Part 1 of my podcast conversation with special guest Brad Searles as we discuss band reunions. Listen to the episode below or download it directly (right click and "save as").
Show notes:
- Check out Brad's excellent blog, Bradley's Almanac
- Recorded at the Sunset Grill in Allston, Mass.
- The Pixies are making a second career out of their reunion tours
- The only money for a lot of artists comes from licensing
- The Strokes' debut album hasn't aged well
- Iggy Pop is endorsing insurance in the UK
- Mission of Burma picked up after 20 years and are better than ever
- Brad: First Pixies show was on the ill-fated U2 tour
- Explaining myself to the waitress
- Broken-up bands realize a fanbase is out there
- Letters to Cleo sold some merch after t-shirt showed up on "Parks and Recreation"
- "Hallelujah" covers are making Leonard Cohen big bucks
- Fired up about the Afghan Whigs reunion
- At the Drive-In spawned a movement
- Brad's played drums in several bands
- The awesomeness of the Styx Behind the Music episode
- Styx's Paradise Theater is one of the first albums we both bought
- Brad: Early vinyl inherited from dad
- Brad loved the first two Men at Work albums
- My younger brother turned me on to Nirvana and Soundgarden
- Saw a lot of concerts with my brother in our 20s
- Bands we'd like to see reunite
- Jay: Replacements, Husker Du, The Jam, The Smiths
- Fogerty's open to a CCR reunion
- Brad: A Ride reunion is possible
- To be continued...
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Nada Surf - Waiting for Something
Girlfriends - Big Machines
Destroyer - Leave Me Alone
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country's premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to Budget.com/CompCon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.
The Nada Surf song is on the album The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy on Barsuk Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.
The Girlfriends song is on the EP Nothing Nice to Say. Stream the EP at Bandcamp.
The Destroyer song is on a MOJO magazine compilation of artists covering songs from the 1983 New Order album Power, Corruption and Lies. Download the song for free at Aquarium Drunkard.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, November 29, 2010
Completely Conspicuous 152: The Year in Rock, Part 3
Special guest Jay Breitling joins me on the podcast for part 3 of our discussion about the best music of 2010. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").
Or you can listen to it here:
The show notes...
Topics:
- Breitling's #1
- Kumar's #1
- Disappointments
- Most anticipated releases of 2011: Destroyer, Dears, Twilight Singers, Johnny Foreigner, Yuck
- Breitling laments the demise of Run DMC
- New Radiohead album?
- Yuck makes a Scorpions video
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Even Heroes Have to Die
Los Campesinos - The Sea is a Good Place to Think of the Future
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Bottled in Cork
Destroyer - Chinatown
Buffalo Tom - Arise, Watch
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com. Use the following codes to get athletic gear from Nike, Adidas, Asics and more. AFCOMP15 will get you 10% off any order of $50 at Eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 will get you 15% off any order of $75 at Eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL will get you 10% off any order of $50 or more at Footlocker.com.
The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists songs are on the album The Brutalist Bricks on Matador Records, where you can download the songs for free.
The Los Campesinos song is on the band's album Romance is Boring on Arts and Crafts. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet:
Los Campesinos!
"The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" (mp3)
from "Romance Is Boring"
(Arts & Crafts)
Buy at Napster
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album
The Destroyer song is on the forthcoming album Kaputt on Merge Records, where you can download the song for free (right click and "save as").
The Buffalo Tom song is on the forthcoming album Skins on Scrawny Records. Download the song for free at Stereogum.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
Or you can listen to it here:
The show notes...
Topics:
- Breitling's #1
- Kumar's #1
- Disappointments
- Most anticipated releases of 2011: Destroyer, Dears, Twilight Singers, Johnny Foreigner, Yuck
- Breitling laments the demise of Run DMC
- New Radiohead album?
- Yuck makes a Scorpions video
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Even Heroes Have to Die
Los Campesinos - The Sea is a Good Place to Think of the Future
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Bottled in Cork
Destroyer - Chinatown
Buffalo Tom - Arise, Watch
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The show is sponsored by Eastbay/Footlocker.com. Use the following codes to get athletic gear from Nike, Adidas, Asics and more. AFCOMP15 will get you 10% off any order of $50 at Eastbay.com, AFCOMP20 will get you 15% off any order of $75 at Eastbay.com and AFCOMPFL will get you 10% off any order of $50 or more at Footlocker.com.
The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists songs are on the album The Brutalist Bricks on Matador Records, where you can download the songs for free.
The Los Campesinos song is on the band's album Romance is Boring on Arts and Crafts. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet:
Los Campesinos! "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" (mp3)from "Romance Is Boring"
(Arts & Crafts)
Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumThe Destroyer song is on the forthcoming album Kaputt on Merge Records, where you can download the song for free (right click and "save as").
