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11/10/2023

Watch Townes long awaited short film music video for Ghostwriters https://youtu.be/B7oAaK80BhY

0:00 - Intro0:52 - Kidnapped (By Your Love)4:18 - Get Me Out Of Here6:45 - Oh No9:41 - Ghostwriters13:10 - Streams16:02 - Shadows18:43 - OutroListen to Towne...

11/04/2023

Sign this petition and save CHUO 89.1 FM

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10/17/2023

You all heard the news about what happened to CHUO FM.
I will do the show until the university pulls the plug.
Unless there will be a miracle for the station to survive and flourish.

05/02/2023

Playlist for May 1, 2023

Ellevator - The City from The Words You Spoke Still Move Me
OMBIIGIZI - Ogiin from Sewn Back Together. Both are playing the 27 Club this Friday.
Zoon - Dodem from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan)
Status / Non-Status - Glide from January 3rd EP. Both are playing the NAC Fourth Stage on June 2nd.
Sunnsetter - The Whole World That Turns Around Itself from The best that I can be.
Life in Vacuum - Lost from the album of the same name. The band plus Clusterfck and The Tenenbaums are playing the Dominion Tavern this Thursday.

Braids - Millennia from Euphoric Recall. Playing Club Saw on June 1st with a String Ensemble.
Beach House - Become from the EP of the same name.
The National - The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift) from First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! From the album of the same name.
The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
Night Tapes - Inigo

Shani Dilute - Giorgio by Moroder from Pulse

The Tea Shop - it will be okay from windows which comes out on May 9th
Top 5 Songs of the week
Hannah Georgas - Beautiful View
OMBIIGIZI - Back at Me (feat. Peter Dreimanis)
Tough Age - Give It a Day from Waiting Here which comes out on June 16th.
Mother Tongues - A Heart Beating from Love in a Vicious Way which comes out on July 21st
Pantayo - One More Latch (Give It to ‘Ya) from And Pagdaloy which comes out on June 9th.

Lightning Dust - Different War from Nostalgia Killer which comes out on June 9th.
Ky - The Dancer from Power is the Pharmacy which comes out on May 12th. Playing Club Saw on May 31st.
Protomartyr - Elimination Dances from Formal Growth in the Desert which comes out on June 2nd.
Fast Romantics - Happiness
Shin Suzuma - Ripples from Introspect EP
Silver Pools - No Foundation (Radio Edit)
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin’

04/24/2023

Playlist for April 24, 2023:

Andy Shauf - Wasted on You / Catch Your Eye / Telephone from Norm
Andy Shauf - Twist Your Ankle from The Party
Marina Allen - Superreality from Centrifcs. Both are playing the Bronson Centre this Friday.
Qattuu - Don’t Give Up from Midnight Sun
JER - Broken
Joyce N’sana - Obosso from the EP of the same name. All three plus Jessy Lindsay and Tamar Ilana & Ventanas are performing at AxeWorldfest’s Empowering Women in the Music Industry taking place this Saturday at the NAC.

Stars - If I Never See London Again (Joseph Shabason Remix) from the deluxe edition of From Capelton Hill
Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres & Conor Hanick - Ekstasis from Reflections which comes out on May 19th.
Casey MQ - I Got a Bike (feat. Cecile Believe)
Mega Bog - Cactus People from End of Everything which comes out on May 19th.
Joy Anonymous - Joy (404)
God’s Mom - Piccola Lina
Odonis Odonis - Beast (feat. TO***CO) from ICON EP which comes out on June 9th.
Rachika Nayar - Breaking Lilac from Fragments (Expanded)

Nico Paulo - Intro, Dream from the self-titled album
Top 5 Songs of the week.
Tough Age - Give It a Day from Waiting Here which comes out on June 16th.
Luka Kuplowsky - The Spirits Are Busy
OMBIIGIZI - Back at Me (feat. Peter Dreimanis)
Mother Tongues - A Heart Beating from Love in a Vicious Way which comes out on July 21st
Pantayo - One More Latch (Give It to ‘Ya) from And Pagdaloy which comes out on June 9th.

Leith Ross - Music Box from To Learn, More which comes out on May 19th. Playing Bronson Centre on June 9th
Ivytide - please don’t sugarcoat it from the EP of the same name.
The Breeders - Divine Hammer from Last Splash
Elastica - Stutter from their self-titled album
Bodywash - Sterilizer from I Held The Shape While I Could
Louise Burns - Element from the album of the same name.
Bernice - Second Judy from Crusin’ which comes out this Friday.
Jungle - Candle Flame (feat. Erick the Architect) from Volcano which comes out on August 11th.

04/17/2023

Playlist for April 17, 2023

Loon Choir - Small Fires from In The Age of Alienation
Luella - Luna from Luna. Both plus Salmon Ella are playing Club Saw this Friday.
Winona Forever - Slow Dance from Acrobat
Miesha and the Spanks - So Mad from Unconditional Love in Hi - Fi. Playing House of Targ on May 18th.
Maxime. - We**ie from Mile End (Kiss Ur Friends) - EP
Portraitures - Tepid Water (feat. L’loop)
King Krule - Seaforth from Space Heavy which comes out on June 9th

Feist - In Lightning / Song For Sad Friends from Multitudes
The National - Your Mind Is Not Your Friend (feat. Phoebe Bridgers from First Two Pages of Frankenstein which comes out on April 28th
Uh Huh - Good, You? From their self-titled album
Yaeji - Happy feat. Nourished by Time from With a Hammer
Michael Scott Dawson - A Barn on Fire from Find Yourself Lost which comes out on May 26th
Steve Adamyk Band - Do You Wanna Know / Slip Away from Drunk Dial #11

Kid Koala - Highs, Lows & Highways from Creatures of the Late Afternoon
Top 5 Songs of the week
The Dirty Nil - Nicer Guy from Free Rein to Passions which comes out on May 26th
Luka Kuplowsky - The Spirits Are Busy
TEKE::TEKE - Gotoku Lemon from Hagata which comes out on June 9th.
OMBIIGIZI - Back at Me (feat. Peter Dreimanis)
Mother Tongues - A Heart Beating from Love in a Vicious Way which comes out on July 21st

Bodywash - Perfect Blue from I Held the Shape While I Could
Rich Aucoin - Space from Synthetic Season 2 which comes out on May 19th.
zensei ゼンセー - Stay from Destination Heartbreak
HILOTRONS - Camryn
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Electric Youth Remodel) from A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto - To The Moon and Back

04/03/2023

Playlist for April 3, 2023

Boyhood - Don’t You Dare from My Dread
Uh Huh - Redemption Pause from Uh Huh which comes out on April 14th. Both playing Live on Elgin this Friday.
Alpen Glow - Saturday Nite from Amertape 2020 EP
Preloved - Talk of the Town. Both plus Crisis Party playing Live on Elgin this Saturday.
PACKS - 4th of July from Crispy Crunchy Nothing
Just Fine - Don’t Wait from Sink or Swim EP
Hannah Vig - clean break. All three are playing Club Saw this Saturday
Deerhoof - Sit Down, Let Me Tell You a Story from Miracle-Level

Ryuichi Sakamoto tribute
From 12 - 20220302 - sarabande
From BTTB - energy flow
From Smoochy - Manatsu No Yo Ana
From the Last Emperor Soundtrack the theme song
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Mike Posner - Slow It Down from Keep Going
Utada Hikaru - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI from This Is The One

Alexandra Streliski - In the Air from Neo-Romance
Top 5 Songs of the week
5. Zoon - Gaagige (gaa-gee-g) from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th.
4. Fleece - It’s The Life
3. TEKE::TEKE - Gotoku Lemon from Hagata which comes out on June 9th.
2. Hannah Georgas - This Too Shall Pass
1. Feist - Borrow Trouble from Multitudes which comes out on April 14th.

