Playlist for October 7th, 2009

This week we're returning to new content after our prolonged begging spree. Thanks a bunch to everyone who donated to our show, or any show during FM-Phasis this year. The station depends on its loyal listeners to stay alive and without those donations, Ishmael and I would be forced to just trade music with each other.

The playlist:
Giant Hand - I'm coming down from the mountains
Patrick Brealey - A little on the side
Hannah Georgas - The Deep End [i♥music]
Julie Doiron - Nice to come home
Golden Isles - You Look Good
Black Hat Brigade - Lost Boys [i♥music]
Heavy Get Go - Finding My Way [myspace]
Washington Social Club - Charlie the Russian
Oh No Forest Fires - Fighting Heidi
Leif Vollebekk - Don't Go To Klaksvik
Taken By Trees - My Boys [yellowstereo]
The Balconies - 300 Pages
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Failure
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Know Better Learn Faster [yellowstereo]
The Depreciation Guild - Butterfly Kisses

Playlist for March 11, 2009

On this day, in 1990, Lithuania officially declared itself independent from the Soviet Union. In honour of that moment, here's today's playlist, which is all about destroying totalitarianism... or something.

1st Hour
Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling on a Line [herohill]
Pamela Brennan - Another Lonely Day
Jenn Grant - Dancin' in the Wind
Anni Rossi - Wheelpusher
Peter and the Wolf - Better Days [link]
The Paint Movement - Howl at the Moon
Sonya Kitchell - Every Drop
Lions in the Street - Ruthless [cbcr3]
Amos the Transparent - Lemons
Memphis - I'll Do Whatever You Want [cbcr3]

2nd Hour
The Darcys - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
Parachute Penguin - The Things I Should've Known [i♥music]
In Flight Safety - I Could Love You More (live)
Despistado - A Stirstick's Prediction
Duchess Says - Tenen Non Neu
Maybe Smith - More Blood Than Sleep [myspace]
Green GO - Sleep All Day
Faunts - Alarmed Lights [i♥music]
MGMT - Electric Feel
Brazilian Girls - Good Time
Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80s [link]

Playlist for March 4th, 2009

It's Vivaldi's Birthday! Were back with another slammin' edition of Green Eggs and Ham. As always you can download all the songs which are linked and please take the time to visit some of the blogs we like. If you like our music, you'll like theirs too; we steal it all from them.

1st Hour
The Antlers - Two [mp3]
Jason Collett - Not Over You
Andre Ethier - Heaven Above You [mp3]
Neko Case - The Tornado Loves You
An Horse - Horizons
Laura Barrett - Bluebird [mp3]
Gentleman Reg - You Can't Get It Back
Dog Day - Rome
Jenn Grant - Sailing By Silverships [mp3]
Ladyhawk - S.T.H.D.

2nd Hour
Malajube - Porté Disparu [mp3]
Malajube - Montreal -40c
Tom Fun Orchestra - Last of the Curious Theives
David Myles - I Don't Want To Know [mp3]
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Send My Fond Regards To Lonelyville
Lily Allen - The Fear
Psapp - The Monster Song
Company of Theives - Pressure [mp3]
Cadence Weapon - Mini T.V.s (Chad Vangaalen cover feat. Final Fantasy)
K'Naan - Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine) [mp3]

Playlist Feb 25, 2009

1st Hour
Jenn Grant - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Dan Mangan - Robots
Department of Eagles - Herring Bone
The Soirée - Monsters
Alela Diane - White As Diamonds
William Elliott Whitmore - Old Devils
Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize
Laura Smith - Such A Long Way To Go
Born Ruffians - Barnacle Goose
A Plot Against Me - Raise the Dead
Hammer No More The Fingers - Vodka Grasshopper
Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary

2nd Hour
Burning Hearts - I Lose My Colour vision
Girls - Lust for Life
Dan Auerbach - I Want Some More
Tangiers - Kiss My Lips
Josh Reichmann Oracle Band - Trade Names
Hot Panda - Cold Hands, Chapped Lips
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Four Night Rider
D'Urbervilles - Dragnet (Green Go remix)
Beck - Walls
DD/MM/YYYY - Digital Haircut
Under Electric Light - Night Out
TV on the Radio - DLZ

Animal Playlist for Feb 18, 2009

It's been a while since we had a theme on the show, so today it's all about animals! Starting with bands named after wolves or whales, we included any other bands inspired by the animal kingdom and songs that might deal with the subject. The result is two hours' worth of feather, fur, and fin.

