The Battle

The tournament moves into the quarterfinals where the remaining biopics are put to the test by Matt Sidhom & Jenn Tully across Round 2 criteria: supporting cast , cinematic crafts (visual style, pacing, editing) , and score/sound .  To open the quarterfinals, it's the finals of the All-Women Division in a high-stakes showdown between Michael Apted’s 1980 Loretta Lynn biopic Coal Miner&apo...

Welcome back to Season 4 of The Battle with hosts Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully! This season, we’re heading to the movies to crown the ultimate music biopic champion. In Round 1, each matchup faces off across two core criteria: historical accuracy and lead performance .  Here's the mixtape for this week: https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/walk-the-line-vs-get-on-up-f006 This week wraps up the fi...

Welcome back to Season 4 of The Battle where Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully head to the movies to crown the ultimate music biopic champion. In Round 1, each matchup faces off across two core criteria: historical accuracy and lead performance .  Check out this week's mixtape: https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/ray-vs-rocketman-437d This week, we launch the fourth and final bracket of Round 1—the D...

Welcome back to Season 4 of The Battle with hosts Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully! This season, we’re heading to the movies to crown the ultimate music biopic champion. In Round 1, each matchup faces off across two core criteria: historical accuracy and lead performance .  This week in the Groups & Bands Division , we feature the "Paul Giamatti Battle"—a showdown between F. Gary Gray’s ex...

Welcome back to Season 4 of The Battle ! Hosts Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully kick off the Groups or Bands Division as they continue their journey through the ultimate music biopic tournament. In Round 1, each movie is judged on two primary criteria: historical accuracy and lead performance .  Here's the mixtape: https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/the-doors-vs-sid-nancy-1389 First up, Matt and Je...

Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully are back at it on Season 4 of the Battle looking for the music biopic!  This week’s matchup in the Gone Too Soon division features two iconic pioneers of rock 'n' roll told in radically different cinematic styles: 1978’s classic The Buddy Holly Story facing off against Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 dazzling fever dream, Elvis .  Check out the mixtape:  https://my.superaw...

The tournament continues on The Battle ! Hosts Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully kick off the Gone Too Soon Division , putting two legendary music biopics to the ultimate test: 2018’s Oscar-winning Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody vs. 1987’s iconic Richie Valens story La Bamba .  Here's the mixtape: https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/bohemian-rhapsody-vs-la-bamba-073a In this Round 1 matchup, Matt and...

Loretta Lynn vs. Joan Jett: Coal Miner’s Daughter vs. The Runaways The All-Women Division of the Ultimate Music Biopic Tournament continues on The Battle ! Hosts Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully dive headfirst into a matchup between two generations of trailblazing women who broke the rules of male-dominated music genres: 1980’s Oscar-winning classic Coal Miner’s Daughter vs. 2010’s cult-favorite rock bi...

Welcome to Season 4 of The Battle ! Hosts Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully are kicking off the Ultimate Music Biopic Tournament, and first up is the All-Women Division . Check out the mixtape for this episode: https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-vs-selena-039a In this premier matchup, two 90s classic music biopics go head-to-head in a battle of historical accuracy versus lege...

Jenn and Matt try to decide the Ultimate Yacht Rock Song between What A Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers and This Is It by Kenny Loggins!   This was not an easy one to decide!! 

It's our second semifinal with This Is It by Kenny Loggins taking on Sail on Sailor by the Beach Boys!   Tune in to see who Jenn and Matt decide makes it to the finals next week!

It's the semifinals of the Yacht Rock Battle!  What A Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers takes on Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes. This was not an easy one for Matt and Jenn to decide on. Find out who advances to the finals in two weeks!

It's the finals of the bracket we're calling 'Wait, They Did Yacht Rock?' with Peg by Steely Dan taking on Sail on Sailor by the Beach Boys. Tune in to see who Jenn and Matt decide will be our last semifinalist!

Matt and Jenn are back with the final of the One-Hit Wonder Bracket where we have Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes taking on Year of the Cat by Al Stewart.   Tune in to see which one advances to the semifinals!!

You can't do a Yacht Rock Battle without Michael McDonald which is why he has his very own bracket.  This week, Matt and Jenn decide which of his song will reach the semifinals as 'I Keep Forgettin (Everytime You're Near)' takes on his Doobie Brothers' hit 'What a Fool Believes'.

It's a battle of some yacht rock Heavyweights.  Christopher Cross' "Sailing" vs Kenny Loggins' "This Is It".  It's too hard to choose!! Tune in to find out how Matt and Jenn decide who advances.

It's the final first round battle!  This week, Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully, continue in the Wait, They did Yacht Rock bracket with Lovely Day by Bill Withers vs Sail on Sailor by the Beach Boys!   Subscribe today so you don't miss the quarterfinals starting next week!!

In a bracket we're calling 'Wait, They did Yacht Rock??', Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully debate who should advance between Peg by Steely Dan and Human Nature by Michael Jackson. Leave us a five-star review so more people can find The Battle!

It's our other matchup in the One-Hit Wonder Bracket.  This week Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully debate How Long by Ace vs Year of the Cat by Al Stewart.   Two very different songs and both stand out among yacht rock hits.  Tune in to find out who advances!

This week Matt Sidhom and Jenn Tully move to the One Hit Wonder bracket as Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes takes on I'd Really Love To See You Tonight by England Dan and John Ford Coley.   Both Matt and Jenn are torn on these two songs.  Find out who advances!

It's our second battle in the Michael McDonald division.  This time Jenn Tully and Matt Sidhom debate two of his solo songs with I Keep Forgettin (Every Time You're Near) vs Yah Mo Be There (featuring James Ingram).  

It's our first battle in the Michael McDonald division.  This time Jenn Tully and Matt Sidhom debate his Doobie Brothers hits: Minute by Minute vs What A Fool Believes! 

It's our second battle in the heavyweight division.  This time Jenn Tully and Matt Sidhom debate Kenny Loggins vs Kenny Loggins as his Yacht Rock hits This is It and Heart to Heart battle to see who moves on to face Christopher Cross in the second round!

Welcome to Season 3 of The Battle —the podcast where songs go head-to-head and only one survives. This season, we’re setting sail into smooth waters to determine the ultimate yacht rock anthem . Kicking off in the Heavyweights Division , it’s a Christopher Cross showdown: 🎵 Sailing vs. Ride Like the Wind Same artist. Two iconic tracks. Only one can advance. Will the laid-back smoothness of Sailin...

Matt and Jenn are back one last time to give you some additional details about some of the true crimes and criminals featured this season. Subscribe today to check out both seasons of the Battle and to be the first to find out about season 3!!  1. Shankill Butchers - The Decemberists 2. Leeds United - Luke Haines 3. What Will Happen, Will Happen - Lemon Demon 4. I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtow...