Ishmael and Matthew present: the best hour and a half of radio in Saskatoon. Every Wednesday from 10:30 to midnite the guys can be heard spinning some songs on Saskatoon's community radio station, CFCR 90.5 FM.
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Matthew will be in Calgary for a few days to take in the Sled Island music festival, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun without him! Well, maybe it does. Matthew took the keys to the shed where we keep all the footballs, frisbees and pool noodles. Maybe these fabulous songs will cheer us all up.
Playlist:
Frazey Ford - Firecracker[herohill]
Forest City Lovers - Minneapolis
Alela Diane - White As Diamonds
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (feat. Alela Diane)
Blitzen Trapper - Dragon's Song
Broken Social Scene - Ungrateful Little Father Polymaths - Emma[i♥music]
The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours
The Morning Pages - Telephone (Lady Gaga cover)
Bombay Bicycle Club - Ivy & Gold
Wolf Parade - Pobody's Perfect Of Montreal - Coquet Coquette[pastaprima]
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
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. Happy Canada Day everyone!
On June 23, 1611 the mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage set Hudson, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they were never heard from again.
To honour Hudson's memory, we've put together a rockin' playlist for this evening.
Every four years, we North Americans are shaken out of our apathy and drawn into the irresistible world of football—the real football, that is. There's nothing better than waking up at five in the morning to watch two countries you don't much care for battle it out in a 90 minute match for a result that doesn't much excite you. Yessir, the world's greatest game! (Actually, the World Cup is terribly exciting for me but I understand most Canadians don't give a hoot.)
If you are looking for refuge from the constant World Cup coverage, here's our 100% soccer-free playlist.
Tonight's cover fire was of the song "The Weight" which was made famous by the movie Easy Rider. Here's a little video you might enjoy. Thanks for listening to the show, checking the blog, or both.
You didn't acheive squat today. Jacques Cartier on the other hand rode his sturdy three masted ship up the St. Lawrence 576 years ago today. What did you discover? Probably not a land of freedom and equality. Screw you listener. You might as well get cozy, because listening to our show is going to be the best thing you do this night, guaranteed.
It's been a rough week for us here. Matthew fell behind on his rent, got evicted, lost his job, lost his family in a fire, and his girlfriend flew off to Japan with another man. And Ishmael has a sore ankle.
Still, despite all the world throws at our two heroes, they have managed to put together a killer playlist for tonight's show. Check it out.
Tokyo Police Club, Forest City Lovers, The Golden Dogs, Crystal Castles. These four bands have several things in common: they're all Canadian, they all have albums coming out in the near future, and all four are featured on today's playlist. Additionally, great songs from Yukon Blonde, Regina's Rah Rah, and British songstress Laura Marling.
Listen to CFCR 90.5 FM tonight from 10:30 to midnight, or you can listen to the web stream at cfcr.ca. Don't miss out!
Another Wednesday, another day when I could be performing stand-up comedy. In case you haven't heard about it, there is an open mic comedy event every Wednesday at Vangelis on Broadway. It's generally a good time and I have been meaning to perform a five-minute set for some time, but I always chicken out and use the radio show as an excuse.
Well, since we're all here, let's check out this week's excellent playlist featuring great songs by Born Ruffians, The Sadies, and an amazing new track by LCD Soundsystem to close off the show from their upcoming album This Is Happening. Listen, download, share, and most importantly, please support these artists if you like their stuff.
LCD Soundsystem are releasing their final album This Is Happening on May 18. Here's the excellent video for their single "Drunk Girls" which was directed by Spike Jonze.
An exciting show this week, with new songs from three of Canada's biggest bands: Wolf Parade, The New Pornographers, and the first new effort since 2005 by Toronto's Broken Social Scene. Thanks for checking us out. Here's the playlist.
Here are some cool videos. The first is the music video for the song "What To Say" by Born Ruffians from their upcoming album Say It.
Perennial favourites of the show Sebastien Grainger (formerly of Death From Above) and Josh Reichmann (currently of The Josh Reichmann Oracle Band) have formed a group together, awesomely titled Bad Tits. They're using the familiar aspects of their old music, heavy guitar from Grainger and amazing synth from Reichmann, but they treat them very differently. Through some substantial producing they come up with a new sound that should delight their older fans. Also, the video is wacky and awesome.
Finally, London, ON emcee Shad, has a new album about to be released title TSOL. Yaa, I Get It is the first single from the album, and the video feature Shad roaming the streets in a distinct 99 Problems style.
