Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 633: Stop, Drop and Roll

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • In '08, Phil became a dad
  • M.I.A. with the Clash fakeout intro
  • Phil's non-top 5s: The Hold Steady, Stephen Malkmus, Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, the Raconteurs, Beck, R.E.M., JJ Grey and Mofro, Sloan, Drive-By Truckers, Black Keys
  • The Kelly Gruber Effect
  • The other Phil Stacey releases his debut album, as did Scarlett Johansson and Bronson Arroyo
  • Jay's non-top 5s: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Black Angels, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Destroyer
  • Green Day was punk until they weren't
  • Phil: Hearing the Kinks for the first time
  • To be continued

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

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