July 6, 2007

Theme: More Calvin Johnson than you can stand On Air: Frank

Another week another show. Between the Denver set (where I purchased the latest Calvin Johnson album) and the set of music highlighting his recent shows, there was a definite Calvin Johnson bent to a lot of the show. After seeing him at the Music Gallery last Saturday with Julie Doiron I found out that he was playing a backyard show in Guelph on Wednesday. I liked him so much the first time I had to see him the second time. It is a good time for the new release section at CKMS with lots of good stuff to play including a couple of surprises such as Code Pie and the Immaculate Machines. There was also a new album by Carolyn Mark, there used to be a time when I would have been very excited by this, but I don't know if I have been all that excited by her recent stuff. However, she and Geoff Berrner are playing the Jane Bond in September and I'll probably go and see them. The second last set had a mish-mash of ideas: - the Rubinoos song (thanks Dan) that is the centre of the controversy with Avril Lavigne (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/308830/avril_lavigne_sued_over_girlfriend.html ) - the original of the song that was my top song last week - and a small feature on a recent great commercial song for Maynard's candy, the one with the girl in the red polka dot dress walking along a street and then splits into different versions of herself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ7pGMfVNVg ) After much research I think I am correct that the band is a Canadian band called Major Maker and the song was written for the commercial and there are no plans to create a full version of the song. However, one of the members of Major Maker is Lindy, so perhaps I will one day be able to ask him as he plays the Jane Bond every once in a while. TALK-Theme The Ethnobabes - My Favourite Fool Los Campensions - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives La Buenavida - En Bicicleta Code Pie - Conway Killjoy (C) Superfantastics - As The Lights Go Down (C) TALK (New Releases) The Pipettes - Guess Who Ran Off With The Milkman? Shapes And Sizes - Diggy (C) Grant McLennan - Lighting Fires Immaculate Machines - Small Talk (C) Carolyn Mark - Pictures At 5 (C) TALK (Calvin Johnson and related set) Griffin And The True Believers - Carnival (C) Matias - Tea (C) Beat Happening - Indian Summer Calvin Johnson - Your Eyes TALK (CDs from Denver) Calvin Johnson And The Sons Of The Soil - Banana Meltdown Sea and Cake - Too Strong Electronic - Tighten Up VHS or Beta - Heaven TALK Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend The Zutons - Valerie The Maynards - Pauline's Jeans (C) Major Maker - Over It (C) Major Maker - Candy Song (C) TALK Rah Rah - Winter Sun Brown Recluse Sings - Lazy Bones The Diskettes - Art (C) (C) Denotes Canadian Content