CKUT TIME CAPSULE: Recent Episodes
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CKUT 90.3fm a campus/community radio station in Montreal, has been on the air since 1987. This is a collection of some interviews and audio selections from our past.
Montreal March 6th 2021 (COVID-19 when all of CKUT programmers broadcasted from home), Howard “Stretch” Carr host of West Indian Rhythms interviews DJ, Producer, Photographer DJ D-Nice, (KRS-One, Naughty by Nature, Too short . . . ) about his career and blowing up on Instagram with Club Quarantine . Joining in (via zoom) in the conversation are Montreal DJS Dru (Renegade Sound – Oh Boy!) and DJ Don Smooth (ex K-103, Oh Boy).
https://archive.org/download/d-nice-inrterview-wir-march-6-2021/D-Nice%20Inrterview%20WIR%20March%206%202021%20.mp3
Pro-V host of All Da Way Live Radio and DJ on Off The Hook Radio, interviews Budda Blaze, tour manager for A Tribe Called Red, music producer and host/dj of Off The Hook Radio; bee keeper and podcaster (Oil and Flowers). Over 20 years of radio experience beginning when he was a teen in Kahnawake. Tons of hip hop history and musical evolution from being a metal kid to hip hop head. Great stories about hosting Off The Hook when it aired late night – 2am – 4am – and the rappers roll in 30-40 deep after the bars close. Take a listen.
https://archive.org/download/adwl-june-24-2020/ADWL%20JUNE%2024%2C2020.mp3
All Da Way Live Radio hosts Widget and Pro-V take advantage of this COVID lock down to interview Montreal OG Don Smooth (former host, producer of Street Sounds on K103 Radio). A two hour discussion on the history of hip hop from early 80s to now. Broadcast June 10th 2020 on CKUT 90.3fm.
https://archive.org/download/adwl-june-10-2020/ADWL%20June%2010%2C2020.mp3
The Morning Detour on CKUT 90.3fm have been adding a strong dose of caffeine to Friday Mornings on CKUT. A blend of hip hop, current affairs, and local business news. This show takes a critical and open conversation about Montreal response to police killing of George Floyd from elected officials to everyday people.
Hosts Wizzy Moonchaser, So Kay, Tamara Angeline , RG Music, Lord Pharaoh,
https://www.instagram.com/detour514/
https://archive.org/download/morning-detour-june-5-2020-for-tc/Morning%20Detour%20June%205%202020%20for%20TC%20%20.mp3
On Sunday April 21st Montrealers took to the streets, in their vehicles, (respecting social distancing requirements) with their car radios tuned to CKUT, to show solidarity to all those incarcerated and to denounce the conditions inside these institutions especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. This special one hour broadcast hosted by CKUT’s Prison Radio includes reports both from the Caravan and from those within the walls of these institutions.
Social distancing is impossible inside prisons and detention centres and those inside remain at high risk of contracting COVID-19. There are now over 260 confirmed cases of COVID-19 linked to Canadian carceral institutions around the country, where people are held on both criminal and migrant holds. There have also been cases confirmed in both the Laval and Toronto migrant detention centres. On April 16th, the Correctional Service of Canada confirmed that an inmate at BC’s Mission Institution prison had died due to COVID-19, with over 50 other inmates testing positive for the virus.
From March 24th to April 1st, detainees at the Laval migrant prison held an eight-day hunger strike to demand their immediate liberation and decent, safe housing upon release. While many hunger-strikers have since been released, 11 people remain in detention.
Despite the mounting calls from dozens of organizations for Canada to release migrant detainees and prisoners, the Canadian government still refuses to free all prisoners. The CBSA for its part has been slowly releasing migrant detainees on a case-by-case basis through individual detention review hearings.
https://archive.org/download/prison-radio-covid-19-epsidoe/Prison%20Radio%20Covid-19%20epsidoe.mp3
Suhrid Manchanda was a force in Montreal’s music community before decamping to the United States and eventually to (his motherland) New Dehli, India. He was studying at McGil but ultimately spent most of his time playing guitar around the city. The mighty Detroit Metal, the unforgettable Bloody Gashes, with Chloe Lum, Yannick Desranleau and Joel Taylor were both Suhrid’s babies.
