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Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 15 June 2025: Live from NXNE!This week, the Yellow Brit Road brings you full coverage from the 30th edition of Toronto music showcase festival, NXNE! Listen on for gig reviews, tracks by artists at the festival (British, Irish or otherwise; all regular programming sort of goes out the window around NXNE time tbh) and interviews with guest musicians from over the week. Music byJuice Joint, Nadia Sheikh, Red Output, New Friends, The Young Scones, activemirror., Absolight, Problem Patterns.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!Touch that dial and tune in live! We're...2025-06-171h 12Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 8 June 2025: Muse Drones, Courting, New ReleasesThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we mark 10 years since rock band Muse's back-to-basics rock mammoth Drones, Liverpool electro-alt rockers Courting visit Toronto and we bring you the best new releases from the UK and Ireland of late. All to listen for! Music byMuse, Kae Tempest, Wet Leg, DellaXOZ, TV Face, Underdown, The New Eves, The Fiends, Miki Berenyi Trio, Buffet Lunch, Sterling Press, Cheetah, Nia Archives, Jehnny Beth, Bees & Sawdust, Courting, Problem Patterns, Jordan Adetunji, The Zebecks, Juice Joint.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!...2025-06-1035 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 25 May 2025: Sgt. Pepper, Kingston Reunions, New MusicThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of The Beatles' genre defining proto-concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There's a mini-Kingston reunion as we see The Codas, Tiny Horse and Kyra live! And newest tunes from:Skunk Anansie, Suede, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Cyn Cwsg, Rosellas, Nilüfer Yanya, Rightkeysonly, His Lordship, Deyah, Future Utopia, Lava La Rue, The Bug Club, the north, Eje Blakk, Girlband!, Red Telephone, Kyra, Party Dozen.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!Touch that dial and tune i...2025-05-2727 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 18 May 2025: Gorillaz Demon Days, Focus Wales!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the legacy of Gorillaz' seminal second album Demon Days, which turns 20 next week. Also, friends of the show Jaz and Nathan drop by to help curate a show of the best live picks from Focus Wales festival! Music by:Gorillaz, Nova Twins, Gruff Rhys, Dead Air, Sister Wives, XENITH, Tara Bandito, 9Bach, Mace The Great, Melys, Gulp, Das Koolies, Ynys.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in...2025-05-1923 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 11 May 2025: New Era! Lambrini Girls, Focus Wales highlights, New MusicFirst show of the new era! Coming to you from big TO, the 6ix, city of lights Toronto, the Yellow Brit Road turns over a new leaf. Welcome to the first show of the relaunch. Good music as always, some chat about gigs attended and festivals taking place. Music this week bySuede, Das Koolies, Skunk Anansie, YUNGBLUD, Sunday Best, Be N!ice, AJET, Baby Said, Nubiyan Twist, Brògeal, Papa Jupe's T.C., Jorja Smith, The Mary Column, Lambrini Girls, KulfiGirls.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!T...2025-05-1320 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 13 April 2025: Record Store Day, Coachella, New ReleasesThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate Record Store Day with our physical copies, Pulp return, UK and Irish bands take on Coachella, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals, Neon Neon) joins us next week on the show (!!), and we had new music from:Mogwai, Gwenno, Pulp, Lara Price Band, Jadu Heart, Krokodole, DEADSET, Rachel Chinouriri, Big Fear, KNEECAP, Sam Akpro, Hotgirl, Kikker, The Prodigy, Obongjayar, Benefits.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!If you're coming to Gruff Rhys' Toronto show on Monday and you're a listener...2025-04-1436 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 6 April 2025: New Artists, Reviews, First FestivalsThis week's Yellow Brit Road looks both forward and backwards: we celebrated Foals' 2008 debut album Antidote, played new artists, got misty-eyed over Kingstonian farewells, celebrated new albums, brought you highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival, and the best music by emerging artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by:Foals, Antony Szmierek, CMAT, caroline, Parliamo, DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, Howitzer, Uninvited, Florentenes, Ain't , Rizzas, Jasmine.4.t, Drop Dead McPhee, VLURE, English Teacher, BUZZKILL JOY, Nubiyan Twist, Fat Dog, Evan Jackson.