Completely Conspicuous 178: Look Back in Anger

This week on the podcast, I've got part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube as we dissect 1990s movies. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").



The show notes:

- Check out Ric's great podcast, More Lost Time

- Indie film emerged as viable entity in the '90s

- Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino

- Still in the age of VHS and fewer cable options for viewers

- Internet was in its infancy at start of decade, text-based

- Reinventing brands, like Coke did with Diet Coke

- Ric's million-dollar idea

- Studios started experimenting with quality projects

- Ric: Huge trend of "Adjective Noun" movies

- Revisiting "The Cable Guy"

- Jay: The end of the bankable star

- Every star had huge bombs

- Eddie Murphy had the biggest decline from '80s to '90s

- Ric feels the same way about R.E.M. after the first few albums

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

Centro-matic - Only in My Double Mind

Roadside Graves -Love Me More

Bon Iver - Calgary

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The Centro-matic song is on the forthcoming album Candidate Waltz on Undertow Music. Download the song for free at the band's site.

The Roadside Graves song is on the forthcoming album We Can Take Care of Ourselves on Autumn Tone. Download the song for free at Stereogum.

The Bon Iver song is on album Bon Iver on Jagjaguwar Records. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at the band's site.

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 new site PodGeek.

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Completely Conspicuous Episode 60: Eat to the Beat

Back with another episode of the podcast. You can download it directly here (right click and "save as") if you don't subscribe already.

The show notes...

Topics:
- The shoddy U.S. food safety system
- An encounter with a creature of the night
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Centro-Matic - Quality Strange
- The Stills - Snakecharming the Masses
- Jay Reatard - See/Saw
- The Drive-By Truckers - Puttin' People on the Moon

Promo:
- New England Podcasting.

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

The Drive-By Truckers song is on the album The Dirty South on New West Records; find out more and download the track at the band's web site.

The Jay Reatard song is on the compilation Matador Singles '08 on Matador Records, where you can find out more and download the track.

The Centro-Matic song is on the album Dual Hawks on Misra Records. The song from The Stills is on the album Oceans Will Rise on Arts and Crafts Records. Both songs were provided by IODA Promonet:

Centro-matic
"Quality Strange" (mp3)
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(Misra)

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The Stills
"Snakecharming The Masses" (mp3)
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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 by visiting his fine music blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell.

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Completely Conspicuous Episode 54: Once Bitten, Twice Shy

While praying for no rain on Sunday in New Jersey, I cranked out the latest episode of CompCon. Download it directly here (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:
- Shark attack hysteria
- Lessons learned from six years of parenting
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- Dead Meadow - What Needs Must Be
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Cold Son
- Centro-Matic - I the Kite
- Wolf Parade - Call It a Ritual
- Joseph Arthur - Killer's Knife

Promo:
- New England Podcasting.

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

The song from Dead Meadow is on their album Old Growth; the Stephen Malkmus song is on the album Real Emotional Trash. Both albums are on Matador Records, where you can find out more and download the songs.

The Centro-Matic song is on the new album Dual Hawks. The song is courtesy of Misra Records, where you can find out more and download the track. The song from Wolf Parade is on the new album At Mount Zoomer. The song is courtesy of Sub Pop Records, where you can find out more and download the track.

The Joseph Arthur song is on the EP Crazy Rain on Lonely Astronaut Records. The song is provided by IODA Promonet:

Joseph Arthur
"Killer's Knife" (mp3)
from "Crazy Rain"
(Lonely Astronaut Records)

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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 blog. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell.

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Completely Conspicuous Episode 39: The 40-Year-Old Version

After a nearly two-week delay, here is the latest podcast. Download it directly here (right click and "save as," aiight?).

The show notes, if you will...

Topics:
- My top 10 realizations about turning 40
- The enduring popularity of radio
- Pinhead of the Week

Music:
- The 1990s - You Made Me Like It
- Centro-Matic - Triggers and Trash Heaps
- The Mobius Band - Friends Like These
- Summer Hymns - Start Swimming
- Casket Salesmen - I'd Buy That For a Dollar

Promos:
- The Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon. Find out more here.
- 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 the 1990s is from the album Cookies on Rough Trade Records; find out more here. The Casket Salesmen song is on their album Sleeping Giants on Longhair Illuminati Records. Find out more here. Both songs were provided by the Podsafe Music Network.

The song from Centro-Matic is on the album Fort Recovery; find out more here. The song by the Mobius Band is on their new album Heaven; find out more here. And the Summer Hymns song is on their album Backward Masks; find out more here. All three songs were provided by IODA Promonet.

Centro-matic
"Triggers And Trash Heaps" (mp3)
from "Fort Recovery"
(Misra)

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Mobius Band
"Friends Like These" (mp3)
from "Heaven"
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Summer Hymns
"Start Swimming" (mp3)
from "Backward Masks"
(Misra)

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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 by checking out his fine blog de la musica. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of Mark Campbell; find out more here.

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Completely Conspicuous Episode 34: Let the Music Do the Talking

It's a new record: four days between podcasts! I just realized tonight that if I didn't do a show tonight, I wouldn't have time to before we left for Joisey for the weekend on Friday morning, so here's the latest episode of tha CC. Downloadimafy it here (right click and "save as").

Given the time constraints, this is an all-music show. Enjoy:

Music:
- They Might Be Giants - Take Out the Trash
- Stars - The Night Starts Here
- You Say Party! We Say Die! - Like I Give a Care
- Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
- Centro-Matic - Calling Thermatico
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Who?

Promos:
- The Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon. Find out more here.

- 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 They Might Be Giants is on the album The Else on TMB Productions; find out more here. The song from Stars is on their album In Our Bedroom After the War on Arts and Crafts; find out more here. The song from You Say Party! We Say Die! is on their album Lose All Time on Paper Bag Records; find out more here. The Lene Lovich song is on her greatest hits album Lucky Number (The Best of) on Oval Music; find out more here.

The Centro-Matic song is from the album Fort Recovery on Misra Records; find out more here. The song from The Brian Jonestown Massacre is on the compilation Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective on Rubric Records; find out more here.

All the songs were provided by IODA Promonet.

"Take Out The Trash" (mp3)
from "The Else"
by They Might Be Giants
(TMB Productions)
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"The Night Starts Here" (mp3)
from "In Our Bedroom After the War"
by Stars
(Arts & Crafts)
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"Like I Give A Care" (mp3)
from "Lose All Time"
by You Say Party! We Say Die!
(Paper Bag Records)
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"Lucky Number" (mp3)
from "Lucky Number (The Best Of)"
by Lene Lovich
(Oval Music)
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"Calling Thermatico" (mp3)
from "Fort Recovery"
by Centro-matic
(Misra)
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"Who?" (mp3)
from "Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective"
by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
(Rubric Records)
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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Check out his excellente music blog, won't you?

Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.