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The CorridorThe Corridor, April 11th, 2024In this episode of The Corridor, CFRC’s Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Christena Lawrie provides an interview with members of the Queen’s Community Housing Residents Association (QCHRA) about a proposed 35% rent increase and the impact it will have on current community housing residents.
Dinah Jansen reads a story from the Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for the Morrisburg Leader, Phillip Blancher, about Ontario’s 2024 Provincial Budget. Jesse Bell with a story from the LJI reporter for The Kingstonist, Michelle Dorey Forestell, about the City of Kingston’s attempts to enforce the daytime prohibition bylaw at Belle Park. Dinah Ja...2024-04-1100 min
Campus BeatAMS & SGPS Elections and ReferendaIn this extended episode of Campus Beat we feature interviews with community and student clubs seeking new fees or renewing existing ones during this year’s AMS and SGPS Elections and Referenda occuring February 6th and 7th. Several clubs did not respond to our requests for interview. The AMS Elections Team furnished us with available nomination package pitches which were read by CFRC team members in lieu of an interview.
At the 32 minute mark, listeners will also enjoy the SGPS All Candidates Debate which occurred virtually on January 31st 2024, content of which was furnished to us by the...2024-02-0200 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 8 October 2023: Poetry, New Music, HalloweenHappy autumn, everyone! As the weather got less stuffy, this week saw the return of the Yellow Brit Road poetry intro! The rest of our 88 minutes were filled with cool music by
The La's
Lush
The Rolling Stones
Wet Leg/Paramore
ALT BLK ERA
Lovejoy
Peter Xan
Hotgirl
English Teacher
Enola Gay, Mount Palomar
Gruff Rhys
Laura Mvula
Still Traffico
The Linda Lindas
Super City
Grrrl Gang
Pinkshift
Genesis Owusu
Keep Dancing Inc
(There was also some themed Halloween music. Send in your requests)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly...2023-10-2434 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 1 October 2023: Submissions, New Releases, NoisettesThis week we played new music, spooky music, submissions, and talked about seminal London three-piece Noisettes in the Mic Room! Music by
Super Furry Animals
Duran Duran
Wargasm
HMS Morris
Crystalline
Kill, The Icon!
Soulé
Cathy Jain
Oscar Jerome
Kneecap
The Clockworks
Lambrini Girls
sparkle*jets u.k.
Los Blancos
L'objectif
Pseudo Cool
Noisettes
Joker Out
Long Distances
Breezy Supreme
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air!
Do touch that dial a...2023-10-2433 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 17 September 2023: Trends in Music, The Wytches Interview!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had strong comebacks from experienced artists, we talked about new trends in music: Billboard's brand-new TikTok singles chart, and had a lovely interview with The Wytches, whose album Our Guest Can't Be Named comes out 22 September! Music this week by:
The Rolling Stones
Slowdive
Kula Shaker
YUNGBLUD
Dream Nails
FIZZ
Aoife Nessa Frances
Gotts Street Park, Pip Millett
CRUZ
Kings of Queens
Jeff Rosenstock
The Wytches
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
...2023-09-1957 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 10 September 2023: Mercury Prize, The Gulps, Live music in Kingston!This week was fun and happening! We had new releases out of the UK and Ireland, Hayden, a friend and new volunteer at our station CFRC dropped by to discuss the Mercury Prize and and cool live shows we've seen in Kingston, and I got to speak with Charlie, guitarist in the exciting new pan-European band taking their homebase of London, the UK, and Europe by storm: The Gulps! We heard about their rock n roll origins, their firebrand glam punk, about meeting The Libertines, being managed by Alan McGee and about being rockstars. It's not an interview to...2023-09-1449 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 3 September 2023: Submissions, Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C., Snow Patrol, New ReleasesThis week on Yellow Brit Road, we had amazing brand-new submissions, new releases from your favourite acts, and a review of the gig that capped off my summer: Sheffield alt rock giants Arctic Monkeys supported by rising, articulate Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. We also had one of indie rock's biggest stars as the subject of our Mic Room chat this week: Snow Patrol, and their album Final Straw, which turned 20 last month. Music this week was by
The Stone Roses
Burna Boy
The Kills
Bob Vylan
Chroma
The Wytches
Sorry
English Teacher
The Ruby Tuesdays
Amaroun
...2023-09-0743 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 27 August 2023: Live from Reading Festival!This week's show brings you all the coverage of Reading festival, between the brand new artists to listen out for, and live performances from this year's edition of the festival. Music by:
ALT BLK ERA
Soft Play
Frozemode
Yard Act
Mimi Webb
Bakar
Easy Life
You Me At Six
Rina Sawayama
Nothing But Thieves
Wet Leg
Declan McKenna
Arlo Parks
Loyle Carner
Knucks
Becky Hill
Sam Fender
Billie Eilish
The Killers
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that...2023-08-291h 17
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 20 August 2023: Looking back at a summer of music: Spring Reverb Festival
This week, we look back at a great summer of shows and festivals by reliving the highs of Kingston's own Spring Reverb festival, that took place in June for only the second time this year! Listen on for highlights, recaps, live clips and music from the city's finest. And tune back in next week as we cap off the summer festival coverage with live music from Reading and Leeds! Music this week by:
Almond Milk
Keaton
The Astros
Moon King
Electric Six
Luscious
Housewife
New Friends
Hotel Mira
Mint Simon
The Wilderness
The Meringues
Cam Kahin
Dizzy
KaKaow
2023-08-2324 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 13 August 2023: Modern Hip Hop in the UK and IrelandThis week marks the 50-year anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, far away in Bronx in NY, USA. It has since grown in legitimacy to become one of the most popular genres of music around the world. So what's happening right now in the UK and Ireland? We dove into the modern UK and Irish hip hop scenes, looking at some of the unique subgenres hip hop has spawned through collaborations and shared influences, from grime, UK drill, neo-jazz drawing from jazz and RnB particularly in London, grime-punk, etc. We also looked at Welsh and Irish hip hop. Music...2023-08-1530 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 6 August 2023: Osheaga, Exogen live session, The Straights interviewThis week's show was packed: your favourite British musicians at Montreal's Osheaga that happened this weekend, a friend and guest bringing in some math rock, a radio live session by Kingston band Exogen, and Portsmouth, UK band The Straights phoning in to premiere their brand new single, The World Weighs More Than Before. Catch up for music by:
Ffa Coffi Pawb
Ash
Beabadoobee
Skindred
SLIX
DEADLETTER
The Astros
Holly Humberstone, d4vd
Foals
Rina Sawayama
toe
Ellie Dixon
Girl Ray
Super Furry Animals
Exogen
The Straights
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly...2023-08-0844 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 30 July 2023: New releases, Mercuries, Enola Gay interviewThis week we were on air for two hours, and had brand new releases, talked about the 2023 Mercury Prize shortlist that was released earlier in the week, and had an in-depth interview with Belfast post punk band Enola Gay, whose brand of unapologetic political post punk caught the world's attention in 2020. They are coming to North America (Toronto - 17 Sept at the Drake Underground) this fall, and told me all about it. Music this week by
Sinéad O'Connor
Blur
Slowdive
Grian Chatten
Georgia
Amaroun
Viji
Gwilym
Modern Woman
Grove, EJ:AKIN
Ezra Collective, Kojey Radical
J Hus
J...2023-08-011h 00Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 July 2023: New Releases, Submissions, Franz FerdinandGreat music from the 00s, and brand new releases and submissions on this week's show! It's been 22 years since one of my favourite albums, Super Furry Animals' Rings Around The World came out in 2001. Also this week on Meet Me In The Mic Room, sharply dressed Scottish dance-punk indie icons Franz Ferdinand! Music by:
Super Furry Animals
Shingai, Bryan K
Bombay Bicycle Club, Holly Humberstone
Heartworms
Kill, The Icon!
The Straights
Jody and the Jerms
Courting
Keeley
Franz Ferdinand
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and...2023-07-2525 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 17 July 2023: Foo Fighters, girldad, New ReleasesThis week we talked all about Foo Fighters' secret show at Montreal's Verdun Auditorium to just 4000 fans, had Kingston indie rock band girldad drop by to talk to us about their newly released debut EP Wide Eyed Kids, and played brand new music!
Les Shirley
Teenage Fanclub
Slowdive
Big Joanie
Fresh Lemon Wipes, NOVACUB
Death Cult Electric
girldad
The Wood Burning Savages
Fräulein
Tough Age
JayWood
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in l...2023-07-1824 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 9 July 2023: Nostalgic Tours, Guests, The HorrorsIt's been a big week for nostalgic band tours, and we talked all about it. Plus new music, and a guest, Clara in the studio bringing in some cool music picks, plus joining me in the Mic Room to talk about The Horrors (the band, not like... existential horrors. Not the Horrors. The Horrors (band), and their debut album, 2009's Primary Colours.) This week's podcast is horrendously late because I was losing my mind in Montreal at a secret Foo Fighters gig on Monday. Still recovering. Sorry. Music this week by
Blur
PJ Harvey
Baba Ali
ĠENN
Hak B...2023-07-1433 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 July 2023: Live at Glastonbury!We're bringing you an hour of highlights from Glastonbury this week! To really get into the live experience, live performances are available on the BBC Music YouTube page, or the BBC iPlayer in the UK. Music by
Caroline Polechek
Arctic Monkeys
The Pretenders (with Johnny Marr and Dave Grohl)
Nova Twins
The Big Moon
Gwenno
Cat Burns
Obongjayar
Lizzo
Elton John
More Glastonbury is over on BBC Music, BBC Sounds and the iPlayer.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
2023-07-0459 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 25 June 2023: Glastonbury, Queer Experiences of MusicThis week, we touched just the tip of the Glastonbury iceberg, listening to live performances from the festival – more on that next week! We also continued our celebration of Pride in music by examining the relationship between music and queer identity with some lovely guests from the music community. This week's show had music by:
Greta van Fleet
Grove, Bob Vylan
Christine and the Queens
Pale Waves
Rina Sawayama
Måneskin
Muse
CHVRCHES
Moses Sumney
Queen
More Glastonbury is over on BBC Music, BBC Sounds and the iPlayer.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and...2023-06-2739 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 18 June 2023: Bangers, Anthems, Bloc Party!This week, we promised bangers and anthems, and that's what we delivered for an hour. Indie, rock and pop bangers, queer anthems, plus Meet Me In The Mic Room returns, with an artist I admire a lot: Bloc Party! Music by
Romy
Mika
Yungblud
Rina Sawayama
Tom Robinson [live 2018]
Snake Eyes
Chroma
Lava La Rue
Firestations
Bloc Party
Jónsi/Sigur Rós
Vivek Shraya
Jann
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We...2023-06-2023 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 11 June 2023: CRABOs, Spring Reverb, Housewife Interview, PrideThis week, news from the NCRA CRABO awards in Calgary, recaps from Spring Reverb festival, Pride (17 June in Kingston!) and an interview with Brighid Fry from Toronto indie band Housewife! Music by:
Alison Goldfrapp
Bloc Party, KennyHoopla
Problem Patterns
Church Party
Housewife
Arlo Parks
Max Taylor
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available i...2023-06-1340 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 4 June 2023: Live from Spring Reverb Festival!This week was all about Spring Reverb 2023, Kingston's most exciting summer music festival now in its second year of existence! Catch music from this year's performers from over five venues and four packed days of incredible live music, including by
Almond Milk
Keaton
The Astros
Moon King
Electric Six
Luscious
Housewife
New Friends
Hotel Mira
Mint Simon
The Wilderness
The Meringues
Cam Kahin
Dizzy
KaKaow
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're...2023-06-0623 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 28 May 2023: Spring Reverb: The Astros, Lauren CarsonWe had guests in the studio this week! Ben and Andrew from Kingston indie rock band The Astros as well as singer songwriting Laura Carson joined me on air on Sunday to talk about their music and upcoming shows during Spring Reverb next week (Laura Carson at the Toucan on Thursday, The Astros at the Ale House on Friday). Music this week:
Royal Blood
PJ Harvey
The Astros
Spiral Drive
Oracle Sisters
Lauren Carson
Dizzy
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
2023-06-0136 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 21 May 2023: Tributes, Physical Media, Upcoming Festivals!This week on Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to bassist Andy Rourke of the Smiths, who died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. No better way than to honour his legacy than by bringing out the vinyls the band sent to our station in the 1980s, to listen to his fine bass work as it was recorded and intended to be heard. We brought out some CDs sent to us by Iceage as well (for the story behind that, you're going to want to listen to the show!) Plus, Spring Reverb previews! If you're in Kingston, do check...2023-05-2320 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 30 April 2023: Summer Vacation!Exams are done, school's out for summer, and this is our lives on holiday! It's our second week of summer holidays on the Yellow Brit Road, as we continue to take a trip around the world for a global musical experience. To make things sweeter, we had a guest and good friend join us on our trip! Setlist:
Half Moon Run (Montreal, Canada)
Poppy (USA)
Hoirong ( Bangalore, India)
Shalom (South Africa/USA)
grandson (Canada)
Starset (Ohio, USA)
Kenja Time (China)
Gemma Griffiths, Asaph, Nutty O (Zimbabwe)
Girl Scout (Stockholm, Sweden)
Muff Potter (Berlin, Germany)*
Tha Phunketts (Nairobi, Kenya)
...2023-05-0227 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 16 April 2023: On Holiday Around The World!This week, the Yellow Brit Road leads you down the path to adventure: we're taking you on holiday! My good friend Grace and I take you on a trip around the world of music, with releases from international artists all over. A globe-trotting holiday, from the comfort of your room! Listen along for:
dEUS (Belgium)
Special Interest (New Orleans, USA)
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers (Canberra, AUS)
ni-hao!!! (Kyoto, Japan)
Harli & the House of Jupiter (Richmond, USA)
Hipersona (Turkey)
Chini.png (Santiago, Chile)
7ebra (Malmo, Sweden)
The Beaches (Toronto, CAN)
Hindia (Indonesia)
Sona Jobarteh (Gambia)
Asha Imuno...2023-04-2519 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 9 April 2023: Band Lore, Scissor Sisters, S Club 7What did we learn from this week's show? First, that not every week is going to be your week, and second, that won't stop the music from being absolutely smashing. We had a few hiccups on air this week, but still, lots of great new music, plus not one but two artists to discuss in the mic room this week! Music by
PVRIS
Nothing But Thieves
POST (Daddy G from Massive Attack), Ghostpoet
Chwalaw
Snapped Ankles
Problem Patterns
Calva Louise
Jim Basnight
Overpass
Amaroun
Scissor Sisters
S Club 7
Cam Kahin (correction: EP's called When It's All Over)
...2023-04-1117 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 April 2023: Live Guest! White Stripes! Vinyl! New Releases!What wasn't on this week's show?? We had a live guest! Cyndy from CFRC's own Indie Wakeup Call dropped by as our first live guest on Meet Me In The Mic Room... our first live guest on the show ever! We played vinyl! We talked about The White Stripes! We listened to great new music! Artists this week:
Depeche Mode
The Lottery Winners, Shaun Ryder
Fräulein
DEADLETTER
Beach Riot
Arlo Parks
Das Koolies
The White Stripes
Boyhood
Sorry Snowman
Punkband, The OBGMs
Busty and the Bass, Magi Merlin
