Jason Collett Rules/

I know this video is out there, I saw it on Stereogum, but this video is really funny so I'm going to put it up here. Jason Collett's new album comes out February 5th. One of the albums I can't wait to hear.



Oh if anyone knows of a way to get a Labatt 50 hat like in the video please let me know.

Sweet Static Playlist For January 11

You can listen to Sweet Static, every Friday from 10:30am to noon on 91.5 FM in Windsor/Detroit. Or you can tune in on the internet at
-http://cjam.ca, under listen or
-opening a url on whatever player you use and put in http://137.207.3.11:8050/

New and improved broadband stream from the station, as well as the original lo-fi stream.

The show is archived for a month at http://web2.uwindsor.ca/cjam/nvd_mp3.php with a new, easier to navigate layout.

as always...

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mp3-from an mp3 blog (link on the mp3)

I'm Not There-Sonic Youth from I'm Not There
Weary Memory-Iron & Wine from The Creek Drank The Cradle
Furnace Room Lullaby-Neko Case from Live From Austin TX
Second Son-Elliott Brood from Ambassador cc
Royal Jelly-Dewey Cox from Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story
Sax Rohmer #1-the Mountain Goats from Heretic Pride mp3
Gore Veil-The Deadly Snakes from Porcella cc
In a Good Light-The Two-Minute Miracles Volume IV: The Lions Of Love cc *
Choke Cherry-Jason Collett from Motor Motel Love Songs cc
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa-Vampire Weekend from Vampire Weekend
(She Was A) Hotel Detective-They Might Be Giants from Then
Astro Girls-Spiral Beach from Ball cc *
Trouble-Jim Guthrie from Morning Noon Night cc
Deception Island Optimists Club-Laura Barrett from Earth Sciences cc mp3
Everybody Works-Peter Elkas from Party Of One cc
You and I are A Gang of Losers-The Dears from Gang Of Losers cc
Talk On Indolence-The Avett Brothers from Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda-The Pogues from The Very Best Of The Pogues
Janitor-Barmitzvah Brothers from Let's Express Our Motives cc *
Aging Faces / Losing Places-Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew Spirit If... cc
Christmastime In Toronto-Gordon Downie from Battle Of The Nudes cc

Another Year, Another Hillside Festival

Yes that's right. One of the Sweet Static traditions has been trying to bring you the earliest scoops on the line up for the Hillside Festival in Guelph. Just got one thing to go over. I only post listings from legit sources like Pollstar or Clive or from actual band sites. I may hear stuff or get tips like "a friend of my cousin says" but I don't post them.

First off isn't really new news but I'll add it to be complete. This year marks the first ever Hillside Inside, taking place in Guelph's Sleeman Center on February 2. The list of performers includes

-Master Musicians of Jajouka
-City and Colour
-Xavier Rudd
-The Weakerthans
-Tokyo Police Club
-Cuff the Duke
-Shout Out Out Out Out
-Wintersleep
-Attack in Black
-Martyn Joseph
-Les Batinses
-The Abrams Brothers
-Roxanne Potvin
-Zaki Ibrahim
-Bocce
-Hayley Sales

For full details on the performers and links go here.

Next up is the first listings of bands for the original Hillside Festival, happening July 25-27. I know it's only January but so far three acts have been found online.

-First off Clive is listing Evalyn Parry
-Next Spiral Beach has an appearance listed on their Myspace page.
-Last but not least the Facebook group, "Friends of Black Cabbage - Need a re-union show" sent out a note saying, "Ok folks, it is a go, and it is official. Black Cabbage, with the full line up, is getting back together to play the Hillside Festival summer 2008." Now it's not like one of my usual sources but a former member of the band is in the group so if it was fake I'm sure something would of been said.

Ok that's all I've got for now. More posts though when I find more info.

Sweet Static Playlist for January 4

This week's show was the annual Sweet Static Baker's Dozen of 2007. A bigger post of my favorite albums will be coming up soon.

You can listen to Sweet Static, every Friday from 10:30am to noon on 91.5 FM in Windsor/Detroit. Or you can tune in on the internet at
-http://cjam.ca, under listen or
-opening a url on whatever player you use and put in http://137.207.3.11:8050/

New and improved broadband stream from the station, as well as the original lo-fi stream.

The show is archived for a month at http://web2.uwindsor.ca/cjam/nvd_mp3.php with a new, easier to navigate layout.

as always...

cc-canadian content
*-in rotation
r-request
mp3-from an mp3 blog (link on the mp3)

Dirty Town-Mother Mother from Touch Up cc
Flood Pt.1-The Acorn from Glory Hope Mountain cc
Low Gravity-The Acorn from Glory Hope Mountain cc
Ocean Of Noise-The Arcade Fire from Neon Bible cc
Night Windows-The Weakerthans from Reunion Tour cc
Is There A Ghost-Band Of Horses from Cease To Begin *
Show Promoter-Barmitzvah Brothers from Let's Express Our Motives cc *
Keep On Looking-Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings from 100 Days 100 Nights *
No More-Julie Doiron from Woke Myself Up cc
Don't Wannabe / Liked By You-Julie Doiron from Woke Myself Up cc
Falling Slowly-The Frames from The Cost
Unique New York-Jenn Grant from Orchestra For The Moon cc
Dress Blues-Jason Isbel from Sirens Of The Ditch
Roll-Jon-Rae And The River from Knows What You Need cc
Hard Days 1.2.3.4-Loney, Dear from Loney, Noir
Myriad Harbour-The New Pornographers from Challengers cc
Fashionable People-Joel Plaskett Emergency from Ashtray Rock cc
Penny For Your Thoughts-Joel Plaskett Emergency from Ashtray Rock cc
The Minus Ball-The Two-Minute Miracles from Volume IV: The Lions Of Love cc *
Beautiful Ride-Dewey Cox from Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story
Can You Feel It?-The Apples In Stereo from New Magnetic Wonder

Happy New Year

Hope everyone had a good holidays. Just a couple of notes.

-With Rapidshare being down I never got the Christmas music mix up from the shows I did. I tried putting them up but kept running into size problems. Then it got past Christmas and didn't think there was much use in going on with it. So sorry to anyone looking forward to that. If anyone still wants it leave a comment and I'll put it up.
-Best news of the holidays to me is the return of rbally to the web. It's an amazing bootleg site that retired last year but has popped back up. Some pretty sweet stuff up there so far including a Replacements show and also a Wilco one.
-My show this week will be the annual Sweet Static Baker's Dozen for 2007. I post the playlist here as a zip but not sure how to go about it with the Rapidshare thing going on. I'll figure something out though in the next few days.

That's all for now. Have a good New Years.

Sweet Static Playlist For December 21

You can listen to Sweet Static, every Friday from 10:30am to noon on 91.5 FM in Windsor/Detroit. Or you can tune in on the internet at
-http://cjam.ca, under listen or
-opening a url on whatever player you use and put in http://137.207.3.11:8050/

New and improved broadband stream from the station, as well as the original lo-fi stream.

The show is archived for a month at http://web2.uwindsor.ca/cjam/nvd_mp3.php with a new, easier to navigate layout.

as always...

cc-canadian content
*-in rotation
r-request
mp3-from an mp3 blog (link on the mp3)

Bizarre Christmas Incident-Ben Folds
Carol Of The Bells-The Polyphonic Spree
Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis-Neko Case
Christmas Dirge-Nellie McKay
Christmas Eve-Teenage Fanclub
Cosy Evenings-Dan Bryk cc
Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas-Eels
Father Christmas-The Kelele Brothers cc
Gift X-Change-Calexico
Hey Parker, It's Christmas-Ryan Adams
It's Christmas Time-Yo La Tengo
It's Hard To Be Good At Christmas-Tim Mech cc
Jimmy And Dorothy-The Barmitzvah Brothers cc
Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas-Okkervil River
Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming-Feist cc
Mrs. Claus' Kimono-Drive-By Truckers
Rock N Roll Santa-Yo La Tengo
Santa Claus Is Back In Town-My Morning Jacket
Super Sunny Christmas-Redd Kross
Surprise!-The Barmitzvah Brothers cc
Thanks For Christmas-XTC
The Man In The Santa Suit-Fountains Of Wayne
The Night Before XMas-Buck 65 cc
White Christmas-Mark Kozelek
Xmas Curtain-My Morning Jacket

Sweet Static Playlist for December 28

You can listen to Sweet Static, every Friday from 10:30am to noon on 91.5 FM in Windsor/Detroit. Or you can tune in on the internet at
-http://cjam.ca, under listen or
-opening a url on whatever player you use and put in http://137.207.3.11:8050/

New and improved broadband stream from the station, as well as the original lo-fi stream.

The show is archived for a month at http://web2.uwindsor.ca/cjam/nvd_mp3.php with a new, easier to navigate layout.

as always...

cc-canadian content
*-in rotation
r-request
mp3-from an mp3 blog (link on the mp3)


Dilated Eyes-The Ease Down from Shapeshifter cc
NoNoNo-Apostle Of Hustle from The National Anthem Of Nowhere cc
Chatma-Tinariwen from Amassakoul
Chester-Black Cabbage from A Recording By Black Cabbage cc
Sweetheart Of The Radio-The Low Tones from Tiger Verses cc
Southtown Girls-The Hold Steady from Boys And Girls In America
Angels And Fuselage-Drive-By Truckers from Southern Rock Opera
Look Out For My Love-Neil Young from Unplugged cc
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere-Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová from I'm Not There
Simple Twist Of Fate-Jeff Tweedy from I'm Not There
I'm A Wheel-Wilco from A Ghost is Born
Bad Girl-The Detroit Cobras from Mink Rat or Rabbit
Mother Mary-The Foxboro Hot Tubs from Stop Drop and Roll
Made Of Stone-Spiral Beach from Ball cc *
Satan Is The Whistler-Rheostatics from Night Of The Shooting Stars cc
You'll Have Time-William Shatner from Has Been cc
Section 14 (Two Thousand Places)-The Polyphonic Spree from Together We're Heavy
She Thinks She's Fat-Furnaceface from Just Buy It.
Isolation-Mercury Rev from Uncut: John Lennon