Thu, 10 November 2011
Another month, another new podcast! We return with tracks from three Calgary bands, two from Vancouver, one each from Montreal and Toronto, two New York City groups and a classic San Francisco group. Try and match them up and make sure to click the links for more info and get your hands on more of their excellent music!
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Wed, 5 October 2011
Yes, you read that correctly! The Off the Dial podcast is back after a lenghty hiatus. If you've been following us for a while, thank you for waiting so patiently for me to resurrect this and if you're new to the fold, welcome to our little podcast. You can click below to listen to the podcast, you can subscribe through iTunes, you can download it directly or subscribe to our RSS feed. Plenty of ways to check it out. Here's the details of the artists on this episode;
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Sat, 29 May 2010
We're back again with yet another seven great tracks from all around the world for you, featuring new music from Calgary's Nushi, Toronto's the Darcy's, the Most Serene Republic (Arts & Crafts), Scotland's (and with one of the coolest band names ever) We Were Promised Jetpacks (Fat Cat Records), Australia's Secrets in Scale, Chicago's the Mutts and My Son the Bum. |
Sat, 24 April 2010
We honour the Television hit 24 in our 24th episode of the podcast but more importantly, we blast through seven excellent tracks from Calgary's the Summerlad and Secret Broadcast, from the East Coast, Hey Rosetta! and Wintersleep, Toronto's Drive Faster, Gogol Bordello and the Unravelling. Plus, the first person to comment on the post over at www.offthedial.ca will win their very own copy of the new album from the Unravelling, 13 Arcane Hymns! |
Sat, 20 March 2010
In this episode of the podcast, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a couple of songs from some Celtic musicians including the Real McKenzies (Fat Wreck Chords) and Dropkick Murphy's (Hellcat Records), Calgary artists Miesha & the Spanks, the Rocky Fortune and Silentpanic, Ontario's the Balconies and the long defunct but always beloved Edmonton group, the Smalls. |
Fri, 26 February 2010
No more ten month wait for the next episode of the podcast, we return for a double-shot of music greatness for the month of February with great music from Calgary's the Shagbots, Arts and Crafts groups Apostle of Hustle and brand spankin' new Broken Social Scene (download a free copy of the track here!), brand new music from Portugal. The Man (the new album arrives March 2nd, free download HERE), Toronto's Starship Experience and the Junction and Australia's Secrets in Scale (download the Free EP HERE!). |
Sun, 7 February 2010
After ten long months, Off the Dial's podcast returns with a new format; seven tracks by seven artists with no interruptions! The first of these newly formatted podcasts features music from Seattle's These Arms Are Snakes, 2009 Concert of the Year winners Monotonix, songs from forth-coming releases by both Post Death Soundtrack and the Unravelling, Propagandhi, Calgary's Madcowboys and NOFX. |
Mon, 13 April 2009
We celebrate our 20th episode of the podcast by welcoming back guest co-host and Off the Dial contributing writer Nic Gouveia both at Subterranean Homesick Studios in Calgary including a special exclusive live performance from our former production assistant/engineer Reid Robinson and Dean-o and on location in Toronto where Starship Experience singer/guitarist Jesse Seberras drops in to talk about his band. Also featuring the music of Calgary's SilentPanic, Toronto-based Great Lake Swimmers (weewerk), Our Lady Peace front-man Raine Maida (Nettwerk), California's Oh, the Spanish Moss, from the U.K., Henry's Funeral Shoe, Queens, New York's Kris Bone, Philadelphia's Drink Up Buttercup, Austin's ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (Justice Records) and the Distillers (Epitaph). |
Wed, 25 March 2009
We welcome Off the Dial contributing writer Nic Gouveia to the studio for a punk-filled podcast featuring Calgary's own Madcowboys, Edmonton's 40 Thieves, the now defunct but always Alberta darlings the Smalls, a track from the new Propagandhi album (Smallman Records/G7 Welcoming Committee), talk about the next NOFX album and spin a track from their last album (Fat Wreck Chords), Refused, Offspring, Millencolin (Epitaph), Rancid (Hell-Cat Records) and Russia's Gaudy Persone Non Grate. |
Tue, 10 February 2009
Our February 2009 podcast starts off with the lead single and title track from the new Prodigy (Take Me to the Hospital/Cooking Vinyl) album, "Invaders Must Die"; plus the music of Canadian acts This Machine is a Fountain, the Cliks (Tommy Boy/Warner Music), Death From Above 1979 and Metric (Last Gang Records); Pittsburg's Shade, Wisconsin's Brahman Shaman, Austin's Electric Touch (Justice Records), UK acts Exile Parade and Timecut and Australia's Secrets in Scale. |
Tue, 13 January 2009
The first podcast of 2009 is dedicated to all the great albums that came out in 2008. We feature fantastic music from Calgary groups Damn Dirty Ape, GutterAwl (Tonto is Jesus Records) and Inner Surge (Cyclone Records); Canadian artists Hey Rosetta! (Sonic Records), Hospital Grade, Mother Mother (Last Gang Records) and Sylvie (Smallman Records); plus Syracuse, NY's Ra Ra Riot (Barsuk Records). |
Mon, 8 December 2008
The podcast returns with a host of indie artists. Featuring Rum Runner (Calgary), Sylvie (Smallman Records, Regina), Sarah Blackwood (Stomp Records) and These Electric Lives (Toronto), Priestess (INDICA Records, Montreal), Innes Wilson & His Opposition (Guelph, ON), ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and Electric Touch (Justice Records, Austin, TX), Portugal. The Man (Equal Vision Records, Alaska), the Takeover UK (Rykodisc, Pittsburgh), the Exotic Aquatic (New Jersey), Shotgun Riot (London, UK). |
Thu, 30 October 2008
For our 15th podcast episode, we feature music by artists with something political to say, or even just a bit of a political slant or reference. You'll hear tracks from Calgary's the Motherfuckers, the Turrettes, Madcowboys, the Rocky Fortune and GutterAwl; plus music from Hell-Cat Records artists Lars Frederickson and the Bastards and the Unseen, Anti-Flag and Propagandhi (Fat Wreck Chords). Then we try to lighten things up with some spooky halloween themed music from Vancouver's the Deadcats and Certain Breeds, Ontario's the Creepshow (Stomp Records); plus more Hell-Cat Records artists Nekromantix and Devil's Brigade. |
Wed, 24 September 2008
At long last, the latest Off the Dial podcast has arrived with songs from Calgary's Somastate, Regina's Sylvie, Hamilton's Bass Lions (Nevado Records), Burlington's Saint Alvia (minus the "Cartel") and from Montreal, One Night Band (Stomp Records); Ra Ra Riot (Barsuk Records), Portugal. The Man and the Descendents (Fat Wreck Chords); plus Nova Scotia's Wintersleep and Milton, ON's the Most Serene Republic (Arts & Crafts). |
Mon, 4 August 2008
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Mon, 14 July 2008
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Fri, 13 June 2008
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Thu, 29 May 2008
We celebrate the tenth episode of Off the Dial by bringing you the first ever Podcast Album Review, featuring the music of Nine Inch Nails' "The Slip". We play the entire album from beginning to end and talk about the songs, how Trent Reznor is giving the album away for free and details of the up-coming North American tour. |
Sun, 27 April 2008
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Thu, 3 April 2008
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Mon, 17 March 2008
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Wed, 13 February 2008
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Sun, 20 January 2008
2008
starts with not one but two podcasts in January. This episode features music
from Calgary bands the Ostrich (MySpace), Axis
of Conversation (Web Site, MySpace), Fox Opera
(MySpace), Günther (Web Site, MySpace) and the now dufunct Veritas;
plus Edmonton's Whitey Houston (Web Site,
MySpace, Rectangle Records), Winnipeg's burnthe8track
(Web Site, MySpace, Curve Music) and Montreal's Priestess
(Web Site, MySpace, INDICA Records). Also highlighted is Beirut
[whose album was named best of the year by kMNR.ca
writer Andy Stewart] (Web Site, Ba Da Bing Records) as well as ...And
You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (Web
Site, MySpace). |
Tue, 8 January 2008
2008 kicks off with a special episode of Off the Dial. Calgary's Inner Surge (MySpace, Web Site) join us in the studio to talk about their new album, "An Offering", it's accompanying artwork (by Shaun Freisen), political and social issues and squealing pigs. We exclusively preview three tracks from the forth-coming album and sandwich it all in between songs from Newfoundland's Bucket Truck (MySpace, Web Site) and Rollins Band (MySpace, Web Site). The first person to email us win's a FREE copy of "An Offering"! Make sure to check out their CD release party here in Calgary at the Underground on January 26th, 2008. |
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