The New Pornographers - Bottle Episodes from Continue as a Guest
Sunnsetter - The Whole World That Turns Around Itself from The best that I can be.
Masahiro Takahashi - Okinawa Sunset from Humid Sun
Dizzy - Open Up Wide from Dizzy which comes out on August 18th
boygenius - $20 from the record
Massive Attack - Fatalism (Ryuichi Sakamoto & Yukihiro Takahashi Remix) from Heligoland

03/27/2023

Playlist for March 27, 2023.

Lucinda Chua - Something Other Than Years from YIAN
Dan San - The Unknown from Grand Salon which comes out on April 28th.
Lightning Dust - Run from Nostalgia Killer which comes out on June 9th.
Nico Paulo - Time, Now or Never and The Master from the self-titled album which comes out on April 7th.
Playing the NAC Fourth Stage this Friday.
The National - Eucalyptus from First Two Pages of Frankenstein which comes out on April 28th.
blesse - LTAM from normal
ANNA & Laraaji - Receiving (Jon Hopkins Piano Version)
Boyhood - Pulling My Sink Off from My Dread
Uh Huh - Somewhere Beyond from Uh Huh which comes out on April 14th. Both playing Live on Elgin on April 7th.
PACKS - EC from Crispy Crunchy Nothing which comes out this Friday.
Top 5 Songs of the week
5. Motherhood - Dry Heave. Playing the Dominion Tavern on May 24th
4. TEKE::TEKE - Garakuta from Hagata which comes out on June 9th
3. Zoon - Gaagige (gaa-gee-g) from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th.
2. Fleece - It’s The Life
1. Feist - Borrow Trouble from Multitudes which comes out on April 14th.
Ouri - Twin
Halo Maud - Catch the Wave
Polun - Love U Better feat. Atom Martin from Trillium
Tomten - Ursula
zensei ゼンセー - Oasis
Photo Ops - When You See Something Beautiful in the World from Burns Bright which comes out on April 28th
Matt Holubowski - Rainchecks for all my friends from Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn

03/20/2023

Playlist for March 20, 2022

Rich Aucoin - Prophet from Synthetic Season 2 which comes out on May 19, 2023
Stars - Back to the End (Yumi Zouma Remix)
Fred Again - Baby again… feat. Skrillex and Four Tea
Yves Tumor - Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood from Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
Tei Shi - COLOR (feat. Donna Missal) from BAD PREMONITION EP
Ormiston - Distortion of Reality

Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (Tensnake Remix)
Boyhood - Anew from My Dread
Uh Huh - Babylon from Uh Huh which comes out on April 14th. Both playing Live on Elgin on April 7th.
Graham Wright - Canmore Hotel #2
Leith Ross - Guts from To Learn which comes out on May 19th. Playing Bronson Centre on June 9th
Sumos - Finding a Way from Surfacing which comes out on May 12th.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - The Beach form V

Lionmilk - hold my hand from Intergalactic Warp Terminal 222
Top 5 Songs of the week
Zoon - Manitou from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th.
Motherhood - Dry Heave. Playing the Dominion Tavern on May 24th
Braids - Apple from Euphoric Recall which comes out on April 28th
TEKE::TEKE - Garakuta from Hagata which comes out on June 9th
Feist - Borrow Trouble from Multitudes which comes out on April 14th.

M83 - Fantasy from the album of the same name
Everything But the Girl - Run a Red Light from Fuse which comes out on April 21st
Rachika Nayar - Hawthorn from Fragments (Expanded) which comes out on April 7th
Gregory Uhlmann - Homecoming
Blessed - Felt. Playing the Dominion Tavern on May 24th
Christian Turner - Barely Listening
Bodywash - Massif Central from I Held The Shape While I Could which comes out on April 14th. Playing Live on Elgin on April 13th

03/13/2023

Playlist for March 13, 2023

Field Guide - You Could Be Free (from S/T album) / In Love Now (Tape Redux) from the Self-titled Redux which comes out on March 23rd
Sister Ray - Crucified from Communion. Both are playing Club Saw this Friday.
Boyhood - In Public from My Dread
Uh Huh - Redemption Pause from Uh Huh which comes out on April 14th. Both playing Live on Elgin on April 7th.
Andy Shauf - Catch Your Eye / Telephone from Norm. Playing Bronson Centre on April 28th.
Alpen Glow - Boring Potion. Playing Live on Elgin on April 8th.

Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (Snakehips Remix)
Nia Archives - Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall from the EP of the same name.
Feist - Love Who We Are Meant To / Hiding Out In The Open from Multitudes which comes out on April 14th
Shy kids - family name from fresh off a feeling EP
Frankie Rose - Molotov in Stereo from Love as Projection
Free Love - Don’t Stop from Inside
Mui Zyu - Rotten Bun from Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century

Jean-Michel Blais - flaneur (Piano Version) from sérénades
Top 5 Songs of the week
The New Pornographers - Pontinus Pilate’s Home Movies from Continue as a Guest which comes out March 31st.
Zoon - Manitou from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th.
TEKE::TEKE - Garakuta from Hagata which comes out on June 9th
Braids - Apple from Euphoric Recall which comes out on April 28th
Feist - In Lightning from Multitudes which comes out on April 14th.

Bodywash - No Repair from I Held The Shape While I Could which comes out on April 14th.
Charlotte Cornfield - You and Me from Could Have Done Anything which comes out on May 12th
Kid Koala - 1000 Towns from Creatures of the Late Afternoon which comes out on April 14th.
The Blaze - CLASH from JUNGLE
Half Moon Run - You Can Let Go. Playing two night show at Algonquin Commons Theatre on November 25 & 26
Miles from Nowhere. - Museum from Slow Down

02/16/2023

Finally a permanent host and better not jump ship 😜

CBC News has tapped veteran broadcast journalist David Cochrane to host its flagship daily political program Power & Politics.

02/14/2023

Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for February 13, 2023 Playlist: CDSM – Concrete from Hell Stairs – EP Sorry Snowman – Safe Distance. Both are playing this Wednesday at …

02/14/2023

Playlist for February 13, 2023

CDSM - Concrete from Hell Stairs - EP
Sorry Snowman - Safe Distance.
Afternoon Bike Ride - Glossover (feat. Lowswimmer) from the album of the same name. Playing Rainbow Bistro on March 4th.
Featurette - Co***ne
Franklin Jonas - Co***ne
Andy Shauf - Wasted On You / Catch Your Eye from Norm.

Dan Mangan - Just Know It (Felix Cartal’s Sunset Remix)
Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (Felix Jaehn Remix)
Kid Koala - Things Are Gonna Change (feat. Lealani) from Creatures of the Late Afternoon which comes out on April 14th.
zensei ゼンセー - Dreaming of You Too from Destination Heartbreak Pt. 2
Monako - I Forget from Scared of the Way I Move which comes out on February 24th.
Philip Selway - Strange Dance from the album of the same name which comes out on February 24th.
Hollie Kenniff - This Division from We All Have Places That We Miss
Isaia Huron - Patient from LIBBIE 02

Tennis - One Night with Valet from Pollen
Top 5 Songs of the week
Winona Forever - Pen Pal from Acrobat which comes out on April 28th.
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Plague Dogs
Braids - Evolution from Euphoric Recall which comes out on April 28th
Zoon - A Language Disappears from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th
SUUNS - Wave

Alexandra Stréliski - BORDERS from Néo-Romance which comes out on March 31st.
Jill Barber - Helium from Homemaker
Daughter - Party from Stereo Mind Game which comes out on April 7th
Kelela - Closure from Raven
Hideyuki Hashimoto - Setsu
Searows - House Song

02/07/2023

Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for February 6, 2023. Playlist: Lydia Lunch – Lazy in Love from 8-Eyed Spy Big Sexy Noise – Dark Eyes from their self-titled album. Playing Cl…

02/06/2023

Playlist for February 6, 2023

Lydia Lunch - Lazy in Love from 8-Eyed Spy
Big Sexy Noise - Dark Eyes from their self-titled album. Playing Club Saw this Friday night
Jon Cohen Experimental - Indecision from the album of the same name.
Alex Diab - All My Days. Both and Ted Carty playing Live on Elgin this Wednesday.
Da Nang - Don’t Hate Me
Parannoul - After the Magic from the album of the same name.
FarragoL - Garden of Righteousness from EDEN which comes out next Monday.

Rich Aucoin - Roger Luther
Jonah Yano - quietly, entirely (feat. Sea Oleena) from portrait of a dog
Young Fathers - Tell Somebody / Shoot Me Down from Heavy Heavy
Nią Archives - Conveniency from Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against tha Wall EP which comes out on March 10th
The Murder Capital - Gigi’s Recovery from the album of the same name.
Andrew Broder - These Seas (feat. serpentwithfeet) from The Show Original Soundtrack.
Täbï Yösha - Pause (feat. Suiker)

L.T. Leif - The Brightest Part of the Room from Come Back to Me, but Lightly
Top 5 Songs of the week
Andy Shauf - Telephone - Norm which comes out February 10th. Playing Bronson Centre on April 28th.
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Plague Dogs
Braids - Evolution from Euphoric Recall which comes out on April 28th
Zoon - A Language Disappears from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th
SUUNS - Wave

Jean-Michel Blais - la chute (piano) from sérénades which comes out on March 10th.
Best Fern - Evolving Tide from Earth Then Air
Edwin Raphael - Deceive Me So Easy from Warm Terracotta which comes out on February 17th
Coldplay - Human Heart/Fix You (Live on SNL)
Yves Tumor - Echolalia from Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) which comes out on March 17th.

01/31/2023

Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for January 30, 2023. Playlist: Sloan – Everything You’ve Done Wrong from One Chord to Another. Playing at Bronson Centre this Thursday and it is so…

01/30/2023

Playlist for January 30, 2023

Sloan - Everything You’ve Done Wrong from One Chord to Another. Playing at Bronson Centre this Thursday and it is sold out
Mike Eden - illusions by the sea [Acoustic version] Playing St. Albans Church this Sunday.
Alexandra Stréliski - Élégie from Néo-Romance which comes out on March 31st.
Miesha and the Spanks - It’s My Year from Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi which comes out on April 14th
Tearing Up - Said Something from Heavy
PACKS - 4th of July from Crispy Crunchy Nothing which comes out on March 31st.
Rip Pop Mutant - Terrace Glacier from FLUXUS POP
Cots - Devil Does from Moonlit Building EP

Dizzy - Birthmark
Bodywash - Massif Central from I Held the Shape While I Could which comes out on April 14th.
Låpsley - Lifeline from Cautionary Tales of Youth
Lucinda Chua - Echo from YIAN which comes out on March 24th
Yutaka Hirasawa - Polaris
Minimal_drone*grl - Brain Fog from the album of the same name
Ekin Fil - Rosewood Untitled from the album of the same name
Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20220307 from 12

Mac DeMarco - Chicago 2 from Five Easy Hot Dogs
Top 5 Songs of the week
Fu**ed Up - Cicada from One Day
Braids - Evolution from Euphoric Recall which comes out on April 28th
Andy Shauf - Telephone - Norm which comes out February 10th. Playing Bronson Centre on April 28th.
Zoon - A Language Disappears from Bekka Ma’iingan (Bay-ka Mo-Een-Gan) which comes out on April 28th
SUUNS - Wave

Afternoon Bike Ride - Nothing in Particular from glossover which comes out on February 10th and playing The Rainbow Bistro on March 4th
Adam Brian Paul - Already Know (Volleyball Remix)
Stars - Snowy Owl (Benjamin Gibbard Remix)
Yves Tumor - God is a Circle from Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) which comes out on March 17th.
Drum & Lace - In the Wind from Frost

01/24/2023

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恭喜發財🧧🐇 Happy Chinese New Year and Year of the Rabbit. Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for January 23, 2023. PLAYLIST: Townes – Next To Me Anyways The Desert Island Big Band –…

