September 21, 2011 - FM Phasis Show #2 "I apologize in advance for times I might frustrate"

Yep, it's the second week of FM-Phasis! If you haven't made a pledge yet, please call (664-6678) or come down to the station (267 - 3rd Avenue S). Don't forget to mention that you are donating to my show. That's how they know that my awesome listeners care about the station!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Peter Elkas* - Sweet Nancy - Wall of Fire
Maria Dunn - Shoes of a Man - From where I stand
Wild Strawberries - Heroine - Heroine
Sarah McLachlan - Ice Cream - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Heartstrings* - Used to Fly - In a land far away that is fair
Scout Niblett - Do you want to be buried with my people? - This fool can die now
Rose Cousins - Celebrate - The Send-off
Sunparlour Players - When the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the Happy
Dan Mangan - Sold - Nice, Nice, Very Nice

7:00-8:00am
The Flying Monkeys - Money that's what I want
Metric - Combat Baby - Old world underground, where are you now?
Sloan* - Pen Pal - Twice REmoved
Ultimate Power Duo - Big in Japan - We're in Control Now
The BLack Keys - Your Touch - Magic Potion
Josh Ritter - CHange of Time - So runs the world away
Del Barber - As far as I can tell - Love songs for the last 20
Tom Waits - Martha - Closing Time
Dan Mangan - How Darwinian - Oh Fortune
The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I left Behind - The Place I left behind
Little MIss HIggins - Bargain! Shop Panties - Across the Plains
Elliott Brood* - If I get old - Days into Years

September 21, 2011 - FM Phasis Show #1 "I'm tryin' hard to love you but you don't make it easy babe"

It's FM-Phasis and I spent the morning begging you for money. But I'm mostly just excited about the awesome weather that is coming up this week! Seriously, can you believe it?! If that doesn't make you want to give money to an awesome community-run radio station, I don't know what will! Maybe if I shave my head again? Hmm... I'm not sure about that...

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead The Onlys (2007)
Immaculate Machine* - So Cynical - Ones & Zeros (2005)
The Cracker Cats* - Workin' - Empty Bottles n Broken Hears (2004, local))
The Sadies* - Loved on Look - Tremendous Efforts (2001)
Ndidi Onukwulu* - Horn Blower - No, I Never (2006)
Ember Swift* - $5 - The Wage is the Stage (2000)
The Pack A.D.* - Gold Rush - Tin Type (2007)
Xavier Rudd - Stargaze - White Moth (2007)
Sloan* - If it feels good do it - Pretty Together (2001)

7:00-8:00am
The Deep Dark Woods* - All the Money I had it gone - Winter Hours (local)
The Gruff* - The Make - A trail of missing thoughts (2007)
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the Void (2010)
Josh Ritter - You don't make it easy babe - Hello Starling (2003)
Novillero* - Daydreams and Distractions - A Little Tradition (2008)
The New Pornographers* - Myriad Harbour - Challengers (2007)
Liz Phair - Whipsmart - Whipsmart (1994)
Serena Ryder* - Little bit of red - Is it ok (2008)
Sarah Slean* - Lucky Me - Day One (2004)
Neil Young* - Harvest Moon - Harvest Moon (1992)

September 14, 2011 Playlist! "Half is blue and the other half is gold"

It is fall. The equinox may not be here, but the air has changed. It is fall. With fall, though, comes concert season and FM-Phasis! It's kind of an exciting time with regard to music. So before you get sad about the end of summer, get excited about the awesome concerts coming up! Also, consider donating to CFCR this month for FM-Phasis. Without this fundraiser, we would not be able to be on the air. During FM-Phasis I will be taking lots of requests with donations. Think about what you'd like me to play and how much you'd like to donate.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
The Cranberries - Dreams - Everybody else is doing it so why can't we? (1993)
Tracy McNeil* - Headlong into Nothing - Room Where She Lives
Eleni Mandell* - Afternoon - Afternoon (2004)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Who do you love? - Living with the Living (2007)
Danny Michel* - Feather, Fur and Fin - Feather, Fur and Fin (2008)
The Waifs - When I Die - Sink or Swim
Juanita Brandt* - Prairie Girl - Prairie Girl (2008)
The Deep Dark Woods* - Westside Street - The Place I Left Behind (2011, local)
Jason Bajada* - Sunday Song - The Sound Your Life Makes (2011)
Spiral Beach* - Made of Stone - Ball (2007)

