Ruby Slippers Boxing Day, Dec. 26 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

Make it through the hols? Only time will tell in this household. Neither dog nor I intend to do much for at least a week. But music? Well that's another matter.

No move festive tunes, promise! (Although the one about Santa's brains is still calling my name)

Another Girl, Another Planet ...Screwed *
Another Nocturnal Day ... B-17 *
Changes ... The D.O.T.
Black Swans ... Cafeine * (wonder if they have done anything lately?)
You Slow Time... Basement Love *
I've Got Your Number ... Passion Pit
Go Go Go ... The C'mons *
Barbara Jean ... Hunter Valentine *
Between The Sheets ... Return for Refund *
It's On ... Broncho
Light You Up ... Forest City Lovers *
Paris 1919 ... Final Fantasy * (Owen Pallet)
Mystery Of Love ... Fever Fever
Love Song (cover) ... Tori Amos
Our Last ... Autumn Still * (new)

Gotta say, kinda like this one. Now back to sleep.

Keep Calm and Rock On.

And thanks for listening.

*Cancon

Fill In ho Ho ho Show 3-5 pm show December 23

Hey everybody,

Here is a playlist for each and every one of you. Kinda on the fly, not totally following the traditional Christmas path. But hey! We all get a wee bit nuts about now, right?

Busy Toy Maker...Laska *
Snow White and the Seven Reindeer ... The Jingles *
No Assholes for Christmas ... Stephie Coplan and the Pedestrians (always play this one at Xmas)
Frank The Christmas Turkey ... Antsy McClain and the Trailer Parkettes
Sing To Me ... Shattervox *
Christmas Time Is Here...Sarah McLachlan ft. Diana Krall *
Santa Baby ... Eartha Kitt
Chorus ... Moonbabies *
We Used to Wait ... Arcade Fire *
Christmas Wrapping (Waitresses cover ) ... Front Bottoms
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) ... Arkells *
Christmas Blues ... The Arrogant Worms *
O Come All Ye Faithful ... Bad Religion
Because I'm Santa (Awesome) ... Dollyrots
Common Cold ... Hawksley Workman *
Crawlin' Outta Bed ... Fuzz Kings *
Mystic's Dream ... Loreena McKennitt *
Blue ... Birthday Massacre *
#13 ... AroarA *
How You Like it ... Christer *
Yolo ... Return for Refund *
Christmas Tree From Hell ... Bah and the Humbugs
Bizaare Christmas Incident ... Ben Folds
Hounds Of Winter ... Sting
Wintersong ... Sarah McLachlan *
My Fear of Animals ... Amos The Transparent *
Cancel Christmas ... Rocket From The Crypt
Deck the Halls (with Poison Sumac) ... The Space Negros
Come Closer Together ... NIN vs. The Beatles
I Make Lovin Fun ... The D.O.T.
I Believe in Father Christmas ... Emerson lake and Palmer


May you be surrounded by Goodwill and Joy with those you love.

See you Friday at 7 pm.

And as always thanks for listening.

*Cancon, jingling all the way

Ruby Slippers for December 19 7-8 pm Holiday Music For What Ails Ya

Hey everybody!

Next week's show will be the sigh-of-relief show after all the scurrying around and stuff.

So today, to help us all get to that, here's the list of Holiday Music for What Ails Ya. Some kind of candycane-in-cheek selections as well as some new stuff to pique yer interest for the upcoming year!

Ho ho ho, babies! here goes!

Present Face ...Garfunkel and Oates (always lead with this one, it's my tradition)

Amnesia ... Cygnets * (we will no doubt have this by January 1st)

I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm ... Venus Hum

Codeine and Wine ... Fuzz Kings * (need I say more?)

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer ... Smashing Pumpkins (ah, Billy)

Messed up Xmas ... The Dollyrots (complete with Dollytot)

Broken Ghost ... The Soles * (new)

Tarot ... Chloe Charles * (for the Pagan revellers)

Carol Of The Bells .... The Jingles * (from Western Canada..drummer from Septembryo)

Home By Christmas ... Moonglasses * (Guelph, Ontario)

Different Wings ... Trans-Siberian Orchestra 

3 Generations ... Hawksley Workman *

Aliens (Christmas 1988)  ... The Rheostatics * (now we're getting weird)

Yuletide Zeppelin ... Mojochronic

Christmas Night of Zombies ... MxPx (what's the holidays without zombies?)

