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Earlier this month, Fredericton based historian and former president of the York-Sunbury Historical Society, Harold “Hal” Skaarup began distributing his newest book, Canadian Expeditionary Force and Military Cap Badges: York Sunbury Historical Society Fredericton Region Museum Collection.

This new release is over one-thousand pages and catalogues every cap (hat) badge worn by the Canadian military during the First World War, the majority of which were photographed from the Fredericton Region Museum’s collection.

Skaarup hopes that this book will serve as a resource for museums, archives, and enthusiasts to better understand and connect with the past. He also invited interested community members to visit the Fredericton Region Museum to take a look at its reference copy and potentially see the real badges in the Museum’s collection.

Hal Skaarup talked to CHSR News about the significance of cap badges and why he thought it important to create this book.

Hi Folks! This week’s album of the week is a fun one. This week’s playlist is a bit more in the old-school style, but there are a couple newer tunes to spice things up. Next week’s episode will bring the heavy!

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Motley Crue-Take Me to the Top

Judas Priest-Raw Deal

Motorhead-Built For Speed

Motorhead-Tear Ya Down

Venom-Bursting Out

W.A.S.P.-I Am One

W.A.S.P.-The Great Misconceptions Of Me

Black Sabbath-Sabbra Cadabra

Black Sabbath-Killing Yourself to Live

Cancer Bats-Backstab the Rat Race

Death Breath-Heading for Decapitation

Death Knell-Distractions

Death Knell-Murderer

Death Knell-Surfacing

Razor-Decibels

Razor-Jimi the Fly

Razor-Liar

Razor-Open Hostility

Razor-Goof Soup

Savatage-Legions

Diamond Head-Lightning to the Nations

Blue Oyster Cult-Astronomy

Autokrator-Hammer of the Heretics

Thanks for listening!

Hi Folks! This week’s episode was recorded in advance as I was unable to come into the studio this week. It features lots of great longer tunes, so it’s a bit different than the Extravagrindza episodes, where 100+ songs are in the queue! As well, Les Binks, drummer of Judas Priest on their fantastic albums “Stained Class,” “Killing Machine,” and “Unleashed In the East.” He will be sorely missed, and he was a truly incredible drummer.

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Judas Priest-Heroes End

Judas Priest-Saints In Hell

Judas Priest-Delivering the Goods

Obituary-Suffocation

Dopethrone-Zombi Powder (Feat. Julie)

Atramentus-Stygian III: Perennial Voyage

Gorguts-Pleiades’ Dust

Adversarial-Scourge of A World Ablaze

Oppressor-Eclipse Into Eternity

Manilla Road-Spirits of the Dead

Boards of Canada-Gyroscope

Thanks for listening!

Hi Folks! This week features a very special playlist of all Canadian tunes. This was a fun little mini episode from Saturday for the CHSR-FM Radiothon. Hope you all enjoyed and thank you to all those that donated to the station, we greatly appreciate it. Thank you once again!

Here’s the playlist:

Woods of Ypres-Lightning and Snow

Tomb Mold-Manor of Infinite Forms

Razor-Speed Merchants

Razor-Cut Throat

Exciter-Heavy Metal Maniac

Voivod-Voivod

Voivod-Warriors of Ice

Slik Toxik-It’s Not Easy

Neil Young-Computer Age

Neil Young-Sample and Hold

Cryptopsy-Phobophile

Thanks for listening!

The Barr Brothers bring new and cherished songs to The Fredericton Playhouse on Friday, May 9, 2025. Tickets are available!

This week on People Need Music, Brad Barr calls in to chat about their new album and The Barr Brothers performing as a duo.

Playlist:

Claude Munson – Broken Stairs ::

Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder ::

The Barr Brothers – Love Ain’t Enough ::

The Barr Brothers – Saint Cécile ::

The Barr Brothers – Defibrillation ::

The Darcys – Talking ::

Georgia Harmer – Headrush

Hello there everyone. I trust that all is well and that you’re in the mood for an amazing hour of musical mayhem.

This is episode 74 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell.

Before we begin I just want to mention that my son Braydon lives in Newfoundland and has been drumming in a great St. John’s band for a while now. The band is Book Club.

I played one of their tracks a while ago.

They’ve released another one. As great as that last one was, I have to say that I prefer this one. Perhaps it’s because of the wild drums.

So let’s turn this up and you’ll see what I mean. It’s your new favourite song.  By the way, If you ever want more info about this band or any others for that matter, send me a note.

Tim

“The World of Music, One Song at a Time”

Episode Song List

Matt Dusk is a seasoned performer who will perform Tony Bennett classics, on Friday, May 2, 2025 at the Fredericton Playhouse. He called into “People Need Music” to chat about why the Standards continue to be relevant and his great success in Poland.

Playlist

Antoine L. Collins – (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 ::

Amy Millan – Wire Walks ::

Matt Dusk – I Left My Heart in San Francisco ::

Matt Dusk – Old Devil Moon ::

Rebecca Noelle – Believe It ::

Kelly McMichael – Open (Hurts To Have a Heart) ::

Dan Mangan – Melody ::

Kathleen Edwards, Bahamas – Human Touch ::

Jost Bravener & The Hypochondriacs – Last Night ::

The Barr Brothers – Song That I Heard

Hi Folks! Welcome back to Harmony Corruption! I can’t believe it’s officially been 90 episodes. I got to pick up some great new albums on a road trip over the weekend, and this week features lots of tunes off those albums this week.

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Pentagram-20 Buck Spin

Pentagram-Bride of Evil

The Misfits-London Dungeon

The Misfits-Skulls

The Gathering-Strange Machines

The Gathering-Fear the Sea

Mitochondrion-Increatum Vox

Virgin Steele-Invictus

Virgin Steele-Dust From the Burning

Coroner-Mistress Of Deception

Coroner-Read My Scars

Candlemass-Dark Reflections

Nails-I Can’t Turn It Off

Bad Brains-Sailin’ On

Bad Brains-Banned In D.C

Erosion-The Crone

Erosion-Scorched Earth

Razor-Killer Instinct

Razor-Armed and Dangerous

Razor-Ball and Chain

Razor-Life Sentence

Dokken-Breaking the Chains

Cannibal Corpse-The Bleeding

Anvil-Tag Team

Anvil-666

Deicide-Carnage In the Temple

Holy Grinder-Grave Dog

Thanks for listening!

No matter how you look at it, youth are going to be living with the consequences of politics far longer than anyone older.

My guest today is Amanda Munday, the Executive Director of New Majority. Their mission is to “activate young and first-time voters, ensuring [their] voice is heard where it counts”. They recently came to UNB campus to encourage youth to be involved in voting for the federal election, and she joins me to talk about their goals, scope of activities and encouraging people across the country.

The federal election is happening on April 28, but there are opportunities to vote on campus or in other places in advance of the election day. Additional information is available at Elections Canada.

I’d like to start out with a huge thank you to everyone who helped support CHSR Fundrive 2025 and helped us reach our goal. Whether you donated your time, music or money it is greatly appreciated.

This weeks show is below though not necessarily in this order!

Artist – Title