Green Eggs and Ham: I can't FM-phasize this enough!

Trying desperately to get pledges this morning (as part of the annual funding drive FM-Phasis), I came up with bupkis (except a $75 donation from... my dad). I even had concert tickets (Ghostkeeper! PS I Love You!) to give away... no taker. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. This show also saw my tributes to C'mon, who just announced they are breaking up, and Arcade Fire for their Polaris win, in the form of the Cadence Weapon song "The Suburbs". Here's the playlist:


Share - "Awake At Dawn"
Dawn Golden & Rosy Cross - "White Sun"
Drive-By Truckers - "The Living Bubba"
Arctic Monkeys - "Don't Sit Down 'Caus I've Moved Your Chair"
Jason Bajada - "Panama"
The Drums - "Book Of Revelation"
The Danks - "No Radio"
Jeans Boots - "Money"
LOOM - "Wholesome"
N.A.S.A. - "Money"
Active Child - "Ivy"
Cadence Weapon - "The Suburbs"
Rebekah Higgs - "Lazy Mornings"
Blood Orange - "Sutphin Boulevard"
Ghostkeeper - "By Morning"
Mr. Mister - "Hunters of the Night"   *this week's Slice of Cheese
PS I Love You - "Starfield"
C'mon - "From Where We Started"
Adam and the Amethysts - "Gitchee Gumee Yeah Yeah"
The Beets - "Doing As I Do"
Nordic Nomadic - "Bite To Chew"

Green Eggs and Ham: Tales of Future Past

This morning's show was spent examining the growth of different bands over their careers, in a "then-and-now" 2-song format. 'Twas fun. I made sure to take a dance break (during which Peter Henderson tapped me on the shoulder, causing me to shit myself), but otherwise it was an all-nostalgia trip down memory lane. Plus, Weird Al. Awesome. Here's the playlist:


Sloan - "Beverly Terrace"
Sloan - "Pretty Voice"
Radiohead - "Codex"
Radiohead - "Bones"
The Deep Dark Woods - "Sugar Mama"
The Deep Dark Woods - "This Town Has Got Me Down"
Junior Boys - "Neon Rider"
Junior Boys - "Banana Ripple"
The Dears - "Autonomy"
The Dears -  "Stick w/ Me Kid"
Siriusmo - "Fermonikon"
Young Galaxy - "Cover Your Tracks" (Dunez remix)
New Look - "The Ballad"
R.E.M. - "Überlin"
R.E.M. - "I Am Superman"
Shuyler Jansen - "Wedding Band"
Old Reliable - "Forever In Blue"
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Whatever You Like"   *this week's Slice Of Cheese
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "This Is The Life"         *this week's other Slice
Hey Rosetta! - "Seventeen"
Hey Rosetta! - "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Memphis - "What Is This Thing Called?"
Memphis - "East Van"

Green Eggs and Ham: Flirting with the Locals

A two-hour chunk of good times this morning. Tipped the hat off to newly christened Born Gold, played songs sung in French (Yelle) and Finnish (Regina) and managed to fit in 3 local acts without even trying. The Flirts took a turn at being Slice Of Cheese with the full 12" mix of their song Danger, and Madam Raz from Kingston, ON truly impressed. Here's the playlist:


Mother Mother - "Original Spin"
Handsome Furs - "Memories of the Future"
Yelle - "C'est pas un vie"
Memoryhouse - "Sleep Patterns"
Regina - "Unessa"
Brock Tyler - "Because You Live"
Ha Ha Tonka - "Lonely Fortunes"
The Karpinka Brothers - "Tether Ball"
Bruce Peninsula - "Salesman"
Elliott Brood - "Owen Sound"
Jacuzzi Boys - "Libras and Zebras"
Father Figures - "Are You Dead"
M83 - "Midnight City" (Big Black Delta Remix)
Junior Boys - "Banana Ripple" (Stay+ Remix)
Born Gold - "Alabaster Bodyworlds"
Madam Raz - "Kingston Smell"
Slow Animal - "Heatwave"
Male Bonding - "What's That Scene?"
Zammuto - "Yay"
Reform Party - "The Cables"
The Flirts - "Danger"     *this week's Slice of Cheese
Digitalism - "Forrest Gump"
Obits - "Everything Looks Better In The Sun"
The Golden Seals - "The Year Things Fell Apart"
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - "Asking Price"
The Antlers - "French Exit"
Ringo Deathstarr - "Imagine Hearts"

Today's Tune: Sea Oleena - "Milk"

I admittedly know very little about Montreal's Sea Oleena. I know her name is Charlotte. I know she makes ethereal tunes that punch you in the solar plexus, leaving you breathless. I know her song "Milk", my favourite from her EP Sleeplessness, is a heady mixture of hip-hop-worthy swagger and drawing-room piano. I know she is touring with BRAIDS, which will see her gracing the stage of the Roxy Theatre on September 18th. I also know I have a crush on this music.

Today's Tune: Father Figures - "Are You Dead"

I thought I was going to have to listen to Surfer Blood to help convince myself that the increasingly fall-like temperatures outside were summery and hot. Enter Father Figures: a dynamic 2-piece from Saskatoon whose gonzo song-structures, shifting tempos, winning riffs and nostalgic feel can brighten the corners of any dark day. I'm kind of obsessed with bands that manage to blow speakers and eardrums with only 2 instruments, so it's no surprise that I dig these guys. Did I mention they're pretty fresh out of high school?  This is a band to watch.


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Green Eggs and Ham: 2 Hours of Joy with a Sprinkle of Ire

Another whirlwind show, with stopovers in the land of folk, the city of dance and 1980's UK (a world where Pepsi and Shirlie had a #2 pop hit).  I also tipped my cap to Slow Down, Molasses, who can be seen playing at the End of the Road Festival this weekend. Here's the playlist:

Cloudsplitter - "Start With The Soil"
Siskiyou - "This Land"
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - "Hey"
Wax Mannequin - "Is The Life Of A Man Any More Than The Leaves?"
The War On Drugs - "Brothers"
R.E.M. - "Sitting Still"
Adam & The Amethysts - "Prophecy"
The Liptonians - "You Know I Did"
Tristan Psionic - "Trans Am Kid"
The Shrapnelles - "Desert Furs"
Reading Rainbow - "Dead End"
Mates of State - "Sway" (Diamond Rings Remix)
Purity Ring - "Belispeak"
Junkie XL - "Molly's E" (Azari & III Instrumental Remix)
Strange Talk - "Climbing Walls" (Van She Tech Remix)
Makeout Videotape - "Slush Puppy Love"
SSRI's - "Rows"
Wavves - "I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl"
Pepsi & Shirlie - "Heartache"        *this week's Slice Of Cheese
Vulture Kult - "The Last of the TKO's"
Slow Down, Molasses - "Late Night Radio"
Tassseomancy - "Diana"
Timber Timbre - "Do I Have Power"