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!


July 14, 2012

Live DJ show Jane Bond.
Setlist for Coolest Thing About Love 14 - Primavera Music Festival Edition

Hooded Fang - Highway Steam
Burning Hearts - Into The Wilderness
Habibi - Sweetest Talk
Chairlift - Bruises (Prima) (The first band tonight that played the Primiavera Festival in Barcelona)
Beach Beach - Tastless (Prima) (a great small band from Spain that were a great find)
Bleached - Think Of You (Prima)
Neon Indian - Hex Girlfriend (prima) (their set started at around 4 am the last night of the festival)
Mike Snow - Billie Holiday
B. Fleischemann - Not Given Lightly (Prima) (his set featured samples of Daniel Johnson - That was pretty cool)
The Budos Band - T.I.B.W.F
Atlantic Star - When Love Calls
Vaughn Mason f/ Butch Dayo - Feel My Love (a bit of funk early in the set, don't know if its going over too well)
Gloria Jones - tainted love
Boxeur the Coeur - Our Glowing Days (Prima)
Grimes - Oblivion (Prima)
Chromatics - Kill for love (Prima)
Arc in round - one sided (request from the floor)
Veronica Falls - Wedding Day (Prima)
Yuck - Georgia
The Barrymores - I'm not your girl (band from a local compilation released a long time ago)
Connie Francis - My best friend Barbra
Dusty Springfield - I only want to be with you
Lee Fields and the Expressions - You're the kind of Girl
Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No
Charles Bradley - The World (is going up in flames) (recently saw a great documentary about this 62 year old who just released his first album)
Santogold - I'm a Lady
Pegasvs - Atlantico (Prima) (another great find from Spain)
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Prima) (they put on a crazy light show during the festival)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (35 year old song and it still rocks - RIP Donna)
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (RIP Whitney)
ABC - Poison Arrow (as far as I know nobody from the band has recently passed away)
Ivy - Streets Of Your Town
The Drums - Days (Prima) (They played one of the bigger stages and as always they put on a great show)
French Films - Golden Sea (no that wasn't a double shot of The Drums, although this band sounds a lot like the first Drums album)
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Even In Dreams (I think this is the only band I have played at all of my shows)
The Wedding Present - Drive (played for someone who is the bar)
The Demics - New York City
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (Prima) (They did an incredible 3 hour set a the festival and ended with this song)
The Smiths - Hand In Glove (yes I know I'm really going old school)
New Order - Love Vigilantes
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
The Go-Betweens - Lee Remick
Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister
Girls - Lust for Life (Prima) (as it turns out I might have seen one the last shows by the band as the lead singer/songwriter has quit)
Girl Names - I Lose (Prima)
Standard Fare - Crystal Palatial (A great band from England that I've just found out about)
April Showers - Abandon Ship (A song from 20 or so years ago, but I just can't stop listening to it)
The School - Stop That Boy (Not really a Primavera band, but I did pick up this CD while I was in Barcelona)
Allo Darlin' - Kiss Your Lips
Knock, Knock, Ginger - It's Your Money, Honey (In honour of the man sitting in the corner)
This Gigantic World - Raft (another great old song that I just found out about)
M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames (Prima) (another band at the festival that had a great light show)
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Prima)
Florrie - Give Me Your Love
Kid Creole and the Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby
Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix) (OK I played this last time, but it is such a great song)
Cameo - She's Strange (I have this song on cassette, so does that make it wrong that I downloaded it?)
Maxi Priest - Close To You
Andrea Time Connection - What's Your Name, What's Your Number
Depeche Mode - It's No Good (request from the floor)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can You Luv Me
Lower Dens - Brains (Prima)
Beach Fossils - Sometimes (Prima) (Not to be confused with the 3 other bands with Beach in their names at the festival)
Bandana Splits - Sometimes
Sloppy Joe - Sometimes (Yes I just played 3 songs in a row with the same title - I think the final slow down is about to start)
Hall and Oates - Do It For Love (yes that Hall and Oates)
The XX - Islands (Prima)
Low Rawls - You'll Never Find (Just playing for the waitstaff and the one couple in the corner)
The Radiants - Ain't No Big Thing
Turbo Street Funk - Ghostbusters (saw these guys performing on the streets of Toronto and I had to pick up their CD)
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (late request from the floor)
Double - The Captain Of Her Heart
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (Prima)
Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces (Prima) (Another Canadian at the festival)
Beat Happening - Indian Summer (Calvin Johnson is playing in the area in the next couple of weeks - I'm very excited)
Aztec Camera - Jump
The Smittens - 11:11 (and that's the theme so I'm out of here)