1st Hour
Noah & the Whale - Jocasta [mp3]
Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers - Anthony Milton Quits His Job
The Mountain Goats - Autoclave [mp3]
Hot Panda - Winter Beast
The Deadly Snakes - A Bird in the Hand is Worthless
Born Ruffians - Hummingbird [CBCR3]
Boxer the Horse - Rock 'n Roll Band
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position [mp3]
Vulture Whale - Shoulda Been Rockin
Radiohead - A Wolf at the Door
Wet Paint - Save the Whale [mp3]

2nd Hour
Wolf Parade - Fine Young Cannibals [mp3]
Sea Wolf - You're a Wolf [box]
Whale Tooth - Hibernation Song [mp3]
Ketch Harbour Wolves - Gold
TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
We Are Wolves - Teenage, Bats & Anthropology [CBCR3]
Bewarewolf - Unzip It [playing Amigos Feb 27]
Said the Whale - This Winter I Retire [mp3]
Or, the Whale - Call and Response
Le Loup - We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!
Blitzen Trapper - Furr [mp3]


Here's a pretty neat video for Danny Michel's Feather, Fur and Fin.

Playlist for Feb 11, 2009

February 11th, everyone! On this day in 1978, China officially uncensored the works of Aristotle, Dickens and Shakespeare. So next time you bitch about Mel Gibson's poor portrayal of Hamlet, remember how lucky you are to even know Hamlet.
And now, the playlist:

1st Hour
FemBots - Good Days [mp3]
Metric - Help I'm Alive (Acoustic)
Bon Iver - For Emma [mp3]
Buck 65 - Paper Airplanes (feat. Jenn Grant)
Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper [mp3]
Hollerado - Hard Love
Hey Rosetta! - There's An Arc
Forest City Lovers - Pirates (Can't All Sail the Indian Ocean)
Matt and Kim - Daylight [mp3]
Cloud Cult - Everybody Here Is A Cloud
Born Ruffians - Red Elephant

2nd Hour
Dirty Projectors and David Byrne - Knotty Pine
Said the Whale - Lady Hourglass, Your Head's On Fire
Young Rival - Ghost in the Park [myspace]
Wintermitts - DANS
Oh No Forest Fires - You Know What That Is... Trouble
The Glasses - Paper Airplanes
Arms - Whirring [myspace]
Polymaths - Duet
Ruby Coast - More Than Television
Vulture Whale - Tote It All To Cleveland, AL
The Von Blondies - Pale Bride [mp3]
Matt and Kim - Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare
The Thermals - Now We Can See [mp3]
Whale Tooth - Hibernation Song

Playlist for February 4th, 2009

Thanks to Yahoo! we have a new music player on the blog. Check it out. Remember that all mp3's are still available for download if you right-click and save.

All the blogs we link to also deserve your respect and we could not put a good show on each week without them. The blog roll on the right will give you links to some of our favourites.


