6 Degrees of Appreciation

August 28th, 2007-White Stripes to The Hylozoists...hot damn!

2007-08-31T09:05:00.002-04:00

White Stripes-Prickly Thorn but Sweetly Worn
Trip the Off-Rockbastard
Velvet Claws-Fat Lady of Limbourg
Wicked Hemlocks-Judith be Right
Rise Against-Nervous Breakdown
The Deviance-Seriously Guys, Watch the Fire
AutoPilot-Thought vs. Action
Afghan Whigs-Turn on the Water
Sights & Sounds-The Only Time
Mexican Standoff-Timeless
Consumer Goods-Happy Bidet
Darkest of the Hillside Thickets-Strange
The Doers-Hey There Hoser
All the King's Horses-Cold Water
Gogol Bordello-My Strange Uncles from Abroad
The Ghost is Dancing-We'll Make It
Hot Little Rocket-Like Killers
Eden Ants-Wear Off of Me
Love & Mathematics-A Fight Between a Crow & a Seagull
Lonely Hunters-Drive Tower
Miracle Fortress-Have You Seen in Your Dreams?
They Shoot Horses Don't They?-Place Called La
Shapes & Sizes-Alone/Alive
The Hylozoists-The Crippled Giant

July 31st, 2007

2007-08-01T17:47:00.001-04:00

Broken Social Scene-Fire Eye'd boy
Flaming Lips-She Don't Use Jelly
Gagner-Golden Boy
Ghosthouse-We Run of Chorus
Everlea-Tonight
Hot Little Rocket-Like Killers
Interpol-No I in Threesome
White Stripes-Blue Orchid
The Strokes-Modern Age
Dirty Tricks-Hold Your Horses
Ill Scarlet-Clearer Now
Code Pie-Paradise
Acute-The City
Motorhead-Rock & Roll
Les Ghoules-Les Animaux
Rage Against the Machine-Renegades of Funk
Trip the Off-Rockbastard
Velvet Claws-Fat Lady of Limbourg
Pterodactyl-Safe Like a Train
National Parcs-Hook Me Up

The Run Down:::

Broken Social Scene played the September 2006 Virgin Festival alongside the Flaming Lips who were the subject of the 2005 documentary, Fearless Freaks, which featured a cameo by the White Stripes who rated 12 on Q Magazine's 50 Bands to See before You Die above the Strokes who started their First Impressions of Earth tour at Hammersmith in Odeon, a venue made famous by Motorhead's live album, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, a band featured in Sam Dunn's documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

July 3, 2007 and July 10, 2007-Kids Hijacking Airwaves Day and the 6 Degrees of Exploding Plastic Holy Shit These are Kick Ass Tunes Marathon

2007-07-10T19:38:00.000-04:00

Ok, so on July the 3rd, my kids were with me in the studio helping to pick out the cool indie tunes. Here's what they came up with:

Immaculate Machine-Small Talk
The Got to Get Got-No one Riots in Winter
Datarock-Fa Fa Fa
Fat Robot-Gabbo
Go Jeff!!!-Wake up the Dance Machine
Dappled Cities-Beach
Shitdisco-Reactor Party
Postage Stamps-Turning Off
Elkano Browning Cream-Demons and the Bank
Superfantastics-Back to the Future
Shitdisco-72 Virgins (just 'cause my boy wanted to say shitdisco on the air)
Burning Hell-Dance dance Dance
Miracle Fortress-Have you seen in your Dreams?
Boats-Dream of a Dentist
Lady Racers-War Song
Lavender Diamond-??
Straylight Run-Soon we'll be Living in the Future
Electric Soft Parade-Life in the Backseat
The Panic-What's Wrong?
Said the Wahle-Fish & Stars
Sons of Bullwinkle-Drowning backwards
Joyless Streets-Downtown Houses
Sonic Avenues-Off the Ground
Scissors for Lefty-Nickels and Dimes
Krista Muir-Drugging the Drain

July 10th-I did a 3 hour marathon to cover Exploding Plastic Inevitable because the fabulous host, Laura, is currently rocking it in Tokyo. I moved to hard, the heavy, to fast, to hard, to Laura-ish. My only dissatisfaction was that Black Rebel Motorcycle club and The Unseen don't gel at all together, but whatever, I do this for free.

