Posts about shows and programmers.
Jean-Guy Poirier, a firefighter diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress (Disorder), started PTSD Peer Support groups: “The Truth Behind The Smile. These groups so far are in London, Stratford, and Kitchener, Ontario. Jean-Guy has a big vision for The “Truth Behind The Smile.” Giving back is a big part of the endeveour.
Thanks Jean-Guy!
CKMS News 2023-10-27-Reaffirming The Regional Plan
by: dan kellar
During presentations on October 25th to Waterloo Regional Council, 2 delegates asked the council to respond to the Ontario government’s reversal of the forced expansion of the region’s urban boundaries by reaffirming their commitment to the 2022 Regional Official Plan and by informing the Government that no changes will be identified.
In today’s show, we hear excerpts from the delegations of Sam Nabi, the director of Hold the Line Waterloo Region, and Kevin Thomason of the Grand River Environmental Network to the regional council, along with responses from councilors Rob Deutschmann and Dorothy McCabe.
These delegations were in response to the October 23rd announcement from the Ontario minister of municipal affairs and housing, Paul Calandra, that affected municipalities had 45 days to respond to his government’s policy reversal.
Before we get into those presentations, here is a bit of background on the situation.
On October 23rd Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs and housing Paul Calandra announced the reversal of his government’s plans which would have forced the extension of the urban boundaries of 12 Ontario municipalities. In the case of Waterloo Region, this reversal could be accompanied by a return to the 2022 Regional Official Plan which was the product of an extensive public consultation and negotiation.
This recent flip-flop by the PC government, follows the reversal of the Greenbelt development plans which received widespread condemnation, was the catalyst of province-wide protests, and is also the focus of an RCMP investigation.
In April 2023, Ford’s Progressive Conservative government upended the plans of many municipalities by overturning their urban boundary and development plans, forcing municipalities to start new processes to approve previously protected land, for new urban sprawl.
At the time of the original upending of the region’s official plan, local grassroots organisation Hold the Line WR were adamant the Region needed to fight back against the conservative government’s plans. Now, Sam Nabi, the director of the group, and Kevin Thomason of GREN are asking the regional council to reaffirm their commitment to the 2022 Regional Official Plan and to tell Minister Calandra, within his 45 day limit, that there will be no changes identified.
What’s up, y’all? New Clean Up Hour for y’all. This one is All Things Considered 51, which detours from the usual Hip-Hop the show specializes in to delve into the discography of Shintaro Sakamoto, who evolved from the frontman of Yura Yura Teikoku — an influential psychedelic rock band — to a solo career specializing in somber funk and vibey, meditative grooves. If you can’t wait until Midnight, check the mix here (sorry to you folks who use RSS feeds, the file is too big for me to upload here, I’ll try to right that next week).
Here’s the tracklist:
Usa Ga Honto Ni
Karappo No Machi
Kantsumae
Machibito
Jikan
You Have Time But I Don’t
You Just Decided
Let’s Dance Raw
By Swallow Season
Like an Animal
Gently Disappear
Another Planet
Small But Enough
Floating Weeds
Hollow Me
Thickness of Love
Others
Nantonaku Yumeo
Party Wa Yaranai
My Memories Fade
Don’t Know What’s Normal
This World Should Be More Wonderful
Boat (feat. Eddie Corman) [Bonus Track]
Obscure Nightclub [Bonus Track]
Ohanamodki [Bonus Track]
Soul Bisection [Bonus Track]
Taiyo No Shiroi Kona [Bonus Track]
So, for #throwbackthursdays, I’ll throw it back to the only other non Hip Hop All Things Considered I did on ThorHighHeels, one of youtube’s best gaming critics who also makes fantastic vaporwave/lofi hip hop/whatever else he feels like.
Here’s the tracklist:
in the valley of death
~ OUT ON THE STREET ~
Lidl Pump & His Droptop Aldi
Urban Frolicking
rip
ignant
gangsta
gangsta to
gangsta 3th
rubber bullets
Kawaii In Da Hood
u scoundrel
KING OF THE IRON FUCK
Je Moeder
Every Single Beat Ever
debts
Seinstein
sped 4 ned
The Loop
b**ch im compressed
01.
START
ESSENTIAL CLUB SOUNDS vol-2
Amber
The Walk
The Nomura Str. Junkyard
Kill Me Baby
10月
i miss u [DoWnLoAdEd_ThRu_LiMeWiRe]
crb5 drft
Highway Flash
Spinel
settings
im sue. 10000000000000000000000 euros in damages
Cathedral Gallows
Secret Agent Mondo Beach
Determinition
Compact Disc
Autumnal Fog
BUYBUYBUY
HEARTWARMING EMOTION
Roomlight
07.
The Blackmail Boys
05.
Frozen Train Tracks
Insert Japanese Name
Albino Bike Ride
Forced Into Dawn
;ol,ikmujnyhbt
Chrysoberyl
Sapphire
Silent Samples
Critical Yellow
MANDALA
THE GLORIOUS U.N.
two thousand two
Snow.wav
UNUSED II
b**chnose
yume story
The Moth Hotel
The Afternoon
Mash-Op
PS3 beat
Thortober Ave
Seventeen
dance of death
sunbeams
悲しい夏
Moonlit Lumber Mill Massacre
See y’all on Sunday for more Horizon Broadening Hour + a list of new tunes!
Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RadioNowhere231022Episode33.mp3, 58m19s, 80.0 MBytes
| Volver | Los Inquietos del Vallenato |
| Couldn’t Stand the Weather | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |
| Who do You Love? | Nash the Slash |
| Something Better | The Blueflowers |
| Top Down | Teenage Head |
| Traveling Riverside Blues | Eric Clapton |
| Fresh-Garbage | Spirit |
| Tell Mama | Savoy Brown |
| Gasoline Alley | Rod Stewart |
| What A Way To Die | The Pleasure Seekers |
| Have a Cigar | Pink Floyd |
| The Volcano Song | The Budos Band |
| All Mine | Portishead |
| Horace and Pete | Paul Simon |
| Winterlude | The Wilderness Of Manitoba |
| Give Up This Day (with R. Reverend “Sport” Trendleberg) | Proctor And Bergmen |
Saturday October 28, 2023 at 9AM Replay Sunday October 29, 2023 at 4PMAfter broadcast on SoundCloud
[https://soundcloud.com/user-163878073/sets/quinte-jazz]
🍁Gabriel Mark Hasselbach Chill Will TOUGUE AND GROOVE 2021
gabrieljazz.com
🍁Darren Rahn Midnight Sun ROCK THE WORLD 2022
www.darrenrahn.com
🍁Four 80 East This Time Around GONNA BE ALRIGHT Four 80 East This Time Around GONNA BE ALRIGHT 2023 four80east.com
Tape 5 Duesenburg THE ROARING 2020’S 2016 tapefive.com
🍁Joy Lapps Find Your Place GIRL IN THE YARD 2023 www.joylapps.com
🍁Astrocolor Star Swing MOONLIGHTING VOL1 2022 www.astrocolormusic.com/about
Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man HEAD HUNTERS 1992 herbiehoncock.com
🍁Laila Biali Wind LAILA BIALI 2019 lailabiali.com/bio
🍁Sanah Kadoura The Seer, the Soarer DUALITY 2023 sanahmusic.com/BIO
Jaco Pastorius KURU/Speak Like A Child JACO PASTORIUS 1976
jacopastorius.com
Kim Scott I’m Every Woman SHINE 2022 kimscottmusic.com
Michael Lington Baker Street ALONE TOGETHER michaellington.com
by MP Holmes
Kitchener, ON
“Show up and tune in” was the message from the Poverty Reduction Forum, when asked how people can engage with 2024 police budget consultations. The Forum, which was hosted by the Kitchener Public Library and presented by the Waterloo Region Community Legal Services, was held on October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
The Forum consisted of two four person panels that included outreach workers; people with lived experience of poverty; academics; a former politician; and social workers.
Some of the conversation at the Forum revolved around the problems and challenges when dealing with the police. Consistently, across the panels, delegates encouraged all members of the public to get involved in the community consultation process, in particular to attend the upcoming public consultations on the police budget on October 26 and November 6.
Earlier this year, the Waterloo Regional Council approved a motion that demanded the WRPS board consult with council and the public before approving its annual budget, in an effort to encourage transparency and improve relations between the police and the public. Up until now, Regional Council could only approve or reject the police budget and had no control over individual budget items or the process.
As reported by CKMS news last week, Regional Councillor Rob Deutschmann presented a motion to council to express dissatisfaction and disappointment in the engagement process so far and that the WRPS budget seems to have been finalized with neither public nor council input. That motion ultimately failed, though the vote was close.
At the Poverty Forum, advocates Kamil Ahmed, a community organizer and mediator at Community Justice Initiatives, and Sara Escobar, co-founder of Peregrine Outreach, both stressed the importance of public participation. Kamil also discussed the importance of gaining a wider perspective and understanding of the police’s increased budget requests.
The WRPS is the 12th largest police service in Canada and the 7th in Ontario. In 2023 the police budget was $214 million. Despite a surplus, the WRPS has asked their 2024 budget to be increased by $16 million, in large part to fund additional 18 new officers in 2024 and 2025. The reason, according to police, is because officer staffing in the region has fallen short of other major municipalities, noting that as the population has grown in size, staffing has not increased.
To bolster their request, the police pointed to the rise in crime from 2012 to 2021 has risen 34 percent.
The Police budget public consultations begin with a virtual meeting on Thursday, October 26 at 1 pm. You can join this consultation by watching on Waterloo Regional Police Service Board’s YouTube channel.
You can listen to the story above:
Today’s episode starts off with an epically long tune, then takes a bit of a spooky turn with some Halloween-themed tunes. As always, thanks for listening!
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Former Radio Waterloo / CKMS-FM, Director and Programmer: DJ Denim with Denim Entertainment came on the Regime. To talk about Denim history and upcoming event, on November 4th: Halloween Hangover -tickets via eventbrite. It is going to be a spectacular event! Featuring our own Nattyphysicist, and local support from Magnatech, as well as: Jana Greenstone, Pachelle, Raul Vargas, RE:SETER & of course, Denim!
Check out Denimentertainment.com
DJ Denim!!
Check out local to Kitchener: Burnaby! So energetic and good fun, awesome pop-punk, alternative band. A bunch of friends who have been playing for years! They have an upcoming EP. Featured in this interview are the songs, “Frankly,” and “The King is Dead.”
Love these guys <3
The Regime is on biweekly, Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern Time Zone.
Welcome to Episode #69 of From the Void
Tonight I’m playing all Flaming Lips
My new podcast with Co – Host Peri Urban is on YouTube, it’s called The Listening Eyebrow and its about deep listening to good music.
ALSO!!! I released a new album. Everything, Vol. 3 Spotify, You Tube and Bandcamp or where ever you stream your music!
See you in the Void!
What’s up, y’all? As promised, here is the summary of new music I have added since the last post:
| Friends From Church | Friends From Church | Pop | Unknown | |
| Ducks Ltd. | Modern Fiction | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Ben Caplan | Recollection (Reimagined) | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Thierry Larose | Cantalou | Traditional | CanCon | |
| Girlfriends & Boyfriends | Fallacy of Fairness | Alternative | No | |
| Maria Muldaur | Let’s Get Happy Together | Jazz | No | |
| The Reed Effect | 1973 | Alternative | Unknown | |
| Mista1touch | Fire Touch Ice | Pop | CanCon (presumed) | |
| Finny McConnel | The Dark Streets of Love | Rock | CanCon | |
| Balrogath | Nameless Terror | Metal | CanCon | |
| Kyra and the Tully | TIME | Country/Folk | CanCon | |
| Osyron | Foundations (EP) | Metal | CanCon | |
| The Stonehouse Band | Stonehouse, Vol 1: The Escarpment Sessions | Other | CanCon | |
| The Jerry Gross Organization | Processed Hearts | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Taken by Sanity | Saturn Days | Alternative | CanCon | |
| Dylan Hennessy | Dylan Hennessy EP | Rock | I may have mislabelled this one as CanCon, not sure, please don’t kill me if I did | CanCon |
| whatshisface | concentrated gibberish | Rap | Unknown | |
| Various Artists | Cover Art | Various Genres | CanCon | |
| Fools Like You | Fools Like You | Rock | Unknown | |
| Hinterlandband | Bon Echo | Jazz | Unknown | |
| Dri Hiev | Dri Hiev | Industrial | CanCon | |
| Mo Faux | Hollow Heart | Dance/House | CanCon | |
| Luka Kuplowsky | Stardust | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Dave Cherub | Dave Cherub | Country/Folk | CanCon (presumed) | |
| Jess Knights | Best Kind of Light | Pop | CanCon | |
| Last Birds | Last Birds | Pop | CanCon | |
| M.T. Walker | Horizons | Country & Folk | Unknown | |
| Hyperia | Insanatorium | Metal | CanCon (partially) | |
| Les Elles | Pamela Peacemaker | Pop | CanCon (presumed) | |
| Six Corners | Six Corners | Country & Folk | CanCon | |
| Kylo | Kylo | Electro/Pop | CanCon | |
| Satellite & The Harpoonist | Satellite Man | Blues | CanCon | |
| Motus & Lotusts | Exoplanets | Psychedlic Rock | CanCon | |
| The Montreal Rock Band | Man Down III (Demo) | Rock | All presumed | CanCon |
| Loryn Taggart | The Art of Pulling Through | Folk/Jazz/Pop/Ballad | CanCon | |
| Dave Cherub | Climate Songs (for Lovers) | Psychedlic Rock/Americana/Power-Pop | CanCon | |
Also, as promised, here is The Horizon Broadening Hour #2, if you can’t wait until 10:00 PM:
Here is the tracklist:
The Painters – Somewhere
Dave Cherub – Waiting for Your Cookie
Loryn Taggart – Scandal Monger
Dani Nash – Fantasy
Touching – Two Solitudes
Girlpuppy – Miniature Furniture
Lou-Adrianne Cassidy – oui le serpent nous guette
Ducks Ltd. – Eighteen Cigarettes
Kylo – Undertow
Mofaux – Heart Don’t Want to Know
Mista1touch – Protect wi Land
Phonosonics – Dark-Haired Dub
Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band – Itana Odede
Matt Sellick & Jesse Cook – Soot
Maria Muldaur – Some Sweet Day
Rakkatak – Forgive and Forget
Dri Hiev – Garbage for Labour
Hyperia – Unleash the Pigs
Osyron – Ignite
Balrogath – Mindslayer
Motusts & Lotusts – Avulsion 2020
Godspeed You, Black Emporer! – A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) [Physical CD Version]
Evelyne Brochu – Copie Carbone
Couer de Pirate – Printemps
Karen Morand and the Bosco Boys – Coffee
Barney Bentall – Upstairs Downstairs (for Penny)
See y’all next time!
