August 20, 2010

Although it seems like so long ago, this was the show where I played songs by bands that I saw at this year's Hillside Festival. Although there wasn't a big name band there that I had not seen before, there were still enough smaller surprises that it was good time.

Then came a set of cool new indie pop from the likes of Juni Jarvi, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, and the Salteens. I also noticed that the Salteens were playing some shows around Canada, but I was surprised that they were doing 2 shows a day during the afternoon in really big arenas. So it turns out they are playing as part of the traveling Yo Gabba Gabba show. This is a kids program that for some reason has had a crazy list of indie pop bands who have appeared on the show including the Salteens.

It was also far too long since I managed to squeeze in an electro-pop set so I did. And I even managed to find a song with sound bytes from Stephen Hawking who spent the summer working at a physics institute in Waterloo. However, I was disappointed that I didn't see him around town, I thought that he might be hanging out at the Jane Bond or at the Princess.

Websites I mentioned during the show:

Video for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's "Say no to love"
http://stereogum.com/412761/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-say-no-to-love-video-stereogum-premiere/house300/?utm_source=ha&utm_medium=300

Site to download the Salteens song:
http://salteens.bandcamp.com/track/if-love-is-gone-where-do-we-go-from-here?action=download&from=embed

Information on Yo Gabba Gabba (check out all the bands that have played on the show)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Young Rival - The Ocean (See the video for the song here: http://vimeo.com/7858467 )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - August 20, 2010
TALK - Theme (Hillside set)
Young Rival - The Ocean (C)
The Hidden Cameras - In The NA (C)
Holy Fuck - Super Inuit (C)
Shapes and Sizes - Teller Seller (C)
Shane Koyczan and Short Story Long - Apology (C)
TALK
Juni Jarvi f/Annika Norlin - (I Love It When You Call Me) Baby
The Shermans - Sunday Morning
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Say No to Love
The Salteens - If Love Is Gone Where Do We Go From Here (C)
The Record's - Rodolfo
TALK
The Very Sexuals - Carla
The Hurries - Not That Easy
Thieves Like US - Your Heart Feels
Mr. Wright - Anna Karina
Pop Romantique! - Monday
Erik de Vahl - running
TALK
Florrie - Call 911 (Fred Falke remix)
Yes Cadets - Rufio
Walter Meego - Forever
Lake Heartbeat - Blue Planet
Pallers - The Kiss
TALK
John Boswell f/Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking - A Glorious Dawn

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July 16, 2010

For this show I did a spotlight on the 'net-label' eardrumspop ( www.eardrumspop.com ) which appears to be a 'label' in the sense that they release compilations for free (with permission of the bands) on the hope that people will fall in love with the bands and buy their stuff. Although they suggest making a donation to a charity when you download an album.

With 2 sets from eardrumpop it meant that over half of the songs on the podcast can be freely downloaded, that's kind of cool.

Now, if they put out hard core metal I wouldn't be that interested, but of course with the sweet indie pop that comes from their factory I'm hooked. At the beginning of the summer they put out 3 separate compilations, each with a slightly different sound, Volume 3 is my favourite.

In the last set I finally broke out of the indie-pop straightjacket and brought the funk back to Fireball XL5.


Websites I mentioned during the show:

Eardums pop site where you can download the three Between The Waves albums:

http://www.eardrumspop.com/mp3s/

Website with great video about the Brite Futures' name change:

http://www.myspace.com/music/blog/2010/6/17/natalie-portmans-shaved-head-change-name-release-new-song-as-free-download


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Library Voices - Haunt This House (See a live performance of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TKslZMUynI )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - July 16, 2010
TALK - Theme
Library Voices - Haunt This House (C)
Churchbuilder - French Kiss Conspiracy
Gentle Waves - Falling From Grace
Lightning Love - Everyone I Know
B. Fleischmann f. Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
TALK (Eardrums pop spotlight 1)
Starlight Recorder - Girl From Outer Space
Snippet, Paisley, Charlie - Funny Kind Of Love
The Postcard Music - The Perfect Song!
Violet Twilight - Octopus Arms
Boa Constrictor vs The Honeydrips - Please Do Not Lie
TALK (Eardrums pop spotlight 2)
Baffin Island - You Make Two Weeks Two Days
Joyeux Noel Is How You Say Merry Christmas In French - Left Behind
Heart Attack vs The Lonely Ghosts - Heart Beats Hard And Fast
Funny Little June - There's Something I Need To Tell You
Loud Off & Ant - Crying No Tears
TALK (funky set)
Orgone - Lookout
Breakestra - Lowdown Stank
the Impossibles - California
Don Ray - Got To Have Loving
Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
TALK
Brite Futures - Dog Eared Summer

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June 18, 2010

This show was all about the NYC Popfest that I went to a few weeks back. Although they didn't have the big names like last year and the fact that I missed some bands I really wanted to see because of transportation problems, it was still a good time.

