Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Records In My Life: Beach Slang



Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present this week's episode of Records In My Life featuring James Alex from the band Beach Slang.   We caught up with James in the lobby of the Cobalt Motor Hotel right before soundcheck and he fired off a few of him most important/favorite records.  Amongst his influences are The Replacements, Jawbreaker and The Beach Boys.  We coaxed him into offering a few extras as well.  Check it out

Episode features the song Bad Art and Weirdo Ideas by Beach Slang off their latest album The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us.

Intro theme song Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious.

Producer, host: Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction, editing: Mark Henning
Animations: Susana Ramirez




Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Records In My Life: Here We Go Magic

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this time featuring Luke Temple from the band Here We Go Magic.   Luke discusses a couple of his favorite albums and then chooses a few more that he hasn't heard yet!

Check out what he discusses, from William Onyeabor, Talk Talk, John Hassell, Eno and Terry Riley.

Produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein for Northern Transmissions
Edited by Mark Henning
Videography: Isabelle Dunlop and Susana Ramirez
Animations and graphics: Susana Ramirez

The episode also features opening theme music Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious as well a Falling by Here We Go Magic.

Filmed at Red Cat Records, Vancouver, BC Canada




Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Records In My Life: Dilly Dally

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present Records In My Life, this week featuring the Toronto band Dilly Dally.   Watch as they discuss the records that they love and have influenced them including: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blur, Kurt Vile and Big Black.

Produced and hosted by Charles Brownstien for Northern Transmissions
Videography, direction and editing by Mark Henning
Animations and graphics by Susana Ramirez

Filmed at The Media Club in Vancouver, Canada. 

Thanks to the band Dilly Dally for the interview, check out their new album Sore

Monday, November 2, 2015

Records In My Life: Mac Demarco


Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this time featuring Mac Demarco. Filmed backstage during soundcheck at his sold out show at the Commodore in Vancouver, BC, Mac goes on to talk about some of his favorite albums including John Lennon, Neil Young and Collin Mockasin.

Produced  and hosted by Charles Brownstein for Northern Transmissions
Videography by Mark Henning and Susana Ramirez
Direction and editing by Mark Henning
Animations and graphics by Susana Ramirez

The episode features the Mac Demarco song I've Been Waiting for Her from his album Another One, though you can quite plainly hear the music of opening act Alex Calder at they are soundchecking in the first half of the video.

Intro theme music Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious