CKUT Time Capsule: Recent Episodes
CKUT 90.3fm Montreal
CKUT 90.3fm a campus/community radio station in Montreal, has been on the air since 1987. This is a collection of some interviews and audio selections from our past.
Chloe speaks to DJ Static and Professor Groove of WEFUNK and discusses the origins of the show, its beginnings on the internet, and its international reach.
Suhrid Manchanda was a force in Montreal’s music community before decamping to the United States and eventually to (his motherland) New Dehli, India.
He was studying at McGill but ultimately spent most of his time playing guitar around the city. The mighty Detroit Metal, the unforgettable Bloody Gashes, with Chloe Lum, Yannick Desranleau and Joel Taylor were both Suhrid’s babies.
He formed Aum Supreme with Dane Mills, the original drummer in the Arcade Fire. Suhrid booked shows, ran festivals and was generally a personality on the Boulevard. He was eventually hired as Fundraising Coordinator at CKUT in 2004. Suhrid was tireless in his devotion to the radio station’s community, the city’s musicians and DIY music in general.
No one was surprised when Suhrid turned up as Su Real, dj/producer and star of India’s Desi Bass scene. Music Coordinator Alex Moskos sat down to talk about it all with his old buddy and colleague Suhrid.
In 1969 a group of students occupied the 9th floor computer center of Sir George Williams University (currently known as Concordia University) to object to racial bias in academic grading.
50 Years later we revisit this page in Montreal history through an event called Protest & Pedagogy. Khalid M'Seffar of Funky Revolutions interviews Kaie Kellough, spoken word artist, (& Soul Perspectives alumni) one of the event organizers to discuss the events that shaped this incident.
This piece explores racial tensions, student activism, Montreal Black history through the music of the era, through documentation of the event, personal connection and historic legacy.
Sunday Aug 19th The Goods Radio show went live from Casa Del Popolo for a live interview with Andy Williams conducted by Doug Miller (co-host of Amandla, CKUT's African News Programme since 1987). They go through Andy's musical origins in Derby, England, Jamaica, Toronto, Lennoxville and now Montreal. He speaks of the music he listened to growing up and his insatiable hunt for sounds that are sweet to his ears.
As part of CKUT's 30th Anniversary Oral History project, we interviewed Martha Marie Kleinhans who was one of the key driving forces behind CKUT's FM licence application and move to FM. She says that Concordia University was expected to get the licence because of their active ties to the local scene however, CKUT's (McGill) application put a strong focus on community programming and she believes this is what worked in the end. She also said there was some internal resistance as programmers knew that they would be evolving to a different kind of radio station. She volunteered prior to the license and ran for station manager on the basis of delivering the fm licence. She was the first station manager at CKUT 1986-87. She said she worked closely with Don Rossiter and had the help of McGill Legal Professor Dr. F.H. Buckley who said "they rejected my idea that they go All-Monkees, All the time." She and Donnie went around to various cultural communities with a large hypothetical grid and said "should we get the licence would you be interested in producing radio". "We got the licence based on a promise." The rest is history.
Andrea Jane Cornell began listening to the radio show AACK as a teen, and soon after she began volunteering, subbed for Where's the Beat and then became CKUT's Music Resource Coordinator and Music Department Coordinator (2006-2011).
In this interview she talks about her passion for the Music Library, the massive toolbox of skills she acquired and some of the more unusual challenges she faced while at CKUT.
Ian Pringle was a Bookkeeper and Spoken Word Coordinator from 1987-1991. He discovered CKUT when he was a McGill student, assigned to do a piece on CKUT getting our FM license for the student newspaper The Tribune. Taken with the diversity and excitement of the station, he became a volunteer and ultimately staff member.