The band I enjoyed the most was a band from way back called The Wake who were on Factory Records with New Order and then went on to have some releases on Sarah Records. I really enjoyed their show and I feel embarrassed that I didn't know anything about them beforehand. They broke up in the mid-90s but have reformed in the last 6 months and have played a handful of shows including the NYC Popfest, they are also planning on releasing a new album this year.

As a started the show with 2 sets from bands that played the Popfest, I stuck to indie pop for the rest of the show.


Websites I mentioned during the show:

Great site about the NYC Popfest:

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/05/a_massive_guide.html

Info about The Wake:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wake_%28band%29


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
The Wake - Pale Spectre (Download the song here: http://mp3.imposemagazine.com/the-wake-pale-spectre.mp3 )


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 18, 2010
TALK - Theme
The Wake - Pale Spectre
The Embassy - It Pays To Belong
Apple Orchard - Half-steps Toward Bright Skies
The Young Friends - Make Out Point
Neverever - Young Runaways
TALK
Allo Darlin - My Heart Is A Drummer
Gold-Bears - Tally
Mustache of Insanity - Postcards To Strangers
BOAT - We've Been Friends Since 1989
Tender Trap - Girls With Guns
TALK
Lucky Soul - A Coming Of Age
Gigi - Impossible Love (C)
The School - Valentine
Cave Weddings - Never Never Know
Emma Pollock - Hug The Harbour
TALK
Wintersleep - New Inheritors (C)
Shampoo Tears - Frozen Weekend
The Radio Dept. - This Time Around
Turn To Flowers - People Change Like The Weather
Wallflowers - Blushing Girls, Nervous Smile
TALK
The New Sound Spectrum - Summer Girl

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May 21, 2010

Not much to say about this show, lots of really nice indie-pop, I was trying to get a show out before I went to the New York City Popfest which will probably be a major theme of the next show.


Websites I mentioned during the show:

The Maybelines - Wait For You:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQK-uSKtWAM

Story about the Kamikaze Sex Pilots:

http://cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=1884

Video of Hot Pants Romance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wux9RM2AY2g


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
She & Him - Gonna Get Along Without You Now (See a live performance of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apEQ3mNN6To )


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - May 21, 2010
TALK - Theme
She & Him - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
The Maybelines - Wait For You
The School - Let It Slip
Palms On Fire - Sweet Desire
Avi Buffalo - What's In It For?
TALK
The Kamikaze Sex Pilots - Sharon's Been Deflowered
The Groove Farm - Surfin' Into Your Heart
Madamm - Ornen
Title Tracks - Every Little Bit Hurts
Girls Names - Don't Let Me In
TALK
The Electric Pop Group - Not By Another'
The Hardy Boys - Let The World Smother You
She Spliters Mortar - Man Ray
This Gigantic World - Raft
Brotherhood Of Broken Hearts - Aeroboy
TALK
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
Brazilian Girls - Don't Stop
Pink Nights - It Takes Long
Bottlesmoker - Free Hugs
Cats On Fire - Your Woman
TALK
Hot Pants Romance - Just because



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April 30, 2010

Lots of pop, some rock, and some funky stuff this show. As well I played some older material from my CD collection that I'm trying to archive to save shelf space.

The second set started with a disappointment from the past week when my chance to see The Mary Onettes in Chicago was canceled because of the Icelandic volcano. And the odds of my being back in Chicago when they (hopefully) reschedule their tour are pretty bad. Needless to say Chicago was still pretty cool.

I'm also getting better at finding out where I first heard songs so I can give credit to the great music I find out about from other people's podcasts and blogs.

Websites I mentioned during the show:

The story of the Maulies:
http://cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=1821


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
The Very Most - Sod Off (See a live performance of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apEQ3mNN6To )


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - April 30, 2010
TALK - Theme
The Very Most - Sod Off
Hari and Aino - All That Remains
The Maulies - Rude Limey
Strange Idols - Berlin
The Secret History - My Life With The Living Dead
TALK
The Mary Onettes - The Night Before The Funeral
Great Scott - The Very Best Part
The Heartbreaks - Save Our Souls
Clem Snide - Denise
Bear Pilot - The Bravest Year
TALK
Adam West - Things (C)
The Band From Planet X - Wigs For Sale, Rooms For Rent (C)
Love Is All - Bigger Bolder
Lone Lady - Intuition
The Fizzbombs - Cherry Cherry
TALK
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings - I Learned the Hard Way
Jenny Wilson - The Wooden Chair
Carmel - Easy For You
Gino Soccio - Try It Out
David Byrne - Independence Day
TALK
Atomic 7 - You Ain't Having Fun Till You're Dailing 911 (C)


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April 9, 2010

I started the show with a song from the most recent release of the Waterloo band Bocce, their sound has really matured since their last release and I encourage everyone to go to their website (listed below), download their album, and if you like it support the boys with a donation.

