The Ruckus

#72 - And in conclusion, The Ruckus presents some crazy cover songs

Kevin McGowan — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:48:07 +0000

Hi all,

Welcome to the final episode of The Ruckus. I recorded this back in June 2011, and have been very slow posting it. When I put this episode together, I had not yet decided to finish the show...but I like this as the final episode. It puts things full circle for me, as it relies exclusively on old vinyl, which is where my online music adventures began in 2007.

Enjoy this final episode, and thanks for listening. I've loved doing this, and hope to do something like it again when life calms down.

00:00 Intro

01:49 ARC Hit Parade Players - Martian Hop

03:49 The Golden Ring - It's Not Unusual

06:45 The Dick Walker Orchestra - Louie Louie

10:32 The Borden Family - Theme from Star Wars

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#71 - The Found Tapes (by popular request, the second-last episode)

Kevin McGowan — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:20:25 +0000

Hi folks,

Yes, it is true... The Ruckus is no more. After 3 years, 70 episodes, and half a million downloads, I am calling it a day.

I created this episode in June 2011 and never posted it (life got in the way). So, I hope you enjoy this... and the final Ruckus episode (#72) which will also be posted today.

Thanks so much to you all for listening, and for supporting this little podcast. And thanks to Meagan and everyone at rabble for making this possible.

In this episode, you'll hear 4 new(ish) tracks by some of Canada's best acts... and in the next episode, you'll hear a bunch of familiar songs re-recorded by people you've never heard of.

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#70 - Canada, O Canada (English)

Kevin McGowan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:38:28 +0000

Happy Canada Day!

www.kevinmcgowan.ca

Twitter - @iamkevinmcgowan

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#69 - Canada, O Canada (Francais)

Kevin McGowan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:31:19 +0000

In honour of Canada Day, en Francais!

www.kevinmcgowan.ca

twitter - @iamkevinmcgowan

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#68 - Confederation Stories!

Kevin McGowan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:20:15 +0000

Hi again folks...here's another little trip down memory lane. Similar to Episode 67, this is another old LP featuring a lot of Canadian history. This album, brought to you by the Ontario Department of Education (circa 1967), will take you on a roller coaster ride of anecdotes.

Again, this is not a musical episode, but I promise to get back to music in a few weeks. I like these old LPs, and think they deserve to be heard. If you disagree, well, don't listen, and we'll see you with new tunes soon.

www.kevinmcgowan.ca

Twitter - @iamkevinmcgowan

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#67 - Canadian Adventures!

Kevin McGowan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:59:21 +0000

Warning! This episode may teach you about Canada.

Hi folks,

In honour of Canada's upcoming birthday (July 1 for you non-Canadians out there), I'm offering up the first of two "found LPs" that were developed by Canadian educational institutions as teaching aids.

This first album (which you will hear in its entirety) is called Canadian Adventures 1867-1967, and was developed in honour of our Centennial by the Ontario Teacher's Federation.

If you're a regular Ruckus listener, and are expecting a bunch of pop music, this may not be the episode for you. But if you are interested in hearing some stories about the country, this just might be the ticket for you.

Enjoy!

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#66 - Opera on cylinder

Kevin McGowan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:33:00 +0000

This one is going way back. Way way back. Lovers of music from another era will get a kick out of this podcast. I gave up with pronunciation, and provide only a quick intro for these 6 arias all recorded in the early part of the 20th century. Enjoy these 100-year-old sounds.

02:10 Edward Johnson - Si fui soldato (Giordano/Andrea Chenier)

05:08 Edward Johnson - Ah Manon mi tradisce (Puccini/Manon Lescaut)

07:20 Marie Louise Edvina - Que te fait (Massenet/Thais)

09:41 Marie Louise Edvina - L'amour est une vertu rare (Massenet/Thais)

11:49 Jeanne Gordon - Amour viens aider (Saint-Saens/Samson et Dalila)

15:26 Jeanne Gordon - Re dell' abisso (Verdi/Ballo in Maschera)

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#65 - Muse Mix

Kevin McGowan — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:47:47 +0000

Thanks to Lauren at themusebox.net for providing these great tunes. We love mixtapes, and this is a great one.

00:37 Steven McKay - Slow Down
04:10 Commerce - Certain To Happen
08:20 Royksopp - Foresaken Cowboy
13:41 The Wilderness - Systems
19:37 Querkus - Half Acid Lee
23:57 Kites Overhead - Everything I Thimk About
27:16 Wool on Wolves - Ports of Glass Harbour
30:09 Michael Rault - Lay Right Down and Die
32:51 Allie Hughes - Damaged Nail
35:10 Data Romance - Bones
39:23 Kopecky Family Band - Howlin' At The Moon
42:40 Language Arts - Cavity

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#63 -- Live from Beirut: Part 1

Kevin McGowan — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:35:05 +0000

This two-part podcast takes you on an audio tour of underground clubs in Beirut, Lebanon. Shirine Saad (www.shirinesaad.com) is our guide, as she tells us how music and politics mix with the youth culture in this troubled city.

This episode features 2 songs:

01:11 Mashrou3 - Fasateen

07:08 Scrambled Eggs - Silver For Gold

For more info on Shirine, check out www.shirinesaad.com.

And for more about me, check out www.kevinmcgowan.ca

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#64 -- Live from Beirut: Part 2

Kevin McGowan — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:08:53 +0000

This episode features 3 songs:

01:06 New Government - Mozambique

07:47 Zeid and the Wings - Hkini

14:38 Rayess Bek - Samm

For more info on Shirine, check out www.shirinesaad.com.

And for more about me, check out www.kevinmcgowan.ca.

beirut2final_0.mp3

#62 - Tribute to the F Word

Kevin McGowan — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:01:29 +0000

Many thanks to the producers of "The F Word", another fine podcast hosted on rabble.ca. They turned me on to some great young hip-hop MCs, and now it's your turn to hear these tracks.

01:36 - Invincible - Sledgehammer

04:23 - Eekwol - Too Sick

09:07 - Eternia ft MoSS - The BBQ

Check out The F Word: www.feminisms.org

And my blog lives at: www.kevinmcgowan.ca

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#61 - New York Roars! (ROIR Records Part 3)

Kevin McGowan — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:13:22 +0000

Here you go, folks...the final chapter in our look at New York's ROIR Records. In this episode, we chat with Nick Cooper about two of the youngest bands on the label's roster.

00:43 Univox - Pi

02:57 Chatting with Nick about the youngest bands on the ROIR label

09:22 Bad Cop - Daylight

That's all folks...

Check out ROIR at www.roir-usa.com

And check out my blog at www.kevinmcgowan.ca

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#60 - New York roars (ROIR Records Part 2)

Kevin McGowan — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:18:55 +0000

Hey, and welcome to Part 2 of our 3-part series with New York's ROIR Records.

In this episode, you'll hear more of my chat with Nick Cooper about the label, its history, and 2 of its most recent releases. You'll even get to hear songs from the reissued Stimulators album (it's a freakin' classic!) and a track from Darryl Jennifer's new CD.

If you're looking for some Canadian content on this one, consider that while Darryl Jennifer is the bassist for the legendary Bad Brains, he's also one hell of a producer, having worked with Canada's Bedouin Soundclash and others.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Nick Cooper talks about ROIR, and The Stimulators

03:43 The Stimulators - Loud Fast Rules (live)

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#59 - New York Roars! (ROIR Records part 1)

Kevin McGowan — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:02:49 +0000

Hiya folks,

There isn't much Canadian content in this three-part series, but that's ok with me. ROIR Records (www.roir-usa.com) has been my favourite record label since I was about 14 and discovered their famous New York Thrash compilation.

ROIR has always been under the radar in the American music scene, in spite of having one of the most incredible artist rosters going. Bad Brains. Suicide. Flipper. Legendary Pink Dots. The list goes on and on. Buckle up and have a listen in this episode as Nick Cooper tell us about the beginnings of ROIR, and we hear some archival ROIR music from New York Dolls and Suicide.

00:00 Intro

01:22 New York Dolls - Pills

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