Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Playlist for 31-May-2011

As usual, the Canadian music scene and the participating musicians provided us with some mighty special sounds this morning. Here is what we listened to:
Boogieman, Blue Pops & Jazz Smokes, I Want It All;
Luke Nicholson, Satellites, Smarter Than;
Efrim Manuel Menuck, High Gospel, Heaven's Engine is a Dusty Ol' Bellows;
Lab Coast, Pictures on the Wall, Really Realize;
Greg Rekus, Demo, The Mirror in My Favourite Bar;
Jon Creeden, Between Stop Lights & Bars, Hoods of Cars;
Jake Ian & The Haymakers, Honey I Lost My Way, Room 209;
Rembetika Hipsters, Kafeneion, The Seagulls;
Seed Organization Meets Big Toe's Hi Fi, The Heatscore Riddim, Sound A Goody Goody;
Pulse Mandiale, Testament, Mora Na Roca;
David Myles, Live at the Carleton, Turn Time Off;
Scott Cook, Moonlit Rambles, A Million Miles;
Romi Mayes, Lucky Tonight, After the Show;
Teenage Kicks, Rational Anthems, Beasts of England;
Sidney York, Apocalyptic Radio Cynic, Tea As It Should Be;
Dog Is Blue, Tortoise, Southern Ontario;
J.P. Yates, Nights in the Park, Points of View;
J.P. Yates, Nights in the Park, Artema;
J.P. Yates, Nights in the Park, What I Really Said to You (In the Park the Other Night);
The Square Waves, Amplified to Landscapes, Down with the Gullwing Doors;

Please remember to go to Nature Canada's website - www.naturecanada.ca - and write a letter to the BC government in support of making the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys in Southern British Columbia a National Park reserve. Don't let human greed deny other species their own space - Be a Leaver ... Not a Taker!!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Playlist for 24-May-11

Today we listened to a lot of great Canadian music - My personal thanks to all of you musicians for producing such a wonderful variety with which to fill the airwaves.

Seth Anderson, Rocky Town Heartache, Rocky Town Intro (We Will Begin With a Thought);
Seth Anderson, Rocky Town Heartache, Met A Girl;
Hale Hale, Spearmint, Spearmint;
Stuck on Planet Earth, Realities, Honestly Speaking;
Red Shag Carpet, Down Like a Lion, Train;
Lee Pui Ming, She Comes to Shore, Coils;
CCCLTD03, Iceberg 2011, Bleupulp/You Checked on Me;
Pulse Mandiale, Testament, Casa Obscura;
Jenny Allen, Blanket, Blanket;
The Empty Standards, The Empty Standards, Rollin;
Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, Little Lie;
Fern Lindzon, Two Kites, Basin Street Blues;
Coco Love, Play, Troubadour's Dream;
Brahja Waldman's Quartet, Brahja Waldman's Quartet, De Quickness of De Spirit;
Mister Lucky, Get Lucky!, Too Many Empty Pockets;
Romi Mayes, Lucky Tonight, Don't Mess with Me;
Suzie Vinnick, Me 'N' Mabel, The Honey I Want;
Carrie Catherine, Wilderness, Your Someone Else;
Tyler Gilbert, Tyler's World, What If I Told You;
Buckman Coe, Buckman Coe, The Apocalypse Is Not Guaranteed;

Are you a struggling Canadian musician? Send your tunes to CJSR for your share of the airwaves ... you know, you scratch our back - we'll scratch yours.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

17-May-11

Supporting Canadian musicians allows radio stations like CJSR to survive and flourish. Keep on listening!
Today we heard:
The Invisible Hand, Crawling Up the Wall, Never Stay In One Place;
The Artist Life, Impossible, Working Class Revolt;
A Dreamboat Release, Buddies, Out of Town;
Lovely Killbots, Once Smitten, Time for a Change;
Delhi 2 Dublin, Planet: Electrified, The Happy Track;
Azam Ali, De La Nuit Au Lever Du Jour, Lai Lai;
Athena Holmes, As Easy As It Seems, Maskerade;
Scott Cook, Moonlit Rambles, Let Your Horses Run;
Grant Davidson, Dust and Violets, Up All Night;
Ray Harris, East End West End North End South End, Madwoman Blues;
Coco Love, Play, Best Part of My Day;
Tania Gill, Bolger Station, Lakeshore;
Jaclyn Gillou, To The City, Honey Blues;
David French, Dance of the Bees, Black Tea Black;
The Bix Mix Boys, The Bix Mix Boys, Radishes and Gooseberries;
Charlotte Cornfield, Two Horses, Construction on the Street;
One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man, Everybody Wins;
Joe Grass, Deadlocks, Never Take the Same Way Twice;
Babylon Warchild, 2011, Weapons of Mass Deception;
Moore n Exitonly, The Trickle Down Effect, Stop Talkin;
Romi Mayes, Lucky Tonight, Ball and Chain;
Suzie Vinnick, Me 'n' Mabel, Save Me for Later;

And remember ... your MP is your employee ... Make sure you tell them what you want them to fight for on your behalf!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

10-May-11

It is always a pleasure to play Canadian music for all of you listeners! May we always have access to the airwaves, and the freedom to play it as it comes to us.
Today we heard:
Hopethorns, Hopethorns EP, Little Lies;
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, American Stars n Bars, You are Like a Hurricane;
Handsome Dan & His Gallimaufry, Oh! Compilation Two, Loyal She Began;
Kidstreet, X Ep, Spin Twirl;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, Blue Mermaid Dress;
Kyp Harness, Resurrection Gold, Dragonfly Wing;
Scott Cook, Moonlit Rambles, The Lord Giveth (and the Landlord Taketh Away);
Quatuor Bozzini, Aberrare, Slew & Hop;
K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang, Sing It Loud, Habit of Mind;
Taking Medication, Prescribed Nonsense, Last Day of Work;
Porter, Hit the Road, Running Red Lights;
The Blowholes, The Blowholes, Poseidon's Daughters;
Jim Head, Mind's Eye, Mind's Eye;
Alex Pangman, 33, A Hundred Years From Today;
The Cookers, Volume One, Obligatory Blues;
Jonno, Ruthless Vandals, Last Night I Married Your Wife;
Quiet Parade, Please Come Home (We Hate It Here Without You), I Will Try;
Neil Young, American Stars n Bars, Homegrown;

