Taking you around the world, the instruments, and the genres tonight on Through the Static. One thing these tracks all have in common: they are great for the increasingly warm weather we’ve been having. And they’re all great, guess they have two things in common 🙂
Phantom Island – King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:
Jay Williams
My Beautiful Chaos – Single
Electronic
No
Dimitri Di Alencar
Machine Heart
Electronic
No
William Carn’s CHOICES
The Unburdening
Jazz
CanCon
The Chiefs
The Beast Is Unleashed
Rock
No
James Filkins
North Manitou Trail
New Age
No
Men Without Hats
I ❤ the 80s – Single
Pop
CanCon
Thanks Light…
Good Timin
Rock
No
Jay Williams
Sex and Vampires – Single
Pop
No
The Irrepressibles
What I Am? Queer! – Single
Alternative
Radio Edit Available
No
Dan Sindel
They Only Love You When You’re Winning – EP
Rock
No
Sonova
Frequent Flyer
World
Guelph
CanCon
Sio x Tesfa Williams
SIGMA
World
No
Jay Williams
ZYRA (Alex Kelman Remix) – Single
Electronic
No
Karma Glider
From the Haze of a Revved Up Youth
Rock
CanCon
APACALDA
There’s a Shadow in my Room and it isn’t Mine
Rock
CanCon
Long Branch
Arc of the Sun
Rock
CanCon
Mickey Moone
Blue & Lonely
Country
CanCon
ARK IDENTITY
Still In Love – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Superstar Crush
They Keep Calling – Single
Rock
CanCon
Erica Knox
Kerosene – Single
Pop
CanCon
Andrew Spice
Terrible Date – Single
Pop
NSFR
CanCon
Joe Lapinski
New Day
Rock
CanCon
Mark Gane
Garden Music
New Age
CanCon
Afta Hill
ILY – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon
Norine Braun
Bolts From the Blue – Single
Folk
CanCon
Breakfall
Heilos – Single
Rock
CanCon
Shugorei
The Charm – Single
World
No
MEZZIAH
E.T.A – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon
Aaron Hill
Are You Ready to Rock Paper Scissors?
Rock
CanCon
Ev.G
Belladonna – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon
kpec3 arrival
Down the Line – Single
Religious
No
kpec3 arrival
kpec3 rap – Single
Religious
No
Daniel Mayo
Larry the Cat – Single
Folk
CanCon
Spaces Between
a year in change
Electronic
No
Igor Lisul
Beautiful Soul – EP
Rock / Instrumental
No
Flash Poetry
Every Ism is a Wasm – Single
Hip Hop
No
Margantha
Blood Moon Sacrifice
Metal
No
Jawfane
Me and All My Demons
Metal
No
Woodhawk
Love Finds a Way
Rock
CanCon
Brother Buffalo
Brother Buffalo
Rock
No
Joy Adams
My Time To Shine – Single
Country
No
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Mark Gane – Kiss Me Quick
James Filkins – Sunny Park in Harbor Springs
William Carn’s CHOICES – Snake Plissken Finds Peace
Shugorei – The Charm (feat. Shem Allen & Karin Schaupp)
Sonova – Hooray I’m Free
Sio x Tesfa Williams – Bed License
Spaces Between – HAUZ
Rayelle Bishop – Cleopatra (Cover)
Maison Blanche – Guilty Disco (Radio Edit)
Afta Hill – ILY
MEZZIAH – E.T.A
Ev.G – Belladonna
Flash Poetry – Every Ism is a Wasm
Kpec3 arrival – kpec3 rap
Andrew Spice – Terrible Date
Men Without Hats – I <3 the 80s
Jay Williams – Sex and Vampires
Dan Sindel – AMERICA! AMERICA!