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and s...2023-04-0422 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 26 March 2023: 6 Music Festival, Live Music, New Releases, Muse!Packed show this week! We're back live, my voice has finally recovered from screaming my guts out at the Muse gig (on the barrier!), all of which was in this week's show! We covered performances from the 6 Music Festival, had new releases, and of course, Muse were the focus of this week's Meet Me In The Mic Room (no guests needed ;) ) Artists played this week:
Sleaford Mods, Perry Farrell
The Subways
Billy Nomates
AntsLive
Es
Lava La Rue
Wu-Lu
Phoebe Green
Muse
The New Pornographers
BRKN LOVE
Meet Me @ The Altar
Find this week's playlist here. Do...2023-03-2839 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 12 March 2023: Releases, Gigs, Junos, Festivals, EvanescenceThis week's show brings you brand new releases, news on local gigs, updates from the Junos in Edmonton, updates your host, your one-stop-shop for summer music festivals, and Evanescence in Meet Me In The Mic Room! This week's podcast also tests your host's ability to successfully spell "Evanescence"... multiple times. Music this week by:
Pulp
Datblygu
Future Utopia, Kae Tempest
FLO
Inhaler
Girl Ray
Yazmin Lacey
Brodie Milner
Panic Pocket
Jarcrew (not on air)
VLURE
PENGSHUi
Evanescence
The Astros
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and...2023-03-1618 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 5 March 2023: Tributes, Festival Season, Paramore!On this week's Yellow Brit Road, we pay tribute to Steve Mackey, bassist in Pulp who died last week, talk about upcoming festivals news, rumours and live gigs, had new releases across genres, plus my friend Grace dropped by to talk about Paramore on this week's Meet Me In The Mic Room! Music by:
Pulp
Everything But The Girl
Depeche Mode
Arlo Parks
Affleck's Palace
The 95 Allstars
CHROMA
Nia Archives
Milky Chance
Paramore
Vivek Shraya
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
2023-03-0725 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 19 February 2023: New music, live news, Yeah Yeah YeahsYellow Brit Road is back on your airwaves with the best new releases, news from the live music scene and a new segment of Meet Me In The Mic Room, talking about Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Music from
Super Furry Animals
Paramore
Viagra Boys, Jason Williamson
Master Peace
LIFE
Mhaol
Django Django, Self Esteem
Pozi
Charlotte dos Santos
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Bablers
poolblood
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive! (CFRC Presents: Rocking The C...2023-02-2120 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 12 February 2023: 'Thematic and Seasonal Programming', Arctic Monkeys, Dydd Miwsig CymruPacked show this week! In anticipation of Valentine's Day, we had appropriate 'thematic and seasonal programming', celebrated Dydd Miwsig Cymru the Welsh language music day, had new releases and word from icons, and a dear guest joins me in the mic room to talk about Arctic Monkeys! Music by
The Cure
Datblygu
Belle And Sebastian
Santigold
English Teacher, Speedy Wunderground
Vernon Jane
Fflaps
Arctic Monkeys
Canned Dream
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Aditi's Arctic Monkeys playlist is here.
2023-02-1453 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 22 January 2023: Live! New Releases, My Chemical Romance, Kiwi Jr. InterviewAfter more than two years, Yellow Brit Road is live from the basements of Carruthers Hall again! All your favourite bits of radio, now live from your favourite little radio shack, mistakes kept in. Indie, rock, pop, jazz and grime releases, plus our new segment, Meet Me In The Mic Room, with a guest in to talk about the inimitable New Jersey 00s rock band My Chemical Romance (MCR fans don't kill me, I love Foundations of Decay, I say "00s band" to explain how they fit into this segment okay? Love!) Plus an interview with Jeremy from Kiwi...2023-01-2435 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 15 January 2023: Gigs, BRITs, Show Updates, New Feature!Lots to listen for this week! We had updates on gigs in the local scene, updates on this very show's running, BRIT Awards news, and our brand-new feature, the tentatively titled Meet Me In The Mic Room! Music this week from
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
Sorry
Sister Wives
Black Honey
The Clockworks
Haich Ber Na
Tebi Rex
Young Fathers
The Strokes
Firestations
Fourmarks
Grandmas House
PONY
Måneskin, Tom Morello
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with t...2023-01-1721 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 8 January 2023: Squeaky Golden Roads, Bowie, New MusicNew year, new music! Yellow Brit Road is back with the best new releases, as always. Plus, a tribute to the late, great David Bowie, and updates on the CFRC Funding Drive (it is still going on) and the Kingston live scene. Music this week from
David Bowie
Miki Berenyi, Blushing
Dead Pony
Kele
Public Body
Dilettante
ARXX
Italia 90
Sudan Archives
Steam Down
Frenchy and the Punk
BRUJA
Fanclubwallet
Pink Turns Blue
METZ
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get i...2023-01-1015 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 1 January 2023: New Year's Day special!It's finally here! Yellow Brit Road welcomed 2023 with some help from our listeners: this week's show was curated by you, the you the listener, on the theme of new beginnings. Here's the uncut version with all your suggestions kept in. Plus, Hogmanay poetry by Liz Lochhead.
Music by:
Michael Jackson
Kirsty MacColl
The Beatles
A.R. Rahman
Art Tatum
Nova Twins
Courtney Barnett
Kynsy
ABBA
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
Let's Eat Grandma
Absofacto
Surfaces
The Millennial Club
Mitski
Gabe Dixon
SELF ESTEEM
The Mountain Goats
Gillian Welch
Kid Kapichi, Bob Vylan
And many more! Find this...2023-01-0926 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 25 December 2022: Christmas Special!Welcome to the Yellow Brit Road Christmas special! We had a jam-packed show: music, traditions, Top of the Pops, themed releases! In fact, there was so much going on that we've decided to treat you to an extended version of the podcast, with some more cool stuff that couldn't fit in the one hour: some extra music, performances and fun chat!
Music on the live show this week was from: The Specials, Dyfrig Evans, SELF ESTEEM, Stars, Kate Bush, Culture Club, Pulp, Franz Ferdinand, Chubby and the Gang, D*ck Move, Shonen Knife, The Bug Club, Raveonettes...2022-12-2750 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 25 December 2022: Christmas! (Radio Edit)This week on air: a Christmas special on Yellow Brit Road! We had a jam-packed show: music, traditions, Top of the Pops, themed releases! In fact, there was so much going on that we've decided to treat you to an extended version of the podcast, with some more cool stuff that couldn't fit in the one hour, so look out for that on your podcast feeds! Music this week from:
The Specials
Dyfrig Evans
SELF ESTEEM
Stars
Kate Bush
Culture Club
Pulp
Franz Ferdinand
Chubby and the Gang
D*ck Move
Shonen Knife
The Bug Club
Raveonettes
Huey "...2022-12-2728 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 18 December 2022: The Path To Good MusicImagine your driveway, littered with snow. Imagine a shovel, a snowblower, a paid hand; what have you, doing a job and clearing the path for you. In today's day of sleigh bells a-strew, extra harmonies and motifs cluttering your way to interesting music, Yellow Brit Road is your shovel. Take our hand, and let us lead you to an hour of good new music....what am I even saying anymore.Anyway! Good show this week, with music from Little Simz Super Furry Animals Piss Kitti shame Sohodolls Kapil Seshasayee Kaiser Chiefs Swansea Sound Maid...2022-12-2014 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 11 December 2022: Exam Season Survival MixThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're surviving finals season. Ergo a show full of energetic rock, pop punk and upbeat electro bangers to help us let out all that nervous energy (plus jazz. There's always jazz. You never need a reason for jazz.)
**A minor correction from the show: the band Slaves are back from hiatus and have changed their name to Soft Play. Show setlist:
The Big Moon
Yungblud (with Willow)
Bob Vylan (with Laurie Vincent)
Lambrini Girls
Leftfield (with Grian Chatten)
Los Bitchos
Grandmas House
L'Objectif
Jamie Lenman
Ezra Collective
Sampa The...2022-12-1319 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 20 November 2022: Indie Night - First Snow!This week's Yellow Brit Road is a virtual walk in the snow— evoking the gentle, muted calm of the first snow showers of the year! Find the playlist, close your eyes and picture yourself there with this week's playlist as we go through the various stages of this indie night soundwalk... or even venture outside with this show if you like!Music from Loyle Carner Aoifa Nessa Frances Swnami Chemical Club Men I Trust Banríon Alvvays Cathy Jain Human Interest Subliminal Girls Nilüfer Yanya Nia Archives The Mysterines AlffaFind this week's playlist here...2022-11-2210 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 13 November 2022: Indie Night - Move!It's a radio indie night on Yellow Brit Road this week! As the weather drops and the Dread kicks in, we bring you an hour of tunes to keep you unfrozen and keep you moving! Punk rock, synth ravers, post punk drivers, it's all on this setlist! Music by
Panic Shack (and Metronomy)
Los Blancos
The Noisettes
Shelf Lives
Johnny Marr
The Murder Capital
Big Joanie
DEADLETTER
Oscar Jerome
Olivia Dean
Working Men's Club
Yves Tumor
Christine and the Queens
Lille Venn
CVC
The Beaches
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all...2022-11-1511 min
CFRC Daily News BriefsNov.8-BriefIt’s Tuesday November 8th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…
The Kingston General Hospital Auxiliary has launched its 2022 Teddy Bear Campaign. The 19th annual campaign aims to raise $25,000 through the sponsorship of 250 teddy bears at $100 per bear. The money raised goes toward purchasing patient care equipment for the pediatric program at Kingston Health Sciences Centre.Representatives from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, their Ladies Auxiliary and the Young at Heart Club kicked off the 2022 campaign yesterday with a combined donation of $4,000. Last year, the campaign raised $27,000, bringing its ove...2022-11-0800 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 30 October 2022: Halloween!It's the moment we've all waited for: it's spooky weekend on Yellow Brit Road! We had songs old and new, Halloween-themed and not, featuring
Muse
Rina Sawayama
Bauhaus
Kate Bush
Walt Disco
Venus Grrrls
Nova Twins
The Kills
David Bowie
GENN
The Cramps
Pinkshift
FASTFAST
Thank you to everyone who suggested music for this week! The extended spooky playlist, with all your suggestions is here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and...2022-11-0116 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 October 2022: Gigs, Releases, Prizes, Funding Drive!So much going on in this week's show, and to think this show might never have happened (your host screamed themselves hoarse at a Muse gig and has laryngitis now)*
We talk gigs, the economics of touring and the music industry, the Mercury Prize 2022, the CFRC Funding Drive, and tons of new releases including from
The Subways
Gorillaz
Benefits
SZWÉ
Dry Cleaning
PVA
Billy Nomates
Shake Chain
Oscar Jerome
Elis Derby
Narcissus
Softcult
Groucho Pepe
By Divine Right
(additional recommendation: Cris Derksen)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp l...2022-10-2517 minCFRC Daily News BriefsOct.11-BriefIt’s Tuesday October 11th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…
CFRC 101.9 FM celebrated a century of broadcasting on Friday, as a plaque was unveiled marking 100 years to the day that CFRC took to the airwaves. Former station manager Steve Cutway presented two achievement awards to long-standing volunteers Wayne Vermette and Jim Birch who have broadcasted for over 40 consecutive years on the station. Alex Freedman Executive Director at the Community Radio Fund Canada was at the plaque unveiling ceremony. The Community Radio Fund of Canada funds projects at campus and co...2022-10-1100 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 9 October 2022: Centennial Broadcast!Happy birthday to us! CFRC 101.9 FM, our dear little station has hung around for 100 years since 1922 to let me bring you this week's broadcast. Aside from a flurry of celebratory events on campus and at the station, we had a smidge of history on our show, as well as great new releases as always, including from
Arctic Monkeys
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Connie Constance
Mansur Brown
Amaroun
Sports Team
Poppy Ajudha
Affleck's Palace
New Pagans
Lil Silva, BADBADNOTGOOD
Broken Bear
The Plastic Youth
Priya Ragu
KaKaow
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all...2022-10-1116 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 October 2022: Live, Reading Festival!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we headed back out onto the field for a final hurrah this summer: Reading and Leeds Festival, that took place 26-28 August this year. Live performances from the festival that can all be watched in full colour and glory on the BBC Music YouTube, as well as some CFRC history, in honour of our station turning 100 this week. Performances by
Arctic Monkeys
Little Simz
Uninvited
DEADLETTER
Panic Shack
Priestgate
Grove
De'Wayne
Poppy
Fontaines D.C.
Joy Crookes
Dave
Remember, find all CFRC centennial events here, and do join us if...2022-10-0459 min
The Kingstonian PodcastCFRC Radio - 100 Years!Send us a textThis episode is a little different. The Podcast does not normally profile an organization or an institution but when a radio station reaches its Centennial, you need to acknowledge it. And when it’s a campus/community station, you need to spend some time talking about it! STEVE CUTWAY is the longest-serving station manager at CFRC, having spent some time before that volunteering as a student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario – which where the station is located. And that’s where he and I met, some 50 years ago! We don’t...2022-10-0451 minCFRC Daily News BriefsOct.3-BriefIt’s Monday October 3rd. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. A cool start to the day, but the sun will warm things up to a high of 16. Right now it’s zero. In the news…
A sacred fire at City Park was one of many across Kingston marking National Truth and Reconciliation Day on Friday.
Aboriginal Outreach Rural Service Worker with Kingston Interval House Lorie Young shared that she is a residential school survivor. She said,
“It was a great wrong, a great injustice, it’s genocide, o...2022-10-0300 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 25 September 2022: We're Back!Welcome back to the Yellow Brit Road, alive, kicking, and brought to you right from the Limestone City! The Yellow Brit Road is home at last, and this week, we're finally coming to you from Kingston, with as good a show as we've ever done, filled with good music, good vibes, and some CFRC history thrown in for good measure! Setlist this week:
Rina Sawayama
Suede
Dry Cleaning
Big Joanie
Gilla Band
The Fashion Week (+Gruff Rhys)
Powderpaint
Pip Millett
Courting
CHROMA
Dutch Criminal Record
Parker
Magi Merlin
The Astros
Find this week's playlist here. Do try a...2022-09-2717 minCFRC Daily News BriefsSept.21-BriefIt’s Wednesday September 21st. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief…In the news…
Kingston Police are looking for help in identifying a suspect in connection with the bear spray incident from this past weekend at The Fall Fair. Around 10 on Saturday evening, a group of youth were fighting in front of the large Ferris wheel, when one of the individuals began spraying at the other youth, while other attendees were inadvertently struck by the spray. Witnesses describe the suspect as male, wearing a black or grey tracksuit with a hoodie co...2022-09-2100 minCFRC Daily News BriefsSept.16-BriefIt’s Friday September 16th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..
