Completely Conspicuous Episode 101: The Modern World
I take a look at the decade in technology.
Topics:
- Y2K came and went
- Broadband arrived, changed everything
- Google led the way for search engines
- Social networking sites
- Blogging, podcasting became commonplace
- Communication: E-mail, chat and texting
- Napster loomed large over the music industry
- The iPod was a game changer
- YouTube revolutionized online video
- Home entertainment: Flatscreen TVs, DVDs, DVRs, Netflix
- Videogame consoles got better, wireless
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Them Crooked Vultures - Mind Eraser, No Chaser
- The Pixies - Crackity Jones
- Melissa Auf der Maur - Out of Our Minds
- Nirvana - About a Girl
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The Them Crooked Vultures song is on the band's self-titled album on Interscope Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/crookedvultures and download the track for free at the iTunes store.
The Pixies song is on the band's live EP commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Doolittle album. The four-song EP is available for free at http://www.pixiesmusic.com.
The Melissa Auf der Maur song is on the forthcoming album Out of Our Minds on MAdM Music; find out more and download the song for free at http://www.Xmadmx.com.
The Nirvana song is on the Sub Pop Records reissue Bleach: Deluxe Edition; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/nirvana. You can download the song at http://www.subpop.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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