Completely Conspicuous
620 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsQuality podcastification since 2006.
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Completely Conspicuous 388: Your Attention, Please
August 20, 2015 00:47 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the art of hype. Show notes: - Order Matt's book The Entropy of Everything: The Indestructibles Book 3 - Patreon is a crowdfunding option - The patronage model - Kickstarter, Indie GoGo efforts are commonplace - Matt loves board games - Contributing to podcasts and radio shows - Matt's research on dino romance novels - A Gronk to Remember was a big-selling e-book - Matt: "People are hot for were-critters" - Readers...
Completely Conspicuous 387: The Hype Machine
August 12, 2015 20:59 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the art of hype. Show notes: - Order Matt's book The Entropy of Everything: The Indestructibles Book 3 - Avoiding overhype - Getting RTs from celebrities - Sometimes it feels like there's no benefit to Internet hype - Getting bummed out to write sad scenes - Cosplayers are having a moment - Day jobs are a must, unfortunately - Tagging somebody famous can work from time to time - YouTube "stars" - Spider-man with no ...
Completely Conspicuous 386: Hustle n' Hype
August 06, 2015 01:13 - 43 minutes - 40 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the art of hype and celebrate CompCon's 9th anniversary. Show notes: - Pre-order Matt's book The Entropy of Everything: The Indestructibles Book 3 - When your medical professional is younger than you - It's all about the hype - Matt was at Boston ComiCon last weekend - How to effectively hype your stuff online - Perfecting the pitch - Geeking out like a fanboy - Books sell better when you meet people face to face - O...
Completely Conspicuous 385: Reeling in the Years, 1997 (Part 3)
July 29, 2015 00:59 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1997. Show notes: - Jay and Brian's #4 - Pavement continues a strong run of records - Brian's coffee shop - Jay's #3 - Ben Folds Five breaks through - Brian's #3 to be discussed later - Jay's #2 - Built to Spill's guitar pop excellence - Brian's #2 - Foo Fighters' sophomore album is chock full o' good songs - Backbeat soundtrack is great - Jay gets confused - Jay's #1 and Brian's #3 - Radioh...
Completely Conspicuous 384: Reeling in the Years, 1997 (Part 2)
July 22, 2015 00:07 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1997. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Bubbling under albums - Brian: Flaming Lips' Zaireeka was designed to have its 4 CDs listened to simultaneously - Sweet 75 was Krist Novoselic's side project - Brian gives thumbs down to Eyes Adrift, which had a song about Jonbenet Ramsey - Jay: Totally missed Superchunk's Indoor Living at the time - Different sounds from Cornershop, Portishead - Return to ...
Completely Conspicuous 383: Reeling in the Years, 1997 (Part 1)
July 15, 2015 01:09 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1997. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - 1997 was first year Brian was aware of popular and cool music - Brian was 15, Jay was 29-30 - Both of us had our first dates with our future wives in '97 - Some quintessential '90s hits: Mmm Bop, Wannabe, I Believe I Can Fly - Jay: Saw a lot of great shows that year - Big year for chick rock - Brian: Spawn soundtrack combined hard rock with trip hop - Indu...
Completely Conspicuous 382: Middle Management
July 07, 2015 22:33 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the year so far. Show notes: - JK: Nai Harvest's new album is infectious, fun rock - Topshelf Records has some good acts in its lineup - JB: Colleen is a former schoolteacher turned recording artist - JK: Chandos is the band formerly known as Chandeliers - JB's #1: Spectres has a psych-blues sound out of the UK - JK: Viet Cong stirred up dumb controversy because of its name - METZ is back with more kickas...
Completely Conspicuous 381: Half Life
June 30, 2015 23:02 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the year so far. Show notes: - JK: Courtney Barnett is blowing up - JB: Ava Luna released an interesting record - Funk, psych sound - JK: Kuroma is a psych pop act fronted by former member of the Whigs, MGMT - JK: My kids love listening to top 40 radio, hearing same songs over and over - Classic rock fans are the same way, except they never get sick of their favorites - JB: Not impressed with new Madonna ...
