The Coolest Thing About Love: 2011

Of course I named the show after the great album by the Smittens and I pay homage to the band by using a clip of their song 11:11 for my theme. I hope the band doesn't mind, but when I have talked to various members of the band after shows they seem like nice people whom I think would be good with it.

I also use this name for my DJ night happening occasionally at the Jane Bond in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Note that the links to shows older than 6 months might not be working, if you really want those shows please send me an email and I can get them to you. (Note that prior to 2018 I called my podcast FireballXL5, so don't be confused if you look at an old setlist)

Special thanks to Jeff Woods for finding my a place to host my mp3s!

December 16, 2011

I hope everyone has a great Christmas season and you enjoy annual Fireball XL5 Christmas podcast.

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler - Home For The Holidays (See the very cute video to the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URCNMEbgd_w )

You can download the latest show directly here:

http://76.163.12.179/2011-12-16_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - December 16, 2011
TALK
Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler - Home For The Holidays
Hello Saferide - I pod X-mas
Luckly Lucky pigeons - Red Santa
Irene - Christmas on the beach
The Forest & The Trees - Santa Claus is coming
Poly Styrene - Black Christmas
JJ Barnes - Snowflakes
The Sonics - Don't Believe in Christmas
Amos Milburn - Christmas Comes But Once A Year
Meaghan Smith - It Snowed
Rosie Thomas - Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year
Metro Jets - Jingle Jangle Christmas
Eux Autres - Another Christmas At Home
Darryl Reimer - Merry Big Ole Christmas
The Wedding Present - The Wedding Present - Holly Jolly Hollywood
David Carswell and Megan Barnes - I Wanna Kiss You This Christmas
Elisa Gabbai - Winter In Canada
The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
The Wombats - Is This Christmas
The Birthday Girl vs Alexander's Festival Hall - Hey Santa
The Fall - (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas
Strawberry Whiplash - Santa Needs a Holiday
Slottet - A Cold Christmas
Frightened Rabbit - It's Christmas So We'll Stop
The Awkward Stage - Christmas Time Is Here
The Raveonettes - Come On Santa
El Perro Del Mar - Oh What A Christmas
Lucky Soul - Lonely This Christmas
Claudine Longet - Snow

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November 19, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for Coolest Thing About Love 12 - Prince Edition

The Kooks - Junk of the Heart
The Sweet Homewreckers - Wild America
Amida - It Started in Naples
Air Miami - World Cup Fever
The Whitest Boy Alive - Intentions
Young Galaxy - Peripheral Visonaries (already the second Canadian song tonight)
Prince - Diamonds and Peals (the first of many Prince or Prince related songs I'll be playing tonight)
Margie Johnson - One More Chance
Eddie Hollins - I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted to
The Airborne Toxic Event - Does This Mean You're Moving On?
Here We Go Magic - Collector
Pipas - Jean C
Vic Pitts Cheaters - Loose Boodie
Tower of Power - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
Prince - Guitar (from his album Planet Earlh)
The Virgins - Private Affair
Men Without Hats - Sideways
The Modern Lovers - Astral Plane (this one might be kind of stretch for this crowd)
Hooded Fang - Land of Giants (more great Can Con)
Shrag - Rabbit Kids
Matt & Kim - Daylight
Chalk and Number - He Knew
The Chambers Brothers - Uptown
Weird War - Girls Like That
Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
Otis Redding - Shout Bamalama (a request from the audience and a good one)
Prince - Delerious
Mr. Suitcase - You Don't Smile Anymore
Cut Copy - Saturdays (another great request from the same person)
Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions
The Cure - Hot Hot Hot
Fatboy Slim - Talkin' About My Baby (you have to slow things down every once in a while)
Ivy - Streets of Your Town
The Crash - Pony Ride
Paul Weller - From the Floorboards up
Yuck - The Wall
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Say No to Love
Dump - Erotic City (yes Prince covers count)
The Wedding Present - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Wild Nothing - Live In Dreams
Persian Rugs - Always All
Razika - Why Have We To Wait
Craft Spells - You Should Close The Door
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Prince and Sheena Easton - You've Got The Look
Sheila E - The Glamorous Life
Milton Wright - My Ol' Lady (one of the best soul songs I've heard lately)
Billy Butler - Right Track
Mark Ronson With Amy Whinehouse - Valerie
Mayer Hawethorne - Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'
The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
Saint Etienne - Lose That Girl
Lykke Li - Breaking it up
Jonna Lee - Dried Out Eyes (just got a thumbs up from an audience member for the Lykke Li)
Acid House Kings - Would You Say Stop?
Go Sailor - Windy (probably the most twee I'll get tonight)
TV Girl - Baby You Were there
Jens Lekman - Maple Leaves
The The - Slow Emotional Replay
Dent May and His Magnificent Ukelele - When You Were Mine (another Prince cover)
Prince and the Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
The Time - Jungle Love
Oscar Toney, Jr. - No Sad Songs
Shirley Ellis - Waiting
Black Grape - Reverend Black Grape
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can You Luv Me
Metronomy - She Wants
Cults - Abducted
Säkert! - Weak Is The Flesh
Pomegranates - Prouncer
Neon Indian - Hex Girlfriend
Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones - Kiss (Prince cover)
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girls (that's the top of the mountain, we are chilling from now on)
Prince & the New Power Generation - Money Don't Matter 2 Night
Kool and the Gang - Joanna
Moby - In This World
Massive Attack - Live With Me
Velvet Underground & Nico - Sunday Morning
She & Him - Sentimental Heart
The 6ths featuring Sarah Cracknell - Kissing Things
Johnny Mathis - When I Fall In Love
Prince - The Beautiful Ones (I really hope he plays this next week in Toronto)
Smittens - 11:11 (and that's a wrap)

November 4, 2011

Interesting story behind my top song of the week, Anika Norlin is a Swedish artist who sings under the band name Säkert! when she sings in Swedish and Hello Saferide when she sings in English. In a strange but cool twist she decided to translate the Swedish songs almost word for word into English and record the songs again. The result is an album called "på engelska" which translates to "in English" and although the songs were written in a different language they really work well (of course it doesn't hurt that I have a crush on Norlin as well). She explains her songwriting process in more detail here: http://cani.saekert.com/about

The rest of the show was a selection of my recent indie pop acquisitions ending with a softer low-key set. And I know it really looks like a set up, but my random ending song was by Prince who I happen to be seeing perform live in a few weeks for the first time, I swear it just worked out that way.

