10 Albums

The artist behind Tawni Bias, TJ Elkin, is back to give his #10Albums!! ..as well as some #honourablementions, of course 🤙

TJ took the 'game-changing & influential' angle to compile his Top 10. A lot of these albums were influences on his own approach to songwriting and composition - with a heavy emphasis on storytelling and texture creating.

Super-cool list, I can't wait to spin some of these albums!

1) Manchester Orchestra - 'Mean Everything to Nothing'
2) The Antlers - 'Hospice'
3) Frightened Rabbit - 'Midnight Organ Fight'
4) As Cities Burn - 'Come Now Sleep'
5) Jonsi - 'Go Do'
6) Perfume Genius - 'Put Your Back N 2 It'
7) Bon Iver - 'For Emma, Forever Ago'
8) Kendrick Lamar - 'Damn'
9) Frank Ocean - 'Blonde'
10) James Blake - 'Assume Form'

hm1) The Bravery - 'Stir the Blood'
hm2) Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile - 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions'
hm3) Sigur Ros - 'Takk'
hm4) Ben Howard - 'I Forget Where We Are'


Find Tawni Bias online :

Facebook:
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Twitter:
 https://twitter.com/tawnibias

Instagram: 
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Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Q00nusmdgCszwQ8qBDkAA?si=de6YTmzMS9qnAWx_IJQe2w&dl_branch=1


Bandcamp:
https://tawnibias.bandcamp.com/album/sel-fellow


Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/tawnibias


Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSVffJESfp29UzBF26asqA

Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sel-fellow/1584507876

Link Tree:
https://linktr.ee/tawnibias

The incomparable Nick Hail calls in from South Africa to discuss his latest hit single ('Anime Girl') and the events that led to him winning "Best African Actor" at the Continental Film Awards!!

Nick hosts a great podcast, too - shoutout to "Enter the Muse".

Nick is releasing 2 singles per month for the months of November, December and January - he will then release a compilation EP of said singles on February 20th, 2022.

That date marks the anniversary of his older brother's passing. We get into how that situation has affected his life ever since, as well as what it has meant to this musical endeavour.

I always love talking with Nick - he is a very thoughtful guy and has a very unique take on the arts and creation!

I am sure you'll enjoy this talk!

PS - stick around for the end of the show where we spin 'Anime Girl'.



Find Nick Hail online :



✅ https://nickhail.hearnow.com/anime-girl (link to the single)

✅ https://anchor.fm/nick-hail

✅ https://www.instagram.com/real_nickhail/

✅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHkz0RIQ18LGP1vktjsDWqA

From Calgary, Alberta - TJ Elkin is on the show today to promote his projects release!

Tawni Bias is the project name, 'SEL Fellow' is the album title.

The album is a lush, beautiful & eclectic collection of genres and layers. The project started back in 2019 and has been TJ's labour of love for the past few years, helping himself deal with & process some personal grieving - as well as providing an empathetic soundtrack to those going through their own grieving.

We talked a lot about TJ's creative process in this episode, too, which always makes for fascinating conversation!

Great interview, wonderful album..and TJ is a super rad guy as you will hear.
**He will be back on the show very soon to do his own #10Albums 👀

PS - stay tuned at the end of the episode for the 1st single of 'SEL Fellow' - entitled "Pulling Starch".

Find Tawni Bias online :

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/tawnibias/


Twitter:
 https://twitter.com/tawnibias

Instagram: 
https://instagram.com/tawnibias

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Q00nusmdgCszwQ8qBDkAA?si=de6YTmzMS9qnAWx_IJQe2w&dl_branch=1


Bandcamp:
https://tawnibias.bandcamp.com/album/sel-fellow


Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/tawnibias


Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSVffJESfp29UzBF26asqA

Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sel-fellow/1584507876

Link Tree:
https://linktr.ee/tawnibias

Co-host Darci makes her long awaited return to the show!

She has been VERY busy travelling for work these past 8 months ...so I talk to her about what her fave satellite radio stations were to help get her through the endless miles of travel.

Lots of 90s, Pop, Metal and even some TikTok-talk!

Season 3 is in the bag! ..Onto Season 4!!

This is just a quick episode based on some song lyrics that have been misinterpreted or mis-heard, such as Jimi Hendrix in 'Purple Haze' singing "Scuze me while I kiss this guy".

I am notorious for butchering lyrics...how are you with this?? I have some friends that are always just bang-on with lyrics - and they are always really happy to point out to me the real lyrics 😂

I visited www.kissthisguy.com for some references. 👀

...any funny lyrical misinterpretations on your end? Send them our way!

[email protected]

Thanks to all the listeners around the world that have made this show a hit!!

5 of the Soundtracks clinched their spots in the Top 10 :
- The Matrix
- The Crow
- Singles
- Into the Wild
- Last Action Hero

So now Glen and I have to battle the remaining soundtracks out to finalize the remaining 5 slots!!
(Here is what we ended up deciding on) :

- Pulp Fiction
- 8 Mile
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Crow II : City of Angels
- Dracula 2000

Stay tuned for our 'Top 10 Movie Scores of All-Time' !! 👀

Thoughts?
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Glen and I weigh in on the top Soundtracks of All-Time!

We are going to do this Top 10 as far as being Soundtracks that include bands, as opposed to scores or classical compositions - which we will do a Top 10 of in the future.

Here were the Lists that Glen and I brought to the table, in order to form this list :

💪MATT :
The Bodyguard (yeah, that's right!)
Young Guns II (come on..'Blaze of Glory' is tremendous)
Singles
The Crow
The Life Aquatic
The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
8 Mile
Batman Forever
Empire Records
Apocalypse, Now (on the strength of the use of 'The End' by The Doors)

💪GLEN :
The Crow *
Singles *
Dracula 2000
Lost Boys
Into the Wild *
Spawn
Walk the Line
The Matrix
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Crow II : City of Angels
Last Action Hero *
The Matrix II

* clinched Top 10 placement

CJ had me on his podcast 'The Noize Report' to help me get the word out for my bands latest album release!

As always, we have a great & full-bodied musical discussion - thanks to CJ for having me on!

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✅ www.groundlevelfalcons.bandcamp.com

I was on Nick Hail's podcast 'Enter the Muse' (https://www.facebook.com/enterthemuseofficial/) to promote my bands most recent release!

Nick is from South Africa, he does a great show that covers MMA to Film to ..pretty much anything that is interesting. It is a really cool show - you can find it on all the usual podcasting platforms.

We discuss the album, of course, but also venture into pop culture, some music history and even talk some Quentin Tarantino and Connor McGregor - just for good measure!

Thanks Nick!
✅https://www.facebook.com/enterthemuseofficial/

✅ www.groundlevelfalcons.bandcamp.com

I am proud to announce my band (Ground Level Falcons) has released our beautiful new album!!

This podcast will debut the first single 'Your Face Gives It Away' (29:14)

I give a detailed breakdown of how the pandemic affected the production of the album, as well as the story behind the album itself!

✅ 'Skyline' is now available on any streaming music site!!

Also visit or purchase at :
✅ www.groundlevelfalcons.bandcamp.com

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Ground Level Falcons are back with their 5th LP, ‘Skyline’.
Release date : September 22nd, 2021.

This album was the bands most challenging to release, due to the start/stop nature of the pandemic of the past 18 months.
Despite the lockdowns and some lengthy gaps in practicing - the band put together, what they all believe to be, their strongest effort to date!

The GLF camp is back to a full lineup : bassist Greg Kolodychuk and lead guitarist/keyboardist Adrian Armitage have both returned from a 3 and a 4 year absence, respectively.
The last album both Greg and Adrian were a part of was 2017s ‘The New Wilderness’.

Backing vocalist, Olivia Ostrom, appears on all the songs this time around - she had made her debut on 2019s ‘Good Living Foundation’ , appearing on the last 2 songs of that album.

This album marks the 10-Year-Anniversary for the band, as well.
The band started out in the fall of 2011.

‘Skyline’ is the bands first self-produced album to date; frontman Matt Gardiner took on the engineering & mixing.
The band used the analog online mastering service ARIA Mastering for the 2nd straight release.

The album is a wonderful blend of 60s/70s and grunge era music.



ABOUT THE ALBUM :

‘Skyline’ is actually the prequel to 2019s ‘Good Living Foundation’ , story-line wise.

‘Skyline’ takes place on the Skyline Trail - which is located in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. The protagonist (Trent Hemingway) has recently broken up with his girlfriend (Amy) and has taken to the Skyline Hike to clear his head.

Skyline Trail is a 27mile hike that has 5 campsites throughout to break up the hike.

Each song represents a different stops on the hike - which adds up to 7 stops when you include the starting and finishing points.

Each song also represents a different stage of the “7 Stages of Recovery*” as it relates to dealing with the end of this relationship.

As the songs take on the different stages of recovery - the album, itself, plays quite beautifully as a story.

Olivia’s parts are varied from sparse & hauntingly, being placed in the background, to straight-up duets with Matt, depending on what part of the story is being told.



7 Songs & Stages :
1 - ‘The Human Trigger’ = Shock & Denial
2 - ‘Your Face Gives It Away’ = Pain & Guilt
3 - ‘Blood Memory’ = Anger & Bargaining
4 - ‘DisLocation’ = Depression
5 - ‘Strawberry Moon’ = The Upward Turn
6 - ‘Running Like a River’ = Reconstruction
7 - ‘Skyline’ = Acceptance & Hope

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