July 23, 2010 - Happy Birthday!

Yessiree, this weekend is MC Mic Control's birthday (we won't divulge which one...he is rather sensitive about these things). He's ridin' the birthday train and he doesn't want to get off! He received a number of gifts during the show, not the least of which was a jar of crinkle-cut beetroot! What CAN'T you do with beetroot...

Welcome back to DJ Earlybird, a great mash-up artist who has been on hiatus of late! Back in a big way we must say, bringing with him some of Uganda's finest mashed potatoes. G3RSt also gets a Loom-style shout...we can't believe how freakishly prolific some of these mashers are...contunually putting out first-rate mashup madness!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
SALSOUL ORCHESTRA - YOUR JUST THE RIGHT SIZE
DORIS EBONG - BOOGIE TRIP
MOCKING SHADOWS - BONIN' IN THE BONEYARD
GREYBOY ALLSTARS - DOIN TIME
HARLEM RIVER DRIVE - IDLE HANDS
A TASTE OF HONEY - BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE
THE BARKAYS - TOO HOT TO STOP (PART 1)
THE BOBS - DISCO INFERNO
ARROGANT WORMS - THE HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
ARCHIE SHEPP - BLUES FOR BROTHER GEORGE JACKSON (MONDO GROSSO NEXT WAVE MIX)
MOPHONO'S HALFTONE SOCIETY - BUMPS
DJ SKITZ ALONGSIDE ROOTS MANUVA - WHERE MY MIND IS AT
FAB SAMPERI - IN THE RIVER
SARAH VAUGHN - LOVER MAN (JAZZELICIOUS REMIX)
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - ITS ALL ABOUT THE PENTIUMS
NAMASTE - L'ABSURDE
DJ EARLYBIRD - URGENT JACK
RATATAT - MANDY
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
DRASTIC MEASURES - TEDDY BEARS PICNIC
THE BEATDOWN - ITS ALRIGHT
G3RST - THUNDER JACK FLASH
THE KILTLIFTERS - THIS IS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
JOHNNY AND THE G-RAYS - TRYING TO CHEW MY HEAD
MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING - WHY WHY WHY
BB GABOR - GIRLS OF THE FUTURE
ONE DROP - BLOODSHED
MADNESS - MASTERMIX
CEE-LO - I LIKE IT
BOOK OF LOVE - PRETTY BOYS AND PRETTY GIRLS

July 16, 2010 - He's Baaaaack!

Yes, and none too much the worse for wear either. MC Mic Control was in the house after attending all (and we do mean all) of the Victoria SkaFest. Good to have him back too, as he was able to provide the inside lowdown on the week's activities...a fine ol' time it was!

Live guests on the show this week were the Malahat Revue, a rather unique aggregation of solo artists and members of other groups who came together for a short tour...and they were travelling by bicycle between gigs! A wonderful sound, with some tight harmonies.

Loom yodels this week to Rhythm Scholar, Mad Mix Mustang, and Voicedude...absolutely brilliant mashups! Keep those cards and letters coming...


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
BRANDON FIELDS - BULLFUNK
SENOR SOUL - MAKE THE FUNK JUMP
RHYTHM SCHOLAR - FUNK SOLUTION (EXTENDED ODYSSEY)
BETTY HARRIS - BREAK IN THE ROAD
FREAK POWER - RUSH (RADIO VERSION)
CAT EMPIRE - FALLING
DOCTOR JAZZ'S UNIVERSAL REMEDY - MILT SHAKE
THE INCLINES - PRESSURE COOKER PART 1
MAD MIX MUSTANG - YOU ROCK MY ROCK
BRAN VAN 3000 - ASTOUNDED
AIDAN KNIGHT - THE SUN
JEREMY FISHER - THE SCAR THAT NEVER HEALS
ROMANTHONY - BRING U UP
RECLOOSE FEAT. TYNA - SO COOL
THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND - JISTEN TO ME (HINT REMIX)
COLDCUT - TRUE SKOOL (FEATURING ROOTS MANUVA)
TOWA TEI - SOUND MUSEUM
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
JON BONE AND THE KARUNA MOVEMENT - CRYING FOR PEACE
MADNESS - HOUSE OF FUN
THE KILTLIFTERS - ISLAND (MC MIC CONTROL'S MAPLE LEAF MIX)
VOICEDUDE - OLDE TIME VILLAGE
THE PLANET SMASHERS - NEVER GOING TO DRINK AGAIN
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD - THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE
CHRIS MURRAY - DANGEROUS HEARTS
VILETONES - SCREAMING FIST
HEPCAT - RIDING THE REGION
RADIO FREE VESTIBULE - BULBOUS BOUFFANT
GARY NUMAN - CARS

July 9, 2010 - Hotter than Hades

Stinky hot. Compared to other parts of the country, likely not...but for here, stiflingly hot. Sucks the life right out of you. A little humidity (again, nothing like Ontario humidity), and all you want to do is catch up on the sleep you didn't get the night before. Of course, you could be like MC Mic Control and not sleep at all during SkaFest week. He's been commuting back and forth between Nanaimo and Victoria...working during the day, and at night magically transforming himself into "Ska-Man"! Skanking out like no-one can, that's our MC.

A big Loom shout out to Voicedude...who on earth would ever think of doing a mashup of Jim Croce and the Black Eyed Peas? He did, and it works crazy good!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
LAURENT DE WILDE - MOANIN'
ELLA FITZGERALD - TOO DARN HOT (DE-PHAZZ REMIX)
INCOGNITO - SUNBURN
OPEN SOULS, THE TORNADOES, AND TYRA HAMMOND - YOU GOT ME THINKING
BLACKBYRDS - BLACKBYRDS' THEME
GOD MADE ME FUNKY - IF UR FUNKY
GURU - WHEN YOU'RE NEAR
VOICEDUDE - THAT'S NOT THE WAY I'M FEELING
THE MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND - THE BATTLE
DJ EARLYBIRD - DRIFTIN' HAMMER
BABY MAMMOTH SWING BUSINESS
JOHN KLEMMER - FREE SOUL
DEODATO - SUPER STRUT
PLANET SMASHERS - PSYCHO NEIGHBOUR
THOSE RAPSKALLIONS - BLACK ORPHEUS
ST. PETERSBURG SKA-JAZZ REVIEW - SIDEWINDER
SKATALITES - OH BABY
ONE DROP - RICH MAN, POOR MAN
THE KILTLIFTERS - KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW
WHOLE LOTTA MILKA - JULIET
THE ELIXXXIRS - COLOURFUL SUMMER
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIZ
SPOONS - NOVA HEART (EXTENDED MIX)
DEACON BLUE - FERGUS SINGS THE BLUES
IGGY POP - LUST FOR LIFE
SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS - I WANNA BE A FLINTSTONE
VOICE OF AMERICA - STORY OF LOVE
ENDGAMES - FIRST, LAST FOR EVERYTHING (CLUB VERSION)
WATERBOYS - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
KLAATU - LITTLE NEUTRINO

July 2, 2010 - SkaFest Spectacular!

SkaFest runs in Victoria from July 7-10, and MC Mic Control will be there in full force, performing MC duties at some of the venues, and sitting in with some of the headline acts. Of course, the boys had to skank out for the final two hours of the Loom, featuring the artists who will be gracing the stages in Victoria. It is going to be a great festival...hope to see you there!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
RONNY JORDAN - IN FULL SWING
COURTNEY PINE - MY FATHER'S PLACE
UNITED FUTURE ORGANIZATION - LOUD MINORITY (RADIO MIX)
JERRY BUTLER - I'M YOUR MECHANICAL MAN
BANANAFISH DANCE ORCHESTRA - TONIGHT
SHIRLEY BASSEY - SPINNING WHEEL (DJ SPINNA REMIX)
DONALD BYRD - BLACKBYRD
DJ SPINNA - ROCK (UNPLUGGED)
MAYNARD FERGUSON - PRIMAL SCREAM
THE VALUABLES - FEEL THAT RHYTHM
SKAMPIDA - ZU ATRATA TU ARTE
SKAMPIDA - MANAFESTACION
EASY BIG FELLA - PLANET SCHMANET JANET
MINDIL BEACH MARKETS - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BLUE SKIES?
SHANE PHILIP - MASTERPIECE
KATCHAFIRE - SERIOUSLY
KATCHAFIRE - DUN DID IT
THE BEATDOWN - GET READY
THE AGGROLITES - FREE TIME
THE AGGROLITES REGGAE SUMMERTIME
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REBEL MUSIC - LIGHT IT UP (FEATURING POCKET KINGS)
LOS KUNG FU MONKEYS - LOBO HOMBRE EN PARIS
THE RESIGNATORS - OFFBEAT FEELING
ONE SHOT LEFT - FOLLOW ME MY WICKED SON
BUCAN BUCAN - 8
THE ISRAELITES - HOW GREAT THOU ART
DANNY REBEL AND THE KGB - SOUL SHAKER
BRAVE NEW WAVES - THC
THE BLACK SEEDS - LOVE IS A RADIATION
CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES - SKABOY JFK
FISHBONE - MA AND PA

June 25, 2010 - Doc's Vegas Wife

Well, ol' Doc returned from Vegas and Elvis was sighted..not to mention that he tied the knot while he was in Sin City! This was cause for some fair fine fantastic tuneage on this week's Loom...the lads were absolutely crazy this night! G3rst's new mash put a fine edge on things early on, and it didn't stop there...thanks again to all the creative mashup artists out there.


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
TOWER OF POWER - STAR TIME (TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN)
THE CAT EMPIRE - SHOULDERS
J DAVEY - DIRTY LOVE
AGGROLITES - FIRECRACKER
DJ RIKO - POPPIN' IN STEREO
CLUB DES BELUGAS - IT DON'T MEAN A THING
G3RST - HOTEL CALIFORNIA IN FIRE AND FLAMES
ANNIHILATOR - KRAFT DINNER
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - HIGHER GROUND (FRECKLE NOSE MIX)
CHRIS MURRAY COMBO - MICHAEL & ANNE
MADNESS - DUST DEVIL
BANANAFISH DANCE ORCHESTRA - THERE IS A LIGHT
MATT BIANCO - WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON (2010 RECORDING)
THE ROYAL CROWN REVUE - HEY PACHUCO!
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET - MOVIN' NICELY (ECLIPSE REMIX)
HAMILTON BOHANNON - SOUTH AFRICAN MAN
GIL SCOTT-HERON - THE BOTTLE
LULU HUGHES - HELTER SKELTER
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH - JEB RAND
SUBCITY - SILENCE
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
ALAIN CARON - D-CODE
EDDIE HENDERSON - THE KUMQUAT KIDS
JOE FARRELL - CANNED FUNK
MENAHAN STREET BAND - MAKE THE ROAD BY WALKING
MAYNARD FERGUSON - GIVE IT ONE
THE KINGPINS - SPY VS. SPY
PROPELLERHEADS - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
SHAWN LEE'S PING PONG ORCHESTRA - HEY YA