Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1998. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Fuzz and The Dismemberment Plan. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - The Pixies' ongoing bass situation - Brian: Zwan was underrated - Pixies have become the butt of jokes - In 1998, Jay was 30, Brian was 16 - We both had just started dating the women we would marry - In '98, being eclectic became cool - JK: Was getting into more funk and soul - Big year for pop - TRL started in '98 - Lots of one-hit wonders: Eagle Eye Cherry, Chumbawumba, New Radicals - The New Radicals featured former child actress in band - JK: Saw Fastball open for Matthew Sweet in a tiny pub in Portland, Maine - Semisonic's drummer wrote book about the record industry - The MP3 revolution began in '98 with MP3.com - MP3.com got sued by the labels before Napster - BS: Beginning of Latin influence and the height of the short-lived swing dance craze