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#26 - The Weirdies know how to Party...Party...Party...Over Here!

Kevin McGowan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:41:47 +0000

00:00 Intro

01:52 Warpig - Rock Star (from their self-titled 1973 album)

05:59 The Gruesomes - Hey! (from their 1988 album, Hey!)

07:47 Black Diamond Bay - Brothers in Exile (from their 2009 album, Calm Awaits)

12:44 The Weirdies - Party Over Here (from their 2008 album, The Weirdies in 3D)

14:44 Interview with Minx Weirdie, about their debut album, and the wicked coolness of being in your own garage-rawk band!

25:29 The Weirdies - Let's Get Hot (from their 2008 album, The Weirdies in 3D)

27:27 Outro

#25 - The Ruckus Rock Mix

Kevin McGowan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:41:04 +0000

00:00 Intro

01:21 Helix - Get Up (from their 2007 album, The Power of Rock and Roll, http://www.planethelix.com/)

04:01 King Khan and the Shrines - Land of the Freak (from their 2009 album, What Is?, http://www.myspace.com/kingkhanandtheshrines)

07:32 (norman)Shanks - Ring Around The Rosary (from their 2009 album, Welcome to the Camp of the Dark Meat Fantasy, http://www.myspace.com/herecometheshanks)

#24 - Talkin' Art and Gravy with Jian Ghomeshi

Kevin McGowan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:26:24 +0000

0:00 - 2:15 Intro. (includes a 30-second segment of "King of Spain" by Moxy Früvous).

2:16 - 6:06 Pamela Brennan - Amsterdam (from her 2009 CD, 100 Photographs)

6:07 - 10:57 Colin Linden - From The Water (from his 2009 CD, From The Water)

10:58 - 12:55 Kevin introduces Jian Ghomeshi! (includes a 30-segment segment of "Stuck in the 90s" by Moxy Früvous)

12:56 - 30:44 Kevin chats with Jian about his circuitous career trajectory, and how he sees himself fitting in to the Canadian arts landscape. And like, duh... of course I asked him about Billybob Thornton.

30:45 - 31:35 outro...Thanks for listening!

#23 - Revisiting Rough Trade with Kevan Staples

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:29:20 +0000

(0:00 - 1:35) Intro.

(1:36 - 5:18) Rough Trade - Weapons (from their 1983 album, Weapons. Courtesy of Linus Entertainment)

(5:19 - 11:02) Kevan and Kevin talk about his career in film and television, and how he met Carole Pope in the late 60s.

(11:03 - 13:11) Joe Mendelson - No Tresspassing (from his 1972 LP, Mr. Middle of the Road)

(13:12 - 28:27) Kevan and Kevin talk more about the good ol' days with Rough Trade, in terms of their art and the presentation of the music, mixing fashion, art, and theatre.

(28:28 - 29:24) Outro, thanks!

#22 - In Conversation with Bif Naked

Kevin McGowan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:24:13 +0000

(0:00 - 30:29) Kevin has an incredibly pleasant conversation with Bif Naked.

We chat about her recovery from breast cancer, her nutrition and workout regime, her new album The Promise, her upcoming tour...and yes, her big-time love of Celine Dion.

Seriously. Celine!

The Ruckus Blog: http://www.canadianruckus.com

Bif Naked: http://www.bifnaked.com

Bif on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/bifnaked

#21 - Crickets and Echoes with Jenn Grant

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:33:03 +0000

(0:00 - 0:42) Intro. Guest host Natalie Salat sets us up.

(0:43 - 4:54) Priya Thomas - If I Had Known, I Would Have Declined (from her 2008 CD, Blood Heron)

(4:55 - 13:13) Natalie talks with Jenn Grant about the trials of building a music career in Canada.

(13:14 - 16:10) Jenn Grant - Blue Mountains (from her 2008 CD, Echoes)

(16:11 - 19:04) Natalie talks with Jenn about what inspires her to write her music, and how hard it is to make a

living in this business.

(19:05 - 22:12) Jenn Grant - Everybody Loves You (from her 2008 CD, Echoes)

(22:13 - 22:48) Outro.

