May 02, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down)

The Strombo Show Playlist (Partial) & G12 Count Down:
May 02, 2010


I was able to tag some of the tracks while listening to the show 2x on Sunday, May 2nd.

But since I was hosting the chat session as well, I missed tagging a few as I was distracted & also a number don't render themselves to be "Shazam'd", as they are too new. Which, in a way is good.. as we listen to the Strombo Show for new music!

I'll put up the full/complete list as soon as I can, or get one.

Any Errors and/or Omissions are totally my fault!
IF.. you have any corrections or info that I'm missing, please comment or ping me & I'll update the blog list!
Thanks. Enjoy.

The partial playlist is below after the G12 Count Down, which is complete as it was taken from
The Strombo Show Website:


G12 Count Down
[ My NOTEs in italics ]

#1 Band Of Horses - Laredo
[ NOTE:
Band Of Horses – "Laredo" Free Download at Stereogum.com:
http://stereogum.com/339742/band-of-horses-laredo/mp3s ]

#2 Damian Marley & NAS - As We Enter


[ I haven't been able to embed it here for some reason.. working on that.. but here's The Official YouTube Video for:
Damian Marley and NAS - As We Enter.

(Personally.. I like the song w/out the video, but it really makes me want to spin fire in a massive way.. that's some dirty, sexy, hot, nasty, awesome music! };> ) ]

#3 Gord Downie - The East Wind
#4 Circle Research - Rock Creek Park

#5 M.I.A. - Born Free
[ NOTE: I've included the link for the new "M.I.A. - Born Free" video below... if you can watch it!

The video is highly NSFW (NOT SAFE FOR WORK) & should come with a fairly strong content *WARNING* as it would be considered extremely violent.

I believe this is MIA's Website?! Not sure as the video starts playing in full screen as soon as the page loads & then loops in right away again. NOT ideal (kinda bad website etiquette actually), but you should be able to scroll down & pause it if you need to before anything nasty comes up.

This is the Official MIA Bornfree Video: http://www.miauk.com
I think there are other versions floating around out there. I didn't hunt them all down. ]

#6 Crystal Castles - Celestica
#7 Morning Benders - Excuses

[ The Morning Benders made a: video for "Promises", (located on the Stereogum's website).
"Promises" was a former Morning Benders song on the G12 Count Down which was bumped off by the new one here.
And I'm searching for a free download link I thought I had for "Excuses"... if you know of it. Let me know! ]

#8 Dead Weather - Gasoline
#9 Darwin Deez - D.N.A.
#10 Yeasayer - O.N.E.
#11 Regina Spektor - No Surprises
#12 Tokyo Police Club - Breakneck Speed

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The Strombo Show Playlist (Partial): May 02, 2010

[ As always.. check The Strombo Show Website (and the Strombo Show Facebook Group page for updates, etc.) ]


[ Start of the G12 Count Down.
And I believe the start of the show...]

G12 - #12: Tokyo Police Club - Breakneck Speed
G12 - #11: Regina Spektor - No Surprises

[ Not sure if there were other songs in here.. the 1st one I had tagged was "Yeasayer - O.N.E", I'm fairly sure all three were played in sequence.. (but don't quote me on it)!]

G12 - #10: Yeasayer - O.N.E.


OK Go - A Good Idea At The Time
Monsters Of Folk - Ahead Of The Curve

G12 - #7: Morning Benders - Excuses


[ Sad-off with Bob Mackowycz, Jr:
I missed the first song, but the 2nd is listed below. ]

Sad-off Pick #1: ...
Sad-off Pick #2: Avett Brothers - I And Love And You

Janelle Monae (feat. Big Boi) - Tightrope

[ Rich Terfry was away this week, but his wife Emily (whose previous picks were VERY well rec'd) was here to share 3 of her selections with us.

She started off with a song that was her & Rich's wedding song:
"I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingos". Lovely.
Just like she seems! We like Emily's song's... she's cool. ]

Emily Pick #1: The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
Emily Pick #2: Serge Gainsbourg - Chanson Du Forcat (Initials B.b.; Vol 4: 1966-1967-1968)
Emily Pick #3: At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

[ I think this was playing in the background while George was talking.. I happened to tag it out of curiosity: "Instrumental Montage (The Tango; Circus Girl) - Unknown Artist" ]

[ 10 O'clock with Tom Waits: ]
Tom Waits - Jesus Gonna Be Here

Dead Boys - Ain't It Fun

[ Fan request for the Pumpkins.. ]
The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown


[ Not sure if there were other songs in here.. might be as I'm missing a bunch from the G12 Count Down in this list.. I just don't know where they fit in here.. ]


[ NOTE: MGMT Segment of the show:
Includes George interviewing them a bit, some tracks from MGMT's new release & they also take over for a bit & make some requests..
Wow. Eclectic is all I gotta say!]

[ The tracks from MGMT's new release: ]
MGMT - Electric Feel
MGMT - Flash Delirium
MGMT - It's Working
MGMT - The Youth

[ MGMT's requests (I think these are all of them..): ]
Towns Van Zandt - Be Here To Love Me
Metal Boys - Be Bop Dee Zee Bop
Judee Sill - Crayon Angels
Helios Creed - Showdown

[ NOTE: I'm not sure where their request segment ended..
Here.. I "think".. ]

U2 - Until The End Of The World

G12 - #2: Damian Marley & NAS - As We Enter
G12 - #1: Band Of Horses - Laredo

[ End of the G12 Count Down ]

[ NOTE: The Album Side:
It was a unique one tonight.
A compilation put together by David Byrne & Fatboy Slim featuring ~22 other artists & it was an Imelda Marcos Tribute Album! Interesting.

It's titled "Here Lies Love" and here is the Wikipedia information for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Lies_Love.
Based on the track listing... we heard Side 1. ]

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim (Feat. Florence Welch) - Here Lies Love
St. Vincent (Feat. Candie Payne) - Every Drop Of Rain
Tori Amos - You'll Be Taken Care of
Martha Wainwright - The Rose Of Tacloban


[ I think the "Big-Lie Down" started here approx. here: ]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang - Merciless And Great
Jeff Buckley - Lost Highway

[ End of the partial Playlist (as I know it..) ]


Also to come.. probably about 1x/week/~2 weeks (depending on my time commitments), I'll post one of the old Strombo Show playlists I have going back to ~May last year.. 2009 (or earlier if I can find them). So hopefully one old & one new playlist will make it up here on a semi-weekly, if not monthly basis.. (as I also have chat summaries to get up still. Eek).

Check the archives for those older playlists, as I will "post-date" them to the day after the original show "airing" date.


Thanks for your patience all.

As George says "#RecordsForRecordLovers!"


Yours in musical awesome-ness,
~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective

March 14, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down) [Repeated April 25, 2010]

The Strombo Show Playlist, March 14, 2010


From the Strombo.com website:
[ My NOTEs in italics ]


G12 Count Down & the Full Playlist integrated/together:
March 14, 2010


[ I may extract the G12 Count Down out later like some of the other playlist formats (blog make-work clean-up project ;), but for now they are just together in show play sequence.

Also NOTE: This show was repeated/re-played on April 25, 2010 as George was out-of-town & couldn't do a new show.
See the April 25, 2010 chat posting here for more info on that night..

This was also originally the St. Patrick's Day edition of The Strombo Show when it aired on March 14, 2010.. so there are some "Celtic" gems & requests in the mix. ]


[ The show kicked off with the 1st song in the count down.
NOTE: Cypress Hill was also recently on The Hour.. more to come on that.. ]


[ Start of the G12 Count Down. ]

G12 - #12: Cypress Hill – Rise Up
G12 - #11: Janelle Monae – Tightrope
G12 - #10: Major Lazer – Good Enough
G12 - #9: Shout Out Loud – Fall Hard
G12 - #8: BBS (Broken Social Scene) – World Sick










[ A FREE download of Broken Social Scene - World Sick is also available at Stereogum.com ]


Rich Terfry Segment:
Laid Back – Whitehorse
Leona Anderson – Yo Ho The Crow
The Mahones – The Queen & Tequila

[ Request by/for The Mahones I believe... ]
Dropkick Murphys – I’m Shipping Up To Boston

Bahamas – Your Old I'm Bored

[ Fan Request... (forget for who now..) Awesome, awesome song! ]
Serena Ryder – The Motorcycle Song

G12 - #7: Darwin Deez – I Need A Dollar
G12 - #6: Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar

Guns N Roses – It’s So Easy
Jason Collett – Love is a Dirty Word

Bob's Sad-Off:
[ So much to write here about this.. what an amazing sad-off.. "Sinead O'Connor - Troy" is the hurricane, the volcano.. VS.
as Bob put it.. the Haiku.. the tiny perfect little love song.. with "The Beatles – For No One".

