June 22, 2012

At the end of May I went to Barcelona to attend the Primavera Music Festival, it was a great experience with a crazy number of bands that played till 5 am for 3 nights.  The festival site was along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, the weather was beautiful and the city itself is pretty amazing.  The highlight of the festival was the 3 hour set that The Cure did, but it was also good to find out about some bands that I didn't know about that I really enjoyed.

Best song I heard since the last show -  The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
See the classic video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8CDERzun4k

Websites I mentioned during the show:

Hopefully everybody can see my set of pictures of the bands I saw at Primavera here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150942725736794.415617.604426793&type=1&l=708909d260

See 36 different Primavera performances:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C4159AC134B4447&feature=plcp

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2012-02-22_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 22, 2012
TALK - Theme
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Pegasvs - Atlantico
Beach Fossils - Sometimes
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Girls Names - I Lose
TALK
M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames
Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces
Bleached - Think Of You
Chairlift - Bruises
Girls - Ghostmouth
TALK
Neon Indian - Polish Girl
Death In Vegas - Dirt
Boxeur The Coeur - Our Glowing Days
The XX - Islands
B. Fleischmann and Mr. John Soda - Here She comes
TALK
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona


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May 18, 2012

A show that very much stayed in the indie pop vein with lots of fine new music.  The entire second set came from a recent compilation from Oddbox Records, I remember they did this last year and once again they have delivered with a bunch of great songs.  The bonus is that you can download all of the song I played and many more for free from their website (see the link below).


Best song I heard since the last show -    Craft Spells - Talk About The Past    - Hear the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCTlYeIYgYI


Websites I mentioned during the show:

About April Showers:
http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=1383

Download the Oddbox Weekender 2012:
http://oddboxrecords.com/news.php?id=45

See the video by The School for "I Love Everything":
http://eardrumsmusic.com/2011/07/18/new-single-and-video-from-the-school/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eardrums+%28Eardrums+Music%29&utm_content=Google+Reader


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - May 18, 2012
TALK - Theme
Craft Spells - Talk About The Past
The Smittens - Burning Streets Of Rome
The School - I Love Everything
April Showers - Abandon Ship
Cat's Miaow - Third Floor Fire
TALK (Odd Box Weekender Set)
Standard Fare - Crystal Palatial
Pale Man Made - In Your Bed
Frozy - Eyelashes
The Give It Ups - Gremlins
Sock Puppets - Because I told You so
TALK
The Legendary Bang - Sound Of Love
Wilderness Children - Plastic Bag From Tescos
Brilliant Colours - English Cities
The Lovely Bad Things - You Done Messed Up
Eux Autres - Molly
TALK (random ending)
The Wedding Present - Swimming Pools, Movie Stars

(C) - Canadian Content

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April 20, 2012

Every once in a while I put together a show that just comes together really well and everything works, this was one of those shows.  There were three distinct themes for the sets in this show: a funky set to start off, then a set of music from bands playing the upcoming Primavera Music Festival in Barcelona (spoiler alert I'm going!), and ended with a set of music from the Cloudberry Cake Records blog.  Nothing else to say, just listen for yourself.


Best song I heard since the last show -   Heiko Voss - Think About You (First Version)   - Listen to part of the song here (best I could do) http://www.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/489839.html

Websites I mentioned during the show:

About Heiko Voss:
http://www.kompakt.fm/artists/heiko_voss

List of artists at the Primavera Music Festival:
http://www.primaverasound.es/artistas

Cloudberry Cake Records Blog:
http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/


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http://76.163.12.179/2012-04-20_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - April 20, 2012
TALK - Theme
Heiko Voss - Think About You (First Version)
Lee Fields And The Expressions - You're The Kind Of Girl
Kings Go Forth - One Day
African Music Machine - Black Water Gold
Michael Kiwanuka - I Need Your Company
TALK (Primavera Sound Festival Set)
Friends - Friends Crush
Chromatics - Kill For Love
Grimes - Avi (C)
Lower Dens - Brains
Beach Beach - Tasteless
TALK (Cloudberry Records Blog Set)
The Gigantic World - Raft
Playing For Time - With My Heart
Great Express - Silent Head
Dot Dash - The Color And The Sound
The Wise Acres - One Day
TALK (random ending)
Cub - One Last Kiss (C)

(C) - Canadian Content

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March 30, 2012

A song from 1987 that I have never heard of was my top song of the week, thanks to the Popcasting podcast ( http://popcastingpop.com/ ) for exposing it to me.

The second set was interesting as it mostly stemmed from a few of the openers that I have seen lately and really enjoyed, bands names Bleached and Hospitality.  Although I wasn't paying a great deal of attention to them when I saw them, I now wish I had as I have enjoyed listening to since seeing them.  Just goes to show you that you should always try and at least listen to the opening acts to see if you should get the venue early.  This is similar to what happened last year as I enjoyed the albums by both the Craft Spells and Veronica Falls more than the bands they opened for.


