RIML: PUP

We caught up with Zack and Steve of the Toronto punk rock band PUP when they performed in Vancouver earlier this month.  The band has been on tour in support of their album "The Dream is Over" for most of the year and they were nearing the end.  The two joined us at The American across the street from the Cobalt where they played their sold out show.  The pair had a lot to say about the music they loved and what inspired them.

RIML: RÜFÜS DU SOL

We met with Rufus du Sol at Imperial Vancouver before their absolutely sold out show that evening.  The three musicians told us about some of their earliest musical memories as well as the records that really motivated them when they started the band.   Check it out, and if you enjoy this episode please subscribe.  We have many excellent interviews coming up over the next couple months!

Dec 14: Isabelle Dunlop Runway Show w. Combine the Victorious & Terrace

Fashion and Music.  12.14.16   The Fox Cabaret

Isabelle Dunlop Clothing presents the Isabelle Dunlop Runway Show at the Fox Cabaret with musical guests Combine the Victorious and Terrace. 

Doors at 8PM
Runway show 8:30
Combine the Victorious 9PM
Terrace 10PM

Tickets $10 in advance.  Link to tickets> 

Dune Rats love Canadian bands! #RIML #interview

Ah those zany Dune Rats.  Australia's own stoner punk outfit filmed an interview with Records In My Life that is undoubtedly the funniest episodes we've done in 2016.  Love these guys, great sports.   They were surprised by how many Canadian bands appeared on their lists!  Shout outs to Dilly Dally as well as Pup!

Charles Brownstein produced and hosted this episode.  Benn McGuire directed and shot video, with Jeffrey Powell on second camera and live footage.  Edited by Mark Henning.

RIML: Hannah Georgas

RIML: Kero Kero Bonito

RIML: The Lemon Twigs

The Lemon Twigs might be the youngest band we've interviewed yet on Records In My Life, yet the brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario were incredibly well versed in classic rock and roll.  A very energized interview!

RIML: Flight Facilities

RIML: Glass Animals

Really enjoyed meeting Joe and Dave from Glass Animals.  They were both droll and informative with us and offered some good stories along with the records they discussed.  I've become fond of the new How to be a Human being album as well.  Check it out.  One of our best interviews we shot this year!

What inspires Sex With Strangers? #RIML

Records In My Life had the pleasure of interviewing Hatch Benedict and Cory Price of the band Sex With Strangers just before soundcheck at the Fox Cabaret this October.  Sex With Strangers
is celebrating their sixth studio album, "Discourse," produced by Jason Corbett (Northern Light Records). 

Sex With Strangers have a new video out for the first single Gift of Fear and are already in production with the follow up. 



The band goes back a long ways with me, and a big part of my love for them has always been their humour.  I think the interview shows a glimpse into the world of Sex With Strangers, though it would take more than six minutes to capture the energy of friends making music together for 20 years!

In case you've missed SWS's immense repertoire over the past decade, here's a fun place to start.  New City Anthem from their Tokyo Steel album.

Phantogram on Records In My Life

Records In My Life met with Josh Carter (Sarah Barthel was feeling ill and opted to ave herself for the show) of PHANTOGRAM and had a very musically interesting and fun interview with the guitarist.  Later that evening I was granted a photo-pass so managed to capture some live footage of the band during the sold out show at the Commodore Ballroom.  A great night!

RIML: Youngblood

Alexis and Malcolm from the band Youngblood filmed an interview with us before their Feel Alright EP release show here at the Fox Cabaret last week, here in Vancouver.  The two showed their great chemistry in this laughter filled interview, each sharing with us their early music loves, as well as the albums they listened to in the early days of Youngblood when searching to define the band's sound.  Youngblood is on quite a nice rise these days, with recognition from Juno Awards Canada, very favorable ep reviews, and rapidly expanding Spotify fanbase!  We wish the band all the best and hope you enjoy this clip as much as we all did filming it!

RIML: Bob Moses

We were in Los Angeles earlier this year when I we first heard Bob Moses:  a friend had placed their song in the soundtrack of his documentary.  The song, Tearing Me Apart, was stunning: a fresh re-combination of down tempo with house but still containing enough vocals and hooks to make it translate well.  Days Gone By became a well listened to album.  Therefore it was exciting news when we booked them on Records In My Life.  However, because my band Combine the Victorious was playing a show in Harrison Hot Springs that same afternoon, I couldn't make the shoot.  Benn McGuire and Jeffrey Powell stepped in to film the interview with Charles, using a conference room in the band's hotel for a setting.  Happily, Isabelle and I did manage to see them perform later that evening.  It was a night of massive bass tones!  I was really taken with them, and they were blatantly grateful to the Vancouver homecoming crowd.  At one point mid set Jimmy Vallance elatedly crossed the stage to bro-hug Tom Howie in celebration of selling out the Commodore Ballroom; something they admitted to being a dream of theirs when they were growing up here.