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!Note: if...2025-04-0830 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadCFRC Backstage at the Broom Factory: Zach Zoya Interview!I caught up with rising Montreal musician, rapper and hip hop artist Zach Zoya, who is currently on tour across Canada supporting jazz group Busty and the Bass. Listen on for a really interesting backstage post-show chat as we discuss artistry, adapting shows for different crowds, hip hop in Canada and Montreal's rich and diverse music scene!Indie Wakeup Call is live weekday mornings on CFRC Radio from 8-10 AM (us specifically on Thursdays). Yellow Brit Road continues apace Sunday nights, 8 PM. We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca worldwide! L...2025-03-2713 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 March 2025: Blur's The Magic Whip Turns 10, Great New ArtistsThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the man behind a thousand tunes, Damon Albarn, and the fact that his band Blur's comeback album (the first time round) The Magic Whip turns 10 this year. What's special about the Magic Whip?, you ask. It's my favourite Blur album, so you just need to suffer through me yapping about it. Okay? Other great music on the show included:Nova Twins, Soft Play and Kate Nash, 1-800 GIRLS, Moonlight Eclipse, MACY, Adore, The Wears, Yazz Ahmed, Snapped Ankles, Morgan Elwy, Volume 11, Livid, TewTewTennau, Local Rainbow, Hyphen, Knats, Robo...2025-03-2533 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadCFRC Interview: Evan Jackson!I caught up with Kingston singer-songwriter Evan Jackson ahead of the release of his single It's Not You, as we talked about songwriting, his upcoming debut album and opening for the iconic Canadian band The Sadies! Evan's album Peace Paper Pleasure comes out 4 April, and you can find the singles, as well as this acoustic rendition on his Spotify. A more in-depth radio live session with him is temporarily available on cfrc.ca (13 March 2025).Indie Wakeup Call is live weekday mornings on CFRC Radio from 8-10 AM (us specifically on Thursdays). Yellow Brit Road...2025-03-2011 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 16 March 2025: St. Patrick's Day and New Tunes!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with some music by our favourite Irish artists, and brought you the best new tunes by emerging and established artists from the UK and Ireland! Featuring music by:The Pogues (I had to!), Skunk Anansie, The Murder Capital, Howitzer, Clamber, Witch Fever, Isis and the Shenanigans, Big Fear, Opalites, Fleur De Lys, Lovely Assistant, Sage Todz, Sprints, Barry Can't Swim, BXKS, Travy, Lady Garden, Sterling Press, Hotgirl, KNEECAP, CMAT, God Knows, Fontaines D.C.Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support...2025-03-1826 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 March 2025: BRIT Awards, Slaight PrizeOn a weekend that saw the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, BRIT Awards and Oscars all happen within 24 hours of each other, we had a busy show. Catch up if you missed it! We had highlights and performances from the BRITs, and revealed what we learned from our time on the red carpet at the Slaight Music Video Prize. We also brought you first and exclusive reveals of the winners!Music this week by: Rory Gallagher, Sam Fender, Rachel Chinouriri, Dirty Blonde, The Guest List, Courting, Myles Smith, Bricknasty, Queen Cult, The Last Dinner Party, Obongjayar, Sam Akpro...2025-03-0429 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 February 2025: Kapil Seshasayee interview!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we played you the best releases out of the UK and Ireland and had a guest join us on the show: Scottish fusion musician and guitarist Kapil Seshasayee! The Glaswegian musician dropped by to talk about blending together rock, synth, Indian classical music and his many new inspirations. He also talked about his upcoming SXSW shows next month. Music this week by:Bashy, Cat Burns, Fontaines D.C., Woman Wept, Polly Money, Snapped Ankles, snake eyes, The Murder Capital, Ezra Collective, Greentea Peng, Gender Chores, Black Country, New Road, Kapil...2025-02-2552 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 16 February 2025: New releases, The The, BAFTAs!This on the Yellow Brit Road brought you some banging new artists and