Shows
The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 152 - In Memoriam (05-12-2023)I lost a family member to fentanyl recently, so I wanted to take this opportunity to dedicate a show to him and do a little public education about naloxone.
As promised, links to resources:
Health Canada's page on naloxone, as well as where to get free kits
Ontario-specific information about getting naloxone kits
Ontario Harm Reduction Network page with resources including a training video
BC's Harm Reduction Network page with the SAVEME acronym & video
Red Cross training videos for naloxone administration, both injection and spray
Supertramp...
2023-05-132h 03The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 151 - Shibuya-kei (05-05-2023)This week, we're going back to something that came up during the second Funky Drummer episode, a microgenre out of Japan that has some relation to City pop (and opens up even more rabbit holes!)
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
Roger Nichols &The Small Circle of Friends - Always You
Van Dyke Parks - Sailing Shoes
Louis Phillipe - So Long Sailor
Maki Nomiya - Bishonen
Pizzicato Five - They All Laughed
Flipper’s Guitar - (Spend Bubble Hour In Your) Sleep Machine
Cornelius - The Sun Is My Enemy
Towa Tei - Technova (La em Copacabana)
Ta...
2023-05-082h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 150 - Grand Upright vs. Warner Bros (04-28-2023)This week, we're taking a look at the legal blowback that resulted from the rise of sampling, and where it's led us to in the present day. Tons of resources were used for this episode, so be sure to check the show notes on the website (now under News & Gigs) for the full details.
Biz Markie - Alone Again
Gilbert O’Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
De La Soul - Transmitting Live From Mars
The Turtles - You Showed Me
J Di...
2023-05-011h 57The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 149 - The Funky Drummer, pt. 3 (04-21-2023)The final installment on Clyde Stubblefield's Funky Drummer. This one's a bit of a grab bag including pop, house, industrial, and rock. If you want to learn more, I highly recommend this podcast, which features personal anecdotes and interviews with Mr. Stubblefield himself.
Pop Will Eat Itself - Not Now James, We’re Busy
Fine Young Cannibals - I’m Not The Man I Used To Be
DNA - La Serenissima (Single Edit)
Sinead O’Connor - I Am Stretched On Your Grave
Army Of Lovers - Say Goodbye To Babylon
Lisa Lisa And The Cult Jam - Let Th...
2023-04-222h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 148 - The Funky Drummer, pt. 2 (04-15-2023)After a week off to go check out some live music, we're back with our second episode on the legacy of The Funky Drummer sample. This time, the focus is on breaks and hardcore (of the rave variety, not the punk persuasion).
Looney Tunes - Just As Long As I Got You
808 State - Pacific 212
Meat Beat Manifesto - Cutman
The KLF - The White Room
The Prodigy - Android
Metal Heads - Terminator
A Guy Called Gerald - This Is The Right Time
DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (DJ Slipmatt Remix)
Charly Lownoise & Mental...
2023-04-161h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 147 - The Funky Drummer, pt. 1 (03-31-2023)Finally we’re getting to the impact of Clyde Stubblefield’s famous loop! Part one: the golden age of hip-hop.
James Brown - Funky Drummer (excerpt)
Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
Kool Moe Dee - Go See The Doctor
MC Hammer - Feel My Power
Run-D.M.C. - Run’s House
Ultramagnetic MC’s - Give The Drummer Some
Stetsasonic - Sally
Kurtis Blow - Only The Strong Survive
Slick Rick - The Moment I Feared
Biz Markie - Spring Again
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide
Gang Starr...
2023-04-012h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 146 - And Now We Are Three! (03-24-2023)For the show's anniversary this year, I'm doing a rundown of records that I've bought repeatedly. This tends to happen for a few reasons, some of which are deliberate!
Oops I bought it again
Ratt - Out Of The Cellar - Round And Round
INXS - Kick - New Sensation
Pat Benetar - Love Is A Battlefield (12” Mix)
Howard Jones - One To One - All I Want
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene 8 (Dado’s Ethnic Mix)
Mike Oldfield - Let There Be Light (Hardfloor Remix)
Crystal Method - Vegas - Comin’ Back
Format...
2023-03-291h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: BONUS EPISODE - I Choo-Choo-Choose You (02-14-2023)A Valentine for anyone who didn't have a Valentine.
The War On Drugs - Thinking Of A Place
Bob Dylan - Nobody ’Cept You
Jim Croce - I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Elbow - The Only Road
The Wilderness Of Manitoba - Northern Sky
The Killers - Running Towards A Place
Gerry Cinnamon - Where We’re Going
Bruce Springsteen - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Jackie Wilson - Nothing But Blue Skies
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
The Delays - Nearer Than Heaven...
2023-03-201h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 143 - Another ASCII Shrug (03-03-2023)shrug it's a shrug oh it's a shruuuug
Work has been nuts, to a point where I barely had time to even listen to music. When I did, I found myself digging through a few old playlists. Enjoy! Or don't. It's your life.
York ft. Angelina - Iceflowers
Conjure One ft. Poe - Make A Wish
Elsiane - Morphing
808 State ft. Louise Rhodes - Azura
Mandalay - Beautiful (7” Canny Remix)
Korine - Burn The World
Soviet - Marbleyezed
Icehouse - No Promises
UNKLE ft. The Big Pink - Find an Outsider (Rōnin Reconstruction)
BT...
2023-03-201h 57The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 145 - Requiem for Darrell (03-17-2023)Four years ago this Wednesday, our friend Darrell left this world. I wanted to take some time this week to pay tribute to the man by collecting songs by artists that were meaningful to him, and some stories from the people who loved him.
To learn more about non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other blood cancers, or to make a donation of time or money, please visit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society website (lls.org in the US). If you don't have time or money to spare, donations of blood, platelets, and plasma can improve and extend the l...
2023-03-182h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 144 - Panic and Recovery (03-10-2023)Things have been a little nutty as of late. I have two shows I still need to do post on (one from Valentine's, and one from last week), and the two remaining episodes for Quiet Storm haven't happened yet. This one's out of order, and I have some catching up to do, but things should be back on track soon.
This week's show is intended to describe what a panic attack (or an acute anxiety attack) feels like, and some of the songs I find help me ease down from that place.
Massive Attack - Inertia...
2023-03-112h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 142 - Quiet Storm, pt. 2 (02-10-2023)This week, we're continuing our look at the Quiet Storm format for Black History Month, in particular material from 1979 through 1985.
The Commodores - Still
Cameo - Sparkle
GQ - I Do Love You
The Jones Girls - Who Can I Run To
Teddy Pendergrass - Love TKO
Shalamar - This Is For The Lover In You
The Isley Brothers - Don’t Say Goodnight
The Stylistics - Hurry Up This Way Again
Grover Washington & Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us
Maze & Frankie Beverly - Joy & Pain (live in New Orleans)
Champaign - How Bout Us
Gap Ba...
2023-02-132h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 141 - Quiet Storm, pt.1 (02-03-2023)For Black History Month, we're going to do a deep dive into the Quiet Storm Movement pioneered by Melvin Lindsey. It's also perfect timing to get you into the mood for Valentine's Day, if that's your thing. And if it's not, well, you can still enjoy the tunes for what they are: a smooth selection of R&B, soul, rare grooves, and slow jams chosen in the spirit of Quiet Storm.