Best song I heard since the last show -  Apple Boutique - Love Resistance  - See the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNaPCUz9FS0


Websites I mentioned during the show:

About the Mary Onettes:
http://themaryonettes.net/


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http://76.163.12.179/2012-03-30_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - March 30, 2012
TALK - Theme
Apple Boutique - Love Resistance
Bandana Splits - Sometimes
Nervous Curve - Touch Wood
Pepper Rabbit - Rose Mary Stretch
The Mary Onettes - Ready
TALK
Bleached - Searching Through The Past
Tennis - Origins
Hospitality - Eighth Avenue
Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
Youth Lagoon - Afternoon
TALK
La Sera - Never Come Around
Lawrence And The Comfortable Society - Heartache
King Creosote And Jon Hopkins - Honest Words
Cat's Eyes - The Best Person I Know
Gayngs - The Gaudy Side Of Town
TALK (random ending)
Sunny Intervals - Sunset on Parliament Hill


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March 2, 2012

Finally a show of relatively new music after all of the best of shows.  I have been waiting a while to play the Dimitri From Paris remix of Sister Sledge which just gives me a great feeling whenever I listen to it.  That led to funky opening set which I followed by a couple of sets featuring songs that have been on my MP3 player for a while.

Best song I heard since the last show - Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix) - Listen to the song here 

http://www.4shared.com/mp3/f2MSNwrH/sister_sledge_-_thinking_of_yo.html

Websites I mentioned during the show:

The Brassland Records page about Baby Dayliner, however the song of the day isn't from them anymore: 
http://www.brassland.org/  

The Labrador Records page on Amanda Mair:
http://www.labrador.se/artists/amandamair.php3


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http://76.163.12.179/2012-03-02_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - March 2, 2012
TALK - Theme
Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'
The Intruders - Love Is A Baseball Game
Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
The Sparkles - Hipsville 29 BC
TALK
The Henry Clay People - Two Lives At The End Of The Night
Jeremy Jay - Caught In A Whirl
Yellow Ostrich - Hate Me Soon
The Give It Ups - Let's Be Frank
Bleached - Searching Through The Past
TALK
Baby Dayliner - When I Look Into Your Eyes
Kurt Vile - Jesus Fever
Big Troubles - Bite Yr Tongue
Mike Snow - Billie Holiday
Amanda Mair - Doubt
TALK (random ending)

Yo La Tengo - Take Care

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January 27, 2012

This podcast features selections from my favourite albums from last year, it was a very good year for me musically with whittling the list down to the final 10 proving to be a difficult task.  Let's hope for the same next year.

Websites mentioned during the show:
About the Säkert! video project for "Can I" http://cani.saekert.com  


You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2012-01-27_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - January 27, 2012
TALK - Theme
Veronica Falls - Stephen (Veronica Falls)
Kidstreet - Penny Candy (Fuh Yeah) (C)
Lykke Li - Youth Knows No Pain  (Wounded Rhymes)
TALK
Knock Knock Ginger - Safety in Letters (We're Heading For A Fall) (C)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - My Terrible Friend (Belong)
Yuck - The Wall (Yuck)
Yuck - Stutter (Yuck)
TALK
Säkert! - Can I (på engelska)
Säkert! - Honey (på engelska)
TALK
Craft Spells - You Should Close The Door (Idle Labor)
Craft Spells - Scandinavian Crush  (Idle Labor)
TALK
The Acid House Kings - Are We Lovers Or Are We Friends? (Acid House Kings)
The Acid House Kings - Under Water (Acid House Kings)
TALK
Those Dancing Days - Dream About Me (Music Sounds Better With You)
Those Dancing Days - Fuckarius (Music Sounds Better With You)

(C) - Denotes Canadian Content


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January 6, 2012

The best singles I heard that were released in 2011, note not the best singles I heard in 2011 as sometimes I'm a bit behind the times and I try to keep the list limited to actual 2011 releases.  Next show will be the best albums of 2011.


First song of the show (best song I heard in 2011):
Sloppy Joe - Sometimes (Listen to it here:  http://soundcloud.com/whitelilyrecords/sloppy-joe-sometimes  )


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - January 6, 2012
TALK - Theme
Sloppy Joe - Sometimes
Generationals - Ten-Twenty-Ten.
Those Dancing Days - I'll Be Yours
Craft Spells - After The Moment
Lykke Li - Get Some
TALK
Razika - Why Have We To Wait
Acid House Kings - Would You Say Stop?
Knock, Knock, Ginger - It's Your Money Honey (C)
Wild Flag - Romance
Yuck - Georgia
TALK
Those Darlins - Be Your Bro
TV Girl - Baby You Were There
Neon Indian - Hex Girlfriend
Amanda Mair - House
Toro Y Mori - Still Sound




(C) - Denotes Canadian Content


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