The press tour for Josh Safdie’s new film, Marty Supreme, is virtually inescapable. Perhaps you’ve seen the orange blimp flying over the southern USA.

We made it to 2026! Every year it feels like CJLO is getting bigger and better. From filling our schuedule from 10AM-10PM, to multiple packed concerts, to the most successful funding drive in station history, 2025 had a lot to be proud of. As we look back on 2025, lets also give a nod to all the amazing local, underground, and otherwise just awesome albums our DJs have spun in the past year. From the explosive rise of Geese, to new albums from station legends like No Joy and Kestels, to Ribbon Skirt's miraculous run, holding down both the #10 and #1 spots, CJLO kept its finger on the pulse all year long. 

Over the past decade, we have tacitly acknowledged that online, we are the product. Our search histories and scrolling habits are being sold, not just to corporations, but also to government intelligence agencies. Relinquishing any modicum of privacy feels so inevitable that most of us passively surrender our online data to the ownership of a few major internet conglomerates.

Most people have at least one artist they tell themselves they must see live one day. Some years they just don’t come to your city, or the dates don’t work out, or the album releases don’t come as often as you’d hoped.

As we close out another great year at CJLO, we asked our DJs and staff to compile their favourite music, media, and, well, anything of 2025! Join us for recommendations of albums, songs, films, snacks, shows, and other experiences you may have missed this past year.

Aviva - Head Music Director and Host of The Alley, Fridays 11:00AM