Tuesday 4 July 2006
ROCKONLONDON Podcast - Issue 9 (51.2 MB, 44 mins, mp3 file)
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Camouflage Nights - It Could Be Love
Ian - vox Tigre - vox
Rob Benvie aka Tigre Benvie… (ex- thrush hermit, ex-Dear, and a zillion other bands and projects.) A Man of many talents.
Ian Magittigan (ex-thrush hermit and sometimes member of the Joel plaskett Emergency).
This musical project also features the cream of the Toronto/Canadian music crop helping out, inlcuding
Feist, Chris Murphy, Buck 65, Matt Murphy of Super Friendz, and many more.
www.myspace.com/camouflagenights
Republic of Safety - Quoin Quoin
Maggie - vox
Jonny Dovercourt - guitar/vox
Evan - drums/vox
Marlena - bass/vox
This band features Jonny Dovercourt the man behind the wonderful Wavelength and Maggie McDonald current Hidden Camera and NDP supporter.
www.republicofsafety.ca
Ninja Highschool - NHS Is Gonna Rock You!
Every time I see NHS (Ninja High School) I can't help but think of the National Health Service. However, this is something all together
different, NHS is self-described as a positive hardcore, dance-rap band from Toronto.
www.ninjahighschool.info
Fox the Boombox - Following Orders
Jennifer Lindsey Denise Amy G Amy L
Signed to Alien 8 Recordings.
www.myspace.com/foxtheboombox
No Dynamics - Josephine Baker
Yama Indra - vox/synth
Simon Parker - drums
Daniel Vila - guitar
Tim Sullivan - vox/bass
I have a funny story about how I met Daniel Vila. Years ago he wrote the meanest review EVER of my old band in Vice and we kept it in our
press release because it was so bad it was so funny. A couple years later I met him in Toronto at a Mooney Suzuki house party and he remembered me from
said band. We became friends and about a year later I realised he was the dude, who wrote our meanest review! He tried to keep it secret from me. But I found out!
It was ok though, because he once wrote a review of one of my other bands and said I was "the cutest motherfucker in Canadian rock'n'roll" which I took as a HUGE
compliment. Anyway, this is his band No Dynamics. They have a 12" EP that this song is from.
www.geocities.com/nononodynamics
Interview with Jay Ferguson
Nicest boy in Canadian Rock.
Sloan - Dirty Nails
Chris - bass/vox
Jay - guitar/vox
Patrick - guitar/vox
Andrew - drums/vox
Sloan have been around for 15 years or something insane. They were once on David Geffen records. The only BIG-ish Canadian rock band
that is cool for the indie kids to like. This is their cover of a Pony Da Look song. I first saw them when I was 13 and I last saw them play a few months ago.
That makes it 12 years that I have been going to see Sloan play... pathetic no?
www.sloanmusic.com
Gentleman Reg - It's Not Safe
Reg - vox/guitar
Jay recommends this song as he plays guitar on it and Reg used to be one of his neighbours. The first time Reg came over to London on tour
I let him sleep on my bedroom floor for a week and we had girlie sleepovers where we stayed up gossiping about boys and such. He happens to be
a member of The Hidden Cameras, and is also the only albino I have ever known... which is quite impressive.
www.gentlemanreg.com
Final Fantasy - Please Please Please
Owen - vox/violin
Owen is pretty cute but unfortunately gay. Bah! A member of the Hidden Cameras, Les Mouches, Jim Guthrie, friend of the Arcade Fire, and
all around musical man.
www.tomlab.de
The Blankket - Hey Ya
Steve Kado - stuff
The man beside the Blocks Recording Clubs solo cover project. This cover is a dance floor classic! Almost better than the original!
www.blocksblocksblocks.com