Hi, Folks, hope y’all are doing well so far in this new year! First and foremost, here is what has been added to Libretime since the last post:
Mon Doux Saigneur
Mon Doux Saigneur
Traditional
CanCon
Big Pacific
One
Blues
CanCon
Alka
The Color of Terrible Crystal
Electronica
No (presumed)
Terra Lightfoot
Live in Concert
Rock
CanCon
Catherine Leduc
un bras de distance avec le soleil
Traditional
CanCon
Derwood
Renegade
Rock
CanCon
Kim Doolittle
Into the Blue
Blues
CanCon
Michael Bridge
Overture
Classical
CanCon
Petit Biscuit
Presence
Electronica
No
Ghost Wagon
Crooked and Dark
Pop
Unknown
Kendall Patrick
Peaks and Valleys EP
Pop
CanCon
Joshua Gerowitz
Solano Canyon
Jazz
No
Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger
Sound & Fury
Pop
CanCon
Zachary Lucky
Everywhere a Man Can Be
Country
CanCon
The O’Pears
Like These Nights
Rock
CanCon
Tryyo
Flying Box
Jazz
No
Tea With Lincoln
Broke as Folk
Other
CanCon
Begonia
Lady in Mind
Rock
CanCon
Protosequence
Biophagous
Metal
CanCon
Godspeed You! Black Emporer
Luciferian Towers
Post-Rock
CanCon
Jerusalem in My Heart
Daqa’iq Tudaiq
Indie Rock
No
Kellie Loder
Benefit of the Doubt
Religious
CanCon
Mike Allen
Bob’s Piano
Jazz
CanCon
Amreed
Smitten With You
Unknown
Unknown
Harfang
Laugh Away the Sun
Rock
CanCon
Eddie Quotez
Otaku
Rap
NSFR
CanCon
Ice Tha One
In the Paint
Rap
NSFR
CanCon
Catherine M Thompson
Cool Cat
Jazz
CanCon
Vaughan Hoy
Great Prayer
Rock
CanCon
Tyson Ray Borsboom
Sinner EP
Alternative
CanCon
Muon Bluze
Quintessence
Country
Unknown
Icicle
Orbit
Electronica
CanCon
Sebastian Owl
Captain Tomorrow & the Dream Orphans
Indie Rock
No
Zach Slaughter
Nowhere Land
Jazz
Unknown
Jordan Klasses
Javelin
Indie Rock
CanCon
Lorraine Desmarais Big Band
Danses Danzas Dances
Jazz
CanCon
Jef Miles
Love & War
Pop
CanCon
Kris Muraro
Colours
Pop
No (sorta)
Larry Dane
Just Let It Ride – Single
Unknown
Unknown
Wil
Songs
Rock
CanCon
Groenland
A Wider Space
Indie Rock
CanCon
The Racket
The Racket
Indie Rock
CanCon
Cannons
Written On the Wall
Electronica
CanCon
Tanya Evanson
Zenship
Other
CanCon
Van Halst
The World of Make Believe
Metal
CanCon
Sal Lima
Goin Rockin
Rock
CanCon
Supermoon
Playland
Rock
CanCon
James Kasper
Grace
Pop
CanCon
DJ Champion
Best Seller
Indie Rock
CanCon
Sam Weber
Valentina Nevada
Rock
CanCon
Foxhart Fishman
Wreck Room
Rock
CanCon
Icicle
Reverie
Electronica
CanCon
Look Vibrant
The Up Here Place
Indie Rock
CanCon
Duotang
New Occupation
Rock
CanCon
Hello Moth
Slave in a Stone
Electronica
CanCon
Child’s Play
Generation Automation
Alternative
Unknown
Karen Potje
Somebody I Used to Be
Country
CanCon/KWCon
The Goatbox Rebels
Let Us All Bleed Internally
Rock
CanCon
Matt Patershuk
I Was So Fond of You
Country
CanCon
Nick Dehod
Out of Sight
Rock
No (presumed)
Rant Maggie Rant
Latitude
Other
CanCon
Tim Moxam
Soft Summer
Country & Folk
CanCon
Government Town
III
Rock
CanCon
Chucky Macdonald
Let’s Go To War
Rock
Unknown
Ron Beer
From Austin With Love
Blues
CanCon
Mallory Chipman
Nocturnalize
Jazz
CanCon
Emily Millard
By Heron & By Season
Indie Rock
CanCon
Velvet Vice
Urban Instinct
Rock
Unknown
Slow Down Molasses
100% Sunshine
Rock
CanCon
Kyp Harness
Stoplight Moon
Other
Unknown
And here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour is you need to access it when it’s not airing:
Tracklist:
Elisa Thorn – Sun Shadows
Elisa Thorn’s Hue – Magnolia
The Heartaches String Band – Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Les Finnigan – Lullaby for a Bunny
Brian Baggett – Behind Blue Eyes
Dizzy – Bleachers
Bernice – One Garden
Joanne Lurgio – In the Garden
Trampoline – Emily’s Tea Party
Loic Zev – Winterhearted
Tragedy Ann – Neon & Velour
Tim Baker – Strange River
David Kaufman – Who Was Old Hannah?
