Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Playlist - March 11, 2011 - CMW, with Imaginary Cities

This week: Canadian Music Week picks for the weekend with Eye Weekly critic Rob Duffy, and an interview with Winnipeg's Imaginary Cities.

Playlist
Memoryhouse - Lately (Deuxieme) (from The Years EP)
Austra - Energy (from Feel it Break)
Rich Aucoin - 10,342 Cuts for the Us (from Personal Publication)
Allie Hughes - Not the Stars (Slang remix)
Kurt Vile - In My Time (from Smoking Ring for my Halo)
Men - Shake Off (from Talk About Body)
Wildlife - Sea Dreamer (from Strike Hard, Young Diamond)
The Sadies - Tiger, Tiger (from Stories Often Told)
Neon Windbreaker - That Night (Those Days are Gone) (unreleased)
RatTail - Green Guitar (from George Mounsey EP)
Cadence Weapon w. Shad - Baby I'm Yours (from Tron Legacy Mixtape)
Digits - Rachel Marie (from Hold it Close)
Gentleman Reg - We're in a Thunderstorm (from Jet Black)
Bombay Bicycle Club - Rinse Me Down (from Flaws)
Heartbeat Hotel - Fins of a Shark (from Fetus Dreams)
Yukon Blonde - Rather be with you (from Yukon Blonde)
Uncle Bad Touch - Sweetest Dream (from Uncle Bad Touch)
Les Breastfeeders - Betty Lou (from Dans le gueule des jours)
The Russian Futurists - It's Not Really Cold When it Snows (from Let's Get Ready to Crumble)
Misteur Valaire - Ave Mucho (from Golden Bombay)
Brent Randall and His Pinecones - Strange Love (Don't By Lazy) (from Strangers in Paddington Green)
Rebekah Higgs - Asleep All Winter (from Little Voice EP)
Little City - Lincoln Learning French (from The Going and the Gone)
Imaginary Cities - Calm Before the Storm (from Temporary Resident)
The Black Keys - 10am Automatic (The Live EP)
Imaginary Cities - Temporary Resident (from Temporary Resident)
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain (from Without a Sound)

Next week: Chris is going to be away hosting the R3-30, on CBC Radio 3! Guest host Laura-Louise Tobin will be here filling in.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Playlist - March 4, 2011 - Marnie Stern, Snowblink guest DJ

This week: Toronto's Snowblink (Daniela Gesundheit and Dan Goldman) come in to pick an hour of their favourite music; and Chris talks with guitar shredder Marnie Stern. Podcasts of this week's show are available here.

Playlist
Snowblink - Rut and Nuzzle (from Long Live)
Lim Family - Pua 'Olena (from Launa'ole: Unequalled)
Phil Phillips - Sea of Love (single)
John Southworth - Life is Unbelievable (from The Pillowmaker)
Snowblink - Amergris (from Long Live)
Split Enz - One Step Ahead (from Extravagenza)
Bruce Peninsula - Lift 'Em Up (from Lift 'Em Up / Jack Can I Ride EP)
Luxury Pond - Take Cover (from Through a Revolution)
Snowblink - The Tired Bees (from Long Live)
Hey Rosetta! - Yer Spring (from Seeds)
Vivian Girls - I Heard You Say (from Share the Joy)
Slam Dunk - Only Fun (from The Shivers)
Chikita Violenta - Tired (from TRE3S)
J Mascis - Is it Done (from Several Shades of Why)
Shotgun Jimmie - Late Last Year (from Transistor Sister)
My Dad vs. Yours - Carry the Weight (from Little Symphonies)
Jon McKiel - Motion Pictures (from Confidence Lodge)
Marnie Stern - Transformer (from This is it it and I am it and You are it and so is That)
Marnie Stern - Cinco de Mayo (from Marnie Stern)
Marnie Stern - For Ash (from Marnie Stern)
Yo La Tengo - The Story of Yo La Tengo (from I am Not Afraid of You and I will Beat Your Ass)

Next week: a preview of Canadian Music Week, with Imaginary Cities; plus, an interview with comedian Michael Showalter.