The Langdon Auger Show
August 27th 2026
Featured Artists: Littlehead, Eric Church, Rush
Great show today, it was our Friday show so we get to play some music that we don’t normally play to help everyone start getting into the weekend mode. We also got to debut the brand new single from the band outta Nanaimo BC Littlehead. Brand new world wide premiere of their newest single called 1989. Hopefully we will get more of the music from this newest cd because it rocked, they continue to bring their blues-infused hard rock sound to live shows and festivals across Vancouver Island and still recording out of Wayne’s Studio. They have recorded and released two independent studio CDs, including their prominent album Better Late, and have distribution on digital platforms like Apple iTunes. We also tried a new format and our sets are longer with less talking unless it is a much needed mental health topic but who needs to listen to me babble. Thanks for tuning in tonite and we will be back on Sunday night at 6pm mst.
In this archived Langdon Auger Show, Ward opens with a playlist of songs he hopes will bring back memories. He invites listeners into the live chat, sets up a chair-dance break, and announces the worldwide premiere of Littlehead's new single, “1989.” He introduces the band as being from Nanaimo, British Columbia.
About this episode
Ward invites listeners to request songs through the live chat and shares memories between records. He later introduces a chair-dance break with Re-Flex, The Kinks and Bruce Springsteen.
Ward announces a worldwide premiere of Littlehead's new single “1989.” After it plays, he introduces the band as being from Nanaimo, British Columbia. He says they have two independent albums, names Better Late as the latest, and says they mostly record at Wayne's Studio in Nanaimo.
Ward sets up a chair-dance portion in the second hour and explains that it is meant to give listeners time to stretch. He asks them to stay hydrated and closes by naming The Tragically Hip's “Daredevil” as the final song.
Full spoken transcript
Transcribed from the recording and lightly edited for readability. Song lyrics and recorded interludes are omitted. Some audio could not be transcribed; those gaps and unclear words are marked in brackets. Timestamps are approximate. The comments reflect the speakers’ own experiences and views.
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00:00:04
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00:03:36
Welcome in to mentalhealthradio.ca. It is Thursday, August 26th, and it is officially 39 seconds after 6 o'clock, which means you must be listening to the Langdon Auger Show. We just heard Neil Sedaka, one of the great voices. I love that song, “Laughter in the Rain.” Yeah, one of those things of the 70s, you just can never, ever forget. Hope you're doing all fine. It is our Friday. Even though it is only Thursday, we're going to take Friday and Saturday night off. It's just what we do. We come back again on Sunday, 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. So if you're around and about, don't forget, you know, that's when all the fun really starts. It's Sunday at 6 p.m. All kinds of great tunes we got for you this day. We're going to play some memories, hopefully. That is our intention. So we're going to start it off with this one, because this one definitely has some memories, much like Neil Sedaka. Just a little bit better. One second. Here it is.
00:04:32
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00:15:17
Oh, great tune there from Rednex. And, of course, that was “Cotton Eye Joe.” New Riders of the Purple Sage in before that in “Panama Red.” And I had seen something on Crackbook today that Buddy Cage died today. I thought he passed away in 2020. If you know for sure if it was today or 2020, let me know. Because one of the best steel guitar players everywhere. He played with Commander Cody. He also played with Brewer and Shipley and so many others. Just absolutely amazing. And before that was a Foot in Cold Water and “Make Me Do Anything You Want.” See, we have some new listeners in today. So, if you do want to come on to the live chat, just put your username in. Make sure you save it. Say hi, how are you, request a song. However, whatever you want to do. 6:13 right now, back to the music.
00:20:00
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00:29:50
Oh, definitely in my top five all-time favorite Neil Young songs.
00:30:04
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00:44:19
For a 1996 album, “Under These Rocks and Stones,” that is, of course, Chantal Kreviazuk. And the whole gist of the song is that it's actually, the name is not Wayne. Even though she uses the name Wayne, it's actually meant for the lead singer of Our Lady Peace, which is Rain Maida. And they were kind of in and out. They were dating each other. But she felt really great about it, but she wasn't quite ready for a serious relationship. So that song was to kind of just like, yeah, hey, everything's pretty cool. Just, you know, wait for me type thing.
We also had Blind Melon in there with “Tones of Home,” Bob Dylan, “Like a Rolling Stone,” Neil Young, “Sugar Mountain.”
Kenny Rogers in the First Edition, “Just Dropped In to See What My Condition Was.” And Rush started off that set of six with “The Spirit of Radio.” 6:42 right now. We are here until 8 p.m. We do a dance portion of our show, which will be coming up right after this set of music. So get ready for it. You never know what we're going to do on the dance portion of the show. Could we have ABBA? Could be Michael Jackson? Could be Alice Cooper? We don't know yet. We'll know when we get there. All right, let's get back to some music.
00:45:32
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01:05:49
One of my favorite songs of the 80s, of course, that is Strange Advance and “We Run.” From his 2011 album, “Chief,” Eric Church in there as well with Springsteen, Dwight Yoakam, a great version of “Suspicious Minds,” Bonnie Raitt, “Something to Talk About,” Crowded House, and Louis Armstrong in that set as well. Three minutes after seven, which means it's time for our dance portion of the show. And for those of you who are new, we do a little dance portion at the top of the hour of the second hour of the show just because we want to get the limbs worked out, you know, kind of stretch a bit. We're all chair dancers, but that's fine. It don't matter. Make sure you're hydrated. That's all I ask. Plus, as well, this hour, we have the worldwide premiere of a great new song from a band out of Nanaimo called Little Head. And we're going to hear their song, brand new song, “1989.” That's coming up in the next set. But we'll get to that one first. But let's do a little chair dancing, shall we? And there is “The Politics of Dancing,” believe it or not. I know it sounds silly, but it's true.
01:06:55
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01:18:21
The world first discovered Courteney Cox, you know, they showed her on the stage and then, you know, got her up on stage and you're like, oh, yeah, that's a beautiful woman. Who's the old guy that grabbed her on stage? Oh, right. That's Bruce Springsteen, “Dancing in the Dark.” And before that, The Kinks, “Come Dancing,” and Re-Flex with “The Politics of Dancing.” See, I told you there was “The Politics of Dancing.” That was our dance portion of the show. Hopefully you enjoyed that one. We're all anticipating the new single coming out for Littlehead. We're going to have that in this set. We got some 54-40 before that, but we're going to start off with a little Jackson Browne.
01:18:58
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01:32:46
Oh, that is it. That is the worldwide premiere of a brand new song from a band called Littlehead, and if you don't know who they are, let me tell you a little bit about them. Here we go. Uh, okay, so they're out of Nanaimo, B.C. They have been around, uh, where is it, since 2003 is when they, they play pubs, they play venues all across the Pacific Northwest. They definitely have a distinctive and definite sound. Henry [Lock, surname unclear] on guitar. Uh, what do we also, we have, uh, Wayne [Valet, surname unclear], sorry if I mispronounce that, lead vocals, uh, Richard [Francoir, surname unclear], lead vocals and lead rhythm guitar, and Sean [Shecky Tool, name unclear] on drums. They mostly record out of Wayne's very own studio called Wayne's Studio right in Nanaimo, and they've got all kinds of stuff. They are two independent albums, uh, their latest one being “Better Late.” They're also on all kinds of digital platforms, Spotify, Apple iTunes, all that kind of stuff, and they're always playing in pubs like, uh, The Queens, the [Ladysmith Sporty, venue name unclear], [Harewood Arms Pub, venue name unclear] and the Brass Bell. But, yeah, definitely check out one of their live shows if you can. Um, it's a great little band out of Canada, and that is the worldwide premiere. Hopefully you enjoyed that, and we're gonna hopefully hear more from them in the near future, but right now, back to some music with Creed.
01:34:15
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02:00:14
Oh, great song there by Canadian band Lighthouse, and “One Fine Morning,” Big Wreck in there as well with “The Oaf,” “My Luck Is Wasted,” I Mother Earth, and “Love You Starfish.” We had some Stone Temple Pilots in there as well with “Interstate Love Song,” Goo Goo Dolls and “Iris,” and started that set off with Creed and “Are You Ready?” We also had the worldwide premiere of the new single from Littlehead, “1989,” great band out of Nanaimo, British Columbia. Well, that's it for me. I'm out of here. Thank you all. Hope you enjoyed it. This is our Friday. We're not back again until Sunday starting at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, but we still have great music coming your way with The Mood, Hugh Frazier, a song from Boston, which released their debut album August 25, 1976, just about 50 years ago. So happy mental health to you. We're going to end the show with The Tragically Hip and “Daredevil.”
02:01:14
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