Oi To The World ... Severe

White Christmas ... Jingle Cats (NATURALLY)

Last Christmas ... Wham! (see previous comment)

Yikes! Tree is still on the porch! later gators!

And a very Happy Holiday full of peace, love and good will to all.

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon of course

Ruby Slippers December 12 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

Double dose of yours truly this week. First a feline Fill In for Catwoman and now Ruby Red on the board! Catching up on cuts that didn't make previous shows that I just can't let go of... and new new new-to-me music that is coming out of this great country of ours! Hope you'll come along for the ride!

Sonic Reducer ... The Screwed * (Cleave Anderson was doing a live in-store show this past w/end)
I Just Want You To Know ... Your Favorite Enemies *
Telepaths .... Cygnets (not swans) *
Love game ... The Frolics *
The Finder ... Pink Lightening (thx KaylaCP WXUT)
Tokyo Drift ... Brunswick Project * (FINALLY!!!)
The Hounds of Love ... The Futureheads
Fashion Zombies ... Aquabats (jes because)
The Spell ... Poppy Seed and the Love Explosion *
Bones ... Little Big Town
Strange Love ... Slim Harpo
Collective Heart ... Happy Rhodes
Birthday ... Kings of Leon (always like em always will)
Cartoon ... Kensington Market * (awesome place, awesome band)
Humiliation ... The National
Sing To Me (For Bridget) ... Shattervox * (new from forthcoming album)

Don't know if this whole list will make the show...So much music, so little time. (Ah, me)

Be sure to come back next week for the special "Holiday Music for What Ails Ya" Christmas show.

In the meantime, thanks for listening and have a Holly Jolly week.

*Cancon with a bullet

Catwoman Dec. 12/14 6-7 pm

Hey everybody!

I am the lucky ducky that gets to fill in for Catwoman this week and I am really excited!

Chance to s t r e t c h out a bit with some punk, garage and rockabilly. Love her show and am pleased as punch to be able to help out.

So here's the list, kids.

Never Had It So Good ...Handsome Ned *
One Way ... Hank Davis * (wish I could find more by this guy)
Speed kills ... Speedkings * 9thx Moondog)
Dying In Brooklyn ... Tim Ray & The Druts *
The Marching Song ... Pointed Sticks *
Bales of Pot (!) ... Poppy Seed and the Love Explosion *
Big Shot ... Exxotone *
Train ... The Brains *
Day of the Dead ... Gutter Demons *
Psychobitches Outta Hell ... Horro Pops
Last breath ... The Flesh *
Everything Changed ... Cold Dead Hands *
Climbing a High Wall ... Link Wray and the Wraymen
Swampblood ... Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
Meltdown ... Chuck Last *
Lady luck Death Dance ... Coastwest Unrest
Down In Mexico ... The Coasters

That's IT! That's ALL!

Thanks for listening and meow!

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers December 5 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!!

Crap! It's December, we can't fool ourselves into thinking it's fall anymore and man, is it cold in the morning. Don't know about you, but getting up isn't easy anymore (say wha??) and without coffee, Ibuprofen and multiple layers (have never figured out looking hot in cold weather) there is no day.

Then it struck me, if the music was really fast and furious and bop worthy, things might, just might, look better, at least until we all acclimate to the reality that is Canada in the winter. (It never takes long, it's just that first few days....) (Gawd do I sound old )

So what better way to do that than an almost all punk almost all the time playlist (Apologies to Patrick Watson)

Let's Run ... Le Tigre

See No Evil ... Television

Walk Before Imitate ... The Homosexuals

Left of the Dial ... The Replacements

It Falls Apart ... Odds *

Hands of Production ... The Book Of Knots (brilliant album from 2007, Traineater. Check it out)

Cindy Tells Me ... Eno (genius)

Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos ... Man Man

Wave Goodbye ... Animal Confession *

Blackwind ... Patrick Watson *

Exercise 5 ... CFCF *

Lanterns ... I, Us & We (new from album Mono)

(I Wanna Go To) New York City ... Bloody Five *

Sheena Is a Punk Rocker .... The Screwed * (members of local punk scene in the 70's)

The Witch ... The Sonics (inspired by Sonic Highway series with Dave Grohl)

Bikini Girls with Machine Guns ... The Cramps

Safety cuts: (may not make this show)

Happy House.... Siouxie and the Banshees

Years ... Gdansk *

Museum ... Future Sound of London

Enough to get the circulation going? You're welcome.

And as always thanks for listening.

*Cancon, red and white, baby