On this episode, I discuss the lasting power of the mix tape.
Topics:
- Music takes you back to specific time or place
- Couldn’t listen to "Wild Horses" for a few years
- Joe Jackson’s "I’m the Man" brings back good memories
- Made mix tapes on clock radio with tape deck
- Mix tapes have made a comeback
- Started writing series called Mixology to look back old mix tapes (http://jzkumar.blogspot.com)
- Oldest mix tape I have was recorded in 1981
- Lots of hard rock and prog rock featured
- Was surprised to hear that I recorded little bits on some of the tapes
- 1981 started out great
- Eighth grade was a lot of fun
- But we knew were moving to Washington state soon
- Moved in November
- Radio stations there sucked, so mix tapes kept me going
- Didn’t make another mix tape until I got to college
- Made a few tapes in college, but really started making a lot after I graduated
- Listening to those old tapes really reminds of me of good and bad times
- Last mix tape was made in 1999 until my tape deck died
- Still make CD and iTunes playlist mixes
- Bonehead of the Week
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The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Use the promo code AFCOMP15 to get 10% off any order of $50 or more at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOM20 will get you 15% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com, and AFCOMPFL will get you 10% off any order of $50 or more at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 2 of my look back at the rise and fall of the dotcom era with special guests Dave Brigham (http://backsideofamerica.blogspot.com) and Jay Breitling (http://clickyclickymusic.com).
Topics:
- Brigham joined Webnoize full time in May 1997
- He quit a paying gig as a proofreader
- Eventually, Webnoize started paying him
- We were given stock options
- At the time, seemed like a good opportunity
- Kumar was hired in October 1999, but had done work for site for a few years
- Dave bought guitar with first check
- First office was in Stoneham, Mass., home of Nancy Kerrigan; later moved to Cambridge
- At first, only four people in office
- Webnoize received funding from "angel investors"
- Meanwhile, other dotcoms pulled in huge sums for barely an idea
- It was all about buzzwords
- Saw pattern of companies with no entertainment or tech background getting into online entertainment space
- These included an oil and gas exploration company, Arthur Treacher’s fish and chip restaurant
- Webnoize had good ideas but no business savvy
- MusicPhone.com offered voicemails from celebs like Whoopi Goldberg; t-shirt lasted longer than the company
- The big entertainment companies were just as clueless about the Web
- We got early versions of MP3 players: Diamond Rio, Nomad Jukebox
- Lessons learned: Need to know your limitations
- We went from Macs to a Sun Solaris computer system
- Breitling joined Webnoize after getting master’s degree in journalism
- Started as intern in December 1999
- Eventually, he went back to his old job as paralegal
- Post-Webnoize, he worked for Listen.com and AOL Digital Cities
- AOL’s now pumping money into local journalism sites called Patch
- The futility of journalism school
- Breitling: Dotcom era ended with many losers, few winners
- The "celestial jukebox" idea still hasn’t happened
- Licensing is still a major obstacle
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Jesse Malin and the St. Marks Social - Burning the Bowery (live)
No Age - Glitter
The Delta Spirit - White Table
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The Jesse Malin and the St. Marks Social song is on the band’s Daytrotter session recorded in May. Find out more at http://www.jessemalin.com and download the session for free at http://www.daytrotter.com.
The No Age song is on the album Everything In Between on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/nonoage. You can download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The Delta Spirit song is on the album History From Below on Rounder Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deltaspirit. Download the song for free at http://musicinducedeuphoria.blogspot.com/2010/08/video-delta-spirit-bushwick-blues.html.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my look back at the rise and fall of the dotcom era with special guest Ric Dube (http://morelosttime.podbean.com).
Topics:
- Webnoize looked at how entertainment and the Web converged
- We covered the start of the MP3 revolution
- Napster let people a world apart share music
- Before Napster, the only choice you had if you liked a song was to buy the CD
- Dube: Napster was a collective act of civil disobedience
- Recording industry said online sharing would hurt, but nobody listened
- Most companies’ Internet strategy represented an agenda, but no idea
- The dotcoms with good ideas often got bought out
- Napster’s technology was art, not a viable business
- Millions of people used Napster
- We started noticing companies had no idea behind the money
- Apple capitalized on digital music with iPod and iTunes store
- Dube had one of the first iPods in America
- We rode around Boston with XM Satellite Radio listening to service before it launched
- Amazon has thrived with MP3 store
- Music industry sales are hurting
- Ten years ago, CD duplication wasn’t as easy and cheap as it is now
- Dube predicted the phone was the future of music industry
- Dube: Didn’t see Apple becoming a big player in consumer electronics and media
- Lee was right about business convergence
- WiFi networks must improve
- Stitcher is an impressive app--turns iPhone into a TiVo
- Music will become more like a service than a product
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
The Posies - Licenses to Hide
The Vaselines - Sex with an X
Boston Spaceships - Come on Baby Grace
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The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Use promo code AFCOMP15 to get 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 to get 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL to get 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The Posies song is on the forthcoming album Blood/Candy on Rykodisc. Find out more at http://theposies.net and download the song for free at http://www.ampmagazine.com.
The Vaselines song is on the album Sex with an X on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thevaselinesband. You can download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The Boston Spaceships song is on the forthcoming self-released album Our Cubehouse Still Rocks. Find out more at http://www.bostonspaceships.com. Download the song for free at http://www.pitchfork.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Brian Salvatore (http://frankblack.net/podcast, http://enthuseyourself.mevio.com) about baseball.
Topics:
- Brian and a buddy pick an AL team to root for every year
- Jay doesn’t have a favorite NL team
- The ’04 and ’07 Red Sox World Series wins were huge, but anti-climactic
- Red Sox fans have nothing to complain about anymore
- Making sense of the Plaxico Burress nightclub incident
- Baseball has the most unathletic athletes
- The ’93 Jays were an offensive powerhouse
- Nobody remembers that Mitch Williams and Bill Buckner had good careers
- Jay’s hazy bachelor party memories of Clemens beaning Piazza
- Steroids: Was Fred McGriff the last honest slugger?
- Ken Griffey Jr.’s accomplishments overshadowed by alleged roid users
- We should’ve known better during McGwire-Sosa HR race in ’98
- Jose Canseco was right about everything
- Will Roger Clemens get in Hall of Fame?
- Misconception that steroids turn you into a monster HR hitter
- Catchers never used to wear pads
- The wager: Mets vs. Jays for best record
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
The Corin Tucker Band - Doubt
The Hush Now - Vietnam Giraffe
Frightened Rabbit - Son C
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The Corin Tucker Band song is on the album 1,000 Years on Kill Rock Stars Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://killrockstars.com/artists/viewartist.php?id=2631.
The Hush Now song is on the self-released EP Shiver Me Starships. Find out more at http://thehushnow.com. You can download the song for free at http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2010/08/daily_downloads_2364.html.
The Frightened Rabbit song was sent out recently to the band’s mailing list. Find out more at http://www.frightenedrabbit.com. Download the song for free at http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2010/08/06/new-frightened-rabbit-son-c/.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Brian Salvatore (http://frankblack.net/podcast, http://enthuseyourself.mevio.com) joins me on the show’s fourth anniversary to discuss baseball.
Topics:
- Check out Brian’s podcasts
- Brian’s a diehard Mets fan
- Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was huge
- Jay sticks by his loser Toronto teams
- The Blue Jays are a small market team in a large market
- Brian: Every pitch means something
- Brian wants a longer baseball season
- It’s rare that best team doesn’t make it to World Series
- Marlins won Series twice then dismantled team
- Baseball needs a salary cap
- Roy Halladay had to learn how to pitch again
- Steinbrenner made his mark by overspending
- Brian lived in Pittsburgh; nobody cared about Pirates
- Brian: Pittsburgh’s PNC Park is best stadium in baseball
- Wrigley Field, Fenway Park have their old-school charms
- Sox-Yankees playoff series in 2004 was amazing
- Jay used to go to Blue Jays games every summer in early ’90s
- Brian saw last Expos game
- The Nationals are a sad, sad franchise
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Black Mountain - The Hair Song
Les Savy Fav - Let’s Get Out of Here
Mondo Generator - Dog Food
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The Black Mountain song is on the forthcoming album Wilderness Heart on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/blackmountain and download the song for free at http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/07/27/black-mountain-hair-song-free-mp3.
The Les Savy Fav song is on the forthcoming album Root for Ruin on Frenchkiss Records. Find out more at http://www.lessavyfav.com. You can download the song for free at http://pitchfork.com.
The Mondo Generator song is on the EP Dog Food on Impedance Music. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/mondogenerator. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; find a link to download the song for free in the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>I’m flying solo this week with a recap of my vacation to Mexico.
Topics:
- At Puerto Vallarta airport, had to fight through timeshare sharks
- Taxi ride to the resort was insane
- Anything goes with Mexican motorists
- Reminded me of chaotic traffic in India
- Took a while to get used to pesos (12 pesos = $1)
- Disconnected from the Web for most of the week
- Visited Internet cafe to check email occasionally
- Strange TV package at resort
- Spent most of the week at the pool or beach
- Didn’t venture off resort much
- Careful not to drink anything but bottled water
- Got sunburned last few days
- Mostly families at resort, but there were occasional drunk frat boys or horny couples
- Drank Mexican beer (Pacifico, Corona, Dos Equis, Tecate)
- Boarding for return flight was bizarre experience
- Sbarro’s at PV airport charges $7 per slice
- They really push the duty free goods
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Pearl Jam - Amongst the Waves (live)
The Hush Now - The Other Ones
Marnie Stern - For Ash
PO PO - Bummer Summer
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The Pearl Jam song is a live track recorded last Halloween in Philadelphia. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.pearljam.com.
The Hush Now song is on the self-released EP Shiver Me Starships. Find out more at http://thehushnow.com. You can download the song for free at http://clickyclickymusic.com.
The Marnie Stern song is on her forthcoming self-titled album on Kill Rock Stars. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/marniestern1. You can download the song for free at http://pitchfork.com.
The PO PO song is on the EP Bummer Summer/Teen Dreamz on Mad Decent Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/popobros. You can download the song for free at http://rcrdlbl.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>I’m flying solo this week, discussing business trips while actually on a business trip to Tampa.
Topics:
- Live from Tampa Bay
- Haven’t traveled for work since December 2006
- My first day on job was at a conference in Pittsburgh
- Have been on many trips over the years
- Memorable trips to New Orleans, San Francisco
- Last trip to Nawlins, was stuck in St. Louis airport for a night because of ice storm
- Not much happening in Tampa on a Sunday
- Day 2: Set up booth in convention center
- Company across from us brought in "booth babes"
- Plenty of booth babes at the old Webnoize conference
- No fear of flying
- George Clooney’s "Up in the Air" is good look at business traveling
- Had a screaming baby across aisle on trip to Tampa
- More sympathetic to folks with kids now
- Flight back from Orlando in ’99 was full of kids
- On same flight, saw old lady get scalded by hot water
- Lawyer called me few years later to ask what I saw
- Can’t get meals on flights anymore, just snacks
- Security measures are annoying
- Day 3: Went for early run
- Working conference booth is different role for me
- Trips are a good distraction from day-to-day work
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Superchunk - Digging for Something
Versus - Gone to Earth
LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost Adult Swim remix)
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The Superchunk song is on the album Majesty Shredding on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.superchunk.com. The Versus song is on the album On the Ones and Threes on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/versusnyc. You can download both songs for free at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The LCD Soundsystem song was remixed for the Adult Swim Singles Program. Find out more at http://lcdsoundsystem.com. The original version is on the album This is Happening on DFA Records. You can download the remix for free at http://www.stereogum.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling (http://clickyclickymusic.com) about beer, recorded during and after a Red Sox game.
Topics:
- Drinking Guinness at Fenway Park
- Kumar: Go-to beer in the mid-’90s was Pete’s Wicked Ale
- Breitling started getting into Yuengling
- Adrian Beltre hits HR for Red Sox
- Variety packs are good ways to try different kinds of beer
- Breitling prefers seasonal beers, especially fall seasonals
- Kumar: Big fan of porter
- Breitling: Helped out at Cisco Brewers in Nantucket
- Breitling isn’t huge fan of winter beers
- Bitter beer face
- IPAs are bitter, but we like ’em
- Kumar: Don’t drink much homebrew
- Breitling’s pal Rob Mathews makes good homebrew
- Ice beer was big in the early ’90s
- Kumar: Tried ice beer for a while, but it was too strong
- Still see drunks buying 40s of Natty Light Ice
- Beer consumption is limited to two or three at a time now
- Pros and cons of beer fridges
- Walking back from the game
- What to tell our kids about drinking
- Just hope they make sensible decisions
- It’s tough being a responsible adult
- Breitling’s max bench: 265
- Drunk episodes are few and far between these days
- Never understood why people got wasted before concerts
- Breitling’s bar altercation
- Kids don’t respect hangovers
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Drive-By Truckers - Girls Who Smoke
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Roll Up Your Sleeves
Silversun Pickups - It’s Nice to Know You Work Alone
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://www.budget.com/CompCon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The Drive-By Truckers song is a B-side off the album The Big To-Do on ATO Records. Find out more at http://www.drivebytruckers.com and download the song for free at http://www.atorecords.com/girlswhosmoke.
The We Were Promised Jetpacks song was recorded for the Daytrotter Sessions. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks and download the song for free at http://www.daytrotter.com.
The Silversun Pickups song is on the album Swoon on Dangerbird Records. Find out more at http://www.silversunpickups.com and download the song for free as part of the Dangerbird Amazon Sampler at http://www.amazon.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling (http://clickyclickymusic.com) about beer.
Topics:
- Walking the mean streets of Cambridge, Mass.
- Breitling remembers swiping beers to blow ’em up
- Schmidt’s was a prominent beer in Philly
- The hipsters love the Pabst Blue Ribbon, ironically
- Breitling brothers collected beer cans
- Breitling started drinking at high school parties
- Kumar: Never drank much until college
- Kumar: House in Canada had a great bar in basement
- Kumar: In college, drank plenty of Busch, Milwaukee’s Best and other affordable beverages
- Breitling: Family trip to Germany led to consumption of much beer
- Kumar: Had planned to throw party at parents’ house while in high school but thought better of it
- Breitling: In college, drank anything and everything
- Kumar: Can’t drink tequila, Southern Comfort anymore
- Breitling: Never touch the hard stuff anymore in the house, but beer is gone quick
- Breitling didn’t get picky about beer until after college
- Kumar: After college, starting drinking Rolling Rock at rock clubs
- In Washington state, Olympia beer benefited from good marketing like Rolling Rock
- Kumar: Tried a Sam Adams in ’89 and didn’t like it
- At the ballpark: To be continued
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
The Kills - Pale Blue Eyes
Of Montreal - Coquet, Coquette
The Black Keys - Ohio
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The Kills song was recorded as part of the Levi’s Pioneer Sessions. Find out more at http://www.thekills.tv and download the song for free at http://www.levispioneersessions.com.
The Of Montreal song is on the band’s forthcoming album False Priest on Polyvinyl Records. Find out more at http://www.ofmontreal.net and download the song for free at http://iheartvinyl.polyvinylrecords.com/em/coquette.
The Black Keys song is a B-side on the album Brothers on Nonesuch Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.theblackkeys.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling (http://clickyclickymusic.com) about the power of live rock.
Topics:
- Kumar only went to arena rock shows in the ’80s
- The Worcester Centrum was the big rock venue in the Boston area back then
- Started going to club shows in early ’90s
- Breitling camped out for Stones tickets in ’89
- Chloe lets rip a mighty screech
- Breitling saw a ton of club shows
- We saw a drunken Hold Steady show in ’06 that was awesome
- In late ’80s/early ’90s, Kumar started seeing bands play in rock club in Beverly, Mass.
- Breitling’s friends were playing in bands
- Club shows are great for seeing bands on the way up
- Half time = bath time
- Listen to Ric Dube’s More Lost Time podcast (http://morelosttime.podbean.com)
- Big arena shows now suck because of corporate influence
- Kumar and Dube saw the Go-Go’s play a JVC private party at CES in 2001
- People got annoyed because we were jumping around
- People don’t pay attention at shows anymore
- Only really huge bands and teenybopper acts sell a lot of tickets now
- Established acts like the Eagles and AC/DC are doing store exclusive deals, charging huge ticket prices
- Wear earplugs, people
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
!!! - AM/FM
The Kominas - High Noon
Eels - Looking Up
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas, Asics and more. Use promo code AFCOMP15 for 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 for 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL for 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The !!! song is on the forthcoming album Strange Weather, Isn’t It? on Warp Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.chkchkchk.net.
The Kominas song is on the EP Escape to Blackout Beach. Find out more and download the EP for free at http://komin.as/escape.
The Eels song is on the forthcoming album Tomorrow Morning on E Works/Vagrant Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://eelstheband.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling (http://clickyclickymusic.com) about the power of live rock.
Topics:
- Breitling thought we were going to talk about beer
- It was much easier to see bands before becoming a parent
- Chloe’s trashing the place
- We saw The Feelies play six encores recently
- Remembering Dread Zeppelin
- Hammer of the Gods is a classic rock biography
- Fond memories of cranking Triumph and Bad Co.
- Gotta love when bands open and close with the same song
- House of Pain had a wussy posse
- Breitling was inspired by seeing classmate’s band in high school
- Breitling’s first concert: Super ’70s Fest with BTO, Guess Who, Dr. Hook, Grand Funk Railroad
- As a 12-year-old, Kumar hoped to see Led Zep...but then Bonham died
- Kumar’s first concert: Cheap Trick, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Lita Ford
- Twisted Sister had a great live show
- Cheap Trick was one of the first bands to play old albums in their entirety
- Now everyone’s doing it
- Bands can alienate audience by playing entire new album
- Some bands you want to see while they’re still around
- Seeing bands in smaller venues is preferable
- Breitling saw The Cure, The Grateful Dead and Nitzer Ebb in same week
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Iron Maiden - El Dorado
The Melvins - Evil New War God
The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations
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The Iron Maiden song is on the forthcoming album The Final Frontier on EMI Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.ironmaiden.com.
The Melvins song is on the album The Bride Screamed Murder on Ipecac Records. Find out more at http://www.themelvins.net and download the song for free at http://rcrdlbl.com.
The Black Angels song is on the forthcoming album Phosphene Dream on Blue Horizon Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.theblackangels.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 3 of my conversation with special guest Matt Phillion about his experiences in Ireland.
Topics:
- In Ireland, liquor stores are called "off licenses"
- They loves the hard cider
- Not a great beer selection in stores
- No anti-American sentiment
- The Irish call McDonald’s "Maccy D’s"
- Matt bonded with the immigrants
- Irish don’t pronounce "th" sounds
- Fashion: They rock the popped collar
- Matt left a few shirts behind to avoid getting his ass kicked here
- The skinny jeans incident
- Mullets live on
- The women are "makeup ninjas"
- Tales of airport security
- Tough to break into Irish acting scene
- Shocked to get some modeling offers
- Sorting out customs paperwork
- A care package of 6 lbs. of Twizzlers
- Missing Dunkin’ Donuts
- Metric still confounds
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Black Mountain - Old Fangs
Japandroids - Younger Us
The Vaselines - I Hate the ’80s
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The Black Mountain song is on the forthcoming album Wilderness Heart on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/blackmountain and download the song for free at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/blackmountain.
The Japandroids song is on the band’s Younger Us 7-inch. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/japandroids and download the song for free at http://pitchfork.com.
The Vaselins song is on the forthcoming album Sex With an X on Sub Pop Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.thevaselines.co.uk.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Matt Phillion about his adventures in Ireland.
Topics:
- Running in Ireland: Matt gets racially profiled
- Rarely see runners there
- Irish drivers are either really slow or really fast
- Drunk driving laws are much stricter
- "A distinct Irish ear"
- TV in Ireland: Lots of American shows air
- Law & Order: London (real show)
- Matt wants to audition for the Irish soap opera Fair City
- Gaelic version of American Idol
- Gaelic is subtitled on TV
- You can see boobs on regular TV
- Call a restroom a "bog" or "jax," not "the loo"
- Following baseball from abroad
- Fantasy baseball challenges
- Spotting Americans
- Eating strange foods for sport
- Eating flies on the run
- Matt discovers cows and "flying chickens"
- Matt’s girlfriend coming here for a visit
- Irish moonshine = "holy water"
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Bottled in Cork
Johnny Foreigner - With Who, Who and What I’ve Got
Ugly Casanova - Lay Me Down
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The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song is on the album The Brutalist Bricks on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.tedleo.com/ and download the song for free at http://matadorrecords.com.
The Johnny Foreigner song is an unreleased track you can download for free at http://bloggyforeigner.blogspot.com.
The Ugly Casanova song is on the soundtrack to the documentary 180 Degrees South on Brushfire Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/uglycasanovamusic and download the song for free at http://stereogum.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Matt Phillion about his adventures in Ireland.
Topics:
- Matt moved to Ireland in late February
- Followed a girl
- Had never been out of the U.S. before
- Fun with Irish border agents
- Home straightening out his paperwork
- Massive life change
- Culture shock: Lack of water pressure
- Matt’s proud to be an American
- Food’s fine if you don’t eat Irish
- Guinness makes a meal
- Matt ate a lot of lamb, Chinese food
- (Visit from my 6-year-old)
- Saw Hope Sandoval play
- In Ireland, everything requires a conversation
- Picking up different pronunciations
- Tipping differences
- Irish moonshine tastes sweet, smells like turpentine
- Hurling is Matt’s new favorite sport: Kill the man with the ball
- Irish follow rugby, soccer, hurling--but not cricket
- Matt confronts Polish bouncer with unintelligible accent
- Never turn down a drink in Ireland
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
The Hold Steady - Hurricane J
The Roots with Jim James - Dear God, 2.0
Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure
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The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://www.budget.com/CompCon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The Hold Steady song is on the album Heaven is Whenever on Vagrant Records. Find out more at http://theholdsteady.net and download the song for free at http://insound.com.
The Roots song is on the forthcoming album How I Got Over on Island Def Jam Records. Find out more download the song for free at http://www.islanddefjam.com/theroots.
The Wolf Parade song is on the band’s album Expo 86 on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade and download the song for free at http://soundcloud.com/subpop.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 3 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube (http://morelosttime.com) as we program our own TV networks.
Topics:
- Wednesday: Kumar presents The Great American TV Theme-a-thon
- Dube: Million Dollar Pet Challenge, a competition show based on Stupid Pet Tricks
- Kumar: That Guy Again
- Dube thinks it’s a Quantum Leap ripoff
- Dube: Dover, a nighttime soap based in the NH city
- Kumar: Slow Case
- Dube came up with Good Cop, Black Cop, a TV take on the old Eddie Murphy movie 48 Hours
- Thursday: Dube presents Gulf Hospital
- Kumar: Dolly, starring Dolly Parton and Pam Anderson
- Kumar: Schmasier, with Kelsey Grammer as a snooty garbageman
- Kumar: Norm and Tony, starring Norm MacDonald and Tony Danza
- Kumar: Snoop, There It Is
- Dube: Public Option
- Kumar: Skank Quest: Tara Reid
- Friday: Dube’s sci-fi show, Werewolves of Grunden
- Dube gets deep
- Kumar: Sad Men
- Dube: Honey Island, the "anti-LOST"
- Kumar: 30/30, a short attention span newsmagazine show
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
The Henry Clay People - Your Famous Friends
Japandroids - To Hell With Good Intentions
Versus - Invincible Hero
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The Henry Clay People song is on the forthcoming album Somewhere Along the Gold Coast on TBD Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thehenryclaypeople and download the song for free at http://clickyclickymusic.com.
The Japandroids song is on the No Singles compilation on Polyvinyl Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/japandroids. Download the song for free at http://www.saucony.com.
The Versus song is on the band’s forthcoming album On the Ones and Threes on Merge Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/versus.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube (http://morelosttime.com) as we program our own TV networks.
Topics:
- Sunday night: Dube presents Old Harry Potter
- Like Archie Bunker’s Place for old wizards
- Kumar: 60 Minutes--Survivor
- Dube: Movie of the week featuring One of My Adenoids is Missing
- Kumar: Bevilacqua for Hire
- Kumar: Battle of the Network Jackasses
- Kumar: Sunday late night offering is Ben Stein’s Test Pattern Theatre
- Dube: M-F syndicated programming from 7-8 includes This Evening in Witchcraft and The Price is Unstable
- Kumar: The Broad Couple
- Kumar: Two and a Half Sheens
- Dube: Monday Night Playground
- Kumar: Wheels of Blue Steel
- Kumar: Wall (a medical show)
- Dube’s late night strategy: Bring back old failed talk shows
- Kumar’s late night: Different talk show each night from Stephen Hawking, Carrot Top, etc.
- Tuesday: Dube presents Grungy Days
- Dube: Rejected ideas include Who Wants to Punch a Millionaire?
- Kumar: Found
- Dube: In Seasickness or in Health
- Kumar: Ex-Cop Janitor starring Arsenio Hall
- Dube: As You Wish
- Theme songs are barely played anymore
- Kumar: Have Gavel, Will Travel
- Dube: Plantation Vacation
- Bonehead of the Week
- Tribute to Ronnie James Dio
Music:
The Dead Weather - Die by the Drop
The Dum Dum Girls - Bhang, Bhang, I’m a Burnout
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The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com. Find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas, Asics and more. Use promo code AFCOMP15 to get 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 to get 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL to get 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The Dead Weather song is on the new album Sea of Cowards on Third Man Records. Find out more at http://www.thedeadweather.com and download the song for free at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The Dum Dum Girls song is on the new album I Will Be on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/dumdumgirls. Download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we program our own TV networks.
Topics:
- Wiping out the CW
- Check out Dube’s blog and forthcoming podcast, More Lost Time (http://morelosttime.com)
- Part of the NAC podcast network
- Saturday morning programming
- Kumar: The Misadventures and Sad Life of Scrappy Doo
- Many ghost-chasing cartoons in the ’70s
- Dube: The Blair Witch Laugh Factory and Crazy Hour Featuring Woof Woof
- Kumar: The Haughty Endorphin Seizure Hour
- Dube: Toredeing Ukado
- Kumar: iMarley
- Dube: Next of Kin Bandstand
- Kumar: Thundarr the Librarian
- Dube: Cereal Wars
- Ric’s co-worker Rachel suffered through this pitch
- Kumar: Wile E. Coyote’s Revenge
- Road Runner’s dark side is revealed
- Saturday night
- Dube: Route 128
- A look at pissed off Mass. drivers stuck in traffic
- Kumar: The Wonderful World of Hakayashi
- Dube: Arkancilliopoulos
- Promo: Arkancilliopoulos
- Kumar: Trump’s Trillions
- Kumar: KTV Movie of the Week
- Opposite of Lifetime movies
- Dube’s SNL competitor: Chipmunk Playhouse
- All squeakquel, all the time
- Promo: Chipmunk Playhouse does Jaws
- Kumar’s SNL competitor: Yakov Smirnov’s What a Country Laugh Riot
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Interpol - Lights
Wolf Parade - What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way)
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The Interpol song is a new song released by the band; no new album information is available yet. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.interpolnyc.com.
The Wolf Parade song is on the new album Expo 86 on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade. Download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Special guest Jay Breitling joins me to discuss misheard song lyrics.
Topics:
- Easy to look up lyrics online nowadays, but many user-generated lyrics can be wrong
- Mondegreen is term for the mishearing of a lyric or phrase
- Kumar used to mishear Manfred Mann’s "Blinded by the Light"
- Classic example is Hendrix’s "Purple Haze" with misheard line "Excuse me while I kiss this guy"
- Kissthisguy.com is misheard lyrics site, not gay dating site
- Breitling: Nobody knew the lyrics of "Louie Louie"
- Kumar: Beatles’ "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
- Teenage Kumar used to mishear a line in Eddie Money’s "Shakin’"
- Kumar: Wild Cherry’s "Play That Funky Music"
- In ’70s, sometimes profanity was left in songs ("Who Are You," "Jet Airliner") played on radio
- Kumar: Just learned correct version of a line in Zeppelin’s "Black Dog"
- Certain singers are hard to understand: Plant, Jagger, Stipe, guys in shoegaze bands
- Das Efx vocals purposely mimicked music
- Mumblemouthed singers: Vedder begat crappier imitators Weiland, Stapp
- Pearl Jam’s "Yellow Ledbetter" is almost completely unintelligible
- Kumar: Thought PJ’s "Rats" referenced Hakeem Olajuwon
- Kumar: Long misheard lines in "Rock the Casbah," "Everybody Wants Some"
- Billy Corgan’s singing was hard to understand, but early Smashing Pumpkins rocked anyway
- Breitling: Bad Brains’ "Pay to Cum" was 75 seconds long, 10 understandable words
- Kumar: The Knack’s "My Sharona"
- Weird Al made his career on jokey lyrics
- Kumar: Stone Roses’ "I Wanna Be Adored"
- Amy’s co-worker thinks a Natalie Merchant song references dishpan hands
- Charles Kuralt’s secret life
- Breitling: J. Geils Band’s "Freeze Frame" was "Freeze Spray"
- J. Mascis was never big on enunciation
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Dead Meadow - That Old Temple
The Shout Out Louds - Fall Hard
Everyone Everywhere - Raw Bar OBX 2002
Fol Chen - In Ruins
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The Dead Meadow song is on the album Three Kings on Xemu Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deadmeadow. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The Shout Out Louds song is on the album Work on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.shoutoutlouds.com. Download the song for free at http://www.insound.com.
The Everyone Everywhere song is on the band’s self-titled album on Tiny Engines. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/everyoneeverywhere. The band is currently in the midst of a two-week blog tour in which it’s giving away a song a day on a different blog. Download this song for free at http://www.canyouseethesunset.com.
The Fol Chen song is on the album Part II: The New December on Asthmatic Kitty Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/folchen and download the song for free at http://stereogum.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>It’s another installment of Driving With Kumar as I discuss our love/hate relationship with fast food.
Topics:
- KFC’s Double Down sandwich is cartoonish gluttony
- Never ate much fast food as a young kid
- Only go to McDonald’s on road trips
- Instant regret and shame
- Most fast food I eat is pizza
- Plenty of other examples of ridiculous fast food meals
- I enjoy occasional visits to rib joint
- Moderation is the key
- Exercise helps counter effects of fatty food
- Parents need to make sure kids are active
- Fast Food Nation was an eye-opening book
- Learning about how meat producers work can turn you off fast food
- Trend towards banning trans fats in restaurants
- Push to ban trans fats in the UK
- People should have the choice
- Encourage folks to be more active and eat healthier
- A ban might be going too far
- Public smoking ban has worked well
- We can’t force people to be healthier
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Deer Tick - 20 Miles
Blur - Fool’s Day
The Futureheads - Struck Dumb
Brad - Runnin’ for Cover
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The Deer Tick song is on the album The Black Dirt Sessions on Partisan Records. Find out more at http://www.deertickmusic.com. Download the song for free at http://forcefieldpr.com.
The Blur song is the first song the band has recorded in seven years, made for Record Store Day. After the 7-inch single sold out, the band made the song available for free at http://www.blur.co.uk.
The Futureheads song is on the album The Chaos on Dovecote Records. Find out more at http://www.thefutureheads.co.uk and download the song for free at http://www.spinner.com.
The Brad song is on the album Best Friends? on Monkeywrench Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.bradcorporation.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>I’m joined by special guest Jay Breitling (and Ric Dube as live studio audience) as we trace our rock roots.
Topics:
- Breitling: John Lennon’s death led to Beatles albums in house
- Older bro joined Columbia House Record Club: AC/DC, Rush, VH, Kinks
- Breitling’s mom dug Sinatra, ELO, Winwood
- Sinatra made a concept album, Watertown
- Papa Breitling picked up Skynyrd hits comp
- Kumar: Dug War and Eric Burdon’s "Spill the Wine" as a toddler
- Parents dug Sinatra, Neil Diamond, mid-70s easy listening
- Parents got into disco and so did I
- Eventually started listening to hard rock
- Traded hockey cards for Zep II and Rush’s Fly By Night
- Breitling got into metal: VH, Leppard, Priest
- Breitling: Live video of VH’s "Unchained" was the pinnacle, featuring flaming gong
- Kumar laments late arrival of MTV to his NH town (1985)
- Watched USA’s "Night Flights" and NBC’s "Friday Night Videos"
- Breitling moved on to alternative: Cure, Smiths
- Also started listening to Grateful Dead
- Breitling got into hardcore through high school band called Lost
- Listened to Fugazi, Helmet, Orange 9mm; then got into indie rock
- Kumar was high school metalhead: Maiden, Priest, Metallica
- In college, got into alternative: REM, Husker Du, Cure
- Post-college, turned onto Seattle scene: Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Nirvana
- Regrets, I’ve had a few: Spin Doctors
- Bonehead of the Week
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/CompCon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss music as a torture device.
Topics:
- Breitling: Bad covers by inappropriate people
- Case in point: Lenny Kravitz’s "American Woman"
- Another: Big Mountain’s cover of "Baby I Love Your Way"
- Watch out for white guys with dreads
- Kumar: Bob Seger’s "Shakedown"
- Kenny Loggins was the patron saint of crappy ’80s soundtrack hits
- The Bruce Hornsby button
- Dube: Arthur Lizie came up with the Beverly Hills Cop genre of music
- Footloose was the Rosetta Stone of Beverly Hills Cop music
- Breitling: Rockapella sucks
- Michael Winslow was the ultimate beatboxer
- Breitling: GNR’s "Used to Love Her"
- Liked it, but heard it so many times he got sick of it
- Kumar: Billy Joel’s "We Didn’t Start the Fire"
- Breitling defends Christie Brinkley’s honor
- Smash Mouth’s "All Star" is evil and catchy
- Steve Miller’s whole head sucks
- Beach Boys’ "Kokomo" was doomed by the Stamos Factor
- Aerosmith’s "I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing" supersucked
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
- Midlake - Acts of Man
- Jawbreaker - Gutless
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The National song is on the album High Violet on 4AD. Find out more at http://www.americanmary.com. Download the song for free at http://www.highviolet.com.
The Midlake song is on the album The Courage of Others on Bella Union Records; find out more at http://midlake.net. Download the song for free at http://www.insound.com.
The Jawbreaker song is on the reissue of the album Unfun on Blackball Records. Find out more at http://blackballrecords.com and download the song for free at http://www.rollingstone.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. You can find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas and Asics. The promo code AFCOMP15 gets you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 gets you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com; and AFCOMPFL gets you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss music as a torture device.
Topics:
- Dig the live studio audience: Ric, Karen, Amy and Chloe
- Baby Breitling rocks
- U.S. military used music to torture prisoners at Gitmo
- Also used rock against Noriega, Branch Davidians
- Let’s dwell on the negative
- Pizza arrives
- Kumar: CSN’s "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" tormented hungover party guests
- Breitling: Ramones tape stuck in cassette deck tortured his family
- Kumar: Matthew Wilder’s "Break My Stride" evokes painful memories
- Follow-up singles from one-hit wonders popped up on MTV in the ’80s
- Breitling: Aqua’s "Barbie Girl" is the worst of the worst
- Kumar: The unholy trio of Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting with "All for Love" was brutal
- Breitling defends the honor of Bryan Adams
- Milli Vanilli attempted many comebacks after lip sync disgrace
- Celebutantes make albums: Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton
- Breitling actually listened to this dreck in the name of research
- Mariah Carey’s Glitter soundtrack ruined songs by Robert Palmer, Foreigner
- Kumar: Mariah is vocal equivalent of wank metal guitar
- Spencer Pratt = tool
- Kumar: 4 Non Blondes’ "What’s Up?" is truly horrible
- Dance mixes make bad songs even worse
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Teenage Fanclub - Baby Lee
- Bettie Serveert - Deny All
- The Whigs - Kill Me, Carolyne
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Teenage Fanclub song is on the album Shadows on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.teenagefanclub.com. Download the song for free at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The Bettie Serveert song is on the album Pharmacy of Love on Second Motion Records; find out more at http://www.bettieserveert.com. Download the song for free at http://www.planetarygroup.com/newmedia/pages/bettieserveert.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. You can find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas and Asics. The promo code AFCOMP15 gets you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 gets you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com; and AFCOMPFL gets you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest James Gralian (http://www.rinkpodcast.com) as we discuss podcasting and the slow death of commercial radio.
Topics:
- Jay digs Smodcast and other shows that feature two people talking
- James likes You Look Nice Today
- Podcasts have no boundaries
- Podcast listeners make investment in time and money
- Radio listening can be very passive
- It’s a good time for audio-based entertainment
- No FCC limits on podcasts or satellite radio
- Internet radio licensing rates are fairly reasonable
- Lot of buzz around podcasting 2-3 years ago
- Ask a Ninja turned podcast into a book, iPhone app
- Talk radio still does well, especially sports talk stations
- Podcasting allows for 1:1 relationship with show
- Podcast audience will continue to grow
- #PodcastFriday on Twitter tries to get word out on shows
- HD radio is a total bust
- Radio’s running out of options
- Kids used to find out about new music from radio and later MTV
- Tweetcasts: James gets podcast guests via Twitter, like reverse call-in show
- More feedback would be nice
- There’s room for everybody
- Bonehead of the Week (featuring coughing fit)
Music:
- Happy Birthday - Subliminal Message
- Future of the Left - adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood
- The Libertines - Time for Heroes
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Happy Birthday song is on the band’s self-titled album on Sub Pop. Find out more at http://www.subpop.com/artists/happy_birthday. Download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The Future of the Left song is on the album Curses on 4AD; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/futureoftheleft. The Libertines song is on the album The Best of the Libertines on Rough Trade; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thelibertines. Download the songs for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest James Gralian as we discuss podcasting and the slow death of commercial radio.
Topics:
- James hosts The Rink podcast (http://www.rinkpodcast.com)
- James got into podcasts after getting an iPod
- Worked as a radio engineer
- Wrote hockey blog for years and wanted to do more
- Plane flies overhead
- Don’t listen to commercial radio anymore
- Playlists are shorter, formatting has taken over
- College radio is still great
- Since ’96, consolidation has killed radio creativity
- Podcasting is a labor of love
- The fine art of podcasting while driving
- James started site called Podcasters Unite (http://www.podcastunite.com) to begin conversation about podcasting
- Operating in a vacuum
- Podcasting is more than Internet radio thanks to time-shifting element
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Quasi - Repulsion
- We Were Promised Jetpacks - A Far Cry
- Beach House - Norway
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Quasi song is on the album American Gong on Kill Rock Stars. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theequasi. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; download the song for free at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The We Were Promised Jetpacks song is on the EP The Last Place You’ll Look on Fat Cat Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks. The Beach House song is on the album Teen Dream on Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic. The songs are courtesy of IODA Promonet; download them for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, where you can find athletic gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas and Asics. The promo code AFCOMP15 gets you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 gets you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com; and AFCOMPFL gets you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 3 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we continue to discuss the underlying rules behind pop culture trends.
Topics:
- More things Dube wants to do before he dies
- Dube’s Principle of the "Ta Dah!" Garment
- Kumar’s Principle of Songs with "Rock" in the Title
- Billy Squier’s "Rock Me Tonite" video ruined his career
- Dube recounts his interview with Vanilla Ice’s old manager
- Ric had the first interview with Tommy Lee after the sex tape with Pam Anderson broke
- Sex tapes 101
- Dube’s Principle of Polarized Visitors
- Talking racist Disney cartoons
- Sloppy audio edit
- Hollywood loves token racially diverse groups of friends
- Dube’s Principle of Polarized Point Spreads
- Kumar’s Fat Buddy Principle
- Is she really going out with him?
- Dube needs to see Teen Wolf
- Dube’s Principle of Broadcast Prescience
- Why Hot Tub Time Machine is a great movie title
- Ric rips into Must Love Dogs
- Crappy movie titles are commonplace: It’s Complicated
- Kumar’s Rules for Movie Remakes
- Dube’s Principle of Deadly Precipitation
- Dube’s Principle of Conflicting Civic Missions
- Pharma, Urban or Bard
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Mighty Sparrow
- Zeus - Marching Through Your Head
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Ted Leo & the Pharmacists song is on the album The Brutalist Bricks on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/tedleo. Download the song for free at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Zeus song is on the album Say Us on Arts and Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/themusicofzeus. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://www.budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we continue to discuss the underlying rules behind pop culture trends.
Topics:
- White Men Can’t Judge (on TV)
- Dube’s Principle of Inevitable Communication
- Kumar’s standard requirements for benefit songs
- Need at least one non-singer involved
- To win an Oscar, actor must gain/lose large amount of weight and/or become ugly
- Karen’s Principle: Dumb actors only play characters that have their name (e.g., Tony Danza)
- Who the Hell Does That? Only on TV is a gift box lid wrapped separately from box itself
- Everybody leaves one side of dinner table open (for camera)
- Kumar: Rod Stewart Suckability Quotient
- Others that qualify for this list: Clapton, Sting, Phil Collins, Dave Navarro, Elton John
- Dube: Synchronicity album was beginning of the end for the Police
- Collins went from prog-rock drummer to frontman to solo artist to actor to hammy soundtrack artist
- Disney soundtracks = big bucks for Elton, Collins, Sting
- "Against All Odds" was first of many power ballads for Collins
- Jay blames Michael Mann for acting careers of musicians: Collins, Nugent, Sheena Easton, Glenn Frey
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
- The Morning Bender - Promises
- The Riverboat Gamblers - Robots May Break Your Heart
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Titus Andronicus song is on the forthcoming album The Monitor on XL Recordings. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus. The Morning Benders song is on the album Big Echo on Rough Trade Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/themorningbenders. Download the songs for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The Riverboat Gamblers song is on the album Underneath the Owl on Volcom Entertainment. Find out more and download the track for free at http://theriverboatgamblers.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Use promo code AFCOMP15 to get 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 to get 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL to get 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Ric Dube joins me to discuss the underlying rules behind pop culture trends.
