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by Andrew Kurjata |
“Crazy in Love” (Kid Koala version) by Emeli Sandé and the Bryan Ferry Orchestra This is jam-bait for me. My favourite Beyoncé song covered by Emeli Sandé, mixed by Kid Koala, AND it kind of sounds like the Cantina Band from Star Wars? Yeah, this is my jam. 
“New School, Old School (Feat. Kayo)” by Classified Every Classified album is like discovering a new hip-hop release from the classic era, with modern touch-ups. He’s also one of the few rappers who doesn’t seem to use collaborators as a prop just to get more names of the back cover. In this case he combines both these strengths for see-saw track with him and Kayo finishing off each other’s rhymes like it was the 80s even if Kayo prefers the Slim Shady era. Oh and if you haven’t heard this yet, it’s the underground sleeper hit of the year for Canadians in the know. 
Almost Mainstream Episode 53 - May 3 2013
*SPOILER ALERT* Born Ruffians followed by soul-throwbacks, followed by hip-hop, followed by garage rock, then a remix, then some mellow CanCon, and it’s all capped off with ten-year-anniversary celebrations from the Postal Service and Broken Social Scene. Almost Mainstream Episode 53 - May 3 2013 on Mixcloud Subscribe to Almost Mainstream the podcast using RSS, Mixcloud, iTunes or Stitcher Playlist Too Soaked To Break - Born Ruffians Walk On Me - The Broadview Band Won’t Someone Tell Me - Gigi feat. Mirah Don’t Throw Me Away - The Mumlers Move On When The Love Is Gone - DL Incognito A Beautiful Sight - The Kid Natural ŤɌ∆Ҏ ᶊῌῗ† - ƱZ I Got Love - King Khan & the Shrines Derby Girl - The Gertrudes Toe Cutter - Thee Oh Sees Pyramid (Atoms For Peace rmx 1) - Four Tet Chasing the Sunset - Imaginary Cities Wild Country - Wake Owl Put On Cologne - Donovan Woods Turn Around - the Postal Service Deathcock - Broken Social Scene 
“Ignition (1901 Remix)” by the Hood Internet (R. Kelly x Phoenix) Ignition (Remix) (Remix). 
“Get Lucky” by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams I mean, how could this not be my jam eventually? 
“Closer to the Heart” by Rush. Rock and roll hall of fame. Also I’ve been watching “Freaks and Geeks.”
Almost Mainstream Episode 52 - April 19 2013
With Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a remix of “Ignition,” it’s like 2003 all over again. Almost Mainstream Episode 52 - April 19 2013 on Mixcloud Subscribe to Almost Mainstream the podcast using RSS, Mixcloud, iTunes or Stitcher Playlist Dreamyness - Keys N Krates Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers Gentleman - Psy I Love You - Said the Whale Lost That Easy - Cold War Kids Sacrilege - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Ignition (1901 Remix) (R. Kelly x Phoenix) - The Hood Internet Indians From All Directions - A Tribe Called Red & Das Racist Get Based - Grandtheft & Smalltown DJs Yung Rapunxel - Azealia Banks Standing In A Line - Shotgun Jimmy Mind Matter and Waste - the Hidden Cameras Stolen Flowers - Japanther Varsity - Smith Westerns Rio - Theophilus London feat. the Menahan Street Band Gettin’ Live - GRiZ Closer to the Heart - Rush
Almost Mainstream Episode 51 - April 5 2013
The first week of April edition of Almost Mainstream for 2013, with a hidden track from Shad, 14 songs in four-and-a-half minutes from Buck 65, Dr. John, Devendra Banhart, the Bullits and Snoop… Lion. Almost Mainstream Episode 51 - April 5 2013 on Mixcloud Subscribe to Almost Mainstream the podcast using RSS, Mixcloud, iTunes or Stitcher Playlist Wildside - Cross My Heart Hope to Die Getaway - Dr. John It’s Too Late - Wild Belle Raw Freestyle - Shad K DZ Deathrays - Dollar Chills (Cadence Weapon remix) - Cadence Weapon SASS - Buck 65 Never Seen Such Good Things - Devendra Banhart San Francisco - The Mowglis No Guns Allowed (feat. Drake & Cori B.) - Snoop Lion Modern Painters - Destroyer They Die By Dawn (ft. Yasiin Bey, Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu) - the Bullitts Crazy Beat - Blur Nothing I Wanna Do - Lace Curtain New Summer - Young Galaxy Like This - the Night 
“Luella” by Ghostkeeper This is a great little song, but the album as a whole is even better. It swings wildly from country motifs to garage riffs to Pet Sounds with more bass to haunting samples and chants, yet remains a cohesive whole. It’s a statement. The lyrics are brilliant. The tunes are brilliant. The album is brilliant. Listen to it. Buy it. Rock and roll can still blow minds. 
Almost Mainstream Episode 50 - March 22 2013
An all-Canadian edition, with Suuns, Ghostkeeper, the Bicycles, Lindi Ortega and Maestro featuring Classified and Blue Rodeo. Hecks yeah. Almost Mainstream Episode 50 - March 22 2013 on Mixcloud Subscribe to Almost Mainstream the podcast using RSS, Mixcloud, iTunes or Stitcher Playlist 2020 - Suuns I Wake Up Every Day - Thomas D’arcy Don’t Wanna Hear It - Lindi Ortega Pick Me Up - Hollerado Fairy Tales feat. Kathrine Bergstrom - Buck 65 Jewel - Gold & Youth Reach for the Sky (Try) feat. Classifed - Maestro Die Like This feat. Panther - Pomo Ciao Monday - Emm Gryner Luella - Ghostkeeper Bandana Cat - the Bicycles Stompa - Serena Ryder Speedboats - Grounders Stadium Love (Metric remix) - Grandtheft People of the Sticks - The Besnard Lakes Born to Ruin - Wildlife 
“Paint It Gold” by Fake Shark - Real Zombie! I was going to have some sort of thing about how between these guys and Mounties this shaping up to be the year of Hot Hot Heat members putting out awesome songs with other bands. But then I saw that the Hot Hot Heat member who used to be in this band is no longer with them. But then I saw that Steve Bays, who is still in Hot Hot Heat AND Mounties is working with Fake Shark - Real Zombie!, too, so maybe it’s just a good year for Steve Bays. Although he had nothing to do with this song. Which is awesome. |