Websites I mentioned during the show,

Download "Man of God" by Stevie Jackson here:
http://soundcloud.com/john1306/man-of-god

See what song is today's Brassland 10th Anniversary song-a-day giveaway:
http://brassland.org/giveaway/

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Säkert! - Weak Is The Flesh (Listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcVkS2_Fcf4 )

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2011-11-04_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - November 4, 2011
TALK - Theme
Säkert! - Weak Is The Flesh
Razika - Why Have We To Wait
Wild Nothing - Summer Holiday
Kisses - People Do The Most Amazing Things
Stevie Jackson - Man of God
TALK
Veronica Falls - The Fountain
The Front Bottoms - The Boredom Is The Reason
Brilliant Colours - Value Lines
Comet Gain - Clang Of The Concrete Swans
The Slow Club - Giving Up On Love

TALK

The National - High Beams
Steel Train - You And I Under Cover
The Morning Benders - Excuses
The Weeknd - The Morning
Pocketbooks - Sparklers
TALK - Random Ending
Prince And The New Power Generation - Daddy Pop

(C) - Canadian Content

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October 21, 2011

My top song this week came from a mix that was made for the New York City Popfest way back in May (yes I finally got to it) by the website Brooklyn Vegan. I missed the popfest this year partly because I didn't recognize any of the bands, but listening to this collection of songs makes me think it still would have been a great time. You can download the songs yourself from the link below.

The second set featured someone that I had not heard from in too long of a time, the old timers out there will remember a band from KW called War Wagon which eventually evolved into Finnegan's Tongue. After releasing an album of songs that were all based on historical events or people from the Waterloo Region the band went their separate ways. Well Mike Wert from that band is finally writing some new material and with help from his former FT bandmates he sent me the song "Tom Longboat". Hopefully the is just the first of much new material coming from him.

Websites I mentioned during the show,

Download the NYC popfest mix from Brooklyn Vegan:

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/05/a_guide_to_nyc.html

See the video for the Let's Whisper song "All Happy Endings":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWTXPLFxzlI

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Go Sailor - Windy (Watch the video for a liver version of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D45gRalwSio )

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2011-10-22_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - October 21, 2011
TALK - Theme
Go Sailor - Windy
Shrag - Rabbit Kids
Chalk And The Numbers - He Knew
The Felt Tips - Boyfriend Devoted
CUFFS - Albert Knox
TALK
Mike Wert - Tom Longboat (C)
Joe Jack Talcum - Sex Sting
Wan Light - Two Worlds Away
Wakey!Wakey! - Twenty-Two
Jeffery Lewis And The Junkyard - Broken Broken Broken Heart
TALK
The New Division - Starfield
Metromony - The Look
Let's Whisper - All Happy Endings
Hyperbubble - Better Set Your Phasers On Stun
Kidstreet - Penny Candy (C)
TALK - Random Ending
Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray - Demons

(C) - Canadian Content

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September 23, 2011

I had a hard time picking my top song this week and either of the first two songs could have made the cut, but in the end I went Cold Mailman, one of the bands that I saw at the Oya festival in Norway this summer. However, the other song by Craft Spells is also awesome and that album has a good chance of being one of my favourite albums of the year. I also really liked the rest of the first set making it one of the best ones I've played in a while.

I planed the second set to be more on the rocking side of indie pop, but I'm never sure if it ever works out, and I ended with a funky set, that I'm pretty sure that worked.

Websites I mentioned during the show,

Download the Pocketbooks song Promises Promises here:

http://pocketbooks.bandcamp.com/track/promises-promises

Download the Generationals EP here:

http://www.parkthevan.com/mediumrarities/

The great How Does It Feel To Be Loved Podcast:

http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/podcast.html

Find out about the Heavyweights Brass Band here:

http://www.heavyweightsbrassband.com/

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Cold Mailman - Pull Yourself Together And Fall In Love With Me (Watch the video for the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2V3jp3e1Fg )

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2011-09-23_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - September 23, 2011
TALK - Theme
Cold Mailman - Pull Yourself Together And Fall In Love With Me
Craft Spells - After The Moment
The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
Pocketbooks - Promises, Promises
P.S. I Love You - Facelove
TALK
Yuck - Get Away
Electric Trickle Machine - Part Of Me
Tilly And The Wall - Nights Of The Living Dead
Generationals - Greenleaf
Kids On A Crime Spree - I Don't Want To Call You Baby, Baby
TALK
Eddie Hollins - I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To
Shirley Ellis - Waiting
Michael Dunston - Soul Revolution
Heavyweight Brass Band - Beat It
Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions
TALK - Random Ending
The Style Council - Speak Like A Child

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September 9, 2011

It was a funky start to this show all stemming from the top song, Erik Hassle's Hurtful, which turns out to be a song from a few years ago that was recently made a free download on Amazon that caused its resurgence. I found out about it from the great popcasting podcast ( http://popcastingpop.com/ ).

The next set consitsted of recent indie-popular songs that I discovered through satellite radio when my rental car was upgraded. There are a couple of great satellite radio stations that play indie pop and at one point they were both playing The Cults, that was a sign that I had to play them at my DJ night at the Jane Bond (details here: http://thecoolestthingaboutlove.blogspot.com/ ) as well as on the podcast.

The last set were a bunch of songs that I have been listening to forever on my MP3 player and finally had a chance to get them out. The Random Ending song, randomly chosen from my music collection, was Sloan's Everything You've Done Wrong, still my favourite Sloan song.

Websites I mentioned during the show

Great video for Birthday Boy by Kidstreet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lwWvxnnCJw/

Find out about Sirius XMU here:

http://www.siriusxm.com/siriusxmu

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Erik Hassle - Hurtful (Watch the video for the song hereDownload the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXAbXYE8iQk )

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2011-09-09_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - September 9, 2011
TALK - Theme
Erik Hassle - Hurtful
Kidstreet - Crazy (C)
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffitti - Round And Round
The Chambers Brothers - Uptown
Kool And The Gang - Ladies Night
TALK
Cults - Bumper
Real Estate - It's Real
TV Girl - Baby You WereThere
Smith Westerns - Still New
Here We Go Magic - Collector
TALK
Burning Hearts - Into The Wilderness
Jane Pow - Sophia Green
The Definite Article - Six Foot Two And Real
The Andersen Tapes - Visual Explanations
The Momeraths - The Boyfriend Song
TALK - Random Ending
Sloan - Everything You've Done Wrong

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August 20, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for Coolest Thing About Love 11 - Oya Festival Edition

The Zutons - You Will You Want
Winston - Saying the same thing
The Salteens - Time You Have Been Wasting
The Snow Fairies - The Life Of A Total Square
Gigi - No, My Heart Will Go On
The Winstons - Amen Brother
Tower of Power - You Ought To Be Having Fun
Carol Ford - Run Baby
Jackie Deshannon - Find Me Love
Pulp - Common People (they played the Oya festival and were one of my favourites, I really liked Jarvis Cocker's banter)
Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy OYA
Sebadoh - Ocean OYA
Cults - Bumper
Real Estate - It's Real
The Avertt Brothers - Kick Drum Heart OYA
Noah and the Whale - 2 Atoms in a Molecule OYA
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home OYA
The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me
Mayer Hawthorne - A Long Time OYA
Janelle Monee - Metropolis OYA
The Isley Brothers - Pop That Thing
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
Hercules and Love Affair - Painted Eyes OYA
Matthew Dear – Slowdance OYA
Kidstreet - Crazy (Karl from the band just came into the bar so I am continuing my policy of playing music of the people who come out)
The Fall - Hit The North
New Order - Regret
OMD - Enola Gay
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums
The Style Council - Long Hot Summer
The The - Perfect
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
The Go-Betweens - Bye Bye Pride
The Wedding Present - Swimming Pool, Movie Stars
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Body OYA
The Drums - Money
TV Girl - Baby You Were There
Team Me - Weathervanes and chemicals (a band I heard at OYA that has listened to a lot of Arcade Fire)
Arcade Fire - Modern Man
Belle and Sebastian - Dirty Dream Number Two
The Cure - Let's Go To Bed
The Positions - Back To Me
Lucky Soul - Add Your Light To Mine
Knock, Knock, Ginger - It's your Money, Honey (2 members of the band are in attendance tonight)
Modern English - I Melt With You
Pet Shop Boys - It Always Comes As A Surprise
Prince and the Revolution - The Beautiful Ones
Earth, Wind, and Fire - The Changing Times
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - How Long Do I have To Wait OYA
Kool and the Gang - Ladies Night
Dionne Warwick - People Got To Be Free
Craft Spells - After The Moment
Erik Hassle - Hurtful
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend
Lykke Li - Get Some OYA
Twin Shadows - When Were Dancing OYA
Au Revoir Simone - Stars
Black Grape - Reverend Black Grape
The Haunches - Vampirella
The Equals - I Get So Excited
Supersuckers - Hey Ya
Nervous Curve - Touch Wood
Reba McEntire - Fancy (request)
Magnetic Fields - Crazy for you (but not that crazy)
Starlight Recorder - Girl From Outer Space
Cold Mailman - Time is of the Essence OYA (I think this is the last OYA band I have to play tonight)
Gorillaz - On Meloncholy Hill
Feist - Inside and Out
Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde
The Rascals - Groovin'
Zombies - Time of the Season
Jonathan Richman - When I Dance
Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele - When You Were Mine
Bullfrog - Beautiful
Blue Hawaiians - Martini 5 - 0
The Smittens - 11:11

May 28, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for Coolest Thing About Love 10 - Video Edition

Blaze f/ Barbra Tucker - Most Precious Love
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing In My House
Fitz and the Tantrams - Moneygrabber
Calvin Harris - Moneymaking at my place
Lush - Ladykiller
The Concretes - Chosen One
The Ravonettes - That Great Love Sound
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Everything With You
The Modernettes - Barbra
The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno
Allo Darling - My Heart Is A Drummer
Final Fantasy - This is the dream of Win and Regine
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Magic Numbers - Forever Lost
Bloc Party - Banquet
Annie - Heartbeat
Adele - Someone Like You (live at the Brit Awards 2011) Request
The Delgados - Coming in from the Cold
Bats for Lashes - What's A Girl To Do
Prince - Cream
Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Lovin'
Royskopp - Poor Leno
I am the World Trade Center - Metro
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck
Tracy Thorn - It's All True
The Drums - I Felt Stupid
The Sunny Street - Insull
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Those Dancing Days - I'll Be Yours
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
The School - Is He Really Coming Home
Orca Team - Vancouver BC
Betty and the Warewolves - Paper Thin
Husker Du - Could You Be The One
The Like - What I Say and What I Mean
Electric 6 - Danger High Voltage
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Kill Your Television
Knock Knock Ginger - Safety In Letters
Kidstreet - X
Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
Faithless f/Estelle - Why Go?
The Prodogy - Voodoo People
Groove Armada - Paper Romance
Mr. President - The Best Is Yet To Come
Archie Bell and the Drells - Tighten Up
The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
Roots Manuva - Witness
Darwin Deez - Bad Day (Request)
Kenna - Freetime
Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube
The Decemberists - Sixteen Military Wives
Michael Andrews f/ Gary Jules - Mad World
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng
Joy Division - Transmission (playmobil stop motion)
New Order - Krafty
Morcheeba - Otherwise
Lyyke Li - Get Some
Goldfrapp - Twist
Cassius - The Sound of Violence
Golden Boy f/ Miss Kitten - Rippin Kitten
The The - Infected
Jonny - Candyfloss
Lucky Soul - Add Your Light to Mine, Baby
Jens Lekman - You Are The Light
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away
Freddie and the Dreamers - Do The Freddie
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Oran Juice Jones - The Rain
Bran Van 3000 - Astounded
Fiest - One Evening
Massive Attack - Live With Me
Morrissey - Every Day Is Like Sunday
Bob Mould - See A Little Light
Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Unrest - Isabel
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends
Hello Saferide - The Quiz
The Smittens - 11:11

August 19, 2011

This show was a special one as it highlighted bands that I saw last week at the Oya Festival in Oslo, Norway: http://www.oyafestivalen.com/pages/eng/1-news

I didn't get to play all of the bands that I saw but I think that this show gives a good flavour of the festival. I also tried to give you a feeling of what it was like to be there and point out some of the things they did well such as their environmental efforts.

