van island

thanksgiving weekend on quadra with julia. lovely.

van

the kids and I took a little visit to van for the grizzly bear show. here are some photos!

fill-in (tune-in!)

i'll be doing a fill-in tomorrow (friday) from 2-3pm. any requests?

thank you and goodnight

paulette goddard in modern times (1936)

despite it being our last show, spirits were high in the booth today as we played some of our favorites (mini-dance parties ensued!). shout out to everyone who has tuned in over the past year and all the friends we've made through our time at the station.

sons + daughters - the nest
tom waits - ice cream man
department of eagles - no one does it like you
lily allen - ldn
santogold - lights out
james brown - go on now
of montreal - an eluandian experience
the clash - clampdown
the buzzcocks - what do i get?
bruce springsteen - cover me
david bowie - modern love
chromeo - call me up
dog day - wait it out
bill calahan - diamond dancer
the shins - we will become silhouettes
the smiths - panic
harry nilsson - daybreak
led zeppelin - misty mountain hop
frank zappa - my guitar wants to kill yo mama
the black keys - have love will travel
the premiers - farmer john
unit 4+2 - concrete + clay
chad van gaalen - cosmopolitan music society
passion pit - i've got your number
13th floor elevators - you're gonna miss me

watch out! rock out!

(drawing by julie mehretu)

at the last minute, i decided to check out the king khan + the shrines show last night and it was totally worth it! what a fun band! jacqui and i saw them eating a rockstar breakfast at albert's today after our radio show, rad. (ps did you know you can get sweet potato fries at albert's now? heck yes.)

nicole willis + the soul investigators - if this ain't love (don't know what is)

rodriguez - sugarman

the faunts - alarmed nights

grizzlybear - cheerleader

the rolling stones - sympathy for the devil

king khan + the shrines - how can I keep you (outta harm's way)

love - my little red book

bud + kathy - hang it out to dry

ginny arnell - dumb head

the fast - wow pow bash crash

the velvet underground - what goes on

the talking heads - swamp

peter bjorn + john - nothing to worry about

denise + company - boy what'll you do then

? - martian band

zakary thaks - bad girl

kings of leon - happy alone

black mountain - evil ways

elliott brood - write it all down

frank zappa - magic fingers

micachu - calculator

animal collective - summertime

panda bear - ponytail

yeah yeah yeahs - dull life

metric - gold guns girls

k-OS - fun! (remix)

getting ready for summer

la collectioneuse (1967)

for the records

only a few weeks left of famous last words as we know it, thanks to all for listening throughout the year. stay tuned to the blog for updates about a new show on the horizon. fingers crossed.

chromatics - hands in the dark
the love language - sparxxxxx
the trips - love can't be modernized
little walter - i hate to see you go
camper van beethoven - oh no!
the pop group - she is beyond good and evil
dog day - happiness
i was a king - step aside
them - baby please don't go
stevie wonder - i don't know why i love you
the homosexuals - soft south africans (for aaron!)
john cale - empty bottles
magic markers - empty bottles
the monks - inner city kitty
frank zappa - montana
a.c. newman - like a hitman
the beatles- i've just seen a face
m. ward - rave on
the bicycles - oh no it's love
harry nilsson - so you think you've got troubles
bob dylan - alberta #1
dick dale - peppermint man
mother mother - o my heart
tom waits - step right up
bayonets - track 3
k'naan - bang bang
k-OS - i wish i knew natalie portman

step on da rat

a private screening of tarsem singh's 'the fall' on my cubeTV was the highlight of the week for me. this film is so visually stunning that i don't even know where to begin. it offered up some pretty stellar halloween costume ideas too. thanks to ms.veekee for waking up early and braving the lrt system avec bicyclette. oh and the music you brought to the show was rad!

shearwater - snow leopard

the db's - a spy in the house of love

lightning dust - wind me up

the oubliettes - my dreams

joy division - love will tear us apart

yeah yeah yeahs - soft shock

micachu - vulture

little eva - the locomotion

the electric prunes - train for tomorrow

the seeds - can't seem to make you mine

here we go magic - fangela

the unicorns - les os

love psychedelico - unchained

plastics - last train to clarksville

york redoubt - i said slightly

the famines - gimme some numbers

the ostrich - dead horse

doom - ballskin

the roots - star

lee fields + the expressions - money i$ king

dan auerbach - heartbroken, in disrepair

the black angels - the sniper at the gates of heaven

the replacements - unsatisfied

martha + the muffins - women around the world at work

elastica - connection

kung fu: the legend continues

i am resolved to find a carrier for my bike that will accomodate records so i will never again have to choose between records and bicycles.

