Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Playlist for 29-June-2010

Today the New Wax section provided us with a totally awesome show, do you not agree? Here's what we heard:
Play Guitar, Play Guitar, Sleep Standing Up;
Man Your Horse, At Most: At Least, Old Selves on Bookshelves;
Buckler, This Wall of Mud, Kele Cafe;
NOJO, Explores the Dark Side of the Moon, Any Colour You Like;
Chris Davis, Baile Bonita, He Be Struttin';
Karen Porkka, Butterfly Bridge, Salty Sleeve;
Gorgon Horde, Sorry Sister, Sorry Sister;
The Caraways, The Caraways EP, Fever;
Boxer the Horse, Would You Please, Cat Burglar;
Toby Alison, Look What the Cat Dragged In, Lorianne;
Dylan Wickens and the Grand Naturals, Tatoo Black, Giles' Lullaby;
Wes Mackey, Beyond Words, Blues Shack;
Cougarettes, Milk Fangs EP, Ego Head;
The Beatdown, The Beatdown, Mad Dog;
D-Sisive, Vaudeville, The Riot Song;
Miss Quincy, Your Mama Don't Like Me, Record Store;
The United Steel Workers of Montreal, Three on the Tree, Rise Up;
The Hellbound Hepcats, The Hellbound Hepcats, Only Man;

Have a Happy Canada Day, and go out and enjoy the local talent and events of your very own city.
Figgy Newtunes

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Playlist for 22-Jun-2010

Not as much new wax as we usually listen to, but a totally awesome line-up this week.
The JMC Project, Making a Statement, June;
Canefire, Pandemonium, The Madman's Jig;
Shannon Butcher, Little Hearts, (I Ain't in the Mood for) No DJ;
Bruce Cockburn, Big Circumstance, Anything Can Happen;
Jesse Dee, A Cross Pollination of Service Station Crawl, Had Me Goin';
Rae Spoon, Superior You Are Inferior, Come On Forest Fire Burn the Disco Down;
Delhi 2 Dublin, Planet Electric, Tommy;
Caffeine Sunday, I Wish I Could Film Tonight in Black and White, Cowboy Hat;
Ookpikk, Captain Starlite, Pillowberry Tree;
Joey Only Outlaw Band, Transgression Trail, Manitoba Makeup;
Oh My Darling, In the Lonesome Hours, O La Claire Fontaine;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Katy Sparrow;
Johnny Tornado, Storm Riders, Bittersweet Goodbye;
Whiteboy Slim, I'm Still Here, Whiteboy Slim's Walkin' Blues;
Johnny Tornado, Storm Riders, Killin' Me;
The Salteens, Moths, All We Want is What You've Got;
The Summerlad, Blue Skinned, Open Hearted;
Zombies!!!, Glory Glory Man United, The First Monkey Shot into Space;
Christopher Smith, The Beckon Call, Paper Chains;
Wicked and wonderful - and yes, 100% Canadian. Damn aren't we marvellous!!! Keep supporting your local artists and businesses - it's good for economic health!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Playlist for 15-June-2010

Good morning eclectic music lovers! We listened to some awesome examples of Canadian music this morning.
Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, Bird on a Wire;
Karl Schwonik Quartet, Visions from the Farm, Tiger-Paw;
Brent Mah / Alex Goodman, Convergence, Plan B;
Shannon Butcher, Little Hearts, Hush;
The Nix Dicksons, The Nix Dicksons, Small Town Heart;
Noel Johnson, Spirit of the Day, Capsized;
The Lions, New Rise of the Foot Soldier, The Jam;
Little Miss Higgins, Across the Plains, Bargain! Shop Panties;
Kids on Fire, Kids on Fire, Grime & Grain;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Coming Home with the Summer;
Balkan Beat Box, Blue Eyed Black Boy, War Again;
La Luna de Santiago, Puede Ser, Al Viento;
The Beatdown, The Beatdown, Hooligans;
Lizzy Hoyt, Home, Ashokan Farewell;
Chris Gheran, Coup D'Etat, No Milk Today;
Karyn Ellis, Even Though the Sky was Falling, Bitter Grasses;
Rick Taylor, Lucky Room, Murmur Low;
Marshall Lawrence, Blues Intervention, Going Down to Louisiana;
Big Hank and a Fist Full of Blues, Bluesville, Man Time;

Apart from the Balkan Beat Box [The digression was well worth it in my opinion!], we listened to 100% Canadian talent. Please go out and support the many venues showcasing local - and not-local - talent. Money you spend in your neighbourhood tends to stay in your neighbourhood ... and that's a good thing! Enjoy the Summer Solstice!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Playlist for 08-June-2010

Here is what we listened to this morning:
Gordon Lightfoot, Old Dan's Records, Lazy Mornin';
Michael Blake, Hellbent, Mr.John;
Michael Kleniec, Live at the Soho in Toronto, Bok Srou;
Bobby Broom, Jazz Week's 2009 Label of the Year, Blues for the Modern Man;
The Savants, Absolver, A Skip in the Record;
The Social Icons, I'm There - You're Here, Pop is Falling Apart;
Althea Cunningham, On the Verge, Crush On;
Bent Spoon Trio + 3, Dead Salems Dance in Their Ashtrays, #1;
Andrew Downing, Silents, On the Sun;
Cowboy Junkies, Renmin Park, Sir Francis Bacon at the Net;
The Wind Up Radio Sessions, Red Brick House, Lazy Bee;
Oliver Schroer and the Stewed Tomatoes, Freedom Row, Barking Spiders;
Scott Kemp, Introductions, Nut Crackin';
Elizabeth Shepherd, Heavy Falls the Night, On the Insufficiency of Words;
Jeff Healey, Last Call, Holding My Honey's Hand;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Home to Manitoba;
Joey Only, Transgression Trail, Honky Tonk Hockey;

As I said at the beginning of the show, Michael Blake is actually Canadian even if he does make NY his home, so I'd say that once again, we heard 100% from Canadian artists, and we're damn thankful to all of them for providing fodder for my show. Keep it local folks!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Playlist for 01-June-2010

What a great morning for new wax! Here is the playlist for this morning's show.
Hobbins, Wizard of Words, Bucktooth Betty;
Royaume Des Morts, Royaume Des Morts, The Tape Deck Ate My Hit;
Royal Wood, The Waiting, On Top of Your Love;
The Acorn, No Ghost, Cobbled from Dust;
Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, The Blanche Album, Family History;
Paper Beat Scissors, Flicker, Be Patient;
David Francey & Mike Ford, Seaway, Dustless Road to the Happy Land;
Irene Atman, New York Rendezvous, Two for the Road;
Scott Kemp, Introductions, Locked;
The Jessica Stuart Few, Kid Dream, Midgey Ponchey;
Marshall Lawrence, Blues Intervention, Detroit "Motor City" Blues;
Big Hank and a Fist Full of Blues, Bluesville, Your Minefield;
Rick Taylor, Lucky Room, Six Cold Feet of Ground;
Silly Kissers, Precious Necklace, Precious Necklace;
Project, Alchemist, Hope;
Bocce, Disambiguation, Luis Sojo;
JetsetMotel, JetsetMotel, Settle Up, Settle Down;
Keith & Renee, Detours, It's Complicated;
The Blue Shadows, On the Floor of Heaven, On the Floor of Heaven;
Bent Elephants, This is Water, Sask. Pool;

I know I speak on behalf of all listeners when I say a hearty thanks to all the musicians that provided us with the tunes this morning. Remember - Always Support Local ... music, art, food - All Local!