Topics:
- ’Twas a dark and stormy night
- Ric’s dropping some science
- Wardrobe malfunctions at the Super Bowl (Janet Jackson, Pete Townshend)
- Super Bowl has older halftime acts every year
- All movies use fish-out-of-water premise
- On TV shows, star always has a wacky neighbor
- Dube’s Principle of Ballistic Karma: ’splosions only get the bad guy
- Slow motion is a key indicator
- "Dolls should never be seen outdoors"
- Kumar: A-Team Principle of Ammo Dispersement
- That background noise is rain pounding on the windows
- ’80s action shows always have bad guy’s car flying off a ramp
- Dube’s Principle of Unadvanced Technology
- Glasses are always a prop
- Ric’s 5th grade teacher was disgusting
- Computers in TV shows or movies are totally unrealistic
- Things Ric wants to do someday: Guess someone’s password from trivial fact about person
- Kumar: The Principle of Hard Rock Album Progression
- Artists always say the new album is way better than the previous one
- Every celeb thinks he or she can write a children’s book
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The New Pornographers - Your Hands (Together)
- Broken Social Scene - World Sick
- Black Rebel Motorcyle Club - Conscience Killer
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The New Pornographers song is on the forthcoming album Together on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thenewpornographers and download the song for free at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Broken Social Scene song is on the forthcoming album Forgiveness Rock Record on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more and download the track for free at http://brokensocialscene.ca.
The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club song is on the album Beat the Devil’s Tattoo on Vagrant Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/blackrebelmotorcycleclub. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; download it for free at http://rcrdlbl.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Visit http://Budget.com/CompCon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Dave Brigham joins me to discuss UFOs.
Topics:
- Interest in UFOs stoked by book "Chariots of the Gods"
- Dave interest is mixed with mockery
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind was huge
- The UFO subculture is as interesting as UFOs themselves
- If actual alien was captured, nobody would believe it
- Bigfoot sightings are still popular
- The X-Files kept all the conspiracy stuff alive
- In NM, Dave was too drunk to visit Roswell
- Dave vs. the armless panhandler
- UFOs have contributed much to pop culture
- Dave talks about his UFO concept album and novel
- UFO-related songs: Jay’s favorite is Gary Numan’s "Down in the Park"
- Dave says Flaming Lips’ movie "Christmas on Mars" is bad
- Dave gives shout out to the Ass Ponys
- Jay hates the Stone Temple Pilots
- Dave: Split TV seasons are annoying
- Dave reflects on his childhood, UFOs
- 2012 doomsday scenarios loom
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Japandroids - Art Czars
- Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
- We Were Promised Jetpacks - Ships With Holes Will Sink
- Los Campesinos! - The Sea is a Good Place to Think of the Future
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Japandroids song is the first of a five-part singles series. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/japandroids and download the song for free at http://www.stereogum.com.
The Yeasayer song is on the album Odd Blood on Secretly Canadian Records. Find out more at http://www.yeasayer.net and download the track for free at http://www.amblingalp.com.
The We Were Promised Jetpacks song is on the album These Four Walls on Fat Cat Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks. The Los Campesinos! song is on the album Romance is Boring on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/loscampesinos. Both songs are courtesy of IODA Promonet; download them for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The Future of the Left song is on the album Travels With Myself and Another on 4AD Records. Find out more at http://www.futureoftheleft.com. Download the track for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Visit http://Budget.com/CompCon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Dave Brigham joins me to discuss the fine art of the road trip.
Topics:
- Dave used to do "big house tours"
- Dave and buddies bought a boogie van for big road trip
- Van broke down before they even left
- No destination in mind
- Diet of hot dogs, carrots and beer
- Got to Santa Fe, NM, but altitude was tough
- Went to Albuquerque, rented house and found jobs
- Stayed three months
- "Eat, drink, work"
- Jay did a road trip to Montreal that same spring
- Six years ago, Jay did another Montreal trip
- Jay was ill, decorated the breakdown lane all the way back
- Dave did long trip right after college graduation
- Saw Skinny Puppy play in Montreal, looked for Letterman’s house in CT
- Dave and Beth drove to Toronto, then Madison, WI, then Chicago
- Jerry Springer sighting; then watched OJ Simpson chase on TV
- Jay and family drove to Disney few years ago; 22-hour drive
- Dave remembers family train trip gone awry
- Jay remembers family vacations to Florida in ’70s
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The Drive-By Truckers - Birthday Boy
- Spoon - Written in Reverse
- Future of the Left - The Hope That House Built
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Drive-By Truckers song is on the album The Big To-Do on ATO Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.drivebytruckers.com.
The Spoon song is on the album Transference on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.spoontheband.com. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The Future of the Left song is on the album Travels With Myself and Another on 4AD Records. Find out more at http://www.futureoftheleft.com. Download the track for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Use these codes and save some cash: AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Another installment of Driving With Kumar as I discuss the mental anguish of rooting for losing sports teams. Warning: Bumpy drive to and from work led to some rough-sounding audio at points.
Topics:
- Tough times for fans of Toronto teams
- The Leafs’ suckiosity tougher to deal with now that I watch every game
- Considered not watching anymore
- Season’s become a car wreck; hard to turn away
- Switching allegiances is out of the question
- Leafs made a couple of big trades over the weekend
- How do fans stick with bad teams?
- Case in point: The Pittsburgh Pirates
- New Orleans Saints are a nice story after years of mediocrity
- My Super Bowl prediction: Colts (but rooting for Saints)
- Blue Jays won World Series in ’92 and ’93
- Jays were horrible first several years
- Lately they’ve just been thoroughly mediocre
- Winter Olympics are about to start
- Looking forward to hockey tournament
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Los Campesinos - There are Listed Buildings
- Calories - The Mortal Boys
- The Red Pens - Hung Out
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Los Campesinos song is on the album Romance is Boring on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more at http://loscampesinos.com. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The Calories song is on the Calories/William Split 7" on Tough Love Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/caloriesband. Download the track for free at http://drownedinsound.com.
The Red Pens song is on the album Reasons on Grain Belt Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/redpensband and download the song for free at http://clickyclickymusic.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Ric Dube joins me to make more pop culture predictions for the next decade.
Topics:
- Dube praises the CompCon movie recap episodes
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt will continue to do good work
- Dube wants you to see 500 Days of Summer...to understand why he hates it
- "Annie Hall for dumb kids"
- Annoying Hollywood trend: Self-conscious namedropping of "cool bands"
- Talking Avatar...which neither of us has seen
- Ric loves his Kindle
- Prediction: Touchscreen technology may turn actual desktops into computers, creating virtual clutter
- Ric’s moneymaking idea: Halloween costume generator
- Female version makes every costume slutty (E.g., slutty trash collector)
- Tailor made for an iPhone app
- The adventures of intern Gabe
- Ric: The TSA is comprised of power-mad mall cops
- Product idea: Terror alert level M&Ms
- Eat your way to comfort level
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Drive-By Truckers - This F*cking Job
- Shearwater - Black Eyes
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Widow Wake My Mind
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Drive-By Truckers song was recorded for the forthcoming album The Big To-Do on ATO Records. Find out more at http://www.drivebytruckers.com and download the song for free at http://www.stereogum.com.
The Shearwater song is on the album The Golden Archipelago on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/shearwater. Download the track for free at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Smashing Pumpkins song is on the forthcoming album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.smashingpumpkins.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. The promo code AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Ric Dube joins me to take a look at the future of movies and TV.
Topics:
- Dube: Movies with vampires/monsters/zombies/aliens will pass
- We need new professions to make movies about
- Some possibilities: Temps, garbagemen
- The imposing presence of Charles S. "Roc" Dutton
- Kids’ books only come out if they’re part of a series
- We’ll run out of comic book hero movies
- Ric throws out some movie pitches
- Pitch: "Bong With the Wind," Merchant and Ivory meets Cheech and Chong
- Pitch: "Thinheritance," a new take on "Brewster’s Millions"
- Chris Rock would star; has to lose 50 pounds in 30 days to inherit millions, but has already lost the weight
- Pitch: "Guard Shack," starring Sinbad and Kevin James as warring security guards in guard shacks at either end of a complex
- B-52s will do theme song
- Jay’s pitch: "Drive-Thru," where drive-thru worker witnesses murder or kidnapping
- Jay’s TV prediction: Talent shows will branch out
- Ric’s TV pitch: "Slave Trade," The Apprentice meets QVC
- Where does reality TV go from here?
- Jay’s TV pitch: An award show for award shows
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Jay Reatard - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
- Rogue Wave - Good Morning
- The Pixies - Dancing the Manta Ray (live)
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The Jay Reatard song was recorded for an upcoming album of covers of Nirvana’s In Utero album. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.jayreatard.com.
The Rogue Wave song is on the album Permalight on Brushfire Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/roguewave. Download the track for free at http://www.stereogum.com.
The Pixies song is on the band’s live EP commemorating the 20th anniversary of the album Doolittle. Download the EP for free at http://www.pixiesmusic.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Ric Dube joins me to take a look at the future of music.
Topics:
- Dube: More band reunions this decade
- Three kinds of reunions: Genuine, threatened and recycled
- A note from Husker Du’s Grant Hart
- Musing on a Led Zep reunion
- Kumar: Do we need age limits for rock?
- Many rock icons will hit 70 this decade
- Lemmy’s still louder than anybody
- Will someone die onstage of natural causes?
- Mick Jagger’s a cyborg
- "The Gambler" as metaphor for life
- We need a new song as metaphor
- Ric nominates Jerry Reed’s "When You’re Hot, You’re Hot, When You’re Not, You’re Not"
- Jerry Reed: Master of talk-singing
- "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" has many levels
- Debating the merits of Jon & Vangelis
- Whither the cassingle?
- "Jailhouse Rock": A gay anthem?
- Jay’s prediction: Next big format will be edible music
- Behold...the Skittle Player
- Horny.org: A good cause
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The Besnard Lakes - Albatross
- Scarce - Racecar Gasoline
- Pavement - Gold Soundz
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The Besnard Lakes song is on the album Are the Roaring Night on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thebesnardlakes. Download the song at http://www.thebesnardlakes.com.
The Scarce song is on the EP Girl Through Me. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/scarcetheband. Download the track for free at http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/index/scarceno1#tab=show_bills.
The Pavement song is on the greatest hits compilation Quarantine the Past on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/pavement. Download the song for free at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>I take a look at the lasting impact of nicknames.
Topics:
- The story of "Lip"
- Nicknames I’ve had over the years
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Metric - Gimme Sympathy
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars
- The XX - Basic Space
- Future of the Left - Arming Eritrea
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The Metric song is on the self-released album Fantasies. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/metric. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart song is on the EP Higher Than the Stars on Slumberland Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart. Both songs are courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the tracks for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The XX song is on the album xx on XL Recordingss. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thexx. The Future of the Left song is on the album Travels With Myself and Another on 4AD Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/futureoftheleft. Download both songs for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. The promo code AFCOMP15 gets you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, the code AFCOMP20 gets you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com, and the code AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Special guest Matt Phillion and I wrap up our look at the decade in movies.
Topics:
- We both loved Iron Man
- Robert Downey Jr. IS Tony Stark
- Geeking out on comics
- Shaun of the Dead elevated zombie movie genre
- Appreciating Danny Boyle
- LOTR trilogy: Making the "unmakeable" movies
- Matt praises the Pirates of the Caribbean movies
- Hey Hollywood, leave Matt’s childhood alone
- Critically acclaimed movie Matt hated: The Royal Tenenbaums
- Critically acclaimed movie Jay hated: Crash
- Matt’s pick for best movie nobody saw: Brotherhood of the Wolf
- Jay’s pick for best movie nobody saw: In Bruges
- Joseph Gordon Levitt has done good work in recent years
- Jay’s actor of the decade: Clooney
- Matt’s actor of the decade: Downey, Jr.
- Actress of the decade: Blanchett or Winslet?
- Director of decade: Coen Bros.
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The Sons of Hercules - Numb
- White Rabbits - Percussion Gun
- Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
- Dinosaur Jr. - Forget the Swan
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The Sons of Hercules song is on the album A Different Kind of Ugly on Saustex Media. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/sonsofhercules. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the track for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The White Rabbits song is on the album It’s Frightening on TBD Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/whiterabbits and download the song for free at http://www.insound.com.
The Neutral Milk Hotel song is on the album In the Aeroplane, Over the Sea on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/neutralmh and download the song for free at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The Dinosaur Jr. song is on the album Dinosaur on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurjr and download the song for free at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service. Go to http://www.budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Matt Phillion and I continue our look at the decade in movies, focusing this time around on action movies.
Topics:
- Comic book movies were good this decade
- Dark Knight was a great film, period
- Ledger put his stamp on the Joker
- Kill Bill saga: A fun combo of Uma, martial arts and violence
- The Departed: Perfect crime film?
- Alec Baldwin, an acting force
- Hey Hollywood, don’t even attempt the Boston accent
- Bourne trilogy: Better than Bond movies
- In Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s Bond is true to Fleming’s vision
- Children of Men is a post-apocalyptic masterpiece
- The Descent: Best of "hot chicks in danger" movies
- The decade of survival horror
- Saw movies started good, got progressively worse
- Grindhouse: A ton of fun
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Dios - Stare at the Wheel
- Elliott Smith - Cecilia/Amanda
- Titus Andronicus - Four Score and Seven
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The Dios song is on the band’s album We Are Dios on Buddyhead Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/diosmalos and download the track for free at http://www.buddyhead.com.
The Elliott Smith song is a previously unreleased track available from Kill Rock Stars. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/elliottsmithnewmoon and download the song for free at http://www.killrockstars.com.
The Titus Andronicus song is on the album The Monitor on XL Recordings. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus and download the song for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. You can find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas, Asics, Reebok and more. Use the promo code AFCOMP15 to get 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 to get 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com, and AFCOMPFL to get 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Matt Phillion and I continue our look at the decade in movies, focusing this time around on comedies.
Topics:
- Matt implores you to see In the Loop
- Another Coen Brothers shout out
- John Goodman’s ideal job
- Love for Pixar
- Apatow made a huge impact
- Ben Stiller nails it with Tropic Thunder
- Best in Show continues Christopher Guest’s brilliant series of mockumentaries
- Matt reluctantly saw Amelie and dug it
- Superbad rang true for high school dorks everywhere
- A non-comedy pick: Once
- High Fidelity simultaneously salutes music nerds and reveals how guys think about girls
- Anchorman was the best of the Will Ferrell movies
- Paul Giamatti steps up with Sideways
- About Schmidt was comedy, but also horror because of Kathy Bates nudity
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Liars - Scissor
- Flight of the Conchords - Sugalumps
- Jason Collett - Love is a Dirty Word
- Jawbox - Savory
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The Liars song is on the band’s album Sisterworld on Mute Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars and download the track for free at http://www.thesisterworld.com.