releases out of the UK and Ireland, as per, celebrated 25. years of The The's Hanky Panky album, and also brought you some of the musical happenings at the BAFTAs, which took place merely hours before our show (and yes, somehow it is legal for me to play David Tennant's rousing rendition of Proclaimers' 500 Miles on our airwaves!) Music otherwise this week by:The The, FKA Twigs, Manic Street Preachers, Take That, Gondolas, Bees & Sawdust, Uninvited, Chloe Slater, DITZ, Sage Todz, Sterling Press, Travy, HONESTY...2025-02-1825 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 February 2025: XTRMNTR, Grammys, New Tunes!Once a year, the Grammys will fall right on the Yellow Brit Road slot, and I usually make no effort to cover them. Listen on for a few UK/IE music-related updates. I also do what the Grammys don't: encourage rising artists. So click play and enjoy some good new music, plus a wee celebration of Primal Scream's XTRMNTR, that turned 25 this week. Music by Primal Scream, Nova Twins, Sam Fender, Tooth Gore, overpass, Hotgirl, Ellie Dixon, Too Many Temples, Jadu Heart, The Gentle Good, The Lathums, swim school. Find this week's playlist here. Do...2025-02-0420 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadInterview: Bedouin Soundclash – Jay Malinowski on CFRC Radio!20 years after the release of their 2004 breakthrough album Sounding A Mosaic, the soulful Canadian indie-reggae band Bedouin Soundclash returned to Kingston, ON, where it all began for them as students at Queen's University. Singer and guitarist Jay Malinowski joined dropped by CFRC Radio ahead of the band's show on 26 January at the Broom Factory to talk about their Kingston beginnings, 20 years of Sounding A Mosaic, returning to their roots on their latest abum We Will Meet In A Hurricane and on advice for new bands starting out today. Touch that dial and tune in to Yellow Brit...2025-02-0216 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadBedouin Soundclash on CFRC Radio!Jay Malinowski, singer and guitarist in the acclaimed Canadian band Bedouin Soundclash, found his feet in Kingston's music scene during his time at Queen's University. He returns to the city with the band for an intimate, acoustic show at the Broom Factory and dropped in for a Zoom chat with CFRC Radio a few days before the show. Look out for the interview tomorrow morning! Touch that dial and tune in to Yellow Brit Road live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Like what we d...2025-02-0200 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 26 January 2025: New music, BRIT nominations!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had the best new releases out of the UK and Ireland, and the BRIT awards announce their nominations for 2025! Artists played this week: ALT BLK ERA, Doves, bdrmm, Heartworms, Ezra Collective, Die Twice, Divorce, Sports Team, Snapped Ankles Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly! Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Like what we do? CFRC is in the middle of its annual funding d...2025-01-2818 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 12 January 2025: Album reviews, new releasesThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, we bring you some of the best new singles and albums released in the UK and Ireland, and reviews on the albums you must listen to. Plus, some new Indian indie releases, since it's my last week in the country. Featuring music by Franz Ferdinand, Bob Vylan and Amy Taylor, Transmission Suite, Squid, Beach Riot, Lambrini Girls, Bilk, Miso Extra, Metronomy, Kim Hon, Skifall, Jorja Smith, Skinner, The Gentle Spring, Dry Heaves. Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly! Touch that dial and tune...2025-01-1416 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 5 January 2025: New Year, New Show!The first Yellow Brit Road of 2025! We ushered in the new year with new music from the UK, Ireland and beyond, and you, listeners, told us about the songs that signify new beginnings to you. The poem read was This Was The Year That Was Not The Year, by British poet Brian Bilston. Music this week by SAULT, Tame Impala, Queen Cult, The Palava, Paul Weller, sounds mint, STONE, Jadu Heart, Gully Days, Geese, Greentea Peng, YooJung, Cloth, Drug Store Raid, Vampire Weekend, Audrey Powne, Ezra Collective. Other links: SAULT live in London. ...2025-01-0714 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 29 December 2024: Goodbye 2024!The last Yellow Brit Road of 2024! Listeners helped us bid farewell to the year as you told us the songs that signify new beginnings to you. We’re keeping the ‘new beginnings’ theme going next week, the actual beginning of 2025, so keep your suggestions coming, please write in! The poem read was Alfred Tennyson’s In Memoriam 106 (“Ring out, wild bells”). Music this week was by The Coral, Mint, Jetstream Pony, Frank Turner, ALT BLK ERA, Home Counties, Kofi Stone, Half Moon Run, A.R.T., 3 Hwr Doeth, CHERISE, The Mountain Goats, Remi Remi, T...2025-01-0214 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 December 2024: Christmas Special!The Yellow Brit Road Christmas Special! Listen on for an indie Christmas, past Christmas Top of The Pops, festive poetry and fun! Listeners! Here's your task for the New Year's show next week: I need you to write in with your suggestions for music that sounds like new beginnings, whatever that means to you. Music this week by: Shane MacGowan, IDLES, Nonô, The Darkness, Cerys Hafana, FEET, Friedberg, Dilettante, Ezra Collective, John Cale, mary in the junkyard, Carwyn Ellis, The Mary Wallopers, Saint Ettienne Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!2024-12-2521 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 3 November 2024: Live from London!This week's Yellow Brit Road comes to you live from London! My cousin Ashna joins me for this episode as we discussed British music festivals, cultural differences between North America and Europe, and brought you cool new music from: Bloc Party (not new), Blossoms, Orla Gartland, The Cure, Baby Schillaci, Heartworms, Desire Machines, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Kizzy Crawford, Nubiyan Twist, Hotgirl, congratulations, Monster Florence. ind this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly! Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, S...2024-11-0525 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 14 July 2024: Football Anthems!Football fever has hit the continents of Europe and the Americas, and the Yellow Brit Road is celebrating the crossing paths of football and music with football anthems this week! Enjoy our favourite selection of new music from the UK and Ireland, along with football-associated tracks sprinkled in. Listen on for music this week by: Depeche Mode, Fatboy Slim, The The, Picture Parlour, Peter Xan, Pigbag, DEADLETTER, Bar Italia, LICE, Loose Articles, The Verve, JayaHadADream, The New Eves, Ynys, The Beautiful South, New Order, Hak Baker, Ezra Collective, Yazmin Lacey, ALT BLK ERA, Problem Patterns, J Noa...2024-07-1630 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 30 June 2024: Glastonbury!As is annual tradition here on the Yellow Brit Road, this week brings you total coverage of Glastonbury festival: from the emerging acts to the triumphant returns, from the highlights of a band's career to the legend slots and more, this show brings you as much coverage as an hour and a half can provide. All coverage derived from the BBC Glastonbury coverage, some of which can be found on the BBC Music YouTube. Strap in for an hour and a half of tunes from Little Simz, The Xx, Bloc Party, Otoboke Beaver, Yard Act, The Mary Wallopers, Arlo...2024-07-021h 31Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 23 June 2024: Convocation Celebratory Tunes, Ynys in Interview!This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're celebrating convocation week at Queen's for all graduates—and your host?? Complete with celebratory and our favourite indie tunes to blast out at the grad house party, Plus my dad's radio debut, and his idea of a banger. We are also joined by Dylan Hughes, the primary musician behind the soulful pop of the Aberystwyth, Wales-based band Ynys (Island), ahead of their second album releasing 12 July, Dosbarth Nos. Music this week by: Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Self Esteem, Jamie xx and Robyn, Goat Girl, Max Blansjaar, Lloyd Steele, Calvin Ha...2024-06-2538 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 2 June 2024: Festival Fever: Big Weekend!As Kingston, ON comes down from the highs of our own Spring Reverb festival that ended only hours before this week's live show, Yellow Brit Road keeps the festival fever going with live sets from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend festival in Luton in the UK last week! Music by: Declan McKenna, The Last Dinner Party, Victor Ray, FIZZ, Charlieeeee, Lavz, Myles Smith, NewDad, Low Girl, Ryussi, Rudimental, CMAT, Sea Girls, Tems, Cat Burns, London Grammar, Charli XCX, Coldplay, RAYE Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly! Touch that...2024-06-041h 29Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 21 April 2024: Coachella, Max BlansjaarThis week on Yellow Brit Road, we discussed our favourite new UK/Irish releases of the week, covered the UK artists playing Coachella's second week, and were joined by Oxford musician Max Blansjaar, whose debut album False Comforts is out in June! Music this week by The Charlatans, Pillow Queens, Fontaines D.C., Belle and Sebastian, Loose Articles, Lava La Rue, Hak Baker, Toddla T, Blue Lab Beats, Max Blansjaar, Olivia Dean, Brittney Howard, Skepta, Blur, Barry Can't Swim, The Last Dinner Party, FLO, Max Blansjaar. Find some of the Coachella performances here. Find the...2024-04-231h 07Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 7 April 2024: New Releases, Eclipse-Themed MusicHow many eclipse-themed lyrics and puns can you fit into a single show? This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we played some of my favourite new releases out of the UK, peppered in with a few eclipse-themed songs. Music this week by: Queens of The Stone Age, The Libertines, Swansea Sound, Nubiyan Twist, Wu-Lu, Pasta Hull, YOVA, Dream Wife, Homework, Fresh, Radical Kitten, NewDad, Bob Vylan, Siula, Amy Gadiaga, Prima Queen, Kapil Seshasayee, Ego Ella May, Gumshoe, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Sons of Rick, The Last Dinner Party Find this week's playlist here. Do try...2024-04-1528 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 31 March 2024: Gigs! Kneecap and The Last Dinner PartyIt's gig season!! This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we recapped cool gigs that have happened in the last few weeks, from notable local and student shows in Kingston, to bigger shows by touring British and Irish artists we've been at lately in Toronto. We chat about The Last Dinner Party's sold out Toronto show, and a guest Rose drops in to talk Kneecap, live shows and upcoming releases. Music by: The Stones Roses, Grace Petrie, Home Counties, sounds mint, The Lovely Eggs, Courting, swim school, KNEECAP, Nxdia, Sam Akpro, The Last Dinner Party, girldad, Kings...2024-04-0252 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road: Master Peace Interview!This week on Yellow Brit Road, I caught up with Peace Okezie, aka Master Peace, a London-based indie musician who has captured all our attention with his masterful, dancey debut album How To Make A Master Peace. We talked all about the album, being the new face of indie sleaze in 2024, identity and plans for the future ('World domination!') This was a fun chat, find yourself a copy of the album and listen to the whole interview! Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area...2024-03-1430 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 10 March 2024: 6 Music Festival, Master Peace interview!This week on Yellow Brit Road, we relived highlights of the BBC 6Music Festival that took place in Manchester this weekend, celebrated the women and mothers in new British and Irish music, and also caught up with Master Peace, a London-based indie musician who has captured all our attention with his masterful, dancy debut album How To Make A Master Peace, making him the new face of indie sleaze in 2024! Music this week by: The Smile, Gossip, Hak Baker CMAT, John Grant, IDestroy Gen & The Degenerates, Univited, The Mysterines, Doctor Jeep, Grove, Lambrini Girls, KNEECAP, Tara Lily...2024-03-121h 07Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 3 March 2024: BRIT Awards, Slaight Music Prize!This week was all about the awards, both global and local. We discussed the BRITs, the biggest night in British music, where underdogs prevailed and records were smashed. We also talked all about Kingston's own Slaight Music Video Prize at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (where the CFRC Live Sessions crew and I did red carpet interviews! Check our Instagram). Mary Ambrose from Team Ambrose, who presented the award on Sunday night, phoned in to give us the first and exclusive scoop on the winners! And of course, great new releases. Music by: Yard Act, Angharad, Master...2024-03-0543 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road: Courting interview!Here's the full interview! Sean Murphy O'Neil is the singer and guitarist in one of Liverpool's most exciting new bands, Courting. The band released their second album, New Last Name, an album that is also a theatrical play if you want it to be, and Sean joined me on the Yellow Brit Road to talk all about the new album, their songwriting philosophies, on wanting to be pop stars, Reading and Leeds, and being unafraid to make exactly the sort of music they want to make. PS: The CFRC funding drive is still on...2024-02-2858 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 29 January 2024: BRIT nominations, The 222s!Lots going on this week on a 2 hour-long show! Many new UK and Irish independent music albums. Hayden, my cohost on Indie Wakeup Call, phones in to discuss the BRIT Award nominations. Chris Barry from the 222s tells me about being in Montreal's first punk band, and the 1979 punk riot. Music by: Franz Ferdinand, The Zutons, Gruff Rhys, Courting, NewDad, Pillow Queens, Grace Petrie, Arab Strap, Yard Act, Sabatta, Crinc, Elpac and Grove, RAYE, Little Simz, The Last Dinner Party, Olivia Dean, Mahalia, Dave & Central Cee, The 222s. Find this week's playlist here. Do try...2024-01-301h 02Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 22 October 2023: Gruff Rhys Interview!This one's a special show for me! For this show, Yellow Brit Road (I) was on the ground in Toronto, where I caught up with a personal hero of mine: Gruff Rhys, Welsh musician, former frontman of the band Super Furry Animals, one half of Mercury-nominated duo Neon Neon, storyteller extraordinaire and solo musician. Gruff was performing at the Drake Underground in Toronto on 17 October 2023, supporting indie-folk band This Is The Kit on tour across North America. We talked about the Welsh music scene, the 90s, Super Furry Animals, Welsh pop culture, Super Furries' "lost techno album"...2024-01-251h 08Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 31 December 2023: New Year's Eve show!We're ringing in the new year here at CFRC, and we're doing it with your help! You've been sending in your suggestions for songs that signify new beginnings to you, and I pick my favourites to play for you on this week's show. Plus, we walk through NYE and seasonal traditions unique to the UK and/or Ireland, and read some Hogmanay poetry. It's all to listen out for! Artists: Local Natives, Suki Waterhouse Half Moon Run Muse Carpenters Radiohead Television The New Eves PJ Harvey Steve Byrne Against Me! Staubkind Nothing But Thieves Margaret Whitling Arzachel XTC ...2024-01-0222 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road: Half Moon Run InterviewThis week, I caught up backstage with Conner Molander, guitarist, backing vocallist and multi-instrumentalist proficient in keys and the drums, of the Montreal indie rock three-piece Half Moon Run. The band stopped by Kingston to perform a sold-out show at the city's Grand Theatre, supporting their newest album Salt. We talked about the album and the world tour they embarked on for it, and about their vibrant, vivid, joyous and sometimes emotional live shows. The interview aired on Yellow Brit Road this week, and here it is, isolated for your enjoyment. Expect more releases from...2023-11-2924 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 14 May 2023: Eurovision!Let the Yellow Brit Road coverage of the Eurovision Song Competition 2023... begin! Our favourite multinational, multilingual, multi-genre, multicultural festival of music, culture, fun, silliness, campness, learning an insane amount about a country in particular and bopping along to banger pop tunes, Eurovision is upon us! Hosted in Liverpool, UK last weekend, you were only bound to find the most enthusiastic coverage here. We had some of our favourite entries from this year's competition, as well as some great submissions sent into the show from Finnish rock band The Bablers and Welsh musician Angharad's debut single. Find this...2023-05-1622 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 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 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 RoadYellow Brit Road 5 February 2023: Fleetwood Mac, LadytronIt's Album Listening Party time of the month on Yellow Brit Road! This week, we listened to Fleetwood Mac's 10th studio album, their 1975 self-titled ("white") album, in honour of the late Christine McVie, keyboardist and singer in Fleetwood Mac, and an acclaimed blues musician. Find your copy and listen along! Also on this week's show - a new instalment of Meet Me In The Mic Room! This week, my friend Kate dropped in to discuss the synthpop side of the indie dancefloor: Liverpool band Ladytron, and their 2005 album Witching Hour. Get involved with the CFRC...2023-02-0717 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 27 November 2022: Dr. FeelgoodThis week on Yellow Brit Road, we have an album listening party! Join me as we dive into London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s, a