Smokey Robinson - Quiet Storm
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don’t Know Me By Now
Ruby Winters - For The Good Times
Brook Benton...
2023-02-072h 05The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 140 - Novelty Songs, pt.2 (01-27-2023)This episode picks up from where we left off last week, in 1985. Note that at least one song uses objectionable language, and I don't just mean f-bombs. Use your best judgement about what you're comfortable with.
The Firm - Star Trekkin’
The Frantics - Boot To The Head
Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)
Kip Adotta - Wet Dream
The Timelords - Doctorin’ The Tardis (Radio Edit)
Happy Flowers - Unhappy Meal
Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs
The Simpsons - Do The Bartman
The Dead Milkmen - If You Love Somebody, Set Them...
2023-01-292h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 139 - Novelty Songs, p.1 (1-20-2023)This week, we're checking out the fun little genre, novelty songs. It has a few subgenres, but we're mostly going to keep it broad for now. Be cautioned that some of the songs have themes that some may find to be in poor taste, and the Frank Zappa one contains a slur.
Billy Jones And His Orchestra - Yes, We Have No Bananas!
Helen Kane - I Wanna Be Loved By You
Spike Jones And His City Slickers - Cocktails For Two
Groucho Marx - Lydia The Tattooed Lady
Benny Bell - Shaving Cream
Lonzo & Oscar - I’m...
2023-01-232h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 138 - Megaforce Records (01-13-2023)In this episode, we're taking a look at Jon and Marsha Zazula's baby, Megaforce Records. Features an excerpt from a Camp Chaos cartoon (nb: nsfw, and may offend some), as well as anecdotes from podcasts by Let It Roll and RIP A Livecast. If you want to check out Jonny Z's book, you can get more details about it on his website.
Judas Priest - Betrayer
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Anvil - Bondage
Metallica - Seek And Destroy
Raven - Mind Over Metal
Blue Cheer - Girl Next Door
Anthrax - Caught In A Mosh
S.O...
2023-01-181h 57The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 137 - Auld Lang Syne, pt.2 (12-30-2022)This episode wraps up our look at some of the musicians we lost during 2022, as well as 2022 as a whole.
Nazareth - Love Hurts
The Delfonics - Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
Q Lazzarus - Transformation (Demo)
The Impressions - People Get Ready
The Seekers - Georgy Girl
Teenage Head - Those Things You Do
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
The Pogues - Love You Til The End
Mable John - Your Good Thing Is About To End
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner’s Daughter
The Sadies - Another Year Again
Dead Kennedys - Le...
2023-01-052h 04The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialWe Interrupt This Broadcast: Year-End Wrap-up, 2022
Post on last night's show is going to be delayed as I prepare for tonight's gig, but I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of you who've tuned in this year. As always, you make this work worth doing. Here's to 2023; may it be better than 2022.
Music: Cosmic Baby - Fantasia
2022-12-3111 minThe Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 136 - Auld Lang Syne, pt.1 (12-23-2022)As we come to the end of 2022, we're going to take this time to reflect on some of the musicians who we've lost this year. (Unrelated: I'll be DJing on Twitch on New Year's Eve, and you can find out all the details here: https://fb.me/e/38OBzsmnA)
Force MDs - Tender Love
Parliament - Flashlight
The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
Five Satins - To The Aisle
The Detroit Cobras - You'll Never Change
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
Anthrax - Belly of The Beast
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
Betty Davis...
2022-12-291h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 135 - The Bluestar Café, pt.4 (12-16-2022)As the year comes to a close, there's lots of stuff going on with the day job, so I'm doing one final week of the café. As a sidebar, I'll be DJing on Twitch on New Year's Eve with the Retread crew, so if you want to check it out, here's the Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/38OBzsmnA
Blondie - Call Me
ZZ Top - Sharp-Dressed Man
Smithereens - Girl Like You
Elastica - Stutter
Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
Gary Numan - Haunted
National Velvet - Flesh Under Skin
Howard Jones - Like To Get To...
2022-12-172h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 134 - The Bluestar Café, pt.3 (12-09-2022)This week continues the throwback to the café days of the mid-aughts.
Arcadia - The Promise (7”)
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!
Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey
Corey Hart - Boy In The Box
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?
The Communards - Don’t Leave Me This Way
Erasure - Oh L’Amour
General Public - Tenderness
George Michael - Freedom! ‘90
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (7”)
Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
The Housema...
2022-12-102h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 133 - The Bluestar Café, pt 2 (12-02-2022)This week, I'm continuing my dive into the crates and playing stuff I used to spin when I was doing a weekly in my house. MOAR 80s! With a fair bit of Canadian and even Torontonian nostalgia.
Information Society - What’s On Your Mind
Animotion - Obsession
Pigbag - Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag
The Shuffle Demons - Spadina Bus
The Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
Yello - Oh Yeah
M\A\R\R\S - Pump Up The Volume
Trio - Da Da Da
Baltimora - Ta...
2022-12-032h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 132 - The Bluestar Café, pt.1 (11-25-2022)Years ago, I used to host a weekly out of my house for friends. I found myself thinking of it this week, and decided to go digging through the crates so I could play a selection of the tunes I would have played then. This week and next, you can expect a fair bit of 80s new wave and pop.
Platinum Blonde - Doesn’t Really Matter
The Cars - Hello Again
Faith No More - The Morning After
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
Psychedelic Furs - Here Come Cowboys
Duran Duran - The Wild Boys
Falco - Ro...
2022-11-262h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 131 - Patrick Cowley, pt. 2 (11-18-2022)After a week off to let my back injury heal, I'm back - no pun intended! This week, we're wrapping up our look at the work of Patrick Cowley, intended to coincide with the anniversary of his passing on November 12, 1982. Don't forget to check out all of Dark Entries' posthumous Cowley releases on Bandcamp, including last Saturday's brand-new release, Malebox! As well, here's the Mixmag article about Cowley's remix of "I Feel Love".
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown (Patrick Cowley Remix)
Hot Posse - An American Dream (12” Mix)
LTD - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
Pa...
2022-11-192h 04The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 130 - Ennio Morricone, pt.1 (11-04-2022)In honour of what would have been Morricone's 94th birthday next week, we're diving into a look at some of his work. This episode's focus is on his work in spaghetti westerns. To take a look at the entire top 20 list, visit the Spaghetti Western database.
With Duccio Tussari:
Una Pistola Per Ringo (A Pistol For Ringo), 1965
Main title (instrumental)
Angel Face (vocal)
Il Ritorno Di Ringo (The Return Of Ringo), 1965
Main title (vocal)
Peace Comes Back in Mimbres
With Sergio Sollima:
La resa dei co...
2022-11-051h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 129 - Hallowe’en! (10-28-2022)This year for Hallowe'en, I decided against doing another installment of Killer Tunes, and instead went digging for some less-common Hallowe'en music, with a sprinkling of some old-pal faves. It's ghoulishly good! /dadjoke
Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween
Sippie Wallace - Devil Dance Blues
Salty Holmes - The Ghost Song
Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra - Spooks
Harry Belafonte - Jump In The Line
Lord Kitchener - Love In The Cemetery
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
The Ghouls - Be True To Your Ghoul
The Diamonds - Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein...
