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Favourite Albums of 2011

2011-12-18T17:05:00.003-05:00

Here's the annual, requisite list of my 20 favourite albums. These are the albums that I listened to most over the past year; the ones that inspired me and kept me going. Once again, while I've been waiting for the last half of December to yield that one final amazing album that would make the list, most of the other major music critics had jumped the gun and already posted theirs.

I always find it so hard to actually put these in any sort of order, but I can say that the #1 album was definitely my favourite by a lot. Your favourite albums from the past year will inevitably be different from what's on my list. But as I've said before, that's one of the great things about music - that it all affects each person in different ways. It's for that same reason that I've also refrained from writing any long-winded explanations of why I love these records so much. Though I know it's a rarity in the world of music critique, I really believe that that great albums must be heard rather than analyzed in writing. Indeed, the only long winded writing in this post is the introduction you are (possibly still) reading right now.

I hope you can give these records a listen, as maybe you'll find something that you really love as well. And because I'd rather share the actual music with you than write about it, there are songs from each one of these albums on the quarterly mixes that I regularly post here for free download. Stay tuned for the next mix coming in late March of 2012, and in the meantime keep discovering great new music!

Alright, here's the list...

1. Destroyer - Kaputt
2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
3. The Drums - Portamento
4. Cut Copy - Zonoscope
5. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
6. James Blake - s/t
7. Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital
8. The Horrors - Skying
9. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
10. The Field - Looping State Of Mind
11. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
12. M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming
13. Neon Indian - Era Extraña
14. Washed Out - Within And Without
15. Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
16. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
17. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
18. Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine
19. Tuneyards - Whokill
20. Holy Ghost! - s/t

There are a few other great albums that just barely missed the top 20 cut. In no particular order, here they are...

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Feist - Metals
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
The Strokes - Angles
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - We're New Here
Cat's Eyes - s/t
The Black Keys - El Camino
Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
The various singles released by Burial this year

And here are the download links for those mixes...

January-March mix: http://www.mediafire.com/?827uv628k3s3a8y
April-June mix: http://www.mediafire.com/?24w9x9cihojcy16
July-September mix: http://www.mediafire.com/?ckr626tm2agzq4q
October-December mix: http://www.mediafire.com/?8q5tc2erpy8551v

Best New Albums - Oct-Dec 2011

2011-12-14T12:32:00.005-05:00

Once again, here's a mix of songs from my favourite albums of the past three months. This is getting to be a pretty regular thing now, which is good. I hope you are enjoying them, and that they have caused you to seek out some of the full albums.

There are 13 tracks this time around, and I promise that there are no Christmas songs. Here are the artists on the mix: The Field, M83, Feist, The Black Keys, Wooden Shjips, St. Vincent, AA Bondy, The Kooks, Atlas Sound, Factory Floor, Oneohtrix Point Never, Noel Gallagher, and Surfer Blood.

http://www.mediafire.com/?8q5tc2erpy8551v

Enjoy! And as usual, please feel free to share the link with friends.

Best New Albums - July-Sept 2011

2011-09-25T18:23:00.004-04:00

Here's a mix of songs from my favourite albums of the past three months. There are 14 tracks on this one, from the following artists:

Washed Out, Neon Indian, The Horrors, The Drums, WU LYF, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Wilco, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Beirut, Toro Y Moi, Caribou (remixing Radiohead), The War On Drugs, and The National.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ckr626tm2agzq4q

Enjoy! And feel free to share the link, as music is made for sharing.

Best New Albums - April-June 2011

2011-06-28T13:23:00.006-04:00

There were a lot of great albums released during the second quarter of 2011. Here's the link to download a mix of songs from my favourite ones...

http://www.mediafire.com/?24w9x9cihojcy16

There are 17 tracks on this one, from the following artists: Friendly Fires, Crystal Stilts, TV On The Radio, Cat's Eyes, Radiohead, Ford & Lopatin, Handsome Furs, Gang Gang Dance, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Miles Kane, Foster The People, Tom Vek, Holy Ghost, The Rosebuds, Alex Turner, and Thurston Moore.

Hope you enjoy it! And if you do, please share the link with friends.

Best New Albums - January-March 2011

2011-04-08T11:42:00.012-04:00

While the mainstream music industry overall is now largely based on promoting singles as opposed to entire records, there are definitely still a ton of musicians, labels, and music lovers out there who believe that entire albums remain the greatest expression of the popular music art form. Feel free to include me among those believers.

This ongoing series of mixes contains some of the best songs from my favourite albums (as well as the occasional EP or single if it's particularly great), released over the previous 3-month period. These are the albums that I feel are most worthy of your time and attention.

I've tried to include songs that should give you a pretty good idea of the overall character of the album. So if you like sound of a certain song or artist, I would encourage you to then seek out the whole record and give it a good listen.

Here's the link to download the mix for January-March 2011...

http://www.mediafire.com/?827uv628k3s3a8y

It features 15 tracks from the following artists: James Blake, Radiohead, The Strokes, Cut Copy, Destroyer, R.E.M, Jamaica, Toro Y Moi, Burial/Four Tet/Thom Yorke, Kurt Vile, Smith Westerns, Gil Scott-Heron & Jaime xx, The Weeknd, Burial, and Mogwai.

Enjoy!

Favourite Albums of 2010

2010-12-22T11:43:00.020-05:00

Here's a list of my 20 favourite albums of 2010. Note my continued use of the word "favourite" as opposed to "best", as one of the greatest things about music is its ability to speak to different people in different ways. These are the albums that contained music and words that spoke to me most over the past year.

While I could go on about the reasons why I found each of these albums to be particularly appealing or interesting, I will instead encourage you to download the mixes I've posted on this blog throughout the year so that you can check out songs from each of them on your own.

And now, the list...

1. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

4. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

5. !!! - Strange Weather, Isn't It?

6. Beach House - Teen Dream

7. Delorean - Subiza

8. Foals - Total Life Forever

9. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

10. The National - High Violet

11. Vampire Weekend - Contra

12. Hot Chip - One Life Stand

13. Black Keys - Brothers

14. The Drums - s/t

15. Broken Bells - s/t

16. Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz

17. Jonsi - Go

18. Avi Buffalo - s/t

19. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal

20. Moonface - Dreamland

I'm sure it's also no secret that I listen to a ton of music; probably too much at times. So there are inevitably always going to be a bunch of other albums that I really loved which narrowly missed inclusion on the list. You'll also find songs from each of these on the aforementioned mixes though, and here they are in no particular order...

Liars - Sisterworld
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History

Spoon - Transference
Gigi - Maintenant
The English Premership - Affects
MGMT - Congratulations

The Walkmen - Lisbon
jj - No. 3
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
Twin Shadow - s/t
Sleigh Bells - Treats
The Morning Benders - Big Echo
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
Brian Eno - Small Craft On A Milk Sea
Stars - The Five Ghosts

Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises

Casiokids - Top Stemning Pa Lokal Bar

Apparatjik - We Are Here

Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Klaxons - Surfing The Void
Wolf Parade - Expo 86
Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
ceo - White Magic

A couple of quick notes: Support the artists by purchasing the albums you love most, or by seeing them live in concert. And never stop discovering great new music!

Missed Best New Albums from 2010

2010-12-19T12:06:00.006-05:00

Here's one last short mix to download for 2010...

http://www.mediafire.com/?6o8tsq1r0qbmsbw

It contains songs from albums that I didn't get into until some time after they had been released, as well as some stuff that I didn't think fit very well with the quarterly mixes (eg. "weird" electronic stuff). Upon listening to all 5 of the mixes I've posted this year, you should have a pretty good impression of the albums I thought were particularly good over the course of 2010. But I'll also post my "official" favourite albums list soon.

Best New Albums: October-December 2010

2010-12-18T16:37:00.011-05:00

Here's a link to download my final BNA mix for 2010...

http://www.mediafire.com/?mrnt3xr1332fh30

There are 19 great tracks on this one, including music from Sufjan Stevens, Kanye West, Hot Chip, Belle & Sebastian, Wolf Parade, The National, Ryan Adams, Cut Copy, and more.

I'll also soon be posting a list of my favourite albums of 2010. Songs from most of the albums that will be on it can be found on the quarterly mixes I've posted this year. Here are the links to those again for you...

Jan-Mar 2010: http://www.mediafire.com/?ozdd5znm2y2

Apr-Jun 2010: http://www.mediafire.com/?zjnemozinkw

Jul-Sep 2010: http://www.mediafire.com/?vtx5mc752mmkrf6

Stay tuned for my next mix of great new tunes. It will be posted here in early April 2011.

Best New Albums: July-September 2010

2010-10-06T01:34:00.008-04:00

Here's the link to download a mix of songs from my favourite albums released in the third quarter of 2010...

http://www.mediafire.com/?vtx5mc752mmkrf6

This time around there are 16 songs, once again in MP3 format so they'll work with your media player of choice. You'll find lots of great stuff on here from artists such as Arcade Fire, Deerhunter, The Walkmen, Chromeo, Stars, !!!, Klaxons, and more.

Anyway, enjoy the tunes, support the artists, and drop me a line to let me know what you think of this and/or the two previous mixes that I've posted from this year.

Best New Albums: April-June 2010

2010-07-05T09:00:00.009-04:00

Here's a link to download a mix of songs from my favourite albums released in the second quarter of this year...

http://www.mediafire.com/?zjnemozinkw

There are 20 songs, all in MP3 format, including new music from artists such as The National, LCD Soundsystem, The Black Keys, Foals, Delorean, The Drums, Wolf Parade, and more.

Hope you enjoy it!

Best New Albums: January-March 2010

2010-06-01T14:01:00.014-04:00

It's been a while since I've posted anything on here, but I can assure you that I'm still DJing and still checking out lots of new music; probably even a bit too much. (Some things will never change).

A quick update for 2010 so far... The London Underground has been going strong since January at a couple of relatively new (and great) downtown venues - one Saturday a month at The Morrissey House and one Thursday a month at Nite Owl. Both nights still feature danceable rock n' roll - from the best new indie rock and electro, to post-punk, new wave, Brit pop, and everything in between.

On the topic of good new music... back in early April I put together a mix of songs from my favourite albums of the first quarter of 2010 (January-March). I've given it to a few friends on CD over the past couple months, but I've now also uploaded it here for you to download and check out...

http://www.mediafire.com/?ozdd5znm2y2

As you'll hear, it's not just a bunch of songs randomly thrown together. I've tried to create some semblance of a good "mixtape" with a coherent track order, within the confines of including only the best songs from my favourite albums. Sometimes my musical tastes can seem a bit schizophrenic, but DJ sets and mixes like this give me a good chance to tie it all back together. And these mixes in particular let me share some of the music that I love, but wouldn't normally play at a live DJ night.

Going forward, I'll most likely put together another mix like this for each subsequent quarter of the year. In fact, I already have a lot of the songs picked for the April to June mix. I'll just need to see what good music comes out in June and then put it all together. Expect to see a download link for that posted here sometime in early July.

Favourite Albums of 2009

2009-12-17T20:01:00.008-05:00

Here's a list of my ten favourite albums of the past year:

1. The Horrors - Primary Colours

2. Memory Tapes - Seek Magic

3. Handsome Furs - Face Control

4. The xx - xx

5. jj - jj No. 2

6. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

7. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

8. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight

9. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust

10. Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth

I could go on an on about how great all of these albums are and why, but it's always better if you hear some of the music for yourself. So here's a link to download a mix with two tracks from each album... http://www.mediafire.com/?m4mnyjt1yhi

Also, here are a bunch more great albums from 2009 that I really liked...

Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Mew - No More Stories Are Told Today...

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms

The Juan MacLean - The Future Will Come

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands

The Rakes - Klang

Maximo Park - Quicken The Heart

Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young

The Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control

A Place To Bury Strangers - Exploding Head

The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love

Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care

Air - Love 2

Julian Plenti - ...Is Skyscraper

Crystal Antlers - Tentacles

Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall

Wilco - Wilco (The Album)

Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport

Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM

I've also put together another sampler with one song from each of the above albums. And in addition to those 21 songs, the second mix continues with 15 excellent songs from albums which I though were merely alright overall; or songs which were only released as one-off singles.

You can download the entire 'best-of-the-rest' mix here:

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?wqz4wozjzdn

Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?4zmkyntujdn

This may (or may not) be my last 'best albums of the year' post on this blog, so I wanted to make it a good one with lots of music for you to download. Enjoy! And please support great music - get a turntable and buy the albums you love on vinyl, and try to see the bands live in concert!

