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Its a Cover Song FREAKOUT on the MAS Blog! @BenHowardMusic @MorningParade

Posted in music, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 28, 2012| 1 Comment »


It was a busy weekend of DJ gigs, Swiftsure, weddings, Veneto, and Power to Be events… but now that it is Monday and back to work, I get to relax!

The picture at the top of this blog is from the Power to Play event on Sunday.  Woke up with the birds for a Tough Mudder type race pitting various companies against each other to tackle some pretty extreme challenges culminating in the Mud Bog and then climbing the pyramid to ring the bell and finish the race!

Team Zone was a group of listeners and they placed 9th!  And were the top media team to finish.

Power to Play is coming to Vancouver in September at Stanley Park… so Vancouver friends, check it out.  It was mighty! (and they don’t have a radio partner yet… hint hint)

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Right, cover song freakout… I got a couple for you.  Song one was tweeted at me by Matthew.  Matthew knowing that I love all things Ben Howard AND Carly Rae Jepsen send me a cover of “Call Me Maybe.”

Ben Howard – “Call Me Maybe” (Carly Rae Jepsen cover)

Download MP3 >> Ben Howard – Call Me Maybe

I like this take as its a pretty dramatic spin on the bright Top 40 original.  You recognize the CR Jepsen, but its a Ben Howard tune.  Same words, same basic arrangement, different energy.  Love the vibe.

The other cover I heard today was Morning Parade covering Black Key’s “Gold on the Ceiling.”  They had the boys on SiriusXM Alt Nation talking about this jam.  The boys said they have stayed in a lot of nice hotel and a lot of dumpy motels and this song speaks to that.

Morning Parade – “Gold on the Ceiling” (Black Keys cover)

Download MP3 >> Morning Parade – Gold on the Ceiling

Once again… a great cover because they take the song, give it a different spin while maintaining the essence.

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In other news…. Game of Thrones this weekend… Battle of the Blackwater lived up to the hype in production.  As far as a TV series go, it was mighty.  Guys having their heads cleaved off, magical green fire and then!  GACK! My Shaw Box died.  And since then, no TV.  I’d complain to Shaw, but my resident Shaw employee is at Sasquatch.  The worst.  Oh well, I look forward to finishing the battle when she gets back.  Besides, no TV for a day… aside form the battles I’ll have with Madelyn tonight, probably for the best.

Go with yourself.

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Cure your child of picky eater syndrome AND interview with Silversun Pickups

Posted in food, music, neat-O gang on May 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »


Dear internet,

What a bad scene, I’ve neglected my blog all week.  But what a busy week… I am right in the thick of a mighty weekend of work (kinda like last weekend actually) but I thought I better post a couple interviews on the blog.

Last week on my radio show I interviewed Karen Le Billon.  She is the author of the book, French Kids Eat Everything.  Karen teaches parents tools to help their kids become passionate, healthy eaters.

Soundcloud: French Kids Eat Everything

Also last week, I had the chance to interview Brian Aubert of the Silversun Pickups.  What a rad guy.  We talked for quite awhile… here is the edited conversation.

Soundcloud: Brian Aubert // Silversun Pickups

Man, so bagged…. off to bed for me.

Go with yourself.

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panzerevil – “Ox Rhymes with Sox”

Posted in ...this is your father speaking, music, neat-O gang, tagged , , on May 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »


It was many moons ago now…when Sara P used to work at the Zone…we talked about forming an electro group called panzerevil that rocked kid toy instruments.

Fast forward a whole whack of years to last Sunday night and Madelyn is playing with her Alphie robot…I heard the creature yapping and thought, “hmmm, with an iPhone app, I could a lay a beat down underneath this and…”

Soundcloud >> panzerevil feat. Alphie – “Ox Rhymes with Sox”

Go with yourself.

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Listen to my new Mixtape >> Sasquatch Festival Mix 2012

Posted in music, playlist, tagged , on May 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »


That is a picture of Russ doing some work on the Zone @ 91-3 studio.  Neat.

Coral is off to the Sasquatch festival in about week… and we’re both struggling with trying to fit fitness into our lives.  One idea has Coral walking to work.  I reckon it’ll be a 45-60 minute walk… through parks, by the water, over a trestle bridge and cut into a gorge, before crossing an industrial park and a mall.  She wanted a playlist… and get her excited for some bands I made her a list of Sasquatch songs (and Passion Pit).  Maybe you’ll dig it too? Maybe you’ll share with friends?

Mixcloud: Mixtape >> Sasquatch Festival 2012 Mix (Coral’s Walk)

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Sometimes I get a good feeling

Posted in music, tagged , , , , , , on May 14, 2012| 2 Comments »



Coral wanted me to make her a playlist to walk to work with.  She said it had to be good and contain NO My Chemical Romance…SWA?  Is that even possible?

I thought about maybe playing her a set of top 40 hits because she likes that kind of music… but seeing as she can jam that out any time in Honda…I’d play some songs that might be new to her, or a re-acquantance.  She is off to Sasquatch, so its all Sasquatch bands, except the first song, which is Passion Pit “Take a Walk.”  Get it?

Diving through the lineup for Sasquatch this year… lots of gems to chose from.  One of the artists is electronic dance music-olgist? Pretty Lights.  I punched up his 2006 hit “Finally Moving.”

Pretty Lights – “Finally Moving”

Just hang on one darn second Pretty Lights… that’s a Flo Rida song!  I meant Avicii song, Levels! No wait… Doi-Ong or was it Rappin-4-Tay?

Oh right… it was Etta James.

Etta James – “Something’s Got A Hold On Me”

“Don’t need a glock, but I bought one just in case. Sucker trying to stop me from pursuing my paper chase.”  Rappin 4 Tay, you got it figured out.

Go with yourself.

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Listen to @WeAreTheDudes “Saturday Night” and “Red River Rebel”

Posted in music, tagged , , on May 12, 2012| 1 Comment »


One of my favourite, favourite bands, The Dudes, stopped by my radio show to talk and play a few songs.  They jammed out a hockey song called “Saturday Night” then laid down an unrecorded song called “Red River Rebel” that has a maximum Victoria reference.

Listen to THIS!  The Dudes –  “Saturday Night” & “Red River Rebel” (stream or download)

I feel like an idiot for missing the show on Thursday…but I was down to my last few $20 spots and I was of the mindset that if I could not rage to at least a minor Nova, let alone super…I’d just stay home and hoard my meagre treasure.  Lame.  BUT, the news is they are returning to Victoria for Rifflandia and if the kind and good rock & roll Jesus smiles kind waves of rainbow sunshine on me, they will play on a day in-and-around the weddings and MC gigs that I have booked.

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Talking of hoarding  my treasure…. I need to try to rally enough cash to make sure I can rent a car in Las Vegas in June.  The more I think about it, the more a desert trek sounds like it needs to happen.

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This is silly.

NERDS!

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Go with yourself.

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hear a couple Silversun Pickups songs

Posted in music, tagged , on May 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Silversun Pickups new album “Neck of The Woods” is out now… reviews I’ve read are mostly positive.  I have only heard a couple songs outside of the single “Bloody Mary.”  So today, let’s have a listen to those… the quality sounds a little weirdo to me… but they were bounced around the emails, and saved and ripped and zipped so… yeah I’ll put them up for download but your mileage may vary.

Silversun Pickups – “Mean Spirits”

Download MP3 >> 06 Mean Spirits

A traditional SSPU sound.  I like to think of the spirits as being mischievous more than mean.

Silversun Pickups – “The Pit”

Download MP3 >> 08 The Pit

Electo sounding beats off the top?  Whoa… settle down SSPU.

If you are off to Sasquatch at the end of May…. lucky… may 28th will be SSPU.

Go with yourself.

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Listen to new Four Tet and Passion Pit

Posted in music, tagged , on May 8, 2012| 3 Comments »


I don’t have a lot of time to write… but I do have a couple songs I am jazzed to share with you.

BUT first…I want to make a playlist of 2000s post-hardcore/screamo but my Mac is starting to chug and needs a tune-up.  Garageband (the program I use for my podcasts) was being glitchy and slow… I don’t imagine I’ll have the money to upgrade the Mac till June at the earliest, so no podcasts for a bit unless I make it at work.

OK, NEW FOUR TET!

Four Tet – “Jupiters”

Download MP3 >> Four Tet – Jupiters

Regular friends of the blog know how much I LOVE Four Tet… new music is always welcome and will be immediately will go into rotation during my sets at the Veneto (Friday nights… and select Saturdays until they find a guy/girl).

This song has a huge intro before locking into a traditional Four Tet beat. Good times.

and now this…


Wow, has it been three years since the last Passion Pit record?  New album is called Gossamer is due on July 24th.  Mr. Pit will be busy this summer playing all kinds of festivals including Seattle’s Bumbershoot in September.  First single is called “Take a Walk.”

Passion Pit – “Take a Walk”

Its hard to say if this will be a mainstream radio song.  It is pleasant enough, but does the s9und cut through?  if you have thoughts on Passion Pit leave a comment.

OK, I better get to work.

Go with yourself.

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I was just a stupid kid back then….

Posted in music, tagged , on May 7, 2012| 1 Comment »


The other day I heard My Chemical Romance‘s “Famous Last Worlds” on the AltNation.  Got me thinking of making a playlist of 2000s post-hardcore…. or screamo.  I ended up diving through some of my favourite bands of the early 2000s and made a pretty good set.  If I can make some time, I’ll get that up on Mixcloud.

One of the songs I remembered was a group called No Motiv.  They never had any radio hits…but I used to have this old Vagrant records music video DVD.  It had a collection of Vagrant bands on it… and No Motiv had a video for “Brand New Day.”

The band broke up more-or-less after the 2003 album Daylight Breaking.

No Motiv – “Brand New Day”

Download MP3 >> No Motiv – Brand New Day

Go with yourself.

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Coldplay covers “Fight For Your Right”

Posted in music, tagged , , , , , , on May 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »


On Friday, the news of Adam Yauch’s death bounced around the world.  The Beastie Boy was much loved in the world of music.

I am not going to write about how I was a mega Beastie Boy fan or how they inspired me greatly… because I wasn’t and they didn’t… on a personal level.

I grew up with the music. I enjoy a bunch of their singles… that is about the extent of my Beastie Boys fandom.

I did hear the Chris Martin piano based tribute to the band.  And I thought it sounded pretty good.

Coldplay – “Fight For Your Right”

Download MP3 >> Coldplay – Fight For Your Right To Party

Go with yourself.

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