Operation MD-We have an Emergency
Kill the Lights-Two Sinister Gentlemen
Parlour Steps-Hot Romance
Book of Lists-Stranger
Ceremonial ships-Ditch Slumber
Erick von Erick and the Raving Psychos-Distance
The Panic-What's Wrong? (dang..played this just last week...grrr)
Dungen-Gor Det Vu
Grimskunk-blown to pieces
Gutterawl vs damn Dirty Ape-sly after dark
Greengo-Madman Max
Trip the off-In the Ghetto
Tiger Army-Hot Prowl
Pterodactyl-Safe like a Train
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-Lien on your dreams
Unseen-At Point Break
Cancer Brides-5x8
Society's Parasites-In the City
DOA-Royal Police
Vanna-The Things he Carried
Two Koreas-Cheeky Snaps
Orientalists-The Doll
2 Hours Traffic-Nighthawks
Tranzmitors-Plastic Genocide
Electrelane-Between the Wolf and the Dog
Modest Mouse-Dashboard
Tincup Prophette-Going Numb
The got to get got-Tenerife
Maccabees-All in your rows
Scissors for Lefty-Lay down your weapons
Electric Soft Parade-Life in the Backseat (arggh...another repeat...my kids have good taste!)
Softlights-The robots in my bedroom were playing arena rock
Shitdisco-Dream of Infinity
Yoko Ono-You're the One
etc.

June 26th, 2007 Billy Idol to Camper Van Beethoven, a Journey of Weirdness

2007-06-27T20:20:00.000-04:00

Billy Idol-White Wedding
Depeche Mode-Personal Jesus
Blonde Redhead-Publisher
The Ataris-Connections
Anthem Red-Happy Accidents
Acid Rainbow-Funk for your Life
Boats-Scenic Gorges
Johnny Cash-Hurt
Bjork-Earth Intruders
Wyclef Jean-It Doesn't Matter
Black Moth Super Rainbow-Melt Me
Gringo Starr-Coming for You
Metric-Rock Me Now
High Watt Electrocutions-Psychedelic Meltdown
Fat Robot-You'll See
Burning Hell-Dance Dance Dance
Sublime-Garden Grove
Camper Van Beethoven-Where the Hell is Bill?
Les Petits-Coyote Attack

Billy Idol appeared on the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas game with Depeche Mode whose song, Personal Jesus, was covered by Johnny Cash. Cash was lauded twice with two tribute concerts before his death which included a performance by Wyclef Jean who collaborated at one point with Sublime, a band that is frequently covered by Camper Van Beethoven.

June 19, 2007-Indie by Alphabet

2007-06-19T17:56:00.000-04:00

Ok, so last night I ended up drinking way too much as the evening began at a CFRC beer tasting down at the Brew Pub here in k-town and ended with a celebration of our pal, Jenni's, birthday at the Plaza (aka sketch-hole). The consequences were that my stuff I had prepped for today's show was left at home, whereas I stayed downtown at my man, Dave's, place 'cause drinkin' and drivin' went out with James Dean. So, when I got to the station, I pulled new indie off the stacks in alphabetical order and here's what I got...

***Lucille-Emperor Penguin
Acid Rainbow-Pants Dants
Chocolate Robots-No Clue
Datarock-I used to Dance with my Daddy
Erick von Erick and the Raving Psychos-Self Therapy 101
The Fussy Part-Near You
Got to Get Got-Blood Test
Hotshotrobot-Dogs
Immaculate Machine-Dear Confessor
The Junction-Put the Hammer Down
The Klaxons-Two Receivers
***Lucille-Anti-Social Tendencies
Miracle Fortress-Whirrs
The Neins Circa-Ave Corinne
Orientalists-The Razor
The Postage Stamps-Turning off
The Rosebuds-Cemetary Lawns
Superfantastics-Tonight Tonite
Trans Am-Obscene Strategies
Voxtrot-Kid Gloves

Ok, so I also featured a little ***Lucille, formerly Lederhosen Lucil, and otherwise known as Krista Muir. She'll be playing the Artel this Thursday to kick off Kingston's annual Skeleton Park Music Festival. It's totally free and totally cool, so if you're in town, do check out some of the kick ass local musicians like Krista, Nich Worby, and Knock Knock Ginger as well as local artisans (like my boyfriend Dave and his fantastic chain maille, Graymalkin's Wireworks. For more info, you can tune into CFRC 101.9 fm or www.cfrc.ca all week, or go online to Skeleton Park Music Festival.

June 12, 2007-Rollins Band to Stereophonics with a little token prog rock and a couple random hits in between

2007-06-13T07:35:00.000-04:00

Rollins Band-Low Self-Opinion
Korn-Word Up!
Dry Heeves-Oh Candahar
The Got to Get Got-Tenerife
Code Pie-Conway Killjoy
Erick von Erick-Love in Control
Datarock-Princess
The Disturbed-Shout 2000
Ozzy Osbourne-I Don't Know
Dungen-Du Ska In Te Tru Alt
Ceremonial Ships-Gazebo in Love
The Gruesomes-Cave In
The Fall of Troy-Semi Fiction
Collapsing Opposites-Outside Problems
Pink Floyd-Money
Stereophonics-Money
Blonde Redhead-Spring and by Summer Fall
Black Moth Super Rainbow-Melt Me
Kill the Lights-2 Sinister Gentlement

Ok, so The Rollins Band and Korn both played at last year's Download Festival in the UK. Korn frontman, Jonathan Davis, wrote the theme music for Queen of the Damned, but do to contract issues, the music was performed by The Disturbed amongst others. The Disturbed were on the mainstage of last year's Ozzfest along side um...Ozzy, who was inducted into the UK's rock hall of fame the same year as Pink Floyd who reunited for their last big show at the London Live 8 in 2005, a massive gig that also featured the Stereophonics.

June 5, 2007

2007-06-05T18:43:00.000-04:00

Today's playlist and 6 degrees are as follows:

Tom Waits-Table Top Joe
Primus-My Name is Mud
Acid Rainbow-Short Story
Blonde Redhead-Silently
The Ataris-Not Capable of Love
A Dying Race-Time won't Hear
Book of Lists-Stranger
Metallica-Damage Inc.
Suicidal Tendencies-Send Me Your Money
Tiger Army-Hotprowl
Grimskunk-Psychedelic Wonderdrug
Subsistance-Madrid's Verdict
Insurgent Inc. UDTHR-GA217A (III)
Greengo-Mad Man Max
Circle Jerks-Coup d'Etat
Black Flag-Rise Above
Orientalists-Pretty Friend
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-666 Conducer
Operation M.D.-We have an Emergency
Wolf & Cub-March of Clouds
The Brains-More Brains

Here's the dealio...

Tom Waits appeared on the Primus Album Sailing the Seas of Cheese. Primus front man Les Claypool auditioned to replace Cliff Burton of Metallica after he died in a bus crash. Current Metallica bassist, Rob Trujillo played for Suicidal Tendencies whose track, instituionalized was in the Repo man sountrack with the Circle Jerks, whose lead singer, Kieth Morris was a former member of Black Flag.

May 29, 2007

2007-05-29T18:30:00.000-04:00

Today's playlist and 6 degrees are as follows:

Down with Everything-The Sun
Green Day-Brain Stew
The Muffs-Saying Goodbye
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-Weapon of Choice
Dungen-Familij
Radiohead-Blackstar
Joy Division-Day of the Lords
Wolf & Cub-Vessels
The Got to Get Got-Blood Test
Go Jeff!!!-That doens't rhyme with Gibbard
You say Party! We say Die!-Downtown Mayors Goodnight, Alley Kids Rule
New Order-Krafty
Iggy Pop & The Stooges-The Weirdness
Collapsing Opposites-What's that Sound?
Erick von Erick & The Raving Psychos-Distance
The Carps-Compton to Scarboro
Run with the Kittens-Live Forever
Bocce-Bicycle Cops
Chocolate Robots-Hot Sauce
Superdrag-Comfortably Bummed

Here's the rundown

Rob Cavallo of Reprise Records produced albums for both Green Day and The Muffs. The Muffs appeared on the Clueless soundtrack with Radiohead who claim the Joy Division as a strong musical influence. Members of Joy Division formed New Order after singer Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980. New Order also appeared in a soundtrack, this time for Trainspotting, a film that resurrected the career of Iggy Pop and the Stooges.

May 22, 2007

2007-05-22T18:15:00.000-04:00

Today's playlist and 6 degrees are as follows:

Kirsty MacColl-Free World
The Pogues-Dirty Old Town
Warren Zevon-Join Me in L.A.
Corb Lund Band-The Case of the Wine-Soaked Preacher
Tour de Fours-Sheep's Clothing
The Nein-Burn Construction (Take that LVEC!)
The Clash-Four Horsemen
Violent Femmes-Blister in the Sun
Sleepless Nights-Godspeed you Deathwolf
Of Montreal-Gronlandic Edit
The Orientalists-The Doll
Run with the Kittens-Ricky Martin, Shake your Boobies in my Face!
The Misfits-Dust to Dust
My Chemical Romance-Cemetary Drive
D.O.A.-Disco Sucks
Pterodactyl-Polio
Dungen-Gor Det Nu
Confident Years-She's the Killer
Fake Gimms-The Echo Chamber
Go Jeff!!!-Nascar (dedicated to those on my street who fly their Earnhardt flags with pride in their yards, off their verandas, and on their pick up trucks...)
The Gruesomes-Stop it Girl!
High Watt Electrocutions-Thief Steals in the Darkness
Operation MD-Chain Reaction
Two Koreas-Uboat Commander
The Carps-7+4=11

k...so here are how the 6 degrees work today...

