dan kellar Kitchener, ON – Following years of development and adhering to a provincial edict, the Kitchener Fire Department has launched the “next generation” of 911 services in the region. The upgrades reflect the changes in the ways people communicate with 911, primarily the uptake of mobile phones and the abandonment of land lines.
Next generation 911 will use Internet Protocol tracking to get a more precise location of the caller and allow for faster communication of details between the caller, the dispatch centre, and fire crews rushing to a scene.
The changes to 911 services have been underway since 2022 when the mandate to upgrade was announced by the federal Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
The government of Ontario has been supporting the transition over the past three years with $208,000,000 in grants across the province since 2022. The Kitchener Fire Department has received $650,000 of those provincial grants while the Waterloo regional police service has been given $3,8000,000.
This show features an interview with Jamal Alam, who has spent the past 3 years as the Program Manager of Fire Systems and Projects with the Kitchener Fire Department. Alam has been with the Kitchener Fire Department for 9 years.
Kevin Swayze tells us about Unsilent Night, an annual one-night festival put on by the City of Cambridge in downtown Galt. He gives a description of the walking tour, talks about the historic buildings downtown, tells us of Galt as a film set, compares Galt to Hespeler (and Kitchener!), and tells us about living in the Rose Hill area of Galt.
Throughout the interview Phil Kline’s music for Unsilent Night plays in the background.
Kevin Swayze tells us of the origin of Unsilent Night from Wikipedia. There are references to “Boom Boxes” and “Walkman” players. Cambridge joined in 2008, it’s a walk around the streets of old Galt. It started with about 500 people, but participation increased to 10,000 people by 2018. It’s a very different energy from ducking out of the way of trucks barrelling through the streets.
8m35s
Kevin gives us a descriptive tour of Unsilent Night. You’ll run into layers of history throughout all of old Galt. He describes the streets, buildings, displays, and performances. There’s fun for everybody. Kevin tells us of some of the buildings that were used as film sets, and some of their historic uses.
16m40s
Kevin takes a brief detour to talk about the University of Waterloo School of Architecture building and its library. And then continues across the river on the west side of Galt. Kevin tells us of the buildings and the businesses and manufacturers that used to be there.
26m30s
Kevin gives his impressions of the sense of space he gets from downtown Galt. Talking about the intended purpose of the streets — for people, horses, and trains. Not even bicycles, really. Heavy trucks were banned downtown two years ago.
28m10s
Kevin says he feels Unsilent Night as a visceral event, he feels it deep inside. Bob asks if he needs prior historical knowledge to appreciate it. Kevin supplies some that historical knowledge.
32m04s
Kevin describes downtown Galt as seen in The Handmaid’s Tale, describing some of the sets used in filming. And segues into the coffee shops and other stores in Galt.
36m12s
Unsilent Night takes place on Friday, 5 December 2025 at 7:00pm. Traffic will be terrible, best to park and do some shopping in Hespeler, then take the bus to downtown Galt. Get there early, and have a meal in a downtown restaurant while you’re waiting.
38m15s
Reminiscing about downtowns as they used to be, both Kitchener and Cambridge. Kitchener is different, bigger and beefier, with bigger space and no river running down the middle. Kevin tells us of his time working downtown, walking over the bridges, and describes the downtown as it was then.
40m40s
Kevin says he could walk the Unsilent Night in about 20 minutes, but it’s meant to be taken at a more leisurely pace. And because it’s crowded, the progress is slow. Expect it to take about an hour and a half. Dress warmly, there may not be places to duck inside to warm up. It’s one night only, but come down to see the space, it’s great fun. This has the largest turnout of any Unsilent Night across the world. Downtown Galt is a space that’s built for it, like walking in a snow globe.
43m10s
Kevin doesn’t know much about the music, or Phil Kline, the composer. His personal impressesion is a soundtrack to fill the gaps while your attention is on the displays. It doesn’t overpower the other things going on. It’s the same music that plays every year, at all the venues across the world. Unsilent Night is a space to go out and not feel there’s any agenda, it’s explore and see what you can find. There’s no worry about cars, it’s nice to let people have a space without cars.
47m10s
Kevin compares Galt with Hespeler, another downtown built for pedestrians. Even more compact than Galt, it’s more “muscular” than Galt, but still feels like a little mill town. Kevin describes the library there, and some other downtown sights. Bob comments that Kevin has an eye for architecture and history. Talking about heritage protection and worries about sticking tall buildings in the downtown. Kevin lives where there are bits of history in suburbia. Talking about baseball and toboganning.
57m33s
Kevin summarizes Unsilent Night and Bob gives the end credits.
CKMS Community Connections airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on Mondays and alternate Fridays.
HYOS: CAR287 Presents Manitoba Rock Revolution is a show hosted by the band CAR287 and where each band member selects an indie artist’s song to play, and then we spin a few of our own in there and talk about the history of the song.
HYOS: CAR287 Presents Manitoba Rock Revolution is hosted by Terry Ferguson and aired on CKMS-FM on Saturday 6 December 2025 from 10:00pm to 11:00pm (Eastern Time) or 9:00pm to 10:00pm in Manitoba. It continues as a regularly scheduled show. Check the Radio Waterloo schedule for details.
Time
Title
Album
Performer
Artist
Creator
Genre
0m00s
1 CAR287 presents Voice Over 1 – intro Dec 6 2025
1m30s
Opening Song
Looking Through The Lens
CAR287
Rock / CanCon
4m24s
3 CAR287 presents voice over 2 ditch Dec 6 2025.mp3
12m15s
Lady Finger Killer
RIGHT NOW!
DITCH!
