Alternative Airwaves

#118 –The Album Project - Part 1

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:00:26 -0000

Taking a stroll down memory lane, I've started a new project: going through my CD crates one-by-one and thinking about where my life was when I listened to these albums, and listening to them again to see what I think of them. Playlist:

The first crate:

Sloan - A Sides Win (2005)
Sloan - Never Hear the End of It (2006)
Sloan - Pretty Together (2001)
Sloan - Navy Blues (1998)
Hot Hot Heat - Happiness Ltd. (2007)
Hot Hot Heat - Elevator (2005)
Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Barenaked Ladies - Maroon (2000)
Barenaked Ladies - Everything to Everyone (2003)
Barenaked Ladies Are Me (2006)
Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Self-titled (2005)
Matt Mays - ...When The Angels Make Contact (2006)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways (2006)
Ben Harper - Both Sides of the Gun (2006)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Lifeline (2007)
Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone (2011)
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For the Deaf (2002)
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze (2005)
Metric - Old World Underground Where Are You Now? (2003)
Metric - Live It Out (2006)
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back (2006)
Beck - Guero (2005)
Beck - Guerolito (2005)
Beck - The Information (2006)
Sarah Harmer - I'm a Mountain (2005)
Sarah Harmer - All of our Names (2004)

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#117 –Music for Better Days

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:15:48 -0000

Episode Notes

2020 was a tough year and the first 6 months of 2021 haven't been great either, but we always have music. Here are some songs that look forward to some better days. Hopefully, I will get to my goal of revamping the website and podcast to go with it.

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#116 –Heart's Racing

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:00:16 -0000

Anemos Promotions was kind enough to provide me with a full copy of THE SEARCH's latest album HEART'S RACING and I have a couple of tracks from the album to play, plus a contest! Listen for details.

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#115 –Keep Going

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:00:13 -0000

Two months later, I'm back with a podcast full of heavy guitar riffs with some lighter stuff mixed in for good measure.

I had a fun time putting this episode together and I hope you enjoy it. Here's the track listing (with links to the tracks or artists).

Most of the music from this episode came from either Jamendo.com or Blocsonic.com - with some Free Music Archive sprinkled in too.

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#114 –Back at it

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 03:59:35 -0000

Welcome back to another full edition of Alternative Airwaves! This episode is more songs than talking, but I got struck by inspiration late last week and slapped something together. I was missing some pieces of my usual setup, so it's a bit bare-bones - but it's still got great music!

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Weekly Airwave - My Sweet & Sour Room - Icicle

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:00:00 -0000

Script

Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

This week's track: My Sweet and Sour Room by Icicle. This is an instrumental track by Montreal artist Icicle; I found this by looking at similar artists to Lower Loveday from last week's episode. I don't normally pick out instrumental tracks, but I really liked the beat and instrument choice in this song. Icicle is actually Krassy Halatchev, and has Bulgarian origins. I think you can really hear some of his influences come through in this track. You can follow him on Jamendo or icicle dot club.

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Weekly Airwave - You Could've Been My Queen - Lower Loveday

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:00:00 -0000

Script Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

This week's track: You Could've Been My Queen by Lower Loveday. This great indie track brought me back to the early 2000's indie scene with great British bands like Arctic Monkeys, or The Fratellis. Lower Loveday is indeed a British group, and got their start in a school talent show. They've been all around the UK and the world, and are making some great music. Aside from this week's track I also recommend Is It Right, currently one of their more popular tracks on Jamendo. You can find them online at lower love day dot com.

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Weekly Airwave - Problems - The DLX

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0000

This week's track: Problems by The DLX. Problems is an R&B-leaning pop track from American artist The DLX, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. No albums on Jamendo, but there are three singles you can check out. I liked this one for its simple beat and lyrics. Find out more about The DLX at the dlx dot net.

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Weekly Airwave - Wild - The Rabbits

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0000

This week's track: Wild by The Rabbits. Wild is a quiet folk track from "Tall Pines and Tangled Vines", a 2018 debut LP by The Rabbits. The Rabbits hail from the UK, but are listed as Canadian on Jamendo - probably because they recorded their record at Orchid Studios in Vancouver, B-C - and they are also touring around Canada. Apparently they're doing this from a van they've been living in for almost a year. That's dedication to their music! Follow them on Jamendo or at the rabbits dot com.

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#113 –Dime and Sea Lillies

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:00:25 -0000

Welcome back to another full length episode! This time around there are two listener submissions, plus many cool tracks recently featured on Jamendo.com. Full playlist is below!

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Weekly Airwave - Don't Wait - The Halt

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:00:00 -0000

This week's track: Don't Wait by The Halt. What do you know - another track out of the US. This time, The Halt: a rock group that formed in 2017 featuring Neil Matharoo (from the band Soundstatues) and Andrew Schwartz, both from Brooklyn. They don't have any albums on Jamendo, but they do have four singles at the time of recording. Don't Wait is a good mix of alternative and grunge, leaning more on the alt rock spectrum. You can buy their music at the halt dot band camp dot com.

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Weekly Airwave - All I Need Is You - Semmuel

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:00:00 -0000

This week's track: All I need is You by Semmuel. This track features some dark synth sounds and I think fits right alongside today's Top 40 songs. Semmuel is a hip hop / R&B artist based out of the U-S. From Jamendo: his music career began in 2017 when he signed with Graphic Entertainment Music, and eventually released a solo song "Athena" in June of that year - it was featured as Jamendo's artist of the month.

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Weekly Airwave - Boomerang - HoneyChrome

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0000

This week's track: Boomerang by HoneyChrome. Boomerang is a great pop track, released in 2018 by an American artist, based on Brooklyn N-Y-C. I find it really reminiscent of early 2000's pop, with a bit of eighties flair mixed in. It's a fun, short track and well worth following to see what he comes out with for 2019!

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Weekly Airwave - Games - Tony Petersen

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0000

This week's track: Games by Tony Petersen. This is a light folk track, from the album A Soft Place to Land (2018). Petersen is an American artist, playing guitar from age 15 and has performed across America since high school. This is a solo track but is a member of a band called The Social Animals.

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Weekly Airwave - Undercover - Neon Niteclub

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0000

This week's track: Undercover by Neon Niteclub. This group reminds me a ton of Canada's own Chromeo. Neon Niteclub is from the US, and describe themselves as "80s pop with a modern twist". Undercover comes from the 2018 album Blue Electric Eyes (be sure to check out that track as well). You can find their music on jamendo dot com or neon niteclub dot bandcamp dot com.

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Weekly Airwave - By Your Side - Cartel ft. Mallz & Deron Alek

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0000

This week's track: By Your Side by Cartel ft. Mallz & Deron Alek. By Your Side is an exclusive track on Jamendo.com, another hip hop track just as good if not better than last week's track from Tab.
The description of the track:

The problem of being "friends with benefits" is that eventually, someone catches feelings and wants to become more than what they are. Mallz and Deron Alek speak on just such a situation over a track by Hoodgrown Productions.

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Weekly Airwave - Times - Tab

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:00:00 -0000

https://www.jamendo.com/track/1597509/times

This week's track: Times by Tab. Tab is a hip hop artist based in the US. He first started producing music at the age of 5, playing the drums. Fast forward to 2018 - he is in an underground group called Dead Poet Society. His latest solo album is A R T I S T, released December 2018. About the album:

A R T I S T “Always Reveal Truth In Strange Times” is the mantra for the new album. It was written for all the creatives still out there trying to balance adulthood & responsibilities with dreams and purpose. Growth is the major theme of this project.

Times is the final track on the album, which you can check out on Jamendo.com. Hope you like the track - be sure to check out alternative airwaves dot com for podcasts and music reviews. See you next time.

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Weekly Airwave - Astronauts - Parker

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:00:00 -0000

https://www.jamendo.com/artist/512352/parker

This week's track: Astronauts by Parker. Here's a description of the artist and the track from Jamendo.com: Parker is a band from Miami, Florida, comprising of Reed F. Gaines and Carter Vail. The pair met at the Frost School of Music in 2015 and began making music later that year. Parker released their eponymous EP in April of 2018, featuring Lo-Fi indie music with a nod towards Alt-Country. Parker will be releasing their next single, ‘Astronauts’ on November 16th under Dreamtime Palace, with an EP to follow in early 2019.

Astronauts is a futuristic synth song about being stuck on the moon. Featuring high falsetto voices & the warbling sounds of the MICROKORG, 'Astronauts' is a love song about missing Earth and the isolation of space.

If you're wondering, the MICROKORG is a synth from Korg released in 2002, and still in production today. Listen for it as you take in Parker's "Astronauts". Be sure to check out alternative airwaves dot com for more podcasts and music reviews. See you next time.

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Weekly Airwaves - Jan 18 2019 Teaser

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:17:51 -0000

A brief bit of audio to tease an upcoming 12-week (minimally) series - the return of the Weekly Airwave!

#112 –Contemplation

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0000

After an 8 month hiatus, Alternative Airwaves is back with some primarily folk music and a neat half cover song at the end. Playlist available at Jamendo.com.

Jamendo Playlist

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#111 –Jamendo's Best of December 2017 Playlist

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:00:00 -0000

New episode to start your day. The tracks in this episode are almost exclusively from Jamendo's Best of December 2017 Playlist. Recorded a bit differently this time - you'll have to use the playlist below to follow along as the songs and artists aren't introduced in the traditional way. Enjoy!

Podcasts mentioned in the episode: * Almost Educational; Make Dad Read Comics; 31 Thoughts: The Podcast; Cynical Cartoons; Raise The Bar

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#110 - Battle For The Net

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:47:15 -0000

This is a short episode today - one that comes to you on "Break The Internet Day". There's only one song in the show - the rest is me talking very briefly about protecting Net Neutrality.

As a Canadian I don't have a direct voice in this fight, but if you're in the US, you might! Instead of listening to me talk about it, there are a couple of podcasts on the issue that say it much better.

Almost Educational - Episode 147 - "FCC Me"

Plus Two Comedy - "Break the Internet and Save Net Neutrality"

Track you heard today:

Louis Lingg and the Bombs - Occupy Everything

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#109 - New Tracks + Gord Downie

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:00 -0000

Brand new episode! Featuring many Canadians, a few new tracks, and I forgot what episode I was recording. It's definitely 109. The songs picked in today's show were picked somewhat with Tragically Hip music in mind, in honour of Gord Downie's passing Wednesday October 18th.

Track list: 1. Plastic Light Factory - Robyn 2. The Ladies Of - Deep Possession 3. ot From Georgia - Highway 84 4. Plants - Luminance 5. Madelyniris - Never Look Back 6. Arrow & Olive - Whiskey Woman 7. Mercury and the Architects - The Wolf 8. Stunts - Tragically Hip Hop 9. Ralph Castelli - Good Morning 10. Lower Loveday - I'd Do Anything You Wanted 11. Rogerthat - Lucky Day 12. Alex Cohen - Good Old Times 13. The Happy Somethings - Happy On My Own

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#108 - New Tracks and No More Hiatus

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:44:43 -0000

A new episode filled with fantastic new tracks! From email-submitted tracks to some curated from Jamendo, there is a lot to be happy about in this episode. Download and enjoy!

Track Listing:

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#107 - Aaron Lewis & The Spin Wires

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 07:00:20 -0000

Another "different" set this month - country music! Plus a deep dive of The Spin Wires' self-titled EP album. All that and plenty more.
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Track List

#106 - Classical Bend

Tue, 09 May 2017 08:00:01 -0000

I decided to throw in some classical music in this episode - including a piece by Gershwin! Everything comes from Jamendo and is a good range of genres. Enjoy!

Also check out this collection of Gershwin pieces played by Gershwin himself! I highly recommend Rhapsody in Blue - all 13 minutes of it! Gershwin Plays Gershwin

#105 - Spring Mix

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:28:25 -0000

A short episode today, and the first in a couple of months Due To Life. But there are some great tracks here - including some new songs featured on blocSonic! Check out the playlist below and enjoy!

#104 - Wingin' It 2017 Edition

Sat, 11 Feb 2017 18:14:12 -0000

Every now and then I like to just throw a podcast together without putting a ton of work into it. I already had the playlist, but I decided I didn't want to do the research today. So here you go! A very eclectic mix of tracks, grouped in no particular order. Hope you enjoy it! If you like the podcast, consider supporting it by joining the Patreon campaign!

Track List

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#103 - Songs You Missed in 2016

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:35:23 -0000

Back to the "grind" - I've had a long time off from the podcast and work, but settling back into routine. As per usual, this is the yearly look back at the tracks I overlooked from the previous year. Some good stuff to be found! Additional links below. Also be sure to check out Brickabrack's album Irrelevant Thoughts on Band Camp!

Playlist

Links:

Martin's Top 2016

Camille's Top 2016

Liviu's Top 2016

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#102 - Songs from the FrostWire Creative Commons Mix Tape

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:59:27 -0000

This month's episode featured songs shamelessly plucked from FrostWire's Creative Commons Mixtape. What can I say? I liked the songs they put onto the mixtape. This year's edition is volume 5, only about 3 years late after volume 4. Plus a few other tracks sprinkled in from Jamendo. Enjoy!

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#101 - Sharon Jones Tribute + Leonard Cohen Covers

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:08:04 -0000

Welcome to another episode of Alternative Airwaves! In today's show, a sort-of tribute to Sharon Jones (who passed away November 18th 2016), and a couple of cover songs of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (he passed away November 7th 2016). Also - I got the name of a song wrong during the show. The track by Reole ft. Sophie Mendoza is actually titled "It's A New Day".

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Playlist

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#100 - One Hundred

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:06:39 -0000

I finally made it to the 100th episode! I would have been there sooner, had I stuck with a bi-weekly schedule. Nonetheless, we're finally here. In this episode, I listened back to some old favourite tracks, and added some new favourites. Also featured is a song from the Gospel Whiskey Runners!

Links after the playlist.

Links:

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#99 - Scouring Jamendo Playlists

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:56:23 -0000

Since joining the schedule over at www.undiscoveredrockradio.com, I decided I wanted to release an extra podcast. That means one more til 100! Let me know if you have any suggestions for that show, which should be in a couple of weeks.

Playlist is below, as always!

Playlists:

Morning Commute

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#98 - Turn It Up or Down

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:22:24 -0000

A new episode featuring mostly brand new songs! Including one released just this week from blocsonic.com. Check out the playlist below!

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#97 - Best of July & August Jamendo

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:06:12 -0000

Happy September! The August podcast is notoriously missing, so instead of 10 episodes - you get 13! Some great tracks (and a really powerful monster of a song at the end) this episode, so download, share, and enjoy!

Friday Playlist tag

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#96 - Netlabel Day 2016

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:39:38 -0000

Today's episode features songs from Jamendo's Top 10 as well as hand-picked highlights from Netlabel Day 2016. Playlist is below - enjoy!

If you want to check out some good podcasts, try Make Dad Read Comics or Almost Educational!

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#95 - [Repeat of #3] The Leftouts, Les Sans Dessein, General Union

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:46:26 -0000

This is a repeat airing of a podcast that originally aired in June of 2009, episode 3. The original post is here: http://www.alternativeairwaves.com/2009/06/3-leftouts-les-sans-dessein-general.html

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I've copied the original playlist below.

Playlist:
1. Boxing Fox - Good Mood (4:02)
2. The Leftouts - Trust (3:46)
3. Cumbersome - Passing Lane (3:17)
4. Nick Lupien - Hors La Lois (2:34)
5. Les Sans Dessein - Douce Broue (3:42)
6. Nobby and the Impregnators - Skin and Bones (2:16)
7. Ceili Moss - Leis Lurrighan (2:51)
8. Mike Berry - Halting March (4:23)
9. Jef Crew - Black Irish Banshee (4:30)
10. Osaeris - Abbey Antics (4:30)
11. General Union - Beerdrinker - Lock the Door (2:47)
12. Lonesome Tofu Expressway Rambling Stringband - Cripple Creek (3:15)
13. Braintrust - Stay Plastered (2:53)
14. The Plushies - Hot Glove (1:39)

Total running time: 51:00

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#94 - Michael Ireland, Kay Weathers, and Static Means

Tue, 17 May 2016 07:00:09 -0000

Welcome to another edition of Alternative Airwaves! Some new tracks from blocSonic and a couple of external submissions. Plenty of great stuff packed into ten tracks! Download, enjoy, and share!

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Playlist

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#93 - Steady Hustle, Heifervescent, and Mercury & The Architects

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:35:45 -0000

A slightly late podcast due to a bad cold; I wish I had recorded my voice when I lost it for a day and a half. Quite the experience. Nevertheless, enjoy this new episode with new tracks from Steady Hustle, Heifervescent, and Mercury & The Architects.

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#92 - Another Birthday, More Curling

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:53:14 -0000

This year's birthday podcast includes a loose link between some of the songs, as well as a brand new track from Nick Tann. Stay tuned also for a brief explanation of the Tim Horton's Brier, hosted this year by Ottawa, ON. Support the podcast! Use codeword AIRWAVE at http://www.geekngamergear.com for 10% off your order; get a free 30-day trial from Audible at www.audibletrial.com/airwaves; or get $2 your domain purchase from Hover.com.

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Playlist (and links!)

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#91 - Creative Commons Bowie Tribute

Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:59:00 -0000

In this episode, I've put together a creative commons tribute to David Bowie and found a pretty awesome cover track from Bengale.

The podcast can be found here.

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I used Easy Voice Recorder Pro to record this podcast.

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#90 - Featuring The Split

Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:58:00 -0000

The first episode of 2016 features a song by local Ottawa band The Split, as well as other tracks featured on blocSonic's netBlocs 48 & 49.

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#89 - Ugly American ft. Patrick from Make Dad Read Comics and Almost Educational

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:57:00 -0000

Patrick from Make Dad Read Comics (Blogspot/iTunes/Stitcher)and Almost Educational (iTunes/Stitcher/Podcast Garden) guest hosts this edition of Alternative Airwaves and brings his blend of comic books and history to the show.

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#88 - Netlabel Day & leMeow

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:00:00 -0000

This episode's unifying theme is Netlabel Day 2015. Also Ottawa group leMeow allowed their track "Evening Blues" to be played on the podcast.
Back with a post-Labour Day podcast! This episode's unifying theme is Netlabel Day 2015 - I'm finally doing a wrap-up by playing some of my favourite songs that I downloaded back in July. Also mentioned are several podcasts I highly recommend, and the highlight of the show - Ottawa group leMeow allowed their track "Evening Blues" to be played on the podcast! Enjoy! Track listing and links below.

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Tracks:

Ankaph - Just Because - Netlabel Day Featured Track
Armie and the Strutters - What Do I Do? - Netlabel Day Featured Track
Kyle Cox - Life is Good
Hot Fiction - Sweet Goodbye
The House of the Old Boat - Stay Awake
Pimpstrut Local #13 - Party Pants Party - Netlabel Day Featured Track
Now Endeavor - Waste My Time
leMeow - Evening Blues - Video for Evening Blues
waterpistol - Floating in Medicine
Steady Hussle - Blindly Optimistic
Major Major - Satellite

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#87.5 - Vacation'd

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:34:00 -0000

Here's a quick podcast to tide you over! I don't talk about very much - it's mostly about the music.

I was able to push my way through the humidity and record a half episode today - no full episode for a while because SUMMER. I've been busy between vacations and just being busy in general with summer time activities. So here's a quick podcast to tide you over! I don't talk about very much - it's mostly about the music.

Don't forget to check out http://www.zencast.fm if you're interested in starting your own podcast, or are looking for a new podcast host! It's an excellent service that hosts this very podcast. You get full statistics, etc. Right now it's free - go check it out!

I also used Spreaker to record this episode, which is its own podcast platform. I don't intend to use it long term for Alternative Airwaves (the quality just isn't right), but will be using it for another project I want to start up (which I will also use zencast.fm for!).

The music (don't forget to check out the full Summer 2015 playlist from Jamendo!):

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#87 - Netlabel Day, Dragon Boats, and Chromecast

Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:34:00 -0000

This episode is jam-packed with music, and information about the upcoming Netlabel Day, Dragon Boat racing, and other fun stuff.

Welcome to another episode of Alternative Airwaves! This episode is jam-packed with music, and fascinating information about the upcoming Netlabel Day, Dragon Boat racing, and other fun stuff. Most of the tracks here have been recently released, and also features a brand new track from Emerald Park! Have a listen, and don't forget to rate on iTunes/Stitcher/However you listen to the podcast :)

Links:

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#86 - Another Baseball Episode

Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:34:00 -0000

Inspired by another beautiful, sunny day and a 10th straight Blue Jays win (and a few hefeweizens), enjoy another episode full of great music and some baseball facts. Unfortunately, there is still a general lack of songs about baseball in the Creative Commons world. But there is no lack of awesome songs, and included among those are two cover songs! Enjoy!

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#85 - Growing Old Sucks

Fri, 08 May 2015 06:35:00 -0000

In today's episode of Alternative Airwaves, we get TWO brand new tracks - from I Am Not Lefthanded and the Urban Canals! Plus plenty of other eclectic music that (mostly) fits together. Ottawa Comic Con is discussed briefly, and I also complain about what may or may not be a cold or allergies. Exciting stuff!

Links:

Ottawa Comic Con

Wil Wheaton's HefeWheaton

I Am Not Lefthanded Patreon

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#84 - Three Out of Four Ain't Bad

Sun, 15 Mar 2015 06:36:00 -0000

A short episode today, fueled by an Amsterdam Brewery 9% Imperial Stout and 3 out of 4 wins in Curling this week. Featured songs include a recommendation from a fellow Redditor, an Ottawa band I just discovered this weekend, and a new tune from Great White Buffalo - all that music and some cool things the Free Music Archive is doing. Tune in and enjoy!

Great White Buffalo - Detroit
The Dunder Chiefs - Busker Blues
The Monsierus - Shadow/At The Hop/Dirty Ratt
Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
Grieg - In The Hall of the Mountain King
adcBicycle- The Hill It Has Already Gone Away Ottawa band!
SK - Pennies For My Thoughts
The Love Me Nots - Alley
SuperMarket - Ghost
The Ionics - He Said Ah
My Morning Jacket - Benny & The Jets

Links

It's About Time Podcast (via /u/redbirdjr)

Free Music Archive - Who Will Remaster The Masters?

Free Music Archive - Masters Remastered

Free Music Archive - MicroSongsong contest

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#83 - There's Something Wrong

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0000

Back with a vengeance! Enjoy this 60+ minute podcast in lieu of two 30-minute podcasts this month. Some great tracks from the likes of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, David Rovics, and Brad Sucks - including new stuff from The Dada Weatherman. Also some podcast recommendations, and CURLING! All that and more in today's episode.

Builders - Elliott
Mr & Mrs Smith - Records On a Dirty Shelf
Marcus Allen Banks - Rags to Riches
Bellevue - Gates
Captain Stu - Han Solo
Shearer - Overstock
David Rovics - Tunisia 2011
Boogie Belgique - Smile
Tigerberry - In Your Eyes
Norval & Alix - Dark Country Road
Reptar - Stuck In My Id - Suggested by /u/TheSerialHobbyist
Broke For Free - Night Owl
Darren Click and the Social Norm - Change Your Mind
The Dada Weatherman - Human Light
The Windy City - Games
Brad Sucks - There's Something Wrong

Links

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#82 - Mid-Winter Podcast

Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0000

Time for another (short) podcast! Most the songs on this list are new releases, plus I have the latest official single from I Am Not Lefthanded. I talk about Serial Podcast again, the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, and Project 52.

Check out I Am Not Lefthanded’s video for Spark on their Patreon page.

View my Project 52 Flickr page.

Song List

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#81 - Best of 2014

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0000

Kicking off 2015 with a somewhat lazy look at 2014; most of these tracks were taken from Jamendo’s Best of 2014 playlist, with a few exceptions. I’m going to try to keep up with the podcast on a more regular basis in 2015 as well. In today’s episode I mostly talked about random things. Apologies for some of the music hiccups! My intention today was just to get a podcast released. Stay tuned to the end of the episode & hear some podcast recommendations.