Completely Conspicuous 380: Stuck in the Middle
June 23, 2015 22:24 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the year so far. Show notes: - Pixies played "surprise show" at TT the Bear's - Cambridge club is closing after 40+ years - A primer on the Boston rock club scene - Free Converse shows were a bummer for those of us who couldn't get tickets - Van Halen talk continues with Eddie slagging DLR and Michael Anthony - JB: Indie bands move beyond the '90s guitar rock sound - Speedy Ortiz explored different textur...
Completely Conspicuous 379: Heroes and Villains
June 17, 2015 01:25 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss hero worship. Show notes: - Check out Matt's book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - Scared of the stunt guy - Watch out for the quiet ones - Comic book movies and shows tend to be pretty dark - Daredevil series on Netflix has been really good - Matt: Dark Knight Returns series portrayed heroes as old and fat - The problem with vigilantes - Realistic fight scenes - Why the Punisher hasn't worked as a movie hero - Sup...
Completely Conspicuous 378: Public Image Limited
June 10, 2015 01:02 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss hero worship. Show notes: - Check out Matt's book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - Bronies and furries, oh my - Why would you want to run for office these days? - Small-town politics - Tearing down heroes on Twitter - Avengers press junket goes awry - Celebs stumble on social media - Michael Richards, Mel Gibson go from beloved stars to pariahs - Can you enjoy a Gibson movie now knowing what you know about him? - ...
Completely Conspicuous 377: Disposable Heroes
June 03, 2015 00:55 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss hero worship. Show notes: - Check out Matt's book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - Matt founded Home For Wayward Geeks to rant about superheroes - The problem with binge watching TV - Superhero movies and TV shows are everywhere now - Marvel's got a new movie coming out every few months - Simon Pegg bites the hand that feeds him - Comics are still big business, but the real money is in movies and merch - Do we need s...
Completely Conspicuous 376: Reeling in the Years, 1982 (Part 3)
May 27, 2015 02:21 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1982. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Jay's #3 - Peter Gabriel's breakthrough - Exploring dark themes - Parallels between Eddie Van Halen and John Romita Jr. - Brian's #2 - Descendents were very relatable to suburban teens - Bass player was way older than rest of band - Big influence on '90s pop punk - Jay's #2 - Prince played 99% of the mu...
Completely Conspicuous 375: Reeling in the Years, 1982 (Part 2)
May 20, 2015 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1982. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Recording industry was warning of the evils of home taping - Jay: Would tape my records so I could listen to them on my Walkman - Streaming is convenient - '82 was a good year for both hard rock and synth pop - Guess the chart toppers - Bubbling under albums - Brian: Prince, Captain Beefheart, James White ...
Completely Conspicuous 374: Reeling in the Years, 1982 (Part 1)
May 13, 2015 01:34 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1982. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Brian was born in '82 - "Ebony and Ivory" was the #1 song the week he was born - Strange year for music - The band Fear is better to talk about than listen to - John Belushi's death - SNL was a very different show at first - Jay: Started watching SNL in '81-'82 when Eddie Murphy was blowing up - The brill...
Completely Conspicuous 373: Best Before
May 06, 2015 02:04 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about whether songs have an expiration date. Show notes: - Critical writing about rock musicians is important and rare - The corruptness of Rolling Stone reviews - Songs that focus on obsolete technology - Songs you like at first but grow to hate - The problem with Red Hot Chili Peppers - Goo Goo Dolls, Soul Asylum started strong but sucked later - JK: U2 was once my favorite band, but not anymore - The Strokes fizzled after a stro...
Completely Conspicuous 372: Expiration Date
April 29, 2015 00:16 - 38 minutes - 35 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about whether songs have an expiration date. Show notes: - JK: After a bad breakup, couldn't listen to "Wild Horses" for years - "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" as a torture device - Classic rock and top 40 stations overplay certain songs to the point of no return - Indie rock is only played on college radio for the most part (in Boston, anyway) - Parody songs are often dated, although Weird Al endures - In the '80s and '90s, you could get si...