The Ruckus Blog: http://www.canadianruckus.com

#20 - Montreal Jazz, with Ben Henriques and the Responsibility Club

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:52:38 +0000

(0:00 - 1:44) Intro

(1:44 - 7:04) Deerfoot - Hyperion

(7:05 - 9:30) Brad Sucks - Making Me Nervous

(9:31 - 10:18) Kevin introduces Julia and Ben.

(10:19 - 17:13) Julia Vyse chats with Ben Henriques about his Responsibility Club. They fuse some wicked jazz and rock sounds, and come off like a Montreal jazz dream come true.

(17:14 - 24:38) Ben Henriques and the Responsibility Club - A Theory of Consumption

(24:39 - 25:52) Outro

The Ruckus Blog: http://www.canadianruckus.com

Ben Henriques: http://www.benhenriques.ca/

Deerfoot: http://www.ilovedeerfoot.com/

#19 - Nista's Quirky Swede-esque indietronica

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:51:54 +0000

(0:00 - 2:18) Intro

(2:19 - 7:13) Washboard Hank - Memories of How You Haunt Me

(7:14 - 10:18) Once Just - Hyperventilation

(10:19 - 11:24) Kevin introduces Nista!

(11:25 - 20:37) Our Montreal correspondent, Julia Vyse, chats with Stina from Nista about the inspiration for their ubercool electro pop. If you want to hear some sweet indietronica, look no further!

(20:38 - 24:48) Nista - Teenage Dreams

(24:48 - 25:46) Outro. Thanks for listening, folks!

The Ruckus Blog: http://www.canadianruckus.com

Washboard Hank: http://www.melmusic.com/washboardhank/

#18 - Winter Gloves bring the groovy synth pop

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:51:14 +0000

(0:00 - 2:45) Intro, and big thanks to my friend Jon!

(2:46 - 7:26) WHY - Big Thunder, No Rain (single, 2008)

(7:27 - 11:12) Jay Clark and the Jones - Don't Wanna Leave It

(11:13 - 13:15) Troy Sinister - Living Dead

(13:16 - 14:48) Kevin chatting about Winter Gloves

(14:49 - 17:27) Winter Gloves - Factories (from their 2008 CD, About a Girl)

#17 - Saskatchewhere?! The Music of Saskatchewan (Part 3)

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:50:29 +0000

Part 3 of 3 in our series of the great music of Saskatchewan.

(0:00 - 1:28) The Rhythm Pals - Saskatchewan (segment, from their 60s-era LP, Home Country)

(1:29 - 2:53) Introduction

(2:54 - 6:57) Deep Dark Woods - All the Money I Had Is Gone (from their 2009 album, Winter Hours)

(6:58 - 7:17) Kevin introduces Ray Whitton.

(7:18 - 11:05) Ray Whitton - Prairie Fire (not yet released, it's available on his MySpace page)

(11:06 - 21:04) Interview with Ray Whitton. We hear about how this guy managed to learn the guitar and become a fixture in the Saskatchewan music scene all within 3 years!

#16 - Saskatchewho?! The Music of Saskatchewan (Part 2)

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:49:47 +0000

Part 2 of 3 in our series of the great music of Saskatchewan.

(0:00 - 2:42) The Cottonpickers - No Help From You (from their 60s-era LP, Live From The Hatt)

(2:43 - 3:31) Kevin introduces The Rebellion

(3:32 - 6:16) The Rebellion - Fighter

(6:17 - 8:46) Natalie and kevin chat about UPD.

(8:47 - 12:42) Ultimate Power Duo - Jack the Ripper

(12:43 - 23:00) Natalie Salat talks with Scott from the Ultimate Power Duo about all the crazy stuff they've been up to.

(23:01 - 25:52) Ultimate Power Duo - Count Chocula

(25:53 - 26:55) Outro

#15 - Saskatchewhat?!: The Music of Saskatchewan (Part 1)

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:49:03 +0000

Part 1 of 3 in our series about the great music of Saskatchewan.

(0:00 - 3:19) Introduction, Lorena Kelly from Sask Music shows us some Saskatchewan 'tude.

(3:20 - 6:31) Arms Up - Anna Please (single, released in 2007)

(6:32 - 16:10) I chat with Lorena Kelly from Sask Music about how they try to promote their province's art and music across Canada and around the world.

(16:11 - 19:41) Volcanoless in Canada - Drown With The Rest of Them (single, from 2007)

(19:42 - 21:04) Kevin chats about Stu Davis (1921 - 2007)

#14 - Joel Plaskett tells us about his new triple-album, Three

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:48:10 +0000

(0:00 - 2:09) Intro

(2:10 - 4:13) Thrush Hermit - From the Back of the film (from their 1999 album, Clayton Park, courtesy of Sonic Unyon Records)

(4:14 - 5:39) Kevin introduces another Plaskett song.

(5:40 - 8:59) Joel Plaskett - Happen Now (from his 2005 album, La De Da)

(9:00 - 20:59) Kevin chats with Joel Plaskett about his new triple-album, Three, and how he was inspired to start the whole massive project. We also chat about what it was like to bring his father into the studio to help out with the guitar parts.

(21:00 - 23:24) Joel Plaskett - Deny, Deny, Deny (from his 2009 album, Three)

#13 - Chris Murray, the Los Angeles Ska Man

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:47:23 +0000

(Note: This was originally going to be episode 12...but ended up being episode 13. In the intro, I call it episode 12...sorry for any confusion!)

(0:00 - 2:17) Introduction

(2:18 - 4:49) King Apparatus - Non-Stop Drinking (from their 1991 album, King Apparatus)

(4:50 - 8:29) Chris remembers a bit about the days with King Apparatus in the early 1990s.

(8:30 - 11:29) The Chris Murray Combo - Love Flame (from their 2008 album, Why So Rude)

#12 - Punk Rock Spectacular with Tom Holliston of NoMeansNo and The Hanson Brothers

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:46:44 +0000

(0:00 - 3:29) Introduction, and praising itcamefromcanada.com

(3:30 - 6:49) Problem Children - On The Air (from their 1987 7", On the Air)

(6:50 - 10:01) The Real McKenzies - Chip (from their 2008 CD, Off The Leash)

(10:02 - 11:44) Kevin blabbing about the Hanson Brothers, and tells us about the Punk Rock Prize Pack Contest!

(11:45 - 14:24) The Hanson Brothers - 110% (from their 2009 LIVE CD, It's a Living)

#11 - Investigating Bruce Peninsula

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:45:57 +0000

(0:00 - 2:13) Introduction

(2:14 - 5:56) Little Birdie - Everyday I Fasten My Shackles (from their 2006 album, Cinematic Ways)

(5:57 - 9:10) Kelly Johnson - Inner Beauty (from his 2008 album, Cupid's Arrow)

(9:11 - 20:12) Kevin chats with Matt Cully from Bruce Peninsula, talking about how they managed to create this unique sound for the group. You'll also hear a few samples of songs from their debut album. I particularly liked it when Matt turned the tables and asked me what I thought of their album.

(20:13 - 24:36) Bruce Peninsula - Shanty Song (from their 2008 album, A Mountain is a Mouth)

#10 - Catching Up With The Gruesomes

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:45:12 +0000

(0:00 - 1:27) Introduction

(1:28 - 4:07) The Gruesomes - Bikers from Hell (from their 1986 LP, Tyrants of Teen Trash)

(4:08 - 15:40) Interview with John Davis, Bobby Beaton, and Gerry Alvarez...chatting about the old days with The Gruesomes.

(15:41 - 17:13) The Gruesomes - Wish You Were Her (from their 2000 CD, Cave In)

(17:14 - 23:10) Interview with Gerry about his new project, The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey)

(23:11 - 27:39) The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey - Time In Motion (from their 2006 CD, Candy Prankster)

(27:40 - 33:39) Interview with John and Bobby about their new band, Fuad and the Feztones.

