It's the NHL All-Star weekend here in Ottawa, and I am excited! I don't normally worry very much about things like making sure I record the skills competition if I'm going to be out for the night (like tonight), or getting HD for this very occasion, but it's in my home town and I have been waiting for this for a long time. Too long. Lots of great music today, plus some All-Star trivia! (Trivia courtesy Liam McGuire/Slam Sports ) Brad Sucks - Making Me Nervous ( I Don't Know What I'm Doing, 2003)...
Jan 28, 2012•40 min
The first podcast of 2012! I switched things up a bit from the last regular podcast, and I think things will continue this way for a while. I mention in the podcast that I'm going to try to throw a few more features from time to time; but more on that another time. Enjoy for now! Big Wilson River - Dandelion - Bandcamp | Facebook page Keep Tidy - Goochie Main - Website | Facebook | Twitter Keep Tidy - Simpsons Quotes City of Glass - Sticks and Stones - Website | Bandcamp | Twitter | Facebook | i...
Jan 14, 2012•29 min
Unfortunately, no special podcast planned - just a list of songs I haven't played in a long time. It's also a short podcast, clocking in at under 25 minutes! Rock Creek Ramblers - Anchortown The Dead Rocks - Sonic Stars Singleton - Before the Rain Ward Bones - Island of Bones Catfish Haven - Please Come Back Studebaker's Blacksmith Shop - Wings The Destroyed Room - It's All Happening Now Brad Sucks - Bad Attraction Support Alternative Airwaves by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast....
Dec 31, 2011•23 min
Penultimate in the sense that this is the second-last podcast for 2011! I have some new tracks from 2011 (plus one FROM THE FUTURE aka January 2012 release from AF Music), and some more favourites from 2011 podcasts. I'm still undecided re: what to do for the December 31st podcast, but I have a couple of weeks to figure that out. Here's the playlist! The Ugly Club - Visions Part II (Visions of a Tall Girl EP) Fine Young Firecrackers - Landslide (From the Ground Up) Tin Armor - Just So I Know It ...
Dec 17, 2011•32 min
Welcome to the first of the last two podcasts for 2011! Lots of great stuff this week, with new releases in the first segment and the last segment filled with some of my old favourites from 2011. Plus, a special timely cover to end off the podcast. On with the show! Segment 1 - New Releases Winter Severity Index - "The Wiser" (Winter Severity Index EP, Dec 9 2011) Rozwell Kid - "Rocket" (The Rozwell Kid LP, Sept 5 2011) CABAU Philippe - "Thsoe Reporters" (Just For You, Nov 30 2011) Boy Things - ...
Dec 04, 2011•31 min
Welcome to another podcast! I was afraid I might not be able to talk as much for this episode because of a cold, but luckily it subsided long enough so that I wasn't interrupted every few seconds by coughing. The new release section is a bit light on music, but overall there's some great stuff this week. <u> Section 1 - New Releases </u> Praverb the Wyse - Blue Collar (feat. Don Streat) from Professional Hobbyist (Oct 15/2011) Painted on Silent Blue - Jealosy from This Could be Just ...
Nov 19, 2011•37 min
Podcast 36 features lots of new hip hop, plus a new feature debuting! It's called "Five Minutes On" and this week is reviewing His Girl Friday (1940). Plus there's a new theme (based on TenPenny Joke's song "Sense"), and a few new elements thrown in that may or may not have come across properly. At any rate, I fixed the microphone problem from #35. Here's the playlist! Kellee Maize - Mad Humans (Integration) Download Integration for FREE from FrostWire Garmisch - Rent ( The EPs XE ) [4:04] BADLU...
Nov 05, 2011•37 min
No fancy title today, my mind was a little blanked. A couple of notes for this episode before you listen: one, I was trying a new method of recording (that ended up being much less convoluted), so there are going to be a couple of hiccups here and there - especially at the beginning, where my voice is overpowered by the music. Woops! Two, because of the microphone I have and the method I used, my mic had to be on at all times, so there may be some background noises throughout the podcast. As I w...
Oct 22, 2011•44 min
Well, the debut of a new podcast format did not come without its stumbles. It's still very much a work in progress, and I can only improve from here. I apologize for the poor mic quality - that's also something I need to fix again. Some great music this week though, so click away and listen! Here are the show notes! Intro - Paper Plane Pilots - Places (0:13:00) Segment 1 - New Releases - The Open Up and Bleeds - I Don't Wanna Die (Anymore) (0:03:51) - An Act of Love and Violence was released Oct...
Oct 06, 2011•32 min
It's been two weeks, so that means it's time for a new podcast! I normally get these up on the same Saturday that I record them, but events this weekend that may or may not have had something to do with watching Moneyball and baking an apple crumble served to interfere with those plans. In any case, here is your latest podcast! Savour it, because it may appear in a slightly different format two weeks from now (insert ominous chords here). Direct Download (archive.org) - 36:55 Here's the playlist...