In the interview they tell us about the first albums they'd ever purchased, their mutual love of James Blake as well as a fresh album recommendation.  Check it out, they're good young men.

RIML: Peter Bjorn and John

We met with Peter Bjorn and John just after their soundcheck at Venue, Vancouver last month on the first leg of their N American tour for Breaking Point.  The three men were funny, charming and well informed about all sorts of music, from Van Halen, thru Bob Dylan back to Duke Ellington and John Coltrane with a few Swedish albums thrown in the mix from early childhood memories.  Good chaps, very fun to hang with, and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it!

RIML: Zakk Wylde

I was pleasantly surprised meeting guitar hero Zakk Wylde.  He is a well travelled man who sees the world in balanced terms, but is still comfortable with his opinion.   He gave us a ten minute dialog about the upcoming US election but was mainly excited by the potential dirt digging and slinging theatrical value of the debates!  Then we talked music and I think all three of us were surprised by his first influential artist.  Then, of course Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath are mentioned, and he recited the story he told as he inducted them into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.  Benn McGuire also caught some great camera work at the show which we feature in between records, including a solo from within the audience, all while still connected to the stage with a 100' long guitar cable!

(apologies for the audio on this episode, a technical glitch.  However, Zakk Wylde is an interesting guy, with a load of hilarious stories that were too good not to share).


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Andrew W.K. on #RIML

Andrew W.K. joined us for a very entertaining and informative Records In My Life last week while he was in Vancouver as a part of Mural Fest.   We managed to film an interview before his sold out show at the Cobalt, wherein Andrew gave us some insight into what motivates and inspires him.  Though he was a little tight lipped about actually naming albums that influenced, he offered up his unwavering love of music from classical masters that he''d studied on piano from the age of four!  One of the funniest interviews we've ever filmed, with a very singular artist who in his own words says "It is my destiny to party."  And we all hope Andrew W.K. can continue to party and entertain for many decades to come!  This is a very good episode, hope you enjoy it!

Broods on Records In My Life

We had a really fun interview with Georgia and Caleb Nott from the New Zealand band Broods.   They are on a world tour in support of their second album "Conscious" and we managed to chat with them before their soundcheck at the Vogue Theater here in Vancouver, Canada.  The siblings had an obvious dynamic about them, and both were very familiar with each other's favorites and influences.  Really great interview from a talented young band who gave a slick performance later that evening.  One of our best shows yet!

Broods on RIML is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Direction and editing by Mark Henning
Videography by Benn McGuire and Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

This episode features the Broods song "Free" from their Conscious album
Theme song is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious from their "Autonomous" album.

ACTORS on Records In My LIfe

We had the chance to interview Jason Corbett of the Vancouver band ACTORS and asked him to reveal some of his favorite local Vancouver band albums.  We filmed this on a cloud-free day down by the water at Science World here in Vancouver, something very different for the usually studio bound Corbett!  Among his list were albums from War Baby, Red Vienna, the still to be released new album from Sex With Strangers, as well as Combine the Victorious' "Autonomous" album (the source of the the theme music for the RIML series!) After giving us details on the local albums he then revealed a top three from his personal collection, including a detailed story of buying The Clash's London Calling. 

RIML with July Talk

We had an interesting time filming this interview.  July Talk were opening for Red Hot Chili Pepppers at the Festival d'ete de Quebed this past July.  Because of a media blackout backstage, wherein no one was allowed within 100 meters of the RCHP we were carefully escorted around the backstage environment, and told to wait at the side of the stage until our interview time was at hand.  Then, mistakenly, our festival co-ordinator accidently led us through the Chili's change room in search of July' Talk's change room, wherein we were confronted by an angry road manager and told in no uncertain terms to leave, immediately.  Fortunately we then found the proper change rooms and met the highly excited Peter and Leah of July Talk who were happy to chat with us about the music that set them on their course as musicians. 

A crowd of 90 000 people gathered that evening for the show, and we could hear the building crowd gaining size and excitement in the background during our interview.  Still an hour and half away from the opening act's showtime, there were football chants and general crowd shouting happening so loudly that they cut into our lavalier mics, which you can hear during the interview.

Leah and Peter were visibly excited, as this was the biggest date July Talk had ever played but they still were grounded enough to give us some cool albums to listen to and went into detail about what turned them on. 

Thanks so much to July Talk, the wonderful people of Festival d'ete de Quebec, and the great people of Quebec City for such a fantastic time there.  Have a look!

RIML with Neil Finn!

We proudly present our interview with the one and only Neil Finn.  Such a charming man, with wonderful musical knowledge and gracious enough to give his insights on a few of his favorite albums.

Filmed backstage at the Bell Stage during the Festival d'ete de Quebec, on a rainy afternoon, while Duran Duran soundchecked in the background, this is was a great experience and a very good interview!

Can't thank Mr. Finn or the excellent staff of the FEQ for this opportunity.  Please have a look, it's a great episode.  Cheers!

Records In My Life at Festival d'été de Québec!

 Charles Brownstein and I flew to Quebec City last week to attend this year's Festival d'été de Québec, where we had the opportunity to interview none other than Neil Finn of Crowded House fame, as well as breaking artists such as July Talk, Solids, Men I Trust and We Are Wolves.  The entire feistval was incredible, well run, well curated, and just plain fun.  The love of music in the city is palpable, and the people who run FEQ are top notch.  We were treated like visiting royalty, and the beautiful backdrop of Quebec just made the entire adventure enjoyable.  Please have a look at this highlight reel from our trip and know that several of these pieces will be aired over the summer in their full length.  Merci FEQ2016!


Filmed in Quebec City between July 14th and July 17th 2016.
Records In My Life is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein
Directed, edited and filmed by Mark Henning

Music Credits:
Push + Pull by July Talk
Strange Habit by July Talk
Blank Stare by Solids
Lauren by Men I Trust
Something So Strong by Crowded House
Wicked Games by We Are Wolves

Opening and closing theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

 

Please watch for our upcoming episodes featuring the full interviews with Neil Finn, July Talk and Solids.  

Merci beaucoup to the wonderful staff and crew of Festival d'ete de Quebec!  We had a great time in your city and would love to come back for the 50th FEQ!

 Au'revoir!  Until next week!

Records In My Life: Japanese Breakfast

We met up with Michelle from Japanese Breakfast behind the Cobalt Cabaret, when she came through Vancouver on tour with Mitski.  She was an enthusiastic interviewee and had a lot of fun telling us about some of her favorite music.

Records In My Life: Tor MIller

We met with Tor Miller while he was on tour with Aurora in the spring.  He was a very confident young man, with some good stories and a solid perspective on his music and inspirations.  He cited a several classic albums in his interview, Ziggy Stardust from Bowie, Harvest from Neil Young and let us know that Bruce Springsteen isn't much of a driver!  I suspect he has a bright future: his album will be coming out in September.




This Tor Miller episode of Records In My Life referenced the following albums:
1. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
2. Queen - Greatest Hits I & II
3. Neil Young - Harvest
4. Tame Impala - Currents
5. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town

Records In My Life is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and Logo by Susana Ramirez

Tor Miller on Records In My Life music credits:

This episode of Tor Miller on RIML features his song "Carter and Cash" from the forth coming album American English

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious from the "autonomous" album

Records In My Life: White Lung

We had a very detailed and banter filled interview with Mish and Kenneth of the band White Lung the other week when they were in town as part of the Levitation Vancouver music festival.  Filmed just down the stairs from The Commodore Ballroom at the Bottleneck Bar, Mish and Kenneth discussed some of their favorite and most influential albums including one album they could agree upon as a mutual love: Wipers.  I enjoyed this interview, the White Lung members were real band mates with all the undercurrents of people who've toured and recorded together, plus they picked some great albums!




White Lung on Records In My Life references the following albums:
1. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
2. Them - The Angry Young Them
3. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
4. Dinah Washington -  Back to the Blues
5.  Crystal Castles - II
6. Royal Trux -  Veterens of Disorder
7. Wipers - Over the Edge

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein for northerntransmissions.com
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

This White Lung episode of RIML features the song " Below" by White Lung from their album Paradise

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious off the "Autonomous" album.

Records In My Life: FIDLAR

We met with Zach and Elvis from the band FIDLAR before their appearance as part of Levitation Vancouver this weekend.  As there were still a lot of bands sound-checking during the interview we filmed this clip at the Bottleneck bar downstairs from the Commodore.  The two had a lot to say about their musical influences and seemed to have a fun time discussing albums from Neil Young, Redd Cross, Rage Against the Machine and more.  Really genuine guys, and a good interview.  Have a look.





This FIDLAR on Records In My Life episode references the following albums:
1. Neil Young - After the Goldrush
2. Rage Against the Machine - The BAttle of Los Angeles
3. Redd Kross - Born Innocent
4. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
5. T.Rex - Electric Warrior
6. Jackson Brown - Running on Empty

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein for Northerntransmissions.com
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo, by Susana Ramirez

Music credits:
This FIDLAR on RIML episode features the song "40 oz. on Repeat" from their album "Too"

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious from the "Autonomous" album

Records In My Life: Yeasayer

We filmed this interview, featuring Ira Wolf Tuton from the band Yeasayer, upstairs on the balcony at Imperial Vancouver.  Ira chatted with Charles for over half an hour about some of his favorite albums, genres, and musical history.  This is an edited version of that conversation, wherein he discusses Congalese Christian music, Jazz, Classical and Hip hops.  A very well informed musician. Check it out!





This Yeasayer episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:
1. Donny Hathaway - Live
2. Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Amsterdam
3. Missa Luba
4. Usef Latif - Blues for the Orient
5. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction and editing by Mark Henning
Animations and RIML logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
Yeasayer on RIML features the song "Gearson's Whistle" from the album "Amen and Goodbye".

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the VIctorious

Records In My Life: The Kills

We are extremely pleased to present this week's episode of Records In My Life.  This week we feature Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart of the rock and roll duo The Kills.  We filmed this interview backstage at The Commodore Ballroom, before their sold out show here in Vancouver.  Jamie and Alison had a lot of fun telling stories of their favorite albums, which run from early Bad Brains, thru PJ Harvey and up to Iggy Pop.  Easily our best episode to date, I'd like to extend thanks to the band for being so entertaining as well as Benn McGuire for his camerawork on this show.  Have a look, it's a great episode!



This The Kills on Records In My Life episode references the following albums:
1. Bad Brains - Black Dots
2. PJ Harvey - 4-Track Demos
3. Fugazi - Red Medicine
4. Rihanna - Anti
5. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depressions
6. Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - Safe as Milk

RIML is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Directed and edited by Mark Henning
Videography by Benn McGuire and Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
The Kills on RIML features the song "Heart of a Dog" from the album "Ash and Ice"

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: Big Black Delta

I will confess that I am a Big Black Delta fan, so when the opportunity came to interview him for an episode of RIML I insisted we take it! The first Big Black Delta album from 2013 was on heavy rotation on my phone for months, and I still find it entertaining three years later.  BBD recently released a follow up album, Trágame Tierra and we caught up with Jonathan Bates before his appearance at the Biltmore Cabaret here in Vancouver last week.  A very affable man, with an obvious love of all kinds of music, our conversation lasted over two hours and ended with producer Charles Brownstein and I sharing a glass of whiskey backstage while Jonathan related tales of touring and the odd concerned word about the state of the USA.  A very fun interview that could have lasted hours if we'd had even more battery life in the recorders.   Please have a look, and check out the new album, it's a solid and creative follow up to the debut full length.



This Big Black Delta episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:
1. Van Halen - 5150
2. Radiohead - OK Computer
3. Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
4. Father John Misty - I Love You Honeybear
5. Kimbra - The Golden Echo
6. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits: This Big Black Delta episode of RIML features the song "Steer the Canyon" off the "Trágame Tierra" album

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: Violent Femmes

We had the pleasure of meeting up with Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes last week before their sold out show at The Commodore Ballroom.  While we were told only Brian might do the interview it was a real treat when Gordon Gano popped in to offer a couple of his favorite albums - particularly Johnny Thunders "Live at Max's Kansas City", before slipping back to his room to warm up for the show!  It was interesting to hear Brian cite a few of his influential albums, and came as a bit of surprise when he listed first and foremost Yes "Fragile" as the source of his bass playing style (which in retrospect makes total sense.  Have a look!

This Violent Femmes episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:

1. Yes - Fragile
2. T-Rex - A Beard of Stars
3. Albert Ayler - The Impulse Story
4. Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - Live at Max's Kansas City
5. Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Brian also spoke to us about his love of Televisions's Marque Moon as well as Ornette Coleman's "Ornette"

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
direction, editing by Mark Henning
Videography by Benn McQuire & Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Violent Femmes episode of RIML features their song "Memories" off the "We Can Do Anything" album

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: Lucius

We caught up with members of the Brooklyn band Lucius on their tour bus before their show at  Imperial Vancouver last week.  Almost every band member dropped in for a quick little cameo and we managed to meet up with 4/5ths of the band.  Drummer Dan Molad held a very fun conversation with Charles and discussed some of his all time favorite albums including his sisters band The Last Wish, while singer Jess Wolfe revealed her love for Roy Orbison, and guitarist Peter Lalish dropped in at the end for a quick chat about Chris Cohen and  Warren G. A really fun interview.


This Lucius references the following albums:
1. The Last Wish - The First of February
2. Roy Orbison - Crying
3. Radiohead - Kid A
4. The Beatles - Anthology 1
5. Chris Cohen - Overgrown Path
6. Warren G - Regulate... G Funk Era

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Lucius episode of RIML features their song "Born Again Teen" off the "Good Grief" album

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: Låpsley

This week we interviewed Holly Lapsley Fletcher, Låpsley, backstage at the Fortune Sound Club here in Vancouver before her first show in the city. Holly went back thru time to discuss some of her favorite albums over the past decade or so. Citing albums from Kurt Vile thru The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac as well as Gang Colours, she covered some interesting ground with her choices. Check it out.

This Låpsley episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:
1. Kurt Vile - B'lieve i'm goin down
2. Gang Colours - The Keychain Collection
3. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
4. Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
5. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs

RIML is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein
Direction, editing and videography by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Låpsley episode of RIML features the song "Hurt Me" by Låpsley from her "Long Way Home" album

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life : Humans

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present our interview with Robbie Slade of the electronic duo Humans. We sat down with Robbie and he told us about five of his formative albums, from Outcast, thru the Rolling Stones, to The National. He was very affable and we have a lot of fun doing this episode.

This Humans episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:
1. Outcast - Aquemini
2. Annie Lennox - Diva
3. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
5. The National - Boxer

RIML is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein
Direction, editing and videography by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Humans episode of RIML features the song "Water Water" by Humans

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: LUSH

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week we feature the band Lush.  Miki, Emma and Phil from Lush joined us for a fun chat about early music behind the Rio Theatre in East Van, before their show.  From Davie Bowie, thru Madness and Japan, the three were a real treat to interview and I think everyone had a lot of fun!

This Lush on Records In My Life episode references the following albums:
1. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
2. Abba - Arrival
3. Madness - Absolutely
4. Rational Youth - Cold Wave Night Life
5. Japan - Tin Drum
6. The Smiths - The Smiths

Lush on Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein for Northern Transmissions.com
Direction, videography, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This episode features the song "Out of Control" from the new ep Blind Spot

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: AURORA

NorthernTransmissions.com and Boutique Empire proudly present the Aurora episode of Records In My Life.   We met with Aurora backstage at Imperial Vancouver, while she was on her current North American tour.  Things have been going very well for her with this new album release and she was very charming during our interview.  I think we both enjoyed her enthusiastic declarations about the music she loves: a childhood favorite with Ane Brun as well as The Beatles and A Perfect Circle.  One of my favorite guests we've interviewed yet!  Please check it out.

This Aurora episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:
1. Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive
2. Bjork - Homogenic
3. The Beatles - Revolver
4. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step (Aurora actually names a song title from the album)
5. Wardruna - Yggdrasil

RIML with guest Aurora was hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Direction, videography, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and Logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This episode of Records In My Life with guest Aurora features the song "Running With the Wolves" by Aurora from her album "All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend"

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Records In My Life: Ra Ra Riot

We caught up with Mathieu Santos from the band Ra Ra Riot before their show at the Biltmore Cabaret here in Vancouver, Canada. Matt sat down on with us on their tourbus and talked about a few of his favorite albums. Not surprisingly, as a bassist, he listed Weather Report (which featured Jaco Pastorius on bass) as well as The Police among his list.

This Ra RA Riot epsisode of Records In My Life referenced the following albums:
1. Weather Report - Night Passage
2. The Police - Ghost In the Machine
3. The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
4. Laid Back - Keep Smiling
5. Rostam - Gravity Don't Pull Me

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein Videography, direction and editing by Mark Henning Animations and Logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits: RIML Ra Ra Riot episode  features the song "I Need You Light" by Ra Ra Riot
Theme music is 'Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Spring 2016- Isabelle Dunlop Clothing

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Photography by Sarah England

Records In My Life: Leisure Cruise

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present the Leisure Cruise episode of Records In My Life.  We caught up with Leah Siegel and Dave Hodges  of the band Leisure Cruise outside the UBC Thunderbird Arena before their show with Metric and Deathcab for Cutie.  The two were enthusiastic with their praise of artists and music and dropped albums from Beastie Boys, The Beatles, The Clash and Otis Redding among their list.  It was a windy day on the hill where we interviewed them so apologies in advance for the audio on this clip.

After their performance here in Vancouver the band was flown to Wisconsin to perform at a rally in support of Bernie Sanders!

Dave Hodges and Leah Siegel from Leisure Cruise referenced the following albums in this interview:
1. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
2. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
3. The Clash - London Calling
4. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Island Records Anthology
5. Otis Redding - I've Got Dreams to Remember
6. Cariboo - Our Love

Records In My Life is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction and editng by Mark Henning
Animations and logos - Susana Ramirez

This Leisure Cruise episode of Records In My Life features the song "The Getaway" by Leisure Cruise from their Leisure Cruise album

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious.

