1995 on The Word UK Ray Tripper/Alright/Caught by the Fuzz, 7/11/1995 on MTV Europe's Most Wanted with Ray CokesGoing Out, 3/11/1996 on TFI FridayMoving/Mary/Faraway, 11/28/1999 on Later...with Jools HollandRush Hour Soul, 12/6/2002 on Friday Night with Jonathan RossSt. Petersburg, 9/25/2005 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

She holds eye-popping album sale records, ushered a whole new style of pop music into the mainstream, and did it all as a socially conscious black woman in conservative white America. But one TV performance clouded all of it. It's JANET JACKSON week!Joining the show this week to help uncloud that cultural memory is music journalist Robby Seabrook III! Robby and the guys discuss Janet's early Jackson family life and mall pop career, including an American Bandstand clip featuring a creepy Dick Clark. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis change the game with Janet on Control and perform with her on the Grammys. Janet takes over the pop world, to the point MTV dedicates its entire 1993 New Year's Eve programming to her. And we return to the Super Bowl for a clip that changes everything about TV musical guest performances forever.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Young Love/Come Give Your Love to Me, 10/30/1982 on American BandstandWhat Have You Done for Me Lately?, 2/24/1987 on The Grammy AwardsMiss You Much/Rhythm Nation, 11/17/1989 on Peter's Pop ShowBecause of Love, 12/31/1993 on MTV Janet's New Year's Eve JamThe Way You Move" (Spirit of Houston and Ocean of Soul marching bands)/All for You(Janet Jackson)/Bad Boy for Life(P. Diddy)/Diddy to the tune of "Mickey"/Hot in Herre(Nelly)/Mo Money Mo Problems(P. Diddy)/Bawitdaba(Kid Rock)/Cowboy(Kid Rock)/Rhythm Nation(Janet Jackson)/Rock Your Body(Justin Timberlake with Janet Jackson), 2/1/2004 on The Super BowlNasty/Throb, 5/20/2018 on The Billboard Awards

Ill-conceived. Unnecessary. Over the top. No, not this podcast, but rather the topic at hand for our third-ever Grab Bag episode: SUPERGROUPS!Mr. Big brings together middling hair metal pros to create the "cordless-electric-hand-drill genre of rock guitar". The Backbeat Band featuring Greg Dulli, Mike Mills, and Dave Grohl performs one time and one time only. We talk Oysterhead again because why not. Velvet Revolver combines the washed-up power of Slash with the shirtless prowess of Scott Weiland. Tinted Windows has Taylor Hanson singing over Fountains of Wayne songs backed by Cheap Trick’s drummer. Chickenfoot is a band that exists for some reason and we talk about them. And boygenius revives the supergroup to actual positive ends.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week.Mr. Big, Just Take my Heart/Daddy Brother Lover Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song), 6/2/1992 on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoThe Backbeat Band, Money/Long Tall Sally/Helter Skelter, 6/4/1994 on The MTV Movie AwardsOysterheard, Oz is Ever Floating, 11/15/2001 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienVelvet Revolver, Dirty Little Thing, 4/7/2005 on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTinted Windows, Kind of a Girl, 4/21/2009 on The Late Show with David LettermanChickenfoot, Sexy Little Thing, 11/7/2009 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!boygenius, Not Strong Enough/Satanist, 11/11/2023 on Saturday Night Live

One-hit wonder? Yes. Decade-spanning mythology rooted in the ethos of societal and human genome collapse? Also yes. Fortune-tellers, DIY punk legends, new wave heroes? Yes, yes, and yes. It's DEVO week!Joining the show as the first entrant into the two-timers guest club is TMGT theme song creator and best friend of the pod Kenny! The spuds from Ohio get their big break on SNL in 1978 and do not disappoint with a wild national TV debut. Whip It takes over America two years later, captured by a lip-synced performance on The Mike Douglas Show. Devo stays in the cultural conversation with performances on Fridays and Letterman, with diminishing returns. And a 2010 comeback clip has Regis Philbin asking the all important question: what does Devo stand for?Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Satisfaction (20:08 mark)/Jocko Homo (1:01:24 mark), 10/14/1978 on Saturday Night LiveSecret Agent Man/Blockhead/Uncontrollable Urge/Mongoloid, 10/2/1979 on Don Kirschner's Rock ConcertWhip It, 9/3/1980 on The Mike Douglas ShowNutra Theme-Jerkin' Back 'n Forth/I Saw Jesus-Through Being Cool/Working in the Coal Mine, 10/9/1081 on FridaysThat's Good, 11/18/1982 on Late Night with David LettermanFresh/Whip It, 6/18/2010 on Live with Regis and Kelly

