January 20, 2014... and big news!

Well first let's get to the BIG NEWS.... Next week will be the final edition of Far North Sound! It has been 10 years since I started at CJAM and I have loved every minute. Tune in next week for the 2 hour finale of Far North Sound!

Here is the last NEW CANADIAN MUSIC playlist:
The Fugitives – Bigger Than Luck – Everything Will Happen
Pack AD – Big Shot - Do Not Engage – Mint (Vancouver)
Pack AD – Animal - Do Not Engage – Mint (Vancouver)
Craig Cardiff – John Wilson - Love is Louder – Maple (Kitchener/Waterloo)
Fred Eaglesmith – Engineer - Tambourine – E One (Rural Ontario)
Andrew & Zachari Smith – Me & You Girl - Stumbling Horse – IND (Kelowna)
Cud Eastbound – Fox & Rabbit - Furcula – Lost Warren (Montreal)
Thee Silver Mt Zion – Take Away These Early Grave Blues - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything – Constellation (Montreal)
Milosh – Skipping - Jetlag – Deadly (Toronto)
Elaquent – The Little Things You Do - Green Apples & Oranges – Urbnet (Guelph)
King Jus & Fresh Kils – Work Hard - Work Hard – Sample (Toronto)
Amanda Martinez – Frozen - Manana – Factor (Toronto)

January 13, 2014

Only a few new tracks tonight...
Like A Motorcycle – Where's the Dough? - #motorpool – Four Was to Rock (Halifax)
Neil Young – Tell Me Why - Live at the Cellar Door – Reprise (Toronto)
Joe Lapinski – Rock/Mountain - The Beauty Beyond – Yummy (St Catherines)
Jung Pople – Awoken in Shambles - Gold Bristle – IND (Calgary)
Coeur De Pirate – Slow Show (The National Cover) - Trauma – Dare to Care (Montreal)
Rebekah Higgs – Nighthawk Lady - Sha La La – IND (Halifax)

Then we looked back at some of my favourite albums over the years!

Bahamas – Lost in the Light – Barchords – Brushfire (Toronto)

Grimes – Oblivion – Visions – Arbutus (Montreal)

Chad Vangaalen – Sara – Diaper Island – Sub Pop (Calgary)

Junior Boys – A Truly Happy Ending – It's All True – Domino (Hamilton)

Born Ruffians – Sole Brother – Say It – Warp (Toronto)

AC Newman – Like A Hitman, Like a Dancer – Get Guilty - Last Gang (Vancouver)

Black Mountain – Stay Free – In the Future - Pop Frenzy (Vancouver) 

We are looking back, and remembering all the great moments of Far North Sound/We Surrender's history.... because the show is coming to an end! After 10 years of programming on CJAM... my final show will be on January 27. 10 great years....

FNS Xmas Show!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2013
Boxer the Horse – Material Xmas – Ho Ho Ho Canada Deux Pt 1 - The Line of Best Fit Website (Charlottetown)
Good Lovelies – Mele Kalikimaka – Under the Mistletoe - Six Shooter (Toronto)
Snailhouse – Believer – Ho Ho Ho Canada Pt 2 - The Line of Best Fit Website (Toronto)

Ohbijou - Last Christmas - Ho Ho Ho Canada - The Line of Best Fit Website (Toronto)

Various - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – A Celebration in Time – Justin Time (Montreal)
Lindi Ortega – Christmas Eve With You – Ho Ho Ho Canada 4 - The Line of Best Fit Website (Toronto)
By Divine Right – Mall Santa – Ho Ho Ho Canada Deux Pt 1- The Line of Best Fit Website (Toronto)
Doug Gouin & Friends – Do You Hear What I Hear – Demo (Windsor)
Kathryn Calder – Littles Ones – Ho Ho Ho Canada 4 - The Line of Best Fit Website (Victoria)
The Bicycles – Snow – Fuzzy Logic Artists - Fuzzy Logic (Toronto)
Arcade Fire – A Very Arcade Xmas – A Very Arcade Xmas – IND (Toronto)
Kashka – Picture Books in Winter – Ho Ho Ho Canada Deux Pt 1 - The Line of Best Fit Website (London)
Dean Drouillard – Little Drummer Boy – 28 Minutes of Christmas - IND (Windsor/Toronto)
Basia Bulat – You are a Gift – Ho Ho Ho Canada Deux Pt 2 - The Line of Best Fit Website (Toronto)
Mint Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas – It's a Team Mint Xmas Vol 2 - Mint (Various)

December 8, 2013

Playlist
Pony Girl – Better Days - Show Me Your Fears – IND (Ottawa)
Savk – The Hangman - Love Letter & Hate Mail – IND (Calgary)
Skydiggers – Desmonds's Hip City - She Comes into the Room – Latent (Toronto)
The Almighty Rhombus – Blank - Lucid Living – IND (Sudbury)
Shooting Guns – Predator II - Brotherhood of the Ram – IND (Saskatoon
Sebastian Grainger – The Streets Are Still A Mess - Yours to Discover – Last Gang (Mississauga)
Sattalites – Two - The Best of Canadian Reggae – Solid Gold (Toronto)
CFCF – Jump Out of the Train - Outside – Paper Bag (Montreal)
Ryan Hemsworth – Ryan Must be Destroyed - Guilt Trips – Last Gang (Toronto)
Sidney York – Hearts - Hearts – IND (Calgary)
Sidney York – Cold in Here Hearts – IND (Calgary)

Arcade Fire, Animal Parts, Kashka and more!

November 25, 2013

Playlist

Blue Rodeo – Paradise - In Our Nature – Warner (Toronto)

Andrew Austin – If It Ain't This Town - While It's Still Light Out – Fontana (Toronto)

James Keelaghan – Somewhere Ahead - History – Borealis (Winnipeg)

Jesse & the Dandelions – Only Just Be Friends - A Mutual Understanding – Old Ugly (Lethbridge)

Karyn Ellis – You'll Do Anything - More Than a Hero – IND (Toronto)

Animal Parts – Are You Man? - Six Arms to Hold You – Hungry Music (Toronto)

Drawn Ship – Unknown Sister - Ghost Weight – Scratch Records (Vancouver)

Arcade Fire - It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus) – Reflektor – Merge (Montreal)

Don Brownrigg – Sweet Dream Sleeper - Dirt – IND (Calgary)

John Lesbian Seagull – If I Get Lost - Dirt – IND (Calgary)

Francois Couture – Perception 7 - After the Rain – IND (Quebec City)

Kashka – Maybe It's Time - Bound – IND (London)

CanRock News

-Long time Canadian band, Hidden Cameras, have announced a release date for their new album Age. The album is expected on January 21 through Outside Music and includes the single “Gay Goth Scene” which was revealed this summer.

-Grimes received from negative comments when she posted on her blog a picture of her eating Ben & Jerry’s ice cream with the comment: “1 day hiatus from veganism is being had starting NOw." She then blogged about how most vegans are “dogmatic assholes” and she advocates a vegan outlook that is more accepting. So she occasionally eats animal by-products for social reasons and believes more people would choose a more ethical diet if they weren’t bullied into it. So does that mean I can eat bacon when I crave it? Seems like a wavering outlook to me.

November 18, 2013

Playlist:

Tony Dekker – Final Song - Prayer of the Woods – Nettwerk (Toronto)

Wil – Wedding Dress - Live at the Wildwood – Cordova Bay (Vancouver Island)

The Wellington Folk – Hevel - August – IND (Calgary)

Yes We Mystic – Mademoiselle X Writes a Letter - Floods & Fires – Head in the Sand (Winnipeg)

Twin Library – Heather Raceway - They Were Marked as Targets – IND (Edmonton)

Wildlife – Born to Ruin - On the Heart - Wax (Toronto)

U.S. Girls – Incidental Boogie - Free Advice Column – Last Gang (Toronto)

Small Town Get Up – Wild Like We Were - No Trade Backs – IND (Grimsby)

The Racoon Wedding – Black Coat - Racoon Dead On The Side Of The Road – Ford Plant (Brantford)

Dean Drouillard – Flash - Double Life– IND (Toronto)

We are the City – Legs Give Out - Violent – Hidden Pony (Vancouver)

Lightning Dust – Reckless & Wild - Fantasy – Jagjaguwar (Vancouver)
The Mark Inside – Don't Wake Daniel - Dark Hearts Can Radiate White Light – Vampire Dance (Toronto)

U.S. Girls: "28 Days" from Rookie on Vimeo.

CANROCK NEWS

-Tribe Called Red, who blends electronic and First Nations music, have booked more tour dates to carry into 2014. The trio has had a very successful 2013 with their releases, touring and spreading their political message. They will be in town on February 12, playing at the Shelter.

-Owen Pallett announced over a year ago he would be releasing an album entitled In Conflict. Recently, Pallett mentioned in an interview that he hoped to have the album completed earlier this year, but the mixing process has taken longer than expected. Openly gay Pallett stated that this will be first album he is releasing with lyrics based on his sexuality instead of “fantasy-land hippie-dippy stuff.”

-The first album I ever owned, Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette is being turned into a broadway musical. Will it be cool? That is a good question. But Morissette is teaming up with composer Tom Kitt to adapt this 1995 album to the stage. Kitt is a Pulitzer winning composer who also worked with Green Day to turn American Idiot into a play.

November 11, 2013

Playlist:
Anne Janelle – Captive of the Spring - So Long at the Fair – IND (Brooksfield, NS)
Christa Mercy – Floorboards - Floorboards – IND (Waterloo)
James OL – Sk8 or Die - For the World is Hollow & I Have Touched the Sky – IND (Windsor)
Steve Brockley Band – Too Easy to Be Blue - LeBoeuf – IND (BC/Montreal)
Cowpuncher – Wounded Wing - Ghost Notes – IND (Calgary)
Raleigh – Inside Lines - Sun grenades and Grenadine Skies – IND (Calgary)
Jimmy Hunt – Denise - Maladie D'Amour – Grosse Boite (Montreal)
Daniel Romano – If You See Alice - 11 Great Mosey Originals – You've Changed (Welland)
The Fast Romantics – Funeral Song - Afterlife Blues – IND (Toronto)
Moonface – Love Your House You're In - Julia With Blue Jeans On – Jagjaguwar (Montreal)
Evil Ebenzer – These Streets - Howl – Camobear (Vancouver)
Shad – Yall Know Me - Flying Colours – Black Box (London)
Shad – Fam Jam - Flying Colours – Black Box (London)


Can Rock News:
-Mac Demarco is releasing a new cassette tape entitled Live & Acoustic Vol 1. The tracks on this album showcase his softer side, his acoustic side. They were all recorded during a release party for The Fader. There is a very limited amount of cassettes available, so to get your hands on one, visit capturedtracks.com
-The Edmonton band, Wet Secrets, were back in the studio in July and will be releasing a new album entitled Free Candy in February. On this third album, the five piece now includes Paul Arnusch and Emma Frazier.
-The Darcys will be heading to some Ontario schools this month to run free workshops for students to draw attention to underfunded music programs. They called it “Play in School” and feel is is a great way to connect to and inspire their younger fans.

A Haunted Far North Sound!!!!!

Happy Halloween everyone!
I honestly love Halloween. Dressing up, junk food, pumpkin carving, pumpkin seeds... Nothing bad about it! This week's edition of Far North Sound included all spooky songs!

October 28, 2013
Islands - Creeper - Arm's Way - ANTI (Montreal)
Rhoneil - White Ghost - Seeds - IND (BC)
Chad Vangaalen - Cries of the Dead - Soft Airplane - Flemish Eye (Calgary)
Fancey - Witches Night - Schmancey - What Are Records? (Vancouver)
By Divine Right - Eating the Ghost - Organized Accidents - Hand Drawn Dracula (Toronto)
Hawksley Workman - (We Ain't No) Vampire Bats - Meat - Isadora (Toronto)
No Kids - For Halloween - Come Into My House - Tomlab (Vancouver)
You Say Party! - Monster - Lose All Time - Paper Bag (Abbotsford)
The Liptonians - Ghosts in my Garden - Let's All March Back Into the Sea - Head in the Sand (Winnipeg)
King Khan & the Shrines - In Your Grave - What Is? - Hazelwood (Montreal)
Mother Mother - Ghosting - O My Heart - Last Gang (Vancouver)
The North American Halloween Prevention Initiative – Do They Know It’s Halloween - Single - Vice (All over!)
Measured in Angles - Minerva's Owl - History of the Engine - IND (Windsor)

Happy Halloween!

October 21 2013

Playlist: October 21, 2013

Andria Simone – Do What I Want - Good Lovin – Artist Tree (Toronto)

Luke Thomson & the Howl – Outcast Lullaby - Songs from the Milkman – IND (Calgary)

Basia Bulat – Someone - Tall Tall Shadow – Secret City (Toronto)

Kim Wempe – Come Home - Coalition – IND (Antigonish, NS)

Cousins – Crew - Cousins/Construction & Destruction Split EP – Noyes (Halifax)

Construction & Destruction – Sea Change - Cousins/Construction & Destruction Split EP – Noyes (Halifax)

Boreal Sons – Coward - Threadbare – IND (Calgary)

Les Jupes – Hold Me Down - Negative Space – Head in the Sand (Winnipeg)

Random Recipe – Big Girl - Kill the Hook – Bonsound (Montreal)

MonkeyJunk – What I Got to Give - All Frequencies – Stony Plain (Ottawa)

Bravofunken – Triste Comme Ta Robe - Tu T'es Mise a Crier – IND (Montreal)

Juice – Wake Me Up - Hit the Ground Running – IND (Toronto)

CanRock News:

-Young Galaxy released an expanded version of Ultramarine on vinyl, which includes outtakes from the album, the single “Crying My Heart Out,”and two additional cuts “Talk to Her” and “Sea Drug.”

- The sisters of Tasseomancy haven’t put out an album in awhile. They have been kept busy as of late, as the touring members of Austra. However, they will soon be turning their attention back to the band to release a cassette EP. They informed their fans of this new release with the track

"Braid. Wind Is Coming:"

-Spookey Ruben, who has until now worked as a solo artist, has teamed up with Joe Maydak and Fred Jeske to form AAA Battery. The debut album is expected on December 3 via Rescord Records, and is entitled "Year of The Woman." The duo asked Spookey to sing on one of their tracks, and after hearing the material he asked to sing all of of them, and so the trio was formed.

-The amazing female duo The Pack AD signed with Nettwerk Records early in the spring of 2013. Their first album on Nettwerk is entitled Do Not Engage and is to be release early next year. The ladies ahve released samplers of 3 tracks from the album.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I was feeling festive, so yesterday's playlist included all tracks that made me think of Thanksgiving! Thanking, food, pilgrims, family, home, fall... it was a nice show :)

October 14, 2013

The Bicycles - Thanks For Calling Me Baby - Stop Thinking So Much – Aporia (Toronto)

Arn Rhys - Don't Ask a Pilgrim - Chapel of the Fool - IND (Vancouver)

A Tribe Called Red - Bread & Cheese - Nation II Nation – PTB (Ottawa)

Lou Cannon - In Fall - Lou Cannon – Hardwood (Toronto)

Born Ruffians - At Home Now - Birthmarks – Paper Bag (Toronto)

Mike Tod & the Buffalo Lake Kid - Take This Bread - LIVE – IND (Fernie, BC)

Mac Demarco - Cooking Up Something Good - Mac Demarco 2- Captured Tracks (Montreal)

The Pink Mountaintops - And I Thank You - Outside Love - Jagjaguwar (Vancouver)

The Darcys - Home At Last - Warring – Arts & Crafts (Toronto)

The Wilderness of Manitoba - In the Family - When You Left The Fire - Tiny Ogre (Toronto)

Julie Doiron - Beneath the Leaves - So Many Days – Aporia (Sackville)

Acres & Acres - Let's Go Home - Truth & Sky – IND (Halifax)

Alex Pangman - Thanks - Have a Little Fun – Justin Time (Toronto)

Fraser - Going Home - House on the Hill - IND (Ontario)

Shout Out Out Out - Coming Home (feat Cadence Weapon) - Reintegration Time - Nrmls Wlcm (Edmonton)

October 7 2013

Playlist:

Monomyth – Cigarette – King, Does This Not Please You? - IND (Halifax)

Monomyth – Vision – King, Does This Not Please You? - IND (Halifax)

Hooded Fang – Sailor Bull - Gravez – Daps (Toronto)

Murray A Lightburn – Never See Light - MASS:LIGHT – Ting Dun (Montreal)

Gold & Youth X Trust – Lady Bird – Arts & Crafts X (Toronto/Vancouver)

Dean Drouillard – Map & Reset – Home – IND (Toronto)

Matthew De Zoete – The Good Life – Colour Film - IND (Dundas)

Emilie Mover – Goodbye My Love - Mighty Time – Nevado (Toronto)

Jane's Party – Til You Got Yours – Hot Noise – IND (Toronto)

We are the City – Legs Give Out – Violent – Hidden Pony (Vancouver)

Ron Sexsmith – Nowhere to Go – Forever Endeavour – Warner (Toronto)

This is Harold – All My Freedom – Then & Now - IND (London)

Jess Hart – To the Liquor Store – Single 2013 (Montreal)

Lindi Ortega – Something For You - Tin Star – Last Gang (Toronto)

CANROCK MINUTE!

-BreakOut West awards took place on October 6 in Calgary. Some of the winners included: Hannah Georgas for Pop Recording of the Year, Rah Rah for Independent Album of the Year, Jill Barber for Francophone Recording of the Year, KEN Mode for Metal/HardMusic Recording of the Year. The entire list of winners can be found at breakoutwest.ca.

- At the free concert, "Rock the Line," which aimed to raise awareness about the "Stop Line 9" movement, Sarah Harmer mentioned a new album could be out soon. She said she has enough tracks, and now is looking to head into the studio. More info about Stop Line 9 Movement can be found here: http://environmentaldefence.ca/issues/tar-sands/line-9

-A local Windsor band is making waves with the release of their debut album. Club Thunderbolt is set to release their album City of Salt in November. The album was recorded by Chris Koltay (My Morning Jacket, Atlas Sound) and Joe Philips across the river, and it said to capture the “art, soul and culture” of living in a border town.

