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The parents of recently deceased New York Rangers player Derek Boogaard have decided to donate his brain for research. He was found dead in his apartment on Friday.
An autopsy was conducted Saturday but the cause of death remains unknown. Officials say they are waiting for toxicology test results that might not be determined for several weeks.
Dr. Robert Stern from Boston Univeristy's reserch center says the hockey players brain will go in a Brain Bank. He says Boogard's brain will be used to help study the effects of concussions in athletes.
The 28 year-old...
Some residents of St- Jean- sur- Richelieu may soon be able to return home. Civil-protection authorities say water levels in the river have finally crested and have continued to slowly drop. According to Hydro-Meteo, the water level is diminishing by up to five millimetres per hour. Authorities will be drawing up plans to help people return to their homes over the coming weeks. So far the floods have affected more than three thousand houses and forced nearly one thousand people from their homes. These being the worst floods the district has seen
in more than one hundred and forty years.
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Two Canadian men were found dead in Hong Kong over the weekend. They were discovered in their room at a tourist hotel Saturday afternoon. Police say they also found an unidentified white powder near the bodies.
Officials say it was the cleaning staff at the Metropark Hotel who found the bodies, one in the washroom and the other on a bed. Neither man has been identified.
Autopsies will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
The Sûreté du Québec is investigating the discovery of three bodies this weekend
on a property in the community of Ste. Florence, east of Montreal.
Police are trying to determine whether the deaths were a murder-suicide.
The bodies of a grandfather and his grandson were found on Saturday.
The grandfather was discovered in a wooded area off a rural road, while the grandson was found in an apartment at an isolated property nearby. And on Sunday morning, police found the grandmother in a ditch along Highway 132.
A spokesperson for the SQ says they are investigating to try and...
Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged Sunday by a major water main break in Cote-des-Neiges. A 45-year-old pipe, burst along Decarie Blvd. between Queen Mary and Cote St. Luc. The water main broke at about six a.m. It caused thousands of litres of water to gush into several buildings and forced at least two families our of their homes.
Finally the Buddz come around! Collie Buddz (born Colin Harper), dancehall/ reggae artist, paid Montrealers a visit on Wednesday, April 6th at Club Soda as part of his Playback Tour.
Just before Collie hit the stage, his opening acts set the mood right. Los Rakas warmed up the crowd with the sounds of summer and a...
Colonel Moammar Gadhafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the civil war in Libya.
This announcement came from South African President Jacob Zuma after leading a delegation of African leaders at talks in Tripoli.
The African Union's road map calls for an immediate cease-fire, co-operation in opening channels for humanitarian aid and starting a dialogue between the rebels and the government. ...
About 200 students gathered in Boucherville Sunday to protest tuition hikes announced in the provincial budget. The Charest government is planning to raise university tuition fees by three hundred and twenty-five dollars a year for five years. The increases would raise tuition for Quebec students by over sixteen hundred dollars by the year 2017.
Libya declared a fresh ceasefire on Sunday. This came after a day of bombardment from Western forces, trying to protect civilians from government troops. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been using tanks and artillery to try to crush an uprising against his four-decade rule.
Minutes before the army spokesman made the announcement, heavy anti-aircraft gunfire boomed above central Tripoli, followed by machinegun fire. The Libyan government in Tripoli had already announced a ceasefire last week, but Western powers accused Gaddafi of breaking the truce.
Verdun-born hockey hero Richard Martin died Sunday. His car collided in a one-car crash in Clarence, near a suburb of Buffalo New York where he lived.
The Buffalo News has reported that Martin suffered a heart attack while driving.
Martin was a memeber of the legendary French Connection line for the Buffalo Sabres in the nineteen seventies. He starred for the Montreal Junior Canadiens prior to joining the Buffalo squad....
Verdun-born hockey hero Richard Martin died Sunday. His car collided in a one-car crash in Clarence, near a suburb of Buffalo New York where he lived.
The Buffalo News has reported that Martin suffered a heart attack while driving.
Martin was a memeber of the legendary French Connection line for the Buffalo Sabres in the nineteen seventies. He starred for the Montreal Junior Canadiens prior to joining the Buffalo squad....
Phil (Bradley Cooper), Dr. Stu, (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galfianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) are back for a second outrageous outing with director Todd Phillips once again at the helm. The comedy sequel follows the familiar foursome as they travel to exotic Thailand for Stu'...
Finance Minister Raymond Bachand announced that the Quebec government will table a new budget on March 17. Bachand says the budget will be a responsible one. He says It will control debt, while protecting health and education. The government says it is on target to return to a balanced budget by 2014.
Bachand boasts 125 000 jobs created in the last 18 months without any increased tax burden for Quebecers.
The provincial budget...
A Canadian citizen is missing in Afghanistan after travelling to the country as a tourist. The department made the statement Sunday after a news release claimed a Canadian spy had been captured. Canadian officials are working with Afghan authorities to assist the family in securing a safe release.
The Canadian government says it strongly advises against all travel to Afghanistan. The Canadian military says no one is missing from its ranks.
The Green Bay Packers became Super Bowl champions Sunday night. NFL player Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes. And Nick Collins returned an interception for another score. All leading the Packers to a 31- 25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. This was Green Bay's fourth Super Bowl title.
On this day, 69 years ago, the Empire of Japan attacked the United States Naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Such an attack was labeled, and continues to be today, as an unprovoked attack which immediately brought the United States into the Second World War. The United States committed troops to the Pacific and also to Europe and Northern Africa, where war had been raging for over two years....
New EPISODE available here.
This 03. December broadcast covered CLAIM DA INTERWEBZ, WANKSTAS AND BANKSTAS, WIKI PEEKS, TERROR THEATRE, CLIMATE DISRUPTION FUNCTION, MY BAD, EUROSCEPTICISM, and THE SCIENCE IS IN....
New EPISODE available here.
This 26. November broadcast covered CLAIM DA INTERWEBZ, ECONOMIC HITMEN, GONNA FEEL YA UP, TERROR...
Don't you just hate it when a company advertise a sale and when you get to the store the say they dont have any of the product left?
Well Super C had a sale last week on Beer for $21 - $22.00 for a case of 24 but when you get there they said that it was all sold out.
Now how could they be sold out of Beer when there were a whole lot of beer in the fridge. Yeah , you guess it, at the regular price.
Now this was just 0ne day after the sale started and there was 4 more days to go for the sale
Super C you suck big time!
Tune in between 6 and 8pm Tuesday November 30th for your chance to win tickets to see Stars (w/ openers Young Galaxy) at Metropolis Saturday December 4th! Courtesy of CJLO and Pop Montreal, Charts & Crafts has tickets for two!
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SIMPLY AWESOME!!
So the new Run With The Hunted has been released, and its the "cats meow." Seriously this album has everything. Raw unadultered emotion, desperation and abuve all, balls. check it out for yourself, http://panicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled
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Stories by Erica Fisher, Sarah Elfangary, Michael Lemieux, Marcin Wisniewski
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November 26, 2010
When Ernest Lakelandèr and I first hit the CJLO airwaves on St. Patrick's Day 2009, our musical influences had been more Austrian, than Irish to say the least. Instead of toasting the night with shamrocks and Murphy's stout, we hit you with our electro version of Mozart. The steins were out when beautiful Montreal began to swing, swing, swing à la house version of Swing Kids, and my former co-host and I were both very proud of our shameless promotion of Linz, Austria's own, Parov Stelar.
If you've gathered anything from that quirky first paragraph, it's that Parov Stelar infuses bigband goodness with what kids like to dance to at all the fancy clubs today, that is,...
News Read by Brittany LeBourne and Produced by Drew Pascoe
Stories by Michael Moore, Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, and Erica Fisher
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CNBC concedes to the Austrian school of economics. This now means that the Economist in London, the New York Times and now CNBC on Wall Street are recognizing the virtues of Hayek, Mises, Menger, Rothbard, Hazlitt, and many other brilliant economists tied to the Austrian business cycle.
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In his latest article for the Nation, one of my favorite progressive publications, David Nasaw wrote a piece detailing his opposition to tax breaks for donations to charity. Nasaw specifically blitzes the liberality of those "elites" that progressives so love to hate:
I'm delighted that Harvard was able to raise $596 million last year, but if we assume that most of it came from those in the highest tax bracket who itemized their deductions, that $596 million breaks down to about $387 million from the donors and $209 million from the Treasury in forgone tax revenues.
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In a business blog post, London's Economist did a piece praising the Austrian business cycle of F.A. Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, Murray N. Rothbard, and others:
Why is the Austrian explanation for the crisis so little discussed?
(The Economist: Buttonwood) Nov 18th 2010
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES is back. The British economist has modern intellectual champions in Paul Krugman and Robert Skidelsky. For all today’s talk of austerity, a policy of Keynesian fiscal stimulus was adopted by...
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
The Liberty Hero of the week is a certain "young Asian man" (as quoted by AP) who disguised himself as an elderly white man on a flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver. 
What is coming over the wire is that his only crime was dressing up as a white man and using another's boarding pass to get on the plane. From ...
So last week (3 months in Internet time) while I was doing the show, it was announced that Girl Talk's new record All Day was up for free download, and what what a free download it is! At this rate I'm going to be sick of it by the time he visits town, (that's March 1 nerds) but I can't help it. Highlights include:
- The opening mix of "War Pigs" underneath Ludacris' "Move Back" really opens the record with a bang.
- MOP "Ante Up" over Miley Cyrus (yes you read that right).
- "Creep" and ODB's "Shimmy Shimmy Yay" together at last (ooh baby I like it rawwww).
Some of my favourite moments include bit's of nostalgia in: a random Spacehog appearance that made me remember Spacehog existed, Fugazi's "Waiting Room" under Rihanna...
On this hour of Sound on Sight: coming attractions. Next Friday sees the release of UK director Edgar Wright's third feature, the anticipated comic adaptation Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. We got a chance to see it early at the Fantasia Film Festival, and we'll be letting you know if it's worth the hype - and if it lives up to Wright's popular early features, Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. Following that, something to look for on the horizon: a bloody and very entertaining horror-comedy called Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil, which should be headed to multiplexes sometime this winter.
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Don't t even get me started. I mean, you could. And it would go on for a really long time, and feature words like, "oh my god, amazing, brilliant, contemporary jokes in epic poetry, I can't stop." So for now, if you are a patient listener, then maybe, like me (and most of the rest), you will also gladly be a patient reader. It's one that seems to serve as an excerpt for the book of right on. /Joanna Newsom nerdy coded language overload.
In the mean time, a cover...
Click here and read about Kathleen Hanna's project-o-rama.
Also, just, like, who doesn't think Coco Garden is inherently cool?
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Stories by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Mike Moore, Alina Gotcherian
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"THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME"
GUESS WHO'S BACK!
Imagine the greatest of ironies: a French rock group from Versailles travels across the ocean to the most populous French city in North America, gets booked at a French-language University by French promotion, and plays their American Grammy-winning album to a sold-out majority-French crowd…in English. Such a paradox might confuse objective observers, but for montrealers, it is the music scene. And it is exactly what took place on October 21st, 2010 at the Complexe Sportif de l'Université de Montréal.
Phoenix, the ever-popular group transcending currently transcending the...
News read and produced by Drew Pascoe
Stories by Chris Hanna, Marcin Wisniewski, Michael Lemieux, Sarah Elfangary
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Check out my new Facebook group:
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This is where I'll send updates about upcoming episodes and post links to podcasts.
Thanks!
Check out my brand new Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/home.php?sk=group_168187569875405
This is where I'll send news about upcoming shows, and link to podcasts of past shows.
Thanks :)
HATE OR TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT NICKI
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhDO47596ZnQo5UvMp
Sorry but couldnt Embed.
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Arnold Jarvis (vocalist)
DJ Christian Pronovost (DJ/producer)
(Lost Heroes/ Montreal)
Jojoflores (DJ/producer)
(Gotsoul/ Montreal)
Charles McDougald (vocalist/producer)
(Mac Jam Ent. / 11:07 Pres.)
Anthony Nicholson (DJ/producer)
(Circular Motion Recordings/ Chicago)
Kanye West- Runaway (Short Film)
News read and produced by Drew Pascoe
Stories by Chris Hanna, Sarah Fengary, Marcin Wisniewski.
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Winter Gloves launched their new CD, All Red, at Il Motore on Friday, Sept. 24th. This Montreal-based synth pop outfit is a newcomer to the indie scene, but have made it big, being named Best New Artist by iTunes Canada after their debut release, About a Girl in 2008. Their curious instrumentation (including a Wurlitzer and a synth bass) have garnered them a spot in the hearts of fans.
Opening for Winter Gloves were The Hoof and the Heel, a band I had not known before this show, but surprised me with a nice combination of electro and folk. The lead vocalist was charming, and was a...
For those of you who have ever used the words "I Can't"
This ought to make you think twice..
CHECK IT:
Five albums, numerous splits and EPs, and as many sonic configurations on, Brooklyn avant-garage group Liars now count as veterans. Not only have their LPs kept pace in terms of quality - 2009's Sisterworld might be their most consistent yet - they've also managed to diversify and expand their sound in unexpected ways that have never felt forced. Consistency, of course, is perhaps the least appreciated quality an indie rock band can possess, as evidenced by the mediocre turnout for their triple-bill show for Pop Montreal. They've been around long enough that they...
News read and produced by Drew Pascoe.
Stories submitted by Samah Fadil, Mike Moore, and Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo
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News read and produced by Drew Pascoe
Stories written by Chris Hanna, Emily Brass, and Sarah El Fangary
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News read and produced by Drew Pascoe
Stories written by Chris Hanna, Emily Brass, and Sarah El Fangary
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Way back in 1959, Miles Davis released (one of) the most important (jazz) albums of all time.
I am immensely excited to be giving away a 2-CD 50th anniversary edition of Miles' 'Kind of Blue'. (It's got the original album plus a whole bunch of awesome extras!)
All you have to do to win is send me an email at J-Spot(at)CJLO.com before 11:59 pm Monday Sept 27. I will draw a random winner and announce it on Tuesday's show!
This is such a magnificent album, i wish i had a hundred copies to give away. Alas, only one can win and i wish you all luck.
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Embarking upon his first solo tour across three continents, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke performed solo in Montréal at La Salla Rosa on the 4th of September, 2010. Being his seventh overall stop and second in a majority francophone city, Kele strutted onstage with a well-traveled divinity that hinted towards modesty. The females within the first ten meters immediately shot glances towards upstage while the men opened their ears and loosened their dancing feet; Kele’s presence alone made the measly cost of the concert ticket...
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Stories written by Samah Fadil, Jonathan Moore, and Gareth Sloan
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Hey SoRealers,
AS PROMISED* HERE'S THE LINK TO THE DOCUMENTARY- LOOSE CHANGE 9/11
In light of the 9th year anniversary of the September 11th attacks coming up, and with all the HOOPLA surrounding the idea of building a Mosque a couple of blocks away from Ground Zero..
Hows about we take the time to open our minds, instead of eating what they feed to us, and slowly reject the idea of ISLAM and TERRORISM being one in the same.
Here's is a great way to get started
Here's the link to a documentary that you need to watch and pass on to a friend.
It came out in August of 2006, so its quite dated, yet still very relavant, due to the issues that keep arising, and due to the tragic date approaching...
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Wuttup So Realers! Im just starting out the week with a video that is super awesome. I may be late on this vid but hey it's still awesome sauce! And the song is amazing so enjoy. (why the bold? i dont know) - B
SUPERCHUNK + Kurt Vile + Little Scream
September 23rd at Le National (1220 Ste Catherine E)
Doors 7:00, Show 8:00
$23.50 Regular, $10 for Concordia Students, First 50 people with a CJLO t-shirt get in for FREE!
http://www.superchunk.com/
http://www.myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly
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Screening of THIS IS SPINAL TAP at the Dollar Cinema (6900 Decarie). $2 entry, free popcorn. 8:30 show time.
8 pm:
Blue Skies Turn Black & CJLO Present CARIBOU live at Le National (1220 Ste Catherine E). For more info visit http://web.blueskiesturnblack.com/shows.php
11am-4pm:
BBQ and Live Broadcast with local artists performing at the Loyola Campus. Cheap beer brought to you by the CSU, cheap food brought to you by us, veggie stuff available. Just $1 for all food and non-beer items and tunes by CJLO DJs.
Come join CJLO this Thursday (September 4th) as CJLO once again brings their monthly punk night to Katacombes (1635 St. Laurent). This month sees the DJs tearing the roof off of the place after France's Black Bomb A. The show's 7 dollars, doors open at 8 p.m. and Black Bomb A takes the stage at 10 p.m., but stick around as DJs spin until 3 a.m.!
Join Break It Down's Katrina, Brian H of Countdown To Armageddon and DJ Runt of The New Noise as they bring the best in loud stuff after Black Bomb A gets done their thing on-stage. Drink specials and rad tunes –...
Serj Tankian and the Elect The Dead Symphony
Theatre St. Denis (1594 St. Denis)
$39.50 / $49.50 / $59.50
A Greenland presentation
Semi Precious Weapons
feat. DJ Starlight
Le Belmont (4483 St. Laurent)
$15.50 in advance / $17.50 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Glen Matlock
feat. Sarah Blackwood / The Hellbound Hepcats
Divan Orange (4234 St. Laurent)
$12.00 in advance / $15.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Murder By Death
feat. Buddy McNeil & The Magic Mirrors
Petit Campus (57 Prince Arthur E.)
$13.50 in advance / $15.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Menomena
feat. Suckers / Tu Fawning
Sala Rossa (4848 St. Laurent)
$15.00 in advance / at the door
A Greenland presentation
Foals
feat. Ebsen And The Witch
Sala Rossa (4848 St. Laurent)
$15.00 in advance / $17.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
eels
feat. Jesca Hoop
Le National (1220 Ste. Catherine E.)
$25.00 in advance / $27.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
As I Lay Dying
feat. All That Remains / Unearth / Carniflex
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$27.50 in advance / $32.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Winter Gloves
feat. guests
Il Motore (179 Jean-Talon W.)
$12.00 in advance / $15.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
The Tallest Man On Earth
feat. S. Carey
Le National (1220 Ste. Catherine E.)
$17.50 in advance / $19.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Klaxons
feat. Baby Monster
Cabaret JPR (2111 St. Laurent)
$17.50 in advance / $20.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Comeback Kid
feat. Madball / A Wilhelm Scream / Living With Lions / Devil In Me
Studio JPR (2109 St. Laurent)
$20.00 in advance / $25.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Anti-Flag
feat. Vulgaires Machins / The Menzingers
Studio JPR (2109 St. Laurent)
$20.00 in advance / at the door
A Greenland presentation
MIA
feat. guests
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$35.00 in advance / at the door
A Greenland presentation
Sick Of It All
feat. Wisdom In Chains / Mongoloids / Hold A Grudge
Foufounes Electriques (89 Ste. Catherine E.)
$16.00 in advance / $18.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Swinging Utters
feat. The Copyrights / Prevenge
Foufounes Electrique (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$15.00 in advance / at the door
A Greenland presentation
Milow
feat. Matt Morris
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$25.00 in advance / at the door
A Greenland presentation
Down With Webster
feat. guests
Club Soda (1225 St. Laurent)
$15.00 in advance / $17.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
The Charlatans UK
feat. Sherlock's Daughter
Cabaret JPR (2111 St. Laurent)
$23.50 in advance / $25.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Jesse Malin And The St. Marks Social
feat. Moneybrother / The Hot Showers
Le Belmont (4483 St. Laurent)
$13.00 in advance / $15.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
School Of Seven Bells
feat. Active Child
Sala Rossa (4848 St. Laurent)
$12.00 in advance / $14.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Jamie Lidell
feat. zEUS
Cabaret JPR (2111 St. Laurent)
$20.00 in advance / at the door
A Greenland presentation
Billy Idol
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$45.00 in advance / $50.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Millencolin
feat. The Sainte Catherines / Without Will
Club Soda (1225 St. Laurent)
$23.00 in advance / $25.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Strung Out
feat. Rufio / Mute / We Are Union
Le National (1220 Ste. Catherine E.)
$25.00 in advance / $27.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Dragonette
feat. guests
Cabaret Du Mile End (5420 Parc Ave.)
$16.50 in advance / $18.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Vampire Weekend
feat. Beach House / Dum Dum Girls
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$32.00 in advance / $35.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Against Me!
feat. The Flatliners / Young Livers
L'Olympia (1004 Ste. Catherine E.)
$22.00 in advance / $25.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Ratatat
feat. Dom / Bobby Birdman
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$22.00 in advance / $25.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Plasticines
feat. Shortpants Romance
Sala Rossa (4848 St. Laurent)
$15.00 in advance / $18.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Pennywise
feat. Riverboat Gamblers / Authority Zero / Fifty Stars Anger
Metropolis (59 Ste. Catherine E.)
$23.00 in advance / $25.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Kele
feat. Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Sala Rossa (4848 St. Laurent)
$17.00 in advance / $20.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
Melvins
feat. Trung Hoa
Club Soda (1225 St. Laurent)
$25.00 in advance / $28.00 at the door
A Greenland presentation
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Sundays 12-2 is sometimes not the time when people want to be awake and listening to the radio. I understand this, and thanks to Stefan and Andrij on the Pan- African Hour, have now been archiving my episodes at their blog. If you need a fix and can't get out of bed to get it, you can now download for your very own self at:
or
www.archive.org under Community Audio- search Runny Noise.
Happy trails.
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He's known as Marshall Matthers, Slim Shady, Eminem, Hip Hop Elvis and now, after the release of his latest video, perhaps he'll be known as "Public Enemmy #1" to every Feminits group across America. Eminem has never been a stranger to controversy, in fact he's built an entire empire based on controversial lyrics, videos and etc... Some will argue that controversy fuels Eminem's fire and that he will use every opportunity presented to him in order to produce controversial material. In his latest video featuruing R&B superstar Rihanna, Eminem has once again succeeded at breaking records while making a few ennemies on the way. The song for the video is entitled "Love The Way You Lie" and if you haven't seen the video yet, don't worry...It's 22 million views does more than just...
Tune in to Grrls Groove this Thursday from 10-11pm, when I play my interview with the Queen of Dancehall, Lady Saw. The triple-platinum, Grammy-winning artist spoke to me backstage at the Montreal International Reggae Festival this weekend. She talked about her tomboy past and balancing motherhood with a message of 'slackness.' Don't miss this unique interview with Lady Saw!
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So MTV aired the first trailor for a new movie last night, and it's called "The Social Network".
It will basically depict the now 23 year-old creator of Facebook's life. Everything leading up to his success, including him dropping out of harvard, and all the struggles he faced along the way.
This ought to be interesting..
Fun Fact* Justin Timberlake will be playing a supporting role in the movie alongside other guest stars.
So just incase being the youngest billionaire in the world was not enough, here's a movie that's going to make him even more money.
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MTV has finally put out something worth watching.
They premiered a show called "IF YOU REALLY KNEW ME" on July 26th.
The show depicts a bunch of kids from a high school saying this one line to each other, "If you really knew me.." followed by their deepest secrets, and that manages to change their whole outlook on high school and "cliques".
It's actually really eye opening and powerful, and it breaks down a lot of barriers. Defintely worth an hour of your time!
Check it out on MTV2 Mondays @ 10pm.
(Oh! and get your tissues ready!)
Here's the link to watch full episodes:
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Dear Alex,
Pick up your phone and pay the fucking rent please. The landlord keeps calling me and I feel bad. So please do it before I DESTROY YOU! This will occur slightly after 2:30 pm today once I pick up my bike from the bowels of st. henri.
kthnxs,
Kelly
So tonights show had a special guest, Tim Chevrier. An old and great friend who always manages to make me crack the hell up. Check out the show for general bamboozlement and some really great tunes!
CJLO double feature at Dollar Cinema (6900 Decarie Square).
11pm: John Landis' "An American Werewolf in London" (1981)
1am: John Fawcett's "Ginger Snaps" (2000)
2$ admission and 1$ snacks!
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Dobet Gnahoré kicked off the 24th Festival Nuits D’Afrique in fine form. Literally.
Propelling herself into mid-air, spinning on the floor like a breakdancer, and gyrating torso muscles you didn’t know existed, Gnahoré demonstrated the breadth of her talents, which are deeply rooted in the traditions of Africa.
Then there’s her voice. Deep and robust, it seems to emanate from within her soul, from an ancient place connected to shamans and tribesmen who came before.
Gnahoré is clearly comfortable in her own skin. A well-seasoned performer, her experience as an...
Dobet Gnahoré kicked off the 24th Festival Nuits D’Afrique in fine form last night. Literally.
Propelling herself into mid-air, spinning on the floor like a breakdancer, and gyrating torso muscles you didn’t know existed, Gnahoré demonstrated the breadth of her talents, which are deeply rooted in the traditions of Africa.
Then there’s her voice. Deep and robust, it seems to emanate from within her soul, from an ancient place connected to shamans and tribesmen who came before.
Gnahoré is clearly comfortable in her own skin. A well-seasoned performer, her experience as an entertainer is a pleasure to behold as she moves between instruments and styles with fluidity and grace.
At age 12,...
Day three: This one i had circled on my calendar for months. Two of the greatest living legends in jazz performing on the same night: Sonny Rollins followed by Herbie Hancock.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier was packed. The atmosphere was electric as we eagerly awaited the saxophone colossus. Adding to the nervous excitement was the fact that the band was running late. An anxious fifteen minutes later than expected, Sonny took the stage. Dressed in a bright red shirt, and sporting a giant silver afro, Rollins began the show by accepting the Miles Davis award, presented to him by the festival artistic director André Ménard.
With the formalities out of the way, Sonny got down to business. I swear to you, the first few bars he played...
Day three: This one i had circled on my calendar for months. Two of the greatest living legends in jazz performing on the same night: Sonny Rollins followed by Herbie Hancock.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier was packed. The atmosphere was electric as we eagerly awaited the saxophone colossus. Adding to the nervous excitement was the fact that the band was running late. An anxious fifteen minutes later than expected, Sonny took the stage. Dressed in a bright red shirt, and sporting a giant silver afro, Rollins began the show by accepting the Miles Davis award, presented to him by the festival artistic director André Ménard.
With the formalities out of the way, Sonny got down to business. I swear to you, the first few bars he played gave me chills....
Day three: This one i had circled on my calendar for months. Two of the greatest living legends in jazz performing on the same night: Sonny Rollins followed by Herbie Hancock.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier was packed. The atmosphere was electric as we eagerly awaited the saxophone colossus. Adding to the nervous excitement was the fact that the band was running late. An anxious fifteen minutes later than expected, Sonny took the stage. Dressed in a bright red shirt, and sporting a giant silver afro, Rollins began the show by accepting the Miles Davis award, presented to him by the festival artistic director André Ménard.
With the formalities out of the way, Sonny got down to business. I swear to you, the first few bars he played gave me chills....
News Read and Produced by Drew Pascoe.
Stories by Jonathan Moore, Alina Gotcherian, and Jose Espinoza. Good to have you back Jose.
In memory of Erica Fisher.
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Check out the show! Featuring the newest from SometimeNever, The Gaslight Anthem, This is Hell and GraveMaker! All that and a kick in the Groin!
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This weeks show (June 28th) is now up if you would like to hear it. Check out the setlist, download it, listen to it streaming, maybe listen to it while while you make that garlic and beef pudding you have been dying to try.
It has been an exciting (albeit hectic) first few days for me at the 31st edition of the Montreal Jazz Fest. After four days I have already taken in seven spectacular acts here at the festival. I wanted to share with you a bit of my experience so far.
Day one: The festival started for me with the David Sanborn Trio featuring Joey Defrancesco on Friday night. I went into this show with tempered expectations. David Sanborn is obviously a tremendously talented saxophonist, but his albums have always been a bit hit and miss for me. On one hand his technical prowess allows him to be immensely creative and exciting. However he has a tendency to venture into realms "too smooth" for my tastes. So as mentioned i went into the...
News produced by Drew Pascoe, read by Erica Fisher
Stories by Jonothan Moore, Alina Gotcherian and Erica Fisher
Shout out to Mr. Pascoe (senior) who's birthday is today. Happy Birthday from the News Team!
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This Sunday the 27th, "Right Place Wrong Time" is kicking off a series on writers in and passing through Montreal with Chuck Klosterman, author of "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" and his most recent collection of essays, "Eating the Dinosaur". The series is centered around the Summer Literary Seminar program hosted by Concordia University. The interview will be wedged between the Jazz and its musical diaspora you've always enjoyed and the info on the next writer, Katrina Best and her new book, "Bird Eat Bird".
Follow the interview at 2:00 pm on 1690 AM or www.cjlo.com, click listen live!
June 21st, 2010.
Tonights show was all kinds of ruckus. Reams of great new albums by some of the best in the biz were featured, including (but not limited to) The Gaslight Anthem, This Is Hell, Against Me!, Off With Their Heads and Killing The Dream. If you missed it and feel shamed (as you should), you can either download it for your MP3 player thingy, or listen to it streaming from the following site, BLAM!
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Stories by Alina Gotcherian, Jose Espinoza, Jonathan Moore, Corentine Rivoire
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I love my cat Henry. He's super smart and I can prove it. I right now, I'm cooking dinner and part of it is chicken. So, I cut up this raw chicken, right, too cook it and it kind of looks like brains or intestines or something. See, most cats wouldn't think anything of this, they're just all "You feed me so you can do what ever you want". But not Henry. You see, Henry is a straight shooter, so he basically looks at me as if to ask "What the fuck is your damage, woman? Why are you eating something that looks like brains? I understand you're the one who takes care of me but don't you ever even think about feeding me...
This week I tried out a new format and split my 2 hours into, well, 2. The first hour of the set is some of the best old-school punk out there (in my opinion) and the second set was all about Can-Core, with some new Hardcore for good measure. If you want to give it a listen, in case you missed the show, you can download the MP3 or listen to it online from the following link,
http://www.4shared.com/audio/pT7OS0Ig/thebigtakeover.html
See you next week.
Runt
Yo where is everybody, I need to speak the them.
I know, I KNOW, it's been a while. If you just SHUT UP for a second I'll explain.
This is a university radio station website.
Now don't mention it again or I'll cut off your knees, scrape out the insides and make them into a brar. A British Braaahhhrrr.
So I gathered everyone here to learn and reflect about the time I TOOK HOME FOOD FROM REUBEN'S!!!YAAAAAH!!!!AND WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO!(I work there) YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!
Isn't that bad ass!??? Employees are most definitely not allowed to take "product" home. ("Product"??? Pffffttt.) And I did it in on my 2nd week there(it was tonight!!! I work at Reuben's!).
I know I've got HUGELY big balls!
Wanna...
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Stories writtne by Corentine Rivoire, Jose Espinoza, Jonathan Moore, Alina Gotcherian
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Watsup SoRealers!
SoReal Radio is on at a new time! Your hosts Draga, Brandon and Sarah have been moved to the Friday spot for 2 hours!! 10 am -12pm. Make sure you guys keep tuning in!! And thankyou for all of your support so far!!
So just incase you missed last Fridays show, we talked a bit about Iphone Apps and how they are a curse and a blessing all at the same time. We brought up some of the best and worst apps we've come across.
Here are some that we found amusing:
- The App for Apps
- Designated Dialer "Avoid Drunk texting & Dialing"
- Email and Walk
- Passion "Lets you...
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Stories by Alina Gotcherian, Jose Espinoza, and Jonothan Moore.
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Produced by Emily Brass and Nicholas Fiscina
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News May 24 2010
So it's been a week since the passing of Ronnie James Dio, and I'm only now really able to express how deeply saddened I am by this turn of events. Like a lot of Dio's long time fans, I thought we was going to beat the cancer he was diagnosed with last year, record another album with Heaven & Hell, tour the world and live for another hundred years. Unfortunately, it's a week later and the reality is that the metal world has truly lost one of its giants, a forefather of the genre we all know and love. Over the next few weeks on my show, I'll be taking a piece of Dio's career and going into great depth (this week is the early ELF albums and the first Rainbow offering), so I won't go into a biography here. I will say that I've personally been touched by Dio's music more than...
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Stories by Jose Espinoza, Corentine Rivoire, Jonathan Moore, Alina Gotcherian
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Here is my top ten (+1) must see shows for the 31st annual Festival International De Jazz De Montreal.
It was very difficult to cut it down to eleven, but here they are, in no particular order.
Richard Bona: Catch this Camaroonian bass prodigy playing his new album The Ten Shades of Blues (July 2) or as a sideman with Manu Katche and Sylvain Luc (June 30) or with Katche, Fresu, and Molvaer (June 27)
Herbie Hancock: One of the most creative, versatile, and prolific jazz pianists of the post bop era, enough said. Catch Herbie June 27.
Sonny Rollins: Another absolute legend gracing the stage at this year's festival. Catch this 80 year old Saxophone Colossus June 27.
Mike Stern...
So Tonights show was alot of fun, I was worried that I would not have enough Canadian content but in the end it was something rediculous like 70%. I hope whomever listened to the show enjoyed it as much as I did.
Band of the week= DEADWALK
If you missed the show and want to hear it, you can listen streaming, or download it at the following adress...
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If you missed the show, don't worry, its available as both an MP3 and streaming! Now go ahead, give yourself a high five, you deserve it.
We all know it's coming. As we count down the days to the 31st Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, let's take a look at what's to come with my top ten MUST SEE SHOWS.
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Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Hunter, Richard Bona, Tigran Hamasyan, Ahmad Jamal,
Mike Stern/Alain Caron, Bobby Mcferrin, Dave Brubeck,
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So a few weeks have passed since the death of Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele, and I'm listening to "Bloody Kisses" in its entirety for the first time since it happened. I don't intend on writing you a full band biography or act like a creepy fan who pretends he was a personal friend. I do hope that once everything's said and done that Type O Negative's immense contribution to Heavy Metal isn't overshadowed by all the ridiculous nonsense that seemed to sometimes derail them--- the centerfolds, the stints in drug rehab/prison, and the accusations of misogyny/racism/nazism from people who've never listened to their albums. Then again, they thrived on their black humour and loved to make light of nearly everything and seemed to get a giddy thrill out of pissing as many people off as...
Watsup everybody!!
Thanks for checkin out the blog!
JUST FOR KICKS
I came across a video yesterday, and mind you I am not a big fan of Kesha nor her music, but this I simply couldn't pass up.
Check it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMeCfz9_vvc&sns=em
Attention friends, fans and other critics, after a long hiatus, I, The Barstool Genius - The Seagram Sage of saintly advice has returned – ready to answer all your questions and pour the quixotic elixir of wisdom into your souls like whiskey melting the ice in a tumbler.
Recently I received this email:
"Dear Barstool Genius,
I’m on a dating website called Plenty of Fish and so far no one’s biting. I don’t look like...
Well, I've finally decided to step into the 21st Century and get onboard with this whole "new media" thing that all the kids are into these days! So here it is--- my personal Blog for THE ALMIGHTY RIFF- HELL BENT FOR METAL! Get in the habit of paying me a visit often as I'll be sure to have tons of goodies for all you heavy metal maniacs out there. From CD and concert reviews, to rants about the current metal scene, to in depth features on the classics and should-of-been classics, this will be a dumping ground for all the metal rumblings that take place in the dark recesses of my mind. And hell, maybe one of these days I'll finally figure out what the hell a "tweet" is.
Hope to see you here often!
Keep it heavy! \m/(>.<)\m/
-Zombieboy
Thats right kids, show number 4 is available for all your downloading needs. You can hold onto it for a lifetime or listen to 3 seconds and delete it! Either way it was a great show as you can tell from the setlist, BOOM!
Watsup SoRealers!!!
Thanks for checking out our blog!!
In light of the recent victory of our Habitants we're posting this video for you guys!!!
Enjoy!!!
Annakin Slayd- Feels like '93
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And thankyou all for checking out our blog!
Make sure you keep tuning in Tuesdays @ 3pm for your weekly dose of Real Topics Real Music Real Radio
Well just incase you missed it, last week we talked about the teachers that gave a lesson in "Lap Dancing"....
Here's the info!!!
Teachers at a Canadian high school were suspended after they performed a lap dance during a school pep rally. During the rally, one teacher sat on a chair while the other performed a bump-and-grind lap dance on her. The whole ordeal was filmed by students and shortly...
Yoav Sadan, born in 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Today he is known worldwide simply as Yoav. The name alone stands out from all the musicians and band names I have ever heard. A growing star, Yoav manages to not only maintain his personal identity, but he has uses his intriguing personality to appear to a worldwide audience. I have a personal connection to Yoav because he was born in Israel, which I will have the pleasure of visiting this summer. There is a strong connection between the meaning of Yoav’s...
On April 15th, Califfornia’s own sound of the sixties, The Morning Benders, kept the Sala Rosa in stiches for the better part of an amazing evening.
It came on a positive night for Montrealers, as the Montreal Canadians just managed a come from behind victory against Alexander Ovechkin and the favoured-to-win Capitals, and post-season hockey victories mark the beginning of a memorable night for most Montrealers. News of this victory quickly circulated throughout the youthful, college-aged crowd, and as if by...
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Stories by Jose Espinoza, Chris Hannah, Emily Brass, Sarah Deshaies
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It's hard to imagine a more bewildering sensation for a relatively new musician than arriving in a country you've never even visited before and have people greet you like a big deal, especially when you're a young songwriter touring behind your second record of songs you recorded by yourself with sub-par equipment. That was precisely the case when Kristian Mattson, AKA The Tallest Man on Earth, came to Petit Campus to play for a sold-out crowd, in support of the stellar The Wild Hunt.
A few words on that subject first....
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Running late as usual, I ran into la Tulipe last Friday night right at the end of Hawksley Workman’s second song of the night. I must admit it was my virgin experience with this multi-talented performer and I was not prepared for the banter.
Hawksley Workman loves to talk. On my entrance to what I thought would be a musical journey, in which I was excited to hear some old songs, mixed in with the new songs from his recent MeatMilk and albums, I was not prepared to hear story after story. It almost felt like I was watching...
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Two weekends ago…
Saturday: Sleep in. Maybe too much. Work. Climb mountain at midnight, drink beer, call toll-free sex lines with friends from payphones and try to fake credit card numbers, but fail miserably. Get scared in a graveyard, go home. Sleep at 4:00 am.
Sunday: Work 11:30. Family dinner in Hudson. After hearing great reviews after its South by Southwest screening, boyfriend invites me to see Hot Tub Time Machine, and I’m all like “I totally want to see that, John Cusack is, like, the man of my dreams, oh my God, High Fidelity is the best LOL!”
...
Because we love them, and they should have won 1st place!
here's a bit about..
BLUEPRINT CREW
Members: Derek "Derty" Rice, Lorena "Lo" Liebman, Nathalie Levy, Nicolas "Bboy Hero" Begin, Thien-Linh "TL" Truong, Vanessa Gagnon, Vincent-Olivier Noiseux
This Canadian crew is out to storm the home of hip-hop and demonstrate a level of synchronicity not seen before. Being the first-ever foreign crew to compete on America's Best Dance Crew, Blueprint has a lot to prove. And for this crew, the name Blueprint is more than a title: it's a creed. Precision, precision, precision -- that's...
Hey SoRealers!
Yesterday on our show we talked about the new look of Hip Hop, and we played a song by B.O.B featuring Hailey from Paramore! Called Airplanes! Check it out! Great song! We touched on the mix of Rap and Rock, Hip Hop and Punk, and how we love it! Such a great movement! We also talked about how Drake needs to step his Music Video game up!! We think it is safe to say music videos are not his forte! And we say this out of Love, because we are all rooting for Drake!! And we definetely do not want to see the all that hype fade away in vain!
Heres a pic from the making of Rihanna's next single Rockstar 101 featuring Slash! She also features Travis Barker in her video! Great mix!!
...
Hey SoRealers!!
Incase you missed our show today, we talked a bit about Tiger Woods and his portrayal as a "Role Model" in the media. An obviously very trendy topic nowadays!
I think it is safe to say that we need to start differentiating these atheletes and their talent from their personal lives. Tiger included! A lot of young children growing up are associating themselves with these young and rich atheletes who do not have a care in the world, and parents are suddenly taken back when these "role models" act up.. To all the parents out there, you are your childrens best role models!
Hello to all of the SoRealers and thankyou for checking out our Blog!
As promised we are posting all of the info that you need on the Whitehounds! We were so priviledged to have them on the show as our first guests EVER! And they hold that very special title aswell.
The Whitehounds performed two songs live for us last week and we will post those mixes very shortly for all of our beautiful listeners! *UPDATED* below.
For now you guys could check out their myspace. There you will find pics and a bunch of music that you guys will definetely love...
Welcome SoRealers and thankyou for checking out my blog! Hopefully by now you are familiar with SoReal Radio and all of it's glory, and if not, well.. you should make it an obligation to tune in next week Tuesday at 3pm and every week for that matter, to become better acquainted with yours truly and the SoReal Radio family!
Every week we give you Real Topics, Real Music, which in turn is Real Radio for all of our listeners! So far we have had a great first month and our shows keep getting better and better! Draga, Brandon and I are friends first and foremost, and the chemistry on air is so natural that it makes our job unfairly easy!! Our talk show consists of everyday news and current affairs ...
What a day April 2nd was: it went up to 27 degrees. So needless to say, I did not at all feel like being inside on any level.
When I managed to come out of my summer-like tizzy… I remembered that I had the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club concert to go to and off to La Tulipe I went. I so did not feel like being inside, but I do love listening to this band, so I made the ultimate sacrifice of leaving the most amazing weather ever for that time of year and was I ever thankful that I did.
I showed up...
Oh ma gawd, you can now listen to the New Noise any time you want! Mp3's are available for download or you can listen to them online whenever you need the audio equivalent of a swift kick to the genitals, BOOM!
Week #2's show can be downloaded here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TH5ibABP4U&feature=related
this is the absolute worst. in the world. ever. serious.
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There was a point years ago when it seemed as though the Wu-Tang legacy was dying out. Many of the artists had released more solo records, but nothing that had anyone talking. Then 8 Diagrams was released in 2007.
The album was not without its flaws. In fact, it had many. But with RZA’s genius on "The Heart Gently Weeps" and others, it was clear that the Clan still had something in the tank.
Yet it seems that recently the Wu has been in the headlines for beef more than music. GZA’s absurd G-Unit attacks overshadowed an otherwise decent album. Then things came to a head with Raekwon and Joe...
Bitchin’ Kitchen Food Network Launch Party
KOKO | Opus Hotel
March 23, 2010
Nadia G and the Bitchin' Kitchen crew rocked KOKO, Italian-style, with music spun by DJ FRIGID and classic canzoni performed by Marco Calliari.
For more photos of the event, click here.
Bitchin' Kitchen airs on Food Network Canada April 1st @ 11pm EST. Watch it!
...The longest relationship I have been in to this day has been only 16 months and that is being generous. I believe punk rock to be my first love, my family to be my undying love and strength and Henry Rollins to be my future husband.
Realistically, especially now that I have finally seen him speak, I can say that my standards are adequately high and that there IS in fact a man out that not only meets those standards, but surpasses them. It has been a long time since I first listened to Black Flag. Ten years in fact. Many things, including my taste and standards in...
Produced by Drew Pascoe, read by Erica Fisher
Stories by Jonathan Moore, Alina Gotcherian, Jose Espinoza
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What's up everybody!?! This is Draga here, bloggin' on behalf of the So Real Cru! We just recently finished up our 2nd show on the AIR and so far everything has been great. The feedback we've recieved has been positive and more and more people are tunning into our show. During our show, we try to play a minimum of 3 songs and 1 out of the 3 is always from a local artist/group. If you're a musician or part of a band or know a musician/band and what your song on the RADIO hit us up at SOREALRADIO@GMAIL.COM or TWITTER.COM/SOREALRADIO ... WE'D LOVE TO SUPPORT YOUR MUSIC!! Next, seen that our show has just begun, we are still updating and setting up everything in order to facilitate interaction with our listeners. In other words, the links to our...
Attention ignorant jerks: compared to what’s about to go down, Rock Band’s masturbatory displays are for your little cousin. Religious beliefs are gonna be suspended. Puppies ‘ll look ugly, Al Gore’s gonna apologize. Think I’m talking about the apocalypse? Fuck you: that’s in 2012.
I’m speaking about the upcoming CJLO Battle of the Bands – an occasion that separates the true heroic jerks from the jerk-offs, those who will go on to cut quality music versus those who’ll be in their mid-forties cutting mom’s bushes.
...
Go ahead and Google Interracial Love Triangle. You will find yourself referred to the Myspace profile of a self-described two-piece minimalist garage rock band – as well as a video that features a clip from the Jerry Springer show, in which Springer addresses the controversy of interracial love. “We promote love in our music and this clip saddens us very deeply,” says Matt Smith. Their music plays out with heavy riffs, raunchy guitars and driven vocal cries. One wonders if the love is in the resonance of the salad and popcorn bowls the band calls their drum kit?...
I’ve never seen Electric Six in concert. Well, not until March 11 at Sala Rossa, but I mean before that. I, like many other young romantics who have never taken out a student loan and are bohemian and free spirited enough to let (that’s right, like ALLOW) their parents pay their rent, tend to remember soundtracks to various relatively insignificant events. Or maybe mostly the soundtracks to events that make entertaining stories, thereby impressing or charming those around you, be they friends, acquaintances or urban Montreal residents as a whole (aka Red Mass). Not so...
Curtis was back in the news this week discussing his new European club influenced album Black Magic. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to map out the reason his best album since Get Rich was his worst performance on the charts to date. Back in 2002, 50 was the hottest thing in the streets. He was this ominous figure who survived nine gun shots. He was buzzing in the streets with Wanksta, and he had Eminem and Dr. Dre co-signing him. "Then In Da Club" came out and the music world was turned upside down. By the time Get Rich or Die Trying dropped a few months...
On Wednesday March 10 Ramble John "RJ" Krohn, aka RJD2 graced a packed house with some of his latest and greatest. The Montreal stop of his tour to promote his new album Colussus touched down at La Tulipe, a great local venue, one of my personal favourites. Opening act, NYC's Break Science warmed up the crowd with their unique blend of live hip hop and dubstep remixes.
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If you were on Twitter or any hip hop blog last Thursday night there was no avoiding it. The moment so many people have been clamouring for ever since So Far Gone dropped finally arrived. Drake’s first single was now making rounds online. The question was: did it live up to the hype? The curiosity to hear the song was there. Blog sites were feeling the heavy traffic, and within 30 minutes Drake became a Trending Topic on Twitter. Not to mention that one song completely overshadowed Fabolous’ long-delayed...
My walk to "Le Salon Vert” was an interesting one.
Walking on upper St. Laurent, being distracted by all the really cheap Indian restaurants, my senses were cut off by a mass group of interesting people gathered outside a gallery exploding with indie music and laser lights. For a brief moment I thought to myself that this concert might actually be pretty exciting, with all the glimmer and interesting-looking people.
Unfortunately, this awesome venue was not the Green Room. I continued walking down the street and then I...
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HMM! what to say?
Hello Blogging World!
I am your soon to be fearless leader Brandon C. Thunderbolt (Thunderbolt? What? Exactly!) and i am glad to announce the beginning of the end of the end's end of the radio world. What? Exactly! My co-host Sarah L and i have got on-board the awesome station that is CJLO and gladly bring to you the jaw dropping ear canal bulging awesomeness that is SO REAL RADIO. Where we shall be exposing the world and it's malfunctions to you on a silver platter of wtf! Every Tuesday from ...
To all Cool Cats of the disc siftin’ record liftin’ vinyl retrieving age. I know most of you go loopy for obscure Jazz riffs and rare funk recordings. If you are only beginning to discover the beauty in what lies beneath those tried and true hip-hop favourites than this would be a good time to sit down and listen to the original tracks that of the most, and least respected, hip hop artists have dabbled in order to create the funk-Jazz-Rock and other types of fusion. Where are the beats procured? I have dug superficially this time to procure 5 excellent tracks for a more refined ear to hear. The...
Colin Moore, local Montreal acoustic up and comer will be on the show LIVE tomorrow talking about his new album and being a part of Montreal Busking. Tune in to listen for a chance to win his new CD.
I never gave Ludacris a second thought when he first entered the game.
When Back for the First Time dropped in 2000 I was less than impressed. "What’s Your Fantasy" was a hit but there was nothing impressive about him. When Word of Mouf was released a year later I saw that he had enough, at least in terms of radio capability, to stick around for a while.
Nevertheless, he was unproven as a true MC in my eyes. It wasn’t until Release Therapy in 2006 that I began seeing the maturing and growth of not just someone who can make hit songs,...
The atmosphere at La Tulipe was flowing with energy as everyone was so excited to see Renan Luce. An indie rock singer from France, Luce made musical love to an audience of not only Quebecers, but to also a large number of visitors from France. I spoke with a couple from France, who proudly proclaimed that they had seen Renan Luce perform once in the past and that he has toured Montreal four times already. For me, this concert was truly an experience as I was most probably the only anglophone in the audience. What I found funny was...
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A short attention span can be a wonderful thing sometimes. The internet is a meta-world where links upon links can take you into under-explored sub-topics. This week I "stumbled on" paleofuture.com, the site that proficiently asks, "What ever happend to...?" I remember my computer science class in Grade 10, where Windows 95 was the greatest thing ever, and BBS boards were the proto-Facebook/torrent share/forum venue for the secretly extraverted introvert. Our parents worried ceaselessly about our Super Nintendo overusage. The teacher in my aforementioned class told us that in 20 years' time, all of our personal information and cash, especially, would be help on tiny plastic cards you could fit in your wallet. I actually argued the point, saying no one would ever be so stupid as to let...
On a cold February night where Montreal found warmth in the Habs’ come-from-behind win over the Boston Bruins, Misstress Barbara took to the stage of Club Soda and delivered a stellar performance following local act Winter Gloves. Hailing from similar backgrounds, Misstress Barbara and Winter Gloves both originated as individual projects using minimal equipment; now both have joined the often unfulfilling ranks of live bands. Mind you, Sicilian-born Misstress Barbara or Barbara Bonfiglio’s 15 years experience as an international club DJ hasn’t hampered the development of her new project, ‘Girls on a Ducati’ from...
In search of flamboyant avant-garde on a Sunday morning, I am scouring the pages at thewire.co.uk for their incredibly informative podcasts (look for Adventures in Modern Music). David Keenan seems the man about town in the world of The Wire. Free Folk, New Weird America, Hypnagogic pop: these are all his contributions to the practice of genre naming and getting to decide which artists get to be lumped into those categories.
David Keenan is the owner of the Glasgow label, record store, and distributor Volcanic Tongue, which Wikipedia says is concerned mostly with "free folk, psych, Japanese underground, noise, avant-garde, free jazz, blues, experimental, garage punk/DIY, minimal synth, drone, Industrial, sound poetry, prog, american primitive, private...
Love, Peace and Nat Launi for VP Social!
Download this weeks show and hear what she has to say:Feb 9th Blog Nation
-VOTE FOOL!
Here's how; from expert David Siscoe.
Musicians are getting crafty to help the victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Some of the cool items are... a Fender Stratocaster decorated by Conor Oberst and a skateboard decorated by Cedric Bixler-Zavala from Mars Volta
ll items are going to be auctioned off on March 15th.
Wanna check it out? Go to http://craftsforacause.tumblr.com/
Ok, put your cappuccino down for a sec. It's probably your third one today, right? Riiiiiiiight!
Here's a better idea for a nice energy boost: a trip to a winter wonderland, literally 1.5 hours from Montreal. Check out the poster below and/or hit me up for more details.
The sort of stuff you can expect to hear on my show, plus a few outstanding oddities.
Read by Erica Fisher, Produced by Drew Pascoe.
Stories by Alina Gotcherian, Nicholas Fiscina, Corentine Rivoire
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Here are the links covered throughout the show:
The only good thing I've seen come from the wars in the Middle East.
Jamie Hewett's cartoon of Lou Reed was leaked on the internet.
What do you think??
Lou Reed can be heard on their new album "Plastic Beach" that will be released on March 8th, 2010
Click and Enjoy (The Cudi song is hot)
Love Peace and SPBGOES.com
Feb 2nd Blog Nation Show Download
Jared Evans-Look at me the Same (Prod by Ratatat)
If you, like most, love the Superbowl commercials and get super pissed off that you can't see them during the big game... Here are a few websites to check out!
This site has the top ten S.B. commercials of all time.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35174030/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_...
This one has most of them from 1969 to last year.
Note: I believe that come next Monday morning... you will see 2010's S.B. commercials too!
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/
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A video of The Love Police (Forgive the German subtitles…es sei denn, Sie sprechen Deutsch).
Hey...
If you are as intrigued as I was to see the trailer from Animal Collective's film ODDSAC... click on the link below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H48VtETngA
Cheers!
Check out booyapictures.com for some funny stuff or search em on youtube (I'm guessing you don't need the youtube link, if you do then wow!)
Love Peace and Boo Ya Pictures
Click here to download the entire show for Jan 26th
Re-up the i-pod below...
A-trak Ft. Drake- Loonies to blow
Lil Wayne Ft. Eminem-Drop the World
Boo Ya Pictures- It Ain't Easy
Mike Posner Ft. Big Sean- Speed of Sound
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As I promised on the last show, I have chosen a few of my favorite independent news sources to share with you:
The Nation
Slate Magazine
The Onion
Rue Frontenac
Adam Curtis: The Medium and the Message
The Guardian
Science Blips
Anti-War.com
Al Jazeera English
...
This picture encompasses the attitude of the election.
Little-known candidates were exploited to turn a small election into tidbit and catnip for the media and political elite.
The election was hijacked on both sides by reckless thugs who brought this normally democratic process to a mockery of a United States Senate seat. Instead of choosing a representative in the Upper Legislative Chamber, the People's Republic of Massachusetts elected an 'idea' which will only fuel the ridiculous partisan fight promulgated by the elites to keep the thinking minds busy on unimportant issues.
So if you are as curious as I am to hear Thom Yorke of Radiohead co-hosting on a radio show... checkout the podcast by clicking the link below...
Muse, Jay-Z and Gorillaz are headlining the Coachella fest...
So, if you plan to take a road trip to California to see this awesome music fest.Check out the their website for more info!
Get your 2 step on......Click N Download
Nipsey Hussle-Return of The Swag
Dan Black Ft. Kid Cudi-Symphonies
The Kickdrums Ft. Big Pooh-Impatient
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Recorded in CJLO Studios on January 15, 1010
Read by Erica Fisher, Produced by Drew Pascoe
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CJLO News January 15, 2010
So I'm just sittin', spaced out on my computer chair this one time and this idea hits me. Money is the root of all evil, but if one could amass enough of it, they could then throw off the whole fiat system by destroying all of it at once, thus causing a massive deflation(economically speaking). What percentage of total wordly worth that is, I have no idea. In someone-who-doesn't-know-what-they're-talking-about terms, I'd say we'd need around 40% of all the moneys everwhere. It could be less. 30%? I mean come on 30%, not only is that less than half, it's less than a third. Some would call it roughly a third. I call it peanuts.
This wasn't the idea that struck me. What struck me was that there would probably be some (albeit not numerous in number)...
Haiti has been shocked by the severity of yesterday's earthquake. Needless to say, resources are needed to restore the country to a sustainable condition.
The International Association for Human Values is an international humanitarian and educational NGO dedicated to enhancing the quality of life through its various development projects.
We can do our part in easing the suffering of the Haitian people by making a donation here.
Let's not let this be another Katrina...Let's join hands and help.
Click and enjoy friends!
Love Peace and Gucci Mane!
Gucci Mane-I'm the Shit (DJ Benzi Remix)
Drake-Successful (unreleased verse)
Gucci Mane- Frowny Face (Douster Remix)
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If you want to know about a loved one in Haiti contact:
The Red Cross at 1-800-387-3124 or
The Haitian Consulate in Montreal at 514-499-1919
To make a donation go to www.worldvision.ca
My thoughts and prayers go out to you!
The December 28th show where we counted down our top 5 albums of 2009 is now up for you to listen to online.
Go check it out!
Here goes the the first shot at posting the download links.
Just click the song follow the link enjoy the show!!
Outtasight-Catch me if you can
Self Scientific-Designer Music
If anyone needed proof that Britain’s The XX are a full-blown phenomenon at this point, they’d do well to have attended their debut performance in Montreal, opening for labelmates and fellow Britishers Friendly Fires. Playing the opening slot of a pricey, early-evening midweek show, the very young group packed the not-inconsiderably sized Le National with seeming ease – complaints of scalpers hiking tickets into the...
Have we told you lately that we love you beautiful Montreal???
The Consortium aka DJ Beauregard von Teesdale and Ernest Lakelandèr are your Thursday night source for electro music on CJLO from 11-Midnight (Eastern Time).
The duo brings you tracks from all over the world in a range of RPM genres, including: NuJazz, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Electropop, House, Lounge, and even, Electrinternationalé.
The Consortium also promotes lots of Canadian talent, so make sure to tune in weekly and email Ernest and BVT with your comments or musical requests.
Stay stellar beautiful Montreal and thank you for permitting/allowing our tympanic indulgences.
Porcupine Tree is a band that makes you forget that there is a world outside the concert hall.
The reason? Well let me start off right away with the fact that Porcupine Tree is a phenomenal live act. I, like many, am not well versed when it comes to their music, so I enlisted the help of my good friend, Colin MacFarlane, who has been a loyal follower of Porcupine Tree, to accompany me on this melodic adventure and they did not fail to enthrall me.
They always kick off their concerts, as Colin told me, by playing their most recent...
I won’t lie, as I made my way over to Club Soda for this particular round of performances; I made a somewhat mischievous promise to myself that I would hear no Ska music that evening. A lofty goal, given that the show was headlined by none other than Streetlight Manifesto, one of the most popular bands left in the floundering North American Ska scene. However, my interest in the show had absolutely nothing to do with upward guitar strumming or horn sections and had everything to do with the monstrous Bad Religion meets Dillinger Escape Plan sound of New Bedford, Massachusetts’...
The odd thing about The Planet Smashers is that I know they're a great band and I know I'll enjoy the show, but I never go see them. My guess is that it’s been at least 6 years since the last time I saw them. The thing that sticks out in my memory about that last time is that it seemed like I and my friend were the only two people in the audience who weren't dancing. Well this time I was flying solo, so take a guess how many people there were standing still…
Me not dancing isn't anything against The...
Flogging Molly has a very large fan base, especially in Montreal. The concert was sold out mid-day of the show and fans of this Irish punk band were lined up outside Metropolis an hour before doors were scheduled to open. Not only is Flogging Molly one of the most entertaining bands to see live, but they have this uncanny talent for picking the best opening bands. This year there were two very different bands that opened for good ol' Floggy and both were insanely good!
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This is the fifth time I’ve attempted to begin this Street Dogs review with some kinda hyperbolic statement about how the show blew my mind and how Foufs is the perfect venue for a punk show and how the Street Dogs revolutionize street punk in 2009 but really? Who wants to read that? Not every show has to be mind-blowing or revolutionary to be good, and believe you me, this show was GOOD…except for one teency little programming snag.
Until about...
Wasting no time on hyperbole, I’m just gonna jump right to the quotable: The World/Inferno Friendship Society skirt the line between innovation and outright inspiration and their entirely unique brand of orchestral, cabaret proto-punk may very well bring new life to a genre rife with cliché and stale personalities (and if you disagree you are wrong.)
Being an Inferno fan for quite some time now, I was more than a little stoked to hear they would be making the trip up to Montreal to finally play the city (and indeed Canada...
Of all the musical pairings I've seen on Montreal stages these past few years, not many have been as inspired as this one: a collision of two of Canada's most enduring punk bands, both of whom have a penchant for twisted humor and social commentary - and surprisingly labyrinthine tunes. With the unenviable task of opening up for two long-standing punk institutions, locals Grand Trine did the sensible thing: they kept it short. They couldn't have been on longer than 15 minutes, and that was about the right timeframe in which to best showcase their brand of...
Now let me just start this review by saying I was slightly worried while going in to the latest Montreal appearance from Manitoba’s Propagandhi (and that worry had nothing to do with the overzealous bouncer at Club Soda taking the batteries out of my portable recorder for fear that I would bootleg the show…although I was then half inclined to go buy new batteries and bootleg it on principle…but that’s neither here nor there.) Rather, in the months leading up to the show I experienced the following interaction more times than I can count with...
The constant, hours-long rain spell that befell Montreal did little to dampen the spirits of those who showed up for the Riverboat Gamblers/Rancid/Rise Against show at Parc Jean Drapeau, on Ile St. Helene. The crowd appeared to be predominantly youthful and seemed eager for the proceedings to start and jockeyed for position in front of the stage well before the start of the show.
The Riverboat Gamblers had the tough task of waking up a largely fed-up crowd with their brand of punk rock, pulling out multiple cuts from the newly-released ...
The rain. The kids. The runny make-up. It wouldn't be a Warped Tour without some acknowledgment about the fact that I am fucking old in relation to the Warped crowd. As they continue to be 16 and wear tight jeans, I realize the fact that my time as an attendant is quickly coming to an end. After swearing up and down that last year was my final year, promises of free entry, good times and a chance to interview some people I really admired me meant that I'd be getting into the (guyliner-dominated, severely terribly-dressed) ring once more to tango with the throngs of eternal teenagers and see some sets from bands that I both love and hate while...
My admirably apt associate summed up the Warped Tour 2009 experience pretty well, so I won’t bore you with a second recounting of the day’s events. I also won’t bother with the obligatory “this was my sixth and last Warped Tour because I am OLD” spiel that encapsulated my reviews of the last two years of everyone’s favorite summer cash suck. Mostly since A) it probably isn’t and B) I’m not old...not yet, and in fact Warped Tour 2009 actually made me feel a lot younger than I’ve felt in a good long while (not like the jump from 15 to 22 is all that impressive…if I were 36 maybe that statement would mean more, but I’m gonna run with...
Around mid-to-late 2007, Florida’s own Against Me! were burning up the charts and landing on seemingly everybody and their mother’s “Best of 2007” lists with their major label debut New Wave. This sudden hotness of Florida’s folk-punk elite inevitably resulted in many assumptions (or accusations, depending on who you ask) as to who “the next Against Me!” would be. The forerunners of this ham-fisted contest were undeniably New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem and their fellow Floridians Fake Problems (and Texas’ O Pioneers who, despite being the closest to AM! sonically...
The last time I saw the Raveonettes was when they were touring behind their sophomore full length, Pretty in Black, with LA noisepop trio Autolux. While I’ll admit I went primarily for Autolux (who are probably, and pretty much a well known fact around these CJLO halls, my favourite band currently), having the Raveonettes on the bill was an added bonus, as I was a fan of their Jesus and Mary Chain knock off songs. It was pretty much a dream show for anybody who likes their pop songs covered in white noise, fuzz, feedback, and the occasional droney rhythms, and the Raves were spot-on that night -...
If you’ve ever tuned into my show, you’re probably well aware of my love for Sugar, Husker Du, and all things Bob Mould related (loud guitars? Check. Huge power pop hooks? Check…moving on…) While Mould got the bulk of adulation for Husker Du and for his successful post-Du career as a solo artist and as a “modern rock” chart topper with the noisy power pop guitar maelstrom that was Sugar (arguably my all time fave band and one of the, if not the, band that took me down this “indie rock” path…yay, wasting time with music…sigh), Grant Hart was always regarded as the “...
The thing about side-project bands is that they are always a gamble the first time around…and when gambling, the outcome can go one of three ways: win big, lose bad or come out even. The latter is how it was last night at the Green Room when Nickel Eye pulled into town to kick off their North American tour. Given the fact that their debut album, The Time of the Assassins, will only be released on Jan 27th (and I haven’t had the chance to hear an advanced copy either), it was -30° outside and the show hadn’t been overly...
Months ago, I found out about the young singer with an unusual name. The Youth Novels CD arrived at CJLO and I was not very impressed after the initial listen. I had a feeling there was something to her judging by how her name appeared on charts and lists I came across. In a discussion with a colleague, he mentioned her live performances are "off the hook." When the opportunity came to see her at Club Soda on February 4, I took it in the hopes of learning what the big deal about ...
The Tom Fun Orchestra and Amanda Mabro at le Petit Campus was a wild and wonderful experience! The show started a tad late, after I hurriedly shuffled upwards through the blizzard at an incline of 45 degrees up the steep and slippery slope of St. Laurent, but the waiting period provided a chance for me to get the best seat in the house: a quaint little table with 2 chairs for me and my photographer...
The last time I saw The Von Bondies, I had my hair cut like a Hanson brother and Miley Cyrus was merely annoying, not an alleged racist. Ah yes, The Von Bondies show on January 17th at Café Campus really solidified my thinking that 2008 would kick some serious ass; the band had an incredible amount of energy and executed a flawless set that didn’t lack soul, inspiring this young lady to dance like a maniac all through the night. That being the case, my expectations were rather high for the band...
It’s always an unfortunate circumstance when a writer needs to review two shows right after one another since there are only so many creative juices to be spread around. That having been said, I apologize to the Street Dogs for phoning in most of their review because I really need everything I’ve got to adequately describe how blown my mind was by The Gaslight Anthem… although, in all fairness, if your show was as good as theirs it wouldn’t be a problem. Don’t feel bad though…I’m almost certain that if Kurt Cobain and Joe Strummer...
I was excited to see Serena Ryder live. I knew a handful of her songs but not much else about her.On the off chance that you don’t either, Ryder’s from Ontario, just outside of Peterborough. She grew up listening to the Beatles and Leonard Cohen. During her show, she told the audience that she was an AM Radio “kind-of-girl.”
The setting. Picture it: Le Cabaret du Musée Juste Pour Rire. It’s a fairly small venue and there was just enough room to move around on the floor. The...
Il Motore, despite the slightly sketchy location, is well equipped to put on a rather good show. Being fairly new to the concert-going scene, I (yet again) showed up obscenely early, once more misinterpreting “doors open at 8” as “show begins at 8”. Alas. On the bright side, I definitely had the best seat in the house: a front row table all to myself. After waiting for a good hour (and a half), the opening act hit the stage. I had seen their name on the poster outside and wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Dead...
I walked to the Metropolis. This is no normal feat, because springtime in Montreal is really February (a.k.a) icicle hell in disguise. However, March 18th was an exception, the weather was amazing. I took this as a sign from the musical Gods and automatically assumed that Bloc Party would put on a good show. Good old Apollo was working his magic that night because both Bloc Party and opening band Holy Fuck were out of this world.
Tokyo Police Club’s concert last night… what can I say? Not much. Seriously the problem I had with them is one that I am finding I am having with most indie rock bands these days. The word I would use to sum it all up: generic.
The night started with Ruby Coast, the opening act. They put on an OK performance, meaning they were more or less pleasant, doing nothing to really stimulate or get anyone...
Late March is always a time for Montreal to shrug off the last of its winter blues, but this is always signaled by the odd day or two of freakishly cold weather…winter’s final death rattle. So it was in a cumbersome winter jacket, layered with a sweater and t-shirt for good measure that I bustled my way down into the hot, crowded depths of Les Saints on March 30th to catch Friendly Fires playing their first show in Montreal.
When one first...
April 9th was a night of firsts for me. I went to Cabaret Du Musee to see Mates of State and Black Kids, two acts that I had never heard music from. I got to the venue early enough to be surprised by Sunbears' performance. They were the opening act for the Mates and Kids. The Florida duo had an interesting set and prepared the audience for the night.
They say the third time is the charm. This was the third chance for me to see Black Kids...
Oh Murder by Death, I don’t get to see you that often but when I do it’s just like coming home (or it would be if my father was a bootlegger during prohibition and my mother worked at a bordello…which is decidedly NOT the case… but you catch my meaning.) A good friend of mine once described the band as incredibly competent musicians who are obsessively engrossed in a very specific genre fiction (in this case the classic western but if John Wayne fought zombies instead of stereotyped Native Americans.) While I...
In 1999, a very trendy, easy to listen to and easy to look at group was born. They even had a member named Bjorn…and Peter and John. On Monday, April 28th they came to Montreal with openers Chairlift.
The three piece electro rock group, based out of Brooklyn, New York, are best known for their song "Bruises" that was featured in a 2008 iPod Nano commercial. This was unknown to this...
This was the third time The Presets hit Montreal, after two albums and two previous shows it was nice to see how many people were lined up for the show. When I go to a concert, the first thing I always take note of is the crowd. Though it may sound strange it really does help you figure out what to expect for the rest of the night. Everyone is there for the same reason; to see a band they like perform live. For the Presets and The Golden Filter, the crowd was a mesh made up of all types of people. From...
You may not remember MTV's Spring Break 1996, but I do. I remember it because it happened back when every CD I owned was a favourite, and I knew all their track lists by heart. The moments that sunk in during this time will stay with me forever. Like sitting in front of the TV watching the live performance of "Glycerin" on MTV, with a rain-soaked Gavin Rossdale heroically standing strumming his Fender Jazzmaster in the middle of a monsoon. He delivered his masterpiece to an equally soaked...
I can easily say that this was by far the best concert I have been to in quite some time. The show was an overall hit. Though the crowd was fairly small, more people showed up than I expected. I really was convinced it was going to be a dead night due to the fact that Black Kids where playing with Mates of State that very same night. In the end it looks like I made the right choice by going to Late of the Pier and The Whip instead.
The night of the show I was extremely tired I had worked a long day and thought I was late...
Some people have a way of making you feel like an asshole - people who seem to use every ounce of their energy radiating good vibes and generally make every effort to be singularly awesome. Andrew Bird is one of those people. While his idiosyncratic brand of string-laden, densely layered indie-pop surely isn't to everyone's liking, his instrumental prowess, boundless energy and lyrical dexterity are, at the very least, noteworthy. By comparison, even impressive performers can seem ordinary.
Take openers...
This year's Osheaga music festival went off without a hitch.... well, with the exception of a headlining act cancelation, torrential rain and ankle deep mud. This didn’t stop concert goers from flocking to the island however, with Saturday night capping at a whopping 30,000 spectators. Having Coldplay round out the evening will have that effect.
I first attended Osheaga in its first year, and it was nothing to scoff at. However, mediocre line ups and overlapping schedules always made me think that I would never again pay to stand around waiting for the one or two bands I wanted to see within...
On Saturday, January 17th, I took the 55 bus through the frigid, negative-something weather, and wound up in front of Metropolis to be greeted by a swarm of black t-shirted, long haired fans -the tell tale signs of any self-respecting metal show.
Cradle of Filth, formed in 1991 and hailing from Suffolk, England, took the stage with their usual barrage of theatrics: a projection screen of flickering images rife with sexual, morbid, Satanic and Christian references, a dancing woman with industrial sparks spewing from her wrist, a...
Theory Of A Deadman is no one's favourite band. I'm glad I got that statement out of the way at the onset of this review, as I feel like it accurately describes the concert experience I recently flung myself into.
However, if Theory Of A Deadman is no one's favourite band and TOAD's a shitty copy of a...
Back in 1994 Cynic released their debut album, Focus, one of my favorite albums of all time, and one of the albums most important to the development of intelligent progressive metal. They are often credited as being the first band to successfully merge jazz fusion with death metal, and are without a doubt some of the most virtuosic musicians to ever grace the metal scene. But as is all too common for bands that make challenging and truly progressive music, the importance of what they had done was not understood until many years later....
Ah, Earthless, the perfect soundtrack for a frigid February night. All precise, pummeling, instrumental rock, erring more on the bong hit rather than acid trip side of psychedelic. Trekking out to see them somewhere in the wilds of Brooklyn in 2007 is one of my fondest memories from that year's CMJ festival, and I knew that if this show would be anything like that one, I was in for a treat. The night before that CMJ showcase, guitarist Isaiah Mitchell somehow seriously damaged his wrist, and yet the band still played a blistering, unbroken 45 minute set,...
Call me an old fogey, but I’ve been attending hardcore and pseudo-hardcore shows for close to a decade, spent many sweaty nights at L’X and Café L’Inco during my time, and have come to watch the scene somewhat closely, and during that time, I’ve noticed the degeneration of “the scene” (as the kids refer to it as) into a muddled mess of wayward children who care more about their bandanas and cool kicks (often looking like a terrible biker gang than true fans of the music they’re there to listen to.) Although this has been happening for years, Thursday night served as a reminder of the disintegration of a once-enjoyable genre of music...
On April 17th I threw on my well worn, black t-shirt bearing a lightning bolt down the front -a shirt that has survived countless brutal slams in the pit and has been soaked in buckets of other people’s sloppily spilt beer. Wearing this shirt out could only mean one thing: I was going to a metal show.
I shimmied my way through tons of metal fans and eventually planted myself by the stairs at CEPSUM. Sitting by the stairs during the show would allow me to witness numerous people tripping and sometimes falling while they attempted to navigate through the darkness as they traveled up or down...
On May 21st, seasoned metal veterans Testament played to a packed crowd at Metropolis, with openers Unearth. Watching a band with such a massive and age-diverse fan-base could only be compared to being devoured by a giant whale. In the belly of the pit, I weathered a sea of sloshing and moshing, horn-bearing metal fans. It was a rocky ride, and I was tossed about relentlessly amongst wave after wave of crowd-surfing, moshing, diving, spinning, kicking, punching, pushing, circling, and any other kind of enthused metal outburst. Yet I...
So maybe this one was a little late, but late is frequently better than never (and lets be honest here...late releases are something comic readers should be used to right now.) To make it up to you though, not only have we got some reviews of some of the best comic books to land in the month of February (New Avengers #50 and Eternals #8) from some of CJLO's best and brightest comic dorks, but we also have we have the hilariously jaded debut of "THIS MONTH IN THE X-VERSE!" That's right, curious what the X-Men were up to this month? ALL of them? Wanna know if Wolverine finally had that nose...
Every Wednesday, CJLO's resident comic dorks bring you the best in whats new and good in the world of comic books. However, since this is our first feature, we figured we'd throw you a bone with a ten point breakdown of the Marvel Comics Universe circa 2009 that may be necessary to understand some of the finer points of our rants...so, without further ado..
1. There was a Civil War amongst the Heroes that divided them into two factions.
a. Registered Heroes recognized by the US government - Mighty Avengers...
In anticipation of the mighty Mastodon returning to Montreal this May (brought to you in part by none other than CJLO RADIO), our very own harbinger of doom Brian Hastie (host of Countdown to Armaggedon) has laid down a little history lesson for those poor, unfortunate souls unfamiliar with the band's vibrant, nine year history. Read on...
The name Mastodon evokes images of a large, powerful beast lumbering through a wooded area to most. I should...
News that the latest Montreal appearance from CKY had been upgraded from Les Saints to Le National was good news to my ears. The band's brand of octave-pedal-abusing guitar heroics seemed at odds with the too-cool-for-school vibe that Saints often gives off, due to the venue's usual musical guests. Le National felt like a more appropriate venue to witness a band whose devoted fanbase are the very definition of hardcore and who would be sure to bring the venue to life via various mosh and dance moves, as they had in 2005 when they came to town touring behind ...
As I’m standing waiting for the bouncer of the Cabaret Juste pour rire to find my name on the guest list (with the typical, what kind of name is that, implying that my name looks retarded, which I know). A situation between said bouncer and one of the night’s performers occurred which I couldn’t help but burst out laughing at:
Performer: Hey I just want to add a name on the guest list.
Bouncer: Who the f**k are you?
P: I’m the guitarist...
I have been a big fan of Divine Brown since her debut CD was released a few years ago, when a copy of Love Chronicles arrived at CJLO. Since then, I have played her music steadily on my show and waited patiently for her February 20th Cabaret Du Musee concert.
I arrived at the venue to see opening act Sean Jones in the lobby meeting, greeting, posing and signing copies of his This Is Love CD. I did not wait long to get my copy signed. I...
If I were to tell you that I was so excited to be given the opportunity to see Raphael Saadiq in concert that I took out my old "Tony! Toni! Toné!" albums and starting dancing in my room like I was young again…that would be a bold faced lie. I was more curious than anything, as there are definitely more Raphael Saadiq enthusiast out there, namely my Co-Host Lady Oracle, who’s played a few songs from his new album...
Big Daddy Kane came to Montreal, twenty years after his last visit, on my birthday. I nearly didn’t go. I’ve had my share of rap artists landing in Montreal decades past their prime. I won’t name them now, but in the last few years a slew of rappers have performed here way too long after their hottest material. I’ve gone because the prices have been right, the chances of getting autographs were high and the sheer nostalgia still had enough to lure me.
The stars were in alignment on March 27. BDK was supposed...
So I went to the Toronto Comic Art Festival this past weekend. One of the guests was Kagan Mcleod. Dude does a wicked comic called 'Infinite Kung Fu' as well as amazingly beautiful pieces for the National Post. He's also getting well known in rap circles for his ‘History of Rap’ poster. I purchased the first incarnation in 2003 which had about 80 heads. The newest version has over 200, but on both sheets, the female rappers are few and far between. As someone who pays attention to the girlie rappers, I found the whole thing a little disheartening....
Leave it to K-os to come up with the idea of a “pay what you want” concert. I learned about it days ago and saw him playing video games with an E-Talk correspondent on the eve of the concert. I was thrilled when I found out I was one of the lucky CJLO staff that would see him at L’Olympia.
The last time I saw K-os perform was during the 2007 Concordia Orientation with Metric as the opening act. It was a short but sweet show. I felt that any K-os live, no matter how brief...
I am possibly the biggest Mark Ronson fan at CJLO, in Montreal and maybe in Quebec. I admire his production, his albums and his own radio show has been influential on me this year. His playlists are practically musical treasure maps. One night while listening to his show, he mentioned a group and played one of their tracks. Being a disciple, I paid attention to the group name and the track. Months later, the "Girls & Weather" arrived at the station and it is fitting that I get to review The Rumble Strips' debut CD.
Ronson...
Common Existence finds New Jersey’s Thursday at a crossroads: having been ditched by major label Island after their less-than-stellar studio album (2006’s A City By The Light Divided) and ending back up on their former home Victory Records, the band released a b-sides/rarities compilation in late 2007 entitled Kill The House Lights, and then last year dropped an EP with Japanese band Envy. The b-sides release showcased the driving, urgent rhythm that ignited what is arguably their best album, War All The Time, while the split with Envy showed a...
With three previous studio albums already under their belts, Australian death metal giants Psycroptic released their fourth this year on Nuclear Blast Records to a fan base that had a pretty good idea of what to expect from them: extremely high caliber musicianship and a certain captivating energy that set the band apart from many of their less dynamic contemporaries. On the first account, this year’s Ob(Servant) certainly isn’t lacking; on the second, however, it leaves fans to wonder what exactly happened to the inspiration behind the band’s tech death masterpiece, The Scepter of the...
I learned about The Knux weeks before their debut CD Remind Me in 3 Days was to be released in October 2008.
When I interviewed them hours before they would take the stage at Club Coda during Pop Montreal, one of my first questions (to break the ice and to get an understanding of where the brothers were coming from musically) was what they thought was a criminally underrated album. Unanimously, they replied with The Fugees The Score. That answer floored me because I did not believe that the album that launched the careers of Wyclef...
Yeah, baby. The CJLO Christmas Party!
If you happen to be the type of person that loves both music and short, numerical lists, then boy, do we have something for you! As part of the move to the Brand New CJLO.com, we've started to bring over all of the older magazine articles, incorporating them into the newness. Amongst the first to be migrated are the old year-end Staff Picks lists, representing the favrouite music of CJLO DJs past and present.
Check out these lists at http://cjlo.mtset.com/magazine/feature. We've got 5 up here, from 2004 straight through to 2008. Can you guess what bands and albums will make the cut for the 2009 Staff Picks? Challenge issued!
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“Hey, let’s do our Top Ten lists and post them on the website”. You figure that would be enough to send everyone scurrying to their keyboards and add to the avalanche of year-end lists that are fail-safe crowd favourites, if not the mark of lazy writing. So what happens when we’re too lazy to even do that? Well lure them with free alcohol.
So it was at the CJLO Christmas Party that I navigated through the crowd in search of fellow CJLO DJs to fill out their lists so that you can shop better before the year is over. Of course, given that...
The thing with lists, especially year-end ones, is that they undercut the obsessive passion of the music lovers. There's no true way around it, as any discussion will eventually boil down to inane nitpicking. That's why CJLO, as a whole, does not have a Top Ten list based on votes or anything remotely objective. Instead, we're throwing together individual staff picks from our motley crew of DJs, not to represent anything else but their true love for this year's music (mostly). Remember, these are not your ordinary music fans; they are willing to trek on a weekly basis to the depths of NDG just to immerse themselves in the music...
Once again, CJLO grew this year and if anything, it grew even more diverse judging by the staff picks below. Besides perhaps Ghostface Killah's Fishscale and Return To Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio, there weren't many albums that found themselves repeated often among the different lists. It's a testament both to the goldmine of releases this year and to the eclectic tastes of the boys and girls that entertain you night and day on the ol' dot com. Personally, I wasn't married to many records this year, instead opting to play a wider field...
As expected, CJLO’s third annual Staff Picks is a mixed bag of musical goodies from across the map. So much so that out of the thirty-one DJs who submitted their lists, no two #1 albums were alike. Of course, several of the year’s powerhouse releases resonated with the staff. Radiohead’s In Rainbows reigned as the most popular album, with The White Stripes’ Icky Thump, The Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible and High On Fire’s Death Is This Communion not too far behind. Other notables were CPC Gangbangs’ Mutilation Nation and ...
Well another year has come and gone and that means it’s once again time for the annual CJLO Magazine Staff Picks Round Up. It’s been an absolutely stellar year for music and our DJs here at CJLO have been eating it up. It seems Montreal’s own Wolf Parade may be the most represented band on this year’s lists, but New Brunswick, New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem, New York’s Vampire Weekend and Vancouver’s Bison B.C. and Black Mountain were also well liked by many. The differences between these artists speaks loads about our station and the variety we bring to the...
Playing Montreal for the first time in three years for the Suoni Per Il Popolo fest, NoMeansNo are perhaps Canada's greatest still-standing punk institution, a testament to the enduring partnership of its key members, brothers Rob and John Wright (along with estimable guitarist Tom Holliston, who joined the band in the early 90s following the departure of Andy Kerr), and the singularity of their sound. Their songs have spanned the breadth of many genres, touching on classic '80s hardcore, '70s hard rock, jazz, and psych, and their albums have varied...
Jimmy Smith, a one-man revolution in jazz, passed away on February 8th, 2005. Words cannot describe the singular impact that this man had on the history of modern music. Back in 1955, according to Ira Gitler, pianist Freddie Redd barged into the Blue Note offices in Manhattan with a "mouthful of something elses" about this guy in Philadelphia doing crazy things with the Hammond organ in jazz. This was a big deal at the time as the Hammond organ was the instrument of the church and gospel, and jazz was a secular "devil's music." Many thought that what Smith was doing was profane, especially considering...
So I'm thirteen years old, chilling out to Dark Side of the Moon in my parents' basement and generally being a weird little creep. Oddly, I don't gravitate towards the 7/4 cockrockery of "Money" or even the Oz-bait wail of "The Great Gig in the Sky" nearly as much as I do the eight-minute centerpiece "Us and Them", largely due to its soaring chorus, languorous pacing, odd spoken asides and lush arrangement. The key to that arrangement, of course, is Dick Parry's mournful sax wailing throughout. At that age, I'd never heard a jazz instrument used on a rock song in quite that way (as an...
Even though I'm a born and raised Montrealer, I have always had a special place in my heart for Brooklyn, New York. Memories of travelling to get there for shopping and visiting family are as vivid to me as if they happened yesterday. That said, I identify vicariously with any hip hop song or artist that makes reference to Brooklyn.
I have missed Santigold's previous Montreal performances and did not want to miss the June 4 show at Metropolis. In retrospect, I really must not have wanted to...
Right now the popular music scene has seen a revival of country and folk acts. Oddly enough, a few older punk rockers are making some interesting strives with the likes of Drag the River, Tim Barry, Saw Wheel, Wayne the Train Hancock & Hank Williams III leading the way. Ask anyone of them who have influenced their music, and I’ll bet dollars to donuts, they’ll say Steve Earle. One of the greatest living songwriters on the planet, Steve Earle was in town on July 9th to bring not only his...
It is often hard to come up with the right words to describe heavy metal music. The words 'crushing', 'brutal' and 'dark' are often conjured up from the heads of writers… they are the go-to choices that evoke cheap imagery and simple cop-outs. Sometimes, though, these words are necessary evils that genuinely reflect the music, and in The Devil You Know's case, these words also manage to reflect the package as a whole. The word dark, in particular, matches the thematic qualities of the album.
Heaven and Hell (perhaps better known to...
Everything is Borrowed is the fourth album from Mike Skinner aka The Streets. I actually heard about The Streets last year through a guy I worked with. He gave me a copy of “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living”, The Street's third album released in 2006. I immediately became a fan of this UK rapper and producer. I was excited to get my hands on his new album. It is definitely different from the last one. “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living” had a Hip Hop sound. This album has more of a pop sound, mixed with rock and old school jazzy sound, it's a lot of different elements which...
So I'm sitting here with my headphones listening to what must be one of the most hyped projects of 2008/09. 5 years in the working, Sam Spiegel (related to Spike Jonze) and Ze Gonzalez (famous DJ) have rustled up the who's who of music, dead or alive: David Byrne, Seu Jorge, Karen O, ODB, Ghostface, Tom Waits, Kool Keith, Kanye, Lykke Li, Santogold, George Clinton, Z-Trip, etc. etc. etc. Basically, every conceivable niche represented by its respective master or artist-of-the-moment. Luckily, Spiegel and Gonzalez are very talented DJs and producers, and manage to pull together the huge array of sounds and...
As I got to Metropolis around 7:15 p.m., I noticed that the place was already packed. I still managed to get a decent spot not too far from the star that hung to the right venue wall. Around 7:30 the show got started with Devon Anthony (John Legend’s little brother) opening up for him. Anthony sounds a little like his older brother but with a different style; he has more of a dub reggae vibe mixed with a typical neo-, Chris Brownish R&B style. His songs were focused on acts in the bedroom and the women loved it. They especially loved when he took...
If anything, Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine must be applauded for his workmanlike ethic. The rather eccentric frontman/guitarist lay down the 'deth moniker earlier on in the millenium, only to decide to reform with new members for a pair of highly satisfactory albums (2004's The System Has Failed and 2007's United Abominations). These albums found Mustaine abandoning his desire to come up with "monster anthems"/hyper-accessible songs and instead become a veritable Memorable Riff Machine (patent pending). Both albums had great vocal melodies engaging songs...
I'm sure at one point or another, everyone reading this has been swayed by an alluring sticker on the front of an album. It may be something simple like a highlight of the singles, or a description of what the band sounds like. In truth, I'm all for these stickers when they tell me what the band sounds like, because if I'm going to throw hard earned money at something, I want to know what I'm going to be getting. So, when I was at CJLO and saw a sticker on the front of Corpus Christi's album, The Darker Shades of White, proclaiming that the album was "for fans of...
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