Favourite albums from the second half of '08

2008-12-21T13:10:00.011-05:00

Here, in no particular order, is a list of the albums that I enjoyed most from the second half of 2008. If you haven't yet checked them out, download them and have a listen. And for the ones you like most, consider supporting the artists and buying their albums.

The Rosebuds - Life Like

TV On The Radio - Dear Science

Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs

Alexis Taylor - Rubbed Out

The Walkmen - You & Me

Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna

Pavement - Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII

Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul

The Black Ghosts - s/t

CSS - Donkey

Syclops - I've Got My Eye On You

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology

Poni Hoax - Images Of Sigrid

Q-Tip - The Renaissance

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line

The Virgins - s/t

The Stills - Oceans Will Rise

Little Joy - s/t

The Verve - Forth

Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling

You may also want to check out the list of my favs from the first half of the year, which is below this post...

Favourite albums from the first half of '08

2008-07-09T17:08:00.016-04:00

It's been quite a while since I last posted anything on here. Without having a radio show anymore, there's not as much music info for me to pass along.

One new development though, is that the London Underground is hosting a new weekly event called Shake Appeal. It happens every Tuesday night and so far it has been great. Myself and Johnny Law are the DJ's, and we're still featuring super-cheap import beer specials. You can find more information here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8379827061

Also, lately a lot of people have been asking me for a list of my favourite new albums. So, here's the stuff from the first half of 2008 that I've enjoyed most, in no particular order...

Beck - Modern Guilt
Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
Albert Hammond, Jr. - ¿Cómo Te Llama?
Vampire Weekend - s/t
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Foals - Antidotes
The Kills - Midnight Boom
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
Neon Neon - Stainless Style

Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Sun Kil Moon - April
R.E.M. - Accelerate
The Futureheads - This Is Not The World
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Sigur Rós - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Crystal Castles - s/t

French Kicks - Swimming

The National - The Virginia EP
No Age - Nouns

Check them out if you haven't done so already.

New DJ night on Tuesdays

2008-01-17T09:00:00.001-05:00

Starting with next week's launch party (January 22nd), I'm going to be co-hosting a new Tuesday DJ night in London with my friend and bandmate Jesse (aka DJ Fraggle Rock). It will be at a new venue at 333 Richmond St. (at York), downstairs. The room is actually great, expecially for this type of thing, so we're both really excited!

Anyway, the idea of the night is to play all the best rock and electronic music that's big in the UK right now - whether it's from London, New York, Montreal, Stockholm, Tokyo, wherever. If you can dance to it, we'll play it! And, although the focus will be on newer music, we'll also throw in some great stuff from the past... garage rock from the 60's, to glam rock and punk from the 70's, to 80's new wave, to 90's Brit pop.

There will also be music videos, concerts and films playing all night on the LCD TV's. And, we'll have weekly LP, CD and DVD giveaways courtesy of Grooves.

As for drink specials, they're great... $4 all night for import tallboy cans, and those sweet Grolsch swingtop bottles. If you're not into the import beer, it's only $3 for domestic bottles and bar shots too. And if you get hungry, they also have a kitchen.

Come out for the launch party, and check it out... http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20693310460. Giveaways for the launch will be LP and CD copies of the new Radiohead album, 'In Rainbows'.

Also, you can find more info on the night here.

Favourite Albums of 2007

2007-12-12T11:18:00.002-05:00

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
3. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
4. The National - Boxer
5. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
6. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
7. Jamie T - Panic Prevention
8. !!! - Myth Takes
9. Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation
10. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
11. The Rosebuds - Night Of The Furies
12. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
13. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
14. Maxïmo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
15. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
16. Good Shoes - Think Before You Speak
17. Justice - Cross
18. Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
19. Interpol - Our Love To Admire
20. The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Deciding on the order of a lot of these was difficult, as they're all outstanding records. If there's anything on this list that you have yet to check out, you should track them down and have a listen.

There were also a ton of other artists that released great albums this year, including The Cribs, Air, B.R.M.C., Handsome Furs, Feist, New Young Pony Club, Hard-Fi, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes, Simian Mobile Disco, The Maccabees, Caribou, Black Lips, Digitalism, etc. You should take the time to check those out as well.

The last 'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-12-08T10:17:00.000-05:00

Yesterday's show featured songs from my favourite albums of 2007. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Babyshambles - Delivery
Spoon - Rhthm & Soul
The Arcade Fire - The Well And The Lighthouse
The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
The Shins - Phantom Limb
The Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out
Jamie T - Salvador
Of Montreal - She's A Rejector
Of Montreal - Faberge Falls For Shuggie
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet
!!! - Must Be The Moon

4:30-5:30

Fujiya & Miyagi - Photocopier
Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
Justice - Phantom Part II
The National - Mistaken For Strangers
Radiohead - Reckoner
Interpol - Pace Is The Trick
Hard-Fi - Suburban Knights
Maximo Park - Our Velocity
Good Shoes - Never Meant To Hurt You
Handsome Furs - What We Had
Feist - I Feel It All
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
Kevin Drew - Safety Bricks

5:30-6:00

Bloc Party - The Prayer
Kings Of Leon - My Party
The Weakerthans - Relative Surplus Value
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
Caribou - Melody Day
Small Sins - On The Line
The National - Brainy
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Some changes

2007-11-27T12:25:00.000-05:00

After reevaluating my current DJ situation, I've decided to make some changes with regard to what I'm doing. Increasing demands to my work schedule and my commitment to rehearsing and performing with my band have definitely become a factor. But I've also always had a desire to keep things new, interesting, and fun. And right now I don't feel that's the case.

First off, my last show on CHRW will be next Friday, December 7th, during which I will be counting down songs from my Top 20 Albums of 2007. I've have a great time doing the show over the past eighteen months. Some of the highlights for me were the times when I had a chance to introduce listeners to as-yet-unreleased music that I was really excited about, as well the opportunity to host the last two Canada Day specials. The station has always been integral in promoting local shows, and they really do have a strong emphasis on great music, so I trust that you'll keep listening.

Next up, tonight will be the last Pulp Friction night at the Alex P. Keaton. Since I started there in March we've had some great nights and some slow nights, and the staff have always been good to work with. The lack of any promotional budget definitely played a part in this, but I think Tuesday's in general are a tough sell in London. I do, however, think that we can make Tuesday's work. So we're going to be returning in January with a great new venue, multiple DJ's, and a slightly new direction. It's already in the works, and trust me, it's going to be great! I'll post the info on here as soon as it's finalized.

Well, that's it for now. Thanks for your continuing support, and be sure to tune in to CHRW next Friday for what promises to be my best show of the year. And as always, if you can't listen live, check out the archives.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-11-24T12:17:00.001-05:00

Yesterday's show on CHRW included a live in-studio performance from Olenka. She'll be performing tonight at the London Music Club. Here's the entire playlist...

3:30-4:30

Bloc Party - Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
Babyshambles - Delivery
The Enemy - Aggro
Tranzmitors - Do I Really Wanna Know
The Fratellis - Cuntry Boys & City Girls
Kevin Drew - Farewell To The Pressure Kids
Sunset Rubdown - Winged/Wicked Things
The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
The New Pornographers - All The Things
Cuff The Duke - Surging Revival
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Sonic Youth - Rain On Tin
Clinic - Harvest (Within You)

4:30-5:30

R.E.M. - Imitation Of Life (live)
The Sadies - What's Left Behind
Five Blank Pages - Dry Eyes
Editors - Bones
Maccabees - X-Ray
Maximo Park - Going Missing
Small Sins - Airport
The White Stripes - Rag And Bone
Sigur Ros - 5
The National - Ada
Raising The Fawn - River Of Gold
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
The Two-Minute Miracles - The Bee Hell

5:30-6:00

Spy Machine Sixteen - I Lost My Edge Last Night
Olenka - A Story
Olenka - Soldier's Waltz
1990's - You're Supposed To Be My Friend
Kasier Chiefs - When The Heat Dies Down
The Hives - Try It Again

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-11-17T10:22:00.000-05:00

Yesterday's show featured an exclusive New Order mix by DJ Zoltan. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Joy Division - These Days
Joy Division - Novelty
Interpol - No I In Threesome
Spoon - My Mathematical Mind
Small Sins - On The Line
Bella - No One Will Know
Moving Units - Nail It To The Cross
Born Ruffians - Hummingbird
The First Aid Kit - Rocket Summer
Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Thurston Moore - Silver>Blue
The Diableros - Left From The Movies

4:30-5:30

!!! - Yadnus
Fujiya & Miyagi - In One Ear And Out The Other
Handsome Furs - Can Not Get Started
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
Raising The Fawn - You Are The Enemy
The Most Serene Republic - Present Of Future End
Square Root Of Margaret - Hollywood Will Find A Way
The Two-Minute Miracles - Night Of Rain
New Order - True Faith (Perfecto mix)
New Order - Fine Time
New Order - Regret (New Order remix)
New Order - Blue Monday (Hardfloor mix)
New Order - Crystal
New Order - The Perfect Kiss

5:30-6:00

New Order - Confusion (Koma & Bones remix)
Black Lips - O Katrina!
Hot Panda - It's Worth 8 Dollars
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter
The Sadies - What's Left Behind
Hard-Fi - Can't Get Along (Without You)
Babyshambles - French Dog Blues

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist & Movement info

2007-11-10T11:17:00.000-05:00

Coming up on Wednesday, November 21st, DJ Zoltan and I are presenting 'Movement // a night of Joy Division & New Order' at the Alex P. Keaton. Beginning at 10pm, we'll be playing music by both bands all night long. In anticipation of this, yesterday's show featured a bunch of amazing, early, New Order songs. Here's the entire playlist...

3:30-4:30

Joy Division - Warsaw
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
Tranzmitors - Plastic Genocide
Square Root Of Margaret - Hollywood Will Find A Way
The Rakes - Little Superstitions
Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down
Babyshambles - Delivery
Caribou - Melody Day
Radiohead - Reckoner
The Two-Minute Miracles - Night Of Rain
Ryan Adams - This Is It
Born Ruffians - Hummingbird
The Maccabees - Latchmere
Good Shoes - Morden
Kevin Drew - TBTF

4:30-5:30

The Most Serene Republic - The Men Who Live Upstairs
The Weakerthans - Relative Surplus Value
Hot Chip - Shake A Fist
Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler
Justice - Let There Be Light
Cuff The Duke - Surging Revival
The Acorn - Antenna
New Order - Ceremony
New Order - Everything's Gone Green
New Order - Dreams Never End
New Order - Hurt

5:30-6:00

New Order - Procession
Interpol - Rest My Chemistry
Small Sins - On The Line
Pavement - Spit On A Stranger
The Adores - Riverside
The Rentals - Life Without A Brain

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-10-27T10:25:00.000-04:00

Yesterday's show included a feature on Joy Division. In anticipation of the new Ian Curtis biopic, 'Control', myself and DJ Zoltan are going to be presenting a Joy Division & New Order music showcase in November at The Alex P. Keaton. So my shows in the coming weeks will feature a lot of music from both bands. I'll post more details here soon. Anyway, here's yesterday's playlist...

3:30-4:30

Joel Plaskett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
Black Lips - I Saw A Ghost (Lean)
1990's - You Made Me Like It
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
Wilco - Side With The Seeds
The Weakerthans - Sun In An Empty Room
The Diableros - Any Other Time
Thurston Moore - Frozen Gtr.
Tokyo Police Club - Cut Cut Paste
Hot Hot Heat - 5 Times Out Of 100
Bella - Don't Sleep Alone

4:30-5:30

Kasabian - Test Transmission
The Sunshine Underground - The Way It Is
Small Sins - Airport
Babyshambles - Deft Left Hand
The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns
Five Blank Pages - Smile Like You Mean It
Handsome Furs - Handsome Furs Hate This City
Joy Division - Transmission
Joy Division - Shadowplay
Joy Division - Isolation
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Walkmen - Louisiana

5:30-6:00

Voxtrot - Ghost
The First Aid Kit - Long Distance Runners
Tapes 'n Tapes - Just Drums
Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation
Travis - 3 Times You Lose
Alexandra Krakus - Northern Lights
Alexandra Krakus - Birdsong

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-10-19T21:47:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show...

