3am Mixtapes: Episode One Hundred: Favourite Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best BC bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Bands who have been in the Peak Performance Project. 

I'm not really one to celebrate milestones just because they're at round numbers, but I had this idea floating around for a while and figured this was as good a time as any for my Top Six Songs!
These are just six of my favourite songs. Not my Six Favourites Of All Time Ever (I don't think I could do that list), but just six that have remained favourites for a while.

Check these out:

"The Bleeding Heart Show" by The New Pornographers
"This Modern Love" by Bloc Party
"Hoppípolla" by Sigur Rós
"Prime Time Deliverance" by Matthew Good Band
"Into My Arms" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"It's All Gonna Break" by Broken Social Scene

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Nine: One Word Titles

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best title tracks. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Photographs. 

This week we take a look at the Top Six One Word Song Titles! Look, I'm nearing 100 here, not all of these topics are going to make sense, but I just noticed a bunch of cool new tracks had one word titled, and I just wanted an excuse to play them, okay? Okay!

Okay:

"Shook" by DRALMS
"Ashes" by Lindi Ortega
"Infamous" by Basia Bulat
"Hopeful" by Bear Mountain
"Believe" by Paper Lions
"Observer" by David Newberry

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Eight: Dance Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best musical team-ups. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Death. 

This week we take a look at the Top Six Dance Songs! But maybe not quite what you think...

Shake it to:

"Keep on Dancing" by We Are The City
"Dancefloors" by My Morning Jacket
"Song and Dance Man" by Jason Collett
"Fire on the Dancefloor" by C & C Surf Factory
"Dance Card" by Ciseaux
"Faerie Dance" by Plants & Animals

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Seven: Then & Now (Oct 28 Wise Hall)

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best songs about death. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs With a Kazoo in Them. 

And since the show is about a week away, I decided this week is the perfect time to hype up Then & Now: A Fundraiser for Megaphone Magazine, and the Top Six Songs To Promote Then & Now October 28th at Wise Hall! 

Have a listen to:

"Temper Temper" by The Matinée
"Shaky Throne" by T. Nile
"Oola" by Little India
"Crybaby" by Sarah Jickling and Her Good Bad Luck
"Help You" by Lovecoast
"Are You the One" by Kaylee Johnston

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Six: Love Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best ballads. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Don't Sound Like Their Name Implies. 

After a couple weeks off due to sickness and "recharging", I am back with the Top Six Love Songs! (kinda)

Fall in love with:

"Still in Love Song" by The Stills
"The Second Summer of Love" by Pink Mountaintops
"Love Stained" by TV On The Radio
"Love That Sticks" by Rah Rah
"The City I Love" by Rich Aucoin
"The Love Within" by Bloc Party

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Five: Curses

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best bands from Newfoundland. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Hannah Georgas. 

This week, there's really no rhyme or reason to the topic, it is the Top Six Songs With Curse Words in the Title!

Swear to these songs:

"The Greatest Bastard" by Damien Rice
"Bitch City" by Jason Collett
"Sure as Shit" by Kathleen Edwards
"Bullshit Ballad" by Kevin Drew
"Stay Drunk and Keep Fucking" by Hawksley Workman
"Piss Off" by FFS

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Four: WCMA Nominees

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best concept albums. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs Off An Band's First Album. 

Since this is a big weekend in Victoria coming up, with Rifflandia and Break Out West and all that hullabaloo, I figured it appropriate to look at the Top Six WCMA Nominees!

Some award potentials are:

"Mouthpiece" by Dan Mangan + Blacksmith
"A Real Fine Mess" by The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
"Get Your Shit Together" by The Wet Secrets
"Broken for Good" by Jill Barber
"Can't Getcha Out" by Nat Jay
"Uja" by Tanya Tagaq

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Three: White After Labour Day

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best European bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs With Curse Words In The Title. 

As summer draws to a close, we have to remember that old rule to NOT wear white after Labour Day. And then we have to take that rule and say "Screw you, rules, I'll wear white whenever I want, you can't tell me what to do!"
And that's why this week is the Top Six Songs Wearing White After Labour Day!

Try these on for size:

"White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes
"Black & White Mountains" by Snowblink
"White Out" by Jets Overhead
"White Bread" by Buck 65
"Too Much To Handle" by Hollerado (from the album White Paint)
"Angel in White" by We Are The City

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety Two: Windstorm Blackouts

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best Arts & Crafts bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Song About Food. 

I was inspired by the BC Storm this past weekend, so this week you get the Top Six Songs For A Power Outage Caused by a Wind Storm!

Get blown away by:

"Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)" by Arcade Fire
"Powerless" by The Flaming Lips
"Blackout" by Sloan
"City of Electric Light" by Chad VanGaalen
"Where The Wind Blows" by The Februarys
"Black Day In December" by Said the Whale

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Ninety One: New Music

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best 90s songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Song That Dave Grohl Played On. 

And recently I've been pretty overwhelmed with all the new music coming out, so this week I'm keeping it simple with the Top Six Songs That Have Come Out In The Last Month Or So!

Check these out:

"Oh Donna" by Library Voices
"Monument" by Mutemath
"Ontario Morning" by The Most Serene Republic
"All My Life I Have Been Running" by Evening Hymns
"Spirits" by The Strumbellas
"Freedom! '15" by !!! (Chk Chk Chk)

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Nine: Whiskey

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best duets. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Mention a Payphone In The Lyrics. 

