Another installment of Driving With Kumar as I discuss the generation gap that exists in pop culture. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Chelsea Light Moving, The XX, Blur and Mean Creek.
Show notes:
Recorded on the way to WFNX Boston Accents farewell show in Allston
WFNX has been replaced by The Harbor, a "Variety Hits" station
FNX lasted 29 years
Driving through another torrential rainstorm
Generation gap in music fandom driven by a couple of NPR blog posts
Intern wrote about how she never pays for recorded music
Ignited industry debate, including a battle of blog posts between David Lowery and Dave Allen
Another post had an intern reviewing Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions...
Kid wasn't born when the album came out in 1988
His love of hip-hop is defined by current artists like Drake
Couldn't relate to PE's intensity
I was struck by the lack of knowledge or interest in older music
Get off my lawn
As a kid, I was fascinated by music that came out in the previous few decades
Much easier now to hear music at a moment's notice
I blame it on sensory overload
You're going to listen to what your friends dig
Can't blame kids for not knowing about older acts
I'm not trying to get my own kids to listen to my music
Enjoy the rhythmic sounds of nature pounding on my car roof
The world is much faster
Technology is advancing at amazing speeds
Rain stops right as I get into the city
Remembering the early MP3 players
Some kids are getting into vinyl and cassettes
Many old pop cultural references are lost on the young
It's not too late for kids to learn about older music
Plenty of great new music out there, too
Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Chelsea Light Moving - Frank O'Hara Hit
The XX - Angels
Blur - The Puritan
Mean Creek - Young & Wild
Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Chelsea Light Moving song is available for free download from Matador Records.
The XX song is on the forthcoming album Coexist on Young Turks. Download the song for free at Epitonic.
The Blur song is the B-side of the band's self-released 12-inch Under the Westway. Download the song for free at Epitonic.
The Mean Creek song is from the forthcoming album Youth Companion on Old Flame Records. Download the song for free as part of the Boston Accents Funeral Party Soundtrack on Bandcamp.
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; check out his site PodGeek.