Matt’s going to Deseronto to see Emily Burgess, so he and special co-host Jeffy run down the good and bad of small towns on WAFFLES! From “must get out” songs like Smalltown Boy and Stupid Village to “small towns rule” tracks by Cold Creek Country and Northcote, we run the gamut; including tracks named for Ontario towns like Odessa, Wawa, and more!

Tracks:

WAFFLES! :: Teen Titans

Quiet Village :: Martin Denny

Return to Sandford :: David Arnold

Fargo, North Dakota :: Carter Burwell

Small Town :: Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan

Small Town :: Yuka Honda

Odessa :: Caribou

Smalltown Boy :: The Nylons

Smalltown Boy :: Dido (Live on BBC 2)

Sovereign Light Cafe :: Keane

Small Country Airport :: John Southworth :: -57

Blue Sleeves :: John Southworth

Last Passenger Pigeon in Ohio :: John Southworth

Battersea :: Hooverphonic

Small Town Dracula :: Hawksley Workman

Bobcaygeon (live) :: Tragically Hip

Our Town :: Cold Creek County

Hope is Made of Steel :: Northcote

In This Town :: Rheostatics

WAWA :: Party Favor

Stupid Village :: Ivy Green

Canadian Bush Party :: Kinnie Starr

Village Dance :: Matt Berry

Funky Kingston :: Toots and the Maytalls

In Dreams :: Roy Orbison

Marisa’s back! And on a biweekly basis going forward, as we plunge into earth! Air! Fire! And water! for WAFFLES! this week, with some astonishing digressions into the science-fiction dystopic world of a Pepperidge Farm that remembers… everything.

WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans

Devotion :: Cory Weeds

Down the Dirt Road Blues :: Charley Patton

Four Strong Winds :: Neil Young

I’m On Fire :: Whitehorse

River :: Terry Reid

End of Earth :: The Comet is Coming

bird (bird) :: Air & Alessandro Baricco

Fire in the Water :: Feist

Earth Song :: The Shuffle Demons

The Air That I Breathe :: kd lang

Fire with Fire :: The Gossip

Rain in the Summertime :: The Alarm

Escarpment Blues :: Sarah Harmer

Floating Above the Earth :: The Grassy Knoll

Fire! :: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Water :: PJ Harvey

Earth Intruders :: Bjork

Nature Boy :: The Spirit of Jazz

Fire with Fire :: Scissor Sisters

My House by the Water :: Mac DeMarco

Tubthumping :: Chumbawumba (weird version)

Fire and Bones :: Alanna Gurr & the Greatest State

Dig For Fire :: Pixies

Vegans! Who are they? What mysteries do they hold? Christina Avery of Knifey Spooney co-hosts a cruelty-free edition of WAFFLES!, talking about the upcoming Night Market, veganism, and lots more. Pigs are discussed! Plus some amazing new music from Steve Benjamins, Hillsburn, and more!

Carnaval des Animaux :: Camille Saint-Saens

A Fish on Land :: Lhasa

Namaste :: Beastie Boys

Lost Birds :: Rose Cousins

Challenges :: State Cows

Animal :: Miike Snow

Animal :: Against Me!

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens :: Louis Jordan

Like Irregular Chickens :: Kid Koala

Sea Mammal :: Mr. Scruff

Lioness :: Ace of Wands

With The Larks :: Hillsburn

How The World Was Born :: Steve Benjamins

March of the Pigs (Clean) :: Nine Inch Nails

March of the Pigs (Clean) :: Superhumanoids

Sweet Relief :: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Motherless Child :: Moby

Eat It :: Weird Al Yankovic

Television :: Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

When Vegans Attack :: Clutch

Ghoooooooooooooooost Riders in the Skyyyyyyyyyy!! Jeremy co-hosts for another Super Hero Songbook, this time looking at the convoluted history and many identities of B-tier Marvel superhero Ghost Rider. Jeremy also challenges Henry Rollins to a fight. Does he show up to throw down? Find out!

WAFFLES! :: Teen Titans

Ghost Riders in the Sky :: Stan Jones

Motorcycle Mama :: Neil Young

Bad Buddhist :: Sick Boss

Ghost :: Lynn Jackson

Ghost Dog Theme :: RZA

Ghost Rider :: Suicide

Ghost Rider :: Rollins Band

Ghost Rider :: Betty and Veronica

A Ghost to Most :: Drive-By Truckers

Born to be Wild :: Enoch Light Singers

Born to be Wild :: Guitar Wolf

Walking With A Ghost :: Tegan and Sara

Skulls :: Wildlife

Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts :: Wolf Parade

Leader of the Pack :: Twisted Sister

Dreaming :: Ghost Rider

Nitebike :: Deerhunter

Ghost Riders in the Sky :: Children of Bodom

Unknown Legend :: Neil Young

Superheros :: Jezzy P

Nunca es Tarde :: Guadaloops

Ghost Rider :: Rush

I’ve Been Riding With The Ghost :: Songs Ohia

We aren’t experts in Afrofuturism, but we’re learning! A quick tour of Afrofuturism past and present, from the mothership of Sun Ra to the technologically infused pop/hip-hop of Janelle Monae.

Music:

WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans

Space is the Place :: Sun Ra

Astro’s Revenge :: Haolin Munk

Courage :: The Souljazz Orchestra

Cold Feet :: Zaki Ibrahim

N’kosi Sikeli Afrika :: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Zaire Kwele :: Somo Somo & Mose Se Sengo

Molalatiadi :: BLK JKS

New Colossus :: Kaia Kater

Viva Nigeria :: Fela Kuti

Birth of Ghana :: Lord Kitchener

Bad at Love :: Malo

Treehouse :: Kae Sun

Sexus Plexus Nexus :: Pierre Kwenders

What’s Hardcore? :: K’naan

East :: Billy Paul

Freedom in 63 :: Nick Holder

Another Life :: JayWood

Got the Juice :: Janelle Monae

Malo :: Mel Rose

Kings and Queens :: Kemba

Need Someone :: Ollie

Paradise :: Desiire

Radio Africa :: Bhundu Boys

No fewer than 27 versions of the Beatles’ “Yesterday,” as Matt, without Marisa to act as the voice of reason on the show, goes a bit bonkers. From the Bach-infused classical of John Bayless to the aggressive Indian metal of Nicotine, to the stone cold Marvin Gaye classic, this is “Yesterday” as you’ve never heard it before… over two dozen times. Strap in!

Songs:

WAFFLESTerday! :: Matt Shepherd

Yesterday :: Canadian Brass

Yesterday :: John Bayless

Yesterday :: Vince Guaraldi

Yesterday :: Oscar Peterson

Yesterday :: David “Fathead” Newman

Yesterday :: Christian Sands

Yesterday :: Pearl Sisters

Yesterday :: Hozan Yamamoto

Yesterday :: Electric Samurai (Tomita)

Yesterday :: Willie Nelson

Yesterday :: Ray Charles

Yesterday :: Chris Farlowe

El Ayer :: Los Dayson

El Ayer :: La Lupe

El Ayer :: Sandpipers

Yesterday :: Boyz II Men

Yesterday :: Walk Off The Earth

Yesterday :: Bugs Bunny & Friends

Rak Etmol :: Yafa Yarkoni & Arik Einstein

I Believe in Yesterday :: Tyrone Taylor

Yesterday :: Ras Attitude & the Oneness

Yesterday :: Didier Super et sa Discomobile

Yesterday :: Nicotine

Yesterday :: Phillippine Violators

Yesterday :: Marianne Faithfull

Yesterday :: Marvin Gaye

Je Croyais :: Ferdinand Robidoux

Taken by Surprise :: Kate Weekes

Careless Love :: Colin Linden

Centre of my Universe :: Murray Lightburn

Take good care of the poor boy! Sloan speaks the truth (as always) in this edition of WAFFLES!, where we play music both _about_ and _by_ the poor — from the destitute composer Debussy to the mad preaching captured in Front 242’s “Welcome to Paradise,” it’s a whirlwind tour of emptied pockets. The struggles of jazz artists in New York, the Irish diaspora, the little-known fact that musician Scott Walker ate his brother in the womb — it’s all here in this edition of WAFFLES!

Music, music, music:

WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans

Clair de Lune :: Walter Giesking (Claude Debussy)

Poverty :: John Zorn

Woman of the Ghetto :: Marlena Shaw

No Depression in Heaven :: The Carter Family

Man of Constant Sorrow :: Roscoe Holcomb

Pay Dirt :: k.d. lang

Speech Impediment :: Linda Oh

Strange Fruit :: Billie Holiday

Cause Cheap is How I Feel :: Cowboy Junkies

Doledrum :: The La’s

Paralyzed :: Gang of Four

Broke :: Joel Plaskett

Thousands Are Sailing :: The Pogues

Goodbye Mrs Durkin :: The Irish Rovers

Rich World Poor World :: The Guess Who

My Ship is Coming In :: The Walker Brothers

Apocalypse Pop Song :: Memphis

Take Good Care of the Poor Boy :: Sloan

Poor Boy From Buffalo :: John Southworth

Never Poor :: Jim Guthrie

Failure :: Swans

Welcome to Paradise :: Front 242

Move to Japan :: The Band ::

Spiders! Spiders! SPIDERS! From the Royal Scottish Orchestra playing “The Spider Rejoices” straight through the ill-fated (but later feted) David Bowie Glass Spider tour, it’s all spiders on this edition of WAFFLES!