How It Went Down - November 25, 2011

Another wild one this past week. Cheering For The Bad Guy started things off right with a five-song-set live on air. Great stuff from a bunch of great guys. Then we spoke to UMSU VP Matt Hepner about the Brewmaster's Dinner held at Degrees as part of the UMSU Movember campaign, and finally we had jazz musician Paul de Gurse on to discuss exactly why and how he's reworking Talking Heads material for a jazz quintet.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Grand Rapids" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Train Song" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Jesus Murphy" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Tires Under The Tree" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Jesus Is My Drinking Buddy" [Live at UMFM]
Deer Tick - "Main Street" [Partisan/Dine Alone]
Interview with Cheering For The Bad Guy


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Dum Dum Girls - "Coming Down" [Sub Pop]
The Noble Thiefs - "Trapped Up" [Pipe & Hat]
Interview with Matt Hepner
The JD Edwards Band - "Going Down To Mexico" [Independent]
The Wooden Sky - "Go Straight" [Black Box Recordings]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Paul de Gurse
Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime" [Sire]
Raleigh Moncrief - "I Just Saw" [Anticon]
Kate Bush - "Wild Man" [Fish People/Noble & Brite]
Bry Webb - "I Will Give You Everything" [Zunior]



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This Friday's show is a pretty sweet coup for me. I've got two separate interviews with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith - aka Jay & Silent Bob. The pair are coming to Winnipeg December 11th as part of the Jay & Silent Bob Get Old tour and each managed to accommodate an interview in their busy schedules. Definitely worth tuning in for.

The following week (December 9th) I'll have local metal act Forged In Fire starting the show off with a live set debuting some new tracks (newer than the EP they released earlier this year. I'll also have an interview with Adam Dorn (aka Mocean Worker) discussing his latest record, Candygram for MoWo! and a lot of other talking points, and we'll have the Magnificent 7's capping things off with a live set spotlighting material from their new record, All Kinds Of Mean, which gets its launch at the West End on Thursday, December 15th.

How It Went Down - November 18, 2011

As we head toward the Christmas holidays, there's all sorts of shows and events going on here in town and thus, TGIFR is jam-packed with guests and interviews from now until the New Year. On the 18th, I had an in-depth conversation with Susanne Tabata, director of the great documentary Bloodied But Unbowed that examines the Vancouver punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s. I also debuted some live songs I recorded with Mark Browning (aka OX) when he came to Winnipeg earlier in the week. And speaking of live, Sweet Alibi came in and performed some songs from their debut LP and answered my questions about the record.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

D-Sisive - "The Unknown (feat. Birdapres & Cadence Weapon)" [Urbnet]
Cannon Bros. - "Out Of Here" [Disintegration Records]
Interview with Susanne Tabata
The Subhumans - "Fuck You" [Bluurg]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Ferriswheel - "Dots and Dreams" [E-Tron Records]
Tycho - "Daydreams" [Ghostly International]
Ox - "Share Gas Drive West" [Live at UMFM]
Ox - "Indie Rock Radio Nation" [Live at UMFM]
Ox - "Trans Canada" [Live at UMFM]
Ox - "Nico" [Live at UMFM]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Sweet Alibi - "The Trial" [Live at UMFM]
Sweet Alibi - "There She Goes" [Live at UMFM]
Sweet Alibi - "Something Good" [Live at UMFM]
Sweet Alibi - "Suddenly" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Sweet Alibi
Sweet Alibi - "Crybaby" [Independent]

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Tomorrow, I've got Cheering For The Bad Guy coming in to start the show off live with some brand new songs. We'll be talking to UMSU VP Matt Hepner about the Brewmasters Dinner that Half Pints and Degrees are hosting on Saturday as part of Movember, and we'll speak to local jazz artist Paul De Gurse about his December 1st show re-imagining the Talking Heads. And next week - December 2nd - have I got quite the special show. In advance of their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old show December 11th at the Walker/Burt, I'll be talking to Jason Mewes AND Kevin Smith. Seriously.

How It Went Down - November 11, 2011

Another barn-burner of a show. This one featured interviews with Mark Browning of OX (who is due to record a live session when he comes to town tomorrow, November 16th), Peter Katz (who is also in town tomorrow, at the West End), Ryan Weber of The Weber Brothers (who played the Park Theatre in support of their new record, Baddest Band In The Land), and Daniel Pangman from the Lonely Vulcans who released their new record, Vulcan Cesspool at the Times Change(d) on Friday night.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Marine Dreams - "We'll Get Her Back In Your Arms" [You've Changed Records]
Crooked Fingers - "The Hatchet" [Merge]
Interview with Ryan Weber
The Weber Brothers - "Stay In The Game" [Independent]
Great Aunt Ida - "Community" [Zunior]
Gospel Music - "I Can't Be A Man If I Don't Have A Woman" [Kill Rock Stars]
Bry Webb - "Zebra" [Idee Fixe]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Daniel Pangman of Lonely Vulcans
Lonely Vulcans - "Lonely Vulcan Cake" [Transistor 66]
Yamantaka//Sonic Titan - "Reverse Crystal//Murder Of A Spider" [Psychic Handshake]
Interview with Peter Katz

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Peter Katz - "Song For Oliver Schroer" [Shape Of A Boy/Tangents]
Interview with Mark Browning (OX)
OX - "Midnight On The Island" [Cosmic Dave's Record Factory]

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As for this week, I'll definitely be featuring the live session with OX, along with a live session and interview with Sweet Alibi (releasing their self-titled debut this Sunday (Nov 20th) at the Park Theatre. And mark your calendar for the 25th as I'll have Cheering For The Bad Guy debuting some new stuff on live on air.

