mid week mixtape!

So i've been thinking.  The Happy Hour show is only on the air once a week... mind you i strive to make it the best damn hour and a half of radio i can, but it always seems so rushed, so crammed...kind of like the tokyo subway.  there's a whole lot of awesomeness that has to get jammed into such a tiny space, its easy to forget that there are millions of other people out there, waiting for the next train... you cyber folk metaphoric fans???
So in light of this realization i've decided to make a mixtape for you...well a playlist i should say ( i just always think of groupings of songs together in such a matter a mixtape- call me old fashioned)

I haven't figured out how to load my own audio on this blog yet, but i assure you i'm diving deeper down the rabbithole.  Until then you're going to have to do some leg work, of which you will be handsomely rewarded for.
and if you have a way to grab these songs and put them in order then do it,,, thats how this body of water is meant to flow...enjoy :)

MidWeekMixTape 1

Artist------------------------song---------------------album
Cymbals Eat Guitars- and the hazy sea -Why there are Mountains
Explosions in the Sky- six days at the bottom of the ocean -     Earth is not a Cold Dead Place
Broken Social Scene- anthems for a seventeen year old girl-    You Forgot it in People
Sea Wolf-  wicked blood-White water, White bloom
Matt Mays- on the hood-Matt Mays and El Torpedo
The Decemberists -july, july  - Castaways and cutouts
Otis Redding-- down in the valley -- Otis Redding Sings Soul
Cake- italian leather sofa -Fashion Nugget
Everclear- one hit wonder -So Much For the Afterglow
The Budos Band- the volcano song -The Budos Band
Tom Fun Orchestra-  watchmaker -You Will Land with a Thud
Sufjan Stevens -detroit, lift up your weary head --    greetings from   michigan the great lake state
Arcade Fire- wasted hours -The Suburbs
Edward Sharpe and
the Magnetic Zeros- janglin -- Up From Below
Eddie Vedder- rise --  Into the Wild Soundtrack
Wolfmother -  vagabond --  Wolfmother
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- skeletons -    It's Blitz
Vitamin String -   rebellion (lies) -- Tribute to Arcade Fire
Quartet

get into it!

This guy is my newest hero!

So i'm home from work sick, so naturally i'm wandering aimlessly through cyberspace, which is going to directly result in quite a lot of content today... videos, a mid week playlist, and i'm working on figuring out how to load some old archived interviews, so stay locked! 

but as i was stumbling i came across this fella.  He's and absolute piano phenom and is taking improvised music to a new plateau!

He goes by Merton and how he uses chat roulette as a connection tool through music is rather inspiring. this is some next level shit.

                     and just to show you HOW LEGIT this Merton character truly is, check out this interview:

In The Dead of Winter...

well hey there cyber peeps, just a little mid week update here.
Every January in our fair city of Halifax a little music festival happens throughout the city to break the blaaahs and get people out to be warmed up with music and dancing. its called IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.  It runs from wednesday jan 26 till saturday jan 29th.  This year there is a slew of amazing local bands as well as some visting ones as well.  You can check out the full schedule here. .....BUT.....
most importantly, your's truly will be hosting the show on Friday Jan 28th at the Bus Stop theatre on behalf of CKDU radio, and its a great night for music as the lineup includes- oh no, theodore, the transatlantic zodiac ensemble and Ben Caplan & the Casual smokers... Ben being hot off a month long cross canada tour by train!
these bands are all super big, energetic and put on CRAZY AWESOME SHOWS!!!!
Its going to be rad- tell your friends, tell your mom and bring your dancing shoes to support these great bands, this great festival and your favourite radio host from CKDU, your favourite radio station!

check out the links to the bands below to get your stoke on!
and don't forget to tune in friday morning- 10:30 am AST on 88.1fm in halifax, or streamed at www.ckdu.ca

                                                                                     oh no, theodore

                                                                                transatlantic zodiac ensemble

             

ben caplan and the casual smokers

see you friday!

the radio snow!

greetings cyber people!  so once again its friday and once again its snowing in halifax!  its been a consistent winter here for 3 weeks straight...which is rather odd. but i'm loving it, snowboarding, warm drinks, bundling up, snowball fights, girls wearing sexy boots... its wonderful!
and you know what else is wonderful?  music on the radio!!
so here's what was rocking on the radio this morning in case you missed it, or loved it and want to check it out, or even hate it and want to make sure you never hear that song again (but i highly doubt the latter)
enjoy...and i'll see you on the airwaves!

ARTIST-----------SONG----------ALBUM
mark ronson- diversion- version
new radicals- mother we just can't get enough- maybe you've been brainwashed too
daft punk- digital love- disovery
octopus project- truck- hello avalanche
arcade fire- empty room- the suburbs
joel plaskett- soundtrack for the night- ashtray rock
fun.- barlights- aim and ignite
the heavy- no time- the  house that dirt built
mark ronson- lose it- record collection
charles bradley- how long-  no time for dreaming
sharon jones and the dap kings- i learned the hard way- i learned the hard way
mando diao- high heels- give me fire
long long long- mandarin collars with women-
writers strike- my resignation- still standing
jenn grant- baby's been away- honeymoon punch
broken social scene- our faces split the coast in half- BSS
elliott brood- edge of town- tin type
the decemberists- isn't it a lovely night- the hazards of love
delta spirit- bushwick blues acoustic
the decemberists= sons and daughters- the crane wife
holy fuck- lovelly allen- LP

dropping the ball while still dropping the beats!

