Mon, 28 May 2012
Part 1 of my conversation with special guests Nick Lorenzen and Mike Piantigini as we discuss the death of rock radio. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Bob Mould, Hallelujah the Hills, Zeus and The White Stripes. Show notes: - Boston alternative rock station WFNX was sold to Clear Channel recently - Rock radio has been on life support for quite some time - Too much radio programming and formats - WFNX was pioneer of the alternative format - Nick: Knew of WFNX more by reputation as a kid - Mike: College radio introduced me to a world beyond classic rock and metal - Jay: R.E.M. and U2 were first so-called alternative bands I got into - WBCN was revolutionary back in late '60s and '70s, playing free-form rock - Eventually became formatted like all the rest - WBCN switched to alternative format in mid-'90s to compete with FNX - Eventually, BCN went to more talk: Stern, Opie & Anthony - FNX went downhill for a while with nu metal - Nick: FNX had rebounded in last few years - We old guys don't get newer bands like Mumford and Sons - FNX wasn't going after geezers like us anymore - Many more options for listeners now: iPod, streaming audio, Pandora - The "Mike FM" stations just regurgitate '90s alternacrap - The much-bigger WBCN went off air in '09, turned into a sports talk station - The market for rock music has diminished; kids are listening to more hip hop and pop - Plenty of new rock bands coming out all the time - Nick: Hard rock is used more in sports arenas and commercials - To be continued next week - Bonehead of the Week Hallelujah the Hills - Get Me in a Room Zeus - Anything You Want, Dear The White Stripes - Jimmy the Exploder Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Bob Mould song is from Live at Bottom of the Hill, a free EP of three Sugar songs from the album Copper Blue performed live on Feb. 24 in San Francisco. Download the EP for free (in exchange for your email address) at New.Official.Fm. The Zeus song is on the album Busting Visions on Arts and Crafts. Download the song for free from IODA Promonet. The White Stripes song is from the band's self-titled album on Sympathy for the Record Industry. Download the song for free from 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Tue, 22 May 2012
Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Adam Tinkoff as we discuss diet and exercise. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Afghan Whigs, The Alabama Shakes, Sunny Ali and the Kid, and Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Adam's new show Zen@10 and also the Slow Runners Club - Adam: Think before you eat - Jay: Hot dogs gross me out - Food processing is a nasty business - Keep track of what you eat for 30 days - Mix up your workouts - Adam: Latin dancing is a great workout - Adam's a "carousel of crazy" - He did Internet broadcasting in 2000 before podcasting was created - Taking a break from Slow Runners Club podcast because of busy schedules - Kicked off 2012 Spring Clean Reboot - Group effort to eat better - First week is easy, but after that it's tough to sustain - We need to make it easy for people to exercise - Much has changed in the last 20 years - Harder to lose weight as you get older - Body mass index (BMI) is useless - Body fat percentage doesn't need to be single digits - Adam: All diet plans fail - Change your habits, then adjustments - Getting into online fitness coaching - You don't need a gym to get fit - The Biggest Loser made weight loss inspiring - Bonehead of the Week The Alabama Shakes - Hold On Sunny Ali and the Kid - Chai Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra - Do It With a Rockstar Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Afghan Whigs song is the first new recording from the band since 2006. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at TheAfghanWhigs.com. The Sunny Ali and the Kid song is a digital single available for free download at Bandcamp. The Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra song is on her forthcoming album on 8ft Records. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Mon, 14 May 2012
Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Adam Tinkoff as we discuss fitness. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Young Adults, Guided By Voices, The Riverboat Gamblers and Beck. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Adam's new show Zen@10 and also the Slow Runners Club - Talking a little rock: Against Me singer switching genders - Are Bowie Bonds worth anything? - Adam's mulling a trip to Bonnaroo - We both met Trey from Phish at different points - Frank Zappa's influence on modern music - Adam doesn't buy the new CDC obesity report - More folks are becoming long-distance runners getting into fitness - People need to make better dietary choices - Bigger problem is inactivity of people on Facebook - Adam: Was seriously into martial arts, then focused on fatherhood in his 30s - Now back into fitness - Adam was a podcasting pioneer, talking about weight loss and fitness - Drinking alcohol can affect how much nutrition your body gets from food - Formaldehyde: Your last drink - Giving up alcohol for short periods can benefit your weight loss and fitness efforts - Soft drinks are full of unwanted side effects - Everything in moderation - To be continued next week - Bonehead of the Week Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO The Riverboat Gamblers - Comedians Beck - Lost Cause Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Young Adults song is on the compilation NOFUCKINGWHERE, featuring Boston bands covering songs from Ride's 1990 album Nowhere compiled by Jay Breitling. Download the entire album for free at Clicky Clicky. The Riverboat Gamblers song is on the album The Wolf You Feed on Volcom Entertainment. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) from TheRiverboatGamblers.com. The Beck song is on the album Sea Change on Geffen. Download the song for free from 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Mon, 7 May 2012
Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ben Amirault as we discuss the growth of craft beer. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mission of Burma, Father John Misty, Hallelujah the Hills and The Men. Show notes: - Check out Ben's beer blog The Church Key - Dogfish Head has branched out with TV show, limited edition beers - Northeast has many great brewers: Magic Hat, Smuttynose, Baxter, Long Trail - "Ice beer" was, and still is, a thing - Regional pockets of great craft beer throughout the U.S. - Some of beers can overdo it with the accents (fruit, pumpkin, caramel, chocolate, coffee, etc.) - Jay: Not big into pairing certain beers with certain types of food - Canadians will drink Bud or Coors because it's so light - Ben: Hard to keep up with all the new brewers - Recent trend is putting craft beer in cans - Some brewers won't do it, but many are: Sierra Nevada, Harpoon, Oskar Blues, Baxter - Great packaging can get you to try a beer - The bomber is a great way to check out a new beer - Some stores let you "make" your own six-pack from singles - Bonehead of the Week Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings Hallelujah the Hills - Hungry Ghost Extraordinaire The Men - Open Your Heart Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Mission of Burma song is on the forthcoming album Unsound on Fire Records. Download the song for free at Team Clermont. The Hallelujah the Hills song is on the album No One Knows What Happens Next on Discrete Pageantry. Download the song for free from Prefix Mag. The song by The Men is on the album Open Hearts on Sacred Bones. Download the song for free from 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Mon, 30 April 2012
Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ben Amiraujlt as we discuss the growth of craft beer . I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from the Ty Segall Band, Ceremony, Grinderman and Brainiac. Show notes: - Check out Ben's beer blog The Church Key - Many parallels between craft beer world and punk rock - Ben reviews beers on his blog - When will someone invent digitized beer? - Craft beer first boomed in the '90s - Plenty of great small breweries popping up now - Session beer is catching on thanks to Notch - There's a lot of high-alcohol beers now - Ben's gearing up for American Craft Beer Fest in Boston - Social media is raising awareness of craft beer - Local specialty stores hold regular beer tastings - Summer beer is out in April - Beer is economy-proof - Sam Adams has become almost synonymous with craft beer - Dogfish Head has made a big splash in last few years - Comparing Sam Adams to Green Day - Old-school brewers are trying new things: Guinness, Bud, Newcastle - Going on a Guinness kick - To be continued next week - Bonehead of the Week Ceremony - Send Me Your Dreams Grinderman (feat. Matt Berninger) - Evil (Silver Alert Remix) Brainiac - Nothing Ever Changes Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Ty Segall Band song is from the album Slaughterhouse on In the Red Records. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The Grinderman song is on the album Grinderman 2 RMX on Anti/Epitaph. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The Brainiac song is on the album Hissing Prigs in Static Couture on Touch and Go Records. Download the song for free from 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Mon, 23 April 2012
Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the evolution of profanity. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Japandroids, Cloud Nothings, Ceremony and Yukon Blonde. Show notes: - Mother jokes led to popularity of "m-f'er" - Eddie Murphy's Comedian album introduced a whole new world of profanity - Most words have lost shock value - Little girl swearing in "Kick Ass" was shocking - We had more freedom as kids, but kids can access so much more now - Still isn't cool to randomly drop f-bombs in public - Matt: Won't call a female a bitch - Becoming more sensitive about calling your friends gay - Hollywood has become introduced to foul-mouthed Boston Irish characters - Swear words we won't say anymore - Songs with profanity are becoming more commonplace - Comedians have always pushed the boundaries - The Simpsons were once the paragon of rudeness - Violence on TV is no problem, but sex and some profanity is still banned - Cell phones have taken over people's lives - Bonehead of the Week Cloud Nothings - No Sentiment Ceremony - Hysteria Yukon Blonde - Stairway Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Japandroids song is from the album Celebration Rock on Matador Records. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The Ceremony song is on the album Zoo on Matador Records. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The Yukon Blonde song is on the album Tiger Talk on Dine Alone Records. Download the song for free from Chromewaves. 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Wed, 18 April 2012
Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the evolution of profanity. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Deer Tick, The Rationales, Wintersleep and Torche. Show notes: - George Carlin summed up the issue of profanity on TV quite nicely - NYPD Blue pushed the boundaries of what you could see on broadcast TV - As kids, we saw a lot of risque stuff on pay cable channels - Sitcoms have to make do with innuendo - Inadvertent f-bombs on awards shows - The "c-word" is offensive here, not so much overseas - The number of f-bombs factors into movie ratings - South Park loves to push network censors - Plot twists are more shocking than language - Tarantino edited the TV version of Pulp Fiction himself - The comfort of casual profanity - Starting young - Controlling your language in polite society - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week Wintersleep - Resuscitate Torche - Reverse Inverted Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Deer Tick song is from the EP Tim on Partisan Records. Download the song for free from Spin. The Wintersleep song is on the album Hello Hum on Roll Call Records. Download the song for free at Wintersleep.com. The Torche song is on the album Harmonicraft on Volcom Entertainment. Download the song for free at Stereogum. 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Mon, 9 April 2012
This week, I revisit an old mix tape I made many moons ago. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week. Show notes: - In episode 141, I discussed the early mix tapes I made as a kid - A few years ago, started writing about mix tapes in my blog - Looking back at Summer of Loud, a tape I recorded in '94 - Previous year was pretty rough, but things were looking up in '94 - Switched jobs and apartments at about the same time - 1994 was a good year for alt rock - I still listen to this mix from time to time - Bonehead of the Week Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Mon, 2 April 2012
Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss earworms. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Best Coast, The Dandy Warhols, OFF! and The Melvins. Show notes: - Recorded on St. Patrick's Day at Chez Breitling - Kids' music can implant evil melodies in your brain - Pop music is a good gateway for music fans - Hall and Oates wrote the catchiest damn songs - We are in the post-ironic age - Breitling buys a Daryl Hall song - Good rock showing up on late night talk shows - Parents' easy-listening music ends up living in your head: Neil Diamond, Sinatra, Neil Sedaka - Tracing the roots of Charlie Rich's hit "The Most Beautiful Girl" - Kumar: Supertramp's Breakfast in America lives on in my mind' - The Who's Face Dances was more like a Townshend solo album - Watching an awesome Mclusky video featuring cats - Bonehead of the Week The Dandy Warhols - Sad Vacation OFF! - King Kong Brigade The Melvins - The War on Wisdom Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Best Coast song is from the forthcoming album of the same name on Mexican Summer. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) from Best Coast. The OFF! song is on the band's self-titled album on Vice. Download the song for free at Pitchfork. The Melvins song is on the EP The Bulls and the Bees courtesy of Scion AV. Download the EP for free from Scion AV. 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
Tue, 27 March 2012
Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss earworms. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Titus Andronicus, At the Drive-In, Sleater-Kinney and Spoon. Show notes: - Recorded on St. Patrick's Day at Chez Breitling - Not referring to Ceti eels from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Kumar: Recently haunted by crappy songs from Styx and Foreigner - The search for Early Dog - Breitling has memories of the ol' shower radio - Ronnie Montrose, R.I.P. - Chloe B. makes an appearance - Kumar: "Smoke on the Water" banishes most earworms - Sometimes earworms can be good - Advertising can create earworms by playing songs repeatedly - On Jon Papelbon's new entrance music for the Phillies - Kumar: Crappy soundtrack songs from the '80s return to haunt me - Scientific research on earworms - Rebecca Black's "Friday" - Keith Richards on business acumen - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week At the Drive-In - Pattern Against User Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One Spoon - The Fitted Shirt Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Titus Andronicus song is from the Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 1. Download the mixtape for free from the band's Tumblr. The Sleater-Kinney song is on the album All Hands on the Bad One on Kill Rock Stars. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The Spoon song is on the album Girls Can Tell on Merge Records. Download the song for free from 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; check out his site PodGeek. |
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