Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Completely Conspicuous 653: Smarch Madness

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we talk our way through a March Madness-style tournament of our favorite rock artists. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • We left out artists that we both didn't like: Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Phish, Iron Maiden
  • Also had to leave off a number of artists just for space considerations: Ramones, AC/DC, Feelies, Breeders, Camper Van Beethoven, etc.
  • Some tough matchups in round 1 with randomized seeding
  • The Smiths vs. PJ Harvey
  • Spoon vs. Courtney Barnett
  • Led Zeppelin vs. Bob Dylan
  • The Cure vs. Prince
  • Elton John vs. James Brown
  • Pavement vs. Queens of the Stone Age
  • Buffalo Tom vs. Rush
  • Allman Brothers Band vs. Soundgarden
  • The Kinks vs. The Rolling Stones
  • Alice in Chains vs. Beastie Boys
  • Bob Marley vs. The Cure
  • Joe Jackson vs. The Afghan Whigs
  • The Tragically Hip vs. Velvet Underground
  • The Clash vs. Iggy Pop
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan vs. The Police
  • Sloan vs. Mark Lanegan
  • To be continued with the rest of Round 1

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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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