Completely Conspicuous 440: Radio Daze

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Wardlaw as we discuss the decline of rock radio. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Matt's podcast Lost Together - Van Cherone: Matt defends Van Halen III - Eddie VH's lack of new material - Buy Greg Renoff's great book Van Halen Rising - Eddie sounds good again - Age is becoming a factor - Jay: Saw both DLR and VH in 1986 - The MTV effect - Early '80s video production values - Videos pushed songs to greater success - In defense of "We Built This City" - Videos boosted careers of artists like ZZ Top, the Cars and Huey Lewis - Rock stations added non-music programming - Satellite radio is nice, but not a must-have - Matt uses Apple Music - Bands aren't making much money from streaming - The money is in touring and merch, not albums - Home taping didn't kill the music industry Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! 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 his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

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