November 25, 2016

Trying to get through a lot of releases from this year that I'm considering for my best of lists for 2016, some of them will likely make, some will not.


Best song I heard since the last show: Flowers - Pull My Arm, see the fun video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OWTNCJ5npU

Links from the show:

Listen to and buy music from Sleepwalk:
https://sleepwalkchicago.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer

You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jh5pinu6gyich3v/2016-11-25_final.mp3?dl=0

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - November 25, 2016
TALK - Theme
Flowers - Pull My Arm
The Siddeleys - Sunshine Thuggery
The Belafontes - Saturday
Zimt - Du Kannst So Leben Wie Du Willst
The Goon Sax - Susan
TALK
The Radio Dept. - Committed To The Cause
The Orchids - A Kind Of Eden
Many Voices Speak - Staying
Ice Choir - Designs in Rhythm
Sleepwalk - Shimmer
TALK
Chairlift - Romeo
Royksopp ft. Susanne Sundfor - Never Ever
Teleman - Brilliant Sanity
The New Division - Starfield
Games ft. Laurel Halo - Stawberry Skies
TALK - Random Ending
Maze ft. Frankie Beverly - Joy And Pain

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October 21, 2016

I can't stress enough that everyone should watch the video for the Shamir song linked below, I know it is an ad for Ray-Bans but it is still great.

Best song I heard since the last show: Shamir - Tryna Survive, see the fun video here: http://pitchfork.com/news/68404-shamir-shares-new-song-tryna-survive-stars-in-short-film-watch/

Links from the show:

Hear more from the Age of Reason:
https://soundcloud.com/the-golden-age-of-reason

Find out about Lion's Den:
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-lions-den-scars

Listen to and buy music from Scenic World:
https://scenicworld.bandcamp.com/


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/afjxtu9rdaheqbu/2016-10-21_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - October 21, 2016
TALK - Theme
Shamir - Tryna Survive
Pale Spectres - D(r)iving
Lion's Den - Scars
The Golden Age of Reason - Summer Days
Plumtree - Sodium Chloride
TALK
Frankie Cosmos - Floated In
Wireheads - Bananafish
Sushi Backpack - Happy
Starry Eyed Cadet - Take A Ride
Brunch Club - Not Dead Yet

TALK

The Magic - Gotta Keep Moving
Exit Someone - Sydney The List Go On
Pure Moods - Blurb
Scenic World - Star Stuff
Consequences - Bobbypin

TALK

Yo La Tengo - Simpson's Theme

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September 20, 2016

As much as I tried to keep within Indie Pop I have to admit it got back to electo pop pretty quickly.

Best song I heard since the last show: Nice As Fuck - Door, see the fun video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMnUPy4dp4k

Links from the show:

See the great video from Yumi Yumi Hip Hop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvMml_1_S60

Find out more about Imperial Teen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Teen

You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zojttz1g5635vm2/2016-09-20_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - September 20, 2016
TALK - Theme
Nice As Fuck - Door
Yumi Yumi Hip Hop - Enamorals (Snap! Clap! 2016)
Language Of Flowers - If Its Not You
Triunvirato - Atras Tigre
Imperial Teen - You're One
TALK
West Nile - Lucifer Baby
Videopark Station - Comes To You
Hibou - Above Us
Top Sound - Hemani
Wild Meadows - Nowhere
TALK
Dripping Wet - Everything Grows
Seazoo - Teeth
Corners - Love Letters
Motorama - Tell Me
Plums - Near Sleeper
TALK
Lykke Li - Jerome


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August 26, 2016

This may have ended up being the longest podcast I have done in a while as those funk songs in the last set really are a lot longer than the typical indie pop song.

Best song I heard since the last show: Niki and the Dove - You Want The Sun, hear the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM2WyQwocMs

Links from the show:

Watch the fun video for Skylar Spence's Fall Harder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aed4G0cQCNQ

I couldn't find any of my Gap Band Cassettes, but here is what the album covers looked like:
http://thebest-music.com/2014/12/the-gap-band-gap-band-v-jammin-1983-320-kbps/


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qaf1lhdiei05wlc/2016-08-26_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - August 26, 2016
TALK - Theme
Niki and the Dove - You Want The Sun
Skylar Spence - Fall Harder
Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up (A-Trak Remix)
Brett - On Account of Your Love
School of Seven Bells - Open Your Eyes
TALK
Space Daze - Close The Curtains (Watoo Watoo)
The Keep Left Signs - You're The Only One
Bodyheat - Sleep On It
Public Access TV - Sudden Emotion
Geowulf - Saltwater
TALK
The Gap Band - I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops)
Rick James - You And I
Fatback - Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money)
Newcleus - Jam On It
Rene and Angel - I Love You Move
TALK
The Smiths - Frankly, Mr. Shankly


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July 22, 2016

Back to the indie pop after last show's summer-like feel, starting with Christmas in July with my top song by Red Sleeping Beauty (although the song was released on an album this year that particular song is a few years old).

Best song I heard since the last show: Red Sleeping Beauty - Merry Christmas, Marie, hear the song here (I couldn't find an official video): https://soundcloud.com/redsleepingbeautymusic/merry-christmas-marie

Links from the show:

Watch the fun video for Kero Kero Bonito's Break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEmqJBcQ2lg

See and sign up for the Just Shows weekly mailout (Toronto version, but you can get to the others from this link):
http://justshows.com/toronto/


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t316yzu8fz0ut98/2016-07-22_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - July 22, 2016
TALK - Theme
Red Sleeping Beauty - Merry Christmas, Marie
Sea Pinks - Ordinary Daze
The Kickstand Band - Summer Fun
High Highs - How Could You Know
Dropbox - Ocean Blue
TALK
The Wendy Darlings - Tell Me Why
Diet Cig - Harvard
Laura Stevenson - Torch Song
Mise en Scene - When I Met You
Kero Kero Bonito - Break
TALK
We Were Lovers - Islands
Yumi Zouma - Riquelme (Essa-y remix)
Chain Wallet - Muted Colours
Drug Train - All My Friends
TOPS - Outside
TALK
Belle and Sebastian - String Bean Jean

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June 24, 2016

After the heavily indie pop focused based last podcast, this one has a summer feel that as a lot of the songs came from the summer song list that is linked below.

Best song I heard since the last show: Fluir and Jesse Marantz - I've Gotta Have You, hear the song here (I couldn't find an official video): https://soundcloud.com/fluirmusic/ive-gotta-have-you

Links from the show:

See the full 100 indiepop summer songs from Indie Popups here:
https://soundcloud.com/indiepopups/sets/top-100-indie-summer-pop-ups-2016


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xohnk876bnya5iq/2016-06-24_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 24, 2016
TALK - Theme
Fluir and Jesse Marantz - I've Gotta Have You
Saffari - Following the Sun
Girl Friend - Waste My Time
Tigertown - Lonely Cities
The Little Indians - Good Love
TALK
Youngr - Out Of My System
Wylder - Bayhouse
Balue - Summer Lovin'
Luna Shadows - Hallelujah California
Cat Princess - The Sun Also Rises
TALK
Smoove and Turrel - Will You Be Mine
S-Express - Theme from S-Express
Heatwave - The Groove Line
One Way - Mr. Groove
Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge
TALK
The Futureheads - Skip To The End


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May 27, 2016

My recap of this year's NYC Popfest ( http://www.nycpopfest.org/ ) which, as always, was great.  As usual it was a mix of great band starting out as well as ones from the 80s who got together and played the Popfest.  Also continuing the pattern of band from far away (Sweden, UK, Australia, New Zealand) and an indie-pop related movie.  I hope that I will have the opportunity to go again next year.

Best song I heard since the last show: Cristina Quesada - When I'm An Aeroplane, see a live version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVtcbrF5ADA

Links from the show:

See the fun video for The Spook School's "Speak When You're Spoken To":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxnGUUgNlhc

Find out about the movie "Big Gold Dream" here;
http://louderthanwar.com/film-preview-big-gold-dream-scottish-post-punk-infiltrating-mainstream-1977-82/

Video of Young Romance and their stand up drummer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5IksuMmQ9s


You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2016-05-27_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - May 27, 2016
TALK - Theme
Cristina Quesada - When I'm An Aeroplane
Free Cake for Every Creature - First Summer In A City
Chorusgirl - No Mon
The Hermit Crabs - Stuart Murray
The Snow Fairies - The Life Of A Total Square

TALK

The Spook School - Speak When You're Spoken To
Young Romance - Wasting Time
Witching Waves - Red Light
Bent Shapes - 86'd in '03
The Hairs - Beef
TALK
The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
The Chesterfields - Ask Johnny Dee
The Railway Children - Brighter
Even As We Speak - Falling Down The Stairs
The Primitives - Rattle My Cage
TALK
Scars - All About You

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