Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 634: Stay Positive

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

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)

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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.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 633: Stop, Drop and Roll

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

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.