Robbie of RUBBER BROTHER RECORDS braves the face melting conditions of Tempe, Arizona to deliver one of the funniest CITY SLANG questionnaires yet! Learn about angst-y Celine Dion concerts, funeral t-shirts, and a town-sized truck stop! PLUS a spotlight on Shake! Records , some punk-rock Birthday shout outs, and MORE! This week’s tunes: Petty Things - Year of The Dog - Bored Of The Painted Choir - Barbarous - Cactus Wren Best Dog Award - Faith-Based Space Place - Lady Saigoon The Thin Bloods - T...
Aug 26, 2014•59 min
ZAKARY SLAX AND THE TEENAGE MUTANT SUPERSTARZ size up against the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, talk pizza, martial arts, and their upcoming schawarma reservation! Plus killer tunes and Birthday shout outs! Featuring these tunes: Zakary Slax - Teenage Mutant - Get Yr Shit Together Zakary Slax - Teenage Mutant - Complainer Astral Gunk - Afterburners Vol 4 - Antilove Zakary Slax - Teenage Mutant - Remains Yellowteeth - Rat King Vol. 1 - Body In The Ocean Noise Hounds - Rat King Vol. 1 - Wastin Awa...
Aug 20, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Jackson MacIntosh of the band SHEER AGONY talks to us about psychedelic times in Florida, drunk times on camera, and the most macho thing he's ever done! Heads up: he's not that macho! Plus a spotlight on the KATORGA WORKS label and tunes from the PLASTIC FACTORY RECORDS compilation! This week's tunes: Sheer Agony - Sheer Agony 7" - Claptrap Sheer Agony - The Unruly Sisters - Goodbye Cream Sheer Agony - Sheer Agony 7" - She's An Artist Sheer Agony - Sheer Agony 7" - Good Cats Go To Heaven Un Blo...
Aug 13, 2014•1 hr
Subscribe to the podcast ! Follow us on Twitter ! Contributor Alanna Why talks to Ottawa’s BONNIE DOON ! If you wanna rub cheezies into a wedding dress or can’t stop thinking about pizza, then this is the episode for you! Plus a buncha new tunes, including a set of music from the latest Riots Not Diets compilation! This week’s tunes: Bonnie Doon - An Affair To Imagine - Moon Tan Bonnie Doon - An Affair To Imagine - Snow Bone Bonnie Doon - An Affair To Imagine - Pizza Shark Hag Face - Rag Face Be...
Jul 29, 2014•57 min
Emmanuel gets a blow-by-blow, cross-Canada tour diary from STRANGE ATTRACTOR! They save a whole mall from a gas leak and get steamed at a Winnipeg house party! Alannah Why interviews MOTHER’S CHILDREN about who could beat them up and just how many blazers they own! Plus a special set from the Dub Ditch Picnic Benefit comp! Hear sweet tunes including: Strange Attractor - Back To The Cruel World - Alien in This Room Strange Attractor - Back To The Cruel World - Escape from DMT Strange Attractor - ...
Jul 15, 2014•59 min
Subscribe to the podcast ! Follow us on Twitter ! It’s the conclusion of our OTTAWA EXPLOSION BLOWOUT! We subject more people to the hard-hitting CITY SLANG QUESTIONNAIRE, including members of TWEENS, VACATION, and KING’S QUEST! Briggette Battle of TWEENS talks pizza, her crush on Kirk Hammett, and straight up spills her beer! Jerry Queen of TWEENS, PRETTY PRETTY, and VACATION goes to Circle Jerks shows with his Dad, talks about playing with the Breeders, and pukes up his hair! KING’S QUEST talk...
Jul 02, 2014•57 min
It’s the first in our OTTAWA EXPLOSION BLOWOUT! We’ve scientifically engineered the best set of questions in the universe, and asked some of our favourite bands to answer the CITY SLANG QUESTIONNAIRE! Burger and Dave of TV FREAKS talk fights, why you shouldn’t fuck with them, working at mcdonald’s, and tripping on syzurp! Ian and Matt of DAD JOKES find pyrex in dildo boxes and huck bottles at Canadian alt rockers Serial Joe! Gina Vinelli of BONNIE DOON talks fighting at Ottawa Explosion, and Bon...