Completely Conspicuous 371: V for Victory
April 22, 2015 00:51 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThis week, I talk to filmmaker Eric Green about the release of his documentary on the mid-'80s Boston music channel V66. Show notes: - We last spoke in 2012, when Eric was still working on Life on the V - Previously appeared in episodes 231 and 232 - Movie's now out on DVD and in film festivals - In 1985, MTV was still growing and smaller music video shows were on - Two Boston radio veterans wanted V66 to be like a radio station - Audiences who are unfamiliar with V66 have enjoyed th...
Completely Conspicuous 370: Above the Din
April 14, 2015 11:39 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week, it's my conversation with Bryan Hamill about how music discovery has evolved over the years. Show notes: - Recorded at a noisy pub in Cambridge, Mass. - Check out Bryan's blog The Ash Gray Proclamation - Pre-gaming prior to Swervedriver show - Bryan used to find out about music from radio (WBCN, WFNX) and magazines - The inevitable teenage metal phase - Older brother introduced him to bands like the Neighborhoods and the Replacements - Record reviews and tips from friends...
Completely Conspicuous 369: Light Up the Sky
April 07, 2015 23:17 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBPart 2 of my conversation with author Greg Renoff about his upcoming book on the early days of Van Halen. Show notes: - Check out Greg's Van Halen Rising page - Book is out Oct. 1 - Getting blurbs, reviews, photo permissions - Publisher ECW Press released Neil Peart's books - Book will feature previously unpublished photos - Backyard parties were how the band grew - New VH tour on the way - Greg: Had an inkling it would happen - Roth's solo career - Greg: Became a VH fan because ...
Completely Conspicuous 368: In a Simple Rhyme
April 01, 2015 00:20 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBPart 1 of my conversation with author Greg Renoff about his upcoming book about the early days of Van Halen. Show notes: - Check out Greg's Van Halen Rising page - Book is out Oct. 1 - Greg's a college professor - Fan of arena rock and guitar as a kid - In grad school, wrote his disseration and a book about a traveling circus - Many parallels to a rock tour - Wanted to learn more about VH's beginnings - Interviewed people around the scene starting in 2009 - Eventually talked to Mi...
Completely Conspicuous 367: I Wanna Be Your Dog
March 18, 2015 23:59 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBThe latest installment of Driving with Kumar as I discuss the joys and travails of having pets. Show notes: - Driving to Ric Dube's to record for our web series Trust Fund Challenge - We got a puppy almost two years ago - As a kid in Canada, we got a German Shepherd puppy but she got too big for us and was adopted by someone else - Got a smaller dog a year later - Sammy moved with us to Washington state and New Hampshire - We also got a black lab puppy, Caesar - Tough junior prom wa...
Completely Conspicuous 366: Reeling in the Years, 1993 (Part 3)
March 11, 2015 02:15 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Brian's #3 - Frank Black's first solo effort was a sign of greatness to come - Some songs were written for the Pixies - Jay's #3 - PJ Harvey's blistering second album - Brian's #2 - A "pretty perfect album" from the Lemonheads - Reality Bites really does bite - Jay's #2 and Brian's #1 - Nirvana followed...
Completely Conspicuous 365: Reeling in the Years, 1993 (Part 2)
March 04, 2015 01:16 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Brian saw his first concert in '93, Paul McCartney - Sir Paul dropped f-bombs galore on "Big Boys Bickering" - Billy Joel hasn't released a new album since '93 - Jay: Saw Dino Jr., Mudhoney, Nirvana, Tragically Hip, Living Colour, Urge Overkill - Saw Lollapalooza '93 in Rhode Island with Primus, Alice in Cha...
