Episode 026: Grow Up and Blow Away
Episode Notes:
Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away
Stars new record from last year, which I’m still very much on board with
Scott Pilgrim, featuring a soundtrack by Metric
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, a real movie
Gimmie Sympathy, the song that soured Sarah on Metric
The Black Eyed Peas, NOT in 2008
The Pet Shop Boys, doing a Village People cover shortly after Nevermind came out
Women in a Ghostbusters movie, and now we’re all gonna die
Episode 025: Hounds of Love
Episode Notes:
Tori Amos, sounding a bit like Kate Bush
Wuthering Heights, a super weird way to start a career
Kate Bush live, which is an AMAZING soundtrack
Are Tegan & Sarah the biggest band from Calgary?
The Smalls, who are punk as fuck
Corb Lund, who is punk as fuck in a different way
Futureheads, playing Hounds of Love
Placebo, playing Running Up That Hill
Don't Give Up, with Peter Gabriel
The Imperial Phase theory of pop
The OTHER Elton John/Kiki Dee duet
Sarah on Twitter, if you want to hear her talk about politics
Episode 021: Split
Episode Notes:
I don't know where it comes from, by Ride, which I will still defend
blur, trying to sound like Pavement
Harvey Danger, to whom I paid $16 because I liked one song
Flo Rida, to whom I paid $1.29 because I liked one song
Slowdive's record from last year
Ke$ha, making good pop music that puts me in a good mood, because that is her job
Episode 020: I Think You Think too Much of Me
Episode Notes:
Eden - I Think You Think Too Much of Me
Black Tea Anarchy - Afternoon Tea Party
Petra Haden - The Who Sell Out
Eden is playing Vancouver in October!
Dadeo’s, who make a very good sandwich
A girl with brown hair, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele
A second girl with brown hair, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele
A THIRD girl with brown hair, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele
A fourth girl with brown hair and glasses, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele
Episode 16: Chinese Fountain
Episode Notes:
The Growlers - Chinese Fountain
Sweater Weather - A Great Song Who's Authors' Name I Can Never Recall
Electric Six, who you can now see at a bar
The Killers - My favourite synth band from 1984
Smashmouth, who briefly were mandatory
Buddy Holly, the original indie hipster
Fred Armisen's Stand-up for Drummers
Broken City, where most things can exist
Shut Up and Dance With Me, featuring just the best dancer
That sketch was Collage Humor, not Comedy or Die, and I am a monster for not remembering so
Episode 015: I am Not Afraid of You, and I Will Beat Your Ass
Episode Notes:
Yo La Tengo - I am Not Afraid of You, and I Will Beat Your Ass
An acapella Modest Mouse cover, because of course that exists
What's fun to do in Cincinnati?
Prince's House, which is also a museum of Prince
A book in which I murder everyone at West Edmonton Mall
Rampage, the dumbest movie this year that I'll absolutely see twice
Canadian Rail: Take the train!
Sled Island, who Yo La Tengo once headlined
The current Yo La Tengo album, There's a Riot Going On
Bedrock, which is pretty unjustifyable
God damn, Pavement were good...
Stephen Malkmus, who's still out there working
That thing where a soldier gets home from a tour of duty and sees his dog again for the first time
Episode 013: The Holy Bible
Episode Notes:
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers on Wikipedia
Richie Edwards carving "4-Real" into his arm. Please don't do this
If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next, the best title a song has ever been given
Blondie - Parallel Lines, a punk band produced like a pop band