Feb 26/07 Show #42 Two Weeks and Counting...

Just a little over two weeks until the music portion of SXSW begins. The buzz is in full swing, and I'm thinking I should learn to drink coffee...All of the bands on today's show, minus Arcade Fire, are scheduled to play at the festival. I hope you discover something new. Cheers!

artist/song/album/label

1.Pony Up!/Possible Harm/Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes/Dim Mak

2.Patrick Watson/Luscious Life/Close To Paradise/Secret City

3.The Dears/Whites Only Party/Gang Of Losers/Maple

4.Do Make Say Think/In Mind/You,You're A History In Rust/Constellation

5.The Awkward Stage/Heaven Is For Easy Girls/Heaven Is For Easy Girls/Mint

6.Shout Out Out Out Out/Nobody Calls Me Unless They Want Something/NCMUTWS/Six Shooter

7.Apostle Of Hustle/My Sword Hand's Anger/The National Anthem Of Nowhere/A&C

8.The Yoko Casionos/Cameras On/These Are The New Old Times/Independent

9.Hot Live Guys/Night Danger/Robbin' A Bank/Transistor 66

10.Wintersleep/Migration/Untitled/Dependent

11.Raising The Fawn/Carbon Paper/The Maginot Line/Sonic Unyon

12.Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton/Mostly Waving/Knives Don't Have Your Back/Last Gang

13.Nathan/I Left My Station/Jimson Weed/Nettwerk

14.Arcade Fire/Intervention/Neon Bible/Merge

15.The Tragically Hip/Yer Not The Ocean/World Container/Universal

We'll see you in a few weeks! Just look for the Canadian...

Feb 19/07 Show #41 Three Weeks and Counting...

...until the craziness of SXSW begins. We're continuing this week with our preview of some of the more than 100 Canadian bands playing the fest. If you are planning to attend - I encourage you to check out some of the music from North of The Border!

artist/song/album/label

1.Chad VanGaalen/Burn 2 Ash/Skelliconnection/Flemish Eye
2.The Golden Dogs/Strong/Big Eye Little Eye/True North
3.Ladyhawk/My Old Jacknife/Ladyhawk/JagJaguwar
4.Paper Moon/Your Thesaurus Won't Help You Now/One Thousand Reasons To Leave, One Reason To Stay/Endearing
5.Malajube/Etienne d'aout/Trompe L'oeil/Dare To Care
6.Camaromance/28 Balloons/Different Paths/Independent
7.Windom Earle/Trampoline Girl/The Things I Do For Girls/Independent
8.The Gruesomes/You're Not The Boss Of Me/Cave In/Ricochet Sound
9.Uncut/Buried With Friends/Those Who Were Hung Hang Here/Paper Bag
10.Henri Faberge & The Adorables/Lonely Postcards/Henri Faberge & the Adorables/!059
11.The Bicycles/Australia/The Good The Bad & The Cuddly/Fuzzy Logic
12.The Dudes/Fist/Brain Heart Guitar/Load
13.A Northern Chorus/Red Carpet Blues/Spirit Flags/Sonic Unyon
14.Laura Barrett/Deception Island Optimists Club/Earth Sciences/Independent
15.Mother Mother/Leg's Away/Touch Up/Last Gang
16.Jetplanes Of Abraham/Tunnels-Terminals/Jetplanes Of Abraham/Independent
17.Windom Earle/The Mighty Peking Man/The Things I Do For Girls/Independent



Tune in again next Monday for more...

Feb 12/07 Show #40 Andrew Walker and the rest of Canada invade Austin on our 40th Episode!!

Happy 40th! ...gee, it feels like only yesterday. Over 100 Canadian bands are coming down for SXSW next month, and we're starting to give you a taste of what's in store. A big THANKS to Andrew Walker, who took the time to hang out and play on todays show as well. You Rock,Andrew...in that country sorta way.

artist/song/album/label

1.You Say Party! We Say Die!/You Did It/Hit The Floor/Sound Document
2.The Golden Dogs/Construction Worker/Big Eye Little Eye/True North
3.Rock Plaza Central/How Shall I To Heaven Aspire?/Are We Not Horses/Independent
4.Immaculate Machine/Don't Leave Without Us/Ones & Zeros/Mint
5.The Awkward Stage/The Morons Are Winning/Heaven Is For Easy Girls/Mint
6.Sloan/Listen To The Radio/Never Hear The End Of It/Yep Roc
7.Kevin Hearn/The Good One/H-Wing/Nettwerk
8.The Grass/When The Farm Goes Up For Sale/Mulgrave/C&C
9.Tokyo Police Club/La Ferrassie/A Lesson In Crime/Paper Bag
10.Andrew Walker/The Fence/Floating Shift/Heise Hill
11.Andrew Walker/Where Did Love Go?/LIVE - Unreleased
12.Andrew Walker/The Long Way/LIVE - Unreleased
13.Andrew Walker/Charity/Floating Shift/Heise Hill
14.The Sweet Homewreckers/Amplification/From The Letdown To The Comearound/Put On Your Drinking Cap






Cheers!!! Any Questions? Email me: ThisGreatWhiteNorth@Hotmail.com

Feb 05/07 Show #39 Hey Hey My My...

Rock & Roll will never die. I had a great time putting together todays ALL COVERS Neil Young special. It was actually quite the challenge narrowing down the songs to fit in just ONE hour. Thanks for the calls and emails. Keep on rockin' in the free world!

artist/song/original neil young album/year





1.The Treble Spankers/Aurora/The Sultan-Aurora 7"/1963
2.Rheostatics with Bourbon Tabernacle Choir/Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere/Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere/1969
3.Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs/Cinnamon Girl/Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere/1969
4.Crash Vegas/Down To The Wire/Stampede(unreleased)/1967
5.Psychic TV/Only Love Can Break Your Heart/After The Goldrush/1970
6.James Mercer(The Shins)/Harvest/Harvest/1972
7.Mercury Rev/Vampire Blues/On The Beach/1974
8.Teenage Fanclub/Don't Cry No Tears/Zuma/1975
9.The Pixies/Winterlong/Decade(previously unreleased)/1969
10.Everclear/Pocahontas/Rust Never Sleeps/1979
11.David Wilcox/Transformer Man/Trans/1982
12.Suede/Birds/After The Goldrush/1970
13.The Flaming Lips/After The Goldrush/After The Goldrush/1970
14.Of Montreal/I Believe In You/After The Goldrush/1970
15.Jane Birkin/Harvest Moon/Harvest Moon/1992
16.Pidzama Porno/Rockin' In The Free World/Freedom/1989





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