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It was a beautiful weekend in Quebec, and to mark the occasion, I’ve complied a podcast of covers of the artists I enjoyed the most on Saturday, featuring tracks by Kathryn Williams, Lackthereof, Final Fantasy, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Joy Electric, Owen Pallett, Ben Gibbard and Tindersticks covering Pavement, The National, the Arcade Fire, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Final Fantasy and Stars.

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Welcome to 2010. Here is a look back at my favourite music from the past year, mostly highlights from the nearly 50 podcasts I have completed for silenttalkie.com. Featuring music by the Daredevil Christopher Wright, The Darcys,  Diamond Rings, David Bazan, the Mountain Goats, Vic Chesnutt, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, DM Stith, Modest Mouse,  Sister Suvi, the Dirty Projectors, the Gossip, Dinosaur Jr., The Hood Internet, Drake, Etaoin Shrdlu w/ Stephen Harper and the Flaming Lips.  Enjoy!

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This week’s podcast continues our theme of Christmas music… only instead of weird, we are going depressing. Sort of a farewell to this mental state if you will. Featuring music by Pedro the Lion, Ian McGlynn, Marvin Gaye, Lou Rawls, Ray Charles, Feist, Sam Phillips, Silver Speakers, Eef Barzelay, My Morning Jacket, Mark Kozelek, Stephen Colbert, Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly, John Lee Hooker and Onbekende Artiest. Don’t forget to take a look at SilentTalkie.com and take a look at the awesome new “Put Yr Heart Into It” logo designed by painter (and fellow podcaster) Karim Awad.

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The second Christmas podcast of the year features tracks from Miles Davis, Danielson, Divide and Kreate, The Yule Logs, Cheap Trick, Rob Halford, Yulenog & Nathan Kuruna, Sofia Talvik, The Knife, Camille, REM, Tori Amos, Neil Diamond, the Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple and John Fahey.

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This week’s podcast features tracks by Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Okkervil River, Sufjan Stevens, Boney M, Pedro the Lion, Julian Casablancas, Leighton Meester, MxPx, Long Winters, Bruce Springsteen, Anne Murray and Silver Speakers.

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Hey look, it’s the mannequin outside the old stocking/whatever it was store at Queen and Sherbourne. At least, that’s where it used to be. With the influx of new, hip stores in the stretch (Upsidedive, that flower store), I guess it was time to pull up and move on. I’ll still be shocked to see this intersection truly gentrified. Anyways, this week’s podcast has not theme, just some cool songs, featuring tracks by: The Diableros, The Balconies, Drive Faster, Julian Casablancas, Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel, Winter Gloves, Carl Sagan & Stephen Hawking, Graham Wright, Slow Down Molasses, Fox Jaws, Get Up Kids, Deer Tick and Spiritualized.

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So, because of the many, many weddings happening in October this year, I decided to unearth a CDR from 2005 for the podcast this week. This was a wedding mix that I gave out when I got hitched, and it features music from the ceremony and reception. We really put a lot of thought into the music we wanted to use that day, especially the ceremony, because we wanted to make sure that we used music that we liked, and music that is important to us. I’m glad we did, because whenever I hear those particular songs today, I always think of those moments. Artists featured include The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bright Eyes, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Decemberists, 100 Portraits and Waterdeep, My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cure, By Divine Right and Broken Social Scene (ouch, that is so 2005, isn’t it?).

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This week’s podcast is a little more “classical” inspired than usual, maybe a little more experimental too. Featuring tracks from the Calder Quartet, Low & the Dirty Three, Nico Muhly and The Elder Lie.

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It’s getting a little funky this week, at least for part of the podcast. Bands featured this week include: Cool Dad, The Magic, Washed Out, The Balconies, Everything All the Time, Language Arts, Chad VanGaalen, Make Your Exit and Rock Central Plaza.

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Actually, before I put this post up, I just noticed that you can download Drum-and-Organ duo Cool Dad’s EP for free here. Awesome! Shame I missed their show last week at the Cameron House, and dang all if their next show is on October 2nd at the Rancho, which I’ll unfortunately be missing. Hey, maybe they’ll come and do a set in my apartment sometime this fall.

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