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Garageland: The Planet Smashers
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2/21/2009
It's the 15th anniversary of the Planet Smashers and their record label, Canadian ska institution Stomp. What better way to celebrate than to talk about the worst Smashers songs, worst Stomp releases, and the time the band bribed a Russian border official?
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Garageland: Old Man Luedecke
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2/14/2009
The Juno-nominated, Earshot-recognized, nice-dude banjo master known to us mere mortals as Old Man Luedecke takes some time to talk about his banjo rage, desire to raise chickens, and trouble learning to use the e-mails....
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Garageland: Black Lungs
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2/7/2009
We hole up in a bathroom with Wade Macneil of Black Lungs (and also of this band you might know called Alexisonfire) to talk about harsh vibes, dance beats, and why fifteen year-old white girls shouldn't wear dreadlocks....
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Garageland: K'naan
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2/1/2009
We travel behind the scenes into the fabled world of Exclaim! Magazine cover photo shoots with February cover artist K'naan. Cute kids and Bob Marley references abound....
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Cavity Central Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground (Feat: Melissa Auf der Maur)
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1/29/2009
Spookey Ruben gets bilingual in his latest surrealistic journey, which concerns a trip to the dentist! Starring Montreal native Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins) playing giant teeth like a piano, and featuring music from her new solo album This Would Be Paradise, Cavity Central is the pain free way to fight tooth decay.
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Garageland: Horses
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1/24/2009
We learn how to properly make "tough eyes" with Toronto-by-way-of-Sydney rock and roll ensemble Horses. We also discuss the advantages and difficulties of procuring a wealthy benefactor. Real talk....
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The Darcys
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1/17/2009
We travel all the way to Poland to catch up with Toronto's the Darcys. Falling snow puts the whole crew in danger, but we still talk about records and deep, deep cold....
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Josh Reichmann Oracle Band
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1/10/2009
In our first episode of 2009, we get Josh Reichmann to tell us what's up with this year. And with his rent payments....
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Year-End Holiday Party Round-Up
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12/27/2008
Exclaim!TV went home for the holidays and reflected on all the awesome things we spewed unto the internet this year. Featuring my 99 year-old grandma talking about Propagandhi....
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Spinnerette
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12/20/2008
Upstairs at the Rivoli, we chat with punk-rock-lady-heartthrob Brody Dalle about a bunch of things, at least one of which allows us to intercut that "Whisper" song by the Ying Yang Twins. So you know it's awesome....
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Teen Anger
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12/13/2008
In the men's bathroom of Sneaky Dee's, we chat with Toronto's Teen Anger about hair salons, "steam punk", and the dawning of a new analog age. But in a cool way....
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The Creepshow
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12/6/2008
Downstairs at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, we rap with the Creepshow about pompadours and Re-Animator. Also, that rad scene with the TV in Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Right on, brother....
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Calexico (Part II)
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11/29/2008
In the second of our two-part love-fest with the obnoxiously talented Joey Burns, we're treated to an acoustic rendition of "Man Made Lake" and tales of twins and space. It's like life, man. I'm telling you....
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Calexico (Part I)
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11/22/2008
Joey Burns serenades us with a beautiful rendition of "Slowness" and we fall in love. Seriously, call us. We miss you. We also talk about Hanson. Yup. It was that good....
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Drive-By Truckers
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11/15/2008
One week after that big election-thing in the U.S.A., we sit down with Howard Wolfson's favourite rock and roll band to talk about Niagara Falls and Barack Obama....
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The Fest
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11/8/2008
Every year in Gainesville, Florida, a bunch of guys with beards and girls who like guys with beards get together to rock out hard to bands like Leatherface, Atom and his Package, and None More Black. It rules. This is our video....
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Who is KK Downey?
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11/1/2008
A bunch of Montreal filmmakers made this funny movie about fake celebrities and hipsters. It's really good, and you should probably go because it's probably about you....
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Space Package Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground (Feat. John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea and Cake)
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10/29/2008
In our third episode of Exclaim! TV’s Dizzy Playground, the always eccentric Spookey Ruben teams up with very special guest John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake) for the odyssey that is “Space Package.”
This story involves Lincoln Berger-Meele (Spookey), an intergalactic courier on a mission, as he earnestly tries to complete a delivery to the mysterious O.T. Biggs at his rented two-bedroom apartment on Earth. Hounded by a technologically inept, mistrusting boss, Hugo Van
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Monotonix
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10/25/2008
Before leading a capacity crowd at Toronto's Wrongbar out on to Queen St. for a weird drum circle/garbage-throwing party and getting the show shut down by the cops (it was a pretty fun night), Israeli professional hell-raisers Monotonix do magic tricks for us....
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Jay Reatard
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10/18/2008
Before kicking out the jams at a free in-store at Toronto’s Sonic Boom, Jay talks about his changing audience, punks, and the fact that he’s not the Foo Fighters and he doesn’t have a mohawk....
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As one of the principle supporting pillars of Toronto’s rich music scene, Charles Spearin has demonstrated the beauty and selflessness of his artistic vision time and again. From the evolution of Do Make Say Think’s pioneering post-rock to his experimental electronic pop collaboration with Kevin Drew as KC Accidental, right into the great musical amoeba of the north, Broken Social Scene, Charles Spearin has been an integral background player in shaping the musical identify of this country. Now, Charles finds himself in the leadership position for the utterly fascinating Happiness Project, a unique album based on the melodic and rhythmic patterns that form randomly in human speech. Charles took some away from recording a new Do Make Say Think album to discuss the process of documenting the universally musical sounds that emerged from a series of recorded conversations he had with his neighbours on the topic of happiness....
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When that cel-shaded Zelda came out a few years back, gamer forums filled with fuming over its kiddie-cartoon look. That isn't going happen with the similarly cel-shaded Afro Samurai, which boasts the gorgeously stylized hand-drawn look of its source Spike TV anime, plus its adults-onl...
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Five years after releasing his last album Darby & Joan, Gentleman Reg is as poised for stardom as ever, thanks to internationally renowned record label Arts & Crafts, and another smashing new collection of majestic pop entitled Jet Black....
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