Fireball XL5 is the name of an indie-pop show hosted by Frank Seglenieks that for 18 years was on CKMS 100.3 FM Radio Waterloo. However, as a result of a format change in mid-2008, Fireball XL5 is now heard only as a podcast.

Of course I stole the name of the show from the 60s British Supermarionation program, which featured puppets kind of like the movie Team America.

I play alternative music that usually classified as indie-pop with the occasional feature on a particular artist or theme as well as discussions on pop culture topics of the day. I start off each show with the best song that I have heard since the last
show.

Note that the links to shows older than 6 months might not be working, if you really want those shows please send me an email and I can get them to you.

Friday, February 25, 2000

February 25, 2000

We made good on the new music theme as apart from the leap year set every
album we played (except for 2) was from the recent release section of the
music library (this section contains albums that have come to the station
in the last 90 days). Can you pick the two albums that weren't - answers
at the bottom).

After the show on March 9 Michelle and I are heading down to the Boathouse
Tearoom at Victoria Park to hear Pat Skinner and Friends play, I recommend
that everyone who can make to come on down.

For this week's show, March 9 is being recognized as the 300th anniversary
of the invention of the piano and so far nobody has used it to make a
decent song, just kidding, but if you want to prove me wrong send me you
favourite song that prominently features this ubiquitous instrument.


Fireball XL5 Setlist Feb 25, 2000

TALK-Theme
Guard - My eyes were welling with tears
The Smugglers - Danko Jones' Pants
Trigger Happy - No Luxury
Tegan & Sarah - Proud
The Sadies - Only Good One
TALK
John Southworth - Veto Valvolene
B'Ehl - Pink Star
Bob Stark - Snow (From the album Love Songs for Bueracrats)
Tanya Donnelley - Pretty Deep (From the album Love Songs for
Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone underdogs)
Fembots - Spy Theme
TALK (electronica set bookended by Kid Koala)
Kid Koala - Barhopper I
South Pacific - Stay Ahead, Far Behind
Takoelectric - Ten Thousand Miles
DJ Spooky Vs Scanner - Channelfloat
Divinestyles - Contact 2
Project - All Souls
Deep Plus Thoughts - The World's made up of this & that ** Note 1
Kid Koala - Barhopper II
TALK (Leap year set)
Billy Bragg - Waiting for the great leap forward (suggested by Trevor)
Aztec Camera - Jump (I had heard the Van Halen version that day)
Emm Gryner - Hello Aquarius (from the album The original leap year)
Ray Condo & his hard rock Goners - Jumps, jiggles & shouts
Standing Waves - Reverberation (from the album Giant Leap of Faith 3)
TALK
Peter Murphy - Final Solution
Colour Me Psycho - Black Corvair (just because is was on the same
It came from Canada Compilation as Ray Condo, in fact the whole
It came from Canada was probably the best series of compilations
of Canadian Music)

Note 1: This is from a new album called Fatboy Slim's greatest
re-mixes, I heard a few more selections on CKMS, went out and
bought it last weekend, I love it, it's Norman Cook (aka Fatboy
Slim) remixing some great songs. The packaging is wierd as some
remixes are credited to Norman Cook and others to Fatboy Slim?

Songs not from the new release section:














Tanya Donnelley - Pretty Deep
Colour Me Psycho - Black Corvair
(The Violent Femmes and Peter Murphy were from Greatest Hits albums)

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