Orchester Der Kulturen [Orchestra of Cultures] A WORLD SYMPHONY Mongolian Horserace 2020 orchesterderkulturen.de/en
Hutchinson Andrew Trio Jig THE SENATOR A TRIBUTE TO TOMMY BANKS 2023 hatjazz.com
Shawn Raiford Vallejo SINGLE 2023 shawnraifordsax.com/me
Dave Koz When You Wish Upon A Star SINGLE 2023 www.davekoz.com
Oliver Jones Blues For Helene 40 YEARS OF JUSTIN TIME RECORDS justin-time.com 2023
House Of Waters Hang In The Air ON BECOMING 2023 houseofwaters.com/home
Olivia Maisel Easy To Love A MOMENT IN TIME 2023
www.oliviamaisel.com
Andrew Krasinlkov Svet Svet-Besprovet BLOODY BELLY CHROME JELLY 2023 home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/press/2023/09/0104.html
Teri Parker Paw Prints SHAPING THE INVISIBLE 2023 www.teriparkermusic.com
Groove Frequencies On The Run SINGLE 2023 www.groovefrequencies.com
CKMS News – 2023-10-20 – Councilor Deutschmann wants police to adhere to council resolutions.
by: dan kellar
On Wednesday October 18th, regional councilor Rob Deutschmann presented a motion asking council to “express its dissatisfaction and disappointment” in the “Waterloo Region Police Services Board and the Waterloo Region Police Service Chief of Police”.
The motion in response to the police board ignoring a February 2023 resolution from the regional council which asked the police to present their draft budget ahead of the budget being approved by the police board. Deutschmann says the police have ignored 3 follow up requests for engagement ahead of this year’s budget season.
Further, Deutschmann’s new motion again calls for the police to present their draft budget to the regional council before it is approved at the police board in the coming weeks.
In a response to questions posed by CKMS News regarding the police presenting their draft budget as previously requested, Cherri Greeno the director of corporate affairs for the Waterloo police indicated the police were not planning to present their draft budget ahead of time saying:
“The 2024 WRPS Operating and Capital Budget will be presented to Waterloo Regional Council on November 22, 2023.” Greeno Added “Two public engagement sessions are being held on October 26, 2023 and November 6, 2023.” The police board will be meeting on November 15th to approve the police budget.
Greeno concluded “WRPS is confident that through this enhanced and purposeful engagement with Regional Council, that we will build on our existing relationship of collaboration and trust while continuing to ensure that all people in Waterloo Region are safe and feel safe.”
At the meeting councilor Deutschmann presented his argument to have council again ask police for respectful collaboration in finalising the budget, and without any questions from other councilors, a vote was soon called.
In the end the vote failed after a 6-6 tie as councilors Deutschmann, Liggett, Wolf, James, Williams, and Huinink voted for the resolution, while Councilors Shantz, Redman, Foxton, Erb, Harris, and Craig voted against it. Councilors Salonen, Vrbanovic, Nowak, and McCabe were not present for the vote. Of the 6 “no” votes, Councilors Redman, Shantz, and Craig are all on the police services board.
Today’s episode features an interview with Waterloo Regional councilor Rob Deutschmann, discussing the motivations behind his motion including how the police ignoring the council’s previous requests for early engagement are “disrespectful” and quite disruptive to the overall budget process as it typically represents around ⅓ of the overall budget.
What up, y’all? It’s ya boy, mophead, here with this week’s mix. Pretty straightforward night of music, with a few minutes of me lamenting the state of social media discourse right now.
Here’s tonight’s tracklist:
JPEGMAFIA – Lightbulbs
A7PHA, Buck 65, Aesop Rock, Why?, Self Jupiter, Dose One, & Mestizo – Many Headed (Deluxe)
Lupe Fiasco & Ab-Soul – Thorns & Horns
The Game & Wil.I.Am – Compton
MIKE – African Sex Freak Fantasy
Method Man, Funkmaster Flex, & Big Kap – True
DJ Shadow & De La Soul – Rocket Fuel
Vince Staples & LA Leakers – Made in Black America Freestyle
Weerd Science – God Bless Pepsi
Lil Wayne – Slip
The Game – Where I’m From
Rome Streetz & Joey Badass – Fire at Ya Idle Mind
Armand Hammer & Cavalier – I Keep a Mirror in my Pocket
Crownovhornz – Roadhouse (1989)
El Camino & Inspectah Deck – Victory
Cam’Ron – Dress Like Nas in 94 Freestyle
Paul Wall, Termanology, & CL Smooth – It’s Magic
Wordburglar – The Comics Section
Clear Soul Forces – Diamond Rhymin
Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah, & Harry Fraud – Pull Up
Michael Christmas – dawg called me lazy on twitter freestyle
Puff Daddy, Fabolous, & Jacquees – Pick Up
Travis Thompson, Jake One, & Erick the Architect – What If?
Nas & Hit-Boy – No Tears
Logic – Get High V3 (02.28.2015)
BROCKHAMPTON – ALWAYS SOMETHING
Skyblew & Navo the Maestro – Light Switch
A-F-R-O – Talk ov da Town
Your Old Droog – Go to Sleep
Westside Gunn, Stove God Cooks, & Keisha Plum – Babylon Bis
Drake & Chief Keef – All the Parties
Home Brew – Dedicated To
RIP to Trugoy the Dove!