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Song List

The Easton Ellises - Falcon 69
ProleteR - April Showers
Chaz Robinson - Love Will Come Back Again
The Kendallz - Hockey Player Haircut
InShape - Engine
Final Round - Spark
Julie Haltigan - All I Can Think of Is You
YP & Pork - Söndagsångest
YP & Pork - Inga Problem
Kaptain Bigg - No Fun

Links

Jamendo’s Best of 2014 Playlist

Radio Free Burrito (hosted by Wil Wheaton)

Serial Podcast

The Booth at the End (TV Series)

Black Mirror (TV Series)

http://mentalfloss.com/

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#80 - Saturday Afternoon's OK for Music

Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0000

It's Saturday afternoon, and now's as good a time as any to release a podcast! I had no central theme today - just thought I'd find some cool Creative Commons music and string together a show. Still, I seem to have gravitated to a mostly Punk-themed selection but there should be a little bit for everyone (except maybe the hip hop crowd).

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#79 - Everybody Wants to Rule The World

Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:49:00 -0000

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay between shows. Hopefully the AWESOME music I've included in today's podcast will more than make up for it. Enjoy!

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Links:

Watch Jimmy McNichol on Oprah's Network (Kellee Maize's birth father)

Bedroomer Recording Collective netBloc 47 And in progress...http://www.alternativeairwaves.tk.

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#78 - The Road Trip Special

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:01:00 -0000

Not to be confused with the CBC Radio 3 Podcast Road Trip special, I've done this a couple of times in homage (read: rip off) of my favourite Canadian music podcast. While this podcast does not feature 100% Canadian music (in fact, I think it's 0% this week!), I talk about the Trans Canada Highway and some trivia related to it. All music today comes from Jamendo.com - check it all out below.

Listen via Stitcher, iTunes, or archive.org!

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#77 - EuroMusic

Sat, 31 May 2014 15:02:00 -0000

It's only been a few months...so time for another podcast, right? A lot of European artists in this week episode as I take a look at some of the top Jamendo artists in the EuroMusic contest. Links are below!

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InShape - B.A.N.G. (Reversible, 2014)
LessXmorE - In My Head (LessXmorE EP, 2014)
major major - Blind (Major Major, 2008)
MyNameIsJohn - I'm Still Alive (Hello! My Name is John!, 2008)
Thoola - Heart Loss (Thoola, 2014)
Paul Klason - Black Monalisa (Single, 2014)
Emerald Park - Bergsgatan (Things EP, 2013)
Kate Orange - My Weapon (From My Soul, 2014)
Noisy Neighbours - Lonely Beer (Tales of Love & Indecision, 2013)
The Easton Ellises - Sexdrugsandrocknroll (EP:Two, 2014)
The Please & Thank Yous - The Advil Smoking Blues (The Please & Thank Yous, 2014)
Uniform Motion - Kids (Altered Covers, 2013)

Jamendo EuroMusic Contest

Rathole Radio

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#76 - The Workout Podcast

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:02:00 -0000

Drawing direct inspiration from CBC Radio 3's Sweatin' To the Indies, I present to you The Workout Podcast - Creative Commons version! I think I've attempted this before, but this time around the music is a lot better and I did my best to edit the music together so that it flows. Minimal interruption from the sound of my voice, wall-to-wall music...this podcast should help you when you need some high energy music during your work-out. The full playlist is below - including download links where possible in case you want to check it out. Thanks for listening!

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Brad Sucks - Making Me Nervous
Emerald Park - At the Mall
Soda Yells - You've Got Gasoline In Your Throat
The Dark Colours Since 1685 - The Preacher Don't Care
MoOt - I Feel Free
Chubby Checker - Move It
Fhernando - Can't Wait for Disco
Professor Kliq - Bust That Bust This
Girl Talk - Give Me a Beat
Marauders - Don't Take Your Love
Mrpontusbogren - Sisters & Brothers
Major Major - Blind
KingSizeNine - Come and Go
Fresh Body Shop - Fruit of a Bad Tree
GYAKO - World
Catrao - Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand
ProleteR - It Don't Mean a Thing
Dirty Venus - Bang Bang
10 Code - Superman's Cape
SINGLETON - Get Out Of My Mind
The Appreciation Post - I'm No Sure Thing

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#75 - Quarter Quell Podcast ft. Kellee Maize

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:02:00 -0000

I made it to episode 75! Joining me on today's podcast is special guest Mike Mersereau, who hosts the CKCU program Audio Sensory Resuscitation (currently on hiatus...will be back soon!). Mike secured an interview with the one and only Kellee Maize! Hopefully that doesn't ruin the surprise of the show for you. Also in this podcast, the latest track from Kellee's new album, an awesome cover, and some funky technical issues in the first half. Enjoy! Download from Archive.org | Listen on Stitcher | Subscribe via iTunes If you're spreading the word about the podcast (please do!), downloading via iTunes desktop client is no longer an issue! There was a simple fix, and I fixed it. Hooray for technology! Track Listing

The Color and Sound - Gregory
MoOt - Closer to You
Staggered Crossing - Don't Get Me Started
Kellee Maize - In Tune
Interview with Kellee Maize!
Kellee Maize - The 5th Element

Available from Jamendo, Kellee's website, or Amazon

Ark Analog - Make Me A Mirror
Brad Sucks - Waste of TV
T Bird & the Breaks - No Diggity
Sean Fournier - All I Ever Need

Head to his website to throw some money in Sean's general direction to help him produce a new album!

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#74 - A Look Back at 2013

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:03:00 -0000

Technically it's still January, so it's not TOO late for a look back at last year in music. I specifically took music from Jamendo's Best of 2013 playlist, and FrostWire's Creative Commons Mixtape Vol. 4. Some great music on both, plus a quick look ahead at the year to come. Enjoy!

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Playlist

Circa Vitae - Wage War (June 2013, Lovers EP)
Joe Farren - American Dream (August 2013, Open Skies)
Quietly Concerned - All You Know (April 2013, Homeless)
Great White Buffalo - Likely Story (May 2013, Great White Buffalo)
Fall Walk Run - Do Or Die (February 2013, Piece by Piece)
Floppy Dee - Swept Clean (May 2013, Single)
The Color and Sound - Graves (March 2013, The Spring Tour EP)
The Grammar Club - Four Fine Walls (March 2013, Biovailable)
Ménage Quad - Off The Wall (October 2013, Swing Soirée)
BJ Block & Dawn Pemberton - What Comes Naturally (February 2013, II)

Proceeds from "We Cry" go towards Nations Cry

Kings of the City - Make Me Worse (August 2012, FrostWire Special)
Joe Marson and the Satisfied Mind - Someday Soon (April 2013, Someday Soon)
Fresh Body Shop - Stainless Steel Machine (January 2014, Turn the Lights On EP)

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#73 - Between Fall and Winter

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:05:00 -0000

Welcome to an another Autumn edition of Alternative Airwaves! In today's episode, hear from artists such as Singleton, Sunwill, and La Nueva Guardia. A good mix between folk, pop, and rock this time around - it should go well with your next workout at the gym. Enjoy!

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Pianochocolate - First Sense
LM - The Better Way
The Gray Havens - Silver
Keith Morris & The Crooked Numbers - Snowday (Live)
MOPI - Don't Stop
Mindflow - Breakthrough
Vanda - Gravity
Sunwill - Queen For A Day
Dan Bryk - Normal
LiQuid Metamorphosis - Shoot the Moon
Singleton - Breathe In Breathe Out
Andre Rodriguez - Look Away
LNG - Dame Tiempo

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#72 - Music To Go Back in Time With

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:08:00 -0000

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour this weekend! That is, if you're currently in Daylight Savings Time. Some new tracks from Jamendo.com and Blocsonic this time around - lots of different tracks to enjoy. Download via iTunes, Stitcher, or from archive.org! Learn about some crab logos here: http://abduzeedo.com/logo-design-crabs

The Easton Ellises - Ersatz
Anny Sky - All Rights Reserved
Zoe Leela - Come On
Paul Klason - I Want Your Body
Backnbloom - Heed the Flashes
Tamara Laurel - I Want You
Yury - DeLorean
The Gray Havens - Let's Get Married
Wake Owl - Wild Country
Julandrew - Don't Wanna Wake Up
Mr & Mrs. Smith - Shootin' Blanks
Awake! Awake! - We Were Home
Josh Woodward - Memory Replaced
Capital Grass and the No Men - Black Aces (hear their track at CBC Music and vote starting November 23rd!)

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#71 - Celebrating blocSonic's netBlocs

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:11:00 -0000

I've finally recorded another podcast! It took me a while to put together, because I was trying to cherry pick the best music from blocSonic's netBloc series, while at the same time making it all flow together. Plus I've been quite busy (it's summer time!). What you'll find in this podcast are songs selected from 44 different releases from blocsonic.com. See you next episode!

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Track Listing:

BJ Block + Dawn Pemberton - Without a Doubt (netBloc 43)
Shad + Skratch Bastid - Outta My Head (netBloc 44)
Georgia - I Don't Want to Live on the Moon (netBloc 12)
Men In Route - Born to Shine (netBloc 15)
Bilk - Allies (netBloc 19)
The Harvey Girls - Good Morning Bubblegum (netBloc 16)
The Dots - Simple Thing (netBloc 21)
Just Plain Ant ft. Bad Oblivion - In The Air (netBloc 18)
Gates - I Remember When (netBloc 25)
ETHX ft. Sedrick the MC - The Opening (netBloc 26)
Jonathan Coulton - Re: Your Brain (netBloc 27)
Rare & Cheese - Jazz Police (netBloc 29)
Public Enemy ft. Brother Ali - Get Up Stand Up (netBloc 44)

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#70 - Summer's Here?

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:12:00 -0000

Summer seems to have suddenly switched on! At least, that's the case in Ottawa. In today's slightly shorter episode, I've picked some "classic" songs and some newer songs, and also was completely unaware of the technical glitches at the start of the podcast. No solid topics of conversation in the show, just lots of great music. If you're an App developer, you have until June 9th to submit something to the Jamendo App Contest.

To listen, download from Archive.org, iTunes, or Stitcher. Please note I am aware of the technical issues downloading the podcast from iTunes; if you have an iOS device, you should be able to download from the Podcasts app without problem. Or just get Stitcher - it's pretty great.

Kris Roche - 30 Day Trial
.audiosport - The One
I Am Not Lefthanded - Brace Brace
Great White Buffalo - Likely Story
The National Orchestra of the United Kingdom of Goats - The Unyielding Summons
Rouzy Rouzy ft. Phil Kahan & Tino Cochino - All Night Long
Reno Project - Little Cookie
The Womb - Mrs. Mulaney
MC Frontalot - Spoiler Alert
Talk Less Say More - The Something Sonata
Who Ha - Khaki
Mr. Wilfred - Addicted to Speed

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#69 - First Podcast of Spring

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:49:00 -0000

Welcome to the first podcast of Spring! I'm talking about the real Spring weather, none of this snow storm business. In today's podcast I talk about the newest contest over at Jamendo (closes June 9th), congratulate Rathole Radio on 100 episodes, and talk about some "Glee" connections I never knew about. All that PLUS new Uniform Motion! Well, stop reading and listen!

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Track Listing

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#68 - 60 Minutes

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:52:00 -0000

I'm back after a month-long absence with a new 60-minute format! Plenty of new music this week, as well as a couple of older tracks. No unifying theme, just some great music and (hopefully) great conversation. Topics covered include Ottawa's Home & Garden Show (check out the Sweepa!), Earth Hour, and changes to Aaahhh Records. Playlist follows!

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Fall Walk Run - What is Love [Piece by Piece]

2/2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/list/a118643/piece-by-piece

Circa Vitae - Awake [Lovers EP]

3/2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a119336/lovers-ep

Daedalus' Right Eye - Dream Catcher [Daedalus' Right Eye EP]

2009 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a105963/daedalus-right-eye-ep

frontregen - master plan [frontregen EP]

2010 - http://frontregen.bandcamp.com/
Check out the latest from Painted on Silent Blue!

