Shaving my head for Community Radio!

This year for FM-Phasis I have decided to shave my head if I raise $2000 for my radio show. The most I have ever raised in my seven years of being the host of Wednesday's early Green Eggs and Ham show is around $1400. I am sure that you all will help me to achieve my goal! My lovely locks will be donated toward making wigs for cancer patients. Shaving my head takes it a step further!

Not everyone knows what I look like, so I though I would post some recent photos of me and my hair. Hopefully soon enough I will have a shaved head... with your help! If I raise $2000 for FM-Phasis I will, indeed, shave my head! Here are some photos...

FM-Phasis Sept. 22nd Money Playlist!

This week's show is all about money! Money makes the world go 'round and community radio is no exception. Every year we raise about $60,000 and every year we spend it on important equipment for the station... computers, transmitters, and anything else we need to make this the best radio station in Saskatoon! On top of all of this, there are tons of prizes to claim equaling your donation. It's such an amazing deal that you just can't pass up! In addition to all of this, if I make $2000 for my show, I will shave my head! Here is the Facebook event!

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

6:00-7:00am
Sloan* - Money City Maniacs - Navy Blues
Bare Nake Ladies - If I had a Million Dollars
Serena Ryder* - And some money too - Unlikely Emergency
Liz Phair - S*loads of Money - whitechocolatespaceegg
Ember Swift* - 5$ - The Wage is the Stage
The Beatles - You never give me your money - Abbey Road
Monty Python - Money Song
Feist* - Mushaboom - Let it Die

7:00-8:00am
ABBA - Money Money Money
Metric* - Handshakes - Live it Out
The Beatles - Money (That's what I want)
Crooked Creek* - Money - NessEssentials 2005
The Deep Dark Woods* - All the money I had is gone - Winter Hours
Kathleen Edwards* - I make the dough, you get the glory - Asking for Flowers
Tegan and Sara* - We didn't do it - So Jealous
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - Money - I learned it the hard way
Aloe Bacc - I need a dollar
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the Void

Interview with Sarah Harmer

On Wednesday, I got to interview Sarah Harmer! It was aired that day on the Afternoon Buzz, but I thought that y'all might want to hear it if you missed the buzz. The interview was great! Sarah (yeah, I can call her Sarah now) is really down-to-earth and humble. She was easy to talk to and answered all of the questions I had honestly and wonderfully, as I had expected her to. We chatted about her activism, her new album, and about the Odeon being an interesting venue for her. If you want to here it, please click here!

September 15th Playlist!

Every fall music takes over my life. There was a time when fall meant the new school year, but now it means music concerts, new albums, and being generally immersed in amazing musical talent from this country and beyond. I was asked yesterday by the powers at CFCR if I would interview Sarah Harmer. I said, "OMG. CAN I??" It was a win-win situation and I'm super excited to interview one of my musical idols. I'm also excited to see her on Friday. Alas, this week's playlist is infused with Sarah in all her glory. I hope you enjoyed this week's show!

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

6:00-7:00am
Sloan* - I Can Feel It - Twice Removed (1994)
The Weakerthans* - Sun in an Empty Room - Reunion Tour (2007)
Paper Moon* - Turning Colours into Greys - Broken Hearts Break Faster Everyday (2006)
Scott Nolan* - Open Spaces - Receiver/Reflector (2007)
Romi Mayes* - How I Roll - Sweet Somethin' Steady (2006)
Sarah Harmer* - Almost - All of our names (2004)
Laura Cantrell - 14th Street - Humming by the Flowered Vine (2005)
Jenn Grant* - Dreamer - Orchestra for the moon (2007)
Mother Mother* - Ghosting - Oh my heart (2008)
Luke Doucet* - Thinking People - Steel City Trawler (2010)
Novillero* - The Hypothesist - Aim Right for the holes in their lives (2005)
Cuff the Duke* - Surviving Revival - Sidelines of the City (2007)

7:00-8:00am
The White Stripes - My Doorbell - Get Behind Me Satan (2005)
Wolf Parade* - I'll believe in anything - Apologies to the queen Mary (2005)
Sarah Harmer* - The Thief - Oh Little Fire (2010)
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter Hunter (2009)
The Karpinka Brothers* - Every Time you Slam the Door - One Brick at a Time (2007, local)
Calexico - Convict Pool - Convict Pool (2004)
Arcade Fire* - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - The Suburbs (2010)
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the Void (2010)
Wintersleep* - Jaws of Life - Untitled
Metric* - Help I'm Alive - Fantasies (2009)
The Pack A.D.* - Crazy - We Kill Computers (2010)

September 8th Playlist!

Last week I was on the west coast so the lovely Tina hosted in my place. I'm confident that she did an amazing job at playing music for all you listeners! I picked up some albums when I was in Vancouver at Zulu Records, a great record shop full of new and used CDs. I also got to see Rae Spoon play at a small venue that is a great place to see shows with sit-down space and dancing space. It was an amazing trip... perhaps I'll put some photos on here for you all to enjoy. Stay tuned for that Phupdate coming up! Anyway, here is this week's playlist...