Thanks Light… – California Sober
APACALDA – Dead Weight
Karma Glider – Quasimodo Predicted This
Igor Lisul – Wind Across the Plain
Woodhawk – Grave Shaker
Jawfane – Time Hunts Us All
Margantha – Blood Moon Sacrifice
The Chiefs – Baby Craves Human Flesh
Darren Roy Clarke – Dirty Face and a Broken Screen
Mickey Moone – Blue & Lonely
Erica Knox – Kerosene
Daniel Mayo – Larry the Cat
Joy Adams – My Time to Shine
Breakfall – Helios
Long Branch – Janine’s
U.S. Girls – No Fruit
From hardcore, to 70s classics, from MJ, to… MJ. We’ve got it all on this warm clear summer night on Through the Static, so pour a glass of something cool and fresh and listen in!
What’s up, y’all? First up, here is what I have added to Libretime since last week:
Milk House Chillers
Snake Feeders in the Night Pasture
Rock
No
Sean Bienhaus
Blue – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Jupiter Radio Theater
On the Air
Rock
No
James Jones
Johnny Keep Rollin’ – Single
Rock
No
Daz Lynch
Give a Little Love – Single
Rock
No
Aubin pi la S.C.B.
Fauque ca Groove – Single
Rock
CanCon
LESS KILLJOY
erase her – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Yulia
Isaiah 40:31 – Single
Jazz
No
Pony Gold
Big in the City – Single
Country
CanCon
Aaron Hill
Small Town Empty
Rock
CanCon
Ze Ibarra
AFIM
World
No
Cassidy-Rae
Dopamine – Single
Country
Acoustic version is also available
No
Original Pairs
Star Guitar – Single
Punk
CanCon
BAYLA
Anxious – Single
Pop
CanCon
Allegories
DREAMCRUSHER – Single
Pop
CanCon
Roseanne Baker Thornley
Her Mother’s Eyes – Single
Folk
CanCon
Peter Landi
Dandelion – Single
Rock
CanCon
Splitsville
Mobtown
Rock
No
Cruzer
Look to the Skies
Metal
CanCon
Bree Taylor
Wake Up! – Single
Country
CanCon
KSAR
Column #9 – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Lizard the Bird
Something in the Water – EP
Rock
CanCon
Lizard the Bird
First Clutch – EP
Rock
CanCon
Lizard the Bird
I’ll Go Anywhere – Single
Rock
CanCon
Maeesha B
Undercover – Single
Pop
CanCon
Kicksie
BIG SUCKER
Pop
Explicit versions of tracks 2, 3, and 8 are available
CanCon
Matt Krusky
Come Holiness – Single
Religious
Guelph
CanCon
Rayelle Bishop
Cleopatra (Cover) – Single
Electronic
No
Bain Marie
Away With You – Single
Folk
CanCon
Two Nails In a Coffin (feat. Dawn Melanie)
Cold – Single
Alternative
No
Jacquie Daniels
Spirit of the West – Single
Country
CanCon
The Fixations
Money for Nothin – Single
Rock
No
Precious Little Life
Kirby Cola // Joppa Fallston – Single
Rock
No
Dorian Whisper
Sally – Single
Rock
CanCon
Mauve Grove
True Mauve
Hip Hop
Tracks 5, 6, 8, and 9 are clean
CanCon
Johnny Beachit
A Dolphin the Sea – Single
Country
No
Johnny Beachit
The Real Nifty Fifty United States – Single
Country
No
MO&ME
Rain (Cover) – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Tonu Timm
Impossible Bottle
Folk/Instrumental
No
Matt Krusky
Pictures – Single
Rock
Guelph
CanCon
Mela Bee
Dance & Cry – Single
Pop
Fergus
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Yulia – Isaiah 40:31
Ze Ibarra – Da Menor Importancia
Mauve Grove – Temper, Temper
Maeesha B – Undercover
BAYLA – Anxious
Allegories – DREAMCRUSHER
Jay Williams – Empty
Eric Hilton – Burkina Faso
CON THE ARTIST – PEACH
Peter and Kerry – All I’ve Got Are My Dreams
Liona Boyd – Bye Bye Love (feat. Mark Masri)
Bain Marie – Away With You
Mela Bee – Dance & Cry
Two Nails in a Coffin – Cold (feat. Dawn Melanie)
Roseanne Baker-Thornley – Her Mother’s Eyes
Pony Gold – Big in the City
Tonu Timm – Win With The Wind
Johnny Beachit – A Dolphin In The Sea
Cassidy-Rae – Dopamine
Bree Taylor – Wake Up!
