A secret double life

@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 He was Hannah Montana all along.

@@ferlessleedr Yeah, because that's how you build a cross platform audience. If Todd at least linked to his podcast in the description of each video, and maybe called it out once in a while (when appropriate) he could build up interest in his podcast. I for one am going to go check it out, and I'm sure a lot of his audience will feel similarly

i feel like he mentioned having a podcast once or twice but i don't think he even ever said it's name

@@kevinwells9751 He's been promoting it a lot on Twitter.

TITSCAST

Tsuchiryu Yes.

@@goblingirl7248 Got apples?

Marek Wygnany Excuse me, this is an orange household gtfo

@@goblingirl7248 No, god dammit. This is a good slogan.

Except the turbo snobs who despise pop music...and stuck in their ways old fogeys who hate the fact that people have so-called jobs on KZfaq making stupid videos.

I've been listening to the podcast for months, it's fantastic.

@Beta Yeah and...? Those people don't listen to him anyway. The OP is talking about existing fans.

Holy moly I had no idea Todd had a podcast. I love nerdy poptimist overanalysis and with Beyond Yacht Rock wrapping up I need something to slot in. Subscribed!

PITS

Literally...

And the art for it is a little Todd in a pea pod.adorable.

@@juliansmith4987 awwwwww......

No They Use,Candles As Lights

Steampower with the finest Emo Blood evapuration ya can find on the market

MTV hardly plays music videos anymore. Why do they still have an award show dedicated to them? LoL

Arent all electrics powered by coal??? Or is that only in Australia?

Honestly i think it's kind of genius. Refraining from promoting it on his main platform until he had done it for a while means that people have a lot more content to be hooked by.

reminds me of all that fervor about ricky gervais going after hollywood at the golden globes, but like ... people, he's reading from a teleprompter

But Hollywood is "too political", huh?

@@KhayJayArt yeah it's a very strange juxtaposition that makes me think Mr. Safespaces may have been going off his own script.

@@roarshach13 yeah, and the side notes were all "I m totes mcgoats nailing this! Look at me all into youth culture and shit! I'm gonna look so kewl." I just wished he wouldnt throw slang around without googling what the hell he's saying first. It's so hard to watch, I'm embrassed for him. Second only to the homoerotic joke, for the same shit delivery.

Haha..I couldn't began to imagine actually sitting down watching the vmas

Dude, I'm still getting over the fact that he has a face

What a depressing revelation. He’s been playing us for the fool the whole time.

i'm curious but i'm not ruining the mystique

Duh! [insert synth hook here]

also I think I remember reading that Todd Nathanson is not his real name but don't quote me on that...

Yup

War J. Billie in my opinion is an industry plant. Yes her and her brother produce everything, but the marketing towards “quirky girls” from the mainstream isn’t coincidental or possible from someone her level without some plantlike behavior

@@connorqr oh yeah for sure. But it's still a surprisingly good song.

@@connorqr She's just following the path that Lorde paved, and even the groundwork for her career was set by Lana Del Rey. Despite Lady Gaga's shallow attempts at provocation, Kesha's autotuned mess of a career and Katy Perry's lack of talent, pop music felt titanic and was interesting. It was the bronze era of pop, with the mid 80s being the golden era and the late 90s being the silver era.

@@MyspaceEmo I don't know that Lady Gaga's attempts were that shallow. She was a flamboyant showperson back then, but so was Elton John in his day. She was also a LBTQ ally at a time when they needed outspoken allies, and that actually was a little provocative. As for Ke$ha's mess of a career...well, uncomfortably, we know why that is, now. I don't think it's bad that Billie Eilish is following in Lorde/Lana Del Ray's footsteps. We get fatalistic music for fatalistic times and there's a time-honored tradition of taking and adding to what the people before you have made. If following in the footsteps of other artists is bad, then we need to toss out things like Get Lucky and Uptown Funk too. Pop music isn't necessarily supposed to be too innovative. We've got other genres for that.

2007 Myspace Emo yeah I guess pop isn’t pop anymore which is why the mainstream is now targeting specific internet audiences/aesthetics instead of the populous as a whole. I just think that trap/rap is more the zeitgeist these days and the mainstream should stop acknowledging niche genres as pop just because pop is dead right now.

Well let's not forget her $113,000 donation to the tennessee LGBTQ advocacy group for the equality project in order to oppose the "slate of hate" bills targeting LGBTQ individuals. And her petition for the Equality Act which is meant to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

alan robertson That's a legitimately a great thing that she did, but it's odd and annoying that her mediocre song talking about how her getting hate on twitter being comparable to homophobia winning the "video for change award" over actual LGBTQ+ nominees in that same category. I don't doubt Taylor legit feels passionately about gay rights, but man I wish the song and video was as cool and groundbreaking as MTV and her stans try to tell me. It's just...not???

@@zombieedrea I disagree but I think it's really valid for you to think that, honestly I can understand where you're coming from. But I feel like the video handled representation well thanks to Todrick, even if it lacks in the song which I still really like. But I get what you're saying.

What does one of those lines have to do with the other?

alan robertson I actually didn't even know that Todrick Hall directed the video til she brought him on stage. That's cool, and I'm happy for him and hope he continues directing, I'd love to see him make a video for queer artists. I still can't get over the song itself tho. I legit didn't know it was supposed to be empowering cuz I couldn't comprehend the "shade doesn't make you less gay line." It actually wasn't until Todd's video about it that I finally understood what people were talking about...and then I just got more confused!! But I mean, I'll always support rich celebs giving money to LGBTQ+ organizations, that's really the best way to help (and also donating to people's gofundme's).

This!!

I vote we call it the TITSmobile.

Is it possible to send a DM to the Todd in the Shadows account? His profile, voice, mannerisms, and entire demeanor remind me of a very singular friend of mine. He is obviously not my friend as the age is way off - but I would not be surprised if he is his kid. So many of the loose details fit. In case this gets to him (directly or indirectly) - a loose description is he was born in 1970 and is half Japanese and half Philippino. If he is, I don't feel this entitles me to any special bond - it would just be cool to find out.

Do comments help the algorithm?

@@rebeccalee2507 Yes. The more comments and engagement that take place in the video comments, the more the algorithm promotes the video. That's why creators ask viewers to "like, comment, and subscribe".

I 2nd this. I listen to it when I need to wake up for work.

I'd like to, but none of the episodes will download through iTunes for me.

It's not on Stitcher, or Google podcast, so... We'll see

Hatmadder preach 👌

I listened to the entire thing and it is very good. I was able to do it all in one sitting it without boredom.

I cannot agree more with this, and the fact that Todd and Dany barely mentioned Missy Elliott was some absolute nonsense. Missy tore the roof off the VMAs, but I guess people are still underrating the Queen.

...let her work it, put her thang right back and reverse it.

Wow. Original take.

@ that is music with substance. Have you even listened to anything other than her singles

@@sweetbunnybun Oh songs about her exes like most all artists songs are ...? And she does have some wonderfully written songs - All Too Well, Dear John, Enchanted, Soon You'll Get Better (not about an ex fyi).

@ i dont much like the man, it feels a little played out, but it by definition HAS substance. it's not an empty motherhood statement. its a pointed a complaint

You’re so nice!! Thank you!

ActuallyAnanya not just one, two.

@@SkyeNormanArianSkywalker Two? I only remember Safe and Sound, which is still a good song to me. One of the few I listen to by her (and it's a collab!)

@@annieboookhall She did a solo song called Eyes Open

Fuck that. This grown ass man actually used the word "triggered" in REAL LIFE. Why is he trying to "trigger the libs" on the fucking VMAs? Is he trying to appeal to alt right 4channers and youtubers? WHAT THE FUCK

@@KhayJayArt I don't know but if he's trying to use the "hip current slang" or whatever it comes across the same way as Taylor Swift's "You Need To Calm Down". Then again nobody probably noticed because nobody gives a damn about the VMAs anymore.

@ Sebastian is that you

He only reviews songs from his childhood now

I’d love a top ten list. Maybe from the 60s? I’d donate

Peruvian Leftist Fella Does he have a time window or is it any time?

Hmm. I may have to check regularly. A Trainwreckords on “Cut The Crap” by The Clash or a One Hit Wonderland of “Life in a Northern Town” by The Dream Academy is something I’d put down hard earned dollars for.

@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 wish granted, kiddo! Hooray!

Dude spoilers!

Right? "Here, let me give you a shiny piece of plastic you don't want, so when you're 30 I can lecture you about how you didn't deserve it."

I only slightly like it because of the Nirvana sample

Zachary Jobe My highlight of the night

Honestly even if Rosalia wasn't talented, the standards of Latin Acts that get American Audiences interested are low.

I wish there was the same push for actual Latinos doing reggaeton and Andalusians doing flamenco though

Macarabioli that’s why it’s so baffling to me that a genuinely talented Spaniard artist got this kind of recognition. El mal querer was one of the best albums from last year

@@gabrynaig9585 I think it has something to do on how Americans perceived Latin Music. Like in Latin America there are so many people that are a huge deal that are almost unknown to the US. Also, except for some limited acts like Enrique Iglesias, Spaniards never cater to American Audiences. Like see how big; for instance, is Pablo Alboran in Spain and Latin America and how equally unknown he is to Americans. Or La Oreja de Van Gogh, Mecano, Miguel Bose, just to name a few.

Was it just me, or did someone sabatoge her audio? It seemed...off

- aseashelly Normani, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Missy Elliot, and Rosalía killed it! H.E.R was okay too. Everyone else was awful and cringy and I left immediately after Normani finished because the host was so bad

I was just think about this the other day! He should make a top 10 of the decade. Opinions change over time, and who knows there may be some new entries on the list

MTV plays about 3 hours of music a day. Maybe 5 on some days. It's between the hours of 2 and 5 am, last I saw.

In the U.S., it shows fuck all music. In other countries, all music channels still play music.

The MTV channel I have in Australia has nothing to do with music whatsoever

She's damned if she does and forgotten if she doesn't, which is kind of worse.

These guys: I hate the way she's over there eating crackers!!

After the critical train wreck of Reputation, Taylor was going to go safe. Maybe not 'Spelling is fun' safe, or the video that looked like a Peeps factory exploded. Shawn Mendes not wearing sleeves for a year and trying way too hard to play straight has done more for me as a gay man than anything Taylor Swift says.

@@michaeladkins6 So what should she have done? What should we all do? Just shut up and do nothing, I guess. OK, will do.

@@culwin you make it sound like she's been sitting there desperate to talk about something important to her. She's had a massive platform to address any topic she wants for over a decade, and it wasn't until cracks began to show in her dominance of the charts that she suddenly decided it was time to get political to reassert her relevance. Then when she finally did decide to say something, it was just a weaksauce version of stuff that Madonna and Gaga and a ton of other pop stars have already been saying for years. She chose to become an advocate only once it was a safe bet that was more likely to boost her career than hurt it. You can feel however you want to about that, but let's not pretend this was an act of genuine activism.

Viacom needs to rake in any and every viewer

Wait until next year, when it's on CBS.

Master Pancakes I wanted to watch MTV Classic (basically music 24/7 from the 80s-2000s)

@@AlexSpalex1 What's a CBS?

@@henryglennon3864 A major American TV network, Viacom merged with, again.

Uhhhhhh, Lizzo, hello?????

newew 15 Normani???

@S D That's what the M in MTV stands for 🙄

Molauh

Thank you. I'm no Taylor apologist, but it's disappointing to hear Todd and Mr. Vocal Fry slamming her when she's using her fame to support progressive politics, even if she's going after low-hanging fruit like gay rights. I get that Taylor is is a difficult person to like, but if she's going to stump for the left, I'm not going to complain about it. Better late than never.

I don't listen to Taylor Swift or anything but their hatred of her mere existence is bizarre. Sounds like they hate her for NOT having an opinion and hate her for having an opinion.

It’s because she’s got the personality of a robot. If you’ve ever met someone who is a little ‘off’ but you can’t tell why, she is comparable. I wouldn’t believe a word that comes out of her mouth

@@CMBlue Well that's a convincing argument. How do we know you aren't the one who is 'off'?

@@culwin Same here, just that she actualy makes and write music and even directs music videos is enough to respekt the hell out of her. Like Most of the singers Todd mentions in videos is just random people singing. There are thousands of them out there. I dont get it at all.

I'm more curious about how many cars he's gone through. I think the last couple of times he's opened One Hit Wonderland and Trainwreckords for requests, it was specifically for car repairs, or money towards a new(er) car.

I think he's needed car repairs twice in the past while, but seeing as they haven't done a lot of good in the long run he's getting a new one

I always thought she’d have a second hit

That's interesting; I've just had to do a bit of a Google and have just found out that Breathe (with Sean Paul) only reached #70 in the US. It was the 8th biggest single of 2003 here in the UK

@@jakegibbard yo I forgot about Breath! Loved that song

Did she deserve better?: YES

I'm guessing it's (maybe not completely) like how Disney XD showcased e3 that one year with all the gore.

I want Song vs. Song requests.