April 18, 2012 - Trying to block out the sadness

Sometimes this world can be so ugly. On Monday night homophobia was shown in Halifax in a very violent way by killing Raymond Taavel. My heart goes out to his friends, family, and community members.

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

6:00-7:00am
Paper Moon* - Turning Colours into Greys - Broken Hearts break faster everyday
Bella* - Go - self-titled
Novillero* - Daydreams & Distractions - A little tradition (features Keri McTighe)
Controller.Controller* - History - History
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me
The Waifs - Take it in - self-titled
Smokekiller* - California - 13
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful Sun - Across the plains
Elizabeth Shepherd* - Shining tear of the sun - Parkdale
Ember Swift* - Include my food - Stiltwalking
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Once soundtrack

7:00-8:00am
Elliott Brood* - Miss you now - Mountain Meadows
BLitzen Trapper - Your Crying Eyes - American Goldwing
Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks done rise - Hymns for the happy
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter Hunter
Jill Barber* - Chances - Chances
The Be Good Tanyas* - When doves cry - Hello love
Sloan* - Underwhelmed - Smeared
Buck 65* - Superstars don't love - 20 odd years
The Pack A.D.* - Gold rush - Tin Type
Feist* - Graveyard - Metals
Jenn Grant* - You'll go far - Echoes
Sarah Slean* - Get home - The Baroness

April 11, 2012 "Falling over this city and the best of my worst ideas"

For the past couple of days I have had Chantal Kreviazuk's song "Before you" in my head. It was a favourite of mine when I was in my early 20s. Sometimes I am appalled at my taste in music from my early 20s (Britney Spears' first 2 albums can still be found in my music collection), but sometimes I'm surprised at some of the good stuff that was considered "pop." I mean, just because it's popular doesn't necessarily mean that it's crappy right? Well, that was reinforced to me today as I played Chantal's popular song. That song is pretty awesome! At the bottom of the playlist is a Grooveshark playlist of some of the songs I played this morning, including Chantal's song.

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

6:00-7:00am
Bloc Party - Banquet - Silent Alarm (2005)
Violent Kin* - Blue Eyes - Bitter Blood (2009, local)
Chantal Kreviazuk* - Before you - Colour Moving and Still (1999)
Mirah - Sweepstakes Prize - You think it's like this but really it's like this
Feist* - Mushaboom - Let it die
Heather Aitken* - Dust on my shoes - NessEssentials 2005
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing - Astral Weeks (1977)
Hawksley Workman* - All the trees are hers - Between the Beautifuls (2007)
Whitehorse* - I'm on Fire - self-titled
Cat Stevens - The Wind
John Lennon - Oh Yoko

7:00-8:00am
The Cracker Cats* - Tumbleweed - 100 year and still rocking
Loretta Lynn (with Jack White) - Portland, Oregon - Van Lear Rose
Elliott Brood* - Oh Alberta! - Tin Type
Buck 65* - Wicked & Weird
Said the Whale* - Loveless - Little Mountain (2012)
Stars* - What I'm trying to say - Set yourself on fire
Otis Redding - Try a little tenderness
Ron Sexsmith* - Late Bloomer - Long player, late bloomer (2011)
Sarah Harmer* - Late bloomer - Oh little fire (2009)
The Fjords* - Get it Right - Get it Right (2010, local)
Joel Plaskett Emergency* - Tough Love - Scrappy Happiness (2012)
Sloan* - If it feels good do it - Pretty Together (2001)

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

6:00-7:00am
Carolyn Mark* - Happy 2B Flying Away - Nothing is Free
The Sadies* - Anna Leigh - New Seasons (2009)
Neko Case - Favorite - The Tigers have Spoken (2004)
Marissa Nadler - Rosary - Little Hells (2009)
Scout Niblett - Let thine heart be warmed - This fool can die now (2007)
Laura Cantrell - Early Years - When the roses bloom again
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my own - Heart of my own (see below)
The Gruff* - Lights of Saskatoon - self-titled EP
Neil Young* - Harvest Moon - Harvest Moon (1992)
Maxwell's Big Four* - I Know - self-titled (local)
Sloan* - If it feels good do it - Pretty Together (2001)

7:00-8:00am
Whitehorse* - Emerald Isle - self-titled (2012)
The Cracker Cats* - Hey Love - Empty Bottles 'n' Broken Hearts (local)
Nathan* - Measure Me - Stranger (2001)
Zeus* - Anything you want dear - Busting Visions (2012)
Mother Mother* - Oh my heart - Oh my heart
Michael Rault* - Pretty Thing - Crash! Boom! Bang!
Po' Girl* - Under the chestnut tree - Unreleased
The Waifs - - Sink or Swim
Colleen Brown* - Happy Love Song - Dirt (2012)
Rosie and the Riveters* - Well, Well, Well - Demo (2011)
Jill Barber* - Never Quit Loving You - Chances


The Subaru commercial featuring Basia Bulat's "Before I knew"

March 28th Playlist! "Cmon sea legs, pull yourself together"

Hello spring! I hope you're all enjoying the extra sunshine and all the energy that is abound in our world right now.