Kicksie – MY CAR
Lizard the Bird – Something in the Water
Aaron Hill – Dressed Up, Gagged and Bound
KSAR – Column #9
Sean Bienhaus – Blue
Daz Lynch – Give a Little Love (feat. John Barrow & John O’Reilly)
Trivan – Dance of Death
Cruzer – (I Need) Thrash
Precious Little Life – Kirby Cola
The Fixations – Money for Nothin
Matt Krusky – Pictures
Jacquie Daniels – Spirit of the West
Raz Olsher – Pacific Dreaming
Splitsville – I Hate Going to Hutzler’s
dan kellar Kitchener, ON – The Library of Things of Kitchener-Waterloo has been awarded a big grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation which will facilitate a new project and lead to 5 new part-time staff positions for folks who have developmental or intellectual disabilities. The $440,100 grant was celebrated at the annual community garage sale on June 24th at the organization’s headquarters on Moore St in Kitchener.
The LoT, which freely lends out items such as tools, camping gear, and kitchen appliances, and is the social enterprise of the charitable service organization Extend-a-Family has a mission to “build a sharing economy in Waterloo Region by equipping individuals with the tools and resources they need to create, build, and explore, while fostering equity through meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”
This episode features clips from speeches given at the event, including from Kitchener-Centre Green Party MPP Aislinn Clancy, and a short interview with Kim Sproul, the Community Program Manager for the Library of Things.
Bob talks to Mo, Klaudio, and Jesse of The Rottweilers about musical styles, doing band business, their instruments (and especially the telephone handset!), keeping control of their music, making albums, making a living, and the technical ins and outs of mixing and mastering.
Instrumentation: Mo on guitar, Klaudio on drums, Jesse on bass. Talking about Mo’s mic, a telephone handset. Talking about switching up the instruments sometimes. Playing with Mooch at last night’s gig. Discussing pop music and mainstream media. Keeping away from the corporate influence, keeping the rights to their own music. Explaining how they produce their own CDs and productions.
Mo likes old time country music! And so do the people in the audience! How do they decide who goes first or last on an album? It’s decided based on the music. But they’re not planning any “Concept Albums”. There’s no adapting to the audience, The Rottweilers are already giving everything they’ve got. They’re having fun, it’s not just a job. Although it would be nice to make a living of their music. Talking about their day jobs.
Mo tells us about his acoustic guitar, and how he modified the sound. They’ll re-do Death Train for the new album, and add harmonica. Mo just picked it up. Jesse wants to try upright bass. But they don’t want to rent, they’re pretty hard on their instruments. They hope to have their new album coming out by the end of July. Just working on the mixing and mastering. Mo explains the difference. Reviewing their upcoming gigs, The Red Papaya and a festival in Orono in August.
57m00s
Bob gives the end credits.
CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs alternate Fridays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
Today we play the newest album by J.P. Mortier: Together. I’d hoped we’d have a chat on a web conference, but that didn’t happen this week. J.P. Mortier will be touring in Ontario this fall, with a stop in Waterloo Region. We’ll have him back in the studio then. In the meantime, go to the Tranzac in Toronto and catch his show on Sunday 29 June 2025!
Episode XIX of Reader’s Delight Features authors Natalie Lim, Alexis von Konigslow, and James Cairns.
Natalie Lim talks about her new poetry collection Elegy for Opportunity (Wolsak and Wynn) and reads several pieces from the collection.
Alexis von Konigslow shares how she wrote her latest novel The Exclusion Zone (Wolsak and Wynn) and reads an excerpt from the book.
