Completely Conspicuous

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 closi