1st Hour
Shuyler Jansen - Totally Anonymous
Jenn Grant - Heartbreaker [mp3]
Jeanette Stewart - Prairie Skies
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
Final Fantasy - Do You Love
Lake - Blue Ocean Blue
The Bird and the Bee - My Love [mp3]
The Deep Dark Woods - Two Time Loser
The Tom Fun Orchestra - Watchmaker [mp3]
United Steel Workers of Montreal - Shot Tower
Heroes & Villains - The Last of the Useful Inventions
The Terrordactyls - Shipping

2nd Hour
David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones [mp3]
Will Currie and the Country French & Sloan - Push Pins [mp3]
The Darcys - I'm A Ship
We Were Lovers - Mirror, Mirror
In-Flight Safety - Actors [mp3]
Bruce Peninsula - Steamroller
Sylvie - Notes On Counters
Polymaths - Duets [mp3]
Plants & Animals - Feedback in the Field [mp3]
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Slow Motion Tag Team
The Liptonians - Charlie's Back! [mp3]
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses [mp3]

Playlist for Jan 28, 2009

Two Norwegian bands on one show? No, you are not dreaming. We played My Little Pony and Kings of Convenience in the second hour today. Erlend Øye, one of the "kings," will be releasing and album in March with his other project The Whitest Boy Alive. We also played them. Wow, what a good show we had today...

1st Hour
Receivers - Petrograd
Timber Timbre - Demon Host [mp3]
Jens Lekman - You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon cover)
Dirty Projectors + David Byrne - Knotty Pine (from Dark Was The Night compilation album)
The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
Bishop Allen - Busted Heart [official site]
The Urban Aesthetics - Dead End Street Scene
Entire Cities - The Woods [mp3]
Donovan Woods - My Cousin Has a Grey Cup Ring
Amy Honey - Farley Mowat
Coconut Records - Drummer [mp3]

2nd Hour
Or, The Whale - Call and Response
Birdapres - Toothpaste [mp3]
Buck 65 - Indestructible Sam
The Danks - Treaty Connector
Two Hours Traffic - Nighthawks
Andrew Bird - Fitz and the Dizzyspells [mp3]
The Whitest Boy Alive - Island
Kings of Convenience - Love Is No Big Truth
My Little Pony - I Don't Know Pt. 1 [mp3]
Hilotrons - Emergency Street
Cut Off Your Hands - Turn Cold [mp3]
Creature - Who's Hot Who's Not

Playlist for Jan 21, 2009

It's the day after one of the most important days in history. I am of course referring to the release of Andrew Bird's new album Noble Beast. We played music by Mr. Bird as well as a host of other artists. Take a look and have a listen.

1st Hour

Danny Michel - Motorcade [myspace]
The Love Machine - Love Is On Your Side
Trevor James & the Perfect Gentlemen - Mazer [mp3]
Andrew Bird - A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left [website]
Said the Whale - Howe Sounds [mp3]
Deer Tick - Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon cover)
Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It's Worth [mp3]
After the Weather - Charles Manson Is A Saint
Entire Cities - The Woods [mp3]
Mates of State - California (Phantom Planet cover) [mp3]
Land of Talk - Weighty Ghost (Wintersleep cover)
Jens Lekman - Sipping on the Sweet Nectar

2nd Hour

Sam Roberts - Bridge to Nowhere
Factor - (Pray f. Ceschi)
Noah23 - Torn Again (f. Jim Guthrie) [mp3]
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Shampoo
Handsome Furs - I'm Confused [myspace]
Oldfolks Home - I Hate Dell [mp3]
Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve [myspace]
The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
Dan Auerbach - The Prowl [mp3]
Parachute Penguin - Your Crimes
Matt & Kim - Lessons Learned
M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You [mp3]
Project Jenny, Project Jan - Train Track
Andrew Bird - Oh No [pitchψ]

Playlist for Jan 14, 2009

What a foggy day in Saskatoon. Here's the playlist: 20 songs and a bunch of links. Remember to support the blogs we link to by checking out their stuff as well. Stay warm.


