Also, at the long overdue request of DJ Pat Chez, here is me dressed as Mandeep a couple Halloweens ago.
"The Led whaat?"
This is neat. Here is a 1970 interview with John Bonham & Robert Plant. They discuss the "death of the personality cult" and the revolution in popular music that Zeppelin was a catalyst for.
Now, lets move from revolution talk to evolution talk. Here is what prehistoric Wax Romeo looked like. Creepy, right? Thank God for Darwinism.
Also, at the long overdue request of DJ Pat Chez, here is me dressed as Mandeep a couple Halloweens ago.
Also, at the long overdue request of DJ Pat Chez, here is me dressed as Mandeep a couple Halloweens ago.
Smalltown Best:09 Mix
The "Best of 08" podcast was a smashing success and the feedback was awesome, so here is the follow up. What great year it was for music, this mix is about some of the non-dancefloor and not-club tunes which were on heavy rotation this year. The great cover art was designed by our homie Jonathan at Rollout. Thanks for listening.
SMALLTOWN DJs BEST:09 MIX
*edit: Neoteric was kind enough to upload a version with tracklist & artwork embedded HERE
BEST:09 TRACKLIST
1) While you wait for the Others - Grizzly Bear feat. Michael Macdonald
2) Just ain't Gonna Work Out - Mayer Hawthorne
3) Stillness is the Move - Solange Knowles
4) Dominoes - The Big Pink
5) Nothing to Worry About - Peter, Bjorn & John
6) No You Girls (Grizzl Remix) - Franz Ferdinand
7) So Insane - Discovery
8) The Sticky - Black Moth Super Rainbow
9) Lizstomania (Classixx Remix) - Phoenix
10) Psychic City - Yacht
11) Blood Bank (Skinny Friedman edit) - Bon Iver
12) Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
13) Animal (Mark Ronson Remix) - Miike Snow
14) Shelter (Them Jeans Remix) - The XX
15) Cruel Intentions - Simian Mobile Disco feat. Beth Ditto
16) Walking on the Moon (U-Tern's Kris Menace blend) - The Dream
17) Bulletproof - La Roux
18) One Life Stand - Hot Chip
19) Rain Dance - The Very Best feat. M.I.A.
20) You Got the Love (The XX Remix) - Florence & The Machine
21) Night by Night (Skream Remix) - Chromeo
22) Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi feat Ratatat & MGMT
Nicaragua - A good purpose
After a few weeks in Europe Pete and I returned home to Calgary just in time to welcome a -37 Blizzard. With 10 days on the calender with no scheduled work I decided to head to Nicaragua and within 2 hours me and my trusty travel mate/girlfriend Joanna were on a plane.
With 3 hours of sun on the first day I received a pretty brutal sunburn.
Which if you have ever spent time in the waves in Nicaragua is somewhat
unavoidable and common. It gave me a few days to work on a new track
heavily inspired by the Spanish/Latin influences in the area. The view from my Nica studio was amazing.
After a few days out of the sun we were back on the beach just in time to hit a nice groundswell that was just the right size for a landlocked Calgarian Surfer. Justin from Liquidglass was out with his water camera and hooked me with a few shots from that afternoon.
That evening our good friend Johnny G was Djing at a fund raiser for The Barrio Planta Project. This is where the good purpose comes in.
The BP Project is a community development program that gives a positive outlet and opportunities to Nicaraguan children and adults.
Activities such as sports, theater and art help foster focus and teamwork while creating confidence and purpose to the individuals and the community. A small donation goes a very very long way.
Click here to View a short video.
Click here to learn more about the Barrio Planta Project.
With only 8 non travel days in Nicaragua we barely got over our sunburns before we had to throw our winter jackets back on and head home. Much thanks to Johnny G, Pete, Marty, Curtis, Yaosca, Elliot, Jamie, Bambu, Los Cardones, Izic, Charlie, Shaun, San Juan C21 and Sanjuansurf.com for the good times. Well see you again soon.
Simpsons Family - Cartoon Celebrate 20th Birthday
The Simpsons family first burst on American TV screens. So today, the world’s most famous dysfunctional cartoon family is celebrating their 20th birthday. sure that’s right – “The Simpsons” have been leaving for 20 years now!According to rte.ie, the Fox network show’s authority on popular American culture was particularly highlighted, when “The Simpsons” were idolized on United States postage stamps previous this year. And we can’t forget when Marge was on the wrap of Playboy magazine either.
The show’s huge achievement has even surprised its creator Matt Groening, who said previous this year that he knew the show was going to be successful, but he didn’t quite realize it would become so big, last for as extended as it has, and become the global occurrence that it is today.
Wednesday Covers - "Sweet Jane"
Hey everybody, it's Wednesday, how neat. For our cover today we have the standout hit from Velvet Underground's final album, and the mopey cover by downer Can-rockers Cowboy Junkies, which old Lou himself described as "the best and most authentic version I have ever heard". Without further adouche, here's "Sweet Jane".
Cartoon Foodstuff are delicious
The images of the cartoon food are so tasty looking that it's a hazard to play this game as you're hungry.- The meals you're asked to get ready (burger and potato salad, pancakes and bacon etc) are stuff that people would usually eat.
- It's interesting to observe if you can make that burger in COBC as fine as you can in real life.
- And, of course, if you can't, Susie will allow you know. She'll pipe up periodically to offer you a tip or a fun detail regarding the food.
TOP BILLIN - PLAYBOY ANTHEM
So we just recently did a remix for our Finnish pals, Top Billin. You can scope the details here . There's a vocal and a dub, so buy 2 of each.
Also, my pal Jer (who claims to have once bought a pack of Willy Wonka Bottle Caps , and got all fucking root beer ones. I call bullshit.) put me on to a wonderful Shit Robot mix for xlr8r from back in the summer. It's super groovy. Grab it here .
Tracklist:
01 Shit Robot - "Simple Things (Work It Out)" (Todd Terje remix) - (DFA)
02 Chicken Lips - "Feast of Freaks" (Kotey’s Tape Edit) - (Lipservice)
03 Suburban Knight - "The Groove" - (Transmat)
04 Black Meteoric Star - "Death Tunnel" - (DFA)
05 X-Ray - "Let’s Go" - (Transmat)
06 Crazy P - "Love on the Line" (Unabombers Remix) - (20:20 Vision)
07 Bangkok Impact - "Premature Ejaculation" - (Crème Organization)
08 Joris Voorn - "Sweep the Floor" - (Rejected)
09 Cobblestone Jazz - "Traffic Jam" - (Wagon Repair)
10 Crazy P - "Stop Space Return" (Unabomber Dub) - (20:20 Vision)
11 Shit Robot - "Simple Things (Work It Out)" - (DFA)
Euro Tour Recap
Holy moly - what a time. Mike and I went to do some shows in Europe & the UK at the end of November, and Dawn came with us! It was a big success.
We got in to Paris on Thursday with a night off - and our homies Nadastrom were playing in town that night with Brodinski, Primary 1 and Boombass from Cassius & La Funk Mob.
It was great to see Dave and Matt tear up the club in Paris, and also Boombass who has been a hero of mine forever. He played a classy and fun set and the Parisien kids were going off.
The next day we met up with DJ Ayres (Quasimodo) who was playing with us at Casino Noveau that night, and went walking around town. We headed for the APC store and bumped into Mehdi of Ed Banger:
Looking super French.
This is where Ayres (the hunchback of Park Slope) lives:
It was nice of him to let us see his house.
That night at the club was so much fun. The Beat & Juice crew took great care of us. And the club was jamming. Thanks Paris!
Next it was off to Helsinki, where we basically headed straight to the club - we were playing at Siltanen with Fiskars, Flipperi, J Laini, & TaneLee. It was part of the Lifesaver Records 10 year anniversary - and one of the funnest nights we've had in a long time. We felt really honoured to be a part of it. They were all playing awesome vinyl, so we felt bad playing Serato but oh well.
"My brother Fiskars" - that sounds like the name of a sitcom.
The next day the homie DJ Anonymous took us too see Helsinki, and eat some Finnish food. I had herring:
And I also ate Reindeer! Santa's sled might be a wee bit slower this year.
Ayres & Nadastrom kept following us around:
So after the great time in Helsinki we headed to London where Jo met up with us and we had a couple days off to check out classy things like museums & art:
We felt really lucky to be back at Fabric on Friday night again, playing with Ali B & Mat The Alien. The Alien killed it and we got to play afterwards - it's such a legendary club that it's surreal to play there even the second time. In the booth:
Then we got to play the legendary funk night on Saturday at Paradise. A ton of Calgary folks came down - it was so awesome.
Maya!
Claire!
We had the best hosts in London: Ali, Dre & Dee - and it really made all the difference. THANKS GUYS! So that was the trip! A total blast and I can't wait to go back. Until then I leave you with this:
We got in to Paris on Thursday with a night off - and our homies Nadastrom were playing in town that night with Brodinski, Primary 1 and Boombass from Cassius & La Funk Mob.
It was great to see Dave and Matt tear up the club in Paris, and also Boombass who has been a hero of mine forever. He played a classy and fun set and the Parisien kids were going off.
The next day we met up with DJ Ayres (Quasimodo) who was playing with us at Casino Noveau that night, and went walking around town. We headed for the APC store and bumped into Mehdi of Ed Banger:
Looking super French.
This is where Ayres (the hunchback of Park Slope) lives:
It was nice of him to let us see his house.
That night at the club was so much fun. The Beat & Juice crew took great care of us. And the club was jamming. Thanks Paris!
Next it was off to Helsinki, where we basically headed straight to the club - we were playing at Siltanen with Fiskars, Flipperi, J Laini, & TaneLee. It was part of the Lifesaver Records 10 year anniversary - and one of the funnest nights we've had in a long time. We felt really honoured to be a part of it. They were all playing awesome vinyl, so we felt bad playing Serato but oh well.
"My brother Fiskars" - that sounds like the name of a sitcom.
The next day the homie DJ Anonymous took us too see Helsinki, and eat some Finnish food. I had herring:
And I also ate Reindeer! Santa's sled might be a wee bit slower this year.
Ayres & Nadastrom kept following us around:
So after the great time in Helsinki we headed to London where Jo met up with us and we had a couple days off to check out classy things like museums & art:
We felt really lucky to be back at Fabric on Friday night again, playing with Ali B & Mat The Alien. The Alien killed it and we got to play afterwards - it's such a legendary club that it's surreal to play there even the second time. In the booth:
Then we got to play the legendary funk night on Saturday at Paradise. A ton of Calgary folks came down - it was so awesome.
Maya!
Claire!
We had the best hosts in London: Ali, Dre & Dee - and it really made all the difference. THANKS GUYS! So that was the trip! A total blast and I can't wait to go back. Until then I leave you with this:
FIREFLY - 3
Firefly had a billboard disco hit with their jammee called Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side This is their 3rd album, and it's fuckin' so good. It's kind of on a funky italo tip, with the exception of may favourite track, "Don't Be A Fool", which is a feel-good synth-poppy duet, with bad English.
Check it out for sure: Firefly - 3 (full album)
Best way Not to kill your plant
We're on a plant kick newly. Maybe that's because it's close time to enjoy plants indoors somewhat outdoors? Recently, we discussed about hard-to-kill houseplants, and at the moment we come at you with plant care. Some are the best ways not to kill your plant — still if it's near indestructible to start with.Young age Dance Craze
If you were one of the cool kids backside in high school, you probably missed out on all the gymnasium dances where pretty girls in braces and skirts would sit along the wall and wait for scrawny boys to scamper up and ask for a dance. Maybe you felt good about your subversive choices back then, but as you get older, you might begin to wonder if you’d made the right choice. Smoking pot in your friend’s cellar was fun and all, but those dances were really really great in a wholesome, all American kinda way. Well, here’s your possibility to see what it was like. D.J. Sergio Iglesias, Russell Quann with dX the Funky Gran Paw spin ’60s teen beat, twisters and surf rock.
"A UNICORN IS NAUGHT BUT A RAVER IN A DUNCECAP"
I think it was Soren Kierkegaard* who said that. Or Peter Sarsgaard? Old gaard/new gaard? Either way, it was someone for sure. And with that, I'd like to call your attention to a picture of our very own SweetCityWoman:
She thought she'd be funny, or whimsical, or some fucking shit, and dress as a unicorn for Halloween. Instead, she came out looking like if the Tickle Trunk exploded at Hullabaloo. Way to go, Nols. Although, it's better than the time she dressed as me. That was fucking terrifying.
So listened to a radio interview on the internet about how to get abducted by aliens. It gets dark at 5pm now, and today it got colder than a witches tit. Might be nice on a spaceship. Fuckin' flying around, eating fruit-rollups, drinking Tang and shit. Aliens, pick me! They probably won't. They don't care. Anyway, here's some spacey shit to bring if they pick you.
Harry Thumann - Underwater
Ganymed - It Takes Me Higher
Azoto - Exalt Exalt
Space - Magic Fly
Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
*Nols's joke. I know, right?
She thought she'd be funny, or whimsical, or some fucking shit, and dress as a unicorn for Halloween. Instead, she came out looking like if the Tickle Trunk exploded at Hullabaloo. Way to go, Nols. Although, it's better than the time she dressed as me. That was fucking terrifying.
So listened to a radio interview on the internet about how to get abducted by aliens. It gets dark at 5pm now, and today it got colder than a witches tit. Might be nice on a spaceship. Fuckin' flying around, eating fruit-rollups, drinking Tang and shit. Aliens, pick me! They probably won't. They don't care. Anyway, here's some spacey shit to bring if they pick you.
Harry Thumann - Underwater
Ganymed - It Takes Me Higher
Azoto - Exalt Exalt
Space - Magic Fly
Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
*Nols's joke. I know, right?
MOAR BEST RAEV EVER!
Since this has basically become a video blog, I'ma toss up another. This one goes out to all you Shambhalowlifes that didn't get enough hippyrave in August. It's some more video from Shambhala, and will have to tie you over. It's only footage shot from the Living Room, which the stage overlooking the beach, and features the homeys Vinyl Ritchie, and JonH and Steve of Fort Knox 5. It was shot and edited by our pals Amy and Simon, who, in my esteemed opinion, did a bang-up jobby. The catchy-as-all-hell tune that it's set to was done by our pals, Hoola and Soup
I'm gonna take a break from the videos for a bit and should have some music to post this week. Also, Mike and Pete are back from Europe, so come down Thursday to welcome those 2 dicks back.
Holy fuck, it's December.
The Living Room from Simon Slade on Vimeo.
I'm gonna take a break from the videos for a bit and should have some music to post this week. Also, Mike and Pete are back from Europe, so come down Thursday to welcome those 2 dicks back.
Holy fuck, it's December.
Neil Young sings 'Fresh Prince' theme song
Speaking of covers...
... Just kidding. It's Jimmy Fallon.
... Just kidding. It's Jimmy Fallon.
Wednesday Covers
Let's try a new semi-regular feature shall we. What we're gonna do is trace the lineage of popular tunes that have been covered by other artists. Oh man, this is gonna be fun. Yay.
The first one is "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone", originally recorded by The Monkees. OK here we go.
The Monkees (1967)
The Sex Pistols (1980)
Minor Threat (1981?)
The first one is "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone", originally recorded by The Monkees. OK here we go.
The Monkees (1967)
The Sex Pistols (1980)
Minor Threat (1981?)
Gimmee Gimmee
Hey - Bonjay just released their first official ep and it features a remix by Smalltown Romeo which is described on the release as "tuff dubby disco". The original is a great weirdo-dancehall tune, these guys are one of our favorite new Canadian acts.
You can buy the original along with our remix and others by Ghislain Poirier and Grahmzilla of Thunderheist on iTunes: HERE.
Also they have released their own remix of the track for free download here on XLR8R.
Anyways, Big up Alanna & Pho on the first of many more to come!
EURO MINI-TOUR MIX
Hey we are kicking off tonight in Paris at Nouveau Casino and made a mix to celebrate the trip overseas. It'f full of some of our latest club favorites. So enjoy!
SMALLTOWN DJS EURO MINI-TOUR 09 MIX
Smalltown Djs Euro Mini-Tour Mix 09 Tracklist:
Boom (Meterhead Remix) - Smalltown Romeo
Night by Night (Smalltown Djs Remix) - Chromeo
Put Your Hands on Me (Jesse Rose Remix) - Crookers
Gipsy Kings feat. Analogik - Malente
I Think I Like it - Fake Blood
I Like It (Riva Starr remix) - Malente
Dj Saved My Life (Tom De Neef Club Mix) - Crispin Glover
Disco Disco Disco - Mowgli
Kingstonlogic - Terri Lynn
The Lock Shot - Goshi Goshi
Blau (La Riots Remix) - Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer
Turn That Shit Up (Diplo Remix) [Smalltown Edit] - Tom Stephan
Chillin (Top Billin UK Mix) - Wale feat Lady Gaga
Lions feat New Kidz - Malente & Dex
Bangkok - Boris Dlugosh
Bang Bang (U-Tern's Calvin Harris Blend) - Rye Rye
Vocal Chords - Claude Von Stroke
Tour Dates:
Friday Nov. 20
Paris, FR
Nouveau Casino
w/ DJ Ayres
Saturday Nov. 21
Helsinki, FIN
Siltanen
w/ Top Billin
Friday Nov. 27
London, UK
Fabric
W/ Mat The Alien & Ali B
Saturday Nov. 28
London, UK
Funk, Soul & Disco Set
Paradise
Computer Virus Hunting
I infected his computer with a nasty virus. That should keep him busy untill the hunting season is over..
Iam afraid you have got a computer virus.
SHARING THOUGHT FOR THE- DAY
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Never hold vour farts in.
They travel up your spines, into your brain,
and that is where shirtty ideas comes from!!!!
Mickey Mouse and Christmas Carol
On a lighter note, there is this standard-length small, which was the next-to-last Mickey Mouse dramatic cartoon shaped for thirty years. It also happens to be one of Disney's best, with or lacking Mickey. Christmastime is upon us, a detail quickly announced by the short combination of seasonal tune instrumentals that accompanies the opportunity title screens. To get ready for the holiday, Mickey and Pluto go out to cut down a Christmas tree. 
The one Mickey picks out suddenly comes with two chipmunk residents, Chip 'n (you guessed it!) Dale. When Pluto finds this out, he's furious, but the two naughty rodents barely and frequently escape the dog's attempts to prevent them. It is Pluto's actions which threaten the vibrantly-decorated tree and raise Mickey's rarely-seen temper. A new nice, joyful, Christmas ending punctuates this fun cartoon which at all times dazzles the eyes with its bright holiday imagery.URB 25: NOW! featuring Smalltown Romeo
Hey - we were just featured in Urb's new digital issue featuring 25 up and coming acts in underground music. It's called Urb 25: Now! and our friends 12th Planet and Skeet Skeet are also featured. Thanks to everybody who has been supporting us already and to all the new friends who are visiting for the first time.
Check it out here on page 26:
URB 25: NOW!
Smalltown Romeo Myspace : HERE
Smalltown DJs Myspace : HERE
Wax Romeo Myspace : HERE
Nice one!
Night by Night (Smalltown DJs Remix) - Chromeo
Our friends at Fools Gold have posted the Smalltown Djs Remix of Chromeos 'Night by Night' . Head over to the FG blog to grab the Smalltown, Skream and Siriusmo remixes.
All gratis.
Cartoons Health and Care
You are looking at the "health care" cartoon and picture:
Health check cartoons
Cartoons about Health care
Doctors, Medicine, Drugs
Medical insurance, Hospitals and patients by cartoonist
cartoon camp houses
Instead of watching cartoons on small screen these holidays, schoolchildren learned how to draw them in its place.
Kids can’t sit and draw all day, their concentration spans are too short. We like to split it up with games and competitions.
The Cartoon Kingdom previous week hosted Auckland’s second Summer Cartooning Camp at the Freemans Bay society Centre.
Kids can’t sit and draw all day, their concentration spans are too short. We like to split it up with games and competitions.
The Cartoon Kingdom previous week hosted Auckland’s second Summer Cartooning Camp at the Freemans Bay society Centre.