September 30, 2013

Playlist:

Paper Maps – The Hedonist - Darker Lights – Original Sound (Toronto)

Field Assembly – Through a Bottle Through a Well - Narco – IND (Edmonton)

Prairie Cat – Beautiful Baby - Got Nothing – Triple Crown (Vancouver)

Alex Vissia – Heatwave - Young Love – Root Cellar (Edmonton)

Delbert & the Commotions – What's Your Name? - Let Me See Ya Dance – IND (Nepean, Ontario)

Groenland – Criminals - The Chase – Bonsound (Montreal)

Bear Mountain – Faded - XO – Last Gang (Vancouver)

Islands – Death Drive - Ski Mask – Manque Music (Montreal)

Royal Canoe – Button Fumbla - Today We're Better Ourselves – Nevado (Winnipeg)

Fur Trade - Don't Get Heavy – Last Gang (Vancouver)

Austra – Sleep - Olympia – Domino (Toronto)

Braids – Amend - Flourish//Perish – Flemish Eye (Montreal)

CANROCK MINUTE!

-The Polaris Prize Gala was last week, and when introducing Metric, Sebastien Grainger announced that he would have two albums in the running for next years Polaris. One will be the previously hinted at reunion album from Death From Above 1979, and the second will be a solo album entitled Yours to Discover. This album has been in the works for over 5 years, and it will finally be out on November 12 via Last Gang.

-Speaking of the Polaris Gala, Godspeed You! Black Emperor took home the award with their fourth LP,  'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! The Montreal band beat out many bands for this prestigious award, Metric, Young Galaxy, Tegan & Sara and many others, but were not in attendance to accept the award. The award was accepted by the president of Constellation Records. The next day the band released a letter questioning the purpose of the Polaris Prize and why an expensive gala would be held in times of economic struggle. They donated the 30 grand winning to prisoners in Quebec.

September 23, 2013

PLAYLIST:

Miesha & the Spanks – You Didn't Show - Girls Like Wolves – Saved By Vinyl (Calgary)

King Khan & the Shrines – So Wild - Idle No More – Merge (Montreal)

King Khan & the Shrines – Yes I Can't - Idle No More – Merge (Montreal)

Billy Dre & the Poor Boys – Weed Lean - Garlic Fingers – IND (Halifax)

Amity Beach – Sunday Nights to Infinity - Bonfire Etiquette – Eternal Bummer (Grand Bend)

Esther Grey – (After the) Solstice - The Collected Works – IND (Guelph)

Axis of Conversation – We Make Dew - The House of Stay Together – Battlekite (Calgary)

Jordan Klassen – Sweet Chariot - Repentance – Nevado (Vancouver)

The Gertrudes – All Give Thanks to the Bank America - Neighbourhood – IND (Kingston)

The Marrieds – Ophelia - The Marrieds – IND (London)

The Sadies – The Very Beginning - Internal Sounds – Outside (Toronto)

Ghost Cousins – All Those - Scotland – Old Ugly (Edmonton)

CANROCK NEWS:

-The Polaris Prize Winner will be announced tonight. The gala begins at 8pm and you can stream it live on youtube courtesy of AUX TV. Shortlisted this year are Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Zaki Ibrahim, Metric, METZ, Purity Ring, Colin Stetson, Tegan & Sara, A Tribe Called Red, Whitehorse and Young Galaxy. Polaris is an annual award that celebrates artistic integrity, regardless of their label, genre or sales. The award was established in 2006 and in 2011 the award amount was raised 10 grand for a total of 30 grand! Last year Feist took the award home and in 2011 Arcade Fire… we shall soon find out who will be deemed the 2013 Polaris Winner!
-Cuff the Duke have booked a tour in Ontario, and surprisingly are skipping the major cities to hit towns like Aylmer, Burnstown and Nipissing. They won’t be stopping in Windsor, but you can catch them in London on October 30 at the London Music Club
-Mac Demarco is heading out on a world tour, after his two releases in 2012 did so well. He booked some European dates in October and November, then he’ll shimmy back to North America, before heading to Asia and Australia with the tour wrapping up in late December. That would be the life!
-Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning has booked a North American Tour to promote his new solo album You Gots 2 Chill. The new album was recorded in Canning’s living room and his closest stop is also in London on November 19 at APK Live with special guests Dinosaur Bones.

September 16, 2013

Playlist:
Zoe Sky Jordan – Coming Up Strangers - Restless, Unfocused – Cafe (Toronto)

Coral Egan – Soul Sunday - The Year He Drove Me Crazy – Justin Time (Montreal)

The Deep Dark Woods - 18^th of December - Jubilee – Six Shooter (Saskatoon)

Lindi Ortega – Lived & Died Alone - Tin Star – Last Gang (Toronto)

Daddy Long Legs – Your Love is Killing Me - The Devil's in the Details – Busted Flat (Waterloo)

Frankie Payne – Instinct to Survive - Clarity – IND (Toronto)

Kinnie Star – Go Go See It - Kiss It – Aporia (Vancouver)

Papermaps – The Edge of Chinatown - Darker Lights – Original Sound (Toronto)

Curbside Sofa – 5.0 Litre Ego - S/T – IND (Tecumseh)

Ghost Cousin – All Those - Scotland – Old Ugly (Edmonton)

Olenka & the Autumn Lovers – Don't Make Sense - Hard Times – IND (London)

The Darcys – Pretty Girls - Warring – Arts & Crafts (Toronto)

The Mark Inside – Dead Heart - Dark Hearts Can Radiate White Light – Vampire Dance (Toronto)

Favourite Tracks of the night: The Deep Dark Woods and Papermaps... both not out yet!!!

CANROCK NEWS MINUTE:

-Arcade Fire's new song is out! It also has been confirmed that David Bowie has supplied a brief backing vocal on the James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) produced track (no saxophone though), according to Bowie’s FB page. The band has released two videos for the track, the first being an interactive video directed by frequent Arcade Fire collaborator Vincent Morisset and the second is directed by Anton Corbijn.

-Neil Young made some enemies in Fort McMurray when he compared the city to Hiroshima after being devastated by the atomic bomb, because of the oilsands and the fumes that come from oil production. In response, radio stations in Fort McMurray refused to play his songs for a day. There was a poll to see if the audience wanted him banned from the airwaves forever, but it was voted down. The Fort McMurray mention is around the 6:35 mark.

-A Far North Sound favourite, Montreal electro-funk duo Chromeo have announced their follow-up to 2010's Business Casual. It's titled White Women. they've shared a teaser for the record, featuring new song "Over Your Shoulder" and the track as well:

-Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld have teamed up in Arcade Fire, Belle Orchestre, romantically and now they are scored a film together called Blue Caprice. The movie, about 2002 Beltway sniper attacks in Washington, DC looks incredibly intense. They created the score between tours.

September 2, 2013

Playlist for September 2:

Mad Dukez & Fresh Kilz – People Players - Gettin Gatsby – DTR45 (Toronto)

Braids – Freund - Flourish//Perish – Flemish Eye (Montreal)

Paper Lions – Ghostwriters - My Friends – Foundation Pop (Charlottetown)

The Beach – Loner - The Beaches EP – Kingsnoise (Toronto)

The Beach – Absolutely Nothing - The Beaches EP – Kingsnoise (Toronto)

Still Life Still – Burial Suit - Mourning Trance – Arts & Crafts (East York, ON)

Esmerine – Barn Board Fire - Dalmak – Constellation (Montreal)

FIVER – Oh Sienna - Lost the Plot – Triple Crown (Toronto)

Elder Sister Plum – Colour Blind - People Like Us – Moon Melody (Toronto)

JF Robitaille – Dark Old Days - Rival Hearts – Sparks (Montreal)

Pat Lepoidevin – Canby, OR - American Fiction – IND (Sackville)

Zachary Lucky – Salty Air - The Ballad of Losing You – Missed Connection (Saskatoon)

Favourite Artist of the Night:

CanRock News Minute:

Moonface, the solo effort of Ex-Wolf Parade member Spencer Krug, will be releasing a new album entitled “Julia with Blue Jeans On” on October 29 (Jagjaguwar/Paper Bag.) This album will be much different than past releases as it will be just him singing along with his piano.

Canada has implemented new foreign labour laws that really affect international acts coming to our country. The new laws increased the fee for venues and booking agents per performance of touring acts in Canada. The fee has been raised to $425. There is an online petition against the poll. If you are interested in signing it, head to the change.org.

Festival lovers can still get their last summer “hurrah!” On September 21, check out the free all-day Junction Festival in Toronto. It features Canadian artists like Cuff the Duke & Zeus, with over 25 bands in total. And residents of Windsor/Detroit, have the option of Laneway Festival or Phog Phest on September 14. Laneway features two dozen acts including Sigur Ros and The National, and a staple of Windsor, Phog Phest highlights Young Galaxy, Besnard Lakes and many local favourites.

August 2013 Playlists

August 5, 2013*

Osheaga Now & Then!

Tribe Called Red - Electric Intertribal - Nation II Nation

Dusted - Centuries of Sleep - Total Dust

Groenland - Daydreaming - The Chase

Hannah Georgas - Enemies - S/T

Rich Aucoin - Brian Wilson is Alive - We're All Dying to Live

Humans - De Ciel - Traps

Stars - The Theory of Relativity - North

We are Wolves - Mirror - La Mort Pop Club

Feist - Secret Heart - Let it Die

Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything - Apologies to the Queen Mary

Islands - Hallways - A Sleep & A Forgetting

Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches - Forgiveness Rock Record

Zeus - Ignition Remix - Cover Me

Dan Mangan - About As Helpful... - Oh Fortune

August 12, 2013

Matthew Hornell – Crimes - Have it All – IND (Halifax)

Scott Perrie – On the Bus - Everything Gives – IND (Vancouver)

Life in Winter – Lone Rider - S/T – IND (Montreal)

