How It Went Down - February 18, 2011

I was actually on the road to the Twin Cities (and a little tour of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured restaurants) when my show aired on Friday. But it was a heck of a pre-record that I left in my absence. Interviews with VANOC CEO John Furlong who has written a memoir of the games, Patriot Hearts; Jim Bryson who recorded The Falcon Lake Incident with Winnipeg's own The Weakerthans; and Sweden's The Radio Dept.

Here's what was played on the show:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Los Seven Del Swing - "Silencio" [Soundway]
The Vibrating Beds - "Some Kind of Fool" [Transistor 66]
Harley Shit Fingers and the Bogus Gambler - "Very Large Snowfall" [Little Whore Records]
Interview with The Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept. - "Never Follow Suit" [Labrador]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with John Furlong

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Banjo Or Freakout - "Idiot Rain" [Rare Book Room Records]
Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down" [Independent]
Interview with Jim Bryson
Jim Bryson with the Weakerthans - "Constellation" [Maple Music]
Asobi Seksu - "Perfectly Crystal" [Polyvinyl]

How It Went Down - February 11 2011

So, just one interview tonight. But it was a gooder. Gern F from the United Steel Workers of Montreal took a break from the No Breaks, No Brains tour to talk about life on the road and preparing for a new album.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Les Sexy - "Grotesque" [Independent]
Oh My Darling - "Love Me, Love Me Not" [Independent]
Akron/Family - "Light Emerges" [Dead Oceans]
Elizabeth Shepherd - "Heavy Falls The Night" [Do Right!]
Lia Ices - "Daphne" [Jagjaguwar]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Gern F. of United Steel Workers of Montreal
United Steel Workers of Montreal - "Shot Tower" [Weewerk]
Peter Elkas - "Misery" [
Miesha & The Spanks - "Until You're Lovin' Me" [Transistor 66]
Mogwai - "Mexican Grand Prix" [Sub Pop]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Fujiya & Miyagi - "Cat Got Your Tongue" [Yep Roc Records]
Neon Legion - "Wicked Men" [AAM]
TV Girl - "If You Want It" [Bandcamp]
Young Galaxy - "We Have Everything" [Paper Bag Records]
Enjoy Your Pumas - "Do It Every Day" [Independent]
Quasimode - "Conglis Strut" [Sonar Kollectiv]

Next week I'll be away on a little Louis Riel day holiday, but I'm putting together a pre-recorded show that will include interviews with VANOC CEO John Furlong about his new book Patriot Hearts, and Jim Bryson about his record and tour with the Weakerthans.

How It Went Down - February 4 2011

Talking to Vancouver band Behind Sapphire via phone from Brandon (they'll be in Winnipeg playing Le Garage tomorrow night) and I sat down with U of M linguistics prof Jila Ghomeshi for a lengthy interview about her book Grammar Matters.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Carps - "Bo Jackson" [Urbnet]
heRajiKa Tracks - "Shigure" [Introducing Productions]
Interview with Steven from Behind Sapphire
Behind Sapphire - "Waiting By The Satellites" [Musebox/Independent]
Amos Lee - "Hello Again" [Blue Note]
Matija Dedic Trio - "Angst" [Origin Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Twin Sister - "Phenomenons (Beauchamp remix)" [Unreleased]
Interview with Jila Ghomeshi

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

The Liptonians - "Hey! Hey! Help Is On The Way!" [Head In The Sand]
Apex Manor - "I Know These Waters Well" [Merge]
Shotgun Jimmie - "King Of Kreuzberg" [You've Changed Records]
Jamie Woon - "Blue Truth" [Unreleased]

Still working on my guests for next week, but stay tuned for details.

How It Went Down - January 28 2011

So it was a busy show and my first in the comfortable confines of the newly renovated broadcast studio. Winnipeg duo Alpha Couple joined me first and while Gregory Pepper called in to talk Common Grackle, his project with Factor, Christine Fellows paid an in-person visit to deliver and discuss her new album, Femme De Chez Nous.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Ream Daranoi - "Fai Yen" [Soundway]
Interview with Alpha Couple
Alpha Couple - "Stealing Ink" [Independent]
Twin - "Prairie Loon" [Independent]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Gregory Pepper of Common Grackle
Common Grackle - "All The Pawns" [Fake Four]
Enjoy Your Pumas - "Weight Of The Circles" [Independent]
Deerhoof - "Secret Mobilization" [Polyvinyl]
Yann Tiersen - "Ashes" [Anti-]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Christine Fellows - "Antipodes" [Six Shooter Records]
Interview with Christine Fellows
Destroyer - "Chinatown" [Merge]
Cut Copy - "Blink And You'll Miss A Revolution" [Modular]

**The show on February 4th may include a phoner with Behind Sapphire (who are playing Le Garage on Saturday the 5th), though sadly an interview with Swedish pop geniuses Radio Dept. has been pushed back to the February 11th show. Feb 4th will also include an in-depth interview with U of M Linguistics prof Jila Ghomeshi about her new book Grammar Matters.