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I don’t know what to write here except these are a few of my favourites. Really, anything from most these bands could go in this space. All the new Racoons, or Acres is amazing. I just remembered Vince’s “Costa Rice” which is a shame, because I would have included that track in place of “The City at Sunrise” now that I think about it and hear it again on Vince’s MySpace.
Here is a pretty rad music video that Chucky shared with me. The artist is Johnny Galactic and the song is “Pink Coat.” Look out for my man Aran from the Armchair Cynics rocking the bass guitar!
whoa… while typing this, Mads took a header off the couch. ahhh, Mom will get this one.
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01) No-Fi Soul Rebellion – “Lets Pretend” originally from Alaska, now calling one of my fave towns home, Bellingham USA! Thank you Brandon for sharing this band with me!
02) Justin Hewitt – “Close Your Eyes”
Couple things went down for this weeks Capital Rock City. Tuesday, The Clubhouse booked a big party of convention people. Great for business, but I couldn’t record my first live-to-tape Capital Rock City with Acres of Lions.
It will still happen, but the first one will have to be with a different band? Anyone want to volunteer?
Tyson said they’d be down to record one for me in April.
The other plan was to have Miranda and Ryan of the Paper Cranes on the show. But on Monday (when I record the show) I ended up at the Victoria Film Festival. Miranda and Ryan will be next week for CRC 42.
The film festival was very fun. I saw 14 short films! It is too bad that there is no place on this planet for easier consumption of this great art. My favourite films I couldn’t even find websites for, let alone streamed on Youtube. Hey film makers… if you make a film and want people to actually watch it, you have to distribute it. (shakes head).
There used to be a TV show on the CBC called Zed. Do you remember that show? It must have been on TV around 2000? I was living with Paul in Burncouver (or was it Vanaby?) and we smoked a lot of pot. The show was basically a film fest every night. Then it stopped. WTF CBC… Stoners are Canadian tax payers too you know. I like Strombo… but I’d have a nighty time explosion in my pants if my evening went Strombo at 11P then Zed at midnight… or who knows, maybe Zed is still on? I can’t find it and have never seen an ad for it. Anyways… the show was basically a collection of short films, animations, and avant-garde music videos presented for an hour or two every night from mostly Canadian but also world film makers.
The only issue I had with the film fest is a personal one… I was tired and it was along night. I went from The Zone directly to the film fest and sat on a hard chair for 4 hours. Great films… but long night. Like longer than Titanic!
During intermission I was hungry as shit. So I left to find some food, but in the end all I wanted was a coffee.
I wander back into the film fest and the lady taking tickets turns to me and says, “do you know where to get any food around here? I am starving! I had to rush from work to the film fest and I ate no dinner.”
“Me too!” I reply, “I just found this coffee.”
“Did you know coffee is an appetite suppressant?”
“No I did not.” Then I related the story to her about the time time I ate an apple.
“one time when I was doing my show I said on the air that was very hungry and during the commercials I was going to eat an apple because I love apples.
“this lady phones my show and says to me, ‘Jeremy did you know that apples are appetite suppressants?’ and I said really? when I am hungry and I eat some food my appetite is suppressed? who’d have thought of that?”
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All the Racoons songs that you heard on the podcast you can download for free if you click the Racoons name at the top.
Vince is working on a new record and he was kind enough to share a demo from the recording sessions with me.
Check out this crazy email from Lazy of The Matinee:
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—–Original Message—– From: matt@thematineemusic.com [mailto:matt@thematineemusic.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:25 AM To: Jeremy@thezone.fm Subject: a song for you
Hey Jeremy…. here ya go! Bit of a busy weekend, I celebrated both mine and my girlfriends’ birthdays… so yeah….. still hurting a bit. In other news, did you know that Bob’s place in North Van burned to the ground last week ? He lost everything. And the bastard just rolls with it with a shrug. What a guy!
