Posted in radio, tagged CFOX, Clarisse ramos, Dark Cleanse, Juice Cleanse, Meredith Geddes, Podcast, Serial on June 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Who stole Clarisse Ramos’ juice cleanse juices from the office lunch room?
Dark Cleanse is one story about juice from a juice cleanse stolen from the office fridge of a downtown office tower, told week by-by-week by Meredith Geddes.
Happy Monday. Go with yourself.
Posted in music, neat-O gang, radio, tagged Aquilo, Podcast, Storm Crow Alehouse on August 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Aquilo is the super chill duo from the super chill village of Silverdale, which looks to my ignorant eyes…as a town in a park in England? Must be nice.
I’ve blogged about these bros before, I like their soft sounds.
New song is called “You’re Like Me.”
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Today is a perfect one in Vancouver. I went to Storm Crow Alehouse on Broadway to tape an episode of their podcast. My walk into the city after was glorious.
I’ll let you know when the podcast goes live and maybe you’ll throw it a listen for me? We yap some Dungeons and Dragons, Stranger Things, James Corden, Pokemon, beer.
Go with yourself.
Posted in history 101, tagged 150, 1862, History, Podcast, Victoria on August 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Local homeboy Ross Crockford shows up on Living in the City to talk about what Victoria looked like in 1862! Like did you know… Johnson Street used to be a gully? a gully full of dead bodies!?! SWA? Fortunately, our fore-fathers/mothers… rightly fearing a zombie uprising, had prisoners move them to Pioneer Square on Quadra. Now there are no more bodies (that we know of) buried under Johnson Street… yet the threat of Zombie apocalypse remains. Stay vigilant.
Listen to this! Living in the City – Victoria in 1862
Go with yourself.
Posted in food, life or something like it, tagged Bourbon, bourbon sours, British Columbia, hikes, Hiking, How To, Living in the City, Podcast, Red Fish Blue Fish, Roche Cove, Top Chef Canada, Vancouver Island, Veneto Lounge, Victoria, walks on March 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I had so much fun getting up to adventures on the weekend. And I had so much fun writing about adventures from the weekend. It only stood to reason… I’d enjoy podcasting the adventures. Introducing the second installment of Living in the City. Please have a listen and share.
Soundcloud: Living in the City >> Bourbon sours, Red Fish Blue Fish and Roche Cove
Oh wow, the times we’ll share.
You’ll learn:
1) How to make a bourbon sour from Katie McDonald, Veneto Lounge
2) How to make Malt Vinegar Syrup from Kunal Ghose, Red Fish, Blue Fish & Top Chef Canada
3) How to find Roche Cove Regional Park
***neat, here is an article about Kunal Ghose from the Times Colonist.***
We so excited. I love living in the city!
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged 2011, Podcast, Records, songs, Top 10 on December 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Writing a top 10 list of favourite records has become a bit of a holiday tradition for me. Not too sure how long I’ve been doing it… many years.
Thank you if you took the time to read… we’ll level up that thank you if you also shared a link. The other day’s blog post was one of my bigger posts in terms of web-traffic in awhile. Thank you.
Megan Will asked if I’d string the songs together for a Mixtape so she can listen to it as like a podcast. Easy enough and thank you Megan for asking!
Mixcloud: Mixtape >> Top 10 Records of 2011
Go with yourself.
Posted in history 101, music, tagged classics, oldies, Podcast, rock and roll on October 11, 2010| 6 Comments »
It began as a simple internet search last week… and ended with me dropping $20 on itunes.
What was the first rock and roll song?
Fucking science man… they don’t have a definitive answer, but wikipedia comes darn close.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_ro…
Now that is a good read for a music nerd like me. I ended up downloading a bunch of the suggestions from the list and thought I’d share them with you while also practicing to use my garageband (I hate this program, but its what I got).
Thank you for taking the time to jam out some olden tyme music with me. Hope you dig it.
Have a listen>> Origins: a podcast of early rock and roll.