3:30-4:30

Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
The Shins - Australia
Ryan Adams - Halloweenhead
The Diableros - Up In The Mountain Range
Elliott Brood - President (35)
The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
The Stars Here - Capital Girl
Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
Uncut - Breaking Glass
LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
New Young Pony Club - Tight Fit
1990's - You're Supposed To Be My Friend

4:30-5:30

Small Sins - Prove Me Wrong
Handsome Furs - Sing! Captain
The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
Interpol - Pace Is The Trick
Hard-Fi - I Close My Eyes
Babyshambles - Crumb Begging Baghead
The First Aid Kit - Rocket Summer
Spoon - Don't Make Me A Target
Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe
Band Of Horses - Ode To LRC
Two Hours Traffic - Nighthawks
Black Lips - I Saw A Ghost (Lean)
My Shaky Jane - Broke, Bored And Sober

5:30-6:00

The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
Radiohead - Reckoner
DD/MM/YYYY - Simple Life
Kevin Drew - TBTF
Good Shoes - The Photos On My Wall
The Maccabees - X-Ray
Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Cold Wind

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-10-12T19:10:00.000-04:00

In addition to playing the entire new Radiohead album on today's show, we also had a live in-studio performance from Toronto blues artist Danny Brooks. He'll be playing at tomorrow night's CHRW fundraiser show. Here's the full playlist...

3:30-4:30

Babyshambles - French Dog Blues
Good Shoes - Morden
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
The Weakerthans - Relative Surplus Value
The Parkas - Toronto Enough Tonight
Immaculate Machine - Old Flame
Kings Of Leon - Black Thumbnail
Caribou - Sundailing
Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone
Handsome Furs - Can Not Get Started
New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream
Elliott Brood - Second Son
The Acorn - Flood
The Besnard Lakes - Devastation

4:30-5:30

Thurston Moore - The Shape Is In A Trance
Raising The Fawn - River Of Gold
Danny Brooks - Ain't That The Truth
Danny Brooks - Miracles For Breakfast
Radiohead - 15 Step
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
Radiohead - Nude
Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Radiohead - All I Need

5:30-6:00

Radiohead - Faust Arp
Radiohead - Reckoner
Radiohead - House Of Cards
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Radiohead - Videotape
Zoobombs - Jumbo (live)
Germans - Nature's Mouth
The Canons - Down From Above

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Radiohead on Friday's show

2007-10-10T13:06:00.001-04:00

'In Rainbows' is the new album from Radiohead, and it's outstanding! Tune in to Pulp Friction on CHRW this Friday, as I'll be playing the entire album beginning at 5:00.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-10-06T12:19:00.000-04:00

Yesterday's show included a feature on the brilliant new Babyshambles album, 'Shotter's Nation'. I also started the show off with 5 songs from Radiohead, since I'm very excited about their new album! Here's the full playlist...

3:30-4:30

Radiohead - Pearly
Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong
Radiohead - The Trickster
Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin
Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found
The Weakerthans - Relative Surplus Value
Two Hours Traffic - Nighthawks
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Snowed In/Cruisin'
Spoon - Finer Feelings
Black Lips - I Saw A Ghost (Lean)

4:30-5:30

Tranzmitors - Something's Going On
Handsome Furs - Can Not Get Started
Junior Boys - In The Morning
Chromeo - Call Me Up
1990's - You're Supposed To Be My Friend
The Cribs - Moving Pictures
Hard-Fi - We Need Love
Hot Hot Heat - 5 Times Out Of 100
Babyshambles - Carry On Up The Morning
Babyshambles - Delivery
Babyshambles - Crumb Begging Baghead
Babyshambles - French Dog Blues
Babyshambles - Baddie's Boogie
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
The Rosebuds - Boxcar

5:30-6:00

The Postage Stamps - Autumn + Everything
Constantines - Nighttime Anytime (It's Alright)
Thurston Moore - Frozen Gtr
My Shaky Jane - I Was In The Movie
Electric Six - Down At Mcdonnelzzz
The Panic - Our Leaders
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (live)

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Friday on CHRW & LOLA Festival

2007-09-20T16:53:00.000-04:00

Be sure to tune in to CHRW tomorrow from 3:30-6pm. I won't be on the air for Pulp Friction, but I just found out that Brian Webb from The Constantines will be guest hosting the show in my absence.

They're in town to play this year's LOLA Festival, which will also feature performances from The Meligrove Band, Grizzly Bear, Final Fantasy, Holy Fuck, and lots more.

My band, The Knaves, are also very excited to be a part of this year's festival, which will see the Canadian premiere of Brian Eno's art exhibit '77 Million Paintings'.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-09-08T12:23:00.000-04:00

The first hour-and-a-half of yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW was live from outside the UCC building at UWO.

It was also my last show until October 5th, due to other obligations on the rest of the Friday's in September. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Good Shoes - The Photos On My Wall
Arctic Monkeys - Flourescent Adolescent
Hard-Fi - I Shall Overcome
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin
The High Dials - The Holy Ground
The Postage Stamps - Turning Off
The Bicycles - Australia
The First Aid Kit - Rocket Summer
Interpol - Mammoth
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Isis
Duchess Says - Cut Up
Spoon - Finer Feelings
Germans - Tiger Vacuum Bottle
Spy Machine Sixteen - I Lost My Edge Last Night

4:30-5:30

Stars - The Night Starts Here
The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Caribou - After Hours
Okkervil River - Unless It's Kicks
Kings Of Leon - On Call
The Machines - I Don't Know What I'm Capable Of
!!! - Must Be The Moon (Hot Chip remix)
Hot Chip - No Fit State
LCD Soundsystem - Time To Get Away
New Order - Age Of Consent
New Order - The Perfect Kiss

5:30-6:00

New Order - Temptation
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
The Shins - So Says I
Handsome Furs - What We Had
Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet
The Sunshine Underground - Wake Up
You Say Party! We Say Die! - DTMG, AKR!

You can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-09-01T12:35:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

The National - Fake Empire
Handsome Furs - What We Had
Tokyo Police Club - Box
Editors - Bones
The Enemy - Technodanceaphobic
The Cribs - Men's Needs
Wooden Stars - Orphans
Caribou - After Hours
The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
The Russian Futurists - Let's Get Ready To Crumble
Immaculate Machine - Jarhand

4:30-5:30

Blur - There's No Other Way
Happy Mondays - God's Cop
Pulp - Disco 2000
The Smiths - This Charming Man
Elliott Brood - President (35)
Frog Eyes - Stockades
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
Hard-Fi - Suburban Knights
Hard-Fi - I Shall Overcome
Hard-Fi - I Close My Eyes
Hard-Fi - Television
Hard-Fi - Can't Get Along (Without You)
Hard-Fi - We Need Love
The Mark Inside - Carousel

5:30-6:00

Tranzmitors - Do I Really Wanna Know
Oh! The Pretty Things - Jet Plane
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rockers To Swallow
The White Stripes - Little Cream Soda
The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon
Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
Travis - Selfish Jean
Rufus Wainwright - Tiergarten

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Hard-Fi album preview

2007-08-30T16:37:00.000-04:00

Tune in to the show tomorrow at 5:00 to hear a preview of the new Hard-Fi album, 'Once Upon A Time In The West'. I've been listening to it all week, and I've picked out 6 tracks to play for you.

The album is great, and so is the (lack of) cover art. It will be in stores on September 4th.

Rufus Wainwright tickets

2007-08-27T18:08:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow night at the Alex P. Keaton, we'll be giving away a pair of tickets to see Rufus Wainwright at Centennial Hall this Wednesday (Aug. 29th). The Magic Numbers are also on the bill, so it should be a great show!

Stop by and talk to me sometime before midnight to fill out a ballot.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-08-24T21:37:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
Fjord Rowboat - Taking The Pass
Immaculate Machine - Old Flame
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
Elbow - Picky Bugger
The Enemy - Aggro
Handsome Furs - What We Had
Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire
Spoon - Rhthm & Soul
Wilco - Impossible Germany
Ryan Adams - The Sun Also Sets
Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation

4:30-5:30

The Arcade Fire - Intervention
The New Pornographers - Unguided
Broken Social Scene - Stars And Sons
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Franz Ferdinand - That Was Easy
Maximo Park - Russian Literature
Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering
Caribou - Melody Day
Caribou - Sandy
Caribou - After Hours
Caribou - Sundialing
Air - Mer Du Japon
Fujiya & Miyagi - In One Ear And Out The Other

5:30-6:00

!!! - Must Be The Moon
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town
Okkervil River - Plus Ones
The Kooks - Naive
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-08-04T11:08:00.000-04:00

I'll be off on tour with my band for the next couple weeks, returning for the show on August 24th. As part of the tour, we'll be playing at Call The Office on August 16th with The Stolen Minks.

Anyway, here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

The Enemy - Aggro
Kasabian - Reason Is Treason
Spy Machine Sixteen - I Lost My Edge Last Night
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
The Aliens - Setting Sun
The Russian Futurists - The Science Of The Seasons
Stars - The Ghost Of Genova Heights
Sufjan Stevens - Free Man In Paris
My Morning Jacket - It Beats 4 U
Art Brut - Pump Up The Volume
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Jamie T - Salvador

4:30-5:30

Immaculate Machine - Jarhand
Caribou - Melody Day
Blitzen Trapper - Sci-Fi Kid
Bright Eyes - Hot Knives
Said The Whale - This Winter I Retire
The Parkas - You Get What You Pay For
Spoon - Don't You Evah
The Walkmen - Little House Of Savages
The National - Mistaken For Strangers
Jeff Buckley - Vancouver
Basia Bulat - Snakes And Ladders
Raising The Fawn - You Are The Enemy
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Soundtrack For The Night
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy

5:30-6:00

Lynx & Ram - Ghost Ship
Put The Rifle Down - Dragged Across The Gulf
Editors - An End Has A Start
Jarvis Cocker - Fat Children
Two Hours Traffic - Nighthawks
The Cribs - Moving Pictures
Manic Street Preachers - Working Class Hero
Interpol - The Lighthouse

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-07-27T20:06:00.000-04:00

Today's show on 94.9 CHRW featured an interview with Kathryn Calder of 'Immaculate Machine'. They'll be in London next Tuesday (July 31st) for a show at the Alex P. Keaton, as part of their cross-Canada tour. Here's the entire playlist...

3:30-4:30

Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls
Fjord Rowboat - Can't See The Sun
The Rosebuds - I Better Run
Maximo Park - Books From Boxes
Manic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
The Cardigans - Godspell
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
Metric - Rock Me Now
Spy Machine Sixteen - I Lost My Edge Last Night
Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation
Tapes 'n Tapes - Insistor
Ryan Adams - Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
Mando Diao - Killer Kaczynski
The Hiss - Brass Tacks

4:30-5:30

Oh! The Pretty Things - Broke, Borer & Sober
Immaculate Machine - Old Flame
Immaculate Machine - Jarhand
Immaculate Machine - Broken Ship
The Enemy - Aggro
The Enemy - Technodanceaphobic
The Enemy - You're Not Alone
Raising The Fawn - You Are The Enemy
The Panic - Our Leaders
Tranzmitors - Plastic Genocide
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Hard To Live In The City
Spoon - The Underdog

5:30-6:00

Hot Hot Heat - Dirty Mouth
Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries
Caribou - Melody Day
Of Montreal - Suffer For Fashion
The Constantines - Shine A Light
Editors - Escape The Nest

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-07-20T19:15:00.000-04:00

The final hour of today's show on 94.9 CHRW featured an exclusive preview of the entire new Stars album, 'In Our Bedroom After The War'. It won't be in stores until September 25th, but it's available now from online digital retailers. Here's the entire playlist...