James Cairns discusses the evolution of his new essay collection In Crisis, On Crisis (Wolsak and Wynn) with host Suzanne Craig-Whytock and reads from the collection.
What’s up, y’all? First things first, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:
The Scornful Four
40
Jazz
No
Cassidy Taylor
Not Blue – Single
Pop
CanCon
Tony Williams
STEAMED CRABS AND BEER – Single
Blues
No
Joshua Gellman
Speak To My Dreams
Jazz
CanCon
Liminal Spirit
Pathways
Rock
No
Gardener
Can I Tell You A Secret?
Rock
CanCon
TRP.P
Lies – Single
R&B
CanCon
TRP.P
Simpfunny – Single
R&B
CanCon
Zoe Twist
Dumb Stuff – Single
Pop
CanCon
Steve Marriner
Hear My Heart
Blues
CanCon
Maison Blanche
What a Time! – Ep
Electronic
No
Skinny Hightower
Analogue Theory – EP
Jazz
No
Joris Feiertag
Embers – EP
Electronic
No
The Great Fuss
Rattabaga – Single
Rock
CanCon
The Dirty Nil
Rock N’ Roll Band – Single
Punk
CanCon
Julian Taylor
Dedication – Single
Folk
CanCon
Riley Michaels
Waiting For You – Single
Rock
CanCon
Emmett Jerome
It Ain’t Me – Single
Country
CanCon
Current Swell
10 Feet Tall – EP
Rock
CanCon
Brodie Christ
IDWTBFriends – Single
Rock
CanCon
Paige O
Scarecrow Village – Single
Folk
CanCon
Matias Roden
Angels In The Night – Single
Pop
CanCon
Fiyin Obayan
Can You Feel It?
Pop
CanCon
Francis Baptiste
Aspirin for the Soul – Single
Rock
CanCon
Elyse Aeryn
Unstoppable – Single
Rock
CanCon
Whispering City
Whispering City
Rock
CanCon
Peter and Kerry
You, Me, and the Moon
Folk
No
Fly Jerr
Paradise – Single
Pop
CanCon
Aysanabee
Edge of the Earth
Alternative
CanCon
WACK
no one’s watching
Rock
CanCon
Sherzaman
Someone Else Gonna Be
Pop
No
The Phosphenes
The Future – Single
Rock
No
Liona Boyd
Bye Bye Love – Single
Pop
CanCon
Liona Boyd
Summer Dreams – Single
Pop
CanCon
Liona Boyd
Once Upon a Time
Pop
CanCon
Jade Elephant
Jade Elephant
Rock
CanCon
Erik Flaa
Waiting for a Change – Single
Rock
No
Fried Angels
Canadians, Elbows Up!
Rock
CanCon
Fistowozl
Venn Maze
Rock
Guelph
CanCon
U.S. Girls
Scratch It
Rock
No
Swamp Music Players
Swamp Sandwich Too
Rock
CanCon
Trivan
Dance of Death – Single
Metal
No
Nadia Tagoe
Daydreams – Single
Pop
CanCon
Jay Williams
Empty – Single
Ambient
No
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Joshua Gellman – Viento Violento
The Scornful Four – 40
Skinny Hightower – Taxi
The Jade – Space Lines
TRP.P – Simpfunny
Nadia Tagoe – Daydreams
Cassidy Taylor – Not Blue
Zoe Twist – Dumb Stuff
Fiyin Obayan– Can You Feel It
The Urnfields – Skin and Bones
Matias Roden – Angels in the Night
Fly Jerr – Paradise
Snowchild Edge – Wine Down
Melo – I Don’t Speak French
Fistowozl – Planetary Billiards
WACK – Heart in What City
The Phosphenes – The Future
Jade Elephant – Pay the Piper
Whispering City – I Guess Not?
