Travis interviews Sook-Yin Lee about loss, the pandemic, and surviving the four walls of your own home for a year. Plus we discuss great films with a single location, Herman Hesse, cooking face masks in Instant Pots, and bad karaoke memories. *** Recent Works Death and Sickness (film) 2020. Written, directed, acted, produced, shot, recorded, edited and scored by Sook-Yin Lee and Dylan Gamble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8zpOJ-iIVQ Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz - “jooj two” (album) 2021 ht...
Apr 09, 2021•43 min
Travis and Emmanuel talk to the charming PHIL ELVERUM of THE MICROPHONES and MOUNT EERIE! We cover precisely why The Grateful Dead sucks, scoring free things at the dump, and nerding out over Eric's Trip. Plus we get deep on Phil's highschool road trip across Canada, performing Smashing Pumpkins covers at open mics, and taking baby passport photos. An instant CITY SLANG classic.
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Travis talks to Patrick Flegel of CINDY LEE and WOMEN about obscure Japanese movies, which Cormac Mccarthy novels suck, and why pop music is boundless.
Apr 14, 2020•16 min
We've got Toronto's MOTORISTS on the show! We get sidetracked with an extensive discussion about Jim Carrey, and which cartoons were adapted from rated R movies... but then get into the meat of the episode: Motorists handpick a car-themed set list and give us the lowdown on each song. Come for the Ace Ventura talk, stay for the deep cuts!
Jan 21, 2020•58 min
We interview Detroit's Deadbeat Beat outside of Cinqhole in Ottawa! We get deep into record nerd talk about King Crimson, Sparks, and 7" records with a single song on both sides. Plus we discuss shooting videos outside of nuclear power plants, and the time Deadbeat Beat got the best compliment possible from Robert Pollard!
Dec 20, 2019•39 min
Absolutely wild episode. After a surprise family reunion at a Woolworm/Necking show in Ottawa, we put both bands through the CITY SLANG questionnaire! We learn some wild first shows from Russia, a hilarious heckle from the Richmond Night Market, and a harrowing tale of stolen handsome sheet ghost at a Halloween party!
Nov 27, 2019•44 min
Chris Murphy picks a set of three tunes, including Guided By Voices, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, and Thrush Hermit! Plus a story about the time Sloan played a Guided By Voices cover at a Guided By Voices show, and a bonus tune from Chris' band Tuns! Guided By Voices Smothered in Hugs The Kinks - Strangers The Velvet Underground - She's My Best Friend Thrush Hermit - All Dressed Up Tuns - Look Whose Back In Town Again
Nov 13, 2019•19 min
Chris Murphy of SLOAN joins us out of nowhere, invoked like a Canadian demon after we spoke about them during our 90s episode! Emmanuel has a wide-ranging conversation with Chris about how his hardcore and punk past informed Sloan, their Nirvana crossover, the time Chris' baby was a fashion critic on Canadian Entertainment Tonight, and we find out who the line "it's not the band I hate/it's their fans" is about! PLUS, Chris absolves Emmanuel of abandoning Sloan in his youth! An absolutely essent...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Big announcement! Emmanuel got a sweet new job like a total dummy, and it means from now on we're PODCAST-ONLY, and will no longer air on campus and community radio! But we're not going anywhere, and we have a giant new episode for you out now! Thanks for listening, and thanks to all the stations that supported us throughout the years!
Oct 31, 2019•7 min
A Mini Slang episode that got lost in the archive is resurrected! You might remember the amazing video for Tough Age's "Me in Glue" from a few months ago. Well, we loved it and got in touch with director Heather Rappard to discuss the video, her video for Old and Weird (a City Slang fave), and the time the only way out of making a bad video was to make an even shittier music video! It's a classic tale of directing.
