June 06, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down)

The Strombo Show Playlist & G12 Count Down [ Both Complete! ]: June 06, 2010


[ UPDATE: June 11, 2010; 1:41am:

New Feature: Table of Contents

Mini-Update: George's road trip, song picks.

G12 Count Down ~ June 06, 2010

The Strombo Show Playlist: June 06, 2010 (Highlights & Excerpts) section
Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist
Ten O'Clock with Tom: Embedded Video
Into the Album Side: Patti Smith - Horses
The "Big Lie-Down"

The Strombo Show Playlist Complete w/G12 "Embedded":
June 06, 2010

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[ UPDATE: June 10, 2010; 2:43am:
G12 Count Down is updated & complete. AND the full playlist is up at the end! Thanks to an updated Strombo.com. Thanks guys!

Also.. added in some cool links, etc.. in both the G12 CountDown and Highlights & Excerpts sections.

Go browse below for fun links, embedded videos, downloads and other goodies...

AND.. while you're at it.. go VOTE in our polls here first (and then come back): Polls on Strombo Show Chat Blog.

Yes.. that means you.. it won't take more than a minute or two (if the flipping things are working).

Help be a part of the direction & future of The Strombo Show Chat/Fan Blog.. and please comment on that posting if I missed anything in the polls, if you have any questions, or if you have any suggestions for any other future polls.
Thanks muchly! ]

[ UPDATE: June 08, 2010; 9:09am:
~ (Highlights & Excerpts) section is up!
Along with a few other tidbits here & there...
Enjoy! ]

I was able to tag or note *MOST* of the tracks while listening to the show on Sunday, June 06th.

I did listen 2x, but the chat was busy, busy in AST/EST timezones and we had a bunch of new & new-ish ppl stopping by, plus I had one eye on the TV watching the hockey game on mute.
Also known as #howManyElectronicDevicesCanYouRunAtOneTime.. LOL. Actually... I've had more going in the past, but who's counting.
Whoa.. wish I could have sat & watched that whole game.. it looked like #playoffHockey finally showed up in this series!

[ Like the good #Habs fan I am.. I must say.. Go Hawks!
Kick some Flyer ass for me ;)

And UPDATE:
The Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup.. in case you weren't watching for some reason..
At least Philly didn't win. So aside from it being a non-Canadian team.. and not the Habs.. I guess it's not so bad.
Time for summer.. and thinking about next year..
Go Habs Go! ]

I managed to record most of the songs in the PST timezone listen.. as the chat was really quiet then. So there will be as full & a complete list as I can muster.. as soon as I can get it up!
G12 Count Down is updated & complete. AND the full playlist is up at the end!

It *almost* makes up for my Shazam fiasco this past week.. still makes me wanna cry over all the data/tracks/info I lost.
Still hoping I might be able to get it back.. but not holding my breath. Sigh.

UPDATE: Shazam has contacted me on Twitter.. so I am getting some customer support. Only problem now is they are in the UK, so we have mega timezone differences on our DM's. But hoping it can be solved!

All tracks played on the show are in: Blue and Bold!
So they are easy to view/find/read on the page with all the other notes. Hope that helps! Feedback welcome!

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.

AND.. as always.. Feedback, comments, notes, etc are ALWAYS welcome!

*** And please note.. the G12 Count Down (and full playlist this time) is now posted up The Strombo Show Website as of sometime on June 09, 2010 (afternoon-ish I think)! ***

However, George is leaving this week for a road-trip (along with a few of his producer types). I think they are doing some video stuff for The Hour.

George is doing it on motorbike, and I think one of his producer buds is driving. Then I believe Mr. Stroumboulopoulos heads to LA for a bit.. for the summer.

MINI-UPDATE:
G also mentioned on Twitter today (yesterday), well June 07/10 that he was packing his motorbike.. which is indeed a feat when doing a long road trip.

I've done that many, MANY times. But on a GoldWing (and sometimes w/a Quickcamp Trailer).. so there is a hellva a lot more space on it than most bikes.

Anyways.. since I can't offer George my seriously sexy and awesome Tetris packing prowess & powers from here..

I can at least post the song he mentioned he had on repeat whilst figuring out the loading & balancing of the gear on the bike
(and if you have a trailer.. tongue weight.. oy!) And hell.. just making sure everything that you want, or need to bring will fit in those wee saddlebags! Ugh.. but worth it.. for the ride!

Song is (direct link): Kurtis Mantronik - Mad

Or embedded:

Kurtis Mantronik (deets) - From Wikipedia.

So.. I ended up with it on repeat as well today (& yesterday).. b/c.. well.. if you've listened.. you'll know why... but I had to stop after about 10x.. as I wasn't getting a single thing done b/c I was dancing around.. dancing in my chair.. grooving w/my water bottle, or mug of tea in my hand.. and generally accomplishing nada!

However.. if you managed to get any packing done while listening G.. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

Oh.. and don't forgot your first aid kit (& bike tool kit)!
Always important to have.. and hope you never have to use 'em!
Two o'the most important bits on the bike.. even before your toothbrush & towel IMHO :)

And I'm wishing for a safe and beautiful sunny ride all the way from TO to LA for ya!

I'd tell you what this video clip is.. but it's my going away present for you. Surprise! ;)

We'll miss ya G (and The Hour), but have fun playing.. and don't do anything I wouldn't do (which keeps it pretty open.. lol ;) And if you happen to feel like driving back on your way home via Vancouver & taking me for a bike ride.. that'd be ok too.. haha...

So I'm hoping they can still get some of the missing shows up.. (over at Strombo.com) and this show's streaming "web-cast" would be awesome too (hint, hint).. as I know A LOT of people missed the show this Sunday, with having to pick btwn music & playoff hockey again.

Plus.. on 2nd listen.. I realized this show might be in my top 5 shows.. (from the move to CBC Radio 2 ones..) I'm still pining away for that missing show & playlist from December 20th, 2010.
I'd be so happy.. (AND I'll make you more cookies.. just let me know where to mail 'em) if you managed to get that up for me..
Think of it as a belated X-mas prezzie for me! ;)

[ I keep evolving this layout each week (but working on a template/regular format to stick with & make my life easier & to get the playlist up sooner!).. and now coding it in either Notepad, or since I'm VERY visual & really like color-coding ;) & didn't put Visual Studo back on my computer.. I'm using FrontPage.. but a newer non-evil-ish version..
So if you have any suggestions/ideas, please let me know by commenting somewhere on the blog. ]

And.. I decided last week that the list being 1-12 here instead of
12-1 like it is on the show and in the full playlist hurt my head, so I changed it to the proper order of things. No one has complained, so I'm going with it.

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G12 Count Down ~ June 06, 2010
[ My NOTEs in italics ]

[ UPDATE (June 10, 2010): As mentioned above G12 confirmed!

Might be Thurs/Friday before I'll have any time to search to finalize or confirm it, unless The Strombo Show Website gets it up sooner. ]

[ Thanks to @kelgura, @wildworks, @ragzey_z (Alex), @KerriGwen, (and anyone else I may have missed.. sorry..) in the Skype chat on Sunday night at various times for your help in catching the songs & band names! ]

G12 - #12: Zeus - At The Risk Of Repeating
Last week #12: Kings Go Forth - I Don't Love You No More

[ I hunted about last week a wee bit and couldn't find much for Zeus at the time. Since they are here in the G12 again, different song,
I'll see what I can root up this week on them, free tracks maybe...
if you have any cool links.. post 'em in the comments. Thanks!

Last weeks song #7 song was by Zeus, so you can at least have a listen if you liked them. Last.FM: Zeus – The Renegade ]

G12 - #11: Club 8 - Western Hospitality
Last week #11: Voyager One – 1,000 Miles, 1,000 Deaths

[ Yah.. Again.. from The Strombo Show Chat Fan Crew for the #10 countdown track intro w/The Count! ♥'ing it, as always! ]

G12 - #10: Gabriel Mintz - Desert Sky
Last week #10: Ten Bears - Braces
[ I didn't personally catch the name/track here at all.. so Thanks to @kelgura for this one & confirmation from The Strombo Show Website. ]

G12 - #9: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 

Last week #9: Band of Horses - Dilly
[ This is a new "Arcade Fire" song... more deets to come.. I just can't recall anything else right now. ]

G12 - #8: Drake (Feat. Lil' Wayne) - Miss Me
Last week #8: Broken Social Scene - Texaco Bitches
[ Wow. REALLY? Drake & Lil' Wayne on The Strombo Show..
on CBC Radio 2.. AND in the G12 CountDown?!?
Someone call the mainstream music police on G.
Please. Right the EFF now. And..
< ::examine head for possible damage.. maybe from his last motorcycle crash:: />
I'll have some "comments from the chat" up later.

[ Comments from the chat.. LOL:
Apparently someone did a survey of key words on the pages of his fans (I assume Drake's) on FB, and apparently his fans are superdumb. (They judged that based on grammatical correctness of their posts etc. Not sure how well it'd hold up scientifically...)
But.. I could totally see that correlation...

I just think (personally) that ANY rap singer.. or any in general that feels the need to mention their name in their song.. in ANY capcity.. over and over and over and over and over (ok.. you get the picture) again.. is just lame! #justSayin'. ]

Pavement - Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence
[ We had "Pavement" and then went straight into the Bob segment.. with Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist.

I have that up now.. in the Highlights & Excerpts section below. Good stuff in here tho.. and some great stories.

I think that is one of the things that makes a show really awesome.. not just fantastic songs, but the take-away stories the guys & G tell.

Hope to see this show up on The Strombo Show Website soon. (Have I mentioned this enough times yet?)
I can't wait to re-listen, as I often miss these "boy gossip bits"
(even listening 2x in 2 different timezones) with hosting the chat.. ]

G12 - #7: Megafaun - Volunteers
Last week #7: Zeus – (The) Renegade
[ Confirmed per Strombo.com
Haven't tried to search them out again now that I have the correct spelling. May still find some links later. ]

[ Confirmed.. "Ten Bears - Braces" is the G6, and it was in the G12 CountDown last wk @ G10. ]
G12 - #6: Ten Bears - Braces
Last week #6: Gord Downie - The Hard Canadian

G12 - #5: Shad - Lucky 1's
[ UPDATED: At least I had kinda guessed it close.. ]
Last week #5: LCD Soundsystem - Somebody's Calling Me

[ Bunch of other songs here.. including: ]

K-OS - Uptown Girl
James Brown - Please, Please, Please
The Normal - Warm Leatherette

[ And.. Ten o'Clock w/Tom.
More on that later.. in the Highlights & Excerpts section, as I have LOTS to say on this.. lots o'good stuff ;) ]

[ Bunch more other songs here.. including what sounded like some requests.. or maybe they were later.. I forget atm. ]

G12 - #4: Woods - Blood Dries Darker
Last week #4: The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
[ I did have this song listed below in the Highlights & Excerpts section.. but yah. It's G4. Confirmed. And you can have a listen here at the Your Third Dear Blog and the Woods mySpace.
NOTE: "Blood Dries Darker" is not on the mySpace playlist, hence the other link. ]

G12 - #3: LCD Soundsystem: Dance Yrself Clean
Last week #3: Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang (Feat. Q-Tip & MDNR)
[ Woo Hoo. REALLY liked this song.. Glad it's been confirmed as being in the G12.

I think there was a mention of an album.. "This Is Happening" (not Is This Happening as I heard it).. was released May 17, 2010. I seem to remember that now from a few shows ago.. maybe the May 16th show.. as that would make some sense right?

And the start of this song reminds me of a Blue October song.. very interesting. Can you guess which one?!

The LCD Soundsystem mySpace. I believe I may have posted this one before, but the G3 song is not one of the ones in the playlist there. Too bad! Looking for other links & DLs still... ]

G12 - #2: Earl Greyhound - Ghost And The Witness
Last week #2: Shad - Rose Garden
[ And confirmed. And some treats for you that I've had since Sunday, but had to go back thru the chat logs to find them..

The Earl Greyhound Website and Earl Greyhound mySpace
The G2 track: Ghost And The Witness is up on their mySpace if you want to have a listen again. Love that guitar.

If you sign up for their mailing list, you get a FREE song. I just did it.

And apparently you can also get another song if you follow them on Twitter: @earlgreyhound. Which I will as soon as I feel like I can move off following 909 ppl (b/c it looks so cool).. or I've 909 ppl following me.. (which ever comes first)!

And another FREE track download is available I've heard.. if you follow them on Facebook (I'll find that one later if you don't first..).

Thanks to @kelgura on Twitter for a the main website link, Twitter tip-off, etc.. on free tracks & DLs (short for DownLoads in case you don't know)! ]

G12 - #1: Neon Indian - Sleep Paralysist
[ NOTE: on their mySpace & Wikipedia the spelling is different for the track than on Strombo.com (they had "Sleep Paralysis") maybe a typo.. so I'd say that "Sleep Paralysist" is actually the correct spelling, as I have put above. ]
Last week #1: The Black Keys - Everlasting Light
[ Wow. I so didn't even get this one at all on Sunday, but also now confirmed. ]

[ The Neon Indian Wikipedia and Neon Indian mySpace
I just re-listened, and I was right.. I did keep hearing "Don't Sleep", so it makes sense that I thought that it was the song title.

And over at Stereogum.com there is this "article": Neon Indian – "Sleep Paralysist". Wow. Is he cute or what!?! ]


[ NOTE: That's the best I've got ATM on the missing tracks. Please comment if you have anything I missed! TIA.

I'll have a chance hopefully sometime in the next few days to have a listen to the missing tracks to get the rest of the correct info up.

UPDATE: The mother ship.. I mean.. The Strombo Show Website has posted the full playlist, so I "stole"... I mean... confirmed what I was missing from them (only ~3-4 songs actually... so not too bad, if I might say so)!

Thanks and spanks, and kisses and cookies boys! ;) ]

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The Strombo Show Playlist: June 06, 2010 (Highlights & Excerpts) section

Ok.. the (Highlights & Excerpts) sections is up & mostly done.. but loads more I can put in here if I find the time!

And the fully "embedded" playlist.. is done.. at the very end!

~ I'm still working on the rest of the FULL playlist/"Embedded" layout like I've done in the past...

~ But this section offers some more of the comments, details, etc from the show...

If you're new to reading the blog... posts typically go up in 3 different updates/phases..
1. Get the G12 up likely Sunday night/Monday morning.
2. Update (usually) with: The Strombo Show Playlist: (Highlights & Excerpts) section.
3. Update (hopefully) with: The (full) Strombo Show Playlist Complete w/G12 "Embedded"
Hope you like the format.. comments are welcome!


We had the following "excerpts" from Sunday..

~ Yah! Bob Mackowycz was back this past Sunday!
[ We've missed you Bob. Welcome back. ]

[ We had "Pavement" and then went straight into the Bob segment.. with Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist. ]

Pavement - Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence

[ So not only will you see that they played a number of fantastic songs, but there was some really great stories from Bob & G.
I'll get into them even more in a later update, as I only have so much time right now... and can't remember them all.

But seriously.. you just need to hear the show to truly appreciate it!

SO.. REALLY hoping to see this show up on The Strombo Show Website ASAP! I can't wait to re-listen, as I really want to hear the chats again! ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #1 (Bob's pick):
Outcast - Bombs over Baghdad (B.O.B.)
[ Haha.. anyone else notice that Bob's 1st choice was B.O.B.! LMAO.
Also... "the funky Baba".. I nearly died laughing at this comment.
And I love the shot G totally takes.. at Bob.. and Bob just ignored it.. "you don't drive" (You had to be listening really paying attention to hear/catch it.. G mumbled..) LMAO. So funny. ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #2 (Bob's pick, I think):
Josh Rouse - Lemon Tree
[ I completely missed the commentary prior to this song being played.. but I was still thinking they were talking about songs you'd play while driving in your car..

And the first time I listened (missing the commentary of course)..
I wrote this in the chat session:
"this is a lazy day summer song.. you'd play this on the stereo at the beach.. having a nap, or sitting on the grass at English Bay late aft.. not blasting outta a car.."

And lo & behold.. 2nd listen.. that's pretty much what they were actually talking about.. holy diffusion batman... ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #3 (more of an "Audible" really):
The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson
[ Oh... serious, serious flashback here! ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #4 (G's pick):
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
[ Ohh.. the story that goes along w/this song.. sooooo good. So cute. So sweet. Hahaha... And I know what Bob means when he talks about sports bars... playing it on repeat..
I worked in one in Uni.. actually doing my massage therapy training.. whoa.. back in ~95-96.. lol.
Thankfully I like the song.. but then they put in a juke-box in.. to be "old-school" and the pool league would come in on Sunday nights & I'd be stuck listening to "The Joker" like 10x a night. ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #5 (Bob's pick):
Miles Davis - Bye Bye Blackbird (to counter Steve Miller ;)
[ Nice hearing some Sunday night jazz on Radio 2 again.. takes me back to listening pre-Strombo show.
And I *love* Miles Davis.. he can be in my musical world everyday.. ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #6 (I think this was G's pick):
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A.
[ I missed the pre-amble for this song... so NO clue what the reason/reference was for playing it. ]

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #7 (Bob's pick, but G was in on it.. ): AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
[ All I'm gonna say here is: "junior head-banger". LOL. Loving it.
I remember the first time I heard this song. Let's just say.. I was maybe 7-9-ish yrs old. Ugh. I just holy totally dated myself.
I now need to hear some "KISS - I Was Made for Lovin' You"! ]

A Primitive Evolution - Beyond True
[ Updated: But still not sure if it was part of the Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist?

I don't think it was for some reason. All I remember was hearing.. maybe the lyrics "won't let you down"? Maybe? I could just be making sh!t up at this pt. < ::shrug:: />. Now I know what it is, I'm off to listen! ]

Metric - Stadium Love
[ Loving some Metric. It's been a while.

Then we did return to the G12 Countdown here.
Infinitely more fun when I have all the tracks confirmed... ]

G12 - #7: Megafaun - Volunteers
Last week #7: Zeus – (The) Renegade
[ Confirmed per The Strombo Show Website. Haven't tried to search them out again now that I have the correct spelling.
May still find some links. ]

G12 - #6: Ten Bears - Braces
Last week #6: Gord Downie - The Hard Canadian
[ Confirmed.. "Ten Bears - Braces" is the G6, and it was in the G12 CountDown last wk @ G10. ]

G12 - #5: Shad - Lucky 1's
Last week #5: LCD Soundsystem - Somebody's Calling Me

[ UPDATED: At least I had kinda guessed it close.. since I knew it had be this one... or K-OS - Uptown Girl. ]
K-OS - Uptown Girl
[ Either way... to my knowledge this song was played here. ]

[ Bunch of other songs here.. including: ]

James Brown - Please, Please, Please
The Normal - Warm Leatherette


~ Ten O'Clock with Tom: Tom Waits - Downtown Train

[ Sigh. If only this had been a request.. for me.. it'd have been spot on. This is by far my FAVE Tom Waits song!

I hunted and hunted, but couldn't find the version I wanted.. w/the story intro... maybe it's been taken down. I'll keep looking, but I think this is the "original".. "offical" video?
Tom Waits - Downtown Train

And embedded.. b/c I like it so much (but wanna give ppl a choice): ]


[ I missed the G4 to G1 somehow when listening.. but the full playlist is now up on The Strombo Show Website. Which is awesome, except the embedded video in the update isn't working.. or at least when I last tried to play it. So I've confirmed the rest of the missing G12 CountDown list here and some of the songs that were played in this section are as follows: ]

Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jule - Mad World (Alternative Mix)
Patti Smith - P**s (Piss) Factory
[ And interesting to hear.. since Patti Smith is the Album Side featured as well. ]

Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
[ Yes. Another one of the reasons I so ♥ The Strombo Show.
The Buzzcocks need to be on every show.. except, I don't think they have that many songs.

(So good thing it's not "Radio Nine o'Clock w/the Buzzcocks", as at least Tom Waits has such a massive discography.. that it would be years before G would run out of Tom songs. ]

Stereo MC's - Connected
[ Hells Yeah. Dancing around my living room.. and I know I wasn't the only one having a wee dance party when this song came on.
Let me tell ya! (And I think this was a request for "Jeffie"?) ]

G12 - #4: Woods - Blood Dries Darker
[ It's G4. Confirmed. I did have this song listed here in the Highlights & Excerpts section.. originally.. so yeah me! Lol. ]

G12 - #3: LCD Soundsystem: Dance Yrself Clean
[ Lots of deets, info & links up in the G12 list.
And the start of this song reminds me of a Blue October song..
Can you guess which one?! ]

Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty

[ And I noticed right about here that it seemed like we were missing something. That we hadn't and weren't likely going to hear from Rich Terfry tonight.

There were a lot of songs being played for quite a stretch here and NO talking.

~ So... NO Rich this week. Damn.

Hope it's not a one or the other thing now.. Bob or Rich, not both?! Not sure I could pick.. :( ]

Faith No More - I'm Easy
[ I have had this song in my head since Sunday. Actually since Sunday morning.. (before it was played on the show..) when I got home from #dancingTilDawn and posted this on Twitter:
"So I'm making #perogies.. @ ~4am. This's what happens when you don't drink or do substances, you get home from the party VERY hungry! ;) LOL"
4:11 AM Jun 6th via HootSuite
I'm still singing it right now. Good thing I like it.. a lot. But this version is the best. ]

Sublime - Waiting For My Ruca
[ Also REALLY liked the "Sublime" song.. Sadly, it was not in the G12 as I had hoped... maybe another time.

And.. When I wrote before:
(Missed a track here.. Vampire something.. Vampire Hands? Vampire... sigh.)

Who know I was actually rather close..
Umm.. Vampire anything snaps my head around.. so I will trapise off to Goggle to find out more about Vampire Hands.. for me.. and for you! Actually found LOTS o'cool stuff to share.. and will post later.. as I'm too tired right now ;) ]

Vampire Hands - Paradise Knight Fights

Broken Bells - Mongrel Heart
The Shins - Turn On Me
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis

[ Had this track correct in the G12, but not it's placement.
Now all is right in the world ;) ]
G12 - #2: Earl Greyhound - Ghost And The Witness
Last week #2: Shad - Rose Garden
[ Links, downloads and info galore above in the G12 CountDown Listing Section! ]

G12 - #1: Neon Indian - Sleep Paralysist
Last week #1: The Black Keys - Everlasting Light
[ And the G1. So here ends the G12 CountDown for another week. ]

Le Tigre - The The Empty
[ Ummm.. not much good I can say about "Le Tigre".. NOT like-y! Really didn't enjoy. As in.. bad, bad song.. makes me want to do bad things.. like shoot stuff.. or ppl.. like her. Nuff said. It really irriated me. Like it could be used for torture.. I'm pretty sure. ]

M.I.A. - Born Free (Radio Version)

[ Since I missed a whole wack o'the latter G12 songs..

I've tried to put up everything else in the playlist and all the others I did catch.. so *almost* kinda a full playlist sneak peek.. right here... since I'm nice to y'all that way.

And the FULL playlist is up BELOW!
Hey. I think someone needs to make *ME* cookies here.

And b/c George played some awesome sexy stuff here (and next as well)..

I couldn't wait to list 'em. And have now moved this stuff down into the Highlights & Excerpts section *RIGHT HERE*.. and full playlist section at the end.. If I can bloody well figure out the songs I missed! ;) ]

Queens Of The Stone Age - God Is In The Radio
[ Freaking loved hearing this song on the radio. Brilliant! ]

Slayer - South Of Heaven
[ Ohhh.. OHHHH. My *FAVE* Slayer song. I'm kinda in heaven myself still right now.. Thanks G. ]

Into the Album Side: Patti Smith - Horses

~ "Album Side": Patti Smith - Horses
[ Details from the Wikipedia: Patti Smith - Horses and
Wikipedia: Patti Smith ]

[ Side 1. ]
[ 1. "Gloria" (Patti Smith, Van Morrison) – 5:57
Part I: "In Excelsis Deo"
Part II: "Gloria"
2."Redondo Beach" (Smith, Richard Sohl, Lenny Kaye) – 3:26
3. "Birdland" (Smith, Sohl, Kaye, Ivan Kral) – 9:15
4. "Free Money" (Smith, Kaye) – 3:52 ]

Album Side #1: Patti Smith - Gloria
Part I: "In Excelsis Deo"
Part II: "Gloria"
[ I'm assuming that both these parts listed were played since it was a straight-thru on the album side. ]
Album Side #2: Patti Smith - Redondo Beach
Album Side #3: Patti Smith - Birdland
Album Side #4: Patti Smith - Free Money
[ The end.. of the "Album Side". ]

~ The "Big Lie-Down"
[ And once again it appears we went straight from the "Album Side" into the "Big-Lie Down". With George going right to the midnight hour AGAIN.. just fitting in the last 3-4 tracks of the show!

Pretty amazing timing.. I know. I've done radio.
Can't imagine what 4 HOURS of programming is like though.. ]

From the "Big Lie-Down" segment of the show:
[ I think the "Intro/Background Music" (taking us to the collective horizontal) was here.. ]

Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #1:
James Blackshaw - Skylarks Harolds Dawn
[ Ok. I was close.. w/my guess of.. (Something..) Herald's Dawn.
I kinda missed this track.. I'll confirm it later. Just roll with it for now.. unless you know... then comment & correct me! I don't mind.
Gorgeous, gorgeous song tho.. so I WILL find out more.. and share it with you! Found lots of links, but not of the song yet.. will post later.. when eyes can remain open! ]

Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #2:
Black Mountain - Night Walks
[ Ummmmm.. Black Mountain. ]

Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #3:
Pink Mountaintops - How Can We Get Free
[ Pink Mountaintops. Awesome. Not my fave song by them.. but they are seriously pretty, pretty and perfect Big "Lie-Down" tunes! ]


[ Last song of the night.. that I Shazam'd... maybe it wasn't part of the show, but a part of Nightstream?!! Which means George finished a bit early. And it isn't on the playlist up on The Strombo Show Website, so I guess that means no. Hence the strike-thru. But I left it as a few people asked me about what the song name was. ]
Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #4:
Daniel Johns / Paul Mac - 3


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The Strombo Show Playlist Complete w/G12 "Embedded":
June 06, 2010

[ Started off the show with the G12. ]

G12 - #12: Zeus - At The Risk Of Repeating
G12 - #11: Club 8 - Western Hospitality
G12 - #10: Gabriel Mintz - Desert Sky
G12 - #9: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
G12 - #8: Drake (Feat. Lil' Wayne) - Miss Me

Pavement - Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #1 (Bob's pick):
Outcast - Bombs over Baghdad (B.O.B.)

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #2 (Bob's pick, I think):
Josh Rouse - Lemon Tree

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #3 (more of an "Audible" really):
The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #4 (G's pick):
Steve Miller Band - The Joker

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #5 (Bob's pick):
Miles Davis - Bye Bye Blackbird (to counter Steve Miller ;)

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #6 (I think this was G's pick):
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A.

Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist - #7 (Bob's pick, but G was totally in on it.. ): AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

[ Not sure if it was part of the Bob & G's Summer Song Playlist?
I don't think it was for some reason. ]
A Primitive Evolution - Beyond True

Metric - Stadium Love

[ Back to the G12 CountDown. ]

G12 - #7: Megafaun - Volunteers
G12 - #6: Ten Bears - Braces
G12 - #5: Shad - Lucky 1's

K-OS - Uptown Girl
James Brown - Please, Please, Please
The Normal - Warm Leatherette

~ Ten O'Clock with Tom: Tom Waits - Downtown Train

Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jule - Mad World (Alternative Mix)
Patti Smith - P**s (Piss) Factory
[ Patti Smith was the Album Side featured as well. ]

Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Stereo MC's - Connected

[ Back to the G12 CountDown. ]

G12 - #4: Woods - Blood Dries Darker
G12 - #3: LCD Soundsystem: Dance Yrself Clean

~ NO Rich Terfry picks/segment this week.

Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
Faith No More - I'm Easy
Sublime - Waiting For My Ruca
Vampire Hands - Paradise Knight Fights
Broken Bells - Mongrel Heart
The Shins - Turn On Me
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis

[ And back for the last of the G12. ]

G12 - #2: Earl Greyhound - Ghost & The Witness
G12 - #1: Neon Indian - Sleep Paralysist

[ And so here ends the G12 CountDown for another week. ]

Le Tigre - The The Empty
M.I.A. - Born Free (Radio Version)

Queens Of The Stone Age - God Is In The Radio
Slayer - South Of Heaven

~ "Album Side": Patti Smith - Horses
[ Side 1. ]

Album Side #1: Patti Smith - Gloria
Part I: "In Excelsis Deo"
Part II: "Gloria"
[ I'm assuming that both these parts listed were played since it was a straight-thru on the album side. ]
Album Side #2: Patti Smith - Redondo Beach
Album Side #3: Patti Smith - Birdland
Album Side #4: Patti Smith - Free Money
[ The end.. of the "Album Side". ]

~ The "Big Lie-Down"

[ I think the "Intro/Background Music" (taking us to the collective horizontal) was here.. ]

Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #1:
James Blackshaw - Skylarks Harolds Dawn

Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #2:
Black Mountain - Night Walks

Collective Horizontal - The Big "Lie-Down" - #3:
Pink Mountaintops - How Can We Get Free

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Thanks for your patience as always as I get the list up! And for reading. Enjoy!