Now, as I promised last week, I would also start doing “#throwbackthursdays” to mixes I haven’t posted to CKMS’s wordpress. I decided the first mix would be #49: after talking with Yenny on CKMS Community Connections this past Monday (which you can check out here: https://radiowaterloo.ca/dj-mophead-on-ccc-with-yenny/ ), I found myself reminiscing on the pre-COVID world, when I was in the studio each week just playing music off of my iPod. This one was All Things Considered on Shawn Chrystopher, check it:
Tracklist:
You and Only You
The Revoltuion
Yeah
Fresh Prince
situation (feat. Dom Kennedy)
The Wood
Wildin (feat. Tahoe)
2Day
Star Align
Manifest
Ashes on My Macbook
hi(gh).
Keep Your Classroom
molasses.
U Think I’m Ugly?
her thoughts.
Dinner With a Supermodel
his thoughts.
Nobody on this Earth
blackandwhite.
lauren’s story.
Faithful
U Know I Ms. U
Payback
Real N***a (Interlude)
Def Jam (Interlude)
Dreams
one of my homies.
end.
See y’all Sunday with a summary of new music added to airtime + another Horizon Broadening Hour!
Well it’s the same thing every time I see you
All you ever talk about is you
Now I really don’t want to bore you
But it’s about time you considered me too
Episode 15 of Through the Static see’s the usual jump across decades and genres, but this time we incorporate more physical mediums of music. CD’s and vinyl records are featured in this episode, so sit back and enjoy!
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by MP Holmes
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener City council unanimously passed a new motion to begin the process to increase the missing middle housing stock by allowing fourplexes on single residential lots.
The housing advocacy group YIMBY delegated in favour of the motion at the Council meeting. “YIMBY” is an acronym which stands for “Yes In My Back Yard”.
The ‘missing middle’ is defined as medium-density housing that sits somewhere between single-family residential properties and high-rise condominiums. The intention behind missing middle housing is that it is cheaper for each resident because costs of living on a property are split between four residents rather than one. Currently, fourplexes need special zoning approvals to be built in Kitchener. This new possible bylaw would legally allow fourplexes under the municipality’s zoning bylaw, so special permission to build will not be needed.
Councillors were mostly open and optimistic although wary of opposition. Councillor Paul Singh encouraged city staff to prioritise issues of parking in their development. Councillor Debbie Chapman raised the issue of affordability and how the city will ensure this initiative doesn’t fall prey to the allure of AirBnB revenue, and Councillor Bill Ioannidis lamented the community’s expectations related to housing.
The idea of fourplexes has been brought forward in other Ontario municipalities. Mississauga has decided to not move forward on fourplexes, while Toronto passed a motion to allow fourplexes back in May.
The motion in Kitchener City Council was similar to a motion the mayor of Guelph brought to a council meeting in Guelph on Tuesday afternoon. That motion was passed unanimously as well. Waterloo City Councillor Royce Bodaly has also brought forward a motion looking at permitting four units on one lot in Waterloo. That motion is set to be discussed at the October 30 Council meeting.
The music on today’s show is called “Maple Music” by Godmode courtesy of by Expectantly Maple Music on youtube.
Listen to the radio story above:
Welcome to Episode #68 of From the Void
Tonight I’m playing all Tool
My new podcast with Co – Host Peri Urban is on YouTube, it’s called The Listening Eyebrow and its about deep listening to good music.
ALSO!!! I released a new album. Everything, Vol. 3 Spotify, You Tube and Bandcamp or where ever you stream your music!
See you in the Void!
Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RadioNowhere231015Episode32.mp3, 58m19s, 80.0 MBytes
| Season of the Witch | Al Kooper & Stephen Stills |
| Fight The Power (Part 1 & 2) | The Isley Brothers |
| Fuck Me Pumps | Amy Winehouse |
| Free Man in Paris | Joni Mitchell |
| Locomotive Breath | Jethro Tull |
| Everything Now | Arcade Fire |
| La Calandria | Linda Ronstadt |
| Next of Kin | Alvvays |
| Glamour Boys | Living Colour |
| Fish and Whistle (Live) | John Prine |
| Hang Loose | Alabama Shakes |
| Handle with Care [DVD] | The Traveling Wilburys |
| We Just Disagree | Dave Mason |
| Song 2 | Blur |
On the Monday 16th of October, 11 AM, CKMS Community Connections we talked with DJ Mophead!
It was an amazing conversation, and we learned a lot about how little Richard back in the day, when he was nine years’ old, discovered Hip Hop. Til he had an opportunity to start a show with CKMS, and quite the show at that. DJ Mophead had prepared daytime friendly tunes:
Skyblew x Navo the Maestro – Light Switch
Aesop Rock – Blood Sandwich
6 Dogs – Plant Life
Blu – j e s u s
Childish Gambino – Waiting
Bloquera – Back to the Grind Again
It was friggen awesome
Check it out The Clean-Up Hour sometime: Thursdays 12 midnight til 2 am
He’s also on SoundCloud: Mophead (Waterloo)
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CKMS News – 2023-10-17- CKMS Responds to Meta’s C-18 Reaction
by: dan kellar
Waterloo – “We have not been able to engage with any of our listeners on those platforms… We’re just getting caught up in it and it is not very fair to us.” is how Radio Waterloo’s president Nat Persaud responded when asked by CKMS News about the effects of Meta’s actions which de-platformed and restricted the community radio station’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Similar to many community radio station across the country, Radio Waterloo, also known as CKMS, started to see restrictions on Facebook posts in August, and by September the station’s Facebook posts and profile were not viewable by folks inside of Canada. In early October, Radio Waterloo’s Instagram account had the same restrictions.
Meta has introduced restrictions on their platforms in response to the Canadian government’s bill C-18, which became law in June 2023 and is on track to come into full force in December. The bill, known as the Online News Act, in part seeks to impose fees on large social media and search engine companies for allowing Canadian created news content to be shared as links on their platforms, in effect charging the internet companies for re-publishing content if they profit from the interaction through selling advertising space or collecting and selling user info.
At this time, only Google and Meta meet the triggering guidelines of the legislation, though if other companies increase their revenues or presence in Canada, they too would have to follow the new regulations. Google has said they will implement their reaction to C-18 in December, with the delisting of news from the platform.
For today’s show, CKMS News spoke with CKMS President Nat Persaud and CKMS News editor Bob Jonkman, who are both members of the station’s technical team, and Barry Rooke, the executive director of the National Community and Campus Radio Association. The interviews included questions about the effects of bill C-18 on station operations, adaptations to the social media restrictions (like joining the fediverse), and ideas of the role of the government in funding community radio and local news.
For more in-depth background and analysis on Bill C-18, lawyer Michael Geist has discussed C-18 thoroughly on his website and podcast, which you can find at michaelgeist.ca/tag/c-18/
By MP Holmes
Kitchener, Ontario
A gathering was held on Sunday to celebrate the return of a community fridge and the community collaboration that made it happen.
The fridge, which is run by the 519 Community Collective and located behind the Café Pyrus outpost at the Spur Line and Roger Street, had been at the location for almost two years before it was stolen in August.
Although the theft shocked the community, the theft was not reported to the police and there are no suspects. The incident was well covered by major media outlets, and thanks to that exposure, many individuals and businesses have contributed to the installation of two new fridges.
Several members of the community and the 519 Community Collective spoke to CKMS News about the theft and subsequent response. Lisa Braun, one of the 519 Community Collective Board members, explained the community’s reaction to the original theft, and Tyzun James, owner of the Café Pyrus Outpost, which hosts the fridge, also noted the outpouring of support. Julie Sawatzky, the founder and also a board member of the 519 Community Collective, described the collective’s stoic and resilient response to the theft.
About 25 people attended the early afternoon ceremony on Sunday October 15, including Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic who said, “There are many challenges around the community right now for some folks in terms of food security and this is a very meaningful way to help those who need supports to get access to them.”
The 519 Community Collective is a non-profit Kitchener-based organization with eleven different programs that cater to those who are in need across the region. At this time of year, with Thanksgiving and Christmas weighing heavy on organization’s like the 519 Community Collective, Julie Sawatzky explained that they are focusing their efforts and how they are planning to deal with additional demand. “We just finished our Thanksgiving community event where we served over 800 hot turkey dinners to the community, and we’re super excited that we’re going to be doing something similar this Christmas.”
The fridge will return to normal operations within the week. Food donations can be made at the fridge directly, and other donations, including monetary donations, can be made by contacting the 519 Community Collective.
The music on today’s show is called “Maple Music” by Godmode courtesy of by Expectantly Maple Music on youtube.
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The music on today’s show is called “Maple Music” by Godmode courtesy of by Expectantly Maple Music on youtube.
The Horizon Broadening Hour consists of two hours(!) of songs recently added to the Radio Waterloo library so that show hosts can hear some of their options — and, of course, our listeners can be introduced to new music, too!
The Horizon Broadening Hour is hosted by the Radio Waterloo Music Committee Coordinator Richard Giles (aka DJ Mophead), sponsored by Radio Waterloo, and airs on CKMS-FM on Sunday from 10:00pm to Midnight.
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New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #155 What’s up, y’all? First up, like always, here are the submissions I have added to Libretime since last week: Mike Freedman Our Time in Space Jazz CanCon Eli Paperboy Reed Getting There Soul No Dolphin Hyperspace Echo is the Location! Jazz No Belle Plaine The Weather Folk CanCon Code Pie September 7-8, 2019 Rock CanCon … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #155 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #154 What’s up, y’all? First up, like always, here are all of the new submissions that I have added to Libretime since last week: Sirintip White Lillies Pop No Stephen Rush and Rafael Toral Michigan Quintet Jazz No GASSED MENTAL Metal Clean and Explicit versions available No Bow and Arrow Bow and Arrow Experimental No Meshe … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #154 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #153 What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here are all of the submissions from the last week that I have added to Libretime: Juliann Kuchocki Kuchocki Sings DiNovi But Only For You Jazz CanCon Schells & Vine A Little Romance – Single Jazz No Tim Moses Walkabout Folk A few explicit tracks CanCon Good Effort … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #153 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #152 What’s up, y’all? First up, like always, here are the submissions to the station that I have added to Libretime since last week: Darrel Smith Jr. Banned In Japan – Single Rock No Darrel Smith Jr. Ghosts Aren’t Real, Ghosts Are Everywhere – Single Rock No Darrel Smith Jr. Soul of a Locust Alternative No … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #152 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #151 What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here are all of the submissions to the station that I have added to Libretime in the last week: Scott Giles Cardboard Sky – Single Rock CanCon The Rabbit Council Spin and Spin – EP Folk No Clara Cloud Shadow Song – Single Pop CanCon Zara Chantelle Toxic … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #151 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #150 What’s up, y’all? First up, here are all of recent submissions I have added to Libretime in the last week: Angela Kane Enough (Down) – Single R&B No Caleena Eleni Found – Single Pop No Lisa Krystina x Little Steed Better Alone – Single Pop CanCon Red Dirt Skinners Compound Energy Rock CanCon Felix Munce … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #150 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #149 What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here are all of the submissions I have added to Libretime in the past week: Streetware800 All That – Single Hip Hop NSFR No Streetware800 Know My Body – Single Hip Hop NSFR No Streetware800 D.O.C (Death on Campus) Hip Hop NSFR No Streetware800 Freshman Year Hip Hop … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #149 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #148 What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here are all of the submissions I have added to Libretime since last week: Monsters are Human Monsters are Human Metal 1 Explicit Track CanCon Ana Marija Sir Presumpjica nevinosti Pop No Sound Delivery Needle in Water – Single Rock No GenarationZ White Lies – Single Metal No … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #148 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #147 What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here are all of the new submissions I have added to Libretime in the past week: The Rabbit Council Spin and Spin – Single Rock No Bad Waitress Lovin’ Kind – Single Punk CanCon Hazen Sage IKYK Rock Partial AICon CanCon The Heart Collectors Atlantis Folk No Spring … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #147 New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #146 What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here are the submissions to the station that I have added to Libretime in the last week: Lyssa Mcfarlane Life I Don’t Miss – Single Pop CanCon Christine Alice Wood, Strings, and Simple Things Folk No Alex J. Walker Not Now, I’m Dreaming – EP Rock CanCon theriot … Continue reading New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #146 Hi, Folks,
As promised, here is the summary of new music that I have added to LibreTime. Two weeks worth here, next week’s list will be smaller:
| Artist | Album | Genre | Additional Notes | CanCon |
| Various Artists | A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato | Mix — Rock, Blues etc. | ||
| Ronnie Earl and the Broadcaster | Mercy Me | Blues | ||
| Reversals | Lasabre | Rock, Rap, Dubstep-ish | tracks 8, 10, and 13 are sexual, but with no explicit lyrics | |
| Steve Marriner | Hope Dies Last | Rock/Blues | ||
| Sue Foley | Pinky’s Blues | Blues | ||
| Garnett Betts | Moonlight Door | Country | ||
| Jane Matthew/Wood | Such Perfect Lives | Folk | ||
| Oakridge Ave | Endless Nights | Indie Rock | ||
| Fate Will Come | Fate Will Come | Rock | Explicit | |
| Iamtheliving & Teon Gibbs | JNGL | Hip-Hop/Dance | Explicit | |
| Ryan Kennedy | Libertine | Religious Rock | ||
| Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen | Parallel Lines | Country/Blues | ||
| Evelyne Brochu | Objets Perdus | Pop | ||
| Clinton Edgebank | Unknown Album | Rock | No track names available | |
| Orhan Demir | Freedom in Jazz Vol. 3 | Solo Jazz Guitar | ||
| The Folk | Say it Again | Rock | ||
| Kharytia Bilash & Sean Sonier | Longing | Folk | ||
| Barry Rhomberg’s Random Access Trio | The Way It Is… Is the Way it Was… | Jazz | ||
| The Duke Robillard Band | They Called It Rhythm & Blues | Blues | ||
| Jakob Rehlinger | Ten Sorrows | New Age | ||
| Whitney K | Two Years | Indie Rock | Unknown | |
| Daniel Monte | Now Part 1 | Rock | Unknown | |
| Craig McNair | Totally Demo’d Out 2 Locked Down and Loaded | Easy Listening | Unknown | |
| Jonathan Kawchuk | Everywhen | Electronica | CanCon | |
| Sunnsetter | The Best That I Can Be | “Alternative” | CanCon | |
| Pony Girl | Enny One Wil Love You | R&B | CanCon | |
| The Bombadils | Dear Friend | CanCon | ||
| Phillipe B | Nouvelle Administration | CanCon | ||
| Illa Barker | Fool Under Water | Pop | CanCon | |
| Babaux and the Peacemakers | Lucky 13 | Rock | No | |
| Andy Penkow | Love, Lies, and Dirty Dishes | Country | Unknown | |
| Kilmore | From the Inside | Pop | CanCon | |
| Roxanne Reddy | Jaywalking | Pop | CanCon | |
| Brian Paul D.G. and Friends | On Our Own Together Act One of Three | Pop | CanCon | |
| Ashter Dawn | Hersy EP | Pop | CanCon | |
| Zoon | Bekka Ma’iingan | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Sultans of String | Walking Through the Fire | Traditional Indigenous | CanCon | |
| By Divine Right | Otto Motto | Indie Rock | Unknown | |
| Frog Eyes | The Bees | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Lindsey & The Lonelies | Lonely is a Dirty Word | Other | CanCon | |
| Paul Manchin | Master | Electronic | CanCon | |
| Packs | Take the Cake | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Evan Cheadle | Fault Line Serenade | Country & Folk | CanCon | |
| Alexanne | Stupid Love | Pop | CanCon | |
| Brian Paul D.G. and Friends | Deeper Far Out Love | Pop | CanCon | |
| Canadian Brass | Canadiana | Classical | CanCon | |
| The Deadbeat Jacks | Graveyard Chicks Are Easy | Neo-Rockabilly | Brief, Mild Profanity tracks 4, 7, and 9 | No |
| Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band | Huru Hara | Nigerian Folk and Roots Music | No | |
| Matt Sellick | Uprooted | Flamenco | CanCon | |
| Rakkatak | Char Taal and a Raga Rainbow | Folk/Traditional | CanCon | |
| Touching | Litteworlds | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Dani Nash | Dani Nash | Rock | CanCon | |
| Nick Doneff | The Late August Days | Folk | CanCon | |
| Genevieve Racette | Satellite | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Andrew Raffo Dewar | Ekphrasis Suite | Jazz/Contemporary Classical | No | |
| Anyma | Humans | Alternative | CanCon | |
| Bad Waitress | No Taste | Punk | CanCon | |
| Girlpuppy | Swan | Indie Rock | CanCon | |
| Great Aunt Ida | Unsayable | Folk/Chamberpop | CanCon | |
| Craig Cardiff | All This Time Running | Country | CanCon | |
| Zack Kleisinger | Their Symposium | CanCon | ||
| Lou-Adriane Cassidy | vous dit: Bonsoir | CanCon | ||
| Cour de Pirate | Cour de Pirate | Pop | CanCon | |
| Oktoberfest Cheer | Max the Axe | Compilation | CanCon/KWCon | |
| Ponemah | Ponemah | Indie Rock | No | |
| Barney Bentall | Ranch Writers | Rock | CanCon | |
| Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys | Ghost Hotel | Country/Folk | CanCon | |
| Dave Debenham | The Simple Life | Country | CanCon | |
| Slightest Clue | Suit Uptight/Various Other Songs | Alternative | CanCon | |
| Emile Bilodeau | Petitie Nature | Pop | CanCon | |
| Thndr | Is It Ok? | Pop | CanCon | |
| David Lafleche | Everyday Son | Pop | CanCon | |
| Tragic Lover | Electric Religious | Rock | CanCon | |
| Phonosonics | New Again | Reggae | CanCon | |
| Michael Vlatkovich | With You Jazz Cat | Jazz | No | |
| Ryan and Friends | Cool Side of the Pillow | Pop | CanCon | |
| The Rural Alberta Advantage | The Rise & The Fall | Rock | CanCon | |
| Claire Coupland | New Light | Folk, Rock, Jazz | CanCon | |
| Little Misty | Nowhere Land | Folk | CanCon | |
| The Painters | The Painters | Rock | CanCon | |
Please note: I am aware a few things are missing, like genre categories for a couple of albums, as well as CanCon tags for the first 20 albums I uploaded. I will try to fix these matters over time. Otherwise, though, I hope programmers might find something interesting in here to add to their programming!
If you want to hear some of the selections, check out the first Horizon Broadening Hour:
Here’s the tracklist:
Slightest Clue – Suit Uptight
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Plague Dogs
Reversals – The Real Pretty Boy Floyd
The Deadbeat Jacks – Scary Truck
Fate Will Come – Time Stomps On
Steve Marriner – Coal Mine
Oakridge Ave – 66 Knots
Paul Manchin – King
Ponygirl – Age of Anxious
Johnathan Kawchuk – Athletes
Jakob Rehinger – Four Sorrows, IV. Ships Who Pass in Darkness
Orhan Demir – Ocean Blue
Canadian Brass – I Remember
Michael Vlatkovich – bob, the fish who discovered water
Sultans of String & Duke Richard – Our Mother the Earth
Alexanne – Another Friday night
Little Misty – Alma
Claire Coupland – Rain
Jane Matthew/Wood – Go
Sue Foley – Two Bit Texas Town
Garnet Betts – Ten Years From Tonight
Kharytia Bilash & Sean Sonier – I Need a Cat
Whitney K – Trans Oil Canada Boom Blues
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – Coal Train Blues
Barry Rhomberg’s Random Access Trio – Vodka 7
The Duke Robillard Band – Eat Where You Slept Last Night
Sunsetter – The Whole World That Turns around Itself
Ryan Kennedy – See You There
The Folk – When I Go Away
Craig McNair – The Gods
