It's been 4 weeks since I last did a "regular" podcast - what with last episode being a themed podcast (which was a lot of fun to do) - so it feels good to be back in the groove picking out new music.  Some great stuff in today's episode, including - finally - a track from my brother's band.  Keep reading for the playlist.

Just to recap, Capital Grass and the No Men are playing a live show TONIGHT (April 30th), 9:00PM, at the Elmdale Tavern in Ottawa.  Cover is $6 and they're playing with Jon Laurie-Beaumont and Slim and Popular.  Here's the Facebook event page if you're interested.  If you're NOT in the Ottawa area, I'll be posting a show review on Monday (with pictures, possibly).

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The podcast this week is a little different than what most might be expecting - as I mentioned in the last episode, I've been planning a couple of theme podcasts.  Welcome to Themecast #1!  All the music in today's show is swing music.  This has resulted in a slightly shorter show actually, because it was slightly difficult to find music to fit the bill - well, music that I liked.  I think I found some great stuff; listen for yourself and decide!  Playlist follows below...

Playlist:

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Welcome to April!  Spring is definitely here - it's true, because a bird thought it was in my best interests to deficate on my passenger-side mirror on my car.  Anyway, new podcast for this week, with not so many new tracks but some great sounding music nonetheless.  Hope you enjoy!

Playlist

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Episode 22 is officially available!  The show started off a little rocky but I recovered - I blame either the beautiful afternoon sun beaming into my "studio", or the advent of the gigantic full moon later tonight.  Take your pick.  A couple of new tracks from The Red Hook Ramblers, Pinkle, and Yvalain - all in all a neat sounding show!  The playlist is below...

Playlist:

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This week's podcast happens to land on my birthday!  How cool is that?  Plenty of awesome new tracks from artists all over the world this week, including the latest from the always excellent Kellee Maize.  Enjoy!

Playlist:

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I did it - I made it to 20 episodes!  In this week's episode, you'll hear quite a bit of hip hop (some of it not so conventional) plus some bluegrass mixed in between.  All this and more...in episode 20 of Alternative Airwaves!

Unfortunately the iTunes feed is still broken, but I hope to get it fixed in the near future.  But probably not until the next podcast.

Playlist for #20

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Back to the swing of things with episode 19!  This week's episode features some brand new tracks that stretch from spunky pop to hip hop.  PLUS a new demo from Brad Sucks!  All this and more...see below for the playlist.

NOTE I am currently having some difficulty with the iTunes feed, so hopefully if you are waiting on it you can download it directly from this blog post.  If you don't use itunes - well, that's okay then, you can use the new feed!


#19 - "There Might be Some Bad Words"

1. Lindsey White - Equinox
2. Joey Ripps ft. Bliss-One - For the Minute
3. Alexander Hudjohn - Billy
4. Swear and Shake - The Promise
5. The Hall Monitors - Peggy Sue
6. Way Yes - Color Blind
7. Gunfight! - Empties
8. Brad Sucks - Guess Who's A Mess (Demo)

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The first new podcast of 2011 is finally done!  I thought I picked some really awesome music to kick the year off on a great note.  The standard playlist with links to artists' websites is below, but first a couple of links I mentioned during the show:
- International Sock Monkey - I mentioned this in the blog earlier in the week; it's the free music blog put together by the members of Bella Ruse.
- 23 Seconds - A great netlabel from Gothamberg, Sweden.
- Aaahh Records - another netlabel, similar in style to 23 Seconds.



Playlist:

1. The Womb - All I Want to Do is Find Love Before I Die
2. Pinkle - Fractals
3. Emerald Park - The Commonfield
4. When I Was 12 - Vanilla Vodka
5. Bella Ruse - Tha Kazoo Song
6. The Wind Whistles - Turtle
7. Bearkat - Call the Doctor
8. Matt Dorgan Project - Falling Down

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Last Saturday night I made myself a nice cup of coffee with eggnog (I swear, there was no rum involved) and settled in to do what looks to be my last podcast of 2010.  Things are just going to be too busy in the next couple of weeks, though I MAY end up doing a surprise 'cast next week if I get the free time.  You just never know!

I have an announcement to make about a podcast coming up in January 2011, but I'll save that for a separate blog post.

 There were some nice highlights this episode, including a really cool MJ cover.  Here's the playlist.

1. HoboTwang - Alone in the House
2. She Swings, She Sways - What I Wouldn't Do [NOTE: I learned just now that this band broke up]
3. Paper Tiger - Sandy
4. Josh Woodward - Revolution Now
5. Joey Kneiser - Bruised Ribs
6. The Transisters - JB is Dead
7. Loudspeaker Alliance - Revolt
8. Jens Wennberg - Tux
9. InAshton - Will You Be There

• XYZ by DJ Leq - It's just a single, consisting of the original mix and a shorter version.  Kinda catchy!  Just released today.
• 2010 by Hypnotic Crow - Another dance album, this one is also just plain catchy.  It's a full-length album that consists of mainly electronic-based music.  While it was released today, it is apparently a compilation of older unreleased tracks by Hypnotic Crow.
• Intercontinental Music Lab Goes to War - Intercontinental Music Lab - The name's a mouthful, but the music from this UK outfit is pretty good.  I'm not sure how I'd tag it - it's a mix between pop, punk, rock, and alternative rock.  I guess "alternative rock" is the best fit here.

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I recorded episode 16 of the podcast last night, but only got around to uploading it this morning.  So, that's also why the blog post is late.  Anyway, the title thankfully does not refer to "I'm never again doing this podcast" but more so "I'm never again singing on the podcast" but you know what they say in An American Tale, never say never!

Side note: I got to 50k this year in NaNoWriMo!  Read about it on my other blog, here.

Running time is I think 27:40.  A bit short because one of the songs wouldn't play.

Track listing

1. NanowaR - Stormlord of Power
2. Convicted Killer Scientists - Mas Hypochondria
3. Ghune- First Project / Wanderings
4. Girl Talk - Make Me Wanna
5. The Dead Rocks - Nicotine (played during Creative Commons News segment)
6. Liam Stewart - Sixteen Words (did not play due to unknown error, but thought I'd link to it anyway)
7. The Very Sexuals - Wrecked This Century
8. Fatblueman - Fat Blue Christmas Swing Medley
9. Stephen Gower - Jingle Bells (Horrible Version)

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