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I Love this Song: ‘O Death’ by Jen Titus

I’ve always loved the song ‘O Death’, ever since I did a summer camp musical version of “O Brother Where Art Thou” (yes, it really happened, and it was bad). I’ve also got a rather terrifying addiction to the CW show ‘Supernatural’, because don’t judge me, you don’t know my life, it’s actually really well written and also shut up.

Anyway. There’s a fantastic scene in Season 5 of Supernatural where the characters have to go talk to Death, the horseman. He’s about to wipe out the city of Chicago, but he goes for a deep-dish pizza first. And his introduction is accompanied by this absolutely bitchin’ cover of ‘O Death’ by Jen Titus. It may or may not show up on a future show–or two–depending on how my plans work out. Anyway, listen. Enjoy. Go look up the scene because it’s bad ass.

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Track List – October 26th

Or, the Halloween Weekend Post-Party Hangover Extravaganza.

Also known (in Japan) as “The Show Where I [Metaphorically] Drooled All Over My Brand New Boards of Canada Vinyl Like a Huge Music Snob.”

This dapper dinosaur is a BoC fan too.

In all seriousness, I really enjoyed this show. I went in without much of a plan, but I discovered some great stuff right there in studio which I’ll definitely be playing more of in the future! The John Vanderslice album, in particular, is really interesting. Let me know what you thought of this week’s playlist, and remember that next week I’ll have Teagan Johnston in studio with me!

As always, the format is Artist – Song (Album).

The Dears – Ticket to Immortality (Gang of Losers)
The Mountain Goats – Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton (All Hail West Texas)
Jordan Klassen – Go to Me (Repentance)
Neko Case – Wild Creatures (The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You)
Jets Overhead – Heading for Nowhere (No Nations)
Boy – Skin (Mutual Friends EP)
Dark Dark Dark – Wild Goose Chase (Bright Bright Bright EP)
Benny Goodman – Why Don’t You Do Right? (Best of Ken Burns Jazz)
Boards of Canada – Peacock Tail (The Campfire Headphase)
Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)
Basia Bulat – The City With No Rivers (Tall Tall Shadow)
John Vanderslice – A Better Whirlpool (Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs)
OneOhTrix Point Never – Americans (R Plus Seven)
The Magnetic Fields – The Night You Can’t Remember (69 Love Songs)
Josh Ritter – The Curse (So Runs the World Away)
Gold Motel – We’re On the Run (Summer House)
The Polyphonic Spree – You Don’t Know Me (Yes It’s True)

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I think this is what Christmas feels like.

LOOK!

A few months ago I ordered these two re-releases on vinyl and they got delivered to my office today. GUESS WHAT I’M PLAYING ON THE SHOW THIS SATURDAY.

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Angel Haze Does ‘Same Love’ Justice

For most of the summer, I resisted the pull of Macklemore; partly it’s because I suffer from debilitating hype aversion, and partly it’s because at the time I was exploring queer and underground rap for the first time and was far more impressed with the socially conscious rappers who were taking the medium and returning it to its culturally critical roots. I was even enjoying Eminem–like, old school Eminem–for the first time ever, able to appreciate his flow and lyrical talent and weird twisted shades of sex positivity. I mean, it was cis, hetero, probably white-centered sex positivity wrapped in layers of Slim Shady insanity, but, y’know, the guy called people on their shit.

But I digress; we’re talking about Macklemore and his album The Heist. One day I relented, and posted the following to Facebook:

Outside of the runaway hit “Thrift Shop,” the standout track on The Heist is the heartfelt track ‘Same Love,’ a pro-gay rights anthem that tries to address the very real issues of homophobia and sexism in the hip-hop industry and elsewhere. Macklemore went on to perform the song at the VMAs and win an MTV Video Award for “Best Video With a Social Message”–apparently those exist, who knew?–and as people piled on the praise, many members of the LGBTQ community and their allies ended up feeling that their experiences were only coming into the limelight when voiced by a white, cis, heterosexual man. Again.

Enter Angel Haze, an underground rapper from Detroit who’s quickly climbing the charts as one of the most talented female rappers of the 21st century. She’s already known for her mercilessly clever flow and devastatingly powerful songs–her cover of Eminem’s ‘Cleaning Out My Closet’ is absolutely harrowing. She’s got a cover of Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Bitch Bad’ that, rightfully, tells the story from a female perspective. And today she released a freestyle over Same Love’s instrumentals. And it’s fucking incredible.