The Flight of the Conchords song is on the album I Told You I Was Freaky on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/conchords and download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The Jason Collett song is on the album Rat a Tat Tat on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jasoncollett and download the song for free at http://www.arts-crafts.ca.
The Jawbox song is on the reissue of the album For Your Own Special Sweetheart on Desoto Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jawboxdc and download the song for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. You can find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas, Asics, Reebok and more. Use the promo code AFCOMP15 to get 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 to get 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com, and AFCOMPFL to get 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Music:
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Even Heroes Have to Die
- Shout Out Louds - Walls
- Shearwater - Castaways
- Sweet Apple - Do You Remember
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The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song is on the band’s forthcoming album The Brutalist Bricks on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/tedleo and download the track for free at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Shout Out Louds song is on the forthcoming album Walls on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/shoutoutlouds and download the song for free at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The Shearwater song is on the forthcoming album The Golden Archipelago on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/shearwater and download the song for free at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Sweet Apple song is on the forthcoming album Love and Desperation on Tee Pee Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/sweetapplesongs and download the song for free at http://www.pitchfork.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors and rent like a genius with Budget.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Phil Stacey and I conclude our look at the decade in sports, including baseball, the NFL and the influence of the Internet.
Topics:
- Big story in baseball was steroids
- Big names were caught cheating: McGwire, Sosa, Bonds, Clemens, A-Rod
- Baseball’s tough to watch beginning to end: games are so slow
- Red Sox vanquished curse with two World Series wins
- Drawback of excellent play is abundance of bandwagon-jumping fans
- Sports talk radio rehashes same stuff over and over
- NHFL has surpassed MLB in popularity
- Patriots are team of the decade
- Football’s better to watch on TV than in person
- XFL came and went
- XFL’s lasting legacy: He Hate Me
- Gambling is big part of NFL fandom
- Fantasy football is big business
- Internet’s role in sports looms large
- Local papers trying to own their market with blogs, podcasts
- Blogs can run gamut from good analysis to gossip to fanboys
- Twitter’s good for breaking news
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Soulsavers - You’ll Miss Me When I Burn
- St. Vincent - The Strangers
- Deer Tick - Baltimore Blues No. 1
- Carbon/Silicon - What’s Up Doc?
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The Soulsavers song is on the band’s album Broken on V2 Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/soulsavers and download the track for free at http://www.pitchperfectpr.com.
The St. Vincent song is on the album Actor on Beggars Group USA. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/stvincent and download the song for free at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com.
The Deer Tick song was released as a free download in honor of Veterans Day. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deertick and download the song for free at http://www.partisanrecords.com.
The Carbon/Silicon song is on the album The Carbon Bubble. Find out more and download the entire album for free at http://www.carbonsiliconinc.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors and rent like a genius with Budget.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Special guest Phil Stacey and I take a look at the decade in sports, starting with a look at a turbulent 10 years for the NHL.
Topics:
- Sports, "the great bringer-together"?
- NHL lost a season due to lockout
- Game has changed for the better
- Salary cap has led to more young stars
- NJ Devils introduced boring trap style in mid-’90s, continued in ’00s
- Strategy and systems are more important now
- The shootout eliminated ties, but is it the right answer?
- Struggling franchises due to expansion: Phoenix, Florida, Nashville
- Phil: Cut six teams, improve the product
- TV package is troublesome: Dropped by ESPN, now on Versus
- No dynasties anymore
- Detroit was team of decade
- No Canadian team has won Cup since ’93
- Ovechkin is best player in league
- Crosby: Coltrane vs. Ovechkin: The Clash
- Winter Classic has been great for the game
- Should NHL keep sending players to Winter Olympics?
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- EELS - Little Bird
- Molina & Johnson - Almost Let You In
- Calories - Let’s Pretend That We’re Older
- Lifter Puller - Lie Down on Lansdowne
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The EELS song is on the band’s forthcoming album on Vagrant Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/eels and download the track for free at http://www.eelstheband.com.
The Molina & Johnson song is on their self-titled album on Secretly Canadian Records. Find out more at http://www.molinajohnson.com and download the song for free at http://www.scjag.com.
The Calories song is on the EP Let’s Pretend We’re Older on Smalltown America. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.myspace.com/caloriesband.
The Lifter Puller song is on the compilation album Soft Rock on The Self Starter Foundation. Find out more and download the track for free at http://www.selfstarterfoundation/lifterpuller.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. The promo code AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com. The code AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com. And the code AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>I take a look at the decade in technology.
Topics:
- Y2K came and went
- Broadband arrived, changed everything
- Google led the way for search engines
- Social networking sites
- Blogging, podcasting became commonplace
- Communication: E-mail, chat and texting
- Napster loomed large over the music industry
- The iPod was a game changer
- YouTube revolutionized online video
- Home entertainment: Flatscreen TVs, DVDs, DVRs, Netflix
- Videogame consoles got better, wireless
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Them Crooked Vultures - Mind Eraser, No Chaser
- The Pixies - Crackity Jones
- Melissa Auf der Maur - Out of Our Minds
- Nirvana - About a Girl
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The Them Crooked Vultures song is on the band’s self-titled album on Interscope Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/crookedvultures and download the track for free at the iTunes store.
The Pixies song is on the band’s live EP commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Doolittle album. The four-song EP is available for free at http://www.pixiesmusic.com.
The Melissa Auf der Maur song is on the forthcoming album Out of Our Minds on MAdM Music; find out more and download the song for free at http://www.Xmadmx.com.
The Nirvana song is on the Sub Pop Records reissue Bleach: Deluxe Edition; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/nirvana. You can download the song at http://www.subpop.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. The promo code AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com. The code AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com. And the code AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>- DVRs allow viewers to watch only what they want to
- More options to view shows: Online, DVD sets, iTunes
- Reality TV became prevalent in 2000s
- Kumar’s top 10 TV dramas
- Kumar’s top comedies: Talk shows, fake news and sitcoms
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Built to Spill - Hindsight
- The Whigs - In the Dark
- Spiral Stairs - True Love
- Nirvana - Scoff (live)
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The Built to Spill song is on the album There Is No Enemy on Warner Bros. Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/builttospill and download the track at http://www.insound.com.
The Whigs song is on the band’s forthcoming album In the Dark on ATO Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thewhigs. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; you can download the song at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The Spiral Stairs song is on the album The Real Feel on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/prestonschool. You can download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Nirvana song is on the Sub Pop Records reissue Bleach: Deluxe Edition; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/nirvana. You can download the song at http://www.subpop.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 4 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the decade in rock.
Topics:
- Breitling’s 2007 picks: Dinosaur Jr., Meneguar, Assembly Now, Answering Machine, Radiohead, Spoon, Dntel, Ringo Deathstarr, Johnny Foreigner
- Kumar’s 2007 picks: Grinderman, Black Francis, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River, LCD Soundsystem, MIA
- Breitling’s 2008 picks: A Weather, The Notwist, Johnny Foreigner, Dinosaur Pile Up, Swimmers, War on Drugs, Destroyer
- Kumar’s 2008 picks: Gutter Twins, King Khan and the Shrines, Hold Steady, Ladyhawk, Black Mountain
- Chloe and Amy B. make guest appearances
- 2008: Videogames became a viable way to sell music
- Big box exclusives: AC/DC, Eagles, Pearl Jam, GNR
- Chinese Democracy bombs big time
- Autotune becomes ubiquitous
- Breitling’s 2009 picks: Dananananaykroyd, Project AKO, Morrissey, Calories, Fleeting Joys, Johnny Foreigner, Beatings
- Chloe interjects
- Kumar’s 2009 picks: Gaslight Anthem, Jay Reatard, Jarvis Cocker, Japandroids, Art Brut
- Death of Michael Jackson should lead to endless albums
- Death of the album
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready
- Destroyer - Dark Leaves Form a Thread
- Johnny Foreigner - Feels Like Summer
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Dinosaur Jr. song is on the 2007 album Beyond on Fat Possum Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurjr and download the track at http://www.fatpossum.com.
The Destroyer song is on the 2008 album on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/destroyer. You can download the track at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The Johnny Foreigner song is on their 2009 album Grace and the Bigger Picture on Best Before Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/johnnyforeigner. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; you can download the song at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 3 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the decade in rock.
Topics:
- Breitling’s 2005 picks: A-Sides, Meneguar, The Hold Steady, Wolf Parade, Logh, Mazarin
- Big ups to Philly indie rock
- Was the Hold Steady influential?
- Kumar’s 2005 picks: Bloc Party, Spoon, New Pornographers, Death From Above 1979
- 2006: Ringtones were big business
- Bands selling out in commercials
- Breitling’s 2006 picks: Fields, Snowden, Armalite, Lemonheads, The Hold Steady, Okay Paddy, Up Up Down Down etc., McLusky, Haywood
- Kumar’s 2006 picks: Mission of Burma, Drive-By Truckers, Arctic Monkeys, TVOTR, Destroyer, Sloan, Mastodon
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Wolf Parade - You Are a Runner and I Am My Father’s Son
- Bloc Party - Helicopter
- The Lemonheads - No Backbone
- Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start - Janet Bateman
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The Wolf Parade song is on the 2005 album Apologies to the Queen Mary on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The Bloc Party song is on their 2005 debut Silent Alarm on Dim Mak Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/blocparty. The song is courtesy of Mevio’s Music Alley; find out more at http://www.musicalley.com.
The Lemonheads song is on their 2006 self-titled album on Vagrant Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thelemonheads. You can download the song at http://www.vagrant.com.
The Up Up Down Down song is on the 2006 self-released EP Girls Names. Find out more and download the song at http://www.worstbandnameever.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas, Asics, Reebok, New Balance, Converse and Saucony. The promo code AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com and the code AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at Eastbay. And the code AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors, willya?
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the decade in rock.
Topics:
- 2002: MP3 blogs come to the fore
- Indie rock re-release craze starts with Pavement’s "Slanted and Enchanted"
- Nirvana box set disappointed
- Breitling’s 2002 picks: Spoon, Wilco, Interpol, Notwist, Destroyer, Manitoba
- Breitling laments his journalism degree
- Postal Service, Bigger Lovers had big songs
- Kumar’s 2002 picks: Broken Social Scene, Trail of Dead, Ted Leo, QOTSA
- Breitling’s 2003 picks: Moonbabies, Shins, Pernice Bros., Stars, Strokes, Belle and Sebastian, Lefty’s Deceiver, Ted Leo, Dresden Dolls, Clown Down
- Kumar’s 2003 picks: Radiohead, Malkmus, Black Keys, Twilight Singers
- The Darkness: Joke band?
- American Idol albums started coming out: Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, et al
- iTunes store took off
- New Metallica album overshadowed by documentary
- The power of video (case in point: Billy Squier’s "Rock Me Tonite")
- 2004: Bands reuniting (Pixies, Mission of Burma, Dinosaur Jr.)
- Breitling’s 2004 picks: MIA, Lali Puna, Walkmen, !!!, Jon Brion, Dirty on Purpose
- Kumar’s 2004 picks: Arcade Fire, Hold Steady, Green Day, Burma, Lanegan, Wilco
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?
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The Postal Service song is on the 2002 album Give Up on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thepostalservice and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song is on the 2003 album Hearts of Oak on Lookout Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/tedleo. You can download the song at http://www.insound.com.
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com, a leading supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. Find gear from top brands such as Nike, Adidas, Asics, Reebok, New Balance, Converse and Saucony. The promo code AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com and the code AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at Eastbay. And the code AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors, willya?
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the decade in rock.
Topics:
- In the year 2000
- Y2K mania was a dud
- Working @ Webnoize
- Napster was all the rage, MP3 players were out
- Breitling’s picks: Mendoza Line, Pedro the Lion, Radiohead
- Kid A was huge; leaked early on Napster
- White Stripes emerge
- Gratuitious CompCon testimonial
- JB: Yo La Tengo release a classic
- Heavy rock: At the Drive-In and Fu Manchu bring the noize
- "Who Let the Dogs Out" came out; still lives on in football stadiums
- 2001: Dotcom economy collapsed
- Rap-rock was big: Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, et al
- Napster shut down, iPod rolls out
- Breitling: Destroyer, Death Cab for Cutie
- Kumar: Radiohead, White Stripes, The Strokes, Spoon
- Webnoize bites the dust
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Destroyer - The Sublimation Hour
- Pedro the Lion - A Mind of Her Own
- Spoon - This Book is a Movie
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The Destroyer song is on the 2001 album Streethawk: A Seduction on Misra Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/destroyer and download the track at http://www.misrarecords.com.
The Pedro the Lion song is on the 2000 album Winners Never Quit on Jade Tree Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/pedrothelion. You can download the song at http://www.jadetree.com.
The Spoon song is on the 2001 album Girls Can Tell on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/spoon. Download the song at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country’s premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show patronizing my sponsors, willya?
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 3 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we discuss pop culture guilty pleasures.
Topics:
- Ric’s new movie pitch: Guilty Pleasure, the movie
- Inspired by Pineapple Express
- Starring Shia Laboeuf (again), McLovin and Jonah Hill
- Murder mystery centered around an old sitcom star’s murder
- The plot thickens
- The dramaturgical triad...or something like that
- Mila Kunis plays a stripper/comics fan who befriends our heroes
- Murdered played by Peter Stormare, of course
- Ric recommends Fanboys
- Gratuitous plug for Ric’s movie review site, MoreLostTime.com
- Reviewed the first Benji movie
- Back in the pre-PETA ’70s, horrible things happened to animals
- Benji was baby’s first exploitation film
- If the hero is wanted for a crime he didn’t commit, you know it’ll be good
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Sloan - Take It Upon Yourself
- No Age - You’re a Target
- The Almighty Defenders - Cone of Silence
- 7 Worlds Collide - Bodisattva Blues
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The Sloan song is on the band’s forthcoming self-released EP. Find out more and download the track at http://sloanmusic.com.
