Thursday, July 30, 2009

EPISODE 28

We're back to the music marathon this week with more American classics, moving on to a time I like to call "within living memory". For better or worse, that period involves synthesizers. Enjoy!


PLAYLIST:

Aerosmith - Janies Got a Gun
Lyndard Skynard - Simple Man
Boston - More Than a Feeling

Blondie - Call Me
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Iggy and the Stooges - Passenger
Pixies - Gigantic

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Prince - Purple Rain

B-52s - Love Shack
Cindy Lauper - Time after Time

Madonna - Like a Prayer

LINKS:

Prince playing basketball, as recalled by Charlie Murphy (on Chappelle's Show)
Prince being kooky, as related by Kevin Smith

Sunday, July 26, 2009

EPISODE 27

Entertainment Weekly has called Episode 27, "a stunning return to form for our favourite Podcasting duo". Not our Episode 27, mind you, but still...

PLAYLIST:
The Bravery - Swollen Summer
Modest Mouse - The Good Times Are Killing Me

Metric - Satalite Mind
Detroit Cobras - Putty

MGMT - Indie Rockers
Animal Collective - Guys Eyes

Coldplay - Help Is Round The Corner

LINKS:

LEED-ND Up to vote
Lottery Winner Arrested
When Kelly Hildebrandt met Kelly Hildebrandt
Right-wing "comedian" Steven Crowder
Obama's inauguration captured by cell phones
Bixi success

Sunday, July 19, 2009

EPISODE 26

Once a generation, a group of artists appears to define the spirit of their time. With regards to American popular music, there was one group that stood out from the pack, able to deliver songs both catchy and deep, and one that created a whole new sound. But until the lawsuit is settled, our Limp Bizkit retrospective will have to wait. In the meantime, here's Episode 26, dedicated to some forgettable band from California.
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BEACH BOYS PLAYLIST

California Girls

I Get Around
Surfin' U.S.A.
Fun, Fun Fun
Surfer Girl

Don't Worry Baby
Little Deuce Coupe
Help Me, Rhonda

Be True To Your School
When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
In My Room

Sloop John B
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Barbara Ann

Heroes and Villains
Good Vibrations

God Only Knows

Saturday, July 11, 2009

EPISODE 25

We're back, with a vengeance - bringing you over two hours of American music and conversation in honour of our neighbours to the south and a little holiday we like to call Fireworks Day. So sit back, relax, and enjoy what we've debated as some of the greatest American music from the early 20th century to the late 1960s.

PLAYLIST

Ella Fitzgerald - It's Too Darn Hot
Duke Ellington - Take the A Train
Judy Garland - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day
Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces

Aretha Franklin - Respect
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
James Brown - Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine

Carole King - I Feel the Earth Move
Don McLean - American Pie
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
The Doors - Love Her Madly

Heart - Crazy On You
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

Simon and Garfunkel - America


LINKS

Michael Jackson memorial; Jennifer Hudson tribute; Brooke Shields speech
Metro (formerly A&P) parking lot

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

EPISODE 24, kinda

Folks,

While we strive to provide you with high-quality drivel here at ASR, there are moments where our synapses forget to fire. Whilst we rid ourselves of some mental gremlins and gear up for an exciting, fresh episode twenty-five, we present what we've dubbed our "Emergency Episode". This was done awhile ago, and consists mainly of Tyler trying to sound cool in the absence of a co-host, but hopefully it will keep at bay those of you desperate for your dose of weekly radio podcast. Cheers.

MUSIC

Frankie Lymon - Goody, Goody
The Roots - The Seed
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Was In
Irma Thomas - Breakaway
Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in Dangerous Times
The King's Singers - Can't Buy Me Love
Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Feist - One Evening
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un autre été: L'après midi
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Nelly Furtado (feat. Timbaland) - Say It Right
The Canadian Brass - Rondeau
Kermit the Frog - It's Not That Easy Being Green