TEM Ep.17: Cruising Along

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I am your musical tour guide AD Springer, tonight I want to paint a picture for you. So we are cruising along the neon-lit streets of The Electric Metropolis, when suddenly, the tour bus is awash in a wall of rain near-on freezing yet warmed up enough to splash onto the road. Then it hits us, even when the skies open up and the roads turn to ice, we can keep cruising along to the beats that keep us smiling, nodding, and thinking. What I am trying to say is, please, do not stick your head out to drink the rainwater -it is very cold; do not wave your hands amidst the rainfall -you will just get the seats wet; and finally, most importantly: do not forget to enjoy the ride and enjoy whatever you want to enjoy. Although we are cruising along in a synthetic and digital metropolis of song and sound: we can always find that connection between the blinking lights and crunchy sounds.

Tour Itinerary:

First Stop:

“Inaugurate Me” by The Trick off the album Inaugurate Me

Chiptune District:

“Mizu” by Theodore West off the album Re:Human
“A Sunday with a Korg M01” by Lazy Nerd 204 off the album M01 Redux
“Keyboard Demo Attack!” by PROTODOME off the album BLUESHIFT

Future Funk District:

“Bittersweet Love” by Ayaka 
“Tigerstyle” by Aloe Island Posse off the album Internet Discotheque
“Dreamer’s Street” by Cero Rio off the album Towards the Future

Synth District:

“Jaguar Future Party” by Jaguar Knight off the album Unknown Futures
“Chasing the Sunrise” by Archie off the album Archie
“Neon Tattoo” by Mirrorvoid off the album Neon Tattoo

Return of the Chiptune District (With a VGM twist):

“DX H34V3N [cTrix]” by Tuberz McGee off the compilation album The Great Australian Barbecue Bash vol.1
“Walls of Judgement” by Jeff Ball off the Tiny Barbarian DC: Sinister Tower Original Soundtrack
“Outside The White Shadows” by chibi-tech off the album Psycho Somatic Generation

Final Stop:

“A Neon Glow Lights the Way” by Garoad off the album VA-11 HALL-A – Second Round

Got any suggestions for future tours?

Tweet me @ElectricMetCHSR
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Homemade Jams 2018-01-22

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Track Listing: Homemade Jams CHSR

1.) Adyn Townes – I Believe

2.) Ian Janes – Can’t Remember Never Loving You

3.) SHARE – Horse and Rider

4.) Jane Blanchard – Enemy

5.) Jane Blanchard – Island

6.) Anne Janelle – Knocking At My Door

7.) Josh Bravener – Without You

8.) The Olympic Symphonium – Glory Of Love

9.) Art of the Possible – Passerby

10.) Sleepy Driver – Lucia

11.) Paper Lion – My Friend (Octopus Project Remix)

Album Review: Born Ruffians – Uncle, Duke & The Chief

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Toronto’s Born Ruffians are back with their 5th studio album, Uncle, Duke, & The Chief; their first with the original trio since 2013’s Birthmarks, which was my first introduction to the band.

Creating a nostalgic rock sound soaked in reverb, the beginning track Forget Me was inspired by the passing of David Bowie, making the idea of death not a fearful one. Singer/writer Luke Lalonde is quoted as saying “We’re all doing this together, we’re all on the same path. Just some of us are ahead of others.” Even though this song is about mortality, I think it can also be applied to life and how sometimes we’re not meant to be on the same path as our partners and sometimes you have to take a different journey and let them go on without you. Maybe you’ll meet up again down the road. Maybe not. This idea fits in with the theme of the record which could be described perhaps as turbulent times. Forget Me, along with Love Too Soon, are the first tracks released off the album and are accompanied by music videos directed by Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis of July Talk.

The bitter lyrics of Love Too Soon are masked by the smooth sounds of dreamy guitar, a simple bass line, and organ in the background. It’s the subtle whistling between verses that really sets this track apart from what could be considered just another “indie rock” song, given the ingredients.

There are faster tempo tracks like the anthemic chorused Miss You and the punkier riffed Fade To Black. Side Tracked, Spread So Thin, and the album closer Working Together are the type of songs that will have you head swaying the whole time. Ring That Bell, along with Forget Me really nail the 60’s rock spirit, and basically this record is the first time I’ve been excited about a new record in a while.

