Completely Conspicuous Episode 56: This is Your Brain on Drugs

Just cranked out the latest ep of CompCon. Some good stuff, methinks. Do check it out here (right click and "Save as").

Show notes...

Topics:
- The world of pharmaceutical drugs
- The obsolescence of the necktie
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Mudhoney - I'm Now
- Wolf Parade - Language City
- The Chelsea Smiles - Nothing Wrong
- The Black Halos - Disbelief
- The Zambonis with James Kochalka - Hockey Monkey

Promo:
- New England Podcasting

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The Mudhoney song is on the new album The Lucky Ones. The Wolf Parade song is on the new album At Mount Zoomer. Both songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the tracks.

The Zambonis song is on the album More Songs About Hockey...and Buildings and Food on Tarquin Records; find out more and buy the album here.

The Black Halos song is on the new album We Are Not Alone. The Chelsea Smiles song is on the album Thirty Six Hours Later. Both albums are on Acetate Records and both songs were provided by IODA Promonet:

The Chelsea Smiles
"Nothing Wrong" (mp3)
from "Thirty Six Hours Later"
(Acetate Records)

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The Black Halos
"Disbelief" (mp3)
from "We Are Not Alone"
(Acetate Records)

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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 blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

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Completely Conspicuous Episode 55: Give It Away

Greetings again. Just recorded the latest episode of CompCon. Good collection of tunage again this week. You can download it here (right click and "save as").

The show notations, if you will...

Topics:
- Presidential campaign fatigue
- Giving music away for free
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Nine Inch Nails - Discipline
- The Black Angels - Doves
- Mudhoney - In 'n Out of Grace
- Mission of Burma - Max Ernst
- Santogold - LES Artistes

Promo:
- New England Podcasting.

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!

The song from Nine Inch Nails is on the new album The Slip; visit http://theslip.nin.com/ to find out more and download the album for free. The Mission of Burma song is on the reissue of the classic album Vs. The album is on Matador Records, where you can find out more and download the song.

The Mudhoney song is on the reissue of the album Superfuzz Bigmuff. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the track.

The Black Angels song is on the new album Directions to See a Ghost on Light in the Attic Records. The Santogold song is on her self-titled album on Downtown Records. Both songs is provided by IODA Promonet:

The Black Angels
"Doves" (mp3)
from "Directions To See A Ghost - iTunes Exclusive"
(Light In The Attic)

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Santogold
"L.E.S Artistes" (mp3)
from "L.E.S Artistes"
(Lizard King)

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling by visiting his excellent music blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

Completely Conspicuous Episode 54: Once Bitten, Twice Shy

While praying for no rain on Sunday in New Jersey, I cranked out the latest episode of CompCon. Download it directly here (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:
- Shark attack hysteria
- Lessons learned from six years of parenting
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Dead Meadow - What Needs Must Be
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Cold Son
- Centro-Matic - I the Kite
- Wolf Parade - Call It a Ritual
- Joseph Arthur - Killer's Knife

Promo:
- New England Podcasting.

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!

The song from Dead Meadow is on their album Old Growth; the Stephen Malkmus song is on the album Real Emotional Trash. Both albums are on Matador Records, where you can find out more and download the songs.

The Centro-Matic song is on the new album Dual Hawks. The song is courtesy of Misra Records, where you can find out more and download the track. The song from Wolf Parade is on the new album At Mount Zoomer. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the track.

The Joseph Arthur song is on the EP Crazy Rain on Lonely Astronaut Records. The song is provided by IODA Promonet:

Joseph Arthur
"Killer's Knife" (mp3)
from "Crazy Rain"
(Lonely Astronaut Records)

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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 blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

Completely Conspicuous Episode 52: Run Like Hell

Just recorded the latest ep of CompCon. Download it directly here (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:
- The future of the space program
- Marathon training
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World
- Frightened Rabbit - Head Rolls Off
- Bloc Party - Helicopter
- Panthers - Uncertainly
- Okkervil River - Black

Promo:
- New England Podcasting.

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!

The song from Bloc Party is on their album Silent Alarm on Vice Records. The song is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.

The Flight of the Conchords song is on the band's new self-titled album. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the song. The Panthers song is on the album The Trick. The song is courtesy of Vice Records, where you can find out more and download the song. The Okkervil River song is on the band's album Black Sheep Boy. The track is courtesy of Jagjaguwar Records, where you can find out more and download the song.