Megan Hamilton – I Paid My Way in Pennies - Snow Moon – IND (Kingston)

Alex Vissia – She's Leaving Home - Young Love – Root Cellar (Edmonton)

The Danks – Reality Grow - Gank – Hidden Pony (Toronto)

Mark 'Bird' Stafford – I Found Joy - Live at the Delta – IND (Toronto)

Brajha Waldmans Quartet – The Naked Dao - Cosmic Brahjas // Closer To The Tones – Howl (Montreal)

Sound/s/lab – Glass Knives - Fugitive Colours – The House Ablaze (Calgary)

CFCF – Glass - Music For Objects – Paper Bag (Montreal)

Fur Trade – In Between Dreams - Don't Get Heavy – Last Gang (Vancouver)

The Backhomes – You Gotta Move - Only Friend – IND (Victoria)

August 19, 2013

Scott Cook – When We're Back Around - One More Time Around – IND (Edmonton)

Rae Spoon – Sunday Dress - My Prairie Home – Saved By Radio (Montreal)

Rachelle Van Zanten - Oh Mother – IND (Burns Lake, BC)

Nightcrawlers – Misconstrued - Nightcrawlers Vol.3 – Cellar Live (Vancouver)

Shannon Graham & the Storytellers – The Truth Seeker - S/T – IND (Toronto)

Pale Eyes – Figure/Ground -Sweatshop – IND (Toronto)

Scientists of Sound – Run With It - Electric Scissors – IND (Dartmouth)

Grand Analog – Lion Head - Modern Thunder – Shadow Cabinet (Toronto)

We Are the City – Legs Give Out - Violent – Hidden Pony (Vancouver)

Prairie Cat – Got Nothin - Times a Billion – IND (Vancouver)

Rec Centre – Missin Out - Health – IND (Halifax)

The Heavy Blinkers – Perfect Tourists - Health – IND (Halifax)

Monomyth – Visions - King, Does This Not Please You? - IND (Halifax)

CanRock News:
-Neil Young and Crazy Horse unfortunately had to cancel a few North American dates due to guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro's broken hand. They hoped he would be healed by now, but he needs more recovery time. Next show scheduled is Farm Aid on Sept 21.
-Lindi Ortega is picking up speed and acclaim. On October 8, she will release her third album entitled Tin Star on Last Gang Records. Lindi has released an album a year since her debut called Little Red Boots in 2011. This album is said to be her move from Toronto to Nashville.
-Hannah Georgas has booked more tour dates, and since I just missed her at Osheaga in Montreal, I am siked to hear it. The closest date to Windsor/Detroit is Oct 30 in London at the Aeolian Hall, and she will continue through Ontario until the end of November.
-The lead singer of The Dears, Murray Lightburn, is releasing a solo album under his own name. He said it was a quite the challenge going alone. The album is out tomorrow, and is entitled MASS:LIGHT. The Dears plan to start writing together again in 2014.

August 26, 2013

Dinosaur Bones – Nothing Left Between the Lines - Shaky Dream – Dine Alone (Toronto)

Monarch Project – A Better Part Of You – Single – IND (Hamilton)

John Ward's Electric Séance – Meatmare - Volume 1 – IND (Montreal)

Unwed Mothers – Skeletons - S/T – IND (Edmonton)

Eternal Husbands – EKG - S/T – Clamour (Montreal)

Sarah Neufeld – Hero Brother - Hero Brother – Constellation (Montreal)

Islands – Hushed Tones - Ski Mask – Manque Music (Montreal)

Royal Canoe – Just Enough - Today We're Better Ourselves – Nevado (Winnipeg)

Moka Only – Together - Doctor Do Much – Urbnet (Vancouver)

Factor – Let It Go - Woke Up Alone – Fake Four (Vancouver)

CANROCK NEWS:

-Islands 5th studio album will be released on September 17 on Manqué Music, and they will begin touring immediately after the release. They will be in Toronto on October 10 and Ferndale on October 11.

-Arcade Fire has confirmed the"Reflektor" graffiti graphic appearing in random locations is an advertisement for their upcoming release. The graphic said “reflecktor” and hinted something band-related will go down September 9 at 9 p.m. It even happened before a few of the large acts took the stage at Osheaga in Montreal (which my bro pointed out).

-Said the Whale fans have reason to pre-order the new album entitled “hawaiii,” intentionally misspelled with an extra i. The deluxe edition comes with a beach ball and sunglasses, along with a karaoke DVD!

-Young Galaxy will be releasing a deluxe version of Ultramarine on September 24. It will be double-disc release; the second disc containing B-sides, remixes and alternate edits. Contributing remixers include Doldrums, Sally Shapiro and Peaking Lights.