#9 - Rockin' With Scarlet Sins

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:44:01 +0000

(0:00 - 1:12) Introduction

(1:13 - 8:14) Interview With Scarlet Sins: We chat about the band, and how they want to take over the world.

(8:15 - 11:24) Own Truth, from their 2008 CD, Scarlet Sins

(11:25 - 13:21) Chatting about their huge gig with Motley Crue.

(13:22 - 17:40) Let Go, from their 2008 CD, Scarlet Sins

(17:41 - 22:25) We chat about the Canadian music scene, and their future goals.

(22:26 - 25:49) Drown, from their 2008 CD, Scarlet Sins

(25:50 - 27:22) Outro, and some out-takes.

http://www.scarletsinsonline.com/

#8 - Interview with Carole Pope

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:43:03 +0000

(0:00 - 1:39) Introduction

(1:40 - 6:54) Brenda Earle - Standing (from her soon to be released 2009 CD, Songs For a New Day, http://www.brendaearle.com/)

(6:55 - 10:11) The Free Press - Little Pieces (http://freepressmusic.com/, from their 2008 album, Half Truths and Whole Lies)

(10:12 - 10:38) Rabble Advertisement

#7 - Up and Coming hip hop artist J-CLX, with songs from The Rest and Gerry Joly

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:42:02 +0000

(0:00 - 2:12) Introduction

(2:13 - 5:50) Gerry Joly - Mile After Mile (from his LP, Live at the Belle Claire Hotel, circa 1970)

(5:51 - 6:19) Rabble Advertisement

(6:20 - 7:12) Kevin chats about Rabble, and introduces The Rest.

(7:13 - 10:19) The Rest - Modern Time Travel (from their 2009 CD, Everyone All At Once)

(10:20 - 14:32) J-CLX - One Step (from his 2008 EP, Long Shot)

(14:33 - 16:45) Kevin and Natalie Salat talk about J-CLX

(16:46 - 27:46) Natalie interviews J-CLX, where they talk about hip hop, his musical career, and how God inspires him.

#6 - The Ruckus provides its first "Mixed Tape"

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:40:57 +0000

0:00 - 2:07 Intro

2:08 - 5:41 Stars - Take Me To The Riot (from their 2007 CD, In Our Bedroom After The War, http://www.arts-crafts.ca/stars/starsindex.html)

5:42 - 8:07 Randwiches - Don't Even Talk To Me (recorded in 2005, http://www.myspace.com/randwiches)

8:08 - 10:04 Kevin blabbing

10:05 - 14:27 Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains - I Hate My Friends (from his 2008 self-titled CD, http://www.sebastiengrainger.net/)

# 5 - The Ruckus drops into Toronto

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:39:51 +0000

0:00 - 2:06 Intro

2:07 - 6:00 Keith Holding - Golden Cup (From his CD, Foreign Land, available at http://www.themeeting.ca/home.htm)

6:01 - 15:19 Interview with Michael Williams (includes 30 second segment of the Froadia Suite by Washington Savage. To see what Michael is up to, check out http://soulonthebeach.com/)

15:20 - 19:09 The Pointed Sticks - American Song (from their 1980 LP, Perfect Youth, courtesy of www.suddendeath.com)

#4 - The Ruckus investigates different styles of Canadian Jazz

Kevin McGowan — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:38:46 +0000

(0:00 - 2:27) Introduction - Kevin talks about Jazz and introduces the late Dougie Richardson.

(2:28 - 6:50) Dougie Richardson - Over Easy (from the 2006 album, Dougie)

(6:51 - 9:26) Kevin introduces our new correspondent, Natalie Salat.

(9:27 - 21:22) Natalie chats with Barry Romberg (www.barryromberg.com). They discuss his various projects and his lengthy career as a jazz drummer in Toronto.

(21:23 - 25:14) Vinyl Hunter Segment - The Edmonton Tailgate Jazz Band - Careless Love (brought to you by www.itcamefromcanada.com)

Episode #3: Hard Rock, World Music, and we're going Bi-Coastal!

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:41 +0000

(0:00 - 1:04) Introduction

(1:05 - 3:55) The TVees - She's a Hurricane (check them out on their myspace page!)