Sep 26, 2011•37 min
I'm finally back with a new podcast! It's been since the end of July since I released a new episode, and for that I am deeply sorry. But the move is complete, and I have some brand new stuff for you. Today I was just winging it a little, but I plan to put some more work into the blog and get some exciting things happening. Okay, enough talk - onto the track listing! Direct Download (archive.org) The Easton Ellises - Liquorstore .audiosport - Doobie, You Die Pretty - Let Me Out The Art Punk Band ...
Sep 10, 2011•36 min
"" Dog Days " ( Latin : diēs caniculārēs) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer. Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress. The name comes from the ancient belief that Sirius , also called the Dog Star, in close proximity to the sun was responsible for the hot weather." -- Wikipedia Your eyes are not lying! I'm going away this weekend, so I thought I would release the podcast a few days early. It's a little long this ti...
Jul 27, 2011•46 min
Alternative Airwaves is now hosted on archive.org ! Eventually I'll be porting all the older podcasts over there so they can all be found in one spot. Here's the original post for the podcast . Hopefully the fan I had on to cool down the "studio" didn't cause too much background noise. I had a fun time putting together this playlist, and listening as I recorded. I guess if you read the track listing, the "secret cover song" won't be so secret! Direct Download (via archive.org, 35.3MB) Playlist (...
Jul 09, 2011•39 min
I hope everyone is having a wonderful St. Jean Baptiste weekend! I had a fun time finding tracks for this podcast, and there's a little bit of every genre in the show this week. I hope you enjoy it. In the meantime, please enjoy some reading material on St. Jean Baptiste Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Holiday_%28Quebec%29 http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=52762 Direct Download - Now hosted on archive.org! (32.5MB) Playlist: Malajube - Luna ** - turns out...
Jun 25, 2011•36 min
Thanks for joining me for another fun-filled show. Some great tracks, ranging from the 1970s (Single Bullet Theory) to a new track from 2011 (Josh Woodward). I started the show a little differently today thanks to a fun song by Hot Fiction; I also announced the next themed podcast, coming up June 25th. But it's still June 11th, so enjoy this podcast now! Hot Fiction - Start it Off Boxing Fox - Friends For Life Single Bullet Theory - Lies (Get their compilation album here ) Nicolas Falcon - Big B...
Jun 11, 2011•32 min
Today's podcast is a little mailed-in, mostly a result of being on vacation for five days over the Victoria Day long weekend. But that doesn't mean I haven't selected some sweet tracks - on the contrary! I consulted the Jamendo Top 100 , and picked out a few songs that I really liked. Enjoy! Oh, and don't forget to join the Facebook page and follow the podcast on Twitter ! Direct Download BertycoX - The Signal (#3) Pornophonique - Sad Robot (Procacci's funky android deconstructino remix) (#8) CW...
May 28, 2011•39 min
Another two weeks gone, another podcast episode in. In today's episode, new tracks from Brad Sucks and I Am Not Lefthanded, plus the very first Label Gazing segment featuring Ostrich Tuning from Toronto! All this plus some other great tracks for your listening enjoyment in today's episode. Full playlist follows below. Direct Download (31:32, approx. 28 MB) Lungs for Gills - Starry Void Studebaker's Blacksmith Shop - Merry Goes Around Pawky Maven - Monsters Ostrich Tuning - Floor Laura Stevenson ...
May 14, 2011•32 min
It's been 4 weeks since I last did a "regular" podcast - what with last episode being a themed podcast (which was a lot of fun to do) - so it feels good to be back in the groove picking out new music. Some great stuff in today's episode, including - finally - a track from my brother's band. Keep reading for the playlist. Sick of Sarah - Overexposed Flat People - A Year From Now (Where's the Emotion Baby) Nick Tann - Can't Get Happy Robin Grey - Every Waking Hour Capital Grass and the No Men - Bl...
Apr 30, 2011•32 min
The podcast this week is a little different than what most might be expecting - as I mentioned in the last episode, I've been planning a couple of theme podcasts. Welcome to Themecast #1! All the music in today's show is swing music. This has resulted in a slightly shorter show actually, because it was slightly difficult to find music to fit the bill - well, music that I liked. I think I found some great stuff; listen for yourself and decide! Playlist follows below... Playlist: Latché Swing - Sw...
Apr 06, 2011•27 min
Welcome to April! Spring is definitely here - it's true, because a bird thought it was in my best interests to deficate on my passenger-side mirror on my car. Anyway, new podcast for this week, with not so many new tracks but some great sounding music nonetheless. Hope you enjoy! Playlist Kellee Maize - Start None ( see the video here ) Joshua Watkins - I Hope You Love Me 20LB Sounds - Jimmy Carter ( see info re: Liverpool show here ) Sylvain the Librarian - Daddy Play (Dymaxion Groove release o...