7:00-8:00am
Library Voices* - Insider Trading (on outsider art) - Denim on Denim (2010)
Metric* - Succexy - Old world underground, where are you now (2003)
Smashing Pumpkins - Today - Siamese Dream (1993)
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the Night (2010, local)
Farideh* - Heart of a Man - Symphony of Chemistry (2008, local)
Jack Johnson - Dreams be Dreams - On and On (2003)
Ladyhawk* - I don't always know what you're saying - Shots (2008)
Said the Whale - This Winter I Retire - Taking Abalonia (2007)
Luke Doucet* - Vladivostok - Broken (And other rogue states) (2005)
Arcade Fire* - Rebellion (Lies) - Funeral (2004)
Yukon Blonde* - Wind Blows - self-titled (2010)
The Fjords* - Get it Right - Get it Right (2010)

September 7th Playlist!

It feels like I have not been on the air for months, but really it's only been a couple of weeks. I find that time feels longer when it is full of activities. The last two weeks have definitely been full of activities - I traveled to B.C., camped along the way, and did an Ironman triathlon in Penticton. Despite the 3.8km swim, 180km bike, and 42km run, I am not too sore and I'm alive to tell the tale of my sub-16-hour adventure in the hot, mountainous, desert that is the Ironman Canada course. Now I'm back in Saskatoon and preparing for a fun team race for the Saskatoon Ultra-Marathon and probably another stab at a personal best at Ironman Canada.

When I got back to the land of the living and music, I realized that the fall season of concerts is upon us! How did I miss this? Luckily, I didn't miss too many amazing shows and am just in time for the fall concerts. Mother Mother is tonight, Malajube and The Besnard Lakes are the same night as Royal Wood. I have a huge crush on Royal, but I'm going to try to hit both that night. Said the Whale is on Sept. 20th. Cuff the Duke is on November 5th. Also, FM-Phasis is coming!!!! Wow, so much. Stay tune to CFCR and my blog to see what is going on for FM-Phasis - I won't be shaving my head, but hopefully I can entice you to donate to my show this year. You will just have to wait and see what I come up with.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Josh Ritter - Long Shadows - So Runs the World Away
Feist* - L'amour de dure pas toujours - Let it Die
Tegan and Sara* - Knife Going In - The Con
Basia Bulat* - In the Night - Oh my Darling
Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Comfort Eagle
Jason Collett* - Sorry Lori - Here's to Being Here
Royal Wood* - A Good Enough Day - A Good Enough Day
Royal Wood* - Juliet - A Good Enough Day
Sarah Slean* - Sweet Ones - Night Bugs
The Weakerthans* - Confessions of a Futon Revoluntionist - Fallow
Sloan* - Coax Me - Twice Removed
The Details* - Surface Breaks - Lost Art
Controller.Controller* - History - History

7:00-8:00am
Ron Sexsmith* - Strawberry Blonde - Other Songs
Amelia Curran* - Everything I've Got to Give - War Bride
Mother Mother* - Ghosting - Oh my heart
Elliott Brood* - Will they Bury Us? - Days into Years (NEW)
Elliott Brood* - Write it all down for you - Mountain Meadows
Cuff the Duke* - You were Right - Way Down Here
The Deep Dark Woods* - Virginia - The Place I Left Behind (local, NEW)
Cuff the Duke* - Time is Right - Morning Comes (NEW)
Little Miss Higgins* - The Dirty Ol' Tractor Song - Junction City
Immaculate Machine* - C'mon Sea Legs -  Fables
The Hidden Cameras* - In the NA - Origin: Orphan
Wolf Parade* - Shine a Light - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Sloan* - Who taught you to live like that? - Never hear the end of it