Completely Conspicuous 364: Reeling In the Years, 1993 (Part 1)
February 25, 2015 01:49 - 53 minutes - 49 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - In'93, Brian was 10, Jay was 25 - First year Brian was interested in pop culture - Jay was into the first wave of grunge - Brian's failsafe plan involving an Adam Sandler tape - SNL40 was strange because of the live audience of celebs - '93 was a big year for R&B and mainstream hip hop - Pharrell's guest v...
Completely Conspicuous 363: Online Immortality
February 12, 2015 01:41 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss friendship in the digital age. Show notes: - Check out Matt's new book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - Matt: I will sell out tomorrow - Matt founded Home For Wayward Geeks to rant about superheroes - A lack of institutional rock knowledge - Sitting next to Jordan Knight on a plane - Friends who overshare online about kids, pets, butts - Matt: I miss hanging out with friends - It's work to get people together - Two ...
Completely Conspicuous 362: Friendly Fire
February 04, 2015 01:56 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss friendship in the digital age. I've also got music from Colleen Green, Radical Dads and Boom Said Thunder. Show notes: - Check out Matt's new book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - Matt stopped working in offices several years ago - Used to being alone all day - Going out with friends tends to slow down as you settle down - Less likely to make the effort to organize group outings - House parties can be fun - Young peopl...
Completely Conspicuous 361: All My Friends
January 27, 2015 23:13 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss friendship in the digital age. I've also got music from Stag, Cult of Youth and Young Adults. Show notes: - Check out Matt's new book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - How friendship has changed over the years - Rarely have long conversations with people anymore - Jay: Have closer relationships with podcast guests than anyone else - Matt: Internet has helped save friendships - Letter writing is a lost art - Email replac...
Completely Conspicuous 360: Reeling in the Years, 1988 (Part 3)
January 14, 2015 01:48 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1988. I've also got music from Restorations, The Shivas and Nai Harvest. Show notes: - Recorded before Thanksgiving via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Jay's #4 - The Pursuit of Happiness combined hard rock crunch with girl group harmonies - Brian's #3 - Skipping a day of college to see TMBG in Cleveland - Jay's #3 - Public Enemy scared white people - Brian's #2 - The L...
Completely Conspicuous 359: Reeling in the Years, 1988 (Part 2)
January 07, 2015 00:55 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1988. I've also got music from Flake Music, Wanted Man and My Goodness. Show notes: - Recorded before Thanksgiving via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Elton John had another crappy comeback - Bands formed in '88: Bad English, Breeders, GVSB, NIN, Jawbreaker, Mudhoney - Bands that broke up: The Cars, Grim Reaper, Loverboy, Plasmatics - Our honorable mentions - Brian: Talkin...
Completely Conspicuous 358: Reeling in the Years, 1988 (Part 1)
December 30, 2014 23:07 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1988. I've also got music from JEFF the Brotherhood, Hookworms and Murder Vibes. Show notes: - Recorded before Thanksgiving via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - JK: Hard drive issues - Brian was 6 in '88, Jay was 20 - George Harrison's comeback - Big year for George Michael and pop in general - INXS was huge in '88 - MTV ruled the roost - Videos resurrected a lot of dorm...
Completely Conspicuous 357: Five Alive
December 23, 2014 22:38 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Protomartyr, The Afghan Whigs and Johnny Foreigner. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB's #5 - Perfect Pussy marks the return of political punk - JK's #5 - Protomartyr came out of nowhere - An unlikely combo - JB's #4 - Krill's EP packs a punch - Jonah Furman is a serious thinker - Boston rock scene has been tremendous the last few years - R.I.P., Socce...
Completely Conspicuous 356: Down for the Count
December 16, 2014 23:23 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Hallelujah the Hills, Soccer Mom and Ex Hex. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - Dog talk - Honorable mentions - JK: New Pornographers, Spoon are consistently excellent - Bob Mould, Stephen Malkmus, War on Drugs - Mark Kozelek is having fun trolling everybody - Good EPs from Krill and Speedy Ortiz - Run the Jewels released another good album - Ryan Adams rele...
