Ruby Slippers February 27 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

More cold weather (bother) but that just means more time to stay in and mess about with music!

New tracks, some preview-y works in progress, (first listen, indeed!) dragons and thieves and megafauna, oh my!

Here goes

Phoebe ... Organ Thieves *

Sick of Me ... Gentlemen Thieves * (yes, are related)

Pictures ... Ewart and the Two Dragons (from Estonia) (new)

Headlights ... The Canards *

No Justice Anywhere (work in progress) ... Greg Clarke *

Want Too Much ... Huetensil (new)

Poppers ... David Contin * (new, preview?)

Twisted Head ... Rosewoods Diary *

Make You Better ... The Decemberists (new) (courtesy of Starbucks, no less)

They Always Do ... Rachael Cardiello *

Kool Aid Wino ... Megafauna (new from Surreal Estate)

Transmission ... Joy Division (natch, radio is my game)

Where Your Head Goes ... Ty Segall (from Goodbye Bread)

How Can I Ease The Pain ... Lisa Fischer

Night Scented Stock (instrumental) ... Kate Bush

Aeolian Echo (instrumental) ... Ilias (new)

I Am The Cosmos ... Chris Bell (may not make this)

Now THERE'S a show for ya!

See you next week and thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers February 20 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

I'm so late posting this. Sorry! Life completely got in the way and that can be enough to totally upset the routine of things. Am pleased to say, however, that there will be a show tomorrow, this is the playlist and we can all sit back, laugh a little, stomp along and generally forget about the week.

Snowglobe ... Lee Corey Oswald
Bang On ... The Breeders
...And If I Refuse ... The Evidence *
Voodoo Rugs ... Diamond Rugs
Everone Knows my Name ... Speedking *
Be My Girl ... Curbside Sofa *
Act One: Cigarettes For Money ... Sharks! On Fire! *
Wise Up ... Waitresses
For Your Eyes ... The Bell Hours
Face to Face ... Pacific Gold
Cyberpunk ... Mondo Art's Music Factory *
Painted On Attitude ... T. Hardy Morris
Isolation ... Joy Division
The Nature Of Things ... Ocean City Defender *
Ungirthed ... Purity Ring *
Outlines ... Sleeping At Last
Wasted ... Maps

Interesting collection, no?

Thank you for listening!

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers February 13 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

It's Friday the 13th, only one day before VD. Wow, talk about a double whammy. And as no one was up to sharing their tales of the lovelorn, the playlist is all about yours truly. A little love, a little sadness, a fitting tribute to the time.

What a Fool Believes ... Doobie Brothers (from Minute By Minute, my fav Doobie album)

Even In Dreams ... The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Last Night ... Rachael Cardiello * (new)

So Wonderful Beautiful ... parker BOMBSHELL *

Stay Forever ... Panama (from Australia)

Come Get Me Eyes ... Milo McMahon *

Maria, What Happened to You? ... Alleyway Saints *

Love Song ... The Cure (of course)

Have I Ever Loved? ... Mike Evin * (new)

Figure It Out ... Allen Stone 

Dk/Pi ... Aero Flynn

The Blitz ... The Harbour Sound *

Sharks! On Fire! (We Had a Danceoff in a Thunderstorm) ... Sharks! On Fire! *

Mysterons ... Portishead 

There are so many others that I would have put on this list had time permitted.

Oh well... may just play them myself anyway.

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers February 6 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

It's a marshmallow world here in Toronto and despite making the rounds of shoveling parties, salt pick ups and hypothermia support groups, the music just doesn't quit. This week we have some brand new songs, some old favorites and a whole lot more.

So grab a blanket, kick off your Sorels and join in.

Karma ... parker BOMBSHELL * (check out the awesome podcast "Addictions and Other Vices"
                                                           on Mixcloud)
New Waves ... Parks & Rec *
Show Me Your Eyes ... Royal Canoe *
Tell Mama ... Etta James
Doing it Right ... The Go! Team
Alex Chilton ... The Replacements
FLO-136 ... Sounds Around * (from the Visible Spectrum album on Bandcamp)
You Are My Gallows ... Papermaps *
Ohio (cover of Neil Young)... Dandy Warhols (technically Canadian content)
Paper Wings ... Derek Olive * (new! an ER nurse from Montreal Quebec)
Something From Nothing ... The Foos
Last Night and Bruce ... Greg Clarke * (upcoming album) (new)
Get Away ... Chris Bell (from I Am The Cosmos album, beautiful)
Uncontrollable Urge (DEVO cover) ... Schlarb Family (a family project)
Can't Cope ... PANIC *

Thanks for listening and happy tobogganing.

(next week, the VD show)

*Cancon