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Adam and the Ants, MixCloud, Podcast, Squeeze, The Jam, The Police on July 5, 2010| 2 Comments »
Coral and I did some record shopping on the weekend. We hit the new Talk’s Cheap store on Pandora at Government Street. In the old Regalia Store space.
He has tons of great 45s. Coral and I are always looking for some more dance party hits for our vinyl sets so I loaded up on some UK chart toppers of the early 80s.
Thank you for taking the time to listen to my music.
Click to Listen >> Mixcloud: your money or your life
DJ Notes
a-sides
01) The Police – “So Lonely”
02) Squeeze – “Another Nail in My Heart”
03) The Jam – “Going Underground”
04) Adam and the Ants – “Stand and Deliver”
b-sides
05) The Police – “No Time This Time”
06) Squeeze – “Pretty Thing”
07) The Jam – “The Dreams of Children”
08) Adam and the Ants – “Beat My Guest”
A whole bunch of great hits of the late 70s and early 80s. The Police cut is the original 1978 single which went nowhere at the time. The Police released their album Outlandos d’Amour. When this record dropped it went nowhere. The BBC didn’t get it. A song about a prostitute? (Roxanne), suicide (Can’t Stand Losing You), loneliness (So Lonely).
But they soldiered on, toured, came to America and through hard work they were able to push through. They ended up re-releasing many of these future hits in 1980 and the second time around, The Police began to chart. To this day, so many of the most endearing Police songs are these early singles. Silly 1970s radio DJs.
Go with yourself.
Posted in Capital Rock City, tagged Bonnaroo Music Festival, Canadian, Class of 84, Coachella Music Festival, Czar, Czar Alberta, Dan Politano, indie, iTunes, Japandroids, Jets Overhead, Podcast, radio, Sasquatch, Sasquatch Music Festival on February 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
CRC 91 begins with some new music. A punky one from a band called Class of ’84 then Dan Politano sent a new recording over as well. The second half of the show features a couple BC bands taking part in the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington State. Vancouver’s fuzzy hyper-blogged about Japandroids and Victoria’s ice cool and atmospheric Jets Overhead. Neat-O gang. Thank you for downloading my podcast.
Come and get it: Capital Rock City #91
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DJ Notes
01) Class of ’84 – “Sick City”
02) Dan Politano – “Maybe”
03) Japandroids – “Art Czars”
04) Jets Overhead – “No Nations”
This party gets started with some new punk rock. Classic sound, straight ahead, new band. Class of ’84.
I had trouble tracking down a website for them (turns out there is an Irish band with the same name). Whatever, Myspace is not punk rock. This picture IS punk rock.
SWAGed from Jono's Facebook page. Class of '84 at the Quadra House.
Dan Politano, its been awhile friendo. After the punk, we calm it down for another alt-lite from the Sidney, VI rocker (are you from Sidney Dan?).
Today (or I guess yesterday) the Ear Candy blogged leaked the Sasquatch festival line-up. Today it was official so I thought I’d include a couple CRC darlings to end the podcast.
Japandroids are Terminal Rock City’s fuzz heroes and one of THE MOST BLOGGED ABOUT BANDS! Whoa, I iz helper them.
“Art Czars” is part of the Japandroids 2010 7″ singles series.
Download it for free! (I did, TWICE)
Czars totally sucked… but I think history will judge Soviet Russia as worse… so….
They *might* also be talking about the village in Alberta… which would be mighty, but doubtful. (hmmm, now I kinda want to go there.)
This tight little podcast ends with Victoria journeymen (and women) group, Jets Overhead. Jets rocked the Bonnaroo last year, Coachella later and now Sasquatch in May! Our growing little army of Island invaders will all need to make a date to converge at whatever stage they are at when they play and burn one down for them. So great.
Thank you for rocking the Zone and for choosing my podcast. You totally rule and Russian Czars totally suck (but they suck less than Soviet Communism! COLD WAR WIN!)
Go with yourself.