In just 4 year's time, he created the modern version of American rock music and reinvented the guitar. And broke the brains of whoever saw him do it. It's JIMI HENDRIX week!Jimi breaks through on the southern Chitlin' circuit with his first ever TV appearance backing up Buddy & Stacey on Nashville's Night Train in 1965. The Jimi Hendrix Experience immediately explodes in the UK and Europe with performances on Germany's Beat! Beat! Beat! and Sweden's Popside. Jimi gets banned from the BBC when he refuses to sing Hey Joe with Lulu. And Jimi makes his American network TV debut with appearances on The Dick Cavett Show right before and after his era-defining appearance at Woodstock.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Shotgun backing up Buddy & Stacey, July 1965 on Night TrainStone Free/Hey Joe/Purple Haze, 5/18/1967 on Beat! Beat! Beat!The Wind Cries Mary/Purple Haze, 5/24/1967 on Popside StockholmVoodoo Chile (Slight Return)/Hey Joe/Sunshine of Your Love, 1/5/1969 on BBC's Happening for LuluHear My Train a Comin' (1:19:43 mark), 7/7/1969 on The Dick Cavett ShowIzabella/Machine Gun (1:31:23 mark), 9/9/1969 on The Dick Cavett Show

They went from snotty, Brit teen punk phenomenons to Olympic game-playing elder statesmen in six year's time. From angular pop punk to R&B blues rock to crooning ballads about casinos on the moon, it's a career arc equal parts successful and baffling. It's ARCTIC MONKEYS week!Alex Turner and co. make their American TV debut on SNL in 2006 featuring a yawning audience member.  The band performs twice on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, including a performance of "Fluorescent Adolescent" that has them dressed up as clowns. The show has its first Olympic Game's clip punctuated with flying bird-bike men soundtracked by a Beatles cover. And the band breaks out big time in America before deciding to lean into sci-fi lounge pop.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor (30:05 mark)/A Certain Romance (56:57 mark), 3/11/2006 on Saturday Night LiveFluorescent Adolescent, 7/7/2007 on Friday Night with Jonathan RossCornerstone/Crying Lightning, 11/13/2009 on Friday Night with Jonathan RossI Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor/Come Together, 7/27/2012 on The 2012 London Olympic Games Opening CeremonyDo I Wanna Know?, 1/27/2014 on The Late Show with David LettermanThe Ultracheese, 7/23/2018 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Drunk troubador. Carnival barker. Scum bum extraordinaire. Character actor. He's lived as many lives as he sung about. It's TOM WAITS week!Joining the show as a renowned scum bum expert in his own right is Ben Hosley (Blank Check with Griffin and David)! Ben and the guys explore the wild persona and musical shifts of Tom over 38 years and 7 clips. 70s Tom is on full display with performances on Fernwood 2 Night and a remote piece that takes us inside the infamous Tropicana Motel. We watch Tom on Letterman four times across 32 years, including a final goodbye song written just for Dave. And we make sure to ask Ben about bones, living in squalor, and the shock of him being a normal human being.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!The Piano has been Drinking, 8/1/1977 on Fernwood 2 NightAnnie's Back in Town/Burma Shave, 4/6/1978 on 90 Minutes LiveFrank's Wild Years/On the Nickel, 12/21/1983 on Late Night with David LettermanMore Than Rain, 10/10/1987 on Late Night with David LettermanGoin' Out West, 10/9/1992 on The Arsenio Hall ShowChocolate Jesus, 9/27/1999 on The Late Show with David LettermanTake One Last Look, 5/14/2015 on The Late Show with David Letterman

We're talking one of the most successful and volatile bands of the 1990s: hair journeys, lineup changes, #1 albums, and too many Billy Corgan quotes. It's SMASHING PUMPKINS week!Joining the show to talk about one of her favorite bands of all time is the great Marissa Paternoster (ex-Screaming Females, Noun)! Marissa lays out the ways her Pumpkins fandom helped her become of the most renowned and unique guitarists of the past 20 years. The guys and her discuss the frustrating and talented enigma that is Billy Corgan, Darcy Wretzky's discontent, and Jimmy Chamberlain's shoulder-filled technical prowess. Clips from the BBC, SNL, The Grammys, Jools Holland, Leno, and Letterman capture a career arc filled with drama, incredible music, and an iconic Simpsons cameo.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Rhinoceros, 1991 on BBC's The Late Show Cherub Rock (20:44 mark)/Today (54:30 mark), 10/31/1993 on Saturday Night LiveBullet with Butterfly Wings (27:50 mark)/Zero (1:00:20 mark), 11/11/1995 on Saturday Night Live1979, 2/26/1996 on The Grammy AwardsAva Adore/Once Upon a Time/Daphne Descends, 5/15/1998 on Later...with Jools HollandCash Car Star, 11/17/2000 on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTarantula, 7/9/2007 on The Late Show with David Letterman

All the stars are here. It's late-night TV's biggest evening. We even made Kenny make a crooner awards show version of the theme. We're celebrating the best and worst of over 100 performances discussed. It's our One-year Anniversary Awards Show!What was the best interview we saw? Which band's fashion shined? Who gave the vocal performance of the year? Which vest upset Alex the most? And who did we pick for best and worst overall performances? It's a clip show, now more than ever!Want to watch along with us? Figure it out for yourself this time, there are too many to list!

The podcast bad boys from Boston are talking about THE Bad Boys from Boston. It's AEROSMITH week!Joining the show with discussion questions in hand is the lead singer and guitarist of another great Boston band Beeef, Perry Eaton! Perry and the guys break down the many eras of Aerosmith and try to make sense of their complicated and epic legacy. The band's first TV performance in 1974 on The Midnight Special is all leather pants and rock god vibes. 13 years later, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry do Walk This Way with Run-DMC on the VMAs. Back to back 90s SNL performances capture the apex of Aerosmith, including an iconic Wayne's World sketch. And we return to the Super Bowl, with a halftime show that surrounds Aerosmith with the 2001 zeitgeist.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Dream On/Train Kept a Rollin', 8/16/1974 on The Midnight SpecialWalk This Way with Run-DMC, 9/11/1987 on the MTV Video Music AwardsJanie's Got a Gun (27:24 mark)/Monkey on my Back (40:04 mark) (row 174), 2/17/1990 on Saturday Night LiveCryin' (20:10 mark)/Sweet Emotion (51:10 mark) (row 66), 10/9/1993 on Saturday Night LiveI Don't Want to Miss a Thing, 2/24/1999 on The Grammy AwardsBye Bye Bye/I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing/It's Gonna be Me/Jaded/Walk This Way with N'Sync, featuring Britney Spears, Nelly & Mary J. Blige, 1/28/2001 on the Super Bowl Halftime Show

They're pop-punk emo heroes turned anthemic arena radio rock mainstays. Some turned to heavy drug use, while others became tabloid fodder. And hats. Lots of hats. It's FALL OUT BOY week!The career arc is there folks, captured in some ridiculous late night performances. Fall Out Boy explodes into the mainstream with From Under the Cork Tree with a shaky spot on SNL. The anti-vowel movement comes to a head with a pretty great performance of Thnks Fr Th Mmrs on the Tonight Show featuring strings and horns. A black-lit performance on Kimmel in skeleton costumes has to be attempted to be seen to be believed. And an exploration of 2010s radio rock music is reluctantly conducted.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Dance Dance (36:30 mark)/Sugar We're Goin Down (58:44 mark) (row 18), 3/4/2006 on Saturday Night LiveThnks Fr Th Mmrs, 5/2/2007 on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoI Don't Care, 12/16/2008 on The Late Show with David LettermanMy Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'em Up), 2/13/2013 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Centuries, 1/7/2015 on The People's Choice AwardsWe Didn't Start the Fire, 9/12/2023 on The MTV Video Music Awards

