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Everything is going to the beat

May 19, 2009 by morningaftershow

THE GORGE

Looking forward to the Sasquatch Festival this weekend.  A couple bands that I will be seeking.

Grizzly Bear

The new song is called “Two Weeks” and in the couple days I’ve had it on the laptop I have developed a minor obsession.  The Fred Falke remix will get some love tonight at The Clubhouse.  I don’t really know how to explain the song, probably best if you just click the link above and listen.  Indie rock?  I guess that’s what it is all called these days.  I like the remix a better.

Passion Pit

Maybe a little on the bizarre, but there is something about this guy’s style that captivates.  “Sleepyhead” so far has been the stand-out off his recentish ep Chunk of Change.

The Avett Brothers

hmmm, someone told me I’d like this alt country duo, but I can’t remember who… so if it was you, thank you.  I do like them.

The Airborne Toxic Event

Pitchfork hates this band, I love them.  I missed ATE at Pemberton because they were on some side stage early in the day and I didn’t get over to the stage very often (or maybe they were mainstage, or late, or…).  I was weighed down with my baby in tow and it was hard to move about from stage-to-stage all day and still keep the baby Rampage saited.

Sasquatch, Corj and I are leaving Mads with Nana and I’ll be bringing my walking shoes and thermos of Vodka/red bulls.

Speaking of the baby Rampage… she awakens and I must go.

Go with yourself.

Quatchi

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Hang the DJ

May 18, 2009 by morningaftershow

“It puts me to fucking sleep to be quite honest, I don’t really see the technical merit in playing two songs at the same speed together and it bores me to fucking tears and hopefully with all due respect to the DJ type that will fucking go the way of the dinosaur id like them to dis-a-fucking-pear. It’s so middle man, they’re like fucking lawyers. You need them, but they’re fucking cunts. God bless them they’re my number one customer right so I’m not gonna go dis every fucking DJ. But to say you become this massive up on a podium performer by playing other peoples productions at the same speed as someone else’s productions and fading between the two of them, I don’t get it.” – Deadmau5

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The Sasquatch Playlist

May 17, 2009 by morningaftershow

An epic selection of Sasquatchi bands for your drive to the festival.

Beard Lust Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head
Sleepyhead Passion Pit
Believe E.S.P. Deerhoof
Not Exactly Deadmau5
(How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way King Khan and The Shrines
Skinny Love Bon Iver
Panic Switch Silversun Pickups
Your Hand In Mine Explosions In The Sky
The Lion & The Tea Cup Bishop Allen
Summertime Clothes Animal Collective
Black and White Town Doves
The Greatest Sum (Electric) The Avett Brothers
Two Weeks (Fred Falke Instrumental Mix) Grizzly Bear
Cheated Hearts Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Black River Killer Blitzen Trapper
You, Me and the Bourgeoisie The Submarines
Two Weeks (Fred Falke Radio Mix) Grizzly Bear
Shove It (feat. Spank Rock) Santigold
For Beginners M. Ward
Land of the Freak King Khan and The Shrines
Old White Lincoln The Gaslight Anthem
Woman Friend Chromeo
The Strangers St. Vincent
Charmer Kings of Leon
DLZ TV On the Radio
Province TV On the Radio
Gold Lion Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Grass Animal Collective
Crimewave Crystal Castles vs. Health
Fools The Dodos
Cato As a Pun Of Montreal
Actor Out of Work St. Vincent
Click, Click, Click, Click Bishop Allen
D.A.R.L.I.N.G. Beach House
He Lays In the Reins Calexico & Iron & Wine
Two Weeks Grizzly Bear
Satellites Doves
Bunny Ain’t No Kind of Rider Of Montreal
Closer Kings of Leon
The Weight of Lies The Avett Brothers
Steal My Kisses Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
The Birth and Death of the Day Explosions In The Sky
Sophisticated Side Ponytail Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head
Sex On Fire Kings of Leon
Never Had Nobody Like You (feat. Zooey Deschanel) M. Ward
Fancy Footwork Chromeo
Two Weeks (Fred Falke Extended Mix) Grizzly Bear
The Rake’s Song The Decemberists
Untrust Us Crystal Castles
White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes
The World In 1984 Shearwater
Furr Blitzen Trapper
Wedding Bell Beach House
Wolf Like Me TV On the Radio
Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix) Chromeo
Frank’s Tavern Calexico
+81 Deerhoof
Reservoir Park The Dutchess & The Duke
Lazy Eye (Jimmy Tamborello Accordion Mix) Silversun Pickups
My Girls Animal Collective
Rooks Shearwater
Kim & Jessie M83
A Sentence of Sorts In Kongsvinger Of Montreal
Id Engager Of Montreal
Dying Is Fine Ra Ra Riot
The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid The Decemberists
Dancing Choose TV On the Radio
Needy Girl Chromeo
The ’59 Sound The Gaslight Anthem
Discipline Nine Inch Nails
Closer Nine Inch Nails
In the New Year The Walkmen
Kingdom of Rust Doves
Rusted Wheel Silversun Pickups
There Goes My Baby The Walkmen
Blood Bank Bon Iver
Here’s Looking At You, Kid The Gaslight Anthem
The Crane Wife 3 The Decemberists

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My Favourites This Week

May 16, 2009 by morningaftershow

01) The Dudes
02) Japanadroids
03) The Airborne Toxic Event
04) The Replacements
05) Peter Gabriel
06) James Taylor
07) Phoenix
08) Reverend Horton Heat
09) Flo Rida
10) Pinback

Some of my faves spinning on the home hard drive according my Last FM page.

