Vibrations of Nations on the Interwebnets

Here it is. This moment marks the valmorphinization of the Vibrations of Nations blog from a lame, lackadaisical, ..., l-infrequently updated blog to what we hope will be an un-sucky, un-epic fail, un-bad site for folks who love music.

*Note to reader: All future alliteration will be much more illmatic... or so we hope. We'll brush up on our word nerd skills.

First off on the laundry list of things we have to do in this entry- the show itself. Programming at WRGW hadn't officially started yet when we went on, so we did an extended show because no one was on after us. Despite the fact that there was a fire alarm, an errand I had to try and complete during the show, and the fact that Eb and I are constantly forgetful, it was an illin' show, and a fun time all.



By the way, the show starts about three and a half minutes into the recording

Here's the playlist:

Sonnet- Will Stratton
Black Creek- Valery Gore
Scythian Empire- Andrew Bird (I am obsessed with this song)
Some Things We Lose- Baby Eagle
(words)
Oh Paris!- Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
Time Breaks Down- Bend Sinister
The Ballad Of Old Bull Lee- Arthur & Yu
Start a War- The National
(words)
Selfish Jean- Travis
By And By- Lay Low
Meet Me By The Water- Saturday Looks Good To Me
Holland, 1945- Neutral Milk Hotel
(words)
Upon Viewing Brueghel's "Landscape With the Fall of Icarus"- Titus Andronicus
Lolita- Throw Me The Statue
The Bronze Beached Boys (Come On Let's Go)- Pas/Cal
Marry Song- Band of Horses
(words)
Edge of the Ocean- Ivy
Make You Crazy feat. Femi Kuti- Brett Dennen
I Need a Life- Born Ruffians
OK- Holly Conlan
(words)
Sky Is Falling- De Novo Dahl
Oliver James- Fleet Foxes
No One's Better Sake- Little Joy
One Great City!- The Weakerthans
(words)
Lost Coastlines- Okkervil River
Pushover- The Long Winters
Cash In My Pocket feat. Daniel Merriweather- Wiley
Demon Host- Timber Timbre
(words)
First Day of My Life- Bright Eyes
True Affection- The Blow
(words)
Yes We Can- will.i.am

You may notice some ichat noises towards the end of the show- I have no idea where they're coming from; I just double-checked that all my ichat alert noises are off, so, yeah... that'll be fixed next show.

Secondly, the music blog portion of this entry. From this point forward, this blog will not only serve as a means of listening to our show on the internet, it will also be a music blog. Y'know, like this one, one of my favorites.

That being said, my first two songs of recommendation to you, the reader and listener, are epic indeed.

The Born Ruffians hail from Midland, Ontario (that's Canadia for anyone not familiar with the provinces of Canadaland) but have since moved to Toronto. I played "I Need a Life" on this week's show, but I love it so much that it deserves extra mention. The singer, Luke LaLonde, has the kind of voice that always sounds like it's going to mature, but never really does until after years of chain-smoking and hard living. Even though it's high-pitched and wavery, it's surprisingly strong thoughout the song. The rhythm section keeps it simple with the drummer and the bass player chugging along behind the vocals and guitar.



I only discovered Pas/Cal recently, but they are already one of my favorite bands. They have a really fantastic sound- polished, really pop-influenced, and sunshiny. Their melodies are what really set them apart- I've never heard a band with as many amazing vocal hooks in my life. Casimer Pascal, the leader of the band, really knows how to put a song together. Couple all this with fantastic production values (Pascal is reportedly a perfectionist in the studio) and you have one of the best debut LPs I've ever heard.

11/9/08: Return of the Podcast!

After a lengthy hiatus, we're back with another podcast! It was an interesting week overall, with some technical difficulties in the beginning of the show and some a few minutes in, but we got it together and it was a pretty tight show. So with that said, let's get to the music.

Vibrations of Nations 11/9/08

(boomp3 has been acting up in the past few days, so here's a link to the file on megaupload)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JFS5F7SV

EDIT: So it looks like both boomp3 and megaupload are jiving us. Until I figure out some other way of purveying my show unto you, the listener, please feel free to contact either eb or me about getting ahold of the show file.

Song- Artist

Chicken Half- Sugarman 3
Rich Girls- The Virgins
Maybe Tonight- Nicole Atkins
Osaka Loop Line 2008- Discovery
(break)
Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean- Of Montreal
They Sing in Her Heart- Princeton
Rock & Roll Backlash- The Woggles
She's Fantastic- Sondre Lerche
Speak Facts- Surreal & DJ Balance
(break)
White Night- The Postelles
Under My Skin- Jukebox the Ghost
Starsong... What Became Of Us- Sylvie Lewis
Lake Michigan- Rogue Wave
(break)
Wave Goodbye- Kelley Stoltz
(At this point, we decided to play the required 4 station IDs)
Spectacular Views- Rilo Kiley
After All- Sondre Lerche
405- Death Cab For Cutie
(break)
Nobody's Baby- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Concrete Seconds- Pinback
Tell Me What To Do- Jim Noir
Better Off- Let's Go Sailing
(break)
Life Being What It Is- Kaki King
Black Olives- Bad Boys
Dance Music- The Mountain Goats
Pollokshields- 1990s
(break)
Flying Horse- Dispatch
Danse sur la Merde- Prototypes
Generator 2nd Floor- The Freelance Whales
Oh My!- The Dansettes
(spots)
(break)
The Engine Driver- The Decemberists

Thanks for listening, it's been emotional, and you're all lovely.

-Wyatt & Eb

Vibrations of Nations 10/5/08: Cover Show!

Hey everyone, we got a bit of a late start this week- Bird Monster, a pretty cool band from Cali was being interviewed, and that ran a bit late.

Anyway, this is the first podcast of the year, so let's get get this showboat on the river. This was a covers show, so we played the original song and then an illin' cover to go along with it. The show starts at 16:39 with some sick banjos.

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The playlist is as follows (Song- Artist):

Allie Mae Reynolds- O-Death
Repetition Kills You- The Black Ghosts
When the Sun Goes Down- Arctic Monkeys
When the Sun Goes Down- Lack of Afro
(break)
The Weight- The Band
The Weight- Aretha Franklin
Last Nite- The Strokes
Last Nite- Jumbonics
(break)
Higher Ground- Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground- Ellen McIlwaine
Valerie- The Zutons
Valerie feat. Amy Winehouse- Mark Ronson
King of the Rodeo- Kings of Leon
King of the Rodeo feat. Megan Washington- The Bamboos
(break)
Louie Louie- The Kingsmen
Louie Louie- Toots & The Maytals
Police & Thieves- Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves- The Clash
Crossroads- Cream
Crossroad Blues- Robert Johnson
Sea of Love- Cat Power
Sea of Love- Phil Phillips
Monkey Man- Toots & The Maytals
Monkey Man- Amy Winehouse
I'm Waiting for the Man- David Bowie
Naked, If I Want To- Moby Grape
I Fought the Law- Bobby Fuller Four
After Midnight- JJ Cale
Naked, If I Want To- Cat Power
(break)
After Midnight- Eric Clapton

And that's the show! Thanks for listening!

Next week will be formatted slightly differently, Eb will be on the mics too, and half the music's gonna be her pickings. So once again, thanks for listening, and stop jivin', it ain't nothin but a thing.

Vibrations of Nations 4/13/08

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Download here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T198FRJ7

Well everyone, I'm a little late getting into this podcasting business, but I'm gonna keep up the podcasting until the end. You may be thinking, wow he's dedicated, but before you do, I'll remind you that it's the second to last week of school. Hurrah. So for now I'll end this charade and pop this blow-stand- leaving you with the tracklisting and link to the podcast. Thanks in advance for listening.

Also, a few songs from the show before me are at the beginning of the podcast, once you hear a sitar start, that's my show.

The playlist: (Song-Artist-Album-Label-Genre)

	I Feel You Around (Kashmir Reflection)	Stay	Things You Cannot See	Wild Thing	Indie Rock
	Paper Underwear	The Free Association	David Holmes Presents: The Free Association	13 Amp	RPM/Electronic
	Seishun Kyosokyoku	Sambomaster	Sambomaster wa Kimi ni Katarikakeru	Sony	Loud Rock
	Cleo's Mood	James Taylor Quartet	Don't Mess With Mr. T	Dome	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Puleora Pombaram	Kim Jung Mi	Now	World Psychedelia	Blues/Soul/R&B
	I Gotta Go Now	The Woggles	Rock and Roll Backlash	Wicked Cool	Loud Rock
	Valerie	The Zutons	Tired of Hanging Around	Deltasonic	Indie Rock
	Karano Beddono Buruusu	Fumio Fuya	SF Cult Label Collection Vol. 2	Ultra Vybe	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Music Will Not Last	Jamie Lidell	Multiply	Warp	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Ride a White Swan	T. Rex	Electric Boogie	Pilot	Folk/Country
	It's Cool	Station ID	Station ID	Station ID	Station IDs
	Chasing Pavements	Adele	19	XL	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Sweet Dogs	Trolle Siebenhaar	Sweet Dogs	Boom	RPM/Electronic
	Super Heavy Soul Explosion version 2	Stay	Kashmir Reflection	Wild Thing	Indie Rock
	Mama Told Me (Not To Come)	Three Dog Night	The Best of Three Dog Night	Geffen	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Goodnight Bad Morning	The Kills	Midnight Boom	Domino	Indie Rock
	Wonderboy	Tenacious D	Tenacious D	Sony	Loud Rock
	Toothpaste Kisses	The Maccabees	Colour It In	Polydor	--not specified--
	Boku to Kimino Subete wa Atarashiki Utade Utae	Sambomaster	Boku to Kimi no Subete wo Rokunroru wo Yobe	Sony	Loud Rock
	Futurama	Station ID	Station ID	Station ID	Station IDs
	Lean Woman Blues	T. Rex	Electric Warrior	Warner Bros.	Blues/Soul/R&B
	I Get Cravings	Lamya	Learning From Falling	J	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Bad Feeling	Station ID	Station ID	Station ID	Station IDs
	Don't Rhyme No Mo	The Free Association	David Holmes Presents The Free Association	13 Amp	Hip Hop
	Papa's Got A Brand New Badge	The Sweet Vandals	The Sweet Vandals	Unique	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Tipitina	Professor Longhair	Big Easy Strut - The Essential Professor Longhair	Varese Sarabande	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Speak Facts	Surreal & DJ Balance	Future Classic	Hip Hop IS Music	Hip Hop
	Cold Shoulder	Adele	19	XL	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Bosco's Blues	Sugarman 3	Pure Cane Sugar	Daptone	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Little Bit of Feel Good	Jamie Lidell	Little Bit of Feel Good	Warp	Blues/Soul/R&B
	Take a Chance	Speedometer	Four Flights Up	Freestyle	Blues/Soul/R&B
	You	1990s	--not specified--	--not specified--	Indie Rock
	You're Supposed To Be My Friend	1990s	Cookies	Rough Trade	Indie Rock

So Good Today (Dap Kings Mix)

Ben Westbeech

Soul Shaker, Vol. 4

Record Kicks

Blues/Soul/R&B CD

Ooh La La- The Faces
3 Feet Deep feat. Abdominal & D-Sisive- DJ Format

This weird formatting will be fixed by the next podcast. Peace.