Mon, 17 December 2018
Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2018. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Featuring special guest/studio audience member Ric Dube - On to our top 5 selections - JK's #5 - An unexpectedly great album from a member of the Strokes - JB's #5 - Weird shoegaze straight outta Philly - JB's #4 - More excellent Philadelphia indie rock - JK's #3 - Angry, angular UK rock act that has listened to the Fall - JB's #3 - "I had difficulty finding fault with this record" - Esteemed YoLa-ologist in the house - YLT keeps doing its own thing - JK's #2 - Another fine double album from an interesting Toronto act - Where hardcore meets prog - Lots of guest vocalists - JB's #2 - Sweeping orchestral material, hot jams - Bands still make videos for some reason - Picking and choosing from the catalog - JK's #1 - A political record released early in the year that still resonates - Fiery live show to go with the album - Countering a master of distraction - The kids with the vaping and the pot smoking and the whatnot - It's a strange time to be alive - JB's #1 and JK's #4 - Bit of a grower - A darker, moodier album than her previous work - Terrific live performer - Dube: Became a fan by complete accident - Doobs recommends the Salad Boys - New stuff on the horizon: Bob Mould, Pedro the Lion, Mike Krol, Swervedriver, Telekinesis - Johnny Foreigner reunion seems unlikely 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. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
Sat, 8 December 2018
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2018. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Featuring special guest/studio audience member Ric Dube - JB's #10/JK's #9 - On-again, off-again band led by Steve Hartlett - Ah, the old "sweatpants-with-beers-stuffed-down-the-legs" deal - Reminiscent of "Bug"-era Dino Jr. - JK's #10 - Labelmates of Parquet Courts with similar sound - The downside of "Music Limited" - JB's #9 - Boston act traffics in "millennial mopery" - Lo-fi, self-released effort - Stickin' it to the Man with his Bandcamp URL - JK's #8 - Released on 1/1/18 - Fueled by political frustration and anger - A "fun protest album" - JB's #8 - Brand new record from a UK supergroup - Long-awaited followup to 2007 debut - Rhythmically diverse look at British culture - Whither Gorillaz? - JK's #7 - The 12th studio album from power-pop masters - Four songwriters who each wrote three songs - Consistently great - The fun of hunting down B-sides and rarities before artists started releasing compilations/reissues - The ability to fall asleep on your feet while at a rock concert - JB's #7 - A good record from a guitar wizard - Less volume than his main gig - "Relatively understated throughout" - JK's #6 - An expansive effort from a prolific indie act - Branching out their sound with more danceable songs - Voicing political outrage - JB's #6 - Venturing into jazzier realms - Led by one of the more interesting guitarists of last 25 years - Avant-rock/jazz; "it's not like Kenny G" - Next: The top 5 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. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |
Tue, 4 December 2018
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2018. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Featuring special guest/studio audience member Ric Dube - The decline of rock's popularity - Album sales are way down - That time the Melvins hit the Top 200 albums chart - Apple's going to work with the Amazon Echo soon - Breitling pays for the Amazon Music "Talky Talky" - The youths don't pay for physical media anymore - Ric's family has Spotify, he has dedicated streaming of his own collection - Modern country is doing big business, relatively speaking - Pop music is doing well - Most rock acts make money through touring, not albums - The Stones are still touring - Mick and Keith were considered "old" in their mid-30s - Breitling: The year's music really picked up in the second half - New Mary Lattimore release is enjoyable - Ric: Enjoying Brian Eno's latest release, which is a $30 app - Kumar: Honorable mentions include Tony Molina, Slaves, Thin Lips, Arthur Buck, Buffalo Tom, Joyce Manor, Swearin, Stove, Screaming Females - Breitling: Master System, Palm, Superchunk, Frankie Cosmos, Kurt Vile - Next: We count down our top 10 albums 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. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |