Alternative Airwaves

Alternative Airwaves

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  • #15 - 20lb Sounds

    Finally, another episode of Alternative Airwaves!  I've been pretty busy with NaNoWriMo this month, but I found time this evening to get a podcast recorded.  I even did some writing while I was putting the show together!  All in all, a successful evening.



    Track listing:

    1. Bella Ruse - Complicated Rhythm (from their upcoming album out December 13)
    2. Sonic Real Estate - Rocking in a Free World (live acoustic track)
    3. Dan Lynch - Nano Song
    4. 20lb Sounds - Redemption Song (excellent Bob Marley cover)
    5. The Moose Jaw Twins - Fly
    6. Jens Wennberg - Welcome to 1984 (from the album of the same name)
    7. Chuck D - No Meaning No
    And here are some links from the headlines...
    • NaNoWriMo can be found at http://www.nanowrimo.org/
    • Read about the Belgian Court that ruled Creative Commons licence violations carry the same penalties as violating copyright
    • And become a Creative Commons Superhero!

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    31 min
  • #14 - Beards

    My apologies for the very delayed Blog post for the latest podcast.  You see, I've been quite busy at work, and there was a wedding I went to, and...well I was busy.  But it's been up on iTunes for just under a week now, so maybe you might like some links to the artists I mentioned?



    • The topic of discussion (this is A New Thing) is "Beards" - inspired by this band, which I heard via Rathole Radio
    • Allison Crowe - Imagine
    • Bella Ruse - Hold Me Close
    • The State Lottery - Coming Alive
    • Sexy Mathematics - Transmissions
    • Beastie Boys - Now Get Busy
    • Brad Sucks - Model Home (demo) - Check out his new project, Guess Who's A Mess
    • Two Helens - Gun
    That's about it!  Don't forget to leave a comment about BEARDS.  Because they're awesome. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlternativeAirwaves/~4/A_goAF1peyg" width="1">

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    30 min
  • #13 - Canadians

    I finally did a podcast on time!  It's been a while since I've done that.  Note that by "on time" I mean "I announced publicly I was going it Friday night, and I completed it."  So here it is!  The theme this time around was "Canadians" - all artists featured in the podcast are Canadian.

    1. The Rest - The Short Night-Strangers on a Train
    2. The Rest - A New Pair of Jeans [Acid Wash Mix]
    3. Going Commando - Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
    4. Joey and the Instapunks - Zoombie
    5. ARCTIC - War of Ideas (Live at Zaphod's)
    6. Sweet Mother Logic - David Copperfield
    7. The Pop Winds - Owl Eyes

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      35 min
    8. #12 - Hip Hop Show

      I probably could have come up with a more clever name, but I didn't.  Here's the track listing along with links to applicable download pages.

      • Just Plain Ant ft. Braintrust - Scream Out
      • Just Plain Ant ft. Chuck D - Way Back When
      • Kellee Maize - Future Remix
      • Kellee Maize - Something Sacred
      • Kellee Maize - Big Plans
      • Bi-Polar Bear - Her For Him
      • Bi-Polar Bear - Home Pt 2
      • Bi-Polar Bear - Nights Like This
      • Tab - Morning Star
      • Tab - Boozehounds

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        36 min
      • #11 - SOULED OUT

        Episode 11 has a funky soul groove going for it - thanks to the featured artist, SOULED OUT and their No Name Funk EP.  It is currently available on iTunes but you can also download it directly here if you don't use that particular program.

        Track Listing:

        CEREALES KILLERS - Feel It
        SOULED OUT - No Name Funk EP
        JAMES JR - Let's Stay Together

        Here's the translated portion from Souled Out's website that I read (and I stress it's improperly translated from German):

        Ingredients, such as the tight rhythm section, horns, and fat are to be understood by itself is refined the whole thing with a strong vocal part and surprising arrangements and interpretations.  Detailed recipe follows.

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        35 min
      • #10 - Creative Commons Sampler Part 2

        #10?? Really?  That's really good!  Well, this is the promised Part 2 of the Creative Commons Sampler.  There are a few rough edges in the show this time around, because I was distracted while reading about ASCAP vs Free Culture.  Yeah I think I've said enough about it, and I don't want to go there right now.

