Completely Conspicuous 533: Long Distance Runaround

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss quarantine life.

Show notes:

- Recorded recently via Skype

- What's the first thing you'd do post-COVID?

- All the big movies got pushed back to later in the year or 2021

- Some movies are going straight to streaming

- When will we feel comfortable at crowded concerts again?

- If touring slows down, how will musicians survive?

- Artists may have to go directly to fans for support

- Lou Barlow started a subscription service

- Artists have done similar things for years: Rundgren, Prince

- Might see more music made by artists stuck at home

- Suddenly we have a lot of time to listen to records

- Jay: Daughter's into the Beatles now

- When you know songs you hate by heart

- Appreciating '70s-era McCartney

- Bad production really stands out on mix playlists

- Does anyone remember dynamics?

- Self-improvement activities to catch up on

- Brian: No time to do any of it so far

- Jay: Want to alphabetize my records

- No guilty pleasures: Making peace with disco

- Brian: Need to organize music room

- Jay: Hope to pick up the old guitar

- Bill Rieflin, R.I.P.

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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.