Josh Woodward - Shot Down [Single]

2/2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a118684/shot-down-single

Jens Wennberg - No Regrets [Single]

3/2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a119311/no-regrets

mabafu - Changes [Little Boy]

3/2013, blocSonic - http://www.blocsonic.com/releases/show/little-boy

Grace Kelly - Ready Set Stay [Live at Scullers]

1/2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1017514/ready-set-stay

Sundayers - The Carousel [Impulsos]

3/2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a119528/impulsos

Leslie Hunt - First Date [Your Hair is on Fire]

2009 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a55594/your-hair-is-on-fire

Akashic Records - These Precious Moments

2013 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/375935/akashic-records

The Sovereigns - No One Can Win This Fight [Pick it Up!]

2010 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a59703/pick-it-up

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#67 - Brad Sucks Remix Show

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:54:00 -0000

I didn't have anything prepared, so I went and downloaded a bunch of remixes from ccmixter.org. Actually, I used the new "dig.ccmixter" tool that they just launched. Check it out here.

I couldn't find exact links to the tracks that I found, but view the search results here - I've copied the titles of all of the songs I used, so it should be fairly easy to find them! I only went a few pages in.

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Making Me Nervous - The Furious Remix - wellman
Ain't Fixin' My Brain - copperhead
Sick As A Dog - Straight Out The Hood Mix - J. Lang
Plastic Surgery (ft. Brad Sucks, Robert Siekawitch) - copperhead
Look And Feel Years Younger Remix - Wired_Ant
Fake It Remix - RunningMan
Change In Me - scottaltham
Dropping Out of School - TheDICE

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#66 - 2013 New Releases

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:55:00 -0000

Back with a new show this week! I scoured the Internet for new releases, and had to stretch a bit for what I considered to be "2013" new releases. What I found were some pretty great tracks, and if it wasn't technically a new release, it's a bit of a preview of what is to come this year. Going by the tracks I picked, it looks like we're going to have another great year of Creative Commons-licensed music!

Celebrate 10 Years of Creative Commons!

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Playlist

Brad Sucks - Come Back (Guess Who's A Mess, Nov 2012)
Seattle Rain - Daze in Dawn (Storm Outbreak & The Desert Diaries, Jan 2013)
Sweet Danger - I Need to Know (City Nights EP, Dec 2012)
Wintermitts- SHARKS (Remix by Shawn Penner of "Sharks", from Oceans, Feb 2012)
Emerald Park - Ume (For Tomorrow, 2010)
Jens-Ulrik Kleemeyer - Land (EP, Nov 2012)
Silence is Sexy - Summer (Modern Antiques Vol 2, Dec 2012)
Josh Woodward - Faded War (Single, Jan 2013)
Andrew Brethour - Dear Mystery (From the Morning, Jan 2013)

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#65 - Another Look at 2012

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:57:00 -0000

What better way to welcome the new year, 2013, then by looking back at some music from 2012? I can't think of any other way. So join me for some great tracks that I missed in 2012 (shame on me). There are some great songs and artists here - hopefully you'll find something you like as well.

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Playlist

Swear and Shake - These White Walls (Maple Ridge) Check out a YouTube video about the making of the album
Jermaine Riley - Smallville (Hello Earth)
Phoenix Imago - Have I Told You Today? (Respect)
Devyn Rose - Dream (D.E.V.Y.N. EP)
Kellee Maize - In Tune (Owl Time)
No Way Josie! - Around the World (Fake Money Remix)
The Easton Ellises - Dance It, Dance All (Motel Costes Mix)
Low Level Flight - Cash Machine (Through These Walls) | Soundcloud

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#64 - Christmas 2012

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:59:00 -0000

I'm phoning it in a little, so to speak, with this podcast; very quick, I just wanted to get one last episode out before the end of 2012. It's not very info-heavy on the artists - just thought you'd enjoy the music.

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Here's where I got the albums from: http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/FMA/blog/12_Free_Holiday_Albums_to_Curb_Apocalypse_Blues

Playlist:

The 8bitpeoples - Up on the Housetop [The 8bits of Christmas]
Laura Vane & The Vipertones - Christmas Day With Me [Christmas Candy From the Netherlands]
Gasoline Bros - Hungover Boxing Day [Christmas Candy From the Netherlands]
Leah Morrow - Winter Wonderland [Thee Christmas Mixtape]
Ben DeVries - I Saw Three Ships [Thee Christmas Mixtape]
Travis Taylor (ft. Emily Vella) - The Christmas Song [Thee Christmas Mixtape]
Rue Royale - Snow On Snow (In The Bleak Midwinter) [Christmas EP]

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#63 - Roy G. Biv

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:01:00 -0000

This week's podcast is loosely themed around colours! All artists or tracks played in today's podcast feature at least one colour - except in the case of PhaZer, which was actually found in a search for bands that sound like the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Jamendo.com. I forgot to mention that in the podcast. Enjoy!

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Creative Commons Recommendation: The Machine of Death "A collection of stories about people who know how they will die." http://www.machineofdeath.net The sequel, "This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death" will be released July 2013.

Coloured Sweat - In the Garden
Sleeping Sky - Rainbow
Anitek - Counting Colors
PhaZer - Revelations
King Fungus - Red House
Lame Drivers - Color Me Dead
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - The Red, Red Dint of Home
Green Like July - Crippled Inside (John Lennon cover)

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#62 - Indie Alternative Show

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:15:00 -0000

The "unofficial" theme of today's show is "music I liked this week", but I didn't like that as a title. So we've got "Indie Alternative Show". Lots of great stuff, pulled mostly from a USA Elections Playlist on Jamendo.com, plus a new track from Brad Sucks. Enjoy!

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Creative Commons Recommendation: Freemusicarchive.org for their amazing "Similar Artist" search

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#61 - Audio Magazine

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:16:00 -0000

I'm trying something different with today's podcast - an audio magazine of sorts! I'd like to be a little more informative, or at least different, instead of being just a podcast that plays a bunch of music. So my idea with this is to draw back on the music a little and focus on other things...which right now is not much. But one step at a time! In today's episode, a look at the short film Blinky and Hot Fiction's latest album, Apply Within.

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Blinky - Available on Vimeo.com. See more of Ruairi Robinson's videos (including some awesome TIFF/Cadillac ads!) here: http://vimeo.com/ruairirobinson/videos

Track Listing

Daniel Berges & The Windsurfers - When You Love Me
El Perro Del Mar - Change of Heart
Hot Fiction - Body Barely Touching Mine
Hot Fiction - Broken in a Good Way
Hot Fiction - Moral Compass
Frank Bango - We Say Things

Enjoy!

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#60 - Netlabel Fall Release Showcase

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:17:00 -0000

It's episode #60! It's much delayed due to some technical issues, but is finally here. In this week's episode, I've gathered up some of the newest releases from various netlabels, including brand new label Rhinosaur Records!

Creative Commons recommendation: Unglue.it

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I Am Not Lefthanded - Falls to Me (Rhinosaur Records)
Fat Baby Panda - Butterflies (Rhinosaur Records)
The Crayon Set - I Wanted You (Rhinosaur Records)
C-Doc ft. DJ Def Chad - Far Gone (Blocsonic)
Frenic - The Tumen Horsemen (Dusted Wax Kingdom)
Chuck Morgan - Yearbook (Aaahh Records)
Tiny Boys - Persian Punk (afmusic)

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#59 - September Soul

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:17:00 -0000

Welcome to the first episode under the (latest) format change! The theme for today's show is SOUL. Specifically, soul music. In the show, I ask the question - if Soul Music comes from the black American experience, can international artists capture that same vibe? Find out on today's show! Oh, also - I plan on making the shows better. Trust me.

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Playlist:

Hace Soul - Born to Gruf [sic] ** - It's pronounced "Groove" - I'll give them a pass, since they're from Spain
Soul Resistance - Jalousie & mépris
Jim Tersol - Oh Lord (ft. Suzi Q. Smith)
Greenstuff Band - Subscribe to the Vibe
Two Spot Gobi ft. Jason Mraz - Let's Get Lost

Creative Commons recommendation: Wil Wheaton's Tabletop / Bully Pulpit Games' Fiasco + Saturday Night '78 Playset + Cards Against Humanity

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#58 - The Weekly Airwaves Show

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:20:00 -0000

A week late, and short on "new" content...but what are you going to do? This show showcases the last three Weekly Airwaves aired on Audio Sensory Resuscitation (http://www.ckcufm.com), as well as three tracks from the Free Music Archive (http://www.freemusicarchive.org). The show only goes slightly over 30 minutes, but that's okay - who's counting, right?

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Freelance Whales - Hannah (Live @ KEXP)
Weekly Airwave - The Sway: Going Blind
Weekly Airwave - The House of the Old Boat: Piccadilly
The Head And The Heart - Lost In My Mind (Live @ KEXP) Make sure to check out Down in the Valley, also available at the Free Music Archive
Weekly Airwave - The Blakely Walker Band - The State I'm In
Foster the People - Houdini (Live @ KEXP)

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#57 - Last One For Summer

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:23:00 -0000

Can you believe it? We're already at the end of August! The next podcast won't be until September! Nothing special in the podcast today - nothing beyond great music, that is. I also mention a few news updates about the podcast, so be sure to listen in.

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In Isolation - The Wrong Girl
Chris Merritt - Wire
JP Corwyn - That Sensation
Soundstatues - Give It Up
AMPM - Seven Months
The Windy City - Games
I Am Not Lefthanded - Persuade Yourself
Make You A Believer - Artist Unknown; orig. Sass Jordan

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#56 - Beat Six, Sekshun 8, & Staggered Crossing

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:24:00 -0000

I'm back with a new podcast! Featuring music from Beat Six, Sekshun 8, and Staggered Crossing. I don't have anything witty to say, so just go on to the playlist!

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We Are FM - Press Record (Season One, 2012)
Beat Six - Little Mess (Beatsix EP, 2008)
Sean Fournier - King of the World (2012)
Sekshun 8 - Blackwing Butterfly (Black Winged Butterfly, 2009)
Staggered Crossing - When the Rain's All Gone (Burgundy & Blue, 2004)
Starside Casino - Lady Gaga (The Electronic Mixtape, 2011)

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#55 - Best of Alternative Airwaves - #1 - Featuring SINKHOLE

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:11:54 -0000

It's been a long time since I've had a podcast with new music, but I'm back despite a crummy summer cold (I was popping back Fisherman's Friends the whole time) with music from the AFMusic netlabel, as well as another track from the latest I Am Not Lefthanded album. Check out the playlist below!

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The Watermarks - Run Away (Run Away EP, 2012)
Louis Lingg and the Bombs - School Bell (Long Live the Anarchist Revolutionaries!, 2006)
Louis Lingg and the Bombs - Old Skool Boom Boom (Alphabet of a Revolution, 2012)
Joy/Disaster - Miss Trust (Sickness, 2012)
Phoenix Imago - Someone I Can Be Alone With (Respect, 2012)
I Am Not Lefthanded - Screamager (The Fire and The Sigh, 2012)

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#54 - Music from the AFMusic Label, I Am Not Lefthanded

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:24:00 -0000

#53 - Best of Alternative Airwaves: The Canada Day Podcast

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:25:00 -0000

It's the Canada Day Long Weekend! Well, almost. This is from July 2010, and is 100% Canadian Music. The original playlist can be found here: http://alternativeairwaves.blogspot.ca/2010/07/9-canada-day-podcast.html. The podcast will be back in two weeks with new tracks!

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#52 - The Best of Alternative Airwaves - The Notes & Scratches

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:26:00 -0000

Due to time restrictions and a short holiday, I didn't have time to put together a full podcast. Instead, I've selected an older podcast that is currently unavailable on iTunes. Here is Episode 5 from April 2010 - The Notes and Scratches.

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Playlist

Allison Crowe - Creep
The Notes and Scratches - the Train Whistle (Grace Notes, 2010)
The Notes and Scratches - to Milwaukee (Grace Notes)
The Notes and Scratches - the Drought (Grace Notes)
The Notes and Scratches - the Birdsong (Grace Notes)
Bella Ruse - Heart of Everyone (Kuhzoo, 2011)

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#51 - I Am Not Lefthanded, The Black Atlantic, Mouth's Cradle

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:27:00 -0000

In episode 51 of Alternative Airwave, I've got some new tracks from I Am Not Lefthanded and The Black Atlantic, and I also discuss some changes implemented by the Copyright Board of Canada, plus a show announcement for Streets of Hastings. That plus some other great music by folks such as Mouth's Cradle and The Monster Brothers. Enjoy!

