Yellow Brit Road

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of The Beatles' genre defining proto-concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There's a mini-Kingston reunion as we see The Codas, Tiny Horse and Kyra live! And newest tunes from:

Skunk Anansie, Suede, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Cyn Cwsg, Rosellas, Nilüfer Yanya, Rightkeysonly, His Lordship, Deyah, Future Utopia, Lava La Rue, The Bug Club, the north, Eje Blakk, Girlband!, Red Telephone, Kyra, Party Dozen.

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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC archive for 3 months from broadcast.

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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the legacy of Gorillaz' seminal second album Demon Days, which turns 20 next week. Also, friends of the show Jaz and Nathan drop by to help curate a show of the best live picks from Focus Wales festival! Music by:

Gorillaz, Nova Twins, Gruff Rhys, Dead Air, Sister Wives, XENITH, Tara Bandito, 9Bach, Mace The Great, Melys, Gulp, Das Koolies, Ynys.

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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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

First show of the new era! Coming to you from big TO, the 6ix, city of lights Toronto, the Yellow Brit Road turns over a new leaf. Welcome to the first show of the relaunch. Good music as always, some chat about gigs attended and festivals taking place. Music this week by

Suede, Das Koolies, Skunk Anansie, YUNGBLUD, Sunday Best, Be N!ice, AJET, Baby Said, Nubiyan Twist, Brògeal, Papa Jupe's T.C., Jorja Smith, The Mary Column, Lambrini Girls, KulfiGirls.

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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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The final live show, broadcasting from the basement of Carruthers Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Goodbye Kingston, thanks for the memories! It's been an unbelievable five years ♥︎. Music by:

The Strokes, The Kooks, Self Esteem, Problem Patterns, LEAP, Haich Ber Na, Dirty Blonde, LEMFRECK, Citrus, KC Blackwater, IMLÉ, Lydia Prettyman, sounds mint, The New Eves, The Sugar Pills, TroyOkay, hard life, Elton John (how could I not end with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road?)

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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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This week on the show, we're joined by iconic Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys, touring his seminal solo album American Interior on its 10th anniversary. We've also dug out our physical discs to play some Franz Ferdinand, bring you more cuts from weekend 2 of Coachella and have some great new tunes from all kinds of artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by:

Franz Ferdinand, Mclusky, Garbage, Kokoroko, Sorry, Fontaines D.C., The Bug Club, Loyle Carner, The Incident, Bob Vylan, beabeadoobee, Gruff Rhys (look out for part 2 of the interview next week!).

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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate Record Store Day with our physical copies, Pulp return, UK and Irish bands take on Coachella, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals, Neon Neon) joins us next week on the show (!!), and we had new music from:

Mogwai, Gwenno, Pulp, Lara Price Band, Jadu Heart, Krokodole, DEADSET, Rachel Chinouriri, Big Fear, KNEECAP, Sam Akpro, Hotgirl, Kikker, The Prodigy, Obongjayar, Benefits.

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If you're coming to Gruff Rhys' Toronto show on Monday and you're a listener, please come say hello!

Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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This week's Yellow Brit Road looks both forward and backwards: we celebrated Foals' 2008 debut album Antidote, played new artists, got misty-eyed over Kingstonian farewells, celebrated new albums, brought you highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival, and the best music by emerging artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by:

Foals, Antony Szmierek, CMAT, caroline, Parliamo, DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, Howitzer, Uninvited, Florentenes, Ain't , Rizzas, Jasmine.4.t, Drop Dead McPhee, VLURE, English Teacher, BUZZKILL JOY, Nubiyan Twist, Fat Dog, Evan Jackson.

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Note: if you tuned in live last week, you didn't miss anything. The ice storm took our entire station off air on Sunday, so there was no new show.

Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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

I caught up with rising Montreal musician, rapper and hip hop artist Zach Zoya, who is currently on tour across Canada supporting jazz group Busty and the Bass. Listen on for a really interesting backstage post-show chat as we discuss artistry, adapting shows for different crowds, hip hop in Canada and Montreal's rich and diverse music scene!

Indie Wakeup Call is live weekday mornings on CFRC Radio from 8-10 AM (us specifically on Thursdays). Yellow Brit Road continues apace Sunday nights, 8 PM. We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca worldwide! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC archive for 3 months from broadcast.

Note: originally uploaded 18 February 2025; reuploaded since I finally have access to the podcast stream again.

Like what we do? CFRC is in the middle of its annual funding drive! Donate to help keep our 102-year old station going!

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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the man behind a thousand tunes, Damon Albarn, and the fact that his band Blur's comeback album (the first time round) The Magic Whip turns 10 this year. What's special about the Magic Whip?, you ask. It's my favourite Blur album, so you just need to suffer through me yapping about it. Okay? Other great music on the show included:

Nova Twins, Soft Play and Kate Nash, 1-800 GIRLS, Moonlight Eclipse, MACY, Adore, The Wears, Yazz Ahmed, Snapped Ankles, Morgan Elwy, Volume 11, Livid, TewTewTennau, Local Rainbow, Hyphen, Knats, Robo, The Molotovs, Greentea Peng, Krokodile.

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Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC 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 for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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

I caught up with Kingston singer-songwriter Evan Jackson ahead of the release of his single It's Not You, as we talked about songwriting, his upcoming debut album and opening for the iconic Canadian band The Sadies! Evan's album Peace Paper Pleasure comes out 4 April, and you can find the singles, as well as this acoustic rendition on his Spotify. A more in-depth radio live session with him is temporarily available on cfrc.ca (13 March 2025).

Indie Wakeup Call is live weekday mornings on CFRC Radio from 8-10 AM (us specifically on Thursdays). Yellow Brit Road continues apace Sunday nights, 8 PM. We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca worldwide! Listen back to full shows in the linked CFRC archive for 3 months from broadcast.

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

Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

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