Completely Conspicuous Completely Conspicuous 99: The Decade in Rock, Part 4

Completely Conspicuous Episode 99: The Decade in Rock, Part 4

Part 4 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the decade in rock.

Topics:

- Breitling's 2007 picks: Dinosaur Jr., Meneguar, Assembly Now, Answering Machine, Radiohead, Spoon, Dntel, Ringo Deathstarr, Johnny Foreigner 

- Kumar's 2007 picks: Grinderman, Black Francis, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River, LCD Soundsystem, MIA

- Breitling's 2008 picks: A Weather, The Notwist, Johnny Foreigner, Dinosaur Pile Up, Swimmers, War on Drugs, Destroyer

- Kumar's 2008 picks: Gutter Twins, King Khan and the Shrines, Hold Steady, Ladyhawk, Black Mountain

- Chloe and Amy B. make guest appearances

- 2008: Videogames became a viable way to sell music

- Big box exclusives: AC/DC, Eagles, Pearl Jam, GNR

- Chinese Democracy bombs big time

- Autotune becomes ubiquitous

- Breitling's 2009 picks: Dananananaykroyd, Project AKO, Morrissey, Calories, Fleeting Joys, Johnny Foreigner, Beatings

- Chloe interjects

- Kumar's 2009 picks: Gaslight Anthem, Jay Reatard, Jarvis Cocker, Japandroids, Art Brut

- Death of Michael Jackson should lead to endless albums

- Death of the album

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

- Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready

- Destroyer - Dark Leaves Form a Thread

- Johnny Foreigner - Feels Like Summer

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The Dinosaur Jr. song is on the 2007 album Beyond on Fat Possum Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurjr and download the track at http://www.fatpossum.com.

The Destroyer song is on the 2008 album on Merge Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/destroyer. You can download the track at http://www.mergerecords.com.

The Johnny Foreigner song is on their 2009 album Grace and the Bigger Picture on Best Before Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/johnnyforeigner. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; you can download the song at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.

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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 http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.

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