SotW for July 30th, 2008

In commemoration of Matthew's absence today, I'm putting up an older item. (Well, it's from 2007.) There's really nothing special about this Illinois song other than the title matches the spirit of the post. Yeah, I know it's being lazy but it's also good song, and that should redeem me slightly.

Oddly enough, the band Illinois is from Pennsylvania.



mp3: Illinois - Alone Again

Playlist for July 30th, 2008

Flying high but flying solo, I came into the studio today without my trusted co-host Matthew since he was out of town on "business". Hopefully everyone enjoyed the show and hopefully you'll enjoy some of the linked mp3's below. Cheers.

1st Hour
Adam & the Amethysts - He Passed Away (the Darkness in His Head)
The Morning Benders - Lovefool (Cardigans cover)
Born Ruffians - Knife
Born Ruffians - I Need a Life
The 6ixty8ights - And I Walk
The Coast - Killing Off Our Friends
Feuermusik - Full of Grace
Ruby Coast - Brittle Bones
Dirty Projectors - Six Pack
José González - Teardrop
The Burning Hell - Last Will and Testament
Cinderpop - Blonder

2nd Hour
The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
Dr. Dog - The Old Days
The Human Soundtrack - All Those Staring People
woodpigeon - I Live a Lot of Places
Snailhouse - Dollar Signs
The Ghost Bees - Vampires of the West Coast
Illinois - Alone Again
Benji Hughes - The Mummy
FemBots - Good Days
The Burning Hell - Goodbye Ukelele
Old Man Luedecke - Proof of Love
Elliott Brood - Miss You Now

SotW for July 23rd, 2008

San Francisco's Birdmonster is set to release their new album From the Mountain to the Sea online on August 5th but I've got a little preview for all of you. The song, which happens to be my Song of the Week, is called Born To Be Your Man and it's catchy as all hell. I understand hell is very catchy: once they catch you, you cannot leave.

Peter Arcuni's singing is less than melodic but it works with the half pop, half country sound of the band. Birdmonster is definitely an act to remember. Please enjoy.

mp3: Birdmonster - Born To Be Your Man

Matthew's Finest

This week I bring you a song that rocks out with it's various appendages out.
It's got a full time job, and that's in the field of rock. And then it takes it's kids to their intramural rock practice on the weekends and assists the coach.
This song has to get a special classification on it's license for dangerous amounts of rock.
This song can smell what The Rock is cooking.
This song won the lottery, but kept it's job on the assembly line at the Rock factory because it's so dedicated.
This song was recently named Gibraltar's main rock.
This song keeps seagulls out of your garbage.
This song will put a chicken in every pot.
This song is responsible for the remission in your Grandma's glaucoma.

I assure you, it's a good-ass song.

mp3: The Duke Spirit - Lassoo

Playlist For July 23rd, 2008

Well, we're back again for another fun filled edition of Green Eggs and Ham. This week we hope to entertain you all with some tunes that have occupied very special places in our hearts. Listen in folks, for this promises to be a morning full of wonder.

1st Hour
The Avett Brothers - Murder in the City
Jon and Roy - Another Noon
Catherine Maclellan - The Long Way Home
Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree
Andre Ethier - Nothing Is Written In Stone
The Mood - In The Forest
Bottomless Pit - Fish Eyes
Gravity Wave - Buffalo Jump
Adam & the Amethysts - He Passed Away (The Darkness In His Head)
Sunparlour Players - If The Creeks Don't Rise
The Human Soundtrack - Babies Are The New Pursedogs
Elliott Brood - Garden River

2nd Hour
Patrick Sweany - Your Man
Birdmonster - Born To Be Your Man
Nina Simone - Gimme Some
Hot Panda - Winter Beast
The Duke Spirit - Lassoo
Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine
Kevin Drew - Safety Bricks
Brendan Canning - Churches Under The Stairs
Born Ruffians - Knife
Wolf Parade - Soldier's Grin
Vancougar - Obvious

SotW for July 16th, 2008

I'm back from another rockin' episode of Green Eggs and Ham and, boy, was it ever a good one. We had slow songs, we had fast songs, and then we had in-between songs that make you nod your head while waiting in line at the bank. My song of the week is of the latter kind.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's musical stylings continue to impress me. Modern Mystery is another great tune from their album Pershing and requires many replays on the iPod before it's out of your head. Please enjoy:

mp3: SSLYBY - Modern Mystery

Matthew's Finest

This week I am delivering a song that has met with great critical acclaim within the part of my brain that governs my love for cute rock songs. Rockn' Roll Band Is a song by the Charlottetown band Boxer The Horse that puts all of my favourite musical elements together. It has interesting lyrics, a disjointed but present storyline, a fast tempo and a sound that makes me want to flail around like a retard. It's a head-bobber, a toe-tapper, and a finger-popper (Ed: Teehee) that is sure to deliver a wonderful time unto thee. And as if that wasn't enough to make me love the song with most of my being, the band is also named after my favourite literary character of all time, Boxer, the noble workhorse of the microchosmic Soviet Animal Republic.

