Blog: A Bulldozer With A Wrecking Ball Attached

So there I was, outside the Continental Cafe, enjoying a fine cup of drip and opening up the paper to gingerly peruse the apartment ads (anybody with any hot tips, PLEASE let me know). Just as I open the paper, I hear a crash, and sure enough, there's a cute little dog tipping over a garbage can and eating from inside. Smart dog. Hungry dog. A minute later, the dog is panting at my feet. I reach down to scratch behind its ears. It looks unwashed, unbrushed, lost and confused. Or maybe I was just projecting. I look around, there's [...]

so, there we go, the end of an era. The final Spo-Dee O'Dee (not counting Friday's fill-in on the drive). It's been a blast, and I can honestly say that I never played a song I didn't love. See you 'round the bend. Here's what I played on August 18, 2006, on 91.3 FM, CJTR : Hour One Gotta Travel On - Jerry Lee Lewis Pirate Cowboy - Deadly Snakes Bring It On - Rodney DeCroo Little Jerk - [...]

Well, folks, sad but true. Ye olde Emmet is packing up his good times, and heading out to the West Coast. Who knows what mysteries and frivolities await him there? This is much is certain, he's sure going to miss 91.3 FM CJTR . The final edition of Spo-Dee O'Dee will be tomorrow night, Aug. 17, 2006 from 8 to 10 p.m. CST/MDT. Hear a grown man cry. And, hey, in case I forget, CJTR 's annual fundraising event, Radiothon, is coming up in September. So don't forget to do your part and support one of [...]

Again, I'm going to be doing the Spo-Dee O'Dee Files again, today from 4 to 6 p.m. on 91.3 FM, CJTR . So if you want more of the same, you know where to go. Here what I played on August 10, 2006: Hour One Meet Me In The Bathroom - The Stars Here Let the Good Times Roll - The Cars It's Alright - Wayne Omaha Fancy Claps - Wolf Parade Cold Criminals - Pink Mountaintops Bad [...]

Here's what I played on CJTR on Aug. 3, 2006: Hour One It's Catchin' On - Joel Plaskett Emergency The Walking Sponge - Fight the Monster Saskatchewan - Big Buildings Boston - The Minor Thirds Wind Driving Dogs - Chad VanGaalen 3rd of December - The Book of Daniel I Break Hearts - Leeroy Stagger Second Son - Elliott Brood God's Gonna [...]

People have been asking me, "hey, Emmet, whatcha reading this summer?" Okay, nobody's really asked me that, but, guess what? I'm gonna tell you anyway. Adverbs , by Daniel Handler No kidding, this is the same dude who writes those Lemony Snickett books for kids. This is a book for not-kids, howev, and it's sorta heartbreaking and wonderful. Great, terrific writing that's enjoyable for its own sake, but also fantastic stories that all sort of weave together in a pretty non-linear fashion. [...]

What up, peeps. Just wanted to let you know, that this Friday, Aug. 4, 2006, I'll be spinning them Spo-Dee O'Dee goodies for yr afternoon listening pleasure from 4 to 6 p.m. on 91.3 FM, CJTR !

I know, I should have had this playlist posted Friday morning AT THE LATEST, but y'know what? I had a cold. So there. Here's what I played on Thursday, July 27, 2006 on CJTR . Hour One I Love Hot Nights - Jonathan Richman Truth Be Told - Joel Plaskett Summertime Thing - Chuck Prophet Arrival - Radiogram Wing Finger - Chad VanGaalen This Heart's On Fire - Wolf Parade Fatter Than Anything - [...]

What I played on July 20, 2006 on CJTR Hour One Streets of Baltimore - Bobby Bare I Really Want to Help You - Cuff the Duke Surrender - OX Midnight Dream - Hacienda Brothers Dream Feedback - Elephant Micah Plastic Man, You're the Devil - Pink Mountaintops Cisza, Ja I Czas - Hey Snow Lion - Feist I Love You - Asie Payton [...]

Here's what I played on July 13, 2006 on Any Way the Spo-Dee O'Dee Blows on CJTR . Hour One Parties in the USA - Jonathan Richman One, Two, Three - Andrew Vincent & the Pirates Nora, Nora - The Neins Circa Didn't It Rain - Jim Byrnes Freedom Blues - Little Richard You've Come A Long Way - Joe Tex Bucket of Blood - Little Freddie King Trouble's Gonna Stay Awhile - the Deadly Snakes Rat's Revenge, Part 2 - the Rats Street Justice - MSTRKRFT Wa [...]

a bunch of stuff I've written lately for the El-P: REVIEWS YOU CAN USE A Life of Crime & The Scars to Prove It DVD & CD Parkas Little Records of Concrete 4 stars In the spring of 2004, Ontario's Parkas embarked on a fateful cross-Canada toured punctuated on either end by triumphs. They launched the tour to a packed house at Toronto's storied Horseshoe Tavern, and their penultimate show saw them, again in Toronto, deservedly win "Most [...]

The News Is Out: For the duration of the summer (July & August), I'm the new Dave. While Monsieur Kuzenko enjoys his new BBQ, I'll be sweating it out to the oldies and newies in his Anyway the Wind Blows timeslot, 8 to 10 p.m., Thursday on 91.3 FM CJTR . What I played on July 6, 2006: Hour One Citizens of Tomorrow - Tokyo Police Club - Kick ass Toronto band, with kick-ass handclaps on this track! Summer Song Summer - Radiogram - One of [...]

Am cleaning up my office today - what a wild long weekend!- and came across several playlists from Spo-Dee O'Dee episodes of yore. In the interests of HISTORY, here they are. Or at least, here they are as best as I can read my own handwriting. Jan. 14/04 "You Don't Know" - the Chains "Village Green Preservation Society" - Kinks "All the Pretty Faces" - Joel Plaskett Emergency "If You Know What I Mean" - Martin Zellar "Spam" - Crunt "I Don't Need My Friends To Tell Me Who My Friends Are" [...]

What I played on Saturday, June 24, 2006 Hour One You're No Good - Dennis Brown Neva New - Kardinal Offishall Try Love - Coco Tea & Freddie MacGregor Soul Shakedown Party - By Divine Right Happy Hour - Jazze Pha & Cee-Lo Crucial - K-os It's A Pity - Tonya Stephens Ooh Child/Redemption Song - Molly Johnson Old School - Danger Doom feat. Talib Kweli You Are Never Too Old - Jimmy Cliff Everybody Works - Peter Elkas Mr. Dino Koosh Rock - Lee "Scratch" Perry Freedom - Jurassic 5 There For You - Damian [...]

Spo-Dee O'Dee Vibes #3 Hour 1 Jiin Ma Jiin Ma - Orchestra Baobab Murder On the Midnight Wire - Bedouin Soundclash Where It's At - Beck About A Girl - Cibo Matto Elementary Particles - Hylozoists Pepita - Calexico Black History Month - Death From Above 1979 Human Shield - Anti Pop Consortium Gold Lion - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Living in a Danger Zone - Tricky Woo Jeepster - T.Rex Fake Headlines - New Pornographers Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Matthew Sweet/Susanna Hoffs Hour Two Million Dollars - Joel Plaskett Emergency Part of the Queue [...]

Seriously. It's in the bible. Look it up. I don't know how to define my relationship with Regina. Love/hate? Hate/hate? Love/hate/hate/hate/love/hate? CONFLICTED at best. Last Saturday, during Spo-Dee O'Dee Vibes, while I was playing that awesome and gnarly live cover of Beyonce's "Crazy In Love" by the Magic Numbers, some dude called in and told me that I was playing "weird music". Um, okay. He wanted to know if I was going to play any 70s rock. This would be where I might totally make fun of 70s rock, but I'm not going to. I like a [...]