Alternative Airwaves

I'm finally back with a new podcast!  It's been since the end of July since I released a new episode, and for that I am deeply sorry.  But the move is complete, and I have some brand new stuff for you.  Today I was just winging it a little, but I plan to put some more work into the blog and get some exciting things happening.  Okay, enough talk - onto the track listing! Direct Download (archive.or...

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Alternative Airwaves is now hosted on archive.org !  Eventually I'll be porting all the older podcasts over there so they can all be found in one spot.   Here's the original post for the podcast . Hopefully the fan I had on to cool down the "studio" didn't cause too much background noise. I had a fun time putting together this playlist, and listening as I recorded. I guess if you read the track li...

I hope everyone is having a wonderful St. Jean Baptiste weekend!  I had a fun time finding tracks for this podcast, and there's a little bit of every genre in the show this week.  I hope you enjoy it.  In the meantime, please enjoy some reading material on St. Jean Baptiste Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Holiday_%28Quebec%29 http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp? StoryNum...

Thanks for joining me for another fun-filled show.  Some great tracks, ranging from the 1970s (Single Bullet Theory) to a new track from 2011 (Josh Woodward).  I started the show a little differently today thanks to a fun song by Hot Fiction; I also announced the next themed podcast, coming up June 25th.  But it's still June 11th, so enjoy this podcast now! Hot Fiction  - Start it Off Boxing Fox  ...

Today's podcast is a little mailed-in, mostly a result of being on vacation for five days over the Victoria Day long weekend.  But that doesn't mean I haven't selected some sweet tracks - on the contrary!  I consulted the  Jamendo Top 100 , and picked out a few songs that I really liked.  Enjoy! Oh, and don't forget to  join the Facebook page  and  follow the podcast on Twitter ! Direct Download B...

Another two weeks gone, another podcast episode in.  In today's episode, new tracks from Brad Sucks and I Am Not Lefthanded, plus the very first Label Gazing segment featuring Ostrich Tuning from Toronto!  All this plus some other great tracks for your listening enjoyment in today's episode.  Full playlist follows below. Direct Download (31:32, approx. 28 MB) Lungs for Gills  - Starry Void Studeba...

It's been 4 weeks since I last did a "regular" podcast - what with last episode being a themed podcast (which was a lot of fun to do) - so it feels good to be back in the groove picking out new music.  Some great stuff in today's episode, including -  finally  - a track from my brother's band.  Keep reading for the playlist. Sick of Sarah  - Overexposed Flat People  - A Year From Now (Where's the...

The podcast this week is a little different than what most might be expecting - as I mentioned in the last episode, I've been planning a couple of theme podcasts.  Welcome to Themecast #1!  All the music in today's show is swing music.  This has resulted in a slightly shorter show actually, because it was slightly difficult to find music to fit the bill - well, music that I liked.  I think I found...

Welcome to April!  Spring is definitely here - it's true, because a bird thought it was in my best interests to deficate on my passenger-side mirror on my car.  Anyway, new podcast for this week, with not so many new tracks but some great sounding music nonetheless.  Hope you enjoy! Playlist Kellee Maize  - Start None ( see the video here ) Joshua Watkins  - I Hope You Love Me 20LB Sounds  - Jimmy...

Episode 22 is officially available!  The show started off a little rocky but I recovered - I blame either the beautiful afternoon sun beaming into my "studio", or the advent of the gigantic full moon later tonight.  Take your pick.  A couple of new tracks from The Red Hook Ramblers, Pinkle, and Yvalain - all in all a neat sounding show!  The playlist is below... Playlist: Red Hook Ramblers  -  Ain...

This week's podcast happens to land on my birthday!  How cool is that?  Plenty of awesome new tracks from artists all over the world this week, including the latest from the always excellent Kellee Maize.  Enjoy! Playlist: Matt Dorgan Project  - Cold The Wild  - Everything We Need Tense Kids  - Plateaus Nicolas Falcon  - Cyanide Surprise The Taxpayers  - The Windows Break Very Okay  - Where You Go...

I did it - I made it to 20 episodes!  In this week's episode, you'll hear quite a bit of hip hop (some of it not so conventional) plus some bluegrass mixed in between.  All this and more...in episode 20 of Alternative Airwaves! Unfortunately the iTunes feed is still broken, but I hope to get it fixed in the near future.  But probably not until the next podcast. Playlist for #20 Joey Ripps  - Can't...