Kirsty MacColl of course duetted with Shane McGowan of the Pogues, most famously with "Fairytale of New York." When McGowan was drying out in Thailand, Joe Strummer of the Clash picked up the slack for him in 1991. The Clash also appeared on the Grosse Pointe Blanke album that Strummer co-produced with John Cusack. The Violent Femmes also appeared on that soundrack while they were signed with Slash Records, a label they share with The Misfits who influenced practically every metal or punk band out there including My Chemical Romance who cited the Misfits as their primary inspiration.

May 15, 2007

2007-05-16T16:04:00.000-04:00

Today's playlist and 6 degrees are as follows:

Hot Chip-Boy from School
Death from Above 1979-Do It
Erick von Erick and The Raving Psychos-Autobots on the Autobahn
The Gruesomes-You're not the Boss of Me
Hotshot Robot-Kiss My Chernobyl
Insurgent Inc-2=45
Trans Am-Exit Management Solution
Bloc Party-Luno
Broken Social Scene-Almost Crimes
Grimskunk-Wakin' and Bakin'
The Cancer Brides-Pipe Bomb
Superfantastics-As the Lights Go Down
Hidden Cameras-Ban Marriage
Metric-Dead Dance
Billy Bragg-New England
Joel Plaskett Emergency-Penny for your Thoughts
Arcade Fire-The Well & The Lights
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-Berlin
The Burning Hell-Dance Dance Dance
The Ataris-Cardiff by the Sea
The Klaxons-Golden Skans
The Brains-Scream for Me

k...so here are how the 6 degrees work today...

Hot Chip are signed with DFA records in the US who brought a lawsuit on Death from Above 1979 over their band name...they played under Vice Records until August 3rd, 2006 when they announced their break up, the same day that Bloc Party, also under Vice, played their biggest concert ever at the Greek Theatre in LA with Broken Social Scene opening. One of BSS's members, Leslie Feist, is also a member of Metric who played during the homecoming festivities at Dalhousie University in September 2006 as did Billy Bragg.

May 8, 2007

2007-05-08T21:27:00.000-04:00

Today's playlist and 6 degrees are as follows:

The Slits-Cut
Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen
Ministry-Burning Inside
Skarpretter-Welcome to the Family
Society's Parasites-Echo Park
The Stooges-Trollin'
The Pack-This Terror
The Libertines-Horror Show
The Smiths-Girl Afraid
Greengo-Cashmoney Gremlins
Pterodactyl-Three Succeed
The Gruesomes-Cave-in
Trans-Am-North East Rising Sun
Belle and Sebastian-It Could've been a Brilliant Career
The Beta Band-Round the Bend
The Two Koreas-Cheeky Snaps
Wolf & Cub-Rozalia Bizzare
LCD Soundsystem-Time to Get Away
Acid Rainbow-Funk for your Life
Phillip Roebuck-Jackass Blues
Collapsing Opposites-Outside Problems
High Watt Electrocutions-Psychedelic Meltdown

k...so here's how those 6 degrees pan out...

The Slits appeared on the BBC’s Peel Sessions as did the Sex Pistols, who influenced practically everyone, including the Libertines who revived the arty intellectual music promulgated by the Smiths that played under the rough trade record label shared by Belle and Sebastian, who got more mainstream popularity with the High Fidelity Soundtrack that also hosts number 4 in my top 5 favorite groups, The Beta Band.

May 1, 2007

2007-04-30T19:22:00.000-04:00

Today's playlist and 6 degrees are as follows:

Siouxsie and the Banshees-Cities in Dust
Jesus and Mary Chain-Head On
The Junction: Put the Hammer Down
Urbane Decay: Lost in the Dark
Joy Division: Disorder
Fugazi: Epic Problem
The Pixies-Debaser
The Breeders-Happiness is a Warm Gun
TV on the Radio: Wolfe Like Me
Modest Mouse: Dashboard
Bella Bombs: Not for You
Eviction Party: If you Love Someone
The Stooges: ATM
Cibo Matto-Know Your Chicken
Luscious Jackson-Deep Shag
New York Dolls: Personality Crisis
Chocolate Robots: Hot Sauce
Knock Knock Ginger: Love Renee
You Say Party! We Say Die!: Moon
Run with the Kittens: Chewin' Wood
Fujiya & Miyagi: Photocopier

Ok...so here's how the 6 link up...

1. Siouxie and the Banshees heavily influenced the Jesus and Mary Chain.

2. JAMC's song, Head On, was covered by the Pixies.

3. Kim Deal of the Pixies formed the band The Breeders with her twin sister.

4. The Breeders appeared on a Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack with Cibo Matto.

5. Cibo Matto's Sean Lennon approached by Grand Royal Records.

6. Luscious Jackson worked under Grand Royal and their drummer did percussion for the Beastie Boys.