*Pre-recorded show... Sorry for the missing info

July 2013 Playlists

July 1, 2013*

Whitehorse - I'm on Fire  - S/T

Pink Mountaintops - Holiday - Outside Love

The Mark Inside - There's Nothing to Admit - There's Nothing to Admit

Hidden Cameras - She's Gone - Awoo

Stars - Hold On When You Get Love.. - North

Patrick Watson - Black Wind - Adventures in Your Own Backyard

Mac Demarco - Freaking Out the Neighbourhood - 2

Immaculate Machine - Sound the Alarm - High on Jackson Hill

Hannah Georgas - Enemies - S/T

Classified - That's What I Do - S/T

Born Ruffians - Little Garcon - Red, Yellow & Blue

Field Assmebly - Out of Arms - Broadsides & Epherma

Grimes - Circumambient - Visions

Masia One - Alright Ok - Bootleg Culture

July 8, 2013

Construction & Destruction – The Horse Returns - Dark Lark – The Quarantine (Port Greville)

The Echo Hunters – If I Had - Fortuna Beach – Outside (Montreal)

Wind-Up Sessions – Haystack - Yeti Sounds – No Map (Montreal)

Field Assembly – Through a Bottle Through a Well - Narco – IND (Edmonton)

The Great Novel – Lisa - Ain't Too Pretty – IND (Montreal)

Dustin Bentall & the Smokes – Shine - You are an Island – Aporia (Vancouver)

Alex Ricci & the Still Nothings – Take the Pen - Imprints – Steady Hands (Guelph)

Jasper Sloan Yip – Parallel Lines - Foxtrot – IND (Vancouver)

Austra – Painful Like - Olympia – Domino (Toronto)

Lightning Dust – Reckless & Wild - Fantasy – Jagjaguwar (Vancouver)

M-Kaps – I, Remedy - Another Day Another Sudoku – IND (Winnipeg)

High Kicks – Good Life - High Kicks – IND (Calgary)

Field Assembly – Foreign Homes – Narco – IND (Edmonton)

Japanese Girls – Vancouver Grizzly - The Sharkweek EP – Light Organ (Vancouver)

July 15, 2013*
Hoa Hoas - Modern Men - EP
The Barr Brothers - Give the Devil Back His Heart - S/T
The Dears - Don't Lose the Faith - No Cities Left
James & Blackburn - Good Company - Island Universe
Mode Moderne - Private Library - Strange Business
Rose Cousins - If I Should Fall Behind - S/T
Said the Whale - Lady Hourglass, Your Heads on Fire - Taking Albalonia
The Lovely Feathers - Pope John Paul - Hind Hind Legs
Weather Station - Everything I Saw - All of it Was Mine
Young Galaxy - Hard to Tell - Ultramarine
The Got to Get Got - Getting Dirty in the Afterlife - Sahalee
The Sadies - Idle Tomorrows - Darker Circles
Wild Domestic - Universally Known, Already Forgotten - S/T
Sarah Harmer - Late Bloomer - Oh Little Fire

July 22, 2013*
Babette Hayward - Star in Me - You Might Be Somebody
Code Pie - Low Devotion - Love Meets Rage
Human Highway - The Sound - Moody Motorcycle
Library Voices - Love in the Age of Absurdity - Hunting Ghosts & Other Collected Shorts
Matthew Barber - Ring Upon Your Finger - S/T
The Clips - Eyesuck - Matterhorn
The Besnard Lakes - The Specter - Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
Young Rival - Better Things - Stay Young
We Are Wolves - Sun - La Mort Pop Club
Royal Wood - It Weighs on Me - The Lost & Found EP
Plants & Animals - Faerie Dance - Parc Avenue
Luke Lalonde - Shove Off - Rhythmnals

July 29, 2013

The Ryan Oliver Quartet – Thousand Miles - Strive! - IND (Toronto)

The Fugitives – Old Mistakes - Bigger Than Luck – Light Organ (Vancouver)

Ell V Gore – Lobotomy - Sex Static EP – Last Gang (Toronto)

Static & Snow – Guilty Pleasure - S/T – IND (Toronto)

Maestro Fresh Wes – See You on the Weekend - Orchestrated Noise – Wes Williams (Toronto)

Rise Ashen – I Am - Music in the City – Balanced (Ottawa)

Louise Burns – He's My Woman - The Midnight Mass – Light Organ (Vancouver)

Jay Arner – Broken Glass - S/T – Mint (Vancouver)

Jay Arner – Nightclubs - S/T – Mint (Vancouver)

Said the Whale – I Love You - I Love You EP – Hidden Pony (Vancouver)

Said the Whale – Barbara-Ann – I Love You EP – Hidden Pony (Vancouver)

The Nefidovs – Night Shifts - Better Wake Up! - IND (Windsor)

Diesel Junkies – Pavement - All that Jazz – IND (Windsor)


*Pre-recorded show. Sorry for the missing info!