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This Public Life - Smile (The Banquet, 2011)
Mouth's Cradle - Demon (The Next Big Thing, 2010)
Praverb the Wyse - The Critic (Smimooz Remix) (Professional Hobbyist, 2011)
I Am Not Lefthanded - Brace Brace (The Fire and The Sigh, 2012)
The Black Atlantic - Darkling, I Listen (Darkling, I Listen, 2012)
The Monster Brothers - UNOIMRITE (Colossus, 2011)
Marina and the Diamonds - Girlfriend (Boyfriend cover) (2012)

Check out I Am Not Lefthanded's Kickstarter here

** NOTE ** Last year I took a summer hiatus from the podcast; I don't plan on doing that this year, but there may be a few weeks here and there that get missed. I'll try to put up something in place of a new episode if that happens.

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#50 - Just Another Milestone

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:27:00 -0000

I finally made it to #50! I didn't get the chance to plan anything special - we'll leave that for number 100. In the show today: songs pulled from Mike's last ASR show; new tracks from Swedish pop bands; a demo from Brad Sucks; and a really cool cover of a Robert Palmer track. Plus I instituted a new rule for the show - a 30-minute hard time limit. I hope it makes for a tighter podcast. Hope you enjoy it! The playlist is below. As always, links are provided.

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Radio Star - A Common Tale (A Common Tale, 2011)
The Ease Down - Heavy Hopes (Shapeshifter, 2007)
Carsie Blanton - Idiot Heart (Idiot Heart, 2012)
Chasing Eidolon - Sunset (Chasing Eidolon, 2010)
Emerald Park - Things (Absolute Zero, 2012)
The Search - Diving Into Another Person (Survivors of An Industrialized World, 2012)
Brad Sucks - Waste of TV (Demo) (Guess Who's a Mess, TBD)
Ellen & The Escapades and Hope & Social - Addicted to Love (orig. Robert Palmer) (Covermesongs)

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#49 - Cinco de Mayo

Sat, 05 May 2012 14:19:00 -0000

Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone! It's everybody's favourite Mexican holiday, because it's fun to pronounce. Today's podcast is actually NOT themed around this holiday, but it was too convenient to pass up for a name. Plenty of great stuff in this week's podcast, with songs coming from Jamendo, the Free Music Archive, and Wired.

In Isolation > Film Noir Scandal (Matt Pop Scandalous Mix) (Jamendo)
Armando Lagozza > Los mariachi (Los mariachi single, Jamendo)
Michael Stasis > Brown Cow (Chainsaw, Free Music Archive)
CEBE > Honey Cotton (Honey Cotton, Jamendo)
Ed Schrader's Music Beat > I Can't Stop Eating Sugar (Live at WFMU's Talk Cheap Aug 25 2011, Free Music Archive)
Beastie Boys > Now Get Busy (The WIRED CD) (I paraphrased from this Canada.com article)
Montes Rook > Reason To Do (Patience, Bandcamp)
Hello Future > Paparazzi (Lady Gaga Cover) (Acoustic, Jamendo)

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#48 - Larisa & The Raindoggs, Sean T. Wright, and Streets of Hastings

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:20:00 -0000

Time for another podcast! It feels like it's been a long time since I've released anything, and in a way, it has. While I was pretty pleased with the interview with Streets of Hastings, I haven't been very impressed with the quality of the podcasts I've released since then. I've got a more positive outlook now, so upwards and onwards as they say. Great music selection today, featuring new releases from Jamendo.com plus an awesome cover track to cap things off. Download and enjoy!

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#	ARTIST	TRACK	ALBUM
1	Sam Sinister & The Plastic Sinister Band	Til the Walls Come Down	Oi! Used to be a Friend of Mine
2	Ska and Pipes	Along With You	That Ain't Ska!
3	Skankshot	Braineating Zombies From Area 51	One of the Millions of Robots
4	Larisa & The Raindoggs	Don't Wanna Be Good	One Armed Bandits
5	Sean T. Wright	Dirty Ole Lady	Drinkers & Demons
6	BANDRAUSCHen	Your Perfect Day	Good Life EP
7	Neon NiteClub	Beauty & The Beats	Beauty & The Beats
8	Streets of Hastings	House of the Rising Sun	Three Streets to the Wind

Sean T. Wright - Collabs with David L Graham

Streets of Hastings on Facebook

(PS, I'm trying something new with the formatting. Chances are it won't work, but please leave a comment if it looks really ugly to you).

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#47 - Unicycles

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:21:00 -0000

A bit of a laid-back podcast, I decided to talk a little bit about unicycles. I don't have much of an intro either - enjoy the podcast!

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Justin Townes Earle - What I Meant To You (Midnight at the Movies, 2009)
Kurt Vile - Freway (Constant Hitmaker, 2008)
Ryan Adams - Shakedown on 9th Street (Heartbreaker, 2000)
The Bottle Rockets - Hard Times (Live at KEXP, 10/02/2009)
The Jayhawks - Two Hearts (Live at KEXP, Jan 2011)
Barricades Rise - Down Under (Reptertoire II, 2012)
Mayer Hawthorne - Don't Turn the Lights On

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#46 - Streets of Hastings Interview

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:22:00 -0000

The bulk of this podcast is devoted to an interview I did with Rockland band Streets of Hastings (http://www.streetsofhastings.com), so I didn't put a lot of effort into picking the rest of the music. They have a CD Release party tonight (March 23rd, 2012) at 8pm at Avant Garde (http://www.avantgardebar.ca), so if you're in the Ottawa area be sure to check them out. It's only $10 at the door.

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Playlist:

Crete Boom - Evil Brother | Website
Justin Townes Earl - Mama's Eyes | Website
Gringo Star - You Want It | Website
Streets of Hastings Interview | Website
Great Lake Swimmers - Everything is Moving So Fast | Website

#45 - The United93, Barreracudas

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:23:00 -0000

A short podcast to follow-up the ridiculously long 'cast from two weeks ago. I had some issues with Jamendo when it came time to put the podcast together, so a couple of artists had repeat songs. If you want to check out the artists I would have played, links will follow the playlist.

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The United93 - Plastic Heart (EP of The United93, March 2010) | Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter
Barreracudas - Diet Coke (Live at WFMU on Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic, Nov 12, 2011) | Douchemaster Records
Shark? - Down Low (Live on Beastin' the Airwaves with Keili on WFMU, Oct 23 2011) | Bandcamp
The United93 - Kung-Fu Fighters (See above)
Jackie & the Cedrics - Red River (Live at WFMU on Three Chord Monte with Joe Black, Nov 10 2011)
Stray Dogg - Break (Almost, May 30 2011) | Last.fm
Peter Case - House Rent Party (Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T on WFMU, Oct 8 2011) | Website
Barreracudas - Promises, Promises (See above)
The United93 - Over the Rainbow (See above)

To buy a copy of the Barreracudas' new album, Nocturnal Missions, head to their record label Douchemaster Records (link above).

To purchase The United93's latest album, Yellow Fever, you can do so from their Bandcamp webpage (link also above).

Check out these bands on Jamendo: Cinemon; 57jackbraves.

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#44 - Cleaning Out the Inbox

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:24:00 -0000

Warning! This podcast is an hour in length - in other words, double the usual length. You may want to set aside some time to listen to the podcast. But don't worry, the music is excellent. It's full of stuff I've neglected to listen to over the last little while, and I've put together a pretty sweet mix. Enjoy! Twitter | Facebook

Made mention of the Netblocs at Blocsonic
Don't forget to check out CKCU for Audio Sensory Resuscitation with Mike, Tuesdays at 1pm EST!

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Professor Kliq - Plastic and Flashing Lights | 366 Days of Music | Website*
The Transisters - Confuse-A-Cat (Join the Darkside, We Have The Music!, 2012) | Bandcamp
We Came From Waters - Android (Unfamous Quotes, 2012) | Soundcloud | Website
(((S))) - Hole in My Heart (Join the Darkside, We Have The Music!, 2012)
Republic of Lights - Go Rococo (Go Rococo, 2010) | Twitter | Bandcamp
Republic of Letters - Lost Chord (Stories,2011) | Website | Bandcamp
Kursed - Perfect Mean (Like a Coffee, 2012) | Website | Jamendo
California Condors - All Night Drive (Calm Carnivore, 2011) | Bandcamp | Facebook
Trick Seventeen - We Own the Night (We Own the Night, 2012) | Myspace | Jamendo
The Willow and The Builder - What's Next (The Willow and The Builder, 2011) | Facebook | Bandcamp
The Dimes - Ballad of Winslow Homer (The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry, 2011) | Bandcamp
The Juliets - Fashion (Perfect Season, 2011) | Bandcamp
I the Mighty - Modern Medicine (Hearts and Spades, 2010) | Bandcamp | Twitter
Born Without Bones - Say Hello (Say Hello, 2010) | Bandcamp | Twitter
The Miracals - California Girls (Hermosa, 2010) | Bandcamp | Twitter
Dolphins - Wasted (Galaxy Train, 2011) | Bandcamp | Facebook
Billy the Kid - Perfect Situation (Weezer Cover, 2012) | 31 Covers in 31 Days (YouTube)

- Be sure to check out his awesome arrangement of Street Spirit!

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#43 - Valentine's Day / Hockey Day in Canada

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:25:00 -0000

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so I picked out a few tracks that had that loving sort of feeling. Also some disco songs. PLUS I have some things to say about Hockey Day in Canada, which is today (February 11, 2012), starting at 2PM EST. And finally, a return to the “cover song at the end of the podcast”. Download the podcast (archive.org) Playlist & Artist Info

The Classic Cluster - Again (Unkown album, from Mindblasting “Pop is Dead” mixtape) | Reverbnation
Soporifics - April (Love, 2004)
Crazy Quilt Bouquet - She Says (Love Letters & Medication by And My Imaginary Friends, 2012) | Website
Drop Zone - My First Love by Passion (Be My Valentine The E.P., 2012) | Jamendo
KeroDean - Your Smile (Day By Day,2010)
The DJs - Nano Flowers (Nano Flowers, 2008)
FOXAPET - Never Stop the Beat (PFM v2, 2007)
Disco Inferno - Boogie Oogie Oogie (Unkown album, 2010)
Alphabot! - Rabbit Ears (Eep!, 2012) | Website | Bandcamp | CD Release party Feb 16 at The Drake Hotel’s Underground in Toronto

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#42 - NHL All-Star Weekend

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:25:00 -0000

It's the NHL All-Star weekend here in Ottawa, and I am excited! I don't normally worry very much about things like making sure I record the skills competition if I'm going to be out for the night (like tonight), or getting HD for this very occasion, but it's in my home town and I have been waiting for this for a long time. Too long. Lots of great music today, plus some All-Star trivia! (Trivia courtesy Liam McGuire/Slam Sports)

Brad Sucks - Making Me Nervous (I Don't Know What I'm Doing, 2003) - Website
Emerald Park - Things (Single, 2012) - Bandcamp
Terrace - Love Dub (Pollen, 2011) - Bandcamp
Frostwire Feature: The Please & Thank-Yous - Dear Allie (Mind Yr P's & Q's, 2010) - Bandcamp
Emily Baker - House of Cards (House of Cards, 2011) - Bandcamp
Phoenix Imago - Someone I Can Be Alone With (Respect, 2012) - Website
Martina Matwiejczuk - Give Me A Reason (Extended Play, 2011) - Bandcamp
Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up, Part 1 (Gigamesh Edit) [2011] - Bandcamp
MUTE - Cry (10 A.M., 2012) - Blocsonic | Facebook | Tha Silent Partner | Formula

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#41 - Big Wilson River, We Used to Exist, MUTE

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:26:00 -0000

The first podcast of 2012! I switched things up a bit from the last regular podcast, and I think things will continue this way for a while. I mention in the podcast that I'm going to try to throw a few more features from time to time; but more on that another time. Enjoy for now!

Big Wilson River - Dandelion - Bandcamp | Facebook page
Keep Tidy - Goochie Main - Website | Facebook | Twitter
Keep Tidy - Simpsons Quotes
City of Glass - Sticks and Stones - Website | Bandcamp | Twitter | Facebook | iTunes
We Used to Exist - Someone is Calling Me - Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
MUTE - When the Chips Are Down - Blocsonic | Facebook | Tha Silent Partner | Formula
Brad Sucks & The HipCola - SOS - Brad Sucks | The HipCola

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#40 - New Year's Eve

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:29:00 -0000

Unfortunately, no special podcast planned - just a list of songs I haven't played in a long time. It's also a short podcast, clocking in at under 25 minutes!

