Playlist for June 9, 2010

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.

This one's for you JC.

Playlist:

Olenka and the Autumn Lovers - Eggshells

Deer Tick - Friday XIII [myspace]

Arcade Fire - In The Attic [igif]

The Mountain Goats - This Year [cavacool]

The New Pornographers - Silver Jenny Dollar [cavacool]

Dan Mangan - There is a light that never goes out (Smiths cover) [herohill]

Field Assembly - Light Speed [herohill]

Gianna Lauren - Become What You Can Be [herohill]

Japandroids - Younger Us [herohill]

Ryan Bourne - Love & Death [herohill]

Broken Social Scene - All to All [cavacool]

Stars - We Don't Want Your Body [chromewaves]

Cotton Mouth - Black Hand [igif]

Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure

Playlist for June 2, 2010

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.

Playlist:

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Cotton Mouth - Black Hand
Poison Control Center - Being Gone [yellowstereo]
Born Ruffians - The Ballad of Moose Bruce [i♥music]
Sunparlour Players - If the Creeks Don't Rise
The Tallest Man On Earth - Graceland (Paul Simon cover) [mediafire]
Rec Centre - Sleeper
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies [punkreas]
Mohawk Lodge - Done Fighting [herohill]
Hot Hot Heat - Zero Results
We Are Scientists - Rules Don't Stop [video embedded below]
Chromeo - Night By Night
Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know [punkreas]
Janelle Monáe - Tightrope [YouTube]
The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?

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We Are Scientists - Rules Don't Stop



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Playlist for May 26, 2010

We're playing some old favourites tonight, so no new releases. Still, it's a killer playlist and we've got a bunch of downloads for you too. Enjoy.

Playlist:

Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds

Blitzen Trapper - Furr [mediafire]

The Burning Hell - The Berlin Conference [mediafire]

Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Rock Ranger Record [mediafire]

The Golden Dogs - Dynamo
Mystery Jets - Young Love

Le Loup - Neahkanie

Rah Rah - Tentacles [mediafire]

Polymaths - Duet [mediafire]

Arrah and the Ferns - Emo Phillips

She & Him - You Really Got A Hold On Me [mediafire]

Cursed Arrows - Run Forever

The Junction - My Love Was There

Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It Up

Jookabox - You Cried Me [mediafire]

Playlist for May 19, 2010

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!

Playlist:

Josh Ritter - The Curse [iguessimfloating]
Laura Marling - Rambling Man
Forest City Lovers - If I Were A Tree
Cloud Control - There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight
Who Knew - Sharpen the Knife
The Golden Dogs - Permanent Record [herohill]
Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
Yukon Blonde - Babies Don't Like Blue Anymore
LCD Soundsystem - No Love Lost (Joy Division cover)
Big Fox - Saturday
Hannah Georgas - Bang Bang You're Dead [i♥music]
Rah Rah - Hurt Me Bad [i♥music]
Sorren Maclean - You Shook
Crystal Castles - Celestica [yellowstereo]
Black Keys - Tighten Up
Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches [cavacool]

Playlist for May 12, 2010

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.

Playlist:

Shawn Clarke - Behind You [herohill]
Born Ruffians - What to Say
Avi Buffalo - Remember Last Time [yellowstereo]
The Morning Benders - I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book cover) [filesavr]
The National - Anyone's Ghost [full album stream]
Ketch Harbour Wolves - Photograph [i♥music]
The Sadies - Another Year Again
The Acorn - Restoration 
Young Rival - Ghost in the Park [i♥music]
Shout Out Louds - Walls
Pick A Piper - Rooms [myspace]
New Pornographers - Crash Years [cavacool]
LCD Soundsystem - You Wanted A Hit




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.

Playlist for May 6th, 2010

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.

Playlist:
Levek - Loon and the Lion
The Middle East - Blood
Donlands & Mortimer - Osmosis
Faded Paper Figures - Logos [box.net]
Surfer Blood - Twin Peaks

Seth Smith - Warm Regards [herohill]

Mystery Jets - Flash a Hungry Smile

Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure
Milks and Rectangles - Cakewalk [i♥music]

Josh Ritter - Storm Windows (John Prine cover)

Royal Wood - On Top of Your Love [herohill]
The New Pornographers - Your Hands [herohill]
Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches
Atmosphere - Yesterday

The Knux - Floozy [free ep]

Shad - Yaa I Get It

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

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.

Bad Tits - Bankok Hilton from Hand Drawn Dracula on Vimeo.


