Completely Conspicuous

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we present our ideas for rebooting classic sitcoms. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from METZ, Majical Cloudz, Speedy Ortiz and Murray A. Lightburn. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Jay: Movie reboot of Laverne and Shirley starring Emma Stone and Ellen Page - Set at a Seattle microbrewery - AV Club's Random Roles...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we present our ideas for rebooting classic sitcoms. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Speedy Ortiz, Hunx and His Punx, Moon King and Mikal Cronin. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Ric beats a cybersquatter at his own game - Ric wants to reboot American Idol - "Celebrity Barrel Jumping" - Tom Scholz of the band...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss our status as outsider sports fans in the Boston area. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from David Byrne and St. Vincent, Overseas, John Vanderslice and Stephen Malkmus. Show notes: - Recorded on a sweaty night in Beverly, Mass. - Boston went from Loserville to Titletown - The legend of Wayne Gretzky started when...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss our status as outsider sports fans in the Boston area. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Fidlar, Eddie Spaghetti, TV on the Radio and Archers of Loaf. Show notes: - Recorded on a sweaty night in Beverly, Mass. - Brian changed his standup name to Brian Gerard - Experimented with different names - We both grew u...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss some of our favorite compilation albums. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Speedy Ortiz, Thee Oh Sees, Mikal Cronin and The Melvins. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Drinkin' beer and talking rock - Check out JB's new comp, And I Forgot a Long Time Ago How You Feel - Covers of early period Lilys...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the new Lilys tribute compilation he curated. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Pet Milk, Infinity Girl and The Weaks. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - JB's writing for new music site Vanyaland - Breitling's second compilation; first one came out a year ago - Comp's called And I Forgot a Long Tim...

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we dissect a swingin' episode of I Dream of Jeannie. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from At the Drive-In, Shellac and Jawbox. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Watch the episode along with us at the CompCon YouTube channel - Season 2 of I Dream of Jeannie, episode aired in April 1967 - Larry Hagman, R.I.P. - Did A...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we dissect a not-so-classic episode of the Brady Bunch. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Gories, King Khan and Mind Spiders. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Watch the episode along with us at the CompCon YouTube channel - Season 5 of the Brady Bunch, episode aired in January 1974 - Brady Bunch producer us...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we dissect a classic mid-1970s song from a Canadian music legend. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Sloan and Stars. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Dissecting Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Song's a total downer, no pun intended - Based on a true life incident in 1975 - Sounds like...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest James Gralian about the post-lockout NHL. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Hush Now, Guided By Voices, Iceage and Game Theory. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - NHL surprises this season include talented teams struggling: Detroit, Philly, Nashville, Tampa - Philadelphia's long stretch of bad goaltending - Gotta love Ilya Bryzgalov - To...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest James Gralian about the post-lockout NHL. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Beck, Buffalo Tom, Dinosaur Jr. and Titus Andronicus. Show notes: - Recorded last weekend via Skype - Last spoke in October before NHL lockout began - Season relaunched in mid-January and is wrapping up in next few weeks - Definitely some bitterness when the NHL came...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about our narcissistic society. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Thee Oh Sees, Fidlar, The Kills and Drive Like Jehu. Show notes: - Anybody can have a show or self-publish a book - Everybody's a photojournalist now - Online commenters are the worst - Talk radio callers are moving online - Onion AV Club comment sections can be...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about our narcissistic society. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from JEFF the Brotherhood, Le Butcherettes, Sleater-Kinney and Ty Segall. Show notes: - Narcissism is on the rise - Recent study looks at the Internet "narcissism epidemic" - We are part of the problem - We're more likely to take photos of injustice than actually help...

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we wrap up the CompCon Awards. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Magnolia Electric Co., Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile and Dump. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Worst Album by Best Band - Mid-'90s Van Halen was really bad - George Harrison had some questionable releases in early '80s - The Clash's Cut the Crap was like a parod...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we continue handing out the CompCon Awards. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Wire, Mikal Cronin, Parquet Courts and Ten Kens. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Best Concept Album - Brian: Not a fan of concept albums - Jay: Afghan Whigs' Black Love is an underrated classic - Townshend's book is a good read - Best Album Th...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we present the first edition of the CompCon Awards. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mudhoney, Frightened Rabbit, Marnie Stern and Telekinesis. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype while the Oscars telecast was on - Jay: Picking top albums of the 1970s was tough - The CompCon Awards are an alternative to the Grammys looking a...

Part 2 of my conversation with guests Ric Dube and Jay Breitling as we dissect a classic episode of the 1970s sitcom What's Happening. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Patrick Stickles and Me & Stupid. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ; check out the 50th episode of MLT (with cameos from Mr. Breitling and myself) - Inspired by MST3K...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we dissect a classic episode of the 1970s sitcom What's Happening. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from They Might Be Giants and The Thalia Zedek Band. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Inspired by MST3K and Rifftrax, we're commenting while watching video - Watch the episode along with us at the CompCon YouTube cha...

Part 3 of my conversation with guests Mike Piantigini and Brad Searles as we discuss the new music we're looking forward to in 2013. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The XX, The Thermals, Redd Kross and !!! Show notes: - Recorded at Piantigini Place, Somerville, Mass. - Mike: New Big Dipper album is great - Bettie Serveert is back with a new release - Brad: The Neats reunion i...

Part 2 of my conversation with guests Mike Piantigini and Brad Searles as we discuss the new music we're looking forward to in 2013. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Low, Thee Oh Sees, Mikal Cronin and Ken Stringfellow. Show notes: - Recorded at Piantigini Place, Somerville, Mass. - The Who's Live at Hull sounds a lot like Live at Leeds - Hearing bands play old favorites vs. n...

Part 1 of my conversation with guests Mike Piantigini and Brad Searles as we discuss what we're looking forward to in 2013, musically speaking. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Spinto Band, FIDLAR, King Tuff and The Maccabees. Show notes: - Recorded at Piantigini Place, Somerville, Mass. - Breitling couldn't make it - Brad: Unusual collaborations including New Medicants (J...

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss our angry society. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Joy Formidable, Bad Religion, Screaming Females and Titus Andronicus. Show notes: - Recorded at Chez Phillion, Salem, Mass. - Matt and his siblings got the angry gene - Be nice to your crazy co-workers - Copycat wackos - Blaming the videogames and Hollywood...

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss anger management. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mudhoney, Camper Van Beethoven, Guided By Voices and Lovestreams. Show notes: - Recorded at Chez Phillion, Salem, Mass. - The joys of home ownership - We've talked in the past about profanity and politics, which both tie in to anger - Many forums available for pe...

This week, I'm joined by guest Brian Lewandowski as he discusses navigating the Boston standup comedy scene. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Iceage, Chelsea Light Moving, Pere Ubu and The Figgs. Show notes: - Brian's back doing standup for the last few months - Did it in the early '90s - Started working townie bars - Just stopped and began doing humor writing - Did an early h...

Part 3 of my conversation with guests Jay Breitling and Mike Piantigini as we review our favorite music of 2012. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Divine Fits, Golden Gurls, Karl Hendricks Trio, Mark Lanegan Band and Paul Westerberg. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Breitling's #3 album of 2012 - Piantigini and Kumar agree on #3 - Stripped down songs - JB's #2...