The song from Frightened Rabbit is on the new album The Midnight Organ Fight on Fat Cat Records. The song was provided by IODA Promonet:

Frightened Rabbit
"Head Rolls Off" (mp3)
from "The Midnight Organ Fight"
(Fat Cat Records)

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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 blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

Completely Conspicuous Episode 51: Super Stupid

In the latest installment of CompCon, I take a look at stupidity in its many forms. Download it directly here (right click and "save as") if you don't already subscribe.

The show notes...

Topics:
- Eliot Spitzer gets stupid
- Fake memoirs
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- British Sea Power - No Lucifer
- The Raveonettes - Dead Sound
- Bauhaus - International Bullet Proof Talent
- Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch
- Funkadelic - Super Stupid

Promo:
- New England Podcasting.

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!

The song from British Sea Power is on their new album Do You Like Rock Music? on Rough Trade Records. The song from The Raveonettes is on their new album Lust Lust Lust on Vice Records (not Sony, as I misspoke in the show). Both songs are courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.

The song from Bauhaus is on the new album Go Away White on Red Eye Distribution; find out more at . The song was provided by IODA Promonet:

Bauhaus
"International Bullet Proof Talent" (mp3)
from "Go Away White"
(Cooking Vinyl)

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The Grand Archives song is on the band's new album The Grand Archives; the song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the song.

The Funkadelic song is on the classic album Maggot Brain on Westbound Records. Buy the CD here.

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 blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

Completely Conspicuous Episode 48: Don't Believe the Hype

I just hacked my way through another episode of the CC. I'm afraid I'm still fighting this cold. Nevertheless, you can download the show here (right click and "save as"). A truly great collection of tunes this week as well.

Dig the show notes...

Topics:
- The benefits of naps
- Super Bowl hype
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands
- Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper
- Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
- Ladyhawk - I Don't Always Know
- The Besnard Lakes - And You Lied to Me

Promo:
- New England Podcasting

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!

The song from The Gutter Twins is on their forthcoming album Saturnalia. The song from Band of Horses is on their album Cease to Begin. Both songs are on Sub Pop Records; find out more and download the tracks at their Internet home page.

The song from Frightened Rabbit is on the forthcoming album The Midnight Organ Fight on Fat Cat Records. The song was provided by IODA Promonet.

Frightened Rabbit
"The Modern Leper" (mp3)
from "The Midnight Organ Fight"
(Fat Cat Records)

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The Ladyhawk song is on the forthcoming album Shots. The song from The Besnard Lakes is on the album The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse. Both songs are courtesy of Jagjaguwar Records; find out more and download the songs here.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling by visiting his fine music blog. Happy birthday, mang! Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

Completely Conspicuous Episode 46: The Year in Rear View

Geez, you'd think with 10 days off from work, I'd have plenty of time to do a podcast or two. But between doing work that I brought home, finishing Christmas shopping, playing with my kids, entertaining guests, and watching televised sports, "studio" time (aka quiet time at the computer) has been scarce. But I had the afternoon free today while Deb took the girls to see the movie Enchanted, so I made the most of it. So here it is for your downloading pleasure (right click and "save as").

And as I wait for yet another snowstorm to hit, here are the show notes...

Topics:
- A look back at the year that was
- Pinhead of the Year

Music:
- The Shins - Phantom Limb
- Les Savy Fav - Brace Yourself
- Brian Jonestown Massacre - When Jokers Attack
- Wolf Parade - You Are a Runner and I am My Father's Son
- The Thermals - No Culture Icons

Promo:
- New England Podcasting

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast Pickle podcast directories. Subscribe and write a review!

The song from Les Savy Fav is on their album Let's Stay Friends on French Kiss Records. It comes courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.

The Shins song is on the album Wincing the Night Away. The Wolf Parade song is on the album Apologies to the Queen Mary. The Thermals song is on the album More Parts Per Million. All three songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the songs for free.

The song from Brian Jonestown Massacre is on the album Tepid Peppermint Wonderland on Rubric Records. It was provided by IODA Promonet.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre
"When Jokers Attack" (mp3)
from "Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective"
(Rubric Records)

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling by visiting his muy excellente blog de la musica. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.