The Hearts – Dead and Gone
Wellbad – Bad Day for the Blues
Ursidae – almost love
Whitebeard – Bent Out of Shape
Jon Brooks – Song of the Mournful World
Luke Maynard – Shades of Summer
Crybaby – Oh (the Buffalo Song)
Touching God – Messiah, Dismissed
I.R. Idiot – House of Stairs
Dave Chose – Chilling
Defend the Rhino – Somber Mafia
Stephanie Boulay – Le piege
Lutra Lutra – Psychopath and the Philosopher
Brian Holden – Storm Comin
Ariel Posen – Better Late Than Never
In Waterloo’s final open city council session of 2023, site-specific by-law and zoning changes were approved to allow a new residence at the University of Waterloo. The 510 bed, twelve-story building will be constructed on the northern section of the parking lot that sits between University Ave, Seagram Drive, and the Spur Line Trail.
First announced by the university in September of 2023, the new residence is now a collaboration with architect Diamond and Schmitt and will mainly house first year students. The University of Waterloo guarantees housing for all first year students, however, most upper-year students must compete for housing off-campus.
This show features audio from the December 11th meeting where staff presented the project, the architect spoke alongside representatives from the University of Waterloo and consultant GSP group, and delegates proposed even more car parking lots being transformed into human living spaces. Councilors voted unanimously for the motion.
After broadcast on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-163878073/sets/quinte-jazz Alex Crown ft. Johnathan Fritzen The Last Straw SINGLE 2023 Michael Garvin Salted Caramel SINGLE 2023 Allen Carmon Project ft. Phillipe Saisse Soft Life SINGLE 2023 Matt Willard Night Crawler SOUL ASSASSIN 2023 Ryon Schultz Fire Em Up Single 2023 🍁 Faut Tuac Kim Richardson Chez Moi SINGLE 2023 🍁 Phillipe Cote & Francois Bourassa 1190 Chemin de la Montagne CONFLUENCE 2023 Wayne Gutshell For The Love SINGLE 2023 Vassal Benford Dedication Song SINGLE 2023 🍁Liona Boyd Our Summer ONCE UPON A TIME 2023 🍁Solidaridad Tango Pompeya DISTANCIA 2023 Kevin Crockett Be Light There SINGLE 2023 Rueben Brock City Streets SINGLE 2020 Rueben Brock Anthony Jones How’s the Weather SINGLE 2023 Casey McGill Funk University LOVE LETTER 2023
What’s up, y’all? It’s ya boy mophead, kicking off 2024 by bringing the best of 2023 with us into the new year. Tonight is the first half of the Top 50 list:
Here’s the tracklist/order of albums from 50-26:
Westside Gunn – House of GLORY (feat. Stove God Cooks) […And Then You Pray For Me]
Armand Hammer – Empire BLVD (feat. Junglep***y & Curly Castro) [We Buy Diabetic Test Strips]
Conway – Believe Me [WON’T HE DO IT SIDE A/CONDUCTOR MACHINE/Speshal Machinery/Palermo]
Teeflii & Dom Kennedy – South Beach [I Love Stocker]
Casey Veggies – Sunset Marquis Suite [Ten Toes Down – EP]
DJ Muggs – Checkin In (Original Version feat. Jay Worthy) [Soul Assassains 3: Death Valley]
Nickelus F – Bone Fragment [The Specimen: Issue 00]
Video Dave & Controller 7 – FamilyTradition [ArticulatedTexTiles]
Westside Boogie – Cold as Love [Live at the Novo – EP]
