Tag Archives: Sloan

episode #271 – Mike’s undoing

This was meant to be your Victoria Day long weekend playlist, but in true V-day style, the long-weekend festivities spilled out from their three-day container and into real life. We did, however, hear the new Japandroids track a billion times, and we love it (so press play and hear it)! But fear not, this week’s show […]

Posted in 2012 | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

episode #266

Your weekly dose of indie pop and rock is in, and it’s a satisfying melange of new and classic tracks, with a healthy helping of Canadian artists.  We start things off with a set dedicated to a long-time fan, hearing from a couple of Vancouver electronic artists (Teen Daze & Little Chords) that she’s in […]

Posted in 2012 | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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. […]

Posted in 2011 | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Response

episode #244 – welcome

It’s the first show of the new season/ school-year and it’s huge!  Like, two hours huge. First off, to new listeners/students at McMaster (home to CFMU), welcome to Hamilton, we’re happy to have you!  Hopefully you had a chance to experience the amazingness of Supercrawl last weekend, and are now totally inoculated and will make […]

Posted in 2011 | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

episode #237 – Gross Canada Day!

Well the year is now halfway through, and what better way to mark the occasion of Canada’s birthday than with  two hours of pure CanCon? Plus, there’s a huge 15-song uninterupted set of old and new stuff, mixing some classics with some new arrivals, as well as highlight a few of the talented folks from […]

Posted in 2011 | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment