Alternative Airwaves

Alternative Airwaves

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  • #35 - October 22, 2011

    No fancy title today, my mind was a little blanked.  A couple of notes for this episode before you listen: one, I was trying a new method of recording (that ended up being much less convoluted), so there are going to be a couple of hiccups here and there - especially at the beginning, where my voice is overpowered by the music. Woops!  Two, because of the microphone I have and the method I used, my mic had to be on at all times, so there may be some background noises throughout the podcast.  As I warned on Twitter, my dog probably makes a frequent appearance in the first segment.

    Now that's out of the way, onto the show notes!

    Intro

    - Tab the Dead Poet - RubixBox (0:00:10)

     - From Tab & A.U.R.C: Grayscale Ballads {EP} released October 19, 2011
    Segment 1 - New Releases

    - Principe Valiente - In My Arms (0:03:45)

     - From the debut album Principe Valiente released October 21, 2011; preview at MySpace
    - M!R!M! - No Way (0:07:57)
      - From It's Not Enough Anymore EP, released October 14, 2011

    • Tobias Borelius - Billy (0:13:22)
      •   - From Du känner mig för väl, farväl, released October 8, 2011

      - Sean Wright - Glint of Light (0:16:04)

        - New single Glint of Light released October 9, 2011

      - The Art Punk Band - I Can't Complain (0:20:42)

        - From Three Fishermen, released October 18, 2011

      Segment 2 - Relaxo-Time

      - Tokyo Police Club - Party in the USA (excerpt) (0:23:47)

        - From the 10 Days, 10 Covers, 10 Years album

      • Brittani Louise Taylor - Everything's Gonna Be Okay (0:24:58)
        •   - Cover/Single ** No longer available on Jamendo

        - Robin Grey - The Winter Blues (0:28:11)

          - From the album I Love Leonard Cohen, available at Jamendo.com

        - InAshton - It's OK...It's OK (0:33:13)

          - From RED album; new video can be found on YouTube

        - First Rate People - Summer Job (0:36:24)

          - From Someone Else Can Make a Work of Art EP

        Wrap-up

        - Uniform Motion - An Island (0:40:57)

          - From One Frame Per Second

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        44 min
      • #34 - New Format, Same Struggles

        Well, the debut of a new podcast format did not come without its stumbles. It's still very much a work in progress, and I can only improve from here. I apologize for the poor mic quality - that's also something I need to fix again.  Some great music this week though, so click away and listen!  Here are the show notes!

        Intro

        - Paper Plane Pilots - Places (0:13:00)
         Segment 1 - New Releases
        - The Open Up and Bleeds - I Don't Wanna Die (Anymore) (0:03:51)
           - An Act of Love and Violence was released October 4th, 2011
        - Bernie Bandicoot - Positive (0:06:28)
           - Lorraine was released October 4th, 2011
          - Professor Kliq - Bollywood Blades (0:11:23)
           - from Blocsonic's netBloc 34 released September 27th 2011)
         Segment 2 - Honourable Mentions
        - The Morning Light Project - Slicer (0:16:08)
           - From the album Interface
        + Mentioned latest FrostWire promo for Azoora and Gracielita from the 23 Seconds netlabel- Tsars - Intro / Whispers (0:19:58)
           - From the Whispers EP, released August 8 2011
        - Derek Klegg - Be Free (0:25:34)
           - From the album Across Town, released September 2, 2011
         Wrap-up
        + mentioned Start Your Own Rebellion Mixtape
        - Charles Hurts - Guess Again (0:30:15)
           - From the Tough Love Records compilation Young & Research II; hear more music from Charles Hurts   on Myspace

        With exception to Charles Hurts' "Guess Again", all tracks are licensed via Creative Commons.

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        33 min
      • #33 - Factorable by 11

        It's been two weeks, so that means it's time for a new podcast! I normally get these up on the same Saturday that I record them, but events this weekend that may or may not have had something to do with watching Moneyball and baking an apple crumble served to interfere with those plans. In any case, here is your latest podcast! Savour it, because it may appear in a slightly different format two weeks from now (insert ominous chords here).

        Direct Download (archive.org) - 36:55

        Here's the playlist!

        1. Bear Mountain - Swim
        2. Professor Kliq - Done With Disco (see his website here - apparently he reached his donation goal!)
        3. The Brainstormers - By All Means
        4. The Search - Silent Days (Pre-order their latest album, The Search For Connection Contact And Community)
        5. Not From Georgia - Another Try (pick up their limited edition CD here, and on Twitter)
        6. The Jinxes - Migration
        7. Mutts - Symmetry
        8. The Appreciation Post - I'm No Sure Thing
        9. Bear Mountain - Weighty Ghost

          10. NOTE: I meant to say this during the podcast but I forgot. If you're a fan of Battlestar Galactica, you may want to check out some neat fan fiction called Lords of Kobol. I recently finished book one, Apotheosis, but there's one other book already out and a third due out shortly. Check it all out at http://lordsofkobolbook.blogspot.com/.

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          37 min
        10. #32 - Back in the Habit

          I'm finally back with a new podcast!  It's been since the end of July since I released a new episode, and for that I am deeply sorry.  But the move is complete, and I have some brand new stuff for you.  Today I was just winging it a little, but I plan to put some more work into the blog and get some exciting things happening.  Okay, enough talk - onto the track listing!

          Direct Download (archive.org)

          • The Easton Ellises - Liquorstore
          • .audiosport - Doobie, You
          • Die Pretty - Let Me Out
          • The Art Punk Band - Bridge to the River
          • The White Soots - The Road
          • Josh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight
          • Allison Crowe - Wedding Song
          • Bella Ruse - Satan Served Me Sandwiches
          • Paper Tiger - Juice **

            • ** Yes, I know I said in the podcast that Paper Tiger was Canadian.  I don't know where that came from, but on my computer that's how I have it marked down.  They are in fact from the Netherlands.

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            37 min
          • #31 - The Dog Days of Summer

            ""Dog Days" (Latin: diēs caniculārēs) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer.  Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress. The name comes from the ancient belief that Sirius, also called the Dog Star, in close proximity to the sun was responsible for the hot weather." -- Wikipedia

            Your eyes are not lying! I'm going away this weekend, so I thought I would release the podcast a few days early.  It's a little long this time around, but since it's been three weeks since the last episode, I figured nobody will mind!  Some great music in there, starting off hard and fast and ending on a similarly strong note.  Except for one or two songs, everything in the podcast has been featured on the blog in the last three weeks.

            Direct Download (42 MB) - Length: 46:02

            1. Prepare to Meet Thy Broom! - High Like it's 1989 - This song is one of the many awesome funky songs I found last Thursday.  That mixtape is still on its way.
            2. MC Frontalot - Spoiler Alert - I really mentioned the infamous MC in passing, but I haven't ever featured his songs on the podcast so I thought it was about time.
            3. Hot Fiction - War of Attrition - Awesome band, played them before - this song just fit perfectly for the set.
            4. The White Soots - If I Go - great bluesy rock band that sometimes channels The Black Keys
            5. The Polymorphines - The Clean and The Dirty - Great Ottawa band that is having a CD Release party this Saturday!  Go, if you can make it.  Details are here. *NOTE: I may have mentioned the EP is for free download.  It is not; it is however only $4 US! Very good price.
            6. The Search - Distant - awesome song, really reminded me of the 80s when I heard it.  The rest of their album is much like this.
            7. Ellus Bellus - Sticks, Stones and My Bones - I think this band has just about the best band name and the best album name on this entire podcast.
            8. Gunther Brown - Minnesota - If I'm to believe the lyrics, Gunther Brown really don't like Minnesota.
            9. Bella Ruse - Heart of Everyone - Played them simply because they're from Minnesota.
            10. Not From Georgia - Caroline - Great band, plays catchy folk/pop music and licenses everything under Creative Commons.  Followed me on Twitter, so I checked 'em out.
            11. These Animals - Four to the Floor - Great song at the end of their EP, it's also up for a remix contest of sorts at Aaahh Records.

              12. Thanks for listening / downloading!  I hope you enjoy your own dog days of summer.

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              47 min
            12. #30 - Summertime

              Alternative Airwaves is now hosted on archive.org!  Eventually I'll be porting all the older podcasts over there so they can all be found in one spot.  Here's the original post for the podcast.

              Hopefully the fan I had on to cool down the "studio" didn't cause too much background noise. I had a fun time putting together this playlist, and listening as I recorded. I guess if you read the track listing, the "secret cover song" won't be so secret!

              Direct Download (via archive.org, 35.3MB)

              Playlist (38:30):

              1. Keyboard Rebel - Northern Sherpa - From the album Pop Grenade, available from Aaahh Records. 
              2. The Laureates - Cooler Birds - Cool Chicago band that uses a lot of distortion; available at Free Music Archive
              3. Silver Rocket - Crank it Up - Italian band on a German netlabel - talk about multiculturalism! Available at Free Music Archive 
              4. Mouth's Cradle - Front Porch, Back Porch - 7-track free preview album released via FrostWire; full album available online.  Very good music, you should download it maybe.
              5. Early Adopted - Thank-You - First heard of this group via FrostClick. Very good hip hop, cross between Eminem and Lupe Fiasco.
              6. Tense Kids - Second Law - From the album Oh! Idaho, this is a fun little number.
              7. Roar - I Can't Handle Change
              8. Allison Crowe - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [Eurythmics Cover] - Allison Crowe has done a number of covers, and her version of Hallelujah almost made it into The Watchmen.  Do a quick search on YouTube to find more.
              9. Videogame Orchestra - Island in the Sun (Belmont's Revisal) - This track is from a Weezer tribute album with a twist - all songs are done using 8-bit sounds from various video games.

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                39 min
              10. #29 - St. Jean Baptiste Podcast

                I hope everyone is having a wonderful St. Jean Baptiste weekend!  I had a fun time finding tracks for this podcast, and there's a little bit of every genre in the show this week.  I hope you enjoy it.  In the meantime, please enjoy some reading material on St. Jean Baptiste Day:

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Holiday_%28Quebec%29
                http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=52762

                Direct Download - Now hosted on archive.org! (32.5MB)

                Playlist:

                1. Malajube - Luna ** - turns out I played a track that's not on Jamendo, because I got confused.
                2. Alek et les Mauvaises Raisons - L'anniversaire
                3. Hi Jack - Pears from New Zealand
                4. Sweet Mother Logic - Ghost Army
                5. Metatronik - Tortured Mind
                6. Two Green Cats - They Want Me To Play
                7. Les Residus Plasmiques - Elvis est mort ce matin / ce soir
                8. Bombolesse - H.I.V.'ER
                  9. Total running time: 35:29

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                  36 min
                9. #28 - The 27th Non-Themed Show

                  Thanks for joining me for another fun-filled show.  Some great tracks, ranging from the 1970s (Single Bullet Theory) to a new track from 2011 (Josh Woodward).  I started the show a little differently today thanks to a fun song by Hot Fiction; I also announced the next themed podcast, coming up June 25th.  But it's still June 11th, so enjoy this podcast now!

                  1. Hot Fiction - Start it Off
                  2. Boxing Fox - Friends For Life
                  3. Single Bullet Theory - Lies (Get their compilation album here)
                  4. Nicolas Falcon - Big Big Boss (Get the Aaahhh Records compilation here)
                  5. Longsleeves - A Man Crossed Out
                  6. The Patinettes - The Man With the Electric Flag
                  7. Motoroma - Compass
                  8. The State Lottery - Fourth Street
                  9. Josh Woodward - Coffee (Get Sunny Side of the Street here)

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                    33 min
                  10. #27 - Jamendo Top 100

                    Today's podcast is a little mailed-in, mostly a result of being on vacation for five days over the Victoria Day long weekend.  But that doesn't mean I haven't selected some sweet tracks - on the contrary!  I consulted the Jamendo Top 100, and picked out a few songs that I really liked.  Enjoy!

                    Oh, and don't forget to join the Facebook page and follow the podcast on Twitter!

                    Direct Download

                    1. BertycoX - The Signal (#3)
                    2. Pornophonique - Sad Robot (Procacci's funky android deconstructino remix) (#8)
                    3. CWF & BertycoX - DefectiV' (#27)
                    4. Wooden Legs - David & Goliath (#5)
                    5. Hot Fiction - If I Had a Girl (#76)
                    6. The Sterns - Did You Get It (#20)
                    7. Retrosonic - Until the End (#67)
                    8. The Dalai Lama Rama Fa Fa Fa - You Make Me Crazy (Label Gazing Feature)

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                      39 min
                    9. #26 - Brad Sucks, Ostrich Tuning, I Am Not Lefthanded

                      Another two weeks gone, another podcast episode in.  In today's episode, new tracks from Brad Sucks and I Am Not Lefthanded, plus the very first Label Gazing segment featuring Ostrich Tuning from Toronto!  All this plus some other great tracks for your listening enjoyment in today's episode.  Full playlist follows below.

                      Direct Download (31:32, approx. 28 MB)

                      1. Lungs for Gills - Starry Void
                      2. Studebaker's Blacksmith Shop - Merry Goes Around
                      3. Pawky Maven - Monsters
                      4. Ostrich Tuning - Floor
                      5. Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Landslide Song, The Dig
                      6. I Am Not Lefthanded - Alone (It's Not So Bad)
                      7. Brad Sucks - Come Back (Demo)
                        8. During the show I also apologized to Singleton, whom I confused with The Singletons in a post last month.  Consider this my official apology - I was briefly confused.  I'll change up the post soon!

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                        32 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.