Yellow Brit Road

To call Dublin post punk five-piece band Gurriers "outspoken" could refer to a few things. They are unapologetic in their lyrics, hitting home on themes ranging from hypocricy to nihilism, extreme rhetoric, online abuse and desensitisation. Musically, they make you sit up and listen. Their live shows are electrifying, loud and alive. And they practice what they preach, having led the entire contingent of Irish artists at SXSW to pull out of the festival in protest of its sponsorship by the US army amidst its funding of genocide in Palestine and the Middle East in 2024.

I caught up with bassist Charlie McCarthy and Pierce O'Callaghan, bassist and drummer in the Gurriers to talk all about their debut album ‘Come and See’ (2024), and other things like rafter athletics, empathetic punk rock, SXSW and the surprising role Deftones and cat pictures played in the Gurriers origin story.

It was a pleasure chatting with Charlie and Pierce! I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Find their debut album on their Bandcamp page.

This interview was recorded just before Gurriers’ excellent debut headline Canadian show at The Garrison in Toronto last month. Thank you to the Lakeview Diner for having us!

Cover shot: Gurriers (and me) by Nolan McBride @ The Lakeview. 19 March 2026.

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Festival season is here! As week 1 of Coachella 2026 comes to a close, we look back at some of our favourite performances at the festival by UK and Irish artists (and Geese, because turns out I'm like that), talk about the significance of Justin Bieber's return to music at Coachella (aka Bieberchella, which as a Canadian show we feel compelled to discuss), and the incredible Dublin post punks Gurriers join us for an interview! We'd recorded this before their show at the Garrison in Toronto in March 2026.

Music this week by The xx, Blood Orange, Holly Humberstone, NewDad, CMAT, Geese (doing Bieberchella!?), Gurriers.

Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Cover shot: Gurriers by Nolan McBride @ The Garrison, Toronto. 19 March 2026.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

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Toronto shoegaze 5 piece band Mad Iris bring together harsh, loud guitar noise, softer, intimate sounds, both screams and whispers, while evoking a certain hazy, nostalgic 90s image that brings to mind artists like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. They also have a unique sound through layering up 3 guitars, all adding something new. We caught up with the band at Wavelength Festival 2026, where they performed at St. Anne's Parish, for a quick chat and live session ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album.

Songs played in this session: 1. Blackjack 2. Silver Nails, 3. Daisy, Don't Take My Baby.

Cover shot: Mad Iris @ St. Anne's Parish, by Owen Forbes.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Packed show this week. Back from the Junos and back on track, we review new albums from Raye and the new Quebecois funky microtonal sensations Angine de Poitrine. Paul McCartney's back with music and he's getting back to the beginning, 6 Music Festival kicks off the British summer festival season and we are joined for a live session by Toronto shoegaze band Mad Iris, back from when we met them at Wavelength Festival. Music this week by:

Depeche Mode, RAYE, Paul McCartney, mclusky, Lava La Rue, The Clockworks, Mount Palomar, Enola Gay; Angine de Poitrine [also check out FAST FAST], Kizzy Crawford, Karen Dío, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Bloc Party, Mandy, Indiana; Mad Iris. FYI - mclusky in town on Monday, 6 April at the Mod Club! Come down/look out for our interview soon. :)

Find this week's show playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week's show is a little different: we come to you live from on the ground in Hamilton, ON for the 55th annual JUNO Awards! The Yellow Brit Road takes you behind the scenes of Canada's biggest night in music with coverage from Junos Week events including JunoFest and Songwriters' Circle, including interviews with performers, JUNO nominees, performances from the Junos Gala and Juno Week! We are joined by Rachel Bobbitt, Sister Ray and Dumb Crush. Performances in the show playlist. Note: the show was recorded prior to the main Juno Awards ceremony, which obviously goes live at the exact same time as this show, so all this coverage is from before then. Music this week by

Cam Kahin, Saya Gray @ Junos Gala, Rachel Bobbitt, The Beaches, Sister Ray, Aysanabee, PUP, Dumb Crush (live @ CFRC).

Find all live performances linked in the show playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Cover photo: Sister Raye @ The Underground by Michelle Beatty. 28 March 2026, JunoFest, Hamilton, ON.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Lots on the Yellow Brit Road this week. We bring you coverage from Wavelength music festival in Toronto: some sessions and interviews we did (coming soon!), Melissa Auf der Maur's 90s rock memoir launch on her time in Hole, Paul McCartney's photogallery on 1963-64 with the Beatles, review from seeing Gurriers live this week (interview to follow soon!), Prodigy's breakthrough 1996 hit 'Firestarter' turns 30, and ahead of the 2026 Junos in Hamilton, Feura, who will be performing at JunoFest joins us on the show! Music this week by

The Prodigy, mclusky, Sorry, Deadletter, Congratulations, Dead Air, Sam Akpro, Chloe Qisha, Nubiyan Twist, Hanging Pieces, Kneecap, Cam Kahin, The Hives, Feura.

Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we are joined in session by the Montreal-based four-piece punk band Truck Violence! Truck Violence go beyond the confines of punk: drawing on influences from back home in Alberta, where vocalist Karsyn Henderson and guitarist Paul Lecours are from, the band paint visit pictures of life in the prairies with both their music and words, centred around Karsyn’s captivating poetry. Musically, they occasionally draw on country music, even featuring the banjo.

The band joined us before their set at The Handlebar in Toronto to talk art, poetry, authenticity, Alberta and their 2024 debut album Violence. You will also hear 3 songs performed at that show: 1. Undressed you layn't before 2. Lecture 3. Guns buried in the front yard.

Unfortunately, the only place we could record this interview was outdoors, so I apologise for the occasional street noises and jackets rustling. EQ can do a lot but it's not magic! And thank you to the band for braving -10ºC weather to chat poetry with me for 20 minutes.

Cover art: Truck Violence in Toronto, 21 February 2026 by Cece Tang.

Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're talking a lot about live shows: we're talking upcoming shows and interviews, and we bring you an interview and live set with Montreal punk band Truck Violence! The band joined us before their set at The Handlebar in Toronto on 21 February 2026 to talk art, poetry, Alberta and their 2024 debut album Violence. Songs played on this set are 1. Undressed you layn't before 2. Lecture 3. Guns buried in the yard. Plus, a tiny St. Patrick's day special! Music this week is by:

Fontaines D.C. (had to, St. Patrick's weekend and being the Irish music show), Fred again.., Ezra Collective, Arlo Parks, Yardbreaker, Lime Garden, Konyikeh, Gurriers, Saint Sappho, snake eyes, Bibi Club, Bad Waitress, Truck Violence. Also mentioned: Sweet Pill.

Cover art: Truck Violence in Toronto, 21 February 2026 by Cece Tang.

Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we are joined by the Brampton based metal band Dear Evangeline! We caught up with the band at their recent show at The Handlebar in Toronto to talk new music, inspirations, opening for Kittie, why they were destined to be musical stars and The Dichotomy ever-present in their music. The songs you hear played live on this session are, in order, are ‘Other Side’, a new, untitled song, ‘What You Want’ and ‘Saint Complex’.

Cover picture: Dear Evangeline, The Handlebar, 21 February 2026.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

A busy week on the Yellow Brit Road! We celebrated 25 years of Muse's iconic single 'Plug In Baby', taken from their breakthrough second album Origin of Symmetry, review the new Gorillaz album The Mountain, walk through the making of War Child's new charity album Help (2): is it the album of the year already?

Not a special show for International Women's Day (if people weren't cowards they could do it every week... signed, a show run by a woman that features women more than half the show most weeks anyway). But! We are also joined for a live session by Brampton based metal band Dear Evangeline! We recorded them at The Handlebar in Toronto on 21 March 2026. Music this week by:

Muse, Gorillaz, Heavenly, Jessie and the Revolvers, Morton Betts, Sprints, English Teacher/Help (2), Drop Dead McPhee, Nxdia, Kingdom of Birds, Monstrosa, Dear Evangeline.

*Sorry if some sections sound a bit muddy. I blame Spotify for having had to run parts of the episode through a heavy noise remover plugin after getting hit TWICE.

Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.

Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!

Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.