How It Went Down - November 4, 2011

Had three guests on Friday, but amazingly it felt relaxed in the booth. First up was Shuyler Jansen who was in town to play Pop Soda's on Saturday, but who we talked with by phone on his way to see Mark Kozelek at the West End. Then, also by phone, was Daniela from Snowblink who are on tour with Ohbijou and will open for them this Saturday (November 12th) at the West End. Finally, I spoke to Curtis Nowosad about his jazz quartet performing Bob Marley's Exodus in its entirety at Aqua Books this Thursday, November 10th.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Lonely Vulcans - "Absinthe Father" [Transistor 66]
Shuyler Jansen - "Kill January" [Scratch Recordings]
Ox - "Indie Rock Radio Nation" [Cosmic Dave's Record Factory]
Kathryn Calder - "Walking In My Sleep" [File Under: Music]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Tim Hoover - "More Napkins (AM Overcast Commoner's Serviette mix)" [Woven Records]
David Braid - "The Way You Look Tonight" [Independent]
Snowblink - "Rut & Nuzzle" [Out Of This Spark]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

DJ Brace - "NH Ten" [Nostomania Records]
Roots Manuva - "Beyond This World" [Big Dada]
Bob Marley - "Exodus" [Island]
Bob Marley - "Waiting In Vain" [Island]
The Ripperz - "Tonight Pt. II" [The Newform Label]
Atlas Sound - "Modern Aquatic Nightsongs" [4AD]

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As for this coming Friday, it's Remembrance Day so I won't be live, but I'm putting together a solid pre-record featuring interviews with the Lonely Vulcans, Peter Katz and Ox, all of whom have shows in the near future so check their online listings!

How It Went Down - October 21 & 28, 2011

Somehow I totally missed the boat on posting for the 21st and am a little late on the 28th as well so I'll do 'em up both right now and give you a little preview of this week's show to boot.

On October 21st, I was joined by Kerri-Lynn Reeves and Jen De Los Reyes, the masterminds behind the Manitoba Folkways Collection. Great stuff, and a beautiful looking record to boot. Earlier in the week Lou Canon dropped by for a live session and interview, so I played that. And speaking of live sessions, I managed to get Montrealer David Simard in Friday morning after he played a Big Fun show at The Roost on Thursday night, and P.E.I.'s Paper Lions made a quick stop at the station before heading to the LO Pub.

Here's what I played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Demetra - "Maiden Of Ice" [Head In The Sand]
Paper Lions - "Pull Me In" [Live at UMFM]
Paper Lions - "Don't Touch That Dial" [Live at UMFM]
Paper Lions - "Stay Here For A While" [Live at UMFM]
David Simard - "Magda" [Live at UMFM]
David Simard - "Good Friend" [Live at UMFM]
David Simard - "Oh My My" [Live at UMFM]
Jenny Berkel - "Here On A Wire" [Independent]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Lou Canon - "The Dancing" [Live at UMFM]
Lou Canon - "My Girls" [Live at UMFM]
Lou Canon - "Close To Me" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Lou Canon
Lou Canon - "Heart Of" [Hardwood Records]
Russian Circles - "Schiphol" [Sargent House]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Kerri-Lynn Reeves and Jen De Los Reyes
Demetra - "Arctic Sea" [Manitoba Folkways]
Robert Waddell - "Memory Of A Lake" [Manitoba Folkways]

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This past week (October 28th) featured a live session with Winnipeg's own Oh My Darling who are releasing Sweet Nostalgia this Saturday (November 5th) at the West End Cultural Centre. They debuted some new songs and answered some questions about the sophomore album. I also spoke to British music journalist Dave Thompson about his most recent book, Bad Reputation: An Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett, which makes a compelling case for Jett's place in the hard rock and punk pantheons.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Electro Quarterstaff - "Japanese Upside Down Cake" [Willowtip]
Oh My Darling - "Roustabout" [Live at UMFM]
Oh My Darling - "Fly Away My Pretty Little Miss" [Live At UMFM]
Oh My Darling - "Mr. Guy" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Oh My Darling

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Oh My Darling - "Kiss and Tell" [Live at UMFM]
Oh My Darling - "Love Me Love Me Not" [Live at UMFM]
Metal Kites - "Castle" [Independent]
Cai. Ro - "Golden Cup" [Independent]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Dave Thompson
The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb" [Touchwood]
Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation" [Blackheart Records]


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As for this Friday, November 4th, I'm going to be joined by Shuyler Jansen to discuss his most recent album and his forthcoming visit to Winnipeg. I'll also be talking to Natallie from Snowblink about her album, being in Bruce Peninsula and touring with Ohbijou [playing the West End November 12th!], plus an interview with award-winning author Ami McKay (The Birth House) about her new novel, The Virgin Cure.