Catching up on my playlists (February 24 - March 30)

Can't believe I haven't updated this blog since the middle of February, but then again I can. There were a couple weeks where TGIFR was preempted for Bison Hockey broadcasts. Here's the scoop on past episodes (podcasts for the past 6 episodes are now up on UMFM).

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February 24, 2012

I spoke to Marisa Hochman and Bette Woodland, author and illustrator respectively of A Walk In Pirate's Cove. It's a wonderful new children's book that was just launched at McNally Robinson last night. Also interviewed Allen Levine, discussing his fascinating biography of former Prime Minister King.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Brothers - "Bury This Wound" [Independent]
Leonard Cohen - "Show Me The Place" [Sony]
Interview with Marisa Hochman and Bette Woodland

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Allen Levine
Bowerbirds - "Sweet Moment" [Dead Oceans]
Damien Jurado - "This Time Next Year" [Secretly Canadian]
Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers - "Old Punks" [You've Changed Records]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Eric Chenaux - "Genitalia Domestique" [Constellation]
Dustin Wong - "Tea Tree Leaves Retreat" [Thrill Jockey]
Demetra - "Hold Me Close" [Head In The Sand]

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March 16, 2012

A feature length interview with Yukon Blonde about their brand new album Tiger Talk.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Slakadeliqs - "Keep Breathing (feat. Justin Nozuka)" [Independent]
Spoek Mathambo - "Dog To Bone" [Sub Pop]
Sao Paolo Underground - "Rio Negro" [Cuneiform]
Les Momies De Palerme - "Brulez De Coeur" [Constellation]
Carolina Chocolate Drops - "Po' Black Sheep" [Nonesuch]
Red Moon Road - "Hypothetical Girl" [Live at UMFM]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

David Newberry - "All Of The Apples In The Basket" [Northern Electric]
Octoberman - "Dressed Up" [Saved By Vinyl]
Interview with Yukon Blonde
Yukon Blonde - "Guns" [Dine Alone Records]
Bowerbirds - "Stitch The Hem" [Dead Oceans]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

SitDownTracy - "Best Friend A Go-Go" [Independent]
From Giants - "Behold The Kingdom At Hand" [Live at UMFM]
The Wooden Sky - "The Wooden Sky" [Live at UMFM]
Lost In The Trees - "Neither Here Nor There" [Anti-]
Bleating Hearts - "Intro" [Independent]
The Slakadeliqs - "Speed Of Time" [Independent]

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March 23, 2012

A great talk with Marc from Octoberman about his new album Waiting In The Well, which was inspired by the great Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. We geek out over a shared love of Murakami and his latest novel, 1Q84.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Box Of Wolves - "Summer '93" [Independent]
Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Calabash" [E One]
THEESatisfaction - "QueenS" [Sub Pop]
Young Sin - "Old School" [Camobear]
The Happy Unfortunate - "Another Time Zone" [Spaceship Audio]
fLako - "Irakundji" [Project: Mooncircle]
fLako - "Sun Ba" [Project: Mooncircle]
Mark de Clive-Lowe - "The Why" [Tru Thoughts]
Vikter Duplaix - "Morning Sun (feat. Common)" [Independent]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Dawson Blaine - "Upon A Map Of Dreams" [Independent]
Long Distance Runners - "Sally Ann" [360 Degrees Of Sound]
Interview with Octoberman
Octoberman - "Wind Up Bird" [Saved By Vinyl]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Dumb Angel - "Victoria" [Clamour Records]
Zachary Lucky - "Across The Ocean" [Independent]
Luke Roberts - "Will You Be Mine" [Thrill Jockey]
Jordsy - "New Age" [Independent]
Northern Valentine - "The White Mountains" [Silber]
Caetano Veloso and David Byrne - "Corocao Vagabundo" [Nonesuch]

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March 30, 2012

Lots of talk on this most recent episode as I spoke to Arbutus Records act TOPS about their new album Tender Opposites and getting a bump from the success of label-mated Grimes. I also spoke to roots artist Lindi Ortega who was recently tapped by Social Distortion to open for them on an upcoming tour, and had an in-depth talk with Randy Poe, longtime president of Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing and author of an hilarious/informative book about "song plugging" called Stalking The Red Headed Stranger.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Wooden Sky - "Take Me Out" [Live at UMFM]
The Young Pixels - "All My Relations" [Independent]
Interview with Lindi Ortega
Lindi Ortega - "I'm No Elvis Presley" [Last Gang Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Frank Sinatra - "The Girls I Never Kissed" [Columbia]
Interview with Randy Poe

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Ane Brun - "Worship (feat. Jose Gonzalez) [PIAS]
Interview with TOPS
TOPS - "Rings Of Saturn" [Arbutus Records]
Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro - "Travelling Song" [Tru Thoughts]

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*** So this Friday, being Good Friday and a stat holiday, I'll be home with my family. But I have a pre-record that will include a lengthy interview with author Lillian Nattel about her latest novel, Web Of Angels, which is a fascinating portrayal of a woman living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (aka "multiple personalities") plus a whackload of new music, which is coming out in droves these days.