3:30-4:30

Immaculate Machine - Jarhand
The Cribs - Majors Tittling Victory
Spoon - The Ghost Of You Lingers
Supergrass - Tales Of Endurance
The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
The View - Superstar Tradesman
Interpol - Pace Is The Trick
The Stills - Allison Krausse
Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet
The White Stripes - Little Cream Soda
Kings Of Leon - Black Thumbnail
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Took Out A Loan
The Rosebuds - My Punishment For Fighting

4:30-5:30

The National - Squalor Victoria
Tranzmitors - Do I Really Wanna Know
The Raveonettes - Love In A Trashcan
Soledad Brothers - Truth Or Consequences
The Stolen Minks - Charles Bronson
The Rakes - The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect
Editors - Bones
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With The Night
Stars - The Beginning After The End
Stars - The Night Starts Here
Stars - Take Me To The Riot
Stars - My Favourite Book
Stars - Midnight Coward
Stars - The Ghost Of Genova Heights
Stars - Personal

5:30-6:00

Stars - Barricade
Stars - Window Bird
Stars - Bitches In Tokyo
Stars - Life 2: The Unhappy Ending
Stars - Today Will Be Better, I Swear!
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-07-14T11:44:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

The White Stripes - Bone Broke
Spoon - Eddie's Ragga
Ryan Adams - Halloweenhead
Interpol - No I In Threesome
Fjord Rowboat - Can't See The Sun
The Two Koreas - U-Boat Commander
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
Tranzmitors - Plastic Genocide
Surplus Sons - Step Stones
Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
Art Brut - Nag Nag Nag Nag
The Cribs - Girls LIke Mystery
Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill
Fujiya & Miyagi - Photocopier
Bocce - Disco Juan

4:30-5:30

Spy Machine Sixteen - I Lost My Edge Last Night
Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
Frog Eyes - Stockades
Tom Vek - C-C (You Set The Fire In Me)
The Panic - Our Leaders
The Parkas - You & What Army?
Editors - An End Has A Start
Editors - Escape The Nest
Editors - Bones
We Are Scientists - This Scene Is Dead
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
The Shins - Australia

5:30-6:00

The Bicycles - Australia
Peter Bjorn & John - Up Against The Wall
Wooden Stars - Orphans
The Fratellis - Henrietta
The Long Blondes - Lust In The Movies
Jason Collett - Reunion
Sonic Youth - Silver Rocket

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-07-07T11:10:00.000-04:00

Yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW featured previews of the new Interpol and Spoon albums, as well as a live performance from singer/songwriter Alexandra Krakus. Here's the entire playlist...

3:30-4:30

Wilco - Side With The Seeds
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 666 Conducer
The Dandy Warhols - Holding Me Up
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter
The Gruesomes - You Gotta Believe Me
The Stance - Impossible, Baby!
Immaculate Machine - Old Flame
Deerhoof - Matchbook Seeks Maniac
Of Montreal - Faberge Falls For Shuggie
Clinic - Harvest (Within You)
The Dears - Ticket To Immortality
The Parkas - You Get What You Pay For
Said The Whale - Plans For The Future

4:30-5:30

Art Brut - Direct Hit
The Cribs - Men's Needs
Jamie T - Operation
Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet
Two Hours Traffic - No Advances
Oh! The Pretty Things - Jet Plane
The White Stripes - I'm Slowly Turning Into You
Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls
Spoon - Don't You Evah
Interpol - All Fired Up
Spoon - You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
Interpol - The Scale
Spoon - My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
Interpol - No I In Threesome

5:30-6:00

Wayne Petti - Up On The Hillside
Alexandra Krakus - Flash In The Pan
Alexandra Krakus - Hush Hush
Alexandra Krakus - Nothing To Hide
The Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Saturday's show on CHRW

2007-07-02T16:27:00.000-04:00

If you missed all or part of the Canada Day weekend special that I hosted last Saturday on CHRW, here are the links to listen to (or download) the MP3 audio files...

http://www.chrwradio.com/events/cancoverspart%20part1.mp3
http://www.chrwradio.com/events/cancoverspart%20part2.mp3

Canada Day Special

2007-06-28T15:59:00.000-04:00

Tune in to 94.9 CHRW (or chrwradio.com) this Saturday from 11am to 1:30pm to hear me host the Canada Day weekend special broadcast for the second straight year. The show will feature 25 of the best/most well known covers of Canadian songs done by international and Canadian artists. The list was compiled based on votes submitted by listeners, to the station's website.

I should also mention that someone will be filling in for me on this week's Pulp Friction show, as I finish preparing info for the special. I'll be back on the air hosting Pulp Friction on July 6th with previews of new albums from Interpol and Spoon, as well as a special live in-studio performance from Alexandra Krakus.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-06-22T19:59:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Spoon - Don't Make Me A Target
Travis - Selfish Jean
Two Hours Traffic - Nighthawks
The National - Mistaken For Strangers
Maximo Park - Russian Literature
Modest Mouse - We've Got Everything
The Two Koreas - The Helicopter Spies
The Postage Stamps - Autumn + Everything
Tokyo Police Club - Box
Put The Rifle Down - My Industrial Park
Duchess Says - Black Flag
Queens Of The Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick
The Horrors - Count In Fives
Pride Tiger - Let 'Em Go

4:30-5:30

Feist - I Feel It All
Immaculate Machine - Roman Statues
The Rosebuds - I Better Run
The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health
Clinic - If You Could Read Your Mind
Kings Of Leon - My Party
Ryan Adams - Halloweenhead
Ryan Adams - Two
Ryan Adams - Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
Ryan Adams - The Sun Also Sets
Wilco - Impossible Germany
They Shoot Horses Don't They? - One Last Final Push
Frog Eyes - Idle Songs
The Cribs - Girls Like Mystery

5:30-6:00

The Rakes - We Danced Together
Kaiser Chiefs - The Angry Mob
Said The Whale - Live Off Lamb
Said The Whale - This Winter I Retire
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-06-16T10:17:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Spoon - Don't You Evah
Frog Eyes - Stockades
Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It
Kings Of Leon - Black Thumbnail
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Penny For Your Thoughts
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
The Two Koreas - U-Boat Commander
Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone
Kasabian - Stuntman
Sianspheric - To Myself
My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
The Gruesomes - Cave-in!
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter
The Detroit Cobras - As Long As I Have You
The Stolen Minks - Stop Talking

4:30-5:30

The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
The Kooks - Eddie's Gun
Mando Diao - Killer Kaczynski
The Rosebuds - Cemetery Lawn
Bloc Party - We Were Lovers
Tom Vek - If You Want
Wayne Petti - Moment By Moment
Peter Elkas - Wall Of Fire
The White Stripes - Bone Broke
The White Stripes - 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
The White Stripes - Little Cream Soda
The White Stripes - A Martyr For My Love For You
The White Stripes - I'm Slowly Turning Into You
The Black Keys - Your Touch
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Need Some Air

5:30-6:00

The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
Fjord Rowboat - Taking The Pass
A Northern Chorus - The Millions Too Many
Immaculate Machine - Old Flame
Jeff Buckley - So Real (live)
The National - Ada

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Five O'Clock Album Previews

2007-06-15T12:37:00.000-04:00

There are lots of good album previews coming up on Pulp Friction...

On today's show, I'll preview the new White Stripes album, 'Icky Thump'. The album will be in stores on June 19th, and the band are playing a sold out show at the JLC on July 7th.

Next week's show (June 22nd) will feature a preview of Ryan Adams' new album 'Easy Tiger'. That one will be in stores on June 26th.

On July 6th, I'll preview two albums - Spoon's 'Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga', and Interpol's 'Our Love To Admire'. Both of those albums will be in stores on July 10th. I have yet to hear the entire Interpol album, but the first single is great. As for Spoon, I've been listening to the album quite a bit, and so far I love it.

And, on July 13th I'll preview tracks from the new Editors album, 'An End Has A Start'. It will be in stores in the UK on June 25th, but not until July 17th here in Canada.

This Thursday night

2007-06-11T10:42:00.000-04:00

This Thursday night (June 14th) at GT's, we'll be doing a release party for the new Queens Of The Stone Age album, 'Era Vulgaris'.

We'll have lots of copies of the album to give away. I'll also play a bunch of songs from it, as well as their past records.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-06-09T11:30:00.000-04:00

Yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW started out with 1 1/2 hours of really long, electronic songs, just for the hell of it. When I got sick of that, I played shorter rock n' roll songs for the rest of the show. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries
Lynx And Ram - Ghost Ship
Junior Boys - In The Morning (Hot Chip remix)
The English Premiership - In Transit
Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa (Torske remix)
LCD Soundsystem - Us v Them
Chromeo - My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)
!!! - Bend Over Beethoven

4:30-5:30

!!! - Break In Case Of Anything
Hot Chip - No Fit State
The Chemical Brothers - Do It Again (Extended mix)
Chris Jongkind - North West Tokyo
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
Art Brut - Direct Hit
Wooden Stars - Orphans
Frog Eyes - Stockades
Germans - Nature's Mouth
You Say Party! We Say Die! - DTMG, AKR!

5:30-6:00

Elliott Smith - Going Nowhere
Feist - Sealion
Camouflage Nights w/ Kevin Drew - Celebration Guns
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Cold Wind
Kings Of Leon - Charmer
The Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-06-02T11:01:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Took Out A Loan
The Subways - I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say
Wooden Stars - Pretty Girl
Tokyo Police Club - Citizens Of Tomorrow
The Cribs - Girls Like Mystery
Kaiser Chiefs - Highroyds
Pulp - Common People
Sufjan Stevens - Free Man In Paris
The Most Serene Republic - Ageless Beauty
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter
Oh! The Pretty Things - Jet Plane
Joel Plakett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
The National - Mistaken For Strangers

4:30-5:30

The Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out
Data Rock - Fa-Fa-Fa
Jamie T - Salvador
Cuff The Duke - The Ballad Of Poor John Henry
Raising The Fawn - Carbon Paper
The Electrocult - Disappearing Act
Art Brut - Nag Nag Nag Nag
Art Brut - Pump Up The Volume
Art Brut - Direct Hit
The Bravery - Every Word Is A Knife In My Ear
Mando Diao - Long Before Rock 'n Roll
Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries
Air - Mer Du Japon
Lynx And Ram - Plan Of Attack

5:30-6:00

Spoon - The Underdog
Wilco - Shake It Off
Travis - 3 Times You Lose
The Old Soul - Nectar Of The Nitwit
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Bright Young Thing
The Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

NXNE wristband giveaway

2007-05-29T20:16:00.001-04:00

On this Friday's Pulp Friction radio show, I'll be giving away a pair of wristbands for this year's North By Northeast festival in Toronto. The wristbands will get you into every concert and film screening at the festival, which runs from June 7th through 10th. For more info, check out www.nxne.com, and listen this Friday for a chance to win!

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-05-26T19:27:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Travis - Selfish Jean
The National - Brainy
The Dears - Lost In The Plot
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Snowed In/Cruisin'
Wilco - Side With The Seeds
Kings Of Leon - Ragoo
Feist - I Feel It All
Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up
Wayne Petti - Moment By Moment
Bright Eyes - Hot Knives
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
Data Rock - Fa-Fa-Fa

4:30-5:30

The Rapture - First Gear
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan Said Dance
You Say Party! We Say Die! - Opportunity
Put The Rifle Down - Let Us Proclaim
The English Premiership - February
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter
The Cribs - Our Bovine Public
The Cribs - Girls Like Mystery
The Cribs - Men's Needs
The Cribs - I've Tried Everything
The Cribs - Ancient History
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Surplus Sons - Step Stones
The Swallows - Penny

5:30-6:00

The Golden Dogs - 1985
Voxtrot - Ghost
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 666 Conducer
The Postage Stamps - To No One
Blonde Redhead - Dr. Strangeluv

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Bravery giveaway, Cribs preview

2007-05-23T12:38:00.000-04:00

This Thursday at GT's, we'll be giving away a bunch copies of The Bravery's new album, 'The Sun And The Moon'. Their last one had a handful of cool tunes, and hopefully this one does too. I'll give it a listen before then, and play a bunch of songs from it tomorrow night.