2022-10-291h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 128 - Patrick Cowley, pt. 1 (10-21-2022)Friday's show is a bit late due to my spending yesterday prepping for last night's gig, but here we go: we're finally getting to our look at Patrick Cowley. This will be a two-parter, because there's a lot of material. This first one is his solo material and collaborations; the second part will be production and remixes. Additional resources include the New York Times article I cite throughout, and you can find the preorder for the upcoming release of Malebox on Bandcamp.
Seven Sacred Pools (excerpt)
Shimmering (Where Am I?) (excerpt, with Candida Royalle)
Kickin’ In (ft. Frank Lo...
2022-10-232h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 127 - Another ASCII Shrug (10-15-2022)Due to technical difficulties, you're getting a mixtape of sorts this week. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Hopefully.
Ghostly Kisses ft. Louis-Étienne Santais - J'ai demandé à la lune
Maya Hawke - Luna Moth
Phoebe Bridgers - Moon Song
James Blake - Atmosphere
Ghostly Kisses - Call My Name
The Cure - The Figurehead
Matte Blvck - Midnight & Angel
Depeche Mode - Halo
Röyksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør - Oh, Lover
Twin Shadow - Five Seconds
Above & Beyond ft. Marty Longstaff - Chains (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
Then Comes Silence - Rise To Th...
2022-10-152h 06The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 126 - Mahsa, Reconciliation, & Coolio (10-07-2022)I got knocked on my butt last week by a really bad migraine (presumably due to Hurricane Ian) so this week's show is actually the show I'd been planning to do last week. It's a first, in that it's three separate segments. The first one is on Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman whose tragic and preventable death on September 16th has spurred worldwide protest. The second segment honours Truth & Reconciliation Day (Orange Shirt Day), which was September 28th. The final segment is a brief look at some of Coolio's best stuff, to acknowledge his passing on September 26th.
2022-10-092h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 125 - Girls, Girls, Girls pt 2 (09-23-2022)This week, the second part of our look at songs named for girls and women. There really could have easily been a third part, but I think this is enough for now.
The Eurythmics - Jennifer
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
Starship - Sara
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
The Sisters Of Mercy - Marian (version)
Steve Winwood - Valerie
Guns n’ Roses - My Michelle
Run DMC - Mary, Mary
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
Sons Of Freedom - Mona Lisa
Concrete Blonde - Caroline
Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me
Me Mom & Mor...
2022-09-242h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 124 - Girls, Girls, Girls, pt 1 (09-16-2022)This week and next, we're looking at the proliferation of songs named for girls and women over the last 70 years.
Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up, Little Susie
Harry Belafonte - Mary Ann
Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly
Richie Valens - Donna
Ricky Nelson - Hello, Mary Lou
Ray Charles - Ruby
Jerry Lee Lewis - Long Tall Sally
The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
The Beatles - Michelle
The Four Tops - Bernadette
Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
The Kinks - Lola
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
...
2022-09-172h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 123 - Banned! (09-02-2022)On this week's show, we're listening to some songs that found themselves on the wrong side of censors for one reason or another. This episode is primarily focused on the US and the UK, but I imagine we'll check out other countries in the future.
Shirley Bassey - Burn My Candle At Both Ends
Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - Je T’aime...Moi Non Plus
Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young
Queen - Body Language
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
George Michael - I Want Your Sex, pt. 1
Fats Wa...
2022-09-031h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 122 - End of the Summer (08-26-2022)A busy week means another theme show. This week, it's all about the end of summer, for better or worse. If you're curious to hear more about the heat wave in China, the podcast I was referencing was Thursday's episode of It Could Happen Here.
Billy Idol - Hot In The City
The Cure - The Upstairs Room
Jane Sibbery - Mimi On The Beach (edit)
Cocteau Twins - Summerhead
Childish Gambino - Summertime Magic
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime
clipping. ft. King T - Summertime
People Under The Stairs - The Effects Of Climate...
2022-08-272h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 121 - Dreams (08-19-2022)Me feeling a bit like a zombie all week means you get a theme show. Tonight, it's a variety of songs about dreams and dreaming. Enjoy!
The Crew Cuts - Shboom
The Everly Brothers - (All I Have To Do Is) Dream
Lead Belly - Goodnight, Irene
The Staple Singers - I Had A Dream
The Butthole Surfers - Whatever (I Had A Dream)
Ministry - Dream Song
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
I, Monster - Daydream In Blue
Menahan Street Band - Everyday A Dream
The Crown Heights Affair - Dreaming A Dream (Disco)
The Coral...
2022-08-202h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 120 - Dreampop (08-05-2022)On this week's show, we're looking at dreampop - its origins, where it overlaps with shoegaze, how it evolved, what it borrowed from chillwave, and where it is now.
The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
The Beach Boys - All I Wanna Do
George Harrison - Let It Down
The Durutti Column - Sketch For Summer
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
Dead Can Dance - De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow)
Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
A.R. Kane - Sun Falls Into The Sea
Angelo Badalamenti & Julee Cruise - Falling
Chapterhouse...
2022-08-061h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 119 - Shoegaze (07-29-2022)On this week's show, we take a look at the roots and peak of shoegaze in the 80s and early 90s. The excellent box set I reference in the episode can be found on Cherry Red Records website, and there's a solid post on Reddit about the history of shoegaze. Pitchfork's top 50 shoegaze albums is also an excellent read (though the pagination chafes my butt - just use an infinite scroll!), and this New York Times article from 1991 provides a cool window into the attitudes of the time.
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Slowdive
The Jesus & Mary Chain...
2022-07-301h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 118 - Madchester & Baggy (07-22-2022)On tonight's show, as a nod to the passing of Paul Ryder (bassist of the Happy Mondays), we're diving into the Madchester sound and the baggy scene.
James Brown - Funky Drummer, pts 1 & 2
The Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (edit)
New Order - Fine Time
Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels
James - Come Home (Flood Mix)
808 State - Pacific State
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
World Of Twist - Sons of the Stage
New Fast Automatic Daffodils - B...
2022-07-242h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 117 - Dave Smith & The Prophets, pt. 3 (07-15-2022)After last week's national internet outage, we're back with the final part on the life and impact of the work of Dave Smith, inventor of the Prophet synthesizer, and one of the fathers of MIDI.
Xiu Xiu - Crank Heart
M83 - Midnight City
((pressures)) - Casting Shadows
Angels & Airwaves - Surrender (remix)
Tegan & Sara - Closer
Bonobo - Don't Wait
Daft Punk - Contact
3TEETH - Nihil
Death Cab For Cutie - Black Sun
Deerhunter - Living My Life
Bon Iver - 21 Moon Water
Tigercide - Nightwing
Makeup and Vanity Set - Wavehymnal
Perturbator - She Moves...
2022-07-161h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 116 - Dave Smith & The Prophets, pt. 2 (07-01-2022)This week, we're continuing our look at the impact of Dave Smith's work on music. Tonight's focus is (broadly speaking) 80s pop.
