Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2018. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Featuring special guest/studio audience member Ric Dube - The decline of rock's popularity - Album sales are way down - That time the Melvins hit the Top 200 albums chart - Apple's going to work with the Amazon Echo soon - Breitling pays for the Amazon Music "Talky Talky" - The youths don't pay for physical media anymore - Ric's family has Spotify, he has dedicated streaming of his own collection - Modern country is doing big business, relatively speaking - Pop music is doing well - Most rock acts make money through touring, not albums - The Stones are still touring - Mick and Keith were considered "old" in their mid-30s - Breitling: The year's music really picked up in the second half - New Mary Lattimore release is enjoyable - Ric: Enjoying Brian Eno's latest release, which is a $30 app - Kumar: Honorable mentions include Tony Molina, Slaves, Thin Lips, Arthur Buck, Buffalo Tom, Joyce Manor, Swearin, Stove, Screaming Females - Breitling: Master System, Palm, Superchunk, Frankie Cosmos, Kurt Vile - Next: We count down our top 10 albums 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. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

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