Yellow Brit Road

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.

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)

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.

Listen live Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC 101.9 FM or on cfrc.ca.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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)

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, stories and interviews, 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 [email protected], tweet @YellowBritCFRC or find us on Instagram at @⁠yellowbritroad⁠. I love reading your correspondence!