precursor to the explosion of punk rock in the late 1970s. We talk about its legacy, and listen to the debut album by one of the best bands of the era, Dr. Feelgood, "Down By The Jetty", in honour of their pioneering guitarist Wilko Johnson, who passed away this week. Drop the needle on your copy of the album and listen along! Get involved with the CFRC Funding...2022-11-2914 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 28 August 2022: Celebrating a Summer of Festivals - Manic Street Preachers @ 6 Music FestivalOn the Yellow Brit Road, we are celebrating the return of live music after 2 years off, as the summer of live music and festivals comes to an end. We're looking back at 4 months of hearts racing, crowds singing, friendships formed, memories created, ordinary people turning into heroes and gods for 45 minutes. Throwing back to the first of the summer festivals that kicked off at the end of March, the 6 Music Festival in Cardiff. We listened to Manic Street Preachers' homecoming set at Clwb Ifor Bach, 32 years after the band were scheduled to play the venue and had...2022-08-301h 00Yellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 21 August 2022: Celebrating a Summer of Festivals - Bloc Party @ 6 Music FestivalOn the Yellow Brit Road, we are celebrating the return of live music after 2 years off, as the summer of live music and festivals comes to an end. We're looking back at 4 months of hearts racing, crowds singing, friendships formed, memories created, ordinary people turning into heroes and gods for 45 minutes. Throwing back to the first of the summer festivals that kicked off at the end of March, the 6 Music Festival in Cardiff. We listened to Bloc Party's headlining set at the Great Hall. The full show may be available for a limited time on...2022-08-2358 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 31 July 2022: Indie Night - Mellow RavesThis week's a big one—we had the Yellow Brit Road's first virtual indie night! As the yellow road turned into a mirror-laden, disco ball-strung indie dance floor, our theme was mellow rave: guitars, synths and sway to give you a breather and a great night out over this long weekend (and have you in bed on time, if you so wish). This one's more fun live so catch the show in the archives, setlist: Fanclubwallet Cadence Weapon, Alice Ivy Super Furry Animals Lava La Rue Accü Dehd Minaxi Kiwi jr. The Astros Virgo Rising Mush Young Guv Fil...2022-08-0107 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 10 July 2022: Fanclubwallet InterviewThis week on the Yellow Brit Road, I was joined by Hannah Judge, who writes and records music as Ottawa's best new indie band, fanclubwallet, along with her producer Michael Watson. We talked about their debut album, You Have Got To Be Kidding Me, about writing, recording, touring in 2022, SXSW, their recent US tour supporting CHRVCHES, and a lot more! Get your copy of the album on Bandcamp and listen along! Keep up-to-date with the band on their website, twitter or instagram (@fanclubwallet). Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on...2022-07-1252 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 1 May 2022: Rising Indie Stars, Catatonia's International VelvetYellow Brit Road, celebrating the new, celebrating the old! It's an exciting time, with more indie releases up in the charts (at least in the UK), and these are only some of the best albums from this *week*. By the time you read this, I will be frantically packing away for a trip to see Fontaines D.C. live at their Monday show in Montreal, and maybe, I might meet some of you there! (Do say hello if you listen, I'd love to meet you).Also, do remember to have your taxes done by tomorrow! This has...2022-05-0306 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 24 April 2022: Album Listen: Chumbawamba TubthumperAlbum listening party on the Yellow Brit Road!Grab a copy of Lancashire anarcho-pop, anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba's commercial breakthrough album Tubthumper from 1997, that saw the underground DIY band break into the mainstream, in sound and success. Find some of the band's records on Bandcamp here.If you see me at the Fontaines DC gig in Toronto next week, come over and say hi! I'd love to know who listens to this show.Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, S...2022-04-2604 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road 20 February 2022: Manic Street PreachersIt's album listening party night on the Yellow Brit Road! This month, we're listening to revolutionary Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers' 1994 third studio album, The Holy Bible. A brutal and breathtaking collection of ideas, poetry, literature and revolution, it is today regarded as one of the best albums of the 1990s, and one of the Manics' own finest, and an album that kicked off the Cool Cymru scene in mid-late 90s Britain. Grab your copy of the album and listen along, and tune back in next week for the best new British releases! Do...2022-02-2205 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 RoadYellow Brit Road 17 October 2021: PosesIt's album listening time of the month on the Yellow Brit Road!This time, we dive into an incredible album that recently turned 20 years old, Rufus Wainwright's breathtaking second album, Poses that released in 2001. The album melds together rock, indie pop, touches of RnB, influences from opera, theatre and classical music, all over Rufus's rich, distinct vocal harmonies and piano playing, to create a sound that is a timeless pop classic.Rufus also has a new release, a live version of Unfollow The Rules out now.Bring your copy of Poses and listen...2021-10-1909 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 ĠENN Clwb F...2021-10-1217 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road: The Speed of Sound InterviewIt's finally here! John Armstrong, singer and guitarist in Manchester rock band The Speed of Sound dropped by for an interview on Yellow Brit Road last week, and here is the full show, in all its unabridged glory! Veterans of the underground independent scene, the band have released their fifth studio album, Museum of Tomorrow. John and I spoke about the album, its themes and influences, and about music and radio, the music industry and independent music, about the internet, writing music, and a lot more. Grab your tour guide and enter the Museum of Tomorrow...2021-10-071h 40Yellow Brit RoadYellow 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 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 RoadYellow Brit Road, 22 August 2021: Origin of SymmetryListening party time! This week on Yellow Brit Road, we listened to Muse's seminal sophomore album, 2001's Origin of Symmetry that turned 20 this year. There is an exciting revisited, remastered and remixed version of the album released by Muse merely months ago, but for old time's sake, we listened to the original. Grab your copy and listen along! 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 in the archive for 3 months from release) Get in tou...2021-08-2404 minYellow Brit RoadYellow 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 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road, 8 August 2021: Submissions, Submissions!You asked, the indie world answered. This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had no less than four submissions played on the show, each a delightful piece of melodic indie songwriting! We had quite a few debut EPs this week, so go show 'em some love. This week's setlist includes Psychedelic experimental 00s indie heroes Gomez Punk legends The Adverts Gabriel’s Dawn, indie pop submission from the Midlands Melt in your mouth indie pop melodies from Darcie Thompson, aka Darc Rama A submission from Glaswegian lof-fi indie pop band Silver Haar Hackney based soul musician Jerome Th...2021-08-1012 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road, 8 November 2020: Bear Cubs, Interviews, Powerful Essays, More Halloween Fun!This week on the Yellow Brit Road... a chance to wind down, relax and forget the world, temporarily. Primarily the last of those. Drown out your anxiety with the tales and mishaps of cute bear cubs, a great interview and... merch?! We had music old and new; one of the best alternative bands in the world, Velvet Underground on this week, 7-year-old Welsh singer and guitarist Arianwen, Czech-label-Italian "weird" rock trio Julinko, a new single from the Kaiser Freaks Kaiser Chiefs, London based Hey Colossus and pianist Duval Timothy! This week's submission was...2020-11-2423 minYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit RoadYellow Brit Road: British music, culture and history!Come for the pun, stay for the music. Yellow Brit Road is CFRC's weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen's. We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate! The podcasted version of this show contains all your favourite band trivia, stories and interviews, but the music can be found on posted playlists that accompany each individual episode. Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in...2020-05-3100 min