The Cars - Let’s Go
Devo - Girl U Want
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Japan - Ghosts
Hall & Oates - I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Roxy Music - Avalon
Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons
Yazoo - Don’t Go
Thomas Dolby - Flying North
T...
2022-07-022h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 115 - Dave Smith & The Prophets (06-24-2022)This week, we finally begin our look at the impact that Dave Smith's work had on music. The first part of this series looks at the early days of the Prophet series synthesizers in experimental, ambient, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop.
Excerpt: Doctor Mix - Prophet-5's Famous Preset Sounds
Weather Report - Young and Fine
Bill Bruford - Forever Until Sunday
Rick Wakeman - Summertime
Giorgio Moroder - Night Drive
Yellow Magic Orchestra - 1000 Knives
Patrick Cowley - Megatron Man
PhD - I Won't Let You Down
Kraftwerk - Computer Love
John Carpenter - Escape From New...
2022-06-252h 03The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 114 - Music of The Cold War, pt.3 (06-17-2022)This week is the third and final part of our look at music from the Cold War era, 1945-1991. Technical issues with the stream last night (ostensibly caused by local high winds) meant that some bits had to be re-recorded, so you may hear variations in the audio. Mea culpa :)
Resources for the excerpted footage, should you want to see/hear more: The tearing down of the Berlin Wall, The Berlin Freedom Concert, Gorbachev's remarks prior to the Malta Summit, and Bush's remarks at the close of the Malta Summit.
Bananarama - White Train
Avion - B...
2022-06-182h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 113 - Music of The Cold War, pt 2 (06-10-2022)"Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
This is so very late, but sometimes life happens. Regardless, here's part two of music of the Cold War era - this episode covers 1982 through 1985.
Midnight Oil - US Forces
Rational Youth - Dancing On The Berlin Wall
Falco - Der Kommissar
The Fixx - Stand or Fall
Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear (But Fear Itself)
Dox Sinistra - Soviet Invasion
U2 - Seconds
Men At Work - It's A Mistake
Namenlos ft. Kein Talent - Links Zwo Drei Vier
Depeche Mode - Two Minute Warning
Zoopark...
2022-06-162h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 112 - Music of The Cold War, pt 1 (06-03-2022)Get ready to get your history on! We're talking about the Cold War this week--what led up to it, the events through the decades, and the music that was a part of the time. (Except the Vietnam war for the most part, because that's much more common knowledge.) If you'd like to learn more beyond what I touch on in these episodes, check out this documentary, and view the entire Cold War timeline in greater detail. And don't forget to check out the Atomic Platters compilation for more early deep cuts!
Slim Gaillard Quartet - Atomic Cocktail
Floyd...
2022-06-061h 55The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 111 - HBD - Clowns & Happy Hardcore (05-27-2022)Another birthday show! This week's episode, by request of the birthday celebrant, focuses on clowns and happy hardcore - and I am more than happy to oblige :D
Insane Clown Posse - Clown Love
Clown Core - Diarrhea Inferno Welfare Burrito
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown
Placebo - Pierrot The Clown
The Murlocs - Lonely Clown
Mike Emilio - Clown
Jolly Roger - Co Co's March
Fade & Excess - Ready To Fly (DJ Stompy Mix)
Scott Brown - Now Is The Time
Billy Bunter, D-Zyne, and Rob Vanden - Let Yourself Go
Druid & Sharkey...
2022-05-292h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 110 - Happy Birthday, Sabs! (05-20-2022)This week, it's a birthday show featuring antifascist, anti-capitalist, and pro-union music!
Woody Guthrie & Sonny Terry - All You Fascists Bound To Lose
Pete Seeger - Talking Union Blues
Faith Petric - Ain't Done Nothing If You Ain't Been Called A Red
Phil Ochs - Love Me, I'm A Liberal
Leon Rosselson - Song Of The Old Communist
Bob Dylan - Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Bartees Strange - Tear These Fascists Down
Billy Bragg - Never Cross A Picket Line
Tom Morello - Solidarity Forever
Grace Petrie - Maggie Thatcher's Dream
The Mountain Goats - There Is...
2022-05-211h 57The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 109 - Chillwave, Chillsynth, & Synthwave (05-13-2022)Keeping it low-key this week with some chill and synth pieces while my arm heals up.
- Northbridge/Southbridge
Timecop1983 - On The Run
Unfound - Without
Hotel Pools - Nightshade
Shikimo ft. Fractal Man - Ghost Trigger
b o d y l i n e - Castles In The Air
C418 - Beton
Davz - Golden Igloo
John Dunder - Vega
Forhill - Odyssey
A.L.I.S.O.N - Nightride (Revisited)
bl00dwave - Fake Reality
Zane Alexander - Air
A K A N E I N T O K I O ft. - P E...
2022-05-171h 57The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 108 - Roe v Wade (05-08-2022)The leak of the draft Supreme Court judgement overturning Roe v Wade in the US sparked this week's show, along with a ton of research about the history of the initial decision and how things got to where they are now. Sorry it's a bit late - my streaming host is now a giant question mark, and my arm is still bugging me.
For more information regarding the history of Roe v Wade, check out We The People's episode on the 14th amendment, The Daily's episodes on Jane Roe and the culture wars that came as a...
2022-05-082h 03The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 107 - Klaus Schulze (04-29-2022)My arm is still messed up, but I wanted to do a show on Klaus Schulze, formerly of Tangerine Dream, who passed away on April 26th.
Tangerine Dream - Cold Smoke
Ash Ra Tempel - Traummaschine (excerpt)
Klaus Schulze - Satz: Gewitter Energy Rise Energy Collapse
Stomu Yamashta’s Go - Space Requiem
Richard Wahnfried - Grandma’s Clockwork
Klaus Schulze - The Looper Isn’t a Hooker
Klaus Schulze - Spielglocken (excerpt)
Klaus Schulze & Rainer Bloss - Racing
Alphaville - Romeos
Richard Wahnfried - Intrance
Klaus Schulze & Pete Namlook ft. Bill Laswell - Psychedelic Brunch v8
Ash Ra Temp...
2022-04-302h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 106 - Vaporwave (04-15-2022)On this week's show, we're taking a listen to vaporwave from 2010 to 2021, and touching briefly on a few of the offshoots. The documentary by Wolfenstein OSX I mention in the show can be viewed here, at archive.org. This timeline of vaporwave put together by a group of Redditors was also an excellent resource.
Chuck Person - She’s Waiting
Vektroid - Nobody Here
Skeleton 骷 - Fountain
James Ferraro - Palm Trees, Wi-Fi, and Dream Sushi
Oneohtrix Point Never - Power of Persuasion
USER32 - y o u ' r e h a l f a w o r l...
2022-04-172h 07The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 105 - City Pop (04-08-2022)On this week's show, we're finally getting into Japanese City Pop, a genre that has a lot of similarities to Yacht Rock, which we covered in Episode 86. If after listening to this show, you want to learn more about City Pop, I highly recommend this episode of Switched On Pop, in which they sit down with Cat Zhang of Pitchfork.