Well hey there lovely cyberpeople...my apologies for not posting the tracklists from my past few shows... dropping the ball as they say.
but i am here, resolved, to make sure you all know what you were listening to, and at the very least turn you onto some new bands and tracks to bump and ride to ... so this is going to be an overload but here are the tracks from my past few shows!

December 31st- NEW YEARS!!!

ARTIST-------SONG-------------ALBUM

bob segar- hollywood nights - stranger in town
arcade fire - rebellion (lies)- funeral
the who- acid queen- tommy
the grass - spreading the blues- rogue waves
matt mays- when the angels make contact- when the angels make contact
fitz and the tantrums- news 4 U- pickin up the pieces
yeasayer- ambling alp- odd blood
frist class- beach baby- the big surf sound
tokyo police club- bambi- champ
boxer the horse- pot valiant- would you please
long long long- mandarin collars with women- heard at VD
blues brothers- give me some lovin- soundtrack
islands- creeper-arms way
gaslight anthem- diamond church street choir- american slang
metric-blindness-fantasies
cousins- around their waists- out on town
broken social scene- meet me in the basement- forgiveness rock record
writres strike/first aid kid- rocket summer- heard at VD
said the whale- this winter i retire
the caravan- is it really just a joke? - emerald city
cee lo green- bright lights bigger city- ...is the lady killer

January 14


   ARTIST------ SONG------ ALBUM

rich aucoin- brian wilson is alive- public publication
yeasayer- ambling alp- odd blood
arcade fire- wake up- funeral
the polyphonic spree- hold me now- together we're heavy
the pinecones- tea tonight- sage
the zolas- you're too cool- tic toc tic
lady gaga- poker face piano
jenn  grant- oh my heart- honeymoon punch
m. ward- chinese translation
cake- moustache man- showroom of compassion
mark ronson and the business intl- the bike song- record collection
the go team- ladyflash- thunder lightning strike
diamond rings-  something else- special affections
the caravan- is it really just a joke?- emerald city
krasnogorsk- venice feud- krasnogorsk
the gorillaz- melencholy hill- plastic beach

peep that homies!
love

casually smoking with ben caplan!

well hey there... i know this is a bit late, but when it comes to awesome things anticipation makes the heart grow fonder i say!  so without further adieu (???) i bring to you mr. ben caplan.
ben was in the studio for our december 17th show and shared a little holiday gift present for everybody- MUSIC!
so head on over to www.thecasualsmokers.com to grab some new hot tracks from ben caplan and the casual smokers!
the download code is: NSMW.  now that's an exclusive only found here (unless you know ben, but then you're super exclusive)

also check out his myspace RIGHT HERE!!!
i've also got some pics from his show at the seahorse this past tuesday, but i'm at work and won't be able to post them till i'm finished... SO HANG TIGHT AND KEEP ROCKING!
love

Radio show playlist Dec 24!!!

well hey there cybernetters!  thanks for stopping by...and a double thanks if you were listening to my show on CKDU 88.1fm in Halifax. as promised here is the tracklist from todays show, with links to all the bands pages, videos or special suprises.
you're beautiful and eat lots of turkey and drink lots of nog!


1. the grass- superserum #4 - rogue wave
2. miles deck and the fuzz- killing machine- heard at VD
3. yeasayer- ambling alp- odd blood
4. small sins- till i go home- pot calls kettle black 
5. small sins- where there's gold- pot calls kettle black
6. edward sharpe and the magnetic zeroes- up from below- S/t
7. Pink Floyd- Dark side of the moon side 1 at 45 rpm
8. madlib- slim's return- madlib invades blue note
9. the caravan- tone down- emerald city
10. laura peek- stay sharp- heard at vd
11.long long long- mandarin collars with women- heard at vd
12. windom earle-- halo- heard at vd
13. dog day- vow- heard at vd
14. memphis- the second summer- i dreamed we fell apart
15. chad vangaalen- phantom anthills- soft airplane
16. passion pit- moths wings- manners
17. rich aucoin- more than a one night stand- personal publication
18. rich aucoin- at war with the cynics- personal publication
19. blink 182- i won't be home for christmas
20. bob and doug mackenzie- 12 days of christmas
21.the blues brothers-- everybody needs somebody to love- soundtrack

***as you can see there were a lot of tracks played from the "heard at VD" cd.  this is a compilation of local halifax artists put together to benefit the PARKER STREET FOOD BANK . you can pick it up for a whopping $3...that's THREE DOLLARS FOR ALL OF THIS AMAZING HALIFAX MUSIC... and you're helping the cause.  so get to V.D. and buy 3 or 7 and rock out so our good people can eat out!
music helping people...beautiful!