Episodes

  • #118 –The Album Project - Part 1
    Nov 17 2023

    Taking a stroll down memory lane, I've started a new project: going through my CD crates one-by-one and thinking about where my life was when I listened to these albums, and listening to them again to see what I think of them. Playlist:

    1. Emerald Park - We Wasted All Our Memories
    2. Barenaked Ladies - In the Car
    3. Tizzer/krumpet_love - rebufffering
    4. Matt Mays - Rough N' Tumble Down
    5. Queens of the Stone Age - You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like a Millionaire
    6. Strange Highways - End of the Road
    7. Of Canada - Memories
    8. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - In the Colors
    9. Beck - Scarecrow
    10. Beck - Elevator Music
    11. Nick Falcon - This Month
    12. Wooden Cabin - Somethin
    13. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Reading in Bed
    14. Sloan - Everybody Wants You
    15. Muddy Belle - I Got Time

    The first crate:

    • Sloan - A Sides Win (2005)
    • Sloan - Never Hear the End of It (2006)
    • Sloan - Pretty Together (2001)
    • Sloan - Navy Blues (1998)
    • Hot Hot Heat - Happiness Ltd. (2007)
    • Hot Hot Heat - Elevator (2005)
    • Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
    • Barenaked Ladies - Maroon (2000)
    • Barenaked Ladies - Everything to Everyone (2003)
    • Barenaked Ladies Are Me (2006)
    • Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Self-titled (2005)
    • Matt Mays - ...When The Angels Make Contact (2006)
    • Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
    • Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways (2006)
    • Ben Harper - Both Sides of the Gun (2006)
    • Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Lifeline (2007)
    • Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone (2011)
    • Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For the Deaf (2002)
    • Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze (2005)
    • Metric - Old World Underground Where Are You Now? (2003)
    • Metric - Live It Out (2006)
    • Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back (2006)
    • Beck - Guero (2005)
    • Beck - Guerolito (2005)
    • Beck - The Information (2006)
    • Sarah Harmer - I'm a Mountain (2005)
    • Sarah Harmer - All of our Names (2004)

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    54 mins
  • #117 –Music for Better Days
    Jun 14 2021
    Episode Notes

    2020 was a tough year and the first 6 months of 2021 haven't been great either, but we always have music. Here are some songs that look forward to some better days. Hopefully, I will get to my goal of revamping the website and podcast to go with it.

    Track List:

    1. The Spin Wires - Night Life
    2. Mercury & The Architects - See the World
    3. Songwriterz - Fell in Love With Summer
    4. Mr & Mrs Smith - Big Jet Wings
    5. Kinematic - Monday at 8am
    6. Bert Jerred - The Distant Sun
    7. D Jay Koi ft. Fil Straughan - House Party
    8. Back on Earth ft. Telltale - Brand New Day
    9. The Gasoline Brothers - Sleeping Pills & Asteroids
    10. Wallcrush - I'm Not a Stalker, Trust Me
    11. Anthony Rubery - Overdue
    12. Mahideveran Rock Band - Ex-Friends
    13. Hot Fiction - All My Love in Vain

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    47 mins
  • #116 –Heart's Racing
    Sep 25 2020

    Anemos Promotions was kind enough to provide me with a full copy of THE SEARCH's latest album HEART'S RACING and I have a couple of tracks from the album to play, plus a contest! Listen for details.

    1. The Search - Don't Let Yourself Down All Rights Reserved

    2. Birocratic - bob ross goes to hollywood Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

    3. Emerald Park - Rules Don't Apply All Rights Reserved

    4. Michael Ellis - Man in the Window Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

    5. Forget the Whale - Carry Your Own Weight Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC 4.0

    6. The Problematics - Untitled Love Song Some rights reserved - CC BY 3.0

    7. The Search - Winter All Rights Reserved

    8. Art of Empathy - Hugging Strangers Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

    9. Shearer - Martyr Some rights reserved - CC BY 3.0

    10. The Spin Wires - Girls Like You Some rights reserved - CC BY-NC 3.0

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    40 mins
  • #115 –Keep Going
    Jun 9 2020

    Two months later, I'm back with a podcast full of heavy guitar riffs with some lighter stuff mixed in for good measure.

    I had a fun time putting this episode together and I hope you enjoy it. Here's the track listing (with links to the tracks or artists).

    1. Dr. Groove Gang - Remember
    2. Carter Vail - Tigers on Trains
    3. Kinematic - Don't Go Out Tonight
    4. Garmisch - Truth Is
    5. Lilly Wolf - Love
    6. BIT - Hello World
    7. The Spin Wires - Secret Beers
    8. Maenoba - Incipiente
    9. Living Camboya - Home
    10. Daily Khaos delivery - Goliath
    11. The Devil Music Co. - Head Over Heels
    12. Lofiuser - Radiant Jaguar
    13. Speed Limit 35 - Atlanitca
    14. The Inventors - Perfect

    Most of the music from this episode came from either Jamendo.com or Blocsonic.com - with some Free Music Archive sprinkled in too.

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    55 mins
  • #114 –Back at it
    Mar 9 2020

    Welcome back to another full edition of Alternative Airwaves! This episode is more songs than talking, but I got struck by inspiration late last week and slapped something together. I was missing some pieces of my usual setup, so it's a bit bare-bones - but it's still got great music!

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    Playlist

    1. Loyalty Freak Music - Ghost Surf Rock)
    2. West Coast Weekend - Heart Attack
    3. Starmob - Stars and Snakes
    4. Axl & Arth - Triumphant
    5. Seth Power - Get Up
    6. Lewis - Coffee at Midnight(Acoustic)
    7. All My Friends Hate Me - Stay Up
    8. Samie Bower - That's What They All Say
    9. Toko Joyce - What Do I Know About Star?
    10. Omonoko - Tired Eyes
    11. Romancoke - Heed the Day
    12. Spell - Black Siren
    13. Banana Cream - Whenever is the Right Time

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    51 mins
  • Weekly Airwave - My Sweet & Sour Room - Icicle
    Apr 12 2019

    Script

    Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

    This week's track: My Sweet and Sour Room by Icicle. This is an instrumental track by Montreal artist Icicle; I found this by looking at similar artists to Lower Loveday from last week's episode. I don't normally pick out instrumental tracks, but I really liked the beat and instrument choice in this song. Icicle is actually Krassy Halatchev, and has Bulgarian origins. I think you can really hear some of his influences come through in this track. You can follow him on Jamendo or icicle dot club.

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    5 mins
  • Weekly Airwave - You Could've Been My Queen - Lower Loveday
    Apr 5 2019

    Script Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

    This week's track: You Could've Been My Queen by Lower Loveday. This great indie track brought me back to the early 2000's indie scene with great British bands like Arctic Monkeys, or The Fratellis. Lower Loveday is indeed a British group, and got their start in a school talent show. They've been all around the UK and the world, and are making some great music. Aside from this week's track I also recommend Is It Right, currently one of their more popular tracks on Jamendo. You can find them online at lower love day dot com.

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    4 mins
  • Weekly Airwave - Problems - The DLX
    Mar 29 2019

    Script Hi and welcome to Alternative Airwaves - I'm your host Steve, bringing you the best in Creative Commons music. This is the Weekly Airwave: one track with some information about the song or the artist.

    This week's track: Problems by The DLX. Problems is an R&B-leaning pop track from American artist The DLX, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. No albums on Jamendo, but there are three singles you can check out. I liked this one for its simple beat and lyrics. Find out more about The DLX at the dlx dot net.

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    4 mins