The Weekly Exchange: Recent Episodes
Lost Coast Communications, Inc.
Airing from Summer 2015-2017, The Weekly Exchange was a music reviewing podcast featuring Nikki Leskinen and Sabina Gallier.
It's a wrap for The Weekly Exchange! Sabina and Nikki recount their favorite moments in their 2.5 years of research, recording, and producing this music podcast. Thanks for your support of this feature over the years. If you are just discovering The Weekly Exchange, feel free to listen to our archived episodes on KSLG.com, under 'Podcasts". **THANK YOU - Nikki & Sabina (aka the "Oyster Queens").
The end of 2017 is in sight, and Sabina and Nikki have come up with their "Top 10" KSLG favorites to add to your playlist. 10) The Shelters "Gold" (Sabina) & Lana Del Rey "Love" (Nikki); 9) Lana Del Rey "Love" (Sabina) & Amy Shark "Adore" (Nikki), 8) Dan Auerbach "Shine on Me" (Sabina) & Sorcha "Ruin Your Night (Nikki); 7) Courtship. "Sunroof" (Sabina) & Spoon "Can I Sit Next To You" (Nikki); 6) Alt-J "In Cold Blood" (Sabina) & Morgan Delt "Some Sunsick Day" (Nikki); 5) Maggie Rogers "Dog Years" (Sabina) & K.Flay "Blood In The Cut (Nikki); 4) The Shins "Fantasy Island" (Sabina) & Alt-J "3WW" (Nikki); 3) Amy Shark "Adore" (Sabina) & Childish Gambino "Redbone" (Nikki); 2) The Killers "Run For Cover" (Sabina) & Father John Misty "Real Love Baby" (Nikki); 1) Childish Gambino "Redbone" (Sabina) & Portugal. The Man "Feel It Still " (Nikki). ***Other Credits: DMA's "Dawning", Animal House (1978), The Shelters "Rebel Heart", Baywatch (2017), Lana Del Rey "Lust For Life album trailer", The Hangover (2009), Liar Liar (1997), Maggie Rogers "Alaska", "Disjointed", The Killers "The Man", OVER/UNDER S1 • E6 "Father John Misty", Kendrick Lamar 'King Kunta".
Track Listing: 1) Colors, 2) Seventh Heaven, 3)I'm So Free, 4)Dear Life, 5) No Distraction, 6) Dreams (Colors Mix), 7) Wow, 8) Up All Night, 9) Square One, 10) Fix Me, 11) Dreams**THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts & Companion Animal Foundation. ***Other Credits: Dirty Dancing (1987), Zoolander (2001), This Means War (2012), "The Song That Doesn't End" - Bob Golden & John Rodby, Barenaked Ladies "One Week", The Police "Roxanne", Scarface (1983), Unk " 2 Step", Black Dynamite (2009), Seinfeld "The Parking Garage" (1991), The Notebook (2004),The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Billy Blanks Tae Bo® Body Shape, Chocolat (2000 film), HANS & FRANZ: PUMPING YOU UP HOME VIDEO (1987), The Transporter (2002), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).
Happy Halloween!!! Here's our Indie Halloween Picks*THE PLAYLIST: Phantogram "Fall In Love" , Shakey Graves "Dearly Departed feat. Esme Patterson", Kings of Leon "Closer", The Black Keys "Sinister Kid", The Decemberists "The Mariner's Revenge Song", Elle King "Where The Devil Don't Go", Glass Animals "Mama's Gun", Wolf Alice "You're A Germ", Radiohead "We Suck Young Blood", Kauf "When You're Out" THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, Companion Animal Foundation*Other Credits: Barns Courtney "Hellfire", The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy", Waking Life (2001), Michael Jackson "Thriller feat. Vincent Price", Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Trailer Park Boys (2001-2018), V for Vendetta (2005), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), A Clockwork Orange (1971), White Heat (1949), The Revenant (2015), South Park: The Biggest Douche In The Universe (2002), Gravity Falls Series, The Shining (1980), Final Destination 5 (2011), House of 1000 Corpses (2003), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Friday the 13th (1980), Jeepers Creepers II (2003), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Pineapple Express (2008), Queen of the Damned (2002), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Collection (2012), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), In Living Colour: "Dracula Meets Ugly Wanda" (1992).