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

6:00-7:00am
Peter Elkas* - Sweet Nancy - Wall of Fire (2007)
Carolyn Mark* - Happy 2B Flying Away - Nothing is Free (2007)
Jill Barber* - Never Quit Loving You - Chances (2008)
Liz Phair - Whip-smart - Whip-smart (1994)
The Details* - Reunion Souvenirs - Draw a Distance. Draw a border (2007)
Sloan* - Penpals - Twice Removed (1994)
Radiohead - The Bends - The Bends (1994)
Oasis - D'you know what I mean? - Be Here Now (1997)
The Gruff* - Commerical Drive - self EP (2010)
Nathan* - Gasoline - Jimson Weed (2004)
The Heartstrings* - Used to Fly - In a land far away that is fair (2009, local)

7:00-8:00am
The Pack A.D.* - Don't have to - Funeral Mixtape (2008)
The Black Keys - Your Touch - Magic Potion (2007)
Cuff the Duke* - Remember the Good Times - Sidelines of the City (2007)
Sarah Harmer* - Careless - Oh little Fire (2010)
Rae Spoon* - Death by Elektro - Love is a Hunter (2010)
Daneil, Fred, Julie* - Hallelujah I'm a bum - Self-titled (2009)
The White Stripes - Take, Take, Take - Be Behind me Salad (2005) ~stay tuned for a story about this album~
Jenny Omnichord* - Pain of Maybes - All our Little Bones (2010)
Hot Panda* - Cold Hands/Chapped Lips - Volcano... Bloody Volcano
Calexico - Two Silver Trees - Carried to dust (2008)
Arcade Fire* - Modern Man - The suburbs (2010)
The Decemberists - A Bower Scene - Hazards of Love (2009)

This week I have a lovely co-host, Tina, to help me out. She's going to host the show next week and I completely trust her taste in music. All of the shows that are coming up have us both a little emotional. It's Christmas in September for us music lovers in Saskatoon! I can hardly wait. I'll be back in a couple of weeks to host the show.

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

6:00-7:00am
Neko Case - Favorite - CBC Radio 3 Sessions
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my Own - Heart of my Own
Josh Ritter - Idaho - The Animal Years
Dan Mangan* - The Indie Queens are Waiting - Nice, nice, very nice
Hannah Georgias* - Your Ghost - This is Good
Jenn Grant* - Heartbreaker - Echoes
Andy Shauf* - I don't really - Waiting for the sun to leave
Years - Don't let the blind go deaf - Years
Be Good Tanyas* - Littlest Birds - Blue Horse
Plants and Animals* - The mama papa - La La Land
Wolf Parade* - Cloud Shadow on the Mountain - Expo 86
Metric* - Twilight Galaxy - Fantasies

7:00-8:00am
Despistado* - A stirstick's Prediction - The Emergency Response
Immaculate Machine* - Dear Confessor - Fables
The Zolas* - The Great Collapse - Tic Toc Tic
Arcade Fire* - Modern Man - The Suburbs
Despistado* - Lipstick - The Emergency Response (2004)
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start - The Suburbs
Library Voices - Party like it's 2012 - Denim on Denim
Feist* - Brandy Alexander - The Reminder
Royal Wood* - I'm so Glad - A good enough day
The Cat Empire - Falling - Cinema
Blitzen Trapper - Laughing Love - Destroyer of the Void

August 18th playlist!

I am still shocked by all of the concert announcements over the past couple of weeks. ARCADE FIRE! CALEXICO! BLITZEN TRAPPER! CUFF THE DUKE! THE PACK A.D.! YOUNG RIVAL! WOMEN! DESPISTADO!

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

6:00-7:00am
The Gruff* - Lights of Saskatoon - EP
The Weakerthans* - Sun in an Empty Room - Reunion Tour
The Deep Dark Woods* - The Birds on the bridge - Winter Hours (local)
Jack Johnson - Bubble Toes - Brushfire Fairytale
Feist* - One Evening - Let it Die
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - for the night (local)
Regina Spektor - Us - Soviet Kitsch
Farideh* - Heart of a Man - Symphony of Chemistry (local)
Mother Mother* - Burning Pile - O my heart
Stars* - Set Yourself on Fire - set yourself on fire
Cat Empire - Waiting - Cinema

7:00-8:00am
Calexico - Along again or - Convict Pool EP
Aracade Fire* - The Suburbs - The Suburbs
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the Void
Fish and Bird* - Burst into Flower - Left Brain Blues
Laura Cantrell - Roll truck roll - The hello recordings
Rose Cousins* - Celebrate - The send off
Despistado* - A stirsticks prediction - The Emergency Response
The Pack A.D.* - Everyone looks like everyone - We kill computers
Dragonette* - Fixin to thrill - Fixin to thrill
Hilotrons* - lost in yichang - happymatic