February 29, 2008

Theme: Bisextile Day On Air: Frank

I started a new Leap Day tradition with this show as I had two songs that I couldn't decide between for my top song of the week, so this week there are officially two top songs of the week. Both of the these (along with the third song) all came from the excellent Popcasting podcast ( www.geocities.com/popcastingpop ). There were also two sets of music from bands that had either just played or were about to play locally. I managed to see most of them, including a short but very fun set by Catriona Sturton, it was only afterward that I found out that she was once a member of the great Halifax indie-pop band from the the 90s called Plumtree. However, as it turns out she hadn't joined the band when the song by Plumtree was recorded. And can I tell you how much I am lovin' the way that I can now play songs live off the internet using the Wi-Fi capabilities at CKMS. For example on my European Capitals (well almost) set I remembered during the show that I have been meaning to play a song by Jens Lekman that I found on a blog once. I managed to find it again thanks to technorati and play it on the show. I ended with the only "Leap" song I could think of: a live (and updated) version of his song "Waiting For The Great Leap Forward". TALK-Theme Kings Have Long Arms F. - Big Umbrella Adele - Chasing Pavement The Duke Spririt - The Step and the Walk The Higher Elevations - Breaking The News The Heavenly States - Lost In The Light TALK (Owen's Birthday Party) Burning Hell - Grave Situation Part 1 (C) Wax Mannequin - The Price (C) Catriona Sturton - Digger (C) Plum Tree - Sodium Chloride (C) TALK (Playing Waterloo this week) D'Ubervilles - This Is The Life (C) Superfantastics - Lullaby Punches (C) Laura Barrett - Deception Island Optimists Club (C) Elbow Beach Surf Club - Its Not Working (C) Immaculate Machine - Secret Affliction (C) TALK (European Capitals Set - sort of) The Arcade Fire - All The Umbrellas In London The Last Party - Come Back To Stockholm Billie the Unison and the Dancers - A Beautiful Night In Oslo The Blue Seeds - Barcelona (C) Jens Lekman and The Silver Ages - Paris TALK Pinto - Iron and Rust Indurain - The Moment Le Futur Pompists - It's Not You My Darling You! - We Break Up On Friday TALK Miss T-Bones - Voodoo Doll Strip Squad - Damn You Foals - Balloon Santa Maria - Dogs Paper - To Her Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma TALK Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward (live at Barbicon) (C) Denotes Canadian Content

February 15, 2008

Theme: That's What She Said On Air: Frank

TALK-Theme Hercules & Love Affair (f. Antony Hegarty) - Blind Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing One Self - Cupid Smiling The Smile Chris Joss - I Want Freedom New Order - Guilt Is A Useless Emotion TALK Tindersticks - Don't Ever Get Tired *TWSS* The National - Fake Empire Emma Hasselband - Fall Velcro Stars - Brand New Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do? TALK Firefly - Made Me Glad (C) *TWSS* The Doers - No Right Now (C) *TWSS* Henry Faberge & The Adorables - Out Of Your League (C) *TWSS* The Bicycles - Sure Was Great (C) *TWSS* Acid House Kings - That's Because You Drive Me *TWSS* TALK Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On (C) Kate Nash - We Get On Saturday Looks Good To Me - Hands In The Snow Celestial - Dream On TALK The Tom Fun Orchestra - When You Were Mine (C) The Superfantastics - Turn On Me (C) *TWSS* The Honeydrips - I Wouldn't Know What To Do *TWSS* The Roadside Poppies - Just Another Love Song TALK Pants Yell! - Tried To Be Good Le Futur Pompists - The Air That Surrounds US Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips TALK MGMT - Kids *TWSS* - Songs that go well followed by "That's What She Said (C) Denotes Canadian Content

February 1, 2008

Theme: I also heart Labrador Records On Air: Frank

As I never pass up a chance to play bands from the great label Labrador Records, I couldn't resist playing a set of music by bands from the label when I heard the song "I heart Labrador Records" by the band Jam on Toast. All the bands I played in the set are mentioned in the song which contains the great line "All Swedish kids are born with little indie pop hands". I have to admit that the reason I first listened to the band Parker Lewis (my top song of the show) was because I was a big fan of the TV show Paker Lewis Can't Lose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Lewis ), although looking at some clips on youtube I don't know if the show stands the test of time. And although the song by Parker Lewis was the top song I had heard in the two before the show, the best new song during the show was by "Foundations" by Kate Nash, do yourself a favour and check it out. I also want to mention that the band The Summerlad that started out the third set are from Calgary and one of the members is the brother of setlist member Iain G. The song has also been on the CBC Radio 3 Top 30 for the past few weeks. TALK-Theme Parker Lewis - Dirty Dancing The Royal We - All The Rage Postal Blue - The World Doesn't Need You Tellus About The Moon - Wwwm Springfactory - No More TALK (Female Indie Pop) Au Revoir Simone - Fallen Snow The Icicles - Snowbird B'Ehl - Hey! I've Got A New Friend (C) Sakert - Allt Som Ar Ditt TALK The Summerlad - City Of Noise (C) The Dick Ends - Living The Good Life (C) Echo Beach Surf Club - Same Side (C) Scratching Post - Don't Sweat It (C) The Evaporators - Suharto Stomp (C) TALK Milk Bag Brother - Swim Naked (C) Stephen Trothen - Shoe Song (C) Kate Nash - Foundations Belle and Sebastian - Expectations TALK (Dance set) Chris Joss - Luna Rides Back Roisin Murphy - Movie Star Velella Lelella - Alex Boom Selector Muscles - Hey Muscles I Love You TALK (Labrador Records Set) Jam on Bread - I Heart Labrador Records Irene - Seaside Pelle Carlberg - I Touched You At Sound Check Acid House Kings - I Write Summer Songs For A Reason Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Marry Me TALK Magnetic Fields - Please Stop Dancing First Fall - Bonnie and Clyde TALK White Williams - New Violence (C) Denotes Canadian Content