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.

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

Records in My Life: Joanna Gruesome

 Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire presents this week's episode of Records in My Life featuring Owen Guesome from the Welsh band Joanna Gruesome.   Owen joined us in the lobby of the illustrious Cobalt Motor Hotel to discuss a few of the albums that had made impressions on him, the band's music and in the case of Nina Simone, he just loves!   A couple surprising picks in this list for sure, check it out.

Host and producer: Charles Brownstein
Videography direction editing: Mark Henning
Animations and logos: Susana Ramirez

Filmed at the Cobalt Motor Hotel, right beside the Cobalt Nightclub,

Intro Theme Music: Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious

Episode features the song Last Year by Joanna Gruesome

Records In My Life: RIDE

It was quite cool meeting Mark Gardener from the band RIDE the other week.  As a fan of the band if was interesting to hear him discuss the albums that helped shape his musical career.   From The Beat with its great Ska, to the Beach Boys through The Smiths,  the Cockteau Twins and Joni Mitchell Mark was generous with his stories and detailed in his love of the music.

Northern Transmission and Boutique Empire present Records In My Life featuring Ride.  Check it out!

Produced and Hosted by Charles Brownstein
Videography, Direction and Editing: Mark Henning
Animations and logos: Susana Ramirez
Filmed backstage at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada

Guest: Mark Gardener of the band Ride

Opening theme music: Best Tonight by Combine the Victorious
Episode features Leave Them All Behind by Ride

Records In My Life: Broncho

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present another episode of Records In My Life, this week featuring Ryan Lyndsey from the Band Broncho.   Ryan was very charming and came into Red Cat Records and quickly listed off five albums that have been sources of inspiration and excitement for him.  The Pretenders, The Cars and even Dire Straights get listed this week!  Have a look, it's a good one.

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

Filmed at Red Cat Records

Opening Theme: Best Tonight - Combine the Victorious
Episode features: Class Historian - Broncho

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

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

Records in My Life: Empress Of

Northern Transmissions and Boutique Empire present the latest episode of Records in My Life, this week featuring Lorely Rodriguez the main creator of Empress Of.

Filmed at The Biltmore Cabaret here in Vancouver, Canada.
Guest: Lorely Rodriguez / Empress Of
Host: Charles Brownstein
Camera and editing: Mark Henning