Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008.
Show notes:
- In '08, Phil became a dad
- M.I.A. with the Clash fakeout intro
- Phil's non-top 5s: The Hold Steady, Stephen Malkmus, Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, the Raconteurs, Beck, R.E.M., JJ Grey and Mofro, Sloan, Drive-By Truckers, Black Keys
- The Kelly Gruber Effect
- The other Phil Stacey releases his debut album, as did Scarlett Johansson and Bronson Arroyo
- Jay's non-top 5s: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Black Angels, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Destroyer
- Green Day was punk until they weren't
- Phil: Hearing the Kinks for the first time
- To be continued
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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.