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3am Mixtapes: Episode One Hundred One: #SingItFwd

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best 2015 songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Being Late.  This week, not only am I talking about the upcoming #SingItFwdFinale, with the Top Six SingItFwd Performances but I am joined by half of the brains behind the operation, one third of the brains behind Hey Ocean!, and the whole brains behind his solo material, one of the hardest working musicians in Vancouver, David Vertesi. Hear him talk about SingItFwd, the St James Music Academy, past years, this year's finale, what's next, and lots more. And a bunch of cool performances recorded live from previous years: "Congo" by Bear Mountain w/ The St James Music Academy "Bit By Bit" by Ryan Guldemond & Hannah Georgas w/ The St James Music Academy "So Easily" by Kathryn Calder "Summer Dress" by July Talk "Resolutions" by Said the Whale w/ Shad "Walking on Broken Glass" by Hey Ocean! w/ The St James Music Academy. Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!  Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/DFvQzQ

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3am Mixtapes: Episode One Hundred: Favourite Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best BC bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Bands who have been in the Peak Performance Project.  I'm not really one to celebrate milestones just because they're at round numbers, but I had this idea floating around for a while and figured this was as good a time as any for my Top Six Songs! These are just six of my favourite songs. Not my Six Favourites Of All Time Ever (I don't think I could do that list), but just six that have remained favourites for a while. Check these out: "The Bleeding Heart Show" by The New Pornographers "This Modern Love" by Bloc Party "Hoppípolla" by Sigur Rós "Prime Time Deliverance" by Matthew Good Band "Into My Arms" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "It's All Gonna Break" by Broken Social Scene Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!  Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/CmbKhx

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Nine: One Word Titles

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best title tracks. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Photographs.  This week we take a look at the Top Six One Word Song Titles! Look, I'm nearing 100 here, not all of these topics are going to make sense, but I just noticed a bunch of cool new tracks had one word titled, and I just wanted an excuse to play them, okay? Okay! Okay: "Shook" by DRALMS "Ashes" by Lindi Ortega "Infamous" by Basia Bulat "Hopeful" by Bear Mountain "Believe" by Paper Lions "Observer" by David Newberry Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!  Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/CjQtCd

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Eight: Dance Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best musical team-ups. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Death.  This week we take a look at the Top Six Dance Songs! But maybe not quite what you think... Shake it to: "Keep on Dancing" by We Are The City "Dancefloors" by My Morning Jacket "Song and Dance Man" by Jason Collett "Fire on the Dancefloor" by C & C Surf Factory "Dance Card" by Ciseaux "Faerie Dance" by Plants & Animals Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/CdpQrY

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Seven: Then & Now (Oct 29 Wise Hall)

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best songs about death. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs With a Kazoo in Them.  And since the show is about a week away, I decided this week is the perfect time to hype up Then & Now: A Fundraiser for Megaphone Magazine, and the Top Six Songs To Promote Then & Now October 28th at Wise Hall!  Have a listen to: "Temper Temper" by The Matinée "Shaky Throne" by T. Nile "Oola" by Little India "Crybaby" by Sarah Jickling and Her Good Bad Luck "Help You" by Lovecoast "Are You the One" by Kaylee Johnston Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/CVdTcF

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Six: Love Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best ballads. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Don't Sound Like Their Name Implies.  After a couple weeks off due to sickness and "recharging", I am back with the Top Six Love Songs! (kinda) Fall in love with: "Still in Love Song" by The Stills "The Second Summer of Love" by Pink Mountaintops "Love Stained" by TV On The Radio "Love That Sticks" by Rah Rah "The City I Love" by Rich Aucoin "The Love Within" by Bloc Party Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/CR9kkg

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Five: Curses

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best bands from Newfoundland. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Hannah Georgas.  This week, there's really no rhyme or reason to the topic, it is the Top Six Songs With Curse Words in the Title! Swear to these songs: "The Greatest Bastard" by Damien Rice "Bitch City" by Jason Collett "Sure as Shit" by Kathleen Edwards "Bullshit Ballad" by Kevin Drew "Stay Drunk and Keep Fucking" by Hawksley Workman "Piss Off" by FFS Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/CDtH2H

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Four: WCMA Nominees

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best concept albums. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs Off An Band's First Album.  Since this is a big weekend in Victoria coming up, with Rifflandia and Break Out West and all that hullabaloo, I figured it appropriate to look at the Top Six WCMA Nominees! Some award potentials are: "Mouthpiece" by Dan Mangan + Blacksmith "A Real Fine Mess" by The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer "Get Your Shit Together" by The Wet Secrets "Broken for Good" by Jill Barber "Can't Getcha Out" by Nat Jay "Uja" by Tanya Tagaq Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/C9HhQF

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Three: White After Labour Day

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best European bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs With Curse Words In The Title.  As summer draws to a close, we have to remember that old rule to NOT wear white after Labour Day. And then we have to take that rule and say "Screw you, rules, I'll wear white whenever I want, you can't tell me what to do!" And that's why this week is the Top Six Songs Wearing White After Labour Day! Try these on for size: "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes "Black & White Mountains" by Snowblink "White Out" by Jets Overhead "White Bread" by Buck 65 "Too Much To Handle" by Hollerado (from the album White Paint) "Angel in White" by We Are The City Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/C5SCqL

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Two: Windstorm Blackouts

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best Arts & Crafts bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Song About Food.  I was inspired by the BC Storm this past weekend, so this week you get the Top Six Songs For A Power Outage Caused by a Wind Storm! Get blown away by: "Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)" by Arcade Fire "Powerless" by The Flaming Lips "Blackout" by Sloan "City of Electric Light" by Chad VanGaalen "Where The Wind Blows" by The Februarys "Black Day In December" by Said the Whale Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/C23QxQ

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety One: New Music

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best 90s songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Song That Dave Grohl Played On.  And recently I've been pretty overwhelmed with all the new music coming out, so this week I'm keeping it simple with the Top Six Songs That Have Come Out In The Last Month Or So! Check these out: "Oh Donna" by Library Voices "Monument" by Mutemath "Ontario Morning" by The Most Serene Republic "All My Life I Have Been Running" by Evening Hymns "Spirits" by The Strumbellas "Freedom! '15" by !!! (Chk Chk Chk) Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!  Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/BygqhD

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety: Fictional Bands

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best debut albums. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Song That Are About Science.  This week I'm not going to talk about local, up-and-coming bands. I'm not even going to talk about real bands, because it is the Top Six Fictitious Bands! Rock out with: "Black Sheep" by The Clash At Demonhead "Fever Dog" by Stillwater "Sex Hair" by Mouse Rat "Everybody Needs Somebody" by The Blues Brothers "Never Did No Wanderin'" by The Folksmen "Let's Go To The Mall" by Robin Sparkles Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/BtlLtN

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Nine: Whiskey

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best duets. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Mention a Payphone In The Lyrics.  This week is a podcast about drinking songs; but not big, loud, raucous, party drinking songs. Oh no, quite different, these are the Top Six Songs To Swirl a Glass of Whiskey To! Pour one of these: "Ill Wind" by Jody Glenham & The Dreamers "Norway" by Stephanie Chatman "Dead Things ptII" by Skye Wallace "King of this Town" by Matt Patershuk & The Dirty Plaid Orchestra "Nowhere We Cannot Go" by Hayden "He Brings Out The Whiskey In Me" by Amy Millan Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/Bq15nr

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Eight: Dreams

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best songs off a soundtrack. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Body Parts.  Whether they are hopes and dreams, or sleepy dreams, or Fleetwood Mac dreams, a lot of artists have been inspired by the subconscious mind trying to sort your shit out. So this week, I figured I would do the Top Six Dreamy Songs! Fantasize to these songs: "Dreams of Surrender" by Savvie "Sweet Dreams" by Kandle "Undream a Year" by Valleys "Darkness of the Dream" by The Tallest Man On Earth "The Canadian Dream" by Sam Roberts "Dreams" by Shad Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/BlC2sp

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Seven: Fireworks

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as bands playing Rifflandia. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs For Your Six Senses.  And seeing as the Symphony of Fire Celebration of Light is back starting this weekend, I figures that would be a good time for the Top Six Songs To Listen To While Watching Fireworks! Ohh and Ahh with: "I Used to Pray for the Heavens to Fall" by The Dears "St Michael" by Jean-Louis Cormier "Fancy Pants" by Bend Sinister "That Was Was" by Dirty Three "Starálfur" by Sigur Rós "Last Known Surroundings" by Explosions in the Sky Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/BbfQFh

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Six: Polaris '015

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best drum solos. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Bands That Sound Nothing Like Their Name Implies.  While my goal is to not repeat topics on this podcast, I figures with a new long list of different albums, it would be okay to do another Polaris Music Prize themed episode. So this week is the Top Six Albums I'd Pick Were I a Polaris Juror in 2015! (Which I'm not). Well, five picks, and one overlooked album. Vote for: "Take Your Face Off" by Lydia Ainsworth "Deserter" by Siskiyou "Taste" by Braids "Four More Years" by Rich Aucoin "Cynical Bastards" by Arkells "Harriet" by Hey Rosetta! Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome! Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/BWtDN2

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Five: Fire

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best songs of 2013. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Mention Payphones.  And if you're in Vancouver and looked out your window this weekend (or outside of Vancouver and looked on your social media) you would have seen a post-apocalyptic haze that descended over the city thanks to some raging forest fires. Which inspired the theme for this week, the Top Six Fiery Songs! Light these up: "BC Is On Fire" by The Pack A.D. "Lampshades on Fire" by Modest Mouse "The Fire Did Go" by Royal Wood "The Fire" by Dan Griffin "Throw it on the Fire" by Zeus "Firestruck" by Young Galaxy Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!  Subscribe in a reader (Feedburner) | Listen on Stitcher | Direct Download http://dlvr.it/BRzdPY