01/23/2023

Playlist for January 23, 2023 🧧🐇‼️

Townes - Next To Me Anyways
The Desert Island Big Band - Monuments
FIAMMA - Closer
Out by Lucy - Preston & Coca-Cola (All four playing the Rainbow Bistro this Friday)
Orson Wilds - Stand Up from WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WON’T LET GO? EP
emmersonHALL - Silos from Ography EP (Both are playing the Rainbow Bistro this Saturday)
Atsuko Chiba - Link from Water, It Feels Like It’s Growing. Playing the Dominion Tavern on March 3rd

The National - Tropic Morning News from First Two Pages of Frankenstein which comes out on April 28th
Fast Romantics - Outta Love
Nico Paulo - Time from the self-titled album which comes out on April 7th
Bjork - Ovule (feat. Shygirl) [Sega Bodega Remix] / Atopos (sideproject Remix)
Alaskan Tapes - Then from Who Tends a Garden
Belle and Sebastian - Will I Tell You a Secret from Late Developers. Playing Bronson Centre on May 3rd.

Mac DeMarco - Vancouver 2 from Five Easy Hot Dogs
Top 5 Songs of the Week
The New Pornographers - Really Really Light from Continue as a Guest which comes out on March 31st
Fu**ed Up - I Think I Might Be Weird from One Day which comes out this Friday.
U.S. Girls - Futures Bet from Bless This Mess which comes out on February 24th.
Braids - Evolution from Euphoric Recall which comes out on April 28th
Andy Shauf - Telephone - Norm which comes out February 10th. Playing Bronson Centre on April 28th.

🧧Chinese New Year songs from Teresa Teng, Sam Hui, Andy Lau and Sales🧧

Yaeji - For Granted from With a Hammer which comes out on April 7th
Noriko Tujiko - Prayer from Crepuscule I & II
Lionmilk - No Question from Intergalactic Warp Terminal 222 which comes out on March 17th.

01/23/2023

2-4pm today 🧧🧧🐇🐇‼️

01/23/2023

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A handful of public radio stations dedicated to playing new singles have enjoyed notable ratings bumps in recent years.

01/23/2023

Here is the Top 5 Songs of the week.Don’t forget to tune in today at 3pm for the show on CHUO 89.1FMThis week at #1 is a debut for single #2 from Andy Shauf with the song Telephone. Taken fro…

01/17/2023

Interviewed the festival director of Wintersong Music Festival.

Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for January 16, 2023. Around the 30 minute mark, I interview Heather Cook who is the festival director for Wintersong Music Festival taking place this Fri…

01/17/2023

Playlist for January 16, 2023.

Nick Schofield - Central Atrium from Glass Gallery. Playing the NAC Fourth Stage this Friday.
Best Fern - On & On from Earth Then Air which comes out on February 3rd.

Pony Girl - Make Up from Enny One Wil Love You
Lesser Evil - Reincarnation from Subterranean
Maxime. - Vacation [All three and others will be playing Congreo’s Palingenesis this Saturday at All Saints Event space

Dan Mangan - All Roads from Being Somewhere
OMBIIGIZI - Residential Military from the self titled album
Stars - Pretenders from From Capelton Hill
All three plus many more are playing Wintersong Music Festival which is taking place this Friday and Saturday in Stouffville Ontario

I have on the phone Heather Cook the festival director of Wintersong & talent booker of Epidemic Music Group +
Kevin Ker who is the festival director of Wintersong, founder/CEO of Epidemic Music Group and musician for Man Made Forest

Kiwi Jr. - Night Vision from Chopper
Man Made Forest - On The Way Down from the self-titled album and playing the Wintersong Music Festival in Stouffville.

Sugababes - Drum from The Lost Tapes
Sylo - October from Blanket EP

Strange Attractor - Good Boy Bad Boy from the song title track of the same name.
Top 5 Songs of the week
The New Pornographers - Really Really Light from Continue as a Guest which comes out on March 31st
Edwin Raphael - Under Weather (feat. Eleni Drake) from Warm Terracotta which comes out on February 17th.
Status/Non-Status - January 3rd
Fu**ed Up - I Think I Might Be Weird from One Day which comes out next Friday.
U.S. Girls - Futures Bet from Bless This Mess which comes out on February 24th.