Chuck Strangers – Prospect Park West [The Boys & Girls EP]
Killer Mike – SOMETHING FOR THE JUNKIES (feat. Fabo) [Michael (Deluxe)]
Big K.R.I.T. – MAN ON THE MOON [Regardless, It’s Still Timeless – EP]
Blockhead – Pink Lemonade (feat. RXK Nephew) [The AUX]
Rav – Skin I Live In [LEAP]
Mariah the Scientist – 40 Days 40 Nights (feat. Vory) [To Be Eaten Alive]
Cal in Red – With Your Hands [On the Dance Floor – EP]
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown – NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! [SCARING THE H**S + DLC PACK]
The Doggelgangaz – Cloakland [Went Left]
Crownovhornz – Blizzard of ’93 [Appalachian Aesthetic]
CASISDEAD – Actin Up (feat. Desire) [Famous Last Words]
Wordburglar – The Comics Section [The Spinner Rack EP]
steel tipped dove – (a hiatus) [all the weight feathers don’t have]
Amir Obe – IGNITE + GOODNIGHT [after.]
Jesse James Solomon – nitebus [sunfall]
Mac Demarco – Vancouver [Five Easy Hot Dogs/One Wayne G]
I’d normally do a #throwbackthursday but tonight is very busy for me, maybe next week. Until next time!
After a successful 2023, DJ Hickdaddy is proud to present the top new Hip-Hop, Rap, and R&B songs from Mixtape Monopoly in 2023.
The shows motto for new music is “New music with an old-school vibe”. This is heavily reflected in the countdown. Which is a result of all the great new music that came out in 2023. Plus, the vibe of the individual tracks, and mix of artists.
The podcast is reflective of what aired on Dec 30 2023.
The now-defunct UK music magazine Sounds published its list of the Top 100 singles of the year in late December 1978. I recently came across this list (shown below) and picked out several that were unfamiliar to me, or that I hadn’t thought about for a long time, and cobbled them into this week’s offering. Hope you enjoy!
Walking down the street, kicking cans Looking at the billboard – also-ran Summing up the people, checking out the race Doing what I’m doing, feeling out of place
🍁Laila Biali Four Sundays To Christmas SINGLE 2023 Soulful Strings Sleigh Ride 1968 A TRADITIONAL JAZZ CHRISTMAS 🍁Barbra Lica On Christmas EveSINGLE2023 barbralicamusic.com Les Brown Let It Snow 1952 A TRADITIONAL JAZZ CHRISTMAS 🍁Luke McMaster Favorite Time Of Year 2022 Gene Ammons Swingin For Christmas 1948 A TRADITIONAL JAZZ CHRISTMAS Melissa Bruscella Toyland SINGLE 2023 🍁Oscar Peterson Winter Wonderland AN OSCAR PETERSON CHRISTMAS 1995 🍁Laila Biali Joy To The World SINGLE 2023 lailabiali.com/bio 🍁Liona Boyd Anthema ONCE UPON A TIME 2023 Bobby Watson & Horizon Vauncing Chimes 1990 JAZZ FOR THE HOLIDAYS Ahmad Jamal Snowfall 1961 A TRADITIONAL JAZZ CHRISTMAS Ramsey Lewis What Are You Doing New Years Eve 1997 A TRADITIONAL JAZZ CHRISTMAS 1997 🍁Emilie Claire Barlow My Dear Aquaintance LUMIERS D’HIVER 2017 Michael McDonald Auld Lang Syne THROUGH THE MANY WINTERS 2005
Disclaimer: tonight’s show does contain explicit language, potentially offensive material, and may contain political views which are not reflective of CKMS 102.7, nor its board of directors. Listener discretion is advised.