And please contribute if you have questions, comments, feedback, links, band or song info, etc.. Please comment on the blog.. it's nice to know you are out there enjoying the music, the show, the chats, and the info above as much as I am. Thanks!


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

May 30, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down)

The Strombo Show Playlist
[ Highlights & Excerpts section done. Full Playlist still to come! ] & G12 Count Down [ Complete.. & confirmed! ]:
May 30, 2010


[ UPDATE: June 03, 2010; 2:05am:
The Highlights & Excerpts section is up.. more or less. I haven't edited/reviewed it as well as I normally do, so hopefully there aren't any major glaring mistakes anywhere.

UPDATE: May 31, 2010; 10:06pm:
I managed to screw up and not click the right setting again and lost of bunch of hidden code. Blah. I'm kinda thinking that should be a universal setting for ALL posts. #JustSaying. This may take some time to re-do. Working on a template to make my life easier overall, but these things take time..

So.. the Highlights & Excerpts section may take a bit to complete. Damn.

Ok.. maybe sooner than expected.. I had bad insomnia and did a bit of ~1-2am coding.. just need to clean-up and edit, and make all pretty and such.. and it'll be up.. hopefully later on Tuesday-ish. (Make that Wed-ish, I need sleep!) I DO accept both hugs & kisses as thanks! And money.. but kisses are best ;)

Looks like the G12 Count Down is complete though. Someone sent me the one track I was missing.

And we now have official confirmation from The Strombo Show Website. It was updated on Tuesday morning-ish.. right after a visit was paid to this blog from someone at cbc.ca... Hmmmm...?! ;)

Thanks to everyone who has contributed & helped!

Enjoy! ]

NOTE: Yes, I am aware that I didn't do any post(s) from last week.
I did start one, several in fact, but never got any up and no playlist, etc. I'll see if I can remedy that this week, but the one thing I decided in doing this blog, etc.. is that it has to be fun for me, since it is just me doing it.. and I kinda don't get paid to do it... so I just do what I can, when I can!

Actually, I re-arranged my schedule A LOT for the week The Hour was here.. so I didn't have as much time this past week. If you don't like it.. you can offer to help. Or just live with it. So there. ;)


I was able to tag or note *MOST* of the tracks while listening to the show on Sunday, May 30th. I did listen 2 times this time 'round.. surprising as I had a mega headache at the start of things & going in to start hosting the chat session, etc and was not sure I'd last at all.

Also.. since I was hosting the chat session & we had a few new people stop by, I may have missed a few tracks there.. and I was majorly distracted by (and LMAO at) Darby & George's chat (#ThankGodForTheLeftNipple!) which seriously took me off into some tangents today.. (wonderful and awesome.. but still tangents). LOL.

And I was was deeply entranced listening to the great Rob Zombie interview that I think I may have missed some stuff there too. But as I said above, there will be as full/complete list as soon as I can get it up!

Since no one has complained.. and well.. since I'm in charge here...
I'm sticking with the color-coding of all tracks played on the show in:
Blue and Bold!
They sure seem easy to view/find/read on the page with all the other notes. Hope that helps! Feedback welcome!

Any Errors and/or Omissions are as always.. 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!

Commenting here is the best way if you have any suggestions, corrections, or track listing info for the playlist or the blog!
Thanks. Enjoy.

Feedback, comments, notes, etc are ALWAYS welcome!


And please note.. the G12 Count Down is now posted up on
The Strombo Show Website. Just about mid-week-ish, like I always say! Although.. they haven't numbered the tracks they put up.. but they match what I have here, so I think we're safe.

However, I was told by one of the producer types of the show that they are updating the website/server. That was kinda ages (read weeks) ago, so I'm hoping they can get it up to date soon.. and a month ++'s worth of the show's streaming "web-casts" would be awesome too (hint, hint)..

I'm going to try and continue putting the previous weeks (May 23, 2010 in this case) G12 in-line at the song's last position on the chart (not in a different color, yet) for comparison.. but I'll see if I have that list complete somewhere first, since I'm missing my own post from last week that I usually steal from!

And.. I decided that the list being 1-12 here instead of 12-1 like it is on the show and in the full playlist hurts my head, so I'm changing it to the proper order of things. Hope that's ok with everyone?!

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G12 Count Down ~ May 30, 2010
[ My NOTEs in italics ]

G12 - #12: Kings Go Forth - I Don't Love You No More
Last week #12: Love Is All - Bigger Bolder
[ What a lovely and funky start to the show & to the G12 Countdown this week.
Kings Go Forth mySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kingsgoforth, but the track "I Don't Love You No More" is not up there.. (at least when I last looked).
However, there is also an excellent review over at our friends Pitchfork.com: Album Review - Kings Go Forth - The Outsiders Are Back ]

G12 - #11: Voyager One – 1,000 Miles, 1,000 Deaths
Last week #11: Roky Erickson (feat. Okkervil River) - Goodbye Sweet Dreams

[ Bunch of other songs here.. ]

[ NOTE: BTW... George, Darby.. Yah.. Again. Mega thanks from The Strombo Show Chat Fan Crew for keeping #10 countdown track intro w/The Count! We SO ♥ it. ]

