Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Song linking

This show was a game that I played with everyone I'm friends with on facebook. I picked the first song, then someone picked the next song based on the last letter of the last song's title, etc. All of the songs are Canadian.
  1. (Dana) Woodpigeon - Empty-Hall-Sing-Along (Die Stadt Muzikanten)
  2. (Trista) Mother Mother - Ghosting (O My Heart)
  3. (Danny) Neil Young - Goin' Back (Comes A Time)
  4. (Travis) Broken Social Scene - K.C. Accidental (You Forgot it in People)
  5. (Kara) Hey Ocean! - Eskimo Kisses (Stop Looking Like Music)
  6. (Josh) Our Lady Peace - Stealing Babies (Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch)
  7. (Sana) Ohbijou - St. Francis (Swift Feet For Troubling Times)
  8. (Brett) The Rural Alberta Advantage - Sleep All Day (Hometowns)
  9. (Brian) Constantines - You Are A Conductor (Tournament of Hearts)
  10. (Samantha) Born Ruffians - Red Elephant (Red, Yellow, and Blue)
  11. (Bitsy) The Danks - Treaty Connector (Are you afraid of the Danks?)
  12. (Charles) The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour (Reunion Tour)

  13. That was all I could fit in the show, but more people joined in on the game. The rest of the list:
  14. (Brandon) - Chad Vangaalen - Red Hot Drops (Skelliconnection)
  15. (Will) Pearson - Streetlight (Clear Thinking on Mixed Feelings)
  16. (Eric) David Usher - Too Close To The Sun
  17. (Jesse) Joey K. Lorer - Noticing You

Friday, January 15, 2010

Ukuleles!


Oh yeah, the show has a blog. New year's resolution - keep up with this a bit better.

I've been filling in a lot more lately too, mostly on the Afternoon Buzz on Mondays. Interviews are pretty fun.

* denotes Canadian


(1 through 5 and 8 and 9 are ukulele songs)
  1. Elliott Brood* - The Valley Town (Mountain Meadows)
  2. Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele - You Can't Force a Dance Party (The Goodfeeling Music of)
  3. Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around Me (live)
  4. Said the Whale* - The Real of It (Howe Sounds)
  5. The Burning Hell* - Last Will & Testament (Tick Tock)
  6. The White Stripes - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (White Blood Cells)
  7. Woodpigeon* - 7th Fret Over Andres (Treasury Library Canada)
  8. Basia Bulat* - Before I Knew (Oh My Darling)
  9. Beirut - Postcards From Italy (The Gulag Orkestar)
  10. Young Galaxy* - Outside the City (Young Galaxy)
  11. Fruit Bats - Beautiful Morning Light (The Ruminant Band)
  12. The Bicycles* - I Will Appear For You (The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly)
  13. The Bees - One Glass of Water (Free as a Bee)
  14. Del Barber* - The Party Song (Where the City Ends)
  15. The Gruff* - I Know My Mind (Hole in my Jeans)

Playlist for December 31, 2009

In this episode I put forward the idea that Broken Social Scene deserves the title "Canadian Band of the Decade" and that Radiohead is the "Band of the Decade".

Discuss?

  1. Rah Rah* - My Guarantee (Going Steady)
  2. The Arcade Fire* - Neighbourhood # 1 (Tunnels) (Funeral)
  3. Woodhands* - I Wasn't Made For Fighting (Heart Attack)
  4. Joel Plaskett Emergency* - Work Out Fine (Truthfully Truthfully)
  5. Wilco - Kamera (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)
  6. The Constantines* - Lizaveta (Tournament of Hearts)
  7. The Rural Alberta Advantage* - Don't Haunt This Place (Hometowns)
  8. Maybe Smith* - Open War (Animals and Architects)
  9. Soso* - Company of Chairs (Tinfoil on the Window)
  10. The Deep Dark Woods* - How Can I Try? (Winter Hours)
  11. Ride Til Dawn* - The Golden Years (Hearts of the World's Forgotten)
  12. Carbon Dating Service* - Fossils (Reliquiea)
  13. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize? (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots)
  14. Beck - Rental Car (Guero)
  15. The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button (Elevator)
  16. Sloan* - Another Way I Could Do It (Never Hear the End Of It)
  17. Broken Social Scene* - Cause = Time (You Forgot it in People)
  18. Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper (The Midnight Organ Fight)
  19. Wintersleep* - Dead Letter and the Infinite Yes (Welcome to the Night Sky)
  20. Ryan Adams - Starting to Hurt (Demolition)
  21. Immaculate Machine* - Invention 77 (Ones and Zeroes)
  22. Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (Kid A)
  23. Radiohead - You and Whose Army (Amnesiac)
  24. Radiohead - Sit Down, Stand Up (Hail to the Thief)
  25. Radiohead - Bodysnatchers (In Rainbows)

Playlist for December 11, 2009

A scottish music set followed by an all Canadian "s bands" set.

  1. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Moving Clocks Run Slow (These Four Walls)
  2. The Twilight Sad - Interrupted (Forget the Night Ahead)
  3. Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend (Ten Years of Tears)
  4. Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land (Swim Until You Can't See Land EP)
  5. Basia Bulat* - Before I Knew (Oh My Darling)
  6. The Sheepdogs* - Creeps (Big Stand)
  7. Sunset Rubdown* - You Go On Ahead (Dragonslayer)
  8. Shotgun Jimmie* - Duet (The Onlys)
  9. The Sadies* - Anna Leigh (New Seasons)
  10. Smothered in Hugs* - Blank Test (The Healing Power of Injury)
  11. Said the Whale* - Black Days in December (Islands Disappear)
  12. Snailhouse* - Dollar Signs (Lies on the Prize)