What’s up, y’all? It’s ya boy mophead, here with the last Clean Up Hour of the year. Tonight is the show’s annual Worst of the Year list — 12 albums get put under the scope. Check it:
After rambling for a bit over an hour, I played a small mix of music:
Tracklist:
Mr. Muthaf**kin Exquire (HUGHIE!) – Dot vs. Dilla
Michael Christmas – 24’s Freestyle
G’s Us & Blu – Freaks
Serengeti – Untitled 3
Lupe Fiasco – 3,048
Pillz – City of Gold
Charles Hamilton – Child Safety
Then, in the final 16 minutes of the show, I did the 20th Mini All Things Considered on the late Curtis Plum, whose only album, Call My Cellphone, was on repeat this year.
Tracklist for that part:
Bike Cop
More Than One Hat
Xbox Trife Life
So, for #throwbackthursday, let’s go back in time to all of the Worst of the Year lists I’ve done since the show started:
See the results of the 2023 CKMS Golden MP3 Contest!
2023 was a year of revival. The station passed its 45 year anniversary: Radio Waterloo was incorporated on 18 January 1978, and went on-air on 15 October 1978. In 2023 the studio was open again after being closed for Covid in previous years, we welcomed a number of new programmers and new shows, and added a whole bunch of music to our library.
The Golden MP3 Awards are the opportunity to recognize exceptional show hosts, producers, their programs, and the people who work behind the scenes. The awards ceremony will be held at our 2024 Membership Recognition Night, starting at 4:00pm and going to after Midnight on Saturday, 9 March 2024 at the Ouroboros Sports Lounge, 101 Hazelglen Drive, Kitchener Map
You can nominate a show for more than one award, and nominate more than one show for an award, or skip an award altogether. If you complete this nomination form but find you forgot to nominate a show, you can fill in another nomination form. Nominations close at 11:59pm Sunday, 14 January 2024. Since the awards are not until March, nominations are extended until 11:59pm on Sunday, 11 February 2024!
DJ Adrock Memorial Award is given for exceptional DJing.
LP Show
Awarded to a great Long Playing show that has been on the air for three or more years.
Freshest Beats
Awarded to a show in the first three years of existence.
Community Radio Award
Given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about.
Talk Focused Show
For the most interesting spoken word and informative talk.
Culturally Diverse
Either best show expanding the cultural diversity of the station or a show that features many diverse cultures or features a culture that is under-represented in the area.
Graphic Material
Awarded to the show with best supporting images either through a poster, logo, or website posts.
Most Original
Awarded to a show that is very original and can only be found on Radio Waterloo.
Sonic Boom
The name is an homage to the old sonic boom awards and is given to a show playing great music.
SoundFM Soldier
The SoundFM Soldier award is given to two members who have put in a lot of work behind the scenes to keep Radio Waterloo Community Radio alive. The name is an homage to the past nickname of the station and the hard work that people did at that time to move the station from the UW campus and to become its own entity) *This award is often given to two people.
Video Crown the Radio Star
Given to the show that best utilizes the studio video system to support their program.
Teamwork Transition
Given to the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on Radio Waterloo.
Local Liaison of Canada
Given to a DJ who puts local stories on a national level.
FUNdraiser Of The Year
Award is given to a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts.
Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast
Given to the show that best uses Remote Live-To-Air.
What’s up, y’all? It’s ya boy mophead. First and foremost, I forgot to post what was added to Libretime last week, so I have some catching up to do here.
Sludgehammer
Antechamber
Metal
CanCon
Jean Leloup
L’etrange Pays
Traditional
CanCon
Allison Lupton
Words of Love
Folk with Elements of the Irish
CanCon
Carl Chesna & Co.