Rock Creek Ramblers - Anchortown The Dead Rocks - Sonic Stars Singleton - Before the Rain Ward Bones - Island of Bones Catfish Haven - Please Come Back Studebaker's Blacksmith Shop - Wings The Destroyed Room - It's All Happening Now Brad Sucks - Bad Attraction

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#39 - The Penultimate Edition

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:30:00 -0000

Penultimate in the sense that this is the second-last podcast for 2011! I have some new tracks from 2011 (plus one FROM THE FUTURE aka January 2012 release from AF Music), and some more favourites from 2011 podcasts. I'm still undecided re: what to do for the December 31st podcast, but I have a couple of weeks to figure that out. Here's the playlist!

The Ugly Club - Visions Part II (Visions of a Tall Girl EP)
Fine Young Firecrackers - Landslide (From the Ground Up)
Tin Armor - Just So I Know It (Life of Abundance)
The Julys - Springsteen (The Julys)
The White Soots - If I Go (The White Soots)
Hot Fiction - Start it Off (Dark Room)
Sick of Sarah - Overexposure (2205)
When I Was 12 - Vanilla Vodka
Swear and Shake - The Promise (Extended Play)
Silver Rocket - That's Life (Frank Sinatra Cover - Old Fashioned, 2012 Release)

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#38 - Looking Forward, Looking Back

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:31:00 -0000

Welcome to the first of the last two podcasts for 2011! Lots of great stuff this week, with new releases in the first segment and the last segment filled with some of my old favourites from 2011. Plus, a special timely cover to end off the podcast. On with the show!

Segment 1 - New Releases

Winter Severity Index - "The Wiser" (Winter Severity Index EP, Dec 9 2011) Rozwell Kid - "Rocket" (The Rozwell Kid LP, Sept 5 2011) CABAU Philippe - "Thsoe Reporters" (Just For You, Nov 30 2011) Boy Things - "Dirty Dancing" (Boy Things EP, Oct 14 2011)

Segment 2 - Looking Back

The Easton Ellises - "Endorphin" (EP One) Mouth's Cradle - "Front Porch, Back Porch" Ellus Bellus - "Sticks, Stones and My Bones" Sliimy - "Womanizer" (Britney Spears cover)

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#37 - Battling Back a Cold

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:33:00 -0000

Welcome to another podcast! I was afraid I might not be able to talk as much for this episode because of a cold, but luckily it subsided long enough so that I wasn't interrupted every few seconds by coughing. The new release section is a bit light on music, but overall there's some great stuff this week.

Section 1 - New Releases Praverb the Wyse - Blue Collar (feat. Don Streat) from Professional Hobbyist (Oct 15/2011)

Painted on Silent Blue - Jealosy from This Could be Just One of Those Silly Dreams (Nov 11/2011)

Amanda Palmer - Ukulele Anthem single (Oct 31/2011)

Malones - Bandera from Capitulo #1 (Oct 11/2011)

Section 2 Bloody Lovely Audry - See Me from Animal EP (Jul 16/2010)

Captain Stu - Siamese Twin from Free Music EP (Jun 6/2010)

Five Minutes On: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (2008, Tor Books) Awards won: 2009 White Pine Award, 2009 Prometheus Award, 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award; nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel (Neil Gaiman won for The Graveyard Book in 2009). For instructions on how to make things from Little Brother, see http://www.instructables.com/member/w1n5t0n/

frontRegen - Dead Corner from That Dance EP (Aug 28/2011)

Busby Marou - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper cover)

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#36 - New Hip Hop and New Features

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:34:00 -0000

Podcast 36 features lots of new hip hop, plus a new feature debuting! It's called "Five Minutes On" and this week is reviewing His Girl Friday (1940). Plus there's a new theme (based on TenPenny Joke's song "Sense"), and a few new elements thrown in that may or may not have come across properly. At any rate, I fixed the microphone problem from #35. Here's the playlist!

Kellee Maize - Mad Humans (Integration)

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Garmisch - Rent (The EPs XE) [4:04]

BADLUCK - Got Hits (Renaissance 2011) [7:15]

Praverb the Wyse - Everlasting Struggle (The Professional Hobbyist) [9:43]

Go to Praverb's website to pick your favourite song from Professional Hobbyist!

The Bear Season - Trainwreck (If We Sink Together EP) [14:41]

Bearstronaut - Sensual Sanctuary (Satisfied Violence)[18:15]

Five Minutes On: His Girl Friday (1940) [23:58]

Lorenzo's Music - Intro (Solamentes Tres Polabras) [29:02]

Lorenzo's Music - I'm Doin' Fine (Solamentes Tres Polabras) [29:23]

The Bear Season - Just Dance [34:03]

Notes: Check out http://freealbums.blogsome.com/ to take a look at older Free Albums Galore posts

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#35 - October 22, 2011

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:35:00 -0000

No fancy title today, my mind was a little blanked. A couple of notes for this episode before you listen: one, I was trying a new method of recording (that ended up being much less convoluted), so there are going to be a couple of hiccups here and there - especially at the beginning, where my voice is overpowered by the music. Woops! Two, because of the microphone I have and the method I used, my mic had to be on at all times, so there may be some background noises throughout the podcast. As I warned on Twitter, my dog probably makes a frequent appearance in the first segment.

Now that's out of the way, onto the show notes!

Intro

- Tab the Dead Poet - RubixBox (0:00:10) - From Tab & A.U.R.C: Grayscale Ballads {EP} released October 19, 2011 Segment 1 - New Releases

- Principe Valiente - In My Arms (0:03:45) - From the debut album Principe Valiente released October 21, 2011; preview at MySpace - M!R!M! - No Way (0:07:57) - From It's Not Enough Anymore EP, released October 14, 2011

Tobias Borelius - Billy (0:13:22) - From Du känner mig för väl, farväl, released October 8, 2011

- Sean Wright - Glint of Light (0:16:04) - New single Glint of Light released October 9, 2011

- The Art Punk Band - I Can't Complain (0:20:42) - From Three Fishermen, released October 18, 2011

Segment 2 - Relaxo-Time

- Tokyo Police Club - Party in the USA (excerpt) (0:23:47) - From the 10 Days, 10 Covers, 10 Years album

Brittani Louise Taylor - Everything's Gonna Be Okay (0:24:58) - Cover/Single ** No longer available on Jamendo

- Robin Grey - The Winter Blues (0:28:11) - From the album I Love Leonard Cohen, available at Jamendo.com

- InAshton - It's OK...It's OK (0:33:13) - From RED album; new video can be found on YouTube

- First Rate People - Summer Job (0:36:24) - From Someone Else Can Make a Work of Art EP

Wrap-up

- Uniform Motion - An Island (0:40:57) - From One Frame Per Second

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#34 - New Format, Same Struggles

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:36:00 -0000

Well, the debut of a new podcast format did not come without its stumbles. It's still very much a work in progress, and I can only improve from here. I apologize for the poor mic quality - that's also something I need to fix again. Some great music this week though, so click away and listen! Here are the show notes!

Intro - Paper Plane Pilots - Places (0:13:00) Segment 1 - New Releases - The Open Up and Bleeds - I Don't Wanna Die (Anymore) (0:03:51) - An Act of Love and Violence was released October 4th, 2011 - Bernie Bandicoot - Positive (0:06:28) - Lorraine was released October 4th, 2011 - Professor Kliq - Bollywood Blades (0:11:23) - from Blocsonic's netBloc 34 released September 27th 2011) Segment 2 - Honourable Mentions - The Morning Light Project - Slicer (0:16:08) - From the album Interface + Mentioned latest FrostWire promo for Azoora and Gracielita from the 23 Seconds netlabel- Tsars - Intro / Whispers (0:19:58) - From the Whispers EP, released August 8 2011 - Derek Klegg - Be Free (0:25:34) - From the album Across Town, released September 2, 2011 Wrap-up + mentioned Start Your Own Rebellion Mixtape - Charles Hurts - Guess Again (0:30:15) - From the Tough Love Records compilation Young & Research II; hear more music from Charles Hurts on Myspace

With exception to Charles Hurts' "Guess Again", all tracks are licensed via Creative Commons.

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#33 - Factorable by 11

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:37:00 -0000

It's been two weeks, so that means it's time for a new podcast! I normally get these up on the same Saturday that I record them, but events this weekend that may or may not have had something to do with watching Moneyball and baking an apple crumble served to interfere with those plans. In any case, here is your latest podcast! Savour it, because it may appear in a slightly different format two weeks from now (insert ominous chords here).

Direct Download (archive.org) - 36:55

Here's the playlist!

Bear Mountain - Swim
Professor Kliq - Done With Disco (see his website here - apparently he reached his donation goal!)
The Brainstormers - By All Means
The Search - Silent Days (Pre-order their latest album, The Search For Connection Contact And Community)
Not From Georgia - Another Try (pick up their limited edition CD here, and on Twitter)
The Jinxes - Migration
Mutts - Symmetry
The Appreciation Post - I'm No Sure Thing
Bear Mountain - Weighty Ghost

NOTE: I meant to say this during the podcast but I forgot. If you're a fan of Battlestar Galactica, you may want to check out some neat fan fiction called Lords of Kobol. I recently finished book one, Apotheosis, but there's one other book already out and a third due out shortly. Check it all out at http://lordsofkobolbook.blogspot.com/.

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#32 - Back in the Habit

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:37:00 -0000

I'm finally back with a new podcast! It's been since the end of July since I released a new episode, and for that I am deeply sorry. But the move is complete, and I have some brand new stuff for you. Today I was just winging it a little, but I plan to put some more work into the blog and get some exciting things happening. Okay, enough talk - onto the track listing!

Direct Download (archive.org)

The Easton Ellises - Liquorstore
.audiosport - Doobie, You
Die Pretty - Let Me Out
The Art Punk Band - Bridge to the River
The White Soots - The Road
Josh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight
Allison Crowe - Wedding Song
Bella Ruse - Satan Served Me Sandwiches
Paper Tiger - Juice **

** Yes, I know I said in the podcast that Paper Tiger was Canadian. I don't know where that came from, but on my computer that's how I have it marked down. They are in fact from the Netherlands.

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#31 - The Dog Days of Summer

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:38:00 -0000

""Dog Days" (Latin: diēs caniculārēs) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer. Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress. The name comes from the ancient belief that Sirius, also called the Dog Star, in close proximity to the sun was responsible for the hot weather." -- Wikipedia

Your eyes are not lying! I'm going away this weekend, so I thought I would release the podcast a few days early. It's a little long this time around, but since it's been three weeks since the last episode, I figured nobody will mind! Some great music in there, starting off hard and fast and ending on a similarly strong note. Except for one or two songs, everything in the podcast has been featured on the blog in the last three weeks. Direct Download (42 MB) - Length: 46:02

Prepare to Meet Thy Broom! - High Like it's 1989 - This song is one of the many awesome funky songs I found last Thursday. That mixtape is still on its way.
MC Frontalot - Spoiler Alert - I really mentioned the infamous MC in passing, but I haven't ever featured his songs on the podcast so I thought it was about time.
Hot Fiction - War of Attrition - Awesome band, played them before - this song just fit perfectly for the set.
The White Soots - If I Go - great bluesy rock band that sometimes channels The Black Keys
The Polymorphines - The Clean and The Dirty - Great Ottawa band that is having a CD Release party this Saturday! Go, if you can make it. Details are here. *NOTE: I may have mentioned the EP is for free download. It is not; it is however only $4 US! Very good price.
The Search - Distant - awesome song, really reminded me of the 80s when I heard it. The rest of their album is much like this.
Ellus Bellus - Sticks, Stones and My Bones - I think this band has just about the best band name and the best album name on this entire podcast.
Gunther Brown - Minnesota - If I'm to believe the lyrics, Gunther Brown really don't like Minnesota.
Bella Ruse - Heart of Everyone - Played them simply because they're from Minnesota.
Not From Georgia - Caroline - Great band, plays catchy folk/pop music and licenses everything under Creative Commons. Followed me on Twitter, so I checked 'em out.
These Animals - Four to the Floor - Great song at the end of their EP, it's also up for a remix contest of sorts at Aaahh Records.