Jun 25, 2014•55 min
OTTAWA EXPLOSION SPECIAL! We’ve got a spotlight on bands playing the OTTAWA EXPLOSION FESTIVAL, the annual festival full of beer, bands, and BEST BUDS put on by our very own Emmanuel Sayer! For more info on Ottawa Explosion and buying tickets go to the OTTAWA EXPLOSION SITE ! And get on it, because the party starts TOMORROW! The tunes this week: Feral Trash - Unreleased - Obey Big Dick - S/T LP - Schoolyard Violence Low Culture - 7” - Travel Song Needles//Pins - Shamebirds - Shamebirds New Swear...
Jun 10, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Vancouver's THEE AHS get blue and talk filthy sign language, prom, and Jonathan Richman! Plus, they respond to YOUTUBE COMMENTERS! Plus our tape segment and these tunes: Thee AHs - Corey's Coathangers - Spooky Love Thee AHs - Future Without Her - Oooh (They're Inside Me) the Tammys - 7” - Egyptian Shumba Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan - I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar Thee AHs - Thee AHs Nation - Ugly Side of Things Thee AHs - Corey's Coathangers - Does it Still Count? Nervous - Nervous - Cog I...
May 28, 2014•58 min
Matt of ABSOLUTELY FREE joins us to talk about to talk about On The Beach, the cosmic sounds of NASA probes, working with Portishead’s Geoff Barrows, and Matt gives Travis a FRANK ZAPPA primer! And more! Contributor and zinester Alanna Why checks out Ottawa’s NATIONAL DRONE DAY show and interviews SELF SURGERY , HERONS WAKE , and the HUMAN BEING LAWNMOWERS! Plus we play these tunes: Absolutely Free - Absolutely Free 12” - UFO Absolutely Free - On The Beach 12” - Clothed Woman, Sitting DD/MM/YY -...
May 21, 2014•59 min
Montreal's SHE'S are a new CITY SLANG favourite. We interview them about surviving cross-country bus trips, Dad rock, nearly dying, and esoteric Victoria knowledge! Plus our weekly tape feature and more tunes including: She’s - Split - Kim Kimono She’s - EP - Don't Wanna Go To Work She’s - Split - Drop Dead She’s - EP - My Baby K She’s - Split - Girls Who Don't Do Drugs Generacion Suicida - Con La Muerte A Tu Lado - El Centro Belgrado - Siglo XXI - Jeszcze Raz Mannschreck - 80-8 7” - Where Have ...
May 15, 2014•57 min
Mike of HOSEHEAD records and FIRST BASE stops by to tell us how he muscles bands into releasing records! We play some of the finest tunes from HOSEHEAD and find out the biggest HOSEHEAD fuck up! Plus our tape segment, and these killer tunes: First Base - Party Party Party - Party Party Party The White Wires - II - I Can Tell Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs - All By Myself - All By Myself Average Times - Average Times - Do The Dance TV Freaks - Leeches 7” - Leeches Pink Wine - Tape - Persistent Cop...
May 07, 2014•57 min
Travis pulls some key tracks from the 12 disc compilation A Reference Of Female-Fronted Punk Rock: 1977-89! Emmanuel dives into the CHUO record vault! AND MORE! Hear these tunes: Sheena & The Rokkets - Synkuu Pack - Omae Ga Hoshii (One More Time) Mother’s Ruin - Godzilla 12” - Godzilla (A Japanese Love Song) Kleenex - Single - Ü Fatal Microbes - Single - Violence Grows Agonia - [Unknown] -[Unknown title] Poles - single - CN Tower Dos - Dos - Number Two Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade - Something I Le...
Apr 17, 2014•58 min
Three fifths of THE YIPS join us in studio and play some choice tunes! We talk to them about the their spooky concert presence RAVE GHOST, Skrillex's influence, and their past as CHILD GOLF PRODIGIES! Hear tunes from their new Bruised Tongue tape! Hear these tunes: The Yips - Air Loom - Sadie The Yips - Air Loom - Repeater The Yips - Air Loom - Submariner The Yips - Air Loom - Wytch Elm Boyfriends - Unreleased - Track Organ Eyes - Visual Meetings - Ghost Lap Los Saicos - ¡Demolición! - The Compl...