He formed Aum Supreme with Dane Mills, the original drummer in the Arcade Fire. Suhrid booked shows, ran festivals and was generally a personality on the Boulevard. He was eventually hired as Fundraising Coordinator at CKUT in 2004. Suhrid was tireless in his devotion to the radio station’s community, the city’s musicians and DIY music in general. No one was surprised when Suhrid turned up as Su Real, dj/producer and star of India’s Desi Bass scene. Music Coordinator Alex Moskos sat down to talk about it all with his old buddy and colleague Suhrid.
https://archive.org/download/surhidinterviewmusiclouder/Surhid%20interview%20%28music%20louder%20.mp3
DJ Genius & The Prophet aired on CKUT early 90s. Two McGill students who dj’ed frat parties and then created a radio show and ruled the clubs with their blend of hip hop house and reggae. The Prophet aka Dave Welchsler, went on to be the Assistant Direct on Marvel Studios Neflix series as well other feature films. DJ Genius aka Jeremy Harding returned to Jamaica where he produced Beenie Man’s Who Am I? (Sim Simma) Assassin, Something’s Gotta Give, Mr. Vegas – Nike Air (Hands in the Air) and worked extensively with Sean Paul – just to drop a few names. Take a listen to Pat Dillon Moore catch up with Jeremy who is currently a lecturer (reggae in the digital age) at the University of West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.
https://archive.org/download/PATINTERVIEWJEREMY/PAT%20INTERVIEW%20JEREMY%20.mp3
In 1969 a group of students occupied the 9th floor computer center of Sir George Williams University (currently known as Concordia University) to object to racial bias in academic grading. 50 Years later we revisit this page in Montreal history through an event called Protest & Pedagogy. Khalid M'Seffar of Funky Revolutions interviews Kaie Kellough, spoken word artist, (& Soul Perspective Allum) one of the event organizers to discuss the events that shaped this incident. This piece explores racial tensions, student activism, Montreal Black history through the music of the era, through documentation of the event, personal connection and historic legacy .
Sunday Aug 19th The Goods Radio show went live from Casa Del Popolo for a live interview with Andy Williams conducted by Doug Miller (co-host of Amandla, CKUT's African News Programme since 1987). They go through Andy's musical origins in Derby, England, Jamaica, Toronto, Lennoxville and now Montreal. He speaks of the music he listened to growing up and his insatiable hunt for sounds that are sweet to his ears.
As part of CKUT's 30th Anniversary Oral History project, we interviewed Martha Marie Kleinhans who was one of the key driving forces behind CKUT's fm licence application and move to FM. She says that Concordia University was expected to get the licence because of their active ties to the local scene however, CKUT's (McGill) application put a strong focus on community programming and she believes this is what worked in the end. She also said there was some internal resistance as programmers knew that they would be evolving to a different kind of radio station. She volunteered prior to the license and ran for station manager on the basis of delivering the fm licence. She was the first station manager at CKUT 1986-87. She said she worked closely with Don Rossiter and had the help of McGill Legal Professor Dr. F.H. Buckley who said "they rejected my idea that they go All-Monkees, All the time."
She and Donnie went around to various cultural communities with a large hypothetical grid and said "should we get the licence would you be interested in producing radio".
"We got the licence based on a promise." The rest is histor
Andrea Jane Cornell began listening to the radio show AACK as a teen, soon after she volunteered, subbed for Where's the Beat and then became CKUT's Music Resource Coordinator and Music Department Coordinator (2006-2011). In this interview she talks about her passion for the Music Library, the massive toolbox of skills she acquired and some of the more unusual challenges she faced while at CKUT.
Ian Pringle was a Bookkeeper, then Spoken Word Coordinator from 1987-1991.
He discovered CKUT when he was a McGill student, assigned to do a piece on CKUT getting our FM license for the student newspaper The Tribune. Taken with the diversity and excitement of the station he became a volunteer and ultimately staff member. In this interview he talks about the passion and commitment to diversity and the democratization of media. He also talks about the profound impact people like Martha Marie Kleinhans, Lisa Vinebaum, Christof Migone and especially hosts of the Homo Show, David Shannon and Donnie Rossiter had on him. He also recollects the infamous and historic turning points in the Queer Community, the death of Joe Rose and the Sex Garage raid, police brutality and community uproar.
He went on to work internationally in communications and radio, and now resides in Ottawa.
Stuart volunteered and worked at CKUT from 1991-95. He worked in the Spoken Word and News Department. He describes arriving at a time that spawned a lot of activism as it just followed the Oka Crisis and infamous Sex Garage also just following the Gulf War.
He describes what news gathering looked like during this period, receiving communiques in the mail, making cold calls and organizing broadcasts on a bulletin board. A time when people smoked a lot, right in the station, and embraced the misfits.
Stuart went on to cover news with Global News, CBS, SKY and is currently residing in Prague working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Bryan Zuraw was at Radio McGill/CKUT from 1983-1997 as a volunteer, music librarian and music coordiantor.