Prayer to the Black Madonna
Alterna-Folk/Americana/Rock
No
Vonreason
Boughs & Eros
Folk
CanCon
Basic White
The Second Half
Rock
CanCon
Lungbutter
Honey
Indie Rock
CanCon
Rhett Repko
Lately Baby – Single
Rock
Unknown
City on Down
Used to Be Young
Alternative/Synth-Pop
No
THNDR
Plus
Electronic
CanCon
Sunday Brave
Taking Over
Alternative
No
Mark Schirmacher
Bird in Your Tree
Pop
No
Everett Bird
People Person
Indie Rock
CanCon
Chastity
Death Lust
Indie Rock
CanCon
The Blaze Velluto Collection
Weatherman
Indie Rock
CanCon
Avi Granite 6
Orbit
Jazz
CanCon
Nicholas Krgovich
Ouch
Indie Rock
Unknown
Ways in Waves
Bloodless Arches
Rock
CanCon
Bleeding Horse Experiment
Going South
Rock
Unknown
Jo Passed
Their Prime
Indie Rock
CanCon
Julian Taylor Band
Avalanche
Rock
CanCon
Deer Tick
Hit Kringles
Rock (Christmas)
No
Vintage Lapointe
No Forgiveness Within Me
Unknown
Unknown
Matthew Chaim
Homemade
Unknown
Unknown
John Paul Kleiner
Intercity
Rock
CanCon
Big Little Lions
Alive and Well
Country/Folk
CanCon
Tracy Lynn
The Young Old Woman
Country/Folk
CanCon
Cliff Grant
Sweet Lover Woman
Indie Rock
No
John Lewitt
All Good Things
Country
No
Steve Poltz
Shine On
Pop
No
Among the Automated
Schematic
Electronic
Unknown
Benedikt
Fascia
Alternative
Unknown
Eric Chenaux
Slowly Paradise [EP]
Indie Rock
CanCon
Dorjee Tsering
Thank You Canada
Traditional
CanCon
Omhouse
Eye to Eye
Rock
CanCon
Jay Ross vs. Teekay
Str8 6 Shoota EP
Rap
NSFR (likely)
CanCon
The Faps
Grimelda
Punk
CanCon
Barbara Lica
You’re Fine
Jazz
CanCon
Various Artists
New Soul
R&B
CanCon
Backstabber
Conspiracy Theorist
Metal
CanCon
Emily Jean Flack
Throwing Shapes EP
Country/Folk
CanCon
Anything But
Do or Try
Rock
CanCon
Les Lepages
There’s Two Sides to the Story & Then There’s the Truth
Country
CanCon
Sabo Forte
The Most Obvious Loophole
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon
The Steady Rebels
Common Ground
REggae
CanCon
Gen Gorman
For a Friend
Rock
Tracks 5 contains the word “sh*t” in the opening second
CanCon
Astin Clark
Love & Self-Loating
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon
Bloom Filter
Bloom Filter
Metal
CanCon
Adrian Underhill
CU Again
Alternative
CanCon
Haviah Mighty
Flower City
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon
Honey Beard
Dreamless Sleep
Alternative
CanCon
Kubla Khan
One of These Days
Alternative
CanCon
Busty and the Bass
Uncommon Good
R&B
CanCon
Ramon Taranco
Desperate Love and Devil Can Blues
Blues
CanCon
Warcall
Invaders
Metal
CanCon
Mary-Catherine Pazzano
You’re Gonna Hear From ME
R&B
CanCon
Shadow of Whales
What we Do
Rock
Unknown
The Real McKenzies
Two Devils Will Talk
Punk
CanCon
Saltland
A Common Truth
Indie Rock
CanCon
Dante Mantas
Midnight Sun
Pop
CanCon
Eamon McGrath
Tantramar
Folk
CanCon
The New Customs
All Walls Fall
Rock
CanCon
Rory Taillon
Only Whispers
Alternative Folk
CanCon
The Utilities
Heavy South
Folk
CanCon
The Velveteins
Slow Wave
Indie Rock
CanCon
David Mott & Vinny Goila
“Have You Heard?”
