Completely Conspicuous 355: Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").


Show notes:
- Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ
- Still searching for a beer sponsor
- An annual tradition
- JB: Post-device lifestyle
- Streaming options abound
- JK: Still use the iTunes player
- Nobody's buying music anymore
- Vinyl found a niche with hipsters/indie rock fans
- Another big year for pop
- Taylor Swift had the only platinum album of 2014
- The spirit of radio is on the ropes
- More music out there than ever
- Noise for Toys benefit at Great Scott, 12/16
- Missed the Replacements show in Boston
- JK: Saw lots of good live shows in 2014
- Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, Ty Segall, Sloan, GBV, Afghan Whigs, Caspian
- JB: Hoping for a Ride show in Boston next year
- Next week: Our favorite music of the year

Music:
Bob Mould - Hey Mr. Grey
Dum Dum Girls - Under These Hands

Radiator Hospital - Five & Dime

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The Bob Mould song is on the album Beauty & Ruin on Merge Records. Download the song for free from KEXP.

The Dum Dum Girls song is on the album Too True on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud.
The Radiator Hospital song is on the album Torch Song. Download the song and album for free at Bandcamp.

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 Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Completely Conspicuous 333: The Long and Winding Road

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss working, childhood homes and corporal punishment. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:
- Brian: Writing for a prepper show called America Unplugged
- Getting your news from Pat Robertson
- Visiting your childhood home
- Jay: Toronto suburb I once lived in tripled in size within a few years
- Brian hasn't been back to Buffalo since '93
- Corporal punishment was once acceptable
- Brian: Worst punishment was kneeling
- Don't eat your vegetables, kids
- Louis CK is doing his own thing
- Brian saw Eels (without Steve Perry)
- Unconventional frontmen
- Jay: Never had to see the Wiggles
- Dan Zanes' children's music is pretty listenable
- Brian liked Raffi
- The Creationism Museum looks fun
- Preparing for the End Times
- Great ideas come in unlikely places
- Dream journals
- Brian has similar dreams over and over
- We worked out some issues

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Music:
The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros
Lubec - Almost Vince
Dum Dum Girls - Under These Hands

The Afghan Whigs song is on the album Do to the Beast on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud.
The Lubec song is on the forthcoming album The Thrall. Download the song for free from Bandcamp.

The Dum Dum Girls song is on the album Too True on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from 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 blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Completely Conspicuous 195: Hit It and Quit It

Part 1 of my conversation with special guests Jay Breitling and Ric Dube as we discuss bands that don't know when to call it quits. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").





Show notes:
- Dube goes on a rant about R.E.M.'s breakup
- Bands that have worn out their welcome
- Breitling: Does Van Hagar count?
- Breaking down the suckiosity of SuperHeavy
- The Stones and the Who should have stopped decades ago
- Dube: The Who as traveling circus act
- Kumar: U2 keeps on keeping on
- Bands as corporations
- Breitling: Rolling Stone specializes in "celebrity maintenance" journalism
- Kumar defends Rush
- Using outside songwriters is a bad sign
- Cheap Trick has come full circle
- Journey's new relevance
- Dube: Journey should just play "Don't Stop Believin'" in concert
- Bands that quit at their peak: The Jam, Husker Du, Replacements, Stone Roses, Smiths
- Elvis Costello keeps reissuing his catalog
- Mission of Burma went away, came back and are better than ever
- Bonehead of the Week

Music:
Wilco - Whole Love
Tommy Stinson - Meant to Be
Real Estate -Green Aisles
Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes

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The Wilco song is on the album The Whole Love on Anti/Epitaph. Find out more at and download the song for free at Amazon.

The Tommy Stinson song is on the album One Man Mutiny on Done to Death Music. Find out more at and download the song for free at Amazon.

The Real Estate song is on the album Days on Domino Recordings. Find out more and download the song for free at Stereogum.

The Dum Dum Girls song is on the album Only in Dreams on Sub Pop, where you can download the song for free at .

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.

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Completely Conspicuous 126: TV Eye

The brilliant Ric Dube joins me again on the podcast for part 2 of our discussion about alternative TV programming. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:

- Sunday night: Dube presents Old Harry Potter

- Like Archie Bunker's Place for old wizards

- Kumar: 60 Minutes--Survivor

- Dube: Movie of the week featuring One of My Adenoids is Missing

- Kumar: Bevilacqua for Hire

- Kumar: Battle of the Network Jackasses

- Kumar: Sunday late night offering is Ben Stein's Test Pattern Theatre

- Dube: M-F syndicated programming from 7-8 includes This Evening in Witchcraft and The Price is Unstable

- Kumar: The Broad Couple

- Kumar: Two and a Half Sheens

- Dube: Monday Night Playground

- Kumar: Wheels of Blue Steel

- Kumar: Wall (a medical show)

- Dube's late night strategy: Bring back old failed talk shows

- Kumar's late night: Different talk show each night from Stephen Hawking, Carrot Top, etc.

- Tuesday: Dube presents Grungy Days

- Dube: Rejected ideas include Who Wants to Punch a Millionaire?

- Kumar: Found

- Dube: In Seasickness or in Health

- Kumar: Ex-Cop Janitor starring Arsenio Hall

- Dube: As You Wish

- Theme songs are barely played anymore

- Kumar: Have Gavel, Will Travel

- Dube: Plantation Vacation

- Bonehead of the Week

- Tribute to Ronnie James Dio

Music:

The Dead Weather - Die by the Drop

The Dum Dum Girls - Bhang, Bhang, I'm a Burnout

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The Dead Weather song is on the new album Sea of Cowards on Third Man Records. Download the song for free at RCRDLBL.

The Dum Dum Girls song is on the new album I Will Be on Sub Pop Records, where you can download the song for free.

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.