Category Archives: 2011

episode #256 – The Best of 2011

This final episode of 2011 reviews our favourites (such as The Pack AD, Smith Westerns, and Beirut) , and consensus picks (such as M83, Bon Iver, and PJ Harvey) from the popular and no-so-popular presses. Having to settle on 24 albums (plus two from 2010) in the independent/alternative oeuvre was far more difficult than it sounds. […]

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Christmas 2011

The holiday season is a happy and joyous time for community radio, unencumbered by corporate playlists and 50’s Boomer nostalgia, we are free (free! free!!!) to pick/choose/sample from the massive and ever expanding collection of songs about the darkest time of year. With zero commercials and minimal interruptions, we are very happy to present this two-hour holiday […]

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episode #254 – Potent Notables

Twenty-eleven seems to have been a really, really good year for independent music. In programming these three best of 2011 shows, it became apparent that it would be more difficult than ever before to pick out those few albums that stood head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. So this week we look […]

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New Harbours Fundraiser

Join these great local bands at the cathedral on James N. this Saturday in support of a very good cause.  I think all the information you need is in the poster, but here are the links to the bands’ pages, too. See you there! Dinner Belles  \\ The Weather Station \\ Bruekke \\ New Harbours […]

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episode #253 – Best Tracks of 2011

This week we take a quick look at some of our favourite songs of the year (and next, in Kathleen Edwards‘ case). Given our tastes, the list is 3/4 Canadiana: people who hail from nearby locales who we’d like to have beers with, and who happen to be musical geniuses. We heard a lot from […]

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