In this interview he talks about the passion and commitment to diversity and the democratization of media. He also talks about the profound impact people like Martha Marie Kleinhans, Lisa Vinebaum, Christof Migone and especially hosts of the Homo Show, David Shannon and Donnie Rossiter had on him. He also recollects the infamous and historic turning points in the Queer Community, the death of Joe Rose and the Sex Garage raid, police brutality and community uproar. He went on to work internationally in communications and radio, and now resides in Ottawa.
In this clip we talk details on the switch from cable to the FM signal, the controversy of the licence being granted to an Anglo station, digging our way out of financial debt and coordinating a stream of volunteers parading up and down to the Mountain where our transmitter is housed for frequent - frequency tests. AND- discovering at midnight the night before we went to air for the first time, that we had to be incorporated (first call to the CRTC, second to a lawyer).
Also the writing of policy such as the Statement of Principles (which still is the backbone of CKUT today), understanding what Balance of Programming means and convincing CRTC of it. the origins of "Gay Day" (the brutal murder of Joe Rose and subsequent community outcry), amazing CKUT staff and volunteers, and a wild Molson-fuelled first anniversary including an earthquake at midnight that, of course, did not stop the party.
She mentions Christof Migone, Pat Hamou, Ian Pringle, France Chevalier Stewart, Joel Savage and has special fond memories of David Shannon and Don Rossiter. After taking Montreal by storm, Sue moved back to her home coast, Victoria, BC, and now works in podcasting.
Stuart volunteered and worked at CKUT from 1991-95 and worked in the Spoken Word and News Department. He describes arriving at a time that spawned a lot of activism as it just followed the Oka Crisis and infamous Sex Garage also just following the Gulf War.
He describes what news gathering looked like during this period, receiving communiques in the mail, making cold calls and organizing broadcasts on a bulletin board. A time when people smoked a lot, right in the station, and embraced the misfits. Stuart went on to cover news with Global News, CBS, SKY and is currently residing in Prague working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Bryan Zuraw was at Radio McGill/CKUT from 1983-1997 as a volunteer, music librarian and music coordiantor. He recounts was was going on musically at the time, musique actuelle, (the beginnings of Ambience Magnetique), college indie rock (pre-Nirvana), hip hop, dancehall reggae (when these genres really started to bloom) . . . The interest in community members to do radio (given that there isn't an Urban radio station in Montreal)- Establishing an identity and mandate for the station, maintaining a diversity of perspectives and benefiting from this process both personally and intellectually.
All pre-internet, thus writing to labels, researching magazines such as the Village Voice, OP (Option) Sound Choice, The Wire, newsletters and tape trading networks.
He also speaks of picking up the habit of waking up at 3am to make sure that someone is On Air, because if not, he would make his way to the station in the middle of the night - and of conducting all station business (ie Steering, Programming, Committee meetings) in the hallway as there was no room to do so at CKUT. Bryan now lives in Los Angeles with his wife (and ex CKUT programmer Kie Ross Zuraw) and is still finding strange music to vibe to.
As part of CKUT's 30th Anniversary festivities, we hosted a panel on the evolution of CKUT's News Department. CKUT has covered issues from street level emphasizing the voices of those not heard in mainstream media, namely those affected by the policies, regulations and political decisions.
In this panel, past Community News Coordinators, Gretchen King, Aaron Lakoff and Courtney Kirkby recount the numerous ways their department covered the prevalent news items of the times. The panel took place at the Anarchist Bookfair in Montreal.
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King. In commemoration of this historic event, Christopher Heron, host of Mind Soul & Spirit conducted an interview with Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Rev Jackson speaks of his love for gospel music (he grew up with Aretha Franklin). Christopher asks him to contrast today's "State of America" with that of the past. Rev Jackson speaks of the humiliation of racism, the current "tug of war for the soul of America", the dangers of "spending more money on militarism than on human rights leading to morally and spiritually bankrupting the nation".
They discuss importance of globalism - labor, capital, technology and human rights and states in the end it is "character and caring - caring is the key" - not limited to race, gender or religious persuasion.
CKUT intern Eve Fiertag speaks to former Music Coordinator and Production Coordinator Christof Migone who participated at CKUT from 1987 - 92. He also hosted the radio show "Dangers In Paradise" which he described as anything other than college rock.
He collaborated with Julia Loktev on a show called Body Map where they took the island of Montreal and imagined it as a reclining body and got people to call in so they could let them know what part of the body they were situated in. As CKUT Production Coordinator he trained and motivated volunteers to create with sound and open up the possibilities of radio.
The Montreal Sessions dug into this CKUT Time Capsule for the Month of March 2018. In this episode we look at 30 Years of feminist radio. Your hosts, Alex Moskos and Louise Burns interview Penny Patterson who hosted the radio shows CUTS, Thread the Needle and Beach Blanket Bingo on CKUT and who speaks about her experience interviewing Riot Grrrl bands in the 90s (many of those interviews are in this time capsule).
We also interview Anna Leventhal about her experience hosting Venus and being the chair of CKUT's Board of Directors.
As part of the 30th Anniversary Oral History special programming we interview Pat Dillon Moore aka The Dreadhead aka The Empress aka Sistah P - ormer host of Positive Vibes, former station manager of CKUT and current co-host of Bhum Bhum Time.
Pat tells us what it was like growing up in Montreal in the 70s. We discuss race relations at CKUT, money, moving the station from McTavish Street to University street we recount the story of when our turntables got stolen... and play lots of reggae music.
Throughout the month of March, the Montreal Sessions is being devoted to cracking open the time capsule and exploring what 30 Years of free form, independent, underground radio sounds like.
This episode includes an interview with longtime CKUT volunteer Margo Lane, Roots Rock Reggae listeners calling in with their shout outs and greetings, an interview with Joan LaBarbara, freestyling during Off The Hook Radio, an excerpt of the Sun Ra interview and much more.
Interview with Samaa Elibyari, member of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women and host of Caravan on CKUT.
Interviewed by CKUT's former Arts & Culture Coordinator Tamara Filyavich.
Margo Lane has volunteered at CKUT 90.3fm in Montreal since 1987. She was our weather girl, eco-environmental receptionist, and host of the radio show Adventures in Music. Margo is infamous. Most of us who have been part of the CKUT community have a Margo story. This is her story in her words.
In celebration of CKUT's 30th Anniversary on the FM dial, we will be exploring our past through a series of podcasts, time capsule posts and live events such as this first one.
We sat down with Rickey D, host of Sound of Soul since 1988 and hip hop promoter and influencer for 32 years! Rickey was interviewed at Artgang by Malik Shaheed - music by DJ Pro-V. Thanks to Heritage Canada and Arcmtl for their help in making this happen.
XX files celebrates 20 years of feminist radio on CKUT 90.3fm. In this clip Valerie Walker who has contributed to this show for 19 years speaks of the origins. Keeping it real cause "we have the power to learn and teach each other."
Josh Marquis, host of the radio show QueerCorps, interviews ex CKUT staff and former host of QueerCorps and Schmoozing, Puelo Dier and photographer Linda Dawn Hammond about the infamous event known as Sex Garage that galvanized the queer community in July 1990.
Sex Garage was a loft party put on by Nicholas Jenkins. The event was raided by policemen who took off their badges and proceeded to arrest and beat participants. Linda Dawn Hammond took pictures of the raid and managed to get them to the La Presse and the Montreal Gazette. An incredible story of homophobia and fighting back.
Venus Radio started in 1996 by Laura MacNeil, Delphine Foo and Erin MacLeod. The show is run by a collective of hosts and "explores women's impact on music and the impact of music on women in various jobs, stations and positions in life" (show proposal Nov 1996).
The show went on to win many #1 Best Radio Show in the Montreal Mirror/Cult Montreal readers poll and is well known for its infamous Radioeke where Montreal musician came to the station to sing their hearts out and raise funds for CKUT. Below is a bit of oral history - the story of the origins of Venus radio. It is a chat with the founders of Venus which aired for Venus's Sweet 16 in May 2013.
As you may have heard, CKUT had a pretty great party to celebrate our 25 years on air. One of the highlights was a unique rap written & performed live by Logic Johnson, host of Listen You Smell Something. It was a one-time only performance but it's too good to not share. Check it out.
The past and current hosts of the radio show Dykes On Mykes dug up the mysterious origins to the their theme show and performed it live at CKUT's 25th Anniversary Party. The theme is in fact from a 70s Italian opera La Gatta Cenerentola by Roberto De Simon -re-mixed into a house music club banger by DJ Perry “Wizzard” Lamarre and then becoming the iconic intro to the Dykes on Mykes radio show.
In 2013, Vince Tinguely was hosting the show Kitchen Kitchen Bang Bang on Tuesdays from noon – 2pm.
Previous to that, he was the co-host of Victorious and Invincible, and previous to that, a show called In from the Cold.
AT CKUT’s 25th Anniversary event, Vince read a piece about what it was like to be a part of campus community radio when C/C radio was still in diapers.
Adrian Harewood was the Station Manager at CKUT from 1997-2000. He was a McGill student graduating in 1993 whereby he moved to Ottawa to get involved in Community radio there at CKCU and then came to Montreal to take on the daunting task of being the station manager at CKUT. He currently anchors the 6 o clock news on CBC-TV in Ottawa.
This is the speech he made for CKUT’s 25th Anniversary at Sala Rossa in Montreal 2013. Adrian had to jump on a bus from Ottawa to make it to the event and unfortunately arrived when the party was “lit” and so was all the participants!
Ever since Adrian left CKUT, the station has been collectively managed by a combination of staff members and volunteers.
Janice is the founder of Positive Vibes and has been involved with the station since 1983, witnessing its evolution into the infamous CKUT.
She explains how the station became and continues to be the strongest supporter of all types of Black music in Montreal.
Don't forget to tune into Positive Vibes Thursdays 3pm to 5pm and Bhum Bhum Time Sundays at 4pm.
The Tuesday Morning Show chatted with Sheldon Harvey, host of International Radio Report, about his 25 years at the station and radio in general.
Sheldon explains the irony of his show and why listener input is so significant. He also delves into the shocking and dirty business that is commercial radio.
The Monday edition of The Morning After Show talked with the 20 year vet Rufo Valencia of his experiences working with CKUT.
He walks us through how he ended up at the great 90.3, his various positions, and what he hopes for the future of the station. Rufo also expresses the importance of new volunteers at the station on how they keep him and radio fresh and young.
This radio art “Rock Story” was produced by Louise Burns in 2010. The text is from a letter she intercepted while working at PolyGram Records in the early 80s. It is based on a piece of fan mail to the group KISS, written at the time when the group decided to perform without their traditional makeup (1983 – a decision they eventually reversed).
This decision upset much of the KISS Army. This fan mail is the basis for the text. It is performed by Tia Ouimet, Louisa Sage, Detroit Burns and Fortner Anderson as the voice of God. It aired on If You Got Ears and is intro’ed by Alex Moskos.
Jack & Ginger – mixed up CKUT’s country programming with our reggae programming and also featured our very own cocktail (Jack Daniels & homemade Ginger Beer). Performances from Vernon Maytone with Smurfette (Juliet Nelson) and Yonder Hill.
CKUT remodelled our studios in June 2008. Sun Ra Arkestra were in town to perform at the Suoni Per Il Popolo festival and kindly graced us with its cosmic and earthly presence to inaugurate/baptize/christen our studios.
We opened up the doors of the studio to the public (hence the chatter in the background) and also conducted a pretty wacky Sun Ra / CKUT style of official ceremony. Khalid M'Seffar, host of Funky Revolutions is conducting the interview and he is speaking to Marshal Allen, Michael Ray and Ray Scott.
Show is hosted by CKUT's Donald D (then host of the Weekend Groove) and Stephen "ZipLox" Hennessey (Ill Groove Garden).
Artists mentioned - Mizery, MEtaphor (Meta-4?) At Random, Shades of Culture, LE, Wiser, Chuck Ice (the 50 cent of Montreal) OverProof, C4 San Pression, Damian from Zoobone .
DJ sets by DJ KAne - (DMC competitor) and Similak.
Promo for CKUT's 10th Anniversary Celebration featuring Freaky D, Sampaloo, Zoobone Productions, House of Pride Dancers, Alexis O;Hara, Fortner Anderson, Ratchet Orchestra, SlapHappy 5, Steak 72, Bagpipes, Medieval marching band (feature Régine Chassagne) and more.
Take a listen to what our radio promos sounded like in 1997. Produced by Prym Tyme and Louise Burns.
Wed April 30th 1997 QueerCorps hosts a fundraiser at Club Hommes in the Gay Village (formerly the infamous Kox) entitled Our Little Girl is All Grown UP - The Ellen Coming Out Episode Party.
The Ellen Degeneres Coming Out episode was screened on big screens - also comedians and CKUT djs!!!
Before Pat Dillon Moore became known as Sistah P, she was also known as The Empress, and was the station manager at CKUT from 1992 -96. The tactical squad was the tri-fecta of Pat Dillon (aka the Dread-head), Louise Burns (aka the Redhead) and Sarah Toy (aka The Bedhead).
The piece was produced by Prime Time, CKUT Production Coordinator circa 1996 - 2003.It features the voices of John Braithwaite, Rawls , Gordon Kreiger, Mikey Don, Khalid M'Seffar, Margo Lane, Howard 'Stretch' Carr, Detroit Burns, Richard Iton and more.
This was not the first time he performed in Montreal nor came to the station. CKUT refused to co-present the Buju Banton the first concert back in 93? because of the song (written by Buju when he was 15) Boom Bye Bye and its homophobic lyrics. A decision which still, to date, causes a lot of discussion.
The next time he came to CKUT (prior to a concert at the Medley in 95(?) one of our programmers, Dave Austin, brought their class to the station so the studio was filled with enthusiastic pre-teens. Buju came out of a car wearing roller blades and rolled into the studios - much to the shrieking delight of everyone. This interview happening on Butcher T's Noon Time Cuts. We left in a few ads at the end for extra flavour.
The all female Seattle band talk on their problem with being labeled a Riot Grrrl band, their experiences after the death of their guitarist, and some of the incidents while on tour in Europe and the American South. Listen to the origins of the band's most lyrically intense songs "Dead Men Don't Rape".
The band explains their on-going struggle to have people critique them for being an all female band rather than their lyrics or music.
Ian Stephens, poet, founding member of Montreal band Wining Dining & Drilling, and AIDS activist (whose life was cut short by the disease in 1996) was also a regular contributor to QueerCorps on CKUT. This promo is priceless - captures what we could get away with on community radio in the 90s if you were creative enough to explore the opportunity.
This was a promo that aired on CKUT for an event to launch his book "Diary of A Trademark" at the Stornoway Gallery in Montreal 1994 The other voice is that of DJ Mike Williams.
Here is a clip from CKUT's radio show Roots Rock Reggae. Back in the day people used to stay up late and call in their greetings aka shout outs.
Roots Rock Reggae is still on the air today - same time slot, Monday morning (Sunday overnight) from 1am - 4am. And they still get a lot of callers and offer relationship advice, gossip, and lots of reggae music. Check them out!
Ian Mackaye elaborates on Fugazi's reasoning on making "unconventional" decisions such as charging $5 to see them while still playing at recognized venues such as Metropolis. He goes over the history of the band's line, music, and his original hopes for the band.
