L Is For LEN
*Originally released March 6th 2015*
On this episode of the Canadian Run, Steve and Doug travel back to the summer of 1999: The Summer of LEN. Don't pretend you haven't missed it. Sidebars include the Frozen phenomenon, ever evolving line ups, and the magic of Biz Markie.
Music featured this week:
A Brother Sister Thing - The Diary Of The Madmen
Candy Pop - Superstar
If You Steal My Sunshine - You Can't Stop The Bum Rush
6:36 - AwesomeOnItsOwn's YouTube Channel
8:52 - Got a couple Honest Trailers for you: Frozen and Frozen Fever
21:27 - LEN's "Candy Pop" - just look at it
33:09 - Behold LEN's "Feelin' Alright" - no teenagers were harmed in the making of this music video
35:08 - Here's the full(ish) interview on MuchMusic we've sampled from
47:41 - Band members Marc Costanzo and Bradley Walsh directed the video for "Steal My Sunshine"
59:57 - It's a fascinating story, but eTalk had a criminally short segment on it
1:08:15 - Here's Doug's inclusion of "Steal My Sunshine" in his list of 100 Favourite Songs (it's #61)
1:16:43 - Sadly Leonard Cohen would pass away in November 2016
Doug's Recommendations:
Dante's Inferno - The Diary Of The Madmen / We Be Who We Be
Gonna Take Some Time - It's Easy If You Try
Steal My Sunshine - You Can't Stop The Bum Rush
Steve's Recommendations:
Cool It Now - The Diary Of The Madmen / We Be Who We Be
June Bug - You Can't Stop The Bum Rush
Cryptik Souls Crew - You Can't Stop The Bum Rush