March 19, 2010 - Out of Order...

Yeppers...ol' Doc is getting somewhat feeble now that he's posting playlists out of sequence. Unless he can find a way to change the order, you are forever stuck with this aberration. Ugh...

Loom shout to Gingersteve, a new-to-us mash-up artist, who contributed the delightful pairing of Mr. Scruff and Grandmaster Flash.


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES - SWEET BACK'S THEME
JOHNNY PATE - SHAFT IN AFRICA
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA - PEOPLE, PEOPLE
GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE - BIRTHDAY PARTY
LA PLAYA SEXTET - SUGAR'S DELIGHT
J WALK - SOUL VIBRATION
THE BUDOS BAND - THE PROPOSITION
PUCHO AND HIS LATIN SOUL BROTHERS - PSYCHEDELIC PUCHO
THE HERBALISER BAND - GEDDIM!
Q-BURNS ABSTRACT MESSAGE - GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A SEX MACHINE)
BEAT CHEMIST - I WANNA TELL THE WORLD
RAW STYLUS - PUSHIN' AGAINST THE FLOW
BOMB THE BASS - FUZZBOX
BRECKER BROTHERS - BIG IDEA
ST. PETERSBURG SKA JAZZ REVIEW - FOUR
THE KILTLIFTERS - KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW
PLANET SMASHERS - BLIND
ONE DROP - THESE ARE THE DAYS
CHRIS MURRAY - STEADY BEAT CONVENTION
JFK AND THE CONSPIRATORS - WA DA DA
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
STEVIE WONDER - MASTER BLASTER JAMMIN' (DUB)
GINGERSTEVE - SCRUFFY MESSAGE
GROUNDATION FT DON CARLOS & THE CONGOS - FREEDOM TAKING OVER
TROUBLE ANDREW - CHASE MONEY
YETI GIRLS - DON'T BRING ME DOWN
MORPHINE - TOP FLOOR, BOTTOM BUZZER
FAT FREDDY'S DROP - THE NOD
KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS - MEGAMIX (DMC REMIX)
MANTRONIX - BASSLINE (STRETCHED)

March 26, 2010 - Pants!

Can you believe it? MC Mic Control had to leave the show a half hour early today...because he forgot his laundry at a local laundromat and they closed at 8:00 pm (the same time the Loom ends). That would explain why he wasn't wearing any pants during the show, but not that he seemed quite comfortable in the pantsless mode. Doc seemed both nonplussed and unperturbed...as if this was a normal occurrence! Could it be that he's so old he just doesn't care any more? Only his hairdresser knows for sure!

A few shouts out (shout outs?) (Governor-Generals or Governors-General?)...first, a Loom-lunged toot on the ol' digeridoo to Philly Jo, who called us in the studio all the way from Australia! With the time difference it was the middle of next week over there, but he took the time to give us a shout and make a request...the Pocket Rockets version of the Sailor Moon Theme. If anything will remind a person of home here in Nanaimo, that must be it! http://www.myspace.com/3baris The Sailor Moon Theme isn't posted there, but we'll see what kind of pressure we can exert to get it posted. Thanks Phil, and we hope all is well in Oz.

Second, only one mash-up this week, but a shout to Voicedude...always tasty!

Finally, a tip of the ol' Loom cap to Spockgirl, who dropped one of the first non-spam related comments on the blog last week! Finally, someone NOT trying to sell us discounted computer parts, cheap medicine, or those little blue pills that are supposed to make our show last longer (or something of that sort). She has a surprising number of tastes that are similar to those of the lads from the Loom...c'mon...Top Secret? Tres cool!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
THE BAR-KAYS - HUMPIN'
KASHMERE STAGE BAND - GETTING IT OUT OF MY SYSTEM
KASHMERE STAGE BAND - AIN'T NO SUNSHINE (J. ROCC REMIX)
MIGUEL DE DEUS - MISTER FUNK
LEE DOUGLAS - SAME CHANGES
LYLE WORKMAN - SUPERWHAT?
KOOL AND THE GANG - WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT PTS 1 AND 2
MOCKING SHADOWS - WHY
PLEASUREMAKER - STUFFS HIS POCKETS
DAVID MURRAY AND THE GWO KA MASTERS - KIAMA FOR OBAMA
SEUN KUTI - DON'T GIVE THAT SHIT TO ME
POCKET ROCKETS - SAILOR MOON THEME
CURRENT SWELL - OFFICER DOWN
PHARCYDE - DROP
VOICEDUDE - WILL IT FLY ROUND IN CIRCLES
MAJOR LAZER - KEEP IT GOIN' LOUDER (SO SHIFTY 1961 SKA REMIX)
LOS FURIOS - HEY SISTER
CITIZEN SOUND - WA-DO DUB
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
BARNEY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
FISHBONE - PARTY AT GROUND ZERO
MADNESS - MY GIRL
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH - MONEY WORRIES
TALKING HEADS - AND SHE WAS
WALL OF VOODOO - MEXICAN RADIO
MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD AT WORK
TODD RUNDGREN - BANG ON THE DRUM ALL DAY
ENDGAMES - FIRST, LAST FOR EVERYTHING (DISCONET EDIT)

Friday March 12, 2010 - Loomular!

Crap...had a brain freeze. "Loomular" was the only word we could think of. Our humble and sincere apologies.

Both the MC and the DJ were holding court this week, and that was reflected in some cool grooves and fresh beats. Shouts to Ed Home and to Mad Mix Mustang...he just keeps bringing the best mashes! In case you were wondering why we played Bootsy's "Winter Funkyland", we had the lightest dusting of snow today...the first one of 2010!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
BOOTSY COLLINS - WINTER FUNKYLAND (AKA WINTER WONDERLAND)
JAMES BROWN - SEX MACHINE (THE PAYBACK MIX)
MAD MIX MUSTANG - HOLIDAY OF CHOICE
BEE NOTE WITH H.A.R.T. AND D CONNECTION - IT'S TIME TO PARTY
ERIC B. AND RAKIM - I AIN'T NO JOKE
GIBSON BROTHERS - CUBA
TELEPHUNKEN - LATIN DEMON (URSULA 1000 REMIX)
DIMITRI FROM PARIS - JUST ABOUT RIGHT (DOWNSIZED EDIT)
HUES CORPORATION - ROCK THE BOAT
DUBMATIX - ENTER THE DRAGON
ED HOME - REGGAE YELL
CHRIS MURRAY - LET THERE BE PEACE
MADNESS - CARDIAC ARREST
BEAT SOUP - BAD HEAD
PLANET SMASHERS - WISE UP
HEPCAT - PUSH AND SHOVE
THE SLACKERS - PROPAGANDA
THE NEXT BEST THING - HONEY
CURRENT SWELL - REAP WHAT YOU SOW
THE KILTLIFTERS - NEW PUNK
THE AGGROLITES - FIRECRACKER
BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONAIRES - LIVE AND LET DIE
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS - HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK (PAUL HARDCASTLE REMIX)
THE DEAD 60S - RIOT RADIO
ULTRAVOX - REAP THE WILD WIND
GINO VANNELLI - BLACK CARS (EXTENDED MIX)
BAR-KAYS - SEXOMATIC
BOMB THE BASS - BEAT DIS (EXTENDED MIX)
DJ FORMAT - WE KNOW SOMETHING
JOANI TAYLOR - TAKE FIVE
DJ YODA - CUCUMBERS, NEEDLES, SANDWICHES & JAZZ

Friday March 5, 2010 - Provincials

Yes indeed folks, the MC was up at VIU on the mic for the Provincial College Basketball Championships. This, of course, meant that ol' Doc got to do whatever he wanted with the show...so he did! The entire, epic, fourteen minute "Invitation to a River" (all five movements) by Chase. Doc has this thing about the sound of a screamin' lead trumpet...

Hey, our good friends "The Kerplunks" were nominated for their second consecutive Juno award for Best Children's Album, for "Walk On". Atta go gang! We should tell you that MC Mic Control is on some of the tracks on the album...a stellar contribution!

HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
PARLIAMENT - GIVE UP THE FUNK (TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER)
VICTOR WOOTEN - JAMES BROWN!/IRON MAN
ALAIN CARON - IMPRESSIONS
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS - I LEARNED THE HARD WAY
EDDIE JEFFERSON - CHAMELEON
QUINCY JONES - CHUMP CHANGE
CHASE - INVITATION TO A RIVER
DJANGO REINHARDT - MINOR SWING (JOHN BELTRAN REMIX)
THE KERPLUNKS - DINO RAP
HENRI MANCINI - PINK PANTHER THEME
LUDOVIC NAVARRE (AKA ST. GERMAIN) - PINK PANTHER THEME
MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING - THE EDGE
THE SOULICITORS - PRAIRIE DUB
LILLIAN ALLEN - CONDITIONS CRITICAL
THE KILTLIFTERS DANCE OF THE BASTARDS
DUBMATIX - WAR, PEACE, DUB
THE NEXT BEST THING - NEW DUB
NEW YORK SKA JAZZ ENSEMBLE - FREEDOM JAZZ DANCEHALL
THE ZAMBONIS - BOB MARLEY AND THE HARTFORD WHALERS
MADNESS - DRIVING IN MY CAR
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
THE CURE - LOVE CATS (12" REMIX)
THE SMITHS - HOW SOON IS NOW?
KILLING JOKE - LOVE LIKE BLOOD (12" VERSION)
MAD MIX MUSTANG - I FEEL PRETTY FLY
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - THE SOUND OF THE CROWD (12" MIX)
BLANCMANGE - BLIND VISION
JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRETT - HEAD BUTTS
DIODES - RED RUBBER BALL
DRASTIC MEASURES - HOTSY TOTSY
KLAATU - TRUE LIFE HERO
MAX WEBSTER / RUSH - BATTLESCAR

February 26, 2010 - Go Canada Go!

The chant that was sweeping the nation! Earlier in the week, the Doctor got to attend both Women's Ice Hockey Semi-finals, and the whole country giggled with delight as the IOC got their fluffy knickers in a knot over the Canadian Women and their post-gold celebration involving beer and cigars at centre ice. Yeah, like that has never happened before at any arena from Port Alberni to Port aux Basques!

The MC and the DJ took the Gold Medal in Pairs Programming tonight, to a soundtrack that featured the Kashmere Stage Band, Victor Wooten, and Mad Mix Mustang among the highlights. Now if we could only figure out which one of us is the lead...


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
KASHMERE STAGE BAND - I WISH (TERRY TODD REMIX)
KASHMERE STAGE BAND - SUPER STRUT PT. 1 (KENNY DOPE REMIX)
VICTOR WOOTEN - ARE YOU READY, BABY? (PERFORMED BY BOOTSY COLLINS)
VICTOR WOOTEN - WHAT DID HE SAY?
THE SHUFFLE DEMONS - PERRY'S GROOVE
RUFUS THOMAS - DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (PART 1)
THE BUDOS BAND - CHICAGO FALCON (THE WASHINGTON SQ. LADS REMIX)
FANGA - CRACHE LA DOULEUR (FEAT. TONY ALLEN)
BEATCONDUCTOR - GOES TO MY HEAD
GROOVE COLLECTIVE - UP ALL NIGHT
BANANAFISH DANCE ORCHESTRA - TWO STEP GROOVE
CHASE - WOMAN OF THE DARK
DESORDEN PUBLICO - TERRORISTAS
SELECTER - ON MY RADIO
SKAVENJAH - ONE MORE SOUL
CHRIS MURRAY - HEARTACHE
GO JIMMY GO - DON'T STOP EVERYTHING
ONE DROP - RICH MAN, POOR MAN
THE PLANET SMASHERS - MISSIONARY'S DOWNFALL
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
CHUCK MANGIONE - GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT
MAD MIX MUSTANG - I GOT MORE THAN A FEELING
AMERO - THE DRAGON
MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - PAINT BY NUMBER HEART
THE EXPOS - OLD FRIENDS
MAD MIX MUSTANG - RING OF SMOKE
RICHARD CHEESE - BABY GOT BACK
LEONARD NIMOY - BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS
REN & STIMPY - INTERNATIONAL LOG THEME
ELVIS HITLER - GREEN HAZE (PARTS 1 & 2)
MC HAWKING - CRAZY AS FUCK (RADIO EDIT)
MAD MIX MUSTANG - TAKE ME ON THE TRAIN

February 19, 2010 - The Robson Square Ramble

While DJ Doc was over in Vancouver, hanging out at Robson Square absorbing the Olympic pedestrian experience, MC Mic Control figured out how to operate the new CD decks and provided you with a fabulously funky edition of the Loom. Of course, there is more ska per square inch than any other radio show!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
THE SHUFFLE DEMONS - THE FUNKIN' PUMPKIN
MIGEUL DE DEUS - BLACK SOUL BROTHERS
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA - AGBARA
AVERAGE WHITE BAND - PERSON TO PERSON
THE CAT EMPIRE - SUNNY MOON
GRUPO NAIDY - EL BOTELLON (UPROOT ANDY REMIX)
LETTA MBULU - WELELE
MANU DIBANGO - AFRICAN BATTLE
RAMSEY LEWIS - AUFU OODU
BREAKESTRA - GETCHO SOUL TOGETHER PT. 2
MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
SANTIAGO SILVA Y HNOS - MARGARITA
UDACHI - P-FUNK SKANK
THE AGGROLITES - REGGAE SUMMERTIME
JOHN BROWN'S BODY - HEART AND SOUL
THE BAMBOOS - FUNKY BUTTERCUP
RUN DMC - BEATS TO THE RHYME
SPECIAL ED - I GOT IT MADE
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - AWARD TOUR
FAT BOYS - HUMAN BEAT BOX
ERIC B AND RAKIM - I AIN'T NO JOKE
JASON FORREST - WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
COLDCUT - TRUE SKOOL
DJ YODA - CUCUMBERS, NEEDLES, SANDWICHES & JAZZ FEATURING FREDA PAYNE, JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON, MARTINE GIRAULT, THE DELFONICAS & CHARLIE PARKER
DJ FORMAT - VINYL OVERDOSE
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME - REMIX
THE PLANET SMASHERS - CHANGE
THE SLACKERS - DON'T YOU WANT A MAN
CHRIS MURRAY - STEADY BEAT CONVENTION
THE KILTLIFTERS - ISLAND
THE SPECIALS - NITE KLUB (LIVE)
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - PRESSURE DROP
THE PLANET SMASHERS - EXPLOSIVE
DUBMATIX - WAR, PEACE & DUB
FISHBONE - MA & PA
CURRENT SWELL GO ON
LOS FURIOS - HEY SISTER
ONE DROP - BILL COLLECTOR
ONE NIGHT BAND - SO LOW
MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - DETROIT ROCK CITY