Slightly straying from their previous albums’ (RUFF) sound, I think this time they made a record that they wanted to make instead of what the critics wanted to hear. They say it best in the lyrics of Tricky, “I’m so sick of that overrated, stuff that you think is sophisticated”.

Uncle, Duke, & The Chief is released February 16, 2018 via Paper Bag Records.

Anything Goes 2018-01-20

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Track Listing: Anything Goes with Bondo – there is so much great new music out there

1.) Born Ruffians – Love Too Soon

2.) Born Ruffians – Forget Me

3.) Mother Mother – The Drugs

4.) Josh Sahunta – Circles

5.) Mimicking Birds – Sunlight Daze

6.) Dylarama – Chantal

7.) Adrian Underhill – Not Good Enough

8.) Omhouse – Aurock

9.) Mountain Eyes – The Wind

10.) Insecure Men – Teenage Toy

11.) Superorganism – Everybody Wants To Be Famous

12.) Dormitories – Play Doh

13.) Ian Janes – Can’t Remember Never Loving You

14.) A View Of The Earth From The Moon – Distance Runner

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RFYL Episode – UseYourWordsEP03

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We continue to hit the ground running this week on RFYL! Join us … or, rather, join me as we continue to throw (jam) the best tunes I can find down your earholes! Need to find the best sound for the perfect someone? Well, clearly you both need a little bit of what RFYL will get you!

Did none of that make sense? That’s ok! I clearly have lost my mind. But I didn’t lose my playlist – it’s pretty solid, even for me!

Check it out here:

Playlist:
Gun In My Hand – Dorothy
Pretty Great Machine – Napalmpom
Get Crazy M’Lady – HighKicks
Guilty One – Rockyard
Back Home In Bristol – The Dreadnoughts
Tomorrow May Never Come – The Creepshow
One In A Million / Beast In The East – The Standstills
Drive ‘Til Morning – A Brilliant Lie
Fools Gold – Arcane Saints
Quicksand Castle – Dirty Ghosts
The Fool – Ruby the Hatchet
Manic Depression – The Dyadics
The Great Escape – Magick Touch

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The Lunchbox Interview: Matt Maclean (Improv & Gaming for Mental Health)

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Perhaps one of the greatest things to learn from improv is that we’re all just making it up as we go along anyway.

My guest today is Matt Maclean, UNB’s Mental Health Strategist. He returns to give an update on the ongoing programs he’s implemented to help support students with their mental health well-being, including the peer support centre and board game nights. We also talk about two newer initiatives: the use of roleplaying games (specifically D&D) in helping people confront and overcome issues they have in real life, and the use of improv to improve reactions to social anxiety.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Josh Green (Provincial Archives; Fredericton Historic Photos)

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Photographs are an amazing tool to understanding the past — even when they remain mostly mysterious.

My guest today is Josh Green, Photo Archivist at the New Brunswick Provincial Archives. He’s holding a talk on January 18 at the Archives (sponsored by the York-Sunbury Historical Society) to talk about historical photographs of Fredericton, dating from Confederation all the the way to the turn of the 20th century. He discusses the large collection at the archives, the process of authenticating and understanding the photographs, and some of the fascinating pictures he’ll be presenting.

Join Josh Green at the Provincial Archives (Dineen Drive, UNB) on January 18 at 7:30pm.

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Homemade Jams 2018-01-16 w/ The Lifers

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Track Listing: 

1.) The Lifers – Front Door

2.) Våras – A New World

3.) Wangled Teb – Driftwood

4.) Liam Corcoran – About Time

5.) Christine Campbell – Nobody Cares

6.) Christine Campbell – Can’t Stop The Clock

7.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – Hey Baby

8.) Alert The Medic – Music In The Background

9.) FM Berlin – Yer Honour

10.) FM Berlin – TV

11.) DenMother – Cats

12.) Town House – Hiding

13.) Redwood Fields – Foundations

 

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Fuzztone Mania Final Episode

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 Hello Once again It”s been one heck of a week for me but With all the stuff going on in my life I was able to take out the time and get The Final Episode done.I would like to thank you all that listen to my Show It was fun doing it but my hearts no in it any more .  here is the list of the bands I played that night . Take care all it was a pleasure .

 

Play List for 01/12/18
1. Rainbow- Street of dreams
2. Alcatrazz -Jet to jet
3. April wine -21st century schizoide man (can)
4. Blue oyster cult – Godzilla 
5. Black Sabbath – 6. Fist – Rock n roll suicide (can)
7. Budgie – Crash course in Brain surgery
8. Ac/Dc -War machine
9. Douccett – Mama let them play (can)
10. Ram jam – Gone wild
12. Dio – Don’t talk to strangers
13. Helix – Bang of a Brick wall (can)
14. Led zipplin – Stairway to heaven
15. Black Sabbath – Am I going insaine
16. Killer Dewarfs – Are you ready (can)
17.Doors – Littel rad roster
18. Saxion – Dallas 1 pm
19. Krokus – Longstick Goes boom
20. Pink floyd – One of these days
21. Iron maiden -Fear of the dark
22. April Wine – Right down to it (can)
23. Disturbed – Imortialized
24. Megadeath – Sweating buillets
25 Korn – Black is the soul

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The Lunchbox Interview: Sylvia D. Hamilton (Excavation: Memory Work)

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Too often, history seems to be presented in terms of dates, places and facts, rather than in terms of people and culture.

My guest today is Sylvia D. Hamilton, a filmmaker, poet and writer whose work highlights, exposes and solidifies the history of African people in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and elsewhere. Her exhibit, Excavation: Memory Work, is currently on displays at the UNB Art Centre, featuring elements discovered among the archives and artifacts of Kings Landing.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Mike Southwell (Marijuana for Trauma)

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From a treatment for those in the intensity of battle to something that can be applied in situations of mundane but still intense pain, the world’s attitude is changing toward marijuana.

My guest today is Mike Southwell, President of the locally-grown company Marijuana for Trauma. The company has experienced great expansion across the country in its support not only of veterans in need of post-service recovery but in treating people with chronic pain and other illnesses. As attitudes and legalities surrounding marijuana start to dramatically change, Mike joined me to talk about where MFT came from, his own experience with recovery, and his hopes and plans for the future of the company.

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TEM Ep.16: Future Sins ft. Interview w/ Rozen

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Tour Itinerary:

First Stop:

“kandYbabY” by bleeds off the album METROPOLIS
“Myztik Emporium” by Bardic Beatz  off the Beautiful Minds EP

Future Funk District:

“Ayaka x Maid Cafe – City Lights” by Maid Cafe
“Hook Theory” by N O R I A off the Album Single Series Vol.2

Synth District:

“Ladyworld” by TWRP off the Ladyworld Album
“Delta City Blues” by ZAYAZ off the album The Singles

C-64 District:

“Futurism” by ComputeHer off the BLIPTASTIC! album
“FutureShock Remake” by Max Hall off the Summer of SID album

Interview with Rozen:

Rozen is the composer/arranger of the orchestral remix album Sins of Hyrule, an exploration of the Mythology of the Legend of Zelda through music.

He is a G.A.N.G. Award-winning arranger and composer whose orchestrations and arrangements have commissioned by the L’Orchestre de Jeux Video, the Angel City Chorale, the Game Music Ensemble, and the Folklore Guild.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See more information about the Sins of Hyrule Album or look into Rozen himself.

Final Stop:

“Breath of the Wild” by Rozen off the album Sins of Hyrule

Got any suggestions for future tours?

Tweet me @ElectricMetCHSR
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Email me electricmetropolis@gmail.com

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Homemade Jams 2018-01-15

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Track Listing: Homemade Jams CHSR

1.) The Waking Night – Vena Cava

2.) Motherhood – Youngest Fool

3.) Matt Mays – 78’s, 33’s, & 45’s

4.) Matt Mays – Station Out Of Range

5.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – She’s Alright

6.) Jerry-Faye – Shameless

7.) David Myles – Night & Day

8.) David Myles – Night After Night

9.) Quinn Bonnell – I Don’t Mind

10.) Deep Fryer – Crack Shack Fever

11.) Elephant Skeletons – Metals

12.) Before the War – Melody

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RFYL Episode – ButterChurnAndLaundryEP02

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

 

Our second week into 2018 and we’re live once again with our good buddy Guest 1. Tune in for the wicked tunes and stay for the madness as we struggle to even talk about anything coherent for at least an hour. Though it’s more like 10 minutes of talking.

