December 24, 2010

As has been my tradition lately I present a continous mix of Christmas music for your seasonal pleasure. Hope everybody has a great holiday. See you in the new year with my Best of 2010 shows.

First song of the show (best Christmas song I heard since the last Christmas show):
Eux Autres - Teenage Christmas (Download the song here: http://euxautres.bandcamp.com/album/another-christmas-at-home )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - December 24, 2010
TALK - Theme
Eux Autres - Teenage Christmas
The Pipettes - Santa's On His Way
Komon - Poetry for the Winter
Luckly Lucky pigeons - Red Santa
Hexicon - See That Day
Parker Lewis & Matilda Berggren - All Alone on Christmas (Darlene Love cover)
The Forest & The Trees - Santa Claus is coming
The Silent Boys - Christmas Day Is Here
Jens Lekman - Run Away With Me
David Carswell and Megan Barnes - I Wanna Kiss You This Christmas
The Chills - Christmas Chimes
The Genuine Fakes - All I Want for Christmas
Sofia Talvik - Santa
Metro Jets - Jingle Jangle Christmas
Irene - Christmas on the beach
Holmes - There'll Be No Christmas Without You
Hillary and the Democrats - I Want An Alien For Christmas
Glo-Worm - Holiday
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Faster Santa Claus Ho Ho Ho
The Weisstronauts - Jingle Bells
The Werewands - I've Got A Great Big Christmas Tree
The Birthday Girl vs Alexander's Festival Hall - Hey Santa
B-Lines - I'm Watching TV On Christmas Day
Boyracer - merry xmas (i don't wanna fight)
The Pointed Sticks – Power Pop Christmas
The Magnetic Fields - Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
DJ Downfall - 2000 Miles (Meek Mix)
Mike Nicolai - christmas is for losers
belle and sebastian - Are You Coming Over For Christmas
Velocity Girl - Merry Christmas, I Love You
Annika Norlin David Sandstrom - Fairytale of New York
The Wedding Present - Holly Jolly Hollywood
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
Elisa Gabbai - Winter In Canada
Daryl Reimer - Merry Big Ole Christmas
Help Stamp Out Loneliness - Just Like Xmas (In Cottonopolis)
Art Acoustic - X-mas In The Woods
Sool - Sool Yule Medley
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child (Oh My Lord)
Le Sport, Montt Mardié & Mr Suitcase - Last Christmas
Boomdaddy f/Dj Rhymer – Must Be Santa


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December 10, 2010

I wanted to do one more show before my Christmas and Best Of podcasts, so I snuck this one in. Mostly a lot of leftovers that I wanted to get out of way before 2011. However the second set featured artists that played the Bowlie 2 festival in England, although it was far away and would have been expensive, it also would have been great. There is a link below that lists the bands that played, but the most important thing to know about the festival was that it was curated and starred Belle and Sebastian.

For those wanting a sneak peak into my best of shows this would be a good time to check out the Fireball XL5 website where everyday I'll be posting one more from my Best of 2010 Singles and Albums. If you can't remember to check the website then you can also get the updates from my Twitter and Facebook accounts.


Websites I mentioned during the show

See the lineup for Bowlie 2:

http://www.atpfestival.com/events/bowlie2.php

BBC Radio 6 list of the Top 40 songs of 2010:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/top40/2010/

Blog post about the Yeh Dealies:

http://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/yeh-deadlies-magazine-and-a-bit-more/

Popmatters top Indie Pop of 2010:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/134171-the-best-indie-pop-of-2010/P1


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Murder Mystery - I Am (If You Are) (Listen to the song here and see links to where to download the song : http://www.planet-mag.com/2010/music/timothy-gunatilaka/murder-mystery-review/ )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - December 10, 2010
TALK - Theme
Murder Mystery - I Am (If You Are)
Bella Vista - Was The Last
Lake Holiday - Press Record Then Play
LoveDance - When You're With Him
The Sea And Cake - Too Strong
TALK
Belle and Sebastian - If She Wants Me
St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Those Dancing Days - Fuckarias
Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
Teenage Fanclub - When I Still Have Thee
TALK
The Berndt - Walked For The Future
Jeff Melon - Smile Like A Lemon Peel, Kiss Like A Paper Cut
The Foxymorons - Out Of Control
Yeh Deadlies - Teenage Pricks (Up Yours Forever)
Versus - Into Blue
TALK
Darren Hanlon - All These Things
Klifton Fields - The Center Of A Group
Big Fox - Saturday
A Camp - Stronger Than Jesus
Sebastian Blanck - Don't Let The Darkness Gather Me
TALK
Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La


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November 26, 2010

I never really know when to consider that an album has actually been released? Maybe I'm old school but I like to see the physical copies before I think of an album as being released. So although the new Knock, Knock, Ginger album "We're headed for a fall" is available from the
Dadmobile website: http://www.dadmobile.com/kkg/fall/ the physical CDs won't be available until sometime next year, thus in my mind it is a 2011 release.

But that doesn't take away from the fact that everybody should go to the site and download the
album for free and of course a little bit of monetary support to the band would also be cool (which can be done right on the website above).

I had my favourite song from the album narrowed down to two songs, in the end I picked "Safety in Letters", I'll leave the other one for another show. The rest of the first set was some newer indie pop followed by the second set where I went a bit retro with songs from The Magic Numbers, Sloan, and the Go-Betweens. The next two sets went from electo-pop to some funky old soul.


Websites I mentioned during the show

The Muffs video for Really Really Happy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-95YiV82YA&feature=channel

See all of Wild Nothing's 50 favorite songs of the 80s:

http://best.complex.com/lists/wild-nothings-50-favorite-songs-of-the-80s


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Knock Knock Ginger - Safety In Letters (Download not just this song but the whole thing : http://www.dadmobile.com/kkg/fall/ )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - November 26, 2010
TALK - Theme
Knock Knock Ginger - Safety In Letters (C)
Pipas - Basements
Starry Eyes - Veronica Falls
Snog 6 - Sainsburys
The Muffs - Really Really Happy
TALK
Magic Numbers - Love Me Like You
Sloan - Everything You've Done Wrong (C)
Rorschach - Gabriel
June Brides - In The Rain
The Go-Betweens - Right Here
TALK
Eels - Spectacular Girl
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
Sally Seltmann - Harmony To My Heartbeat
The Wake - O Pamela
TALK
Daft Punk - High Life
Dancehall Free For All - Something Collective (C)
Confunktion - Time
Kool Blues - I'm Going To Keep On Loving You
Faithless - Miss U Less, See U More
TALK
Calvin Johnson And The Sons Of The Soil - Can We Kiss

(C) - Canadian Content


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November 5, 2010

It would be strange for a Belle and Sebastian album to come out and it not be my top song of the week. Although after the first few listens, I do have to admit, I just wasn't getting into "Write About Love", but since then it has grown on me and I had a hard decision to pick which track to play on the show. Then there was the added bonus of seeing them at Massey Hall last month, a perfect place to see one of my all time favourite bands.

In fact all the songs first set were from albums that I had recently bought (B&S, Antarctica Takes It! and The Drums) while the other two were songs from albums that haven't even been released yet (Acid House Kings, and Lykke Li). The Acid House Kings album should be out early next year while there is no time line that I have seen for Lykke Li. I love that the Acid House Kings have shared a spreadsheet on Google Docs where you can follow the progress of the album all the way from writing the melody and chorus, to recording the vocals, to final mastering. See the link below to follow along yourself.

The rest of sets went from female pop, to indie rock, ending with a slower set to take us out. I ended with a song by the late great Solomon Burke. I had the extreme pleasure of seeing him perform while attending a conference in Italy, he was a true showman who obviously greatly enjoyed what he was doing. Thus it is not surprising that he died while travelling to do a concert.


Websites I mentioned during the show

See the current progress of the latest Acid House Kings album:
http://bit.ly/musicsoundsbetterwithyou


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Belle and Sebastian - Come On Sister (Listen to the the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg8hemLRFr0 )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - November 5, 2010
TALK - Theme
Belle and Sebastian - Come On Sister
Acid House Kings - Are We Lovers Or Are We Friends?
Antarctica Takes It! - C&F
Lykke Li - Get Some
The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen
TALK
Juliana Hatfield three - My Sister
Very Truly Yours - I'd Write You A Song
Pop Romantique! - Monday
The Gay - Critics (C)
Lucky Soul - Whoa Billy!
TALK
Rattail - Gas Mask (C)
The Doers - Moment Noticed (C)
The Ruth Ellis Swing Band - Still Blank
The Craft Economy - The Lives Of Captured Scientists
Unnatural Helpers - Vox Humana
TALK
Lake Holiday - Don't Stay Forever
Memphis - In The Cinema Alone (C)
Erik de Vahl - Running
Magic Castles - 10,100
The Very Sexuals - Carla
TALK
Solomon Burke - Got To Get You Off My Mind

(C) - Canadian Content


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October 8, 2010

The show started out with yet another song that I got from the show Central Services on CFRU, it is a song by the Divine Comedy which might just be dismissed as a novelty song that is an excuse to mention a bunch of indie pop bands. But Neil Hannon just captures the spirit of going to the same place every week with the same bunch of friends listening to the same songs so well that it works. Although it wasn't a Thursday night and we didn't call it the "indie disco", with all the years that my friends and I used to go to a little place called "Phil's Grandson's Place" in Waterloo every weekend back in the day, this song could have been about us.

Also in that set I played the Library Voices, I know that I talked about them when they were my top song a few shows ago, but having seen them live again a few weeks ago I have to again recommend doing what you can to see them live, they put on such a great, fun, high energy show.

The rest of the show consisted of great indie pop from the various podcasts and blogs that I frequent and as I had a backlog of electropop, I played a set of it at the end. And do yourself a favour and listen to the last song of the show "Roving Woman" by Connie Converse as it gives some good advice to the ladies out there.


Websites I mentioned during the show:

Link to "oh Hell, I married an indie pop girl":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5uo60kfx6A

Link to Murdery Mystery songs (free to download):
murdermysterymusic.com

Link to strange video by the Silly Kissers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYy97nDKCcU

Link to south east asia indie myspace page:
www.myspace.com/southeastasiaindie


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco (See the video for the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB--qzE4JhE )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - October 8, 2010
TALK - Theme
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
Lake Holiday - In Whispers
The Tomatometers - Boys Would Always Look Down
Murder Mystery - Change My Mind
Library Voices - Insider Trading (On Outsider Art) (C)
TALK
Kisswhistle - Simply So
LoveDance - New Plans
Strawberry Whiplash - Stop, Look and Listen
Silly Kissers - Halloween Summer (C)
Buggy - Angel
TALK
The Doris Days - Another Day
Dance Contest Winners - Loverboy
Bella Vista - Was The Last
Carnival Park - Portland, Oregon
The Jumping Balloon - Send Me A Message
TALK
Beat Connection - In The Water
Jonesin' - Rollerskates
Burning Hearts - Night Animal
Lindstrom and Christabelle - Lovesick
Crash City Saints - Out From The Storm
TALK
Connie Converse - Roving Woman


(C) - Canadian Content


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September 10, 2010

I urge you to listen to the link below of my top song of the week, it is one of those top songs that I just have to listen to at least once a day. Unfortunately I fell in love with this acoustic version of the song that of course is different than the one on the album, has that ever happened to you? I guess I will have to learn to love them both.

As it turns out, although it wasn't my original intent, the first set worked out as all female singers while the second set was all male.

The soul set I mostly stole from the former CKMS and now CFRU show Central Services where Cory and Trevor did a special feature a few months back called "Spring into soul". I loved so many of the songs, that I just had to put them on the podcast. Find out more about Central Services here: http://www.cfru.ca/showinfo.php?show_id=241

And as a bonus on this one, try and figure out the talking bit when I was out of breath and just barely keeping it together.

Websites I mentioned during the show:

Download the Jens Lekman song here:
http://stereogum.com/450972/jens-lekman-the-end-of-the-world-is-bigger-than-love/mp3s/

Download the Math and Physics Club here:
http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2010/06/28/song-of-the-day-math-and-physics-club-love-or-loneliness/


First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Antarctica Takes It! - Try, Try, Try (See the video for the song here: http://brixtonsessions.com/antarctica-takes-it-018/ )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - September 10, 2010
TALK - Theme
Antarctica Takes It! - Try, Try, Try (acoustic)
Saint Etienne - Hobart Paving
Blake Babies - Lament
Chicklet - Glycerine (C)
The Liminanas - I'm Dead
TALK
Jens Lekman - The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love
Math and Physics Club - Love Or Loneliness
James Kirk - Krach Auf Wiedersehen
Standard Fare - Dancing
The Silent Boys - Never Fall In Love Again
TALK (soul set)
Donny Elbert - A Little Piece Of Leather
The Esquires - How could It Be
Willie Hutch - California My Way
The Chilites - Living In The Footsteps Of Another Man
Dusty Springfield - Some Of Your Lovin'
TALK (Canadian indie pop circa 2000ish)
Chixdiggit - Gettin' Air (c)
The Sin-Tones - Knot Of Wood (c)
The Midways - A Lot Like Me (c)
Les Sequelles - La Machine (c)
The Grope Toads - Ambivalence (c)
TALK
Death In Vegas - Aisha


(C) - Canadian Content


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August 20, 2010

Although it seems like so long ago, this was the show where I played songs by bands that I saw at this year's Hillside Festival. Although there wasn't a big name band there that I had not seen before, there were still enough smaller surprises that it was good time.

Then came a set of cool new indie pop from the likes of Juni Jarvi, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, and the Salteens. I also noticed that the Salteens were playing some shows around Canada, but I was surprised that they were doing 2 shows a day during the afternoon in really big arenas. So it turns out they are playing as part of the traveling Yo Gabba Gabba show. This is a kids program that for some reason has had a crazy list of indie pop bands who have appeared on the show including the Salteens.

It was also far too long since I managed to squeeze in an electro-pop set so I did. And I even managed to find a song with sound bytes from Stephen Hawking who spent the summer working at a physics institute in Waterloo. However, I was disappointed that I didn't see him around town, I thought that he might be hanging out at the Jane Bond or at the Princess.

Websites I mentioned during the show:

Video for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's "Say no to love"
http://stereogum.com/412761/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-say-no-to-love-video-stereogum-premiere/house300/?utm_source=ha&utm_medium=300

Site to download the Salteens song:
http://salteens.bandcamp.com/track/if-love-is-gone-where-do-we-go-from-here?action=download&from=embed

Information on Yo Gabba Gabba (check out all the bands that have played on the show)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Young Rival - The Ocean (See the video for the song here: http://vimeo.com/7858467 )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - August 20, 2010
TALK - Theme (Hillside set)
Young Rival - The Ocean (C)
The Hidden Cameras - In The NA (C)
Holy Fuck - Super Inuit (C)
Shapes and Sizes - Teller Seller (C)
Shane Koyczan and Short Story Long - Apology (C)
TALK
Juni Jarvi f/Annika Norlin - (I Love It When You Call Me) Baby
The Shermans - Sunday Morning
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Say No to Love
The Salteens - If Love Is Gone Where Do We Go From Here (C)
The Record's - Rodolfo
TALK
The Very Sexuals - Carla
The Hurries - Not That Easy
Thieves Like US - Your Heart Feels
Mr. Wright - Anna Karina
Pop Romantique! - Monday
Erik de Vahl - running
TALK
Florrie - Call 911 (Fred Falke remix)
Yes Cadets - Rufio
Walter Meego - Forever
Lake Heartbeat - Blue Planet
Pallers - The Kiss
TALK
John Boswell f/Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking - A Glorious Dawn

(C) - Canadian Content


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