August 29, 2006: Playlist

1. Kathleen - Josh Ritter
2. Other side of the world - KT Tunstall
3. Into your hideout - Pilate
4. Whoever you are - Geggy Tah
5. Jacqueline - Franz Ferdinand
6. Fell in love with a girl - The White Stripes
7. Yellow sun - The Raconteurs
8. La fin du monde - The Hylozoists
9. Let's get out of this country - Camera Obscura
10. Fire - Jason Collett
11. Wish I - Jem
12. Soft One - Matt Barber
13. Talk to me, dance with me - Hot hot heat
14. Hello, helpdesk - Infotourist
15, Common people - Pulp
16. Dead disco - Metric
17. No photographs - Harmony Trowbridge
18. Strawberry Blonde - Ron Sexsmith
19. Somewhere only we know - Keane
20. Woke up new - The Mountain Goats
21. Follow these eyes - The Hidden Cameras
22. C'mon c'mon we're gonna get started - Sloan
23. City of lakes - Matt Mays
24. Wouldn't it be nice - Jill Barber
25. Mushaboom - Feist

The Sweet Hereafter August 29, 2006: Hanging out on Tuesdays

Hola,

Today is my last show in this Tuesday 3-5PM time slot as the new schedule at CFRC is set to start next week. I've been in a Tuesday afternoon time slot for x number of years where 1 < x < 7, but I'm not sure exactly how long i've been here as it is not a habit of mine to catalog these sort of things. I plan on doing two more shows afterwords since I still have about 50 of my favourite songs to play but they will most likely be as fill-ins in other time slots. I'll let you know ahead of time when these shows are but most likely, it will be easier for you to simply download the podcasts. The invitation to come by my last show at CFRC still stands and I'll let you know as soon as I know when that will be. Thanks to those who have already sent some stories from the show. Wish you could be here but I'll pass your stories to everyone without any kind of editorializing from myself.

Tuesday afternoons won't be the same without this little two-hour break in the day where I could cast away the worries of the day and do something that I enjoy so much. For those of you who have tuned in on Tuesdays, thank you so very much for sharing these afternoons and for making them worthwhile. Hopefully we can do it again sometime in the near future.

Cheers,

Tuan

August 22 2006: Podcast

This Tuesday's show podcast (aka the August 22 podcast)

Podcasts

August 22 2006 podcast

If the mp3 doesn't work, please download them by clicking on the links under Other Sections.

Just as a reminder, the feed for this site is http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSweetHereafter

Thanks for listening

August 22, 2006: Playlist

1. Gold days - Sparklehorse
2. Vanessa from Queen's - Stephen Malkmus
3. If I was a kaleidoscope - Death Cab for Cutie
4. Glass ceiling - Metric
5. God knows - Mando Diao
6. Rush hour soul - Supergrass
7. St. Lawrence river - David Usher
8. My favourite chords - The Weakerthans
9. Cold hands, warm heart - Brendan Benson
10. Party line - Adam Green
11. See the world - The Kooks
12. Is it any wonder? - Keane
13. Point Breeze - Marah
14. Light enough to travel - The Be Good Tanyas
15. If she wants me - Belle and Sebastian
16. Catch my disease - Ben Lee
17. The laws have changed - The New Pornographers
18. A little more for little you - The Hives
19. Breaking the ice - Mojave Three
20. All in good time - Ron Sexsmith
21. Skinny Boy - Amy Millan
22. Elevator love letter - Stars
23. Chocolate - Snow Patrol
24 .Stereochrome - Emm Gryner
25. Feel to believe - Beth Orton
26. Don't panic - Coldplay
27. Feels just like the sun - Broken Social Scene

The Sweet Hereafter August 5, 2006: looking for a light

Hey everyone,

In an article on pitchforkmedia.com, Chris Dahlen writes that pop culture does not have its Chronicler. The one voice that serves as a beacon to all things pop culture the way that Hunter S. Thompson (immortalized in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and in Duke, a character in Doonesbury) did in the drugs'n'other vices era of the 60's and 70's. He may be right. Or he may be wrong. Personally, I can't think of any voices that I listen for to guide me in the jungle of pop culture. I've got my contemporary authors like Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Johnston but they deal with issues that ultimately are related to societal phenomenas. To tell you the truth, my best source of pop culture discussions is you. And perhaps that's the point, with pop culture being so readily accessible these days, there is such a great emergence of different voices with different tastes that it is unlikely to be the One Voice that will tell it like it is. More than ever, there is no common culture that can be considered as Pop.

If you have certain authors and sources that you regularly enjoy, send them my way and i'll share them with the rest of the listeners.

Also as a reminder, the Wolfe Island Music Festival is this weekend (Friday and Saturday), featuring the Constantines, The Hidden Cameras, Holy Firetruck and Great Lake Swimmers among others. I'm not sure if I have a ticket to give away this time. I did last week and may have one today too. I'm just trying to say that you should listen without getting your hopes up, that's all.

Cheers,

Tuan

August 1, 2006: Playlist

1. Breaking the ice - Mojave 3
2. In love with a felling - Babyshambles
3. Gatekeeper - Feist
4. Let's get out of this country - Camera Obscura
5. All in good time - Ron Sexsmith
6. nothing in my way - Keane
7. Ships the majestic suffix - Danielson
8. The avalanche - Sufjan Stevens
9. Steady as she goes - The Raconteurs
10. Everywhere - Bran Van 3000
11. Put your records on - Corinne Bailey Rae
12. Haven't got a clue - The Flaming lips
13. House of Gold - Andy Stochansky
14. Sweetest Decline - Beth Orton
15. Heavy metal drummer - Wilco
16. On my way - Ben Kweller
17. Baby I - Amy Millan
18. Alive - Imarobot
19. Tribute - Tenacious D
20. Loved on look - The Sadies
21. Energy of Death - Apostle of Hustle
22. God Knows - Mano Diao
23. Taper jeans girl - Kings of Leon
24. Chosen One - The Concretes
25. Soft One - Matt Barber
26. Power out - The Arcade Fire

The Sweet Hereafter August 1 2006: Spiritual despite himself?

Howdy folks,

Last week, I played a request by Andrew named "Did I step On Your Trumpet?" by Danielson, a fun little ditty from the much acclaimed album Ships. I've listened to the song a few times already and really like it. However, I came across an article yesterday about Danielson where he talked about the Christian themes that is infused throught out his music. My first reaction was of course: "What the hel.." Well, maybe not. But little did I know though that by playing this song, I was introducing spiritual content into my usual vacuous and innocuous brand of music. I began to wonder whether I've been playing other music with spritual/religious undertones without having the intellectual wherewithal to make the connection.

Too often, artists get branded with a Christian label and their music is unfairly dismissed. If you know of artists that I've been playing, and therefore I must be enjoying, who have been inspired by religious themes in their music, please let me know. I'd really like to listen to their music with a different perspective.

On another front, I'm submitting my thesis in three days so if you hear the sound of a typewriter on the show, that's the sound of multitasking baby!

Cheers,

Tuan