It’s a music show!

Send any and all requests in to RunForYourLifeCHSR@gmail.com !

 

Playlist:
Double Fuzz – Fear Of Missing Out
? Brody Dalle [The Distillers] – Meet The Foetus / Oh The Joy
Miracle of Sound – Upside Down / The Great Unknown
Kitchen Witch – Don’t Waste Your Time
Black Earth – The Vulture’s Tongue
Magick Touch – Lost With All Hands
Ruby the Hatchet – Planetary Space Child
Puta Volcano – Jovian Winds
Sasquatch – More Than You’ll Ever Be
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – Seven Nation Army

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Anything Goes 2018-01-13

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Track Listing: Anything Goes with Bondo – there is so much great new music out there

1.) Max Hopkins – Love Will Find You

2.) Jonathan Kawchuk – Right Into You

3.) Lakes and Pines – The Land Of Lakes And Pines

4.) Leah Abramson – Skana

5.) Mattie Leon – Boy

6.) Andre Ethier – Under Grape Leaves

7.) Fabrizio Cammarata – Long Shadows

8.) Josh Sahunta ft. Joey Landreth – Take All I Am

9.) Pierre Kwenders – Bittersweet Mornings

10.) Outer Rooms – Ketones

11.) Primus – The Trek

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Homemade Jams 2018-01-11

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Track Listing:Homemade Jams CHSR

1.) Not You – Mabel

2.) NUAGES – Grace

3.) The Waking Night – Hanging Cloud

4.) Alert the Medic – Corporate Kid

5.) Alert the Medic – Heart of Hearts

6.) The Burning Hell – The Troll

7.) Tyler Hache – A Place To Land

8.) Joshua Van Tassel – Chapter 2: The Old Woman

9.) Brookside Mall – Philadelphia

10.) Gianna Lauren – Innkeeper

11.) Saint-Jack – Denis Savard

12.) Saint-Jack – Brake a Bras

13.) Jonah Hache – Unhappy Ending

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TEM Ep.15: Major Adventures Ahead

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On this tour we have an itinerary full of music you need to hear! Before we even begin, we will have to help Cleanup on Crime Dragon Planet (we’re nice neighbors like that) before we embark on adventures that take us through the districts thru the soft sparkling lights of Crystal Tokyo; bewildered by an awesome blast of an Electric Supernova; witness the flight of Neon Sprites; then going Riding Cats like a Boss just in time to hear a Gerudo Legend. The tour will be a little difficult, there will be so much for us to listen carefully for; but, in the end, our journey will have enriched our hearts all the better by the dazzling sounds of The Electric Metropolis!

Tour Itinerary:

First Stop:

“Cleanup on Crime Dragon Planet” by Back on the Team!

Future Funk District:

“Pilotgang 2 (Arrival)” by Aloe Island Posse off the Aloe Island Adventures album
“Say It Again” by Fairy off the Album Slice Of Life OVA
“Crystal Tokyo” by Desired from the album Desired

Chiptune District:

“Tachyon Beam Cannon” by Aquaellex off the Chiptunes = WIN; Volume 6 album
“Electric Supernova” by Rock Candy off the Rock Candy album (A DBOYD x Kommisar chiptune project)
“Chasing Birds” by Hoffy off the album Whiskers Mahone

Synth District:

“Angel Eye” by Nouveau Cliche off the Walk In My Shadow Album
“Neon Sprites” by Dana Jean Phoenix off the album Synth City
“Hyperspace” by Nerex off the Hyperspace EP

VGM District:

“Riding Cats like a Boss” by Jeff Ball off the Tiny Barbarian DX: The Serpent Lord Original Soundtrack
“The Lonely Parapet” by Jake Kaufman off the Shovel Knight – Specter of Torment OST
“Opening Title (James Landino Remix)” by James Landino off the Mischief Makers Remixed Album

Final Stop:

“Gerudo Legend (feat. Julie Elven)” by Rozen, Julie Elven off the album Sins of Hyrule

Got any suggestions for future tours?

Tweet me @ElectricMetCHSR
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Email me electricmetropolis@gmail.com

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