Eiichi Ohtaki - Yubikiri
Bread & Butter - Pink Shadow
Sugar Babe - Downtown
Tatsuro Yamashita - Circus Town
Taeko Onuki - Machi
Taeko Onuki - One's Love
Kimiko Kasai - Vibration (Love Celebration)
Nanako Sato - Subterranean Futari...
2022-04-092h 04The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 104 - April Fools (04-01-2022)In honor of April Fools' Day, we're going to be listening to a bunch of songs that reference fools across time and genres. And you have my word, no Rickrolls ;)
A Tribe Called Quest - Description Of A Fool
DMX - Party Up
Muddy Waters - Still A Fool
The Manish Boys - I Pity The Fool
Joe Cocker - Chain of Fools
Ray Charles - A Fool For You
Aretha Franklin - Maybe I'm A Fool
Nat King Cole - A Fool Was I
Tony Bennett - Once There Lived A Fool
Frank Sinatra - I'm A F...
2022-04-032h 08The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 103 - Hidden Tracks (03-25-2022)On this week's show, we're talking about the history of hidden tracks. They're less common with digital albums these days, but the resurgence of vinyl and cassettes among collectors and fans means that the window of opportunity hasn't closed entirely!
The Beatles - A Day In The Life (sample)
Pink Floyd - Jugband Blues
The Beatles - Her Majesty
The Ramones - Carbona Not Glue
The Clash - Train In Vain
Nine Inch Nails - Physical
Nirvana - Verse Chorus Verse (AKA Sappy)
Cracker - Eurotrash Girl (album edit)
World Party - Kuwait City
Green Day - All...
2022-03-262h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 102 - And Now We Are Two, pt.2 (03-19-2022)Oh good, you turned the page! Welcome to part 2 of our second anniversary episode, the bonus recut version with Even More Tunes (tm)!
The Tea Party - The River
I Mother Earth - Rain Will Fall
Eric's Trip - May 11th
Superconductor - Nobody's Cutie
The Inbreds - Tell The Truth
Chicken Milk - Sink
Phallocracy - Inbetween Days
The Killjoys - Today I Hate Everyone
Doughboys - Shine
Bif Naked - Never Alone
The Gandharvas - First Day of Spring
The Rheostatics - Dez's Lament/Claire
Moist - Into Everything
Thrush Hermit - All Dressed Up
Punchbuggy...
2022-03-201h 53The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 101 - And Now We Are Two, pt.1 (03-18-2022)Happy birthday to us! On this week's show, we're checking out Canadian alternative music from 1990-1995. And although it's our anniversary, you're the ones getting a gift: a bonus episode!
National Velvet - Shine On
Moev - Head Down
Skydiggers - I Will Give You Everything
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Five Foot Nothing - In A Dream
Odds - Love Is The Subject
Me, Mom & Morgentaler - Spittle On My Chin
Dayglo Abortions - Two Dogs F*cking
The Lowest Of The Low - Subversives
Blue Rodeo - Trust Yourself
The Grapes Of Wrath - You May B...
2022-03-201h 51The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 100 - Modern Ukrainian Music (03-11-2022)Holy cannoli, we made it to a hundred episodes! For such a landmark, I decided to choose something that's currently pretty important: Ukraine. I was hoping that the Russian invasion would stop or be stopped before I had a chance to address the theme, but that was not to be so.
I've really only skimmed the surface here, but I tried to choose selections from a number of different genres, some of which are more lighthearted than others. There's a brief discussion of fascism in black metal, which is unpleasant but important because fascism isn't always as...
2022-03-142h 03The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 99 - Henry Lavelle (03-04-2022)On tonight's show we pay tribute to Henry Lavelle, a pioneer in music packaging and brother to UNKLE. This episode focuses primarily on the later part of his career, so we may come back to this theme down the road.
Gabriel Lavelle - Where The Praties Grow
Handel-Beecham - The Gods Go A-Begging (Musette)
The Dubliners - Jar Of Porter (Live)
Aidan Lavelle - Issues
UNKLE ft. Gavin Clark - Keys To The Kingdom
Underworld - Always Loved A Film
Faithless - Sun To Me
Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
Lamb - Butterfly Effect
Muse...
2022-03-062h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 98 - they f*ck you up, your mum and dad (02-25-2022)This was not the episode I'd planned on doing this week, but sometimes things come up, and all you can do is play some music about it. Title is from Philip Larkin's "This Be The Verse".
Supertramp - The Logical Song
Gowan - Dedication
Howard Jones - Look Mama
The Grapes of Wrath - All The Things I Wasn't
Gary Numan - Not The Love We Dream Of
Jesus Jones - Idiot Stare
New Order - Ruined In A Day
Genesis - Mama
Pet Shop Boys - Rent
Nine Inch Nails - I Do Not Want This
Depeche...
2022-02-262h 03The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 97 - A Savage Evening, pt.4 (02-19-2022)We're not quite done with the gothy nostalgia, I'm afraid. Gothstalgia? Anyway, here's another sampling of tunes that got a lot of play at Savage back in 2003...plus one from 2004 that gets a special pass.
Juno Reactor - Pistolero
Brainbug - Nightmare (Sinister Strings Mix)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Francois Kevorkian's Pump Mix)
Covenant - Like Tears In Rain (Extended)
Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Tiesto Mix)
Neuroticfish - Wake Me Up (Extended Dance mix)
VNV Nation - Legion
Icon of Coil - Former Self
State Of The Union - Black City Lights
Rob Zombie...
2022-02-191h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 96 - A Savage Evening, pt.3 (02-11-2022)In lieu of a live broadcast, you're getting the podcast at the same time I'd ordinarily go live! We're going to enjoy this bit of nostalgia a little bit longer, if you'll indulge me...
Technoir - Requiem
VNV Nation - Beloved (Hiver & Hammer Full Vocal Mix)
Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Tiesto Remix)
De/Vision - Strange Affection (Mesh Remix)
Icon Of Coil - Floorkiller
Apoptygma Berzerk - Mourn (APB Mix)
Fiction 8 - Let Go
Schiller mit Heppner - Dream of You
Fictional - Blue Lights
Fischerspooner - Emerge
Ladytron - Seventeen
Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin...
2022-02-122h 11The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 95 - A Savage Evening, pt.2 (02-05-2022)We're going to hang out in 2003 for a little while longer, so pull out your Tripp pants and your Demonias and let's have some fun. Oh--and also some education. There's at least one artist in this bunch who's got the stank of racism on them, and while it would be easy to just not play their stuff, I don't want to be dishonest about what we were listening to then, and I think it's important to contextualize that in modern terms. Goth is supposed to be welcoming. Goth is political. It always has been. Racism and sexism is contemptible...
2022-02-052h 05The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 94 - A Savage Evening, pt.1 (01-28-2022)When the day job consumes all your time, what do you do? Well, your intrepid host pulled out an old hard drive and found a box set of tunes that were popular at a favourite goth club in 2003. If you liked EBM, classic gothy tunes, industrial, and all that jazz back in the day, you'll enjoy tonight's episode. Dust off your skullies and your UV-reactive accessories, put on your black eyeliner and get ready for some old favourites.
Project Pitchfork - Timekiller (And One Remix)
1000 Homo DJs - Supernaut
Razed In Black - Oh My Goth!
Rob Zombie...
2022-01-292h 10The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 93 - Giallo Soundtracks (01-21-2022)This week's show is a crossover episode with our friends at Prophecy's podcast It's Midnight Somewhere! We're talking all about giallo, an Italian movie genre. They tackle much of the modern sounds, and I get into the history of it. There are some echoes of the sounds of space age pop, and you can hear how the sound of 80s slasher flicks developed.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much; Mario Bava, 1963:
Roberto Nicolosi - Morte Di Edith E Aggressione Notturna
Roberto Nicolosi - Un Ospite Inatteso El I Delitti Dell'Alfabeto
Blood & Black Lace; Ma...
2022-01-231h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialWe Interrupt This Broadcast: 2021 Wrap Up
A little later than I'd intended, but better late than not at all. This is a thank you to everyone who tuned in from around the world last year. I'm always excited to see people from around the globe show up in the stats, and while world domination isn't my goal, I'd love to see a pin in every country! Thanks again for listening, and I hope 2022 is good to you.
2022-01-1501 minThe Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 92 - Ronnie Spector (01-15-2021)On this week's show, we're taking a look at the life and legacy of Ronnie Spector.
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
The Students - I'm So Young
The Ronettes - I Want A Boy
The Ronettes - I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Ronettes - Baby I Love You
The Ronettes - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up
The Ronettes - Walking In The Rain
The Ronettes - Is This What I Get For Loving You?
The Ronettes - I Can Hear Music
The Ronettes...
2022-01-152h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 91 - PS3, Concept Albums in Space Age Pop (01-07-2022)On this week's show, we're looking at concept albums that predated Pet Sounds, in a little-known genre called Space Age Pop. This episode is not a deep dive on space age pop, but a look strictly at some of the concept albums within the genre. Pardon the late upload; I was in bed sick for a couple days, but - to quote Night Court - I'm feeling much better now!
Esquivel! - Blue Danube
Esquivel! - April In Portugal
Esquivel! - In A Persian Market
Esquivel! - El Carro del Sol (Venetian Love Song)
Les Baxter - Moonscape
...
2022-01-111h 55The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 90 - An Ode To The Year That Was (12-31-2021)I was going to keep going with the concept albums this week, but with it being new year's eve, I was feeling introspective. So I went through all my shows and playlists from the year and selected a few that spoke to the sort of year it's been, at least for me.
CHVRCHES - Under The Tide
The National - I Am Easy To Find
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Last Beat Of My Heart
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Zola Jesus - Soak
Miserable - Damned To Love You
The Cinematics - A Strange...
2022-01-012h 04The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 89 - PS2, Concept Albums, pt. 2 (12-24-2021)This week, we're continuing our look at concept albums. Part two takes us through the 1970s.
The Who - Overture
The Who - Pinball Wizard
The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Marvin Gaye - God Is Love (radio version)
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
David Bowie - Five Years
David Bowie - Lady Stardust
David Bowie - Rock n' Roll Suicide
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis - The Chamber of 32 Doors
Genesis - It
Parliament - P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked...
2022-01-011h 54The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 88 - PS1, Concept Albums, pt.1 (12-17-2021)What other impacts did Pet Sounds have on music, besides yacht rock? To answer this question properly will take multiple episodes. The first part of the answer is concept albums. This week's show covers the history of concept albums up to the late 1960s.
The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles - She's Leaving Home
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
Woody Guthrie - The Great Dust Storm
Woody Guthrie...
2021-12-182h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 87 - Time, Time, Time (12-10-2021)I'm into the busy season at work, so this week, you get a theme: time, and how little of it there seems to be these days.
Pink Floyd - Time
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Dr. Dog - Where'd All The Time Go?
Tom Waits - TIme
Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By
Jex Nwalor - Time Goes "Bye"
Quantic - Time Is The Enemy
Tech N9ne - Running Out Of Time (ROOT)
IAMX - Volatile Times
Muse - Time Is Running Out
Turbonegro - Hurry...
2021-12-112h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialWe Interrupt This Broadcast: A Thank You (11-2021)A short break from our regular programming to say thank you to all the listeners around the world. You make this worth doing :)
2021-12-0501 minThe Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 86 - Yacht Rock (12-04-2021)On this week's show, we're going to find out about yacht rock. Grab your deck shoes and a drink in a coconut, and let's set sail on the seas of cheese! If you want to watch the Yacht Rock series, you can find them on channel101.com, and the podcast I found most informative about the genre is by An Impossible Way Of Life, who can be found on all the usual podcasting platforms. I hope they do a second part on yacht rock; I was disappointed to only find the first part!
Beach Boys - Sloop John...
2021-12-042h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 85 - Sundays On Our Knees (11-26-2021)Your intrepid host went to a concert on Friday, was felled by a migraine on Saturday, and encountered technical issues on Sunday, but managed to get it together on Monday. Work is gearing up to the busy season, and so I did something different; it's a bit of an ASCII shrug, but more of a DJ set this time. Hope you enjoy it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cannons - Bad Dream
Art School Girlfriend - Is It Light Where You Are
White Lies - As I Try Not To Fall Apart
Flight Facilities ft. Broods - Forever
CHVRCHES - Asking For A Frie...
2021-11-301h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 84 - Tragoedia in Musica (11-19-2021)First of all, I'm very sorry for the delayed upload. The last few days, I was knocked flat by a headache. I also ended up rejigging some of the material; if you listened to the live broadcast, you'll notice that not only did I add a few songs, I removed a few too. And even at that, this sucker runs over two hours.
It's a rather grim episode, inspired by the tragedy of Astroworld earlier this month. I found myself down a pretty bleak rabbit hole, and ended up assembling a list of disasters that have happened a...
2021-11-232h 11The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 83 - Free Palestine (11-13-2021)This week, in honour of Palestine's Independence Day on November 15th, we're taking a listen to some modern Palestinian music, as well as some music by pro-Palestinian allies. From the river to the sea, we stand in solidarity.
Mohammad Assaf - Dammi Falastini
Al Eatesam Band - أنا ابن القدس
Toni Qattan - فلسطيني
Muhannad Khalaf - الله محيي فلسطين
El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance TRoupe - Nostalgia For Ramallah
Le Trio Joubran - The Trees We Wear
Ministry of Dubkey - Palestine
Samer - World Goes Blind
Maher Zain - Insha Allan
Saint Levant - Jerusalem Freestyle
Dosta - Palestine
Shihottie - Free Palestine
Abe Batshon - Free Palestine
Balti ft...
2021-11-132h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 82 - Leonard Cohen, pt 2 (11-05-2021)This week, we wrap up our look at the life and work of Leonard Cohen, who passed away five years ago this Sunday. No covers this time, just the man himself.
Leonard Cohen - In My Secret Life
Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep (spoken word)
Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep
Leonard Cohen - Here It Is
Leonard Cohen - Love Itself
Leonard Cohen - Boogie Street
Leonard Cohen - Go No More A-Roving
Leonard Cohen - Because Of
Leonard Cohen - On That Day
Leonard Cohen - There For You
Leonard Cohen - Dear...