The Buffalo Tom song is on the forthcoming album Skins on Scrawny Records. Download the song for free at Stereogum.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Completely Conspicuous 99: The Decade in Rock, Part 4
The podcast's back with the conclusion of my review of the decade in rock with special guest Jay Breitling. Click here to listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly here (right click and "save as").
The show notes...
Topics:
- Breitling's 2007 picks: Dinosaur Jr., Meneguar, Assembly Now, Answering Machine, Radiohead, Spoon, Dntel, Ringo Deathstarr, Johnny Foreigner
- Kumar's 2007 picks: Grinderman, Black Francis, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River, LCD Soundsystem, MIA
- Breitling's 2008 picks: A Weather, The Notwist, Johnny Foreigner, Dinosaur Pile Up, Swimmers, War on Drugs, Destroyer
- Kumar's 2008 picks: Gutter Twins, King Khan and the Shrines, Hold Steady, Ladyhawk, Black Mountain
- Chloe and Amy B. make guest appearances
- 2008: Videogames became a viable way to sell music
- Big box exclusives: AC/DC, Eagles, Pearl Jam, GNR
- Chinese Democracy bombs big time
- Autotune becomes ubiquitous
- Breitling's 2009 picks: Dananananaykroyd, Project AKO, Morrissey, Calories, Fleeting Joys, Johnny Foreigner, Beatings
- Chloe interjects
- Kumar's 2009 picks: Gaslight Anthem, Jay Reatard, Jarvis Cocker, Japandroids, Art Brut
- Death of Michael Jackson should lead to endless albums
- Death of the album
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready
- Destroyer - Dark Leaves Form a Thread
- Johnny Foreigner - Feels Like Summer
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Dinosaur Jr. song is on the 2007 album Beyond on Fat Possum Records, where you can download the track.
The Destroyer song is on the 2008 album on Merge Records, where you can download the track.
The Johnny Foreigner song is on their 2009 album Grace and the Bigger Picture on Best Before Records. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL, where you can download the song.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country's premier car rental service. Go to Budget and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography here.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
The show notes...
Topics:
- Breitling's 2007 picks: Dinosaur Jr., Meneguar, Assembly Now, Answering Machine, Radiohead, Spoon, Dntel, Ringo Deathstarr, Johnny Foreigner
- Kumar's 2007 picks: Grinderman, Black Francis, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River, LCD Soundsystem, MIA
- Breitling's 2008 picks: A Weather, The Notwist, Johnny Foreigner, Dinosaur Pile Up, Swimmers, War on Drugs, Destroyer
- Kumar's 2008 picks: Gutter Twins, King Khan and the Shrines, Hold Steady, Ladyhawk, Black Mountain
- Chloe and Amy B. make guest appearances
- 2008: Videogames became a viable way to sell music
- Big box exclusives: AC/DC, Eagles, Pearl Jam, GNR
- Chinese Democracy bombs big time
- Autotune becomes ubiquitous
- Breitling's 2009 picks: Dananananaykroyd, Project AKO, Morrissey, Calories, Fleeting Joys, Johnny Foreigner, Beatings
- Chloe interjects
- Kumar's 2009 picks: Gaslight Anthem, Jay Reatard, Jarvis Cocker, Japandroids, Art Brut
- Death of Michael Jackson should lead to endless albums
- Death of the album
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready
- Destroyer - Dark Leaves Form a Thread
- Johnny Foreigner - Feels Like Summer
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Dinosaur Jr. song is on the 2007 album Beyond on Fat Possum Records, where you can download the track.
The Destroyer song is on the 2008 album on Merge Records, where you can download the track.
The Johnny Foreigner song is on their 2009 album Grace and the Bigger Picture on Best Before Records. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL, where you can download the song.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country's premier car rental service. Go to Budget and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show by patronizing my sponsors.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography here.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Completely Conspicuous 96: The Decade in Rock, Part 1
I'm joined on the podcast by special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the decade in rock music. In this episode we look back at 2000-2001. Click here to hear the show in streaming audio or download it directly here (right click and "save as").
The show notes...
Topics:
- In the year 2000
- Y2K mania was a dud
- Working @ Webnoize
- Napster was all the rage, MP3 players were out
- Breitling's picks: Mendoza Line, Pedro the Lion, Radiohead
- Kid A was huge; leaked early on Napster
- White Stripes emerge
- Gratuitious CompCon testimonial
- JB: Yo La Tengo release a classic
- Heavy rock: At the Drive-In and Fu Manchu bring the noize
- "Who Let the Dogs Out" came out; still lives on in football stadiums
- 2001: Dotcom economy collapsed
- Rap-rock was big: Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, et al
- Napster shut down, iPod rolls out
- Breitling: Destroyer, Death Cab for Cutie
- Kumar: Radiohead, White Stripes, The Strokes, Spoon
- Webnoize bites the dust
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Destroyer - The Sublimation Hour
- Pedro the Lion - A Mind of Her Own
- Spoon - This Book is a Movie
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Destroyer song is on the 2001 album Streethawk: A Seduction on Misra Records, where you can download the track.