On this Friday's radio show, the 5:00 new album preview will be The Cribs' new one, titled 'Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever'. It was produced by Alex Kapranos (of Franz Ferdinand), and was released in the UK on Monday. No word yet on a North American release date, but hopefully it's soon, 'cause the album is outstanding.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-05-19T11:52:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
The National - Mistaken For Strangers
The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
The Postage Stamps - This Ugly Arrangement
Modest Mouse - Florida
Germans - No Job
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
Arctic Monkeys - Flourescent Adolescent
Oh! The Pretty Things - Broke, Bored & Sober
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
The View - Comin' Down
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin
Kings Of Leon - My Party
The Stance - I Need A Reason

4:30-5:30

You Say Party! We Say Die! - DTMG, AKR!
Lynx And Ram - Ghost Ship
The Horrors - Sheena Is A Parasite
Uncut - Hideaway
!!! - Yadnus
Jamie T - Operation
Klaxons - Two Receivers
Travis - Selfish Jean
Travis - Eyes Wide Open
Travis - Closer
Wilco - Either Way
Apostle Of Hustle - The Naked & Alone
Fembots - Up From The Ditches
Lipstick Machine - Song Seven

5:30-6:00

The Rakes - When Tom Cruise Cries
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Fields - Song For The Fields
The Woggles - It's Not About What I Want (It's What You Got)
Of Montreal - The Past Is A Grotesque Animal

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-05-12T12:07:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter Version)
Pavement - Cut Your Hair
Pavement - Rattled By The Rush
Peter, Bjorn & John - Up Against The Wall
Air - Mer Du Japon
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Snowed In/Cruisin'
Peter Elkas - Something Beaming
Feist - I Feel It All
The Bicycles - Australia
The Old Soul - Nectar Of The Nitwit
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Need Some Air
The Dandy Warhols - Smoke It
The Stance - Impossible, Baby!

4:30-5:30

The White Stripes - Icky Thump
The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic
Kings Of Leon - Black Thumbnail
Wooden Stars - Orphans
Tokyo Police Club - Box
You Say Party We Say Die! - Opportunity
Lynx And Ram - Ghost Ship
Maximo Park - Russian Literature
Wilco - Impossible Germany
Wilco - Hate It Here
Wilco - Walken
Great Lake Swimmers - Changing Colours
Elbow Beach Surf Club - The Letter
Voxtrot - Kid Gloves

5:30-6:00

SS Cardiacs - Transparently Apparently
Alexandra Krakus - Badge Of Honour
Modest Mouse - We've Got Everything
The Fratellis - Cuntry Boys & City Girls
Mando Diao - Long Before Rock 'n Roll
The Shins - Sea Legs

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-04-28T11:09:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Arctic Monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks
Kaiser Chiefs - Heat Dies Down
Oh! The Pretty Things - Jet Plane
The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
Black Lips - Boomerang
Germans - Nature's Mouth
The White Stripes - My Doorbell
Wolf Parade - Shine A Light
The Constantines - Love In Fear
The Rakes - The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect
Feist - I Feel It All
Bright Eyes - If The Brakeman Turns My Way
Wayne Petti - I Wait
Kings Of Leon - My Party

4:30-5:30

Cities In Dust - Chop Chop You're Dead
Klaxons - Two Receivers
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
The Juan Maclean - Give Me Every Little Thing
Of Montreal - She's A Rejector
Maximo Park - Our Velocity
Maximo Park - Books From Boxes
Maximo Park - The Unshockable
Maximo Park - Russian Literature
Apostle Of Hustle - National Anthem Of Nowhere
Young Galaxy - Outside The City

5:30-6:00

Les Kilt - Coffee & The Constellations
Les Kilt - A Vacant Cast
Son Volt - Underground Dream
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Weapon Of Choice
The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
The Postage Stamps - To No One

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

KOL Giveaway, Les Kilt, White Stripes

2007-04-26T18:12:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow's Pulp Friction radio show on CHRW will feature an inteview with Les Kilt sometime around 5:15. They'll be in town for a show tomorrow night at The Alex P. Keaton.

Also on the show, I'll be giving away a copy of Kings Of Leon's great new album 'Because Of The Times'. Tickets went on sale today for their June 12th show at Kool Haus in Toronto.

And I should also mention (in case you haven't already heard), that The White Stripes are going to be playing in London at the JLC on July 7th. Pretty ccol! Don't be too surprised that they're actually playing here though - they're also playing Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit on the upcoming tour. Their new album, 'Icky Thump', will be in stores on June 19th.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-04-20T19:28:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:00

Interpol - Obstacle 1
The Cinematics - A Strange Education
Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Nothing More To Say
Cold War Kids - Saint John
The Postage Stamps - To No One
The Walkmen - All Hands & The Cook
Fjord Rowboat - Taking The Pass
Uncut - Hideaway
Debaser - So Long
The Machines - What Have I Done
Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You're Dead
The Young Knives - Weekends And Bleak Days (Hot Summer)
The View - Superstar Tradesman

4:30-5:30

Modest Mouse - We've Got Everything
Black Lips - Sea Of Blasphemy
Born Ruffians - Piecing It Together
The Sweet Homewreckers - Wild America
LCD Soundsystem - Time To Get Away
Mew - Special
!!! - Bend Over Beethoven
Arctic Monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks
Arctic Monkeys - This House Is A Circus
Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
Arctic Monkeys - Flourescent Adolescent
Do Make Say Think - The Universe!
The Riderless - Tin-can Benefit Bellow
The English Premiership - February
Broken Social Scene - Market Fresh

5:30-6:00

Graham Coxon - Don't Let Your Man Know
The Detroit Cobras - Leave My Kitten Alone
The Von Bondies - Been Swank
The Vertical Struts - The Chief Fox
Travis - Turn
Maximo Park - Russian Literature
The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad Vibrations

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

CHRW Award & 'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-04-14T11:21:00.002-04:00

Pulp Friction was recently awarded Best Open Format Show for 2006-07! The awards were voted for by all of the volounteers at CHRW. I've put a lot of work into the show over the past year, and it's really nice to be recognized for it by my peers at the station. Thanks for tuning in to the show, and for your continued support of my club nights. I really appreciate it!

Here's the playlist from yesterdays' show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:00

The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
Great Lake Swimmers - Changing Colours
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me (live)
Black Lips - Boomerang
Germans - No Job
Kings Of Leon - True Love Way
The Fratellis - Cuntry Boys & City Girls
Mando Diao - Long Before Rock 'n Roll
Tokyo Police Club - Box
You Say Party We Say Die! - Opportunity
Debaser - Video Games
The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
Soledad Brothers - Downtown Paranoia Blues
The Shins - Australia
The Rakes - When Tom Cruise Cries

4:30-5:30

Editors - Munich
Wooden Stars - Orphans
Alun Piggins - Spark
The Postage Stamps - Autumn + Everything
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Army Bound
Noisettes - Scratch Your Name
Duchess Says - Ccut Up
Interpol - Roland
Interpol - Length Of Love
Interpol - Public Pervert (Carlos D Remix)
Interpol - Leif Erikson
Modest Mouse - Dashboard

5:30-6:00

Tapes 'n Tapes - Cowbell
The Ponys - Double Vision
Kasabian - Empire
Young Galaxy - Outside The City
Kasier Chiefs - Highroyds
The Swallows - Out Of The Way
Jamie T - If You Got The Money

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-04-07T11:14:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Kings Of Leon - Ragoo
Oh! The Pretty Things - Jet Plane
The Outfit - Interrupted
The Kooks - See The World
Kaiser Chiefs - The Angry Mob
Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
Great Lake Swimmers - Changing Colours
Peter Elkas - Wall Of Fire
Wayne Petti - Moment By Moment
Tokyo Police Club - Cut Cut Paste
The Rakes - Trouble
The Long Blondes - Separated By Motorways
The Cinematics - Break
LCD Soundsystem - Watch The Tapes
120 Days - Sleepwalking
Bocce - Disco Juan

4:30-5:30

The Stance - I Need A Reason
The Machines - Bored Of Myself
Wooden Stars - Orphans
Maximo Park - Our Velocity
Interpol - Not Even Jail
The Futureheads - Skip To The End
The Cribs - Mirror Kissers
Bright Eyes - Hot Knives
Bright Eyes - If The Brakeman Turns My Way
Bright Eyes - Middleman
Germans - Nature's Mouth
The Swallows - Out Of The Way
The Sweet Homewreckers - Amplification

5:30-6:00

Modest Mouse - Florida
The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy
Eagles Of Death Metal - I Only Want You
Air - Napalm Love
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
The Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-03-31T13:08:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
Peter, Bjorn & John - Objects Of My Affection
Apostle Of Hustle - The Naked & Alone
Mando Diao - Killer Kaczynski
The Rakes - Suspicious Eyes
Bloc Party - Where Is Home?
Bright Eyes - Four Winds
Woolly Leaves - San Juis Rey
M. Ward - To Go Home
The Stills - Gender Bombs
Uncut - Breaking Glass
Tokyo Police Club - Shoulders & Arms

4:30-5:30

Wayne Petti - Moment By Moment
Cuff The Duke - The Ballad Of Poor John Henry
LCD Soundsystem - Time To Get Away
!!! - Must Be The Moon
Champion - Nn Gg
You Say Party We Say Die! - Opportunity
Kings Of Leon - Knocked Up
Kings Of Leon - My Party
Kings Of Leon - Ragoo
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
Rock Plaza Central - When We Go How We Go (part II)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee Go Home

5:30-6:00

The View - Comin' Down
The Fratellis - Stacie Anne
Kaiser Chiefs - Heat Dies Down
The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
Of Montreal - The Past Is A Grotesque Animal

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Last night, this Thursday, and this Friday

2007-03-28T12:30:00.000-04:00

Thanks to everone who made it out to the Alex P. Keaton last night. It was great! Lots of dancing, and lots of great requests. And, the weather was great for the patio.

For those who didn't make it to opening night... there's always next week. Come out and dance, and drink. If last night was an indication of things to come, Tuesday nights this spring/summer are going to be amazing!

This Thursday night at GT's, we're doing a CD release party for the Kaiser Chiefs' great new album, 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob' (which was produced by Stephen Street - very cool). We'll have a bunch of copies of the album to give away, and I'll play a bunch of tracks from it too!

And finally, this Friday's show on CHRW will feature an interview with Wayne Petti of Cuff The Duke. He'll be in town for a show this Saturday night at the APK.

Pulp Friction launch party!

2007-03-21T15:02:00.000-04:00

There's just six days left until the launch party for Pulp Friction at The Alex P. Keaton!

94.9 CHRW will be presenting this brand new weekly event, and on Tuesday the 27th we'll have lots of great prizes to give away, courtesy of of the folks at that fine radio station.

As for drink specials, there will be $3 Tanqueray Gin, $3 Crown Royal, and $4 Tuborg bottles, all night, every Tuesday! Nice!

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-03-16T19:24:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
The Black Keys - Strange Desire
Eagles Of Death Metal - Don’t Speak (I Came To Make A Bang!)
The View - Superstar Tradesman
The Cinematics - A Strange Education
The Fratellis - Flathead
Bright Eyes - Four Winds
Julie Doiron - I Woke Myself Up
Shotgun & Jaybird - Writing On Our Arms
Tin Bangs - Shake
The Outfit - Charlie
The Cliks - Oh Yeah
The Bella Bombs - Not For You
Of Montreal - She’s A Rejector

4:30-5:30

The Apples In Stereo - Sunndal Song
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder
Jamie T - If You Got The Money
Klaxons - Golden Skans
Interpol - PDA
Kings Of Leon - McFearless
The Canons - Down From Above
Clinic - If You Could Read Your Mind
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Kaiser Chiefs - I Can Do It Without You
Kaiser Chiefs - The Angry Mob
The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
Immaculate Machine - Numero De Telephone
Lipstick Machine - Song Seven

5:30-6:00

Germans - Nature's Mouth
Jewish Legend - Chest Weights
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
!!! - Sweet Life
Duchess Says - Black Flag
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

New DJ Gig!

2007-03-08T12:26:00.000-05:00

I'm very excited to announce that starting March 27th, I'm bringing the Tuesday night dance party back to the Alex P. Keaton (580 Talbot St. in London). You'll be able to dance the night away to Indie, Garage, New Wave, Post-Punk, Britpop and New Rave. There will also be drink specials and guest DJ's. If you use Facebook, join our group. Stay tuned for more info!

This Thursday and Friday

2007-03-07T13:03:00.000-05:00

This Thursday night my friend Jesse (aka DJ Fraggle Rock), will be filling in for me at GT's. He's done the gig before and plays the same type of music as me, so you'll still be able to dance all night. Then on Friday, somebody will be filling in for my show on CHRW as well. I'm not sure who it will be or what they'll play, but tune in anyway if you like surprises. I'll be back for both next week.

Because Of The Times

2007-03-05T12:34:00.000-05:00

So, the new Kings Of Leon album is absolutely amazing. It's called 'Because Of The Times', and will be in stores on April 3rd.

I was really looking forward to buying the LP when it comes out, but a friend of mine made me a copy that he downloaded and I couldn't resist listening to it. Now I can't stop listening to it!