This tune is called San Diego, and it is about an unpaid speeding ticket I got once on a road trip to California. True story. I still haven’t paid it, so now there is a bench warrant for my arrest in Weed County. The fine is up to $1200 and the collections calls me twice a week. I never answer. And never will! Just can’t drive down there anymore.. or I am going to the slammer!
Cheers bud, new tunes to be recorded next month that I will send your way too.
Lazy.
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Bob’s place burned down? SWA? I need to call that cat pronto.
The final band is a Vancouver group that sounds mighty CFOXish called Jet Black Stare. Before Lazy was rocking the Matinee, he was in a group called Ten Ways From Sunday and even before that… The Salad Kings (who I used to play on the Morning After Show on CiTR! so that is some time ago). Lazy played with his friend Jeff. Jeff left Ten Ways to go solo… and his musical journey has taken him into band production and recording. So if you’re in a band and thinking that you liked the style of Jet Black Stare, fire Jeff an email: bwe@telus.blackberry.com
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That’s all I got.
Next week I am working on the first live to tape Capital Rock City.
Capital Rock City #43 :: Live from The Clubhouse
featuring a special live acoustic performance form Acres of Lions
the week after that I hope to have a chance to talk to the Paper Cranes and maybe some music from South Africa. neat.
OH! and you can now subscribe to Capital Rock City on iTunes. Search Capital Rock City in the iTunes store and subscribe please.
On the show today I was very lucky to get the chance to talk with Dan, Lewis and Tyson from Acres of Lions. They brought the new record “Working” and we fired up three tracks from the album. If interviews with bands are not your bag, fast forward to 3 minutes to get right to it.
Set List
01) Acres of Lions – “Closer”
02) Acres of Lions – “Working”
03) Acres of Lions – “Entertainment”
04) theset – “Little Ones”
05) Said the Whale – “This City’s a Mess”
06) Everyone Everywhere – “Oxberry”
Lewis’ brother Elliot is in theset and he chose “Little Ones” to fire up on the show.
Said The Whale is fronted by this cat named Tyler and I know Tyler from way back in 1999-2000ish when I was in a band. Tyler was 15 and in a band called My Buddy Dave. I used to play them on my CiTR show, The Morning After Show. Tyler has always been a quality guy and its great that he is still making music. Take a moment to track down some Said the Whale.
That’s it for this week.
Next week some Justin Hewitt, Bronze Age, maybe something from Edmonton… and who knows. If you’re in a band and want to be featured… email works, jeremy@thezone.fm.
What day am I on? I am losing track… six? Friday was three so this must be six.
The weekend was spent in Coquitlam which was a sea of work to pull off. My girl is a trillion miles away drinking 3 euro bottles of wine in Paris and I was left to fend for myself. Saturday was my 29th birthday. I decided to spend it in Coquitlam with Grandma Mom and Grandpa Jack (who wants to be referred to as the Father of the Father or Faf? SWA?). It was an early morning for Mads and I. Thankfully I had packed the night before so we got up and hit the road first thing.
My buddy Bob came over Saturdat night with his girl Jen and they had a present for Madelyn.
Yeah, they brought her an Oiler’s track suit. Bob was like, “she could walk into the arena with Ethan Moreau and people would think she was on the team.” ha, too funny (and adorable).
Jen drove Bob and I downtown to catch the Sam Roberts show. Randomly we bumped into Marisa who we went to high school with.
The show was pretty rad. Sam brings the noise. After the set, some pints in Yaletown and then a late night dash to reach skytrain before the last train.
Sunday, my brother Matt and I rolled into the Glasvegas show at Richards. They are moving the club to the old A&B Sound on Seymour which is neat but sad. I walking around that part of town with Matt telling him what used to be where back in my day. I am not even that old but the physical geography of Vancouver has changed so much.
Glasvegas was an interesting juxtaposition of sounds and style. Matt and I sensed something was up when the we walked in and some dude that thought he was a a cotton picker from the 1930s Deep South was jamming away at the guitar and singing about “pain.”
After his set, the music they played was 1950’s Dirty Dancing type music. like this song from 1957.