Back to the swing of things with episode 19!  This week's episode features some brand new tracks that stretch from spunky pop to hip hop.  PLUS a new demo from Brad Sucks!  All this and more...see below for the playlist. NOTE I am currently having some difficulty with the iTunes feed, so hopefully if you are waiting on it you can download it directly from this blog post.  If you don't use itunes -...

The first new podcast of 2011 is finally done!  I thought I picked some really awesome music to kick the year off on a great note.  The standard playlist with links to artists' websites is below, but first a couple of links I mentioned during the show: - International Sock Monkey - I mentioned this in the blog earlier in the week; it's the free music blog put together by the members of Bella Ruse....

Last Saturday night I made myself a nice cup of coffee with eggnog (I swear, there was no rum involved) and settled in to do what looks to be my last podcast of 2010.  Things are just going to be too busy in the next couple of weeks, though I MAY end up doing a surprise 'cast next week if I get the free time.  You just never know! I have an announcement to make about a podcast coming up in January...

I recorded episode 16 of the podcast last night, but only got around to uploading it this morning.  So, that's also why the blog post is late.  Anyway, the title thankfully does not refer to "I'm never again doing this podcast" but more so "I'm never again singing on the podcast" but you know what they say in An American Tale, never say never! Side note: I got to 50k this year in NaNoWriMo!  Read...

Finally, another episode of Alternative Airwaves!  I've been pretty busy with NaNoWriMo this month, but I found time this evening to get a podcast recorded.  I even did some writing while I was putting the show together!  All in all, a successful evening. Track listing: Bella Ruse - Complicated Rhythm (from their upcoming album out December 13) Sonic Real Estate - Rocking in a Free World (live aco...

My apologies for the very delayed Blog post for the latest podcast.  You see, I've been quite busy at work, and there was a wedding I went to, and...well I was busy.  But it's been up on iTunes for just under a week now, so maybe you might like some links to the artists I mentioned? The topic of discussion (this is A New Thing) is "Beards" - inspired by this band , which I heard via Rathole Radio...

I finally did a podcast on time!  It's been a while since I've done that.  Note that by "on time" I mean "I announced publicly I was going it Friday night, and I completed it."  So here it is!  The theme this time around was "Canadians" - all artists featured in the podcast are Canadian. The Rest - The Short Night-Strangers on a Train The Rest - A New Pair of Jeans [Acid Wash Mix] Going Commando -...

I probably could have come up with a more clever name, but I didn't.  Here's the track listing along with links to applicable download pages. Just Plain Ant ft. Braintrust - Scream Out Just Plain Ant ft. Chuck D - Way Back When Kellee Maize - Future Remix Kellee Maize - Something Sacred Kellee Maize - Big Plans Bi-Polar Bear - Her For Him Bi-Polar Bear - Home Pt 2 Bi-Polar Bear - Nights Like This...

Episode 11 has a funky soul groove going for it - thanks to the featured artist, SOULED OUT and their No Name Funk EP.  It is currently available on iTunes but you can also download it directly here if you don't use that particular program. Track Listing: CEREALES KILLERS - Feel It SOULED OUT - No Name Funk EP JAMES JR - Let's Stay Together Here's the translated portion from Souled Out's website t...

#10?? Really?  That's really good!  Well, this is the promised Part 2 of the Creative Commons Sampler.  There are a few rough edges in the show this time around, because I was distracted while reading about ASCAP vs Free Culture.  Yeah I think I've said enough about it, and I don't want to go there right now. The Dead Rocks - My Nurse Wanna Dance With Me This Co . - Figure it Out The Dixie Flyers...

Good morning everyone, and Happy Canada Day!  So far mine's been pretty great - I went to bed sick and woke up feeling fine this morning, and to discover I have some juice in the fridge that I didn't remember making. I've had this podcast waiting in the wings for a week now, and I've been very excited to release it.  It is 100% Canadian, and features some really great artists that I found mostly o...

I finally got to do the podcast this weekend!  Life has been very busy: sudden funeral 8 hours away, a softball tourney this afternoon (B Pool Champs!!), hockey tonight...well there was a lot.  I finally finished the final mix tonight, which required very little effort thankfully.  I stumbled in a couple of places but I felt the podcast fit together well, and there was some very cool music played....