Thanks for listening / downloading! I hope you enjoy your own dog days of summer.

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#30 - Summertime

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:39:00 -0000

Alternative Airwaves is now hosted on archive.org! Eventually I'll be porting all the older podcasts over there so they can all be found in one spot. Here's the original post for the podcast.

Hopefully the fan I had on to cool down the "studio" didn't cause too much background noise. I had a fun time putting together this playlist, and listening as I recorded. I guess if you read the track listing, the "secret cover song" won't be so secret!

Direct Download (via archive.org, 35.3MB)

Playlist (38:30):

Keyboard Rebel - Northern Sherpa - From the album Pop Grenade, available from Aaahh Records.
The Laureates - Cooler Birds - Cool Chicago band that uses a lot of distortion; available at Free Music Archive
Silver Rocket - Crank it Up - Italian band on a German netlabel - talk about multiculturalism! Available at Free Music Archive
Mouth's Cradle - Front Porch, Back Porch - 7-track free preview album released via FrostWire; full album available online. Very good music, you should download it maybe.
Early Adopted - Thank-You - First heard of this group via FrostClick. Very good hip hop, cross between Eminem and Lupe Fiasco.
Tense Kids - Second Law - From the album Oh! Idaho, this is a fun little number.
Roar - I Can't Handle Change
Allison Crowe - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [Eurythmics Cover] - Allison Crowe has done a number of covers, and her version of Hallelujah almost made it into The Watchmen. Do a quick search on YouTube to find more.
Videogame Orchestra - Island in the Sun (Belmont's Revisal) - This track is from a Weezer tribute album with a twist - all songs are done using 8-bit sounds from various video games.

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#29 - St. Jean Baptiste Podcast

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:40:00 -0000

I hope everyone is having a wonderful St. Jean Baptiste weekend! I had a fun time finding tracks for this podcast, and there's a little bit of every genre in the show this week. I hope you enjoy it. In the meantime, please enjoy some reading material on St. Jean Baptiste Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Holiday_%28Quebec%29 http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=52762

Direct Download - Now hosted on archive.org! (32.5MB)

Playlist:

Malajube - Luna ** - turns out I played a track that's not on Jamendo, because I got confused.
Alek et les Mauvaises Raisons - L'anniversaire
Hi Jack - Pears from New Zealand
Sweet Mother Logic - Ghost Army
Metatronik - Tortured Mind
Two Green Cats - They Want Me To Play
Les Residus Plasmiques - Elvis est mort ce matin / ce soir
Bombolesse - H.I.V.'ER

Total running time: 35:29

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#28 - The 27th Non-Themed Show

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:41:00 -0000

Thanks for joining me for another fun-filled show. Some great tracks, ranging from the 1970s (Single Bullet Theory) to a new track from 2011 (Josh Woodward). I started the show a little differently today thanks to a fun song by Hot Fiction; I also announced the next themed podcast, coming up June 25th. But it's still June 11th, so enjoy this podcast now!

Hot Fiction - Start it Off
Boxing Fox - Friends For Life
Single Bullet Theory - Lies (Get their compilation album here)
Nicolas Falcon - Big Big Boss (Get the Aaahhh Records compilation here)
Longsleeves - A Man Crossed Out
The Patinettes - The Man With the Electric Flag
Motoroma - Compass
The State Lottery - Fourth Street
Josh Woodward - Coffee (Get Sunny Side of the Street here)

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#27 - Jamendo Top 100

Sat, 28 May 2011 14:42:00 -0000

Today's podcast is a little mailed-in, mostly a result of being on vacation for five days over the Victoria Day long weekend. But that doesn't mean I haven't selected some sweet tracks - on the contrary! I consulted the Jamendo Top 100, and picked out a few songs that I really liked. Enjoy!

Oh, and don't forget to join the Facebook page and follow the podcast on Twitter! Direct Download

BertycoX - The Signal (#3)
Pornophonique - Sad Robot (Procacci's funky android deconstructino remix) (#8)
CWF & BertycoX - DefectiV' (#27)
Wooden Legs - David & Goliath (#5)
Hot Fiction - If I Had a Girl (#76)
The Sterns - Did You Get It (#20)
Retrosonic - Until the End (#67)
The Dalai Lama Rama Fa Fa Fa - You Make Me Crazy (Label Gazing Feature)

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#26 - Brad Sucks, Ostrich Tuning, I Am Not Lefthanded

Sat, 14 May 2011 14:44:00 -0000

Another two weeks gone, another podcast episode in. In today's episode, new tracks from Brad Sucks and I Am Not Lefthanded, plus the very first Label Gazing segment featuring Ostrich Tuning from Toronto! All this plus some other great tracks for your listening enjoyment in today's episode. Full playlist follows below.

Direct Download (31:32, approx. 28 MB)

Lungs for Gills - Starry Void
Studebaker's Blacksmith Shop - Merry Goes Around
Pawky Maven - Monsters
Ostrich Tuning - Floor
Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Landslide Song, The Dig
I Am Not Lefthanded - Alone (It's Not So Bad)
Brad Sucks - Come Back (Demo)

During the show I also apologized to Singleton, whom I confused with The Singletons in a post last month. Consider this my official apology - I was briefly confused. I'll change up the post soon!

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#25 - Back to Scheduled Programming

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:44:00 -0000

It's been 4 weeks since I last did a "regular" podcast - what with last episode being a themed podcast (which was a lot of fun to do) - so it feels good to be back in the groove picking out new music. Some great stuff in today's episode, including - finally - a track from my brother's band. Keep reading for the playlist.

Sick of Sarah - Overexposed
Flat People - A Year From Now (Where's the Emotion Baby)
Nick Tann - Can't Get Happy
Robin Grey - Every Waking Hour
Capital Grass and the No Men - Blur the Lines
Bella Ruse - Sea Love

Just to recap, Capital Grass and the No Men are playing a live show TONIGHT (April 30th), 9:00PM, at the Elmdale Tavern in Ottawa. Cover is $6 and they're playing with Jon Laurie-Beaumont and Slim and Popular. Here's the Facebook event page if you're interested. If you're NOT in the Ottawa area, I'll be posting a show review on Monday (with pictures, possibly).

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#24 - Themecast #1 - Swingers

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:45:00 -0000

The podcast this week is a little different than what most might be expecting - as I mentioned in the last episode, I've been planning a couple of theme podcasts. Welcome to Themecast #1! All the music in today's show is swing music. This has resulted in a slightly shorter show actually, because it was slightly difficult to find music to fit the bill - well, music that I liked. I think I found some great stuff; listen for yourself and decide! Playlist follows below...

Playlist:

Latché Swing - Sweet Georgia Brown
Aló Django - How High the Moon / I Got Rhythm
The Mobcat Orchestra - Mobcat Swing
The Swing Ninjas - King of the Swingers
The Underscore Orkestra - Devil with the Devil (Still don't know if this is original or trad. but I think it's original)
Red Hook Ramblers - Apple Pie

Total running time: 0:27:28

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#23 - No Foolin'

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:46:00 -0000

Welcome to April! Spring is definitely here - it's true, because a bird thought it was in my best interests to deficate on my passenger-side mirror on my car. Anyway, new podcast for this week, with not so many new tracks but some great sounding music nonetheless. Hope you enjoy!

Playlist

Kellee Maize - Start None (see the video here)
Joshua Watkins - I Hope You Love Me
20LB Sounds - Jimmy Carter (see info re: Liverpool show here)
Sylvain the Librarian - Daddy Play (Dymaxion Groove release of Staff Only No Vikings)
Jens Wennberg - Show & Tell
Emerald Park - At the Mall
The Very Sexuals - Bowie Eyes
I Am Not Lefthanded - Falling (get the "catch-up" EP here)

Total playtime: 0:33:46

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#22 - Jazzin' it Up

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:46:00 -0000

Episode 22 is officially available! The show started off a little rocky but I recovered - I blame either the beautiful afternoon sun beaming into my "studio", or the advent of the gigantic full moon later tonight. Take your pick. A couple of new tracks from The Red Hook Ramblers, Pinkle, and Yvalain - all in all a neat sounding show! The playlist is below...

Playlist:

Red Hook Ramblers - Ain't Gonna Give Jelly Roll
Rat City Brass - The Third Man (Theme)
The Underscore Orkestra - Balancing Act
Pinkle / Brynn - Galapagos Island
Lohmé - I love disco disco
Yvalain (ft. Sean Wright) - I'm Down, I'm Down
Chocolate Chips - Fed Up With Myself
My Mind - Street Fighter 5

Total length: 31:13

Thanks for listening!

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#21 - Birthday Funcast

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:47:00 -0000

This week's podcast happens to land on my birthday! How cool is that? Plenty of awesome new tracks from artists all over the world this week, including the latest from the always excellent Kellee Maize. Enjoy!

Playlist:

Matt Dorgan Project - Cold
The Wild - Everything We Need
Tense Kids - Plateaus
Nicolas Falcon - Cyanide Surprise
The Taxpayers - The Windows Break
Very Okay - Where You Go
Sick of Sarah - Autograph
Shinobu - Sometimes I Wish I Were A Cat
Kellee Maize - I Insist

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#20 - 20th Anniversary Spectacular

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:48:00 -0000

I did it - I made it to 20 episodes! In this week's episode, you'll hear quite a bit of hip hop (some of it not so conventional) plus some bluegrass mixed in between. All this and more...in episode 20 of Alternative Airwaves!

Unfortunately the iTunes feed is still broken, but I hope to get it fixed in the near future. But probably not until the next podcast.

Playlist for #20

Joey Ripps - Can't Stop Livin'
Montag - Small Town Boy / Never Gonna Cry Again
Bella Ruse - An Animal A Natural (Live Video Version)
Greenland is Melting - Greenland Whale Fisheries
Gangstagrass - In My Aching Heart Shadows Linger
The Riot Before - Words Written Over Coffee
Bomb the Music Industry! - Everybody That You Know
Toby Mac - The Slam
Dan Smith - Baby Got Book

Running time is 35:45

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#19 - There Might be Some Bad Words

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:38:00 -0000

Back to the swing of things with episode 19! This week's episode features some brand new tracks that stretch from spunky pop to hip hop. PLUS a new demo from Brad Sucks! All this and more...see below for the playlist.

NOTE I am currently having some difficulty with the iTunes feed, so hopefully if you are waiting on it you can download it directly from this blog post. If you don't use itunes - well, that's okay then, you can use the new feed!

#19 - "There Might be Some Bad Words"

Lindsey White - Equinox
Joey Ripps ft. Bliss-One - For the Minute
Alexander Hudjohn - Billy
Swear and Shake - The Promise
The Hall Monitors - Peggy Sue
Way Yes - Color Blind
Gunfight! - Empties
Brad Sucks - Guess Who's A Mess (Demo)

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#18 - New Year

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:30:00 -0000

The first new podcast of 2011 is finally done! I thought I picked some really awesome music to kick the year off on a great note. The standard playlist with links to artists' websites is below, but first a couple of links I mentioned during the show:
- International Sock Monkey - I mentioned this in the blog earlier in the week; it's the free music blog put together by the members of Bella Ruse.
- 23 Seconds - A great netlabel from Gothamberg, Sweden.
- Aaahh Records - another netlabel, similar in style to 23 Seconds.

Playlist:

The Womb - All I Want to Do is Find Love Before I Die
Pinkle - Fractals
Emerald Park - The Commonfield
When I Was 12 - Vanilla Vodka
Bella Ruse - Tha Kazoo Song
The Wind Whistles - Turtle
Bearkat - Call the Doctor
Matt Dorgan Project - Falling Down

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#17 - Slightly Less Embarassing

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:36:00 -0000

Last Saturday night I made myself a nice cup of coffee with eggnog (I swear, there was no rum involved) and settled in to do what looks to be my last podcast of 2010. Things are just going to be too busy in the next couple of weeks, though I MAY end up doing a surprise 'cast next week if I get the free time. You just never know!

