Completely Conspicuous 144: Keep 'em Laughing

Special guest Ric Dube joins me on the podcast for part 2 of our conversation about comedy. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:

- Ric don't need no Instant Google

- Corporate websites still suck

- As a kid, Dube had a book that reprinted comedy bits

- Early SNL had no respect for structure

- ABC Dunhill released a Gabe Kaplan album after "Welcome Back, Kotter" was a hit

- Making fun of Chinese people was no big deal in the '70s

- Jerry Lewis' terrible comeback flick Hardly Working

- Leno made a crappy buddy cop comedy with Pat Morita

- Dube saw Joe Piscopo and Treat Williams in "Dead Heat" in the theater

- SNL in the '80s was a mixed bag

- Dick Ebersol brought a sports philosophy to SNL

- Lorne Michaels returned in '85-'86 with new blood

- Eddie Murphy's "Comedian" album was one of first comedy albums Kumar bought

- Dube didn't have a problem with the PMRC

- Kumar knew most of the routines on Murphy's album before he actually heard them

- Murphy's more homophobic routines haven't aged well

- Kumar: Didn't enjoy watching raunchy shows on TV with parents

- Dube's dad took 6-year-old Ric to see Jack Lemmon's "Save the Tiger"

- Kumar was able to see Mel Brooks movies as a young kid thanks to lax Canadian movie ratings

- Ric's mom didn't see the psychological impact of "Dumbo" on kids of divorce

- Eddie Murphy's ice cream man bit came true with Ric's son

- Murphy was never the same after he started making music

- More comedic actors nowadays did not get start as standups

- Zach Galifanakis is great standup, good in movies

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

The Black Angels - Telephone

The Henry Clay People - Switch Kids

Deer Tick - Piece by Piece, Frame by Frame

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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 Black Angels song is on the band's new album Phosphene Dream on Blue Horizon Records. Download the song for free at the Daily Rind.

The Henry Clay People song is an unreleased track the band is giving away for free.

The Deer Tick song is on the album The Black Dirt Sessions on Partisan Records. Download the song for free at Force Field PR.

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.

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Completely Conspicuous 131: Double Live Gonzo

I'm joined this week on the podcast by special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the power of live rock. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:

- Breitling thought we were going to talk about beer

- It was much easier to see bands before becoming a parent

- Chloe's trashing the place

- We saw The Feelies play six encores recently

- Remembering Dread Zeppelin

- Hammer of the Gods is a classic rock biography

- Fond memories of cranking Triumph and Bad Co.

- Gotta love when bands open and close with the same song

- House of Pain had a wussy posse

- Breitling was inspired by seeing classmate's band in high school

- Breitling's first concert: Super '70s Fest with BTO, Guess Who, Dr. Hook, Grand Funk Railroad

- As a 12-year-old, Kumar hoped to see Led Zep...but then Bonham died

- Kumar's first concert: Cheap Trick, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Lita Ford

- Twisted Sister had a great live show

- Cheap Trick was one of the first bands to play old albums in their entirety

- Now everyone's doing it

- Bands can alienate audience by playing entire new album

- Some bands you want to see while they're still around

- Seeing bands in smaller venues is preferable

- Breitling saw The Cure, The Grateful Dead and Nitzer Ebb in same week

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

Iron Maiden - El Dorado

The Melvins - Evil New War God

The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations

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 Iron Maiden song is on the forthcoming album The Final Frontier on EMI Records. Download the song for free through the band's website.

The Melvins song is on the album The Bride Screamed Murder on Ipecac Records. Download the song for free at RCRDLBL.

The Black Angels song is on the forthcoming album Phosphene Dream on Blue Horizon Records. Download the song for free at the Black Angels' website.

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.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

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)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album



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

Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album



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 41: Word to Your Moms, I Came to Drop Bombs

At long last, another episode of CompCon. Hey, I've been busy, what with the traveling and the concerts and the drinking and the watching of sports. At any rate, you can download it directly here (right click and "save as").

You want show notes? You got it, all star.

Topics:
- The positive power of profanity
- The impending Hollywood writers strike
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Flight of the Conchords - Business Time
- Frightened Rabbit - Be Less Rude
- Fancey - Fader
- Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost
- The Black Angels - The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven

Promo:
- New England Podcasting. Find out more here.

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

The song from Flight of the Conchords is from the EP The Distant Future; find out more here. The Band of Horses song is on their new album Cease to Begin; find out more here. Both songs are courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more as well as direct download links for each song.

The song from Frightened Rabbit is on the album Sing the Greys on Fat Cat Records; find out more here. The song by Fancey is on the new album Schmancey on What Are Records; find out more here. And the Black Angels song is on their album Passover; find out more here. Those three songs were provided by IODA Promonet.

Frightened Rabbit
"Be Less Rude" (mp3)
from "Sing the Greys"
(Fat Cat Records)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Rhapsody
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album



Fancey
"Fader" (mp3)
from "Schmancey"
(What Are Records)

More On This Album



The Black Angels
"The Sniper At The Gates Of Heaven" (mp3)
from "Passover"
(Light In The Attic)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at eMusic
Buy at Rhapsody
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at GroupieTunes
Buy at Insound
More On This Album



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 muy excellente music blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more here.

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.

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.

Download "Technology" (mp3)
from "Give 'em All a Big Fat Lip"
by The Whigs
ATO Records

• Buy at Napster

More On This Album

Download "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 Album

Download "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 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.