July 13, 2012

When I first heard my top song of show (in case you didn't know, I start each show by playing the best song I heard since the last show) I thought it might have been a track by The Drums that I had never heard.  But instead it was a great song by a Finnish band called French Films that was actually released back in 2010.  That opened the way for a lot of indie pop songs that I have been meaning to play for a while, as well as a couple of leftover Primavera-related songs.

Best song I heard since the last show -  French Films - Golden Sea
Download it here: http://pitchfork.com/player/download/1946/

Website I mentioned during the show:


Website for Elephant Records:
http://elefant.com/en/index



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Fireball XL5 Setlist - July 13, 2012
TALK - Theme
French Films - Golden Sea
Pure - Aspidistra
Newsflash - An Englishman
Tropical Fish Invasion - La Di Da
The Melting Ice Caps - Between Eros And Agape
TALK
Milkyway - Feelings
The School - Stop That Boy
Are You Mr. Riley - I Can Wait
The Jordans - Mystified
Thee Windless Gates - In Another Day
TALK
Start! - Words You've Never Heard
Episode 4 - Strike Up Matches
Big Troubles - Sad Girls
Hellvyvelln - Subway
The Coathangers - Buckhead Betty
The Beets - Walking To My House
TALK
ABC - 4 Ever 2 Gether


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June 22, 2012


At the end of May I went to Barcelona to attend the Primavera Music Festival, it was a great experience with a crazy number of bands that played till 5 am for 3 nights.  The festival site was along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, the weather was beautiful and the city itself is pretty amazing.  The highlight of the festival was the 3 hour set that The Cure did, but it was also good to find out about some bands that I didn't know about that I really enjoyed.

Best song I heard since the last show -  The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
See the classic video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8CDERzun4k

Websites I mentioned during the show:

Hopefully everybody can see my set of pictures of the bands I saw at Primavera here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150942725736794.415617.604426793&type=1&l=708909d260

See 36 different Primavera performances:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C4159AC134B4447&feature=plcp

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 22, 2012
TALK - Theme
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Pegasvs - Atlantico
Beach Fossils - Sometimes
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Girls Names - I Lose
TALK
M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames
Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces
Bleached - Think Of You
Chairlift - Bruises
Girls - Ghostmouth
TALK
Neon Indian - Polish Girl
Death In Vegas - Dirt
Boxeur The Coeur - Our Glowing Days
The XX - Islands
B. Fleischmann and Mr. John Soda - Here She comes
TALK
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona


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May 18, 2012

A show that very much stayed in the indie pop vein with lots of fine new music.  The entire second set came from a recent compilation from Oddbox Records, I remember they did this last year and once again they have delivered with a bunch of great songs.  The bonus is that you can download all of the song I played and many more for free from their website (see the link below).


Best song I heard since the last show -    Craft Spells - Talk About The Past    - Hear the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCTlYeIYgYI


Websites I mentioned during the show:

About April Showers:
http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=1383

Download the Oddbox Weekender 2012:
http://oddboxrecords.com/news.php?id=45

See the video by The School for "I Love Everything":
http://eardrumsmusic.com/2011/07/18/new-single-and-video-from-the-school/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eardrums+%28Eardrums+Music%29&utm_content=Google+Reader


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - May 18, 2012
TALK - Theme
Craft Spells - Talk About The Past
The Smittens - Burning Streets Of Rome
The School - I Love Everything
April Showers - Abandon Ship
Cat's Miaow - Third Floor Fire
TALK (Odd Box Weekender Set)
Standard Fare - Crystal Palatial
Pale Man Made - In Your Bed
Frozy - Eyelashes
The Give It Ups - Gremlins
Sock Puppets - Because I told You so
TALK
The Legendary Bang - Sound Of Love
Wilderness Children - Plastic Bag From Tescos
Brilliant Colours - English Cities
The Lovely Bad Things - You Done Messed Up
Eux Autres - Molly
TALK (random ending)
The Wedding Present - Swimming Pools, Movie Stars

(C) - Canadian Content

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April 20, 2012


Every once in a while I put together a show that just comes together really well and everything works, this was one of those shows.  There were three distinct themes for the sets in this show: a funky set to start off, then a set of music from bands playing the upcoming Primavera Music Festival in Barcelona (spoiler alert I'm going!), and ended with a set of music from the Cloudberry Cake Records blog.  Nothing else to say, just listen for yourself.


Best song I heard since the last show -   Heiko Voss - Think About You (First Version)   - Listen to part of the song here (best I could do) http://www.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/489839.html

Websites I mentioned during the show:

About Heiko Voss:
http://www.kompakt.fm/artists/heiko_voss

List of artists at the Primavera Music Festival:
http://www.primaverasound.es/artistas

Cloudberry Cake Records Blog:
http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - April 20, 2012
TALK - Theme
Heiko Voss - Think About You (First Version)
Lee Fields And The Expressions - You're The Kind Of Girl
Kings Go Forth - One Day
African Music Machine - Black Water Gold
Michael Kiwanuka - I Need Your Company
TALK (Primavera Sound Festival Set)
Friends - Friends Crush
Chromatics - Kill For Love
Grimes - Avi (C)
Lower Dens - Brains
Beach Beach - Tasteless
TALK (Cloudberry Records Blog Set)
The Gigantic World - Raft
Playing For Time - With My Heart
Great Express - Silent Head
Dot Dash - The Color And The Sound
The Wise Acres - One Day
TALK (random ending)
Cub - One Last Kiss (C)

(C) - Canadian Content

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March 30, 2012


A song from 1987 that I have never heard of was my top song of the week, thanks to the Popcasting podcast ( http://popcastingpop.com/ ) for exposing it to me.

The second set was interesting as it mostly stemmed from a few of the openers that I have seen lately and really enjoyed, bands names Bleached and Hospitality.  Although I wasn't paying a great deal of attention to them when I saw them, I now wish I had as I have enjoyed listening to since seeing them.  Just goes to show you that you should always try and at least listen to the opening acts to see if you should get the venue early.  This is similar to what happened last year as I enjoyed the albums by both the Craft Spells and Veronica Falls more than the bands they opened for.


Best song I heard since the last show -  Apple Boutique - Love Resistance  - See the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNaPCUz9FS0


Websites I mentioned during the show:

About the Mary Onettes:
http://themaryonettes.net/


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - March 30, 2012
TALK - Theme
Apple Boutique - Love Resistance
Bandana Splits - Sometimes
Nervous Curve - Touch Wood
Pepper Rabbit - Rose Mary Stretch
The Mary Onettes - Ready
TALK
Bleached - Searching Through The Past
Tennis - Origins
Hospitality - Eighth Avenue
Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
Youth Lagoon - Afternoon
TALK
La Sera - Never Come Around
Lawrence And The Comfortable Society - Heartache
King Creosote And Jon Hopkins - Honest Words
Cat's Eyes - The Best Person I Know
Gayngs - The Gaudy Side Of Town
TALK (random ending)
Sunny Intervals - Sunset on Parliament Hill


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March 24, 2012

Live DJ show Jane Bond.

