Completely Conspicuous 547: 2020 Hindsight

It's part 1 of my Zoomified conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2020. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom - This podcast is not affiliated in any with MovieFone. - The first time in nine years that we're not talking the year in rock in the same room - No live shows after early March - Breitling last saw Hallelujah the Hills at Great Scott last November, Kumar saw Drive-By Truckers at Somerville Theater in March - Devastating economic impact on all the non-musicians who work to put concerts together - If approved, Save Our Stages act would aid live venues - Many independent Boston-area venues have already closed - Great Scott may reopen in a new location - No touring means no income for many smaller artists - Streaming royalties need to be updated and increased - The Breitlings enjoyed Strange Brew recently - Plenty of livestreams, free, for charity and for profit - Bandcamp Friday has been a good way to help out artists - Online radio has been fun - Breitling is doing a show with a couple of fellow Wesleyan DJs called Parcheesi Redux - Parcheesi Redux Thursday (along with the other shows) is on Mixcloud - Kumar's show, Stuck In Thee Garage, is in its 7th year on BFF.fm - Great way to discover new music - Our favorite music - Breitling's picks from the midyear that didn't make his top 10: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Soft Pink Truth, Gigi Masin, Peel Dream Magazine, Mandarina Duck, Destroyer - Kumar's midyear picks that didn't make final top 10: Flat Worms, Dogleg, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Drakulas, Car Seat Headrest - More Breitling on-the-bubble picks: Susie Derkins, Hum, Coriky, Mountain Goats, Milky Wimpshake, Somerset Thrower, Nothing, METZ, Bob Mould, The Brother Kite, Paper Birch - More Kumar honorable mention picks: Psychedelic Furs, Kestrels, Fontaines D.C., Pearl Jam, Lo Tom, Disheveled Cuss, Emerald Comets/Ex-Hyena - Next week: We count down our top 10 albums Completely Conspicuous is available through the Apple Podcasts directory. Subscribe and write a review! 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.