[ George you were pretty hesitant to collect your thank-you hug for this at the show Wed night in Van. I can't imagine you were actually scared of me... I don't bite. Ok.. well.. maybe I do... BUT only if you ask VERY nicely.. and it's fully consensual.. and I don't leave marks where anyone can see them.. as I prefer the same ;) Haha.. Sigh.
I am kidding.. well.. mostly. But we are all very thankful for The Count.. Personally he kinda makes my Sunday night! ]

G12 - #10: Ten Bears - Braces
Last week #10: The National - Lemonworld

[ Bunch of other songs here.. ]

G12 - #9: Band of Horses - Dilly
Last week #9: Kele - Rise Up

G12 - #8: Broken Social Scene - Texaco Bitches
Last week #8: The Flatliners - Carry The Banner

G12 - #7: Zeus – (The) Renegade
Last week #7: Cocorosie - Lemonade
[ I hunted about only a wee bit and couldn't find much for Zeus in a cursory look, but I did find this, so you can at least have a listen if you liked them. Last.FM: Zeus – The Renegade ]

G12 - #6: Gord Downie - The Hard Canadian
Last week #6: Plants & Animals - Tom Cruz

G12 - #5: LCD Soundsystem - Somebody's Calling Me
[ Maybe it's just me.. but I'm not really feeling the whole LCD Soundsystem latest.. ]
Last week #5: NAS & Damian Marley - The Promised Land

G12 - #4: The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
Last week #4: Mike Snow - Billy Holiday

[ Bunch of other songs here.. ]

G12 - #3: Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang (Feat. Q-Tip & MDNR)
[Mark Ronson mySpace: http://www.myspace.com/markronson ]
Last week #3: The Hold Steady - The Sweet Part Of The City

G12 - #2: Shad - Rose Garden
Last week #2: M.I.A. - XXXO

G12 - #1: The Black Keys - Everlasting Light
Last week #1: Midnight Masses - Walk On Water

[ Updated! Correct now. I hope.
Thanks to @kelgura on Twitter for identifying "Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang" as the G3 for me. Not sure what I heard, but it was not that.. (I heard Q-tip or something, which seriously could not have even been close) and I listened to the track in his mySpace (listed above) and I don't recall it at all.. so as usual the Final G12 Countdown is pending confirmation from the mother ship.. I mean.. The Strombo Show Website :)

Oh. My. Gods. I was right... I did hear Q-Tip. How seriously weird is that. There's some rap artist, or should I say... "arTisT" dude named Q-Tip. LMAO. Really? Really?! Hmmm... I must investigate. Rap is not my zone.. but this.. this is EFFing funny. ]


[ NOTE: That's the best I've got ATM on the missing tracks. Please comment if you have anything I missed! TIA (That means "Thanks In Advance".. in case you're not on up on your acronyms).

I'll have a chance hopefully sometime in the next few days to have a listen to the missing tracks to get the rest of the correct info up. ]


[ Interesting notes on the G12 Countdown...

I was looking back at old playlists for various reasons.. (actually finding minor mistakes & correcting them.. as I'm particular that way ;) and I noticed a few things...

1. What the hell happened to NAS & Damian Marley's song(s).. they just vanished out of the blue from the count down?

2. Where on earth did this weeks #1 come from? Don't get me wrong.. I like "The Black Keys - Everlasting Light" and all.. but it came in from outta thin air.. as did last weeks.. "Midnight Masses - Walk On Water". Just wondering.

3. Roky Erickson (feat. Okkervil River) - Goodbye Sweet Dreams was #11 back on May something (getting the date later) and then vanished from the countdown.. unless my records are wrong.. then re-appeared. George.. I know you don't do drugs.. but have your sound engineers been hot-boxing you w/out you knowing it or something?

4. There are a whole bunch more G12 anomalies I noticed.. but I have to go look at those old playlists again for comparison.. and it's late (well early morning) and I should try that sleeping thing here. ]
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See above in UPDATE section.


But apparently I lost my code again. More sighing. So.. I'll get it up when I can.. since it seems I'll be re-doing a WHOLE bunch of work..

But I'm actually doing a template now & back to coding in Notepad like a good old school coder that I am, so that should remedy any further code "accidents".

I'll get: The Strombo Show Playlist: May 30, 2010 (Highlights & Excerpts) section up as soon as I can!

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Ok.. the (Highlights & Excerpts) sections is done!

The Strombo Show Playlist: May 30, 2010 (Highlights & Excerpts)

~ I'm still working on the rest of the FULL playlist/"Embedded" layout like I did before...

But I really liked this section for more of the comments, etc. So I'm keeping it.

I've decided that it will be on-going.. (since it's a nice way to do the list up in 3 different "posts"/updates/phases as well..)
1. Get the G12 up likely Sunday night/Monday morning.
2. Update with: The Strombo Show Playlist: (Highlights & Excerpts) section.
3. Update with: The Strombo Show Playlist Complete w/G12 "Embedded"
Hope you like this format too.. comments are welcome!

[ There are actually a ton more comments, links, etc that I had either in here before when I lost that code or wanted to include, but I also decided to just get up what I had and add it in later if I can.. there is always more to share! ]

We had the following snippets from Sunday..

~ NO Bob Mackowycz this past Sunday. :(
[ We had no Bob segment on the show this week again.
I believe he was away sick or something, so best wishes in getting well and hope to see him back over the next few shows. ]

Metallica - Master of Puppets
[ This is one of the reasons I so ♥ The Strombo Show.. hearing old Metallica on the radio.