No one wants the Apocalypse, but here at KSLG we like to be prepared. Memorize these songs because there will be no streaming services after the apocalypse hits. Playlist Songs: AWOLNATION "Sail", Big Data "Dangerous feat. Joywave", Lo Moon "This Is It", Lo Moon "Loveless", Kaleo 'Way Down We Go", Lod Huron "Until The Night Turns", Alt-J "In Cold Blood", The Decemberists "This Is Why We Fight", Lana Del Rey "High By The Beach", Muse "Knights of Cydonia". THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, and Companion Animal Foundation***Other Credits: Muse "Dig Down", Waterworld (1995), Zombieland (2009), The Road (2009), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Twilight Zone: The Shelter (1961), War of the Worlds- Original 1938, Night of the Living Dead (1968), Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003), Dr. Strangelove (1964), Hellboy (2004), History Channel's "Nostradamus: 21st Century Prophecies Revealed: Accurate Predictions(2015)", Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), Divergent: Allegiant (2016), Braveheart (1995), Wayne's World (1992),
Hype Machine is a sweet online music blog that features a ton of music from underground/independent/unknown artists. Here's a few songs we recommend for the indie genre: 1. Sløtface "Pitted" (Sabina), 2. Silver Torches "If I Reach" (Nikki), 3. Trudy And The Romance "Is There a Place I Can Go" (Sabina), 4. Night Flowers "Sleep" (Nikki), 5. Freedom Fry "Party Down" (Sabina), 6. Gang of Youths "Let Me Down Easy" (Nikki)*OUR SPONSORS: Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, Companion Animal Foundation, and Fungi Lighting***OTHER CREDITS: Archer (FX), Thunderball (1965), Casino Royale (2006), Rogue Wave "Solitary Gun", The War On Drugs "Pain", Pineapple Express (2008), Bruce Sprinsteen 'Born In The USA", The Big Lebowski (1998), Wolf Alice "Bros", Mazzy Star "Fade Into You", Friends (NBC), Quad City DJ's "Space Jam", MGMT "Electric Feel", Coast Modern "Guru", Journey "Don't Stop Believing".
It's track-by-track analyses of Portugal. The Man (aka "The Lords of Portland")'s 8th album "Woodstock"!*Track Listing: 1) Number One (feat. Richie Havens & Son Little), 2) Easy Tiger, 3) Live In The Moment, 4) Feel It Still, 5) Rich Friends, 6) Keep On, 7) So Young, 8) Mr. Lonely (feat. Fat Lip), 9) Tidal Wave, 10) Noise Pollution (feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Zoe Manville)- Version A, Vocal Up Mix 1.3. OUR SPONSORS: Companion Animal Foundation, Fungi Lighting, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, and Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts***OTHER CREDITS: The Growlers "Night Right, Rush "Tom Sawyer", Portugal. The Man "Sleep Forever", Portugal. The Man "Purple, Yellow, Red & Blue", Fargo (1996), Spongebob Squarepants, Jimmy Kimmel Live "Cookie Monster", SLC Punk (1998), TRON (2010), Britney Spears "Womanizer", Mozart 'Requiem", Invader Zim, Neighbors (2014), Spice Girls "Say You'll Be There", The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Donny Hathaway "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", Nina Simone "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", JAY-Z "Young, Gifted and Black", Akon "Mr. Lonely", American Guy, Snowmine "Tidal Wave", Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
We like red wine. We like KSLG. How about pairing different red wine varieties with KSLG songs...seems like a no-brainer! OUR SPONSORS: FUNGI LIGHTING, MYRTLE AVENUE PET CENTER, COMPANION ANIMAL FOUNDATION, AND LOUISE'S GOURMET SEASONED FINISHING SALTS.....Wine and Songs Mentioned: 1. Merlot (Alt-J "3ww" & Arctic Monkeys "Do I Wanna Know"), 2. Pinot Noir (Los Bears "Slow Jam" & Maggie Rogers "Alaska"), 3. Cabernet Sauvignon (The Black Keys "Howlin' For You" & The Avener "Fade Out Lines"), 4. Petite Sirah (Josef Salvat "Every Night" & Honeyblood "Ready For The Magic"), 5. Malbec (Josef Salvat "Every Night" & Glass Animals "Life Itself"), 6. Zinfandel (Car Seat Headrest "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" & Lo Moon "This Is It").....Listener Mail: Daft Punk "One More Time", Big Audio Dynamite "Rush", The Black Keys "Gotta Get Away", The Statler Brothers "Flowers on the Wall", and The Flaming Groovies "Shake Some Action" and Bare Naked Ladies "Adrift"........Credits to: UB40 "Red Red Wine", Peaches and Herbs "Reunited", Rush Hour 2, John Christ Comedy:"Millennial International", Buzzfeed "Women Who Love Wine", Sideways, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Home Improvement, Free Willy, The King and I (1956), Team Twin "Turnt Up", The Simpsons, Collegehumor "Getting Drunk on Wine(Hot Date)", Tchaikovsky 'Romeo & Juliet Overture", Family Guy*Disclaimer* KSLG does not condone underage drinking or driving under the influence of any sort. This podcast was created for entertainment purposes only. You must be 21 to consume alcoholic beverages.
So you're going on a roadtrip? First, take us with you, and secondly, consider these songs on your playlist: The Shins "Fantasy Island", The Lumineers "Sleep On The Floor", Amy Shark "Adore", Bay Ledges "Safe", Portugal. The Man "Feel It Still", Kings of Leon "Beautiful War", Young The Giant "Jungle Youth", Alt-J "In Cold Blood", AWOLNATION "Sail"....and SAVAGE GARDEN "Truly.Madly.Deeply" !!!* THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Fungi Lighting, Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, and Companion Animal Foundation. *** Credits:Temples, "Mesmerize", "National Lampoon Vacation", "Waterboy", "Sideways", Adele "Hello", 'Paper Towns", "Roadtrip", "Tommy Boy" , "Billy Madison", and Shia Labeouf.
The KSLG girls go track-by-track into Alt-J's third album release: Relaxer. Spoiler alert: it's weird!!!! Tracks mentioned: 1) 3WW 2)In Cold Blood 3) House of the Rising Sun 4) Hit Me Like that Snare 5) Deadcrush 6) Adeline 7) Last Year 8) Pleader. Other's songs mentioned: The Greeting Committee "She's A Gun", Woody Guthrie "Blow the Man Down", Busta Rhymes feat. Nicki Minaj "Twerk It", Meg Myers "Desire", Fleece Music "How to write an Alt-J song" . OUR SPONSORS!!!! LOUISE'S GOURMET SEASONED FINISHING SALTS, COMPANION ANIMAL FOUNDATION, FUNGI LIGHTING, MYRTLE AVENUE PET CENTER.
Is Dan Auerbach's second solo album "Waiting on a Song" a work of art or a sophomore slump? The KSLG girls dig deep into the Black Keys frontman/producer/ musical workaholic's latest release.......Songs Mentioned: 4) Shine On Me, 1) Waiting on a Song, 2) Malibu Man, 3) Livin' in Sin, 5) King of a One Horse Town, 6) Never In My Wildest Dreams, 8) Stand By My Girl. Songs Featured: 7) Cherrybomb, 9) Undertow, 10) Show Me.......................Other Songs Mentioned: Elephant Stone "Manipulator", The Black Keys "Lonely Boy", Disney's Robin Hood "Not In Nottingham" , Disney's Aladdin "A Whole New World", The Lonely Island "Great Day", Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", Paul Simon "Kodachrome", Paul Simon "Baby Driver", Rhianna "S&M", Duane Eddy "Rebel Rouser", and Tammy Wynette "Stand By Your Man".....................THESE ARE OUR SPONSORS!!!.....FUNGI LIGHTING.......LOUISE'S GOURMET SEASONED FINISHING SALTS.......MYRTLE AVENUE PET CENTER.........COMPANION ANIMAL FOUNDATION.
Nikki and Sabina choose 6 songs from our listener submissions over at KSLG.com and decide their airplay fate. Want to submit a song for airplay? Here's a link: http://kslg.com/suggest-a-song/ . Songs discussed: MISSIO "Middle Fingers" (sub. by various listeners), Billie Eilish "Bored" (sub. by Kika), Billie Eilish "Ocean Eyes", Knights of Audio "Space Ranger" (sub by Matt from Knights of Audio), Summer Moon "With You Tonight" (sub. by Michel), Enemies "Play Fire" (sub. by Sean), Stone Fox "Arrow" (sub. by Dylan). Songs mentioned: Dire Straits "Money for Nothing". THESE SPONSORS KEEP US GOING: Fungi Lighting, Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, Companion Animal Foundation.
Summer in Humboldt is right around the corner and you need some song suggestions to freshen up your playlist? Let Nikki and LaRock help you out! Songs on this podcast: Silversun Pickups "Latchkey Kids", Alt-J "3WW", Morgan Delt "Some Sunsick Day", Rubblebucket "If You See My Enemies", Glass Animals "Pork Soda", The Jungle Giants "Feel The Way I Do". Other songs featured: The Rascals "Beautiful Morning" and Sammy Davis Jr "Candyman". THESE ARE OUR SPONSORS!!!!: Companion Animal, Louise's Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts, Myrtle Avenue Pet Center, and Fungi Lighting.
Sabina and Nikki do thorough analysis our Cold War Kid's fifth album, and first release on their Capitol Records soundtrack. After listening in-depth, the KSLG girls give their insight into "L.A. Divine". Tracks mentioned 1) Love Is Mystical 2) Can We Hang On? 3) So Tied Up feat. Bishop Briggs 5) LA River 8) Invincible 9) Wilshire Protest 13) Part of The Night 14) Free To Breathe. THESE ARE OUR SPONSORS: FUNGI LIGHTING, LOUISE'S GOURMET FINISHING SALTS, MYRTLE AVENUE PET CENTER, AND COMPANION ANIMAL FOUNDATION. Song clips feature: Fun. "We Are Young", Dan Hill "Sometimes We Touch", Jim Jamison "I'm Always Here", Gary Jules "Mad World", Beck Truckdrivin' Neighbors Downstairs", Tom Waits "Emotional Weather Report".
Spoon has been a prolific on the indie scene for two decades. Their newest release, "Hot Thoughts" brings something different to their sonic palatte. In this episode, Sabina and Nikki give you their thoughts on "Hot Thoughts. Tracks mentioned 1) Hot Thoughts 3) Do I Have To Talk You Into It 4) First Caress 5) Pink Up 6) Can I Sit Next To You 8) Tear It Down 9) Shotgun. THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: FUNGI LIGHTING. Visit his website fungilighting.com
It's track-by-track analysis of the Shins first album in five years: Heartworms. The KSLG girls dish out the good and bad about this new album. The Weekly Exchange is sponsored by Fungi Lighting. Visit this artist's website: https://fungilighting.com/ to enjoy his beautiful glass-blown art, inspired by nature. Tracks (in order): 1) Name For You, 2) Painting a Hole, 3) Cherry Hearts, 4) Fantasy Island, 5) Mildenhall, 6) Rubber Ballz 7) Half a Million 8) Dead Alive 9) Heartworms 10) So Now What 11) The Fear .
With the news of the Trappist-1 system, about 40 millions light-years away from our planet, and with the potential of planets with life on it or habitable zones, it got the KSLG girls thinking...what songs would be great for space/sci-fi situations, and excellent editions to the Voyager Golden Record? The truth is out there...or more like in the podcast! Music mentioned: Lana Del Rey "Love", The Lumineers "Sleep on The Floor", Imagine Dragons "Battle Cry", Muse "Map of the Problematic", Lana Del Rey "West Coast", The Strokes "Juicebox", Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood", The Black Keys "Gold on the Ceiling", Kings of Leon "Beautiful War", and Hozier "Take Me to Church".
Feeling bored with your exercise playlist? Let the KSLG girls offer up suggestions, targeted toward your cardio playlist. Feeling adventurous? Listen in! Songs mentioned (in order): Foals "Snake Oil", Jarryd James "Do You Remember", The Mowgli's "San Francisco", Foals "My Number", Phantogram "Black Out Days", AWOLNATION "Hollow Moon(Bad Wolf)", The Fratellis "Chelsea Dagger", LCD Soundsystem "Dance Yourself Clean", The Kooks "Bad Habit", Wild Cub "Thunder Clatter", Barns Courtney "Fire". There are many others that would be great as well (most of our playlist but that would be WAY too much talking). Shazam your favorite jams on KSLG for further inspiration.
Are you a fan of the day of love? Maybe not? This podcast is for you!!! The KSLG Girls venture into the playlist for Valentines Day inspirations as well as share their anti-Valentine track. Valentine Jams mentioned: The Greeting Committee "Hands Down", Oh Wonder "Without You", Borns "Electric Love", Father John Misty "Real Love Baby", Josef Salvat "Every Night", Angel Olsen "Shut Up Kiss Me", Bishop Briggs "River". Anti-Valentine Jams: Phantogram "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" & Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor "You Don't Know Me".
Get to know the latest addition to the KSLG broadcasting family: Andre Larocque. During this edition of the podcast, find out what fresh tracks Larocque and Nikki are feeling, favorite "core artists", and one artist on the Canadian radar. Artists mentioned (in order): Saint Motel "Move", Royal Canoe "Walk Out On The Water", Mainland "Permission Slip", Alexandra Savior "M.T.M.E.", Pierce Fulton feat NVDES "Borrowed Lives", Angel Olsen "Shut Up Kiss Me", The White Stripes, Muse, Foals, Glass Animals, The Lumineers, U2, Coldplay, Dear Rouge "I Heard I Had".
Nikki and Sabina know it's been a weird year but throughout it all, they managed to pluck some musical gems out of the dumpster fire that has been 2016. On this episode of The Weekly Exchange, the KSLG ladies share the 2016 tunes that touched their souls the most!Songs mentioned: Glass Animals "Take A Slice"The Lumineers "Cleopatra" albumWeezer "King of the World"Foals "What Went Down"Shearwater "Quiet Americans"Sjowgren "Seventeen"Bleached "Wednesday Night MelodyBishop Briggs "River"Wintersleep "Amerika" (Sabina's #1)Florence+The Machine "Delilah" (Nikki's #1)
Remember your teen years? Like indie, garage DIY fuzzy? Then you should check out the KSLG ladies' review of Car Seat Headrest's latest album: "Teens of Denial". Tracks (in order mentioned): "Destroyed By Hippie Powers", "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales", "Fill In The Blank", 1937 State Park", "(Joe Get Kicked Out of School For Using) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn't A Problem), "Unforgiving Girl (She's Not An)", "Joe Goes To School"
Sabina and Nikki explore the "Live Music Capital": Austin, Texas. The KSLG girls lead you on an hilarious playlist adventure to check out artists and sounds that you may not be acquainted with. The playlist (in order mentioned): White Denim "Pretty Green" , Spoon "Sister Jack", Shearwater "Quiet Americans", Ben Kweller "Falling", The Octopus Project "Whitby", Max Frost "White Lies", Voxtrot "The Start of Something", Ringo Deathstarr "Kaleidoscope", Okkervil River "The Industry", Shakey Graves feat. Esme Patterson "Dearly Departed"
Nikki and Sabina go track-by-track through Kings of Leon's 7th album release "WALLS", and give you the honest perspective. Tracklist: 1. "Waste A Moment"2. "Reverend"3. "Around The World"4. "Find Me"5. "Over"6. "Muchacho"7. "Conversation Piece"8. "Eyes On You"9. "Wild"10. "WALLS"
Once again Sabina and Nikki dive into emailed submissions from artists, in search of "diamonds-in-the-rough". They find some diamonds, and a lot of rough. Songs discussed (in order): 1) Sam Joole "Dance With Love", 2) Magic Moments "Bury the Past [Lets Go New Vocal Version] (SOULULAR Remix)", 3) Boo Seeka "Oh My", and 4) Pierce Fulton feat. NVDES "Borrowed Lives".