Toadcast #11 – Not Sure What This One’s About
There’s no real theme to this week’s podcast, but there’s plenty of splendid new music. Basically I felt so guilty about the crazy rant that the Pink Podcast descended into that I have tried to say as little as possible in this one.
I’m off to the End of the Road Festival this weekend, which is why I recorded an advance post, so you’ll be enjoying this while I’m away getting rained on. The lineup is just phenomenal actually, so it should be really quite a splendid weekend. Tim from the Daily Growl will be there, as will Jamie from the Runout Groove and I believe possibly Sweeping the Nation as well, so it may turn into quite a blog-in. Tragically, however, I will be without my Midget Companion. Mrs. Toad is away in Australia (jammy bitch) with work and doesn’t get back in time to come along, so I will be taking a book and enjoying the pleasure of my own company as best I can.
There was at least one inevitable balls-up though – when describing the Catherine Howe song I said ‘I can’t believe this is current – it sounds so old-fashioned!’ and I have since discovered that in fact it is a 2007 re-release of a 1971 record which may just explain that. In the process I also discovered that I am something of a fucking idiot.
So, End of the Road, and in the meantime, enjoy the podcast – Toad on his very best behaviour!
Toadcast #11 – Not Sure What This One’s About[audio http://media.libsyn.com/media/songbytoad/ToadcastNo11.mp3]
01. A.A. Bondy – Vice Rag (00.52)
02. White Rabbits – The Plot (03.39)
03. The Courteeners – Cavorting (08.19)
04. Alaska in Winter – Close Your Eyes/We Are Blind (11.46)
05. Beirut – Fork & Knife (La Fete) (18.32)
06. Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost (21.57)
07. Nathan Lawr & the Minotaurs – We Go Down (26.52)
08. David Dondero – Rothko Chapel (30.34)
09. Jackson C. Frank – Blues Run the Game (38.15)
10. Calexico – All the Pretty Horses (41.45)
11. Catherine Howe – In the Hot Summer (48.53)
12. Little Name – How to Swim & Live (53.31)
13. Emma Pollock – Adrenaline (56.36)
14. George Pringle – Fellini For Prime Minister (63.52)
15. Octoberman – By the Wayside (67.27)
16. The 1900s – When I Say Go (74.54)
17. (The Real) Tuesday Weld – Kix (79.44)
Another scintillating 80 minutes or so. I think it was one of your best. I finally broke down and bought Fort Nightly. It’s very good.
They were on the idiot box over here the other night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V-Xn5s6LVw
In other words, the ones where I do the least talking tend to be the good ones. Alright alright I get the message!
Actually, this might be my favourite playlist of the lot as well.
it’s funny, i don’t always listen closely to what you say, but i enjoy the rise and fall of your voice–in addition to the music, of course. so i’m sort of on the fence as to whether i prefer the less- or more-talking versions.
Don’t always listen?!?!?!!? Shame shame SHAME on you Marcy!
Besides, I talked about you a bit in this one, as well you would know if you paid a bit of bloody attention.
oh shit, i’m sorry!! it’s just that today i had it playing in the background while i was doing other things, and i could hear your voice but only about every other word, so i wasn’t giving it my full attention. i’ll have to give it another listen. i feel rather stupid, i must say! :0
I just mentioned you in the intro to the 1900s song – no biggie. I did call you wholesome though, which you might not appreciate
wholesome’s ok, just don’t call me mainstream!
but that was lovely, just lovely what you had to say about me and my lil’ ol’ blog. thank you so much.
there’s just one thing–it wasn’t me who wrote about the 1900s. perhaps you’ve confused me with squashed? that’s where i first read about them.
Are you sure? Goodness knows why I thought that then. Still, any chance to plug my favourite soccer mom.. Hahahaa – take that!
oh, now that’s low!
yeah, i’m pretty sure. i remember when i first heard them, and i know i haven’t written about them. i thought about writing about them–perhaps you’re prescient and didn’t know it?
That must be it. I was referring to your future post!
(re: your self-aware rant about halfway in)
Do I listen to the podcast for the music? Definitely. I’m discovering a whole bunch of great new stuff thanks to this gem of a show. Do I listen to it for you? Actually, yes – thoroughly enjoy the commentary, particularly the bits about the music (since I tend to learn a lot), and always amused by the occasional diversions!
George Pringle, Emma Pollock, White Rabbits, Jackson C Frank etc – awesome. Can’t say I enjoy everything you put on the Toadcast, but it’s always worthwhile. Thanks.
Enjoyed your thoughts on MySpace vs Facebook too – I have a proto-post in my head, I’ll have to see if it forms into something coherent enough to put on my blog.
If being coherent were any sort of criterion for putting things on a blog, this would be the barest little corner of cyberspace in the world!
And cheers for the appreciation – always enjoyed.
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