The new Dudes song “Pretty Lies” is so darn good, it has inspired me to fire up anything Dudes that I have at home, anytime I am at home.  The only reason I don’t listen to the dudes right now, is if I have Vancouver fuzz masters Japanadroids going, or “1901” from Phoenix.

Ringtones are dumbest (or maybe greatest?) invention.

Now, I value my money.  When I am walking down Douglas Street and some man puts out his hand to ask for money, I say, “sorry man, I value my money.”  You’d never catch me… maybe… lighting money on fire.  Wouldn’t happen.  Coral wanted to buy some jars today to put the coffee in to keep it fresh, they cost like, $3 or $4 bux maybe? maybe?  I was all, “no, I value my money.”  And after all that… the Airborne Toxic Event battles through my strong defense and I download “Sometime Around Midnight.”  The charge?  Three dollars and fifty cents.  What do I get?  15 seconds of the intro!  WTF?  I can download the song, all of it, in stunning MP3 quality for a buck!

Burned… I had to download another ringtone… so yeah, now when you phone, 15 seconds of “Panic Switch” blares at me and I’m $7 poorer.  And hopefully wiser.  RINGTONE!

I think, when I’m hanging out with the Airborne Toxic Event at the Sasquatch Music fesitval next weekend, I’ll mention something to them.

The Replacements are a band I play when I am sad.  I was sad after the Canucks lost to Chicago last week.

My cousin Monica is getting married!  whoa!  to a cop!  whoa.  Chris (the cop) is a good man, he showed me how to make a grown man cry with a simple maneuver to the nose.  Seriously, he made me cry, it works.  On their wedding website I A: RSVP’d (I’ll be rocking the stuffed chicken) and B: listened to some Peter Gabriel.  They have one of my favourite songs, “In Your Eyes” streaming.

James Taylor?  SWA?  I like him… but I don’t know why I played so much last week.  weird.

Phoenix is so hawt right now on The Zone @ 91-3.  Sometimes I bring my work home with me.  The video is that Youtube clip waiting for you at the top, great view… so if you skipped it because you think your time is more valuable than that three minute gem, your wrong, its not, click the video already.

The Rev came on after something else I was listening to, and I kept that party going.

Flo Rida.  Yeah. What?  I like him.

and I end my playlist with some Pinback, because…

Go with yourself.

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Inside the Producers Studio :: Dave Sawchuk

May 16, 2009 by morningaftershow

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Click and Listen to: Inside the Producers Studio – Dave Sawchuk

I don’t know if this will be a regular feature or not, but the above audio snip is from some “tape” that I had for a commercial I made for Soprano’s.  Everyday before my radio show, I come a few hours early, and sometimes our producer Sheldon gives me a couple commercials to make.  Helps me keep my skills up in case I need to fill in for Sheldon.  I’m not very good so I generally get basic spots to craft… and usually Sheldon has already recorded the announcer.  When I get the audio to make the spot, it is never edited or a simple read of the copy.  There is always some sort of story or banter that Sheldon has with the “talent.”  I always chop it out to make the commercial obviously, but sometimes the little stories are interesting and the people telling them forget they’re being recorded.  Since the announcers are very comfortable and having a real one-on-one conversation with Sheldon, the style is different than you might find on a radio show and I personally find them interesting.

As I find stuff worth sharing, I’ll post it here as “Inside the Producers Studio.”

oh and that band… Norglen?  Here they are.

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“Creeping Out Sara” – NOFX

May 14, 2009 by morningaftershow

Thank you Mike Devlin for sending this amazing link to us here at the Zone.

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Pol Plastino’s Guide to Sasquatch

May 14, 2009 by morningaftershow

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That’s a nerdy ass bacon joke

May 14, 2009 by morningaftershow

Brand Autopsy is a blog I have on the blogroll that lately hasn’t being doing much for me.  I almost aced it, but then they featured this hilarious gem of a clip.

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where do we go? / how do we follow?

May 14, 2009 by morningaftershow

David Eleanor was talking about this trip of a music video today on the inbox.

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Couple groovy things I wanted to share about the wedding planning.

Coral was made aware of this great offer from Mandalay Bay.  Unfortunately it does not run while we’re there, but hopefully there might be something like it.  The Lion King will be playing?  Hakuna Matata!

The Lion King at Mandalay Bay

And my Mom was checking out the West Jet website, and there will be some savings there for the wedding.

West Jet Group and Wedding Flights

I’ll get on calling West Jet and getting that figured out by the end of the week.  I think we’ll wait to book at Mandalay Bay till some Fall specials come out.  I think Vancityrockgirl said that we should start seeing them soon… or early summer.

The other thought I am having is that I might book the whole week off… and after the wedding and all the partying it might be nice to drive around the desert.  It was the plan to do the “circuit” anyways… but now I am thinking it might be fun to try something more ambitious, like a drive to Reno, or else maybe to Laughlin or even Arizona.  If time and money were no barrier, then I’d go to California and visit the Salinas Valley and explore all the areas of “East of Eden.”  Might be a little ambitious for me… maybe I’ll visit the Salinas Valley when I’m an old man on my motorcycle (or scooter).

Go with yourself.

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EmailZzzZ

May 13, 2009 by morningaftershow

David Eleanor sent this email with the subject heading, “How to Revolutionize Radio: Intro the Song?”

A must read for anyone in the industry.

—–Original Message—–
From: Aroha *** [mailto:aroha@***]
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:25 PM
To: dave@TheZone.fm
Subject: Music question via TheZone.fm

Hi There

This is a really silly thing to email you about, but THANKS for saying what the title & artist of a song is immediately before you play it – it’s so logical that it’s so stupid that radio ever did it any other way.

Thanks also for being the best radio station I’ve found since coming to Vancouver from Australia.

Cheers

Aroha

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