It takes me back my teens where I'd stay up late listening to MegaWatt Mayhem on CJSW! (Links to come!) ]

[ A whole big block of G12 Tracks were here.. like 6 in a row. I only mention it because it was a bit odd to have so many grouped together. Just when I think I have George's "system" figured out, he changed it on me. If I didn't know better, I swear he does it to drive me crazy ;) ]
G12 - #9: Band of Horses - Dilly
G12 - #8: Broken Social Scene - Texaco Bitches
G12 - #7: Zeus – (The) Renegade
G12 - #6: Gord Downie - The Hard Canadian
G12 - #5: LCD Soundsystem - Somebody's Calling Me
G12 - #4: The Chemical Brothers - Swoon

David Bowie - The Jean Genie
INXS - Don't Change
[ INXS on The Strombo Show. One word. Awesome! ]
Pavement - Date With IKEA
Nightwatchman - The Road I Must Travel

[ Ten o'Clock With Tom: Was actually more like 9:44pm with Tom.. but who's keeping track ;) ]

~ Ten O'Clock with Tom: Tom Waits - Come On Up To The House

[ And what better time to fit in a little good old real country in than here.. ]
Merle Haggard - More Than My Old Guitar
[ George talks a bit with Rich shortly after this about how he is such a city boy, but how growing up in the country changes your connection and experience of country muisc..

This I know.. this I can relate to very well..having grown up in a very rural setting until just before I was a teenager. However, the "country" music I grew up listening to on a ranch.. that my parents played.. you didn't think of it as country music.. it just was music.. like the Merle Haggard tune here.. it just was.. and I remember it well. ]
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart


~ Rich's Picks:
[ Yah for Rich's picks.. #GoodTimes! ]

Rich's Pick #1: Fred McDowell - Bull Dog Blues
[ Ohhhh.. Delta Blues make my night, day, whatever.. so glad to hear them. There are so many amazing artists out there.. and they are still churning out strong from the south. ]
Rich's Pick #2: Marty Robbins - The Master's Call
[ Loving that Marty Robbins keeps getting played here.. Although I do wish I had a record player so I could play my Marty Robbins record. ]
Rich's Pick #3: Marlene Dietrich - Look Me Over Closely
[ There were a few interesting comments made in the chat session on Sunday night..
1. Someone initially thought that it was George playing these songs, not Rich, and made a comment that there might be hope for George yet. Lol. Whatever that means.. but then again, not everyone has such diverse musical tastes. I.e. I like *almost* everything played, but there are few places where I shake my head. But even if I don't "like" it per se, I can deal with it and/or appreciate it.
The 2nd. comment was also something that I saw someone make on one of the FB postings.. is that they were wondering if sometimes Rich is just f*cking with us.. with his song choice(s). I say no. He really is just that diverse, and strange, and awesome. Kinda like George is. Thanks boys. ]

[ I actually accidently tagged the #3 opening song.. it's a real song!
I didn't know this.. cool.. But note.. it's not a part of the actual song listing for the day.. even thought it's in blue.. ]
Bob Dorough - Three Is The Magic Number

[ The G12 Tracks in the middle of things.. ]
G12 - #3 - Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang (Feat. Q-Tip & MDNR)
G12 - #2: Shad - Rose Garden
G12 - #1: The Black Keys - Everlasting Light


~ Rob Zombie Inteview:
(& Takeover.. sorta? Well, not really.. but there were a few requests played)

[ BTW... there are those 2 "posts" up on
The Strombo Show Website (or was it on the FB page.. I'll have to double-check later) but for sure over at CBC Radio 2 Strombo Program Section:
Your Strombo Take Over Playlist? (by Li Robbins).

Check them out.. make a comment, etc.. Like I said.. I think there is also a place on the Strombo FB page (link to come) as well to make comments.

Personally.. I'm finding it a bit too much.. too many places for such things. Just pick one.. or get your website updated already George to handle such things, in one central place! But.. that's just my opinion.. ]


[ George started off playing a few tracks from Rob Zombie to get us in the mood... ]

1st Song: Rob Zombie - Mars Needs Women
2nd Song: Rob Zombie - Sick Bubblegum
3rd Song: Rob Zombie - Thunderkiss 65

[ Sadly... George did not play my favorite Rob Zombie song.
Oh wait.. how could he know.. Actually.. he could as I'm quite sure I've emailed a litany of requests some time ago including this one.
In case he missed any of those emails.. I'll say it here. "Dragula" would be nice sometime, or any of the other requests I've made.. :) ]

Rob Zombie picks - #1: The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
Rob Zombie picks - #2: Elvis Presley - Burning Love
[ Gotta love that you can hear Elvis on The Strombo Show.. and not just any Elvis.. deep burning love Elvis.. ]

Slipknot - Spit It Out
[ George played a song from Slipknot (for Slipknot?), with their sad, sad recent loss. ]

~ "Album Side": The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street


[ Last song on side 3 first.. ]
The Rolling Stones - Let It Loose

[ Then Side 4. ]
Album Side #1: The Rolling Stones - All Down The Line
Album Side #2: The Rolling Stones - Stop Breaking Down
(Robert Johnson)
Album Side #3: The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light
Album Side #4: The Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor
[ The end.. of the "Album Side". ]

~ The "Big Lie-Down"

[ As far I can recall.. we went straight from the "Album Side" into the "Big-Lie Down".

Actually.. George went right to the midnight hour AGAIN this time.. barely squeezing in the last 3-5 tracks of the show. ]


From the "Big Lie-Down" segment of the show:

[ Intro/Background Music (taking us to the collective horizontal) ]

Spiritualized - I Didn't Mean To Hurt You

[ And Spiritualized was sorta part of The Big Lie-Down. I think.
It was hard to tell since the Pink Floyd (intro) music played again here. ]

Song #1 (The Big Lie-Down): Mogwai - R U Still In 2 It
[ I would LOVE to hear the interview George was talking about with regards to Mogwai. ]

Song #2 (The Big Lie-Down): Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child
[ Oh.. Billie Holiday.. not my favorite song by her.. but hearing her just makes my heart open up a little bit more every time! So Beautiful. ]
Song #3 (The Big Lie-Down): Metric - Love Is A Place
Song #4 (The Big Lie-Down): Thursday - i1100
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[ That's all for now.. lots more to come to finish filling the final playlist out. Hopefully I can get it done before the end of the week! ]



Thanks for your patience all!
Enjoy.

Yours in musical awesome-ness,

~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective