Sneaky Dragon

Hello, fellow music fanatics, and welcome to a new episode of the Listening Party. Please pull up your favourite chair and settle in for another trawl through David’s extensive music collection.

This week we start a new mixtape: Stephanie Felice’s second, which she informed Dave was for her boyfriend who liked Joy Division. Dave immediately jumped at the chance to put together a fabulous post-punk mixtape extravaganza!

What Mary – who has more than once declared a strong aversion to music from the 1980s – will make of this is anyone’s guess. Tune in for possible outrage!

Thanks for listening.

This week we are listening to:

* Kleenex – “Ain’t You” – from the Rough Trade single b/w “Hedi’s Head”, 1978* Sleaford Mods – “Under the Plastic and N.C.T.” – Divide and Exit, 2014* Low – “What Part of Me” – Ones and Sixes, 2015* The Super Friendz – “!0 lbs.” – Mock Up, Scale Down, 1995* XTC – “Are You Receiving Me?” – Go2, 1979* Ezra Furman – “Lousy Connection” – Perpetual Motion People, 2015* The Raincoats – “In Love” – The Raincoats, 1979* Sparks – “Metaphor” – Hello, Young Lovers, 2006* Pavement – “Grave Architecture” – Wowie Zowie, 1995* Field Music – “Luck Is a Fine Thing” – Field Music, 2005* The Fall – “Hip Priest” – Hex Enduction Hour, 1982

Also played on this week’s show:

* John Cooper Clarke – “Evidently Chickentown” – Snap, Crackle & Bop, 1980

Here is Ed Draganski’s 2017 Playlist in full without our interruptions:

* Shattered – The Rolling Stones * All The Young Dudes (David Bowie_Ian Hunter) – Mott the Hoople * Magic – Pilot * Movie Star – Harpo * Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band * Song 2 – Blur * Clap Your Hands – Parov Stelar * Blue (Da Ba Dee) – Eiffel 65 * Flathead – The Fratellis * God Only Knows – John Legend & Cynthia Erivo * Both Sides Now Oscars 2017 – Sara Bareilles * Comedy Tonight (Stage Version) – Zero Mostel & Company * The Sound of Fear – Eels * Just Another Day – Lady Gaga * Living (feat. Alex Clare) – Bakermat * ust A Little – Beau Brrummels * City Lights – Glen Iris * Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall * Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Minor – Franz Liszt * Never My Love – The Association * Words Of Love – The Mamas and The Papas * Popsicles and Icicles – The Murmaids

And if you would like to see Ed’s great cover designs for his mixes, follow this link.

Thanks for sending in your playlist, Ed!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to a more modest, less stellar guest jam-packed show – Episode 401: A celebration of that big highway in Toronto.

This week on the show: dreamy reminiscences; big thanks; acceptable levels; false memory; bad interviewer; hippy seagull; approaching death; the guest defense is a good offense; Nick Park props; kid flicks; homegrown explosions; the father of invention; Disneyland nostalgia; Believe it or not, a good prank; whither Song of the South; late joke awakening; disappointing underground cities; down on gondolas; funicular fun; weak youth; the questionable effectiveness of cement overshoes; the career of Greg Evigan; the opposite of 24; confused reader; David and David on stage; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; hard to say condiments; savoury internal organs; unsung pun; dizziness; Sneaky Dragon Health Watch; the three month magic time; getting better; cramped up; and, finally, let’s end on fish.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the week: What’s your least favourite amusement park ride?Sub-question: What’s something you’ve done in your life that’s made it better?

Hello, cinema fanatics! Welcome to the tenth episode of The Fansplainers – our spoiler-enriched film cast where we minutely examine and fiercely discuss current films.

This week we tackle Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

David and Ian had very different takes on the film, but we won’t spoil it here, we’ll let them fansplain it for you.

Hola, Sneakers! And welcome to the Sneaky Dragon Episode 400 House Party!

This week we are joined by friends Louise Moon, Kathleen Gros, David Fine, Alison Snowden, Nick Park, Pia Guerra, Jason Dedrick, David M., and Nina Matsumoto!

On the show this week: a gaffe; a gift; Moby Detective; TV pet peeves; bold claims; noises off; strong opinions; little women; injured babies; tuning out; the joys of inking; over-sharing; visiting Vancouver; sexy birds; the George Segal question; awkward questions; strict landladies; awkward screenings; pedal power; Flintstones hospital; take no Prisoner; tough job; drawing gags; dulling your brain; dream job; whale watching; the spirit of Boxing Day; Toy Story ranked; commercial pet peeves; misunderstanding The Ring; Sinatra’s delivery; thieving octopuses; Paranormal Toy Story; CB radio; fighting a ghost; musical references; getting old; musician’s secrets; podcast proliferation program; Nina’s Sneaky Dragon cocktail; Sour Patch Kids-based video game; Chex yourself; mixed up; long-form podcasting; online criticism; monumental hot dog eating; stop-motion Sparks; and, finally, drinky Dragon.

Thanks for listening.

And thanks to all our guests for taking time out of their busy lives to come and talk with a couple of dum-dums.

Ian makes a heartfelt plea to Jason DedrickLouise’s Sneaky Dragon cookies abound.Cookies, chips, and Sparks pins.Detail shot of Sneaky Dragon cookie.More candies and Lezah’s fruit tray with Sarah Walsh’s Sneaky Dragon centrepiece.David Fine and Nick Park talk to Ian and Kathleen Gros.Guests “patiently” wait their turn.David and Ian talk to Kathleen.David and Ian grill Alison Snowden, David Fine, and Nick ParkDavid attempts to control his broken mic.

Thanks to Nina for the pics!

Hello, fellow music maniacs! This week on the Listening Party, we stick to the folksy direction of our last episode as we listen to Side 2 of Stephanie Felice’s mixtape.

Although we tried to keep things from getting too folksy, we come dangerously close to holding hands around a fire and singing “Kumbaya” – a fate worse than death!

Anyway, come on in to the Sneaky Dragon Rumpus Room, find a comfy seat and have a listen with us as we hear:

* Dillard & Clark – “Polly” – Through the Morning, Through the Night, 1969* Jeffrey Frederick and the Clamtones feat. Jill Gross – “Singing to the Dentist” – Spiders in the Moonlight, 1977* Samantha Crain – “Kathleen” – Under Branch and Thorn and Tree, 2015* Caetano Veloso – “It’s a Long Way” – Transa, 1972* Blitzen Trapper – “Dragon’s Song” – Destroyer of the Void, 2010* Michael Hurley – “Automatic Slim and the Fat Boys” – Snockgrass, 1979* Joanna Newsom – “The Book of Right-On” – The Milk-Eyed Mender, 2004* Joy of Cooking – “The War You Left” – Closer to the Ground, 1971* Wilco – “Muzzle of Bees” – A Ghost Is Born, 2004

Thanks for listening.

Michael Hurley singing “Automatic Slim and the Fat Boys” from the original demos recorded in East Fairfield in the early 70s.

Here’s a fun bit of live Joanna Newsom really giving those finger muscles a workout.

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 399! That means there are only 56 until Episode 455. Can’t wait!

Until then, we’ll have to listen to this week’s talk: eventual tightness; house guests; hair pressure; mutton mutton chops; no one knows; calculating our odds of being entertaining – not good; compelling math problems; old teachers just fade away; electric lunches; singles chat; something to talk about; full-time talking; trough system; controversial nursery; three best live bands; not funny; early Carol Burnett; a dog’s story; haying; hot dog condiments controversy; uses of Miracle Whip; Question of the Week: Sneakers respond; and, finally, repetition…

Question of the Week: What is something that you add to your food that makes people say whuh?

Sub-Question: What is the most recent food that someone introduced to you?

Thanks for listening.

Hello, fellow cinephiles! This week Ian and David return to a familiar well and take a look at the newest Marvel superhero spectacle: Spider-Man: Far from Home.

Ian – a big-time Spider-Man fan – is more than happy with this film; David has maybe grown a little bored of these CGI-heavy third act snoozefests.

Who’s right? Let us know in the comments below. Do you want more superhero movies or are you ready to move on?

Not sure what to think? Well, let Ian and Dave fansplain it for you.

Hola Sneakers! Welcome to the second to last Sneaky Dragon that will have a three at the beginning!

This week: rough start; our newest podcast; not monetizing; death to podcast ads; general improvements; one-man show; bean bag chair chat; favourite furniture; rabid; update: Dave did pick up Lezah – marriage safe; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; confetti card pest; scary wall climbing; sports with-it-ness; Top Gun ignorance; who needs The Lion King; cursing Bob Mackey; cool on Mary Poppins; Lindsey Ellis recommendation; fever dreams; don’t drink the aloe vera water; not a nut; Chick Talk returns; disappointing pets; disappearing home repairs; fashionable Dum-Dum; Stranger Things is enjoyable; Legion is coo-coo; don’t be distracted; random Latin-ness; movies are too safe; podcast are good; and, finally, the singular Seventies.

Question of the week: What have you repaired in the past that you are proud to have been able to repair?

Sub-question: What movie would you recommend that you feel is unjustly overlooked?

Thanks for listening.

Here is Episode 1 of Lindsey Ellis’ Transformers-based film studies series:

Hello, fans of music and music listening! Welcome to Episode 19 of this little thing we like to call the Listening Party!

This week on the show, we start a brand-new mixtape which was made for listener Stephanie Felice. Stephanie did not request any particular sort of music, but mentioned in her accompanying letter that she was a fan of folk music so David attempted to craft a mixtape with that in mind.

He thinks he succeeded! Do you?

This week we listened to:

* The Baptist Generals – “The Dog That Bit You” – Jackleg Devotional to the Heart, 2013* Barbara Sipple – “Song for Life” – Wayfaring Strangers: Ladies of the Canyon, 2006* Ohio Knox – “Pound or My Dog Dad for Robert Downey (a prince)” – Ohio Knox, 1971* The Super Friendz – “Fireflies” – Mock Up, Scale Down, 1995* The Association – “Dubuque Blues” – The Association, 1969* Field Music – “From Hide and Seek to Heartache” – Plumb, 2012* The Feelies – “The High Road” – The Good Earth, 1986* Belle and Sebastian – “Jonathan David” – single b/w “Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It” and “The Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner”, 2001* Sufjan Stevens – “Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie” – Michigan, 2003* John Grant – “Down Here” – The Queen of Denmark, 2010* Judee Sill – “The Donor” – Heart Food, 1973

Thanks for listening.

Here is a good BBC documentary about the great Judee Sill if you’d like to know more.

Hola, Sneakers! This week’s episode is a little shorter than usual, but you’ll have to listen until the end to find out why. It’s a real shocker!

Meanwhile, this week: time paradoxes; long flights; Hong Kong; the food of compromise, stomach bugs; Google dread; you don’t need to know that; rural haircuts; playing the food poisoning odds; the topper; not a greenthumbs; is yogurt a culture; chain cake; Chinese phone scams; choice pies; dogs on the planet Earth; virtual gifts; commentary tracks; mutual appreciation; Generation VR; Sherlockiana; praise for Guy Ritchie; praise for Joel Grey; movie stars on TV; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; Toy Story concerns; and, finally, a surprise twist.

Question of the Week: What the heck can you get a 17 year-old boy for his birthday???

Thanks for listening.