Thursday 28 August 2014

Addendum Full List of Choices from the band MAKAR for August 29


Hey folks,

When I asked for a list of preferred songs for tomorrow show with the band MAKAR, well, it was really really overwhelming! So many great choices, and honestly, I may not have to pull music for the next four weeks...

Thought I would share this with you. Notice the amazing scope of this wish list.

Mark's choices:
God Save The Queen ... Sex Pistols
Little Shadow ... Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Twist & Shout, He Jude, Get Back ... beatles
Heroes ... David Bowie
Rock and Roll High School ... Ramones
What's Going On ... Marvin Gaye
Imagine ... John Lennon
Now or Never ... Elvis
Behing Blue Eyes, Baba O'Reilly ... The Who
Soul Man ... Sam and Dave
Grace ... Jeff Buckley
One, Where The Streets Have No Name ... U2
Born To Be Wild ... Steppenwolf
Perfect Day ... Velvet Underground
Common Day ... Pulp
Song 2 ... Blur
Cherry Bomb ... The Runaways
Fire ... Jimi Hendrix
Break On Through ... The Doors
When the Levee Breaks, Kashmir .... Led Zeppelin
Two Weeks ... Grizzly Bear
I Wish I Knew .. Sharon Van Eaton
Love Will Tear Us Apart ... Joy Division
Charlotte Sometimes ... The Cure
Ultra ... Depeche Mode
Scoundrel Days ... Aha

Andrea's picks
Piazza, New York Catcher ... Belle and Sebastian
The Underdog ... Spoon
Fading Into Obscurity ... Sloan
Radio Free Europe ... R.E.M.
Mother ... Blonde redhead
Mother ... John Lennon
Rip Her To Shreds ... Blondie
Eleanor Put Your Boots Back On ... Franz Ferdinand
Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll ... The killers
Waltz #2 (XO) ... Elliott Smith
Ask ... Smiths
To Go Home ... M. Ward
Shrink ... Adam Ant
Gloria ... Patti Smith
Let's Go ... The Cars
Know Your Rights ... The Clash
Skeleton Kay ... The Coral
I Cut Like a Buffalo ... The Dead Weather
Stillness Is The Move ... The Dirty Projectors
Girl ... Beatles
Girl ... Beck
Needle in The Camels Eye ... Brian Eno
You're an Ocean ... Fastball
Get Him Back ... Fiona Apple
Mad World ... Gary Jules with Michael Andrews
Can't Stop the World, Cool Jerk ... the Go Go's
Kings and Queens ... Hopewel
American English ... Idlewild
Lust for Life ... Iggy Pop
Stella Was A Diver and She Was Always Down ... Interpol
An Honest Mistake ... The Bravery
Don't Change... INXS
6'1" ... Liz Phair
Up The Bracket, Mocking Bird ... The Libertines
Dedicated Foller of Fashion ... The Kinks
Hi It's Been A Long Time ... Donovan
My My Metrocard ... Le Tigre
Hedgehog ... Luna
Paper Planes ... M.I.A.
Twilight Galaxy .. Metric
The Youth ... MGMT
Bling Bling Baby... Milk Kan
Randy Scouse Git ... The Monkees
Human, The Dance ... The Music
Black Eyed Dog ... Nic drake
Jules ... NIKO
Head Like A Hole ... NIN
Sunday Morning, Bathwater, New ... No Doubt
Lawnmower Boy, Tant Pis Pour Toi ... nous Non Plus
Timebomb .. Old 97's
and finally
Sadly Beautiful ... The Replacements.

See how hard it was? Changed my mind 20 times.





Ruby Slippers for August 29 7-8 pm



Hey everybody!

Oh brother!
Whenever folks graciously agree to cohost, part of the deal is to pick music for the playlist.

Well.

I can't even begin to tell you how much MAKAR sent me, and frankly we could do at least 4 shows based on their incredible list. However, it's only an hour (sigh) AND there will be live performance in there too, so this is a list of what I have on hand to fill in between their chat and song making.

Not all of it will be played.  Notice the width and breadth of the choices!

God Save the Queen ... Sex Pistols
Up the Bracket ... The Libertines
Born to Be Wild ... Steppenwolf *
Fading Into Obscurity ... Sloan *
Little Shadow ... Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Twilight Galaxy ... Metric *
Paper Planes ... M.I.A.
Falling In Love Is For Young People ... Hoa Hoas *
Get Back  ... The Beatles
Flashbulb Eyes ... Arcade Fire *
Baba O'Riley ... The Who
Randy Scouse Git ... The Monkees
Two Weeks ... Grizzly Bear
Ask ... The Smiths
Lust for Life ... Iggy Pop
Love Will Teasr Us Apart ... Joy Division
Cherry Bomb ... The Runaways
Stillness Is the Move ... Dirty Projectors
My My Metrocard ... Le Tiegre
Needles In The Camel's Eye .. Brian Eno
Human ... The Music

And we haven't even added the cuts from MAKAR's album "Funeral Genius"

Good Lord.