He recounts was was going on musically at the time, musique actuelle, (the beginnings of Ambience Magnetique), college indie rock (pre-Nirvana), hip hop, dancehall reggae (when these genres really started to bloom) . . . The interest in community members to do radio (given that there isn't an Urban radio station in Montreal)- Establishing an identity and mandate for the station, maintaining a diversity of perspectives and benefiting from this process both personally and intellectually. All pre-internet, thus writing to labels, researching magazines such as the Village Voice, OP (Option) Sound Choice, The Wire, newsletters and tape trading networks. He also speaks of picking up the habit of waking up at 3am to make sure that someone is On Air, because if not, he would make his way to the station in the middle of the night - and of conducting all station business (ie Steering, Programming, Committee meetings) in the hallway as there was no room to do so at CKUT.
Bryan now lives in Los Angeles with his wife (and ex CKUT programmer Kie Ross Zuraw) and is still finding strange music to vibe to.
As part of CKUT's 30th Anniversary festivities we hosted a panel on the evolution of CKUT's News Department. CKUT has covered issues from street level emphasizing the voices of those not heard in mainstream media, namely those affected by the policies, regulations and political decisions. In this panel past Community News Coordinators, Gretchen King, Aaron Lakoff and Courtney Kirkby recount the numerous ways their department covered the prevalent news items of the times. The panel took place at the Anarchist Bookfair in Montreal.
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King. In commemoration of this historic event, Christopher Heron, host of Mind Soul & Spirit conducted an interview with Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Rev Jackson speaks of his love for gospel music (he grew up with Aretha Franklin). Christopher asks him to contrast today's "State of America" with that of the past.
Rev Jackson speaks of the humiliation of racism, the current "tug of war for the soul of america", the dangers of "spending more money on militarism than on human rights leading to morally and spiritually bankrupting the nation". The importance of globalism - labor, capital, technology and human rights and states in the end it is "character and caring - caring is the key - not limited to race, gender or religious persuasion.
CKUT intern Eve Fiertag looks at experimenting with the radio on the radio for this time capsule installment. She speaks to ex CKUT Music Coordinator and Production Coordinator Christof Migone who participated at CKUT from 1987 - 92. He also hosted the radio show "Dangers In Paradise" which he described as anything other than college rock. He collaborated with Julia Loktev on a show called Body Map where they took the island of Montreal and imagined it as a reclining body and got people to call in so they could let them know what part of the body they were situated in. As production coordinator he trained and motivated volunteers to create with sound and open up the possibilities of radio
The Montreal Sessions dug into this CKUT Time Capsule for the Month of March 2018. In this episode we look at 30 Years of feminist radio. Your hosts, Alex Moskos and Louise Burns interview Penny Patterson who hosted the radio shows CUTS, Thread the Needle and Beach Blanket Bingo on CKUT and who speaks about her experience interviewing Riot Grrrl bands in the 90s (many of those interviews are in this time capsule). We also broadcast the origin story of Venus Radio and interview Anna Leventhal about her experience hosting Venus and being the chair of CKUT's Board of Directors. We also play a bit of an interview with tUnE-yArdS (the entire interview is available in this time capsule).
As part of the 30th Anniversary Oral History special programming we interview Pat Dillon Moore aka The Dreadhead aka The Empress aka Sistah P, former host of Positive Vibes, former station manager of CKUT and current co-host of Bhum Bhum Time.
Pat tells us what it was like growing up in Montreal in the 70s. We discuss race relations at CKUT, money, moving the station from McTavish Street to University street we recount the story of when our turntables got stolen and play lots of reggae music.
Eve Parker Finley Celebrates International Women's Day in the Transiest way possible. She profiles women such as Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson gay activist in the time of Stonewall and co-founders of STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolution) and educates us on other women we should know including Miss Major Griffin-Gracy executive Director of the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project.
Real radical radio and some music by Erica from the Bay Area - and Jess Manniquin-Head of Lonely Boa
Throughout the month of March, the Montreal Sessions is being devoted to cracking open the time capsule and exploring what 30 Years of free form, independent, underground radio sounds like. This episode includes an interview with longtime CKUT volunteer Margo Lane, Roots Rock Reggae listeners calling in with their shout outs and greetings, an interview with Joan LaBarbara, Free Styling during Off The Hook Radio, an excerpt of the Sun Ra interview and much more.