The No Age song is on the album Losing Feeling on Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/nonoage. You can download the song at http://subpop.com.
The Almighty Defenders song is on the band’s self-titled album on Vice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thealmightydefenders. Download the song at http://vicerecords.com.
The 7 Worlds Collide song is on the album The Sun Came Out on EMI. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/7worldscollide. The song is courtesy of RCRD LBL; download it at http://rcrdlbl.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we discuss pop culture guilty pleasures and plenty of other stuff.
Topics:
- Will Howard Stern retire after Sirius-XM folds?
- Stern was a game-changer
- Songs are more censored now on radio
- Dark ’70s pop songs were complex
- The pioneer card
- The power of language
- The secret of the guilty pleasure
- Rediscovering songs through TV commercials
- Questioning Randy Jackson’s credentials
- Spoof movies
- Dube pitches a guilty pleasure movie: Trophy Dad
- Another Shia Labeouf vehicle
- Green Card meets Mr. Mom
- The return of Jonathan Lipnicki
- From Russian to French
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Sunny Day Real Estate - Seven
- Dear Leader - Barbarians
- Patterson Hood - Pride of the Yankees
- The Apples in Stereo - The Bird That You Can’t See
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The Sunny Day Real Estate song is on the reissue of the album Diary on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/onedayistoppedbreathing and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The Dear Leader song is on the album Stay Epic on Lunch Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.dear-leader.com.
The Patterson Hood song is on the album Murdering Oscar (and other love songs) on Ruth St. Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.pattersonhood.com.
The Apples in Stereo song is on the band’s self-released album #1 Hits Explosion. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theapplesinstereo. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we discuss guilty pleasures.
Topics:
- What is a guilty pleasure?
- American Idol as a presumed guilty pleasure
- No stigma attached to liking old unfashionable music
- Now mainstream pop culture can be guilty pleasures
- Time makes formerly unhip bands cool
- Guilty pleasures are completely subjective
- Rush fans have a serious inferiority complex
- The denial phase
- We don’t listen to music closely anymore
- Guilty displeasures
- It’s hip to like bad movies
- Going to see Loverboy for the opening act
- Small doses
- Transitioning from the Bee Gees to Zeppelin
- Disco Demolition Night was the turning point
- Nevermind demolished hair metal
- Dube was at ground zero of the Seattle scene
- Identifying artists as "that song"
- Indie rock snobs
- Satellite radio fizzles out
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- The Raveonettes - Last Dance
- Joel Plaskett - Down, Down, Down
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Come Saturday
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Raveonettes song is on the band’s forthcoming album In and Out of Control on Vice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theraveonettes and download the track at http://music-mix.ew.com.
The Joel Plaskett song is on the album Three on Maple Music; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/joelplaskett1. You can download the song at http://www.planetarygroup.com.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart song is on the band’s self-titled album on Slumberland Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>This week, it’s another installment of Driving with Kumar as I discuss my fantasy football draft.
Topics:
- Fantasy football draft preparation
- In fantasy sports leagues since ’91
- No longer just for nerds
- Haven’t gone overboard on research
- Listening to fantasy football podcasts
- Draft strategy
- Football picks pools
- First baseball league was pre-Internet
- Stats were faxed to us
- Now you get real-time stats online
- It’s a crap shoot
- Draft post-mortem
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Black Francis - All in My Mind
- The King Khan and BBQ Show - Invisible Girl
- Dear Leader - The Blue Print
- Julian Plenti - Games for Days
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Black Francis song is on New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets on Justice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/officialblackfrancis and download the track at http://insound.com.
The King Khan and BBQ show song is on the forthcoming album Invisible Girl on In the Red Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thekingkhanbbqshow. You can download the song at http://pitchfork.com.
The Dear Leader song is on the forthcoming album The Blue Print on Lunch Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.dear-leader.com.
The Julian Plenti song is on the album Julian Plenti is...Skyscraper on Matador Records; find out more at http://julianplenti.com. You can download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com. Use the following promo codes to save money on top-name athletic gear and footwear: AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com/; and AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com/.
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]]>On my own this week as I discuss the importance of summer jobs.
Topics:
- Summer jobs on par with previous years
- Stockin’ shelves at the Market Basket
- Part-timers vs. full-timers
- Night crew
- Workin’, eatin’ and rockin’ all night
- Setting up swingsets
- A short-lived gig
- Career opportunities: a newspaper internship
- Convincing my editor to give me more work
- A pathway to a job after graduation
- Baseball needs a salary cap
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words
- Titus Andronicus - Titus Andronicus
- Great Northern - Houses
- Shudder to Think - Hit Liquor (live)
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Radiohead song was released by the band for free download through its online store at http://waste.uk.com. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/radiohead.
The Titus Andronicus song is on the album The Airing of Grievances on Beggars Group USA Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus. You can download the song at http://beggarsgroupusa.com/listen.
The Great Northern song is on the EP Houses on Eenie Meenie Records. Find out more on http://www.myspace.com/greatnorthern. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; find out more and a link to download the song at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The Shudder to Think song is on the album Live From Home on Team Love Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/stt1. You can download the song at http://www.team-love.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com. Use the following promo codes to save money on top-name athletic gear and footwear: AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com/; and AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com/.
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]]>Special guest Matt Siegel joins me to talk about being a lifelong Red Sox fan married to a diehard Yankees fan.
Topics:
- Sox-Yanks rivalry brought them together
- Jay sneaks in gratuitous reference to Blue Jays winning ’93 World Series
- Matt and Tricia had planned on opening a "rivalry" bar
- Things get tense when the teams play each other
- Tales of woe at Yankee Stadium
- Matt’s a sore loser
- Tricia’s a true sports fan
- Sticking with your hometown team, unlike our pal Tim Coyne
- A little NBA talk
- Talking Blue Jays
- Baseball needs a salary cap
- The wonderful world of podcasts
- Boston’s shifting sports talk radio scene
- Sponsorship and podcasting
- Online shopping
- Juggling passwords and e-mail addresses
- Lamenting the fate of newspapers
- Social media rules
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Raveonettes - Suicide
- Deer Tick - Smith Hill
- Julian Plenti - Fun That We Have
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Raveonettes song is on the forthcoming album In and Out of Control on Vice Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theraveonettes. You can download the song at http://www.vicerecords.com.
The Deer Tick song is on the album Born on Flag Day on Partisan Records. Find out more on http://www.myspace.com/deertick. You can download the song at http://www.partisanrecords.com.
The Julian Plenti song is on the album Julian Plenti is...Skyscraper on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/julianplentinyc. You can download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com. Use the following promo codes to save money on top-name athletic gear and footwear: AFCOMP15 will get you 15% off any order at http://www.eastbay.com; AFCOMP20 will get you 20% off any order of $75 or more at http://www.eastbay.com/; and AFCOMPFL will get you 15% off any order at http://www.footlocker.com/.
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]]>Special guest Dev Sarathy joins me to talk about the pros and cons of the Canadian healthcare system.
Topics:
- In Canada, paying taxes = healthcare coverage
- Canadian taxes are extremely high
- Health insurance doesn’t cover "natural health" services like chiropractic
- Quality of life vs. quantity of life
- Money isn’t going into preventive healthcare/wellness
- Old man Kumar: No kids play outside anymore
- Dev’s awesome impression of his dad
- Fat people are fatter nowadays
- Canadian delays: Three-month waiting period for MRIs
- Maybe a hybrid of the two systems would work
- Canadian system abused by trivial ER visits
- Dev would make more money in U.S. system
- Canadians aren’t used to paying for health services
- Hard to roll out a national plan due to sheer size of U.S.
- Outsourcing is a serious problem
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Lou Barlow - Gravitate
- Big Dipper - She’s Fetching
- MSTRKRFT (feat. N.O.R.E.) - Bounce
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Lou Barlow song is on the forthcoming album Goodnight Unknown; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/loubarlow. The Big Dipper song is on the box set Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology; find out more on http://www.myspace.com/bigdipperband. Both albums are on Merge Records. You can download the songs at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The MSTRKRFT song is on the album Bounce on Dim Mak Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; you can download the song at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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]]>Special guest Dev Sarathy joins me to talk about the differences between the U.S. and Canada.
Topics:
- Dev: Americans are friendlier
- U.S. cultural assimilation vs. Canada’s melting pot
- More Muslim influence seen in Canada
- Religion leads to conflict
- Sports: Hockey’s still #1 in Canada
- Toronto is extremely multicultural
- U.S. businessowners are more aggressive
- Political correctness runs amok in Canada
- Debating the merits of Jim Rice
- Whose beer is better?
- Dev’s "eh?" moment
- Dev explains Hinduism
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Metric - Help I’m Alive
- Yo La Tengo - Here to Fall
- Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark Fire
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Metric song is on the band’s album Fantasies on Metric Music International; find out more and download the song at http://www.ilovemetric.com. The Yo La Tengo song is on the album Popular Songs on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/yolatengo. You can download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Japandroids song is on the album Post-Nothing on Polyvinyl Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/japandroids. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; you can download the song at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Introducing Driving with Kumar, as I drive to and from work and jibba-jab along the way.
Topics:
- DWP: Driving While Podcasting
- My iced tea habit
- Going to Toronto for vacation
- Catching up with an old buddy
- Happy anniversary
- Driving through Salem
- Planning a road trip
- Nine quick years
- Driving home
- Thoughts on the demise of WBCN
- Growing up on radio
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Mission of Burma - 1-2-3-Partyy!
- Spiral Stairs - Maltese Terrier
- Brendan Benson - Feel Like Taking You Home
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Mission of Burma song is on the band’s forthcoming album The Sound The Speed The Light; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/missionofburma. The Spiral Stairs song is on the forthcoming album The Real Feel; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/prestonschool. Both albums are on Matador Records; you can download both songs at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Brendan Benson song is on the album My Old, Familiar Friend on ATO Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/brendanbenson. Download the song at http://www.stereogum.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Justin Labarge for the album art; find out more about his mad web skillz at http://boldeverything.com/.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my free-wheeling conversation with special guest Phil Stacey, this time discussing life after 40.
Topics:
- Ain’t no big thang
- Are we becoming our parents?
- Our dads seemed so much older at 40
- Time flies
- 40 is the new 30?
- It’s easier for men
- Brutal singles scene
- The Viagra army
- Talking rock
- Living in the past
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Almighty Defenders - Bow Down and Die
- Jay Reatard - Wounded
- The Condo F*cks - Whatcha Gonna Do About It
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Almighty Defenders song is on the band’s forthcoming self-titled album on Vice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thealmightydefenders and download the song at http://www.vicerecords.com.
The Jay Reatard song is on the album Watch Me Fall; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jayreatard. The Condo F*cks song is on the album F*ckbook; find out more at http://www.matadorrecords.com/condo_fucks. Both songs are available to download at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Phil Stacey about fatherhood.
Topics:
- Getting a late start on fatherhood
- A world of difference from a decade ago
- From obnoxious partier to concerned parent
- Shielding your kids from the bad stuff on TV
- Reasoning with kids is sometimes impossible
- Learning from our dads’ mistakes
- The role of the father has evolved over the years
- Marriage is a partnership
- Lack of sleep
- Parenting is on-the-job training
- No regrets
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother
- Obits - Two-Headed Coin
- Alice in Chains - A Looking In View
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Dead Weather song is on the band’s album Horehound on Third Man Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.thedeadweather.com.
The Obits song is on the album I Blame You on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/obitsband and download the song at http://www.subpop.com/.
The Alice in Chains song is on the forthcoming album Black Gives Way to Blue on Virgin Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.aliceinchains.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Rick Johnson, this time talking about social media.
Topics:
- Social media as a business tool
- Reconnecting through Mario Kart
- The trend toward oversharing
- Tales of all-employee e-mail abuse
- Ill-advised blogging about work
- Facebook’s evolution
- LinkedIn is all about the networking
- The future is mobile
- The dark side: Sexting, corporate espionage, cats and dogs living together
- Lame corporate attempts at social networking
- Social networking is like weed?
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Yo La Tengo - Periodically Double or Triple
- Patterson Hood - Pollyanna
- Polvo - Beggars Bowl
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Yo La Tengo song is on the band’s album Popular Songs on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.yolatengo.com. You can download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Patterson Hood song is on the album Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs) on Ruth St. Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.pattersonhood.com/.
The Polvo song is on the album In Prism on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/polvotheband and download the song at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Rick Johnson about growing up a teenage metal nerd.
Topics:
- Schooled in the art of metal by his older brother
- A respite from crappy radio
- Both a freak and a geek
- Scaring our parents
- Early concert experiences
- Rockin’ the night crew
- Moving on to college/indie rock
- Jay’s short-lived band
- A Rush show and a drug deal
- Rediscovering metal
- No longer a guilty pleasure
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Early Man - Death is the Answer
- The Sword - Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
- Warrior Soul - Love Destruction
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Early Man song is on the band’s album Closing In on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/earlyman. Find out more and download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Sword song is on the album Gods of the Earth on Kemado Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thesword and download the song at http://www.kemado.com.
The Warrior Soul song is on the 1992 album Salutations from the Ghetto Nation, originally released by Geffen Records and re-released by Escapi Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/warriorsoulinfo. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; find out more at http://www.iodapromonet.com. A link to download the song is in the shownotes on my blog at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 3 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube (http://www.morelosttime.com) about movies and much more.
Topics:
- Why Grindhouse bombed
- Ric’s Tarantino fandom
- The Brolin connection
- Sex comedies
- Hollywood fat
- Disaster movies
- In praise of Jacqueline Bisset
- Movie trailers
- Superhero movies
- Ric’s baseball movie pitch: MVP
- Corrections and clarifications
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Art Brut - Weird Science
- Andrew Bird - Oh No
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Art Brut song is a b-side from the band’s album Art Brut vs. Satan on Downtown Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/artbrut. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; download the song at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The Andrew Bird song is on the album Noble Beast on Fat Possum Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/andrewbird and download the song at http://www.fatpossum.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
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]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube (http://www.morelosttime.com) about movies and much more.
Topics:
- The New Hollywood of the 1970s
- More screens meant more movies
- The rise of the blockbuster
- The Cable Guy ruined everything
- Jim Carrey keeps making the same movie
- What your top 5 movies say about your life
- The depressing world of Charlie Brown
- Dube stars in Carlito’s Way
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Jay Bennett - I’ll Decorate My Love
- Lightning Dust - I Knew
- Jay Reatard - It Ain’t Gonna Save Me
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Jay Bennett song is on the album Whatever Happened I Apologize on the Web label Rock Proper. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jaybennett and download the entire album for free at http://www.rockproper.com.
The Lightning Dust song is on the album Infinite Light on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/lightningdust and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The Jay Reatard song is on the upcoming album Watch Me Fall on Matador Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.jayreatard.com/.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube (http://www.morelosttime.com) about the decline of humor in print.
Topics:
- Jay and Ric reminisce about the origins of Laphos
- The Onion took college humor to another level
- The humor magazine is dead
- SPY magazine’s revolutionary impact
- Irony takes over
- Sketch comedy movies
- Comedy on the Web
- Ric’s latest movie pitch: The Bipolar Express
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- St. Vincent - Actor Out of Work
- Sunset Rubdown - Idiot Heart
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The St. Vincent song is on the album Actor on 4AD Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/stvincent and download the track at http://www.insound.com.
The Sunset Rubdown song is on the album Dragonslayer on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.sunsetrubdown.net/ and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Phil Stacey about sports
Topics:
- The high price of being a sports fan
- Following sports as you get older
- More distractions
- Youth sports burnout
- Parents living through their kids
- Phil’s past as a tennis goon
- Hitting your athletic peak in Little League
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Von Bondies - Pale Bride
- Swan Lake - Spider
- The Dears - Halfmast
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Von Bondies song is on the album Love, Hate, and Then There’s You on Majordomo Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/vonbondies and download the track at http://www.majordomorecords.com.
The Swan Lake song is on the album Enemy Mine on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/swanlaketheband and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The Dears song is a b-side to the album Missiles on Danger Bird Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thedears and download the song at http://www.dangerbirdrecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Phil Stacey about sports
Topics:
- The Boston sports scene
- A generational shift from depression to cockiness
- Local sports coverage
- Giving readers what they can’t find elsewhere
- Going beyond the game story
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Dinosaur Jr. - I Want You to Know
- Great Northern - Story
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Everything With You
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Dinosaur Jr. song is on the forthcoming album Farm on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurjr and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The Great Northern song is on the album Remind Me Where the Light Is on Eenie Meenie Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/greatnorthern. The song from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is on their self-titled album on Slumberland Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart. Both songs are courtesy of IODA Promonet; find out more at http://www.iodapromonet.com. You can find links to download the songs in the show notes on my blog at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube about reality TV and much more
Topics:
- The types of reality TV
- Dube pitches "Blue Balls"
- Deconstructing "American Idol"
- Old vs. new music
- The power of podcasts
- The future of radio
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Sonic Youth - Sacred Trickster
- Deer Tick - Easy
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Sonic Youth song is on the forthcoming album The Eternal on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.sonicyouth.com/ and download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Deer Tick song is on the forthcoming album Born on Flag Day on Partisan Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deertick and download the song at http://forcefieldpr.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube about our love of bad movies and more
Topics:
- Appreciating Kevin Smith
- Good bad movies vs. crap
- The genius of Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Dube pitches documentary ideas
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Jarvis Cocker - Angela
- King Khan and the Shrines - Land of the Freak
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Jarvis Cocker song is on the forthcoming album Further Complications on Rough Trade Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.jarviscocker.net.
The King Khan and the Shrines song is on the album What Is? on Vice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines and download the song at http://www.vicerecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Eric Convey about the decline of newspapers.
Topics:
- New media in news gathering
- The future of journalism
- Tales of old reporters
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy (live)
- The Pink Mountaintops - Vampire
- The Vaselines - Son of a Gun
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Hold Steady song is on the new live album A Positive Rage on Vagrant Records. Find out more at http://theholdsteady.net/ and visit http://www.spinner.com/2009/04/02/the-hold-steady-chips-ahoy-live-free-mp3-of-the-day to download the song. .
The Pink Mountaintops song is on the new album Outside Love on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/pinkmountaintops and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com.
The Vaselines song is on the new collection Enter the Vaselines on Sub Pop Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.subpop.com/artists/the_vaselines.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Eric Convey about the decline of newspapers.
Topics:
- Tough times for the newspaper industry
- Boston Globe on the brink
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Bob Mould - I’m Sorry, Baby, But You Can’t Stand in My Light Any More
- Okkervil River - Pop Lie
- Red Red Meat - Gauze
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Bob Mould song is on the new album Life and Times on Anti Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/bobmould. Find out more at www.antilabelblog.com, where you can also find a link to Anti’s Free Digital Sampler and download the Mould track.
The Okkervil River song is on the album The Stand Ins on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.okkervilriver.com/ and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com.
The Red Red Meat song is on the reissue of the 1995 album Bunny Gets Paid on Sub Pop Records. Find out more and download the song at http://www.subpop.com/artists/red_red_meat.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
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]]>Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling
Topics:
- Digital music sales
- The state of live music
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Shearwater - Rooks
- The Riverboat Gamblers - Don’t Jinx
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Shearwater song is on the album Rook on on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/shearwater. You can download the track at and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Riverboat Gamblers song is on their new album Underneath the Owl on Volcom Entertainment. Find out more and download the song at http://theriverboatgamblers.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
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]]>This week’s special guest: Jay Breitling
Topics:
- Music blogging
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Deer Tick - Standing at the Threshold
- Pavement - Heckler Spray/In the Mouth of a Desert (live)
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Deer Tick song is on the album War Elephant on Partisan Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deertick. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet. See the show notes on my blog at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Pavement song is from Pavement Live at the Palace, a digital album that was available only with the Wow-OUt preorder of Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition on Matador Records. Find out more and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com/pavement/.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Banning trans fats in restaurants
- Should baseball cheaters be erased from the record books?
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Seven-Mile Island
- The Riverboat Gamblers - A Choppy, Yet Sincere Apology
- Swan Lake - Spanish Gold, 2044
- Obits - Pine On
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit song is on their self-titled album on Lightning Rod Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jasonisbellmusic. You can download the track at http://www.lightningrodrecords.com.
The Riverboat Gamblers song is on their new album Underneath the Owl on Volcom Entertainment. Find out more and download the track at http://www.myspace.com/riverboatgamblers.
The Swan Lake song is on the new album Enemy Mine on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/swanlaketheband. You can download the track at http://www.jagjaguwar.com.
The Obits song is on the album I Blame You on Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/obitsband. You can download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The strange saga of Rod Blagojevich
- The scary impact of sports concussions
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Isis Unveiled (Radio Edit)
- The Apples in Stereo - High Tide
- Franz Nicolay - Jeff Penalty
- Bon Iver - Blood Bank
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead is on the new album The Century of Self on Justice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/trailofdead. The song is courtesy of Podsafe Music Network. Find out more at http://mevio.com/music.
The Bon Iver song is on the new EP Blood Bank on Jagjaguwar Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/boniver. You can download the track at http://www.jagjaguwar.com.
The Apples in Stereo song is on the self-released album Fun Trick Noisemaker; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theapplesinstereo. The Franz Nicolay song is on the album Major General on Fistolo Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/franznicolay. Both songs are courtesy were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The art of the comeback
- Infomercials
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- TV On the Radio - Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 remix)
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Bomb. Repeat. Bomb. (1954)
- Delta Spirit - Trashcan
- Ten Kens - Bearfight
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The TV On the Radio song is on the deluxe version of their album Dear Science on Interscope Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/tvotr. The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song is on their album Living With the Living on Touch and Go Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/tedleo. Both songs are courtesy of RCRDLBL; find out more and download the tracks at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The Delta Spirit song is on the album Ode to Sunshine on Rounder Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deltaspirit. The Ten Kens song is on their self-titled album on Fat Cat UK Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/tenkens. Both songs are courtesy were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The addictive lure of Facebook
- When an artist you love starts to suck
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- A.C. Newman - Submarines of Stockholm
- The Moondoggies - Changing
- Broken Social Scene - Swimmers
- Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The A.C. Newman song is on the upcoming album Get Guilty on Matador Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/acnewman and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Moondoggies song is on the album Don’t Be a Stranger; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/themoondoggies. The Fleet Foxes song is on their self-titled album; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes. Both songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the tracks at http://subpop.com.
The Broken Social Scene song is on their self-titled album on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/brokensocialscene. The song was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Black Friday shopping
- The move away from childhood pickup sports
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Jules Mark Shear - I’m Coming Back
- The Stills - Rooibos--Palm Wine Drunkard
- Of Montreal - Id Engager
- Spoon - The Underdog
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Of Montreal song is on the album Skeletal Lamping on Polyvinyl Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/ofmontreal. The Spoon song is on the album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/spoon. Both songs are courtesy of RCRD LBL; find out more at http://rcrdlbl.com/.
The Jules Mark Shear song is on his new album More on Funzalo Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/julesshear. The song from The Stills is on the album Oceans Will Rise on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thestills. Both songs are courtesy were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The midlife crisis
- Nebraska’s controversial safe haven law
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Will Currie & the Country Church and Sloan - Push Pins
- Prima Donna - Demoted
- The Secret Machines - Atomic Heels
- Bloc Party - Price of Gasoline
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Will Currie & the Country Church and Sloan song is a one-off single by the two Canadian acts available for free download at http://www.sloanmusic.com.
The Secret Machines song is on their self-titled album on TSM Recordings; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/secretmachines. The song from Bloc Party is on the album Silent Alarm on Vice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/blocparty. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://mevio.com/music.
The Prima Donna song is on their new album After Hours on Acetate Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/primadonna. The song was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Celebrity political endorsements
- The increase in child food allergies
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Frightened Rabbit - Old Old Fashioned (live)
- Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains - By Cover of Night (Firefight)
- Parts and Labor - Nowheres Nigh
- Drive-By Truckers - Zip City
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Drive-By Truckers song is on the album Southern Rock Opera on Lost Highway Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.drivebytruckers.com/.
The Parts and Labor song is on the album Receivers on Jagjaguwar Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/partsandlabor. You can download the track at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The Frightened Rabbit song is on their new live album Liver! Lung! FR! on Fat Cat Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit. The song from Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains is on their self-titled album on Outside Music; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The resurgence of the electric car
- Are iPod users going deaf?
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Army Navy - My Thin Sides
- A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug
- Burning Airlines - Paper Crowns
- Volcano Suns - White Elephant
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The A.C. Newman song is on the album The Slow Wonder on Matador Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com/.
The Volcano Suns song is on the new reissue of their album All Night Lotus Party on Merge Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.mergerecords.com.
The Army Navy song is on their self-titled album on The Fever Zone Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/armynavy. The song from Burning Airlines is on their album Identikit on Desoto Records; find out more at http://www.desotorecords.com/. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Is ignorance truly bliss?
- Lance Armstrong returns to cycling
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Prima Donna - Stray Doll
- Pavement - Rattled by the Rush
- The King Khan and BBQ Show - Fish Fight
- Deltron 3030 (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien and Dan the Automator) - Mastermind
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Pavement song is on the album Wowee Zowee--Sordid Sentinels Edition on Matador Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com/.
The King Khan and BBQ Show song is on their self-titled album on Goner Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.marksultan.com/kingkhanandbbqshow.html.
The Prima Donna song is on the album After Hours on Acetate Records; find out more at http://www.lordsofaltamont.com/. The song from Deltron 3030 is on their self-titled album on 75 Ark Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deltron3030. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Bands going online to find their new singers
- Energy drinks
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Baltimore
- The Lords of Altamont - Altamont Sin
- South San Gabriel - Trust to Lose
- Alejandro Escovedo - Always a Friend
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks song is on the album Real Emotional Trash on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/stephenmalkmus. You can download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com/.
The Alejandro Escovedo song is on the album Real Animal on Back Porch Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.alejandroescovedo.com.
The Lords of Altamont song is on the album Altamont Sin on Gearhead Records; find out more at http://www.lordsofaltamont.com/. The song from South San Gabriel is on the album Dual Hawks on Misra Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/southsangabriel. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- More bad news for online music fans
- Baseball finally gets instant replay
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Juliana Hatfield (featuring Richard Butler) - This Lonely Love
- Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains - American Names
- Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
- Boston Spaceships - Go for the Exit
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Okkervil River song is on the new album The Stand Ins on Jagjaguwar Records; find out more at http://www.okkervilriver.com/index.php. You can download the track at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/.
The Boston Spaceships song is on the album Brown Submarine on Rockathon Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.bostonspaceships.com.
The Juliana Hatfield song is on the album How to Walk Away on Ye Olde Records; find out more at http://www.julianahatfield.com/. The song from Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains is on the EP American Names on Saddle Creek Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The shoddy U.S. food safety system
- An encounter with a creature of the night
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Centro-Matic - Quality Strange
- The Stills - Snakecharming the Masses
- Jay Reatard - See/Saw
- The Drive-By Truckers - Puttin’ People on the Moon
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Drive-By Truckers song is on the album The Dirty South on New West Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.drivebytruckers.com/.
The Jay Reatard song is on the compilation Matador Singles ’08 on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jayreatard. Find out more and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Centro-Matic song is on the album Dual Hawks on Misra Records; find out more at http://www.centro-matic.com/. The song from The Stills is on the album Oceans Will Rise on Arts and Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thestills. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The resurgence of vinyl albums
- The fattening of America
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?
- The Oxford Collapse - The Birthday Wars
- Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning - Hit the Wall
- The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbor
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song is on the album Hearts of Oak; find out more at http://www.tedleo.com/index.php. The song is on Lookout Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.lookoutrecords.com.
The Oxford Collapse song is on the album Bits on Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theoxfordcollapse. Find out more and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The New Pornographers song is on the album Challengers on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thenewpornographers. Find out more and download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning song is on the album Something for All of Us on Arts and Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/brendancanning. The song is provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Hi-tech underwear
- The wacky world of online dating
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- King Khan and the Shrines - Torture
- The HiFi Handgrenades - Carry On
- I Walk the Line - Stigmatized
- Ladyhawk - War
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The King Khan and the Shrines song is on the album The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines. The song is on Vice Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.vicerecords.com.
