Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Completely Conspicuous 654: The Battle Rages On

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we wrap up the first round of a March Madness-style tournament featuring our favorite rock artists. Listen below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • Finishing up the rest of round 1
  • Stevie Wonder vs. the Pretenders
  • Talking Heads vs. U2
  • St. Vincent vs. Sonic Youth
  • Elvis Costello vs. the Replacements
  • R.E.M. vs. the Who
  • Beck vs. Dire Straits
  • Jimi Hendrix vs. Jason Isbell
  • Dinosaur Jr. vs. Foo Fighters
  • Drive-By Truckers vs. Tom Petty
  • Pixies vs. Fleetwood Mac
  • Neil Young vs. Sleater-Kinney
  • Steely Dan vs. Husker Du
  • Van Halen vs. Blondie
  • White Stripes vs. the Beatles
  • J. Geils Band vs. Pearl Jam
  • Nirvana vs. David Bowie
  • Coming soon: Round 2, with more tough decisions

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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.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Completely Conspicuous 653: Smarch Madness

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we talk our way through a March Madness-style tournament of our favorite rock artists. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • We left out artists that we both didn't like: Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Phish, Iron Maiden
  • Also had to leave off a number of artists just for space considerations: Ramones, AC/DC, Feelies, Breeders, Camper Van Beethoven, etc.
  • Some tough matchups in round 1 with randomized seeding
  • The Smiths vs. PJ Harvey
  • Spoon vs. Courtney Barnett
  • Led Zeppelin vs. Bob Dylan
  • The Cure vs. Prince
  • Elton John vs. James Brown
  • Pavement vs. Queens of the Stone Age
  • Buffalo Tom vs. Rush
  • Allman Brothers Band vs. Soundgarden
  • The Kinks vs. The Rolling Stones
  • Alice in Chains vs. Beastie Boys
  • Bob Marley vs. The Cure
  • Joe Jackson vs. The Afghan Whigs
  • The Tragically Hip vs. Velvet Underground
  • The Clash vs. Iggy Pop
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan vs. The Police
  • Sloan vs. Mark Lanegan
  • To be continued with the rest of Round 1

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.