Playlist for 31-July-2012

On the last day of each month - whether or not it is a Tuesday - listen to a lot of Canadian music; it'll make the start of the next month that much easier. Today is a good example - here is what we heard this last day of July 2012: Blind God, A Feast for Mourners, My Razor; Cellos, Bomb Shelter, Mailroom Blues; Calista, Calista, Frictionatra; Homo Duplex, Homo Duplex, On or On and On; Rakam, Stranger Things Before, Lesser Known Gimmick; Cinderpop, Manic Sparkles, Sevens; Old World Vulture, Trophy Lovers, Patterson-Gimlin; Veszel, Cigarettes, Side A (*background music); Pizzarrhea, Laser Bacon Eye Surgery, Hol' Onta Dis Pear; Matthew A Wilkinson, Postnamers, Aurora; Purity Ring, Shrines, Obedear; The Element Choir & William Parker, At Christ Church Deer Park, At Christ Church Deer Park; Blind God, A Feast for Mourners, Phasers on Stun; Paula Perro, Make It Look Easy, Bubblegum; Suzie Vinnick, Live at Bluesville, Looking for a Kiss; Buzy B & The Honeycomb Kids, Live at Fairview Pub (youtube), Good Morning; Susie Arioli, All the Way, Here's to the Losers; Elizabeth Shepherd, Rewind, Lonely House; Saint Dirt Elementary School, Abandoned Ballroom, Lidia's Attached to the Stars; The Give 'Em Hell Boys, Barn Burner, Play Hank Williams at My Funeral; Gordie Tentrees, North Country Heart, Skinny Trees; Sarah Burton, Fire Breathers, Winnipeg; Jason Haywood, A Thousand Miles Since Yesterday, The Longest Walk; Hin In Dar, Absalom, Come in Alive; Remember - check out your favourite artists (as listed above) on youtube or myspace - or even google - for how to get a hold of their CD's etc. Support your local economy - go out to a live music gig!

Playlist for 17-July-2012

What the doctor has ordered for continued good health is ample amounts of Canadian sunshine coupled with ample amounts of Canadian music. Here is how we took our medicine this morning: Leonard Cohen, The Best of Leonard Cohen, Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye; Drums and Wires, Waiting on the Moon, Turtle Song; PS I Love You, Death Dreams, Toronto; Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory, Will We Ever Learn; Fist City, It's 1983 Grow Up!, Caveman's Lunch; Scenic Route to Alaska, All These Years, Settle Down; Morals, Taste Test, Free Agency; Mariachi Ghost, Machete EP, El Cascabel; Paul Luchkow/Michael Jarvis, Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin: Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Sonata III in E flat Major Adagio E Cantabile; Stewart Goodyear, Beethoven the Middle Sonatas, Sonata #14 in C sharp minor Opus 27 #2 "Moonlight" - Adagio Sostenuto; Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band, A Cup of Joe, Rebecca; Cameo Blues, 10000 Hours, Plowin' Our Row; Twin River, Rough Gold, Family Tree; Shout Out Out Out Out, Spanish Moss and Total Loss, Now That I've Given Up Hope I Feel Much Better; Carol Welsman, Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Ladies (*Anthology), Night and Day; Michael Occhipinti & Shine On, The Universe of John Lennon, Instant Karma! (We All Shine On); CFCF, Exercises, Exercise 4 (Spirit); Ivy Mairi, No Talker, Passing Cars; Good Pinsent & Keelor, Down & Out in Upalong, Shadows in the Sun; The Be Good Tanyas, A Collection (2000-2012), Little Black Bear; Jeremy Fisher, Mint Juleps, Gone; Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie, The World Voice; You know and I know it was good for you!

Playlist for 10-July-2012

The best accompaniment to lots of sunshine is lots of Canadian music. Hope you all enjoyed the tunes this morning. Here is what we sampled: Caymans, Caymans EP, How to Print Money; Cold Warps, Slimer/Dream Creepin', Slimer (**background); The Waxbills, When Love Comes, First Aid Kit; Metric, Synthetica, Speed the Collapse; Wilder Than We, Wilder Than We, Canopy Homes; Hermetic, Civilized City, Nixon Song; Cold Warps, Slimer/Dream Creepin', Dream Creepin' (**background); Micropanik, Fall of Melancopolis, The Day Is Coming; Tennyson, Tennyson, Knaves I Cannot Rule; Brave New Waves, West Coast British Columbia, One Man's Ceiling; Camp Radio, Camp Radio, The Girl Who Stole My Motorbike (**background); David Walsh & the Friendly Fire, David Walsh & the Friendly Fire, Point of View; S.G. Sinnicks, The Last Irishman in Corktown, Christians; Jeremy Fisher, Mint Juleps, The Part That Breaks; Edgar Breau, Patches of Blue, Dreams of Kerouac; Invasives, Embracing Evil/Murder in the Afternoon, Embracing Evil; Ken Aldcroft, Home, In the Kitchen; Elizabeth Shepherd, Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Ladies (Anthology), It's Only a Paper Moon; Michael Occhipinti& Shine On

Playlist for 03-July-2012

Life with music is sweet; life with Canadian music is just that much sweeter! Here is what we listened to today: Hot Panda, Go Outside, Go Outside; Elk, Daydreams, Come Home; Jesse & The Dandelions, Time and Space and Everything in Between, Only a Rocketship Can Save Us; Michael Rault, Whirlpool, Fall in Love with Every Girl I See; Jan Lisiecki, Mozart Piano Concertos, Concerto #20 Allegro; JBM, Stray Ashes, Forests; Rye & Fairy Tales, Rye & Fairy Tales, Play Me Out Jack; Sky Diggers, Northern Shore, Northern Shore; Jon & Roy, Let It Go, Kesey; Juliann Kuchocki, Broken Compass, My Name Is I'm With You; Andrew Boniwell and the Uncertainty Principle, Boomerang, Photographer's Eye; Robyn Hayle, So Much For Good Behaviour, Until Something Better Comes Along; Cory Weeds, Up A Step (The Music of Hank Mobley), Bossa For Baby; Dub Vulture, Brother Can You Spare a Gun, Skull and Wishbone; Del Barber, Headwaters, Can't Turn Around; Pistol George Warren, Mindemoya, Kingston Gully; Destar In Québec, Reconstructed Memories (Confabulating the Past, Simulating the Future), Taster Plate; Mugz, Gone One Day, Gone One Day; Hot Panda, Go Outside, Holidays; Hope you enjoyed listening as much as I enjoyed playing the tunes for you! Enjoy July!!