Hang on, this one's gonna be crazy

(And as always thanks for listening)

*Cancon

Monday 25 August 2014

Fill In August 26 3:30 to 5 PM


Hey folks,

Last minute fill in plus a weird collection of songs equals a PARTY!

What can I say? Hang on to your teeth.

We Exist ...Arcade Fire *
Hop A Plane ... Tegan & Sara *
Chick Habit ... April March (thanks KaylaCP from WXUT)
Riot in Thunder Alley ... Eddie Beram
Mexican Divorce... The Coyote Men
Space Invader ... The Pretenders
Pleasant Hymn Part 2 ... Action Makes *
Fester & Flume ... Blue Moon Marquee *
Truckin' 101 ... Leon Redbone
Talkin' To Yourself ... Sugar Lime Blue
Spiritual Weapon ... The Auras *
In Memory ... The Disraelis *
O My heart ... Mother Mother *
Attis ... Authentic Imperfection *
Gigantic ... Pixies
Try Me out Sometime ... Broncho
Slow death ... Flaming Groovies
Snowflakes Are Dancing ... Kurt Vile
You Could Get Lost Out Here ... A. C. Newman *
What You Want ... Bombay Bicycle Club (Darcys remix *)
'T Hellend Vlak ... At The Close Of each Day
Make It Together ... Beachwood Sparks
Come Together ... Beatles

Warned you it was strange, but I kinda like it!
And as always, thanks for listening.

*Cancon






Wednesday 20 August 2014

Ruby Slippers August 22 7-8 pm



Hey everybody,

Exciting times at the station! Not only is the new transmitter up and working but new show proposals are coming thick and fast to keep the PD hopping! Expect to hear new sounds in the weeks ahead.

In the meantime, let's crank it up with some awesome punk, psychedelia and vintage sounds.

Hang on...

Careful ... Television
Wolkfoman ... KC and the Moonshine Band *
Invisible Man ... Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies
Werebitch ... Switchblade Valentines *
Switchblade Romance ... Threat *
Flesh and Bone ... Waxmen *
Last Breath ... Flesh *
Das Pirates... Planet Creature *
The Bright ... WASHA  (new!)
Turn it Well ... Up Dharma Down (from Manila)
I'll Cry Instead ... The Beatles (loving their catalogue right now)
Sunday Girl (2013 version) ... Blondie

Join me next week for fun and frivolity with MAKAR, live in studio, hummin', strummin'
and picking the playlist.

And as always thanks for listening

*Cancon

Exciting news! Coming up August 29th!

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Fill In Playlist for Mar On Music August 15 Noon to 1 pm


Shhhh, everybody

So...have snuck into the station while Mar is out on an adventure and brought a bunch of really great tunes with me. Won't waste time chatting, don't want to get caught.

Hot Property ... The Dishes *
Catwalker... The Diodes *
Take Me back ... Fast Romantics *
I Was, You Were ... The High Dials *
Stoned and Starving ... Parquet Courts
I Told You How ... Museum Pieces *
Will They Bury Us? ... Elliott Brood *
Ghosts ... Rah Rah *
One Way Leading To A Dead End ... The Ins and Outs *
A Sudden death ... The Organ *
Odessa ... Caribou * (love love love this one)
Party Like It's 2012 ... Library Voices *
Tango Shoes ... Bif Naked *
Horror Beyond Imagination ... Double Experience *
Liar Liar ... Goodnight, Sunrise *

Wow! That's a lot of Cancon (*)

Well, I'm jetting off, but will see you later today (7 pm) on Ruby Slippers.

And, between us, thanks for listening.
(This never happened)


Ruby Slippers August 15 7-8 pm



Hey everybody,

Half way through the month, and the sun actually shines once in a while.
Of course, it's shining pretty brightly INSIDE CIUT as the final preparations continue to launch the big bold sound of the new transmitter. Maybe even in time for this week's show.
Nothing like 10,000 watts to set my heart to pitapatting. (Is that even a thing?)

Well...here's the playlist. Hope you hear it loud, proud and clear!

Gambit ... Double Exposure *
All Action Man ... The Coyote Men
Fight ... The Farrell Bros. *
Gold Star ... Goodnight, Sunrise *
Alien Agenda ... House of Daggers *
Meteor ... Token *
This is The dream Of Win and Regine ... Cadence Weapon and Final Fantasy *
How Do You Kep This All in Line ?... les Jupes *
Mojo Pin ... Jeff Buckley
Modern, Normal ... Memoryhouse *
Children ... Linda Perhacs
Sin City ... Blue Moon Marquee *
It's a Longer Road To California... The Wind and The Wave
Blank Generation ... Richard Hell and the Voidoids
Out Of Control ... Wayne County and the Electric Chairs
Start it Up ... Die Mannequin *

Oodles of Cancon (*)

And as always thanks for listening

Monday 11 August 2014

Fill in for August 12 from 3-5 pm


Hey everybody,

As always happens in the summer months, while folks do the vacation thing and students have yet to filter into the station, there are big whacking holes in the music schedule. Enter the eager beavers (namely me) to keep the toes tapping and the heads nodding along to the Sound of Your City.

Hence, here is the playlist (more or less...more more than less this time, I promise) for the show.

Hour One
My Own Hands ... House of Daggers *
Body Like Lead ... Kashka *
Tarol Youth ... Roadkill Ghost Choir
The Morning Fog ... Kate Bush
Red high Heels ... Jane Siberry *
The Things We Do For Love ...10cc
Heartbreak Dream (MS MR remix)... Betty Who
Black Woods, White Beach ... Afterlife Parade
Demons ... Joel Plaskett *
Starman (cover of Bowie) ... The Rural Alberta Advantage *
The Idiot ... Rheostatics *
Last Goodbye ... Jeff Buckley
Dead Crow Road ... Doug Norquay*
The Gospel ... James Kasper *
Vintage ... Will Black *

Hour Two
Over The Moon ...Rosie Thomas
Edmonton ... Rose Cousins *
Be Still ... Robyn Hitchcox
Tiger ... Ruby Coast *
Miracle ... Run The Red Light *
Your Heart Don't Know ... Andrew Hunter and the Gatherers *
Heterosexual Man (Odds cover) ... Truck Sushi *
The Funeral Tango ... The Vampire Bats *
Woke up This Morning ... Roman Candle
A Mirror ... Aiden Knight *
Avente Garde M.O.R. ... Stereolab
Dents ... The Acorn *
They Should Have Shut Down the Streets ... AC Newman *
Lullaby for The Summer ... Jimi Hendrix
Stoned and Beaten ... Velociraptor
Grow ... Motofightr

Thanks for listening...see you on Friday at 7pm with Ruby Slippers!

*Cancon

Wednesday 6 August 2014

Fill in August 9 5-6 pm


Shhh!
Snuck by the receptionist, and crept into the studio.
Don't tell, OK? This show is our little secret...

1901 (remix by I am Robot and Proud) ... Jim Guthrie *
Thru The Rhythm ... 13th Floor Elevators
Festus, I Am Not Out of My Mind... Half-Handed Cloud
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair ... They Might Be Giants
Ever Since I Met you .. Young Doctors In Love *
Robotic... Hannah Georgas *
Looking To Fight ... Hexes and Ohs *
Better off Being Alone ... Jet Black Stare *
Reservoir ... PUP *
Too Soon For Me ... Grime Kings *
Zoal, Face Dancer ... Grimes *
caroline no ... The Duke Of Norfolk
Happiness is a Warm Gun ... Beatles
Your Love is Loaded ... Elin Ruth
Fall Down ... Toad and The Wet Sprocket
Honest Work ... Hinindar *
I Need A Love ... Heavens to Betsy
Don't Choke Feat ... City Rain
Parrot Talk ... Doldrums
I Wanna Rule the World ... 10cc

See you next week.
And by the way, I was never here.

*Cancon




Ruby Slippers August 8 7-8 pm



Hey everybody

Away we go again! Gotta lot of great music, much of it from the True North Strong and Free.
As there is no real guarantee that this weekend is going to be an outdoor patio kind of experience, there is always music to make it special just the same. So wherever you are, sit back, crank it up and enjoy.

Sylvia Plath ... parker BOMBSHELL  * 
Lion's Share ... Sisyphus
Boys In The Woods ... Fol Chen
Valium Skies ... The Verve
Idle Tears ... Velvet Ants
A Photo of My Ex ... Young Doctors In Love *
Vo Code Her ... Danny Dopeamine *
Hidden In Books ... Electroluminescent *
Yes, Maria, Yes ... David Wax Museum
Hot Cha ... They Might Be Giants
Members Only ... Tin Bangs *
Don't Talk To Me ... Korean Drama * (new!)
Moi, J'ai Quelque Chose A Dire ... Machines Geantes *
Jimmy Don't Have A Phone ... Greg Clarke *
Don't Choke Feat ... City Rain

See you tomorrow at 5, same Bat Station!

And as always thanks for listening

*Cancon


Ruby Slippers August 8 7-8 pm



Hey everybody

Away we go again! Gotta lot of great music, much of it from the True North Strong and Free.
As there is no real guarantee that this weekend is going to be an outdoor patio kind of experience, there is always music to make it special just the same. So wherever you are, sit back, crank it up and enjoy.

Sylvia Plath ... parker BOMBSHELL  * 
Lion's Share ... Sisyphus
Boys In The Woods ... Fol Chen
Valium Skies ... The Verve
Idle Tears ... Velvet Ants
A Photo of My Ex ... Young Doctors In Love *
Vo Code Her ... Danny Dopeamine *
Hidden In Books ... Electroluminescent *
Yes, Maria, Yes ... David Wax Museum
Hot Cha ... They Might Be Giants
Members Only ... Tin Bangs *
Don't Talk To Me ... Korean Drama * (new!)
Moi, J'ai Quelque Chose A Dire ... Machines Geantes *
Jimmy Don't Have A Phone ... Greg Clarke *
Don't Choke Feat ... City Rain

See you tomorrow at 5, same Bat Station!

And as always thanks for listening

*Cancon