(3:56 - 4:51) Kevin chats and introduces Emar

(4:52 - 10:05) Emar - Sutra (from the Sacred Soul CD, released in 2008)

(10:06 - 16:50) Kevin chats with Toronto's Emar about her brand new debut CD, Sacred Soul. Go to Emar's website, and then buy it at CDBaby!

Episode #2: Classic Punk, Spy-fi Surf, and Groovy Downtempo

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:31 +0000

(0:00 - 1:33) Introduction

(1:34 - 9:29) I have a fun time chatting with Jeff Welch from The Reverb Syndicate. They are Ottawa's top surf-rock band. We hear about how they developed their own mythology as inspiration for their instrumental tunage, and also hear one of their fans playing one of their tracks on a charango! (Thanks to Eric Pare for providing the charango track!). Check out the Reverb folks at http://www.thereverbsyndicate.ca/.

(9:30 - 12:05) The Reverb Syndicate - The Lonely Henchmen (from Sputnik-a-Go-Go, available at CDBaby)

Episode #1: Our First Trip Across Canada

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:29 +0000

Note: I updated the audio file on October 7, 2008. The new version was remixed and sounds much better.

(0:00 - 1:30) Introduction

(1:31-6:20) Rebekah Higgs - Parables (this song is from her self-titled debut CD, available at Zunior.com)

(6:21-15:59) I chat with Rebekah Higgs about how she recorded the album with Thomas Ryder Payne (of Joydrop fame), the Halifax music scene, and how she manages to create such rich-sounding live shows.

Episode Twenty Four - The Cat Curator

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:20:49 +0000

Kristina Lively is an electronic librarian who hails from Washington D.C. She's also Shadow Fugazi in Second Life, a stylish, feline avatar prone to wearing black and a cat's tail with a mind if its own. I first met Shadow early on in my Second Life adventures and we co-curated the Remember Us exhibit for the Alzheimer Society of Ontario that's up for a Canadian Digital Media Award next week in Toronto. Even though I've worked with Shadow and have chatted with her via IM for months, we've never actually spoken. That changed when she joined me, via Skype, from her office in D.C. You can learn more about Kristina at http://livelyhood.com/ In the real world I run an emerging tech communications company called w8nc. I help educators and nonprofits make use of tools like Second Life.

Episode Twenty Three - The Sculptable Prim - Golam Amadeus

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:20:43 +0000

Golam Amadeus is a Portuguese painter with a scientific background and an artistic eye. He's become a leading sculptor in Second Life and I spoke with him about his SL work in a week when Linden Lab introduced the sculptable prim to the 3D world. I also discuss Project Open Letter, Christiano Diaz's activism encouraging Linden Lab to get the basics of the SL experience right.

Episode Twenty Two - Lawmen in the Wild West - Jim Milles

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:20:40 +0000

Jim Milles is the Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library at the University at Buffalo Law School, in Buffalo New York. He's also an avid podcaster who hosts wide ranging and engaging Check This Out! podcast at cto.libsyn.com/. In the last few weeks three people have said to me, "Wayne, you need to talk to Jim Milles". I took their advice, and I'm glad I did. I had a great time talking about the gnarly legal and governance issues Second Life raises and about what works and doesn't work for libraries in Second Life. Please contact me a wmacphail@gmail.com. In the real world I run an emerging tech communications company called w8nc. I help educators and nonprofits make use of tools like Second Life. I'll put a link to my company site, w8nc.com in the show notes.

Episode Twenty One - Search and Access - Donna Dinberg

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:20:36 +0000

Donna Dinberg is a Systems Librarian for the Services Branch of Library and Archives Canada. So Donna, known as Dinnie Devonshire in Second Life, has to cope with the restrictions and requirements of government accessibility and language guidelines as she explores emerging tech like Second Life. Donna and I discuss that, more effective search and a range of other topics in what was a really fun conversation for me. By the way, Donna has also just launched an exhibit on Jewish Genealogy in the Genealogy Centre on Info Island One. You can contact me at wmacphail@gmail.com My company site is at http://w8nc.com