Toonsday Tuesday in Tunesville ... and Bless You

[Ex Lion Tamer]

I haven't heard The Weakerthans or The Constantines on the radio here. But I have heard Metric, The Stars, BSS, and The New Pornogrophers on 102.1 which is the closest thing to a mainstream alternative station that we have here. Unfortunately, to get to those bands you have to put up with Nickelback, Billy Talent and Fall Out Boy in high doses. (where's the little barfy emoticon when you need it?).

And I never heard Fiest on the radio until Apple picked her up.

Well you guys are doing way better than us in MTL, (at least in radio if not in hockey - had to get a Leafs dig in there), independent music and radio are mutually exclusive concepts here.

Not sure I agree with your now versus '80s comparison, the rules are the same now as then (I think) yet 90% of the Cdn. content then was dreck - so the music was (and is) getting on the radio whether good or not, it just happens that now the music is of a much higher quality, IMO. I think the major record labels point is a bit of a red herring because in the '80s there really were no indie-labels, at least not to the extent there is now, so it was major label or nothing, now, thankfully there are lots of alternatives for talented young bands.

[Mike]

Hey Mike. It's nice to see Bedouin Soundclash on your list. I love them, but I hadn't realized that they'd made their way over the pond. A lot of Canadian bands who make waves here only do so because of Canadian Content laws for radio play. I think that Metric, mentioned by Lion Man above, is a good example of that. So it's nice to see some of these bands getting the attention that they deserve elsewhere.

While we're on the subject, I'd like a copy of that comp if it's not too much trouble. You've made a lot of great recs to me in the past and I'm sure that there's lots on this comp that I haven't heard that I'll like.

Cheers!

I can't remember if you introduced me to them or I introduced them to you. But I forgot they are Canadian, either way I love their sound. The latest has more of a ska feel to it don't you think.

No problem with the comp I'll send one asap, you still at Norris Way, Ontario?

Cheers
Mike

[ForeverAutumn]

I can't remember if you introduced me to them or I introduced them to you. But I forgot they are Canadian, either way I love their sound. The latest has more of a ska feel to it don't you think.

No problem with the comp I'll send one asap, you still at Norris Way, Ontario?

Cheers
Mike

Maybe I introduced them to you, although I don't remember doing so. Or coulda been Audiobill who introduced you. I know that he digs them too. I know it wasn't the other way around. Yeah, I like the new album better than the first although both are very good.

You've got the address right. Thanks!

[SlumpBuster]

A lot of Canadian bands who make waves here only do so because of Canadian Content laws for radio play.

I don't know what Canadians think about that law, but I'll tell you that as an American living 10 miles from the Canadian border, I thank the gods in the Great White North every day for that law. A little variety on the radio never hurt anyone.

[Troy]

This is today's shuffle. Sweet Painted Lady just ended.

[BradH]

I'm always hitting the old stuff it seems...

Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric. I still think the live tracks are the keepers on this.
Robyn Hitchcock - NHK 505 Studio, Tokyo - Oct 6, 2005. This acoustic performance is not as fun as his Heavy Friends recreation of Piper At The Gates Of Dawn but, hey, bootlegs are free! I think this came from the Digital Archives.
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure. Speaking of the Two-Tone stuff.
King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon. I still think most of the material between Court and Lark's Tongues is second tier stuff but now my 70's KC collection is complete. That's what matters, y'see.
Roxy Music - Stranded. Brilliant, of course.
The Police - Paradiso, Amsterdam - June 22, 1979. The best Paradiso radio recording I've heard out of that new wave era. Blistering performance.
Hawkwind - Live Seventy-Nine. If you've never heard Hawkwind just imagine if The Ramones were a pothead British jam-band singing about space & stuff. And I mean that in a good way. Like Roxy, these guys didn't have to do much in '79 to fit in with what was current. But they kept the synths and the long jams and made the punks come to them - which they did in a big way. This was the year they toured without a label deal which was fairly ballsy at the time.

[Slosh]

NP (first spin) :

[nobody]

The Selecter - Too Much Pressure. Speaking of the Two-Tone stuff.

I actually gave this one a listen a couple days ago as well. Every now and then gotta grab this one and the first albums by Madness, the Specials and English Beat. Although, more often, I just throw on that This Are Two Tone compilation that's got stuff by all of 'em on it and more.

[BradH]

I actually gave this one a listen a couple days ago as well. Every now and then gotta grab this one and the first albums by Madness, the Specials and English Beat. Although, more often, I just throw on that This Are Two Tone compilation that's got stuff by all of 'em on it and more.

Nice. This is the new re-mastered version of Too Much Pressure so I'm guessing they'll release the second album if they haven't already. I've got all that stuff you mentioned, great stuff. The Specials discs have also been remastered but I haven't heard those.

[Spancticles]

a fine frenzy-one cell in the sea
radiohead-in rainbows
my brightest diamond-bring me the workhorse
katie melua-pictures

[Stone]

I've been making a database/inventory of my music collection the past few weeks, so it's got me interested in listening to things that I haven't listened to in a long time or I have never listened to much. Here are a few from the past week or so:


Billy Bragg - Workers Playtime

I like his first EP and first two albums better (primarily because of the lack of instrumentation and production those records have), but this one has a few gems. "Waiting for the Great Leap Forward" is one of my favorites of his, and he did a fine version (sans backing band) when he appeared on the Henry Rollins Show recently.



Devo - SmoothNoodleMaps

This is much better than I remember. Don't get me wrong; it's nowhere near as good as their first three records, but this has some enjoyable stuff on it. However, if you have an aversion to synthy, danceable music, this isn't for you.



Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe

What a nice album. This is one that never got the attention it deserved from me. Sure, there are a couple duds (mainly the shorter interludes), but the tunes, arrangements, and overall feeling of these songs really catches my ear and keeps my attention. "Faraway Eyes" to me is a standout, and is a country tune at that.

[Swish]

Looks like it's only about $9 online. Probably less than Swish Daddy spends on beer during lunch each day.
http://www.epitonic.com/index.jsp?re...tandspark.html

It's basically true, but I resemble it anyway. Those Pale Ales run about $3.50 or more a pop, so what's a guy to do?

Was 'music starved' on vacation, save a few tunes on the wife's tiny iPod. Mostly female stuff but she did have the new Pinback on there, so I had some salvation.

This week has been filled with work, so not a lot to talk about...until after the Wilco show Saturday night.

Swish