Brodie Christ – IDWTBFriends
Gardener – I’m Broke
Black & White Motion Picture – Haunts
Beta Trip – Juliet
Erik Flaa – Waiting for a Change
Francis Baptiste – Aspirin for the Soul
The Great Fuss – Rattabaga
Tony Williams – Steamed Crabs and Beer
Donnell Hicks – You
Kpec3 arrival – tomb of the saints
Fried Angels – Canadians, Elbows Up!
Shatha explains what the KW Palestinian Youth Movement is about — one of many national chapters. She tells us about the upcoming Palestinian Day at Carl Zehr Square. Foufou tells us about being the Canadian voice of the Palestinian people. PYM has been around for about 15 years. Shatha tells us of some of the other Palestinian groups.
9m59s
Talking about the misconceptions conflating Judaism and Zionism; Palestinian support and anti-Semitism. There is a lot more acceptance of Palestinian support now.
11m48s
Talking about the attacks that started in October 2023. Shatha tells us how she has personally been affected. Foufou explains how things have changed since the initial onslaught, specifically how Canada is manufacturing arms for Israel. The more information that comes out, the more Canadians understand how Canada is complicit in the genocide.
15m08s
Talking about the protest at Centra Industries, and the arms being made there. But there are many other arms manufacturers around Waterloo Region.
16m58s
Talking about the rally held the past Monday, 10 June 2025. It was organized within 24 hours in response to the attacks on the Madleen kidnappings. Foufou explains how it was done. Shatha tells us about the strategy of the route for the march, and the lack of response from MP Bardish Chagger. Aamina’s role has been to get action from politicians, and she lays out some of the work done. Bob recalls a faction of Liberal MPs making a statement about stopping arms supply to Israel; Aamina says there was a motion put forward, but it was watered down. As a result there is still no arms embargo. There was a campaign during the April 2025 federal election called “Vote Palestine” where candidates were urged to sign a pledge to implement an arms embargo; Tim Louis and Mike Morrice signed it, Bardish Chagger did not, nor did any other MPs. There is a mandate for action with MPs happening right now, but many newly elected MPs have not set up their offices and haven’t yet been approached. Aamina explains what’s in the embargo package.
28m36s
Bob says the MPs that are on board are the backbenchers, not the policy influencers, and asks how we can help out. Foufou says that during the Vote Palestine campaign some candidates were hesitant to sign because it might affect the opportunity of being in cabinet. Shatha says it is a lot of work, but they’re seeing results. Arms manufactureres are going to manufacture arms as its their only source of profit, so Palestinian freedom organizations are targetting logistics and transport companies instead, specifically Maersk. The pressure both here and in the UK has built up, and now Canada has sanctioned two Israeli ministers. The process is slow, but is delivering results.
33m19s
Aamina gives some info on how people can get involved: Join the mailing list, attend events, participate in phone zaps, or contact their MPs (Neighbours for Palestine has scripts for people who may be a bit nervous).
35m50s
Shatha tells us about the Canadian delegation in Egypt, trying to walk to the Gaza border with aid. She tells us of the tools they have available to provide support.
36m35s
Bob asks for more information on the KW Palestinian Day on Sunday 13 July 2025. It called “Palestine: The Land Remains”; it is no longer called a “Festival” because of the genocide. Shatha runs down the list of activities happening that day. And Bob asks about the Centra Industries protest rally, and Aamina gives more information about the reasons for the protest. Foufou points out that yes, these weapons are being manufactured in our back yard, but the University of Waterloo is also closely affiliated through its co-op program, which sends a lot of UofW engineering students to work at these arm manufacturers. These student are young, and may have no idea that they’re being used to manufacture weapons of genocide.
41m25s
Bob asks about “BDS”, Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions. BDS is such a fundamental tenet of this struggle, people just apply it without thinking. BDS started in 2005, and has recently been stepped up. There are apps available for your phone that indicate which products are to be boycotted, and that give the reason why. Aamina gives some examples of companies and products.
44m57s
Bob asks for contact info and social media account info, and thanks Aamina, Shatha, and Foufou for being on the show.