1st Hour
Entire Cities - Cop Song
Here We Go Magic - Tunnelvision
The Notwist - Boneless [mp3]
Corey Isenor - Why Do You Believe In Love?
Daniel Martin Moore - It's You
The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Air [mp3]
The Great Outdoors - The Garbage Man Song
The Deep Dark Woods - All The Money I Had Is Gone [myspace]
After The Weather - Jyoti Found Herself In A Horrible Mess
AC Newman - Submarines of Stockholm

2nd Hour
The Liptonians - Charlie's Back! [mp3]
Matthew De Zoete - Not On Fire (ft. Jenn Grant)
Girls - Hellhole Ratrace [mp3]
The Online Romance - Ladybug, Don't Smile [mp3]
New Villager - Rich Doors
Sleepless Nights - Allyson Got Robbed [mp3]
Broken Social Scene - It's All Gonna Break
Lykke Li - Little Bit
Vetiver - Everyday
Of Montreal - An Eluardian Instance [mp3]

Playlist for Jan 7, 2009

1st Hour
Pearson - A Fade Out Is A Cop Out [myspace]
Slow Down Molasses - I'm An Old Believer
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
Arizona - The Glowing Bird
Andrew Bird - Tenuousness [hype]
The Darcys - I've Been Sleeping
Whale Tooth - 6 Billion
Entire Cities - Coffee [mp3]
Corey Isenor - When You Fall
The Dodos - Ashley [mp3]
The Magic - No Sound

2nd Hour
The Walkmen - In The New Year
Hacienda - She's Got A Hold On Me
The British Columbians - Gasoline Handshake
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened [mp3]
Conor Oberst - I Don't Want To Die (In The Hospital)
Sleepless Nights - Got Caught [mp3]
Library Voices - Step Off The Map & Float
Tim Gilberston - Palm Trees & Postcards
Charlotte Hatherley - This Is Pop
Paper Moon - What Are You Going To Do With Me [mp3]
In Endeavors - You've Got Your Friends, I've Got Mine
Sports: The Band - Cast Lots

Best of 2008 Playlist

This morning's show happened to fall on the last day of the year, which is a perfect time to look back on 2008 and listen to some of the best. The following is a small sample of wonderful songs we played on Green Eggs and Ham that made this year two thousand GREAT!

All the linked songs are downloadable mp3's.

1st Hour
Shotgun Jimmie - Bedhead
Said The Whale - This Winter I Retire
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - Meet Me In The Garden
Human Highway - The Sound
The Elwins - Dear, Oh My
Man Man - Rabbit Habbits
Throw Me The Statue - Lolita
Plants and Animals - Feedback in the Fields
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Buriedfed

2nd Hour
Wolf Parade - Fine Young Cannibals
Boxer the Horse - Rock 'n Roll Band
The Format - Janet
Mystery Jets - Young Love
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Modern Mystery
The World Record - We're #1
Hexes & Ohs - H-h-highschool
Chad VanGaalen - City of Electric Light
Brazilian Girls - Good Time
Woodhands - I Wasn't Made For Fighting

Playlist for Dec 10, 2008

1st Hour
Pearson - The Fool I Am
Neil Halstead - Paint A Face
Ox - Burnt Out
H-Burns - Horses With No Medals [mp3]

FemBots - Good Days

AC Newman - Submarines of Stockholm [mp3]

Josh Ritter - Mind's Eye

The Danks - I Mean, Come On

Andrew Bird - Oh No [pitchfork]
David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones

Octoberman - Run From Safety

Martha Wainwright - You Cheated Me [mp3]

2nd Hour

Matthew Barber - I'm Gonna Settle My Accounts With You

Jill Barber - Oh My My [mp3]

Winter Gloves - Hillside

Joel Plaskett Emergency - Fashionable People [CBCR3]

Sondre Lerche - The Tape

Elliott Brood - Miss You Now [mp3]

Oh No! Oh My! - Be A Star

The Maynards - Spinny

The Lovely Killbots - Ghetto A

The Coathangers - Parking Lot

Ruby Jean and the Thoughful Bees - You Don't Miss Me [mp3]

Playlist for Nov. 26, 2008

1st Hour
Minus the Bear - Ice Monster
Pearson - Purity of Heart [myspace]
Andrew Bird - Oh No
Jane Vain and the Dark Matter - C'mon Baby Say Bang Bang [mp3]
Stacey Lloyd Brown - Living Rooms
Don Brownrigg - In It
Dent May and His Magnificent Ukelele - Meet Me in the Garden
Sleeping States - Planning My Escape [mp3]
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
Jukebox the Ghost - Victoria [mp3]
Cuff the Duke - Take My Money and Run

2nd Hour
The Swindlers - Sister, Oh Little Sister [myspace]
Said the Whale - This Winter I Retire [mp3]
The Submarines - The Wake Up Song
The Organ - Oh What A Feeling
Metric - Help, I'm Alive
The Bicycles - Walk Away (From a Good Thing) [mp3]
Rah Rah - Tentacles [mp3]
Sylvie - Please Make it Home
Modern Skirts - Motorcade
Franz Ferdinand - What You Waiting For (Gwen Stefani cover)
The Dance Party - A-List
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead [mp3]

Playlist for Nov. 19, 2008

1st Hour
The Jealous Girlfriends - Secret Identity
Beirut - A Sunday Smile
Kathleen Edwards - In State [mp3]
Creature - Star
Ketch Harbour Wolves - So Long To The Ground
The Bicycles - Won't She Be Surprised [mp3]
Elliott Smith - Son Of Sam
Provincial Parks - Young Bride [mp3]
Los Campesinos! - Miserabilia
Human Highway - Sleep Talking [mp3]
The Morning Benders - Lovefool (Cardigans cover)

2nd Hour
Elliott Brood - Without Again
The Danks - Treaty Connector
Pearson - Cold Comfort [CBCR3]
Ride Til Dawn - Telephone Line
Christine Fellows - The Spinster's Almanac
The Chairs - Polly [mp3]
The Organ - Don't Be Angry
LCD Soundsystem - Watch The Tapes [mp3]
Blitzen Trapper - Devil's A-Go-Go
Pride Tiger - The Lucky Ones
Wolf Parade - Language City
My Little Pony - I Don'T Know Pt. 1 [mp3]

Playlist for Nov. 5, 2008

Happy Election Boxing Day!
As you are undoubtedly aware, Barack Obama was elected president after eight disastrous years of the Bush administration. And though our playlist only has two songs with a presidential theme, it's still hella good music. Enjoy.

1st Hour
Ben Sollee - A Change is Gonna Come
Lake - Blue Ocean Blue [mp3]
Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts - Stand Right There
Winter Gloves - Glass Paperweight [mp3]
Winter Gloves - Factories
Bells Clanging - The Law of Averages
Laura Barrett - Ferryland [mp3]
Daniel Ledwell - I Have Made You a Mixed Tape
The Unsettlers - Heavy Handed
Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You [mp3]
Rich Aucoin - At War With the Cynics
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Sleep All Day
She & Him - Sentimental Heart

2nd Hour
Beirut - My Night With the Prostitute from Marseilles [mp3]
The Buttless Chaps - Death Scenes I II III
Polymaths - Duet
The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour [YouTube]
Culture Reject - Inside the Cinema
Starflyer 59 - The Brightest of the Head
Au Revoir Simone - Sad Song (Pacific Remix) [mp3]
Clues - Perfect Fit
Adam & The Amethysts - Stupid Ocean
Death Cab for Cutie - President of What? [mp3]

Playlist for October 29th, 2008

Well folks, we're back for a slightly delirious edition of our show. Ishmael and I were carousing in Vancouver this weekend, fighting for our right to party.

This weeks show, as you might be able to guess, is a Halloween themed one. This is because Halloween is almost here. Here's the playlist.