Sep 07, 2019•18 min
In this bonus episode, Kait of BIG EYES picks a set of 3 tunes, including The Nice, and fellow Long-Islanders Blue Oyster Cult and The Lemon Twigs! Plus we put together a set inspired by our interview with Kait, including the Cheap Trick song that named her band, Hawkwind, Utopia, and a King Crimson song Travis thinks can make anyone like King Crimson!
Aug 27, 2019•29 min
Kait Eldridge of BIG EYES joins us after her show at BLACK SQUIRREL BOOKS to discuss the obscure sci-fi she found, the historic event that nearly killed Cheap Trick in Ottawa, her unlikely gateway band, and we somehow discuss Magic: The Gathering on the show for the second time this year! An all-around nerdy episode with one of our fave guests!
Aug 15, 2019•44 min
In this CITY SLANG SELECTIONS bonus episode, last episode's guest Deliluh picks three tracks to play on the show! It's a wild set spanning the three genres of music: Country, Italian electronic, and Members of The Fall.
Jul 30, 2019•19 min
It's our 90s episode! A full hour of the most 90s indie/college/underground rock, including a big set of cancon classics, lesser known gems, and a monumental Australian alt-rock hit that will you probably haven't heard, but it's about to blow your mind! The whole episode is just an elaborate excuse to play it! Plus lots of reminiscing about taped over VHSs and long-defunct MuchMusic programming. We play these tunes: Archers of Loaf - Icky Mettle - Web In Front Eric's Trip - Peter EP - Happens Al...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 3 min
DELILUH joins us to discuss ghosts, screwdriver toilets, playing in an abandoned subway station, what bands they'd boot off a cliff, and Michael Caine's coked out birthday! PLUS, it's the episode where we win an award! The NCRA awarded us with the best Syndicated Radio Show at this year's NCRA awards for our tribute episode to Peter Eichhorn! Thanks to all the stations that syndicate us, all our listeners, and the NCRA!
Jul 11, 2019•59 min
Comic book artist Michael DeForge joins us to talk about sneaking Montreal icons into Adventure Time, Magic: The Gathering, karaoke strategies, and a hilarious story about meeting underground comix legends when he was 12! Plus we play tunes from his punk band Moul D.!
Jun 03, 2019•49 min
Less rock more Bach! Emmanuel talks to neoclassical Pianist Alexandra Streliski about making classical music accessible, how DIY communities influenced her, and not wanting to work in the classical industry! Plus she picks a set of her influences, including Phillip Glass.
May 10, 2019•58 min
Bleu Nuit join us to discuss their new album and formative late night Québécois TV! We talk French Simpsons, Bleu Nuit (the erotic TV series), and something NAMED "Call TV" that absolutely blows our minds! PLUS we call a special guest from the band Victime to fact-check the episode, including a disparaging claim about butt chugging! It's some of the biggest laffs we've had recording an episode, and it's NOT TO BE MISSED!
Apr 17, 2019•51 min
NOVEL join us from a ferry to Victoria! We untangle the Crack Cloud collective, talk about signature pies, band dogs, Tetsou The Iron Man, and taking “inspiration” from the Maxell cassette logo!
Mar 29, 2019•53 min
We talk to VICTIME live from a bathroom in Québec! We discuss their recent tour, NOT taking acid in the catacombs, how to get European punks to stop smoking indoors, and they walk us through how to successfully call out a festival for gender disparity!
Mar 08, 2019•56 min
The great MIKE KROL returns! One of our favourite guests joins us to discuss the burden of jean fits, what to do with a mannequin head of yourself, visiting Jack Black's house, and how to find the perfect explosion sound. PLUS a comprehensive career update when our hard-hitting news segment "The Krol Report" returns! Track list! Mike Krol Power Chords Power Chords Mike Krol Power Chords Power Chords Mike Krol I Hate Jazz Fifteen Minutes Mike Krol Power Chords What's The Rhythm Mike Krol Power Ch...