If there's going to be a better album released this year, it's going to have to pretty awesome to top this one. Check out the first single and some pics of them in the studio on their MySpace page.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-03-02T18:57:00.000-05:00

I started a new feature on the show today - at 5:00 I'll play a few songs from an upcoming album that I'm particularely looking forward to, and would like to recommend. Today it was three songs from The Rakes album Ten New Messages, which will be in stores on March 20th. Here's the full playlist...

3:30-4:30

Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Apostle Of Hustle - National Anthem Of Nowhere
The Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues
Air - Once Upon A Time
Peter, Bjorn & John - Amsterdam
The Shins - Sea Legs
The Sweet Homewreckers - Wild America
The Flints - Empire Hotel
The Awkward Stage - We're Going For A Ride
Kings Of Leon - My Party
Mando Diao - Long Before Rock 'n Roll
Babyshambles & Friends - Janie Jones
Klaxons - Golden Skans
Jamie T - Operation

4:30-5:30

!!! - Must Be The Moon
Hot Chip - Over And Over
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
Do Make Say Think - Herstory Of Glory
Bocce - Ping Pong Pixel
Of Montreal - Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider
The Rakes - We Danced Together
The Rakes - Trouble
The Rakes - When Tom Cruise Cries
The Golden Dogs - Force Of Nature
The Machines - Time
The Outfit - Interrupted

5:30-6:00

Shout Out Out Out - Dude You Feel Electrical
120 Days - Sleepwalking
Pop Levi - Blue Honey
Surplus Sons - City Nights
The View - Comin' Down
The Stance - Impossible, Baby! (live)

If you missed the show, here are the links to download and/or listen to it...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-02-23T18:55:00.000-05:00

Today's show on 94.9 CHRW started with an exclusive premiere of the entire new Arcade Fire album, 'Neon Bible'. It will be in stores on March 6th. Here's the entire playlist...

3:30-4:30

The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The Arcade Fire - Intervention
The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
The Arcade Fire - Ocean Of Noise
The Arcade Fire - The Well And The Lighthouse
The Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues
The Arcade Fire - Windowsill
The Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
The Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage
Of Montreal - Faberge Falls For Shuggie
Beck - Dark Star

4:30-5:30

The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Three Changes
Klaxons - Two Receivers
Kasabian - Shoot The Runner
The Sunshine Underground - Put You In Your Place
The Rakes - We Danced Together
Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
Maximo Park - Our Velocity
Kings Of Leon - My Party
The Libertines - Boys In The Band
The View - Superstar Tradesman
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Four Tet - She Moves She
Tom Vek - I Ain’t Saying My Goodbyes (Phones 12” Remix)

5:30-6:00

Apostle Of Hustle - National Anthem Of Nowhere
Apostle Of Hustle - The Naked & Alone
Sun Kil Moon - Salvador Sanchez
The Blue Van - The Scent Of Seasons
Band Of Horses - The Great Salt Lake

If you missed the show (or would just like to hear the Arcade Fire album again), here are the links to download and/or listen to each segment...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

A few more albums...

2007-02-21T15:09:00.000-05:00

Here are a few more great albums that definitely would have been considered for my Favourite Albums of 2006 list, had I had more of a chance to listen to them before the end of the year...

Hot Chip - The Warning
Peter, Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
The Hold Steady - Boys & Girls In America

Check them out, if you haven't already done so.

Also, here are a few of the albums that have been released so far this year that I can't stop listening to...

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - S/T
Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
The View - Hats Off To The Buskers

You should check those ones out too! It looks like it's going to be another great year for music.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-02-16T18:56:00.000-05:00

I started off today's show on 94.9 CHRW with some of the big winners at this year's Brit Awards, which aired last night on CBC. Here's the full playlist...

3:30-4:30

Oasis (outstanding contribution to music) - Slide Away
Oasis - Morning Glory
Arctic Monkeys (British group, British album) - From The Ritz To The Rubble
The Fratellis (British breakthrough act) - Chelsea Dagger
Muse (British live act) - Starlight
The Killers (international group, international album) - On Top
Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
Tin Bangs - Shake
Modest Mouse - Dashboard
The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
Sunset Rubdown - Stadiums And Shrines
The Constantines - Young Lions
The Rapture - The Sound

4:30-5:30

Klaxons - Gravity’s Rainbow
Bocce - Disco Juan
Jamie T - Salvador
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder
Sleeping In The Aviary - Another Girl
Soledad Brothers - Truth Or Consequences
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rise Or Fall
The Outfit - Interrupted
Elliott Smith - Cupid’s Trick
Jarvis Cocker - Heavy Weather
The Awkward Stage - I Love You, Hipster Darling
Sigur Ros - Ny Batteri
Sianspheric - To Myself
Tokyo Police Club - La Ferassie
Rock Plaza Central - When We Go How We Go (part II)

5:30-6:00

The Long Blondes - Separated By Motorways
New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream
Julie Doiron - I Woke Myself Up
Baby Eagle - Redpath Sugar Factory
Julie Doiron - Swan Pond
The Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
Of Montreal - She's A Rejector

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

This Friday night

2007-02-15T15:29:00.000-05:00

Tomorow night I'm going to be DJing a fashion show at Double Down on Richmond Street from 7 to 10 pm. They're introducing a new consignment program in which you can bring your used articles of clothing and leave them at the store to be sold for you. It should be a good time, with lots of food and drinks... and a great soundtrack. See you there!

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-02-11T14:33:00.000-05:00

Last Friday's show on 94.9 CHRW featured an interview with The Miniatures. The show was also a half hour shorter than usual, as my band had a show in Guelph that night. Buck Malibu from The Rockateria filled in from 5:30 to 6:00. Anyway, here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Jamie T - Operation
Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone
Death From Above 1979 - Little Girl (MSTRKRFT Edition)
Peter, Bjorn & John - Objects Of My Affection
Of Montreal - Faberge Falls For Shuggie
Clinic - Harvest (Within You)
Debaser - So Long
The Outfit - Charlie
Eagles Of Death Metal - Gotta Feelin (Just Nineteen)
Bloc Party - The Prayer
Maximo Park - Postcard Of A Painting
Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On
The Shins - Sea Legs
The Dears - Bandwagoneers
The Awkward Stage - The Morons Are Winning

4:30-5:30

Joy Division - Transmission
Joy Division - Colony
Joy Division - She’s Lost Control
The Miniatures - Actors & Soldiers
The Miniatures - Dragonfly (live)
Turn Off The Stars - Falling Into You
Air feat. Jarvis Cocker - One Hell Of A Party
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Bright Young Thing
Baby Eagle - Let Wander Your Restless Heart
Bocce - Disco Juan
Die Mannequin - Autumn Cannibalist
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-02-02T18:50:00.000-05:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Of Montreal - Suffer For Fashion
Clinic - Family
The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Kingdom Of Doom
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee Go Home
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
The Stance - Impossible, Baby!
The Machines - Snatching Defeat (From The Jaws Of Victory)
The Wooden Stars - Orphans
Television - Elevation
Wire - Reuters
Babyshambles & Friends - Janie Jones
Bloc Party - The Prayer
The Outfit - Interrupted
Oh! The Pretty Things - Broke, Bored & Sober
The Guys - Off Limits

4:30-5:30

Modest Mouse - Dashboard
Johnny Marr & The Healers - Caught Up
Electronic - Getting Away With It
The Smiths - Handsome Devil
Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill
Guillemots - Who Left The Lights Off, Baby?
Stars - He Lied About Death
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
!!! - Heart Of Hearts
CSS - Off The Hook
Uncut - Hideaway
The Early Morning - I Won’t Forget This
Interpol - Public Pervert (Carlos D Remix)

5:30-6:00

The Miniatures - Any Day Now
The Miniatures - Dragonfly (live)
The Miniatures - Actors & Soldiers
Turn Off The Stars - Falling Into Me
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Data Rock - Fa Fa Fa (New York Dirty Disco Rabbit Pearl Remix)

As always; if you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-01-27T16:34:00.000-05:00

Yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW featured an interview with comedian Aaron Berg, as well as a lot of great music. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Clinic - If You Could Read Your Mind
Clinic - Welcome
Kasabian - Last Trip (In Flight)
The Shins - Australia
Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks
The Hold Steady - Hot Soft Light
The Blue Van - Don’t Leave Me Blue
Ryan Adams - Beautiful Sorta
The Novaks - Noone Quite Like You
The Machines - What Have I Done
The Canons - Down From Above
Hard-Fi - Gotta Reason
The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
My Morning Jacket - It Beats 4 U
The Kills - I Hate The Way You Love

4:30-5:30

Bloc Party - I Still Remember
Kaiser Chiefs - Saturday Night
Jarvis Cocker - From A To I
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - When Jokers Attack
Louis XIV - Louis XIV
Franz Ferdinand - You’re The Reason I’m Leaving
The New Pornographers - Use It
The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love
Art Brut - Nag Nag Nag Nag
The Long Blondes - Lust In The Movies
The Vertical Struts - Stab, Stab, Stab
Sloan - Blackout

5:30-6:00

Hot Chip - No Fit State
Of Montreal - Cato As A Pun
The Golden Dogs - 1985
The Golden Dogs - Run Outta Luck
The Yoko Casionos - Cameras On
The Yoko Casionos - Loose Cannon
Oh! The Pretty Things - Bored, Broke And Sober

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

This Friday!

2007-01-16T15:08:00.000-05:00

This Friday (Jan. 19th), someone will be filling in for my show on CHRW.

Later that night however, my new band, The Knaves will be playing our first live show at The Last Drop (on Talbot Street in London). Also on the bill are locals The Canons and a band from Kitchener called The Machines. Doors open at 9pm. The show starts at 10pm. We take the stage at around 11pm.

The Knaves will be recording some demos in early February, and as soon as they're finished we'll post them on our MySpace page for your listening pleasure. Also, our website - bandofknaves.com - should be up and running by the summer. Stay tuned for more info.

Saturday nights

2007-01-13T19:35:00.000-05:00

Tonight at GT's, my friend Jesse makes his debut as one of the regular Saturday night DJ's. You may have been at the club for one of his guest sets on a Thursday. Anyway, he'll be spinning music in the basement from 10pm to 2am, and he plays the same sort of stuff as me. So, it's going to be a great time. If you're looking for somewhere to go out dancing to awesome tunes on a Saturday night, check it out.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-01-12T18:54:00.000-05:00

Today's show on 94.9 CHRW started with an encore of songs from my Top 10 albums of 2006 (as was the case with all of this week's shows). Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
Editors - Someone Says
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh
Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On
Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
Thom Yorke - And It Rained All Night
The Kooks - Ooh La
Dirty Pretty Things - Gin & Milk
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon
Tapes 'n Tapes - In Houston
Beck - Cellphone’s Dead
The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
Air feat. Jarvis Cocker - One Hell Of A Party

4:30-5:30

Jarvis Cocker - Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
The Fratellis - Flathead
Art Brut - Nag Nag Nag Nag
Peter, Bjorn & John - Let’s Call It Off
Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
The Diableros - Olympic Island
Modest Mouse - Dashboard
Silversun Pickups - Melatonin
R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion
VHS Or Beta - You Got Me
!!! - Heart Of Hearts
The Hidden Cameras - Awoo
Destroyer - Streets Of Fire
The Guys - Off Limits
Ultimate Power Duo - Heil Taxi! Mein Kab!

5:30-6:00

Staylefish - Rebel Rider
Staylefish - Southside
The Canons - Down From Above
The Machines - Time
Sleep The Season - Wish For You

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Top 10 Countdown

2007-01-11T12:52:00.000-05:00

The Program Director at CHRW has asked everyone to count down their top 10 albums of last year on our shows this week. I played songs from my 20 favourite albums of '06 for a couple of shows back in December, but it wasn't really a countdown. So tomorrow's show will start with that, plus I've got lots of brand new rock n' roll lined up for you during the rest of the program.

