Alternative Airwaves

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  • #117 –Music for Better Days
    Episode Notes

    2020 was a tough year and the first 6 months of 2021 haven't been great either, but we always have music. Here are some songs that look forward to some better days. Hopefully, I will get to my goal of revamping the website and podcast to go with it.

    Track List:

    1. The Spin Wires - Night Life
    2. Mercury & The Architects - See the World
    3. Songwriterz - Fell in Love With Summer
    4. Mr & Mrs Smith - Big Jet Wings
    5. Kinematic - Monday at 8am
    6. Bert Jerred - The Distant Sun
    7. D Jay Koi ft. Fil Straughan - House Party
    8. Back on Earth ft. Telltale - Brand New Day
    9. The Gasoline Brothers - Sleeping Pills & Asteroids
    10. Wallcrush - I'm Not a Stalker, Trust Me
    11. Anthony Rubery - Overdue
    12. Mahideveran Rock Band - Ex-Friends
    13. Hot Fiction - All My Love in Vain

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      47 min
    14. #116 –Heart's Racing

      Anemos Promotions was kind enough to provide me with a full copy of THE SEARCH's latest album HEART'S RACING and I have a couple of tracks from the album to play, plus a contest! Listen for details.

      1. The Search - Don't Let Yourself Down

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      2. Birocratic - bob ross goes to hollywood

        Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

      3. Emerald Park - Rules Don't Apply

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      4. Michael Ellis - Man in the Window

        Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

      5. Forget the Whale - Carry Your Own Weight

        Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC 4.0

      6. The Problematics - Untitled Love Song

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      7. The Search - Winter

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      8. Art of Empathy - Hugging Strangers

        Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

      9. Shearer - Martyr

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      10. The Spin Wires - Girls Like You

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        41 min
      11. #115 –Keep Going

        Two months later, I'm back with a podcast full of heavy guitar riffs with some lighter stuff mixed in for good measure.

        I had a fun time putting this episode together and I hope you enjoy it. Here's the track listing (with links to the tracks or artists).

        1. Dr. Groove Gang - Remember
        2. Carter Vail - Tigers on Trains
        3. Kinematic - Don't Go Out Tonight
        4. Garmisch - Truth Is
        5. Lilly Wolf - Love
        6. BIT - Hello World
        7. The Spin Wires - Secret Beers
        8. Maenoba - Incipiente
        9. Living Camboya - Home
        10. Daily Khaos delivery - Goliath
        11. The Devil Music Co. - Head Over Heels
        12. Lofiuser - Radiant Jaguar
        13. Speed Limit 35 - Atlanitca
        14. The Inventors - Perfect

        Most of the music from this episode came from either Jamendo.com or Blocsonic.com - with some Free Music Archive sprinkled in too.

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        56 min
      12. #114 –Back at it

        Welcome back to another full edition of Alternative Airwaves! This episode is more songs than talking, but I got struck by inspiration late last week and slapped something together. I was missing some pieces of my usual setup, so it's a bit bare-bones - but it's still got great music!

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        Playlist

        1. Loyalty Freak Music - Ghost Surf Rock)
        2. West Coast Weekend - Heart Attack
        3. Starmob - Stars and Snakes
        4. Axl & Arth - Triumphant
        5. Seth Power - Get Up
        6. Lewis - Coffee at Midnight(Acoustic)
        7. All My Friends Hate Me - Stay Up
        8. Samie Bower - That's What They All Say
        9. Toko Joyce - What Do I Know About Star?
        10. Omonoko - Tired Eyes
        11. Romancoke - Heed the Day
        12. Spell - Black Siren
        13. Banana Cream - Whenever is the Right Time

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          52 min
        14. Weekly Airwave - My Sweet & Sour Room - Icicle

          Script

          Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

          This week's track: My Sweet and Sour Room by Icicle. This is an instrumental track by Montreal artist Icicle; I found this by looking at similar artists to Lower Loveday from last week's episode. I don't normally pick out instrumental tracks, but I really liked the beat and instrument choice in this song. Icicle is actually Krassy Halatchev, and has Bulgarian origins. I think you can really hear some of his influences come through in this track. You can follow him on Jamendo or icicle dot club.

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          6 min
        15. Weekly Airwave - You Could've Been My Queen - Lower Loveday

          Script

          Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

          This week's track: You Could've Been My Queen by Lower Loveday. This great indie track brought me back to the early 2000's indie scene with great British bands like Arctic Monkeys, or The Fratellis. Lower Loveday is indeed a British group, and got their start in a school talent show. They've been all around the UK and the world, and are making some great music. Aside from this week's track I also recommend Is It Right, currently one of their more popular tracks on Jamendo. You can find them online at lower love day dot com.

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          5 min
        16. Weekly Airwave - Problems - The DLX

          Script

          Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

          This week's track: Problems by The DLX. Problems is an R&B-leaning pop track from American artist The DLX, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. No albums on Jamendo, but there are three singles you can check out. I liked this one for its simple beat and lyrics. Find out more about The DLX at the dlx dot net.

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          5 min
        17. Weekly Airwave - Wild - The Rabbits

          Script

          Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

          This week's track: Wild by The Rabbits. Wild is a quiet folk track from "Tall Pines and Tangled Vines", a 2018 debut LP by The Rabbits. The Rabbits hail from the UK, but are listed as Canadian on Jamendo - probably because they recorded their record at Orchid Studios in Vancouver, B-C - and they are also touring around Canada. Apparently they're doing this from a van they've been living in for almost a year. That's dedication to their music! Follow them on Jamendo or at the rabbits dot com.

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          6 min
        18. #113 –Dime and Sea Lillies

          Welcome back to another full length episode! This time around there are two listener submissions, plus many cool tracks recently featured on Jamendo.com. Full playlist is below!

          1. The Halt - Kind of Right
          2. Pure Mids - Don't Quit
          3. Banana Cream - We'll Shine
          4. DIME - White T-Shirt (Bandcamp)
          5. Kinematic - Let's Go Out Tonight
          6. Plants - Misery Business
          7. Sadme - Mourning Day
          8. Final Round - Angel of Darkness
          9. Sea Lillies - Materials (Bandcamp)
          10. Above Envy - Steady as the Rain
          11. The Spin Wires - Girls Like You

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            41 min
          12. Weekly Airwave - Don't Wait - The Halt

            Script

            Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

            This week's track:

            Don't Wait by The Halt. What do you know - another track out of the US. This time, The Halt: a rock group that formed in 2017 featuring Neil Matharoo (from the band Soundstatues) and Andrew Schwartz, both from Brooklyn. They don't have any albums on Jamendo, but they do have four singles at the time of recording. Don't Wait is a good mix of alternative and grunge, leaning more on the alt rock spectrum. You can buy their music at the halt dot band camp dot com.

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            5 min

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