This week is a podcast about drinking songs; but not big, loud, raucous, party drinking songs. Oh no, quite different, these are the Top Six Songs To Swirl a Glass of Whiskey To!

Pour one of these:

"Ill Wind" by Jody Glenham & The Dreamers
"Norway" by Stephanie Chatman
"Dead Things ptII" by Skye Wallace
"King of this Town" by Matt Patershuk & The Dirty Plaid Orchestra
"Nowhere We Cannot Go" by Hayden
"He Brings Out The Whiskey In Me" by Amy Millan

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Seven: Fireworks

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as bands playing Rifflandia. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs For Your Six Senses. 

And seeing as the Symphony of Fire Celebration of Light is back starting this weekend, I figures that would be a good time for the Top Six Songs To Listen To While Watching Fireworks!

Ohh and Ahh with:

"I Used to Pray for the Heavens to Fall" by The Dears
"St Michael" by Louis-Jean Cormier
"Fancy Pants" by Bend Sinister
"That Was Was" by Dirty Three
"Starálfur" by Sigur Rós
"Last Known Surroundings" by Explosions in the Sky

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Six: Polaris '015

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best drum solos. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Bands That Sound Nothing Like Their Name Implies. 

While my goal is to not repeat topics on this podcast, I figures with a new long list of different albums, it would be okay to do another Polaris Music Prize themed episode. So this week is the Top Six Albums I'd Pick Were I a Polaris Juror in 2015! (Which I'm not). Well, five picks, and one overlooked album.

Vote for:

"Take Your Face Off" by Lydia Ainsworth
"Deserter" by Siskiyou
"Taste" by Braids
"Four More Years" by Rich Aucoin
"Cynical Bastards" by Arkells
"Harriet" by Hey Rosetta!

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Three: Jobs (with Gina Loes)

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best supergroups. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs Translated into a Different Language. 

This week I am joined by special guest Gina Loes, the lead singer of The Ruffled Feathers, who just put out her own solo EP called Get A Job June. And that, combined with the fact that I recently lost my job (making this a literal "get a job June" for me) means we talked about the Top Six Songs About Jobs!

Let these help you get through the working day:

"Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford

"I Quit My Job" by Old Man Luedecke
"Capitalism is the Reason" by OK Vancouver OK
"Job Slob" by Brazilian Money
"I Hate Work" by Shred Kelly
"Get A Job June" by Gina Loes

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty Two: Change

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best Polaris Prize nominees. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs For After You Just Got Fired From Your Job. 

And as you may have noticed, there's some exciting new things happening here at 3am Revelations, so this week, it just makes sense for the Top Six Change Songs! 

Change things up with:

"Time For A Change" by Jeremy Fisher
"Change" by Hey Ocean!
"False Creek Change" by Said the Whale
"Change" by Wide Mouth Mason
"Suddenly Everything Has Changed" by The Flaming Lips
"Changes Are No Good" by The Stills

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty One: Patio

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best harmonies. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs For Sitting In A Dark Basement and Drinking Whiskey. 

And given that we had ridiculously warm weather in Vancouver this weekend (which looks like it is continuing) I can't think of a better topic for this week than the Top Six Songs For Chilling on the Patio on a Sunny Day! 

Get a drink with these songs:

"Davey and Clara" by Fans & Motor Supply Co.
"Carry On" by Cœur de Pirate
"The Arp" by Aidan Knight
"Dream Lover" by Destroyer
"Mango" by Highs
"Heaven and High Water" by P'aris

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Eighty: Sixes

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best love songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs For Chilling On A Patio On A Sunny Summer Day.

This past Sunday was a milestone for this blog, the sixth anniversary of 3am Revelations! So to celebrate, how about the Top Six Six Songs.

Tune in for:

"Song for Five or Six" by Owen Pallett
"Sixes and Sevens" by Ryan Dahle
"Six Toes" by Brasstronaut
"Deep Six" by Matthew Good Band
"The Six Strings That Drew Blood" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"Untitled #6" by Sigur Rós

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy Nine: Robo-Songs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best banjo songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About The Senses.

And, well, it finally happened. What we feared the most. The machines have risen up and overthrown humanity. So to appease out mechanical masters, this week is the Top Six Robotic Songs!

Turn these on:

"Robotic" by Hannah Georgas
"Robot Heart" by Hawksley Workman
"Electrolove" by Sidney York
"Is a Robot" by dEUS
"You're a Woman, I'm A Machine" by Death From Above 1979

"Robots" by Flight of the Conchords

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy Eight: Video Games

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best songs for Spring. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Video Games. 

This week, I combine two of my loves in life with the Top Six Songs That Should Be In A Video Game!

Press start to hear:

"The Shade" by Metric
"Castlevania" by Black Hat Brigade
"Crystal Fortress Over the Sea of Trees" by Yamantaka//Sonic Titan
"Hope Rides Alone" by The Protomen
"Meow" by Anamanaguchi
"Sail Away" by Synthcake

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy Seven: Aquatic

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best songs for Spring. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs About Video Games. 


This week, it's a bunch of bodies of water with the Top Six Aquatic Songs!

Dive in to:

"Lake Song" by The Decemberists
"The City With No Rivers" by Basia Bulat
"Like A River" by My Morning Jacket
"Bottom of the Lake" by We Are The City
"Ocean Song" by High Ends
"Pacific Blue" by Jason Collett

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!

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