CHRW on Rogers

2007-01-10T15:02:00.000-05:00

I found out about this last week when I was channel surfing, and thought I'd pass the information on. You can now listen to 94.9 CHRW on Rogers Digital Cable (Channel 943). Remember we're the only radio station in London that has live announcers 24/7. The station's format changes with each show, but if you're wondering what's on you can check out the CHRW program guide here. And don't forget to tune in Friday's from 3:30 to 6pm.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2007-01-05T19:55:00.000-05:00

The first hour of today's show on 94.9 CHRW featured songs by some of the great artists that will be releasing albums in the coming year. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
Of Montreal - I Was Never Young
The Shins - Phantom Limb
Doves - Almost Forgot Myself
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
Kings Of Leon - The Bucket
The Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Air - Cherry Blossom Girl
Bright Eyes - Gold Mine Gutted
Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass
The Rakes - Retreat
The Cribs - I’m Alright Me
Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty

4:40-5:30

Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
Radiohead - Palo Alto
The Raveonettes - Attack Of The Ghost Riders
Babyshambles - The Blinding
The Long Blondes - Separated By Motorways
Duchess Says - Black Flag
The Sunshine Underground - Wake Up
Mew - Special
Hot Chip - (Just Like We) Breakdown
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldier
Evil Doers - Master This
The Canons - I'm The One (That Made You)
Uncut - Hideaway
Debaser - Idaho
Wolf Parade - We Built Another World

5:30-6:00

Rock Plaza Central - When We Go, How We Go (part II)
Baby Eagle - Redpath Sugar Factory
Woolly Leaves - San Luis Rey
The Yoko Casionos - No Regrets
The Stolen Minks - Rip It Up
Die Mannequin - Autumn Cannibalist
The Flaming Lips - Unmade Bed/No Quarter

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Guest DJ

2007-01-04T16:55:00.000-05:00

This is short notice, but tonight at GT's my friend Jesse will be spinning another of his killer guest DJ sets. He'll probably take over at around 11:30 for a least an hour or so. Be there!

This Friday's show

2007-01-01T16:38:00.000-05:00

This Friday, for my first radio show of the new year, I'm going to start off by playing songs by some of my favourite artists that will be releasing albums in 2007. I'll also include release dates (for the ones that are confirmed), plus more info on what are some of my most anticipated albums for the coming year.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-12-22T19:59:00.000-05:00

Today's show on 94.9 CHRW was my final show of 2006, and once again featured songs from my favourite albums of the past year. I'll be back on the air on January 5th. Have a great Christmas and New Years, and thanks for listening. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

Editors - All Sparks
The Futureheads - News & Tributes
The Walkmen - All Hands And The Cook
Tapes 'n Tapes - Insistor
Born Ruffians - Piecing It Together
The Stance - Kiss Me Kiss Me
Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering
The Kooks - Eddie’s Gun
Tin Bangs - He’s So Pretty
Beck - Dark Star
Thom Yorke - Analyse
Pink Mountaintops - New Drug Queens
Kasabian - Shoot The Runner
We Are Scientists - This Scene Is Dead
Tokyo Police Club - Shoulders & Arms
The Strokes - Vision Of Division

4:40-5:30

Put The Rifle Down - My Industrial Park
Duchess Says - Black Flag
The Lovely Feathers - Frantic
Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
The Dears - Find Our Way To Freedom
Destroyer - European Oils
Arctic Monkeys - Dancing Shoes
The Sunshine Underground - Commercial Breakdown
MSTRKRFT - Easy Love
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Way Out
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Sunset Rubdown - They Took A Vote And Said No

5:30-6:00

Eagles Of Death Metal - I Like To Move In The Night
The Rakes - Strasbourg
Surplus Sons - Step Stones
Uncut - Breaking Glass
Hot Chip - Boy From School (Hot Chip Re-Work)

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Favourite Albums of 2006

2006-12-18T12:10:00.000-05:00

So, since you've seen my playlist from last Friday's radio show, you already know what my favourite albums of the year are. Now, here's the actual numbered list. Some of my friends gave me a hard time about posting a Top 20 and not just a Top 10, but I'm thinking that if NME and Pitchfork both do Top 50 lists, then a list of 20 should be alright. Actually, figuring out the order was the toughest part of doing this, as they're all great albums.

You'll notice that Hard-Fi and Mew aren't on the list. That's because their latest albums were released in 2005 overseas, and since I'm a firm believer that if possible, music should be released worldwide at the same time, let's just say that those are indeed albums from 2005. By the way, both would have been in the top 10.

Ok, here they are - DJ Rob Gordon's 20 Favourite Albums of 2006...

1. Beck - The Information
2. Tapes ‘n Tapes - The Loon
3. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
4. Dirty Pretty Things - Waterloo To Anywhere
5. The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
6. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
7. The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love
8. Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson In Crime
9. Editors - The Back Room
10. Albert Hammond, Jr. - Yours To Keep
11. We Are Scientists - With Love & Squalor
12. The Sunshine Underground - Raise The Alarm
13. Kasabian - Empire
14. The Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off
15. The Futureheads - News & Tributes
16. The Rakes - Capture/Release
17. The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth
18. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
19. Eagles Of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones

If you have any questions or comments about the list, feel free to send me an e-mail. And, of course, let me know if I overlooked your favourite album of the year.

This Friday's Pulp Friction show on CHRW will feature the second installment of my 'best of the year' programs - some of my favourite songs from the above albums and more. So, be sure to tune in for that.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-12-15T22:26:00.000-05:00

Today's show on 94.9 CHRW featured songs from my favourite albums of 2006. Here's the playlist...

3:30-4:30

The Strokes - You Only Live Once
Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead
The Stance - Impossible Baby
Arctic Monkeys - From The Ritz To The Rubble
The Kooks - See The World
Surplus Sons - City Nights
Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
Editors - Munich
Beck - We Dance Alone
Tapes ‘n Tapes - Just Drums
The Dears - Ticket To Immortality
Destroyer - 3000 Flowers
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Everyone Gets A Star
The Sunshine Underground - Dead Scene
MSTRKRFT - The Looks
The Rapture - The Sound

4:40-5:30

Kasabian - Empire
Put The Rifle Down - Dragged Across The Gulf
Duchess Says - Ccut Up
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
Tin Bangs - Shake
Eagles Of Death Metal - Cherry Cola
The Walkmen - Don’t Get Me Down
We Are Scientists - It’s A Hit
The Rakes - We Are All Animals
The Lovely Feathers - In The Valley
The Futureheads - Fallout
Pink Mountaintops - Cold Criminals
Sunset Rubdown - Stadiums And Shrines

5:30-6:00

Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill
TV On The Radio - Hours
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fancy
Beck - Cellphone's Dead
Rock Plaza Central - When We Go, How We Go (part II)
Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering (Tavern Version)

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Next two Friday's

2006-12-09T14:35:00.000-05:00

For the next two Friday's (Dec. 15 & 22), the Pulp Friction show will feature songs from my favourite albums of 2006. I'm not going to call them the "best" albums, as that's subjective; but I can say that they were indeed my favorites this year.

Both shows will include the same artists and albums, but each show will have unique tracks from those albums. Plus, I'll also be giving away lots of cool prizes, so be sure to tune in for what I'd say are going to be two of the best Pulp Friction shows this year. Following that I'll be off on the 29th, and back on the air on January 5, 2007.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-12-09T14:17:00.000-05:00

So, due to the big snowstorm none of the DJ's made it into the station yesterday, until I got there at 2:30pm. I played an extra hour of stuff before my regular show, including some tracks from the Flaming Lips 4-disc album 'Zaireeka', which was pretty cool 'cause that's something I've wanted to do for quite a while now. If you'd like to check out that pre-Pulp Friction hour, here are the links...

http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1400.mp3
http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1500.mp3

And here's the playlist from my actual show yesterday on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

Graham Coxon - Don't Let Your Man Know
The Fratellis - Henrietta
The Canons - Down From Above
The Shins - Phantom Limb
Elbow - Picky Bugger
Lipstick Machine - Song Fifteen
Guillemots - Trains To Brazil
Fields - Brittlesticks
Rock Plaza Central - When We Go How We Go (Part II)
Die Mannequin - Autumn Cannibalist
Uncut - Breaking Glass
Secret Machines - Lightning Blue Eyes
The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
John Lennon - Instant Karma

4:40-5:30

Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering
Babyshambles - The 32nd Of December
The Meligrove Band - Everyone's A Winner
Mew - The Zookeepers Boy
The Sunshine Underground - Dead Scene
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control
The Stance - Somebody Call The Law
Albert Hammond, Jr. - 101
Destroyer - 3000 Flowers
Small Sins - Stay
TV On The Radio - Hours
Thom Yorke - Analyse

5:30-6:00

Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
Ox - El Camino (Pt. 1)
Jon-Rae & The River - Ghostsong
Baby Eagle - Redpath Sugar Factory
The Yoko Casionos - No Regrets
The Stolen Minks - Rip It Up
The Ride Theory - Genghis Con Artist
The Hidden Cameras - She's Gone

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-12-01T18:54:00.000-05:00

Today's 'Indie Music Express' segment (5:30-6:00) featured an interview with Ricky from the TV show and band Sons Of Butcher. They're playing at Call The Office tomorrow night (December 2nd). Here's the entire playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

The Strokes - You Only Live Once
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
The Cribs - Mirror Kissers
The Wooden Stars - Orphans
Kasabian - Shoot The Runner
The Constantines - Shine A Light
The Dears - Ticket To Immortality
Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
Broken Social Scene - Fire Eye’d Boy
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Eagles Of Death Metal - I Like To Move In The Night
The Black Keys - Your Touch
The Blue Van - Independence

4:40-5:30

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Everyone Gets A Star
Two Hours Traffic - Heatseeker
The Sunshine Underground - Wake Up
New Order - Fine Time
The Rapture - Get Myself Into It
Die Mannequin - Autumn Cannibalist
The Long Blondes - Lust In The Movies
Rock Plaza Central - When We Go How We Go (Part II)
Test Icicles - Circle.Square.Triangle.
Tom Vek - Things Are Here To Stay
Beck - Dark Star
Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty

5:30-6:00

The Matadors - Let's Ride
Our Mercury - Spirits Up
Sons Of Butcher - Action Reaction
Sons Of Butcher - Here To Rock

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Giveaway tonight

2006-11-30T17:29:00.000-05:00

I almost forgot to post this...

Tonight at GT's, we're giving away a pair of tickets to see Motley Crue at the John Labatt Centre next Monday (December 4th). Get there early to fill out a ballot, and I'll be making the draw shortly after Midnight.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-11-25T16:54:00.000-05:00

Here's the playlist from yesterday's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

The Shins - Phantom Limb
Ambulance Ltd - Heavy Lifting
Bloc Party - Two More Years
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh
The Sunshine Underground - Put You In Your Place
The Long Blondes - Giddy Stratospheres
Beck - The Information
Lipstick Machine - Song Fifteen
Of Montreal - Forecast Fascist Future
Oasis - The Masterplan
Jets Overhead - Seems So Far
The Dears - Ticket To Immortality
Rock Plaza Central - When We Go How We Go (Part II)
The Grass - Gator

4:40-5:30

Pavement - Father To A Sister Of Thought
The Flaming Lips - Vein Of Stars
Tenacious D - Master Exploder
Fields - Brittlesticks
The Bicycles - Australia
Immaculate Machine - No Such Thing As The Future
Pulp - Disco 2000
Albert Hammond, Jr. - 101
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
The Kooks - Sofa Song
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll
PJ Harvey & Thom Yorke - This Mess We're In

5:30-6:00

Two-Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
Two-Hours Traffic - Heatseeker
The Joel Plaskett Emergency - All The Pretty Faces
Joel Plaskett - Truth Be Told
The Constantines - Young Offenders

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

U218

2006-11-23T12:45:00.000-05:00

Tonight at GT's we'll be giving away copies of the new U2 singles CD, titled 'U218'. The album contains 16 of the band's biggest hits from 1980 to now, as well as 2 new brand new songs. Pretty cool, though deciding on just 16 songs from all of their hits must have been tough.

Anyway, it should be another busy Thursday night so get there early to avoid the line.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-11-17T20:01:00.000-05:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic
The Black Keys - Your Touch
Graham Coxon - You & I
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
Tokyo Police Club - La Ferrassie
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rifles
The Shins - Phantom Limb
Wolf Parade - Shine A Light
Thrush Hermit - Songs For The Gang
The Kooks - Eddie’s Gun
Eagles Of Death Metal - Cherry Cola
Surplus Sons - City Nights
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret
Death From Above 1979 - Blood On Our Hands
Uncut - Hideaway

4:40-5:30

Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
The Strokes - You Only Live Once
Pavement - Rattled By The Rush
The Cribs - Hey Scenesters!
The Long Blondes - Lust In The Movies
The Canons - Down From Above
Sonic Youth - Incinerate
Be Your Own Pet - Girls On TV
Duchess Says - Ccut Up
Fields - Song For The Fields
Guillemots - Trains To Brazil
Les George Leningrad - Mammal Beats
The Rakes - We Are All Animals

5:30-6:00

The Parkas - Darling, The Wolves
Ox - Miss Idaho
Joel Plaskett - Happen Now
The Tender Box - Mister Sister
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer
Ox - El Camino Pt. 1

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Thursday night guest list

2006-11-15T18:35:00.000-05:00

So, Thursday nights have been pretty busy at GT's lately - which is really good. But a few people have been asking me about getting on the club's guest list, so I thought I'd post some more info on here.

If you click here you can sign up for a free GT's Membership. You'll then be able to get on the list for the night's that you'll be coming to the club, and you won't have to wait in line. You'll also get advance notice of when I'm giving away free CD's, concert tickets, and stuff like that, which is pretty sweet as well.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-11-10T19:56:00.000-05:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:30

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
Hot Hot Heat - Talk To Me Dance With Me
Beck - Think I’m In Love
The Rapture - The Sound
Pulp - Party Hard
Hard Fi - Tied Up Too Tight
The Long Blondes -Lust In The Movies
The Subways - Young For Eternity
The Fratellis - Henrietta
Kasabian - Me Plus One
The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
Pink Mountaintops - New Drug Queens
Tin Bangs - Shake
Cities In Dust - Save The Last Dance
From Fiction - Patterns In Similar Static
Meligrove Band - Our Love Will Make The World Go Round

4:40-5:30

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed
Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
The Kills - Love Is A Deserter
Les Georges Leningrad - Mammal Beats
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
The Beta Band - Squares
Tapes n' Tapes - In Houston
Joel Plaskett - Truth Be Told
The Blue Van - The Time Is Right
Kings Of Leon - The Bucket

5:30-6:00

Uncut - Breaking Glass
The Diableros - Olympic Island
C'Mon - Desperate Hearts
Surplus Sons - Step Stones
Blood Meridian - I Don't Believe
Raised By Swans - Capable Of Cruelty

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-11-03T19:00:00.000-05:00

So, we're in the middle of this years 94.9 CHRW fundraising drive. Sorry if you listened to the show today and found it annoying that I was asking for donations every 10 minutes (they've asked us to mention it that much). The station does need donations from listeners though, and if you'd like to help out you can do so here. They'll definitely appreciate your support, whether it's $10 or $100.

Anyway, here's the playlist from today's show...

3:30-4:30

Kasabian - Me Plus One
Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
Louis XIV - Louis XIV
Spoon - Believing Is Art
Band Of Horses - Wicked Gil
The Wooden Stars - Orphans
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean
TV On The Radio - Hours
The Arcade Fire - Haiti
The Black Keys - Your Touch
The Decemberists - O Valencia!
The Dears - Bandwagoneers
Uncut - Breaking Glass
Debaser - Setbacks
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - How Near How Far

4:40-5:30

The Dandy Warhols - Boys Better
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Not If You Were The Last Dandy On Earth
Beck - Dark Star
Interpol - Leif Erikson
Thom Yorke - Black Swan
The Stills - Animals & Insects
The Marble Index - Same Schools
The Libertines - Up The Bracket
The Long Blondes - Lust In The Movies
Bloc Party - Helicopter
The Kooks - Eddie's Gun
The Fratellis - Henrietta
The Stance - Kiss Me Kiss Me

5:30-6:00

Raising The Fawn - Carbon Paper
In-Flight Safety - Out Of Sight
Barzin - Just More Drugs
Shout Out Out Out Out - Your Shitty Record Won't Mix Itself
C'Mon - Call My Name
Surplus Sons - City Nights

If you missed it, here are the links to download and/or listen to the show...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Public Warning

2006-10-31T17:17:00.000-05:00

Well it's been a while since I've posted anything on here, but I can assure you that I am still alive. Someone filled in for my radio show last week, so I hope you liked it.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that we're giving away lots of cool stuff at GT's this Thursday night. Straight outta England, we'll have copies of 'Public Warning', the brand new album from Lady Sovereign.

We'll also have CD's and t-shirts from Edmonton's Shout Out Out Out Out to give away. They'll be playing at Call The Office on November 9th, and we'll have some tickets for the show as well.

Sweet. See you at da club! djrg out.

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-10-20T21:27:00.000-04:00

The final half-hour of today's show on 94.9 CHRW featured bands that are performing at next Saturday's LOLA Festival in downtown London. Here's the full playlist...

3:30-4:30

The Kooks - Eddie’s Gun
The Stance - Impossible, Baby!
Surplus Sons - City Nights
Beck - We Dance Alone
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh
The Rakes - We Are All Animals
The Constantines - Love In Fear
Team Sleep - Our Ride To The Rectory
The Dears - Find Our Way To Freedom
Radiohead - Cuttooth
Radiohead - Kinetic
Radiohead - Fog
The Walkmen - Don’t Get Me Down (Come On Over Here)
Dirty Pretty Things - Last Of The Small Town Playboys
The Vines - Take Me Back

4:40-5:30

The Decemberists - O Valencia!
M. Ward - To Go Home
Grant-Lee Phillips - The Killing Moon
Amy Millan - Losin You
Broken Social Scene - Swimmers
Mew - Why Are You Looking Grave?
My Morning Jacket - Off The Record (live)
Kasabian - The Doberman
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
The Futureheads - Fallout
Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again
Art Brut - Good Weekend

5:30-6:00

The Wooden Stars - Orphans
Tokyo Police Club - Shoulders & Arms
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
Cuff The Duke - Anti-Social
Elliott Brood - Johnny Rooke
A Northern Chorus - Winterize
Hylozoists - Strait Is The Gate

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Guest DJ

2006-10-18T19:35:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow night at the club, my good friend Jesse will be spinning a guest DJ set. He played some great stuff during a guest set back in April. This time around you can expect to hear lots more cutting edge rock n' roll out of the UK, as well as some classic stuff. I'll also be spinning my usual stuff, so it should be another great Thursday night. See you there!

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-10-13T20:54:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW. News now only runs at 4:30, rather than at 4:00 and 5:00.

3:30-4:30

The Kooks - See The World
Art Brut - Formed A Band
The Golden Dogs - Dynamo
The Dears - Hate Then Love
Wolf Parade - You Are A Runner And I Am My Fathers Son
The White Stripes - The Air Near My Fingers
Kings Of Leon - Genius
The Von Bondies - Lack Of Communication
The Stance - Kiss Me Kiss Me
Jeff Buckley - Vancouver
Jeff Buckley - Witches Rave
Grant-Lee Phillips - Age Of Consent
Sun Kil Moon - Salvador Sanchez
Destroyer - New Ways Of Living
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh

4:40-5:30

R.E.M. - Finest Worksong
Spiritualized - Come Together
Clinic - The Bridge
Uncut - Understanding The New Violence
Cities In Dust - Some Of My Best Friends Are Cheaters
Debaser - Born In
Fields - Song For The Fields
Stars - Ageless Beauty
The Bicycles - Gotta Get Out
Gomez - We Don’t Know Where We’re Going
My Morning Jacket - It Beats 4 U (live)

5:30-6:00

The Flints - Empire Hotel
Sparta - Erase It Again
Dead Letter Dept. - I'll Never Get To Go To Space... So Fuck The World
Matthew Barber - The Latest Thing
Peter Mansbridge And The CBC’s - Catch Up Song
Tokyo Police Club - Citizens Of Tomorrow
Elliott Brood - Bowling Green
Rogue Wave - Publish My Love

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1630.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1730.mp3

Get yourself into it

2006-10-09T19:37:00.000-04:00

This Thursday at the club, we'll be giving away copies of The Rapture's great new album, 'Pieces Of The People We Love'. You can listen to the album's first single (Get Myself Into It), as well as 2 other new tracks here: www.myspace.com/therapture. I'll also be playing a bunch of songs from it on Thursday.

If you'd like to see them live, they're playing at The Guvernment in Toronto on October 27th, and at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit on the 28th. You can buy tickets here (Toronto) or here (Detroit).

'Pulp Friction' playlist

2006-10-06T20:07:00.000-04:00

Here's the playlist from today's show on 94.9 CHRW...

3:30-4:00

Fields - Song For The Fields
The Dears - Find Our Way To Freedom
Placebo - Infra-Red
Muse - Starlight
Sonic Youth - Rats
The Stance - Impossible, Baby!
The Golden Dogs - Construction Worker

4:00-5:00

Beck - Nausea
Beck - Cell Phone’s Dead
Beck - Soldier Jane
Beck - Dark Star
Kasabian - Sun Rise Light Flies
The Rapture - The Devil
Tom Vek - Things Are Here To Stay
The Walkmen - Lost In Boston
Spoon - Loss Leaders
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fancy
Art Brut - Modern Art
We Are Scientists - It’s A Hit

5:00-6:00

Tapes N’ Tapes - Just Drums
Islands - Where There’s A Will (There’s A Whalebone)
Duchess Says - Ccut Up
Put The Rifle Down - Dragged Across The Gulf
Surplus Sons - City Nights
The Lovely Feathers - In The Valley
Pop Levi - Blue Honey
Staylefish - Rebel Rider
The Local Rabbits - Never Had To Fight
Beekeepers Society - Douglas Coupland
Knock Knock Ginger - You Could've Been My Johnny Marr
The Illuminati - Run And Hide
Sparta - Mye

If you missed it, you can download and/or listen to the show here...

Hour 1: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1530.mp3
Hour 2: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1600.mp3
Hour 3: http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWFri1700.mp3

The Information

2006-10-05T09:47:00.000-04:00

Tonight at GT's, we'll be giving away copies of Beck's great new album, 'The Information'. I'll also be playing a bunch of songs from it. Thursday's have been really busy lately, so get there early to avoid the lineup. See you tonight!

Last night's concert

2006-09-30T12:28:00.000-04:00

Last night I saw Kasabian and Mew perform live at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit. I was really looking forward to seeing both bands for the first time, and it turned out to be a great show.

Downtown Detroit was a flurry of activity, as there was also a Tigers game at 7:00 (they've clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 1987). After checking out the opening band's material online (they're called One Thousand Pictures) and being less than impressed, we decided to head over to one of our favourite downtown restaurants, Loco's for dinner instead. They have great Tex-Mex food that's really inexpensive. If you're ever in Greektown, you should definitely check it out.

Enough about the food though, and back to the music. We arrived back at the venue just as Mew was taking the stage. The hall was starting to fill up, and we made our way the front of the stage. Mew's set was an epic one, complete with backdrop videos, and their trademark brand of Danish "dream-rock". It was cut short however because, as guitarist Bo Madsen put it (in his Danish accent), "there's a big hip-hop fest here later tonight". So, they didn't have a chance to play the hits 'Why Are You Looking Grave?' or 'Special', but Kasabian was still to come, so we weren't entirely disappointed.

We decided to head up to the balcony to get a better view of Kasabian's set, which also turned out to be a great rock n' roll show. Frontman Tom Meighan was as charismatic on stage as any I've seen, and the band tore through an hour-long set of songs from both their debut album and their latest release, 'Empire'. He really got the crowd into it, and told us that "this is a real rock city, right". One of the funniest moments was when, near the end of the set, he dedicated a song to 'Robocop', which of course was set in Detroit.

The show ended fairly early to make room for the "big hip-hop fest", and we headed home by way of Port Huron. One final stop before crossing back into Canada though - for a 12-pack of Rolling Rock beer (of course). You can't get this great beer in Canada, and the border guards have always been cool about me bringing back 12 of them. It's probably too much paperwork for them to bother with.

As an aside to this blog entry, the last issue of Rolling Stone gave the new Kasabian album just 1 star (out of 5). Either they didn't actually listen to it, or they just didn't get it. I'll say it was probably the latter. The thing that takes away any credibility that the RS reviewers may have had left, is that right beside the Kasabian review, was a 2-star review of Everclear's new album. Ha!

This Friday

2006-09-27T11:38:00.000-04:00

As I'll be away this Friday, and because it's homecoming weekend at UWO; the Pulp Friction show this week will be preempted by a special show, hosted by CHRW's Promotions Director.

I'll have lots of great rock n' roll for you when I return for next week's show (Friday, October 6th).