Poolblood - sorry from mole
Kid Koala - Once Upon A Time In The Northeast from Creatures of the Late Afternoon which comes out on April 14th
Hollie Kenniff - Amidst the Tall Grass from We All Have Places That We Miss which comes out on February 10th.
Brandon Wolfe Scott - In Stride
Sunnsetter - Float in Circles
Peel Dream Magazine - You Really Mean It? From Magic Is Pocketed EP

01/16/2023

Live on the radio from 2-4pm
2:30pm interview with Wintersong Music Festival

01/16/2023

Here is the Top 5 Songs of the week.Don’t forget to tune in today at 3pm for the show on CHUO 89.1FMThis week at #1 goes U.S. Girls with Futures Bet from Bless This Mess which comes out on Fe…

01/10/2023

Ugh really Gwen!! Come to think of it, Love.Angel.Music.Baby with the Harajuku dancers and The Sweet Escape (Wind It Up is bad & good at the same time) aren’t great albums.
Go back to rocking in No Doubt but we have another problem with the India 🇮🇳 appropriation!! 🤭😜

Fourteen years after the launch of Harajuku Lovers, Gwen Stefani offers her unfiltered thoughts.

01/10/2023

Happy 2023! First show of the year and today was mostly playing the Best of 2022 Canadian and Non-Canadian Albums. Have a listen to No Filter. Playlist: Canadian Albums #10. TIE – Loon Town’s…

01/09/2023

Playlist for today’s best of 2022 show.

Happy 2023!
Here are the best of 2022 Canadian and non-Canadian albums.

Canadian Albums
#10. TIE - Loon Town’s Doesn’t Matter from Slow Space and Jane Inc’s Human Being from Faster Than I Can Take
#9. Pony Girl - Age of Anxious from Enny One Wil Love You
#8. Boyhood - What Would / Stroke It from My Dread
#7. Luna Li - Boring Again (feat. Jay Som) from Duality
#6. Motherhood - Crawly I & II from Winded
#5. Living Hour - Feelings Meeting (feat. Jay Som) / No Body from Someday is Today
#4. OMBIIGIZI - Cherry Coke from Sewn Back Together
#3. Basia Bulat - Lupins / In The Name of (The Garden Version) from The Garden
#2. The Weather Station - To Talk About from How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars
#1. Alvvays - Many Mirrors / Very Online Guy / Pharmacist from Blue Rev

Non-Canadian
#10. Björk - Sorrowful Soil from Fossora
#9. The Smile - The Smoke from A Light for Attracting Attention
#8. Rachika Nayer - Sleepless from Heaven Come Crashing
#7. Wet Leg - Wet Dream / Oh No from Wet Leg
#6. Bartees Strange - Tours from Farm to Table
#5. Haru Nemuri - Bang from Shunka Ryogen
#4. Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul from Natural Brown Prom Queen
#3. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze from Midnights
#2. Hikaru Utada - Find Love from Bad Mode
#1. Beach House - Sunset from Once Twice Melody

12/20/2022

I hope this will be a annual tradition for No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM. Very early Merry Christmas and last live on the air radio show for 2022. Since I start and end off with my favourite Christmas …

12/20/2022

No Filter Christmas 2022
Playlist:

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) from A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada Canada XIV
Evan J Cartwright - Winter Wind (by Alice Munro) Jim Bryson - Mary New Year’s Eve
Kristian Noel Pedersen - Driving Home for Christmas
Michael C. Duguay - For Whom the Sleigh Bells Toll
The Burning Hell - The Last Normal Day
Living Hour - December Forever from Someday is Today
Erica Dee Mah - Snow Angels
Bells Larsen - Sweater Weather
Tractor Beam - I’ll Buy You An Angel
Mathias Kom - Eight Days and Eight Nights
PIQSIQ - Ave Maria
Gloin - Winter Abroad
Socalled - Dreidel 2000