Boxer The Horse - Rock'N Roll Band

Playlist for July 16th, 2008

We're back for another dose of indie music, the kind that makes you stare at your shoes as you awkwardly shuffle about on the dancefloor, contemplating the price of a shirt that proves you attended the indie dance-fest at which you only shuffled about awkwardly whilst looking at your feet. Or maybe you did the funky robot. Who knows?

Here's the playlist with 6 (six) downloadable songs:

1st Hour
Black Mountain - Stormy High
The Rest - Apples & Allergies
Dog is Blue - Seacaptain
Belleise - Geography
Ayla Brook - Wake Up Early
Boxer the Horse - Rock'n Roll Band
KoAk - Foggycoast
Woolly Leaves - People and the Planets
Rheostatics - Saskatchewan
Alejandro Escovedo - Always a Friend
Cory Chisel - Home in the Woods

2nd Hour
The Wedding Present - The Thing I Like Best About You is Your Girlfriend
Elliott Brood - Write It All Down For You
The Bank Holidays - Folded in Half
The Watson Twins - How Am I To Be?
Tegan and Sara - Back in Your Head
Lost in the Trees - Fireplace
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Modern Mystery
Albert Hammond Jr. - Gfc
Wolf Parade - Kissing the Beehive

Matthew's Finest

We here at green eggs and ham feel that the world is entirely too sparsely populated with song that make me want to take my clothes off and dance on top of a building. Luckily, Sam Roberts, of The Sam Roberts Band, is willing to provide me with such a song. Them Kids is such an amazing ass song it had me dancing on the street earlier today. And for one as reserved and devoid of rhythm as I, that really does mean something.

The song's main theme is that kids these days are lame, and I'm inclined to agree with him. We should all throw our inhibitions to the wind and just go nuts. Listen to Sam's message, and soon enough you *will* know how to dance to rock and roll.

Sam Roberts Band - Them Kids

SotW for July 9th, 2008

Greetings. It's good to be back in the studio without any trainees. Hopefully we delivered a good show and you will download some of the linked songs.

This week's pick is a Sam Cooke cover by Kentuckian Ben Sollee. A Change is Gonna Come is immediately catchy and Sollee's smooth singing and cello-playing are sure to keep you coming back for more. I have not been so excited about a new artist in quite some time so please join me in adoring him.

mp3: Ben Sollee - A Change is Gonna Come

Playlist for July 9th, 2008

Preamble preamble... Well fine, if Ishmael's not willing to sail this ship, then I will. Welcome back everyone. The long awaited return of our blog post is here, we are alone in the studio for the first tme in weeks. And we couldn't be happier, no more trainee's coming in to muddy up the atmosphere, just the love that two men find between each other...

Enjoy the playlist everyone.

1st Hour
Forest City Lovers - Monsters
Feist - Past in Present
Laura Marling - Ghosts
RZA f/Vincent Gallo - Something I Want (For Real)
Shout Out Out Out Out - They Tear Down Houses Don't They?
Tickley Feather - The Python
Rhume - Empoisonne La Fourmiliere
Death Cab for Cutie - Your New Twin Sized Bed
Olivier Jarda - Victorian Faces
Born Ruffians - Hummingbird
Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye
Sam Roberts Band - Them Kids

2nd Hour
Oholics - We Get Along
Chad VanGaalen - The Gun
Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen
Caribou - Melody Day
Ben Sollee - A Change Is Gonna Come
Kate Nash - Foundations
Sebastien Grainger - Ways to Come Home
The Black Keys - So He Won't Break
Elliott Brood - Miss You Now
King Khan and the Shrines - Torture
Wolf Parade - Disco Sheets

SotW for July 2nd, 2008

My Song of the Week takes a couple of listens before it really hits you. Australian born Sam Sparro operates out of Los Angeles these days and he has recently released his self-titled debut. His single is called Black & Gold and I promise you'll like it... after three full loops on the ol' iTunes.
Enjoy!

mp3: Sam Sparro - Black & Gold

Matthew's Finest

Oh, this is exciting. I just love love love covers of late-70's glam rock songs. And when they're done against type and with a completely redone melody, it just gets sweeter.

This week, I chose a song which is a perfect example of such a thing. Surrender is a beautifully redone version of the old Cheap Trick song by Vancouver indie band, Ox.
It's sweet and soft and full of love. Just like a Care Bear.

Ox - Surrender

Playlist for July 2nd, 2008

Nothing today. Next week though.

Enjoy this picture of a kitty.
"Where are you going, with that independent music?" it asks, forlorn.