Haze, who describes herself as pansexual, has claimed the track for her own and shown Macklemore, and the rest of us, the true power of a pro-gay rap song. Not only does Haze speak from her own point of view, but she also pays homage to queer poet Andrea Gibson’s poem ‘Andrew’, and the result is chilling and beautiful and absolutely nails what Macklemore was trying to accomplish. Go listen to it, and then listen to more of Angel Haze in general, because she’s hands down some of the most promising talent in the rap scene right now.

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Track List – October 19th

Featuring the surprise bonus track thanks to a CD switch! I’m happy I discovered who The Great Novel is, but it was certainly NOT Basia Bulat. Overall, though, this was a really chill and fun show and I really enjoyed all of the CanCon on it.

You can listen to the stream of this week’s show on CFUV’s site: http://cfuv.uvic.ca/cms/?page_id=7221

As always, the format is Artist – Song (Album).

Bastille – The Silence (Bad Blood)
Imaginary Cities – Silver Lining (Fall of Romance)
Man Made Lake – Horsefly (Zinc)
Birdy – Wings (Breathe EP)
Horse Feathers – Fit Against the Country (Cynic’s New Year)
Jordan Klassen – Go to Me (Repentance)
The Great Novel – Right Move (Ain’t Too Pretty)
The Naked and Famous – Hearts Like Ours (In Rolling Waves)
Data Romance – Can’t Keep Your Mind Off (Others)
Basia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow (Tall Tall Shadow)
M83 – Too Late (Saturdays=Youth)
Priory – Red Sun (Priory)
The Sadies – The First 5 Minutes (Internal Sounds)
Neko Case – Ragtime (The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You)
White Poppy – Wear Me Away (White Poppy)
The Uncluded – Delicate Cycle (Hokey Fright)
Janelle Monae – Given’ Em What They Love (The Electric Lady)
Elbow – Lippy Kids (Build a Rocket Boys!)

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Track List – October 12 (The Big Debut!)

AHHH! I am so thrilled to have pulled this puppy off. The debut went great; I had a ton of fun and I know there were at least a few listeners out there. I also recorded the show, and I’ll put it up here if I can so those who missed it can listen.

Regardless, here’s the track list. The format is Artist – Song (Album)

Towers and Trees – Devil on the Highway (Broken Record EP)
Jordan Klassen – Balcony (Repentance)
Hannah Georges – Fantasize (Hannah Georges)
The Colourist – Little Games (Little Games)
The Naked and Famous – Rolling Waves (In Rolling Waves)
Glass Pear – Say It Once (Sweet America)
Phil Motion & the Easy Lo-Fi – Time Bomb (Time Bomb EP)
Data Romance – Waiting Place (Other)
Janelle Monae – Dance Apocalyptic (The Electric Lady)
Neko Case – Man (The Worse Things Get…)
Gold Motel – Safe in L.A. (Summer House)
Man Made Lake – Horsefly (Zinc)
Chris Ho – Doesn’t Make Sense (City of Dust)
Owen – Vivid Dreams (L’Ami du Peuple)
AfterMidnight – Scales (Where Two Become One)
The Zolas – Cultured Man (Ancient Mars)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Young Presidents (Fly By Wire)

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Get Your Headphones On.

It’s two days until the launch of Particles and Waves. I’ve talked about it on social media, I’ve geeked out about it in person, and I’ve been compiling playlists for over a week. I can’t express how excited I am to finally broadcast on a regular basis; when I host the Big Broad Cast I nearly always walk out of the station with a big smile on my face. I love hosting; I love finding new music, re-living old favourites, and learning how to cue up several vinyl albums in a row (not an easy feat!).

I’ve been honoured to have friends and family listening in to nearly every show I’ve ever done; it’s immensely humbling to realize that someone is willing to sit down for an hour and a half and tune in. I’ve also heard from complete strangers, who have occasionally called in to the studio to ask me questions and have always, always made my heart leap with joy. There are musicians who have found me via social media and reached out to make a connection; getting to work with them is intimidating, fascinating, and exciting. The realization that your voice is reaching even a handful of people, in a world where you can find music nearly anywhere else, makes this journey one of the most exciting projects I’ve ever done.

Particles and Waves is being launched after nearly two years of volunteering for CFUV. I’ve had immense support from the staff, my fellow volunteers, and my friends and family. I hope I give you guys the type of show you deserve.

So welcome to the official Particles and Waves website. This is where I’ll post track lists after every show, extra notes I may have, and other music writing I want to do in conjunction with this exciting new project. Say hi, leave a comment, request a song (not Justin Bieber), and let me know what you think of the show once it airs. See you on the bat-channel.