January 8, 1999

Although a new person is now alternating with us, unfortunately she was
unable to do the show this week, this means I've had to do the show 3
weeks in a row. Hopefully, soon we'll be on an alternating schedule.

Dave came on the show Jan 15, 1999, unfortunately it looks like we won't
be able to do his MP3 set, but as always he had some interesting stories
to tell.

Fireball XL5 Setlist - Jan 8,1999

Curiosity Shop - The idea of statue
Hugh Dillon & Swamp Baby - Edmonton Block Heater
Bonaduces - A separate lib behind close eye
  TALK-THEME
Scratching Post - Empires will fall
The Creators - Enquiring minds
Tim - Boggie
Dayglo abortions - Stupid World
Royal Grand Prix - Damned Coverband
  TALK
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Hoochie Coochie Man
Louis Jordan - Ain't nobody here but us chickens
Edith Piaf - Non je ne regrette rein
Ella Fitzgerald - Cool Breeze
Average White Band - Cut the Cake
Treble Charger - How She Died
Ciba Matto - Sugar Water
   TALK
Rasputina - Why don't you do right
Beethoviana - Theme from Clockwork orange
St. Etienne - Mario's Cafe
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Homestyle - Dudu
Liquified - Tiny Spaces
Aretz - Rows of Green
   TALK
Billy Bragg & Wilco - My 30 000
Stan Getz - Once Upon a Time
Paul Weller - Hung Up
Joe Strummer (from Chef Aid) - Its a Rockin' World
   TALK
The Clash - This is England

January 1, 1999

I was lucky to be joined this show by a bevy of people who shared their
best of the year on the subjects of music, movies and tv, although there
was no concensus about anything.


Fireball XL5 Playlist Jan 1/1999

Finnigan's Tongue - Underground
Child - Coatcheck Girl
Thee Goblins - Mario Cuomo Works at Domo
Evaporators - I Gotta Rash
 TALK-Theme
(Michelle's Set)
Kristen Hersh - Home
Liz Phair - Perfect World
David Holmes - Jailbreak
Beck - Tropicalla
Cake - Never There
 TALK
(Frank's Set)
Beastie Boys - Body Movin'
Chixdiggit - Getting' Air
Chixdiggit - Nobody
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Heastitating Beauty
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars
 TALK
(Dave's Set - except the Rufus Wainwright a request)
Portishead - Glory Box
Massive Attack - Teardrop
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
Bran Van 3000 - Mama Don't Smoke
Rufus Wainwright - In My Arms
 TALK
(Derek's Set)
Belle & Sebastian - Dirty Dream No. 2
Barbra Manning - Your Pies
Mercury Rev - Tonite it Shows
Bruce Springsteen -Man at the Top
World Standard - Good Red Road
 TALK
(Sari's Set)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Jon Spenser Blues Explotion - Do You Wanna Get Heavy
Calexico - Trigger
Bad Livers - Captain, Oh Captain
 TALK
(more of Frank's picks)
Bob Wiseman - You Don't Love Me
Ivan - Forever
 TALK
Fat Boy Slim - Rockafeller Skank

December 18, 1998

It was the Christmas show of course, although the Christmas music box was
smaller than in past years.  Next show will be the best of 1998.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Fireball XL5 Playlist December 18/1998

Spackle - Wunder Boogie
Art Bergmann - Out Little Secret
Scratching Post - It's a Feeling
 TALK-Theme
Shane MacGowan - Christmas Lullaby          ** Note 2
The Pogues - Fairlytale of New York
The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
The Gruesomes - Helluva Christmas
Sonic Youth - Santa Doesn't Cop out on Dope
Wedding Present - Stepping into Christmas
 TALK
Run On - Xmas Trip
Holly Cole Trio - 2000 Miles
Wonderful World of Joey - What Sweet Child O'mine is this    **Note 1
Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra w/John Southworth - Space Age
Santa
Kaoukawan - Xmas Rule                             **Note 1
Mary Margaret O'Hara - Blue Christmas
Chet Baker - Winter Wonderland
Los Straightjackets - Sleigh Ride
 TALK
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hot Christmas
Fountains of Wayne - Man in the Santa Suit        **Note 1
Luscious Jackson - Queen of Bliss
Victoria Williams - Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Diana Crawl - Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Robbie Robertson - Christmas must be Tonight
Fountains of Wayne - I want an Alien for Christmas
 TALK
Wilco - California Stars
Dayglow Abortions - Stupid Songs
Paul Weller - Above the Clouds
Mideveal Babaes - Kinderley
 TALK
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Hallelujah


Note 1:  All of these Christmas songs mention Jerry Garcia, what a strange
world we live in.

Note 2:  My favourite Christmas song

December 4, 1998

Yes, once again I had to do a show last week, but I finally got in touch
with the guy I'm supposed to be switching with and he told me that he is
too busy and will be quitting CKMS.  Hopefully, next year I will be able
to get someone more reliable to switch off with so I can have a regular
schedule.  I'm off this week, but on Dec 18 its the Christmas show.


Fireball XL5 Playlist December 4/1998

Fryertuck - Hill St
Puirta Baroque - Robert Mackintosh Sonata
 TALK
Art Bergmann - Faithlessly Yours
The McGarrigles - NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Treble Charger - Ever She Flows
Station Twang - Sweat Suit
Station Twang - James Brown's Doing Time
 TALK
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - Renegades of Funk  **Note 1
Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau - I Love You
Jon Lucien - Sailing
Issac Hayes - Life's Mood
 TALK
Fat Boy Slim - Rockafeller Skank (request)
Wicked Wicked Pepperseed - No Time
Rude Bones - Loosen Up
JFK & the Conspiritors - The Fight
Professor Nuts - Ragga Muffin Natty Dread
 TALK
Golden Smog - V
Son Volt - Straight Face
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars
Yo La Tengo - One PM Again
Supersuckers - Creepy Jackalope Eye
 TALK
Ani Difranco - Gravel (request)
Sarah McLachlin - Sweet Surrender (Roni Size Mix V2)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Into the Groove *Note 5
808 State - Cubik '98 *Note 3
Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose  *Note 2
 TALK
Bruce Cockburn - If I had a Rocket Launcher  *Note 4

Note1: This song by Afrika Bambaataa was the first song I ever played on
the radio when I started so many years ago on CHRW Radio Western.

Note2: Looking at the linear notes of this best of Edith Piaf album she
looks a lot like my mother.

Note3: Although they had no pictures on the album, I don't think 808 State
bears any resemblence to my mother (an ad lib from the show).

Note4: Of course dedicated to "Rocket" Roger Clemens for his demand of a
trade from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Note5: This is an album of orchestral versions of Madonna songs, doesn't
it seem like they should have done this 5 years ago when she was more
popular?

November 20, 1998

Fireball XL5 Nov 20/1998 Playlist

Johnny Millenium - Warewolves of London
Saddlesores - Supermodel Blues
Too Many Cooks - Raise you glass
Show Business Giants - Fireball XL5
 TALK
Undercovers - Johnny Star
Hayden - Niel Young Song
Rhythm Activism - Jesus was gay
Art Bergman - Buried Alive
Jerry Alfred & the medicine Beat - Nay a Nay
 TALK
Blake Babies - Temptation Eyes
Juliana Hatfield - Everybody Loves me
Juliana Hatfield 3 - My sister
Juliana Hatfield - Swan Song
Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
 TALK
Throwing Muses - America
Galaxy 500 - Snowstorm
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Royal Oil
Cake - Never there
Mazzy Star - Flowers in December
Tom Waits - The Fall of Troy
 TALK
Beautiful South - Perfect 10
David Holmes - Jailbreak
REM - Daysleeper
The Flaming Lips - Chrome Plated Suicide
Son Volt - Flow
Beck - Tropicalla
Rheostatics - Baby I love you
Pansy Division - Tinted Windows
 TALK
Magnetic Fields - Candy

October 30, 1998

Fireball XL5 Oct 30/1998 Playlist (Halloween Show)

Ripchordz - Just have fun
Immigrants - Satellite
Undercovers - Darkness
 TALK
Dump - Everlasting Love
Micheal Jackson - Thriller
Klaus Nomi - Ding Dong
The Cramps - The creature from the black leather lagoon
The Cure - Lullaby
Ramones - Pet Cemetary
Deja Voodoo - 3 men, 1 coffin
 TALK
Hank & Frank - Walk Like a Zombie
Sucking Chest Wound - Satan'N'Hippies'N'Rock'N'Roll
Warren Zevon - Warewolves of London
The Smiths - Cemetary Gates
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand (Request)
 TALK
Mark Snow - X-Files Theme
Colour me Pyscho - Sinister Urge
The Smugglers - Your mom's the devil
Bauhaus - Bela Legosi's dead
Oingo Boingo - Deadman's party
 TALK
Juliana Hatfield - Witches song
Eddy Grant - Killer on the rampage
MC 900 ft Jesus - Killer inside me
Todd Rollins & Chick Bullock - the Boogie man
Jazz Butcher - Devil is my friend
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Voodoo priestress
Teknakullar Raincoats - Dancing Cadavers
 TALK
Quincy Jones - Superstation

October 16, 1998

OK, so I'm really really late with some of these, what can I say,
Michelle and I went on vacation down to Arizona, I went to a couple of
conferences.  As a result there are 3 set lists, the second one is from
the halloween show, while the last one from last week had a spotlight on
Juliana Hatfield, whom I didn't go see the night before at Federation
Hall.


Fireball XL5 Oct 16/1998 Playlist

Broomfiller - Old but new
Deja Vodoo - 3 men 1 coffin
Nomeansno - 2 lips, 2 lungs and 1 tongue  (request for Mary)
 TALK-Theme
Wet Spots - Blitzkrieg polka
The Smugglers - Kiss like a nun
Heavy Blinkers - All Choked Up
Shyne Factory - Give me a break
Ron Hawkins & the rusty nails - Be my alibi
 TALK
The Cramps - Naked girl falling down the stairs
Frank Black and the Catholics - The man who was too loud
Bad Livers - I'm convicted
Lisa Germano - Tomorrowing
The Clash - Train in vain
The Magnetic Fields - Fear of Trains
 TALK
DOA - I played the fool
The Klezmatics - Veres Hot
George Clinton - Sick'em
Smilin' Myron - Johnny
Umo - The number
Spiritulized(Chemical Brothers Re-mix) - I think I'm in love
 TALK
Throwing Muses - Ruthie's knocking
Pulp - This is hardcore
Bjork - Cover me (request)
Beastie Boys - Putting shame in your game (request)
The Muffs - Big mouth
Kajagogoo - Too shy
Belle & Sebastian - Simple things
Son Volt - Driving the view
Burt Bacharach - After the fox
 TALK
B'Ehl - Breathe you