The classic Mackay interview ends with a critique on the music reviewers and explains his emotional response to the "lazy" journalism music writers seem to indulge in.
Speaking on the controversial lawsuit over Negativeland's U2 album, member Mark Holser delves deeper in the question that arose from the lawsuit: who controls art?
Although the band had used several U2 "cover" slips throughout the album, the main objection arose from the album's cover art which Island Records claimed was deceiving fans of U2 - the band.
Holser explains the magazine, Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2, which gave full transcripts, letters, and official documents concerning the lawsuit. He also exposes SST Records, the records label which they had used to release U2, and the manner in which profit is made by record companies in general.
This episode from the archives reaches into the roots of Funky Revolutions and the First International Dub Poetry Festival held in Toronto from May 8-15, 1993. This was inspirational and transformative event that would shape Funky Revolution's vision of word, sound and power and influence the importance that the program gave to spoken word and the poetic traditions of the Funk in the program's first ten years.
This episode features recordings of the foundational dub poets of the late 70s and early 80s as well as interviews with Oku Onoura, Jean Binta Breeze and rapso poet Brother Resistance.
Bassist Laura Stein calls the station for an interview right before heading out on the band's very first Canadian tour.
She confesses to missing practice for thinking the band was a joke. While still in art school, Stein naively talks about the band’s future plans for the following summer. Hosted by Penny Patterson on CUTS.
Clair Culhane explains a few reforms to the Canadian prison system. She goes over the bill that allows the media to attend hearings of inmates. For those inmates looking for early releases based on their good behavior while in prison, Culhane points out that media would cause unnecessary commotion against such prisoners and their families. She also informs on judges’ right to decide when inmates would be eligible for parole based on impressions from their trials.
Members of the Scottish band visit the station to explain how their origins in classical music led them into the indescribable noise known as the Dog Faced Hermans. Singer Marion Coutts explains how being in an almost unconscious state helps her be able to deliver such energetic performances. Quite the opposite, percussionist Wilf Plum explains why he feels pressure while performing live. The interview also includes a rare live performance!
Special on Lydia Lunch from May 1992. Produced by Penny on her show CUTS.
An entire show dedicated to the multitalented artist Lydia Lunch. Best known for singing in Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Lunch moved from music to spoken word and even writing, directing, and staring in a number of films.
Here are some zany radio promos for CKUT’s 4th Birthday party which took place Nov 14th, 1991 at Foufounes Electriques and featured Wall of Angus (with members of Shlonk, Bliss, Grim Skunk, Lizard & DBC), Sons of the Desert, and Zero Tolerance.
Also listen for some other whacky promos for paying your pledge, one recognizable voice is Puelo Dier (host of Schmoozing & Queer Corps and CKUT sales Rep) and they were probably produced by the sonic scientist Christof Migone (Production Coordinator at the time).
In this clip two women, part of an all-dyke Montreal skating crew, talk about what it means to be a female skater. What do you do when you love the hardcore scene and skateboarding, but are totally sick of standing on the sidelines and watching the boys skate? What do you do when a man walks by you skateboarding and tells you a real woman should be wearing red lipstick and standing by her boyfriend's side? Start a skateboarding crew of your own! As a result of Skater Dykes, these skateboarding ladies feel empowered even when faced with discrimination from passersby and male skaters.
WARNING: featuring some delicious sonic gems from X-Ray Spex + spreading love for thrash, punk & hardcore
Live from Le Foufounes Électriques, the members of Hole take turns on the mic to share the thoughts on foxcore, token bass players, and Hollywood. They also discuss their sudden success as a band after being together for merely a year and a half at the point of the interview. Bassist Jill Emery also explains the dynamics of the band through their astrological signs.
After playing their Montreal show, L7 joins CKUT host Penny to smoke and talk in the men's bathroom of Foufounes Électriques. Bassist Jennifer Finch and guitarist Suzi Gardner give a rundown of their organization Rock for Choice which they founded earlier that year.
They also explain the reason for writing their song "Everglade," which at the time had yet to be released. Obviously they also talk mosh pits, pit decorum, feminist zines and all that good stuff.
Joseph Norton, the Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council at Kahnawá:ke, reviews the conflict of jurisdiction and policing between the federal government and the Mohawks.
He explains the formation and reason for establishing the Peace Keeping Force. He concludes with what be believes the government should do in order to not give but to actually acknowledge the Mohawks’ autonomy.
Interview conducted by then-CKUT news programmer David Blair on Off The Hour, CKUT's daily news program. David is now a business reporter with the CBC.
Band member Stephen Kent gives a run down on the instrument and its usage context within the band’s music. The ever evolving sound the band produces is determined on the environment the band finds itself in. Be it a top a mountain or at Foufounes Électrique, the sound always takes its needed form.
Bassist Laura Stein calls the station for an interview right before heading out on the band's very first Canadian tour.
Listening to how La Barbara describes her performance pieces explains what type of artist she truly is; she is able to compose music and vocals while incorporating costumes, movement, and lighting arrangements in order to tell creation myths from various cultures. WARNING: Her live performance will leave you making some strange noises.
In July 1990 Mohawk Warriors and their supporters began an blockade to stop a group of developers from expanding a golf course onto a piece of land referred to as “The Pines”, a sacred burial ground in Kanehsatà:ke.
The resistance expanded to Akwesasne and Kahnawake and then across the country, which lasted throughout the summer. The confrontation with Canada’s Armed Forces and Sûrté du Québec were at times violent. CKUT programmers were embedded behind the barricades and provided regular reports.
This piece is a montage of reports made from behind the barricades by Lisa Vinebaum.
The singer and performer, Saint Karen stops by and chats with Penny. She explains the settings in which she envisions her music being played in. Although the clip is quite brief, they even recount their awkward meeting on a dance floor. If you want a fantastic flashback to the 80's/90's, watch her music video "Meathead"!
Penny Patterson, host of CUTS on CKUT, meets the women of Lunachicks right before a gig. They discuss the technical side of being in a band by explaining the problems with the English record label Blast First and their naivety in believing companies’ empty promises.
The women also talk about how they react to those people who insult them for being women playing music. Find out where the band would like their next shows to be!
Interview with The ced by: Lorrie Edmonds Members Einar Benediktsson and Magga Örnólfsdóttir talk with Lorrie Edmonds about their uncertainty as The Sugarcubes, their publishing company Bad Taste, the music scene in Iceland.
Their life on tour is one that amuses them - everything from the hotel rooms to the limousines! They also explain how money has become the drive for the band. Listen to find out more what they truly mean.
In November 1989, Pakistani Sufi Musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and fellow musicians were in Montreal to perform a concert for Traquen' Art.
Elliot Sharp a central figure in the New York Avant-Garde and experimental music scene, was also in Montreal for a separate performance.
Bryan Zuraw, CKUT's Music Coordinator at the time, and CKUT Programmer, Julia Loktev (host of Curiouser and Curiousear) had the brilliant idea of asking them to perform live from our CKUT studios.
CKUT studios, at this time were located in the basement of the Shatner Building of McGill University.
They had never met each other before and come from opposite musical worlds - it's going to be great right?
Chuck D shares his opinions on the American government, politicians, and history and the effects on Black America. Chuck D elaborates on “Don’t Believe the Hype” (1988) and on Public Enemy’s support for Minister Farrakhan who is mentioned in many of the group’s lyrics.
In true Public Enemy form, he finishes off by explaining White supremacy, Black Power and how the two affect the group’s lyrical structures.
The intro for Subterranean Jungle, a radio show that aired on CKUT 1985 – 1999.
Flipped out Phil moved out of Montreal but continued his much loved radio show online. You can check in out here http://www.flippedoutphil.com/