I split the sets up into indie pop, Scandinavian bands, funky bands, and electro pop. There were some heavy metal and other harder bands but I didn't really actively watch any of those so they didn't make the show.

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Pulp - Common People (See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqgXzPfAxjo )

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http://76.163.12.179/2011-08-19_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - August 19, 2011

TALK - Theme
Pulp - Common People
Sebadoh - Ocean
Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy
The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart
Noah And The Whale - 2 Atoms In A Molecule
Givers - Up Up Up
TALK (Scandinavian set)
Cold Mailman - Time Is Of The Essence
Sakert - Vi Kommer Att Da Samtidigt
Team Me - Weathervanes and chemicals
Kaizers Orchestra - Knekker Deg Til Sist
Lykke Li - Get Some
TALK
Janelle Monee - Metropolis
Mayer Hawthorne - A Long Time
Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?
The Budos Band - T.I.B.W.F.
TALK
Hercules And Love Affair - Painted Eyes
120 Days - Sleepwalking
Twin Shadow - When We're Dancing
Matthew Dear - Slowdance
TALK
Aphex Twin - Window Licker

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July 22, 2011

This was a special all-internet version of the podcast as all the songs came from streaming sites all over the web. As a result you can see that after each song on the setlist is the location where you can listen to the song yourself, maybe listen to other songs by that artist, and hey if you like them you might even want to purchase a song or two.

My top song of the week was by British band Allo Darling who I had the pleasure of seeing a few weeks ago in Toronto and there I picked up their 2010 self-titled debut album. They have a great indie-pop sound that even impressed some of the really drunk guys who randomly walked into the El Macombo during the show. Another bonus of seeing them live was that I recognized the bass player as a member of Moustache of Insanity whom I saw at last year's NYC popfest, this made me feel cool in my own mind and made me realize my twee pop obsession has really gotten out of hand.

All of the second set was from the blog Beat the Indie Drum where they put out a list of 32 albums that were the best of the year so far. Along with the more famous bands like Lykke Li, The Acid House Kings, and Peter, Bjorn, and John there were also a lot of lesser known artists. I'm sure that if you listen to all the songs you will find a few that you really enjoy, I know that I did.

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Allo Darling - Kiss Your Lips (View a live version of the song here: http://vimeo.com/7633429 )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 24, 2011

TALK - Theme
Allo Darling - Kiss Your Lips http://vimeo.com/7633429
Jens Lekman - Cowboy Boots http://soundcloud.com/twentyfourbit/jens-lekman-cowboy-boots
Armand Mirpour - Easy Me Down http://soundcloud.com/gimme-indie/armand-mirpour-easy-me-down
The Drums - Money http://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/tracy-tracy-on-the-the-ducking-stool/
The Field Mice - Coach Station Reunion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm3J8yY-3AsTALK (best of the year so far) http://www.beattheindiedrum.com/?p=5200

Asobi Seksu - Trance out
the Do - Bohemian Dances
Fishboy - Adrian Simmons
Code Pie - Muddy Shoes (C)
Craft Spells - You Should Close The Door
TALK

The Give It Ups - Why Won't You Go Out With Me? http://soundcloud.com/oddbox/the-give-it-ups-why-wont-you/
Horowitz - Get Cleansed! http://soundcloud.com/oddbox/horowitz-get-cleansed/
The Joliettes - Girls Like Me (C) http://www.myspace.com/thejoliettes
The Lovely Eggs - Don't Look at me (I don't Like it) http://www.myspace.com/thelovelyeggs
The Primitives - The Witch http://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/tracy-tracy-on-the-the-ducking-stool/
TALK (Random Ending)

The Pet Shop Boys - It Always Comes As A Surprise

(c) - Canadian Content

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June 24, 2011

Sorry, it has been a while since the last podcast, I've been relocating and finally have all of the necessary equipment in one place to do a recording. But the result is that this is an indie poptastic show with lots of the great music that I've been collecting over the last many weeks.

I'll say right now that I expect two of the songs in the first set to end up being on my top 10 singles of this year. The second set all came from a sampler from Brassland Records of New York that you can download for free here: http://brassland.bandcamp.com/album/brassland-sampler-for-2011-free , it features such artists as The National and Baby Dayliner.

I never know what to play for the last song of the show as it is usually orphaned away from the other sets, so I'm going to try something new and take a random song from my digital music collection and use that as my last song. We'll see how it goes, but I really liked and forgotten about this week's random ending.

Websites I mentioned during the show

See the interview with The Hobbes Fanclub:

http://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/interview-with-the-hobbes-fanclub/

Learn about Amanda Mair and download her song here:

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011/04/labrador-announce-newest-signing-16-year-old-amanda-mair/

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Generationals - Ten-Twenty-Ten (Download the song here: http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/04/12/song-of-the-day-generationals-ten-twenty-ten/ )

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://76.163.12.179/2011-06-24_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 24, 2011
TALK - Theme
Generationals - Ten-Twenty-Ten
Phil Wilson - I Own It
The Hobbes Fanclub - Outside Myself
Help Stamp Out Loneliness - Record Shop
Sloppy Joe - Sometimes
TALK
Baby Dayliner - The Way You Look Tonight
The National - Cold Girl Fever
Pela - Episodes
Buke & Gass - Your Face Before You Left
Clogs f/ Shara Worden - Cocodrillo
TALK
Pocket Satellite - Toy Train
Sweetest Ache - Tell Me How It Feels
Maren Parusel - Days In Universe
Amanda Mair - House
The Shapiros - Gone By Fall
TALK - Random Ending
Loney Dear - Airport Surroundings
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April 29, 2011

A lot of new material this show with the first set consisting entirely of albums released in 2011, many of which will probably end up in my top 10 for the year. These included songs by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Go! Team, Acid House Kings, Those Dancing Days, and Lykke Li. And I now know that I mis-interpreted the lyric in The Pains song, instead of "you look so hard in fishnets and leather" I thought it was "you look so hot ...", I like my version better.

After a set of some more rocking indie music I ended with a funky set, something I haven't done in a while. Sorry about the sound quality on the Archie Bell and the Drells song, but the I just loved the song too much not to play it.

Websites I mentioned during the show

Download the Those Darlins song:

http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/04/07/song-of-the-day-those-darlins-be-your-bro/

Learn about the Shop Assistants:

http://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/shop-assistants-safety-net/

See the Archie Bell & the Drells video:

http://didnotchart.blogspot.com/2011/04/soul-investigators-make-it-mellow.html

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Body (Listen to the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IsntCSfn1c )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - April 29, 2011
TALK - ThemeThe Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Body
The Go! Team - Ready To Go Steady
Acid House Kings - (I'm In) A Chorus Line
Those Dancing Days - Help Me Close My Eyes
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Acoustic Version)
TALK
Orca Team - Vancouver, BC (C)
Casper & The Cookies - Jennifer's House
Those Darlins - Be Your Bro
Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High
Shop Assistants - Safety Net
TALK
Fitz And the Tantrums - Rich Girls
Mr President - The Best Is Yet To Come
Breakestra - Need A Little LoveArchie Bell & the Drells - Tighten Up
The Equals - Mary Jane
TALK
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (C)
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April 23, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for The Coolest Thing About Love 9 - Easter Edition
March 26, 2011

The Cloud Room - Hey Now Now
Seymore Saves The World - Summer 2005
Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It
Winston - Saying the Same Thing
The Zutons - You Will You Won`t
The Equals - Mary Jane (I really don`t know if this song is about pot or not)
Tower of Power - What Is Hip?
Kidstreet - X (Karl from the band is in audience, continuing my pledge to play songs by people who are actually come out to the bar)
Tracey Thorn - It's All True
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Dimitri From Paris f. Pascal Pioux - The Place is Rockin'
Fitz and the Tantrums - Pickin' Up The Pieces
The Commodores - Brick House
Ty Karim - You Just Don't Know
Willie Dixon - Our Kind Of Love
Young Galaxy - Outside The City
The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights (getting back to the indie pop)
The Gresham Flyers - Shiftwork
Murdery Mystery - Change My Mind
The Salteens - If Love is Gone Where Do We Go From Here?
Sambassadeur - Days
The School - Hoping and Praying
The Charade - Mondy Morning
The Pipettes - Why Did You Stay?
New Order - Wierdo
The Originals - Down to Love Town
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Cassius f Jocelyn Brown - I'm a Woman
Black Grape - In the Name of the Father (how about this as my song for Easter?)
Fishbone - Freddie's Dead (transition song between the funky and rock)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - My Terrible Friend (from their latest album which is quite good by the way)
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love?
Neverever - Teardrop Tattoo
The Ravonettes - That Great Love Sound
Modern Lovers - I Fell Asleep In Your Arms
The Jessica Fletchers - Summer Holiday and me
Tullycraft - The Punks Are Writing Love Songs
Dum Dum Girls - Jail la la
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (get ready for the power pop after this song)
Those Dancing Days - Help Me Close My Eyes (from their latest album which is quite good by the way)
The Airborne Toxic Event - Does This Mean You're Moving On
Lucky Soul - Add Your Light To Mine Baby
Belle and Sebastian - Sukie In The Graveyard
Acid House Kings - Are We Lovers or Are We Friends? (from their latest album which is quite good by the way)
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - 1999
The Drums - Saddest Summer
The Go! Team - Secretary Song
Los Campesinos! - Ways To Make It Through The Wall
I Am The World Trade Center - Love Tragedy
Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel - White Lines
Earth, Wind, and Fire - Shining Star
The Gap Band - Early in the Morning (about the last 3 songs, welcome to my high school memories)
Prince and the New Power Generation - Strollin' (for Sarah)
Velma Cross and Her High Steppers - I'll Be Oh So Good
Skeeter Davis - Let Me Get Close To You
Kool and the Gang - Ladies Night (request for Milosz)
Constellation Orchestra - Funk Encounter
Tommy Neal - Going To A Happening (request played from an Ipod)
Lou Johnson - Magic Potion
Johnny Watson - I Say, I Love You
Dion - I Was Born to Cry
Gigi f Rose Melberg - Alone On The Pier
She & Him - This Is Not A Test
Freshwater Drum - Part Of Your Painting (a song I digitized from a cassette)
The The - The Beat(en) Generation
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy (place has really cleared out, might be an early night for all)
Library Voices - Step Off The Map and Float
The Earaches - Not The Kinda Man I Am
The Primary 5 - Mail Man
Smith Westerns - Weekend
The XX - Islands
The 6th - Heaven In A Black Leather Jacket
The Whitest Boy Alive - Intentions (thanks to Eric for this one)
Skye Edwards - Love Show
Louis Philippe - Heaven Is Above Your Head
Dent May and His Magnificient Ukulele - When You Were Mine (this should get the last of the "sippers" out)
Bullfrog - Beautiful
The Smittens - 11:11

April 1, 2011

The show started with an album that has been a long time coming, the last Acid House Kings album was way back in 2006 and although the band members have done various other projects, this was the first proper Acid House Kings release since then. The album is called Music Sounds Better With You and is filled with all the happy feel good indie pop that you would expect from them.

The rest of the show was a random selection of great music that I've come across in the last little while as well as an indie pop classic from Guided By Voices.