The HiFi Handgrenades song is on the album Carry On on New Romance for Kids Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/hifihandgrenades. Find out more and download the track at http://www.newromanceforkids.free.fr.
The Ladyhawk song is on the EP Fight for Anarchy on Jagjaguwar Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawk. Find out more and download the track at http://www.jagjaguwar.com.
The I Walk the Line song is on their forthcoming album Black Wave Rising on Gearhead Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/iwtlfinland. The song is provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The expanding workplace
- The controversial Beijing Olympics
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Dead Meadow - I’m Gone
- Broken Social Scene - Hotel
- Against Me! - Don’t Lose Touch
- The Murder City Devils - Midnight Service at the Mutter Museum
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Murder City Devils song is on the EP Thelema; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/peopleaskwheremurdercityis. The song is on Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The Dead Meadow song is on the album Old Growth on Matador Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deadmeadow. Download the track at http://www.matadorrecords.com.
The Against Me! song is on the album Searching for a Former Clarity on Fat Wreck Chords; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/againstme. The song is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at mevio.com/music.
The Broken Social Scene song is on their self-titled album on Arts and Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/brokensocialscene. The song is provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The world of pharmaceutical drugs
- The obsolescence of the necktie
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Mudhoney - I’m Now
- Wolf Parade - Language City
- The Chelsea Smiles - Nothing Wrong
- The Black Halos - Disbelief
- The Zambonis with James Kochalka - Hockey Monkey
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The Mudhoney song is on the new album The Lucky Ones; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/mudhoney. The Wolf Parade song is on the new album At Mount Zoomer; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade. Both songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the tracks at http://www.subpop.com.
The Zambonis song is on the album More Songs About Hockey...and Buildings and Food on Tarquin Records; find out more and buy the album at http://www.thezambonis.com.
The Black Halos song is on the new album We Are Not Alone; find out more at http://www.blackhalos.net/. The Chelsea Smiles song is on the album Thirty Six Hours Later; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/thechelseasmiles. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Presidential campaign fatigue
- Giving music away for free
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Nine Inch Nails - Discipline
- The Black Angels - Doves
- Mudhoney - In ’n Out of Grace
- Mission of Burma - Max Ernst
- Santogold - LES Artistes
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Nine Inch Nails is on the new album The Slip; visit http://theslip.nin.com/ to find out more and download the album for free. The Mission of Burma song is on the reissue of the classic album Vs.; find out more at http://www.missionofburma.com/. The album is on Matador Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.matadorrecords.com/.
The Mudhoney song is on the reissue of the album Superfuzz Bigmuff; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/mudhoney. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The Black Angels song is on the new album Directions to See a Ghost on Light in the Attic Records; find out more at http://www.theblackangels.com/. The Santogold song is on her self-titled album on Downtown Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/santogold. Both songs is provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- Shark attack hysteria
- Lessons learned from six years of parenting
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Dead Meadow - What Needs Must Be
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Cold Son
- Centro-Matic - I the Kite
- Wolf Parade - Call It a Ritual
- Joseph Arthur - Killer’s Knife
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Dead Meadow is on their album Old Growth; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/deadmeadow. The Stephen Malkmus song is on the album Real Emotional Trash; find out more at http://www.stephenmalkmus.com/. Both albums are on Matador Records; find out more and download the songs at http://www.matadorrecords.com/.
The Centro-Matic song is on the new album Dual Hawks; find out more at http://www.centro-matic.com/. The song is courtesy of Misra Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.misrarecords.com/mp3.php. The song from Wolf Parade is on the new album At Mount Zoomer; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the track at http://www.subpop.com.
The Joseph Arthur song is on the EP Crazy Rain on Lonely Astronaut Records; find out more at http://www.josepharthur.com/. The song is provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The changing landscape of live music
- Living past 100
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Ladyhawk - S.T.H.D.
- The Constantines - Hard Feelings
- Witch - Eye
- Bad Brains - Give Thanks and Praises
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Bad Brains is on their album Build a Nation on Megaforce Records; find out more at http://www.badbrains.com/. The Nick Cave song is on the album "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" on Anti Records; find out more at http://www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://music.podshow.com.
The song from The Constantines is on the new album Kensington Heights on Arts and Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.arts-crafts.ca/constantines/. The Witch song is on the album "Paralyzed" on Tee Pee Records; find out more at http://www.teepeerecords.com/bands/witch/index.php. Both songs are provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Ladyhawk song is on the album "Shots" on Jagjaguwar Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawk. You can download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The future of the space program
- Marathon training
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World
- Frightened Rabbit - Head Rolls Off
- Bloc Party - Helicopter
- Panthers - Uncertainly
- Okkervil River - Black
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Bloc Party is on their album Silent Alarm on Vice Records; find out more at http://www.blocparty.com/. The song is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://music.podshow.com.
The song from Frightened Rabbit is on the new album The Midnight Organ Fight on Fat Cat Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit. The song was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Flight of the Conchords song is on the band’s new self-titled album; find out more at http://www.conchords.co.nz/. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.subpop.com/.
The Panthers song is on the album The Trick on Vice Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/panthers. The song is courtesy of Vice Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.vicerecords.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- Eliot Spitzer gets stupid
- Fake memoirs
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- British Sea Power - No Lucifer
- The Raveonettes - Dead Sound
- Bauhaus - International Bullet Proof Talent
- Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch
- Funkadelic - Super Stupid
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from British Sea Power is on their new album Do You Like Rock Music? on Rough Trade Records; find out more at http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/. The song from The Raveonettes is on their new album Lust Lust Lust on Vice Records; find out more at http://www.theraveonettes.com/. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at music.podshow.com.
The song from Bauhaus is on the new album Go Away White on Red Eye Distribution; find out more at http://www.bauhausmusik.com/. The song was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Grand Archives song is on the band’s new album The Grand Archives; find out more at http://www.bauhausmusik.com/. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.subpop.com/.
The Funkadelic song is on the classic album Maggot Brain on Westbound Records. Find out more at http://www.georgeclinton.com/.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- The return of Ralph Nader
- The imminent death of the CD
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Monkeywrench - Low on Air
- Bob Mould - Stupid Now
- Bon Iver - Skinny Love
- The Dirtbombs - Wreck My Flow
- The Pursuit of Happiness - Completely Conspicuous
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Bob Mould is on his new album District Line on Anti Records; find out more at http://bobmould.com/. The song from The Dirtbombs is on their album We Have You Surrounded on In the Red Records; find out more at http://www.thedirtbombs.net/. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at music.podshow.com.
The song from The Monkeywrench is on the album Gabriel’s Horn on Birdman Records; find out more at http://www.birdmanrecords.com/monkeywrench/index.html. The song was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Bon Iver song is on the band’s new album For Emma, Forever Ago; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/boniver. The song is courtesy of Jagjaguwar Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The Pursuit of Happiness song is on the album Where’s the Bone on Iron Music. Find out more at http://ca.geocities.com/charzi@rogers.com/index.htm.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- What to do about senile drivers
- A new approach to reading books
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Bob Mould - The Silence Between Us
- Jason Collett - Out of Time
- Ladyhawk - The Dugout
- Black Mountain - Druganaut
- Fu Manchu - Hung Out to Dry
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Bob Mould is on his new album District Line on Anti Records; find out more at http://bobmould.com/. The song from Fu Manchu is on their album We Must Obey on Century Media; find out more at http://www.fu-manchu.com/. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at music.podshow.com.
The song from Jason Collett is on the album Here’s to Being Here on Arts & Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.arts-crafts.ca/jasoncollett/index2.php. The song was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Ladyhawk song is on the band’s self-titled album; find out more at http://www.ladyhawkladyhawk.com/. The song from Black Mountain is on that band’s self-titled album ; find out more at http://www.blackmountainarmy.com/. Both songs are courtesy of Jagjaguwar Records; find out more and download the songs at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- The benefits of naps
- Super Bowl hype
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands
- Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper
- Band of Horses - No One’s Gonna Love You
- Ladyhawk - I Don’t Always Know
- The Besnard Lakes - And You Lied to Me
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from The Gutter Twins is on their forthcoming album Saturnalia; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theguttertwins. The song from Band of Horses is on their album Cease to Begin; find out more at http://www.bandofhorses.com/. Both songs are on Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the tracks at http://subpop.com.
The song from Frightened Rabbit is on the forthcoming album Midnight Organ Flight on Fat Cat Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit. The songs was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find a link to download the song.
The Ladyhawk song is on the forthcoming album Shots; find out more at http://www.ladyhawkladyhawk.com/. The song from The Besnard Lakes is on the album The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse; find out more at http://www.thebesnardlakes.com/. Both songs are courtesy of Jagjaguwar Records; find out more and download the songs at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- The pointlessness of political polls
- Message board culture
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- The Black Crowes - Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution
- Black Mountain - Tyrants
- Okkervil River - Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe
- Maritime - Parade of Punk Rock T-Shirts
- Jawbox - Reel
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from The Black Crowes is on their new album Warpaint on Silver Arrow Records; find out more at http://www.blackcrowes.com/. It comes courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://podshow.com/music.
The song from Maritime is on the album We, the Vehicles on Flameshovel Records; find out more at http://www.maritimesongs.com/maritime.html. The Jawbox song is on the album For Your Own Special Sweetheart on Desoto Records; find out more at http://www.desotorecords.com/bands/jawbox.shtml. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The Black Mountain song is on the new album In the Future; find out more at http://www.blackmountainarmy.com/. The Okkervil River song is on the album The Stage Names; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/okkervilriver. Both songs are courtesy of Jagjaguwar Records; find out more and download the songs at http://www.jagjaguwar.com/mp3.php.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- A look back at the year that was
- Pinhead of the Year
Music:
- The Shins - Phantom Limb
- Les Savy Fav - Brace Yourself
- Brian Jonestown Massacre - When Jokers Attack
- Wolf Parade - You Are a Runner and I am My Father’s Son
- The Thermals - No Culture Icons
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Les Savy Fav is on their album Let’s Stay Friends on French Kiss Records; find out more at http://lessavyfav.com/. It comes courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://podshow.com/music.
The song from Brian Jonestown Massacre is on the album Tepid Peppermint Wonderland on Rubric Records; find out more at http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/. It was provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The Shins song is on the album Wincing the Night Away; find out more at http://www.theshins.com/. The Wolf Parade song is on the album Apologies to the Queen Mary; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade. The Thermals song is on the album More Parts Per Million; find out more at http://www.thethermals.com/. All three songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the songs at http://www.subpop.com/.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- The political debate over illegal immigration
- Holiday shopping tips
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene - Tbtf
- Entrance - Grim Reaper Blues
- Jason Loewenstein - Circles
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Weapon of Choice
- The Subways - I Want to Hear What You Have to Say
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is on their album Baby 81on Red Int/Red Ink Records; find out more at http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/. The Subways song is on the album Young for Eternity on Sire/Warner Bros. Records. Find out more at http://www.thesubways.net. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://podshow.com/music.
The song from Kevin Drew is on the album Spirit If on Arts and Crafts Records; find out more at http://www.arts-crafts.ca/kevindrew/. The Entrance song is on the compilation album Manifest Destiny on Tee Pee Records; find out more at http://www.teepeerecords.com/. Those two songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The Jason Loewenstein songs is on the album At Sixes and Sevens; it comes courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the song at http://www.subpop.com/.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- The value of the written word
- The New England Patriots and the lonely pursuit of excellence
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Panthers - Goblin City
- Tapes n’ Tapes - Cowbell (live)
- Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the Experiment
- Murder City Devils - Idle Hands
- Sleater Kinney - Entertain
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Panthers is on their album The Trick on Vice Records; find out more at http://www.pantherspanthers.com/. It comes courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://podshow.com/music.
The song from Murder City Devils is on the album Idle Hands; find out more at http://murdercitydevilsnews.blogspot.com/. The Sleater Kinney song is on the album The Woods; find out more at http://www.sleater-kinney.com/. Both songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more and download both tracks at http://www.subpop.com/.
The song from Tapes ’n Tapes is on the compilation album Free Yr Radio, which was put together by Toyota and Urban Outfitters; find out more at http://www.freeyrradio.com. And the Tokyo Police Club song is on their album A Lesson in Crime on Paper Bag Records; find out more at http://tokyopoliceclub.com/. Those two songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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- The troubled U.S. economy
- The impact of 20somethings on the workplace
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Thurston Moore - Fri/End
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin
- The Black Furies - Murder City Shakedown
- Mudhoney - Blindspots
- Jarvis Cocker - Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is on their album Baby 81 on Red Int/Red Ink Records; find out more at http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com. The Jarvis Cocker song is on his album Jarvis on Rough Trade Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/jarvspace. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more at http://podshow.com/music.
The song from Mudhoney is on the album Under a Billion Suns; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/mudhoney. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.subpop.com/.
The song from Thurston Moore is on the new album Trees Outside the Academy on Ecstatic Peace Records; find out more at http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/artist.php?id=21. And the Black Furies song is on their album Death Trip Saturday Night on Gearhead Records; find out more at http://www.blackfuries.com/. Those two songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
]]>Topics:
- The spread of the MRSA superbug
- The connection between sports success and self-esteem
- Pinhead of the Week
Music:
- Thurston Moore - Frozen Gtr
- Ray Davies - Vietnam Cowboys
- Ween - Your Party
- Iron and Wine - Innocent Bones
- The Bottle Rockets - Mountain to Climb
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from Ray Davies is on his new album Working Man’s Cafe on V2 Music; find out more at http://gb.v2music.com/site/product.asp?ID=3406. The Iron and Wine song is on the new album The Shepherd’s Dog and courtesy of Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.subpop.com/.
The song from The Bottle Rockets is on the album Zoysia and courtesy of Bloodshot Records; find out more at http://www.bottlerocketsmusic.com/. The song by Thurston Moore is on the new album Trees Outside the Academy on Ecstatic Peace Records; find out more at http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/artist.php?id=21. And the Ween song is on their album La Cucaracha; find out more at http://www.ween.com/chocodog/ween/. Those two songs were provided by IODA Promonet; find out more at http://iodapromonet.com. See the show notes at http://jzkumar.blogspot.com to find links to download the songs.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F’in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://jbreitling.blogspot.com. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.icompositions.com/artists/Boris_the_Bull.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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