Ruby Slippers March 20 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

By the time this show airs, it will be one day away from the official start to spring.

Wow. Never thought we would see it this year. Mind you with lower than seasonal temperatures, will have to work at believing that the corner has been turned. Music helps. Music always helps. 

So..... to keep the body moving, here we go.

Pink Heart Mother... Moonbabies

Lost in Static ... Visage

The Otherside ... 1977 * (playing at the Horseshoe, Toronto, March 23)

Accountant's Dream ... Entire Cities * (tax time, you know)

Cold Blooded ... American Babies 

Hedonistic Summertime ... Amity Beach * (I can dream, right?)

Talking To Myself ... Shattervox *

Somebody To Love ... Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow)

Modern Man ... Arcade Fire * (The Suburbs, Grammy winner0

Telepaths ... Cygnets *

Recreational ... Ghost House *

Pure Pain ... Kurt Vile

Do I Have To Look For Love ... The Tuts (new!!!)

She Walks The Night ... King Creep *

I Got Knocked Down (But I'll Get Back Up) ... Joey Ramone

Thanks for listening

*Cancon please and thank you.

Ruby Slippers for Friday the 13th of March 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!!!

Another month, another Friday the 13th! Wow! Some sort of strange cosmic force in action there.
But never fear! Ruby Red is here with a boat load of music. Grab your paddles, maties, we are heading off on an adventure! Arrrrrrh!!!

I Will Survive ... Cake
Ancient Kids ... Bravestation *
Break The Spell (Young Galaxy Remix) ... Rachel Zeffira * (long track, time for a dance off)
New Creation ... Century Palm *
Blacklisted ... Neko Case *(recorded in Canada)
These Days Mean Nothing to Me ... High Dials *
Leaders of the Undersea World ... Odds *
Freedom For A Policeman ... Chad VanGaalen *
Liver Alone ... The Flatliners * (liver alone - get it?)
It's Thunder and It's Lightening ... We Were Promised Jetpacks
Never Thought This Would Happen ... Arkells *
Grave Architecture ... Pavement (because we can finally see it again)
Umbrellas ... Sleeping At Last
Crystal Mines ... CFCF *

Hope you enjoy it.
Now go walk under a ladder, kiss a black cat and party like it's spring.

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon forever

Ruby Slippers 7-8 pm www.ciut.fm

Hey everybody,

It's another month, we had a day or two above bone crushing cold temperatures and everyone's spirits are flying high. Not putting the parka away just yet, but will indulge in a little warm weather music, OK?

First World Rag ... Pow Wows *

Queen Of The Knights of Darkness .... King Creep *

Say My Name ... The Ballroom Babies *

I Would Miss My Home If I Knew Where It Was ... The Written Years *

Machine Gun ... Portishead

Stay Awake ... Matt Truman Ego Trip

Slippery People ... Talking Heads

Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohen cover) ... Keep Me Safe *

I Made The Law ... The Acorn *

Pagan Angel and A Borrowed Car ... Iron & Wine (I just love the title)

Angels ... Black Mountain *

Heart of Gold ... Neil Young *

Never Say Die ... Arcane Saints

Berlin ... Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (can't help it)

Mebbe get through this lot, mebbe not.

In any case, guaranteed good time.

Thanks for listening, keep an eye out for intrepid robins!

*Cancon, baby

RubySlippers February 27 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

More cold weather (bother) but that just means more time to stay in and mess about with music!
New tracks, some preview-y works in progress, (first listen, indeed!) dragons and thieves and megafauna, oh my!

Here goes

Phoebe ... Organ Thieves *
Sick of Me ... Gentlemen Thieves * (yes, are related)
Pictures ... Ewart and the Two Dragons (from Estonia) (new)
Headlights ... The Canards *
No Justice Anywhere (work in progress) ... Greg Clarke *
Want Too Much ... Huetensil (new)
Poppers ... David Contin * (new, preview?)
Twisted Head ... Rosewoods Diary *
Make You Better ... The Decemberists (new) (courtesy of Starbucks, no less)
They Always Do ... Rachael Cardiello *
Kool Aid Wino ... Megafauna (new from Surreal Estate)
Transmission ... Joy Division (natch, radio is my game)
Where Your Head Goes ... Ty Segall (from Goodbye Bread)
How Can I Ease The Pain ... Lisa Fischer
Night Scented Stock (instrumental) ... Kate Bush
Aeolian Echo (instrumental) ... Ilias (new)
I Am The Cosmos ... Chris Bell (may not make this)

Now THERE'S a show for ya!

See you next week and thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers February 20 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

I'm so late posting this. Sorry! Life completely got in the way and that can be enough to totally upset the routine of things. Am pleased to say, however, that there will be a show tomorrow, this is the playlist and we can all sit back, laugh a little, stomp along and generally forget about the week.

Snowglobe ... Lee Corey Oswald

Bang On ... The Breeders

...And If I Refuse ... The Evidence *

Voodoo Rugs ... Diamond Rugs

Everone Knows my Name ... Speedking *

Be My Girl ... Curbside Sofa *

Act One: Cigarettes For Money ... Sharks! On Fire! *

Wise Up ... Waitresses

For Your Eyes ... The Bell Hours

Face to Face ... Pacific Gold

Cyberpunk ... Mondo Art's Music Factory *

Painted On Attitude ... T. Hardy Morris

Isolation ... Joy Division

The Nature Of Things ... Ocean City Defender *

Ungirthed ... Purity Ring *

Outlines ... Sleeping At Last

Wasted ... Maps

Interesting collection, no?

Thank you for listening!

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers February 13 7-8pm

Hey everybody!

It's Friday the 13th, only one day before VD. Wow, talk about a double whammy. And as no one was up to sharing their tales of the lovelorn, the playlist is all about yours truly. A little love, a little sadness, a fitting tribute to the time.

What a Fool Believes ... Doobie Brothers (from Minute By Minute, my fav Doobie album)
Even In Dreams ... The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Last Night ... Rachael Cardiello * (new)
So Wonderful Beautiful ... parker BOMBSHELL *
Stay Forever ... Panama (from Australia)
Come Get Me Eyes ... Milo McMahon *
Maria, What Happened to You? ... Alleyway Saints *
Love Song ... The Cure (of course)
Have I Ever Loved? ... Mike Evin * (new)
Figure It Out ... Allen Stone
Dk/Pi ... Aero Flynn
The Blitz ... The Harbour Sound *
Sharks! On Fire! (We Had a Danceoff in a Thunderstorm) ... Sharks! On Fire! *
Mysterons ... Portishead

There are so many others that I would have put on this list had time permitted.
Oh well... may just play them myself anyway.

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers February 6 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

It's a marshmallow world here in Toronto and despite making the rounds of shoveling parties, salt pick ups and hypothermia support groups, the music just doesn't quit. This week we have some brand new songs, some old favorites and a whole lot more.

So grab a blanket, kick off your Sorels and join in.

Karma ... parker BOMBSHELL * (check out the awesome podcast "Addictions and Other Vices"

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New Waves ... Parks & Rec *

Show Me Your Eyes ... Royal Canoe *

Tell Mama ... Etta James

Doing it Right ... The Go! Team

Alex Chilton ... The Replacements

FLO-136 ... Sounds Around * (from the Visible Spectrum album on Bandcamp)

You Are My Gallows ... Papermaps *

Ohio (cover of Neil Young)... Dandy Warhols (technically Canadian content)

Paper Wings ... Derek Olive * (new! an ER nurse from Montreal Quebec)

Something From Nothing ... The Foos

Last Night and Bruce ... Greg Clarke * (upcoming album) (new)

Get Away ... Chris Bell (from I Am The Cosmos album, beautiful)

Uncontrollable Urge (DEVO cover) ... Schlarb Family (a family project)

Can't Cope ... PANIC *

Thanks for listening and happy tobogganing.

(next week, the VD show)

*Cancon