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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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episode #239

Requests, dedications and the first chunk of the new album, Tosta Mista. Imagine that. We start with some old music by , new music from Sweden’s , and a whackload of Polaris shortlisters, including , , and extra exclamation! Plus some , just cus’.   New Order – Regret (Republic) Little Dragon – Ritual Union […]

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episode #229

We start off this week’s show with a new track from , a band that had tragedy befall it this past week when bassist Gerard Smith passed away from lung cancer.  Smith was only 36, and some reports state that he found out about his cancer less than two months ago.  Very sad news, indeed, […]

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episode #227

Another week packed full of new releases, including a new album from Montreal’s , who will be playing a pay-what-you-can concert at Centenary United Church here in Hamilton on Thursday, April 7th. This is yet another great show put on by the New Harbours Music Series folks, who keep bringing cutting edge new music to […]

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episode #225 – The Power Out

First off, thank to all our generous donors for contributing to community radio in Hamilton–you rule! It’s never too late to help, and the donate button lives forever in the sidebar—–> Lots of new Canadiana this week, including recently released tracks by , , ,  and . Also, the lead track from Swedish songstress ‘s latest album, […]

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