On this episode of The Noon Hour of Madness and Mayhem, Peaches and Viktor Wilt kick things off by talking concert giveaways, the updated concert calendar, and the kind of bands that can instantly start an argument in any comment section. Then the real fun starts: the guys run through that viral “band I hate / band I think is overrated / band I think is underappreciated” post and absolutely put some fanbases through it. Maroon 5, Sublime, Bad Omens, and Pink Floyd all catch heat, while bands like Siamese, Holding Absence, Idola, Poppy, and Bill Murray get some well-earned love. Along the way, they debate whether being massively popular automatically means a band is good, shout out great live acts like Sleep Token, Tool, Electric Callboy, and Nine Inch Nails, and talk about bands they still need to see before they die mad about it. Then the episode takes a sharp turn into old-school suffering: recording songs off the radio without the DJ stomping all over the intro, using dial-up internet, developing disposable camera photos, sharpening pencils in class like you were operating factory equipment, and trying to beat video games before the internet could answer every question in three seconds. It all ends with cheat codes, Red Dead nonsense, Sims mansion fantasies, and the kind of back-and-forth that makes you feel like you’re hanging out with two dudes who could turn a conversation about cassette tapes into a full-on event.