Kingston Economic Development recently hosted a diplomatic delegation from 12 European and Asian countries. According to a release from Economic Development, the visit was part of the Corporation’s initiatives to promote investment attraction and collaboration, and to support bilateral trade and foreign direct investment in Kingston and the surrounding region.
During their two day visit, the delegates met with stakeholders from Kingston’s municipal, academic and industrial sectors. They visited Queen’s Cardiopulmonary Unit, and learned...2022-09-1600 minCFRC Daily News BriefsSept.14-BriefIt’s Wednesday September 14th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..
Queens University will be making adjustments to future Move-In Days after receiving complaints from several parents about their experience. One parent, who asked to remain anonymous told YGK News, the experience was “appalling” and that a plan to situate over 4,500 students on one day is doomed to fail…it was a chaotic, disastrous experience.”
Executive Director of Housing & Ancillary Services at Queens University, Leah Wales says, “We acknowledge that this year’s return to a one-day move-in...2022-09-1400 minCFRC Daily News BriefsAugust 25-BriefIt’s Thursday August 25th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…
Queen’s University has announced a booster shot will not be required, and masking will not be mandatory to attend classes or to live in Queen’s residence for the upcoming Fall 2022 semester. The statement comes a day after Western University announced students would be required to have one booster shot and wearing a mask would be mandatory in classrooms.
However, the statement notes “Students, faculty, and staff in the Faculty of Health Sciences accessing hosp...2022-08-2500 minCFRC Daily News BriefsAugust 22-BriefIt’s Monday August 22nd. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief…In the news…
The Canada Foundation For Innovation has awarded two Queens University affiliated research facilities over $120 million. SNOLAB based near Sudbury, an Internationally renowned research facility studying dark matter and the neutrino particle will receive 100 million to continue supporting astro particle research, while the Canadian Cancer Trial Groups based at Queen’s will receive 20 million dollars to support research network testing innovations in cancer treatments. Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with the Government of Canada Francois-Phillipe Champagne made the an...2022-08-2200 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 7 August 2022: Show Updates, Side By Side WeekendThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, fantastic new releases, some updates on the show's scheduling for the fall, plus artists from Ottawa's Side By Side Weekend that took place last weekend. Music this week by
Rina Sawayama
Bloc Party
Yard Act (with Elton John!)
Cathy Jain
Ailbhe Reddy
The Clockworks
Loyle Carner
black midi
Loose Articles
Mr. Power
Sleep Late
Deliverables
Kicksie
Peel Dream Magazine
Mádé Kuti
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in...2022-08-0914 minCFRC Daily News BriefsJuly 29-News BriefIt’s Friday July 29th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..
With the encampment protocol reinstated and over 100 unhoused people currently camping, Home Base Housing Executive Director Tom Greening tells CFRC news, if everybody camping wants to use an emergency shelter there are certainly not enough spaces available.
Greening says “There’s no way by the fall or winter that the city or anybody for that matter will be able to build new affordable housing..
He adds that he hopes for some addi...2022-07-2900 minCFRC Daily News BriefsJuly 28-News BriefIt’s Thursday July 28th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…
Queen’s University Chancellor and the former chair of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission The Honourable Murray Sinclair issued a statement in response to the historic apology from Pope Francis, saying the Holy Father’s statement leaves a deep hole in the acknowledgement of the full role of the church in the Residential School system. He went on to say the church was a lead co-author of the darkest chapters in the history of this land.”
Former...2022-07-2800 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 24 July 2022: Awards, Gigs, ParaorchestraThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we talked awards, because your friendly neighbourhood Yellow Brit Road was an honourable mention at this year's National Campus and Community Association annual awards for alternative and indie music!We also talked about live gigs, and the latest collaboration between musician Hannah Peel and Bristol-based Paraorchestra, the world's first orchestra made up of disabled and non-disabled musicians, playing traditional and assistive instruments. Setlist: Muse Rina Sawayama Aoifa Nessa Frances Gwenno black midi Kiwi Jr. Weird Nightmare Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra Mr. Jukes & Barney Artist Watch The Ride, Nia Archives Gogol...2022-07-2620 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 17 July 2022: The Great 78 Project, Accessibility At Live Shows, CollaborationsAn information-packed show on this week's Yellow Brit Road. We peeked into the Great 78 Project's impressive collection of restored and digitised discs, heard about accessibility for disabled fans at live venues, saw historic synthpop collaborations, and had new releases from
Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys
Bif Naked
Kid Kapichi
Fräulein
DEADLETTER
Sinead O'Brien
Nova Twins
Gilla Band
Adwaith
L.A. Salami
Nick Frater
Alvvays
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Listen to the Yungblud Podcast here.
**A n...2022-07-1930 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 3 July 2022: Live at Glastonbury Festival!Live music from Glastonbury festival to put you in the thick of the action (mud-free, while not being £300 poorer). Most performances are available on the BBC Music YouTube channel or through BBC Sounds/iPlayer. Artists featured were
Pet Shop Boys (+ Years & Years)
Courtney Barnett
Wet Leg
Dry Cleaning
black midi
Koffee
Declan McKenna
Yves Tumor
Les Amazones D'Afrique
Fontaines D.C.
JARV IS
Kojey Radical (+ Cashh)
Wolf Alice
Des'ree (poetry)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial a...2022-07-051h 05Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 26 June 2022: Pride! - Glastonbury, Queer Protest Music, Interview with Desi LGBT FestWhat an eventful week on the Yellow Brit Road! We were at Glastonbury festival this weekend, bringing you live performances straight from Worthy Farm (or from our little Caruthers Hall basement... join us in mind and spirit!). We also had many performances by queer musicians playing the festival this weekend.
I also got to chat to the creators and hosts of the Desi LGBT Fest, a festival celebrating queer identities, art and expression within South Asian communities around the world (**FULL INTERVIEW OUT THURSDAY)! This week's setlist:
Rina Sawayama
Suede
Skunk Anansie
Rufus Wainwright (live)
Kae...2022-06-2848 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 19 June 2022: Pride! - Jake Daniels, Queerness In Football, Interview with Flower ElectronicsThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we took a deeper look at the impact that 17-year-old Jake Daniels, English football's only currently openly gay player, has had and will have on the game of football and the people surrounding it. We also caught up with two Halifax, Nova Scotia-based queer experimental sound artists whose new publication FLOWER ELECTRONICS will feature submissions by queer artists exploring the relationship between sound and queerness.
New music this week from
Placebo
Metric
Beabadoobee
Ezra Furman
Amaroun
Petrol Girls
Dwight Sykes
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and...2022-06-2138 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 29 May 2022: Thunderstorms, Junos, New ReleasesThis week, hot off the presses comes coverage of the annual Juno Awards, courtesy your very own friendly neighbourhood Yellow Brit Road! (None but the Canadian Grammys. Big.)
We also had great new releases, all which can be found in the setlist featuring:
Rina Sawayama
Royal Blood
Haviah Mighty
Roxane Bruneau
Avril Lavigne
Deborah Cox
Arkells
DJ Shub and Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Arcade Fire
Elis Derby
SLIX
IDestroy
FEVER
Friendmaker
Say Sue Me
Find all coverage and performances from the Junos on the CBC Music YouTube.
Find this week's playlist here. Do...2022-05-3136 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 15 May 2022: Eurovision!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the best of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the best performances, the wackiest and most memorable, and those that were sorely overlooked this year. We also had some brand new releases! This week's setlist features
Bloc Party
Florence and the Machine
The Rasmus (Finland's Eurovision entry)
Jérémie Mackiese (Belgium)
Subwoolfer (Norway)
Citi Zēni (Latvia)
Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers (Moldova)
Alvan and Ahez (France)
Konstrakta (Serbia)
Sam Ryder (UK)
Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine)
Keeley
Breezy Supreme
Iceage
Tallies
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and supp...2022-05-1726 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 8 May 2022: Submissions, Releases, Exclusives, ConcertsThis week's show has got it all! From exciting submissions to new, charting and relevant releases, to live performances and exclusive releases from Earth Percent's Earth Day fundraiser, everything's happening on this week's Yellow Brit Road. The incredible artists that made this week's show possible were
The Subways
Bob Vylan
Just Mustard
Fontaines D.C.
Michael Stipe
Prima Queen
English Teacher
Franc Moody
Ava Vox
The Arlo's
Radkey
Low Budget Rock Star
Learn more about Earth Percent and the work they do at https://earthpercent.org.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists d...2022-05-1629 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 17 April 2022: Earth Day, Touring, and New ReleasesThis week we talked all about touring! As live music begins to make a comeback across the world, musicians and listeners alike find themselves able to traverse more than just a Yellow Brit Road (though we're always here!). We discussed the environmental impacts of touring, the dirty secrets of merch at show venues, and of course, listened to great new releases as always. This week, we had music by
Kae Tempest and Lianne La Havas
Bloc Party
Snapped Ankles
Working Men’s Club
Kokoroko
Mush
Courting
Fräulein
WAXX!
Gabriel’s Dawn
Mother Mother
DEHD
Sonic Youth
Find t...2022-04-1915 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 10 April 2022: Comebacks, Festivals, and All The JazzThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had great new releases, submissions, and a few comeback records from seminal British artists. Setlist featuring
Sun's Signature
Tears for Fears
Porridge Radio
Walt Disco
DITZ
Wet Leg
Ezra Collective
Ibibio Sound Machine
Scarlet Rebels
Pink Floyd
Sophie Li
Picks from Helsinki label We Jazz's fundraiser compilation featuring previously unreleased tracks
PUP
The Linda Lindas
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at...2022-04-1315 min
The Late Late Capitalism ShowEP 100: Top From 10sA celebration for the ages
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1-0-0. When we started this podcast way back in January 2020 we never fathomed we’d make it here. But thanks to a little luck, and a lot of CSIS dark money, we pulled through. To celebrate, we all definitely made a coherently organized top 10 list of our personal picks for the Worst Canadian. Also Meghan said we’re not allowed to call people “ugly” anymore which makes the possibility of making another 100 of these things seriously in doubt :/
Twitter thread by @RahRahRaina
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Our them...2022-04-0100 min
The Late Late Capitalism ShowEP 100: Top From 10sA celebration for the ages
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1-0-0. When we started this podcast way back in January 2020 we never fathomed we’d make it here. But thanks to a little luck, and a lot of CSIS dark money, we pulled through. To celebrate, we all definitely made a coherently organized top 10 list of our personal picks for the Worst Canadian™️. Also Meghan said we’re not allowed to call people “ugly” anymore which makes the possibility of making another 100 of these things seriously in doubt :/
Twitter thread by @RahRahRaina
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Our theme so...2022-04-011h 09
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 27 March 2022: Tributes, SXSW, Fundraisers, New ReleasesThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to our rock heroes, had new releases and fundraising music, and discussed the significance and impact of showcase festivals for up-and-coming musicians. Setlist featuring
Muse
Nova Twins
Gwenno
Just Mustard
DEADLETTER
TV Priest
Fontaines D.C.
RoRo
6th Crowd
The Straights
Picks from the compilation Sounds of Survival
PUP
fanclubwallet
Black Dresses
Some of the other fundraiser compilations include: drum&bass, post rock.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
2022-03-2915 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 20 March 2022: New Music, Awards, Musicians Helping UkraineThis week the Yellow Brit Road had fantastic new music as always! We discussed radio awards, had brand new releases, and, reflecting current situation, had music by artists currently raising money to help Ukrainian relief operations. To help out, follow the links in their Bandcamps, linked below. Setlist:
Belle & Sebastian
Skunk Anansie
Cassyette
Modern Guilt
Wet Leg
Nilüfer Yanya
Lava La Rue
Petrol Girls
Nick Hudson
Sky Diving Penguins
More In Luv
Okean Elzy
Young Guv
Lilyisthatyou
Akintoye
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and et...2022-03-2212 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 6 March 2022: March releases across genres!Great music from across genres, across the UK, delivered to your ears: welcome to the Yellow Brit Road! Lose yourself amidst the indie rock, poetry, experimental space fuzz, punk, industrial noise, rock and roll, shoegaze and more! This week's show features
Bloc Party
Kae Tempest
Super Furry Animals
VLURE
Heart Shaped
Baby Strange
Panic Shack
Bob Vylan
Grove
Loose Articles
Youth Sector
Minaxi
Pussy Riot
Pup
Mear
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in...2022-03-0811 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 27 February 2022: Dydd Miwsig Cymru (Welsh Music Day)Each February since 2013 has seen the celebration of Dydd Miwsig Cymru or the Wales music day, since radio DJ and broadcaster Huw Stephens began the celebration 9 years ago. Here on the Yellow Brit Road, we took the opportunity to indulge in our favourite new Cymraeg releases on this week's show! That, plus almost-intriguing-vaguely-anodyne chat; call this show your safe space and hop on to hear new music from:
The Specials
Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX
Bandicoot
Adwaith
Mellt
Alffa
Gwenno
Gruff Rhys with Imarhan
Kizzy Crawford
The Squiggles
22 Oceans
Bichkraft
Monowhales
Find this week's playlist here. Do t...2022-03-0115 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 6 February 2022: Big Sounds, Headphones History and The GamesOn this week's fun and happening show, we had splendid new releases, some rush up in the charts, the history of headphones, and the Olympics! The 80s also got mentioned a lot, for some reason. A stellar setlist for this week included The Mysterines Duran Duran Léa Sen Walt Disco PenSHUi Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard Borrowed Atlas Sky Diving Penguins Lady Bird Mint Green Hipersona SaunaFind this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. xDo touch that dial and tune in live! W...2022-02-0814 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 30 January 2022: The Week When Everything Happened What, I implore you, listeners, *didn't* happen this week? I tried on this week's show to cover the events of The Week That Everything Happened: from the chart battles, to the press spats, changes coming in the music industry and more (what is this, the 1990s!?) Of course, all of that was supplanted by a flood of excellent new releases, from
Franz Ferdinand
Nova Twins
Yard Act
Black Country, New Road
Young T & Bugsy
Tribeless
Fuzz Lightyear
FloFilz and Alfa Mist
Collect Call
Sola
Partner
Pip Blom
Pom Poko
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and supp...2022-02-0115 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 January 2022: New Releases, And A Mystery SolvedOn this week's Yellow Brit Road, the new releases are pouring in, and we get to the bottom of a most pressing concern...
This week's setlist features
Billy Talent
Kae Tempest
I, Doris
Nile Marr
NewDad
Kid Kapichi and Bob Vylan
Fresh
Ashley Henry
The Glass Skies
VONAMOR
Habibi
Sadam Seguya
The Burning Hell
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or...2022-01-2713 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 16 January 2022: Tributes, Post-Punk Legends, Funding Drive UpdateThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had a tribute to the larger-than-life "comedian, chameleon, Corinthian and caricature" David Bowie, from a punk legend; we had a flurry of new year announcements and releases, including from our own station, which enters its 100th year; and a submission from a post punk legend. What's not to look forward to? We had
Alice Bag
Muse
Fontaines D.C.
Sprints
Bronnie
The Rills
Baba Ali
Jetstream Pony
Mahalia
Jah Wobble and Telefís
JEEN
CHAI
Rímon
Young Guv
Motorists
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support ar...2022-01-1814 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 January 2022: The First Show of the New Year!2022! A brand new year, with the same old show you know and love. The Yellow Brit Road continues, polished, preened and still beloved, into the new year with more great new music, plus the return of an old favourite feature! The setlist for this week includes Tokyo noise rockers Boris A new release from Placebo A collaboration between Welsh post punks Adwaith and Sister Wives Indie pop from Cambridge Pyramid Park A post punk primer from Scotland's incredible music scene, Parliamo Injury Reserve (Bandcamp essential listens 2021 Jaubi Cleo Sol William Dunn ) Rebecca Lou (Submissions Mild Horses ) Leon Bridges2022-01-0414 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 26 December 2021: The Boxing Day Show!This week, the Yellow Brit Road goes live on Boxing Day! We had some festive releases to play from around the indie, post punk and alt rock scene, discussed some lesser-known Christmas traditions from Wales, had some poetry, and other good fun. This week's setlist features
Cerys Matthews
The Cribs
Billy Nomates
Kaputt
The Shop Window
Kizzy Crawford
Dream Nails
Ezra Collective
Modesty Blaise
I Am A Rocketship
Jane's Party
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Here's a full copy o...2021-12-2821 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 12 December 2021: Stars, Poetry, Gales, Experimental Jazz, Linguistics Chat and Great MusicGales (and Gaels), poetry, experimental jazz pop, chat about language branches, acid-base harmony, a radio station funding drive in full swing, an approaching centenary, correspondence from the stars (and a starstruck host), new releases, exciting collaborations; what *didn't* happen on this week's Yellow Brit Road? Only one way to find out, dive right into the show, armed with a setlist to make you the envy of your local indie night, featuring:
Bloc Party
bis
English Teacher
Swine Tax
Home Counties
Mhaol (pronounced wail)
Kofi Stone
Blue Lab Beats (along with KillBeatz and featuring the legendary Fela Kuti)
Greer
...2021-12-1716 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 21 November 2021: Old Celebrations, New Releases!Celebrating old faves, toasting to new releases, listening to great post punk, this show gets by! This week, we had
Gorillaz' song Doncamatic, which turned 11 this year!
PVRIS, with their big alt rock sound
Irish post punk from Pillow Queens
Shame
Classic rock and roll from the Bug Club
Grace Petrie, with laser-sharp, yet heartfelt folk songwriting
Ojerime
IDLES
T MULLA, Hardy Caprio
Blue Lab Beats, with Tiana maj9 and Koffi Stone
Lady Bird
Peaness
LA rock trio Kill Birds
Toronto punks PUP, excellent as always
Grandson and Two Feet
Find this week's playlist here. Do try a...2021-11-2313 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 14 November 2021: Wintry Epics, CFRC Funding Drive, New MusicThis week on the Yellow Brit Road! Slight advantage was taken of the fact that radio is an audio medium (and thank goodness it is), and we had brand new music hot off the presses (or not, given the global vinyl shortage). As a manner of speaking, at least. On the setlist this week, find
Industrial rock from The Horrors
Hard rockers The Mysterines
Yorkshire post punk poets Yard Act
Bristolian post punks DITZ
Colchester indie rock band Anorak Patch
Wrexham soundscapers Kidsmoke
The delightfully named Sheffield collective Captain Avery and The Cosmic Triceratops Of Intergalactic Peace
Glasgow...2021-11-1715 min
Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 7 November 2021: mclusky, Post Punk, Kingston! Amongst OthersWhat an eventful show we've had this week! A feature into the 00s Cardiff rock and punk scene, a new album from ABBA (sorry, they upend normal programming and you know it), new releases, (slightly late) (vaguely) spook-themed music, submissions and music from all over the world (Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Canada, India, England and Wales); what more can you ask for in a show? This week's playlist featured
mclusky
Future of the Left
Christian Fitness
ABBA
Fräulein
DEADLETTER
Witch Fever
Alfa Mist
The Assist
Time Cops
Hipersona
Bleako's Nuclear Disco
The F-16s
Find this week's p...2021-11-1115 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 10 October 2021: Synthpop History, FOCUS Wales, Singaporean ShoegazeWhat didn't happen on the Yellow Brit Road this week? Treading down this leaf-strewn path, we had word from an authority on the 80s, Trevor Horn, touched down in Wrexham for the incredible FOCUS Wales festival (fyi they had a tiny Canadian showcase week too. Showcase festivals are the best things in the world and they can have everything), had some great synthpop releases, talked about the rise of shoegaze and indie scenes in south eastern Asia, and had great submissions and music per usual! Our setlist for this week had
Erasure
She Drew The Gun
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Clwb F...2021-10-1217 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road, 26 September 2021: Many New Releases, Knitting, Autumn, Interview Sneak PeaksOh, what didn't happen this week on the Yellow Brit Road? We've had tons of new releases from household names and rising stars (stat: this week was a 100% new music show. I know cuz I'm punctual with my logs). We had chat about colour schemes and autumn knitting (I'm loving your knitting tips, by the way!), we had fantastic submissions, and even a sneak peak of an upcoming interview on the show!
Remember to tune in to catch my interview with John Armstrong from Manchester underground veteran indie rock band The Speed of Sound this Thursday from 1...2021-09-2815 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road, 5 September 2021: Charlie Watts Tribute, Collaborations, Budget Baking, Top Music This week on Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to the late Charlie Watts, longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones and certified drumming icon in his own right, listened to some surprising, exciting collaborations, and as always, had great new music from bands on the British music scene!
Our setlist included:
The Rolling Stones (obviously)
Sleeper and David Gedge from The Wedding Present, on a grungey, indie Bond cover
Gorillaz, collaborating with UK rapper and singer AJ Tracey on their latest EP Meanwhile
Musician Du Blonde, on a new song that features Paul Smith from Maximo P...2021-09-0713 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road, 15 August 2021: Folk Bop, Punk Rock, Knock Your Socks.This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, fun facts, submissions and more new releases! Our setlist featured
Welsh songwriting icon Heather Jones
Pulp's surprising folk roots
Rosellas
Kid Kapichi
Dream Nails
Damn Good Liars
The Howlers
The Speed of Sound
SZWÉ
Sprints
N’famady Kouyaté and Gruff Rhys on a new Welsh-Mandingue track
Masala chai section for this week
Montréal artist Clerel
Italian punk supergroup Hearts Apart
Montreal punk band Pale Lips
Edmonton band Wares
Toronto Power Ranger synth rockers TWRP
Find this week's (mostly complete?) playlist here. Do try and support artists direc...2021-08-1714 min
Nearly NuminousReligion and Group Identity in The 100 (Part 2)Welcome to the 2nd episode in our series on CW’s hit show, The 100! If you haven’t listened to the first episode yet, check it out here! And if you haven’t seen Season 1 of The 100, then we recommend watching it before you dive into this episode (otherwise you’ll get a lot of spoilers).
In this episode, we focus more on group identity and cohesion using all our fancy background and language about religion and group identity. Get ready for some 1st year University-level definitions, and also some rants about who would make the best charisma...2021-07-1200 min
Nearly NuminousReligion, Spirituality, and Apocalypticism in The 100 (Part 1)Welcome to the first of a special 2-part episode on the hit CW show “The 100”. The show originally premiered in 2014 and ran for seven seasons – but today, we’re only getting into the first season. Of course, there are some spoilers, so feel free to go watch the entire first season and come back to this episode.
In the first part of our series on “The 100,” we introduce the premise of the show, some of our favourite plotholes and burning questions, and most importantly, how it relates to religion—through its apocalyptic themes.
Join us next episode fo...2021-06-2100 minCFRC Daily News BriefsDaily News – Tues. Feb 2 2021 (1pm)Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for the afternoon of Tuesday, February 2nd 2021!
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. There was one positive case reported on Sunday and no new cases on Saturday. The Kingston region has nine total active cases. One of those individuals is in hospital in the intensive care unit and on a ventilator.
According to local public health’s COVID-19 dashboard on its website, only seven new cases have been reported in the region since Jan. 24: six in Kingston and...2021-02-0200 minCFRC Daily News BriefsDaily News – Wed. January 6 2021Here’s your CFRC daily news brief for Wednesday, January 6 2021!
COVID-19 update; yesterday in the KFLA public health region we had 12 new cases and 53 active cases. Dr. Moore advises anyone who has traveled over the winter break or is arriving in the Kingston area to please monitor very closely and get tested if you have any symptoms.
Starting this evening, Jan 6th, Stages Night Club will be open as a warming centre to offer respite during our cold winter evenings. The shelter will be open Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings from 8-11pm. Masks and san...2021-01-0600 minCFRC Daily News BriefsDaily News – Tues. December 22 2020Good morning folks, you’re listening to the daily news brief on CFRC 101.9FM. It is Tuesday, December 22th, 2020, it is 8 am. 3 more days till Christmas, Hope you on Santa’s nice list because I know I’m not. Today we have a high of 2 and a low of negative 7.
KFL A is reporting 6 new covid-19 cases today, our resolved number is 21, leaving our told number of active cases to be 86. Kingston is in stage Orange which means we are supposed to take restrictive immediate measures, with a weekly incidence rate of 25 to 39.9 cases per 100,000.
The addit...2020-12-2200 minCFRC Daily News BriefsDaily News – Thurs. October 22 2020Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Thursday, October 22 2020!
In the KFLA region, there are now 7 active COVID cases, 167 cases resolved and a total of 174 cases. Two males in their 20’s have tested positive for the virus. The assessment centre at the Beechgrove Complex is open from 9 am to 4 pm for anyone who needs testing.
From 10am-12pm today, the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research presents the third symposium of the 2020 Virtual Symposium Series: Chronic Pain – Comprehensive Person-centred Pain management: Common Themes and the way forward. This symposium will be held on You...2020-10-2200 minCFRC Daily News BriefsDaily News – Thurs. September 17 2020Here’s your CFRC Daily News brief for Thursday, September 17 2020.
A Queen’s University student has tested positive for the virus, being one of the 5 active cases in the Kingston area. Mark Erdman, who is the Manager of Community Relations at Queen’s University said that contract tracing is being done by the KFLA Public Health and that any close contacts will be contacted directly by Public Health.
This was announced just one day after Kingston City Council unanimously voted to increase fines to deter people from large social gatherings as there have been many especia...2020-09-1700 min
Finding A VoiceReadings, performances, and discussions from recent Kingston events
Broadcasted on Friday, November 1st, from 4-6pm ET on CFRC 101.9fm’s ‘finding a voice’ – In the first hour, from the September 21st ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change – Kingston’ event, you’ll hear readings by Chantel Lavoie and me, and a musical performance by Irwin. Following that, from an October 16th book launch event at Novel Idea Bookstore, you’ll hear Andree Thorpe as she talks about her new book “Fields of Hope” and answers questions. In the second hour from again an event at Novel Idea Bookstore held October 3rd, you’ll hear a reading by Tim Wynne-Jones as he launched “The Ruin...2019-11-021h 59Finding A VoiceMore from the September 21st 100,000 Poets for Change-Kingston event
Broadcasted on Friday, October 25th, from 4-6pm ET on CFRC 101.9fm’s ‘finding a voice’ –In the first hour, from the September 21st ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change – Kingston’ event, you’ll hear readings by Yessica Rivera Belsham, Sasha Hill, Travis Canadien, Robert Millard, Alyssa Cooper, and Billie Kearns. In the second hour from again the September 21st ‘100TPC – Kingston’ event, you’ll hear a reading by Paul Kelley, Tia Lunn, Paul Chaput, and Sarah Dunkley.
2019-10-281h 58Finding A VoiceMore readings and performances from the Sept 21st ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change
Broadcasted on Friday, October 18th, from 4-6pm ET on CFRC 101.9fm’s ‘finding a voice’ – In the first hour, from the September 21st ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change – Kingston’ event, you’ll hear readings by Anne Graham, Nathalie Sorensen, Natanya Levine, Judith Popiel, and Raven Adamson. In the second hour from again the September 21st ‘100TPC – Kingston’ event, you’ll hear a reading by Leyla Chisamore, and performances by Liam Fenton, and Ollin Drum Circle.
2019-10-241h 59Finding A VoiceRecent open mic and 100 TPC – Kingston readings
Originally broadcasted on Friday, October 11th, from 4-6pm ET on CFRC 101.9fm’s ‘finding a voice’ –
In the first hour, from September 3rd reading in the ‘and the journey continues’ monthly open mic series, you’ll hear remaining unaired readings by Kait Allen, Gwen Whitford, Sasha Hill, Cory Tokay, Anne Graham, Bob MacKenzie, Sarah Emtage, Alyssa Cooper, Lyle Merriam, Eric Folsom, and me. Following that, with the move into the September 21st ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change – Kingston’ event, you’ll hear readings by Bethmarie Michalska, and Gwen Whitford.
In the second hour from again the September 21st 100TP...2019-10-151h 58Finding A Voice100 Thousand Poets for Change, and MoreFirst hour of a two hour show featuring, from an August 20th reading at Novel Idea Bookstore and as emceed by Allison Casteels, you’ll hear readings by Michael Casteels, Jeff Latosik, Catriona Wright, and E. Martin Nolan.
Second hour of a two hour show featuring first a reading from the September 22nd ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change’ event in Kingston that will consume much of this show for the next few weeks, you’ll hear Tammy Selena Tuck, with Craig Jones on guitar, reading her dedication poem to Gord Downie. Following that, you’ll hear readings by Merilyn Si...2018-10-151h 55