Tue, 18 November 2014
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss media-driven hysteria. I've also got music from Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, GravelRoad and Wimps. Show notes: - Jay and Matt, bitchin' and drinking beer - Enough with the pumpkin beer - We've both worked in the media - There's always a hot topic to get upset about - Ebola's got everybody worked up - It's been around for 40 years, but finally made it here - Ebola response became a political football - Before that, it was terrorism - John Grisham made a controversial comment, which was forgotten after ISIS and Ebola dominated headlines - CNN, Fox News, MSNBC amp up the stupid - Twitter is the go-to source for news these days - Matt was at Rhode Island ComiCon - People love to be outraged - Angry tweet from a low-level celeb can cause a stir - Mixing up your social media accounts - The end user is the product -Dealing with clickbait - To be continued
Music: Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - Vessel GravelRoad - Green Grass Wimps - Stop Having Fun
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Dan Mangan + Blacksmith song is on the album Club Meds on Arts and Crafts. Download the song for free at KEXP. The GravelRoad song is on the album El Scuerpo on Knick Knack. Download the song for free at KEXP. The Wimps song is on the album Repeat on End of Times Records. Download the album for free at Gimme Tinnitus. 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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
Tue, 11 November 2014
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we look at the career of '70s pop star Leo Sayer. I've also got music from Menace Beach, Thee Oh Sees and The Fresh & Onlys. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Check out our new web series Trust Fund Challenge - In '77, Sayer hit it big with "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" - Jumped on disco bandwagon - Hit #1 and was on charts for 17 weeks - Had a song in top 40 from Nov. '76 to Feb. '78 - "When I Need You" also hit #1 - Ric: Skate park memories - Smoothed out all the edges - We listened to a lot of kind of stuff at college newspaper - By the mid-80s, Sayer was a distant memory - "More Than I Can Say" was originally written by guys from The Crickets - Half country, half Fleetwood Mac - Sayer started doing covers in the '80s - Ric loves Anzac biscuits from Australia - "Sheetwood Mac" - Sayer had some UK hits in the '80s - Ric talks up the post - What happened to Beck? - An Australian artist remixed "Thunder in My Heart" in 2006 and it went to #1 there - Sayer did Beatles covers for All This and World War II, a pseudo-documentary that bombed - Voiced Dan the Forest Ranger in Canadian cartoon called The Raccoons on Ice
Music: Menace Beach - Fortune Teller Thee Oh Sees - I Was Denied The Fresh & Onlys - Fascinated
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Menace Beach song is on the album Ratworld on Memphis Industries. Download the song for free at KEXP. The song from Thee Oh Sees is on the album Warm Slime on In the Red. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The Fresh & Onlys song is on the album Play It Strange on In the Red. Download the album for free at Epitonic. 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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
Tue, 4 November 2014
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we look at the career of '70s pop star Leo Sayer. I've also got music from Nude Beach, The Vaselines and Happy You. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Check out our new web series Trust Fund Challenge - Just watched the 1969 grindhouse flick The Babysitter - Rated X then, pretty tame by today's standards - Our society's pruder in some ways, more open in others - Leo Sayer was discovered by David Courtney and Adam Faith - Ric: Sayer was less threatening than Elton John or Barry Manilow - Adam Faith was a British teen idol in early '60s - Sayer and Faith had a falling out over money - Sayer struck out at first - Roger Daltrey recorded a Sayer song - Sayer's version of "Giving It All Away" sounds like Elton - Some weird album covers - Dube: Sayer looked like a mime who sings - British guys who sound American and vice versa - To be continued
Music: Nude Beach - For You The Vaselines - Last Half Hour Happy You - Chummy
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Nude Beach song is on the album 77 on Don Giovanni Records. Download the song for free for a limited time at Amazon MP3. The Vaselines song is on the album V for Vaselines on Rosary Music. Download the song for free at KEXP. The Happy You song is on the self-released album Giggle. Download the album for free (in exchange for your email address) at Bandcamp. 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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
Tue, 28 October 2014
Part 2 of the latest installment of Driving with Kumar as I share some thoughts while driving to and from my 25th college reunion. I've also got music from Ty Segall, Wormburner and The Pharmacy. Show notes: - No regrets about college years - Could have graduated a semester early, but chose to stay for full year - Got a job before I graduated - Worked first few months at newspaper while also working weekends at supermarket - Moved to Massachusetts after a few months - Lived in 10 different places in a decade - One apartment I shared with three women; a year later, it was all guys - Nearly got married in mid-20s - Went to Homecoming in '93 and passed on a party to go home and watch World Series - Toronto won Series on Joe Carter HR that night - Went up to UNH a lot the first few years after college - On drive home - Lots of drunken kids when I arrived at 2:30 - Wandered around through a mass of partying young people - Eventually found class of '89 tent and my old roommate - Saw some folks I hadn't seen in many years - Only saw a little of the football game - Overwhelming feeling of oldness, but had fun
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Music: Ty Segall - Feel Wormburner - Somewhere Else to Be The Pharmacy - Masten Lake Lagoon
The Ty Segall song is on the album Manipulator on Drag City. Download the song for free at KEXP. The Wormburner song is on the album Pleasant Living in Planned Communities on Dive Records. Download the song for free at KEXP. The Pharmacy song is on the album Spells on Old Flame Records. Download the song for free at KEXP.
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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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Tue, 21 October 2014
Part 1 of the latest installment of Driving with Kumar as I share some thoughts while driving to my 25th college reunion. I've also got music from Sleater-Kinney, Coaches and The Cherry Wave. Show notes: - Coached in a youth soccer tournament before driving up to University of New Hampshire - Haven't gone to a college reunion before - Still see many friends from college on occasion - Nearly flunked out freshman year - Switched from engineering to journalism and turned it around - Worked for newspaper for six years after college - Journalism majors use theirs skill in different ways now - College was my first time away from parental discipline - Real partying began when grades improved - Did not drink in high school - First weekend in college, that changed - Freshman year roommate had a tough time - Sophomore year roomie was super busy with activities - Moved off campus junior year - Unlucky in love - Always hung out with both nerds and jocks - Ate a lot of junk food - To be continued
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Music: Sleater-Kinney - Bury Our Friends Coaches - amisarewaswere The Cherry Wave - Whitey
The Sleater-Kinney song is on the forthcoming album No Cities to Love on Sub Pop. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Stereogum. The Coaches song is available for free download at Bandcamp. The Cherry Wave song is on the forthcoming album Avalancher and available for free download at Bandcamp.
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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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Tue, 14 October 2014
Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from Ex Hex, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, and Mini Dresses. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's new radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - Brian's #5 - Olivia Tremor Control made Brian's favorite Elephant 6 album - Jay's #5 and Brian's #4 - Frank Black had a tough task following up Teenager of the Year - Moved to a rawer sound - In the middle of an excellent stretch of solo music - Jay's #4 - Weezer's underrated (at the time) masterpiece - Brian's #3 - Ween goes to Nashville - Serious musicianship behind silly songs - Jay's #3 - Afghan Whigs' Black Love was a cinematic concept album - Serious Quadrophenia feel on the ballads - Brian's #2 - Fountains of Wayne's debut was also underrated - Jay's #2 - Sloan bounced back from short-lived breakup to put together a brilliant album - Trading a Ween mix for a Sloan mix - Brian's #1 - Pinkerton was the first album Brian liked and his friends didn't - Serious dropoff in quality since then - Jay's #1 - Beck followed up Mellow Gold with an amazing album - Brian: Midnite Vultures is the best Prince album of the '90s - Next up: 1988
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Music: Ex Hex - Don't Wanna Lose Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas - Caught Up Mini Dresses - In Two
The Ex Hex song is on the album Rips on Merge Records. Download the song for free for a limited time at KEXP. The Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas song is on the album Secret Evil on Instant Records. Download the song for free at KEXP. The Mini Dresses song is on the EP Three and available for free download at Bandcamp.
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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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Tue, 7 October 2014
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from King Tuff, Purling Hiss and Young Adults. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Brian: Beck's Odelay was just outside my top 5 - New album's okay, but not great - Brian: Cake, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Wrens' Secaucus - The endless wait for the new Wrens album - Brian was supposed to play piano with the Wrens but got sick - Sticking up for Stone Temple Pilots' album - Jay: STP were equal opportunity ripoff artists - The '90s brought new wave of festivals: Lolla, Gathering of the Vibes, HORDE, Ozzfest - Jay: No desire to go to Bonnaroo or Coachella - Nothing better than seeing a band in a club - Jay: Dug albums from D Generation, Sebadoh, Luscious Jackson, Johnny Cash, Chixdiggit, Brainiac, GBV, Maxwell, Westerberg - Singing the praises of Live at Drew's - Brian: Belle and Sebastian, Bill Frisell - Frisell did the soundtrack to a Far Side cartoon - To be continued
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Music: King Tuff - Headbanger Purling Hiss - Forcefield of Solitude Young Adults - Old Kids
The King Tuff song is on the album Black Moon Spell on Sub Pop. Download the song for free for a limited time at Amazon MP3. The Purling Hiss song is on the album Weirdon on Drag City. Download the song for free at KEXP. The Young Adults song is available for free download at Bandcamp.
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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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Tue, 30 September 2014
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from Whirr, Withered Hand and Super Medusa. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - In '96, Jay was 28 going on 29 - Brian: 13 going on 14 - Grunge was fading, pop was back in a big way - Two versions of "The Macarena" were on top 100 singles chart - Brian: At the time, didn't feel like a pop year - Bush made an album with Steve Albini - Lots of unsuccessful followups: Ugly Kid Joe, Kriss Kross - Metallica's Load lived down to its name - Strange year for Van Halen: Twister soundtrack, followed by greatest hits album with two DLR songs - VH went through three singers in a matter of months - Michael Anthony, Everyman - We deconstructed VH III in eps 315 and 316 - Nickelback's first album came out in '96 - KISS reunited with original lineup - Hip hop went mainstream - New acts on the rise, like The Roots, Outkast, Wu Tang Clan - Roots of nu metal - The death of rock criticism with David Fricke in Rolling Stone giving U2's new album a five-star rating - Rolling Stone typically hands out good reviews to old-school artists like U2, Dylan, Stones - Last time U2 did anything interesting was 1997's Pop - The U2 backlash is fierce - To be continued
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Music: Whirr - Mumble Withered Hand - Black Tambourine Super Medusa - Doomed Boy
The Whirr song is on the album Sway on Graveface Records. Download the song for free for a limited time at Amazon MP3. The Withered Hand song is on the album New Gods on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free as part of the Slumberland Records 25th Anniversary Sampler on Amazon MP3. The Super Medusa song is on the EP of the same name, which is available for free download at Bandcamp.
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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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Tue, 23 September 2014
Part 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about society's obsession with celebrity. I've also got music from SW/MM/NG, Gold-Bears and Weekend. Show notes: - The Brits love them some Arctic Monkeys - Matt learns how to do Twitter - Getting followed by dead authors and weirdos - Desperate for celeb RTs - Positive Twitter interactions - Jay: Old friend has been writing about celebrities for a few decades now - PR jobs require a different mindset - Meeting your heroes can be problematic - Searching for Jagger - In the presence of Howard - Rock star deaths - Dying young does wonders for an artist's legacy - Brando's death isn't well remembered...by Matt, anyway - How dumb would we be if we had money?
Music: SW/MM/NG - Some Dreams Come True Gold-Bears - From Tallahassee to Gainesville Weekend - Hazel
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The SW/MM/NG song is on the album Feel Not Bad on Old Flame Records. Download the song for free from KEXP. The Gold-Bears song is on the album Dalliance on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free as part of the Slumberland Records 25th Anniversary Sampler on Amazon MP3. The Weekend song is on the EP Red on Slumberland Records. 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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
Tue, 16 September 2014
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about society's obsession with celebrity. I've also got music from Creepers, Naomi Punk and Hooray for Earth. Show notes: - Scandal rags are still popular - Celebs and social media can lead to trouble - Now everyone's got a camera to catch your every mistake - Michael Richards was beloved until he screwed up - People will turn on celebs in an instant - The strange life of Tom Cruise, Entertainment Robot - Doing interview junkets must be mind-numbing - Supreme Court nominee was rejected in the '80s because of pot smoking - The media mastery of Bill Clinton - Public perception matters - Asking the wrong question - Jay: Meeting Stephen Colbert was pretty cool - Jay: Sat next to Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block on a flight once - People will stand for hours just to get shown on The Today Show - Suing Naked Dating reality show for...being naked - To be continued
Music: Creepers - Stuck Naomi Punk - Television Man Hooray for Earth - Airs
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Creepers song is on the album Lush from the All Black Recording Company. Download the song for free from Stereogum. The Naomi Punk song is on the album Television Man on Captured Tracks. Download the song for free from KEXP. The Hooray for Earth song is on the album Racy on Dovecote Records. Download the song for free from KEXP. 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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
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