Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of the 2010s. Also, happy 18th birthday to the show!

Show notes:

• Wrapping up our year-by-year look at rock music starting with 1970
• E…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2024 so far.

Show notes:

• JB's #6 and JK's #7: Philly's Mannequin Pussy is a wide-ranging delight
• JK's 6: Excellent jang…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2024 so far.

Show notes:

• Crazy stuff going right as we started recording
• Concert tours getting canceled because of poor…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2010.

Show notes:

• Black Keys cancel arena tour after way overestimating their popularity
• Phil's #5: Black Keys establish their pop…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2010.

Show notes:

• In 2010, Phil became a dad for the second time
• A little running talk
• Kesha had the #1 song in 2010 with "Tik Tok…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2009.

Show notes:

• Jay's non-top 5s: Arctic Monkeys, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Patterson Hood, Alice in Chains, Obits, Eels, Tragi…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2009.

Show notes:

• In 2009, Phil had a newborn and was expecting another
• We had a global pandemic in '09 (H1N1 swine flu)
• Biggest s…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008.

Show notes:

• Phil's #5: My Morning Jacket changes things up
• Jay's #5: Big space rock ripper from Black Mountain
• Phil's #4: Sp…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2008.

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 Malkmu…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2007.

Show notes:

• Phil's #5: Sharp alt-country debut from Deer Tick
• Jay's #5: Nick Cave rocks out with Grinderman
• Phil's #4: Compe…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2007.

Show notes:

• In 2007, Jay had a kid starting kindergarten; that kids graduates from college soon
• Zeppelin played two reunion …

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2006.

Show notes:

• Jay's non-top 5s: The Black Angels, Mission of Burma, Twilight Singers, The Tragically Hip, Girl Talk, Iron Maid…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2006.

Show notes:

• First episode of the year
• In 2006, Jay had two little kids
• Phil was having fun
• When you don't know anybody playi…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2023.

Show notes:

• We're in there like swimwear
• On to the top 10 lists
• Breitling's #10: Return to from by Fog La…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2023.

Show notes:

• Recorded at Clicky Clicky HQ
• The 14th year of "Year in Music" episodes
• Taylor Swift is big, b…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2005.

Show notes:

• Jay's #5 and Phil's #4: New Pornographers with another all-star power pop classic
• Phil's #5: Early '70s singer-s…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2005.

Show notes:

• In 2005, Jay was dealing with tiny children while Phil was newly married
• Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orlean…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2004.

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• Phil's #5: Arcade Fire with a rousing debut about suburbia
• Jay's #5: First album from Mission of Burma in 19 yea…

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2004.

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• In 2004, Jay became a father for the second time, was a diaper-changing machine
• Phil got married, saw the Red So…

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2003.

Show notes:

• Phil's #5: Raucous debut from NYC's Yeah Yeah Yeahs, featuring the electric Karen O
• Jay's #5: Radiohead combined…