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 )


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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 )


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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 )


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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 )


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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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