The Coolest Thing About Love

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!

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 )

You can download the latest show directly here:
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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Fireball XL5 Best of 2010 - Albums

1. Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love Buy it here

2. Antarctica Takes It! - Constellations Listen to and buy the album here

3. The Drums - The Drums Buy it here

4. The School - Loveless Unbeliever Buy it here

5. Library Voices - Denim Denim Buy it here

6. The Math and Physics Club - I Shouldn't Look As Good As I Do Buy it here

7. Gigi - Maintenant Buy it here

8. She and Him - Volume 2 Buy it here

9. Bocce - Disambiguation Download the album here (and support the band with some cash)

10. Lucky Soul - A Coming of Age Buy it here

Fireball XL5 Best of 2010 - Singles

December 24, 2010

As has been my tradition lately I present a continous mix of Christmas music for your seasonal pleasure. Hope everybody has a great holiday. See you in the new year with my Best of 2010 shows.

First song of the show (best Christmas song I heard since the last Christmas show):
Eux Autres - Teenage Christmas (Download the song here: http://euxautres.bandcamp.com/album/another-christmas-at-home )

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://71.18.55.208/2010-12-24_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - December 24, 2010
TALK - Theme
Eux Autres - Teenage Christmas
The Pipettes - Santa's On His Way
Komon - Poetry for the Winter
Luckly Lucky pigeons - Red Santa
Hexicon - See That Day
Parker Lewis & Matilda Berggren - All Alone on Christmas (Darlene Love cover)
The Forest & The Trees - Santa Claus is coming
The Silent Boys - Christmas Day Is Here
Jens Lekman - Run Away With Me
David Carswell and Megan Barnes - I Wanna Kiss You This Christmas
The Chills - Christmas Chimes
The Genuine Fakes - All I Want for Christmas
Sofia Talvik - Santa
Metro Jets - Jingle Jangle Christmas
Irene - Christmas on the beach
Holmes - There'll Be No Christmas Without You
Hillary and the Democrats - I Want An Alien For Christmas
Glo-Worm - Holiday
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Faster Santa Claus Ho Ho Ho
The Weisstronauts - Jingle Bells
The Werewands - I've Got A Great Big Christmas Tree
The Birthday Girl vs Alexander's Festival Hall - Hey Santa
B-Lines - I'm Watching TV On Christmas Day
Boyracer - merry xmas (i don't wanna fight)
The Pointed Sticks – Power Pop Christmas
The Magnetic Fields - Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
DJ Downfall - 2000 Miles (Meek Mix)
Mike Nicolai - christmas is for losers
belle and sebastian - Are You Coming Over For Christmas
Velocity Girl - Merry Christmas, I Love You
Annika Norlin David Sandstrom - Fairytale of New York
The Wedding Present - Holly Jolly Hollywood
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
Elisa Gabbai - Winter In Canada
Daryl Reimer - Merry Big Ole Christmas
Help Stamp Out Loneliness - Just Like Xmas (In Cottonopolis)
Art Acoustic - X-mas In The Woods
Sool - Sool Yule Medley
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child (Oh My Lord)
Le Sport, Montt Mardié & Mr Suitcase - Last Christmas
Boomdaddy f/Dj Rhymer – Must Be Santa

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December 10, 2010

I wanted to do one more show before my Christmas and Best Of podcasts, so I snuck this one in. Mostly a lot of leftovers that I wanted to get out of way before 2011. However the second set featured artists that played the Bowlie 2 festival in England, although it was far away and would have been expensive, it also would have been great. There is a link below that lists the bands that played, but the most important thing to know about the festival was that it was curated and starred Belle and Sebastian.

For those wanting a sneak peak into my best of shows this would be a good time to check out the Fireball XL5 website where everyday I'll be posting one more from my Best of 2010 Singles and Albums. If you can't remember to check the website then you can also get the updates from my Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Websites I mentioned during the show

See the lineup for Bowlie 2:

http://www.atpfestival.com/events/bowlie2.php

BBC Radio 6 list of the Top 40 songs of 2010:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/top40/2010/

Blog post about the Yeh Dealies:

http://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/yeh-deadlies-magazine-and-a-bit-more/

Popmatters top Indie Pop of 2010:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/134171-the-best-indie-pop-of-2010/P1

First song of the show (best song I heard since the last show):
Murder Mystery - I Am (If You Are) (Listen to the song here and see links to where to download the song : http://www.planet-mag.com/2010/music/timothy-gunatilaka/murder-mystery-review/ )

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - December 10, 2010
TALK - Theme
Murder Mystery - I Am (If You Are)
Bella Vista - Was The Last
Lake Holiday - Press Record Then Play
LoveDance - When You're With Him
The Sea And Cake - Too Strong
TALK
Belle and Sebastian - If She Wants Me
St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Those Dancing Days - Fuckarias
Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
Teenage Fanclub - When I Still Have Thee
TALK
The Berndt - Walked For The Future
Jeff Melon - Smile Like A Lemon Peel, Kiss Like A Paper Cut
The Foxymorons - Out Of Control
Yeh Deadlies - Teenage Pricks (Up Yours Forever)
Versus - Into Blue
TALK
Darren Hanlon - All These Things
Klifton Fields - The Center Of A Group
Big Fox - Saturday
A Camp - Stronger Than Jesus
Sebastian Blanck - Don't Let The Darkness Gather Me
TALK
Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La

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