Guest DJ

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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