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CITY SLANG is a weekly radio show and podcast featuring killer tunes and actually good interviews with your favourite bands! Produced and hosted by Emmanuel Sayer and Travis Boisvenue.
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Travis interviews Sook-Yin Lee about loss, the pandemic, and surviving the four walls of your own home for a year. Plus we discuss great films with a single location, Herman Hesse, cooking face masks in Instant Pots, and bad karaoke memories. *** Recent Works Death and Sickness (film) 2020. Written, directed, acted, produced, shot, recorded, edited…
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Travis and Emmanuel talk to the charming PHIL ELVERUM of THE MICROPHONES and MOUNT EERIE! We cover precisely why The Grateful Dead sucks, scoring free things at the dump, and nerding out over Eric's Trip. Plus we get deep on Phil's highschool road trip across Canada, performing Smashing Pumpkins covers at open mics, and taking baby passport photos.…
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Chris Murphy picks a set of three tunes, including Guided By Voices, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, and Thrush Hermit! Plus a story about the time Sloan played a Guided By Voices cover at a Guided By Voices show, and a bonus tune from Chris' band Tuns! Guided By Voices Smothered in Hugs The Kinks - Strangers The Velvet Underground - She's My Be…
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Chris Murphy of SLOAN joins us out of nowhere, invoked like a Canadian demon after we spoke about them during our 90s episode! Emmanuel has a wide-ranging conversation with Chris about how his hardcore and punk past informed Sloan, their Nirvana crossover, the time Chris' baby was a fashion critic on Canadian Entertainment Tonight, and we find out …
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Big announcement! Emmanuel got a sweet new job like a total dummy, and it means from now on we're PODCAST-ONLY, and will no longer air on campus and community radio! But we're not going anywhere, and we have a giant new episode for you out now! Thanks for listening, and thanks to all the stations that supported us throughout the years!…
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A Mini Slang episode that got lost in the archive is resurrected! You might remember the amazing video for Tough Age's "Me in Glue" from a few months ago. Well, we loved it and got in touch with director Heather Rappard to discuss the video, her video for Old and Weird (a City Slang fave), and the time the only way out of making a bad video was to …
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In this bonus episode, Kait of BIG EYES picks a set of 3 tunes, including The Nice, and fellow Long-Islanders Blue Oyster Cult and The Lemon Twigs! Plus we put together a set inspired by our interview with Kait, including the Cheap Trick song that named her band, Hawkwind, Utopia, and a King Crimson song Travis thinks can make anyone like King Crim…
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Kait Eldridge of BIG EYES joins us after her show at BLACK SQUIRREL BOOKS to discuss the obscure sci-fi she found, the historic event that nearly killed Cheap Trick in Ottawa, her unlikely gateway band, and we somehow discuss Magic: The Gathering on the show for the second time this year! An all-around nerdy episode with one of our fave guests!…
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It's our 90s episode! A full hour of the most 90s indie/college/underground rock, including a big set of cancon classics, lesser known gems, and a monumental Australian alt-rock hit that will you probably haven't heard, but it's about to blow your mind! The whole episode is just an elaborate excuse to play it! Plus lots of reminiscing about taped o…
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DELILUH joins us to discuss ghosts, screwdriver toilets, playing in an abandoned subway station, what bands they'd boot off a cliff, and Michael Caine's coked out birthday! PLUS, it's the episode where we win an award! The NCRA awarded us with the best Syndicated Radio Show at this year's NCRA awards for our tribute episode to Peter Eichhorn! Thank…
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Bleu Nuit join us to discuss their new album and formative late night Québécois TV! We talk French Simpsons, Bleu Nuit (the erotic TV series), and something NAMED "Call TV" that absolutely blows our minds! PLUS we call a special guest from the band Victime to fact-check the episode, including a disparaging claim about butt chugging! It's some of th…
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The great MIKE KROL returns! One of our favourite guests joins us to discuss the burden of jean fits, what to do with a mannequin head of yourself, visiting Jack Black's house, and how to find the perfect explosion sound. PLUS a comprehensive career update when our hard-hitting news segment "The Krol Report" returns! Track list! Mike Krol Power Cho…
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Steve Sidoli (Teenanger) joins us to discuss the label he co-runs, TELEPHONE EXPLOSION and their new ambient/new age/optimistic re-issue imprint MORNING TRIP. Steve runs us through the re-issue process, the state of selling records in 2019, and what happens when you call out of the blue to ask someone about the music they recorded 20 years ago and …
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PILL join us to discuss the secret history of the dog on their cover art, crashing a state-funded artist squat in Germany, the secret members of their band (Sheila 1 and 2), and introducing their supergroup parents at the MOMA! Plus Travis goes full-Narduar and we stumble on the Pill DOS game! Plus we play these tunes: Pill - Soft Hell - Dark Glass…
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It's our BEST OF 2018 EPISODE! Bask in some of the funnest moments of the year with some of our favourite people: Peach Kelli Pop meets Danzig (with a Mike Krol cameo) Prenup hang out with Colin Hanks (with a Queen Latifah cameo) Lié gets Henry Rollins on the phone to chat with a boyfriend BBQT discuss the worst time to get dumped Nap Eyes give dub…
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Emmanuel and Travis make an impassioned fee for you to donate to the station that keeps us alive: CHUO 89.1FM! Listen and donate, it's easy and helps independent media! Then Ottawa's own EXPANDA FUZZ take us track-by-track through their new self-released album, Cotton Candy Jet Engine!Kirjoittanut CITY SLANG
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We chat with Shelby from WLMRT about CITY SLANG favorite topics like karaoke and The Simpsons, but we also learn about intestinal training, coffee shop celebrity encounters, and we start a new segment called Movie Corner. Shelby also shares an epic tale of sneaking in to a concert, stealing beers and ending up with a $500 dental bill. We play basic…
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We call Nathaniel and Keeley of DEAD SOFT and discuss eating healthy on the road, the time they caught The Dirty Nil planking, living on Gabriola Island with hummingbirds, and their new EP on Arts and Crafts! Plus we get the first LIVE-ON-RADIO PARALLEL PARK in CITY SLANG history! We play these tunes: Dead Soft - New Emotion - Kill Me Dead Soft - N…
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We get right to dumping brand new music on everyone's heads this week. We play: Marbled Eye - Leisure - Laughing Sound Carbonas - Your Moral Superiors: Singles And Rarities - Blackout (Waiting To Happen) Tommy & The Commies - Here Come... - Throwaway Love School Damage - A to X - City Streets Cold Leather - Smart Movies - Stunned Nerve Beats - Nerv…
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Charlotte of LONELY PARADE returns to CITY SLANG! We rehash some McDonalds talk from the last time we spoke, plus we discuss nearly chopping her finger off making vegetarian food, Chicago regional foods (including a Malort flashback), Kim Kardashian hot dog stands, and more! It's an accidentally food-focused episode (as usual)!…
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We catch up with BBQT at Ottawa Explosion! We play clips from our their previously un-airable interview, discuss about the worst holidays to get dumped on, and crying in Peter Criss make up! Plus our interview gets crashed by Jarrett from TOUGH AGE and Allie from PEACH KELLI POP, who asks the band about their astrological signs ??? Plus we play the…
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In our latest MINI SLANG, Travis' hangover story is interrupted when Emmanuel calls James Lindsay of PLEASENCE RECORDS! They talk about the Pleasence Records podcast, the Canadian music industry, squashing Twitter beefs, and a music industry conspiracy nearly assassinates our guest! Plus we play some new music from the Pleasence label.…
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Emmanuel and Travis dive into the depths of CHUO's vinyl vault, and spin an all-music show of 45 records! We combed through hundreds of records to bring you lost gems from the 90s, a totally burned out covers set, a sweet Factory records find, and more oddities! We take full credit for the inevitable revival of the The Freeze's "Paranoia" single af…
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In our latest MINI SLANG we call Alex Bourque of Montreal's EGG PAPER FACTORY label while he does laundry! We try to get dirt on a band for an upcoming interview, but Alex ends up dishing some fine dirt on Travis from his old grocery store job!Kirjoittanut CITY SLANG
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Our clip-show tribute to vehicles! Some of our funniest stories come from broken down tour vans, improvised car repairs, and near-disaster train rides, so we've combined them into this mega episode featuring hilarious stories from: Casper Skulls Pop. 1280 Weaves WEED Flasher Gun Outfit Motherhood Needles//Pins Guantanamo Baywatch Cousins…
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SHITTY SLANG (our new free-wheeling between-episode show) gets renamed to MINI SLANG after extensive Listener Satisfaction feedback. Plus, we call Gina Vinelli from the band BONNIE DOON to tell crazy tales of the Doon Buggy in anticipation of next week's all-vehicle concept episode!
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Allie Hanlon of Peach Kelli Pop returns to CITY SLANG! We deep dive on spicy ramen, get Trader Joe essentials, and give Moms credit for being weird. Plus we get Allie's LA travel tips for broke people and millionaires, and we run through celebrity encounters with Chelsea Peretti, Marc Maron, and Michael Cera! And also a trip to Danzig's house with …
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Introducing SH*TTY SLANG! We're changing up the CITY SLANG schedule to twice a month (for our sanity, and for the quality of the show)--But don't fret! SH*TTY SLANG is our new free-form nonsense show we'll be putting out between proper CITY SLANG episodes. We wanna hear what you think! Is SHITTY SLANG an awful name? Should we have call ins? Do you …
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This week we talk to Saskatoon's THE AVULSIONS about levels of swearing, starting beef with Elon Musk, Mennonite-Chinese restaurants, and we fail to learn about the gems of Saskatoon! Plus we get hot takes on Dave Mustaine and The Simpsons sucking! And stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear us call the band back to ask about a GREAT previo…
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All Canadian music, all hour! We play new Canadian tunes, a set of Saskatoon bands picked by THE AVULSIONS, a set of French music, a four-band split featuring WLMRT & Deathsticks, and music from St. John's Newfoundland! The Avulsions - Expanding Program - BOB Freak Heat Waves - Beyond XXXL - Toxic Talk Show Rhythm of Cruelty - Dispossession - Dispo…
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Chad VanGaalen returns to the show! We revisit his daughter's psychic bug connection, get gardening advice, talk bee culture and offsetting toilet flushes! Plus Chad implores animators to quit for their health, we discuss building robots with the Jim Henson Company, and get to the bottom of his missing copy of Puzznic for the NES!…
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We talk to Nigel of NAP EYES, and get health tips for listeners, find out what anime he's watching, and get deep about Legend of Zelda's Dark Link! Plus we discuss Nap Eyes mega fan Marc Maron and Nigel struggles to rank his favourite Green Day albums! We play these tunes: Nap Eyes - I’m Bad Now - Every Time The Feeling Nap Eyes - I’m Bad Now - I’m…
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All music episode this week, as we showcase 4 labels from around the world! (But mostly Canada). Lots of punk rock, techno, and weird ambient. Featured music: La Vida Es Un Mus (London, UK) Rixe - Promo Tape - Les Cents Pas Haram - When You Have Won, You Have Lost - The Prophet Patsy - LA Women - Count It On Down Limp Wrist - Facades - Don’t Want Y…
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Jessica Jalbert of Faith Healer talks to us about SKA SECRETS FROM HER PAST, fear of make up, conquering karaoke, Riverdale (like all our Mint Records interviews), and dog geniuses! Plus Jessica helps Travis decipher interview notes about her! We play these tunes: Faith Healer - Try ;-) - & Waiting Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Might As Well Faith Heale…
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Sara Jean Hughes (music video director) and Josiah Hughes (co-host of Blink 155) of the band PRE NUP join us on the show! They discuss their recent trip to Sundance, awkward chats with David Wain, a near-miss encounter with tom DeLonge, and the time a home visit from Colin Hanks lead to the dissolution of an artisinal popcorn store and Queen Latifa…
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