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Peek-a-boo

Get the skinny on the Lady GaGa interview as we go in-depth with Shelly Solarz and Caroline Gault of Parlour Magazine, Edmonton’s hottest new fashion and lifestyle magazine. Don’t forget to catch their Dollhouse fashion show 9pm sharp on Saturday night. Tickets are $15, available at Bamboo Ballroom (8206-104 St) or Mousy Browns (10240-124 St).

Tonight, Notebook’s issue 9 launch party features a line-up of performances as varied and inspired as the magazine.

We are getting really really excited for Sled Island in Calgary from June 24th to 27th. Jam Union will be co-presenting the official Edmonton send-off show at the Hydeway with CJSR on June 18th. More details will be announced next week after the festival lineup is released.

Backing tracks for the interviews are Lady GaGa’s Poker Face (Dave Audé Remix), and The White Cliffs of Dover by Glen Miller for Shelly and Caroline respectively.

Track Listing:

• Interview - Shelly Solarz - 00:45
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock - 08:56
• Interview - Caroline Gault - 12:57
• Feist - My Moon My Man (Boyz Noize Remix) - 15:50

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast using iTunes to see all the behind the scenes photos from the Lady GaGa interview, links and other goodies. Let us know what you think of this episode and leave a comment. Have a great weekend, see you for episode #30 on Tuesday!

 

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Alcohol Abuse

Kicking off the summer drinking season with DJ Roland Pemberton III a.k.a. Cadence Weapon, about his hot new Wednesday night residency at Prohibition on Jasper Avenue. Indoor bocce ball + cheap drinks x great music = you having a blast.

Golden Times Ahead

Need something to do this Saturday? Why not check out an awesome Guerrilla Gardening event on 118th Ave. It’s a nonviolent, and proactive way to get involved in the community…

…plus in the words of organizer Dustin Bajer, “it’s totally rad”.

They are meeting at the Alberta Avenue Community Center (9210 - 118th Ave) at 10:00 am. This will be a daytime event and serve as a partial demonstration of Guerrilla Gardening for the Bloomin’ Garden Show.

Track Listing:

• Phonesex Intro - 00:00
• Bush Tetras - Can’t Be Funky - 01:21
• Interview - DJ Roland Pemberton III - 03:59
• Michael Rault - I Want You For Mine - 08:34
• Yello - Bostich - 11:32

 

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Thunderheist absolutely slayed last night. This, despite it being a Tuesday and not a packed or particularly pissed evening. Kudos, but can someone please turn the fucking bass down at the Starlite room? If I wanted to feel soul crushing, brain melting bass, I’d go to a god-damn rave. Turn that shit down, and turn the mids up so we can hear/enjoy the music for fuck sake.

Happy Earth Day folks. How are you celebrating/saving the world?

thunderheist - jerk it from thatgo on Vimeo.

Video from the Edmonton show on April 9th.

Cross-posted at NxEW.ca

Big fun and bumpin' beats!

Tonight Jam Union and sonic 102.9 present Christian Hansen and the Autistics with Matthew Skopyk and Roland Pemberton III at theARTery on jasper ave. Ten dollar cover and the doors are at 9 pm sharp. We’ve got Matthew Skopyk on the program to talk a bit about his new band and the show tonight.

Track Listing:

• Christian Hansen & the Autistics - Cocaine Trade (Matthew Skopyk Remix)
  - 00:44
• Interview – Matthew Skopyk - 06:57
• Inner City – Big Fun - 11:01

 

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Person + Place + Time

Portaging between rivers of regret and traversing fields of hopes and dreams. Having been through a couple break ups over the last year I can honestly say that it takes the right person, in the right place and at the right time to fall into or out of love - with grace.

The Wet Secrets are playing tonight at the Artery, IDEAfest 2009 at the UofA all day Saturday, and on Sunday be sure to check out an incredible lineup of local talent at the Hydeaway’s Fix the Window fundraiser event.

Don’t forget to set your alarm clocks an hour ahead. Unless you want to be the jackass who uses that excuse to be late for school/work on monday morning.

Track Listing:

• Son, Ambulance - The Invention Of Beauty - 01:23
• Phil Collins – Something Happened On the Way to Heaven - 04:53
• Kate Nash – Foundations - 09:42
• Klaxons – Its Not Over Yet - 13:47
• Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You - 17:23
• Beck – We Dance Alone - 20:57
• Miracle Fortress – Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart - 24:55
• Cherry Ghost – Thirst For Romance - 28:28
• Matthew Skopyk – Find Your Love - 32:23
• Hayden – Worthy Of Your Esteem - 37:08
• Glen Hansard – Say It to Me Now - 40:33
• Barenaked Ladies – Blame It on Me - 43:00
• Science Of Sleep Soundtrack – If You Rescue Me - 46:53
• Rebekah Higgs – Love is - 49:46
• Azure Ray – Hold on Love - 53:06
• Bob Marley & The Wailers – Waiting In Vain - 56:22

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Building a Dynasty

An in-depth conversation with Brent Oliver of Foundation Concerts about everything from the Edmonton Oilers, to the future of the music industry and tips for your band or company’s success in it. Background music is Of Montreal’s track, “The Past is a Grotesque Animal”.

There’s a pretty funny article here that goes into detail surrounding the Bruce Springsteen & Ticketmaster fiasco that’s worth reading.

Brent requested the hardcore Toronto band Fucked Up who are incidentally gigging with a wicked band I’ve played on the podcast before, 40 Thieves. The show is at the Pawn Shop on April 12th, 2009 - tickets here.

Hmm, what else? Nuclear submarines going bump in the night would be hilarious if it wasn’t so damn scary.

Also, if you haven’t yet, make sure to subscribe to the feed using iTunes for free by clicking here, and hitting the subscribe button. There are fancy pictures, links and chapter buttons to skip to different parts of the podcast.

Please post comments here and send your requests to:

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Stay tuned for another regular episode Monday morning!

 

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Pecha Kucha 3

The third edition of Edmonton’s very own Pecha Kucha Night went off with a bang last week! This amazing event showcased work and ideas from a selection of top design professionals and students from across the region.

I managed to speak with one of the NextGen organizers, a presenter, some people in the audience and even Mayor Mandel himself!

Those interviews will be included in the next regular podcast on Sunday, February 22nd . Stay tuned!

Also, if you’ve got iTunes, I recommend using it to listen to the podcast since you can easily browse links and pictures for each chapter. In the case of this PK3 edition, each speaker has their own chapter titled with their name, which links directly to their project or website. Here is the link to our iTunes page where you can subscribe for free. Yay!

I invite you to leave a comment here on the blog and email me your song requests below:

edmonton (at) jamunion.net

Enjoy!

 

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