Tamayugé perform live on CKUT 90.3 fm radio show Chaud Pour Le Mont Stone – Collaboration with Tamara Filyavich (electronics) and Maya Kuroki (vocals). Show hosted by Francois Letourneau https://archive.org/download/TamayugeLiveOnChaudPourLeMontStoneJan112018/Tamayuge%CC%81%20Live%20on%20Chaud%20Pour%20Le%20Mont%20Stone%20Jan%2011%202018.mp3
Interview with Samaa Elibyari member of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women and host of Caravan on CKUT. 30th Anniversary Oral History interviewed by Tamara Filyavich
Special hour long episode of the International Radio Report in honor of 30 year on the air. Hosts Sheldon Harvey and David Asselin, are joined by past contributors Janice Laws, Gilles Letourneau, CKUT culture Coordinator Tamara Filyavich, Alan Roberts and Zack Rynar. Clips from the very first broadcast and discussions about their shared fascination with RADIO.
Margo Lane has volunteered at CKUT 90.3fm in Montreal since 1987. She was our weather girl, eco-environmental receptionist, and host of the radio show Adventures in Music. Margo is infamous. Most of us who have been part of the CKUT community have a Margo story. This is her story in her words.
In celebration of CKUT's 30th Anniversary on the fm dial, we will be exploring our past through a series of podcasts, time capsule posts and live events such as this first one. Sun Oct 15th 2017 we sat down with Rickey D, host of Sound of Soul since 1988 and hip hop promoter and influencer for 32 years! Rickey was interviewed at Art Gang by Malik Shaheed - music by DJ Pro-V. Thanks to Heritage Canada and Arcmtl for their help in making this happen
Manchilde formally of the hip hop group The Butta Babees and past host of Ill Groove Garden swung by CKUT, Ill Groove Garden after opening for Mos Def and dropped this free-style. June 21 2012
XX files celebrates 20 years of feminist radio on CKUT 90.3fm. In this clip Valerie Walker who has contributed to this show for 19 years speaks of the origins. Keeping it real cause "we have the power to learn and teach each other."
Montreal musicians, Sam Shalabi and Alexander Moskos hosted the radio show If You Got Ears in the month of December 2015. They played a game of free association, here is a sample.
West Indian Rhythm's Howard 'Stretch' Carr and Faithlyn Sankar talk to Lady Saw about infidelity, infertility and staying strong. This was taken from the August 2015 live broadcast from the Montreal International Reggae Festival. Only CKUT can get interviews like this from renowned artists, its like they are talking to family.
osh Marquis host of the radio show QueerCorps interviews ex CKUT staff and former host of QueerCorps and Schmoozing, Puelo Dier and photographer Linda Dawn Hammond about the infamous event known as Sex Garage that galvanized the queer community in July 1990.
Sex Garage was a loft party put on by Nicholas Jenkins. The event was raided by policeman who took off their badges and proceeded to arrest and beat participants. Linda Dawn Hammond took pictures of the raid and managed to get them to the La Presse and the Montreal Gazette. An incredible story of homophobia and fighting back
Duke Eatmon mega Prince fan will get to the concert no matter what!. Filling in for Butcher T's Noon Time Cuts May 22nd 2015, Duke played 2 hours of Prince music and told us this story.
So we did it. CKUT brought ‹The Genius› to McGill Campus and packed the house with more than 600 fans.
Thanks to SSMU Equity Fund, Rickey D Events, Escape Montreal - all the student groups and fans that helped us spread the word. Truly a unique event. Thanks to Pro-V for spinning the joints and warming up the crowd. Thanks to Zip Loks for m’cing.
And of course, thanks to the GZA himself for connecting the dots - chess - physics - hip hop - relevance - love - the meaning of life … Every lecture should have a dj. This is a review by Zip Lox - host of Ill Groove Garden and co host Ms. Benn
Local avant-garde duo Les Momies de Palerme (Xarah Dion and Marie Davidson) reunited for a special live performance on CKUT's If You Got Ears in May 2013. On "Quebec," the pair create a synth soundscape that is somehow both calming and unsettling.
The past and current hosts of the radio show Dykes On Mykes dug up the mysterious origins to the their theme show and performed it live at CKUT's 25th Anniversary Party. The theme is in fact from a 70s Italian opera La Gatta Cenerentola by Roberto De Simon -re-mixed into a house music club banger by DJ Perry “Wizzard” Lamarre and then becoming the iconic intro to the Dykes on Mykes radio show.
As you may have heard, CKUT had a pretty great party to celebrate our 25 years on air. One of the highlights was a unique rap written & performed live by Logic Johnson, host of Listen You Smell Something. It was a one-time only performance but it's too good to not share. Check it out
Venus Radio started in 1996 by Laura MacNeil, Delphine Foo and Erin MacLeod. The show is run by a collective of hosts and "explores women's impact on music and the impact of music on women in various jobs, stations and positions in life" (show proposal Nov 1996). The show went on to win many #1 Best Radio Show in the Montreal Mirror/Cult Montreal readers poll and is well known for its infamous Radiokee where Montreal musician came to the station to sing their hearts out and raise funds for CKUT.
