Allergy to the Fans

Who knew JC could ride a dinosaur like that?

I got to spend some time in Vancouver in June attending a radio conference called the NCRC. Hanging with fellow campus and community radio freaks and weirdos is always lots of fun. Saw some great shows too - Stink Mitt is always mental (They bodyslam on their own merch table for goodness sakes!). The Transmitors are great and getting ready to head to Europe for a tour. The Evaporators were brilliant. Nardwuar even busted out a Captain Canada rhinestone suit that few had ever seen before. Nardwuar deserves to get the Order of Canada.

We have a good thing going here on the radio dial. Be sure to support and listen to campus and community radio wherever you go. Ok - Playlist for June 22 - The Playlist that I think lots of my listeners wanted to see (all 5.5 of ‘em):

Jonathan Richman - She Cracked

The Astronauts - Shortnin’ Bread

Jades - Little Girl

Jesters of Newport - Stormy

Visions - Humpty Dumpty

The Bel-Aires - Baggies

The Fireballs - Bulldog

Rising Tides - Take the World as it Comes

The Revels w/ Barbara Adkins - Church Key

The Roemans - Miserlou

Elite - One Potato/Two Potato

Richard and the Young Lions - You Can Make It

The Tropics - You Better Move

The Swinging Machines - Do You Have to Ask?

Arlen Sanders - Hopped Up Mustang

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones - Surf Beat

The Continentals - I’m Gone

The Sabras - La Bamba

The Lively Ones - Surf Rider

The Pygmies - Don’t Monkey with Tarzan

The Trashmen - Surfin’ Bird

The Kinks - Milk Cow Blues

The Seeds - Pushin’ Too Hard

Milt Rogers - Lonely Raod to Damascus

Bananamen - Love Me

Roxy Music - Editions of You

The Nazz - Open Your Eyes

Huey ‘Piano’ Smith - Don’t You Just Know It

Nouvelle Vague - Dancing With Myself

Happy June! In like a wrinkled suit, out like a fresh pressed tuxedo. June 1, 2007 equals:

The Barracudas - Summer Fun

The Maggots - Ain’t Nothing But a Maggot

Dollhouse - Dead Man’s Hand

We Are The Fury - Blue Coat, Black Hair

The Young Gods - C’est Quoi C’est Ga

Gutterawl - Turn Off the Light

Rabbit is a Sphere - Newscasters on Cocaine

Diamond Jim - Little Heartbreaker

Mercury Rev - Goddess on a Highway

Robbers on High Street - Married Young

The Death of a Party - Weekend

Scuba - Fish with Some Lixxx

The Ladybug Transistor - This Old Chase

Dappled Cities - Work It Out

The National - Apartment Story

Data Rock - Ugly Primadonna

The Saturday Knights - 45

Elkano Browning Cream - Demons and the Bank

Sean One - Gangstah Boogie Outro

Yacht - We’re Always Waiting

Electrolane - Bells

Hightower Smith - Bluffing Sun

Tokyo Police Club - Box

Ben Davis & The Jets - Bouncin’ Party

Taxi Taxi - Empty Handed

Supersuckers - Rubber Biscuit

Fake Problems - How Far Our Bodies Go

Here is the next playlist in May before I took off to pick my nose for a couple of Fridays:

Sex Pistols - Holidays in the Sun

The Replacements - Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out

Chesterfield Kings - Taste of the Same

The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction

The Fall Outs - Here I Come

Damn Dirty Ape - I Need It

Gutterawl (LIVE in the CJSW Studios) - Bismuth; Condescending Race; Return of the Rat

JSBX - Bellbottoms

Teenage Head - She Rips My Lips

The Daggers - Can’t Stop Drinking

The Studdogs - Haven’t Started Drinking Yet

Problem Children - Red Dyed Hair?

Stumpy Joe - I Get Drunk

The Cramps - Weekend on Mars

The Purple Toads - Wildtime

Bob Seger Sound System - Heavy Music

The Pink Mountain Tops - Can You Do That Dance?

