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Out of It, the new album from Brad Sucks is out. Brad’s going to be at our Zap Your PRAM conference in October.
My friend Stephen has published the best photo-essay of a Weird Al concert ever. Sometimes I think it really is All About the Pentiums.
OpenStomp – The Open-Source Guitar Effects Pedal. Finally, my inner-geek and inner-rock-star can enjoy something together. How long until I can play Quake on a Stratocaster?
Acts of Volition Radio: Session 32
A summer session of Acts of Volition Radio with 2/3rds Canadian content.
2/3rds Canadian content. Recorded Sunday, July 20, 2008 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 64min.
- Matt Mays – Building a Boat
- Sloan – Witches Wand
- Bell X1 – Rocky Took a Lover
- Buck 65 – Cries a Girl
- Guided By Voices – I am a Tree
- Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere
- The Awkward Stage – The Morons Are Winning
- Tokyo Police Club – Tessellate
- Hey Rosetta! – The Simplest Thing
For more, see the previous Acts of Volition Radio sessions or subscribe to the Acts of Volition Radio podcast feed.
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Feist on Sesame Street: “1, 2, 3, 4, chickens just back from the shore”
Brad Sucks, Internet Music Guy Extraordinaire, has announced a release date of Sept 8th for his next album, Out of It. Available for pre-order now.
Juno Songwriters Circle for a Saturday Afternoon
Last week’s Juno awards festivities (think: Grammy’s for Canada) in Calgary produced a few great performances. A few of these took place at the Songwriters Circle and were captured by CBC’s Radio 2 Podcast.
The two parts in include performances by Joel Plaskett, Serena Ryder, Jeremy Fisher, Jay Malinowski of the Bedouin Soundclash and others. Both Plaskett and Ryder play new songs and some crowd singing-along may cause goose-bumps.
The recordings can be downloaded via the Radio 2 Podcast or downloaded directly:
- Juno Songwriters Circle Part 1 (46Mb MP3)
- Juno Songwriters Circle Part 2 (48Mb MP3)
Acts of Volition Radio: Session 31
The first session of Acts of Volition Radio for 2008, the future.
Music for 2008, the future. Recorded Monday, February 4, 2008 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 34min.
Session Thirty One Playlist:
- Band of Horses – Is there a Ghost
- MxPx – Punk Rawk Celebrity
- Nada Surf – See These Bones
- John Vanderslice – Kookaburra
- Ron Sexsmith – God Loves Everyone
- Radiohead – Last Flowers to the Hospital
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Acts of Volition Radio: Session 30
With winter in the air, Acts of Volition Radio is back with eight great songs.
Eight great songs. Recorded Sunday, October 15, 2007 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 45min.
Session Thirty Playlist:
- Wintersleep – Weighty Ghost
- The Weakerthans – Utilities
- John Vanderslice – Karma Police (cover)
- Lassie Foundation – I Can Be Her Man
- Jill Barber – Hard Line
- Feist – 1234
- Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye
- Jimmy Eat World – Big Casino
For more, see the previous Acts of Volition Radio sessions or subscribe to the Acts of Volition Radio RSS feed.
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