Below is a bit of oral history - the story of the origins of Venus radio. It is a chat with the founders of Venus which aired for Venus's Sweet 16 May 2013
While imprisoned in the 1960s, Dorothy Proctor was experimented on and forced to electric shock, sensory deprivation, and even LSD-25. Many years after being released, Proctor began her investigation on the experiments that were done to her and countless others in the 1960s and 70s. She later went on to sue the Canadian government for their support of such experiments and won her case in 2002. This clip reveals Proctor’s views on the case, Correctional Service of Canada, and the stigma female prisoners receive.
The interview was conducted by Dee LeCompte host of the radio show Prison Radio which began airing on CKUT 2006 (and is still on the air).
Skater Dykes - MTL Skateboarding Group
Produced by: Ronit & Melanie
Turn up your volume 'cause this audio's O-L-D! In this clip two women, part of an all-dyke Montreal skating crew, talk about what it means to be a female skater. What do you do when you love the hardcore scene and skateboarding, but are totally sick of standing on the sidelines and watching the boys skate? What do you do when a man walks by you skateboarding and tells you a real woman should be wearing red lipstick and standing by her boyfriend's side? Start a skateboarding crew of your own! As a result of Skater Dykes, these skateboarding ladies feel empowered even when faced with discrimination from passersby and male skaters. WARNING: featuring some delicious sonic gems from X-Ray Spex + spreading love for thrash, punk & hardcore
Turn up your volume 'cause this audio's O-L-D! In this clip two women, part of an all-dyke Montreal skating crew, talk about what it means to be a female skater. What do you do when you love the hardcore scene and skateboarding, but are totally sick of standing on the sidelines and watching the boys skate? What do you do when a man walks by you skateboarding and tells you a real woman should be wearing red lipstick and standing by her boyfriend's s
Former sex worker, Valeria Scott, discusses the obsession the public has with sex while still being reluctant to speak about the need to educate on safe sex practices. She rebukes the stigma that prostitutes spread STD’s. Scott explains why apprehending all sex-workers or making prostitution legal while requiring weekly health checks would not stop the spread of STD’s.
Montreal Reggae artist Sampaloo being interviewed by CKUT's Skills Link Crew. Sampaloo talks about coming to Montreal from Jamaica - being an illegal immigrant and starting to get into music. Skills Link was a programme CKUT ran with the Cote Des Neige Black Community Center empowering youth through media skills in April 2013. The radio show they hosted was called Speak Your Mind Radio.
Interview with The Sugarcubes
Produced by: Lorrie Edmonds
Members Einar Benediktsson and Magga Örnólfsdóttir talk with Lorrie about their uncertainty as The Sugarcubes, their publishing company Bad Taste, the music scene in Iceland. Their life on tour is one that amuses them - everything from the hotel rooms to the limousines! They also explain how money has become the drive for the band. Listen to find out more what they truly mean.
If you happened to tune in to CKUT in the middle of a Monday night in late 2012 you may have stumbled upon Craigslist Confidential, a short-lived but fascinating delve into the world of Craigslist.
Only two episodes have survived, but you can listen to them here.
Off The Hook Radio airing every Wednesday from midnight to 2am - for multiple years - tune in and listen to them discuss just how many years each week -but definitely upwards of 20. The infamous, Rap Hour Half Hour has rappers dropping in the station or calling up to rap. Take a listen to this one featuring House Shoes on the phone and Penzo Gritty Stem, Logik Johnson, Mehdi Cee and Urban Logix in studio Sept 5th 2012 - Warning : profane language is spit.
Howard "Stretch" Carr and Faithlyn Sankar interview the one and only Jimmy Cliff. This interview took place July 28th 2012 for CKUT radio show West Indian Rhythms. They cover the inspiration behind The Harder They Come and Many Rivers to Cross, riots in Brixton, and his commitment to uplifting his audience.
The Montreal Mirror was a weekly, anglo, alternative newspaper founded in 1985. It focused on Arts & Culture, entertainment listings, and local politics. It was bought by Quebecor in 1997 and subsequently sold in June 2012 much to the shock and dismay of its employees and numerous readers. This clip is from interviews with Mirror writers Chris Barry and Jonathon Cummings.
Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars dropped by BasabasaSoukous Soundz July 10 2012 to perform live. They were in town to perform at Festival Nuits D'Afrique. Performing Big Fat Dog.
This experimental rock duo stopped by CKUT's Montreal Sessions in June 2012 as part of the station's Suoni Per Il Popolo coverage. Maica Mia may not be together anymore, but their dark, slow-burning songs still resonate.
Isle of Pine (Tim Darcy of Ought's previous band) live performance on CKUT's Underground Sounds (Mondays 8pm - midnight) Produced by Caroline Dutka
This clip, from Bhum Bhum Time is a discussion about racial profiling in Montreal. Sadly the “hoodie march” spoken of was cancelled because of concerns about the safety of participants.
In this clip Pat Dillon aka Sistah P is speaking to Reverend Gray. They discuss the student strike, Trevor Martin, and being ticketed for being black in Montreal.
On Tuesday February 8th 2012 a group of approximately 25 McGill students occupied the 6th floor of the McGill Administration Building. This was done as a result of the decision by McGill Administration to not recognize the results of a referenda questions posed by CKUT 90.3fm and QPIRG McGill. The occupation lasted six days. […]
Tonstartssbandht's Andy and Edwin White know their way around CKUT - Andy was the station's music librarian in 2010, and the two have performed on air many times over the years. In town for POP Montreal 2011, the brothers stopped by CKUT's If You Got Ears, treating listeners to a live rendition of their entrancing psychedelia.
The King of Latin Soul Joe Bataan is interviewed by Andy Williams of CKUT Radio Show The Goods September 6th 2011. The Goods is hosted by DJs Andy Williams and Scott C. The show began in August 2002 and is still on the airwaves.
Lantern passed by New Shit June 2011 and performed live. They were in town for a performance at Weird Fest Montreal. Hometown Philadelphia. Engineered by Joe Winer produced by A.J Cornell
Local musician and sound artist Nick Kuepfer is a longtime favourite studio guest here at CKUT. In June 2011, he stopped by Montreal Sessions for a particularly captivating and chilling experimental set.
This radio art “Rock Story” was produced by Louise Burns in 2010. The text is from a letter she intercepted while working at PolyGram Records in the early 80s. It is based on a piece of fan mail to the group Kiss, written at the time when the group decided to perform without their traditional makeup (1983 – a decision the eventual went back on). This decision upset much of the Kiss Army. This fan mail is the basis for the text. It is performed by Tia Ouimet, Louisa Sage, Detroit Burns and Fortner Anderson as the voice of God. It aired on If You Got Ears and is intro’ed by Alex Moskos.
Bernardino Femminielli is a Montreal dance musician whose persona precedes him. For June 2010 edition of Montreal Sessions, he brought his synths down to the CKUT studio and performed this long-form instrumental electronic track. 22 minutes very well spent.
Solo Performance by Rebecca Foon on cello, effects pedals and voice recorded and mixed by erin Weisgerber and Andrea-Jane Cornell at CKUT for broadcast on the June 8, 2010 edition of the Montreal Sessions.
Claire Boucher, aka Grimes interned at CKUT while studying at McGill University. She performed a live set on our music department’s program New Shit on March 15th 2010. https://archive.org/download/GrimesLiveOnCKUTNewshitMarch152010/grimes%20Live%20on%20CKUT%20newshitMarch15_2010.mp3
K.A.N.T.N.A.G.A.N.O. is a Montreal supergroup made up of Alexander Wilson (01ek), Alexandre St-Onge (Shalabi Effect), and Jonathan Parent (Fly Pan Am). The trio hosted Montreal Sessions in November 2009, gracing the airwaves with their experimental improvisations each Tuesday. Here's one of the tracks they performed - you can find the rest on archive.org.
Jack & Ginger – mixed up CKUT’s country programming with our reggae programming and also featured our very own cocktail (Jack Daniels & homemade Ginger Beer). Performances from Vernon Maytone with Smurfette (Juliet Nelson) and Yonder Hill.
CKUT remodeled our studios in June 2008. Sun Ra Arkestra were in town to perform at the Suoni Per Il Popolo festival and kindly graced us with its cosmic and earthly presence to inaugurate/baptize/christen our studios. We opened up the doors of the studio to the public (hence the chatter in the background) and also conducted a pretty wacky Sun Ra / CKUT style of official ceremony. Khalid M'Seffar, host of Funky Revolutions is conducting the interview and he is speaking to Marshal Allen, Michael Ray and Ray Scott.
In this clip, we hear audio recording from a service in remembrance of the 1990 Oka Crisis. Will Nicholls, former CKUT host of the show Indian Times, spoke during the service. He recounts his experience as host and the dark humor he used in order to survive the repercussion of the Oka Crisis. He explains the reasons for the end of the show as due to the unexpected response by some CKUT listeners along with the harsh realities of racism he experienced personally and as a reporter.
Andy Moore guitarist for Dutch Anarcho punk band The Ex talks to Eric Theriault in May 2004. The Ex performed at the Festival International Du Musique Actuelle in 2004
Andy Moore (previously of Dog Face Hermans) speaks about the Ex's DYI philosophy and the the influence of Eastern African music . He also talks about the departure of longtime member Luc Ex in 2002.
New York Saxophonist Tim Berne brought his project "Tim Berne's Expanded Science Friction Band" to Victoriaville for the 2004 Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville
Eric Theriault host of CKUT music department interviews him for the radio show New Shit.
Khalid M'Seffar host of the radio show Funky Revolutions interview with New York MC Beans formerly of the Anti-Pop Consortium - just prior to the release of his EP "Now Soon Someday" (largely conceived and produced on a 4-track machine). They discuss the punk esthetique of Anti Pop Consortium and the pressure of conformity post 9/11 and the importance of family. April 2004
CKUT90.3fm radio promos for 10th Anniversary Celebration Nov 20 1997 featuring Freaky D, Sampaloo, Zoobone Productions, House of Pride Dancers, Alexis O;Hara, Fortner Anderson, Ratchet Orchestra, SlapHappy 5, Steak 72, Bagpipes, Medieval marching band (feature Régine Chassagne) and more. Take a listen to what our radio promos sounded like in 1997. Produced by Prym Tyme and Louise Burns
Wed April 30th 1997 QueerCorps CKUT -fm Montreal Radio show hosts a fundraiser at Club Hommes in the Gay Village (formerly the infamous Kox) entitled Our Little Girl is All Grown UP - The Ellen Coming Out Episode Party. The Ellen Degeneres Coming Out episode was screened on big screens - also comedians and CKUT djs!!!
Before Pat Dillon Moore became known as Sistah P, she was also known as The Empress, and was the station manager at CKUT from 1992 -96. The tactical squad was the tri-fecta of Pat Dillon (aka the Dread-head), Louise Burns (aka the Redhead) and Sarah Toy (aka The Bedhead). The piece was produced by Prime Time, CKUT Production Coordinator circa 1996 - 2003. It features the voices of John Braithwaite, Rawls , Gordon Kreiger, Mikey Don, Khalid M'Seffar, Margo Lane, Howard 'Stretch' Carr, Detroit Burns, Richard Iton and more.
Buju Banton’s fourth album Til Shiloh was a massive hit. He played the now defunct Montreal Medley in March 1996 and came by CKUT for an interview with Butcher T. This was not the first time he performed in Montreal nor came to the station . CKUT refused to co-present the Buju Banton the first concert back in 93? because of the song (written by Buju when he was 15) Boom Bye Bye and its homophobic lyrics. A decision which still, to date, causes a lot of discussion. The next time he came to CKUT (prior to a concert at the Medley in 95(?)) one of our programmers, Dave Austin, brought their class to the station so the studio was filled with enthusiastic pre-teens. Buju came out of a car wearing roller blades and rolled into the studios – much to the shrieking delight of everyone. This interview happening on Butcher T’s Noon Time Cuts. We left in a few ads at the end for extra flavor.
The all female Seattle band talk on their problem with being labeled a Riot Grrrl band, their experiences after the death of their guitarist, and some of the incidents while on tour in Europe and the American South. Listen to the origins of the band's most lyrically intense songs "Dead Men Don't Rape". The band explains their on-going struggle to have people critique them for being an all female band rather than their lyrics or music.
Ian Stephens poet, founding member of Montreal band Wining Dining & Drilling, aids activist (whose life was cut short by the disease in 1996), also regular contributor to QueerCorps on CKUT. This promo is priceless - captures what we could get away with on community radio in the 90s if you were creative enough to explore the opportunity.
This was a promo that aired on CKUT for an event to launch his book "Diary of A Trademark" at the Stornoway Gallery in Montreal 1994 The other voice is that of DJ Mike Williams
Here is a clip from CKUT's radio show Roots Rock Reggae. Back in the day - before streaming and listening on the archives people used to stay up late and call in their greetings aka "shout outs". Roots Rock Reggae is still on the air today - same time slot, Monday morning (Sunday overnight) 1am - 4am. And they still get a lot of callers and offer relationship advice, gossip, and lots of reggae music check them out. https://ckut.ca/en/content/roots-rock-reggae Here is a clip of callers giving their shout outs. Roots Rock Reggae 1994 Keeps you awake
Ian Mackaye elaborates on Fugazi's reasoning on making "unconventional" decisions such as charging $5 to see them while still playing at recognized venues such as Metropolis. He goes over the history of the band's line, music, and his original hopes for the band. The classic Mackay interview ends with a critique on the music reviewers and explains his emotional response to the "lazy" journalism music writers seem to indulge in.