It's no contest in my mind, but who are you voting for? I may have polls on here in the future.. there have been questions about that.

Also, see the April 25, 2010 chat posting here for more info on that night.. ]

Sinead O'Connor – Troy
vs.
The Beatles – For No One

G12 - #5: Hawksley Workman – (The Happiest Day I Know is a) Tokyo Bicycle

Ten O'Clock with Tom (Request From The Popes):
Tom Waits – What's He Building

Apostle of Hustle – Baby Your In Luck
Deep Dark United – I Saved a Junkie Once
Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take It

Tool – Prison Sex

G12 - #4: Gorillaz – Stylo

Justice – Waters Of Nazereth

[ Wow.. hard hearing again after what happened with this band..
More links & info to come on that.. as it happened after the original airing (March 14, 2010) of this show. ]
YSPWSD – Monster

[ Oh boy.. The Cure & The Clash.. back-to-back.
THIS is why we listen to The Strombo Show! ]

The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys
The Clash – Janie Jones

Mickey Dread – Break Down The Walls

G12 - #3: Zeus – How Does It Feel
G12 - #2: Foals – Spanish Sahara
G12 - #1: BRMC (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) – Conscience Killer

[ End of the G12 Count Down ]

Qotsa – Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Album Side: K'naan - Dusty Foot Philosopher

K'naan – I Was Stabbed By Satan
K'naan – Oh My God!
K'naan – Smile
K'naan – If Rap Gets Jealous
K'naan – The Dusty Foot Philosopher
K'naan – Strugglin

[ The big lie-down intro/background song... played in full finally.
By request... ]
Pink Floyd – Fearless

Spiritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Sparklehorse – June Bug
Timber Timbre – Demon Host

[ Full "extended" version I think.. played out.. all 9mins ++ or something of it.. ? ]
Jimmy Eat World - Goodbye Sky Harbour


[ More details, show tidbits, links, etc to come... ]


[ NOTE: I hadn't re-started the new Strombo Show Chat yet, so there wasn't any kind of real chat session that night.. (but I may have notes from some other stuff.. )

I will find those later & post them as I go back (slowly ;) through the archives & get this information up!

If you have any show playlists, notes from chat archives, or other information to share about certain shows, links, band or song details, track download sites, articles, websites, etc.. please feel free to share them in the comments section, or contact me & I can find a way or a place to add them to the blog! ]




Yours in musical awesome-ness
& the lovely inspiration of the "Spirit of Radio"...

~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective


NOTE: Back-dated to March 15, 2010, 2009 (after the March 14, 2010 show)... but write-up done in the wee hours of May 03, 2010!

The Strombo Show Playlist: November 8, 2009

The Strombo Show (TSS) Playlist: November 8, 2009


[ NOTE:
This is the playlist from the VERY first show when The Strombo Show moved over to CBC Radio 2 last fall (of 2009) from The Edge.
(All the in-line links are still to come)! Such a great show..

First time we heard the new Strombo Show Opening that we now all love! AND.. I don't know about the rest of you.. but it makes my heart beat just a lil bit faster in anticipation of the show to come.. ]


Skratch Bastid – 110 % Percent/Strombo Show Opening


[ NOTE: George was debating for quite a while back then about what song to open the show with.. I don't entirely recall atm all his choices (but he mentioned them on The Hour a few times).. and I think he was going back & forth between Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, The Clash and maybe Johnny Thunders and a few others?!

Wish I could remember now.. but as you can see & hear on The Strombo Show he went with the Man in Black to start things off! ]


Johnny Cash – When the Man Comes Around

The Big Pink – Dominos
Them Crooked Vultures – New Fang
You Say Party! We Say Die - There is Xxxx (Within My Heart)
Truman Peyote – New Wife New Life
Animal Collective - My Girls
Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension
Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (snippet)
Phoenix – 1901
Amy Milan – Bound
Apostle of Hustle - (Live on Strombo Show)
Joe Strummer – Johnny Appleseed
Captain Beefheart – Drop Out Boogie


