Favourite albums of 2007

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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.