Yellow Brit Road: Recent Episodes
Yellow Brit Road CFRC
Come for the pun, stay for the music. Yellow Brit Road is CFRC's weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen's.
We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate!
The podcasted version of this show contains all your favourite band trivia and stories, but the music can be found on posted playlists that accompany each individual episode. Listen live on CFRC 101.9 FM or on cfrc.ca!
I caught up with Alex, aka DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, a synthpop musician from Cardiff ahead of his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto on Friday as part of NXNE festival. We talked influences, performance, why the pop girlies stay winning, and a surprise connection between Welsh rugby and queer culture.
His debut album comes out this fall, find his work on Bandcamp!
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This week's show brought you all the coverage from NXNE in Toronto! We played you some of our favourite British musicians at the festival and talked to Cardiff synthpop musician DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD about his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto. And as always, we bring you an hour of the best new releases out of the UK and Ireland, complete with your reactions to tracks!
Music this week by Blur and Françoise Hardy, Lava La Rue, James, Good Boy Nikko, charlieeeee, hard life, Gen and the Degenerates, Nilüfer Yanya, Alffa, Monjola, KNEECAP, DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, Penny Mob, Fräulein, Enola Gay, Fuzziliers
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists independently!
For more Canadian NXNE coverage, listen back to Indie Wakeup Call from Thursday. We also talked to the festival organisers. Listen back in the linked archives.
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The Paisley Daze are a rock band from London formed by brothers Pritam and Kish Bahra. Drawing influence from classic bluesy and surf rock, the band craft immersive experiences of fun, retro rock n roll. Ahead of their first international shows at NXNE festival in Toronto, I caught up with guitarist Kish to talk influences, their debut album, and on drawing from multicultural experiences in music. Listen to their debut album, Life In A Daze.
For more Canadian NXNE coverage, listen back to Indie Wakeup Call from Thursday. We also talked to the festival organisers. Listen back in the linked archives. Yellow Brit Road continues NXNE coverage this week.
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The Welsh rock duo Alffa made headlines in 2018 when their song Gwenwyn became the first Welsh language song to cross 1 million streams. Since then, the band have been on the rise, becoming one of the iconic faces of heavy rock music both in Wales and in the UK. Ahead of their first North American tour, I caught up with singer and guitarist Dion Jones to talk about the band’s upcoming Canadian run of shows at NXNE in Toronto, music in Cymraeg and their forthcoming second album.
For more Canadian NXNE coverage, tune into Indie Wakeup Call this Thursday. We're also talking to the festival organisers at 8:30 EST! Yellow Brit Road continues NXNE coverage this Sunday.
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Toronto's premiere music showcase festival, North by North East kicks off next week, and in preparation for this, CFRC's British and Irish music show brings you coverage of emerging bands from across the water playing the festival. We also interviewed two performers: Welsh rock duo Alffa ('the mighty Alffa', in the words of Michael Sheen) and London psychedelic rock band The Paisley Daze! Catch me at the festival next week if you're a Toronto-based listener, come and say hi! Music this week by:
Tom Robinson Band, Erasure, Romy, RAYE, Charli XCX, Joe & The Shitboys, Marbl, Alffa, DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, Darkwah, The Paisley Daze, Luke Black, The New Eves.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
For more Canadian NXNE coverage, tune into Indie Wakeup Call this Thursday. We're also talking to the festival organisers at 8:30 EST!
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Bonus episode! I was asked to sit in on CFRC Radio's new music show, This Just In! on Thursday, 6 June at 10 AM. This show was put together 3 minutes before broadcast, and that is simply the cut and thrust of live radio! I picked out some of my favourite recent releases you may be unfamiliar with, and artists playing North by North East festival in Toronto next weekend. Coming for you in this playlist: indie, pop, hip hop, punk, rock music so cool you need to wear shades to listen to it (context for the cover art).
Also, apologies for the first link of the show, I had the wrong mic on in the studio, so what you hear is what the mic could pick up of me from across the room.
Artists played: Sofiacide, Ballsy, shef's kiss, Tiny Horse, charlieeee, Luscious, Perennial, Tapir!, Pet Shop Boys, TOBi, 4sante, The Anti-Queens, Gurriers, Brògeal, Täbï Yösha
*A correction: Brògeal are a Scottish band from Falkirk, not an Irish band.
Find the playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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As Kingston, ON comes down from the highs of our own Spring Reverb festival that ended only hours before this week's live show, Yellow Brit Road keeps the festival fever going with live sets from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend festival in Luton in the UK last week! Music by:
Declan McKenna, The Last Dinner Party, Victor Ray, FIZZ, Charlieeeee, Lavz, Myles Smith, NewDad, Low Girl, Ryussi, Rudimental, CMAT, Sea Girls, Tems, Cat Burns, London Grammar, Charli XCX, Coldplay, RAYE
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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(Missed me? Sorry for going AWOL, I was live on radio every week all this while, but fell stupidly behind on editing the pod)
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In this bonus radio documentary, I, Rue, host of Yellow Brit Road, and May, host of The Mood With May, take a trip to Toronto to see rising London rock band The Last Dinner Party. we examine their rise to acclaim, their performance, and what endears them to millions of listeners worldwide. We also spoke with fans of the band about how they have connected with them, and how the band helps them express themselves.
Listen to The Mood With May Wednesdays at 11 am on CFRC Radio.
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, we discussed our favourite new UK/Irish releases of the week, covered the UK artists playing Coachella's second week, and were joined by Oxford musician Max Blansjaar, whose debut album False Comforts is out in June!
Music this week by The Charlatans, Pillow Queens, Fontaines D.C., Belle and Sebastian, Loose Articles, Lava La Rue, Hak Baker, Toddla T, Blue Lab Beats, Max Blansjaar, Olivia Dean, Brittney Howard, Skepta, Blur, Barry Can't Swim, The Last Dinner Party, FLO, Max Blansjaar.
Find some of the Coachella performances here. Find the rest of this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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(Credit for the cover art of this week's podcast goes to UK newspaper The Independent)
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This week was always going to be about QOTSA. When Josh Homme and co. announced that Queens of The Stone Age would be stopping by Kingston, we knew it was going to be special. Tonight's show recaps that incredible night, as well as some of our other favourite shows in Kingston of late. We also checked in on the gigs out in Indio, California on the grounds of Coachella! Live music and new releases this week by:
Blur, The Struts, The Mysterines, The Libertines, Goat Girl, Blue Lab Beats, Dial Up, Jojra Smith, English teacher, Nia Archives, Dead Pony, Max Blansjaar, Monjola, Acid Tongue, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Wilderness, Carnelian.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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How many eclipse-themed lyrics and puns can you fit into a single show? This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we played some of my favourite new releases out of the UK, peppered in with a few eclipse-themed songs. Music this week by:
Queens of The Stone Age, The Libertines, Swansea Sound, Nubiyan Twist, Wu-Lu, Pasta Hull, YOVA, Dream Wife, Homework, Fresh, Radical Kitten, NewDad, Bob Vylan, Siula, Amy Gadiaga, Prima Queen, Kapil Seshasayee, Ego Ella May, Gumshoe, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Sons of Rick, The Last Dinner Party
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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(Sorry for the late release, I blame exam season and a stupidly busy week)
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It's gig season!! This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we recapped cool gigs that have happened in the last few weeks, from notable local and student shows in Kingston, to bigger shows by touring British and Irish artists we've been at lately in Toronto. We chat about The Last Dinner Party's sold out Toronto show, and a guest Rose drops in to talk Kneecap, live shows and upcoming releases. Music by:
The Stones Roses, Grace Petrie, Home Counties, sounds mint, The Lovely Eggs, Courting, swim school, KNEECAP, Nxdia, Sam Akpro, The Last Dinner Party, girldad, Kings of Queens.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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This week, I caught up with South London-based musician Tara Lily, who combines electronic beats, drones from sitars drawing from Bengali music, and a background in traditional jazz to create complex musical soundscapes to express herself. We talked all about her unique cross-continental sound, her inspirations and influences, shooting her music videos in India and Nepal, spiritualism, jazz in London, and being a woman and young person in jazz music today (amongst many other things!)
Her latest single 'No Way Out' can be found on Bandcamp. Keep an eye out for her album soon!
Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, we dug out a beloved Charlatans CD, played some brand-new music from upcoming artists, recapped a mad Thursday night in Toronto seeing Belfast hip hop trio KNEECAP and talked to London musician Tara Lily about her unique cross-continental sound, combining electronic beats, drones from sitars drawing from Bengali music, and a background in traditional jazz to create complex musical soundscapes to express herself. Music this week by:
- The Charlatans
- Whitelands, deary
- Divorce
- The Great Leslie, Russell Lissak
- Blue Lab Beats, Kojey Radical, Daley
- Rachel Chinouriri
- The Mary Wallopers
- KNEECAP
- Celaviedmai, Ben Bix
- Lava La Rue
- Pulp
- Tara Lily
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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This week, a St. Patrick's Day special! Guests joined me throughout the show to help curate a themed show full of Irish music, festivities and fun. For the first half, Alessia and Katie brought along some traditional Irish music and drinking songs to play along to this show, and for the second half, Emily, host of Em's Gems phones in from Exeter bringing us the scoop on celebrations in the UK, as well as an (unrelated but wonderful) anecdote about the band Muse. Find the playlist and follow along, and try to support artists independently if you can!
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, I caught up with Peace Okezie, aka Master Peace, a London-based indie musician who has captured all our attention with his masterful, dancey debut album How To Make A Master Peace. We talked all about the album, being the new face of indie sleaze in 2024, identity and plans for the future ('World domination!') This was a fun chat, find yourself a copy of the album and listen to the whole interview!
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, we relived highlights of the BBC 6Music Festival that took place in Manchester this weekend, celebrated the women and mothers in new British and Irish music, and also caught up with Master Peace, a London-based indie musician who has captured all our attention with his masterful, dancy debut album How To Make A Master Peace, making him the new face of indie sleaze in 2024! Music this week by:
The Smile, Gossip, Hak Baker CMAT, John Grant, IDestroy Gen & The Degenerates, Univited, The Mysterines, Doctor Jeep, Grove, Lambrini Girls, KNEECAP, Tara Lily, Master Peace
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This week was all about the awards, both global and local. We discussed the BRITs, the biggest night in British music, where underdogs prevailed and records were smashed. We also talked all about Kingston's own Slaight Music Video Prize at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (where the CFRC Live Sessions crew and I did red carpet interviews! Check our Instagram). Mary Ambrose from Team Ambrose, who presented the award on Sunday night, phoned in to give us the first and exclusive scoop on the winners! And of course, great new releases. Music by:
Yard Act, Angharad, Master Peace, CRUMBS, Mdou Moctar, Green Park, Mhaol, RAYE, Olivia Dean, Jungle, CASISDEAD, Connie Constance, Little Simz, Danielle Hope, Nice On, Mahalia, Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue; The Last Dinner Party
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Here's the full interview! Sean Murphy O'Neil is the singer and guitarist in one of Liverpool's most exciting new bands, Courting. The band released their second album, New Last Name, an album that is also a theatrical play if you want it to be, and Sean joined me on the Yellow Brit Road to talk all about the new album, their songwriting philosophies, on wanting to be pop stars, Reading and Leeds, and being unafraid to make exactly the sort of music they want to make.
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Fun show this week, we celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the Smiths' debut album with some original vinyl, play you brand new releases, discuss music at the BAFTAs (Sophie Ellis-Bextor!) and talk to Sean from Courting about their new album, New Last Name! (Look out for the full interview soon 👀) Music by:
The Smiths, The Lovely Eggs, The Snuts, Drahla, KNEECAP, Nadine Shah, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Alfa Mist, Gillie, Amy Gadiaga, Dead Rat Society, Courting
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Sean Murphy O'Neil is the singer and guitarist in one of Liverpool's most exciting new bands, Courting. The band released their second album, New Last Name, an album that is also a theatrical play if you want it to be, and Sean joined me on the Yellow Brit Road to talk all about the new album, their songwriting philosophies, on wanting to be pop stars and being unafraid to make exactly the sort of music they want to make.
We heard part of the interview on the live show this week, the full interview is coming your way on Wednesday morning, look out for it!
This was a fun one, thanks to Sean for dropping by!
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Pan-Indian indie rock, shoegaze band Long Distances started during lockdown as a songwriting project between songwriter and guitarist Zubin Pastakia and singer Aarifah Rebello. They have since added a third core member in Apurv Agrawal (guitars, bass, synths, production), released their debut EP, been featured in Rolling Stone India, and have opened the Indian edition of the historic alternative music festival Lollapalooza.
Zubin and Aarifah joined me to talk all about the EP, How The Mighty Will Fall, about gigs, touring, influences, writing, and being a musician in India's rising independent music scene. Here's the full, uncut interview!
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This week on the show, we had new releases across the spectrum of genres of music being made in the UK and Ireland, and Indian indie rock, shoegaze band Long Distances phone in to talk about their debut EP, Lollapalooza and the Indian independent music scene! Music by:
The Karelia, Bloc Party, Beth Gibbons, English Teacher, Goat Girl, IDLES, Walt Disco, Lime Garden, Gurriers, Lambrini Girls, Louis Carnell, Wu-Lu, Nubiyan Twist, Awen Ensemble, Long Distances.
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This week, we celebrated Franz Ferdinand's indie dancefloor favourite (S/T 2004) turning 20, we discuss faux pas and getting it wrong on meeting your heroes (text in, I'm still here), we pay tribute to late Can singer Damo Suzuki, play brand new tracks, and Chris Barry tells us about being in bands in London with members of Sex Pistols, Generation X, Police, Pretenders (quite a supergroup!) Music by:
Franz Ferdinand, Little Simz, Shed Seven, Rowetta, Master Peace, Yard Act, Katy J Pearson, Fräulein, CAN, The Telescopes, ĠENN, Nubya Garcia, Tara Lily, girldad, The 222s, 39 Steps
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This week was an experimental show: can you do a live radio show if you haven't slept in two days? If radio DJs marathoning shows for charity can, surely I, Rue can too! Cue a fun, loose, ever-so-slightly shambolic show where pulled out new CDs, did some on-air Bandcamp diving and had LIVE coverage of the Grammys from Hayden!
Music by: Pet Shop Boys, The Last Dinner Party, Nothing But Thieves, Rachel Chinouriri, Silent Forum, The Knife, Blur, George Gadd, The Maddocks, Lime Garden, Master Peace, Arab Strap, Dry Cleaning, Catatonia, Nadine Shah, The Get Alongs, The Wilderness.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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Lots going on this week on a 2 hour-long show! Many new UK and Irish independent music albums. Hayden, my cohost on Indie Wakeup Call, phones in to discuss the BRIT Award nominations. Chris Barry from the 222s tells me about being in Montreal's first punk band, and the 1979 punk riot.
Music by: Franz Ferdinand, The Zutons, Gruff Rhys, Courting, NewDad, Pillow Queens, Grace Petrie, Arab Strap, Yard Act, Sabatta, Crinc, Elpac and Grove, RAYE, Little Simz, The Last Dinner Party, Olivia Dean, Mahalia, Dave & Central Cee, The 222s.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This one's a special show for me! For this show, Yellow Brit Road (I) was on the ground in Toronto, where I caught up with a personal hero of mine: Gruff Rhys, Welsh musician, former frontman of the band Super Furry Animals, one half of Mercury-nominated duo Neon Neon, storyteller extraordinaire and solo musician. Gruff was performing at the Drake Underground in Toronto on 17 October 2023, supporting indie-folk band This Is The Kit on tour across North America.
We talked about the Welsh music scene, the 90s, Super Furry Animals, Welsh pop culture, Super Furries' "lost techno album", and Gruff's upcoming solo album, Sadness Sets Me Free, out 26 January 2024! (tomorrow)
Find all the music played/mentioned on the show here.
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!
Live on CFRC 101.9 FM (Kingston)/cfrc.ca, Sundays 8-9:30 PM (Full shows in the archive)
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Most of the music on this week's show is not on streaming services, but in case including it becomes a problem, here's an edited version.