        1. The Dead Rocks - My Nurse Wanna Dance With Me
        2. This Co. - Figure it Out
        3. The Dixie Flyers - The Auctioneer
        4. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Portales
        5. Ray Wylie Hubbard with The Cowboy Twinkies - Portales
        6. The A.G.'s - Jesse's Girl
        7. Mountain Mirrors - Immortal Deadbeats
        8. Holy Cobras - Drug Store
        9. Duwende - Electrify
        10. Sean Wright - Johnny the Boxer
        11. This Co. - XX
        12. Seamen - Bullet
        13. The Dada Weatherman - My Summer Sin

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          52 min
        14. #9 - Canada Day Podcast

          Good morning everyone, and Happy Canada Day!  So far mine's been pretty great - I went to bed sick and woke up feeling fine this morning, and to discover I have some juice in the fridge that I didn't remember making.

          I've had this podcast waiting in the wings for a week now, and I've been very excited to release it.  It is 100% Canadian, and features some really great artists that I found mostly on Jamendo.com.  Here's the playlist - now go out and enjoy the day!  I might find myself in downtown Ottawa today, which depends entirely on whether I feel up for biking down there.  If you're looking for some things to do today, check out this Canada Day Guide from www.ottawastart.com.

          • The Wind Whistles - Gold Fever 
          • Staggered Crossing - Nuclear Winter (Next 2 You) 
          • Johnny Broadway - There's a Whole World Out There to Explore 
          • The Dixie Flyers - You Are My Flower 
          • Allison Crowe - Happy People 
          • Nicholas Chu - Garbage 
          • The Seamen - Catchphrase 
          • The Noctilucent Cloud - Life's Too Short 
          • Brad Sucks - Bad Sign 

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            36 min
          • #8 - CC Sampler Part 1

            I finally got to do the podcast this weekend!  Life has been very busy: sudden funeral 8 hours away, a softball tourney this afternoon (B Pool Champs!!), hockey tonight...well there was a lot.  I finally finished the final mix tonight, which required very little effort thankfully.  I stumbled in a couple of places but I felt the podcast fit together well, and there was some very cool music played.  Speaking of which, here's the playlist with artist info

            1. The Dead Rocks - One Million Dollar Theme 
            2. Brad Sucks and The Hip Cola - SOS
            3. Brittani Louise Taylor - Everything's Gonna be Okay 
            4. Carbon/Silicon - Make it Alright 
            5. No, Really - Molten 
            6. Jamie Rumley - Anywhere But Here 
            7. InAshton - It's Ok...It's Ok 
            8. I Am Not Lefthanded - Boats (Swept Away) 
            9. Julandrew - It's Easy 
              10. Part two should be coming this week - most likely to be done again on the weekend when I have some more time.  I was going to record it at the same time as Part 1, but I wasn't able to get to it.

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              39 min
            10. #6 - Not South American Banjo Ska

              Here it is, episode #6!  Unfortunately, it is not the "South American Banjo Ska" genre my brother wanted, but instead is Celtic Hip Hop - coming from Oakland, California, no less!  Here are the show notes:

              • The opening theme is as always a modification of Brad Sucks' song Making Me Nervous
              • The opening track was called Drunken Kitchen Kisses, by The Destroyed Room, which I heard about thanks to FrostClick.
              • Wikipedia movie summaries really are awesome; check out the one for Twister
              • Today's feature artist: Beltaine's Fire; their album is The Weapon of the Future
              • Tomorrow I have a meeting with the prosecutor about a bylaw ticket concerning my dog, Hank.
              • The last band was one I mentioned last week - Glossary.  Their album is called The Better Angels of Our Nature

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                38 min
              • #5 - The Notes and Scratches

                Episode 5 is here!  Late due to last night's marathon Sens game, but it is here!  Some abbreviated show notes:

                - Check out The Notes and Scratches at http://www.notesandscratches.com/
                - I was having a tiny bit of mic trouble, so my apologies for that - but I eliminated most of the popping p's!

                You can also download it from iTunes :)

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                27 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.