2021-11-062h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 81 - Killer Tunes 2 (10-29-2021)Happy Hallowe'en! It's time to get creepy with a look at songs written about serial killers. Trigger warning: there is some discussion of violence, particularly sexual violence, and I swear a few times.
Rammstein - Mein Teil
Dismantled - Insecthead (Ramirez)
Miley Cyrus ft. Billy Idol - Night Crawling
Neko Case - Deep Red Bells
Porcupine Tree - Lips of Ashes
Xiu Xiu - House Sparrow
Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy Jr.
Fear Factory - Suffer Age
Therapy? - Trigger Inside
Swans - Killing For Company
The Melvins - Zodiac
Jane’s Addiction - Ted, Just Admit It…...
2021-10-311h 59The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 80 - Musical Motivation (10-22-2021)On this week's show, it's a loving kick in the pants for a dear friend who could use some motivational anthems. Who knows, maybe you do too :) Featuring a rare appearance from Floofmaster Toby!
Faderhead - Nothing Changes
The Boxer Rebellion - Let It Go
Frou Frou - Let Go
BT - The Only Constant Is Change
Lamb - Bonfire
Garbage - The Trick Is To Keep Breathing
The Black Crowes - Wiser Time
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See The Light
The Staves - Sadness Don't Own Me
Beth Orton - Central Reservation (The...
2021-10-232h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 79 - Eggcorns & Mondegreens (10-15-2021)If you've ever misheard a lyric in a way that's incredibly funny, then you basically have the jist of this week's episode. It's all songs that people have popularly misheard.
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Blinded By The Light
The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Queen - We Will Rock You
The Police - Message In A Bottle
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
Bon Jo...
2021-10-172h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 78 - Throat Singing (10-09-2021)Throat singing is something that crosses more cultures than many realize, and has been banned through history by colonial powers in a number of those cultures as well. But it's a tradition that has hung on, and is alive in contemporary music as well. This week, we're going to check out both traditional and contemporary examples around the world.
Tuvan kargiraa
Mongolian Xoomij
Egschiglen - Tavan Hasag
Tibetan Buddhist monk with singing bowl, cymbals, and ganta
Three Tibetan Buddhist monks
Harmonic Tibetan Buddhist monk chanting
Cantu a tenore - Su lamentu de su pastore
Cantu a tenore...
2021-10-112h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 77 - Richard H. Kirk, pt. 2 (10-01-2021)This week, we wrap up our look at the work of Richard H. Kirk with a a selection of his solo material from 1980 through 2017.
Richard H. Kirk - Insect Friends of Allah
Al Jabr - Never Lose Your Shadow
Al Jabr - This Is The H-Bomb Sound
Acid Horse - No Name, No Slogan
Sweet Exorcist - Testone
Electronic Eye - Bush Techno Incident
Al Jabr - Love Is Deep
Papadoctrine - Hybrid Energy
Cold Warrior - Walk East
Robots + Humanoids - Paranoia
Nitrogen - Let It Ride
Dark Magus - Ocean Spray
Al Jabr - Spy In...
2021-10-022h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 76 - Richard H. Kirk, pt. 1 (09-24-2021)On this week's show, in memory of his recent passing, we're doing a retrospective on Richard H. Kirk's work with, and as, Cabaret Voltaire. Next week, we'll dive into his solo work...of which there is a TON.
Cabaret Voltaire - The Possibility Of A Bum Trip
Cabaret Voltaire - Do The Snake
Cabaret Voltaire - A Touch Of Evil
Cabaret Voltaire - Walls of Kyoto
Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar
Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination (7” Version)
Cabaret Voltaire - James Brown (7” Version)
Cabaret Voltaire - Sleepwalking
Cabaret Voltaire - Warm
Cabaret Voltaire - Why Kill Time (When You Can K...
2021-09-252h 04The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 75 - Leonard Cohen, pt.1 (09-17-2021)On this week's show, we're paying tribute to Leonard Cohen on what would have been his 87th birthday. I've got a wide range of covers of his material to share with you, and this will definitely be a two-parter, with the second part dropping at the beginning of November.
Monsieur Camembert - Suzanne
Emmylou Harris - The Stranger Song
Beth Orton - Sisters Of Mercy
James - So Long, Marianne
The Lemonheads ft. Liv Tyler - Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye
Harvey Milk - One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
The Neville Brothers - Bird On...
2021-09-182h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 74 - The Tulsa Sound (09-10-2021)On this week's episode, we're taking a look at the Tulsa sound. In addition to listening to some of the key songs and key players, we're also going to check out some the artists who were influenced by the Tulsa sound, and a few of the newer songs from the sound.
Clyde Stacey - Hoy Hoy
Rocky Curtiss and the Harmony Flames - I Told Myself A Lie
Flash Terry - She’s My Baby
Jesse Aycox - Black Cherry
Taj Mahal - EZ Rider
Leon Russell - Tightrope
JJ Cale - Cocaine
Roger Tillison - Down In Th...
2021-09-121h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 73 - Lee ”Scratch” Perry (09-03-2021)After an unintended three-week hiatus, we're back! The mic cacked out halfway through the live broadcast and I had to re-record all the dialogue between songs, which was complicated by the too-loud air show happening right.over.my.head (and the reason why I sound so nonplussed in much of this episode). So, apologies for the hiatus and the delay, but without any further ado, this week, we have a brief retrospective on Lee "Scratch" Perry, who passed away on August 29th. The length and breadth of the man's career make it impossible to cover adequately in a single...
2021-09-052h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 72 - 40s Duets (08-06-2021)I hope you're not sick of duets, because we're not quite done with them yet! On this week's show, we're looking at the most popular duets of the 40s. Please enjoy this sampling of finely aged Roquefort ;)
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Harry, Ginny, Jack & Ish - Friendship
Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell - Between 18th & 19th on Chestnut Street
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell - Green Eyes
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell - Amapola
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Sy Oliver & Jo Stafford - Yes Indeed!
Glenn Miller & His...
2021-08-072h 01The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 71 - 50s Duets (07-30-2021)This week we continue our traipse through the history of duets with a jaunt through the 50s. Some lovely gems, and some true fromage (Camembert, perhaps!).
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - Broken Down Merry Go Round
Tony Martin & Fran Warren - I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Prayers)
Dinah Shore & Tony Martin - A Penny A Kiss
Gary & Bing Crosby - Simple Melody
The Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins - I Want To Be Loved
Sammy Kay & Don Cornell - It Isn’t Fair
Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr - I’ll Never Be Free
Guy Mitchell & Mitc...
2021-08-011h 56The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 70 - 60s Duets (07-23-2021)We're going to stick with our little jaunt through the duets of the decades, this week making a pass through the 1960s. How far back will I go? Stick around and find out! In the meantime, enjoy some fine gorgonzola ;)
Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
Brook Benton and Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Santo & Johnny - Tear Drop
The Louvin Brothers - My Baby’s Gone
Skip & Flip - Cherry Pie
Jerry Butler ft. Curtis Mayfield - I’m A-Tellin’ You
Dick & Dee Dee - The Mountain’s High
Ray Charles & Margie H...
2021-07-241h 44The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 69 - 70s Duets (07-16-2021)Our exploration of duet-flavoured cheese continues this week (thanks to a three-day migraine) with 70s duets! We'll call this the Limburger episode ^_^
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner - Run That By Me One More Time
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings - Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - Another Day
England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight
Eddie Floyd & Dorothy...
2021-07-171h 58The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 68 - 80s Duets (07-09-2021)On this week's show, we dive into a subset of the power ballad: duets! The 80s was a special time for duets, and so I've picked a selection of some of the stinkiest fromage of the era, just for you!
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Dan Hill & Vonda Sheppard - Can't We Try
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne - You're A Friend Of Mine
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney...
2021-07-112h 06The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 67 - Diss Tracks (07-02-2021)On this week's episode, we dive into diss tracks, particularly those from the early 80s to the early aughts, and talk a bit about the various rivalries in hip hop and gangsta rap. Fair warning, the lyrics can be homophobic and misogynistic, and there's a ton of swearing, including a bit from me. So...use your best judgment about whether this one's for you.
UTFO - Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Shante - Roxanne’s Revenge (Street Version)
MC Shan - The Bridge
Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
LL Cool J...
2021-07-032h 06The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 66 - Answer Songs (06-25-2021)On this week's show, we're taking a look at the roots of the diss track - answer songs!
Arthur Collins - Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
Arthur Collins - I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't Come Home
Billy Jones - Yes! We Have No Bananas
Eva Taylor & Clarence Williams - I've Got The "Yes! We Have No Bananas" Blues
Al Bowlly & Fred Elizalde - Misery Farm
Leslie Sarony - Jollity Farm
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat
Hank Thompson - Wild Side of Life
Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who...
2021-06-262h 03The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 65 - Northern Soul (06-18-2021)On this week's show, we're taking a look at the Northern Soul movement. There may be a second part down the road, and Northern Soul leads to a few other movements that were pretty important.
Major Lance - It’s The Beat
The Impressions - You’ve Been Cheatin’
Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
Larry Williams & Jonny Watson - Too Late
The Soul Twins - Quick Change Artist
Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes
Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By
Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is Over
Dean Parish - I'm On My Way
Frank Wilson - Do I...
2021-06-191h 52The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 64 - ASCII Shrug (06-11-2021)Sometimes life happens, and instead of a properly-researched show, you get me, playing a bunch of random tunes that feel good together. Heck, I barely have a title for this one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Enjoy!
The Cure ft. Earl Slick - A Forest (Mark Plati Mix)
Trentemøller - Into The Trees (Serenetti Pt 3)
iamamiwhoami - O
Mr.Kitty - Spirit Of The Forest
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
M83 - Skin Of The Night
7and5 - Whisper To Me
Gazelle Twin - Changelings
Zola Jesus - Night
School of Seven Bells - Iamundernodisguise
Ladytron - Black Cat
The Magnetic Fields...
2021-06-122h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 63 - Happy Birthday Dr. Moog, pt. 2 (06-06-2021)On this week's episode, we finish up our two-part series for Bob Moog's birthday. There could be more...and there likely will be more...next year ;)
The Beatles - Because
The Monkees - Daily Nightly
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?
Depeche Mode - New Life
Ultravox - Vienna
Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Skinny Puppy - Solvent
Front Line Assembly - Shutdown
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
Digital Underground - Rhymin’ On The Funk
Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
Buffalo Daughter - Autobahn
Hy...
2021-06-062h 00The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 62 - Happy Birthday, Robin! (05-28-2021)On this week's show, we're celebrating the birthday of a regular listener and dear friend. They selected the tunes, I provided some chatter and anecdotes, and you get to enjoy it!
The Cure - Love Song
Depeche Mode - Stripped
Queensryche - Spreading the Disease
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
Nine Inch Nails - Kinda I Want To
Alice in Chains - Junkhead
Sifl & Olly - Performance Art
Reel Big Fish - Another F.U. Song
Mephiskapheles - The Bumblebee Tuna Song
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Toucha Toucha Touch Me
Sneaker Pimps - Low Place Like...
2021-05-311h 53The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 61 - Happy Birthday, Dr. Moog pt.1 (05-21-2021)On this week's episode, for what would have been Bob Moog's 87th birthday, we dive into an examination of the breadth of the impact his inventions had on various genres of music. (Part 2 will likely be the first week of June.)
Wendy Carlos - Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G major, BWV 1048: II. Adagio
Sun Ra - Space Probe (excerpt)
Syrinx - Field Hymn (Epilogue)
Tangerine Dream - Sunrise in the Third System
Mike Oldfield - First Excursion
Kraftwerk - The Hall of Mirrors
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 8
Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder
Roger Eno & Brian Eno...
2021-05-222h 02The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 60 - The AIDS Epidemic (05-14-2021)On this week's show, I dive into a listener suggestion: Music that came out of the AIDS epidemic. (There may be a second part, as this really only covers a portion of it.)
Sylvester - You Are My Friend (Live)
Cyndi Lauper - Boy Blue
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Is Anybody Out There?
The Communards - For A Friend
Prince - Sign ‘O’ The Times
Coil - Tainted Love
Lou Reed - Halloween Parade
Gwen Guthrie - Can’t Love You Tonight (The Surgeon General’s Funky 4/4 Mix)
Elton John - The Last Song
Pet Shop Boys - Dreami...
2021-05-161h 50The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 59 - A Mixtape From The Present (05-07-2021)Welp, The FNPS got pulled from Spotify, and your indomitable host is deeply annoyed about it. While I look for a way to get broader distribution again, please enjoy a bookend to last week's mixtape from the past with a mixtape from the present.
Shakespear’s Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On)
Tove Lo - Sadder Badder Cooler (Y2K Mix)
The Kills - Black Balloon
Muna - Around U
Rush - Time Stand Still
The Grapes of Wrath - ...But I Guess We’ll Never Know
The Bravery - Unconditional
Frightened Rabbit - Still Want To Be H...
2021-05-091h 56The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 58 - A Mixtape From My Teenage Self (04-30-2021)The week got away from me and I didn't have time to do a properly researched episode, but rather than cancel, I pulled out a mixtape I made a while ago featuring tracks I loved as a teenager.
James - Born of Frustration
Rush - Presto
Jesus Jones - Song 13
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin - Suave And Suffocated
Guns N’ Roses - Estranged
Howard Jones - Human’s Lib
Crowded House - Into Temptation
The Watchmen - Must To Be Free
Pet Shop Boys - It Couldn’t Happen Here
The Grapes Of Wrath - All The Things I Wasn’t...
2021-05-011h 50The Friday Night Parkdale SpecialThe FNPS: Episode 57 - Soundtrack Collabs (Metal/Electronica)Last week, we were looking at how Public Enemy's collaboration with Anthrax set the stage for nu-metal, and I touched on the soundtrack for Judgment Night in 1993 (*kept saying 1994 in the recording, apologies) being something that furthered the potential for that genre to happen. Judgement Night also set the stage for further crossovers with metal. This week, we take a look at how the rise of electronic music to popular culture in soundtracks allowed the soundtrack for Spawn to happen, which was full of metal and electronic collaborations, a crossover style that's still alive and kicking.
Aerosmith & Run...
2021-04-242h 06