Part 3 of my podcast conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we dissect 1990s movies. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").
The show notes:
- Check out Ric's great podcast, More Lost Time
- Ric: Kirk Cameron's "Left Behind" movies were exploitation flicks
- Ric got early copies of the Dysfunctional Family Circus
- Ric offers better artists to replace Smash Mouth's reign of soundtrack terror in '98
- Match the Bond Girl to the movie
- First digitally edited movie soundtrack was in 1996
- Rating the destructive film families
- A cavalcade o' Culkins
- Ill-fated jumps from TV to movies
- Michael Moore reinvents the documentary
- Jay: In '90s, Nicolas Cage went from serious actor to uber nutjob
- Pulp Fiction inspired many knockoffs
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Senator
Sun Airway - Wild Palms
J. Mascis - Alone (live)
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 Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks song is on the forthcoming album Mirror Traffic on Matador Records, where you can download the song for free.
The Sun Airway song is on the 7-inch Wild Palms on Dead Oceans. Download the song for free at Pitchfork.
The J. Mascis song was recorded as part of a live Daytrotter session. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Daytrotter.
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; check out his site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
Showing posts with label 1990s movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990s movies. Show all posts
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Completely Conspicuous 179: Attack of the Baby Geniuses
Part 2 of my podcast conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we dissect 1990s movies. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").
The show notes...
- Listen to Ric's podcast More Lost Time
- Ric: Major '90s trend was precocious kids who are smarter than adults
- Sympathy for Wile E. Coyote
- Ralph Bakshi's 1990s output
- Body-switching comedies keep coming back
- Ric's beef about "Shrek" and Smash Mouth
- Smash Mouth had songs in numerous movies in the '90s
- In many '90s rock music hits, the hooks got smaller and more annoying
- Bryan Adams went from meat-and-potatoes rocker to '90s soundtrack guy
- What really happened in the Summer of '69?
- Movie trend: Animals smarter than their co-stars
- Rant alert: Ric hates TV dramas
- The argument against "Mad Men" and "The Sopranos"
- Talking about "The Simpsons"
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Robert Pollard - In a Circle
The Answering Machine - Another City, Another Sorry
Gold-Bears - Record Store
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 Robert Pollard song is on the album Lord of the Birdcage on Guided By Voices Records. Find out more at and download the song for free at TellAllYourFriends PR (right click and "save as").
The Answering Machine song is on the album Another City, Another Sorry on Heist or Hit Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.
The Gold-Bears song is on the album Are You Falling in Love? on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.
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; check out his site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
The show notes...
- Listen to Ric's podcast More Lost Time
- Ric: Major '90s trend was precocious kids who are smarter than adults
- Sympathy for Wile E. Coyote
- Ralph Bakshi's 1990s output
- Body-switching comedies keep coming back
- Ric's beef about "Shrek" and Smash Mouth
- Smash Mouth had songs in numerous movies in the '90s
- In many '90s rock music hits, the hooks got smaller and more annoying
- Bryan Adams went from meat-and-potatoes rocker to '90s soundtrack guy
- What really happened in the Summer of '69?
- Movie trend: Animals smarter than their co-stars
- Rant alert: Ric hates TV dramas
- The argument against "Mad Men" and "The Sopranos"
- Talking about "The Simpsons"
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Robert Pollard - In a Circle
The Answering Machine - Another City, Another Sorry
Gold-Bears - Record Store
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 Robert Pollard song is on the album Lord of the Birdcage on Guided By Voices Records. Find out more at and download the song for free at TellAllYourFriends PR (right click and "save as").
The Answering Machine song is on the album Another City, Another Sorry on Heist or Hit Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.
The Gold-Bears song is on the album Are You Falling in Love? on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.
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; check out his site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Completely Conspicuous 178: Look Back in Anger
This week on the podcast, I've got part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we dissect 1990s movies. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").
The show notes:
- Check out Ric's great podcast, More Lost Time
- Indie film emerged as viable entity in the '90s
- Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
- Still in the age of VHS and fewer cable options for viewers
- Internet was in its infancy at start of decade, text-based
- Reinventing brands, like Coke did with Diet Coke
- Ric's million-dollar idea
- Studios started experimenting with quality projects
- Ric: Huge trend of "Adjective Noun" movies
- Revisiting "The Cable Guy"
- Jay: The end of the bankable star
- Every star had huge bombs
- Eddie Murphy had the biggest decline from '80s to '90s
- Ric feels the same way about R.E.M. after the first few albums
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Centro-matic - Only in My Double Mind
Roadside Graves -Love Me More
Bon Iver - Calgary
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 Centro-matic song is on the forthcoming album Candidate Waltz on Undertow Music. Download the song for free at the band's site.
The Roadside Graves song is on the forthcoming album We Can Take Care of Ourselves on Autumn Tone. Download the song for free at Stereogum.
The Bon Iver song is on album Bon Iver on Jagjaguwar Records. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at the band's site.
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; check out his new site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
The show notes:
- Check out Ric's great podcast, More Lost Time
- Indie film emerged as viable entity in the '90s
- Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
- Still in the age of VHS and fewer cable options for viewers
- Internet was in its infancy at start of decade, text-based
- Reinventing brands, like Coke did with Diet Coke
- Ric's million-dollar idea
- Studios started experimenting with quality projects
- Ric: Huge trend of "Adjective Noun" movies
- Revisiting "The Cable Guy"
- Jay: The end of the bankable star
- Every star had huge bombs
- Eddie Murphy had the biggest decline from '80s to '90s
- Ric feels the same way about R.E.M. after the first few albums
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Centro-matic - Only in My Double Mind
Roadside Graves -Love Me More
Bon Iver - Calgary
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 Centro-matic song is on the forthcoming album Candidate Waltz on Undertow Music. Download the song for free at the band's site.
The Roadside Graves song is on the forthcoming album We Can Take Care of Ourselves on Autumn Tone. Download the song for free at Stereogum.
The Bon Iver song is on album Bon Iver on Jagjaguwar Records. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at the band's site.
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; check out his new site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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