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Mother Mother - Cry Christmas
Sara Noelle - I’ll Sleep ’Til Christmas
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
Stars - Christmas Anyway
The Linda Lindas - Groovy Xmas
Kadhja Bonet - Little Christmas Tree
Phoebe Bridgers - So Much Wine
Coldplay - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Wham! - Last Christmas
Luna Vacation - Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)
Carly Rae Jepsen - It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries
The Ronettes - Sleigh Rides
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

12/19/2022

Christmas show tomorrow from 2-4pm!! DM if you want to come in the studio and maybe talk about Christmas music.

12/13/2022

Second last show of 2022 and before the Christmas show. Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for December 12, 2022. Playlist: Andy Shauf – Catch Your Eye from Norm which comes out on Fe…

12/12/2022

Playlist for December 12, 2022.

Andy Shauf - Catch Your Eye from Norm which comes out on February 10, 2023. Playing Bronson Centre on April 28, 2023
River Tiber - Hypnotized from Dreaming Eyes
Leland Whitty - Anyhow from Anyhow
Ingredient - Transmission from their self-titled album
Monako - Scared of the Way I Move from the album of the same name which comes out on February 24, 2023.
Sylo - Drop a Pin
Marcus Paquin - Our Love from the album of the same name

Utada Hikaru - First Love (2022 Mix) / Somewhere Near Marseilles
Utada Hikaru and Warren Hue - T from Head in the Clouds Forever
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Electric Youth Remodel) from A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto - To The Moon and Back

Boyhood - What Would from My Dread
Top 5 Songs of the week
Poolblood - wfy from mole which comes out on January 13, 2023.
Weird Nightmare - Our Love Will Still Be There
Bodywash - Kind of Light
Fu**ed Up - Found from the album of the same name which comes out on January 27, 2023.
Casper Skulls - Yards

Superorganism - Woofin’ and Meowin’
Bjork - atopos (sideproject Remix)
Young Fathers - Tell Somebody / Geronimo from Heavy Heavy which comes out on February 3, 2023.
Tania Rani - Spring from On Giacometti which comes out on February 17, 2023.
Fabrizio Paterlini - Last Christmas

12/06/2022

Hello December! Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for December 5, 2022. PLAYLIST: Pique Winter Edition this Saturday: Pantayo – Heto Na / V V V (They Lie) from their self-titled albu…

12/05/2022

Playlist for December 5, 2022.

Debaser’s Pique Winter Edition this Saturday:
Pantayo - Hero Na / V V V (They Lie) from their self-titled album
JJJJJerome Ellis - Punch Line form The Clearing
Wake Island - Last Ruins from Born to Leave
Cartel Madras - Dream Girl Concept/CONTRABAND form The Serpent and the Tiger
TRP.P - Doin’ It For Me from Mirror Soul

Tim Baker - The Festival from the album of the same name.
Kelly McMichael - Good Friends from Waves. Both are playing the Bronson Centre this Saturday night.
Snotty Nose Rez Kids - I’M GOOD from I’M GOOD, HBU?
Stormzy - Firebabe from This What I Mean
isomonstrosity - Take Me Back (feat. Empress Of) from the self-titled album.
Empress Of - Dance For You (Sassy 009 Remix)
Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (Roosevelt Remix)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Shooting Star from The Loneliest Time

PinkerPanteress - Boy’s a Liar
Top 5 Songs of the Week
Weird Nightmare - Our Love Will Still Be There
Fu**ed Up - Found from the album of the same name which comes out on January 27, 2023.
Bodywash - Kind of Light
Casper Skulls - Yards
Andy Shauf - Wasted on You from Norm which comes out on February 10, 2023.

Boyhood - Carsick from My Dread
Leland Whitty - Glass Moon from Anyhow which comes out this Friday.
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours (Gabrial Wek Remodel) from A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto - To the Moon and Back