Momento - Sex With Strangers' New Video

It is with great pride that we present the brand new, live off the floor, video of Sex With Strangers single "Momento'.   We shot this clip a couple weekends back at the rather bizarrely horror movie themed Sanctuary Rehearsal studios in East Vancouver.  Everybody showed up and killed it.  Lead singer Hatch Benedict is in top form, and I think this is the first time I've seen his live-show energy captured on camera.  But I suppose that is because it is live!

Sex With Strangers - Momento was directed, edited, recorded and mixed by Mark R Henning
Filmed at Sanctuary Rehearsal Studios, Vancouver BC
Videography by Benn McGuire and Henning
Mixed and edited at Boutique Empire Recording by Henning
Audio mastering by Craig Waddell at Gotham Studio

Special Thanks to Wayne Hoecherl for his assistance in regards to camera equipment!

Momento will be a part of the new ep Space and Time, produced by Jason Corbett, arriving April 5th 2016.

Records In My Life: Thao & the Get Down Stay Down

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week featuring Thao from Thao & the Get Down Stay Down.  We spoke with Thao Nguyen before her show at the Cobalt here on a windy day in Vancouver, Canada, and she revealed a few of her early album picks as well as some that she just loves. 

Her choices included:
1. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
2. Salt n Pepa - Blacks' Magic
3. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
4. A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology
5. Fat Boys - Wipeout!

RIML is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction & editing by Mark Henning
Animations & Logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Thao & the Get Down Stay Down episode of RIML features the song "Nobody Dies" by Thao & the Get Down Stay Down from the album "A Man Alive" https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/nob...

Records In My Life: Jessy Lanza

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present Records In My Life featuring guest artist Jessy Lanza.  We interviewed Jessy Lanza backstage at the Imperial Vancouver while she was on tour with Junior Boys. She discussed some of her favorite albums, which was a list that included some solid connections to members of Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as The Duritti Column!

In this Jessy Lanza episode of Records In My Life the following albums were referenced:
1. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
2. Miharu Koshi - Tutu
3. Yukihiro Takahashi - Neuromantic
4. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives of
5. The Durutti Column - LC

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Videography, editing, direction by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credit:
This Jessy Lanza episode of RIML features the song "It Means I Love You" by Jessy Lanza from her "Oh No" album. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/it-...

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

Records In My Life: Junior Boys

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present the Junior Boys episode of Records In My Life.  We caught up with Jeremy and Matt of Junior Boys backstage before their sold out show at the Imperial Vancouver to discuss some of the music they've been listening too lately.  Amid some older selections of Duritti Column and Santana the two also listed a couple surprises such as JD Emmanuel and Pyrolator.  Check it out!

This Junior Boy episode of Records In My Life referenced the following albums:
1. J D Emmanuel - Wizards
2. Pyrolator - Ausland
3. John Martyn - Solid Air
4. Plastikman - Recycled Plastic & Sheet One
5. Santana - Caravanserai
6. Durittie Column -The Return of Duritti Column

Records In My Life is produced by Charles Brownstein
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credit:
This Junior Boys episode of RIML features the song What You Won't Do For Love from their Big Black Coat album https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/wha...

Theme music is Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

Records In My Life; Day Wave

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present the Day Wave episode of Records In My Life.  We caught up with Jackson Phillips at Red Cat Records to discuss some of his favorite albums including Bill Evans, King Crimson and Yes. Check it out!

Jackson Phillips referenced the following titles:
1. Fripp & Eno - Evening Star
2. Ravel - Piano Concerto in G
3. Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
4. Yes - Close to the Edge
5. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
6. Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings!

RIML is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein for NorthernTransmission.com
Videography, Direction and editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This episode features the song "Nothing At All" by Day Wave https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/not...

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

Day Wave on Records In My Life © 2016 Northern Transmissions

Combine the Victorious - Glasgow - live @FoxCabaret

Boutique Empire presents Combine the Victorious - Glasgow (Live @FoxCabaret )

A live performance of the Combine the Victorious song Glasgow, filmed at The Fox Cabaret.

Produced by Boutique Empire
Videography by Benn McGuire and Mike Love
Editing and post audio by Mark Henning

Song credits:
Written by Dunlop/Henning
Vocals: Isabelle Dunlop
Keyboards, programming, backing vocals: Mark Henning

Original version available on iTunes
or on bandcamp

Records In My Life: Lower Dens

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present the Lower Dens episode of Records In My Life.