Please remember to seek your news from alternative sources; it is imperative that we as Canadians know what is going on, not what the controlling bodies want us to know. In other words, drink your morning tea with a grain of skepticism when absorbing the news. 3 cheers for democracy!!!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Playlist for 03-May-11

Here's what the Canadian musicians provided for us today:
Alanna Gurr, Oh! Compilation Two, Take the Streets;
Nu Sensae, Bloodstains Across B.C., Tea Swamp Park;
Roxanne Potvin, Play, Barricades;
Little Scream, The Golden Record, Cannons;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Divane Asik Gibi;
Kiran Ahluwalia, Aam Sameen: Common Ground, Rabba Ru;
Ben Veneer, Ben Veneer, You Can Learn to Fly;
Captain Tractor, Famous Last Words, Open Highway;
Bob Erlendson Octet, All About Jazz, Calabash Cha Cha;
Drumheller, Wives, Blues for a Bright Day;
Del Dako, My New Hat, Old Folks;
Drumheller, Glint, Please Dance;
Scott Cook, This One's on the House, People Please;
Kirsten Jones, The Mad Mile, Bittersweet Grand Canyon;
Kayla Luky, The Time It Takes, Any Kind of Peace;
Boombox Saints, Bringin' the Boom Back, Bringin' the Boom Back;
Deezus, Ammmo, Trudgn;
Noah23, Frycook on Venus, Frycook on Venus;
Harpdog Brown with Graham Guest, ...Naturally, I Only Gamble on Love;
Louise Burns, Singles, Hey Bro;

Ladies - Take note of all of your civil and other liberties; you may soon see them disappearing in the exhaust plume of a fighter jet!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

26-Apr-11

Here is what we heard today:
Sheglank'd Shoulders, Skate Assassin, Skate Assassin;
Deon Blyan, Turning to Wave, Dive Right In;
Little Scream, The Golden Record, Your Radio;
The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work, Too Beautiful to Work;
Isaiah Ceccarelli, Bréviaire d'Épuisements, Solo I;
CCCLTD 03, Iceberg 2011, Moon Tanning;
Myrol, Blue Moon Away, Sorryless City;
Sarah Burton, Mayflower, S.A.D.;
Uncle Sean & The Shifty Drifters, Drinkin' Ramblin' Honky Tonkin', Roll On Buddy;
The Bob Erlendson Octet, All About Jazz, Kay Yea Ate;
We're Not Popstars, We're Not Popstars, According to Legends;
Del Dako, My New Hat, Big Alice Remix;
The Cookers, Volume One, Mudbug Shuffle;
Crissi Cochrane, Darling Darling, Kinda Late;
The Low Flying Planes, Barebones and Matchsticks, Wreckin Ball;
Geoff Berner, Victory Party, Wealthy Poet;
Noah23, Frycook on Venus, Bright Green Laces;
D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye, Grafitti Wall;
J D Era, 2011 Canadian Rap Future Superstars, You Know This;
Apollo Ghosts, CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation Vol.2, Validation!;

Please be kind to Mother Earth, whether or not is it earth Hour or earth Day. Consider all your purchases in terms of post-consumer waste ... Before you purchase. Thank you in advance.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Playlist for 19-Apr-11

Are you a budding Canadian musician? This show is for you - submit your CD or ep or new vinyl to CJSR, and I will be delighted to put it over the air waves (Sorry - Some language restrictions apply due to time of day.).
Here is what we heard today:
Book of Caverns, Subsuburban, Subsuburban;
Souljah Fyah, Great Northern Revival: Notes from the Edmonton Underground Vol.2, Behind That Face;
Ann Vriend, Love and Other Messes, Graffiti on my Heart;
Crimes in Paris, Modern Ghost Stories, The Artist;
Subtractive Lad, Kindred, Hesperus is Phosphorus;
Vinyldogtoy, The Secret to Health Wealth and Happiness, Eglumegad;
Heart Failure Research Unit, Young Animals, Has the World Gone Mad?;
Cam Penner, Gypsy Summer, Gypsy Women;
Kaya Fraser, Open Horizon, Cariboo Horses;
Steve Dawson, Nightshade, The Side of the Road;
Rory Block, Shake 'em on Down, Woke up this Morning; (Non-Canadian)
Harpdog Brown featuring Graham Guest, ...naturally, Blue Light Boogie;
Smoking Mothers, personal mp3 sample, One Minute;
Chris Donnelly, Metamorphosis, You are the Dancer;
Lina Allemano Four, Jargon, Puddle;
Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, St. Patty's Present;
Thomas, Breath, Words of Yes;
Deezuz, Ammmo, Wake It Up;
SweatShop Union, The Bill Murray ep, Bring Back the Music featuring D-sisive;
Grey Kingdom, Eulogy of Her and Her and Her, Love is Fast;
Sarah Burton, Mayflower, The Great Escape;
Jack Marks, Lost Wages, Sweet Patricia;
Graydon James & the Young Novelists, A Small Town Eulogy, It Takes all Kinds;

We packed a lot of tunes in today. Hope you heard something that makes you just want to go out and buy CD's - some starving musician will love you for it.