Posted in Capital Rock City, tagged Black Hat Villain, Canadian, CFUN, CFUN 1410, CiTR, Great White Shark, In Medias Res, indie, iTunes, Podcast, Vince Vaccaro on February 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
My staycation be damned! You’re getting a podcast. The reason I was jazzed to come into the Capital Rock City studio so late on a Monday night was to share with you an interesting find. My wife, Coral, was digging through some old boxes and found a burned copy of Vancouver band In Medias Res’ first ever rock show. They performed “Best Kept Secret,” which is a crushingly great song. Vince Vaccaro sent in a demo he is working on and the show ends with some harder rock from Black Hat Villain and new music from Great White Shark. Thank you for downloading my podcast, share it with a friend.
Download: Capital Rock City #89
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DJ Notes
01) In Medias Res – “Best Kept Secret (Live)”
02) Vince Vaccaro – “Dawson City Anthem (Demo)”
03) Black Hat Villain – “My Generation”
04) Great White Shark – “There’ve Been Times”
When I first got into radio many moons ago, I had an indie rocker program on CiTR in Vancouver and my first paid gig was a place called CFUN. CFUN was a groovy AM radio station back in the Paleolithic era, but by the time I was there it was basically the a place for infomercials, Dr. Laura and ghost stories at night. My job was to punch a button or two every thirty minutes and for that I was paid the princely sum of $8 and hour. The best of times.
I did this while attending broadcasting school at BCIT where I knew a guy named Ash Poon. He applied for a job at CFUN and the boss man asked if I knew Ash and if he would make a decent worker… I said basically, “well he’s not meth addict… I don’t think,” and he was hired. It also turned out that Ash was in a new band with a very progressive post rock vibe called In Medias Res and one day he left me a CD of a demo that they put together from a live show to play on my radio show or maybe it was to book a concert at the John B. Pub… either way, that CD survived and you are hearing my all time fave IMR song, “Best Kept Secret,” from their first ever love show… at a church I think? At the beginning of the podcast you hear Ash about to say “all honour to the builder,” but he isn’t sure the mic is hot and yeah, it didn’t start with the bang that I am sure a young Mr. Poon would have liked.
The old CFUN splitter I lifted from Radiowest.
Go with yourself.
Posted in Capital Rock City, tagged Forestry, Greatest Explorers in the World, In Medias Res, indie, iTunes, Ladyhawk, Ladyhawke, Lucky Bar, Podcast, The Wooden Sky, Treelines on January 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Forestry have recorded a new self-titled long players so they came by the CRC studio for a chit chat and to share some new music. They also play one from one of their favourite Vancouver bands Ladyhawk and reflect on an old Zone Band of the Month called Greatest Explorers in the World. Then we talk about who might have been the greatest explorer in the world? Henry Hudson? SWA?
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Download: Capital Rock City #88
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DJ Notes
01) Forestry – “Love/War”
02) Forestry – “Edmonton, AB”
03) Forestry – “The Flood”
04) Greatest Explorers in the World – “Hide and Seek”
05) Ladyhawk – “I Don’t Always Know”
Peter and Blake of Forestry came by the studio on Monday night to share with me their new music. I like these guys because not only do they make sweet sounding indie pop, they are also radio guys! Peter jams out on Village 900am and Blake you’ll hear on CFUV.
We talk about things they have to do with trees, wood and wood related professions, some of their fave BC indie rockers, Blake’s sad panda tale about Edmonton, Peter’s love/hate relationship with Victoria, their take on who might have been the world’s greatest explorer and their upcoming shows at Lucky Bar.
Forestry w/ Ladyhawk and Treelines
January 30th, 2010
Lucky Bar :: Doors @ 8PM
Forestry w/ Wooden Sky
February 23rd, 2010
Lucky Bar :: Doors @ 9PM
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My wife Coral has been very hard at work rearranging our apartment and in her organizing, she inadvertently dug up an old CD. In Medias Res’ first ever concert. recorded and put to CD and I got it! So next week I’ll pop it in the CD player here at The Zone and press play and we’ll hear what comes out.
*** HEY BANDS ***
I always need new music to feature on Capital Rock City so if you’re a Victoria, Island, Vancouver or Hinterland BC band, I’d love to have some music to feature. Heck, I’ll even take a Washington State band if you crush.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 