This past week I was looking at clearing some space from a computer and found a directory where I once downloaded the entire content of the famous C86 cassette compilation from the New Music Express (NME). It came out in 1986 and featured some of the best indie-pop bands of the time. I sprinkled the show with songs from the compilation and I was amazed at how well the songs stand the test time after almost 25 years. You can find out more about C86 here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C86_%28music%29 .

Websites I mentioned during the show:

Information about the compilation If You Like Everything There's Nothing Left To Love:
http://www.skatterbrain.org/2009/01/if-you-like-everything-theres-nothing.html

Video from The School:
http://theschoolband.blogspot.com/2010/03/is-he-really-coming-home.html

Website to download the Lykke Li song:
http://lykkeli.com


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Bocce - Highlighter (Reverse Video) (Download the entire album here: http://kwbocceclub.com/disambiguation.php )


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - April 9, 2010
TALK
Bocce - Highlighter (Reverse Video) (C)
Scarboro Aquarium Club - Black Swan Days (C)
Bear Hands - What A Drag
Class Actress - Let Me Take You Out
Hot Chip - I Feel Better
TALK
The Mary Onettes - Puzzles
The Up Set - Couldn't Lose Our Youth
The Bodines - Therese (C86)
The Autumn Leaves - Summer Sunshine Girl
Flin Flon - Ukrania
TALK
Shout Out Louds - Walls
Mighty Mighty - Law (C86)
The School - Is He Really Coming Home?
The Sugarplums - A Pop Wedding In The Winter Weather
Faunts - It Hurts Me All The Time
TALK
Ossian Ekenger - Ivan, There's Trouble
Tiny Microphone - You Disappear
The Pastels - Breaking Lines (C86)
The Depreciation Guild - Dream About Me
Lyyke Li - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
TALK
The 6ths - San Diego Zoo **for Derek


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(C86) - From the NME-C86 Cassette


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March 19, 2010

Date: March 19, 2010
Theme: Going Undercover
On Air: Frank

I got into a dancey/electropoppy mood with my top song of the week and it just continued from there for most of the show.

The second set started with Ted Leo and the Phamacists covering "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" originally by Tears For Fears. This was the first song from The Onion's musical arm: the AV club and their project called Undercover. As they describe it: 25 bands, 25 cover sosngs, 1 small round room. It looks like some interesting covers are coming up, everything from Hall and Oats, to M.I.A. to Neutral Milk Hotel to The Replacements. See details of the Undercover project here ( http://www.avclub.com/articles/tears-for-fears,38869/ )

I also stole a set idea from the podcast of Paul the Advanced Warning Guy ( http://www.advancedwarning.cjb.net ) who played the Pipettes and some other bands with the same kind of style, so I went with it and played a single from the upcoming CD from the Pipettes. Now I would be very excited by this if these were the same Pipettes as before, but unfortunately 2 of the members have left the band and it is now down to Gwenno and her sister. I unfortunately don't hold out much hope, however in the set I also played something from Electric Blue a band led by Rebecca Stephens who was one of the woman that left the Pipettes. I don't know much about Electric Blue, but I really like all the songs on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/electricblue82 .


Fireball XL5 Setlist - March 19, 2010
TALK - theme
Groove Armada - Paper Romance
The Clientele - I Wonder Who We Are
Papas Fritas - Way You Walk
Acid House Kings - The Boy Still Dreams
Still Flyin' - Good Thing It's A Ghost Town Around Here
TALK
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Spaghetti Anywhere - Girlfriends With Boyfriends
Wave Machines - Keep The Lights On
Headlights - Secrets
TALK
Jonna Lee - My High
Miss Li - Bourgeois Shangri-La
The Atlantics - Baby I Need You
C.O.D.'s - Coming Back Girl
TALK (Stolen from Paul set)
Lucky soul - Whoa Billy
Gigi - No, My Heart Will Go On (C)
Maxine Darren - How Can I Hide It From My Heart
The Pipettes - Our Love Was Saved By A Spaceman
Electric Blue - Somebody's Help
TALK
The Lightning Seeds - Sense
Washed Out - Phone Call
Delorean - Deli
Port-Royal - The Photoshopped Prince
Nilof - Be Kind Rewind
TALK
Big Star - Don't Lie To Me

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