Apr 09, 2014•57 min
LIVE EPISODE THIS WEEK! Emmanuel and Travis teamed up with BRUISED TONGUE to party with a WHO'S WHO of Ottawa luminaries at Raw Sugar! We played tunes for three hours, and this week's episode is one hour of PEAK LIVE RADIO! Featuring LUKE of WHITE WIRES and BOYHOOD! Famous zinester ALANNA WHY! LESLEY of BONNIE DUNE! And MORE, MORE MORE! Feel Alright - Oahu Ohio Hackamore Brick - Oh! Those Sweet Bananas Roky Erikson and The Aliens - Bloody Hammer The Deadly Snakes - Real Rock and Roll Tonight Col...
Mar 26, 2014•56 min
Donation season! That means loads of prizes, crazy tunes, and a bonus St. Paddy's day set! GET ON IT! Teledrome - Teledrome - Boyfriend Heaven For Real - Craft Single - Hero's Code Each Other - Being Elastic - Swell Patterns Viet Cong - Unreleased - Bunker Buster Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love - Driver Eagulls - Posessed Rudy - Crimson EP - 14 Steps… Protex - I can't Cope 7" - I can't Cope Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody's Hero - Nobody's Hero TV Freaks - Two - Rewind Average Times - EP - Summer ...
Mar 19, 2014•58 min
THE BEVERLEYS go blue on us and talk about porn bloopers! Plus talk of big macs, ghosts, and HSY crashes the show for MORE PORN TALK! Don't tell your parents about this one. Plus it'a funding drive season! Keep good shit like our show on the air! Hear these tunes: The Beverleys - The Beverleys - Bad Company The Beverleys - The Beverleys - This is Not A Union HSY - HSY 7" - Tartar Mouth The Beverleys - The Beverleys - Dreams Toronto Homicide Squad - Nein Bullets - Cold Eggs The New Values - The N...
Mar 12, 2014•57 min
One-man psych band PAUL JACOBS talks about cartoons, getting into trouble, and how his house burning down drove him to skateboarding. Plus hear our tapes of the week, a set of Windsor punk tunes, and brand new tracks. Paul Jacobs - Paul Jacobs - Bad Art, Bad Teacher Paul Jacobs - Coffin Ride - Sara’s Party Paul Jacobs - Drug Theaters - Trippin’ in the Park Paul Jacobs - Drug Theaters - Sharp Dress Paul Jacobs - Drug Theaters - Under Water The Spys - Single - Underground Luxury Christ - Problemat...
Mar 04, 2014•57 min
Emmanuel and Travis play a buncha crazy new tunes! We introduce a new segment with a brand new theme song all about TAPES, TAPES TAPES! Hear these songs: Pypy - Pagan Day - Pagan Day Strange Attractor - Back To The Cruel World - Real Dark Place First Base - First Base - That’s My Girlfriend Average Times - Average Times - Summer Nights Amanita Bloom - Furniture Music - Often In The Spring Time MASS - No One - Little Town Young Widows - Easy Pain - Kerosene Girl Endless Rope - Negi Surf Demo - Fo...
Feb 27, 2014•56 min
Dean of the killer ODONIS ODONIS discusses bad VHS movies, Canada's archangel Thor, children's television, and--most importantly--breakfast. Plus, non-stop bangers from Canada and beyond! Hear these tunes: Odonis Odonis - Single - New Obsession Odonis Odonis - Better EP - Flight Risk Odonis Odonis - Hollondaze - Hollondaze Odonis Odonis - Single - Are We Friends Odonis Odonis - Hollondaze - We Are The Left Overs Surveillance - Go Fuck Yourself - That's Not Who I Am Fountain - Fountain - New Age ...
Feb 19, 2014•55 min
AW, DANG! Those jerks from Bruised Tongue burst into the studio and took over the show this week. They play their favourite tunes from 2013, a new track from Boyhood , and plug their dumb five-year anniversary party this weekend ! Hear these tunes: Boyhood - Post Poc Destruction Unit - Deep Trip - God Trip Gary Wrong Group - Total Punk - Streets of Iron Venom P. Stinger - Walking About Babysitter - EYE - Angel of Death Milk Music - Cruise Your Illusion - No, Nothing, My Shelter Mike Krol - Trust...
Feb 12, 2014•55 min
Joe of KAPPA CHOW talks about the Sackville, NB music scene, Twin Peaks, and the punkest thing he’s done! Plus, Travis quizes him on the mythical creature the KAPPA, and we learn about farts, cucumbers, and the toughest member of KAPPA CHOW! We hear a set of Sackville tunes, including unreleased tracks! Heard these tunes: Kappa Chow - KC I/II - Bang Bang Kappa Chow - Punk As Fuck 7” - Love On Me Kappa Chow - KC I/II - Sleep The Day Away Kappa Chow - Punk As Fuck 7” - Punk As Fuck Kappa Chow - KC...
Jan 28, 2014•58 min
TJ, Burger, and Dave of the great TV FREAK's tell us how to spend one night in Hamilton, talk cover art, and buying candy. Hear TV Freaks' et of hand-selected classics from Hamilton, including SIMPLY SAUCER! Hear these tunes: TV Freaks - Destroy Music Start Your Own Band - Medidation TV Freaks - TV Freaks - Coworker Blues TV Freaks - TV Freaks - Street Rat TV Freaks - Two - Knife TV Freaks - Two - Pusher TV Freaks - 7" EP - Freelancer TV Freaks - TV Freaks - Only Child Epicycle - You're Not Gonn...
Jan 22, 20140
Featuring these killer tunes: The Reatards - Get Real Stupid 7" - You Ain't Fun No Mo Angry Angles - CROWDS 7" - Crowds Lost Sounds - Rat Brains & Microchips - Blackcoats/Whitefear Final Solutions - Eye Don't Like You 7" - Eye Don't Like You Bad Times - Self-Titled - Streets Of Iron Terror Visions - World of Shit - Medicating Dreams Jay Reatard - Hammer I Miss You 7" - Hammer I Miss You Jay Reatard - Blood Visions - My Shadow Jay Reatard - 7" I Know Place Jay Reatard - See Saw/Screaming Hand...
Jan 15, 20140
Emmanuel and Travis contine the re-cap of 2013s best interviews and tunes!
Jan 15, 2014•1 hr 2 min
Emmanuel and Travis highlight some of the best interviews and tunes from the first year of CITY SLANG!
Jan 15, 2014•59 min
NICK FLANAGAN of COMEDY, and BRUTAL KNIGHTS, and WRONG HOLE talks to us about hair care, his gross injuries, and gets hip with Ottawa and its strip clubs! Plus, Travis works out some elevator-related issues after getting stuck in an elevator for an hour with an ALL-ELEVATOR-SET! Plus hear these tunes: Brutal Knights - Blown 2 Completion - Take Breaks Brutal Knights - Feast of Shame - Grow Up Throw Up Brutal Knights - Feast of Shame - We Have A Website Brutal Knights - Life Ain't Cool 7" - Fake Y...
Dec 18, 2013•58 min
Travis fucked up the interview recording with Will Anderson of WEED, who put out one of his favourite records of the year! He desperately tries to recreate it with Will's friends Anna and Vance on the line! Hear them talk about dirty dish duty, Seinfeld, and the bands near-murder on a train! Plus French tunes, and new tunes from DAGGER EYES! Weed - Deserve - Silent Partner Weed - Deserve - Hollowed Out Weed - Deserve - Granted Weed - Gun Control EP - Amber Alex Bourque - Dog years EP - Cut The S...
Dec 11, 2013•55 min
SETH SMITH of DOG DAY and YORODEO is on the show! We talk about his dog Woofy, his surreal horror movie LOWLIFE , and extensive conversations about his chickens . Plus, a DOG DAY giveaway, and these tunes: Dog Day - Night Group - Lydia Dog Day - Concentration - Happiness Dog Day - Fade Out - Wasted Dog Day - Fade Out - Sandwich Dog Day - Fade Out - Leave Your Body Dog Day - Deformer - Eurozone EAGULLS - EAGULLS - Coffin Dyscontrol - Lies 7" - LIES ANTI… - Demo - Untitled Monomyth - Monomyth - Hi...
Dec 03, 2013•58 min
NEW TUNES GALORE! Hear the best new releases before the new year, plus a set of Craft Single favourites, and a tribute to the FUN BOY CLUB HOUSE, home of the NEW SWEARS. RIP Fun Boy Club House . Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir - Spirit in Front of Me Night Beats - Sonic Bloom - Sonic Bloom The Obits - Taste The Diff - Bed & Bugs Jacuzzi Boys - Hotline - Jacuzzi Boys Solids - Off White - Blame Confusion King Krule - Easy Easy from 6 Feet Beneath The Moon Dog Day - Sunset - Fade Out La Luz - It’s...
Nov 28, 2013•57 min