Completely Conspicuous 355: Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
December 10, 2014 01:12 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Bob Mould, Dum Dum Girls and Radiator Hospital. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - Still searching for a beer sponsor - An annual tradition - JB: Post-device lifestyle - Streaming options abound - JK: Still use the iTunes player - Nobody's buying music anymore - Vinyl found a niche with hipsters/indie rock fans - Another big year for pop - Taylor Swift had ...
Completely Conspicuous 354: Rage in the Cage
December 03, 2014 01:03 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss media-driven hysteria. I've also got music from The Sheila Divine, Meatbodies and Interpol. Show notes: - Check out Matt's new book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - What's the next big media story? - Charlie keeps butting in - It's amazing what gets people upset - Reality TV plays into outrage culture - Internet comments reach new depths - Easy to be cynical about politics - Would you ever run for office? - Vote Beel...
Completely Conspicuous 353: The Fake Headlines
November 26, 2014 01:50 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss media-driven hysteria. I've also got music from King Tuff, Greylag and Dream Police. Show notes: - Check out Matt's new book, The Indestructibles: Breakout - Reading newspapers was once a thing - Boston was a strong two newspaper town - The Herald used to delight in tweaking the Globe - Election ads go for the blue collar vote - "Like hugging a Chicken McNugget" - When your new boss is an uninspirational leader - Matt...
Completely Conspicuous 352: Hype It Up
November 19, 2014 02:06 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss media-driven hysteria. I've also got music from Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, GravelRoad and Wimps. Show notes: - Jay and Matt, bitchin' and drinking beer - Enough with the pumpkin beer - We've both worked in the media - There's always a hot topic to get upset about - Ebola's got everybody worked up - It's been around for 40 years, but finally made it here - Ebola response became a political football - Before that, it wa...
Completely Conspicuous 351: Say Say Sayer
November 12, 2014 00:35 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we look at the career of '70s pop star Leo Sayer. I've also got music from Menace Beach, Thee Oh Sees and The Fresh & Onlys. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Check out our new web series Trust Fund Challenge - In '77, Sayer hit it big with "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" - Jumped on disco bandwagon - Hit #1 and was on charts for 17 weeks - Had a song in top 40 from Nov. '76 to Feb. '78 - "When I Need You" also hit #...
Completely Conspicuous 350: More Than I Can Say
November 05, 2014 01:15 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we look at the career of '70s pop star Leo Sayer. I've also got music from Nude Beach, The Vaselines and Happy You. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Check out our new web series Trust Fund Challenge - Just watched the 1969 grindhouse flick The Babysitter - Rated X then, pretty tame by today's standards - Our society's pruder in some ways, more open in others - Leo Sayer was discovered by David Courtney and Adam Faith...
Completely Conspicuous 349: When I Get Old
October 28, 2014 23:33 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBPart 2 of the latest installment of Driving with Kumar as I share some thoughts while driving to and from my 25th college reunion. I've also got music from Ty Segall, Wormburner and The Pharmacy. Show notes: - No regrets about college years - Could have graduated a semester early, but chose to stay for full year - Got a job before I graduated - Worked first few months at newspaper while also working weekends at supermarket - Moved to Massachusetts after a few months - Lived in 10 dif...
Completely Conspicuous 348: Reunited...and It Feels So Old
October 21, 2014 23:19 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBPart 1 of the latest installment of Driving with Kumar as I share some thoughts while driving to my 25th college reunion. I've also got music from Sleater-Kinney, Coaches and The Cherry Wave. Show notes: - Coached in a youth soccer tournament before driving up to University of New Hampshire - Haven't gone to a college reunion before - Still see many friends from college on occasion - Nearly flunked out freshman year - Switched from engineering to journalism and turned it around - Wor...