The boys (and girl) in Glasvegas took the stage and they didn’t look at all like my preconception. I was expecting an Interpol-y / Franz Ferindand-esque group of hipsters, but what I got was some Rockabilly looking Scottish dudes. They were very striking on stage. Their music is epic and grandiose. Richards was full and the band elicits a passionate fan. Many times I heard the audience sing with group. They added to the whole experience for me as I really only know the song we play on the Zone, “Geraldine.”
They got to “Geraldine” about half way through the set and the song lit the club up. The next song after the radio hit was maybe the band’s weakest song, so they let me down a bit. Their drummer is also very awkward. The guitar player and bassist however bring some energy. They whirl around the stage banging and attacking their instruments or barking and howling their harmonies.
The lights added to their mystique. They had bright yellow flood lights behind them that made the stage look like there were shadow puppets on stage performing.
The music sounded like a mix of 50’s pop songs and Interpol. Unique and interesting.
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Six or so hours after Matt and I got back from Richards, Madelyn and I were up and battling Vancouver traffic to the ferry. By the end of the weekend, I was a veteran of ferry travel with Mads. We worked it with the old ladies, played with the kids and devoured some ferry breakfast (mmm eggs scooped from a warm vat).
I sat down with Tyson, Lewis and Dan this evening. Their band, Acres of Lions, has a new record out in February. They brought an advanced copy and we played three new songs on Capital Rock City. Episode #40 will be posted tomorrow.
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01) Everyone Everywhere – “You and Me and the Moon, Dude”
November 2008’s Zone band of the month. The boys have cut some new tracks since we last heard them on the Zone. This is one of the new ones.
02) The Racoons – “Be My Television”
Our current Zone band of the month. Performing January 29th at Evolution Nightclub.
03) Laura Smith – “I Spy a Monster”
You’ll hear an oboe on her record, but no cello… what gives?
04) Paper Cranes – “Telephone (demo)”
Ryan drives a scooter.
05) Seven Year Old Poets – “Layers”
One of the most pleasantly surprising songs. I think this track is the stand out on episode 39. I am not sure who the female guest vocalist is, but sure is swell, gosh darn it.
06) Jon & Roy – “What I Need”
Jon & Roy are starting to do some good things. This is their third single from the album “Another Noon.” The boys have shown some interest in being a guest on the show some time in February.
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– do you like the format of the show? Does it serve you being a 30 minute program? Could it be shorter? Do you demand MORE and want it longer?
– would it be better having the songs broken down into individual downloads? I have thought that maybe that would be better, but then maybe the bands would less inclined to give me the songs as they might as well keep them for their websites… but I could always ask, you’d be surprised how people respond if you are brave enough to ask
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I’ll produce another episode next Monday. Special guest is slated to be Tyson from Acres of Lions and likely we’ll at least spin the new single “Closer.” I really want to spin their new song “Working” but we’ll see what the record label thinks of that.
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Go with yourself.
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I sitting here in front of my fake fire, looking over the news, looking out the window at all the snow and looking at Madelyn play with the Christmas ornaments she has pulled off the tree (Coral puts the body count at 7).
I have a weird week of work. On the show today and tomorrow… then off for the 24th and 25th. Then I’ll be yapping on Friday. Boxing Day will actually be a busy one for me. After the show, I’ll bee-line down to the Jellyfish Lounge downtown to DJ and MC the Armchair Cynics and Acres of Lions show.
Coral wrapped presents like crazy last night. We have them all piled up on the table to keep them out reach of little Miss baby RAMPAGE. I think we kept our Christmas budget in check pretty good. Coral goes back to work in February but her benefits end sometime in January so there is a dark side of the moon moment when we have lots of money coming out and little coming in, so we needed to set some cash aside. The fact we got a table of presents and still some money in the bank makes me feel good.
Coral was concerned that we should have bought more for Madelyn. But cardboard tubes of wrapping paper get her all giggles, so I am not too worried about her.
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