Setlist for Coolest Thing About Love 13 - Spring Edition

Baby Dayliner - When I Look Into Your Eyes
Amanda Mair - Doubt
Burning Hearts - Into The Wilderness
Those Dancing Days - Dream About Me
The Ettes - My Heart
Yellow Ostrich - Hate Me Soon
Charles Bradley - The World (is going up in flames) There is documentary about him at this year's Hot Docs Festival in Toronto
The Creations - A Dream
Eddie Giles - Losin' Boy
Emitt Long - Call Me
African Music Machine - Black Water Gold
Victor Davis - Runaway Train (People are digging the funky stuff, I better keep it coming)
Teena Marie - Runaway Train (Wahoo Remix)
Gnarls Barkley - Run
Sister Sledge - Thinking of You (Dimitri From Paris remix) Probably the best song I will play all night
The Go! Team - Buy Nothing Day
Mike Snow - Billie Holiday
Erik Hassle - Hurtful
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (going out a limb on this one)
Pulp - Common People
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drum
Jimi Hendrix - Fire (request from the floor)
Wild Flag - Romance
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Come Saturday
Tim Armstrong - Into Action
Cassius f/ Jocelyn Brown - I'm A Woman
Golden Boy f/Miss Kitten - Rippin Kitten (this song has a great video, you should look it up)
Koop - Summer Sun (Markus Enochson Remix)
George Duke - I Love You More (song was sampled by Daft Punk for Digital Love)
Edwin Bridsong - Cola Bottle Baby (sampled by Daft Punk for Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger)
Mayer Hawthorne - your easy lovin' ain't that easy
The Tempos - (Countdown) Here I Come
The Flirtations - Stronger than her love
Kieth - Daylight Saving Time (that's all I got for the name of this artist
The Dazz Band - Let It Whip (my favorite song in high school)
Kool and the Gang - Steppin' Out
Eddy Grant - Killer on the Rampage (another song I've wanted to play for a while)
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (going to get off the funky stuff for a while, most of the party people have left)
Blur - Parklife
Tennis - Origins (small trip into some indie pop)
Murder Mystery - Love Astronaut
Generationals - Ten-Twenty Ten (one of my favourite songs from last year)
Bleached - Searching Through The Past (wow the place is really starting to clear out - I hope it wasn't the indie pop)
The Pipettes - ABC
Toro Y Moi - Still Sound (literally 2 customers here right now, maybe I should ask them what they want to hear)
Friends - Friend Crush (this is the latest hot band on SirusXMU)
Grimes - Oblivion (another very artist who is very hot at the moment)
New Order - Waiting for the Siren's Call (I'm just playing what I want to hear now)
Lykke Li - Breaking It Up (just got the call that they are going to close up if nobody else shows up, cue the downbeat music)
Deacon Blue - Your Town (and just like that it is getting full again, stop that slowdown)
Ivy - Thinking of You (looks like I'm staying for a while, better think of a coherent set of music)
Faithless - Why Go?
St. Germain - Rose Rouge
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Utah Saints - Something Good
Moby - Disco Lies
Terry Hunter - Sweet Music (from a Dimitri from Paris compilation)
Cerrone - Give Me Love (also from that same Dimitri from Paris comp)
Red Dragon Band - Let Me Be Your Radio, Pt. 1 (why not make it the trifecta from the compiliation)
Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You've Done (we will soon hit the peak)
Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
Ann d'Andre - Don't Stop Lookin' (last call has been announced)
Bill Watkins - The Ice-Man (I just love this song)
Major Lance - Rhythm (and so starts the long decent)
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Telepopmusik - Breathe (heard this in a cafe recently and knew I had to play it tonight)
Junior Boys - In The Morning (getting some cancon in there, had somebody ask me about the Telepopmusik song, yes it is that good)
Nouvelle Vague - Melt With You
Smokey Robinson - Being With You (I played this in high school on the trumpet for a music test once, we got to choose what we played)
The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (I didn't know you liked the Delfonics - great line from Jackie Brown)
The Housemartins - Caravan of Love (I really must get digital copies of all the Housemartins product)
Aztec Camera - Jump (I remember people doing this as an air guitar song during a high school talent show)
Dimitri From Paris - Nothing to Lose (let's just get all the Dimitri from Paris songs out there - just the call to shut it down)
The Smittens - 11:11 (and we're done)