Wed, 10 April 2024
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008. Show notes: - Phil's #5: My Morning Jacket changes things up
- Jay's #5: Big space rock ripper from Black Mountain
- Phil's #4: Springsteen-inspired indie rock from the Gaslight Anthem
- Jay's #4: Stephen Malkmus gets jammy
- Phil's #3: Tom Petty's early band Mudcrutch gets back together
- Jay's #3: Sloan with an economical power pop release
- Phil's and Jay's #2: Dark, inspired record from the Gutter Twins
- Phil's #1: Brooding classic from Death Cab for Cutie
- Jay's #1: The Hold Steady hits an anthemic peak
- Craig Finn is an atypical yet terrific frontman
- Favorite songs: "Stay Positive" (Jay), "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Phil)
Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.
Direct download: CompCon_634_041224.mp3
Category: Completely Conspicuous
-- posted at: 7:54pm EDT
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Wed, 3 April 2024
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
Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.
Direct download: CompCon_633_040324.mp3
Category: Completely Conspicuous
-- posted at: 6:57pm EDT
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Wed, 6 March 2024
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2007. Show notes: - Phil's #5: Sharp alt-country debut from Deer Tick
- Jay's #5: Nick Cave rocks out with Grinderman
- Phil's #4: Compelling raunch rock from QOTSA
- Jay's #4: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists with another quality ripper
- Phil's #3: Soulful belter Sharon Jones with a great throwback
- Jay's #3: Radiohead's "pay what you want" experiment
- Labels were not happy that they took the risk
- Phil's #2: Dad-rock kings Wilco with a mellower affair
- Jay's #2: The original Dino Jr. lineup with their first album since '88
- Phil's and Jay's #1: Spoon breaks through with a classic
- The decline of rock as a popular genre
- Favorite songs: "Don't You Evah" (Jay), "Impossible Germany" (Phil)
Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.
Direct download: CompCon_632_030624.mp3
Category: Completely Conspicuous
-- posted at: 7:50pm EDT
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Wed, 28 February 2024
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2007. Show notes: - In 2007, Jay had a kid starting kindergarten; that kids graduates from college soon
- Zeppelin played two reunion shows
- Separating the music from artists' bad behavior
- Daughtry had the #1 selling album of '07
- Phil's non-top 5s: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, the National, St. Vincent, Jason Isbell, Okkervil River, Buffalo Tom, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Arctic Monkeys
- Let's hear it for Dad Rock
- On Madonna's career
- Discovering music through commercials or movies
- Music services
- Jay's non-top 5s: LCD Soundsystem, the Dears, Tim Armstrong, Black Francis, Thurston Moore, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Ray Davies, Beastie Boys
- To be continued
Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.
Direct download: CompCon_631_022824.mp3
Category: Completely Conspicuous
-- posted at: 7:50pm EDT
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Tue, 23 January 2024
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2006. Show notes: - Jay's non-top 5s: The Black Angels, Mission of Burma, Twilight Singers, The Tragically Hip, Girl Talk, Iron Maiden, Lemonheads
- Phil's #5: Beck's last really good album, especially the first half
- Jay's #5: First solo release from Pulp's Jarvis Cocker
- Phil's #4: Last Drive-By Truckers album with Jason Isbell expands their world view
- Jay's #4: Expansive and excellent outing from TV On the Radio
- Phil's #3: Droney, psychedelic fuzz from the Black Angels
- Jay's #3: Yet another great one from the Hold Steady
- Phil's #2: Sharp debut from Jack White-led Raconteurs
- Jay's #2: Sweeping double album from Sloan, chock full o' power pop goodness
- Phil's #1: Guitar greatness from Doug Martsch and Built to Spill
- Jay's #1: Audacious debut from Arctic Monkeys
- Arctic Monkeys caught on with a whole new audience
- Favorite songs: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor" (Jay), "Goin' Against Your Mind" (Phil)
Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.
Direct download: CompCon_630_012324.mp3
Category: Completely Conspicuous
-- posted at: 5:14pm EDT
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Tue, 16 January 2024
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2006. Show notes: - First episode of the year
- In 2006, Jay had two little kids
- Phil was having fun
- When you don't know anybody playing the festival
- Top-selling album of the year was High School Musical soundtrack
- The Who released an album in 2006
- Phil's non-top 5s: Neko Case, Destroyer, the Hold Steady, the Walkmen, Dylan, Heartless Bastards, Tom Petty, Eagles of Death Metal, Black Keys, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Jay: Check out Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
- To be continued
Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.
Direct download: CompCon_629_011624.mp3
Category: Completely Conspicuous
-- posted at: 7:59pm EDT
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