Completely Conspicuous 120: Feel the Pain

I'm joined on the podcast for more rock talk by special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss music as a torture device. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:

- Dig the live studio audience: Ric, Karen, Amy and Chloe

- Baby Breitling rocks

- U.S. military used music to torture prisoners at Gitmo

- Also used rock against Noriega, Branch Davidians

- Let's dwell on the negative

- Pizza arrives

- Kumar: CSN's "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" tormented hungover party guests

- Breitling: Ramones tape stuck in cassette deck tortured his family

- Kumar: Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride" evokes painful memories

- Follow-up singles from one-hit wonders popped up on MTV in the '80s

- Breitling: Aqua's "Barbie Girl" is the worst of the worst

- Kumar: The unholy trio of Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting with "All for Love" was brutal

- Breitling defends the honor of Bryan Adams

- Milli Vanilli attempted many comebacks after lip sync disgrace

- Celebutantes make albums: Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton

- Breitling actually listened to this dreck in the name of research

- Mariah Carey's Glitter soundtrack ruined songs by Robert Palmer, Foreigner

- Kumar: Mariah is vocal equivalent of wank metal guitar

- Spencer Pratt = tool

- Kumar: 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up?" is truly horrible

- Dance mixes make bad songs even worse

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

- Teenage Fanclub - Baby Lee

- Bettie Serveert - Deny All

- The Whigs - Kill Me, Carolyne

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The Teenage Fanclub song is on the album Shadows on Merge Records, where you can download the song for free.

The Bettie Serveert song is on the album Pharmacy of Love on Second Motion Records; download the song for free at Planetary Group.

The Whigs song is on the album In the Dark on ATO Records; download the song for free at TheWhigs.com.

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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 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 100: TV Party

The podcast's back, as I celebrate 100 episodes and review the decade in television. Click here to listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly here (right click and "save as").

The show notes...


Topics:

- DVRs allow viewers to watch only what they want to

- More options to view shows: Online, DVD sets, iTunes

- Reality TV became prevalent in 2000s

- Kumar's top 10 TV dramas

- Kumar's top comedies: Talk shows, fake news and sitcoms

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

- Built to Spill - Hindsight

- The Whigs - In the Dark

- Spiral Stairs - True Love

- Nirvana - Scoff (live)

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

The Built to Spill song is on the album There Is No Enemy on Warner Bros. Records. Download the track for free at Insound.

The Whigs song is on the band's forthcoming album In the Dark on ATO Records. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL, where you can download the song for free.

The Spiral Stairs song is on the album The Real Feel on Matador Records, where you can download the song for free.

The Nirvana song is on Bleach: Deluxe Edition on Sub Pop Records, where you download the song for free.

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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 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.

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/

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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.