This week on the show, we paid tribute to Emyr Willams, the late cofounder of 90s Welsh independent alternative label Ankst Records, who were at the heart of the emerging Welsh-language alt rock scene of the 80s and 90s. We also had part of my interview with singer of Montreal bands the 222s (Montreal's first punk band), new wave band 39 Steps, and many others, Chris Barry! Many of the Welsh artists on this show aren't on Spotify, so I'll link a playlist and have included some music in the pod. Music this week by:
The Libertines, English Teacher, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Cowboy Hunters, IDLES, Cassyette, Long Distances, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Catatonia,Tynal Tywyll, Ty Gwydr, Ectogram, Beganifs (Big Leaves), Tystion, Super Furry Animals, Datblygu, 39 Steps.
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This week on the show, we paid tribute to Emyr Willams, the late cofounder of 90s Welsh independent alternative label Ankst Records, who were at the heart of the emerging Welsh-language alt rock scene of the 80s and 90s. We also had one part of my interview with singer of Montreal bands the 222s (Montreal's first punk band), new wave band 39 Steps, and many others, Chris Barry! Many of the Welsh artists on this show aren't on Spotify, so I'll link a playlist and have included some music in the pod. Music this week by:
The Libertines, English Teacher, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Cowboy Hunters, IDLES, Cassyette, Long Distances, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Catatonia,Tynal Tywyll, Ty Gwydr, Ectogram, Beganifs (Big Leaves), Tystion, Super Furry Animals, Datblygu, 39 Steps.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: The CFRC funding drive is still on! Donate to help keep our 101-year old station going!
Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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If there's one band who have had a gigantic year, it's got to be Toronto indie rock band Kiwi jr.! After releasing their third album Chopper in August 2022, the band have spent the last 18 months touring Europe and North America, opening for bands (and their personal heroes) like Pavement, Dinosaur jr., Sloan, Guided By Voices, and so many more. And now they drop by Kingston for a date at the Grad Club, Friday night, supported by Queen's student band Girldad.
I spoke to singer and guitarist Jeremy this week for CFRC's Indie Wakeup Call (where you can find me on a Thursday morning on campus with some lovely cohosts), listen on to hear us talk all about that show and Kiwi jr.'s incredible year, and come to the show tomorrow! You bet I'll be there!
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Happy 2024 everyone! This week's show was the first live show of the new year, and we charged into it with new releases, some news from the indie charts, watched a stone-cold indie classic in Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out turn 20 (already!?), and had a little peek ahead at my interview with Chris Barry, who sang and fronted, amongst many other bands, Montreal's first punk band, the glam punk outfit The 222s back in 1978, and the post punk band 39 Steps in the 80s, a band who you may have seen in the Woody Allen film Hannah's Sisters. Look out for the full interview next week! Music this week by:
Sprints, The Vaccines, ARXX, Gen and the Degenerates, Courting, The Last Dinner Party, 3 Little Wolves, SYBS, Dream Nails, Bob Vylan, Sam Akpro, Venus Grrrls, Ekkstacy, The 222s, 39 Steps, Franz Ferdinand, Kiwi jr., Kings of Queens.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is still on! Donate to help keep our 101-year old station going!
Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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We're ringing in the new year here at CFRC, and we're doing it with your help! You've been sending in your suggestions for songs that signify new beginnings to you, and I pick my favourites to play for you on this week's show. Plus, we walk through NYE and seasonal traditions unique to the UK and/or Ireland, and read some Hogmanay poetry. It's all to listen out for! Artists:
- Local Natives, Suki Waterhouse
- Half Moon Run
- Muse
- Carpenters
- Radiohead
- Television
- The New Eves
- PJ Harvey
- Steve Byrne
- Against Me!
- Staubkind
- Nothing But Thieves
- Margaret Whitling
- Arzachel
- XTC
- The Stooges
- The Mountain Goats
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, we looked back at 2023 in British and Irish music, playing some of our favourite tracks from this year, talking about musicians who have had a big year, and artists to watch for on bigger stages next year! Obviously this isn't, and can't ever be an exhaustive list, and in fact the playlist I made for this week was a lot longer than I could even fit on air, so don't come yelling at me about glaring omissions! However, I'd love to hear your music picks of the year, so get in touch! Playlist:
- Little Simz
- Lovejoy
- The Last Dinner Party
- English Teacher
- AntsLive
- FLO
- Grian Chatten
- Arlo Parks
- Yard Act
- Girl Ray
- Bloc Party
- Girlschool
- March
- Heartworms
- Depeche Mode
- Ren
- Yazmin Lacey
- CHROMA
- KNEECAP
- Ezra Collective
- Dream Wife
and many more on the playlist found here. Do try and support artists directly!
Live Sundays 8-9:30 PM on CFRC!
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This week's show gives you an an exclusive invite to the coolest indie nightclubs: Club Yellow Brit Road, an indie disco of the mind. We're keeping finals season blues at bay by pumping up the energy on the dancefloors, on the kitchen floors, in the library, your ears, wherever. To be honest, the podcasted version this week is just 30 second clips of me shouting out the CFRC Funding Drive (we gotta stay on air), so it's worth finding the full show in archives (I worked real hard on the transitions between songs, go check it out), but to keep you entertained, I've tried to have good transitions on the podcast too. Enjoy! Music by:
Johnny Marr, Genesis Owusu, Master Peace, Connie Constance, Slightest Clue, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Astros, Kiwi jr., The Beaches, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Snapped Ankles, Baba Ali, Talking Heads, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Yard Act, Poppy Ajudha, Primal Scream, Witch Fever, VLURE, Working Men's Club, Low Hummer, Little Simz, Cleo Sol, Young Guv, King of Foxes
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
Live Sundays 8-9:30 PM on CFRC!
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This week, we listened to cool new releases, paid tribute to English-Irish punk and poet Shane MacGowan, looked back at our on-repeat favourites, and talked about the implications of the recent changes to Spotify's remuneration models. Music this week by:
- Half Moon Run
- Shane MacGowan
- The Subways
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Gaffa Tape Sandy
- Chemtrails
- Fräulein
- Los Blancos
- KNEECAP, Grian Chatten
- SAULT
- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
- Heartworms
- Fontaines D.C.
- Nova Twins
- dEUS
- Dizzy
- Bob Vylan
- Kasador
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!
Live on CFRC 101.9 FM (Kingston)/cfrc.ca, Sundays 8-9:30 PM (Full shows in the archive)
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This week, I caught up backstage with Conner Molander, guitarist, backing vocallist and multi-instrumentalist proficient in keys and the drums, of the Montreal indie rock three-piece Half Moon Run. The band stopped by Kingston to perform a sold-out show at the city's Grand Theatre, supporting their newest album Salt. We talked about the album and the world tour they embarked on for it, and about their vibrant, vivid, joyous and sometimes emotional live shows.
The interview aired on Yellow Brit Road this week, and here it is, isolated for your enjoyment.
Expect more releases from the band's recent Treehouse sessions, and find the album Salt here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, we dig down into the coolest new releases out of the UK and Ireland, and also the best live shows in town here in Kingston, ON: hometown heroes The Astros on Saturday night, and the inimitable, excellent Montreal band Half Moon Run, who I got to interview onsite at the Kingston Grand Theatre before their show on Friday! Hear the interview here, and catch music by
- Half Moon Run
- My Bloody Valentine
- Teenage Fanclub
- Róisín Murphy, DJ Koze
- Oya Paya
- Problem Patterns
- Connie Constance, sounds mint
- Penny Mob
- Grove, LIONSTORM
- Benefits (poetry!)
- muva of Earth
- The Menstrual Cramps
- The Astros
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad. Send in your requests for the end of the month Halloween show right now!
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I'm alive! And kicking, if slightly hard against the weight of uni assignments worth 35%. But here's this year's Halloween show, where we took listener requests for Halloween-themed (and adjacent) music, paid tribute to Angelo Bruschini, the pioneering late guitarist of the leading triphop 90s Bristol band Massive Attack, discussed Kingston's weekend of Halloween music, and even had a live phone report from the Queen's Music Club's battle of the bands at the Mansion! Music by
- Massive Attack
- The Libertines
- Metric
- U2
- Master Peace, Georgia
- Girl Scout
- Dream Nails
- Ren
- PJ Harvey
- Rina Sawayama
- The Prodigy
- Grove
- Laguna Goons
- Nova Twins
- Muse
- Joker Out
- Priya Ragu
- VV Brown, Amaroun
- Wolf Alice
- Fontaines D.C.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!
Live: cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM (archive)
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Happy autumn, everyone! As the weather got less stuffy, this week saw the return of the Yellow Brit Road poetry intro! The rest of our 88 minutes were filled with cool music by
- The La's
- Lush
- The Rolling Stones
- Wet Leg/Paramore
- ALT BLK ERA
- Lovejoy
- Peter Xan
- Hotgirl
- English Teacher
- Enola Gay, Mount Palomar
- Gruff Rhys
- Laura Mvula
- Still Traffico
- The Linda Lindas
- Super City
- Grrrl Gang
- Pinkshift
- Genesis Owusu
- Keep Dancing Inc
(There was also some themed Halloween music. Send in your requests)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week we played new music, spooky music, submissions, and talked about seminal London three-piece Noisettes in the Mic Room! Music by
- Super Furry Animals
- Duran Duran
- Wargasm
- HMS Morris
- Crystalline
- Kill, The Icon!
- Soulé
- Cathy Jain
- Oscar Jerome
- Kneecap
- The Clockworks
- Lambrini Girls
- sparkle*jets u.k.
- Los Blancos
- L'objectif
- Pseudo Cool
- Noisettes
- Joker Out
- Long Distances
- Breezy Supreme
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad. Send in your requests for the end of the month Halloween show right now!
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This week's show is a listening party to mark 20 years of an astounding piece of art in the British music canon of the 21st century: Muse's 3rd studio album Absolution (2003). An album with an expansive and career-defining sound that launched Muse worldwide as a force to be reckoned with in rock music in the modern age, even while the album itself is hard to cage into a single genre: classical orchestral strings, Rachmaninoff-esque Romantic pianos, existential themes and the heaviest basses you've ever heard meld together into a fine work of art on one of Muse's finest albums. Grab your copy of the album and join my guest Vita and I as we redefine our experience of music. You won't want to miss this one.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had strong comebacks from experienced artists, we talked about new trends in music: Billboard's brand-new TikTok singles chart, and had a lovely interview with The Wytches, whose album Our Guest Can't Be Named comes out 22 September! Music this week by:
- The Rolling Stones
- Slowdive
- Kula Shaker
- YUNGBLUD
- Dream Nails
- FIZZ
- Aoife Nessa Frances
- Gotts Street Park, Pip Millett
- CRUZ
- Kings of Queens
- Jeff Rosenstock
- The Wytches
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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This week was fun and happening! We had new releases out of the UK and Ireland, Hayden, a friend and new volunteer at our station CFRC dropped by to discuss the Mercury Prize and and cool live shows we've seen in Kingston, and I got to speak with Charlie, guitarist in the exciting new pan-European band taking their homebase of London, the UK, and Europe by storm: The Gulps! We heard about their rock n roll origins, their firebrand glam punk, about meeting The Libertines, being managed by Alan McGee and about being rockstars. It's not an interview to miss! Music this week was by:
- The Joy Formidable
- Royal Blood
- Sprints
- TV Face
- Alt Blk Era
- Problem Patterns
- Swansea Sound
- Master Peace
- Ezra Collective
- New Friends
- The Gulps
- Lauren Carson
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, we had amazing brand-new submissions, new releases from your favourite acts, and a review of the gig that capped off my summer: Sheffield alt rock giants Arctic Monkeys supported by rising, articulate Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. We also had one of indie rock's biggest stars as the subject of our Mic Room chat this week: Snow Patrol, and their album Final Straw, which turned 20 last month. Music this week was by
- The Stone Roses
- Burna Boy
- The Kills
- Bob Vylan
- Chroma
- The Wytches
- Sorry
- English Teacher
- The Ruby Tuesdays
- Amaroun
- The Crystal Teardrop
- Small Miracles, Mirari
- Arctic Monkeys
- Fontaines D.C.
- Snow Patrol
- chemical club
- The Beaches
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week's show brings you all the coverage of Reading festival, between the brand new artists to listen out for, and live performances from this year's edition of the festival. Music by:
- ALT BLK ERA
- Soft Play
- Frozemode
- Yard Act
- Mimi Webb
- Bakar
- Easy Life
- You Me At Six
- Rina Sawayama
- Nothing But Thieves
- Wet Leg
- Declan McKenna
- Arlo Parks
- Loyle Carner
- Knucks
- Becky Hill
- Sam Fender
- Billie Eilish
- The Killers
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad (<- gig pics here!).
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This week, we look back at a great summer of shows and festivals by reliving the highs of Kingston's own Spring Reverb festival, that took place in June for only the second time this year! Listen on for highlights, recaps, live clips and music from the city's finest. And tune back in next week as we cap off the summer festival coverage with live music from Reading and Leeds! Music this week by:
- Almond Milk
- Keaton
- The Astros
- Moon King
- Electric Six
- Luscious
- Housewife
- New Friends
- Hotel Mira
- Mint Simon
- The Wilderness
- The Meringues
- Cam Kahin
- Dizzy
- KaKaow
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad (<- gig pics here!).
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This week marks the 50-year anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, far away in Bronx in NY, USA. It has since grown in legitimacy to become one of the most popular genres of music around the world. So what's happening right now in the UK and Ireland? We dove into the modern UK and Irish hip hop scenes, looking at some of the unique subgenres hip hop has spawned through collaborations and shared influences, from grime, UK drill, neo-jazz drawing from jazz and RnB particularly in London, grime-punk, etc. We also looked at Welsh and Irish hip hop. Music this week from:
- The Band
- Skindred
- Hope FC
- AntsLive
- ENNY
- Denise Chaila
- Stormzy, RAYE
- Little Simz
- Ezra Collective, Kojey Radical
- Loyle Carner
- Nova Twins
- Grove
- Bob Vylan
- Digga D
- J Hus, Jojra Smith
-
Lloyd, Dom James, Dontheprophet
-
Offica
- Deyah
- Mace The Great, Sage Todz
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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This week's show was packed: your favourite British musicians at Montreal's Osheaga that happened this weekend, a friend and guest bringing in some math rock, a radio live session by Kingston band Exogen, and Portsmouth, UK band The Straights phoning in to premiere their brand new single, The World Weighs More Than Before. Catch up for music by:
- Ffa Coffi Pawb
- Ash
- Beabadoobee
- Skindred
- SLIX
- DEADLETTER
- The Astros
- Holly Humberstone, d4vd
- Foals
- Rina Sawayama
- toe
- Ellie Dixon
- Girl Ray
- Super Furry Animals
- Exogen
- The Straights
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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This week we were on air for two hours, and had brand new releases, talked about the 2023 Mercury Prize shortlist that was released earlier in the week, and had an in-depth interview with Belfast post punk band Enola Gay, whose brand of unapologetic political post punk caught the world's attention in 2020. They are coming to North America (Toronto - 17 Sept at the Drake Underground) this fall, and told me all about it. Music this week by
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Blur
- Slowdive
- Grian Chatten
- Georgia
- Amaroun
- Viji
- Gwilym
- Modern Woman
- Grove, EJ:AKIN
- Ezra Collective, Kojey Radical
- J Hus
- Jessie Ware
- Arctic Monkeys
- Loyle Carner
- Enola Gay
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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Great music from the 00s, and brand new releases and submissions on this week's show! It's been 22 years since one of my favourite albums, Super Furry Animals' Rings Around The World came out in 2001. Also this week on Meet Me In The Mic Room, sharply dressed Scottish dance-punk indie icons Franz Ferdinand! Music by:
- Super Furry Animals
- Shingai, Bryan K
- Bombay Bicycle Club, Holly Humberstone
- Heartworms
- Kill, The Icon!
- The Straights
- Jody and the Jerms
- Courting
- Keeley
- Franz Ferdinand
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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This week we talked all about Foo Fighters' secret show at Montreal's Verdun Auditorium to just 4000 fans, had Kingston indie rock band girldad drop by to talk to us about their newly released debut EP Wide Eyed Kids, and played brand new music!
- Les Shirley
- Teenage Fanclub
- Slowdive
- Big Joanie
- Fresh Lemon Wipes, NOVACUB
- Death Cult Electric
- girldad
- The Wood Burning Savages
- Fräulein
- Tough Age
- JayWood
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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It's been a big week for nostalgic band tours, and we talked all about it. Plus new music, and a guest, Clara in the studio bringing in some cool music picks, plus joining me in the Mic Room to talk about The Horrors (the band, not like... existential horrors. Not the Horrors. The Horrors (band), and their debut album, 2009's Primary Colours.) This week's podcast is horrendously late because I was losing my mind in Montreal at a secret Foo Fighters gig on Monday. Still recovering. Sorry. Music this week by
- Blur
- PJ Harvey
- Baba Ali
- ĠENN
- Hak Baker
- swim school
- Los Blancos
- The Last Dinner Party
- Tara Lily
- Super Furry Animals
- The Wytches
- The Horrors
- Sons of Rick
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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We're bringing you an hour of highlights from Glastonbury this week! To really get into the live experience, live performances are available on the BBC Music YouTube page, or the BBC iPlayer in the UK. Music by
- Caroline Polechek
- Arctic Monkeys
- The Pretenders (with Johnny Marr and Dave Grohl)
- Nova Twins
- The Big Moon
- Gwenno
- Cat Burns
- Obongjayar
- Lizzo
- Elton John
More Glastonbury is over on BBC Music, BBC Sounds and the iPlayer.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, we touched just the tip of the Glastonbury iceberg, listening to live performances from the festival – more on that next week! We also continued our celebration of Pride in music by examining the relationship between music and queer identity with some lovely guests from the music community. This week's show had music by:
- Greta van Fleet
- Grove, Bob Vylan
- Christine and the Queens
- Pale Waves
- Rina Sawayama
- Måneskin
- Muse
- CHVRCHES
- Moses Sumney
- Queen
More Glastonbury is over on BBC Music, BBC Sounds and the iPlayer.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, we promised bangers and anthems, and that's what we delivered for an hour. Indie, rock and pop bangers, queer anthems, plus Meet Me In The Mic Room returns, with an artist I admire a lot: Bloc Party! Music by
- Romy
- Mika
- Yungblud
- Rina Sawayama
- Tom Robinson [live 2018]
- Snake Eyes
- Chroma
- Lava La Rue
- Firestations
- Bloc Party
- Jónsi/Sigur Rós
- Vivek Shraya
- Jann
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad.
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This week, news from the NCRA CRABO awards in Calgary, recaps from Spring Reverb festival, Pride (17 June in Kingston!) and an interview with Brighid Fry from Toronto indie band Housewife! Music by:
- Alison Goldfrapp
- Bloc Party, KennyHoopla
- Problem Patterns
- Church Party
- Housewife
- Arlo Parks
- Max Taylor
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad (<- gig pics here!).
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This week was all about Spring Reverb 2023, Kingston's most exciting summer music festival now in its second year of existence! Catch music from this year's performers from over five venues and four packed days of incredible live music, including by
- Almond Milk
- Keaton
- The Astros
- Moon King
- Electric Six
- Luscious
- Housewife
- New Friends
- Hotel Mira
- Mint Simon
- The Wilderness
- The Meringues
- Cam Kahin
- Dizzy
- KaKaow
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, Twitter @YellowBritCFRC, IG @yellowbritroad (<- gig pics here!).
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We had guests in the studio this week! Ben and Andrew from Kingston indie rock band The Astros as well as singer songwriting Laura Carson joined me on air on Sunday to talk about their music and upcoming shows during Spring Reverb next week (Laura Carson at the Toucan on Thursday, The Astros at the Ale House on Friday). Music this week:
- Royal Blood
- PJ Harvey
- The Astros
- Spiral Drive
- Oracle Sisters
- Lauren Carson
- Dizzy
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to bassist Andy Rourke of the Smiths, who died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. No better way than to honour his legacy than by bringing out the vinyls the band sent to our station in the 1980s, to listen to his fine bass work as it was recorded and intended to be heard. We brought out some CDs sent to us by Iceage as well (for the story behind that, you're going to want to listen to the show!) Plus, Spring Reverb previews! If you're in Kingston, do check out the lineup and come by, we have great music playing the city this week starting Thursday. I'll see you there! Music this week by
- The Smiths
- Blur
- Everything But The Girl
- Yova
- Squid
- Fayd
- Arlo Parks, Phoebe Bridgers
- Connie Constance, Jason Williamson
- Iceage
- Fucked Up
- Housewife
- Zoon
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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Let the Yellow Brit Road coverage of the Eurovision Song Competition 2023... begin! Our favourite multinational, multilingual, multi-genre, multicultural festival of music, culture, fun, silliness, campness, learning an insane amount about a country in particular and bopping along to banger pop tunes, Eurovision is upon us! Hosted in Liverpool, UK last weekend, you were only bound to find the most enthusiastic coverage here. We had some of our favourite entries from this year's competition, as well as some great submissions sent into the show from Finnish rock band The Bablers and Welsh musician Angharad's debut single.
Find this week's playlist here. I'd also recommend finding the performances/music videos on the Eurovision YouTube because they're a sight to behold. And also try and support artists directly (that's literally what Austria's song is about)!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week, a show I've wanted to do for three whole years: a dive into the Welsh language music scenes in the 80s and 90s! We covered the Welsh alt and rock scenes of the 80s and 90s, y sîn roc (ac alternatif) Gymraeg, the Cool Cymru movement of the 90s, and basically played some of my favourite bands ever.
To make it easier to find the bands, this week's playlist is a YouTube playlist, with additional videos thrown in for you to actually see the bands played. I've linked to Discogs where no band website, etc. is available, should you want to find more of their work yourself (this will become standard for our setlists from now!). Setlist:
- Datblygu
- Ffa Coffi Pawb
- Tynal Tywyll
- Atyniad Ychwanegol
- (Yr) Anhrefn
- Y Cyrff
- Heather Jones
- Llwybr Llaethog
- Super Furry Animals
- Helen Love
- Topper
- Big Leaves (/Beganifs)
- Melys
- Catatonia
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Exams are done, school's out for summer, and this is our lives on holiday! It's our second week of summer holidays on the Yellow Brit Road, as we continue to take a trip around the world for a global musical experience. To make things sweeter, we had a guest and good friend join us on our trip! Setlist:
- Half Moon Run (Montreal, Canada)
- Poppy (USA)
- Hoirong ( Bangalore, India)
- Shalom (South Africa/USA)
- grandson (Canada)
- Starset (Ohio, USA)
- Kenja Time (China)
- Gemma Griffiths, Asaph, Nutty O (Zimbabwe)
- Girl Scout (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Muff Potter (Berlin, Germany)*
- Tha Phunketts (Nairobi, Kenya)
- The Raveonettes (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Gaye Su Akyol (Turkey)
-
Tagua Tagua (São Paulo, Brazil)*
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including artists mentioned on the show that we were unable to play. Give them a listen!
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road leads you down the path to adventure: we're taking you on holiday! My good friend Grace and I take you on a trip around the world of music, with releases from international artists all over. A globe-trotting holiday, from the comfort of your room! Listen along for:
- dEUS (Belgium)
- Special Interest (New Orleans, USA)
- Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers (Canberra, AUS)
- ni-hao!!! (Kyoto, Japan)
- Harli & the House of Jupiter (Richmond, USA)
- Hipersona (Turkey)
- Chini.png (Santiago, Chile)
- 7ebra (Malmo, Sweden)
- The Beaches (Toronto, CAN)
- Hindia (Indonesia)
- Sona Jobarteh (Gambia)
- Asha Imuno, Amaria (USA)
- Charlotte Adigery, Bolis Pupul (Ghent, BE)
- Pussy Riot (Russia)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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What did we learn from this week's show? First, that not every week is going to be your week, and second, that won't stop the music from being absolutely smashing. We had a few hiccups on air this week, but still, lots of great new music, plus not one but two artists to discuss in the mic room this week! Music by
- PVRIS
- Nothing But Thieves
- POST (Daddy G from Massive Attack), Ghostpoet
- Chwalaw
- Snapped Ankles
- Problem Patterns
- Calva Louise
- Jim Basnight
- Overpass
- Amaroun
- Scissor Sisters
- S Club 7
- Cam Kahin (correction: EP's called When It's All Over)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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What wasn't on this week's show?? We had a live guest! Cyndy from CFRC's own Indie Wakeup Call dropped by as our first live guest on Meet Me In The Mic Room... our first live guest on the show ever! We played vinyl! We talked about The White Stripes! We listened to great new music! Artists this week:
- Depeche Mode
- The Lottery Winners, Shaun Ryder
- Fräulein
- DEADLETTER
- Beach Riot
- Arlo Parks
- Das Koolies
- The White Stripes
- Boyhood
- Sorry Snowman
- Punkband, The OBGMs
- Busty and the Bass, Magi Merlin
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Packed show this week! We're back live, my voice has finally recovered from screaming my guts out at the Muse gig (on the barrier!), all of which was in this week's show! We covered performances from the 6 Music Festival, had new releases, and of course, Muse were the focus of this week's Meet Me In The Mic Room (no guests needed ;) ) Artists played this week:
- Sleaford Mods, Perry Farrell
- The Subways
- Billy Nomates
- AntsLive
- Es
- Lava La Rue
- Wu-Lu
- Phoebe Green
- Muse
- The New Pornographers
- BRKN LOVE
- Meet Me @ The Altar
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week's show brings you brand new releases, news on local gigs, updates from the Junos in Edmonton, updates your host, your one-stop-shop for summer music festivals, and Evanescence in Meet Me In The Mic Room! This week's podcast also tests your host's ability to successfully spell "Evanescence"... multiple times. Music this week by:
- Pulp
- Datblygu
- Future Utopia, Kae Tempest
- FLO
- Inhaler
- Girl Ray
- Yazmin Lacey
- Brodie Milner
- Panic Pocket
- Jarcrew (not on air)
- VLURE
- PENGSHUi
- Evanescence
- The Astros
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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On this week's Yellow Brit Road, we pay tribute to Steve Mackey, bassist in Pulp who died last week, talk about upcoming festivals news, rumours and live gigs, had new releases across genres, plus my friend Grace dropped by to talk about Paramore on this week's Meet Me In The Mic Room! Music by:
- Pulp
- Everything But The Girl
- Depeche Mode
- Arlo Parks
- Affleck's Palace
- The 95 Allstars
- CHROMA
- Nia Archives
- Milky Chance
- Paramore
- Vivek Shraya
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Yellow Brit Road is back on your airwaves with the best new releases, news from the live music scene and a new segment of Meet Me In The Mic Room, talking about Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Music from
- Super Furry Animals
- Paramore
- Viagra Boys, Jason Williamson
- Master Peace
- LIFE
- Mhaol
- Django Django, Self Esteem
- Pozi
- Charlotte dos Santos
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- The Bablers
- poolblood
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive! (CFRC Presents: Rocking The Cosmos info)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Packed show this week! In anticipation of Valentine's Day, we had appropriate 'thematic and seasonal programming', celebrated Dydd Miwsig Cymru the Welsh language music day, had new releases and word from icons, and a dear guest joins me in the mic room to talk about Arctic Monkeys! Music by
- The Cure
- Datblygu
- Belle And Sebastian
- Santigold
- English Teacher, Speedy Wunderground
- Vernon Jane
- Fflaps
- Arctic Monkeys
- Canned Dream
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Aditi's Arctic Monkeys playlist is here.
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's Album Listening Party time of the month on Yellow Brit Road! This week, we listened to Fleetwood Mac's 10th studio album, their 1975 self-titled ("white") album, in honour of the late Christine McVie, keyboardist and singer in Fleetwood Mac, and an acclaimed blues musician. Find your copy and listen along!
Also on this week's show - a new instalment of Meet Me In The Mic Room! This week, my friend Kate dropped in to discuss the synthpop side of the indie dancefloor: Liverpool band Ladytron, and their 2005 album Witching Hour.
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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After more than two years, Yellow Brit Road is live from the basements of Carruthers Hall again! All your favourite bits of radio, now live from your favourite little radio shack, mistakes kept in. Indie, rock, pop, jazz and grime releases, plus our new segment, Meet Me In The Mic Room, with a guest in to talk about the inimitable New Jersey 00s rock band My Chemical Romance (MCR fans don't kill me, I love Foundations of Decay, I say "00s band" to explain how they fit into this segment okay? Love!) Plus an interview with Jeremy from Kiwi Jr., first broadcast on CFRC's Indie Wakeup Call. Music from:
- Gaz Coombes
- Ladytron
- Lime Garden
- The Hepburns
- The Luka State
- Rozi Plain
- Rarelyalways
- Yazmin Lacey
- Marlody
- My Chemical Romance
- Bad Waitress
- En Attendant Ana
- Twin Pigs
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Lots to listen for this week! We had updates on gigs in the local scene, updates on this very show's running, BRIT Awards news, and our brand-new feature, the tentatively titled Meet Me In The Mic Room! Music this week from
- Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
- Sorry
- Sister Wives
- Black Honey
- The Clockworks
- Haich Ber Na
- Tebi Rex
- Young Fathers
- The Strokes
- Firestations
- Fourmarks
- Grandmas House
- PONY
- Måneskin, Tom Morello
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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New year, new music! Yellow Brit Road is back with the best new releases, as always. Plus, a tribute to the late, great David Bowie, and updates on the CFRC Funding Drive (it is still going on) and the Kingston live scene. Music this week from
- David Bowie
- Miki Berenyi, Blushing
- Dead Pony
- Kele
- Public Body
- Dilettante
- ARXX
- Italia 90
- Sudan Archives
- Steam Down
- Frenchy and the Punk
- BRUJA
- Fanclubwallet
- Pink Turns Blue
- METZ
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's finally here! Yellow Brit Road welcomed 2023 with some help from our listeners: this week's show was curated by you, the you the listener, on the theme of new beginnings. Here's the uncut version with all your suggestions kept in. Plus, Hogmanay poetry by Liz Lochhead.
Music by:
- Michael Jackson
- Kirsty MacColl
- The Beatles
- A.R. Rahman
- Art Tatum
- Nova Twins
- Courtney Barnett
- Kynsy
- ABBA
- Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
- Let's Eat Grandma
- Absofacto
- Surfaces
- The Millennial Club
- Mitski
- Gabe Dixon
- SELF ESTEEM
- The Mountain Goats
- Gillian Welch
- Kid Kapichi, Bob Vylan
And many more! Find this week's complete playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive! (Update: it is still going on)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Welcome to the Yellow Brit Road Christmas special! We had a jam-packed show: music, traditions, Top of the Pops, themed releases! In fact, there was so much going on that we've decided to treat you to an extended version of the podcast, with some more cool stuff that couldn't fit in the one hour: some extra music, performances and fun chat!
Music on the live show this week was from: The Specials, Dyfrig Evans, SELF ESTEEM, Stars, Kate Bush, Culture Club, Pulp, Franz Ferdinand, Chubby and the Gang, D*ck Move, Shonen Knife, The Bug Club, Raveonettes, Huey "Piano" Smith, Dr. John Band.
Extras from the podcast: Gruff Rhys' S4C performance of Stwffiwch Y Dolig, Ddim Y Twrci, Kate Bush's December Will Be Magic Again, TOTP Unofficial Archives + playlist of some good performances, Iggy Pop's Christmas Confidential.
WRITE IN: What songs signify new beginnings to you?
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on air: a Christmas special on Yellow Brit Road! We had a jam-packed show: music, traditions, Top of the Pops, themed releases! In fact, there was so much going on that we've decided to treat you to an extended version of the podcast, with some more cool stuff that couldn't fit in the one hour, so look out for that on your podcast feeds! Music this week from:
- The Specials
- Dyfrig Evans
- SELF ESTEEM
- Stars
- Kate Bush
- Culture Club
- Pulp
- Franz Ferdinand
- Chubby and the Gang
- D*ck Move
- Shonen Knife
- The Bug Club
- Raveonettes
- Huey "Piano" Smith, Dr. John Band
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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Imagine your driveway, littered with snow. Imagine a shovel, a snowblower, a paid hand; what have you, doing a job and clearing the path for you. In today's day of sleigh bells a-strew, extra harmonies and motifs cluttering your way to interesting music, Yellow Brit Road is your shovel. Take our hand, and let us lead you to an hour of good new music.
...what am I even saying anymore.
Anyway! Good show this week, with music from
- Little Simz
- Super Furry Animals
- Piss Kitti
- shame
- Sohodolls
- Kapil Seshasayee
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Swansea Sound
- Maid of Ace
- Drahla
- Black Market Karma, Tess Parks
- The Interrupters
- Thanya Iyer
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're surviving finals season. Ergo a show full of energetic rock, pop punk and upbeat electro bangers to help us let out all that nervous energy (plus jazz. There's always jazz. You never need a reason for jazz.)
**A minor correction from the show: the band Slaves are back from hiatus and have changed their name to Soft Play. Show setlist:
- The Big Moon
- Yungblud (with Willow)
- Bob Vylan (with Laurie Vincent)
- Lambrini Girls
- Leftfield (with Grian Chatten)
- Los Bitchos
- Grandmas House
- L'Objectif
- Jamie Lenman
- Ezra Collective
- Sampa The Great
- Mwanjé
- Self-Cut Bangs
- The Linda Lindas
- Clerel
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Another album listening party this week! Carrying on from last week's theme of pub rock, we turned to the post punk it helped spawn in the 1980s with one of the great English post punk bands, Gang of Four. Blending academic theory, liberal thought and philosophy, musical techniques borrowed from film, advertisement, slogans, and an undeniably catchy brand of dance punk, we listen to the forward-thinking Leeds four piece's second album, 1981's Solid Gold.
Grab a copy and listen along!
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive! (CFRC Insta)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, we have an album listening party! Join me as we dive into London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s, a precursor to the explosion of punk rock in the late 1970s. We talk about its legacy, and listen to the debut album by one of the best bands of the era, Dr. Feelgood, "Down By The Jetty", in honour of their pioneering guitarist Wilko Johnson, who passed away this week.
Drop the needle on your copy of the album and listen along!
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive! (CFRC Insta)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week's Yellow Brit Road is a virtual walk in the snow— evoking the gentle, muted calm of the first snow showers of the year! Find the playlist, close your eyes and picture yourself there with this week's playlist as we go through the various stages of this indie night soundwalk... or even venture outside with this show if you like!
Music from
- Loyle Carner
- Aoifa Nessa Frances
- Swnami
- Chemical Club
- Men I Trust
- Banríon
- Alvvays
- Cathy Jain
- Human Interest
- Subliminal Girls
- Nilüfer Yanya
- Nia Archives
- The Mysterines
- Alffa
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Aforementioned Music Venue Trust.
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive! Get tickets for CFRC Cellar Sessions here.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's a radio indie night on Yellow Brit Road this week! As the weather drops and the Dread kicks in, we bring you an hour of tunes to keep you unfrozen and keep you moving! Punk rock, synth ravers, post punk drivers, it's all on this setlist! Music by
- Panic Shack (and Metronomy)
- Los Blancos
- The Noisettes
- Shelf Lives
- Johnny Marr
- The Murder Capital
- Big Joanie
- DEADLETTER
- Oscar Jerome
- Olivia Dean
- Working Men's Club
- Yves Tumor
- Christine and the Queens
- Lille Venn
- CVC
- The Beaches
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
REMINDER: Queen's Students! Vote yes for CFRC's student fees TODAY! Polls open till 15 Nov 23:59 (TONIGHT)
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's the moment we've all waited for: it's spooky weekend on Yellow Brit Road! We had songs old and new, Halloween-themed and not, featuring
- Muse
- Rina Sawayama
- Bauhaus
- Kate Bush
- Walt Disco
- Venus Grrrls
- Nova Twins
- The Kills
- David Bowie
- GENN
- The Cramps
- Pinkshift
- FASTFAST
Thank you to everyone who suggested music for this week! The extended spooky playlist, with all your suggestions is here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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So much going on in this week's show, and to think this show might never have happened (your host screamed themselves hoarse at a Muse gig and has laryngitis now)*
We talk gigs, the economics of touring and the music industry, the Mercury Prize 2022, the CFRC Funding Drive, and tons of new releases including from
- The Subways
- Gorillaz
- Benefits
- SZWÉ
- Dry Cleaning
- PVA
- Billy Nomates
- Shake Chain
- Oscar Jerome
- Elis Derby
- Narcissus
- Softcult
- Groucho Pepe
- By Divine Right
- (additional recommendation: Cris Derksen)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Get involved with the CFRC Funding Drive!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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PPS: I am learning to phrase that better, because saying "I lost my voice at the Muse gig" has begun to garner looks of "oh well, can we help you find it?" which is not helpful when I can't speak!
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Happy birthday to us! CFRC 101.9 FM, our dear little station has hung around for 100 years since 1922 to let me bring you this week's broadcast. Aside from a flurry of celebratory events on campus and at the station, we had a smidge of history on our show, as well as great new releases as always, including from
- Arctic Monkeys
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Connie Constance
- Mansur Brown
- Amaroun
- Sports Team
- Poppy Ajudha
- Affleck's Palace
- New Pagans
- Lil Silva, BADBADNOTGOOD
- Broken Bear
- The Plastic Youth
- Priya Ragu
- KaKaow
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we headed back out onto the field for a final hurrah this summer: Reading and Leeds Festival, that took place 26-28 August this year. Live performances from the festival that can all be watched in full colour and glory on the BBC Music YouTube, as well as some CFRC history, in honour of our station turning 100 this week. Performances by
- Arctic Monkeys
- Little Simz
- Uninvited
- DEADLETTER
- Panic Shack
- Priestgate
- Grove
- De'Wayne
- Poppy
- Fontaines D.C.
- Joy Crookes
- Dave
Remember, find all CFRC centennial events here, and do join us if you can!
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Welcome back to the Yellow Brit Road, alive, kicking, and brought to you right from the Limestone City! The Yellow Brit Road is home at last, and this week, we're finally coming to you from Kingston, with as good a show as we've ever done, filled with good music, good vibes, and some CFRC history thrown in for good measure! Setlist this week:
- Rina Sawayama
- Suede
- Dry Cleaning
- Big Joanie
- Gilla Band
- The Fashion Week (+Gruff Rhys)
- Powderpaint
- Pip Millett
- Courting
- CHROMA
- Dutch Criminal Record
- Parker
- Magi Merlin
- The Astros
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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On the Yellow Brit Road, we are celebrating the return of live music after 2 years off, as the summer of live music and festivals comes to an end. We're looking back at 4 months of hearts racing, crowds singing, friendships formed, memories created, ordinary people turning into heroes and gods for 45 minutes.
Throwing back to the first of the summer festivals that kicked off at the end of March, the 6 Music Festival in Cardiff. We listened to Manic Street Preachers' homecoming set at Clwb Ifor Bach, 32 years after the band were scheduled to play the venue and had to cancel.
The full show may be available for a limited time on the podcast, depending on conditions. Catch it now, or catch full shows in the archive.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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On the Yellow Brit Road, we are celebrating the return of live music after 2 years off, as the summer of live music and festivals comes to an end. We're looking back at 4 months of hearts racing, crowds singing, friendships formed, memories created, ordinary people turning into heroes and gods for 45 minutes.
Throwing back to the first of the summer festivals that kicked off at the end of March, the 6 Music Festival in Cardiff. We listened to Bloc Party's headlining set at the Great Hall.
The full show may be available for a limited time on the podcast, depending on conditions. Catch it now, or catch full shows in the archive.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Jeremy Gaudet, singer, guitarist, lyricist and songwriter in the rising Toronto-based indie rock band Kiwi jr. joins me for an interview as the band release their third studio album, Chopper! A departure from their previous janglepop sound, this album is darker, grittier, more cinematic and ambitious. We talk all about the record, out now on Sub Pop Records, and about the band's journey so far, about songwriting, recording, touring, influences and a lot more.
Find Chopper at https://kiwijr.bandcamp.com/album/chopper and listen along!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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Jeremy Gaudet of the rising Toronto indie rock band Kiwi Jr. is joining me on the show this week for an interview as the band release their third studio album, Chopper on Sub Pop Records on 12 August. Tune in live on Sunday at 8 PM EST to catch the interview live, along with songs from the new record!
The podcast, as always will be available on Tuesday, 10 AM sharpish.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, fantastic new releases, some updates on the show's scheduling for the fall, plus artists from Ottawa's Side By Side Weekend that took place last weekend. Music this week by
- Rina Sawayama
- Bloc Party
- Yard Act (with Elton John!)
- Cathy Jain
- Ailbhe Reddy
- The Clockworks
- Loyle Carner
- black midi
- Loose Articles
- Mr. Power
- Sleep Late
- Deliverables
- Kicksie
- Peel Dream Magazine
- Mádé Kuti
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week's a big one—we had the Yellow Brit Road's first virtual indie night! As the yellow road turned into a mirror-laden, disco ball-strung indie dance floor, our theme was mellow rave: guitars, synths and sway to give you a breather and a great night out over this long weekend (and have you in bed on time, if you so wish). This one's more fun live so catch the show in the archives, setlist:
- Fanclubwallet
- Cadence Weapon, Alice Ivy
- Super Furry Animals
- Lava La Rue
- Accü
- Dehd
- Minaxi
- Kiwi jr.
- The Astros
- Virgo Rising
- Mush
- Young Guv
- Film Noir
- Working Men's Club
- Nakhane, Moonchild Sanelly, Nile Rodgers
- Easy Life, Kevin Abstract
Sway along to the playlist here. (or catch up in the archive—I spent hours perfecting those transitions between songs). Try to support artists directly through Bandcamp, etc.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC songs).
Submissions: cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we talked awards, because your friendly neighbourhood Yellow Brit Road was an honourable mention at this year's National Campus and Community Association annual awards for alternative and indie music!
We also talked about live gigs, and the latest collaboration between musician Hannah Peel and Bristol-based Paraorchestra, the world's first orchestra made up of disabled and non-disabled musicians, playing traditional and assistive instruments. Setlist:
- Muse
- Rina Sawayama
- Aoifa Nessa Frances
- Gwenno
- black midi
- Kiwi Jr.
- Weird Nightmare
- Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra
- Mr. Jukes & Barney Artist
- Watch The Ride, Nia Archives
- Gogol Bordello
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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An information-packed show on this week's Yellow Brit Road. We peeked into the Great 78 Project's impressive collection of restored and digitised discs, heard about accessibility for disabled fans at live venues, saw historic synthpop collaborations, and had new releases from
- Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys
- Bif Naked
- Kid Kapichi
- Fräulein
- DEADLETTER
- Sinead O'Brien
- Nova Twins
- Gilla Band
- Adwaith
- L.A. Salami
- Nick Frater
- Alvvays
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Listen to the Yungblud Podcast here.
**A note, for the sake of correctness: Four large publishers are wrongly suing the Internet Archive library for copyright violation. Read more about it and donate to the Internet Archive here.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, I was joined by Hannah Judge, who writes and records music as Ottawa's best new indie band, fanclubwallet, along with her producer Michael Watson. We talked about their debut album, You Have Got To Be Kidding Me, about writing, recording, touring in 2022, SXSW, their recent US tour supporting CHRVCHES, and a lot more!
Get your copy of the album on Bandcamp and listen along!
Keep up-to-date with the band on their website, twitter or instagram (@fanclubwallet).
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Live music from Glastonbury festival to put you in the thick of the action (mud-free, while not being £300 poorer). Most performances are available on the BBC Music YouTube channel or through BBC Sounds/iPlayer. Artists featured were
- Pet Shop Boys (+ Years & Years)
- Courtney Barnett
- Wet Leg
- Dry Cleaning
- black midi
- Koffee
- Declan McKenna
- Yves Tumor
- Les Amazones D'Afrique
- Fontaines D.C.
- JARV IS
- Kojey Radical (+ Cashh)
- Wolf Alice
- Des'ree (poetry)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's finally here! Here's the full, unabridged interview with the hosts of the Desi LGBT Fest, an online festival celebrating and spotlighting queer voices, expression, experiences, art, activism, and media created by and about members of the desi queer community. We discussed queerness in South Asia, expression, progress and of course, favourite queer media, art and literature.
Some of their desi recommendations: the movie 'Badhai Do', books The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar.
Other recommendations: (story behind) Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent, the book Loveless by Alice Oseman.
Get in touch with them at https://desi-lgbt-fest.tumblr.com/
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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What an eventful week on the Yellow Brit Road! We were at Glastonbury festival this weekend, bringing you live performances straight from Worthy Farm (or from our little Caruthers Hall basement... join us in mind and spirit!). We also had many performances by queer musicians playing the festival this weekend.
I also got to chat to the creators and hosts of the Desi LGBT Fest, a festival celebrating queer identities, art and expression within South Asian communities around the world (**FULL INTERVIEW OUT THURSDAY)! This week's setlist:
- Rina Sawayama
- Suede
- Skunk Anansie
- Rufus Wainwright (live)
- Kae Tempest
- Arlo Parks (live)
- Little Simz and Cleo Sol (live)
- Denise Chaila (live)
- Grace Petrie
- Tom Robinson ('77 live)
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we took a deeper look at the impact that 17-year-old Jake Daniels, English football's only currently openly gay player, has had and will have on the game of football and the people surrounding it. We also caught up with two Halifax, Nova Scotia-based queer experimental sound artists whose new publication FLOWER ELECTRONICS will feature submissions by queer artists exploring the relationship between sound and queerness.
New music this week from
- Placebo
- Metric
- Beabadoobee
- Ezra Furman
- Amaroun
- Petrol Girls
- Dwight Sykes
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
The BBC LGBT Sport Podcast episode featured on the show can be found here.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid a small tribute to Dyfrig Evans, actor, and singer and guitarist in the Welsh 90s band Topper, and explored the queer indie scene of the 2010s in Chile! This week, we heard
- Topper
- Metronomy, Porridge Radio
- Pixies
- Alex Anwandter
- Javiera Mena
- Playa Gótica (Fanny Leona)
- Namuel
- Francisco Victoria
- Maxwell Morales
- Lava La Rue
- Lynks
- The Hermitts
- We Are The Union (JER Ska)
- Single Mothers
- Partner
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists independently!
Listen live: Sundays 8 PM on cfrc.ca, listen back in the archives for 3 months.
Contact: yellowbritroad@gmail.com tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's June, which is Pride month, and the celebrations have kicked off on this multicoloured Road! Last year we relived and celebrated queer music history (still available on the podcast feed!), this year, we’re celebrating the present. I'd like to give a platform to queer music scenes anywhere in the world, so if you would like to spotlight your local scene, send me an email at yellowbritroad@gmail.com!
This week, we highlighted St. Albans' queer techno Flesh Festival, and US west coast queer-heavy indie label Kill Rock Stars'. fundraisers for Tegan & Sara Foundation. Setlist:
- Muse
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Big Joanie
- Witch Fever
- Arlo Parks
- Sam Togni
- Mya Byrne
- Chateau Chateau
- Pulled Apart By Horses
- Leoniden
- Hazy Sour Cherry
- Benefits
- The Cutes
Other assorted links:
- Flesh Festival
- Boudica SoundCloud
- Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman
- Misfya
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, hot off the presses comes coverage of the annual Juno Awards, courtesy your very own friendly neighbourhood Yellow Brit Road! (None but the Canadian Grammys. Big.)
We also had great new releases, all which can be found in the setlist featuring:
- Rina Sawayama
- Royal Blood
- Haviah Mighty
- Roxane Bruneau
- Avril Lavigne
- Deborah Cox
- Arkells
- DJ Shub and Snotty Nose Rez Kids
- Arcade Fire
- Elis Derby
- SLIX
- IDestroy
- FEVER
- Friendmaker
- Say Sue Me
Find all coverage and performances from the Junos on the CBC Music YouTube.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the best of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the best performances, the wackiest and most memorable, and those that were sorely overlooked this year. We also had some brand new releases! This week's setlist features
- Bloc Party
- Florence and the Machine
- The Rasmus (Finland's Eurovision entry)
- Jérémie Mackiese (Belgium)
- Subwoolfer (Norway)
- Citi Zēni (Latvia)
- Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers (Moldova)
- Alvan and Ahez (France)
- Konstrakta (Serbia)
- Sam Ryder (UK)
- Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine)
- Keeley
- Breezy Supreme
- Iceage
- Tallies
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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This week's show has got it all! From exciting submissions to new, charting and relevant releases, to live performances and exclusive releases from Earth Percent's Earth Day fundraiser, everything's happening on this week's Yellow Brit Road. The incredible artists that made this week's show possible were
- The Subways
- Bob Vylan
- Just Mustard
- Fontaines D.C.
- Michael Stipe
- Prima Queen
- English Teacher
- Franc Moody
- Ava Vox
- The Arlo's
- Radkey
- Low Budget Rock Star
Learn more about Earth Percent and the work they do at https://earthpercent.org.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Yellow Brit Road, celebrating the new, celebrating the old! It's an exciting time, with more indie releases up in the charts (at least in the UK), and these are only some of the best albums from this week. By the time you read this, I will be frantically packing away for a trip to see Fontaines D.C. live at their Monday show in Montreal, and maybe, I might meet some of you there! (Do say hello if you listen, I'd love to meet you).
Also, do remember to have your taxes done by tomorrow! This has been a PSA.
Here is all the music mentioned on this week's show.
- Just Mustard
- Fontaines D.C.
- Spiritualized
- Wet Leg
- Bob Vylan
- EarthPercent's exclusive Bandcamp releases.
Grab a copy and listen along to Cool Cymru Welsh band Catatonia's 1998 breakthrough album International Velvet!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
(Footnote: it appears I forgot to hit publish on this week's show, apologies for that, hope you still got your taxes done in time, and more power to your elbow for bravely soldiering on episode-less in a world where radio listeners had a show this week and you didn't...)
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Album listening party on the Yellow Brit Road!
Grab a copy of Lancashire anarcho-pop, anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba's commercial breakthrough album Tubthumper from 1997, that saw the underground DIY band break into the mainstream, in sound and success. Find some of the band's records on Bandcamp here.
If you see me at the Fontaines DC gig in Toronto next week, come over and say hi! I'd love to know who listens to this show.
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week we talked all about touring! As live music begins to make a comeback across the world, musicians and listeners alike find themselves able to traverse more than just a Yellow Brit Road (though we're always here!). We discussed the environmental impacts of touring, the dirty secrets of merch at show venues, and of course, listened to great new releases as always. This week, we had music by
- Kae Tempest and Lianne La Havas
- Bloc Party
- Snapped Ankles
- Working Men’s Club
- Kokoroko
- Mush
- Courting
- Fräulein
- WAXX!
- Gabriel’s Dawn
- Mother Mother
- DEHD
- Sonic Youth
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had great new releases, submissions, and a few comeback records from seminal British artists. Setlist featuring
- Sun's Signature
- Tears for Fears
- Porridge Radio
- Walt Disco
- DITZ
- Wet Leg
- Ezra Collective
- Ibibio Sound Machine
- Scarlet Rebels
- Pink Floyd
- Sophie Li
- Picks from Helsinki label We Jazz's fundraiser compilation featuring previously unreleased tracks
- PUP
- The Linda Lindas
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to our rock heroes, had new releases and fundraising music, and discussed the significance and impact of showcase festivals for up-and-coming musicians. Setlist featuring
- Muse
- Nova Twins
- Gwenno
- Just Mustard
- DEADLETTER
- TV Priest
- Fontaines D.C.
- RoRo
- 6th Crowd
- The Straights
- Picks from the compilation Sounds of Survival
- PUP
- fanclubwallet
- Black Dresses
Some of the other fundraiser compilations include: drum&bass, post rock.
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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This week the Yellow Brit Road had fantastic new music as always! We discussed radio awards, had brand new releases, and, reflecting current situation, had music by artists currently raising money to help Ukrainian relief operations. To help out, follow the links in their Bandcamps, linked below. Setlist:
- Belle & Sebastian
- Skunk Anansie
- Cassyette
- Modern Guilt
- Wet Leg
- Nilüfer Yanya
- Lava La Rue
- Petrol Girls
- Nick Hudson
- Sky Diving Penguins
- More In Luv
- Okean Elzy
- Young Guv
- Lilyisthatyou
- Akintoye
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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Great music from across genres, across the UK, delivered to your ears: welcome to the Yellow Brit Road! Lose yourself amidst the indie rock, poetry, experimental space fuzz, punk, industrial noise, rock and roll, shoegaze and more! This week's show features
- Bloc Party
- Kae Tempest
- Super Furry Animals
- VLURE
- Heart Shaped
- Baby Strange
- Panic Shack
- Bob Vylan
- Grove
- Loose Articles
- Youth Sector
- Minaxi
- Pussy Riot
- Pup
- Mear
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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Each February since 2013 has seen the celebration of Dydd Miwsig Cymru or the Wales music day, since radio DJ and broadcaster Huw Stephens began the celebration 9 years ago. Here on the Yellow Brit Road, we took the opportunity to indulge in our favourite new Cymraeg releases on this week's show! That, plus almost-intriguing-vaguely-anodyne chat; call this show your safe space and hop on to hear new music from:
- The Specials
- Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX
- Bandicoot
- Adwaith
- Mellt
- Alffa
- Gwenno
- Gruff Rhys with Imarhan
- Kizzy Crawford
- The Squiggles
- 22 Oceans
- Bichkraft
- Monowhales
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.
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It's album listening party night on the Yellow Brit Road! This month, we're listening to revolutionary Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers' 1994 third studio album, The Holy Bible. A brutal and breathtaking collection of ideas, poetry, literature and revolution, it is today regarded as one of the best albums of the 1990s, and one of the Manics' own finest, and an album that kicked off the Cool Cymru scene in mid-late 90s Britain.
Grab your copy of the album and listen along, and tune back in next week for the best new British releases!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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On this week's fun and happening show, we had splendid new releases, some rush up in the charts, the history of headphones, and the Olympics! The 80s also got mentioned a lot, for some reason. A stellar setlist for this week included
- The Mysterines
- Duran Duran
- Léa Sen
- Walt Disco
- PenSHUi
- Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
- Borrowed Atlas
- Sky Diving Penguins
- Lady Bird
- Mint Green
- Hipersona
- Sauna
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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What, I implore you, listeners, didn't happen this week? I tried on this week's show to cover the events of The Week That Everything Happened: from the chart battles, to the press spats, changes coming in the music industry and more (what is this, the 1990s!?) Of course, all of that was supplanted by a flood of excellent new releases, from
- Franz Ferdinand
- Nova Twins
- Yard Act
- Black Country, New Road
- Young T & Bugsy
- Tribeless
- Fuzz Lightyear
- FloFilz and Alfa Mist
- Collect Call
- Sola
- Partner
- Pip Blom
- Pom Poko
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
(NOTE: Bandcamp Fridays return next week (4 February), if you've been thinking about it, go make use of that!)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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On this week's Yellow Brit Road, the new releases are pouring in, and we get to the bottom of a most pressing concern...
This week's setlist features
- Billy Talent
- Kae Tempest
- I, Doris
- Nile Marr
- NewDad
- Kid Kapichi and Bob Vylan
- Fresh
- Ashley Henry
- The Glass Skies
- VONAMOR
- Habibi
- Sadam Seguya
- The Burning Hell
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had a tribute to the larger-than-life "comedian, chameleon, Corinthian and caricature" David Bowie, from a punk legend; we had a flurry of new year announcements and releases, including from our own station, which enters its 100th year; and a submission from a post punk legend. What's not to look forward to? We had
- Alice Bag
- Muse
- Fontaines D.C.
- Sprints
- Bronnie
- The Rills
- Baba Ali
- Jetstream Pony
- Mahalia
- Jah Wobble and Telefís
- JEEN
- CHAI
- Rímon
- Young Guv
- Motorists
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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2022! A brand new year, with the same old show you know and love. The Yellow Brit Road continues, polished, preened and still beloved, into the new year with more great new music, plus the return of an old favourite feature! The setlist for this week includes
- Tokyo noise rockers Boris
- A new release from Placebo
- A collaboration between Welsh post punks Adwaith and Sister Wives
- Indie pop from Cambridge Pyramid Park
- A post punk primer from Scotland's incredible music scene, Parliamo
- Injury Reserve (Bandcamp essential listens 2021
- Jaubi
- Cleo Sol
- William Dunn )
- Rebecca Lou (Submissions
- Mild Horses )
- Leon Bridges
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road goes live on Boxing Day! We had some festive releases to play from around the indie, post punk and alt rock scene, discussed some lesser-known Christmas traditions from Wales, had some poetry, and other good fun. This week's setlist features
- Cerys Matthews
- The Cribs
- Billy Nomates
- Kaputt
- The Shop Window
- Kizzy Crawford
- Dream Nails
- Ezra Collective
- Modesty Blaise
- I Am A Rocketship
- Jane's Party
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Here's a full copy of The Ballad of the Mari Lwyd by Vernon Watkins.
We at CFRC are hosting our annual Funding Drive! Take part in cool giveaways and social events, donate to the station! Find out more: cfrc.ca (for tax receipts for your donation); Instagram for our weekly auction: @CFRCRadio
Listen live on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Contact: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com, tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Gales (and Gaels), poetry, experimental jazz pop, chat about language branches, acid-base harmony, a radio station funding drive in full swing, an approaching centenary, correspondence from the stars (and a starstruck host), new releases, exciting collaborations; what didn't happen on this week's Yellow Brit Road? Only one way to find out, dive right into the show, armed with a setlist to make you the envy of your local indie night, featuring:
- Bloc Party
- bis
- English Teacher
- Swine Tax
- Home Counties
- Mhaol (pronounced wail)
- Kofi Stone
- Blue Lab Beats (along with KillBeatz and featuring the legendary Fela Kuti)
- Greer
- Snow Coats
- Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins)
- Bob Vylan
- Young Guv
- NOBRO
- Joncro
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
(FYI for anyone confused: due to technical glitches, this show aired on Thursday night)
We at CFRC are hosting our annual Funding Drive! Take part in cool giveaways and social events, donate to the station! Find out more: cfrc.ca (for tax receipts for your donation); Instagram for our weekly auction: @CFRCRadio
Listen live on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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Celebrating old faves, toasting to new releases, listening to great post punk, this show gets by! This week, we had
- Gorillaz' song Doncamatic, which turned 11 this year!
- PVRIS, with their big alt rock sound
- Irish post punk from Pillow Queens
- Shame
- Classic rock and roll from the Bug Club
- Grace Petrie, with laser-sharp, yet heartfelt folk songwriting
- Ojerime
- IDLES
- T MULLA, Hardy Caprio
- Blue Lab Beats, with Tiana maj9 and Koffi Stone
- Lady Bird
- Peaness
- LA rock trio Kill Birds
- Toronto punks PUP, excellent as always
- Grandson and Two Feet
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
CFRC is in the midst of our annual funding drive to keep the station up and running. Take part in cool giveaways and social events, and donate to the station! Find out more here on cfrc.ca (for tax receipts for your donation) and keep an eye on the @CFRCRadio Instagram for our weekly auction
Listen live, Sundays 8 PM on cfrc.ca
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road! Slight advantage was taken of the fact that radio is an audio medium (and thank goodness it is), and we had brand new music hot off the presses (or not, given the global vinyl shortage). As a manner of speaking, at least. On the setlist this week, find
- Industrial rock from The Horrors
- Hard rockers The Mysterines
- Yorkshire post punk poets Yard Act
- Bristolian post punks DITZ
- Colchester indie rock band Anorak Patch
- Wrexham soundscapers Kidsmoke
- The delightfully named Sheffield collective Captain Avery and The Cosmic Triceratops Of Intergalactic Peace
- Glasgow synth rockers Walt Disco
- London composer and RnB artist Lava La Rue
- Pop punk with trumpets from London, Millie Manders and the Shut Up
- Jangling psychedelic indie from Kent band The Shop Window
- New York grunge rocker Taraka
- Swiss Tamil artist Priya Ragu
- Toronto alt rockers Goodbye Honolulu
- Montreal ethereal indie act Land of Talk
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
CFRC is in the midst of our annual funding drive to keep the station up and running. Take part in cool giveaways and social events, and donate to the station! Find out more here on cfrc.ca (for tax receipts for your donation) and keep an eye on the @CFRCRadio Instagram for our weekly auction
Listen live, Sundays 8 PM on cfrc.ca
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What an eventful show we've had this week! A feature into the 00s Cardiff rock and punk scene, a new album from ABBA (sorry, they upend normal programming and you know it), new releases, (slightly late) (vaguely) spook-themed music, submissions and music from all over the world (Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Canada, India, England and Wales); what more can you ask for in a show? This week's playlist featured
- mclusky
- Future of the Left
- Christian Fitness
- ABBA
- Fräulein
- DEADLETTER
- Witch Fever
- Alfa Mist
- The Assist
- Time Cops
- Hipersona
- Bleako's Nuclear Disco
- The F-16s
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
At CFRC, we've been weaving together the fabric of the community for nearly a century! (CFRC, the second oldest radio station in Canada, began in 1922). As we do each year, we're hosting our annual funding drive to keep the station up and running. Take part in cool giveaways and social events, and donate to the station! Find out more here on cfrc.ca (for tax receipts for your donation) and keep an eye on the @CFRCRadio Instagram for our weekly auction!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's album listening time of the month on the Yellow Brit Road!
This time, we dive into an incredible album that recently turned 20 years old, Rufus Wainwright's breathtaking second album, Poses that released in 2001. The album melds together rock, indie pop, touches of RnB, influences from opera, theatre and classical music, all over Rufus's rich, distinct vocal harmonies and piano playing, to create a sound that is a timeless pop classic.
Rufus also has a new release, a live version of Unfollow The Rules out now.
Bring your copy of Poses and listen along to this fantastic album!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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What didn't happen on the Yellow Brit Road this week? Treading down this leaf-strewn path, we had word from an authority on the 80s, Trevor Horn, touched down in Wrexham for the incredible FOCUS Wales festival (fyi they had a tiny Canadian showcase week too. Showcase festivals are the best things in the world and they can have everything), had some great synthpop releases, talked about the rise of shoegaze and indie scenes in south eastern Asia, and had great submissions and music per usual! Our setlist for this week had
- Erasure
- She Drew The Gun
- ĠENN
- Clwb Fuzz
- IDLES
- Baba Ali
- Jaz Karis
- The Institutes
- Youth Sector (my new favourite band)
- Michael Gallagher
- Daniel Romano (who never misses the mark)
- Subsonic Eye
- The Garrys
- Toronto rockers The Sadies
Find this week's (mostly complete?) playlist here (I've included the song Trevor Horn talked about for anyone who was curious). Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Miscellaneous links to stuff mentioned on the show: The Rockonteurs podcast, FOCUS Wales festival, the new Christian Fitness release (I chat a lot don't I)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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It's finally here! John Armstrong, singer and guitarist in Manchester rock band The Speed of Sound dropped by for an interview on Yellow Brit Road last week, and here is the full show, in all its unabridged glory!
Veterans of the underground independent scene, the band have released their fifth studio album, Museum of Tomorrow. John and I spoke about the album, its themes and influences, and about music and radio, the music industry and independent music, about the internet, writing music, and a lot more.
Grab your tour guide and enter the Museum of Tomorrow with me!
(This week's show artwork was courtesy John himself!)
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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We have special guests on the Yellow Brit Road: Manchester indie rock veterans The Speed of Sound!
John Armstrong, songwriter and guitarist in the band dropped by for a chat spanning the band's history and lore, their newly released fifth studio album Museum of Tomorrow, the underground music scene, radio, and much more. Tune in on Thursday, 30 September from 1-3 PM EST (6-8 PM BST) to catch the full chat live on air, along with an album play and a track-by-track gallery tour by John himself.
The interview alone will be up as a podcast soon after broadcast, and the full show can be searched for in the CFRC archives (but it's more exciting to catch it live!)
Grab your tour guide at https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/museum-of-tomorrow and enter the Museum of Tomorrow with me!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Oh, what didn't happen this week on the Yellow Brit Road? We've had tons of new releases from household names and rising stars (stat: this week was a 100% new music show. I know cuz I'm punctual with my logs). We had chat about colour schemes and autumn knitting (I'm loving your knitting tips, by the way!), we had fantastic submissions, and even a sneak peak of an upcoming interview on the show!
Remember to tune in to catch my interview with John Armstrong from Manchester underground veteran indie rock band The Speed of Sound this Thursday from 1-3 PM EST (6-8 PM BST) on CFRC! This week's setlist included,
- Lancashire psych rock duo The Lovely Eggs with Iggy Pop
- Placebo, with new music
- Cardiff rock and rollers Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
- Alt rock bard Connie Constance
- 17-year old rising star and genre-blending Cathy Jain
- Edinburgh grunge rockers swim school
- Jazz music from virtuoso pianist Reuben James and Jaz Karis
- Irish alt rock songwriter Cat Dowling
- Irish shoegaze band Emperor Of Ice Cream
- Cornwall breakthrough alt rock band FacePaint
- Liverpool indie rock band Murmurs
- Turin, Italy janglepop band Smile
- Tokyo snythpop band CHAI
- Montreal based alternate musician Ada Lea
Find this week's playlist here (Note: all Bandcamp links are ethically sourced and fair trade)
Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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Manchester indie rock band The Speed of Sound have been around for a long time, and know the indie scene well. They're making their dent on it once again by releasing their fifth studio album, Museum of Tomorrow, on 17 September 2021. The album orbits indie but reaches out to include diverse influences including New Wave, synth rock, jazz, pop, art rock, amongst others, and is a fantastic listen. I caught up with John Armstrong, songwriter and guitarist in the band, to talk about the album, the independent scene, radio, music, and so much more.
Here's a little teaser of what's to come. Tune in to the Yellow Brit Road on Thursday, 30 September from 1 to 3 PM EST (6 to 8 PM BST)to catch the full interview along with an album play live on radio on CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, ON or at cfrc.ca, and watch out for the interview on the podcast feed.
Grab your tour guide at https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/museum-of-tomorrow and enter the Museum of Tomorrow with me!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Exciting news: the Yellow Brit Road has a special guest joining us on air to walk down the Yellow Brit Road! John Armstrong from Manchester indie rock band the Speed of Sound will be on the show to talk to me about the band's latest release, their fifth studio album Museum of Tomorrow, which sounds incredible and can be found here.
The interview will be broadcast during a special 2-hour slot on Thursday 30 September from 1 to 3 PM EST (6 to 8 PM BST). Remember to tune in live to hear this exciting interview!
As always, listen to the regular show live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com (cc music@cfrc.ca for submissions to be available to broadcast on other CFRC shows) or tweet @YellowBritCFRC. I love reading your correspondence!
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Live music is back and the festival bug has hit this show! We go live to Reading and Leeds festivals for the best breakthrough performances from Reading this year and word from our favourite artists. Plus, as always, cracking submissions to the show. This week's setlist saw us play
- Johnny Marr
- Nova Twins
- Wolf Alice
- Yungblud
- Beabadoobee
- Sports Team
- Downtown Kayoto
- Blossoms
- The Lodger
- Broke Casino
- Clean Cut Kid
- Shattercones
- Annabel Lee
- LEATHERS
Find this week's studio playlist here, and for the live performances from Reading, go here. If you're so inclined, check out last year's high-production Reading Festival-special show!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to the late Charlie Watts, longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones and certified drumming icon in his own right, listened to some surprising, exciting collaborations, and as always, had great new music from bands on the British music scene!
Our setlist included:
- The Rolling Stones (obviously)
- Sleeper and David Gedge from The Wedding Present, on a grungey, indie Bond cover
- Gorillaz, collaborating with UK rapper and singer AJ Tracey on their latest EP Meanwhile
- Musician Du Blonde, on a new song that features Paul Smith from Maximo Park and Ross Millard from The Futureheads
- New music from London grime punks Bob Vylan
- New release from Bristol post punk band LICE
- Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats
- London noisy post punk trio Pozi
Submissions this week from:
- Punk rockers Beach Riot
- American indie pop band The Lunar Laugh
- 80's synthpop from Lottie
- Blistering post punk from Irish band Sons of Southern Ultster
Masala chai artists:
- Serbian band Sordid Pink (a resurrected Destiny Potato)
- Ottawa indie artist fanclubwallet
- Toronto synthy post-punk band TRAITRS
Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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Listening party time! This week on Yellow Brit Road, we listened to Muse's seminal sophomore album, 2001's Origin of Symmetry that turned 20 this year. There is an exciting revisited, remastered and remixed version of the album released by Muse merely months ago, but for old time's sake, we listened to the original. Grab your copy and listen along!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, fun facts, submissions and more new releases! Our setlist featured
- Welsh songwriting icon Heather Jones
- Pulp's surprising folk roots
- Rosellas
- Kid Kapichi
- Dream Nails
- Damn Good Liars
- The Howlers
- The Speed of Sound
- SZWÉ
- Sprints
- N’famady Kouyaté and Gruff Rhys on a new Welsh-Mandingue track
Masala chai section for this week
- Montréal artist Clerel
- Italian punk supergroup Hearts Apart
- Montreal punk band Pale Lips
- Edmonton band Wares
- Toronto Power Ranger synth rockers TWRP
Find this week's (mostly complete?) playlist here. Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links above are 100% fresh and ethically sourced. x
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
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You asked, the indie world answered. This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had no less than four submissions played on the show, each a delightful piece of melodic indie songwriting! We had quite a few debut EPs this week, so go show 'em some love. This week's setlist includes
- Psychedelic experimental 00s indie heroes Gomez
- Punk legends The Adverts
- Gabriel’s Dawn, indie pop submission from the Midlands
- Melt in your mouth indie pop melodies from Darcie Thompson, aka Darc Rama
- A submission from Glaswegian lof-fi indie pop band Silver Haar
- Hackney based soul musician Jerome Thomas
- Yorkshire jazz punk band DEADLETTER
- Scottish indie quartet Lemon Drink
- Hunybees, a debutant indie pop band from Hertfordshire
- Leeds based post punk band Eades
- A submission from Madrid-based indie rock band Vanilla Base, back after hiatus!
- New catchy rock and roll from The Linda Lindas
- Canadian trio Danko Jones
- Måneskin and Iggy Pop, who have an electrifying new release together
- Winnipeg-based noise rock band Tunic
Find this week's playlist here.
Since it was brought up in the show, for anyone wanting to know the songs used in the travelogue last week, they are
- SFA - International Language of Screaming
- Dritan Ajdini - S'thyhet Jo Tepelena (Albanian folk)
- Kraftwerk - Das Model
Listen live Sundays 8 PM on CFRC 101.9 FM/cfrc.ca
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A truly international show this week! Our Yellow Brit Road transformed from highway to runway as we took to the skies for a trip halfway across the world, listening to music from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Albania, Denmark and many more! All that great music, plus some musings taken from the road. My full travelogue will be available soon (as soon as I can edit it down!), posted on this very podcast feed. Our setlist this show was formidable, and included:
- Hampshire dreampop band Drug Store Romeos
- Superb synth punks Snapped Ankles
- Kosovo-Albanian new wave pioneers Gjurmët
- A submission from Berlin dark wave trailblazers Pink Turns Blue (!!)
- Irish debutants Inhaler, who recently topped the UK charts
- Belfast, NI band Enola Gay, with a furious new industrial punk song
- Scottish riot grrls Brat Coven
- Dry Cleaning, with a fantastic new single
- Denise Chaila, avant garde Irish M.C., and ditto ^
- London musician Laura Mvula with a new album
- Danish indie rockers Iceage
- Edmonton rock and rollers Sister Suzie
Find this week's playlist here (YouTube playlist, this time. Thoughts?)
(And for the listener who asked about the songs used in the travelogue after the live show, they are
- Super Furry Animals - International Language of Screaming (appropriate eh?)
- Dritan Ajdini - S'thyhet Jo Tepelena (Albanian folk music)
- Kraftwerk - Das Model)
Reminder: Bandcamp Fridays are back! Put those Bandcamp links painstakingly listed above to good use this Friday.
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I'm away this week! While I'm slowly making my way back to Canada, walking on air (literally), you can follow in my footsteps, and walk on air (figuratively) with this compilation of all the queer acts we played during Pride month. There's also a clip I saved especially for this that I hope you'll love as much as I did.
I'll be back next week live on air again, see you then!
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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Fun show this week on the Yellow Brit Road! We had
- Jehnny Beth and Bob Gillespie
- Llwybr Llaethog
- Telgate
- The Hermitts
- Banríon
- Keeley
- Blood Orange
- A Ritual Sea
- Paris Youth Foundation
- Blue Lab Beats
- Priya Ragu
- The Aces
- Young Guv
- The Muslims
Find this week's playlist here (try and support artists directly if you can!)
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The final stop in our month-long exploration of queer music history, and what a journey it's been!
This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we delve into queer music and musicians from different parts of the world in the 21st century: the turn of the millennium, that brought with it a new hope for the future.We listened to
- Against Me!
- Kae Tempest
- Arlo Parks
- Sigur Rós
- Rufus Wainwright
- Peaches
- Carolina Brown
- SOPHIE
- Bloc Party
- Christine and the Queens
- Måneskin
- Lolly Gaggers
- The Younger Lovers
- We Are The Union
Find this week's playlist here (try and support artists directly if you can!)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to Datblygu frontman and Welsh music pioneer David R Edwards. Datblygu's first three albums, Wyau, Pyst and Libertino are must-listens. Dave did some English-language work under the name Dave Datblygu that you can find here.
Continuing our exploration of queer music history, we explored the 1990s this week. The show was
- Pansy Division
- Green Day
- Gravy Train!!!!
- Bikini Kill
- Pixies
- Placebo
- Girlschool
- Grace Petrie
- Black Gold Buffalo
- Lottie
- Queer Bones
- Shea Diamond
- Keep Dancing Inc
Find this week's playlist here.
Get in touch with the show: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC. Archive here. Listen live Sundays 8 PM on cfrc.ca!
In case anyone wanted it, here are the lyrics to Datblygu's song Y Teimlad, along with an English translation.
*Y teimlad sy'n hala pobol i anghofio amser
Y teimlad sy'n haloch chi i feddwl nad yw'r dyfodol mor fler
Y teimlad sydd yn dod a cyn sbarduno gobaith
Ti'n gweld y tywod llwch ond ti'n gweld fod yno flodau*
*Y teimlad, beth yw'r teimlad?
Y teimlad sydd heb esboniad
Y teimlad, beth yw'r teimlad?
Y teimlad sy'n cael ei alw'n gariad
Cariad, cariad, y teimlad*
*Mae hapusrwydd yn codi ac yn troi yn wir rhywbryd
Ac mae'n dangos fod yno rhywbeth mewn hyd yn oed dim byd
A pan mae'r teimlad yno mae bywyd yn werth parhau
Ond yn ei absenoldeb mae'r diweddglo yn agosau*
*Y teimlad, beth yw y teimlad?
Y teimlad, sydd heb esboniad?
Y teimlad, beth yw y teimlad?
Y teimlad, sy'n cael ei alw'n gariad*
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*The feeling that makes people forget time
The feeling that makes you think the future isn't so bad
The feeling that comes before sparking off hope
You see the sand dust but you see that there's flowers*
*The feeling, what is the feeling?
The feeling that's inexplicable
The feeling, what is the feeling?
The feeling that is called love
Love, love, the feeling*
*Happiness rises and turns true sometimes
And it shows that there's something even in nothing
And when the feeling is there, life is worth continuing
But in its absence the end approaches*
*The feeling, what is the feeling?
The feeling, which is inexplicable?
The feeling, what is the feeling?
The feeling that is called love*
R.I.P. Dave Datblygu
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, anthems, icons, history and great music!
We're continuing our exploration into queer music history, and this week, we're talking about the 1980s! Lots of chat about pop, rock, New Romantic bands, and of course, great new music as always. We had music from
- Diana Ross (Nile Rodgers interview here)
- Culture Club
- Visage
- Queen
- The Smiths
- Australian feminist queer punk band Stray Dags (find the only other song of theirs I could find here)
- Pet Shop Boys
- London queer alt rock band Bitch Hunt
- Punk with an incredibly catchy edge from IDestroy
- Nottingham industrial punks Self-Love
- London based soul musician George Riley
- Oakland punk band Middle-Aged Queers
Find this week's playlist here (try and support artists directly if you can!)
For more on Welsh queer history, see the QueerWelsh sites.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, our celebration of Pride month continues, and so does our exploration of queer history and music.
Now into the 1970s, this episode looks at a series of firsts, of punk, folk and protest. We listened to queer anthems by Maxine Feldman, who recorded the first openly lesbian song, and gay rights activist and queer punk icon Tom Robinson. Here's the full playlist:
- Maxine Feldman (This link has a few more interviews with her)
- Tom Robinson Band
- Walt Disco
- Du Blonde
- Bandicoot
- Easy Life
- Rhys E
- Lemondaze
- Delilah Bon
- Hope Tala
- Pragya Pallavi
- Crystal Furs
- Cluttered
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The Yellow Brit Road turns one! We've been on this golden road a full year now, so here's to another great show to celebrate!
June is Pride month, and we're celebrating with queer musical history and icons all month. This week, we explored the legacies of arguably the first openly trans rock and roller, Jayne County, and the godmother and inventor of all rock music anywhere, Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
You can find Sister Rosetta Tharpe's spirited live performance of Up Above My Head as played on the show here.
We also had music from
- Bristolian punks Grandma's House
- London supergroup Child's Pose
- CHVRCHES (and Robert Smith!) with an exciting new collaboration
- Dance floor bangers from Bristol's Lynks
- Leeds alt rock band The Harriets
- Electronic punk trio NOISY
Our submission this week was from Floridian indie-pop band Community Towel, who say of themselves, "Departing from bass and vocal duty in post-hardcore outfit GILT, multi-instrumentalist Nico Baci uses their indie/dream-pop solo project Community Towel to explore their struggles with mental and physical health, and experiences as a nonbinary and Latinx individual"
Masala Chai artists this week were:
- Chicago-based multi-instrumental indie musician SuperKnova
- Montreal's shoegaze punkers Heathers
- Invigorating grunge from Toronto's PONY
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, it's more great music from across genres, brief discussions of brass, great artists and music facts, per usual!
There's music from
- Boogie-woogie rock band Squeeze
- German one-hit wonders The Stripes
- Manchester synthpop songstress showcasing the better part of 80s new wave, LoneLady
- Manchester indie-punk trio The Early Mornings
- Young Colchester band Anorak Patch, whose music my sister said would "work as a Doctor Who soundtrack" (I don't disagree)
- Belfast post punk band Enola Gay
- London band Malady
- Glasgow polymath Kapil Seshasayee, who recently collaborated with American rapper Lil B on a track about the Indian caste system
- Ghanian-born grunge rocker Psykhi
- Irish rock band The Baines
- Protest noise-punk duo Glitchers
- Yorkshire band L'Objectif
Masala Chai artists this week are
- L.A. young punks The Linda Lindas, whose performance at the LA Public Library won them wide acclaim this week
- Toronto glam-pop band The Effens
- J. Plunky Branch's Afro jazz-funk band Oneness of Juju
Find this week's playlist here (try and support artists directly if you can!)
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It's finally here! Power pop royalty decided to walk down the Yellow Brit Road with me this week, as I got the opportunity to have an in-depth chat with Finnish Grammy winning artists Arto Tamminen and Janne Haavisto, collectively one half of the pop rock band The Bablers, whose much-awaiting album Psychadilly Circus comes out on 29 May (that's right, it's not out yet, so we were able to get a sneak peek on radio!)
They talked to me about the band, beginnings and reunions, the live music scene of the Finnish '80s, about the making of this album, their career, life, philosophies, and about all the lovely songs on this record.
Grab your copy of Psychadilly Circus over at Big Stir Records, and join the listening party!
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Finnish Grammy winning pop band The Bablers are joining us on the Yellow Brit Road! Remember to tune in tomorrow, 27 May at 9 PM EST on CFRC to hear my full chat with them, and to listen to their new album Psychadilly Circus, which releases on 29 May. See you there!
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Arto Tamminen from the Bablers is here to remind you to join us on Thursday as we walk down the Yellow Brit Road, when singer Arto and drummer Janne join me on air for a fantastic interview and full listen of their new album Psychadilly Circus!
Remember, Thursday 27 May at 9 PM EST. Be there!
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Attention, listeners of the Yellow Brit Road, it's album listening party time!
We're listening to Finnish power pop band the Bablers, the Grammy acclaimed pop rock band who are back from a nearly 20-year long hiatus to deliver us one of the best new albums we've heard: Psychadilly Circus!
The album is a submission so we're listening to it early, it releases later this week on 29 May and can still be preordered via Big Stir Records.
Bigger news: singer Arto Tamminen and drummer Janne Haavisto from the band dropped by for a chat with me, and it was so lovely, I couldn't cut any of it.
So instead, you can listen to the interview and the album again, during a 2-hour time slot this Thursday, 27 May from 9 to 11 PM EST on CFRC, so do tune in! (the podcast of that broadcast will follow soon)
As always, listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road... rock, pop, indie, jazz, experimental post punk; what's not happening on this show?!
This week on the show, we have
- new music from the Manic Street Preachers
- St. Vincent, with her funky retro synthpop
- Afflecks Place, the Manchester band bringing indie jangle back to the city
- Caernarfon pop band Gwilym
- exciting new rock from Liverpool's Gen and the Degenerates
- Liverpool rock trio Oya Paya
- A submission from Manchester rock band Shader
- rock singer Bastette
- Experimental music from Yasmin Lacey
- black midi, whose new album's on its way
- London indie rock band Hallan, with a new concept record
Masala chai section featured Canadian rock bands
- Toronto rockers The Beaches
- Mississauga punk trio Joncro
Find the streaming playlist for this week's show here. As always, I am honour-bound to remind you: streaming's all good, but do try and support music directly!