Interview with JALE Date: 1993 Produced by: Penny Show: CUTS Bassist Laura Stein calls the station for an interview right before heading out on the band’s very first Canadian tour. She confesses to missing practice for thinking the band was a joke. While still in art school, Stein naively talks about the band’s future plans […]
Clair Culhane explains a few reforms to the Canadian prison system. She goes over the bill that allows the media to attend hearings of inmates. For those inmates looking for early releases based on their good behavior while in prison, Culhane points out that media would cause unnecessary commotion against such prisoners and their families. She also informs on judges’ right to decide when inmates would be eligible for parole based on impressions from their trials.
Members of the Scottish band visit the station to explain how their origins in classical music led them into the indescribable noise known as the Dog Faced Hermans. Singer Marion Coutts explains how being in an almost unconscious state helps her be able to deliver such energetic performances. Quite the opposite, percussionist Wilf Plum explains why he feels pressure while performing live. The interview also includes a rare live performance!
Special on Lydia Lunch Date: May 1992 Produced by: Penny Show: CUTS An entire show dedicated to the multitalented artist Lydia Lunch. Best known for singing in Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Lunch moved from music to spoken word and even writing, directing, and staring in a number of films. Host Penny reads from an […]
Here are some zany radio promos for CKUT's 4th Birthday party which took place Nov 14th 1991 at Foufounes Electriques and featured Wall of Angus (with members of Shlonk, Bliss, Grim Skunk, Lizard & DBC), Sons of the Desert, and Zero Tolerance. Also listen for some other whacky promos for paying your pledge, one recognizable voice is Puelo Dier (host of Schmoozing & QueerCorps and CKUT sales Rep) and they were probably produced by the sonic scientist Christof Migone (Production Coordinator).
Live from Le Foufounes Électriques, the members of Hole take turns on the mic to share the thoughts on foxcore, token bass players, and Hollywood. They also discuss their sudden success as a band after being together for merely a year and a half at the point of the interview. Bassist Jill Emery also explains the dynamics of the band through their astrological signs.
After playing their Montreal show, L7 joins CKUT host Penny to smoke and talk in the men's bathroom of Foufounes Électriques. Bassist Jennifer Finch and guitarist Suzi Gardner give a rundown of their organization Rock for Choice which they founded earlier that year. They also explain the reason for writing their song "Everglade," which at the time had yet to be released. Obviously they also talk mosh pits, pit decorum, feminist zines and all that good stuff.
Joseph Norton, the Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council at Kahnawake, reviews the conflict of jurisdiction and policing between the federal government and the Mohawks. He explains the formation and reason for establishing the Peace Keeping Force. He concludes with what be believes the government should do in order to not give but to actually acknowledge the Mohawks’ autonomy.
Interview conducted by then CKUT news programmer David Blair - currently David is CBC's business reporter.
Members of the band talk about their culturally merging music largely based on the didgeridoo. Member Stephen Kent gives a run down on the instrument and its usage context within the band’s music. The ever evolving sound the band produces is determined on the environment the band finds itself in. Be it a top a mountain or in Foufounes Électrique , the sound always takes its needed form.
Right before their show, Penny Patterson host of Cuts on CKUT meets the women of Lunachicks. They discuss the technical side of being in a band by explaining the problems with the English record label Blast First and their naivety in believing companies’ empty promises. The women also talk about how they react to those people who insult them for being women playing music. Find out where the band would like their next shows to be!
November 1989, Pakistani Sufi Musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and fellow musicians were in Montreal to perform a concert for Traquen' Art. Elliot Sharp a central figure in the New York Avant-Garde and experimental music scene, was also in Montreal for a separate performance.
Bryan Zuraw, CKUT's Music Coordinator at the time, and CKUT Programmer, Julia Loktev (host of Curiouser and Curiousear) had the brilliant idea of having them perform live from our CKUT studios. CKUT studios, at this time were located in the basement of the Shatner Building of McGill University. They had never met each other before and come from opposite musical worlds - it's going to be great right?
Chuck D shares his opinions on the American government (George Bush! Remember that guy?), politicians, and history and the effects on Black America. Chuck D elaborates on “Don’t Believe the Hype” (1988) and on Public Enemy’s support for Minister Farrakhan who is mentioned in many of the group’s lyrics. In true Public Enemy form, he finishes off by explaining White supremacy, Black Power and how the two affect the group’s lyrical structures.
Subterranean Jungle was a radio show that aired on CKUT 1985 – 1999. Flipped out Phil moved out of Montreal but continued his much loved radio show online. You can check in out here http://www.flippedoutphil.com/ This is the show intro Click here to download audio