November 15th, 2009

I was excited for this show. Less funnelling, more channelling. There were some things I wanted to talk with Charlie about, and planning to work with time constraints & dice up my selections, but that didn't happen. I had tons of time to play everything I wanted! Awesome.

Fake Problems - Alligator Assassinator
Westbound Train - Don't Belong Here
Brand New - Sink
Ted Leo -Dirty Old Town
Murder By Death - Brother
Murder By Death - The Desert Is On Fire
The Crooked Brothers - Buried Alive
The Crooked Brothers - Sweet Lemons
The Crooked Brothers - Sunday Dress
Frank Turner - Live Fast Die Old
Record Of The Week Club - Walkman
Street Sweeper Social Club - Fight! Smash! Win!
fun. - Walking The Dog
The Mahones - Drunken Lazy Bastard
The National Parcs - Awestruck
P-Butta - Overseas
Mad Caddies - Weird Beard
Lebeato - BBR
Subcity - Too Loud For This City
Mason Rack Band - Seen Her B4
The AKA's - Everybody Make Some Noise

Rad. Some of this is reactionary. Next week we've got at least two weeks left of battling Old vs New, so this was alot of stuff I've been listening to I won't be able to play during those weeks (aka The Crooked Brothers). That album rules. I tend to say it alot, but it's one of those ones that reignites your faith. In what? You decide.

The Mahones are opening for Dropkick Murphys tomorrow at the Burt. Should be a stellar show!

Pass the Mic

It was my first year on pass the mic. So I decided to invite along my best friend Erin. I really had fun doing the show with her. As Jocelyn said we've split the show in half. So me and Erin did the first 45, and her and Mason Rack took over the 2nd half. I had a fun time. So here's Erin's playlist.

Band of Skulls - Friends
Goldfrapp - Lovely
Pascal Picard - Wish You Were Here
Kidney Thieves - Crazy
Jem - It's Amazing
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Portishead - Machine Gun
Dj Champion - Sergio's Trio
Butterfly Bouche - Life is Short
The Strokes - NYC Cops

Sunday Nov 8th

Every once & awhile I get these ideas that always start with "Wouldn't that be cool if..." Then I decide if I have the balls to go through with it. If I can make it possible. More often lately, I've been doing it, and it's been awesome.

This is Charlie's first year on Pass The Mic, so I asked if she wanted to have anyone on. Good-friend-Erin-that-Jocelyn's-still-never-met is the first person that came to mind.

Then on a whim I decided it'd be sweet to have Mason Rack, a musician who's in town from Australia, on Pass The Mic 2009. He's been touring across Canada for the past 4 months, & finally gets to go home next week. However, 4 people in the studio is a crazy thing to imagine. So we did 45 minutes each, starting with Charlie. Mason was pretty stoked, but had to get ready.

Mason's setlist:
Violent Femmes - Country Death Song
Violent Femmes - Black Girls
Muse - Hysteria
Muse - Feelin Good
Tom Waits - Puttin On The Dog
Mason Rack Band - Seen It Before
Gomez - Hangover
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky
Jeff Buckley - Everybody Here Wants You
Mason Rack Band - Dead Of Night

I thought it went so well! Relaxed, chatted up a storm. Can't wait to have my next guest on.

Go see Mason play on Tuesday at the Ellice Theatre & Cafe on Tuesday! It'll be your last chance in a while. The show starts at 7 & it's 10$ at the door.

This week (while riddled with errors, my fault I'm afraid!) was another edge-of-your-seat thrillride as Charlie & I faced off new versus old for the 2nd week. I had New this week & probably have enough material for 2 more shows. I still had some fierce competition.

Brand New - Vices (new - J)
The Subways - Rock N Roll Queen (old - Ch)
Winner: Jocelyn

Fake Problems - Diamond Rings (new - J)
Tv On The Radio - Red Dress (old - Ch)
Winner: Charles

The Crooked Brothers - Windor Beer (new - J)
Magnificent 7's - Today's Empires Tomorrow's Ashes (old - Ch)
Winner: Jocelyn

Buck 65 - Way Back When (old - Ch)
Hilltop Hoods - Still Standing (new - J)
Winner: Charles

The Distillers - City of Angels (old - Ch)
A Wilhelm Scream - Australias (new - J)
Winner: Charlez

The Cramps - Bikini Girls With Machine Guns (old - Ch)
Subcity - Gastown (new - J)
Winner: Jocelyn

Hawksley Workman - The City Is A Drag (old - Ch)
Blue King Brown - Water (new - J)
Winner: Jocelyn

The Real Mackenzies - Chip (old - Ch)
White Cowbell Oklahoma - Piece of the Action (new - J)
Winner: Charles

John K Samson - Heart of the Continent (new - J)
The Gaslight Anthem - Old White Lincoln (old - Ch)
Winner: Charlie

Mad Caddies - Weird Beard
neutral

This week's tally was 4 to 5, with Charlie coming out on top! Darn. However 3 of these were results of rock-paper-scissors, cause I am so stubborn. She won all 3. Crap. I remain certain that John K Samson should have prevailed (the album is so timely!) especially because of the poor song choice (in my opinion) from TGA. However, Charles has sailor tattoos, so she sided with her pick. If it were High & Lonesome or Even Cowgirls Sing The Blues, I would have had to give it to her.

