CITY SLANG

CITY SLANG is a weekly radio show and podcast featuring killer tunes and actually good interviews with your favourite bands! Produced and hosted by Emmanuel Sayer and Travis Boisvenue. Broadcast across Canada.

SOOK-YIN LEE 04/09/2021

SOOK-YIN LEE Travis interviews Sook-Yin Lee about loss, the pandemic, and surviving the four walls of your own home for a year. Plus we discuss great films with a single location, Herman Hesse, cooking face masks in Instant Pots, and bad karaoke memories. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/18668723

PHIL ELVERUM aka THE MICROPHONES aka MOUNT EERIE 04/14/2020

PHIL ELVERUM aka THE MICROPHONES aka MOUNT EERIE Travis and Emmanuel talk to the charming PHIL ELVERUM of THE MICROPHONES and MOUNT EERIE! We cover precisely why The Grateful Dead sucks, scoring free things at the dump, and nerding out over Eric's Trip. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/13989530

MINI SLANG 8: CINDY LEE 04/14/2020

MINI SLANG 8: CINDY LEE Travis talks to Patrick Flegel of CINDY LEE and WOMEN about obscure Japanese movies, which Cormack Mccarthy novels suck, and why pop music is boundless. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/13989389

MOTORISTS 01/21/2020

MOTORISTS We've got Toronto's MOTORISTS on the show! We get sidetracked with an extensive discussion about Jim Carrey, and which cartoons were adapted from rated R movies... but then get into the meat of the episode: Motorists handpick a car-themed set list and give us the lowdown on each song. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/12834551

DEADBEAT BEAT 12/20/2019

DEADBEAT BEAT We interview Detroit's Deadbeat Beat outside of Cinqhole in Ottawa! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/12480176

WOOLWORM vs NECKING 11/27/2019

WOOLWORM vs NECKING Absolutely wild episode. After a surprise family reunion at a Woolworm/Necking show in Ottawa, we put both bands through the CITY SLANG questionnaire! We learn some wild first shows from Russia, a hilarious heckle from the Richmond Night Market, and a harrowing tale of stolen handsome sheet ghost at a Halloween party! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/12192527

CITY SLANG SELECTIONS: Sloan 11/13/2019

CITY SLANG SELECTIONS: Sloan Chris Murphy picks a set of three tunes, including Guided By Voices, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, and Thrush Hermit! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/12024605

SLOAN! 10/31/2019

SLOAN! Chris Murphy of SLOAN joins us our of nowhere, invoked like a Canadian demon after we spoke about them during our 90s episode! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/11855381

PEACE AND LOVE: an important City Slang announcement 10/31/2019

PEACE AND LOVE: an important City Slang announcement Big announcement! Emmanuel got a sweet new job like a total dummy, and it means from now on we're PODCAST-ONLY, and will no longer air on campus and community radio! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/11855297

MINI SLANG 7: Heather Rappard, director, photographer, video artist! 09/07/2019

MINI SLANG 7: Heather Rappard, director, photographer, video artist! A Mini Slang episode that got lost in the archive is resurrected! You might remember the amazing video for Tough Age's "Me in Glue" from a few months ago. Well, we loved it and got in touch with director Heather Rappard to discuss the video, her video for Old and Weird (a City Slang fave), and the time the only way out of making a bad video was to make an even shittier music video! It's a classic tale of directing. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/11162528

CITY SLANG SELECTIONS: BIG EYES 08/27/2019

CITY SLANG SELECTIONS: BIG EYES In this bonus episode, Kait of BIG EYES picks a set of 3 tunes, including The Nice, and fellow Long-Islanders Blue Oyster Cult and The Lemon Twigs! Plus we put together a set inspired by our interview with Kait, including the Cheap Trick song that named her band, Hawkwind, Utopia, and a King Crimson song Travis thinks can make anyone like King Crimson! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/11016272

BIG EYES! 08/15/2019

BIG EYES! Kait Eldridge of BIG EYES joins us after her show at BLACK SQUIRREL BOOKS to discuss the obscure sci-fi she found, the historic event that nearly killed Cheap Trick in Ottawa, her unlikely gateway band, and we somehow discuss Magic: The Gathering on the show for the second time this year! An all-around nerdy episode with one of our fave guests! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/10892289

CITY SLANG SELECTIONS: Deliluh 07/30/2019

CITY SLANG SELECTIONS: Deliluh In this CITY SLANG SELECTIONS bonus episode, last episode's guest Deliluh picks three tracks to play on the show! It's a wild set spanning the three genres of music: Country, Italian electronic, and Members of The Fall. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/10713902

All 90s tunes, all hour! 07/24/2019

All 90s tunes, all hour! It's our 90s episode! A full hour of the most 90s indie/college/underground rock, including a big set of cancon classics, lesser known gems, and a monumental Australian alt-rock hit that will you probably haven't heard, but it's about to blow your mind! The whole episode is just an elaborate excuse to play it! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/10645046

DELILUH! (Plus: we won an award!) 07/11/2019

DELILUH! (Plus: we won an award!) DELILUH joins us to discuss ghosts, screwdriver toilets, playing in an abandoned subway station, what bands they'd boot off a cliff, and Michael Caine's coked out birthday! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/10485356

MICHAEL DEFORGE! 06/03/2019

MICHAEL DEFORGE! Comic book artist Michael DeForge joins us to talk about sneaking Montreal icons into Adventure Time, Magic: The Gathering, karaoke strategies, and a hilarious story about meeting underground comix legends when he was 12! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/10028726

Alexandra Streliski! 05/10/2019

Alexandra Streliski! Less rock more Bach! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/9731513

Bleu Nuit 04/17/2019

Bleu Nuit Bleu Nuit join us to discuss their new album and formative late night Québécois TV! We talk French Simpsons, Bleu Nuit (the erotic TV series), and something NAMED "Call TV" that absolutely blows our minds! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/9436001

N0V3L 03/29/2019

N0V3L NOVEL join us from a ferry to Victoria! We untangle the Crack Cloud collective, talk about signature pies, band dogs, Tetsou The Iron Man, and taking “inspiration” from the Maxell cassette logo! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/9191423

VICTIME! 03/08/2019

VICTIME! We talk to VICTIME live from a bathroom in Québec! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/8928842

MIKE KROL returns 02/15/2019

MIKE KROL returns The great MIKE KROL returns! One of our favourite guests joins us to discuss the burden of jean fits, what to do with a mannequin head of yourself, visiting Jack Black's house, and how to find the perfect explosion sound. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/8660720

TELEPHONE EXPLOSION & MORNING TRIP 01/31/2019

TELEPHONE EXPLOSION & MORNING TRIP Steve Sidoli (Teenanger) joins us to discuss the label he co-runs, TELEPHONE EXPLOSION and their new ambient/new age/optimistic re-issue imprint MORNING TRIP. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/8472947

PILL! 01/17/2019

PILL! PILL join us to discuss the secret history of the dog on their cover art, crashing a state-funded artist squat in Germany, the secret members of their band (Sheila 1 and 2), and introducing their supergroup parents at the MOMA! Plus Travis goes full-Narduar and we stumble on the Pill DOS game! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/8294432

BEST OF 2018! Featuring Peach Kelli Pop, Chad VanGaalan, Nap Eyes, Faith Healer, Dead Soft, & more! 12/20/2018

BEST OF 2018! Featuring Peach Kelli Pop, Chad VanGaalan, Nap Eyes, Faith Healer, Dead Soft, & more! It's our BEST OF 2018 EPISODE! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7995878

PROTOMARTYR returns! 12/14/2018

PROTOMARTYR returns! Protomartyr returns! CITY SLANG correspondent Ev interviews Protomartyr frontman Joe Casey about working with other bands (including their Kim Deal collaboration), forgetting to write your lyrics down, hating the mosh pit, and learning your #1 fan is a nightmare kid. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7923833

EXPANDA FUZZ and CHUO Funding Drive! 11/30/2018

EXPANDA FUZZ and CHUO Funding Drive! Emmanuel and Travis make an impassioned fee for you to donate to the station that keeps us alive: CHUO 89.1FM! Listen and donate, it's easy and helps independent media! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7752017

WLMRT! 11/14/2018

WLMRT! We chat with Shelby from WLMRT about CITY SLANG favorite topics like karaoke and The Simpsons, but we also learn about intestinal training, coffee shop celebrity encounters, and we start a new segment called Movie Corner. Shelby also shares an epic tale of sneaking in to a concert, stealing beers and ending up with a $500 dental bill. We play basically WLMRT's full discography including the brand new LUBE 2 EP out now on Pleasance Records! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7562681

DEAD SOFT! 10/18/2018

DEAD SOFT! We call Nathaniel and Keeley of DEAD SOFT and discuss eating healthy on the road, the time they caught The Dirty Nil planking, living on Gabriola Island with hummingbirds, and their new EP on Arts and Crafts! Plus we get the first LIVE-ON-RADIO PARALLEL PARK in CITY SLANG history! /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7234667

All new music, all hour! 10/17/2018

All new music, all hour! Marbled Eye - Laughing Sound /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7218770

MINI SLANG 6: Andrew of WALK A MILE RECORDS! 10/03/2018

MINI SLANG 6: Andrew of WALK A MILE RECORDS! We call Andrew of WALK A MILE RECORDS! We discuss why he started a record label, his master's thesis, and the story behind Sedition's vicious Papa John take down. /episode/index/show/cityslang/id/7125566

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