tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87336090984101492902024-02-07T22:26:38.991-08:00djmediafrenzyfor the love of musicmsmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-14686387774493439722018-01-25T15:04:00.000-08:002018-01-25T15:41:43.145-08:00Favourite Albums of 2017<h4 style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Here, in convenient list format, are my favourite 20 albums of 2017. Take the numerical order with a grain of salt because it was very difficult to place these in any sort of order. They're all so different and are strong in their own unique ways. These are the albums that I listened to the most, thoroughly enjoyed and/or were a big part of my year. It's a very personal list, not necessarily a list of 'the best', albums released, but a list of 'my faves' Please comment below with albums you would put on your list!</b></div>
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<b>#20 Sadies - Northern Passages</b></h3>
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<b><b>Canadiana alt-country rockers The Sadies never disappoint. I was able to see them play (for the umpteenth time) this year and the live performance is always full of energy and talent. Their 10th album, Northern Passages dishes out a good serving of brooding melancholy and psychedelic twang.</b></b></div>
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<b><b>Quirky, dreamy and dancey, this record goes all over the place. While not as blissfully chill as his previous release, 'Paracosm', this album grew on me with repeat listens. I wasn't initially a huge fan of the album artwork, but I do adore this stop motion collage video.</b></b></div>
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<b>#18 The Raveonettes - 2016 Atomized</b></h3>
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<b>Danish shoegaze duo The Raveonettes released singles throughout 2016 as an 'Anti-Album'</b></div>
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<b>which was finally released as a full album in 2017. Most of these songs are about breaking up, letting go and moving on. While my fave album by them, 2011's 'Raven in the Grave' had many tracks about love, strength and energy, this record is all about the polarized end of such relationships. Love and loss. That's 2017.</b></div>
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<b>#17 The XX - I See You</b></h3>
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<b>While I could critique this album as being a little too much like Jamie XX's solo project, perhaps a bit more electronic compared to their last release, Co-exist, it still definitely makes my list. The songs are very pretty and dramatic. It's an album that really grew on me, with beats and beauty, romance and heartache. </b></div>
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<b>#16 Gorillaz - Humanz</b></h3>
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<b>I adore half of this album and the other half I wouldn't mind never hearing again! It's long and all over the place. Give me Record 2 of the set and call it a day. Still, it makes my list, mostly because of the Mavis Staples/Pusha T track and Benjamin Clementine's 'Hallelulah Money'. Honestly though, for the next album, can we just get more Gorillaz/Damon Albarn and less trendy special guests. Please and thanks.</b></div>
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<b>#15 Gnoomes - Tschak!</b></h3>
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<b>My 2nd favourite Russian band is back with another record. I enjoyed the last one so much I ordered it as soon as I heard the news. On gorgeous minty green vinyl, Tschak! holds no bars. It's a messy, groovy, sweet, noisy, psychedelic trip. This band from Perm, Russia blends guitars, vox and electronic synths to take you places, far away places.</b></div>
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<b>Not sure why, but I loved this release way more than 'Hot Dreams'. I know not everyone will agree, but that's how I feel. This album has some amazing nostalgia in the song structure and melodies. I hear them channeling Iggy Pop and Bowie in these tracks. Awesome music video for 'Grifting', too.</b></div>
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<b>#13 You'll Never Get to Heaven - Images</b></h3>
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<b>Also my favourite local release of 2017, You'll Never Get to Heaven's 'Images' is a dreamy soundscape of electronic delight. The London based duo has made a spectacular record.</b></div>
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<b>#12 The Hard Chargers - Scarecrow</b></h3>
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<b>All the way up in Northern Ireland, The Hard Chargers have been rocking the UK scene for nearly a decade. I caught their ruckus bluesy show at Sweeneys in Dublin and been a fan of the band ever since. Here's a video I took of one of the tracks off the new album. I supported the Kickstarter campaign for this CD and had it sent right to my home, but it actually wasn't officially released until January 2018.</b></div>
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<b>#11 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Soul of a Woman</b></h3>
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<b>A bittersweet posthumous release by the spectacular Miss Sharon Jones. What a treat to hear these songs that were recorded before she passed away. The Dap-Kings nail it, as always. It should probably be higher on this listen tbh. Rest in Power. <3</b></div>
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<b>#10 Pick A Piper - Distance</b></h3>
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<b>Ontario band Pick a Piper play rhythm based dance tracks, with synth melodies and drum beats to get you on your feet and moving. Their high energy live shows are a blast and the album is solid all the way through.</b></div>
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<b>#9 Slowdive - Slowdive</b></h3>
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<b> Slowdive's first release in 22 years! It's a beauty. I'm a new fan of the band and really pleased with this album. #onlyloversalive</b></div>
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<b>#8 Alvvays - Antisocialites</b></h3>
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<b>Great live show, great album from Toronto band Alvvays. I got to see them at Rum Runners this year. So much fun. Best album name of the year too, imo.</b></div>
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<b>#7 Beck - Colours</b></h3>
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<b> Catchy, fun tunes all the way through. I heard this album late in the game and it wasn't until I heard the whole thing that I realized how solid a release it was. every song is really good. Plus, this video is super rad.</b></div>
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<b>#6 Algiers - Underside of Power</b></h3>
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<b>Strength, passion and musical talent abound in the new album from Algiers. My favourite description comes from a Youtube commenter saying "It's like post punk meets Motown in a post apocalyptic nightmare." Yep. 2017 needed this album.</b></div>
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<b>#5 Wolf Alice - Visions of A Life</b></h3>
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<b>Down to the top 5 of 2017! Wolf Alice's "Visions of a Life" delightfully mixes genres. There's a melodic song, a indie song, a punk song. What do you want? This has it. I'm not sure if it can beat 2015's "My Love is Cool" which was my favourite album of that year, but it's damn good. </b></div>
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<b>Toronto based electronic duo Honey Beard's "Dreamless Sleep" is their debut full length album. Their aesthetic and live show are both too cool. Danceable beats and dreamy themes.</b></div>
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<b>#3 Planetarium (Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister)</b></h3>
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<b>Ooh, down to the top 3! I adored Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister collaboration "Planetarium" Mercury is my favourite. There's also a fantastic live studio video of this song, check both out. The piano, the strings, and Sufjan's gentle vocals: </b><b>It gives me goosebumps and makes my heart happy and sad at the same time. sigh. </b></div>
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<b>#2 of my top albums of 2017 (basically tied for #1 it's so good). Spoon's "Hot Thoughts". Guaranteed to put me in a better mood, I never get sick of it, despite many repeat listens at work, at home, on my radio show, even mainstream. I don't mind. Play that song again!</b></div>
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<b>#1 Curtis Harding - Face Your Fear</b></h3>
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<b>My favourite album of the year is this soulful gem, 'Face Your Fear by Curtis Harding. A staff favourite at the record store too, I must have recommended this album to a half dozen people who bought it flat out on my praise for the tunes. I spoke very highly of it and for damn good reason.</b></div>
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<b>Honourable Mention - Westminster Park - Fig. 4: Molt, Rebirth</b></h3>
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<b>I joined Westminster Park in 2016 and we put out an album in July 2017 called Fig. 4: Molt, Rebirth. It's an album about metamorphosis and change, something 2017 was rife with. I am very proud of the release and while I couldn't very well put it on my own top list (or could I?), I needed to mention it, because after all, this is a list of albums that had the greatest effect on me in 2017 and this one sure did just that. I played drums, flute, harmonica and back up vox. The process of recording drums is not my favourite pasttime, but the experience was priceless.<br /><br />Here's the radio version of my top list, aired live December 22nd, 2017 </b><br />
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Tracks "Since When" and "Keep on Walking" sandwich the interview, used by permission from the band.msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-60429703020099213792017-01-25T20:33:00.002-08:002017-01-27T09:16:09.656-08:00Soundtrack of my Teens<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; margin-bottom: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">These are the years when I fully embraced classic rock as my life soundtrack. Backstreet Boys and Britney were topping the charts and I just wasn’t having it. I was getting bored with the top 40 and found solace in the nostalgia of the 70s. 'Dazed and Confused' was my favourite movie and I wouldn’t have missed an episode of 'That 70’s show'. Decked out in bellbottoms and platform shoes I had determined that I was born in the wrong generation. Weekends were spent at field parties around dangerously large bonfires at night, or swimming at the quarry during the day. I brought a portable cassette recorder with me if we didn’t have a car onsite and always had mixtapes galore to provide tunes. There was only 2 radio stations in range, a classic rock and a country station, so the mixtapes were sweet commercial free relief. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1d2129;">A couple contemporary albums made this list, mostly because the songs were the musical score to many days and I remember those moments and the friendships forged through them. Y2K was a bust and so was a lot of the music on the charts. No wonder I immersed myself in the rock n roll of the past. In no particular order and as my memory holds true:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1d2129;">1. Doors - GH (I first remember listening to The Doors in my friends' basement and we all laughed at Whisky Bar, it became one of our favourites) I knew all the words to the whole album, read any books I could find on the band and even did a school assignment on Jim Morrison. The feminist in me now cringes at my teenage adoration, having learnt what a big prick Jim apparently was.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">3. Led Zeppelin IV - (The art the poetry, the songs. I loved all Zep albums, but some of my fave tracks were on IV: Black Dog, Rock n Roll, and Misty Mountain Hop [Also mentioned in my yearbook blurb]. So good.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />4. Beatles - Abbey Road (How can I pick one Beatles album? [Note, it was between this and the White Album then, but Revolver is prob my fave now] This was one of many Beatles albums at my house that my parents owned and I played it a lot. Here Comes the Sun is still one of my favourite songs ever. I did eventually visit Abbey Road and get the obligatory fan photo crossing the street. Also, I once did a big class project on John Lennon and still have the Toronto newspaper that my parents saved from the day after he was shot. This album had a big impact on me.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">5. AC/DC - LIVE - (In 2000, a bunch of us rented a taxi van and headed to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for AC/DCs Stiff Upper Lip tour. I was 16 and it was a big deal to be going with no parental supervision. There was also beer and it was wonderful. They had a HUGE bell for Brian Johnson to swing over the audience with during Hells Bells. Later Angus did a strip tease down to maple leaf boxer shorts, then mooned the audience!)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">6. Marcy Playground - ST (OK, now for some contemporary items from the era. This one probably should have gone on my early teens list, but it didn’t make it. I listened to this for a whole summer of 1997, heading into Grade 9. We would put the CD in a portable stereo and listen to it outside on my neighbours lawn, eating popsicles, sneaking cigarettes and playing badminton, haha.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">7. KORN - Follow the Leader (I’m going to chalk this one up to my best friend dating a skater kid and me hanging out with them a bunch. Somehow in the process I started enjoying the music of KORN. The songs were dark, heavy and surprisingly catchy. The artwork was always super cool and my sketchbook was littered with the eerie children and dead doll faces from the album inserts.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">8. Eminem - Marshall Mathers (Another artist the feminist in me shakes my head for liking. He’s so misogynist and violent I cringe when reviewing these songs. But, at the time it was edgy and that’s what the kids were listening to. Shock and awe, right? I remember it was always blaring in my friend’s car when we drove into town, bass booming.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">9. Big Shiny Tunes 4 - (Chili Peppers, Matthew Good, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Bros and even Kid Rock. Those were the songs of the times at the turn of the millennium. I remember it being played on repeat at the campsite during the Havelock Country Jamboree.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">2001 saw me off to the big city of London for college and a whole new world of music at my fingertips. Only then was I finally introduced to bands I should have been listening to for the past 5 years: Stereolab, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith. I had no idea what I was missing.</span></div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-36933985981524001772017-01-17T09:48:00.000-08:002017-01-17T10:16:19.409-08:00Soundtrack of my Early Teens<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
Let’s go back 20 years to 1996-97. When you’re just starting high school, in small town Canada, pre-internet, your musical selections will be limited to the narrow scope of what overpriced CDs were up on the top 20 wall of the Lansdowne Place Mall Music World (if you can get a ride of course), what songs American Top 40 host Casey Kasem spouted on the radio or what Columbia House stamps you can find in flyers, 17 and YM magazines. Those of you born after 1990 probably won’t remember the mail order service that had subscribers select stamps of album covers from sheets of dozens of titles, rip ‘em, lick ‘em and send ‘em in with 1 cent, along with a ridiculous pending financial commitment no teenybopper could follow through on for too long. So, of course we tried that, sneakily splitting an order and not telling our parents what we were up to. Some of my selections, I’m not particularly proud of, few (if any) do I still listen to today, but they are all classics in their own right. <br />
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<b>1. Usher - My Way</b> (One of my picks I remember from Columbia House. So smooth, you make me wanna…)</div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-41170459559357352712016-07-14T16:26:00.006-07:002016-07-14T16:27:29.003-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 16-07-08 #BlackLivesMatter Edition 2016<b><br /></b>
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<b>On one hand, I have some strong opinions and I felt a desire and need to bring up some of these issues, to make sure they are discussed in the media and that the stories are not silenced. However, I do wish that I had organized this show with enough time to invite people from the #BlackLivesMatter movement to join me in the studio. I realize perhaps it shouldn't have been my voice in the spotlight, but I had only decided on the morning of the show that I absolutely had to focus on #BLM and through the radio, I have the avenue to broadcast ideas, so I did just that.<br /><br />The other difficulty I had was personally not letting my emotions overtake me during the broadcast. Usually I can keep my composure but I, like many of you, have been feeling grief, sadness, anger and guilt for the tragic events happening in the streets and in our communities. These emotions are detectable in the dialogue portion of this program. I'm not apologizing for that. Things are messed up around the world and I spoke from the heart, be it stuttered and awkward in parts.<br /><br />My goal of this program was to share the words of these musicians, because music always has a role in sparking positive change. Music tells stories. Music speaks to the beat of our souls and that's universal. Thanks to Jason, Ando and Al for the requests. Also thanks to everyone who called in and congrats to those who got their name entered for the Way Home Fest tickets.<br /><br />Much love and appreciation for <a href="https://twitter.com/blm_to" target="_blank">Toronto Black Lives Matter</a>.<br /><br />This show aired on July 8th, 2016 on CHRW 94.9FM</b></div>
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<b>Macklemore - White Privilege II<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />DOWNLOAD LINKS (good until July 29th, 2016)</span><br /><a href="https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jul-08Fri1400.mp3">https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jul-08Fri1400.mp3</a><br /><a href="https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jul-08Fri1500.mp3">https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jul-08Fri1500.mp3</a></b></div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-36533800987199306382016-07-01T11:20:00.005-07:002016-07-01T21:28:12.099-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 16-06-24 Éire Edition 2016<b>Come with me on a musical journey across Ireland, featuring trad seisiúns, indie rock, live shows, songs, poetry and stories. </b><br />
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<b>Pogues - Down All The Days</b></div>
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<b>Le Vent Du Nord - Le Vigneron</b></div>
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<b>Trad Session</b></div>
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<b>Neil Young - Heart of Gold</b></div>
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<b>Trad Session - Working Man</b></div>
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<b>Carlos Del Junco - Just Your Fool</b></div>
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<b>Robbie Antone - Red Road Blues</b></div>
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<b>Urges - Passing Us By</b></div>
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<b>Trad Session - Ferryman</b></div>
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<b>Altered Hours - Dig Early</b></div>
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<b>Part 2<br />Hard Chargers - Live</b></div>
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<b>My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes</b></div>
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<b>Golden Death Music - Into the Ocean</b></div>
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<b>Sean Keane - Nature’s Little Symphony</b></div>
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<b>Smashing Pumpkins - Drown</b></div>
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<b>Double Clutch Blues Band - Someone To Talk To</b></div>
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<b>Part 3<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvm5bfQJOGU" target="_blank">Andy Wilson & The Longshots - Summer of ’16</a></b></div>
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<b>Live from the Brazenhead - Dublin</b></div>
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<b>Massive Attack - Setting Sun Dub 2</b></div>
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<b>Caribou - Back Home<br />Reading of W.B. Yeats - Lake Isle of Innisfree</b></div>
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<b>Cranberries - Dreams</b></div>
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<b>Great Big Sea - The Night Pat Murphy Died<br />Reading by WB Yeats - The Fiddler of Dooney </b></div>
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<b>Sufjan Stevens - Chicago</b></div>
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<b>Emmett O’Brien - Untitled Poetry</b></div>
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<b>Listener - Failing Isn’t Just For Failures</b></div>
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<b>Dropkick Murphys - Finnegans Wake</b></div>
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<b>Part 4<br />Planxty - Taimse Im’ Chodladh</b></div>
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<b>Olenka & The Autumn Lovers - Sweet Little Road</b></div>
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<b>Del Barber & The No Regretzkys - Hockey Song</b></div>
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<b>Del Barber & The No Regretzkys - Mon Chandail de Hockey</b></div>
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<b>Irish Mythen - The Auld Triangle</b></div>
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<b>Sissy - Gave Birth to a Mom</b></div>
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<b>Bob Log III - Live in Cork</b></div>
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<b>Patrick Kelleher - Adrenal Insolvent</b></div>
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<b>Patsy Watchorn - Molly Malone</b></div>
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<b>Mary Jane Lamond - Dómhnall Mac 'Ic Iain</b></div>
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<b>Magic Pockets - Now You’re Clondalkan</b></div>
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<b>Uisce Beatha - Drinking with the Lord</b></div>
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<b>Trad Session - Eileen Og</b></div>
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<b>Here are the download links (can be downloaded anytime before Friday July 8th). </b></div>
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<b>Part 1: <a href="https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jun-24Fri1400.mp3" target="_blank">https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jun-24Fri1400.mp3</a></b></div>
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<b>Part 2: <a href="https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jun-24Fri1500.mp3" target="_blank">https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51089/Jun-24Fri1500.mp3</a></b></div>
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<b>Part 3: <a href="https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51090/Jun-24Fri1600.mp3" target="_blank">https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51090/Jun-24Fri1600.mp3</a></b></div>
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<b>Part 4: <a href="https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51090/Jun-24Fri1700.mp3" target="_blank">https://chrwradio.ca/radio/podcasts/51090/Jun-24Fri1700.mp3</a></b></div>
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<b>Thanks to everyone for the requests, the venues and musicians for the opportunity to record the music and to everyone who called in during the show! </b><b>So much gratitude to: Joe Lyons, Suzanne Scully, Sebastian Turres, John Brennan, Martin Sadlier, Michael Jeckel, Helen Hyeran Park. Shout outs to The HardChargers, Emmet O'Brien, Catherine Maynes, Hadar Frachtenberg, Sarah Elizabeth O Leary, Amber Rose & Michael Kirby. Thanks for making my trip so memorable. </b><b>Next show will be July 8th, 2016. </b><br />
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<b>go raibh maith agat</b><br />
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<b>dj mediafrenzy</b>msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-756715305558169632015-09-08T09:50:00.000-07:002015-09-25T14:11:07.490-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-09-04 Euro Edition 2015<div style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
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<b>Aired SEPTEMBER 4th, 2015 on CHRW 94.9 FM</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.arsenal-music.com/" target="_blank">Arsenal </a>(Bruxelles, Belgium) - High Venus</div>
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Arsenal (Bruxelles, Belgium) - Lotuk</div>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/innershades" target="_blank">Innershades</a> (Aalst, Belgium) - Volksverheffing</div>
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Zita Swoon (Antwerpen, Belgium) - The Bananaqueen</div>
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The Stephanies (Brugge, Belgium) - About Time</div>
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The Stephanies (Brugge, Belgium) - The Highest Mountain</div>
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The Weakerthans (Winnipeg, Canada) - Night Windows</div>
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Vismets (Brussels, Belgium) - Abacadabra</div>
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The Stone Age Queens (Halle, Belgium) - Sampler</div>
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Yukon Blonde (Kelowna, Canada) - Favourite People</div>
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PHX (Brugge, Belgium) - Sky Anxiety</div>
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Wormwood (London, Canada) - Sunrise</div>
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Doldrums (Toronto, Canada) - Industry City</div>
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Chemical Brothers (Manchester, UK) - Born in the Echoes</div>
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Culcha Candela (Berlin, Germany) - Scheisse aber happy</div>
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Morgenrot (Berlin, Germany) - Nice und Easy</div>
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Aura Dione (Denmark) - I will love you Monday</div>
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Culcha Candela (Berlin, Germany) - Monsta</div>
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Rombo (Barcelona, Spain) - Rendicio</div>
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Justi & Gon (Barcelona, Spain) - Petite blonde aux yeux bleus</div>
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Rumbason (Barcelona, Spain) - Soc del Poblenou</div>
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On this edition of Mediafrenzy Fridays I share with the listeners music I discovered on my recent adventure to Europe. From live shows, to friends' bands, record stores, on the radio or recommended at the estaminets, I have a whole bunch of new tunes to share! It will be quite the mix of Belgium rock roll, European DJs, German Kraut rock and Barcelona Rumbas! Big hello to the folks in Brussels, Gent, Brugge, Antwerpen, Berlin & Barcelona who exposed me to such great tunes, spun the records, shared their music or suggested artists. Hugs and thanks!</div>
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Congratulations to Ron for phoning in to win a copy of the brand new Yukon Blonde CD, On Blonde.</div>
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Thanks to those who phoned in and thanks to Andrew and Tim for helping with some of the technical bits so that the show would go smoothly. </div>
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I think this show might be re-run next Friday September 11 2-4pm. You can stream and download it here until Sept 18th.<br />
Select 'Previous Shows' tab (below my name) and 'Aired Sept 4th' 2pm - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchrwradio.ca%2Fprograms%2Fmediafrenzy&h=oAQHloOjV&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/mediafrenzy</a></div>
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Or click these links to download<br />
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Part 1: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchrwradio.ca%2Faudio%2Fdownload%2F81415%2F1441389600.mp3&h=nAQE2AAiy&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/81415/1441389600.mp3</a><br />
Part 2: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchrwradio.ca%2Faudio%2Fdownload%2F81418%2F1441391400.mp3&h=OAQHT9Kad&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/81418/1441391400.mp3</a></div>
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Part 3: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/81417/1441393200.mp3" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/81417/1441393200.mp3</a></div>
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Part 4: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchrwradio.ca%2Faudio%2Fdownload%2F81421%2F1441395000.mp3&h=2AQFopTFA&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/81421/1441395000.mp3</a></div>
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Next new show will September 18th, 2015. It will be an intro to London for the new students, including venue descriptions and concert calendar review.</div>
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go rumba,</div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-82185305692678793712015-06-09T08:53:00.000-07:002015-06-09T08:53:20.739-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-05-29 Festival Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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<i>Aired May 29th, 2015 on CHRW 94.9FM</i></div>
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Westminster Park - <i>Girl in the Navy Blue Cardigan</i></div>
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WHOOP-Szo - <i>Track 2 from Niizhwaaswo</i></div>
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Zeus - W<i>here is my Love?</i></div>
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Ivory Hours - <i>Dreamer</i></div>
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Ivory Hours -<i> I Won’t</i></div>
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Courtney Barnett - <i>Pedestrian at Best</i></div>
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Babes in Toyland - <i>He’s My Thing</i></div>
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So Young - <i>Set You On Fire</i></div>
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Elwins - <i>Show Me How To Move</i></div>
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Petra Glynt - <i>Sour Paradise</i></div>
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The Acorn - <i>Rapids</i></div>
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Sloan - <i>You’ve Got A Lot On Your Mind</i></div>
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Carly Thomas - <i>Sink or Swim</i></div>
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Die Roten Punkte - <i>Ich Bin Nicht Een Roboten</i></div>
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Die Roten Punkte - <i>Burgerstore Dinosaur</i></div>
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Lido Pimenta - <i>Agua</i></div>
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Modest Mouse - <i>Be Brave</i></div>
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Doom Squad - <i>Waka Waka</i></div>
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Neil Young - <i>Welcome to Chicago</i></div>
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Ian Kelly - <i>Do You Love The Rain?</i></div>
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Festival Season has begun! DJ Mediafrenzy tells you all about what is in store for local festivals in May/June and plays some of the musicians scheduled to perform at these events which include The Grickle Grass Festival (May 29th), Dundas Street Festival (June 13th), Nuit Blanche (June 13th) and the London Fringe Festival. </div>
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On this show, listeners had three chances to call in and have their name entered into a draw to win <i>‘Way Home Music Festival’</i> tickets! Congrats to James, Joel and Greg for being the first callers in when Way Home performers were played on the show. Thanks to everyone who called in!</div>
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The show is available to stream, until June 12th, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy</a>, select May 29th 2pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Undergrounds previous show tab too, 3:30pm, under Fridays schedule)</div>
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Here are the direct links to make it easier for you!</div>
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Part 1: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76405/1432922400.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76405/1432922400.mp3</a></div>
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Part 2: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76408/1432924200.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76408/1432924200.mp3</a></div>
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Part 3: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76407/1432926000.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76407/1432926000.mp3</a></div>
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Part 4: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76410/1432927800.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/76410/1432927800.mp3</a></div>
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NEXT SHOW IS June 12th, 2015! TUNE IN, CALL IN! 94.9FM - 519-661-3600</div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada43.0095971 -81.27373360000001442.9863736 -81.314074100000013 43.0328206 -81.233393100000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-75842131146067234952015-05-27T09:57:00.000-07:002015-05-27T10:00:50.191-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-05-15 EVAC Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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Steve Gunn - <i>End of the City</i></div>
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Ma Petite - <i>Two Big Thick Duffel Coats</i></div>
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Chris Altmann - <i>Who Knows Where</i></div>
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Allison Brown - <i>All the Birds</i></div>
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The DGB - <i>Atlantic Ocean</i></div>
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Sean Nicholas Savage - <i>Grandson</i></div>
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Buttonfly - <i>Easier</i></div>
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Snaggle - <i>Fissure</i></div>
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Shearing Pinx - <i>No Core Hard Wave</i></div>
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Oromocto Diamond - <i>Opononi</i></div>
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Anamanaguchi - <i>Black Out City</i></div>
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Benefit of the Freeman - <i>Duckets</i></div>
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Richard Garvey - <i>I Deserve It</i></div>
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Carolyn Mark - <i>All Time Low</i></div>
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Jean Paul DeRoover -<i> Hope</i></div>
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Lab Coast - Walking on <i>Ayr</i></div>
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Pick A Piper - <i>Once Were Leaves (Caribou remix)</i></div>
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Bent By Elephants - <i>Can’t Have You</i></div>
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On this episode of Mediafrenzy Fridays, dj mediafrenzy is joined by guest Benjamin Vazquez to discuss and celebrate the musicians and bands who have performed over the years, at the East Village Arts Collective. EVAC is a volunteer-run community arts and music space, located at 757 Dundas Street. EVAC is looking to expand it’s membership base and is calling out for artists, musicians and community members who want to get involved. Contact eastvillagearts@gmail.com or visit evac on the web <a href="http://eastvillagearts.ca/">eastvillagearts.ca</a> or on Facebook.</div>
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Congrats to Adam who won the Shearing Pinx CD giveaway.</div>
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The show is available to stream, until May 29th, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy</a>, select May 15th 2pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Undergrounds previous show tab too, 3:30pm)</div>
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Part 1: h<a href="ttp://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75394/1431712800.mp3">ttp://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75394/1431712800.mp3</a> (file issue, only 3min long will try and revise soon!)</div>
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Part 2: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75397/1431714600.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75397/1431714600.mp3</a></div>
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Part 3: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75396/1431716400.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75396/1431716400.mp3</a></div>
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Part 4: h<a href="ttp://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75399/1431718200.mp3">ttp://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/75399/1431718200.mp3</a></div>
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NEXT SHOW IS May 15th, 2015! TUNE IN, CALL IN! 94.9FM - 519-661-3600</div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada43.0095971 -81.27373360000001442.9863736 -81.314074100000013 43.0328206 -81.233393100000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-84529576809019767722015-05-13T19:07:00.002-07:002015-05-13T19:09:23.431-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-05-01 Beltane/May Day Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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Absolutely Free - <i>Burred Lens</i></div>
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Temples - <i>Move with the Season</i></div>
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The Doors - <i>Light My Fire</i></div>
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Chromatics -<i> I’m on Fire</i></div>
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Loreena McKennitt - <i>Beltane Fire Dance</i></div>
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High Dials - <i>Flower on the Vine</i></div>
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Jimi Hendrix - <i>Fire</i></div>
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Waxahatchee - <i>Bonfire</i></div>
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Doldrums - <i>Hotfoot</i></div>
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Gracious Collective - <i>Me & My Bike</i></div>
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Buttonfly - <i>Be In The Now</i></div>
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Snaggle - <i>Other Fascination</i></div>
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Little Sons - <i>Sunboat</i></div>
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Arkells - <i>Oh, The Boss Is Coming</i></div>
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Lisa Simpson - <i>Protest Song</i></div>
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Panic is Perfect - <i>The Mailman</i></div>
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Rage Against The Machine - <i>Maggies Farm</i></div>
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Ani DiFranco - <i>Which Side Are You On</i></div>
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Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger - <i>If I had a Hammer</i></div>
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Frank Risdale - <i>Bread & Roses</i></div>
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Todays show falls on another celebratory date. Beltane, an ancient pagan day of importance, with festivities and rituals ranging from feasting to fires, the blessing of the crops, recently sowed and the celebration of the sun’s light getting stronger. DJ Mediafrenzy discusses some of the ancient rites and practices and plays songs related to seasons, flowers and fire.</div>
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It’s also May Day. In London, over the past few years May Day has meant some kind of bicycle related event. This year, EVAC organized a DIY bike kitchen tune up day. The event is mentioned a few local bicycle songs are played.</div>
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May Day is significant because of the struggles and successes of the Workers’ Rights Movement, including establishing a 8 hour work day. DJ Mediafrenzy delves into the history of the movement and the victories, while playing some fantastic labour related tunes and protest anthems.</div>
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Congrats to Don who won the Little Sons CD giveaway.</div>
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The show is available to stream, until May 15th, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy, select May1st 2pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Undergrounds previous show tab too, 3:30pm)</div>
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Part 1: http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/74708/1430503200.mp3</div>
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Part 2: http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/74707/1430505000.mp3</div>
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Part 3: http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/74710/1430506800.mp3</div>
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Part 4: http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/74709/1430508600.mp3</div>
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NEXT SHOW IS May 15th, 2015! TUNE IN, CALL IN! 94.9FM - 519-661-3600</div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-68095885474294003732015-05-13T19:04:00.002-07:002015-05-13T19:11:23.020-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-04-17 Record Store Day Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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Timber Timbre - <i>Woman</i></div>
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Melaza - <i>Estas a Tiempo</i></div>
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WHOOP-Szo - <i>hiizhaaswo</i></div>
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Cousins - <i>Jules</i></div>
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Modest Mouse - <i>Strangers to Ourselves</i></div>
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’63 Monroe - <i>Bad Bad Rock n Roll</i></div>
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So Young - <i>Bad Kids</i></div>
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Great Lake Swimmers - <i>Shaking All Over</i></div>
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Absolutely Free - <i>Visions</i></div>
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Daniel, Fred & Julie - <i>No One Knew My Name</i></div>
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Temples - <i>Mesmerize</i></div>
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Extra special show today as I tag-team with my alternate Friday timeslot host DJ Joy! We spin tracks related to Record Store Day and talk about this worldwide celebration of independent record stores and the events happening locally. DJ Joy takes over in the last 3rd of the show, so I can leave to set up to spin at the London Poetry Slam Finals! Big thanks to DJ Joy for filling in and co-hosting, it’s always a blast having company in the studio!</div>
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The show was available to stream, until May 1st, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy, select April 17th 2pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Undergrounds previous show tab too, 3:30pm)</div>
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NEXT SHOW IS May 1st, 2015! TUNE IN, CALL IN! 94.9FM - 519-661-3600</div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-38785878776200245842015-04-13T18:23:00.002-07:002015-04-13T18:26:28.617-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-04-03 Mother Earth Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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Absolutely Free <i>- Beneath The Air</i></div>
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Xavier Rudd - <i>Footprint</i></div>
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Westminster Park - <i>The Weatherman </i></div>
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Old Man Luedecke - <i>Monsanto Jones</i></div>
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Carly Thomas - <i>Sink or Swim</i></div>
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Sleater Kinney - <i>Price Tag</i></div>
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Frank Risdale - <i>Don’t Want Your Millions Mister</i></div>
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Decemberists - <i>Til The Water’s All Gone</i></div>
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Captain Beefheart -<i> The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back</i></div>
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Neil Young - <i>Who’s Gonna Stand Up</i></div>
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Blackwood Honey Bees - <i>Love Song for the End of the World</i></div>
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Tegan and Sara - <i>Our Trees</i></div>
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The Beatles - <i>Mother Nature's Son</i></div>
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Gorillaz -<i> O Green World</i></div>
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Mos Def - <i>New World Water</i></div>
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For this show DJ Mediafrenzy is joined by local gardener and activist Becky Ellis, who is organizing Mother Earth month - A month long, multi-venue celebration of environmentally focused activities, workshops, shows and events. We discuss upcoming events, the origins of Mothers Day, pollinators, gardening, climate crisis, California’s drought, water issues, food security and local actions individuals can do to help ensure our future is a green one. Find out about all the events by joining the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MotherEarthMonth" target="_blank">Mother Earth Month facebook page.</a><br />
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Thanks to everyone who called in, sorry I couldn't find the requests at the station. Keep calling in though, I am trying to locate requests and love to hear from listeners.<br />
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The show is available to stream, until April 17th, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy</a>, select April 3rd 2pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Underground’s previous show tab too, 3:30pm)</div>
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Part 1: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73347/1428084000.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73347/1428084000.mp3</a></div>
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Part 2: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73349/1428085800.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73349/1428085800.mp3</a></div>
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Part 3: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73348/1428087600.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73348/1428087600.mp3</a></div>
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Part 4: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73351/1428089400.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/73351/1428089400.mp3</a></div>
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NEXT SHOW IS APRIL 17th, 2015! I’LL BE SPLITTING THE SHOW WITH DJ JOY!</div>
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DOUBLE DJ AWESOMENESS - TUNE IN, CALL IN! 94.9FM - 519-661-3600</div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-30395066718739942632015-03-23T19:47:00.001-07:002015-03-23T19:49:59.392-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-03-20 Equinox Eclipse Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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The Bright Light Social Hour <i>- The Moon</i></div>
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Cat Power <i>- Sun</i></div>
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Tops <i>- Circle the Dark</i></div>
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Caribou <i>- Sun</i></div>
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The Beatles <i>- Here Comes The Sun</i></div>
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The Gandharvas -<i> First Day of Spring</i></div>
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Death Cab for Cutie - <i>Black Sun</i></div>
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Arkells - <i>Come To Light</i></div>
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Echo & The Bunnymen - <i>Killing Moon</i></div>
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Molly Nilsson - <i>Hey Moon</i></div>
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Monsoon - <i>Celestial Oceans</i></div>
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Beck - <i>Blue Moon</i></div>
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Chromatics - <i>Blue Moon</i></div>
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My Brightest Diamond -<i> Looking at the Sun</i></div>
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Morrissey -<i> Sunny</i></div>
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Gord Downie, The Sadies and the Conquering Sun -<i> Crater</i></div>
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The Horrors - <i>First Day of Spring</i></div>
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Twin River - <i>Word to the Wise</i></div>
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Cuff the Duke - <i>Time is Right</i></div>
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Name With No Sound - <i>Circles</i></div>
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Happy Spring and Blessed Ostara! The sun is shining bright, the snow is melting and the temperature is mild. This is the equinox, the day when the daylight hours get longer. It’s also significant because there will be a Supermoon Solar Eclipse (visible in the Northern UK/Europe). The show is focused on songs about the sun, moon, spring time and light. DJ Mediafrenzy discusses celestial history, fables, facts and curious tales. </div>
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The show is available to stream, until April 3rd, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy</a>, select March 20th 2pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Undergrounds previous show tab too, 3:30pm)</div>
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Part 1: File is cut off, hoping to locate a proper version</div>
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Part 2: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/72661/1426876200.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/72661/1426876200.mp3</a></div>
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Part 3: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/72663/1426878000.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/72663/1426878000.mp3</a></div>
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Part 4: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/72662/1426879800.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/72662/1426879800.mp3</a></div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-58351653042448901262015-03-08T18:30:00.001-07:002015-03-08T18:30:47.469-07:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-03-06 PJFF & IWD EDITION 2015<div class="p1">
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Daniel Lanois - <i>Rocco</i></div>
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Daniel Lanois - <i>The End</i></div>
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Mavis Staples - <i>You are Not Alone</i></div>
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My Brightest Diamond - <i>I am Not the Bad Guy</i></div>
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Belle & Sebastian - <i>Enter Sylvia Plath</i></div>
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Mama Quilla II - <i>Angry Young Woman</i></div>
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So Young - <i>Cock Rock</i></div>
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Babes in Toyland - <i>Swamp Pussy</i></div>
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Bikini Kill - <i>Distinct Complicity</i></div>
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So Young - <i>Bad Kids</i></div>
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Sleater-Kinney - <i>A New Wave</i></div>
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Patti Smith Group - <i>Citizen Ship</i></div>
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Thin Lizzy - <i>Jailbreak</i></div>
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The Do Good Badlies - <i>The Greatest Life Unknown</i></div>
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<i>INTERVIEW WITH GISELLE DIAS - Organizer of Prisoner’s Justice Film Festival</i></div>
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Bastion Soundtrack - <i>Build That Wall (Zia’s Theme)</i></div>
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Gil Scott-Heron - <i>Prisoner</i></div>
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Elizabeth Shepherd <i>- What’s Happening</i></div>
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Stars - <i>No One Is Lost</i></div>
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This edition is split between two topics. In the first half we celebrate International Women’s Day, playing songs to inspire and empower. Local events are mentioned and an excerpt is read from a rabble.ca article (Reimagining Feminism on International Women’s Day).</div>
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A few corrections: I mentioned International Women’s Day was ‘tomorrow’, but that was in error. The events were taking place the next day (tomorrow/saturday), but IWD itself is Sunday, March 8th. Also, So Young’s concert at Call the Office is on March 21st, not April 21st! My bad! </div>
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The second half of the show is dedicated to the Prisoner’s Justice Film Festival. Songs about freedom, incarceration and injustice are played. Giselle Dias phones in for an on-air interview discussion the Prisoner’s Justice Film Festival; It’s history, raison d’être and what to expect if you attend the various events. Visit <a href="https://prisonjusticefilm.wordpress.com/">https://prisonjusticefilm.wordpress.com/</a> for all the details or like them on Facebook here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PJFFLondon">https://www.facebook.com/PJFFLondon</a></div>
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Congrats to Dawn who won the Elizabeth Shepherd CD giveaway. Thanks to Dan for calling in and appreciating the Patti Smith track, I’ll bring some Joan Baez for you next time!</div>
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The show is available to stream, until March 13th, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy The timing is weird since the daylight savings change, so select March 6th 3pm onward (it goes into the Londonindie Underground's previous show tab too, 4:30pm)</div>
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Here are the direct links to make it easier for you!</div>
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Part 1: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71965/1425668400.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71965/1425668400.mp3</a></div>
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Part 2: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71964/1425670200.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71964/1425670200.mp3</a></div>
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Part 3: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71966/1425672000.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71966/1425672000.mp3</a></div>
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Part 4: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71967/1425673800.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/71967/1425673800.mp3</a></div>
msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-46013691076720628692015-02-09T19:55:00.002-08:002015-02-09T20:29:47.203-08:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-02-06 LOCAL EMERGENCE EDITION 2015<div class="p1">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://kinniestarr.ca/" target="_blank">Kinnie Starr</a> - <i>High Heels</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.theblow.org/" target="_blank">The Blow</a> - <i>Parenthesis</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://evalynparry.com/" target="_blank">Evalyn Parry</a> - <i>Please Stop Following Me</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.owenpalletteternal.com/" target="_blank">Owen Pallett</a> - <i>Heartland</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.teganandsara.com/" target="_blank">Tegan + Sara</a> - <i>Closer</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Interview with Matthew Beal (Emergence Festival)</i></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUGUpfEaUVXY1PVODFtWjsoCwPZAnWAcneagSz0pNfjENVaVRtU1zdcQAjw8ND5fTD5w1MrFjv7msgrrnzTMECo7VsgXNvbcUTPEU9M8Tm93Or-kXsZmqsu74412JLx_RuTr2nU2uBD18/s1600/15-02-06_CHRW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUGUpfEaUVXY1PVODFtWjsoCwPZAnWAcneagSz0pNfjENVaVRtU1zdcQAjw8ND5fTD5w1MrFjv7msgrrnzTMECo7VsgXNvbcUTPEU9M8Tm93Or-kXsZmqsu74412JLx_RuTr2nU2uBD18/s1600/15-02-06_CHRW.jpg" height="241" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://carlythomas.com/" target="_blank">Carly Thomas</a> - <i>California</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.officialsmiths.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Smiths</a> - <i>Isn’t It Strange</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Queen - <i>Dreamer’s Ball</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://nikkiw.com/" target="_blank">Nikki W</a>. - <i>Transparent Hands</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Westminster-Park" target="_blank">Westminster Park</a> - <i>Girl in the Navy Blue Cardigan</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Interview with Jason R Gray (Liminal Arts)</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://wormwoodmusic.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Wormwood</a> - <i>Control…Fade</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://raisedbyswans.com/" target="_blank">Raised By Swans</a> - <i>/</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://pacanomad.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Pacanomad</a> - <i>Heaven Can Wait</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.shilohnauvoo.com/" target="_blank">Shiloh Nauvoo</a> - <i>If We Ever</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.lionellodge.ca/" target="_blank">Lionel Lodge</a> - <i>The Agitator</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.bandmine.com/coconutmusic" target="_blank">Coconuts</a> - <i>Little Bit</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://phonophonic.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Phonophonic</a> - <i>Emotional Disaster</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://blogs.canoe.ca/brandnewblog/entertainment/frank-ridsdale-speaks-sings-truth/" target="_blank">Frank Risdale</a> - <i>All You Facists</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://heartattackkids519.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Heart Attack Kids</a> - <i>Platonic Love Bomb</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second half of the show focuses on local releases nominated for the<i> <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/localalbumoftheyear" target="_blank">CHRW Local Album of the Year Award</a></i>, gala happening Friday Feb 13th at Rum Runners (9pm, free event). DJ mediafremzy selects a few tracks from varying genres, including some of her personal faves up for the award for best album and EP. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Join us to find out the results at Rum Runners Friday Feb 13th!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Local film director, Jason R. Gray called in for a quick live interview about “<i>A Short Escape</i>”, a local short film event happening that night, featuring 5 shorts including a short drama (<i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPY6MUTC-vQ" target="_blank">The Golden Hour</a></i>), an experimental film, a comedy, a thriller and a documentary. (Approx. 212 people attended the Hyland Cinema for the screenings).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Congrats to Parker who won the <a href="http://www.shilohnauvoo.com/" target="_blank">Shiloh Nauvoo</a> CD giveaway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The show is available to stream, until February 13th, 2015, here (select ‘previous shows’ tab and the date): <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy%C2%A0" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70596/1423249200.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70596/1423249200.mp3</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70600/1423251000.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70600/1423251000.mp3</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70599/1423252800.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70599/1423252800.mp3</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70602/1423254600.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/70602/1423254600.mp3</a></span></div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-74370527229306295692015-01-29T10:53:00.002-08:002015-01-29T20:39:38.239-08:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-01-23 Nature In London Edition 2015<div class="p1">
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<a href="http://namewithnosound.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Name With No Sound</a> - Flood Plain</div>
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You’ll Never Get To Heaven - By This River</div>
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Cults - Go Outside</div>
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Coves - Honeybee</div>
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The Beatles -Blackbird</div>
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<a href="https://runcoyotemusic.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Run Coyote</a> - Like a River</div>
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Plants & Animals - Feedback in the Fields</div>
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Sarah Harmer - Escarpment Blues</div>
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Deer Tick - The Dreams in the Ditch</div>
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<a href="http://carlythomas.com/" target="_blank">Carly Thomas</a> - I’ll Find Me An Ocean</div>
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Neil Young - Down By The River (Request)</div>
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Dead Can Dance - Children of the Sun (Request)</div>
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Raised By Swans - Diving Bird</div>
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<a href="http://www.caribou.fm/" target="_blank">Caribou</a> - Dive</div>
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<a href="http://electricyouthmusic.com/" target="_blank">Electric Youth</a> - Before Life</div>
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Ex Hex - Beast</div>
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So Young - Set You On Fire</div>
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Fish & Bird - The Lake</div>
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<a href="http://tannis.ca/welcome" target="_blank">Tannis Slimmon</a> - Animals</div>
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<a href="http://nekocase.com/" target="_blank">Neko Case</a> - Wild Creatures</div>
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Rivers, Ditches, Plants & Animals, be it Ruffled Feathers or Escarpment Blues, this show is all about NATURE in London. DJ mediafrenzy discusses her favourite places to escape the city, while in the city, animal encounters and environmentally significant areas. Upcoming events are highlighted, including the <a href="http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca/billboards/nature-city-1" target="_blank">Nature In The City speakers series at the Downtown Library</a>, Nature London's 150 Anniversary <a href="http://www.museumlondon.ca/exhibitions:112" target="_blank">exhibit at Museum London</a>, and an important update on the honeybee situation in Ontario.</div>
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Thanks to Ron, for calling in and requesting Neil Young’s “Down By The River” and Tannis Slimmon’s “Animals”, a howling and cawing cacophony of fun. Also thanks to James for requesting Dead Can Dance and sharing stories of his critter neighbours in the Coves ESA.</div>
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The show is available to stream, until February 6th, 2015. Select previous shows tab, here: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy</a><br />Or click this link to download pt 1: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/69916/1422037800.mp3">http://chrwradio.ca/audio/download/69916/1422037800.mp3</a></div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-80980884577689586862015-01-13T19:45:00.000-08:002015-01-13T19:48:10.069-08:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 15-01-09 URBAN DESIGN EDITION 2015<div class="p1">
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Hey Ocean - Maps</div>
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Arcade Fire - Suburbs</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Raised By Swans - <i>Except Us Dreamers</i> (2014 LOCAL ALBUM “Oxnadalur”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Horrors - <i>First Day of Spring</i> (2014 ALBUM “Luminous”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sloan - <i>You’ve Got a Lot on your Mind</i> (2014 ALBUM “Commonwealth” + 2 CONCERTS, Western Fairgrounds and London Music Hall!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">St. Vincent - <i>Bring Me Your Loves</i> (2014 ALBUM “ST. Vincent”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jenny Lewis - <i>Just One of the Guys</i> (2014 ALBUM “Voyager”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Modest Mouse - <i>The View</i> (CONCERT at London Music Hall)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Caribou - <i>All I Ever Need</i> (2014 ALBUM “Our Love”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dakar Audio Club - <i>Promo EP</i> (CONCERT in Exeter UK, also have a new album on Bandcamp)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Imogen Heap - <i>Minds Without Fear</i> (2014 ALBUM “Sparks”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Le Fruit Vert - <i>Epherimedes</i> (CONCERT at EVAC)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whoop-Szo - <i>Niizhwaaswo</i> (2014 LOCAL ALBUM “Niizhwaaswo”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Timber Timbre - <i>Curtains?!</i> (NEW ALBUM “Hot Dreams”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chromatics - <i>Candy</i> (UPCOMING 2015 release!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Morrissey - <i>World Peace Is None of Your Business</i> - (GIVEAWAY “World Peace Is None of Your Business”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Daniel Lanois - <i>Space Love</i> - (2014 ALBUM “Flesh in the Machine”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Electric Youth -<i> The Best Thing</i> (2014 ALBUM Innerworld”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Astral Self - <i>Restitution</i> (2014 LOCAL TAPE “A Person Described As People presents Forest City Series Vol. 1”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">James Hunter Six - <i>Let The Monkey Ride </i>(CONCERT at London Music Club)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Coup - <i>Guillotine</i> (CONCERT at Hard Luck Bar in Toronto)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Atmosphere - <i>The World Might Not Live Through The Night </i>(2014 ALBUM “Southsiders”)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Broken Bells - <i>After The Disco</i> (2014 ALBUM “After the Disco”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tanya Tagaq - <i>Uja</i> (CONCERT at Aeolian Hall)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks to Aaron for calling in and telling me about his favourite concert of 2014, Operators at CMW in Toronto. Congrats to Jason, for calling in and winning the 2014 CD from Morrissey “World Peace is None of Your Business”, and thanks for telling us about your favourite show of 2014, Timber Timbre at Aeolian Hall. I didn’t get a chance to play a track from “Late At Night” By Alanna Gurr and the Greatest State, which also made my list this year. A couple of noteworthy new local bands to mention, Pacanomad and Wormwood: Look out for more from them in the new year!</span></div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-30237529538364194112014-12-10T21:41:00.002-08:002014-12-10T21:42:42.543-08:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 14-11-28 BUY NOTHING DAY EDITION 2014<div class="p1">
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Daniel Lanois - Forest City</div>
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Manic St. Preachers - Everything Must Go</div>
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Without Parachutes - When We Fall</div>
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Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir - What Would Jesus Buy?</div>
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Budos Band - Burnt Offering</div>
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Gorillaz - Kids With Guns</div>
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Wilderness of Manitoba - Shift</div>
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Hey Rosetta - Gold Teeth</div>
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Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz</div>
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Paconomad - Till Its Mine</div>
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Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love</div>
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Sloan - Carried Away</div>
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero</div>
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Lorde - Royals</div>
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First Aid Kit - Stay Gold</div>
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Radiohead - Dollars & Cents</div>
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Raised By Swans - A Way To Get By</div>
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CVRCHS - Recover</div>
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Sam Roberts - Bridge to Nowhere</div>
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Hilary Grist - The Trade</div>
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Stars - No One Is Lost</div>
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me</div>
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DJ Mediafrenzy discusses consumer culture, our society’s obsession with shopping, Black Friday chaos, worker’s strikes and where to shop locally or buy nothing this holiday season. </div>
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We had a First Aid Kit “Stay Gold” CD Giveaway, congrats to Rishki for winning that and thanks for requesting Sam Roberts. Thanks to Matt for calling in with his shopping story of the lures of advertising and making a request for Yeah Yeah Yeahs!; Jason, for calling in and requesting the exact Radiohead song that I brought in to play on vinyl, “Dollars & Cents” (great minds think alike); and thanks to Dan for requesting CHVRCHES!</div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-18464768070549948192014-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:002014-11-16T19:12:14.653-08:00MEDIAFRENZY FRIDAY - 14-11-14 HONEYBEE EDITION 2014<div class="p1">
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Ruth Moody - The Garden</div>
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Karla Adolphe - Flying Low</div>
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Layah Jane - Honey</div>
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Dick Hyman - Honeysuckle Rose</div>
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Neil Young - Plastic Flowers</div>
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Sunparlour Players - I Hope This Isn’t The End For you</div>
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Sarah Smith - It All Comes Back</div>
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Blackwood Honeybees - Love Song For The End Of The World</div>
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Kris & Dee - Bloom</div>
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Kris & Dee - Weeds</div>
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Jenn Grant - Green Grows The Lilac</div>
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Mark Martyre - Where Will You Go Now</div>
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Ghost Bees - Vampires of The West Coast</div>
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Rolled Dolls - Bumblebee</div>
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Valery Gore - Hummingbird in reverse</div>
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Alanna Gurr & The Greatest State - Golden Coast</div>
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Foxygen - Flowers</div>
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We Are The City - Friends Hurt</div>
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Le Fruit Vert - Passiflore</div>
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Enfant Magique - Track 8 ?</div>
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Man Meets Bear - Epngishmok</div>
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Austra - What We Done</div>
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Buttonfly - Starsfade</div>
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Beach House - <span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Wild</div>
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Paconomad - Restless</div>
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Danny Michel - Feather, Fur & Fin</div>
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Buck 65 - Roses In The Rain</div>
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Sloan - Carried Away</div>
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Stars - What Is To Be Done</div>
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Charles Bradley - Love Bug Blues</div>
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Budos band - Shattered Wings</div>
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Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is</div>
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Four Tops - I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)</div>
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Join msmediafrenzy misbeehaving on air, telling you the buzz about the plight of our pollinators and playing sweet sweet songs. Get the low down on Neonic Insecticides, The new “F” Word, Environmental Protection Agency study findings, pollinator friendly plants and general tips for helping the bee population. Bee-keeper Dan phoned in to tell about the loss of half his hives, seeing the damage done by toxic insecticides firsthand and the dreadful duty of bagging up dead and dying bees to send to the Ministry of Agriculture for testing. Find out more at the Plight of the Pollinators Forum at Wolf Performance Hall Monday November 24th at 7pm. Congratulations to Adam for winning the Alanna Gurr & The Greatest State CD giveaway. Thanks to Adam and Jason for the requests!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Haunting tunes and haunting stories from our Prison Industrial Complex. Between spooky songs DJ Mediafrenzy talks about crime rates being at an all time low, while Canada builds and incarcerates more people than ever before. Human rights topics such as: unsanitary conditions, prisoners’ justice, restorative justice, pen pal programs, ACLU petitions, health access, issues at the local detention centre, murders, lock downs and the need for human dignity are broached on the show. Plus there were give-aways: Two tickets to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here tribute at the Grand Theatre and Electric Youth's new CD! I'm going to try and have a giveaway every show!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Available to stream online here until November 13th: <a href="http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://chrwradio.ca/programs/maximum-joy-mediafrenzy</a><br />(Click "Previous Shows" tab, October 31st, 2014)</span></div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-3423767432050947472013-12-31T15:15:00.000-08:002014-01-01T12:02:36.358-08:00Best Albums of 2013<div class="p1">
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2013 was a exciting year for music and I had a very tough time choosing what I considered 'best', due to my eclectic collection (which I have recently dubbed an 'eclection').</div>
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They're the 'best' for me in so many different ways; some 'best' for the dancefloor, road trips, cheering up or mellowing out. The common denominator is that I loved them, so there's that.</div>
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Here are my top 5 albums of 2013 + runner's up, in no particular order because it's nearly impossible to compare my favourite rap, rock, electronic and roots albums in that way.</div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">DJ MEDIAFRENZY's TOP 5 ALBUMS of 2013</span></u></i></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.shadk.com/" target="_blank"><b>Shad - Flying Colours</b></a></div>
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Ah yeah! This album just makings me so happy to listen to. It's rap at it's finest IMO;</div>
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clever, lyrical, socially conscious, deep and hopeful. While Eminem would be screaming obscenities at us through the mic, Shad shares poetry with a smile and a helluva beat. My favourite tracks include: "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1DZsBay-8M" target="_blank">Love Means</a>", a duet with the very rad femcee, <a href="http://eternia.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Eternia</a> from Tdot delving into the complexities of relationships, monogamy and expectation and "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u9JoEYxFnw" target="_blank">Fam Jam</a>" a super upbeat track exploring his roots and place in this world. I was fortunate enough to open for Shad last year at a small show, <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=EOA" target="_blank">EOA</a>, which was quite a treat. His passion for his old London stomping grounds is ever apparent. He praised and thanked all the lifelong/old friends and faces he saw at the <a href="http://www.londonmusichall.com/" target="_blank">LMH</a> concert on this year's tour. I wish I could have enjoyed the show more, the melody was lost in the bass, which shook my insides and made the songs almost an unrecognizable vibrating fart. They should have turned down the bass a tad and let the rest of the elements keep shining. The spoken word during the encore made the hairs on my arm stand on end, so it made it all worth it.</div>
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<a href="http://washedout.net/" target="_blank"><b>Washed Out - Paracosm</b></a></div>
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This might just be my most listened to album of 2013. I picked up a CD copy of this on the way out of town and it stayed on repeat for the whole 4 hour drive. I wasn't sick of it at the end. I listened to it more, I want more. The album, which features the sounds of over 50 different instruments immediately puts you in a relaxed zen state, but holds you entranced and interested, never bored. Ernest Greene's best work yet. Good for both late night driving and early morning rising.</div>
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<a href="http://thesadies.net/" target="_blank"><b>The Sadies - Internal Sounds</b></a></div>
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The awesome, dark psychedelic side of the the Sadies shines through the most in their latest release. It still contains a heavy western feel of twang and sorrow, but with such a driving force coming through the instruments. I do love this album, but the optimum way to fully experience the emotion, strength and endurance in this music is to see 'em live, playing their hearts out through 2 sets and a encore. "Thank you Ladies and Gentleman, we only have 26 more songs for you tonight."</div>
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<a href="http://www.daftpunk.com/" target="_blank"><b>Daft Punk - Random Access Memories</b></a></div>
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It's funny how albums grow on you (or you into them). I really didn't care for this album on first listen: the poppy disco vibe was annoying me, but damn if it wasn't so catchy. The second listen had me bobbing my head, singing along and looking forward to the next track. I was hooked. My favourite song on the album is the finale, an epic electronic prog symphony called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbCTG0-PkRA" target="_blank">Contact</a>, but the whole album is solid. I still enjoy hearing 'Get Lucky' despite it being overplayed to death on the radio this summer and I always look forward seeing to the next associated <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF-kLy44Hls" target="_blank">music video</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://thecharlesbradley.com/" target="_blank"><b>Charles Bradley - Victim of Love</b></a></div>
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Ooohh, sweet soul. The horns, the moans, the deep, cool, sexy sounds from <a href="http://daptonerecords.com/" target="_blank">Daptone Records</a>.</div>
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No, I'm not mistaken, this wasn't recorded in 1973. But with 2 amazing albums in 3 years, I must say, we are extremely fortunate to have soul music of this calibre being recorded in 2013. What a voice from Mr. Bradley, and <a href="http://menahanstreetband.com/" target="_blank">The Menahan Street Band</a> satisfies to the utmost degree. I hear in Toronto he finished the show and got offstage to give the audience hugs. </div>
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<a href="http://www.factorchandelier.com/" target="_blank"><b>Factor - Woke Up Alone</b></a></div>
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My favourite hip hop producer collaborates with a stellar crew here, especially Kirby Dominant and <a href="http://jeansboots.ca/" target="_blank">Jeans Boots</a> with their track "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dE5e9VKQcs" target="_blank">Don't Give Up</a>"</div>
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<a href="http://cultscultscults.com/us/home/" target="_blank"><b>Cults - Static</b></a></div>
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<a href="http://valeriejune.com/" target="_blank"><b>Valerie June - Pushing Against A Stone</b></a></div>
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Beautiful rootsy, bluesy, folk with a strong hint of soul. She's got a real phenomenal, unique voice. Hopefully 2014 will bring a live show my way.</div>
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YES! Dirty, rough, pumping rock and roll. The old boys have not lost their touch. Definitely worth checking out. I'll be missing the concert this spring, but a big 'rock on' to those of you who will witness these legends on potentially (one of?) their last tour(s). Bluesy <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqvThopYOLY" target="_blank">'Loner</a>' wins best track off this one. The album cover is magical.</div>
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<a href="http://nekocase.com/" target="_blank"><b>Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You</b></a></div>
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Neko singing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeNnknXL63A" target="_blank">Nico's</a> 'Afraid'. That song alone wins this album a place on this list. Haunting and dramatic…and beautiful.</div>
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msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-68634089506069985322013-05-09T21:13:00.000-07:002013-05-09T21:18:49.541-07:00THE ART OF THE ALBUM COVER! I have the opportunity to teach one of the coolest kids art day camps ever.<br />
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<b>THE ART OF THE ALBUM COVER!</b><br />
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It's almost as if this workshop was designed for me to teach it, themes which are near and dear to me. Music and art, so intrinsically tied to convey a thought or feeling. Parents, these are the gems your children should know about; artistic expression, multimedia techniques, what on earth that huge round piece of black vinyl is for...crucial knowledge!<br />
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The Art of the Album Cover PA Day Camp Workshop<br />
Friday, June 7th, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Museum London.<br />
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In this camp, kids will not only learn what a record is and play some, they'll create their own creative album covers!
LP covers are an outlet for artistic experimentation and the visual image can sell the music inside. Young artists will gain inspiration from the exhibitions, and then work with pop icons to create personalized album covers using a variety of print media. They'll even go home with an LP inside!<br />
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Cost: $50 (supporters $45)<br />
For children ages 5 to 12.<br />
Call 519-661-0333 now to register.<br />
<a href="http://museumlondon.ca/programsevents/childrenandyouthprograms/">http://museumlondon.ca/programsevents/childrenandyouthprograms/</a><br />
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Help instil a love for music and the arts in your child by registering them in this workshop. <br />
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THANK YOU!<br />
<br />msmediafrenzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908620569062784523noreply@blogger.com0Museum London, 421 Ridout Street North, London, ON N6A 5H4, Canada42.9826281 -81.255130519.3388061 -122.5637245 66.6264501 -39.946536500000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733609098410149290.post-2695129474732923832013-01-25T13:38:00.001-08:002013-01-25T13:41:19.624-08:00REBIRTH OF THE APKMany of us were quite saddened by what seemed a sudden closure of the beloved establishment last fall, then we were curious and ecstatic to hear of it's subsequent reopening and collaboration with Brennan's Beer Bistro. Good news for the whole community and great news for me! Not only is the bar in which I play a significant number of my dj gigs reopening downtown, it's also less than a dozen steps from <a href="http://groovesrecordstore.com/">Grooves Record Store</a>, which is both a boon to a dj to have nearby, as well as being one of my many places of employment.
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The APK re-launch party will be a very exciting night featuring <a href="http://www.bajohnston.ca/">BA Johnston</a>, who I remember once put on a super fun show in the ol' EVAC Garage; <a href="http://seaandcity.com/">The Sea & City</a>, whose handcrafted CD cases can't be beat; and <a href="http://www.waxmannequin.com/">Wax Mannequin</a>, whose songwriting and stage presence have been mystifying me since near the turn of the millenium. Tough acts to follow.
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Lucky for me, my job has a fairly simple goal: Share lots of fantastic music, make a bunch of you get up and dance and perhaps accomodate a request or two, if I happen to have it on wax or if there's a decent wireless connection. New bar, so I' not sure what the set-up will be like. My mixer is getting a tune-up too, so I'm looking forward to getting that back in my hands by then, fingers crossed and needle poised over the groove.
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THE REBIRTH OF THE APK</br>
FRIDAY FEB 1st</br>
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B.A JOHNSTON</br>
WAX MANNEQUIN</br>
THE SEA & CITY</br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/djmediafrenzy">DJ MEDIAFRENZY</a></br>
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The APK - 347 Clarence St.</br>
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