Apr 02, 2011•34 min
Episode 22 is officially available! The show started off a little rocky but I recovered - I blame either the beautiful afternoon sun beaming into my "studio", or the advent of the gigantic full moon later tonight. Take your pick. A couple of new tracks from The Red Hook Ramblers, Pinkle, and Yvalain - all in all a neat sounding show! The playlist is below... Playlist: Red Hook Ramblers - Ain't Gonna Give Jelly Roll Rat City Brass - The Third Man (Theme) The Underscore Orkestra - Balancing Act Pi...
Mar 09, 2011•31 min
This week's podcast happens to land on my birthday! How cool is that? Plenty of awesome new tracks from artists all over the world this week, including the latest from the always excellent Kellee Maize. Enjoy! Playlist: Matt Dorgan Project - Cold The Wild - Everything We Need Tense Kids - Plateaus Nicolas Falcon - Cyanide Surprise The Taxpayers - The Windows Break Very Okay - Where You Go Sick of Sarah - Autograph Shinobu - Sometimes I Wish I Were A Cat Kellee Maize - I Insist Support Alternativ...
Mar 05, 2011•34 min
I did it - I made it to 20 episodes! In this week's episode, you'll hear quite a bit of hip hop (some of it not so conventional) plus some bluegrass mixed in between. All this and more...in episode 20 of Alternative Airwaves! Unfortunately the iTunes feed is still broken, but I hope to get it fixed in the near future. But probably not until the next podcast. Playlist for #20 Joey Ripps - Can't Stop Livin' Montag - Small Town Boy / Never Gonna Cry Again Bella Ruse - An Animal A Natural (Live Vide...
Feb 09, 2011•36 min
Back to the swing of things with episode 19! This week's episode features some brand new tracks that stretch from spunky pop to hip hop. PLUS a new demo from Brad Sucks! All this and more...see below for the playlist. NOTE I am currently having some difficulty with the iTunes feed, so hopefully if you are waiting on it you can download it directly from this blog post. If you don't use itunes - well, that's okay then, you can use the new feed ! #19 - "There Might be Some Bad Words" Lindsey White ...
Feb 04, 2011•32 min
The first new podcast of 2011 is finally done! I thought I picked some really awesome music to kick the year off on a great note. The standard playlist with links to artists' websites is below, but first a couple of links I mentioned during the show: - International Sock Monkey - I mentioned this in the blog earlier in the week; it's the free music blog put together by the members of Bella Ruse. - 2 3 Seconds - A great netlabel from Gothamberg, Sweden. - Aaahh Records - another netlabel, similar...
Jan 22, 2011•31 min
Last Saturday night I made myself a nice cup of coffee with eggnog (I swear, there was no rum involved) and settled in to do what looks to be my last podcast of 2010. Things are just going to be too busy in the next couple of weeks, though I MAY end up doing a surprise 'cast next week if I get the free time. You just never know! I have an announcement to make about a podcast coming up in January 2011, but I'll save that for a separate blog post. There were some nice highlights this episode, incl...
Dec 21, 2010•37 min
I recorded episode 16 of the podcast last night, but only got around to uploading it this morning. So, that's also why the blog post is late. Anyway, the title thankfully does not refer to "I'm never again doing this podcast" but more so "I'm never again singing on the podcast" but you know what they say in An American Tale, never say never! Side note: I got to 50k this year in NaNoWriMo! Read about it on my other blog, here . Running time is I think 27:40. A bit short because one of the songs w...
Dec 01, 2010•28 min
Finally, another episode of Alternative Airwaves! I've been pretty busy with NaNoWriMo this month, but I found time this evening to get a podcast recorded. I even did some writing while I was putting the show together! All in all, a successful evening. Track listing: Bella Ruse - Complicated Rhythm (from their upcoming album out December 13) Sonic Real Estate - Rocking in a Free World (live acoustic track) Dan Lynch - Nano Song 20lb Sounds - Redemption Song (excellent Bob Marley cover) The Moose...
Nov 09, 2010•30 min
My apologies for the very delayed Blog post for the latest podcast. You see, I've been quite busy at work, and there was a wedding I went to, and...well I was busy. But it's been up on iTunes for just under a week now, so maybe you might like some links to the artists I mentioned? The topic of discussion (this is A New Thing) is "Beards" - inspired by this band , which I heard via Rathole Radio Allison Crowe - Imagine Bella Ruse - Hold Me Close The State Lottery - Coming Alive Sexy Mathematics -...
Oct 20, 2010•30 min
I finally did a podcast on time! It's been a while since I've done that. Note that by "on time" I mean "I announced publicly I was going it Friday night, and I completed it." So here it is! The theme this time around was "Canadians" - all artists featured in the podcast are Canadian. The Rest - The Short Night-Strangers on a Train The Rest - A New Pair of Jeans [Acid Wash Mix] Going Commando - Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Joey and the Instapunks - Zoombie ARCTIC - War of Ideas (Live at Zaphod's) Swe...
Sep 18, 2010•35 min