Girl Trouble - Old Time Religion

The Fall - Shoulder Pads #1

Peaches - Tombstone, Baby

Stereolab - Eye of the Volcano

Gil Scott Heron - Lady Day and John Coltrane

Spoon - Take the Fifth

Catchup time. A playlist from May 4, 2007:

Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke)

Blonde Redhead - Dr. Strangelove

The Ponys - Exile on my Street

Ween - Stroker Ace

The Woggles - Rock and Roll Backlash

Sudden Infant Dance Syndrome - Zombie Song

Panthers - Goblin City

Murder City Devils - I Want A Lot Right Now

Lazy Cowgirls - Just the Last Goodbye

Von Zippers - Bad Generation

Supersuckers - Junk

David Bowie - Hang Onto Yourself

The Wipers - Nothing Left to Lose

The Young Knives - The Decision

The Twilight Singers - Underneath the Waves

Superdrag - Relocate My Satellites

Laura Peek and The Winning Hearts - Stand Right There

Benni Hemm Hemm - Sol A Hey Hola

Gary Wilson - Gary’s in the Park

Tour De Fours - Sheep’s Clothing

Wesley Willis - The Rolling Stones

Jim White - God was Drunk When He Made Me

Iron and Wine - Freedom Hangs Like Heaven

Andre Williams and The Sadies - I Understand (Do You)

The Dying Californian - Half Staff Stomp

UILab - ?

Goldrush - Heaven’s My Destination

Grampa Boy - OD Blues

Friends,

I am sad to say that it has indeed been a long long time since I last posted. Excuses are plenty - got busy, needed a haircut, my leg itched, decided to go away, had to bla bla bla. Well who really cares? The next several posts will catch up us all in the world of ‘Allergy to the Fans’ playlists. Note to the cherry-pickers - Don’t try these lists at home. Only under the trained and watchful eye of a true professional doctor should one attempt to recapture the “magic” of these musical moments.

Read on and be good for #@$% sakes!

- Chad 

Today is 4/20 and Captain Cannibus is having a birthday today. Doobie doobie doo? From http://www.captaincannabis.com/CC.cfm:

“420 Turns 30 - April 20, 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the origin of 420. On April 20 [4-20] 1977 the government Copyright Office issued an official Copyright Certificate to Verne Andru for his ‘Captain Cannabis’ character, making it the earliest documented and verifiable correlation between 420 [April 20] and the counter culture.

Since Captain Cannabis is Hal Lighter’s alter ego, April 20 2007 is also Hal’s 30th birthday. To celebrate, Hal told us, “Dudes, you just gotta do something, like throw a party. I mean, this is serious 420 time!” We’d love to throw a huge 420 party and invite the whole world, but we’ve decided on something a bit more modest, but just as cool.”

Right on…

OK - Playlist:
Von Zippers - Truck Stop Nun
The Mummies - Uncontrollable Urge
Golden Calgarians - Party in the Sun
Beat Happening - Knock on Any Door
J. Jonah Jamesons - Parker, Get in Here
Superconductor - Debonair
Happy Drivers - I Shot Da Sheriff
Sasquatch - Bloodsucker Baby
Animal Slaves - Analyzing
Trans Am - Reprieve
Grinderman - Love Bomb
Unknown Instructors - At the Centre
Sgt. Nick Penis - Let’s Go
Pistolero - A Warriors Feet
White Cowbell Oklahoma - Get On, Get Down
RTX - Last Ride
The Handsome Family - The Snow White Diner
Jeff Buckley - I Want Someone Badly
Lee Hazelwood and Ann-Margaret - Only Mama That’ll Walk the Line
The Shakey Hands - Summer’s Life
Bright Eyes - Hot Knives
Bellavista - Temptation by Your Side
8-Bit Operators - Pocket Calculator
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum (Onastic Dub Mix)
Fear of Pop - Kops
Ladycreme - Motherload
Music for Animals - Worry

Playlist from Friday April 13, 2007 - Oooooo scary:

Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper - Polka Polka
Rabbit Has Brain - Sad Season
The Replacements - Kiss Me On the Bus
Pussymonster - Confessions
Forbidden Dimension - Crawling Eye
Huevos Rancheros - Creep
Rev. Horton Heat - Psychobilly Freakout
The Puritans - Rustic Archaic Christian Psalm
Dik Van Dykes - Beachcombers
SNFU - Poor Pitiful Me
The Captain Howdy - I Long For Kyoto
The Gruesomes - You Weren’t Using Your Head
UIC - Bomb Boys
10 Commandments - New Trip
BUM - Weekend
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir - Table of the Lord
Twink - Nutty Buddy
Chixdiggit - Best Hung Carrot in the Fridge

Interviews with Graeme Whifler, Writer and Director of ‘Neighborhood Watch’ and Bjorn Turoque, air guitarist from ‘Air Guitar Nation’.

Best ever!

When I first found this back in February, I knew nothing about this band - Peter, Bjorn and John - other than they are Swedes, have a record or two under their belts. Now they are about to be huge - all because of this catchy little number.

Look for the incredible ‘Incredible Hulk’ tee shirt on the goofy looking drummer. A little birdie tells me they are coming to town…soon. Stay tuned.