CJLO’s Top Played “Loud” Artists of 2021

January 25 2022 // Andrew Wieler // CJLO

Well, 2021 was quite a year wasn't it? It's a good thing we're in 2022 now, which we all know will be totally different from 2021 and isn't just an arbitrary number we've assigned based on our observations of us rotating around the sun. No, 2022 has already come in and solved all the problems that were left over from the last year.

Hey Joni

January 21 2022 // Omar Sonics // Magazine // Features

This article originally appeared in the 2021 POP Montreal Programme

Mapping Montreal Music

January 14 2022 // Magazine // Interviews

CJLO has recently endeavoured upon a new initiative: the Mapping Montreal Music (MMM) project. MMM will see the production of an 8-episode podcast series, whereby we’ll be mapping our city’s musical history, borough by borough. Tasked with the project are three new members of the CJLO staff: Music Journalist in Residence Sun Noor, Music Journalist Assistant George McFarlane, and Lead Web Developer Alana DeVito.

So the world can learn more about our new staff and what brought them to CJLO, we’ve asked each new member to fill out a short Q&A.

Sun Noor (Music Journalist in Residence):

Best of 2021

January 1 2022 // Magazine Team // CJLO

CJLO tends to attract community members who are intensely passionate about art, whether they’re creators, consumers, or both. As a result, checking out our yearly “best of” lists is a great way of keeping up with great releases that may have flown under your radar this year. With the station’s wide range of tastes, from crusty hardcore to electro-pop, there’s surely something for everyone to discover. Music-based lists also weren’t the only thing submitted, so make sure to look out for top movies as well!

BVST Goes Santapalooza X!

December 15 2021 // Angelica Calcagnile // CJLO

Did you blink sometime in the summer and suddenly find yourself in December? So did Angelica from BVST, who woke up and realized that it's time for holly-jollying and kris-kringling during her year-end xmas specials!

Porches Wants Listeners to "Feel the Joy" of 'All Day Gentle Hold !'

December 10 2021 // Alex Viger-Collins // Magazine // Features

Photo Credit: Jason Nocito

“This song really slapped / brought me back to life.”

So sings Aaron Maine on “Back3School,” one of the singles from All Day Gentle Hold !, his fifth and latest album under the moniker Porches. After a global health crisis that caused the most turbulent 18+ months that any of us have ever lived, the New York City-based artist wanted to write music that went in a completely different direction than the prevalent mood of the time.

At The Movies Interview with Jeremiah Hayes about the documentary film Dear Audrey

November 18 2021 // Remi Caron // Magazine // Interviews

Remi interviews director Jeremiah Hayes about his new documentary film Dear Audrey - a coproduction between Cineflix Media and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film will be screened as part of the RIDM festival on November 19th at Cinéma Du Musée, and can be streamed online from November 22nd-25th. More information can be found here.

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At the Movies Interview With Katharine Setzer About the 34th Image + Nation Film Festival

November 17 2021 // Remi Caron // Film

The Image + Nation film festival, Canada’s first LGBT2SQ+ film festival and pioneering platform of queer stories, goes hybrid across Quebec for its 34th edition from Nov. 18 to 28 with a roster of in-cinema and virtual screenings to offer loyal and new audiences a taste of the best and brightest queer cinema of the year. More information can be found here.

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At The Movies Interview with Marlene Edoyan About the RIDM Festival

November 9 2021 // Remi Caron // Magazine // Interviews

Remi interviews Marlene Edoyan, a member of the programming collective for this year's RIDM Festival. The RIDM festival is a documentary film festival taking place this November in Montreal. For more information, visit the RIDM Festival site. 

Remi and Danny host At The Movies, which can be heard every Tuesday morning from 8:00 - 9:00AM. Tune in for discussions about movies, soundtracks, and iconic film scores. At The Movies also covers film festivals that are located in Montreal.

 

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The Director's Chair: Interview with Canadian Director and Composer Julien Knafo

November 3 2021 // Remi Caron // Magazine // Interviews

Remi interviews director Julien Knafo about his new film Brain Freeze – currently out in select theatres. The interview also touches upon the emergence of a new trend of Quebec zombie films and the thematics of the genre.

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