Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1986. I've also got music from Fucked Up, Mudhoney and Two Inch Astronaut. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Brian was 4 in '86; Jay was (cough) 18 and in college - Jay: Watched a lot of MTV that year - Brian: Paul Simon's Graceland was huge - Peter Gabriel becam...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss hipsters. I've also got music from Twin Peaks, Feral Jenny and Ancient Babes. Show notes: - Matt recently became a published author - Check out his YA superhero novel The Indestructibles - Matt: The definition of cool is not trying too hard - Shopping is simple if you don't care about trends - WTF is up with skinny jeans? - Changing...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the scourge of hipsterism. I've also got music from Bob Mould, The Hold Steady and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Show notes: - Matt recently became a published author - Check out his YA superhero novel The Indestructibles - Vin Diesel, businessman - The brilliance of True Detective - Hipsters: Is there a cutoff age? - '90s hipster...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we dissect the strange connections of '70s-era pop hitmakers. I've also got music from Deerhoof, Fat History Month and The Baseball Project. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Christopher Cross' surprisingly long career - Producer Michael Omartian was in disco act Rhythm Heritage, which released the #1 hit "Theme from S.W.A.T." in 1...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we try to figure out how Christopher Cross became a pop star. I've also got music from Bedroom Eyes, Hymnals and Kinski. Show notes: - Recorded in at More Lost Time world HQ - All about the shrews in Shrewsbury - Record fairs are back - Where did Christopher Cross come from? - Went from San Antonio cover band to stardom - Produced by Michael Omartia...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest James Gralian as we discuss the future of podcasting. I've also got music from Courtney Barnett, What Moon Things and Mattress Financial. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out James' show  The Avs Hockey Podcast - Old media (radio, newspapers) is struggling - Radio stations need to think differently - Boston was once a great radio town - College radio is...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest James Gralian as we discuss the future of podcasting. I've also got music from Mean Creek, Foxy Shazam and Nothing. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out James' show  The Avs Hockey Podcast - Also produces podcast for Denver Symphony Orchestra - We last spoke on this topic four years ago - 10th anniversary of podcasting - Tools are more accessible than e...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1984. I've also got music from Hallelujah the Hills, Feral Jenny and Red Sea. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Brian's #5 - Pretenders are very underrated - Chrissie Hynde got a late start in rock - Jay's #5 - Saw R.E.M.'s first national TV appearance on Letterm...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1984. I've also got music from Nancy, Benjamin Shaw and The Men. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - 1984: Brian was 2, Jay was 16 - A pivotal year for college/indie rock - Husker Du, R.E.M., Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Replacements - Aerosmith reformed, Yes bounced b...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss whether the world is getting dumber. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Spray Paint and Pampers. Show notes: - Guy got fired after calling in sick and then posting video on YouTube - Another guy made it with a cow and had a buddy film it - Reality TV rewards dumbasses - It's a lazy Buzzfeed world - Beard transplants? Really?...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss whether the world is getting dumber. I've also got music from Cloud Nothings, Eagulls and The So So Glos. Show notes: - There are studies that claim humans are getting dumber - Our IQs are supposedly dropping - We rely on smartphones for a lot of information - We're cramming so much info in our heads - Smart TV: True Detective did it...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we examine music from a couple of forgotten artists from the 1970s. I've also got music from Ovlov, Palehound and Baked. Show notes: - Recorded in late January at More Lost Time world HQ - Edward Bear's prom song - They were better when they stuck to guitar rock - Band radically changed their sound - Ric breaks out a 1971 single by Tom Hartman, form...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we look at the career of an obscure 1970s Canadian band that had a huge hit and then disappeared. I've also got music from Protomartyr, The Collected Fictions and Cloud Nothings. Show notes: - Recorded in late January at More Lost Time world HQ - What the hell is Edward Bear? - Named after character in Winnie the Pooh - Their one big hit, "Last Song...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we dissect the disaster that was Van Halen III. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Jumping into an 8-minute epic snoozer - Rumors that the VH brothers had jammed with Ozzy around this time - Nuno Bettencourt has been touring with Rihanna - Jay happens to have issue of Guitar World from '98 ne...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we dissect the disaster that was Van Halen III. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - An addendum to our look at 1998 - VH III featuring Gary Cherone on lead vocals - Jay hasn't heard the album, Brian's heard it twice - Last VH album with Michael Anthony - Many long songs - Produced by TV theme...

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1998. I've also got music from Screaming Maldini, Brawlers and Grass is Green . Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Brian's #3 - Sean Lennon was considered the poor man's Beck - Yuka Honda was married to Lennon, now married to Nels Cline - Jay's #3 - Totally slept...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1998. I've also got music from Built to Spill, Guillermo Sexo and Bill Janovitz . Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Remember Blues Brothers 2000? - Goo Goo Dolls went Hollywood - Brian: QOTSA released its debut - Rob Halford came out; first prominent metal dude t...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1998. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Fuzz and The Dismemberment Plan . Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - The Pixies' ongoing bass situation - Brian: Zwan was underrated - Pixies have become the butt of jokes - In 1998, Jay was 30, Brian was 16 - We bo...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss his latest bold career move. I've also got music from She Sir, Protomartyr and Red Fang . Show notes: - Recorded at BGL HQ - Sometimes you like the people more than the job - BL stayed to raise his daughter for a while - Now situation is different - The time to restart is now - Is this all there is? - Pressure's on to succeed now...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss his latest bold career move. I've also got music from School of Seven Bells, Sadie Dupuis and Dead Stars . Show notes: - Recorded at BGL HQ - Momentous life decision - BL was working as a web guy at a Boston hospital - Commuted four hours each day - Didn't get promotion and decided to quit - BL: I just hated what I did - Haven't...

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2013. I've also got music from Speedy Ortiz, Mudhoney and METZ . Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB's #1 - Speedy Ortiz jumped to Carpark Records - Sadie Dupuis is an actual poet - JK's #1 - Queens of the Stone Age went to interesting places on ...Like Clockwork - Matador's first #1 record - F...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2013. I've also got music from Los Campesinos!, Superchunk and Krill . Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JK's #6 - New Bowie album was kept secret until it came out - Cover art's either brilliant or lazy...or both - JB's #5 - Los Campesinos! perserveres through lineup changes - JK's #5 - The Chu...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2013. I've also got music from Guillermo Sexo, Calories and Savages . Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - Breitling's working on a new catchphrase - Zeppelin's on Spotify - Brought to you (not really) by Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale - When did year-end lists begin? - Breitling: Listen to Bandcamp...

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1980. I've also got music from Shy Boys, Dog Day and PUP . Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Jay's #3 - Bowie's last great album? - Jay: Tin Machine was an interesting experiment - Brian's #2 - Sandinista! is a bloated, but great, album - The Clash went to great lengths to keep price down - A little better than E...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1980. I've also got music from The Harmonica Lewinskies, Idiot Genes and Tame Impala . Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Roller disco was once a thing - Brian: Mainstream American rock was in a slump - Just missed Brian's top 5: Queen's The Game - Lennon's Double Fantasy and McCartney II - The legend of Linda - P...