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.

Playlist for April 28th, 2010

We've got a good show planned for you, including some very Carrribean cover fire. It's gonna be a crazy party. Also, if you're in town tomorrow (Thursday, April 29) head over to Louis' to check out Def 3 and Kay the Aquanaut [link]. It promises to be real.

All right homies, let's get down to some real shit. There was a sad passing last week that we forgot to mention properly on the show. Devon Clifford, the drummer for Vancouver band You Say Party! We Say Die! collapsed on stage and later died of a brain hemmorage a Vancouver hospital. A sad day for everyone on the Canadian music scene. The drummer is the backbone of any group and he kept YSP!WSD! going.

It's a damn shame.

the playlist

Daniel Romano - 7 poor girls of Ontario [herohill]

Goose Creek Symphony - No News Is Good News

Scribbler - My Old Lady

The Weakerthans - Benediction (live)

Bishop Morocco - Last Year's Disco Guitars

Peter, Bjorn and John - Let's Call It Off (Girl Talk Remix)

Hawa - D.A.N.C.E. (Justice cover) [mp3]

The Girls Can Hear Us - All I know [free album]

Shade - What I Mean [herohill]

YSP!WSD! - She's Spoken For

Hannah Georgas - Chit Chat [herohill]
Said the Whale - Plans for the Future
The John Henrys - Stars Align
The Pack A.D. - Snow
The Sadies - Northumberland West

Stars - Fixed

WhoMadeWho - Keep Me In My Plane [mp3]

The Coathangers - Shut The Fuck Up
Grizzly Bear - Knife (Girl Talk Remix)

Our cover fire this week also has one of the best videos you will ever see. That is, the original song does. Check it out.

As promised, here's the video for WhoMadeWho's Keep Me In My Plane.

Also, because I'm feeling energetic, here's a roundup of shows in the coming week

Thursday April 29th

DEF 3 w/ Kay the Aquanaut @ louis'

Plants and Animals w/ Said the Whale @ amigos *Pants!^3 preferred show*

Friday April 30th

Besnard Lakes w/ Hollerado @ amigos

Saturday May 1st

The John Henrys w/ Madviolet @amigos

Sunday May 2nd

Go to church

Monday May 3rd

Watch television and ride your bike

Tuesday May 4th

Simon and Garfunkel @ CUC

Wednesday May 5th

Randy Travis @ TCU place *Take your mom, she loves his smooth voice*

Playlist for April 21, 2010

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Now that we have tripped every spam filter on the Internet, let's get to the playlist. This week we're playing new stuff by Vancouver's Brasstronaut and Victoria's Jon and Roy, as well as something from two bands we didn't know much about: OWL from Halifax and Yes Cadets from Northern Ireland.

Enjoy/download these songs, visit some of the blogs we like, and please follow us on Twitter if you like.

Playlist:

Brasstronaut - Six Toes [i♥music]
Eyeshadow - In the Basement
The Morning Benders - Cold War [AWmusic]
Avi Buffalo - What's In It For?
Bob Dylan - Yesterday (Beatles cover)
Jon and Roy - Boon Helm [herohill]
Old Crowns - Keep Calm
Sloan - I'm Not A Kid Anymore
Kalle Mattson - So Long [i♥music]
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - My Good Luck
Dearly Beloved - Move On [i♥music]
OWL - Goodbye Bye [download album]
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes - 40 Days [chromewaves]
Kärtsy - Round the Roundabout
Yes Cadets - Rufio [state.ie]

Playlist for April 14th, 2010

We're back for another week of mayhem, but this time we mean business.

This week we have a fantastic show, including a selection of awesome Vancouver artists and a preview of the new Broken Social Scene album, due out this summer.

Remember to check out the blogs we go to. They're better than us.

The Playlist

Broken Social Scene - World Sick [AWmusic]

Deer Tick - 20 Miles

Hannah Georgas - Bang Bang Your Dead [i♥music]

Pomplamoose - Twice as nice

Petunia - Cold Heart Breaker
The Lovely Feathers - Photocorners

Scotty Dynamo - Tik Tok [free ep]

Kick Evrything - dusty

Blakroc - What you do to me

Midlake - Acts of Man [mp3]
Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain

Apollo Ghosts - Things You Go Through [herohill]

Ookpikk - Cloud Gang
Tegan and Sara - Sentimental Tune

Ida Maria - Oh My God

Mark Sultan - Don't Look Back [i♥music]