1st Hour

The Ghost Bees - Vampires of the West Coast

Okkervil River - The President Is Dead

Josh Reichmann Oracle Band - Believe In Souls

The Spinto Band - Pumpkins and Paisley

The Moondoggies - Undertaker

The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don't Haunt This Place

The Sam Roberts Band - Waking The Dead

Laura Marling - Ghosts

Benji Hughes - The Mummy

The Terrordactyls - Zombie Girl

The Burning Hell - Grave Situation Pt. 1

2nd Hour

Forest City Lovers - Monsters

Mother Mother - Ghosting

Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost

The Mood - Eskimo Scientist

Chad VanGaalen - Clinically Dead

Dave Norris - Howl

Violent Femmes - Nightmares

Islands - Creeper [mp3]

Dress Whites - Give Up The Ghosts

Boxer The Horse - Boneyard

Los Campesinos! - How I Taught Myself To Scream

Tokyo Police Club - Graves

Shout Out Out Out Out - They Tear Down Houses Dont' They?

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Bedroom Costume

Creature - Don't Be Afraid

Playlist for October 15th, 2008

Here it is folks. Hope you enjoy the show, and the increased hold that our ineffectual leaders have on our country.

1st Hour

Andy Swan - Can I Pay You In Sunshine? [mp3]

Iron & Wine - Arms Of a Thief

Josh Reichmann Oracle Band - Believe In Souls

Woodpigeon - Cities Of Weather

The Rural Alberta Advantage - Frank, AB

The Broken West - Auctioneer [mp3]

The Saint Alvia Cartel - Don't Wanna Wait Forever

Crosstown Rivals - Waste Of Time

State Bird - I Don't Love U Anymore

These United States - West Won

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - A Children's Crusade On Acid [mp3]

Hooded Fang - Fall Leaves

Of Montreal - Jimmy

2nd Hour

The Rumble Strips - Alarm Clock [mp3]

The Elwins - Only Friend

Tusks - Baby Noise

Hotkid - People Using People

Vancougar - Unmanned

Hexes & Ohs - Little Bird

The Umbrella Sequence - Urban Lull (At Once Charmed)

Starfucker - Pop Song

Pretty & Nice - Tora Tora Tora

Tigersapien - Youth & Vitality [mp3]

Woodhands - I Wasn't Made For Fighting

Playlist For October 7th, 2008

Here it is everyone.

1st Hour

The Olympic Symphonium - Intentions Alone

Jenny Omnichord - The Day We Sang Ba Ba Ba Ba (w/ Jeff "Glacio de Fluvial" Munro)

Dog Is Blue - Don't Think Twice It's Alright

Pete Roe - Let It Go

The Western States - Oh World

The Submarines - The Wake Up Song

Brasstronaut - Fan

Absentee - Bitchstealer

Castlemusic - You Can't Take Anymore

Sunparlour Players - Bless This City

2nd Hour

The Rosebuds - The Lovers' Rights

Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines

Dear and The Headlights - I'm Not Crying. You're Not Crying, Are You?

Dirty On Purpose - Mind Blindness
The Jealous Girlfriends - Organs on the Kitchen Floor

Fox Jaws - Karmonica

The Old Soul - Let's Neck

Wolf Parade - Soldier's Grin

Land Of Talk - Corner Phone

WOMEN - Group Transport Hall

The Ghost Is Dancing - People

The Elwins - Dear, Oh My

Playlist for Oct 1st, 2008

Terribly sorry about last week. For those of you who came to the site expecting a playlist, you can blame the Man for taking us off the proverbial air.

This week, though, we're back with the full playlist and a full cotillion of weekly song choices.

1st Hour

Gonzales - Working Together
Islands - Creeper

TV On The Radio - Dry Drunken Emperor

Kaiser Chiefs - Always Happens Like That

The Saint Alvia Cartel - Don't Wanna Wait Forever

The Wedding Present - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Hexes & Ohs - H-H-Highschool

The Broken West - Auctioneer

Mates Of State - My Only Offer

Department Of Eagles - No One Does It Like You

Blitzen Trapper - Furr

2nd Hour

Said The Whale - My Government Heart

Grizzly Bear - Knife

Born Ruffians - Knife

Two Hours Traffic - No Advances

Fred - Running

Mother Mother - Hayloft

Caribou - Melody Day

Woodhands - I Wasn't Made For Fighting

Thunderheist - Jerk It