Jana and Nate from the band Lower Dens joined us backstage before their show at the Rickshaw here in Vancouver. The two discuss some of their favorite albums, from the more elegant compositions of Messiaen to the soul of Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder, the two were charming and funny (despite being crammed for time due to touring issues). Check it out!

This Lower Dens episode of Records In My Life references the following titles:
1. Terry Riley - Reed Streams
2. Arthur Russell - World of Echoes
3. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
4. Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
5. Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today
6. Olivier Messiaen - 4 Feuillets inedits per ondo Martenot e pianoforte

Lower Dens on Records In My Life was produced by Charles Brownstein for NorthernTransmissions.com
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and RIML logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This episode of RIML features the song "To Die and L.A." by Lower Dens on their "Escape From Evil" album https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/to-...

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

Records In My Life: Baio

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week's guest is Chris Baio of the band Baio.   We caught up with the Vampire Weekend bass player on his solo tour thru Vancouver and filmed this interview before his show at the Biltmore Cabaret.

Chris Baio spoke about the following albums:
1. Blur - 13
2. Roxy Music - Country Life
3. Peter Gabriel - So
4. Sparks - No. 1 in Heaven
5. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye

Records in my Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein for NorthernTransmissions.com
Videography, direction, and editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credit:
This Baio episode of RIML features the song "Sister of Pearl" from The Names album.  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/sis...

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

Records In My Life: Freak Heat Waves

Northern Transmission and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week featuring Freak Heat Waves from Victoria, BC.  We caught up with Thomas and Steve from Freak Heat Waves at the Biltmore Cabaret and chatted about music before their show here in Vancouver.  Have a look!

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein for Northern Transmissions
Videography, direction, editing by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Freak Heat Waves episode of RIML features their song "Dig a Hole"

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious


Freak Heat Waves referenced the following albums in their interview:
The Clash - Combat Rock
Velvet Underground & Nico
Scott Walker - Scott 4
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
The Flying Lizards - Fourth Wall
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis

Records In My Life: Super Furry Animals

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire proudly present our new episode of Records In My Life, this week we feature the Welsh band Super Furry Animals.  We sat down with 4/5ths of the band to discuss some of their favorite albums, and they managed to surprise us once again.  Please check out the interview, the band was so comfortable together, their humour is intact, and they listed some unique albums and sited the early days of their lives listening to them.

Filmed before their sold out show at the Imperial Lounge here in Vancouver, Canada.  We interviewed Gruff, Cian, Huw and Buto of the band and they sited the following albums as their Records In My Life:

1. Polygon Window - Surfing On Sine Waves
2. The Orb - The Orb's adventures beyond the ultraworld
3. Gwenno - Y Dydd Olaf
4. Ken Nordine - Colors
5. Dead Meadow - Indian Bones
 
(also suggested by Gruff was Erkin Koray - Elektronik Turkuler)

Records In My Life is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein,
Directed, edited and filmed by Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credit:
This Super Furry Animals episode of Records In My Life features the song "The man don't give a fuck" by Super Furry Animals

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious

Dark Matter - Art & Music - The Population Drops Live

Boutique Empire presents Dark Matter  - Art & Music - The Population Drops Live

Filmed Dec 17th 2015 at the Isabelle Dunlop Clothing Store, Vancouver, Canada, we had an art opening for the mysterious Jean Vercoe as well as a live showcase set by The Population Drops.  We have created a mini documentary that succinctly captures some of the energy of the night.

Produced by Boutique Empire
videography by Mark Henning and Sean McFarland
Editing by Mark Henning

Thanks to The Population Drops, Jean Vercoe, Isabelle Dunlop, and Sean McFarland for their help in the creation of this film.

The Population Drops are performing their songs:
On Your Dress
Find Another End
from their debut album Way Down.

Contact the band or the artist thru boutiqueempire@gmail.com

Isabelle Dunlop Clothing
4158 Main Street, Vancouver BC Canada

Records In My Life: Ty Segall

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week featuring the very diverse tastes of Ty Segall.  We caught up with Ty backstage at The Vogue theatre before his sold out show here in Vancouver.  He was quite rye and gave us a list of interesting freaks to check out.

Produced by Charles Brownstein
Video and editing by Mark Henning
Logo and animation: Susana Ramirez

Ty Segall speaks about the following albums:
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Amon Dool II - Wolf City
Roxy Music - Country Life
Dark Throne - F.O.A.D.
Daevid Allen - Bananamoon
Gong - Camembert Electrique

This episodes features the song "Candy Sam" from the Ty Segall album Emotional Mugger https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/emo...

Theme music: "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

The Pop Drops at Isabelle Dunlop Clothing

We had our Boutique Empire xmas party last December and have just gotten around to editing together the footage from that night.  We shall soon be revealing the live performance of The Population Drops at Isabelle Dunlop Clothing.

Titled "Dark Matters" after the artist Jean Vercoe's series of the same name, we shall soon be airing the mini documentary of Mr. Vercoe's artwork as well as a five song set by The Population Drops.

 

It was a great party and the shop was filled by the band's music.  

 

Filmed live at Isabelle Dunlop Clothing Store, 41 58 Main Street, Vancouver Canada 

Produced by Boutique Empire

Videography by Mark Henning and Sean McFarland

Editing by Henning

Artwork by Jean Vercoe

The Population Drops performed the following songs from their debut album
Way Down:

1. Enough

2. Marketplace

3. What You're After

4. On Your Dress

5. Find Another End

Video will debut soon!

 

Records In My Life: Dan Deacon

This week's episode of Records In My Life features the very affable and informed Dan Deacon.  He joined us for a quick chat about the albums that shaped his tastes, opened his mind, and helped his music develop.   Filmed before soundcheck at the Cobalt Cabaret here in Vancouver, Dan was a real treat to talk music with.  From Stockhausen to Mr. Bungle, he covered a lot of ground, but stayed centred around his electronic tastes.

Produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein for northerntransmissions.com
Directed and edited by Mark Henning
Videography by Katharina Schulz and Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Dan Deacon listed the following albums in his interview:
Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
Eliane Radigue - Trilogie de la Mort
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Karlheinz Stockhousen/Mauricio Kagel - feat David Tudor

Music Credit:
This episode of Records In My Life features the song "Learning to Relax" from the Dan Deacon album "Gliss Riffer." https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/gli...

Theme music for RIML is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bes...

Check out the entire Records In My Life series at this link! 

Records In My Life: Dragonette

This week's episode features Dan and Martina from the band Dragonette, who joined us backstage at the Vogue Theater before their performance here in Vancouver.   The couple were extremely fun to hang out with and we had a good time filming this episode of Records In My Life.   Martina shared her love of Nick Lowe, who she did meet and still carries his number around with her, while Dan spoke of his childhood in Brazil and his love of Paul McCartney and Sting as influencers to his bass style.  Another good shoot with inspired artists.  Fun.

Northern Transmisssions and Boutique Empire present: Records In My Life: Dragonette. 
Produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein.
Directed and edited by Mark Henning.
Videography by Susana Ramirez and Mark Henning
Animations and RIML logo by Susana Ramirez

This episode features a segment of the Dragonette single, "Let the Night Fall"
Series theme music: Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious from their Autoumous album.

Records In My Life: Saul Williams

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week featuring poet, actor, singer, rapper, spoken word artist Saul Williams.  Saul was a real pleasure to meet, we hung out backstage at the Commodore for over an hour waiting for headliner K-OS to complete his soundcheck and spent the time chatting about various bands, and influencial albums.  He has had a colourful career, starting in Brooklyn and now living in LA, and like most stage actors has a strong love for musicals, which is why he leads off his choices with the original cast recording of Sarafina, and then moves onto Jesus Christ Superstar!  Then, and we didn't have time to include the entire segment, but he spoke at great length about the Bristol movement in the 90's, siting Portishead, Tricky, Goldie, LTJ Bukem and added in Bjork.

"I may have been living in Brooklyn at the time but my apartment was Bristol!"

We all had a marvelous time hanging out with this talented artist, and wish him great success on his soon to be released album MartyrLoserKing.

Produced and hosted by Charles Brownstien - Northern Transmissions
Directed and edited by Mark Henning - Boutique Empire
Videography: Katharine Schultz and Mark Henning
Animations and RIML logo: Susana Ramirez

The episode featured the song Burundi (feat. Emily Koko) off the Saul Williams album MartyrLoserStar.

Intro theme: Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious from the Autonomous album. 

Records In My Life: Health

This week's episode features Jacob and John from the Los Angeles band Health.  We filmed them in the hidden ballroom of the former Biltmore Hotel amid the mirrors and chandeliers.  Jake and John were filled with stories and humour and offered up a collection of esoteric albums from their past.  They spoke about the Stooges, Steve Reich, Crass and Ex Models as well as Andrew WK and Xui Xui.  Truly one of the funnier episodes we've filmed.  Check it out!

Producer and host: Charles Brownstein for Northerntransmissions.com
Directer and editer: Mark Henning
Videography: Benn McQuire and Mark Henning
Animations and RIML logo: Susana Ramirez

This episodes features the song "New Coke" from the Health album Death Magic
Intro theme is Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious from their album Autonomous