**podcast bonus - can you find my big mistake in the first talking bit? **

Websites I mentioned during the show

Listen to the entire Red Shoe Diaries here:

http://redshoediaries.bandcamp.com/

Download the Young Galaxy song here:

http://www.listenbeforeyoubuy.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Young%20Galaxy/Young%20Galaxy%20-%20Peripheral%20Visionaries.mp3

Get the free Jonny EP here:

http://www.mergerecords.com/audio/jonny/Jonny_FreeEP.zip

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Acid House Kings - Would You Say Stop? (Download the song here: http://www.labrador.se/stop/ )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - April 1, 2011
TALK - ThemeAcid House Kings - Would You Say Stop?
Pencil Tin - Poignant
The Friend - New Berlin Wall
Red Shoe Dairies - Underage Disco
Happy Dead Men - The Age Of ChivalryTALK
Jonny - I Want To Be Around You
The Year's Model - No Miracles
Phil Wilson - I Own It
Don Lennon - Rats!
Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy
TALK
Young Galaxy - Peripheral Visionaries (C)
New Socks - Trampoine
Chad Valley - Up And Down
Wesafari - Matchbox
de Montevert - High On You
TALK
Stevie Wonder - That Girl

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March 26, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.Setlist for The Coolest Thing About Love 8 - Earth Hour Edition
March 26, 2011

The Icicles - Sugar Sweet
California Snow Story - The Only One That Matters
Bordeauxxx - Heartstrings
Lake Holiday - Don't Stay Forever
Moby - Extreme Ways
MPHO - Box N Locks (Don't know about this band, but I love the Echo Beach sample)
Ladytron - Seventeen
Faunts - It Hurts Me All The Time
Young Galaxy - Peripheral Visonaries
Chicklet - Superficial
The Grope Toads - Antivalence
Firefly - Made Me Glad (Firefly are a local Waterloo Band, maybe I'll be playing more of those tonight?
Chris Joss - Discoteque Dancing (start of a funky set)
Tower of Power featuring Huey Lewis - 634-5789 (never thought I would ever play Huey Lewis at the Jane Bond)
Gino Soccio - Turn It Around (told you it was getting funky)
Margie Joseph - One More Chance
The Futureheads - Decent Days And Nights
Montt Mardie - Set Sail Tomorrow
The Darling Buds - Burst
Kisswhistle - Simply So (for Chris)
Destroyer - Chinatown (request from Paul)
The New Pornographers - Letter From An Occupant (seems to make sense after Destroyer)
B. Fleischmann f Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
Seapony - Dreaming (this band has gotten some hype lately, I like this song a lot)
Scarboro Aquarium Club - Black Swan Days (another Waterloo area band)
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
The Wake - Pale Spectre (these guys are putting out some reissues for Record Store Day that I'm hoping to find)
Forrie - Call 911 (Fred Falke Remix)
Don Ray - Got To Have Loving (We are heavy into the disco now people)
Prince - Kiss
Brothers of Soul - Come On Back
The Great Experience - Don't Forget To Remember
Pizzicato Five - Happy Sad
The Style Council - Shout To The Top
The Equals - Baby Come Back (pre - Electric Avenue Eddy Grant)
Ivy - Thinking About You
Electronic - Getting Away With It (I wasn't planning on playing any New Order this time out, so this will be the closest)
Cardigans - Lovefools (wish I had played this a few songs ago)
The Math And Physics Club - Last Dance (coming to an indie pop section)
Camera Obscura - Let Me Go Home
Jens Lekman - Your Arms Me (Paul wanted to hear some Jens and I was going to play this song anyway - starts a trio of Swedish music)
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona (fun fact : none of them are from Barcelona)
Sambassadeur - Stranded (ends the trio of Swedish bands)
The Pocketbooks - Fleeting Moments (I hope they are working on a new album)
They Might Be Giants - Don't Let Start
The Pastels - Breaking Lines (for Crhis)
Magnetic Fields - Busby Berkeley Dreams
The School - Let It Slip
The Go! Team - Buy Nothing Day (kind of like Earth Day right?)
The Library Voices - Kendra On The Dance Floor (starts with the band counting in time like the Go! Team song previously)
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Love is Fucking Right
The Magic Numbers - Forever Lost (really good song that I forget about for long periods of time)
The Crash - Pony Ride (from Finland)
Client - Pornography
Arcade Fire - Month of May (playing this song a bit early)
Yo La Tengo - Nothing To Hide
Sugar - A Good Idea
The Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation (request from the floor - those last 2 songs went together as I seem to remember Bob Mould saying he listened to a lot Pixies when recording Sugar)
Two Seconds - Make a Run For It (Acoustic Version)
Tender Trap - Do You Want A Boyfriend
Knock Knock Ginger - Love Renee (sucking up to the band members in the Jane Bond)
Annemarie - Apple (Suicide On Your Radio)
Cub - Everything's Geometry
Murder Mystery - Lover Astronaut
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
The Drums - Me And The Moon
Joel Plaskett - Please Don't Return (I remember seeing him long ago in this very bar)
A Popular History of Signs - Justice Not Vengence
Regina Spektor - Fidelity
Adele - Chasing Pavement
The New Deal - Don't Blame Yourself
Big Audio Dynamite - Innocent Child (the bar is now empty except for me and the staff, think I`ll call it a night)
Smittens - 11:11

March 11, 2011

The entire first set came from a sampler that was put out before the New England Popfest last November, I finally got around to playing some of the great songs that were on it. In particular my top song was done by the Smittens (who of course do the theme to my DJ night at the Jane Bond) and is one of those songs that I had to listen to everyday for about 2 weeks.

And a note about the last song I played, the song "Love Bath" by Smokey Robinson is just as good as you might image a song like this might be. I was quite surprised to learn that the song comes from a release from last year.

Websites I mentioned during the show

Interview with Blue Summer, also where you can download their song:

http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=918

Interview with The Gits, also where you can download their song:

http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=994

Download the Naivepop or Petitfool song here and learn about the Japanese magazine it came from:

http://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/06/13/new-japanese-magazine-and-cd-about-diy-pop-culture-merci-magazine/

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
The Smittens - Sapphire (Stock-Aitken-Waterman Mix by Nixon) (Download the song here: http://v.gd/uw3wDL )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - March 11, 2011
TALK - Theme
The Smittens - Sapphire (Stock-Aitken-Waterman Mix by Nixon)
Strega - Too Hot Master
The Hush Now - The Other Ones
Bourgeois Heroes - I Wanna Be Nice To You
Onward Chariots - Seven Miles Away
TALK
Blue Summer - Listen To Me
The Gits (UK) - Two Many People
Smith Westerns - Weekend
The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart
The Hotrats - Damaged Goods
TALK
Seapony - Dreaming
Naivepop or petitfool - Sunday Morning
Gold-Bears - Something To Think About
Bordeauxxx - Heartstrings
Burning Hearts - Iris
TALK
Smokey Robinson - Love Bath

(C) - Canadian Content

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February 26, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for The Coolest Thing About Love 7 - Oscar Edition
February 26, 2011

The sound of Arrows - Danger!
Burning Hearts - Night Animal
My Darling You! - Everything Alright
5.6.7.8`s - WooHoo from Kill Bill (the first of my movie songs for tonight because of the Oscars tomorrow night)
The Hotrats - Damaged Goods
Mates of State - My Only Offer
Gigi - Someone Tell Me Please
James Kirk - Rehab (yes that is his real name)
Kisswhistle - I Dreamed A Genie
Sekiden - S.T.A.Y.
The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - One Night Stand
My Teenage Stride - Ears Like Golden Bats
Moby - One Of These Days
The Creations - A Dream
Ty Karim - You Just Don`t Know
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (heard this song last week at a strange burlesque variety show and knew I had to play it tonight)
Acid House Kings - Would You Say Stop (The second since from their album coming out next month)
The Mary Onettes - Dare (A request for Michael)
Allo Darlin`- If Loneliness Was Art
Math and Physics Club - Jimmy Had A Polaroid
Knock Knock Ginger - Love Renee (As I said last time I was here, if you come out to my DJ night I`ll play a song by your band)
Mighty Mighty - Law (From the legendary NME C86 compilation)
Pet Shop Boys - You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You Are Drunk
St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
I Am The World Trade Center - Future Sightings
Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
B-52s - Summer Of Love
Jimmy Smith - Stay Loose (Either there are a lot of B52 fans here tonight or people were cheering something else)
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (what movie is this song from? - answer next tweet)
Casanova Two - We Got To Keep On (The Bobby Woman song was from Jackie Brown)
Lavender Diamond - Open Your Heart
Magnetic Fields - You and Me and The Moon
The Hush Now - The Other Ones (A song I just found out about lately and I am obsessed with it now)
Those Dancing Days - I'll Be Yours (These ladies have been getting better with each single, I'm excited about their first CD next month) **Correction second CD, Whoops my bad
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Stay Alive (I think I have played these guys every time I have DJed here)
Elefant - Misfit
Men Without Hats - Sideways (some cancon)
The Ramones - Howling At The Moon (from the movie Roadkill that had its world premier across the street)
The Clash - 1-2 Crush on You
Little Boots - Crush on You (Sorry my internet went down there for a bit)
Lindstrom and Christabelle - Lovesick
The Friend - New Berlin Wall
New Order - Krafty
The Drums - Don't Be A Jerk, Johnny (another band I always play)
The Dramatics - All Because Of You
The Flirtations - Stronger Than Her Love
Plantium Pied Pipers - On A Cloud
Prince and the New Power Generation - Cream
Stevie Wonder - That Girl (another song I heard last week that I knew I was going to play tonight)
Head Automatica - Please Plese Please (A request from the audience)
Hot Chip - I Feel Better
Onward Chariots - Seven Miles Away
Yo La Tengo - Let's Save Tony Orlando's House (got to love a Simpon's reference in a song title)
Shirley Horn - Come Dance With Me
David Holmes - $160 Million Chinese Man (from the ocean's 11 soundtrack)
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (from the movie 500 Days of Summer)
Burning Hearts - Iris
Iced Bears - Balloon song
Saturday Looks Good To Me - The Girl Distracted
Eytan Mirsky - I just Wanna Be Your Steve McQueen (from the movie The Tao of Steve)
Comet Gain - A Kind of Loving
Lucky Soul - A Coming of Age
Annette Funicello - Bikini Beach
The Shermans - Summer In Your Heart
Acid Test - Mr. Skin (from the movie Highway 61)
Franka Potente and Thomas D - Wish (Komm Zu Mir) (from the movie Run Lola Run)
Bocce - Mr. X
Starbeam - Gary Numanm (from a great little known album)
Carmel - Easy for you
The Pipettes - Because It's not Love (But It's still a feeling) (This might be the last high energy song of the night)
Jean Paul Young - Love is in the Air (from the movie Strickly Ballroom)
Telepopmusik - Breathe
Brandi Disterheft - Twilight Curtain
Earth, Wind, and Fire - Getaway (I've always wanted to play these guys here but have been too afraid)
Smokey Robinson - Love Bath (what a great song title)
The XX - Crystalised
Major Lance - Rhythm
Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing (always regret that I didn't go to Toronto when these guys played a few years ago)
Lloyd Cole - Don't Look Back
The Smittens - 11:11

February 18, 2011

Some great new indie pop, some free downloads, and a link to porn, all in a day's work at the Fireball XL5 podcast.

My top song of the week was a bonus song on a 7 inch single that came with the most recent Belle and Sebastian album when you bought it directly from Matodor Records (which I did not do). So I was surprised when I heard it and realized that it is as good or better then any song on the proper album. The name of the song is "Suicide Girl" and if you don't know what that refers to then I'll leave it to you to do an internet search or if you are not at work you can click on the second video for the song below and find out.

For the rest of the show I tried to get to the large amount of new music that I've accumulated since my last new show back in December. My highlight was the new song by Those Dancing Days who just seem to be getting better and better with each single, the real test will be their first album which comes out in March.

Websites I mentioned during the show

The video for Those Dancing Days I'll Be Yours:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipuXl9XfUhE

Get the Les Breastfeeders song 400 Miles here:

http://lesbreastfeeders.ca/

Download the entire Between the Waves Volume A album here:

http://www.eardrumspop.com/2010/04/19/b2wvola/

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Belle and Sebastian - Suicide Girl (Stream the song here with no offensive video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibYWlIid47g )

(Stream a very naughty version of the song here NOTE: DEFINITELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK : http://vimeo.com/17135848 )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - February 18, 2011
TALK - Theme
Belle and Sebastian - Suicide Girl
Phil Wilson - Up To London
Those Dancing Days - I'll Be Yours
When Nalda Became Punk - Summer, You And Me
Allo, Darlin' - If Loneliness Was Art
TALK
Les Breastfeeders - 400 Miles
Wild Nothing - Golden Haze
Beach Fossils - Daydream
Mystery Jets - Flash A Hungry Smile
Tender Trap - Do You Want A Boyfriend?
TALK
Jacob Borshard And Helena Sundin - Summer Will Have Its Way
Apple Orchard - The Great Dividing Range
Lemolo - Whale Song
Francis - I Was Never Bored At All
Ji Nilsson - Lalalovesick
TALK
The Radio Dept. - The New Improved Hypocrisy

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January 29, 2011

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for The Coolest Thing About Love 6
January 29, 2011

Eskobar - Flat Earth
Bye Bye Bicycle - Eastside
Peter Bjorn and John - Let's Call It Off
Clem Slide - Denise
Stars - Calendar Girl
Gigi featuring Katie Eastburn - The Marquee
She & Him - Ridin' In My Car
Neverever - Young Runaways
Library Voices - Party Like It's 2012
Joy Division - Transmission
The School - Is He Really Coming Home?
Samabassadeur - Days
The Mary Onettes - Puzzles
Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around Me
Looper - Mondo '77
Fatboy Slim - Talking About My Baby
Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People
Astrid Swan - Unrelated
Groove Armada - Paper Romance
Ivy - Get Enough
Bocce - Highlighter (Reverse Video)
Saint Etienne - Mario's Cafe
Churchbuilder - French Kiss Conspiracy
Lykke Li - Little Bit
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?
Fitz & the Tantrams - Moneygrabber
Paii and the Emblems - It's The Little Things
Make that Patti and the Emblems
The Tempos - (Countdown) Here I Come
Donny Elbert - A Little Piece of Leather
Strega - Too Hot Master
The Smittens - Sapphire (Stock-Aiken-Waterman Mix)
Kisses - Kisses
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
New Order - Blue Monday
Knock, Knock, Ginger - Safety in Letters
Belle and Sebastian - Suicide Girl
Murder Mystery - What My Baby Said
The Drums - I Felt Stupid
The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars
The Hotrats - Damaged Goods
Electric Six - Improper Dancing
The Wedding Present - Swimming Pools, Movie Stars
The The - Dogs Of Lust
The Stone Roses - Elephant Stone
Beastie Boys - Funky Boss
Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
Kasso - Brazillian Dancer
Cut Glass - Without Your Love
Billy Watkins - The Ice-Man
Lois Lane - Turn Me Loose
The Pipettes - One Night Stand
The Pocketbooks - Footsteps
Plumtree - Sodium Chrloride
Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing
Yo La Tengo - If It's True
Sugar - Your Favourite Thing
The Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town
The Cure - Pictures Of You
Luna - Sideshow By The Seashore
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes
Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
Math and Physics Club - La La Lisa
Jonny - i Want To Be Around
Antarctica Takes It! - C&F
Mighty Mighty - Law
B. Fleischmann featuring Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
Matt & Kim - Daylight
Acid House Kings - 7 days
The Creations - A Dream
The Great Experience - Don't Forget To Remember
The Four Tops - Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
Solomon Burke - Got to get you off of my mind
Fiest - One Evening
Afternoon Naps - Postcard
Juni Jarvi - The Stars Above Indian Lake
Jonathan Richman - When She Kisses Me
The Magnetic Fields - Busby Berkeley Dreams
Dimitri From Paris - Nothing To Lose
The Smittens - 11:11

January 21, 2011

The second part of my Best of 2010 series with my best albums of the year. Unlike the singles I did this show in order from number 10 to number 1.

You can see the full list of my top albums of 2010, along with where to buy the music and support the bands, at www.fireballxl5.ca

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://71.18.55.208/2011-01-21_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - January 21, 2011
TALK - Theme
Lucky Soul - Woah Billy!
Bocce - Highlighter (Reverse Video) (C)
She & Him - Gonna Get Along Without You Know
Gigi - The Marquee (C)
Math and Physics Club - Jimmy Had A Polaroid
TALK
Library Voices - Insider Trading (On Outsider Art) (C)
Library Voices - Party Like It's 2012 (C)
The School - Is He Really Coming Home?
The School - Let It Slip
TALK
The Drums - Best Friend
The Drums - Me And The Moon
TALK
Antarctica Takes It! - C&F
Antarctica Takes It! - Straight To Your Heart
TALK
Belle And Sebastian - I Want The World To Stop
Belle And Sebastian - Write About Love

(C) - Canadian Content

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January 7, 2011

What else to say except that this show simply showcased all of my top singles from the year 2010. Apart from playing my number one single of the year at the beginning, for the rest of the show I put songs together that worked better musically.

You can see the actual order of my singles list at www.fireballxl5.ca

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last best of show):
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco (Video of Neil Hannon talking about writing the song: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2010/may/20/neil-hannon-how-i-wrote )

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http://71.18.55.208/2011-01-07_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - January 7, 2011
TALK - Theme
The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
Murder Mystery - I Am (If You Are)
Groove Armada - Paper Romance
Hot Chip - I Feel Better
TALK
Antarctica Takes It! - Try, Try, Try (Brixton Sessions)
Juni Jarvi f/ Annika Norlin - I Love It When You Call Me Baby
Gorrillaz - On Meloncholy Hill
Starlight Recorder - Girl From Outer Space
TALK
The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire
S'ambassadeur - Days
Math And Physics Club - Love Or Loneliness
TALK
Best Coast - Boyfriend
Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
Young Rival - The Ocean (C)
Avi Buffalo - What's In It For?

(C) - Canadian Content

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