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

6:00-7:00am
Jon & Roy* - Another noon - Another noon
James Keelaghan* - Harvest train - A few simple verses
Basia Bulat* - In the night - Oh my darling
Romi Mayes* - How I Roll - sweet somethin steady
Oh my darling* - cage Bird - Sweet Nostalgia
Juanita Brandt* - Prettiest eyes - Prairie girl
Michael Rault* - Let me go out - Ma-Me-O
Blitzen Trapper - Love the way you walk away - American Goldwing
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me
Royal Wood* - Juliet - A good enough day
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful sun - Across the plains
Jenn Grant* - You'll go far - Echoes
Andy Shauf* - I don't really - Waiting for the sun to leave

7:00-8:00am
The Black Keys* - Dead and Gone - El Camino
Wolf Parade* - Shine a light - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Hanni El Khatin - Dead Wrong
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out
Ani Difranco - Lost woman song - self
Joel Plaskett* - Fashionable People - Astray Rock
U Say Party! We Say Die!* - Downtown mayors goodnight, Alley kids rule - Lose all time
Metric* - Handshakes - Let it out
Whitehorse* - Killing time is murder - self-titled
Immaculate Machine* - C'mon sea legs - Fables
Arcade Fire* - Haiti - Funeral

March 21, 2012 Playlist

Every once in a while SOCAN lets us know that they are doing a survey, which means that they give money to the artist that is played. So of course I played mostly local and Canadian artists this morning. It's not just because they are local, but because they are all awesome! Saskatoon and surrounding area has amazing artists. I absolutely love showcasing this on the radio. Here is the playlist!

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

6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys
Po' Girl* - Under the Chestnut Tree - Unreleased
Farideh* - Heart of a Man - Symphony of Chemistry
The Deep Dark Woods* - Charlie's (is coming down) - Single
Crooked Creek* - Money - Lucky Stone
The Weakerthans* - Sun in an empty room - Reunion Tour
Rober Plant & Alison Krauss - Gone gone gone (done moved on) - Raising Sand
Kirby Criddle* - Death of You - Vena Cava
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the Night
Rufus Wainwright* - Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk - Poses
Library Voices* - Haunt this House - Denim on Denim
Jeans Boots* - Dark Forces - _txt msgs

7:00-8:00am
Buck 65* - 1957 - Situation
Kay the Aquanaut* - 1869 - Nickelodeon Ethics.
Ultimate Power Duo* - Ultimate Power Duo - We're in control now
Malika Sellami* - Little Daisy - Barefoot, Smiling
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out - City of Light EP
The Karpinka Brothers* - Roll down the windows - One brick at a time
Luke Ryalls* - Swing low - The City
Rose Cousins* - What I see - We have made a spark
Kacy & Clayton* - Ain't no tellin - self-titled
Feral Children* - Dance Machine - Currents
Maybe Smith* - Underground lost & found - Root Hug
Violent Ken* - Blue Eyes - Bitter Blood
White Horse* - I'm on fire - self-titled

March 14th Playlist!

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

6:00-7:00am
Jenn Grant* - Unique New York - Orchestra for the moon
Hawksley Workman* - French Girl in LA - Meat
Unicorns* - Jellybones - Who will cut our hair when we're gone
Islands* - Pieces of you - Arm's way
Hot Hot Heat* - 5 times out of 100 - Knock knock knock
The Breeders - We're gonna rise - Mountain battles
Ladyhawk* - Dugout - self-titled
Ween - Your Party - La Cucaracha
The Deep Dark Woods* - Bakersfield - self-titled
The Sadies* - Why be so curious? (Part 3) - Favourite Colours
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out - City of Light EP

7:00-8:00am
Amelia Curran* - You won't find me - War Brides
Ingrid Gatin* - Tin Heart - Broken Tambourine
Sarah Harmer* - Uniform Grey - You were here
Josh Ritter - Idaho - The Animal Years
The Weakerthans* - My favourite chords - Fallow
Elliott Brood* - President (36) - Ambassador
Plants and animals* - Swinging Bells - La la land
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love - The Hazards of Love
Toby Slater - Consumption - Consumption
Whitehorse - Passenger 24 - self-titled
Romi Mayes* - Lucky Tonight - Lucky Tonight
Sue Foley* - New Used Car - New Used Car
Memphis Minnie - Killer Diller Blues

March 7 Playlsit!

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

6:00-7:00am
Sarah Slean* - Day One - Day One
Regina Spektor - The Calculation - Far
Serena Ryder* - Weak in the Knees - If your memory serves you well
Old man - Neil Young - Harvest
The Wooden Sky* - Angels - If I don't come home you'll know I'm gone
Jason Collett* - Hangover Days - Idols of Exile
Samantha Savage Smith* - Tough Cookie - Tough Cookie
The Shins - New Slang - Oh, Inverted World
The Once* - Cradle Hill - Row upon row of the people they know
The Cracker Cats* - Yer sure purdy - Livin' on the run
The Details* - The Original Mark - The Original Mark EP
Arcade Fire* - Keep the Car running - Neon Bible

7:00-8:00am
Elliott Brood* - Write it all down for you - Mountain Meadows
Plants & Animals* - Bye bye bye - Parc Avenue
The Fjords* - Breezy Day - self-titled EP
Frazey Ford* - Bird of Paradise - Obadiah
Whitehorse* - Emerald Isle - self-titled
Bob Dylan - Maggie's Farm - Bringing it all back home
The Mamas and the Papas - Go where you wanna go - California Dreamin'
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter, hunter
Take me out - The Wooden Sky - City of Light EP
The Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the happy
Ladyhawk* - I don't always know what you're saying - Shots