So sorry for the delay - there is not much you can do without a working keyboard. But! There will be more podcasts coming soon now that everything is fully functional again. *fingers crossed*

This week's playlist can be found here: https://goo.gl/jgVDma

Juno awards performances can be found in these CBC music playlists on youtube: 

Awards night: https://goo.gl/Dm5ihu

Awards gala & dinner: https://goo.gl/ub7TMD

Iskwé's performance of The Unforgotten: https://youtu.be/-bLBKpgs8e0

Tiny House Warriors: http://tinyhousewarriors.com/

"The Tiny House Warriors: Our Land is Home is a part of a mission to stop the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline from crossing unceded Secwepemc Territory.
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Ten tiny houses will be built and placed strategically along the 518 km TransMountain pipeline route to assert Secwepemc Law and jurisdiction and block access to this pipeline."

Tiny House Warriors Vol. 1 benefit album: https://tinyhousewarriors.bandcamp.com/

How to keep up with all of Jesse Dangerously's song's of the month, remixes, & extensive music collecting (Backburner, classic hip-hop, & beyond): https://www.patreon.com/rljd

The "We Love Backburner" FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/backburnercrew/

As always, if you want updates to anything throughout the week come join me over at https://www.facebook.com/5440orBust!

Original Air Date: 3/26/18

This week I decided to follow last week's all indigenous show with one highlighting some of the amazing immigrants in the Canadian music scene. Though, unfortunately it was a truncated show and I didn't get to everyone I wanted to who's to say we can't do it again?

As always you can find the playlist here: https://goo.gl/tnDsA9

More about Niyaz's The Fourth Light: https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/03/16/niyaz-honors-8th-century-mystic-on-feminist-album-the-fourth-light-exclusive/

CBC's q: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q

Hip-Hop Evolution: https://www.netflix.com/title/80141782

Original Airdate: 3/19/18

This week's episode only features some of the brilliant indigenous artists of Canada's First Nations. (And yes I know that Yellowknife is in the Northwest Territories, OOPS!) 

Tiny House Warriors Vol. 1 compilation: 40+ artists have donated their music to this album, to assist the Tiny House Warriors to complete the 10 tiny mobile homes that will protect traditional unceded Secwepemc territory from the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion

Aakuluk Music: The Jerry Cans & Nunuvut's ONLY label & home to all indigenous artists including The Jerry Cans, Northern Haze, The Trade-Offs, & Riit

Reclaimed: A weekly show on CBC all about Canada's Indigenous music scene. You can listen to all episodes here. (browser only)

The playlist can be found here: https://goo.gl/KpkjH1

So much new music this week: singles announcing upcoming albums, tours, and recently released albums. As well as some old favourites contributing to the benefit album Tiny House Warriors Vol. 1. Find out more about the land & water protectors and the album at their bandcamp page: tinyhousewarriors.bandcamp.com.

Setlist here: https://tinyurl.com/y8uh4dno

This week again we're in the midst of our phoneathon. Feel free to donate at wnur.org/donate

Original airdate: 3/5/18

This week featuring new tracks from IsKwé, ChessClub, Young Galaxy, and more, as well as an interview I conducted with Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station when she was in Chicago in 12/17 at The Hideout.

Follow this link for this week's playlist: https://goo.gl/5i9yFc

Also WNUR's annual phoneathon & fundraiser is happening from 3/5/18 - 3/14/18 so if you wish to support non-profit community radio please feel free to stop by https://catalyzer.northwestern.edu/project/9549

Follow this link for this week's playlist.