the pretty things - she says good morning

jerry lee lewis - hello josephine

the neanderthals - speed bump

jack scott - the way i walk

the yells - track #2

tommy james - i think we're alone now

the damned - stab your back

the deviants - charlie

the unknowns - tax deductible

the slits - so tough

twin sister - ginger

richard + linda thompson - i want to see the bright lights tonight

outrageous cherry - saturday afternoon

weird war - girls like that

jimmy ray - are you jimmy ray?

gary neuman - airlane

'brotherman' soundtrack - no place to run

mitsou - bye bye mon cowboy

the make-up - pow! to the people

the budos band - up from the south

clipse (feat. kanye) - kinda like a big deal

dog day - wait it out

the concretes - miss you

eels - hard rock times

abe vigoda - endless sleeper

emitt rhodes - mary will you take my hand

the who - can't explain

the bad arts - our mistakes

the wire - one of us

wu-tang clan - c.r.e.a.m.

dark disco

pirates all are we

the record gods were shining down on me this week when i came upon an old rational youth album entitled "cold war nightlife." it was the sign i needed to take the next step. more on this in the weeks to come. shout out to greenfield elementary for their performance of "shiver me timberlakes" earlier this week. bravo!

leonard cohen - first we take manhattan

rational youth - close to nature

the bloods - button up

marni stern - transformer

huey 'piano' smith + the clowns - don't you just know it

interpol - public pervert

king khan + the shrines - shivers down my spine

puccini - excerpt from la boheme

phoenix - if i ever feel better

peter bjorn + john - amsterdam

junior boys - bits + pieces

john lennon - crippled inside

neil young - harvest

the beatles - don't pass me by

the osmonds - crazy horses

the get down - gut feeling

shearing pinx - knife fall

fly girlz - born 2 B fly

clipse (feat. re-up gang + roscoe p. goldchain) - ain't cha

frank zappa - w.p.l.j.

twin fangs - vinland map

black francis - i sent away

m.ward - for beginners

michelle shocked - one piece at a time

vetiver - more of this

animalia

a musical menagerie filled the space on the airwaves this morning as we explored themes of the animal kingdom. controversial claims of human superiority over other animals were disputed (however, the crux of the issue was rooted in the merit of including the human league in the playlist).

the feelies - everybody's got something to hide (except for me and my monkey)

dr.dog - the rabbit, the bat, and the reindeer

the beatles - hey bulldog

the constantines - young lions

talking heads - animals

brook benton - the boll weevil song

the flaming lips - this here giraffe

the soft boys - he's a reptile

the armstrong twins - beetle with the boogie woogie beat

half man half biscuit - seal clubbing

sir frog + the toads - the frog

elton john - honky cat

nick lowe - shake that rat

black sabbath - war pigs

the damned - fish

deerhoof - panda panda panda

frank zappa - frogs with dirty little lips

tv on the radio - love dog

iggy pop - dog food (for a.f.)

junior pantherz - in and out of itself

pantera - projects in the jungle

sloan - junior panthers

ween - mister, would you please hold my pony

the beach boys - pet sounds

tom waits - rain dogs

kool + the gang - jungle boogie

your no. one fan

i can assure you all that images of thor will haunt my dreams (and his dobermans will haunt my nightmares) for quite some time. thank goodness for canadian glam muscle rock. lots of shows to check out this week, consult your local listings for a complete guide to the happenings around town. (photo credit: zachery ayotte)

sea + cake - four corners
radiohead - 15 step
the beat - save it for later
j.spaceman - michael's opening
black mountain - no hits
josh reichman - spirits don't leave
animal collective - my girls
faunts - out on a limb
julie doiron - consolation prize
mr. airplane man - don't know why
ghostkeeper - solid gold
detroit cobras - find me a home
house of love - no fire
violent femmes - i held her in my arms
frank zappa - apostrophe
thor - tell me lies
myles deck + the fuzz - ayatollah
the pretty things - roadrunner
m.i.a. - bamboo banga
bo diddley - roadrunner
six guns over tombstone - all hallow's end
red ram - make it 2 break it
focus three - 10,000 years behind my mind
yeah yeah yeahs - black tongue
the walkmen - the north pole

mo' spring, mo' fever

spring fever

the temperature was rising in the booth today with each version of "fever" that we played. thanks to julie for sharing her favorite spring fever tunes with us today. now let's go outside and soak up some vitamin D.

donovan - sunshine superman

essence - fever

marvin gaye - let's get it on

the mccoys - fever

howlin wolf - you'll be mine

sparks - angst in my pants

beck - debra

coralie clement - l'ombre et la lumiere

francoise hardy - c'est l'amour auquel je pense

serge gainsbourg (et brigitte bardot) - bonnie + clyde

frank zappa - dirty love

michael jackson - don't stop til you get enough

harry nilsson - river deep/mountain high

the 5, 6, 7, 8's - hanky panky

the cramps - fever

richard hell - hey sweetheart

t-rex - jeepster

dustin cole - latest fixation

the constantines - on to you

jonathan richman - springtime

of montreal - springtime is the season

billie holiday - april in paris

bjork - it's oh so quiet

unit 4+2 - concrete + clay

mother mother - oh my (heart)

la lupe - fever

the concretes - can't hurry love

les robots

futuristic

we explored themes of "the future" this week, thanks to a.levin for sending us on a path of experimental canadian futuristic (read: synth) music discovery. good luck to mme. kinjo's class on their assignment, i can't wait to see the results.

deltron 3030 - positive contact
stereolab - space moth
harmonic 313 - cyclotron
russian futurists - pine prisonyard
cut copy - future
grove armada - hands of time
david bowie - space oddity
the silly kissers - a flying saucer
light dreams - islands in space
elton modello - jet boy jet girl
flight of the concords - robots
von lmo - outside of time
styx - mr. roboto
deltron 3030 - 3030
frank zappa - i'm the slime
harry nilsson - spaceman
vetiver - another reason to go
peter huse - space play
joy division - digital
daft punk - higher tighter faster stronger
sun ra - we travel the spaceway
thomas dolby - she blinded me with science
future love - dreams
jonathan richman - here come the martian martians
ursula 1000 - rocket

wa-da-tah

winter continues to test our patience (and our layering skillz). hibernation is the word of the day, i'm gonna stay in and watch the crazy stranger. (note: the photos were not taken by me but i think they are beautiful and they remind me of sean hicks' cabin.)

lambchop - up with people (live!)

beat material - hands

menomena - wierd

echo + the bunnymen - yo-yo man

them - something you got

the bicycles - one twist too much

the rolling stones - play with fire

joel plaskett - drunk teenagers (for laura)

mirah - gone are the days

the moondoggies - night + day

frank zappa - go cry on someone else's shoulder

harry nilsson - are you sleeping?

a.c. newman - the changling (get guilty)

benji hughes - love on a budget

polvo - street knowledge

the make-up - born on the floor

mathias mental - life in the carpool lane

dave sitek - with a girl like you

m.ward - rave on

michael rault - i want you for mine

talking heads - the girls want to be with the boys (live!)

the rapture - olio

hercules + love affair - this is my love

no hands - yesterday's nudes

the mitts - love inside the glove

scientists - solid gold hell

ghostkeeper - skippin church

malcolm x

what a glorious conclusion to a month of black history tunes. the proof is in the playlist.

tv on the radio - wolf like me
ray charles - the right time
the dixie nightingales - all i need is some sunshine
outkast - ms. jackson
b love - lucy
louis jordan + his tympany 5 - beans + cornbread
nwa - express yourself
marvin gaye - heard it through the grapevine
the miracles - you've really got a hold on me
lou rawls - something stirring in my soul
otis redding - tramp
the new bloods - fast asleep
francine thomas - too beautiful to be good
solomon burke - i'm gonna stay right here
barry white - your sweetness is my weakness
cadence weapon - black hand
louis armstrong - struttin' with some barbeque
ty + roots manuva - so you want more?
miriam makeba - tula ndivile
duke ellington - don't be an antidisestablishmentarianismist
wilson pickett - the midnight hour
krs-one - the mc
the o'jays - give the people what they want
the jackson 5 - abc
nina simone - see line woman

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