An exciting update: We're having guests on the show soon! Keep your ears peeled, and tune in next week! Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we discuss one of the biggest buzzwords in art and music right now, NFTs, Bizarre Music Headlines makes a strong comeback (entire articles, rather), and we have some great new releases, including some strong collaborations!
Music links for this week:
- Punk band The Subways
- Garbage, whose new album comes out in June
- Squid, whose exceptional, experimental, psychedelic and punk debut album Bright Green Field is out now
- London punks Fresh, with a new EP out
- Venus Grrrls from Leeds, with a Rebel Girl-inspired track
- Cardiff fuzz punks Death Cult Electric
- London country punk artist DeLila Black
- Punk band Benefits
- Artist collective Solidarity Not Silence, composed of artists including the Tuts, Petrol Girls and Kathleen Hanna
- Grime-punk duo Bob Vylan
- Rina Sawayama, duetting with Elton John
- Switzerland-based grunge band Leopardo
- Tom Morello, collaborating with fellow political activists and Russian feminist punk art band Pussy Riot
Find the streaming playlist for this week's show here. As always, I am honour-bound to remind you: streaming's all good, but do try and support music directly!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, I got the opportunity to introduce some incredible new artists you will want to go see live as soon as you get the chance to! We had music from
- The Pretty Reckless
- The Boomtown Rats
- Bristol indie band and current favourite of Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake: Snails
- Hampshire based softer indie music from Drug Store Romeos
- London musician with her multilayered, meaningful RnB, Lava La Rue (extra shoutout for the phrase "putting the enby back in RnB" (say it out loud))
- Mercury nominees Porridge Radio
- Glasgow synth punks VLURE
- Dublin punk trio Sprints
- Sheffield-based poetic post punk from Dead Slow Hoot
- London psychedelic rock musician Aziya
- Do Nothing, who have a new EP out
- Meet Me @ The Altar, the American pop punk trio bringing a much-needed WOC perspective to pop punk and emo
- Ship of Fools, melodic punk band from Newmarket, Ontario
Here's this week's playlist. (try and support artists directly!)
Also, summer is here and this show is officially on the beach, baby! (On the shores of the mind, if you will). What do you think of the new summer artwork? It's still a work-in-progress, mind. Let me know!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, Olympic runs, a feature show, failed links, and 2014!
We had music from
- Royal Blood, whose new album arrives soon
- Wolf Alice, also with a new album out June
- Wargasm's shock-punk hard rock
- Ghum's 80's throwback post punk
- Pretty Happy, the Cork-based post-punk trip
- Gruff Rhys, former Super Furry Animal with an album out next month
- Laundromat, chill-wave Brighton musician with a new EP out
- Billy Nomates with more of her indelible post punk
- Secret Night Gang, the Manchester jazz collective
- English Teacher, yet another exciting post punk band to emerge from Leeds
- Sports Team with new music
Masala chai this week focused on a feature, with Taiwanese punk and indie bands
- Foresting
- DSPS
Here's this week's playlist. (try and support artists directly!)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, petty (and I mean petty) chart battles, faux pas to the point of bad taste, but as always, great music, and fun show!
This week's show featured:
- Scottish indie rockers Teenage Fanclub
- Garbage
- Scottish #1 debutants The Snuts
- Anchoress
- You can find Manic Street Preachers' reissued single here
- Courting
- Chubby and the Gang
- Desperate Journalist
- Kaputt
- Bandicoot
- Connie Constance
- Pink Suits, who I found the cutest thing about on YouTube. I was watching a performance of theirs, and the comment under the video said, "that's my aunt and her boyfriend!!", to which the venue/uploader replied, "we love them!".
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Moses Boyd
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Bostonian pop-punkers Pinkshift
- Hollow Sinatra
- The Forty Nineteens
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, tunes previously unheard flowed from the stereo to find their way to the special place in your soul.
We had tons of new music, true to indie's recent newfound golden run of form, including music by
- St. Vincent
- Beck, who worked with Paul McCartney on his upcoming reworked album, McCartney III Imagined
- Piss Kitti, a Liverpool-based delightfully playful punk band
- Regressive Left, London political art punk trio
- Screaming Toenail, Mitcham based “Anti-Colonial, D.I.Y, Queer-Feminist Afrofuturist Grunge/Punk Band.”
- L’Objectif, the latest new band on the scene blowing minds. From Leeds, all of 16 years of age, their debut single Drive In Mind shows nothing short of rock promise
- Welsh indie rockers The Joy Formidable
- Adwaith, collaborating with Italian musician Massimo Silverio. (Adwaith are also on a recent Welsh charity covers album titled Corona Logic)
- Reclaim Vienna, our submission for this week, a 6-piece synth rock band from Cheshire
- Dry Cleaning with their new album finally out (woohoo!)
- Neville Staple
Masala Chai artists for this week were
- NY via Texas indie rocker Hannah Jadagu
- Toronto band Vallens
- A new compilation album by Ontario Artists Against Injustice.
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Anyone claiming good music is dead would have a hard time backing up their claims, as this week on the Yellow Brit Road, we've mostly played new releases, so here's to fresh indie for you!
We had music from
- Arab Strap, who released their first album in 16 years this month, As Days Get Dark
- Wolf Alice, who release Blue Weekend 11 June this year
- Squid's Bright Green Field comes out 7 May
- Black Honey just released album Written and Directed
- Courting's EP Grand National releases 9 April
- Dry Cleaning's debut album New Long Leg comes out 2 April
- London punks Fresh just released a single, Girl Clout
- Swansea based rock band Bandicoot released their single Dark Too Long in February
- Gruff Rhys' latest album Seeking New Gods releases 21 May
- Afrofunky hip hop Cardiff 8-piece Afro Cluster released their first album The Reach in February
- Manchester electronic duo Narcissus submitted their new single Cuttin’ Thru Red Tape, recorded with singer Becki Fishwick
Even our Masala Chai artists had all-new music!
- Canadian alt-folk Sup Pop signee Chad VanGaallen released his album album World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener this week
- Mississauga punk trio Joncro just released Passa Passa
Fill your hearts! Here's this week's playlist. (try and support artists directly!)
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Great music again this week on the Yellow Brit Road, the charts seeing some indie friction, as well as some radio related updates!
This week featured music from Maximo Park, whose new album is out now, Penetration, Irish artists Fontaines D.C., NewDad, Kynsy, Girl Band (live link), Denise Chaila, Bristol feminist punk band The Menstrual Cramps, Manchester pop punk quartet Pale Waves, and a submission from East London rockers The Howlers!
Masala chai section artists this week were Nairobi based alt-punks Powerslide, Toronto's own Lido Pimienta, dueting with Spanish songwriter Muerdo, and Amsterdam's Joya Mooi.
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This week's Yellow Brit Road has all the jazz you long for: nail-biting chart battles, breakthrough album listens, and great new music!
We listened to Mogwai, whose 10th studio album As The Love Continues hit number 1 on the UK albums chats this week. We also had a listening party to celebrate Martha and the Muffins's debut album Metro Music, one of Canadian post punk's first and most successful exports.
This week's Masala Chai came from exuberant indie newcomers, Texas indie musician recently signed to Sub Pop records Hannah Jadagu, and a new release from Australian 7-piece psychedelic wizards, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
Here's this week's playlist. (try and support artists directly!)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we talked about the 80s, stadium rock and roll disappointments, murders and great music: A full-packed show!
We had music from X-Ray Spex, Black Grape, black midi, Pillow Queens, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Dry Cleaning, whose new album New Long Legs comes out 2 April; Billy Nomates, Ms. Mohammed, Ghostpoet and Yazz Ahmed.
Masala Chai artists this week were Soweto, South Africa-based thrash punk band TCIYF and Toronto indie band Alvvays.
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Album listen party time on the Yellow Brit Road!
This week, we're celebrating the proficiency and talent of pioneering post punk stab-jab guitarist and producer Andy Gill by listening to Gang of Four's second studio album Solid Gold (1981). Grab your copy and listen along!
Masala chai artists for this week were Washington DC based indie punks Sheila and Canadian punks Joncro and Doctors Hate Her.
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Quality hit the airwaves again this week, as we had great music, music history and deep dives into journalism of yore!
We had music this week from CHVRCHES, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (recommend, and I don't normally put my biases into the playlist descriptions), Public Practice from New York, Leeds punks Yard Act, psychedelic punk band Squid ft. Martha Skye Murphy; Oslo, Norway-based Pom Poko, Cultdreams from London (their guitar sound on the track we had on this week's show is the reason I fell in love with the sound of a guitar... the grit, the gravel, the grrrunge; drown me in sound!), rising star Arlo Parks, with her fantastic debut album, Royal Blood's latest, a throwback to some quality Muse piano space thrash.
Masala Chai submissions this week were New Jersey indie band Supermutt and French punks Sxndrxm, who release a new song next week!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we talked about the ongoing changes in the music industry (I'm hopeful!), and also heard some great music from Happy Mondays, The Pipettes, Amsterdam fuzzy alt band Global Charming, London indie duo Happy Accidents, had new releases from Goat Girl and Shame, listened to great music from Oscar Jerome, north Walian hip-hop brass band Band Pres LLareggub (featuring Chroma's Katie Hall on vocals), heard Shingai and Pale Waves' new releases and featured Parisian jangepop band EggS and Brooklyn's psychedelic bilingual indie band Minaxi.
To learn more about the ongoing DCMS inquiry, look here and here.
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On this week's Yellow Brit Road, we basically just missed festivals. Yeah, those open mud pits where you get icky, no showers, overpriced everything, too much music to sanely choose from (especially when two of your favourite bands are playing right across from each other), and a 27-hour drive home... we miss them. Any live music, really.
Artists on this week's show were Marcy Playground, Mogwai, Portishead, Alexandria Maillot, Deyah, Haviah Mighty, Jennah Barry, Lo! Peninsula, The Royston Club, Seazoo, Penny Mob, Shake Chain and Black Pumas.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to the greatest showman on Earth and had some incredible music, and as always, lots of fun.
The bands we played were We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It (or as America came to know them, simply Fuzzbox), Mush form Leeds, The Lizards from Birmingham, Gwilym from Caernarfon in NW Wales, the explosive Sniffany and the Nits, Charmpit, Irish punk duo Witching Waves, SZWÉ from South Wales, jazz collective Kokoroko and Huw Marc Bennett.
Masala chai artists this week were Manila, Philippines based indie band Public Places, Romanian indie pop band Mind If I Stay and Canadian folk punk band The Burning Hell.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road: Oscar Wilde, and the greatest show on Earth!
... maybe the greatest show all year. Musically, this one slaps.
We listened to some classic tunes from Eurythmics and the Small Faces, along with great new music from Dry Cleaning, DITZ, Courting, Ama Lou, Martha Hill, Nothing But Thieves, Hallan and the Debris!
Masala Chai this week was in from Soweto, South Africa-based punk band TCIYF and Edmonton, Alberta-based Loser Points!
Find the playlist for this week's show here. (Consider supporting artists by purchasing their music on Bandcamp or directly from their websites.)
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, Christmas cheer, Viral Queens and lots of great music!
We got into the holiday spirit listening to some great themed music... but with a sneering punk twist to them. We listened to music from Alice Bag, The Fall, post punk band Shame, 80s underground pop rock mavericks The Cleaners from Venus, female punks Child's Pose and Trash Kit, Welsh punks The La La Lettes, synthpop band Goat Girl, Bern, Switzerland-based disco outfit Da Cruz, young punks Revivalry and had some classic tunes from The White Stripes, Gruff Rhys and Liam Gallagher.
This week's Masala chai was courtesy the seabreeze indie of Matt Surfin' and Friends.
(In case anyone was wondering, the sleigh bells app is called Jingle+. Genius.)
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Ooh, it's all happening on the Yellow Brit Road this week: we had an eclectic show, covering more than just the best of music making round in towns!
This week, we had music from England and Wales (and beyond), in English and Welsh, chat about music and gaming, and we had our first ever special guest on the show!
The music this week was from Everything But The Girl, Datblygu, Jack Cheshire, Bitw, The Big Moon, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, Heshmadesundog and Nadine Shah.
Masala chai artists this week were Sudbury, Ontario punks Tommy and the Commies, and New Delhi grunge quartet The Vinyl Records.
The playlist for this week can be found here.
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It's the album pick of the month! This week, we listened to post punk band Magazine's debut album Real Life. Grab your copy of the record and join in!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we've been testing the very limits of what's possible (and permissible) on radio! It's only healthy to keep radio on its feet every now and then... with great music!
Featuring the bands Black Honey, Death Cult Electric, This Becomes Us, Superfood, Reuben James, Slum of Legs, Those Fcking Snowflakes, Fckshovel, Sweaty Palms, Dear Boy, and Curling, besides classics Queen and Vixen.
We explored a tiny little village in Austria soon to undergo a name change on account of people stealing their signposts... now look, technically, this episode is not explicit by all definitions of what it means for a show to be explicit. However, if you'd rather your children not know that there's the coolest little village in Austria called Fucking, you might want them to sit this one out (or at least, one section of the show). Other than that, as always, Yellow Brit Road, good fun for the whole family!
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It's finally here! I sat down for a full-length interview with Montreal-based punk band, Super Punk, whose debut album Kim Jong Goes To Cégep is out now! The band talked to me about the album, their origin and plans to take over as the best punk band in the world... and going beyond just being a punk band, to being a Super Punk band.
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Montreal-based punk band Super Punk dropped by the CFRC hideout to talk to us about their new debut album, Kim Jong goes to CEGEP. We chatted for nearly an hour in a full-length sit-down interview for my other radio show on CFRC, What The Punk?! that's coming out soon! They also did these two lovely station IDs for us... consider this a teaser for a great interview. It's worth the wait and worth the hype!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road... a chance to wind down, relax and forget the world, temporarily. Primarily the last of those.
Drown out your anxiety with the tales and mishaps of cute bear cubs, a great interview and... merch?!
We had music old and new; one of the best alternative bands in the world, Velvet Underground on this week, 7-year-old Welsh singer and guitarist Arianwen, Czech-label-Italian "weird" rock trio Julinko, a new single from the ~~Kaiser Freaks~~ Kaiser Chiefs, London based Hey Colossus and pianist Duval Timothy!
This week's submission was in from Fareham, UK, courtesy rock and roll band The Straights. Keep an eye out for them, they're gonna be big!
If you'd like to get involved with the show, now is a good time! Through November and December, CFRC is running its annual funding, and each week there's something new to get involved with, and tons of great prizes from Kingston community stores! Find out all about it on cfrc.ca, and if you'd like to promote your music on the show, tweet @YellowBritCFRC or email yellowbritroad@gmail.com.
We read a powerful article written by former Noisettes fromtwoman Shingai, whose latest album Too Bold is out now.
Masala Chai this week was courtesy Toronto thrash punks the OBGMs who have a new album, and Montreal punk band Super Punk. Look out for my interview with them in the coming weeks!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, music that gives you the chills, music that gives you the thrills!
Catch classics like The Cure, Siouxie and the Banshees, David Bowie, Bahaus, Duran Duran, The Cramps, The Specials, Garbage, Muse and great indie, alternative and goth music from The Filthy Tongues and the Gabbling Ghouls!
Masala chai was spiked with international goth, courtesy of Dutch dark synth poppers Clan of Xymox's latest album Spider On The Wall, and German band Kraków Loves Adana.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, hair metal fiascos, tight punk, and AC/DC meets disco!
We paid tribute to guitaring legend and solo champion of two-handed tapping, Eddie Van Halen and revisited the Rezillos' satirical Top of the Pops.
We had incredible new music from Diving Station, Bears In Trees, George Riley, NOISY, Deadletter, IDLES, Gwenno, Royal Blood and Sonar Pilot, topped by a masala chai in the form of the latest from Toronto indie-rockers Kiwi Jr.!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road... punk! Rock! RnB! Indie! The list is endless! (Well, actually not, we had to stop after an hour)
This week's show featured the wonderful artists, Scottish rockers Black Cart, London-based indie songstress Connie Constance, Mancunian dance-funkers Porij, Liverpool garage rock trio Oya Paya (who reminded me in part of Jet in a good way... where are Jet these days?), Irish rock duo We Cut Corners, Lancastrian punks TV Face, Edinburg punks Treason of the Monarchy, Briitish Barbadian RnB musician RoRo and Manchester based singer Pip Millett!
Masala chai this week was sipped in the thrilling company of Kingston-based The Astros, Toronto hard rockers PONY and Eiffel frontman Romain Humeau.
Find this week's playlist here, and as always, support the music if you can (a good place to start would be the above-provided Bandcamp links and the upcoming Bandcamp Friday on 30th October)!
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road is drawing rings around the world!
You read that right, it's that time of the month: album listening party! This month's record of choice is the Super Furry Animals' 2001 album, Rings Around The World. We listened to the Welsh band's fifth studio album and first venture into bold-faced pop music in it's unabashed exploratory entirety. Pop the record on and follow along!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, lost tapes, Cardiacs, rock and poetry!
We had old-new music from the Rolling Stones, aided by Mick Jagger having some extra time on his hands to dig through the archives to find a lost cassette of a recording the band did with Jimmy Page, which manifested itself into a new release!
We also paid tribute to Tim Smith of Cardiacs. RIP.
This week's new music was from Dry Cleaning, The Hipshakes, Problem Patterns, Abjects, and a vivid poetry performance from spoken word artist George the Poet.
We surveyed the Two-Tone movement of the 80's, listened to the Specials, and had a new Gorillaz tune!
Masala Chai this was graciously provided by Australian synth punk band Kitchen People, NY-based Peel Dream Magazine and Toronto-based Kiwi Jr.
This week's playlist can be found here, and individual artists on their Bandcamps.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, acoustic performances, loud girls, Satanic experiences and ukuleles!
We started off with acoustic performances from Muse's Matt Bellamy, covering Simon and Garfunkel's moving Bridge Over Troubled Water, only to have a live performance from the OGs from way back in 1967.
New music on this week's show, Yorkshire band Guru, Bristolian trio Svalbard, and a compilation album released by Nottingham-based Punk 4 the Homeless, which can be found on Bandcamp.
This week brought back our favourite music journalism feature, and it was a cracker indeed.
Masala Chai this week was brought direct to your ears by Brazilian duo Overdrive Duo, belting out a spectacular cover of AC/DC's Thunderstruck on ukuleles, and Born Ruffians, who have a new album called Squeeze.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, new indie, Martian fallacies, and those big gay hands.
We opened this week with Joni Mitchell's dive through the archives. She released a radio performance of her covering "House Of The Rising Sun" at the CFQC AM Radio Station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1963 - the earliest known recording of Joni Mitchell.
Our second song, David Bowie's Life on Mars? prompted an investigation into the state of extraterrestrial exploration—and its latest advancement, the discovery of life on Venus! ...or is it?
We had new music from Supercolour, Newmaj, Rhys E, The Loft Club, TV Face, Dream Nails, Slap Rash and Denise Chaila. Find all these artists online (linked above) and give them some love!
Exciting news, this month has been the return of Britpop-era band the Doves! We a track from them.
Our masala chai for the week was freshly brewed with local water... new music from PUP (who have a new EP out next month) and Partner (album out November)!
Find the streaming playlist for this week's show here. As always, I am honour-bound to remind you: streaming's all good, but do try and support music directly!
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On this week's Yellow Brit Road, old music, new music, unsigned artists who should be stars, crazy headlines and much more!
Bringing you a multi-genre show, we delved into the best that's new and underground with unsigned artists from across the country. Find Lord Kagemusha (North Yorkshire), Kynsy, We Cut Corners, Somebody's Child (Dublin, Ireland) and Amaroun (South London) on this week's playlist.
Catch our all-new segment on music journalism, Music News You Didn't Need To Hear, why Pete Doherty makes the strangest headlines, and listen to some of British indie's most influential artists!
This week's Masala Chai was brewed by Edmonton, Alberta-based indie-pop duo The Civil Union. We also had a submission in from Californian synth-punk artist Violent Vickie!
This week's playlist can be found here.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had another album listen!
Oasis' stellar debut album Definitely Maybe turns 25 this August, and for that and many other reasons, it is an album that deserves a revisit. We talked a bit about the recording process and the history surrounding the album, and listened to stone cold classic sounds.
Definitely Maybe a good show!
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, Decolonise fest, live music, Peel sessions and more!
We heard new albums from Jehnny Beth and the Fratellis, whose album Half Drunk Under A Full Moon is out in October.
Decolonise Fest, a music festival in London "by and for punks of colour", ran its 2020 edition online with performances that can be found on their Twitter and Bandcamp. We listened to DeLila Black, who played the festival this year, and from 2017, Art Trip and the Static Sound's unique afropunk sounds, and London pop punk feminist trio The Tuts.
We had some live music from British multi-instrumentalist Georgia, performing at SXSW festival in 2019, and digging through the archives for some classic John Peel sessions from the 90s by PJ Harvey and Mogwai.
We had dance folk from Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon, post-punk music from Northern Irish band Gender Chores, and a submission from Sunderland's Brass Monkey! Submissions can be sent in to yellowbritroad@gmail.com or through Twitter to @YellowBritCFRC
This week's Masala Chai was graciously provided by Mozambique's influential alternative band 340ml, and Kingston's very own The Wilderness. Listen to the Kingston Live! podcast on kingstonlive.ca.
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If you wanted to know what it takes to recreate one of the largest music festivals in the world for the radio masses, for the lockdown generation, this is the bonus content for you! I answer some questions about the production and polishing of the show, as well as the bill (so many brilliant acts to choose from!)
The Yellow Brit Road returns Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca! Join me for your weekly dose of British music, fresh off still-ringing guitars, and riffs that never age. Full shows can be listened to in the archives 3 months from broadcast.
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This week was August bank holiday weekend, which means ordinarily, it should have been the weekend that the Reading and Leeds festival, one of the longest running and largest music festivals in the world, took place.
While the physical festival was called off for 2020 owing to health concerns over COVID-19, the Yellow Brit Road managed to secure passes to a very special edition of the festival: one that let us go back through the years and relive the best of live music at Richfield Avenue, Reading (and Bramham Park, Leeds)!
We experienced some of the best the festival has to offer over the past years, or as much as we could in a single hour. We jumped into the crowd for enthralling performances and walked into some of the strangest interviews from the weekend. From Penetration and Sham 69 in the 70s, all the way to the Marsicans, Kid Kapichi, LION and Kofi Stone in 2019; from Slaves in the Pit to Wolf Alice, CHVRCHES and Bloc Party on the NME and Festival stages, we went over everything in time to catch our personal weekend's headliners: Arctic Monkeys, Rage Against the Machine, and Muse. Call that a weekend?
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John Reith, the famously uptight director of the BBC in the 1930's, took it upon himself to be the upholder of Britain's morality as director of the nation's airwaves. As we heard in the Lancashire episode from earlier, Lancastrian actor, comedian and musician George Formby often fell afoul of the BBC's standards under Reith with his cheeky and playful lyrics.
In time, the often unreasonable principles to which mostly harmless creative content was held, has come to be referred to as Reithianism. So, what does the defender of British decency sound like?
In this outtake from the show, talking about Reith's reaction to Formby's hit The Window Cleaner, I took a stab in the dark at what the redeemer of rectitude might sound like, ultimately failing miserably. As a quick Google search went on to show, this is really what John Reith sounded like.
An attempt was made!
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This week's Yellow Brit Road follows the rise of the Thin White Duke, in our first-ever album listen!
We listened to David Bowie's seminal art-pop album,Hunky Dory. Cutting a portrait of a young Bowie in 1971, on the brink of stardom, a year before 1972's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars catapulted him firmly into the public eye, Hunky Dory gives us a glimpse of Bowie setting out his plans in stone, still figuring his persona out.
We talk about the circumstances of the album, as well as its lasting impact and legacy.
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This week, we followed the Yellow Brit Road all the way up to the north of England, to the county of Lancashire. Between old music, local dialect, accent, culture (and chips) and poetry, this was possibly the most fun show I've ever done, and I hope you enjoy it too!
The artists played this week were Lancashire folk bands The Houghton Weavers, Oldham Tinkers, Lancastrian actor, comedian and musician George Formby, Lancaster based 90's feminist punk band Angelica (whose lead singer Holly Ross now plays in psychedelic punk duo The Lovely Eggs), and new bands TV Face, and Ivy from Preston.
The dialect poem read on the show was Eawr Sarah's Getten A Chap, by Sam Fitton. The Oldham Tinkers set the poem to music, which can be heard here.
This week's Masala Chai artist was Young Guv, the pop rock project of singer-guitarist Ben Cook, better known as lead vocalist for Canadian hardcore bands No Warning and F*cked Up. His song Cold In The Summer can be heard here.
This week's (mostly complete) playlist can be found here.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we dive through new music and old, discuss guitaring faux pas, and talk about identity.
We opened with a solid set by Siouxie and the Banshees, and in a curveball for this show, American singer Andy Williams. His version of Can't Take My Eyes Off You can be heard here, and Muse's jazz cover for a BBC performance in 2002, here.
Rock music is not dead, and this show will testify to that! We heard indie music from Gaffa Tape Sandy, Beach Riot, SuperGlu, Billy Nomates, Big Joanie, and Ailbhe Reddy. Billy Nomates' debut album releases in August.
We had some math rock from Clever Girl, an album recorded globally on tour by Delta Sleep, and pop excess (excuse the pun) from Rina Sawayama (with her song XS), who the Mercury Prize deemed "not British enough" on passport grounds, in spite of being one of Britain's most exciting young pop musicians. The podcast discussed in the show, United Zingdom, by journalist Zing Tsing, can be heard here.
This week's Masala Chai was straight from Toronto, Canada and featured a dash of lime as we listened to the Seams' sublime Lemonade and Partner's Hello and Welcome. Their album Never Give Up releases in November.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, geography and modern rock epiphanies!
We looked at the history of Canadian music's obsession with British bands during the British Invasion and the height of Beatlemania, particularly the interesting story of 60's Winnipeg rockers the Guess Who?
Bringing in the fast-paced bangers, we played the latest synth rock single from Percy, whose catalogue can be found on Ten Foot Records, Derry City's rocking Wood Burning Savages, explosive Norwich punks from the 2010s Fever Fever, a new lo-fi indie bop from Ginger Snaps (whose music can be listened to here), and London spoken word artist MOAK's take on the lockdown.
Janglepop and post-punk/new wave fans are in for a treat on this show as we had a mini-set of some of the best new janglepop bands from around, Leeds' Team Picture, London band E's and Fontaines D.C.
We had a Brighton set featuring 2020 Mercury Prize nominated Porridge Radio, Jetstream Pony, and the gender and genre bending synthpop band Powder Paint.
This week's Masala Chai section features the rich and vibrant tones of Toronto's very own Latina-indie pop artist Lido Pimienta's latest album, Miss Columbia.
This week's playlist can be found here.
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road trekked down the paths of the current and happening in the world of music, both in the UK and globally. We listened to some classic bands and music, discussed the trends and workings of music streaming, cheered on an emerging charts battle with a front view, and sipped some masala chai from Montreal.
We heard some classic Led Zeppelin and the last EP from Gang of Four, Anti Hero. We listened to some studio and live performances by singer-songwriter L.A. Salami from London. His full performance at NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert can be watched here (bless visual media!), and his music can be purchased on his Bandcamp here.
We discussed the inner workings of music streaming platforms to the best of public knowledge about them, and why in a gig-less world of quarantine, social distancing and livestreaming, the meagre amount musicians are able to make from their music itself has to increase and why Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's comments to MusicAlly in interview this week are especially tone deaf and unrealistic.
Find out more about Tom Gray and the #BrokenRecord movement on Twitter here. A few others advocating for change include #FixStreaming and more generally, #KeepMusicAlive.
The UK and Irish music charts had a flurry of artists up for top spot by mid-week, and both ended in close finishes. We sampled the indie ware off the Irish charts with music from No. 1 and 2 spots, The Coronas and Fontaines D.C., who finished second.
Fontaines D.C.'s MTV performance, featuring Grian Chatten singing in a field, can be found here.
This week's Masala Chai features Montreal-based indie/folkpop artist Thanya Iyer.
Find some of today's playlist here. Consider supporting artists by purchasing their music on Bandcamp or directly from their websites.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we took our foot off the pedal and coasted down the chill road. No good taste was harmed or compromised during the recording of this show, with our mixtape (can we a call a playlist that?) featuring the likes of Good Dog from Glasgow, Gorillaz, John and Jehn, Courting, Muse, Shingai, a brilliant cover by acclaimed guitarist Antoine Dufour.
We also celebrated our own stripped-down little version of Glastonbury festival, which was slated to happen the past weekend had everything been normal, with some artists who had a strong start on the BBC Introducing stage! We played Gaffa Tape Sandy, Palm Honey and Arlo Parks.
Gaffa Tape Sandy's Glastonbury BBC Introducing performance can be found on their Bandcamp here.
This week's masala chai, this show's regular feature where we play music from outside the UK, was more of a honied tea, keeping with the chillwave theme. We played Atlanta, GA's Night Beach, Travis Bretzer from Edmonton, Tokyo based delightful dreampop band Cattle, and France's janglepop band Pale Spectres.
Come for the pun, stay for the music. CFRC's Yellow Brit Road brings you your weekly fix of British music every Sunday evening at 8 PM. We talk British music, and its rich and exciting history, and then some!
Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Just a quick note, many of these artists have profiles on Bandcamp, one of the leading sites working to ensure artists get paid fairly for the music they make that is getting us through lockdown. With live gigs, one of their only sources of income, being largely out of question for the year, do consider buying their music and merchandise from there if you can instead of streaming, which has a very disadvantaged payout particularly for smaller, independent artists, who are the backbone of an indie show on a community radio station like ours, without whom this show could not exist.
John and Jehn's And We Run can be heard here. As an added bonus, here's a lovely acoustic session the band performed in 2010 for Soup Kitchen.
The playlist for the show can be found here.
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road lead to a rainbow (with the pot of gold at the end and everything intact) as we celebrated Pride month. We revelled in the music of LGBTQ+ artists, sang along to Tom Robinson's national queer anthem from 1978 because we're Glad To Be Gay, and celebrated younger artists breaking new ground in queer music, both in Britain and across the world.
Featuring David Bowie, Tom Robinson, Pillow Queens, Dream Nails, Petrol Girls, Problem Patterns, Antony and the Johnsons, Noisettes, Readers Wifes, Blur, Pansy Division, and Rufus Wainwright, the explosive playlist for this week can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qwEvb1iyydklUmSl7T1PX?si=N-vp86ocQzGg9ZOaPS0pwQ!
Readers Wifes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xacDlXnekxs.
Come for the pun, stay for the music. CFRC's Yellow Brit Road brings you your weekly fix of British music every Sunday evening at 8 PM. We talk British music, and its rich and exciting history, and then some!
Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road marches down the path of justice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement resonating around the world. We played a few protest songs and put the spotlight on black musicians in the UK, and played a few classic tunes to lift your spirits as the world appears to burn.
Find the (mostly complete) show Spotify playlist here.
For Seye's music, go here.
Come for the pun, stay for the music. CFRC's Yellow Brit Road brings you your weekly fix of British music every Sunday evening at 8 PM. We talk British music and its rich and exciting history, and then some!
Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
If you’d like to join, support or educate yourself on the growing discussions surrounding race, find resources here.
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Come for the pun, stay for the music. CFRC's Yellow Brit Road brings you your weekly fix of British music every Sunday evening at 8 PM. We talk British music and its rich and exciting history, and then some!
On the first ever broadcast of Yellow Brit Road, we played some classics like the Sex Pistols and Gang of Four, discussed the enigmatic Manic Street Preachers and had a surprise visit from an unexpected guest... We also took a sip of the rest of the world in our Masala Chai segment featuring music from the rest of the world! Find the playlists for the show here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/10HBi3aPVG2rkBeEX5Al81?si=vheV3idnTUCum6lOdPj4eQ.
Garbagio can be found here: https://garbagindex.bandcamp.com/album/garbagio-ep-2.
Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
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Come for the pun, stay for the music.
Yellow Brit Road is CFRC's weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen's.
We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate!
The podcasted version of this show contains all your favourite band trivia and stories, but the music can be found on posted playlists that accompany each individual episode. Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca anywhere in the world! (Full shows are available in the CFRC archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC. I love reading your correspondence!
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