This week on Rewind & React, Adam and Rob head into spooky season with Rob Zombie’s “Dragula,” the first single from his debut solo album Hellbilly Deluxe.

We break down the video’s rapid-fire mix of old horror-film footage, bizarre characters, deliberately cheap effects, psychedelic colors and the coffin-inspired hot rod at the center of it all. It may look sinister, but underneath the makeup and monsters is something much more playful, campy and wonderfully ridiculous.

Along the way, we get into:

• Why “Dragula” takes its name from an episode of The Munsters
• The vintage horror footage and imagery scattered throughout the video
• The Christopher Lee sample hiding at the beginning of the song
• Zombie’s memorable makeup, costumes and larger-than-life visual style
• Why his concerts may be even more theatrical than his music videos
• How “Dragula” was added late in the making of Hellbilly Deluxe and built around a tiny distorted guitar fragment
• Why the frantic editing works so well with the song’s pounding industrial-metal sound

Then it’s time for trivia as Adam puts Rob through Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson? From Sweet Dreams and House of 1000 Corpses to Powerman 5000, David Lynch, Alice Cooper and Grammy nominations, Rob tries to determine which shock-rock icon did what.

It’s campy, chaotic, loud and unmistakably Rob Zombie.

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Rewind & React takes on one of Madonna’s most iconic music videos: “Express Yourself” — a bold, glamorous, industrial pop spectacle that may just be her best video ever.

Adam and Rob dive into the 1989 classic, directed by David Fincher, and explore how Madonna turned a dance-pop empowerment anthem into a massive MTV event filled with towering factory sets, gender-bending style, old Hollywood glamour, and a whole lot of Metropolis-inspired imagery.

Here’s what we’re covering:

• The video’s loose but memorable story — Madonna ruling over an industrial city while a factory worker finds his way into her world
• How Fritz Lang’s Metropolis influences the sets, lighting, class divide, machinery, and famous closing quote
• Why this feels like peak Madonna: powerful, glamorous, provocative, theatrical, and fully in control
• David Fincher’s music video style — and how this connects to his later work with Madonna, Paula Abdul, and eventually his film career
• The video’s massive reported $5 million budget, MTV premiere strategy, and place alongside other “event videos” like Thriller and Black or White
• The striking visual shifts between Madonna as businesswoman, seductress, masculine performer, and pop icon
• The strange-but-memorable details: the cat, the milk, the chains, the shirtless workers, the rain-soaked factory, and the Monopoly-man-style boss watching it all unfold
• How the music video version uses a different mix of the song — and why the track blends Motown energy with late-80s pop production

And of course, the episode wraps with a round of Madonna or Janet Jackson? — a trivia showdown covering MTV awards, movie roles, iconic albums, shocking moments, and two of the biggest pop queens of the era.

“Express Yourself” is more than just a great Madonna video — it’s the moment where she fully steps into the role of pop music power player. And this episode breaks down exactly why it still works.

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This week, Rewind & React rewinds to 1994 for the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” the Spike Jonze-directed music video that turns MCA, Mike D, and Ad-Rock into the stars of the most over-the-top 1970s cop show that never existed.

Adam and Rob break down why the video’s grainy, low-budget look, frantic camera work, ridiculous characters, and completely straight-faced performances work so perfectly with one of the Beastie Boys’ most explosive songs.

Here’s what we’re covering:

• How Spike Jonze recreated the look and feel of a vintage ’70s police drama

• The fake names, wigs, mustaches, car chases, rooftop pursuits, dummies, and other wonderfully unnecessary action

• The guerrilla-style production — including the story of two cameras that didn’t survive the shoot

• Why the video has almost nothing to do with the lyrics but somehow matches the energy of “Sabotage” perfectly

• The repeating musical riff that drives the song and the music-theory term behind it

• How “Sabotage” influenced filmmakers including Danny Boyle

• MCA’s infamous appearance at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards as his alter ego Nathaniel Hörnblowér

• The Beastie Boys’ willingness to disappear completely into characters rather than simply promote themselves

• Some of the real Los Angeles filming locations you can still visit today

Plus, Adam puts Rob through a new round of trivia: Beastie Boys or Run-D.M.C.? From Adidas deals and Rolling Stone covers to Grammy history, Madonna tours, and hip-hop milestones, can Rob tell which legendary group did it first?

More than 30 years later, “Sabotage” still feels fast, funny, inventive, and completely unlike almost anything else in music-video history. It doesn’t just parody a cheesy cop show — it commits to becoming one.

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