Alternative Airwaves

Alternative Airwaves

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Alternative Airwaves episodes

  • #55 - Best of Alternative Airwaves - #1 - Featuring SINKHOLE

    It's been a long time since I've had a podcast with new music, but I'm back despite a crummy summer cold (I was popping back Fisherman's Friends the whole time) with music from the AFMusic netlabel, as well as another track from the latest I Am Not Lefthanded album.  Check out the playlist below!

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    • The Watermarks - Run Away (Run Away EP, 2012)
    • Louis Lingg and the Bombs - School Bell (Long Live the Anarchist Revolutionaries!, 2006)
    • Louis Lingg and the Bombs - Old Skool Boom Boom (Alphabet of a Revolution, 2012)
    • Joy/Disaster - Miss Trust (Sickness, 2012)
    • Phoenix Imago - Someone I Can Be Alone With (Respect, 2012)
    • I Am Not Lefthanded - Screamager (The Fire and The Sigh, 2012)

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      25 min
    • #54 - Music from the AFMusic Label, I Am Not Lefthanded
      It's been a long time since I've had a podcast with new music, but I'm back despite a crummy summer cold (I was popping back Fisherman's Friends the whole time) with music from the AFMusic netlabel, as well as another track from the latest I Am Not Lefthanded album.  C
      24 min
    • #53 - Best of Alternative Airwaves: The Canada Day Podcast

      It's the Canada Day Long Weekend!  Well, almost.  This is from July 2010, and is 100% Canadian Music.  The original playlist can be found here: http://alternativeairwaves.blogspot.ca/2010/07/9-canada-day-podcast.html.   The podcast will be back in two weeks with new tracks!

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      34 min
    • #52 - The Best of Alternative Airwaves - The Notes & Scratches

      Due to time restrictions and a short holiday, I didn't have time to put together a full podcast.  Instead, I've selected an older podcast that is currently unavailable on iTunes.  Here is Episode 5 from April 2010 - The Notes and Scratches.

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      Playlist

      • Allison Crowe - Creep
      • The Notes and Scratches - the Train Whistle (Grace Notes, 2010)
      • The Notes and Scratches - to Milwaukee (Grace Notes)
      • The Notes and Scratches - the Drought (Grace Notes)
      • The Notes and Scratches - the Birdsong (Grace Notes)
      • Bella Ruse - Heart of Everyone (Kuhzoo, 2011)

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        28 min
      • #51 - I Am Not Lefthanded, The Black Atlantic, Mouth's Cradle

        In episode 51 of Alternative Airwave, I've got some new tracks from I Am Not Lefthanded and The Black Atlantic, and I also discuss some changes implemented by the Copyright Board of Canada, plus a show announcement for Streets of Hastings.  That plus some other great music by folks such as Mouth's Cradle and The Monster Brothers.  Enjoy!

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        1. This Public Life - Smile (The Banquet, 2011)
        2. Mouth's Cradle - Demon (The Next Big Thing, 2010)
        3. Praverb the Wyse - The Critic (Smimooz Remix) (Professional Hobbyist, 2011)
        4. I Am Not Lefthanded - Brace Brace (The Fire and The Sigh, 2012)
        5. The Black Atlantic - Darkling, I Listen (Darkling, I Listen, 2012)
        6. The Monster Brothers - UNOIMRITE (Colossus, 2011)
        7. Marina and the Diamonds - Girlfriend (Boyfriend cover) (2012)
          8. Check out I Am Not Lefthanded's Kickstarter here
          ** NOTE ** Last year I took a summer hiatus from the podcast; I don't plan on doing that this year, but there may be a few weeks here and there that get missed. I'll try to put up something in place of a new episode if that happens.

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          30 min
        8. #50 - Just Another Milestone

          I finally made it to #50!  I didn't get the chance to plan anything special - we'll leave that for number 100.  In the show today: songs pulled from Mike's last ASR show; new tracks from Swedish pop bands; a demo from Brad Sucks; and a really cool cover of a Robert Palmer track.  Plus I instituted a new rule for the show - a 30-minute hard time limit.  I hope it makes for a tighter podcast.  Hope you enjoy it!  The playlist is below.  As always, links are provided.

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          1. Radio Star - A Common Tale (A Common Tale, 2011)
          2. The Ease Down - Heavy Hopes (Shapeshifter, 2007)
          3. Carsie Blanton - Idiot Heart (Idiot Heart, 2012)
          4. Chasing Eidolon - Sunset (Chasing Eidolon, 2010)
          5. Emerald Park - Things (Absolute Zero, 2012)
          6. The Search - Diving Into Another Person (Survivors of An Industrialized World, 2012)
          7. Brad Sucks - Waste of TV (Demo) (Guess Who's a Mess, TBD)
          8. Ellen & The Escapades and Hope & Social - Addicted to Love (orig. Robert Palmer) (Covermesongs)

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            29 min
          9. #49 - Cinco de Mayo

            Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!  It's everybody's favourite Mexican holiday, because it's fun to pronounce.  Today's podcast is actually NOT themed around this holiday, but it was too convenient to pass up for a name.  Plenty of great stuff in this week's podcast, with songs coming from Jamendo, the Free Music Archive, and Wired.

            1. In Isolation > Film Noir Scandal (Matt Pop Scandalous Mix) (Jamendo)
            2. Armando Lagozza > Los mariachi (Los mariachi single, Jamendo)
            3. Michael Stasis > Brown Cow (Chainsaw, Free Music Archive)
            4. CEBE > Honey Cotton (Honey Cotton, Jamendo)
            5. Ed Schrader's Music Beat > I Can't Stop Eating Sugar (Live at WFMU's Talk Cheap Aug 25 2011, Free Music Archive)
            6. Beastie Boys > Now Get Busy (The WIRED CD) (I paraphrased from this Canada.com article)
            7. Montes Rook > Reason To Do (Patience, Bandcamp)
            8. Hello Future > Paparazzi (Lady Gaga Cover) (Acoustic, Jamendo)
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              33 min
            9. #48 - Larisa & The Raindoggs, Sean T. Wright, and Streets of Hastings

              Time for another podcast!  It feels like it's been a long time since I've released anything, and in a way, it has.  While I was pretty pleased with the interview with Streets of Hastings, I haven't been very impressed with the quality of the podcasts I've released since then.  I've got a more positive outlook now, so upwards and onwards as they say.  Great music selection today, featuring new releases from Jamendo.com plus an awesome cover track to cap things off.  Download and enjoy!

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              #ARTISTTRACKALBUM
              1Sam Sinister & The Plastic Sinister BandTil the Walls Come DownOi! Used to be a Friend of Mine
              2Ska and PipesAlong With YouThat Ain't Ska!
              3SkankshotBraineating Zombies From Area 51One of the Millions of Robots
              4Larisa & The RaindoggsDon't Wanna Be GoodOne Armed Bandits
              5Sean T. WrightDirty Ole LadyDrinkers & Demons
              6BANDRAUSCHenYour Perfect DayGood Life EP
              7Neon NiteClubBeauty & The BeatsBeauty & The Beats
              8Streets of HastingsHouse of the Rising SunThree Streets to the Wind

              Sean T. Wright - Collabs with David L Graham

              Streets of Hastings on Facebook
              (PS, I'm trying something new with the formatting. 
              Chances are it won't work, but please leave a comment if it looks really ugly to you).

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              31 min
            10. #47 - Unicycles

              A bit of a laid-back podcast, I decided to talk a little bit about unicycles.  I don't have much of an intro either - enjoy the podcast!

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              1. Justin Townes Earle - What I Meant To You (Midnight at the Movies, 2009)
              2. Kurt Vile - Freway (Constant Hitmaker, 2008)
              3. Ryan Adams - Shakedown on 9th Street (Heartbreaker, 2000)
              4. The Bottle Rockets - Hard Times (Live at KEXP, 10/02/2009)
              5. The Jayhawks - Two Hearts (Live at KEXP, Jan 2011)
              6. Barricades Rise - Down Under (Reptertoire II, 2012)
              7. Mayer Hawthorne - Don't Turn the Lights On

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                29 min
              8. #46 - Streets of Hastings Interview

                The bulk of this podcast is devoted to an interview I did with Rockland band Streets of Hastings (http://www.streetsofhastings.com), so I didn't put a lot of effort into picking the rest of the music.  They have a CD Release party tonight (March 23rd, 2012) at 8pm at Avant Garde (http://www.avantgardebar.ca), so if you're in the Ottawa area be sure to check them out.  It's only $10 at the door.

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                Playlist:

                1. Crete Boom - Evil Brother | Website
                2. Justin Townes Earl - Mama's Eyes | Website
                3. Gringo Star - You Want It | Website
                4. Streets of Hastings Interview | Website
                5. Great Lake Swimmers - Everything is Moving So Fast | Website

                  6. 41 min

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                There are a lot of really great artists that go unnoticed, and their music is freely and legally available online. Alternative Airwaves discovers those artists.