Jazz
Unknown
Dom Mar KZ
Destiny
Rock
CanCon
Next up, here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Manitoba Hal – 30 Odd Days
Manitoba Hal – When Leadbelly Walked the River
Unfaithful Servants – Baracuda
The Marrieds – Lying Next to Me
Katherine Fischer – Mess for Two
Son Roberts – Not ‘Nuff Night
The Bluesland Horn Band – Stone Man Blues
The Sturgeons – Drunk On Wine
The Black Fever – Marketing
Eamon McGrath – Yellow Sticker on an Empty Fridge
Eamon McGrath – This Town Dies When Festival Season Ends
Deep Cover – Nature Makes a Scene
Bridal Party – Jukebox Cutie
Science is Fiction – Getting Late
Fred Fortin – Redneck (Microdose)
Bretton Lee John – Hospital Coffee
Ken Stead – Be Peaced
The New Project Alternative – Sunshine & Lies
Carter & the Capitals – The Roller
Andre Akinyele – Call Me
Busty and the Bass – Dance With Someone!!! (Live from London)
Busty and the Bass – Dead Poet
Mary-Catherine Pazzano – Manhattan/New York State of Mind
Exdream – $exdreams$
Josh Ritchie – Paid What I Owe
Ostrea Lake – Grind Your Teeth
Adrian House – Short Back & Sides
Shotgun Jimmie – Tumbleweed
The Jump Off – Pasture
The Fizzgigs – End of the World
Rachelle Van Zanten – Peace for the Children
Heads up that The Horizon Broadening Hour is not on next week, so see y’all in the new year!
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture held their AGM in Toronto Nov 21-22. One of the events on the program was the “fireside chat with the ag leaders of tomorrow”. The moderator was Sara woods, a director with the OFA.
Over 200 people went to Waterloo City Hall on Tuesday December 19 to sing for peace. The ‘Mennonite Day of Action Hymn Sing for a Ceasefire’ was put on by the group Mennonite Action, which says it is a movement of Mennonites who believe they have a responsibility to speak out for peace and justice.
Sam Ramer of Mennonite Action talked about the purpose of the hymn sing and why they are focusing on Palestine.
But Mennonite Action’s event was not only in Waterloo. On December 19, over two thousand people came to sing hymns in 42 cities and towns across North America.
Thank you to A.S. Compton, for permission to play their recording of the hymn sing on the show.
Tensions simmered when the topic of A Better Tent City (ABTC) came up at the last Waterloo Regional Council meeting of 2023. ABTC is tiny home community in Kitchener that currently houses 50 chronic homeless people.
On one side were those who supported the motion from Councillor and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic which granted $236,390 for the next two years to ABTC. On the other side were those who said the grant was unfair and inequitable.
Several Councillors insisted the wording of Councillor Vrbanovic’s motion be removed as they felt it was insulting to staff. Another criticism arose because six other groups had been denied original funding but did not afterwards ask Council for money, some councillors felt this was unfair and inequitable
Despite the criticism, Council carried Councillor Vrbanovic’s motion granting ABTC $236,390 for the next two years
Cambridge – Joined by 4 city councilors on December 19th, Cambridge mayor Jan Liggett voted against a motion to investigate the plausibility building affordable housing in raised buildings above city owned parking lots.
The motion, brought forward by ward 7 councilor Scott Hamilton was supported by all the delegates who presented at the meeting including resident Matthew Rodgers, the advocacy groups “Citizens for Cambridge”, “For the City”, and “Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard”, and as stated by councilor Earnshaw, the Cambridge Business Improvement Association was also on board.
Despite strong support for the motion from delegates, and the voting support of councilors Kimpson, Earnshaw, Roberts, and Hamilton, the motion was ultimately defeated, wIth Mayor Liggett suggesting churches should be converting their own parking lots for housing. Before calling the vote, Liggett stated that voting “no” does not mean that a councilor is against building affordable housing.
What’s up, y’all? It’s ya boy mophead, here with tonight’s Clean Up Hour (to those of you who use RSS, I will upload the show here a bit later — I put the file away on my external hard drive before I remembered to upload it here). Check it:
Tonight’s mix is the 53rd All Things Considered, making the case for Keor Meteor, the french beatmaker whose music deserves a lot more attention. There are 189 songs in this mix, so I’m not writing out the tracklist here — it’s been a long enough day already.
For #throwbackthursday, I’m going to repost three of my previous holiday/Christmas mixes, as I don’t think I will be doing anything like that this year.