[ NOTE: I *think* the first sad-off by & with Bob Mackowycz, Jr. from the CBC Radio 2 Morning Show was here.. w/"Ruby Andrews".. or maybe it was just a track he suggested playing.. I'll have to re-listen to be sure. It WAS months ago after all.. ]


Ruby Andrews – You Made a Believer Out of Me
Cosmos Jarvis – She’s Got You
Jack White – Fly Farm Blues
Son House – Death Letter
Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer
The Hold Steady – Atlantic City
Tegan & Sara - Hell
Sloan - Rest Of My Life
The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
Michael Franti and Spearhead - Piece of Peace
The Weakerthans - Bad Time To Be Poor
K-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman


[ NOTE: Ten O'Clock with Tom kicks off with what may be my personal favorite Tom Waits song.. and there are so many!
Brilliant choice for the inaugural Strombo Show. ]


Tom Waits – Train Song (Live)

A Place To Bury Strangers – Ocean
The Boxer Rebellion – Evacuate


[ NOTE: I don't quite recall right now which 3 tracks where Rich's picks... but I do know that "Ace Frehley – New York Groove" was one of them for sure.. which is also probably my fav Ace Frehley.. gosh I just wanna strut & do the "popcorn" to this song.. (if you don't know what the popcorn is.. I'll try and explain it another time ;)

Oh wait.. looking at the track listing.. I think that other two Rich tracks were:
"Eric B and Rakim–Follow The Leader" & "Bahamas-Hockey Teeth" as I remember Rich talked about the song history behind "Hockey Teeth".. such a great story. ]


Ace Frehley – New York Groove
Eric B and Rakim – Follow The Leader
Bahamas - Hockey Teeth

Luke Doucet – Cleveland


[ NOTE: I completely fell in love with the song "Sleep All Summer" upon hearing it on the show that night. It was originally done by Crooked Fingers.. but I gotta say.. I ♥ this version more!

And it reminds me of 500 Days of Summer.. a movie that George had raved about a number of times last summer on the radio & Twitter. Excellent film! I don't know about everyone else.. but I certainly like the movie recommendations & info. ]

The National & St. Vincent - Sleep All Summer

Radiohead - Reckoner (Williams S. Mix)
The Stranglers - Golden Brown


[ NOTE: The Album Side is introduced to The Strombo Show & what can we say.. it's a fantastic idea and eagerly anticipated & awaited each show to find out what (typically) Canadian (but not always) artist George is going to feature that Sunday!

First one.. Neil Young - Live Rust (Side Four). ]


Neil Young - Like A Hurricane (Live Rust)
Neil Young - Hey Hey My My (Live Rust)
Neil Young - Tonight’s The Night (Live Rust)


[ NOTE: Other song that I totally fell in love with that night was "Illinois-Missing Piece". Another completely pretty, pretty song..
It's high on my #inSONGnia list and also has some smoking piano!
#fallInLoveAndBreakYourHeart_AndFallOutOfLove_AndThenFallInLoveAgainMusic... LOL. ]


Illinois - Missing Piece
The Decemberists - After The Bombs
Division Day – More Than This


[ NOTE: The big lie-down for the night.. I think it started here.. but I can tell you.. 2 of the very best songs to fall asleep to out there that you can find.

Bat For Lashes' version of "Use Somebody" in my opinion so completely outstrips the original by Kings of Leon, I often have to remind myself that it is their song.. as Natasha Khan sings this song like it was made for her!

And what can I say about the very last song of the first new Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2.. except I *LOVE* Spiritualized and thank you so very much George for playing them that night, and for bringing back the "Spirit of Radio".

There is now hope.
(Kinda Stars Wars-ish.. I know.. but it fits.) ]


Bat For Lashes - Use Somebody
Spiritualized – Shine A Light



[ NOTE: I'm sure there was a Strombo Show Chat that night.. I think I have notes from one.. & I seem to recall a chocolate chip cookie or muffin recipe?

I will find those later & post them as I go back through the archives & get this information up!

If you have any show playlists, notes from chat archives, or other information to share about certain shows, links, band or song details, track download sites, articles, websites, etc.. please feel free to share them in the comments section, or contact me & I can find a way or a place to add them to the blog! ]




Yours in musical awesome-ness
& the lovely inspiration of the "Spirit of Radio"...


NOTE: Back-dated to November 9, 2009 (after the November 8, 2009 show)... but write-up done in the wee hours of April 22, 2010!