Completely Conspicuous 347: Reeling in the Years, 1996 (Part 3)
October 14, 2014 23:37 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from Ex Hex, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, and Mini Dresses. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's new radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Brian's #5 - Olivia Tremor Control made Brian's favorite Elephant 6 album - Jay's #5 and Brian's #4 - Frank Black had a tough task following up Teenager of the Year - Moved to a rawer sound - In the middle of an excellen...
Completely Conspicuous 346: Reeling in the Years, 1996 (Part 2)
October 07, 2014 23:37 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from King Tuff, Purling Hiss and Young Adults. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Brian: Beck's Odelay was just outside my top 5 - New album's okay, but not great - Brian: Cake, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Wrens' Secaucus - The endless wait for the new Wrens album - Brian was supposed to play piano with the Wrens but got sick - ...
Completely Conspicuous 345: Reeling in the Years, 1996 (Part 1)
September 30, 2014 21:55 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from Whirr, Withered Hand and Super Medusa. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - In '96, Jay was 28 going on 29 - Brian: 13 going on 14 - Grunge was fading, pop was back in a big way - Two versions of "The Macarena" were on top 100 singles chart - Brian: At the time, didn't feel like a pop year - Bush made an album with Ste...
Completely Conspicuous 344: Stardom in Action
September 24, 2014 00:55 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about society's obsession with celebrity. I've also got music from SW/MM/NG, Gold-Bears and Weekend. Show notes: - The Brits love them some Arctic Monkeys - Matt learns how to do Twitter - Getting followed by dead authors and weirdos - Desperate for celeb RTs - Positive Twitter interactions - Jay: Old friend has been writing about celebrities for a few decades now - PR jobs require a different mindset - Meeting your heroes can be p...
Completely Conspicuous 343: Baby I'm a Star
September 16, 2014 23:46 - 1 hour - 57 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about society's obsession with celebrity. I've also got music from Creepers, Naomi Punk and Hooray for Earth. Show notes: - Scandal rags are still popular - Celebs and social media can lead to trouble - Now everyone's got a camera to catch your every mistake - Michael Richards was beloved until he screwed up - People will turn on celebs in an instant - The strange life of Tom Cruise, Entertainment Robot - Doing interview junkets mus...
Completely Conspicuous 342: Your Famous Friends
September 10, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about society's obsession with celebrity. I've also got music from The Wytches, Aan and Little Racer. Show notes: - Celebrity deaths - Jay: Robin Williams' death hit me hard - We don't have royalty so celebs fill that role - Getting rich doesn't necessarily equal happiness - Americans are surprisingly fascinated by the British royal family - Dealing with fans could get annoying after a while - Matt was at Boston ComiCon hyping his b...
Completely Conspicuous 341: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
September 03, 2014 01:59 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBPart 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we examine the back story of '70s hitmakers Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds. I've also got music from Owl John and Benjamin Booker. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Check out our new web series Trust Fund Challenge - Playboy Records had Barbi Benton signed to a deal - RD: Hef likes "female impersonator impersonators" - Benton guested on many '70s TV shows like Fantasy Island and The Love Boat - She released five albu...
Completely Conspicuous 340: Behind the Lines
August 20, 2014 00:48 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBPart 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we examine the back story of '70s hitmakers Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds. I've also got music from The Hush Now and Kingdom of the Holy Sun. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Check out our new web series Trust Fund Challenge - The adventures of Steve Austin Astronaut - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds were synonymous with '70s AM pop - "Don't Pull Your Love" was their first big hit in '71 - Singer does an Elvis im...
Completely Conspicuous 339: Reeling in the Years, 1989 (Part 3)
August 12, 2014 23:15 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBPart 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1989. I've also got music from Ty Segall, Spoon and J. Mascis. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Jay's #3 - Neil Young rebounds from a long, strange decade - Led to a fruitful stretch of albums - Jay's #2 - Bob Mould moves beyond Husker Du - Inspired new direction and sound - Our picks for #1 are the same - Pixies at their peak - Doolittle cove...