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Steve Sidoli (Teenanger) joins us to discuss the label he co-runs, TELEPHONE EXPLOSION and their new ambient/new age/optimistic re-issue imprint MORNING TRIP. Steve runs us through the re-issue process, the state of selling records in 2019, and what happens when you call out of the blue to ask someone about the music they recorded 20 years ago and forgot about. Sometimes they pitch you on paper records!
Jan 31, 2019•58 min
PILL join us to discuss the secret history of the dog on their cover art, crashing a state-funded artist squat in Germany, the secret members of their band (Sheila 1 and 2), and introducing their supergroup parents at the MOMA! Plus Travis goes full-Narduar and we stumble on the Pill DOS game! Plus we play these tunes: Pill - Soft Hell - Dark Glass Pill - Soft Hell - Fruit Pill - Convenience - 100% Cute Pill - Soft Hell - Double Think Pill - Soft Hell - Plastic Pill - Soft Hell - Midtown Patrick...
Jan 17, 2019•49 min
It's our BEST OF 2018 EPISODE! Bask in some of the funnest moments of the year with some of our favourite people: Peach Kelli Pop meets Danzig (with a Mike Krol cameo) Prenup hang out with Colin Hanks (with a Queen Latifah cameo) Lié gets Henry Rollins on the phone to chat with a boyfriend BBQT discuss the worst time to get dumped Nap Eyes give dubious and thorough fitness advice Dead Soft expose Dirty Nil's hilarious tour workout Faith Healer gives us more than we bargained for when we ask abou...
Dec 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Protomartyr returns! CITY SLANG correspondent Ev interviews Protomartyr frontman Joe Casey about working with other bands (including their Kim Deal collaboration), forgetting to write your lyrics down, hating the mosh pit, and learning your #1 fan is a nightmare kid.
Dec 14, 2018•54 min
Emmanuel and Travis make an impassioned fee for you to donate to the station that keeps us alive: CHUO 89.1FM! Listen and donate, it's easy and helps independent media! Then Ottawa's own EXPANDA FUZZ take us track-by-track through their new self-released album, Cotton Candy Jet Engine!
Nov 30, 2018•59 min
We chat with Shelby from WLMRT about CITY SLANG favorite topics like karaoke and The Simpsons, but we also learn about intestinal training, coffee shop celebrity encounters, and we start a new segment called Movie Corner. Shelby also shares an epic tale of sneaking in to a concert, stealing beers and ending up with a $500 dental bill. We play basically WLMRT's full discography including the brand new LUBE 2 EP out now on Pleasance Records!
Nov 14, 2018•54 min
We call Nathaniel and Keeley of DEAD SOFT and discuss eating healthy on the road, the time they caught The Dirty Nil planking, living on Gabriola Island with hummingbirds, and their new EP on Arts and Crafts! Plus we get the first LIVE-ON-RADIO PARALLEL PARK in CITY SLANG history! We play these tunes: Dead Soft - New Emotion - Kill Me Dead Soft - New Emotion - Proof Dead Soft - New Emotion - I'm Afraid Dead Soft - New Emotion - Down Dead Soft - New Emotion - Bones Supercrush - I've Been Around -...
Oct 18, 2018•58 min
We get right to dumping brand new music on everyone's heads this week. We play: Marbled Eye - Leisure - Laughing Sound Carbonas - Your Moral Superiors: Singles And Rarities - Blackout (Waiting To Happen) Tommy & The Commies - Here Come... - Throwaway Love School Damage - A to X - City Streets Cold Leather - Smart Movies - Stunned Nerve Beats - Nerve Beats - Pink on the C.C. Line Deathsticks - Funny Ha Ha Cool - In The Motors Jock Tears - Bad Boys - Neil Young Institute - Beat Session Vol. 6 ...
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr
We call Andrew of WALK A MILE RECORDS! We discuss why he started a record label, his master's thesis, and the story behind Sedition's vicious Papa John take down. Plus Andrew picks a set of music including Gold Finch, Sedition, and Miles Between Us.
Oct 03, 2018•16 min
