3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy Three: Searchlight (with Chersea)

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 Australian bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Bands with a Fiddle. 

This week I have a special guest cohost, Chersea, who is a part of this year's CBC Searchlight competition, and so we chatted about our Top Six CBC Searchlight Songs!

***Even thought Chersea is in Searchlight, and I & this blog have a history with CBC & Searchlight, this particular podcast is not affiliated with the CBC in any way and the opinions expressed therein are solely the property of 3am Revelations Inc. (unless you want them to, CBC, then call me)***

Shine the spotlight on:

Never Wanna Go Back by The Weakness (vote for them here)
Lose Control by Catlow (vote for them here)
It Goes Around (Psilocybin) by Conroy Ross (vote for him here)
Salty Dog by The Vaudevillian (vote for them here)
Slow Virgil by Hash Jesus (vote for them here)
The Wolf by Chersea (vote for her here)

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

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy Two: Twins

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 Quebec bands. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs Sung in a Made Up Language. 

A couple weeks ago, I did a Siblings theme, so that got me thinking, and so this week it's the Top Six Twins!

Double up with:

Bend to Break by Twin River
Cross My Mind by Twin Forks
Jane by Twin Bandit
Finders Keepers by Hollow Twin
Blush by Mr Twin Sister
Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

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

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy One: Songs of the Night

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 Spring songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs that have references to The Simpsons in them. 

This week is pretty simple, and may or may not have been chosen to play one particular song, it's the Top Six Songs of the Night!

Put these in your earholes:

"Saturday Night" by Yukon Blonde
"Another Friday Night" by Leeroy Stagger
"On a Week Night" by Henry & The Nightcrawlers
"Cruise Night" by John K Samson
"Up All Night" by Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans
"Dark Night of the Soul" by Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse

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

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy: Animal Bands

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 instrumentals, but some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Could Be a James Bond Theme.. 

This week we're taking a look at a trend of band names that seemed to reach full saturation a couple years ago, the Top Six Sibling Bands!

Get wild with:

"Nowhere To Go" by Loon Choir
"You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" by Wolf Parade
"A Duration of Starts and Lines That Form Code" by Frog Eyes
"Freedom" by The Lion The Bear The Fox
"My Government Heart" by Said the Whale
"The Walls Have Drunken Ears" by Whitehorse

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

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Sixty Nine: Siblings

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 drummers, but some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs Written About Fictional Characters from a SciFi Television Show. 

From The Jackson 5 to the Rankins, family bands have been a long tradition, but this week I'm gonna focus even further and take a look at the Top Six Sibling Bands!

Put these in your earholes:

"I Go Hungry" by Mother Mother
"Firefly" by Hollerado
"Congo" by Bear Mountain
"Toughest Man in Prison Camp" by The Sumner Brothers
"My Silver Lining" by First Aid Kit
"No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire

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

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