I have an announcement to make about a podcast coming up in January 2011, but I'll save that for a separate blog post.

There were some nice highlights this episode, including a really cool MJ cover. Here's the playlist.

HoboTwang - Alone in the House
She Swings, She Sways - What I Wouldn't Do [NOTE: I learned just now that this band broke up]
Paper Tiger - Sandy
Josh Woodward - Revolution Now
Joey Kneiser - Bruised Ribs
The Transisters - JB is Dead
Loudspeaker Alliance - Revolt
Jens Wennberg - Tux
InAshton - Will You Be There

And backing music was provided by James Edwards.

I said I would do a "Creative Commons News" recap on the blog, but that feature is really quickly turning into new CC releases (which is OKAY). Here are some quick stuff I pulled from various sources.

XYZ by DJ Leq - It's just a single, consisting of the original mix and a shorter version. Kinda catchy! Just released today.
2010 by Hypnotic Crow - Another dance album, this one is also just plain catchy. It's a full-length album that consists of mainly electronic-based music. While it was released today, it is apparently a compilation of older unreleased tracks by Hypnotic Crow.
Intercontinental Music Lab Goes to War - Intercontinental Music Lab - The name's a mouthful, but the music from this UK outfit is pretty good. I'm not sure how I'd tag it - it's a mix between pop, punk, rock, and alternative rock. I guess "alternative rock" is the best fit here.

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#16 - Never Again

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:24:00 -0000

I recorded episode 16 of the podcast last night, but only got around to uploading it this morning. So, that's also why the blog post is late. Anyway, the title thankfully does not refer to "I'm never again doing this podcast" but more so "I'm never again singing on the podcast" but you know what they say in An American Tale, never say never!

Side note: I got to 50k this year in NaNoWriMo! Read about it on my other blog, here.

Running time is I think 27:40. A bit short because one of the songs wouldn't play.

Track listing

NanowaR - Stormlord of Power
Convicted Killer Scientists - Mas Hypochondria
Ghune- First Project / Wanderings
Girl Talk - Make Me Wanna
The Dead Rocks - Nicotine (played during Creative Commons News segment)
Liam Stewart - Sixteen Words (did not play due to unknown error, but thought I'd link to it anyway)
The Very Sexuals - Wrecked This Century
Fatblueman - Fat Blue Christmas Swing Medley
Stephen Gower - Jingle Bells (Horrible Version)

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#15 - 20lb Sounds

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:24:00 -0000

Finally, another episode of Alternative Airwaves! I've been pretty busy with NaNoWriMo this month, but I found time this evening to get a podcast recorded. I even did some writing while I was putting the show together! All in all, a successful evening.

Track listing:

Bella Ruse - Complicated Rhythm (from their upcoming album out December 13)
Sonic Real Estate - Rocking in a Free World (live acoustic track)
Dan Lynch - Nano Song
20lb Sounds - Redemption Song (excellent Bob Marley cover)
The Moose Jaw Twins - Fly
Jens Wennberg - Welcome to 1984 (from the album of the same name)
Chuck D - No Meaning No

And here are some links from the headlines...

NaNoWriMo can be found at http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Read about the Belgian Court that ruled Creative Commons licence violations carry the same penalties as violating copyright
And become a Creative Commons Superhero!

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#14 - Beards

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:02:00 -0000

My apologies for the very delayed Blog post for the latest podcast. You see, I've been quite busy at work, and there was a wedding I went to, and...well I was busy. But it's been up on iTunes for just under a week now, so maybe you might like some links to the artists I mentioned?

The topic of discussion (this is A New Thing) is "Beards" - inspired by this band, which I heard via Rathole Radio
Allison Crowe - Imagine
Bella Ruse - Hold Me Close
The State Lottery - Coming Alive
Sexy Mathematics - Transmissions
Beastie Boys - Now Get Busy
Brad Sucks - Model Home (demo) - Check out his new project, Guess Who's A Mess
Two Helens - Gun

That's about it! Don't forget to leave a comment about BEARDS. Because they're awesome.

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#13 - Canadians

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:14:00 -0000

I finally did a podcast on time! It's been a while since I've done that. Note that by "on time" I mean "I announced publicly I was going it Friday night, and I completed it." So here it is! The theme this time around was "Canadians" - all artists featured in the podcast are Canadian.

The Rest - The Short Night-Strangers on a Train
The Rest - A New Pair of Jeans [Acid Wash Mix]
Going Commando - Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Joey and the Instapunks - Zoombie
ARCTIC - War of Ideas (Live at Zaphod's)
Sweet Mother Logic - David Copperfield
The Pop Winds - Owl Eyes

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#12 - Hip Hop Show

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:49:00 -0000

I probably could have come up with a more clever name, but I didn't. Here's the track listing along with links to applicable download pages.

Just Plain Ant ft. Braintrust - Scream Out
Just Plain Ant ft. Chuck D - Way Back When
Kellee Maize - Future Remix
Kellee Maize - Something Sacred
Kellee Maize - Big Plans
Bi-Polar Bear - Her For Him
Bi-Polar Bear - Home Pt 2
Bi-Polar Bear - Nights Like This
Tab - Morning Star
Tab - Boozehounds

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#11 - SOULED OUT

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:34:00 -0000

Episode 11 has a funky soul groove going for it - thanks to the featured artist, SOULED OUT and their No Name Funk EP. It is currently available on iTunes but you can also download it directly here if you don't use that particular program.

Track Listing: CEREALES KILLERS - Feel It SOULED OUT - No Name Funk EP JAMES JR - Let's Stay Together

Here's the translated portion from Souled Out's website that I read (and I stress it's improperly translated from German):

Ingredients, such as the tight rhythm section, horns, and fat are to be understood by itself is refined the whole thing with a strong vocal part and surprising arrangements and interpretations. Detailed recipe follows.

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#10 - Creative Commons Sampler Part 2

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:00 -0000

#10?? Really? That's really good! Well, this is the promised Part 2 of the Creative Commons Sampler. There are a few rough edges in the show this time around, because I was distracted while reading about ASCAP vs Free Culture. Yeah I think I've said enough about it, and I don't want to go there right now.

The Dead Rocks - My Nurse Wanna Dance With Me
This Co. - Figure it Out
The Dixie Flyers - The Auctioneer
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Portales
Ray Wylie Hubbard with The Cowboy Twinkies - Portales
The A.G.'s - Jesse's Girl
Mountain Mirrors - Immortal Deadbeats
Holy Cobras - Drug Store
Duwende - Electrify
Sean Wright - Johnny the Boxer
This Co. - XX
Seamen - Bullet
The Dada Weatherman - My Summer Sin

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#9 - Canada Day Podcast

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:42:00 -0000

Good morning everyone, and Happy Canada Day! So far mine's been pretty great - I went to bed sick and woke up feeling fine this morning, and to discover I have some juice in the fridge that I didn't remember making.

I've had this podcast waiting in the wings for a week now, and I've been very excited to release it. It is 100% Canadian, and features some really great artists that I found mostly on Jamendo.com. Here's the playlist - now go out and enjoy the day! I might find myself in downtown Ottawa today, which depends entirely on whether I feel up for biking down there. If you're looking for some things to do today, check out this Canada Day Guide from www.ottawastart.com.

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#8 - CC Sampler Part 1

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:19:00 -0000

I finally got to do the podcast this weekend! Life has been very busy: sudden funeral 8 hours away, a softball tourney this afternoon (B Pool Champs!!), hockey tonight...well there was a lot. I finally finished the final mix tonight, which required very little effort thankfully. I stumbled in a couple of places but I felt the podcast fit together well, and there was some very cool music played. Speaking of which, here's the playlist with artist info

Part two should be coming this week - most likely to be done again on the weekend when I have some more time. I was going to record it at the same time as Part 1, but I wasn't able to get to it.

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#6 - Not South American Banjo Ska

Fri, 07 May 2010 03:30:00 -0000

Here it is, episode #6! Unfortunately, it is not the "South American Banjo Ska" genre my brother wanted, but instead is Celtic Hip Hop - coming from Oakland, California, no less! Here are the show notes:

The opening theme is as always a modification of Brad Sucks' song Making Me Nervous
The opening track was called Drunken Kitchen Kisses, by The Destroyed Room, which I heard about thanks to FrostClick.
Wikipedia movie summaries really are awesome; check out the one for Twister
Today's feature artist: Beltaine's Fire; their album is The Weapon of the Future
Tomorrow I have a meeting with the prosecutor about a bylaw ticket concerning my dog, Hank.
The last band was one I mentioned last week - Glossary. Their album is called The Better Angels of Our Nature

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#5 - The Notes and Scratches

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:01:00 -0000

Episode 5 is here! Late due to last night's marathon Sens game, but it is here! Some abbreviated show notes: - Check out The Notes and Scratches at http://www.notesandscratches.com/ - I was having a tiny bit of mic trouble, so my apologies for that - but I eliminated most of the popping p's!

You can also download it from iTunes :)

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#4 - Paper Navy

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0000

Episode 4 is here! Albeit late! But I sat through a thunderstorm while recording this, risking losing all my work in the process. Today's podcast features Paper Navy, and their album All Grown Up. Here are some notes:

The opening track was called Here Comes the Rain by Wilson Noble
My poor dog was freaking out for the duration of the podcast; I dedicate it to him
I recorded this with my bizarre set up again - using two different Skype accounts between two computers.
I apologize for the popping p's. I am going to try to fix these next episode.
The closing track was called Heroines, by Diablo Swing Orchestra. Read their mythology at their official website. Seriously, check out their music. It is nuts. I think I will have to do a podcast for them alone one day.

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#3.5 - Vacation!

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:39:00 -0000

I wanted to test out an audio set up on my computer before going on vacation, so I put together this little half-podcast. Here are the artists I played on the most ridiculous set up ever:

Wilson Noble - So Let's Dance
Steven Dunston - Move a Little Closer
Michael Jameson Band - Summer Love

Hope you have a great Easter weekend - see you for episode 4 next week!

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#3 - Loudspeaker Alliance's Continuous Error

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0000

Welcome to Episode 3 of Alternative Airwaves! This week's episode features the album Continuous Error by Loudspeaker Alliance! Some notes for the show:

This podcast also features my dog chewing away at a plastic bottle in some breaks
The podcast was recorded on my desktop computer, at home (still no studio yet)
The theme music is Brad Sucks' (http://www.bradsucks.ne/t) Making Me Nervous from the album I Don't Know What I'm Doing; the audio at the start is from a Fantastic Four audio episode (link to come later), and I'm pretty sure that's Stan Lee's voice beckoning you to listen closely.
Check out Loudspeaker Alliance on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/loudspeakeralliance
Here is a link for Recite the Plan: http://www.myspace.com/recitetheplan
Here is the video for The Picard Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6oUz1v17Uo
The bonus audio at the end is from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkBVDh7my9Q
In my script I called myself DJ Stylish Steve.

Enjoy!!

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#2 - Electric Frankenstein

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:40:00 -0000

Episode 2 is here (and on time)! Here are today's show notes:

If you have any feedback send it to altairwaves@gmail.com
What the heck? I released this two days early! **
Check out iTunes to subscribe to the podcast directly
Today's opening track was called Making Me Nervous by the fantastic artist Brad Sucks (http://www.bradsucks.net/)
The feature album is Conquers the World! by Electric Frankenstein (http://www.electricfrankenstein.com/)
I recorded the podcast using a Rock Band USB mic on my desktop computer
There seriously IS a Frankenstein commemorative stamp but I can't find a picture of it.
The closing track was called Girls Night by First Rate People (http://myspace.com/firstratepeople/)
Direct download of the podcast: https://media.zencast.fm/alternative-airwaves/38.mp3

** - I figured that when I uploaded the RSS feed it wouldn't update the podcast until Thursday...but I was wrong. It put it up this morning! Next week I will be more careful / prepared.

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#1 - Sinkhole - Retrospectacles

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0000

It's finally here!! I recorded it last night and produced it at the same time. As I mentioned before in an earlier post, the format is a bit different. There is just one feature artist / album, and the podcast will likely be in the range of 20-30 minutes.

Episode 1 - SINKHOLE - RETROSPECTACLES Check out Sinkhole's website

The podcast is now on iTunes!! You can go to http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=355624602 and subscribe to it :D

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