the interview show: merry x-mas

Hey folks… the interview show is going on our annual holiday season break. But –don’t worry– we are leaving you with some of our favorite shows from 2009.

12/21/2009 Metric

12/28/2009 Felix Cartal

01/4/2010 Rye Rye

01/11/2010 Propagandhi

01/18/2010 E-603

01/25/2010 The Zolas

We’ll be back in 2010 with more interview awesomeness with bands like Said the Whale, Winter Gloves, Vega/Neon Indian and Ohbijou –and more.

Enjoy. Happy Holidays.

Ohbijou “Last Christmas” (WHAM cover)

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And Another One

What a strange year for celebrities…

Paul Oakenfold ft Brittany Murphy – Faster Kill Pussycat

Have A Funky Christmas

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jf-GVIxy9c[/youtube]

With the holidays fast approaching, here’s a little something to get you in the spirit (or not).

L. O. L.

The Eggnog Experience

Listen to that fire roar!

A reminder the Mental Beast Christams Party and Eggnog Experience Compilation Release is tomorrow at the Biltmore!

The Eggnog Experience Album which we’ve been previewing tracks from has been released in it’s entirety and is available for free download!  It features 29 of Vancouver’s finest performing old faves and new original Christmas songs.

Playlist below! wow.

For added karma support them by making a donation to the food bank (Santa is watching)

No Gold – Wonderful Christmastime
Machu Picchu – All I Want For Christmas Is A Hoverboard
Apollo Ghosts – Run Run Rudolph
Nick Krgovich (of No Kids) & Rose Melberg – Coldest Night Of The Year
Lightning Dust – Ho Ho Ho
Brasstronaut – Diwali TIme
Vancougar – Dysfunctional Family Christmas
Dylan Thomas Band – For Christ’s Sake (It’s Christmas)
Tight Solid – I Hate Christmas
Makeout Videotape – Let It Snow
Needles & Pins – Armenian Christmas
B-Lines – I’m Watching TV On Christmas Day
Blue Violets – Blue Christmas (feat. Neil Osborne of 54-40)
Fanshaw – All I Want For Christmas Is You
Kellarissa – The Eve Of Christmas Eve
Adjective – Black X-Mas
Al Boyle of Hard Feelings – Star Wars, Annie Hall
Analog Bell Service – Greedy Kids Can’t Sleep
World Club – Little Drummer Boy
Dandi Wind – The Gift Giver
Secret Mommy – Woody Allen, David Koresh
Basketball – Zima Dodje (Winter’s Come)
Fine Mist – I Wanna DJ For Christmas (feat. Cam Dales)
Jody Glenham – Oh Holy Night
Collapsing Opposites – The Cost of Music
Paul Anthony – Silver Bells
Haunted Beard – XXXSSS
Noobie Noobinson – Yule Love This
Lust – Asleep In The Snow

Catch up on ALL the Mental Beast Videos! The Final episode airs at the party.

Mental Beast Prologue from the shots on Vimeo.

Mental Beast Episode Two from the shots on Vimeo.

Mental Beast Episode Four from the shots on Vimeo.

Mental Beast Episode Six from the shots on Vimeo.

Mental Beast Episode Eight from the shots on Vimeo.

Mental Beast Episode Ten from the shots on Vimeo.

Best Vancouver Bands of The Decade

Local heroes, Discorder Magazine have assembled a list of the top 50 Vancouver bands of the decade.

The list was compiled from 33 local music journalists, DJs, critics and broadcasters to find out everyone’s favourite ten local bands or artists of the past ten years. Winnie was one of those consulted!  You can read my witty banter with the Clips, Basketball and Japandroids entries!

1-10 11-30 31-50

Here’s some songs from the top ten!

1. The New Pornogrpahers – Sing Me Spanish Techno

2. Black Mountain – Druganaut

3. Destroyer – Bay of Pigs

4. Ladyhawk – The Dugout

5. The Organ – Brother

6. Japandroids – Heart Sweats

7. You Say party! We Say Die! – Monster

8. The Mutators – INSTINCT

9. Bison B.C. – These Are My Dress Clothes

10. The Red Light Sting – Dirt Eating Zombie

!!!They also featured Winnie in an article on local music sites! (along with some other quality Vancouver sites).

Shamboozie

Rakim is easily one of my fave MC’s ever.

For his return to hip hop in 1997, Rakim released The 18th Letter, his first solo album. It wasn’t groundbreaking, but it was good overall with some tightly produced tracks by some of the best (Clark Kent, Premier).

‘Guess Who’s Back’ is definitely one of the best tracks off the LP.

Rakim – Guess Who’s Back

And check out the sample from Bob James:

Bob James – Shamboozie

Monnnndaysssss

Photo by Genuine Fake

Jenny Wilson – Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward (The Knife Remix)

the interview show: Styrofoam Ones

I don’t know about you, but I love an indie band that can make you dance. Styrofoam Ones definitely do that. Their music has a great raw feel. And lately I have been needing something like this!

Alexander The and Josh McGuirk were eating dinner when I called them to chat. They told me that this band is  an all too rare instance of “drunk talk” come to life! Ahhhh, drunk talk…

Styrofoam Ones on the interview show

Styrofoam Ones “Pavement” (unplugged)

Styrofoam Ones “O.T.T.A.P.” (Gingy remix)

Listen to the interview to bone up on the band, because they will be here (in Vancouver) soon–and the masks will be off.

See you at No More Strangers January 9th!

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