The Pedro the Lion song is on the 2000 album Winners Never Quit on Jade Tree Records, where you can download the song.
The Spoon song is on the 2001 album Girls Can Tell on Merge Records, where you can download the song.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country's premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show patronizing my sponsors, willya?
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography skillz here.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
The show notes...
Topics:
- In the year 2000
- Y2K mania was a dud
- Working @ Webnoize
- Napster was all the rage, MP3 players were out
- Breitling's picks: Mendoza Line, Pedro the Lion, Radiohead
- Kid A was huge; leaked early on Napster
- White Stripes emerge
- Gratuitious CompCon testimonial
- JB: Yo La Tengo release a classic
- Heavy rock: At the Drive-In and Fu Manchu bring the noize
- "Who Let the Dogs Out" came out; still lives on in football stadiums
- 2001: Dotcom economy collapsed
- Rap-rock was big: Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, et al
- Napster shut down, iPod rolls out
- Breitling: Destroyer, Death Cab for Cutie
- Kumar: Radiohead, White Stripes, The Strokes, Spoon
- Webnoize bites the dust
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Destroyer - The Sublimation Hour
- Pedro the Lion - A Mind of Her Own
- Spoon - This Book is a Movie
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!
The Destroyer song is on the 2001 album Streethawk: A Seduction on Misra Records, where you can download the track.
The Pedro the Lion song is on the 2000 album Winners Never Quit on Jade Tree Records, where you can download the song.
The Spoon song is on the 2001 album Girls Can Tell on Merge Records, where you can download the song.
The show is sponsored by Budget, the country's premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to http://budget.com/compcon and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental. Help out the show patronizing my sponsors, willya?
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography skillz here.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Completely Conspicuous Episode 31: Lessons Learned on the Road
Here's a Very Special Episode of CC, detailing some valuable life lessons I learned whilst driving to Disney and back. Don't miss it. You can downloadimafy it here (right click and "save as").
The show notes and such:
Topic:
- I detail seven key lessons learned while driving to Disney World and back.
Music:
- The Mooney Suzuki - 99 Percent
- The Whigs - Technology
- Midlake - Van Occupanther
- Destroyer - Sublimation Hour
- The Black Angels - Black Grease
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com/
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from the Mooney Suzuki is on the album Have Mercy on Elixia Records; find out more here. The song from Midlake is on their album The Trials of Van Occupanther on Bella Union Records; find out more here. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more here. The song from the Whigs is on their album Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip on ATO Records; find out more here. The song from Destroyer is on the album Streethawk: A Seduction on Misra Records; find out more here. The song from the Black Angels is on their self-titled EPon Light in the Attic Records; find out more here. The three songs are provided by IODA Promonet; find out more here.
More On This Album
More On This Album
More On This Album
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Check out his fine music blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull; find out more here.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
The show notes and such:
Topic:
- I detail seven key lessons learned while driving to Disney World and back.
Music:
- The Mooney Suzuki - 99 Percent
- The Whigs - Technology
- Midlake - Van Occupanther
- Destroyer - Sublimation Hour
- The Black Angels - Black Grease
Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more at http://www.newenglandpodcasting.com/
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!
The song from the Mooney Suzuki is on the album Have Mercy on Elixia Records; find out more here. The song from Midlake is on their album The Trials of Van Occupanther on Bella Union Records; find out more here. Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; find out more here. The song from the Whigs is on their album Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip on ATO Records; find out more here. The song from Destroyer is on the album Streethawk: A Seduction on Misra Records; find out more here. The song from the Black Angels is on their self-titled EPon Light in the Attic Records; find out more here. The three songs are provided by IODA Promonet; find out more here.
Download "Technology" (mp3)
from "Give 'em All a Big Fat Lip"
by The Whigs
ATO Records
Buy at Napster
More On This AlbumDownload "The Sublimation Hour" (mp3)
from "Streethawk: A Seduction"
by Destroyer
Misra
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Rhapsody- Buy at Napster
Buy at GroupieTunes
Buy at Insound
More On This AlbumDownload "Black Grease" (mp3)
from "The Black Angels"
by The Black Angels
Light In The Attic
- Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at eMusic- Buy at Napster
- Buy at GroupieTunes
- Buy at Insound
More On This AlbumThe opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Check out his fine music blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull; find out more here.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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