Episode 44: It's Late

We're getting ever so close to the end: the end of the month, end of the year, end of the decade. But hopefully not at the end of your patience. Here it is, Episode 44, plump with sonorous delights. Plus, you know all those things you were thinking about lately? Yeah, we've thought about them too. Except we have microphones. And opinions. And delusions of greatness.

Playlist:

Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Blind Melon - Soup

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - You Are What You Love

Vampire Weekend - Walcott

Badly Drawn Boy - Epitaph

Links:

Broo-ha-ha in Honduras
Minarets banned in Switzerland
Neil Young as done by Jimmy Fallon

Hold on...

We here at the Awkward Silences Radio Show are committed to the highest in podcasting quality. Too much corporate-speak? Hmm, well, we've had a slight issue with the internet, so Episode 44 will appear tomorrow. In the mean time, why not check out an episode you missed?

Episode 42: Better with Age

Remembrance Day, the fall of the Berlin Wall, a recent Royal visit and forty years of Sesame Street: yes, we can find a link between the four. Gloomy November has a knack for casting our focus on old things, anniversaries and institutions. So enjoy this week's episode, as we dust off the old memory album (and play a variety of unconnected, modern music, just because we can).






















PLAYLIST

New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno
Broken Social Scene - Looks Just Like the Sun

Radiohead - Bangers & Mash
Blonde Redhead - Equus

The Slack Republic - Contrary To Popular Belief
Enon - World In A Jar

The Cure - Love Song
Jimmy Ruffin - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got

Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel

Episode 39: Stuck on You

Yes, we've had to delay for a few days to get our ducks in a row (in accordance with Bylaw 11.34(20), "Provisions for Fowl Alignment"), but what a show this week! Earworms: songs that are so catchy, you'll need a restraining order to distance yourself from this episode. Co-stanza...

PLAYLIST

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head

Dion & The Belmonts - Runaround Sue
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar

The Muppets - Mah Nà Mah Nà
Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
The Knacks - My Sherona

The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches
The Cardigans - Love Fool
Coldplay - Yellow

Daft Punk - Around the World

Hot Chip - Over and Over

EPISODE 31

For some, this episode is a welcome celebration of one of the most recognizable indie-rock bands to come out of the nineties. For others (Tyler), it is a lesson in all things Modest Mouse.

Enjoy!



MODEST MOUSE PLAYLIST

Broke

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
Sleepwalkin'
Paper Thin Walls

Float On
Satin in a Coffin
One Chance

Dashboard
Baby Blue Sedan

Parting of the Sensory


(Photo Credit: www.merchdoneright.com)

EPISODE 29

There are days when you wake up feeling like rubbish, and things only get worse from then on. For those of you who haven't experienced that in awhile... you're in luck! In Episode 29 we discuss some of the more depressing topics at present. Don't worry, though, as this week's music theme involves the most glee-inducing songs we could think of. Enjoy!

EPISODE 29

Gunman killed 3, himself at US health club lamented his inability to find a girlfriend
Middle East - Gay Israelis rally after shooting at Gay Youth Centre
Canal deaths - honour killings?

My Happiness - Powderfinger
Hold On - Razorlight

Murdoch signals end of free news - News Corp set to start charging online customers for news content across all its websites
Clinton's high drama Korean mission
U.S. Journalists 'home' and 'free'

There She Goes - The La's
Take On Me - A Ha

John Hughes dead at 59.
Ridley Scott and Dicaprio to pair up for film adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 1931 novel - Brave New World
Funny People

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Island in the Sun - Weezer

Wolfe Island Music Fest
Lykke Li Concert in Toronto at Sound Academy
So You Think You Can Dance Finale

Let My Love Open the Door [E.Cola Mix] - Pete Townsend

EPISODE 28

We're back to the music marathon this week with more American classics, moving on to a time I like to call "within living memory". For better or worse, that period involves synthesizers. Enjoy!


PLAYLIST:

Aerosmith - Janies Got a Gun
Lyndard Skynard - Simple Man
Boston - More Than a Feeling

Blondie - Call Me
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Iggy and the Stooges - Passenger
Pixies - Gigantic

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Prince - Purple Rain

B-52s - Love Shack
Cindy Lauper - Time after Time

Madonna - Like a Prayer

LINKS:

Prince playing basketball, as recalled by Charlie Murphy (on Chappelle's Show)
Prince being kooky, as related by Kevin Smith

EPISODE 27

Entertainment Weekly has called Episode 27, "a stunning return to form for our favourite Podcasting duo". Not our Episode 27, mind you, but still...

PLAYLIST:
The Bravery - Swollen Summer
Modest Mouse - The Good Times Are Killing Me

Metric - Satalite Mind
Detroit Cobras - Putty

MGMT - Indie Rockers
Animal Collective - Guys Eyes

Coldplay - Help Is Round The Corner

LINKS:

LEED-ND Up to vote
Lottery Winner Arrested
When Kelly Hildebrandt met Kelly Hildebrandt
Right-wing "comedian" Steven Crowder
Obama's inauguration captured by cell phones
Bixi success

EPISODE 24, kinda

Folks,

While we strive to provide you with high-quality drivel here at ASR, there are moments where our synapses forget to fire. Whilst we rid ourselves of some mental gremlins and gear up for an exciting, fresh episode twenty-five, we present what we've dubbed our "Emergency Episode". This was done awhile ago, and consists mainly of Tyler trying to sound cool in the absence of a co-host, but hopefully it will keep at bay those of you desperate for your dose of weekly radio podcast. Cheers.

MUSIC

Frankie Lymon - Goody, Goody
The Roots - The Seed
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Was In
Irma Thomas - Breakaway
Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in Dangerous Times
The King's Singers - Can't Buy Me Love
Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Feist - One Evening
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un autre été: L'après midi
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Nelly Furtado (feat. Timbaland) - Say It Right
The Canadian Brass - Rondeau
Kermit the Frog - It's Not That Easy Being Green

EPISODE 23

Episode 23 (yes, it's getting too long to spell out the number, so we'll be lazy, thank you) is so packed with Montreal musical goodness that we surpassed the one-hour mark. That's right; take a hike, time management skills!



The Jackson 5 -I Want You Back

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
The Stars - Bitches in Tokyo

The Dears - The Second Part
The Stills - Lola Stars and Stripes

Malajube - Porté Disparu
Land of Talk - Sea Foam

Wolf Parade - An Animal in Your Care

Jon Lajoie's take on the media's handling of MJ's death (Strong Language, mind you)
Oh, yeah... Iran

Fame Becomes Her

Folks, long-time listeners know that we tend to post new episodes and not much else. However, I'm going to make an exception here. Alissa's presentation must have gone well, because she got mentioned in The Hamilton Spectator!
I think that deserves a post all on its own. Congrats Alissa!

Just a few more days...

For those of you who haven't listened to last week's episode, we've been toying with the idea of changing when new episodes get posted. This week, we'll put out Episode Nineteen on Sunday. Hope you can hold on until then!

EPISODE FOURTEEN

Remember, folks, we want to hear from you! What do you think about S&R? Are there other businesses downtown that you'd hate to see close?

MUSIC CREDITS
Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
LCD Soundsystem - Watch the Tapes
Feist - When I Was a Young Girl
Lykke Li - Little Bit
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood

LINKS
S&R
Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent and singing Cry Me A River

EPISODE SEVEN

Click here (if you haven't already realised you can just click the title to download this week's episode). Enjoy!
Special Guest - Emily Gaus

MUSIC CREDITS

Broken Social Scene - Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)
Wolf Parade - Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts
Portugal The Man - Shade
The Walkmen - The Rat
Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
Gravenhurst - Trust
Razorlight - Up All Night


LINKS

Kingston Whig Standard Article on "Hate Crime"
Gil Penalosa: Walk & Bike for Life and Project for Public Spaces;
Presentation at Simon Fraser University
Cameron Sinclair: Architecture for Humanity and at TED
He's Just Not That Into You reviewed at Rotten Tomatoes
Amy Ryan
Google SketchUP

What? A bonus! Yay!

Howdy Gang...

Here's a little something to nibble on while waiting for Friday. Cheers...

Song list:

1. Caribou - Hello Hammerheads
2. Elbow - The Bones of You
3. The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca-Cola
4. Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords - Your Last Chance
5. Pink Martini - Let's Never Stop Falling In Love
6. Harmony Trowbridge - Flat-bottomed Boat
7. Hot Chip - Boy From School
8. Jean Leloup - I Lost My Baby
9. Vashti Bunyan - Rainbow River
10. Daniel Bélanger - Rêver Mieux
11. The Kossoy Sisters - I'll Fly Away
12. The Free Design - Love You
13. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

This week

Alright, well, I'd love to have a new episode today, but another computer problem has meant that it will have to wait. But don't worry. It's coming...

Episode 5 (Finally!)

Well, we've finally got the wires uncrossed, and are back with a new show this week. Hope your ready for our (Anti-) Valentine's Day Music Episode. It's so long that we've had to break it up into Parts:

Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Here's the full list of songs:

1. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
2. Arcade Fire - Crown of Love
3. Coldplay - Shiver
4. Badly Drawn Boy - Everybody's Stalking
5. Postal Service - Nothing Better
6. The Kooks - You Don't Love Me
7. The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love?
8. Grizzly Bear - He Hit Me
9. Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have To Love
10. The Stars - What I'm Trying To Say Pt. 2 (The Dears)
11. The Dears - 22 - The Death Of All The Romance
12. Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Happy
13. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
14. Morningwood - One Track Mind
15. CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above
16. The Blow - Hey Boy
17. Bloc Party - This Modern Love
18. Alkaline Trio - Blue Carolina
19. Wolf Parade - This Heart's on Fire
20. Coldplay - Green Eyes
21. Jose Gonzales - Love Will Tear Us Apart
22. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
23. Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up
24. New Order - Temptation
25. The Blow - Come on Petunia
26. The Concretes - Can't Hurry Love
27. Broken Social Scene - I'm Still Your Fag
28. Feist - Lonely Lonely
29. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
30. Carole King - It's Too Late
31. Elliott Smith - Sweet Adaline
32. The Stars - One More Night
33. Tegan and Sara - Call It Off
34. The Detroit Cobras - It's Raining
35. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Underwater (You and Me)
36. The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
37. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Modern Romance
38. Simon and Garfunkle - I Am A Rock

An article about Alberta's Tar Sands
And one on the Premier of Ontario's Green Initiative
A little background on the cancellation of the Plains of Abraham re-enactment.
Have you enjoyed this departure from the usual Awkward Silences Radio Show? Let us know!

EPISODE ONE

Here's our first episode. Please let us know what you think. Enjoy!
For those that can't get it directly from here, try:
Episode 1 - January 9th, 2009

MUSIC CREDITS - EPISODE ONE

French Kicks - Said So What
The Clash - Hateful
Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. - My Love
Booker T & the M.G's - Green Onions

LINKS - EPISODE ONE

Here are some links to media we discussed during our discussion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

Palestinians dressed in concentration camp uniforms:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7820940.stm

King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein (1882-1951)

"As the Arabs see the Jews"
His Majesty King Abdullah,
The American Magazine
November, 1947