Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss rock stars and aging.

Show notes:

• Recorded via Skype

• '90s butt rock is alive and well in New Hampshire

• Marlins will soar, according to Scott Stapp

• Commercial rock radio is dying

• In the mid-80s, rock radio was thriving in the Boston area

• Brian has satellite radio

• GNR/Smashing Pumpkins touring this summer

• The evolution of Sugar Ray's sound

• Mark McGrath is always working

• The Cameo economy

• Talking to musicians

• The ubiquity of Henry Rollins

• The musician deaths have always been plentiful

• 10 years ago, we lost Jay Reatard, Teddy Pendergrass, Doug Fieger, Mark Linkous, Alex Chilton, Malcolm McLaren, Dio

• So many big names in rock are getting older

• Eagles have continued to tour without Glenn Frey

• Surviving members of Nirvana have reunited for charity shows

• Rush will never play another show

• R.E.M. has never performed together since their breakup

• More fun with Cameo

• Don't wait to see a band you like

• Jay: Trying to see bands I haven't seen before

• Making up for lost time with some bands

• Some bands sound better than ever: Dino Jr., Ween

• Ozzy's looking pretty rough these days

• Some artists you don't want to see anymore

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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.