In a year that saw Nirvana, R.E.M, and Pearl Jam put out generation-defining albums, Spin Magazine named this band's 1991 album Record of the Year. 33 years later, this cult power-pop outfit remains a weird outlier sandwiched between the eras of grunge and Britpop. It's TEENAGE FANCLUB week!Joining the show is animator, music video director, and self-proclaimed Fannie Mark Neeley (Aquarium Drunkard)! Mark and the guys explore the origins of TFC's rapid ascent from the Scottish indie-rock scene to performing on Saturday Night Live in just two years' time. The band's follow up to Bandwagonesque falls on deaf ears in America, but performances on BBC's White Room and Top of the Pops captures their persistent popularity in the UK. And the show discovers Oddville MTV, a similarly cult-like entity that grazed the periphery of mainstream America.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Everything Flows, 12/21/1990 on Snub TVThe Concept/Satan, 2/15/1992 on Saturday Night LiveWhat You Do to Me/Pet Rock, 2/15/1992 on Saturday Night LiveEscher, 2/14/1994 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienMellow Doubt/I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (Byrds Cover), 2/17/1996 on BBC White RoomAin't That Enough, 11/7/1997 on Top of the PopsTake the Long Way Round, 8/29/1999 on Oddville MTV

The craziest bass playing you've ever seen. Atonal metal breakdowns. Songs about meth heads burying bodies. And multiple top-ten records. How? It's PRIMUS week!It's a guestless, Alex-pick episode: buckle up. Primus breaks on to the national TV scene on the Dennis Miller Show. "My Name is Mud" is a hit somehow, and Primus performs it on MTV's Haunted House Party with White Zombie and Penn & Teller. Les, Ler, and Herb dress up in penguin suits to perform their biggest hit to the dismay of David Letterman's showrunner. We finally return to Farmclub.com to see Primus awkwardly fitting into the Nu-Metal moment. Plus the debut of South Park Sucks!Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Jerry was a Race Car Driver/Tommy The Cat, 3/20/1992 on The Dennis Miller ShowMy Name is Mud, 10/30/1993 on MTV's Haunted House PartyWynona's Big Brown Beaver, 6/16/1995 on The Late Show with David LettermanShake Hands with Beef, 7/16/1997 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienAntipop/Greet the Sacred Cow, 3/5/2000 on Farmclub.comLee Van Cleef, 10/24/2011 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

He's gone from causing a national panic to winning Grammys and selling high-end perfumes, all while putting on some of the most innovative stage performances of the 21st century. It's TYLER, THE CREATOR week!Joining the show to school us elder millennials on our most modern artist to date is music and culture journalist J'na Jefferson (Rolling Stone, Uproxx)! The guys and J'na make sense of Tyler's wild early career, including a 2011 Fallon performance for the ages featuring an exorcism. A 2017 Colbert performance pays homage to Soul Train and captures the hard left-turn of Flower Boy's direction and production. Tyler wins a Grammy in 2020 and performs on the show with Charlie Wilson and Boyz II Men amid a burning suburbia landscape. And a windstorm set piece on the 2021 BET Awards blows (pun intended) everyone away.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!Sandwitches with Hodgy Beats, 2/16/2011 on Late Night with Jimmy FallonRusty with Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt, 4/4/2013 on The Late Show with David LettermanCherry Bomb/Smuckers, 7/29/2015 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!911, 7/24/2017 on The Late Show with Stephen ColbertEarfquake/New Magic Wand with Charlie Wilson and Boyz II Men, 1/26/2020 on The Grammy AwardsLumberjack, 6/27/2021 on The BET AwardsMassa, 11/21/2021 on The American Music Awards