Damnit. I lost. We might have to make up humiliations for the loser - except that Charlie is embarrassed so easily & I am shameless.

Go see The Crooked Brothers & Mag 7's this Thursday at the WECC!!!
Go see Mad Caddies rock the Pyramid next Monday Nov 9th!!!
(Is it Nov already?)

Sunday October 25th, 2009

Alright. I was sick of quote-unquote "listening" to Charlie bitch on this thing about how normally uninteresting her solo shows turn out to be, to be frank, so we beat the crap out of each other this time. Figuratively.

For the next couple weeks we'll be pitted against each other: Old vs New. This week I had Old, & she had New. Which she claims is almost all country or hiphop. What?! None of my songs go slower than 125 beats per minute (bpm). We scored them against each other on song-by-song basis. Some of the winners were decided based on rock paper scissors results, because we have no impartial judge. Here are the results.

Less Than Jake - Boomtown -J (old)
Rancid - New Orleans -Ch (new)
winner: Charlie

Flogging Molly - Devil's Dance Floor -J (old
Bike For Three - Always I Will Miss You. Always You -Ch (new)
winner: Charlie

The Icarus Line - Kiss Like Lizard -J (old)
The Angry Dragons - Girlfriend -Ch (new)
winner: Jocelyn

Voivod - Rebel Robot -J (old)
Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits -Ch (new)
winner: Charlie

One Day As A Lion - Wild International -J (old)
Shout Out Out Out Out - Coming Home -Ch (new)
winner: Jocelyn

Venetian Snares - Circle Pit
neutral

Johnny Cash Remixed - Leave That Junk Alone -Ch (new)
The Creepshow - Run For Your Life -J (old)
winner: Jocelyn

Romi Mayes - Somethin Goin On -Ch (new)
Novillero - A Little Tradition -J (old)
winner: Jocelyn

Wab Kinew - Last Word -Ch (new)
Tinariwen - Timatent Tilay -J (old)
winner: Charlie

Grand Analog - I Play My Kazoo -Ch (new)
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Cool Yourself -J (new)
no winner: I really wanted to play Thao despite being new

So the overall winner is.....!: No one. We tied. We're too nice to each other. We need an impartial judge.

HOWEVER! Get ready for next week cause I've been cataloguing so many cd's in the CKUW compound my ears are bleeding & I have blisters & callouses & the like... I have heavy artillery. Charlie had better bone up.

October 18

Wish I had more variety. Had a bunch of ideas, none of which really came through, but did enjoy the music I played. So that's good. I think it went fairly well. But I digress and here's the playlist.

Wab Kinew - Live By The Drum
Grand Analog - I'm On Fire
Classified - Loonie
Buck 65 - Kennedy Killed The Hat
Hilltop Hoods - Last Confession
Shout Out Out Out Out - Bad Choices
Bike for Three! - Can Feel Love (Anymore)
United Steel Workers of Montreal - Making Babies
Reverend Horton Heat - Please Don't Take The Baby To The Liquor Store
The Cramps - God Damn Rock N Roll
The Angry Dragons - Girlfriend
The Monks - That's My Girl
Subcity Dwellers - Drag Me Down
The Hold Steady - Magazines
Greg MacPherson - Slow Stroke
Wab Kinew - Stand N Fight
Nestor Wynrush - Ole Mine Town featuring Grand Analog
Romi Mayes - Givin Is Gone
The Weakerthans - (Hospital Vespers)
The Angry Dragons - Got To Be You
Classified - Up All Night
Tommy Guerrero - As The Sea Holds Creatures Vast and True

Just the whole timing of everything seemed off, but there ya go.

Sunday October 4, 2009

Awesome show this week. Everything went swimmingly. Random CD's that all came together quite well, if I don't say so myself.

Monotonix - Body Language
The Sidewalks - S.O.S. (From the Burlesque)
Grand Analog - Magnifico
The Monks - I Hate You
Chariots of Eggs - All My Friends Are Robots
Romi Mayes - Tire Marks
Westbound Train - Somethings Aren't Meant To Be Remembered
The Hold Steady - Girls Like Status
The Burning Hell - Grave Situation Pt. 3
Wax Mannequin - Grownups Never Lie
A Wilhelm Scream - I Wipe My Ass With Showbiz
Shout Out Out Out Out - Bad Choices
Hilltop Hoods - Super Official
Bike for Three! - Let's Never Meet
Gogol Bordello - Not A Crime
Reverend Horton Heat - Drinkin and Smokin Cigarettes
Thrice - Doublespeak
Blue King Brown - Samoas' Song

Good stuff!!