Rock / CanCon
16m45s
4 CAR287 Presents Voice Over 3 Ronnie Ladobruk Dec 6 2025.mp3
25m00s
Let Me Down
Let Me Down – Single
Ronnie Ladobruk
Rock / CanCon
29m00s
6 CAR287 presents voice over 4 Leddwyn Dec 6 2025.mp3
33m35s
Horde
Mask of Sanity – EP
Lëddwyn
Rock / CanCon
37m30s
8 CAR287 Presents Voice over 5 Why Dec 6 2025.mp3
43m00s
Soul Declares
Soul Declares – Single
WHY
Rock / CanCon
49m30s
10 CAR287 Presents Voice Over why and outro 6 Dec 6 2025.mp3
Susan Salomonsson shares the second part of her Thread Through Time Series A Lemon Pie Life and explains the significance of the title before reading from the first chapter of the novel.
Margo LaPierre tells our listeners about her new poetry collection Ajar (Guernica Editions, 2025), her publishing journey and the background to the creation of the collection, then reads several pieces from the collection.
Website: Margo LaPierre Linktree
Book Site: Ajar
What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here is what I have added to Libretime since last week:
Horse Chops
Hinterland
Rock
CanCon
vintage credenza
Drone Prompts II
Ambient
No
Nadia Labrie
Hommage a Claude Bolling
Classical
CanCon
An Vedi
Underneath – Single
New Age
CanCon
Mark Veldhoven
Wait It Out – Single
Rock
CanCon
S-Pazz
Birth of Light – EP
World
No
BoonDog
Jam House
Rock
First two tracks are NSFR
CanCon
prhcr.
No One’s Coming – Single
Rock
Radio Edit and Instrumental Available
No
Henry Lees
Smoke – Single
Folk
CanCon
Beta Voids
Scrape It Off – EP
Punk
No
Big Big Furnace
Fall Music Sampler
Rock
No
Sia Shells
Riding The Wave – Single
Pop
No
Neil Haverty
What I Don’t Need – Single
Rock
CanCon
Dan Pallotta
Working Man’s Son
Folk
No
Libby Ember
To Her – Single
Pop
CanCon
Dylan Ella
Pocket Sized
Rock
CanCon
BEIBEI
YOU, HERE – Single
Pop
CanCon
Alexander Saint
Alexander Saint EP
Folk
CanCon
Private Name Private Number
Can’t Compare (Freestyle) – Single
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon
Jambal x Kenai Shogun
Men of Average Nature
Jazz
No
Duane Andrews
Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay
Folk
CanCon
9ope
Somebody’s Something – Single
Pop
CanCon
Muhnday
Before We Met
Rock
3 NSFR Tracks
No
Julia Dawson
Guilty – Single
Pop
CanCon
Motorists
Cristobal – Single
Rock
CanCon
Shiny Cote
Memores – Single
Electronic
No
Johnny Beachit
Please, Not Another Rom Com Country Song – Single
Country
No
AnAkA
Crisis of the Concrete
Electronic
No
Bad Trips
Nothing But Trouble
Rock
No
Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider
A Companion for the Spaces Between Dreams
Ambient
No
peopling
Catatonia Estates
Rock
1 NSFR track
No
Helene Barbier
Panorama
Folk
CanCon
Sam Salmon and the Grand Manan Bandits
Down for Life
Folk
CanCon
Burning Hand
Jawbreaker
Rock
2 NSFR Tracks
No
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Billy Yfantis – Cat’s Eye Nebula
An Vedi – Underneath
Nadia Labrie – Suite no. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio: Part 4: Vagabonde
Vintage Credenza & Chris Perrin – Aren’t We In Love
Jambal x Kenai Shogun – moan
George Kontomichalis – You Stepped Out Of a Dream
Kalia Vandever – Withholding
BeiBei – YOU, HERE
9ope – Somebody’s Something
Julia Dawson – Guilty
Libby Ember – To Her
Sia Shells – Riding the Wave
Liona Boyd – Summer Dreams (feat. Olivia Newton-John)
Blessing Tangban – God Of…
Kpec3 arrival – lock my eyes
Alexander Saint – Slow Down Boy
Sam Salmon and the Grand Manan Bandits – No One Likes Losing
Duane Andrews – I’m Gonna Sit Down and Write Myself a Letter
Johnny Beachit – Please, Not Another Rom Com Country Song
Henry Lees – Smoke
Dan Pallotta – 24 Kenmore Road
Horse Chops – Salt in the Baltic
Beta Voids – Baby’s in Detox
Helene Barbier – A House
Elephanthump – Late Night Brainstorm
Trevor Howlett & the Cruz Bros – Nowhere Fast
Mark Veldhoven – Wait It Out
Dylan Ella – Sushi Joint in a Western Town
Big Big Furnace – I Would
Motorists – Cristobal
Burning Hand – Off the Tracks
Cepheidae Variable – Carving a Dragon
In today’s episode, Kanwaljit (Sunny) Kochar challenges the “old school” financial advice that fails to address the modern reality: Canadians are living longer but leaving the workforce earlier than ever. Facing a potential 40-year retirement, listeners will learn why traditional saving methods are insufficient against the new 2025 tax rules and rising cost of longevity.
Sunny Kochar breaks down how to cure “Shiny Object Syndrome” and move from having “scattered money” to building a robust Wealth Ecosystem. Tune in to discover the Hexavisionary Frameworkand the 3 Universal Laws of Moneydesigned to help you maximize efficiency and achieve Total Financial Freedom.
Bringing you a mix across decades, genres, and artists. From modern day hip-hop, to 90s alternative, to dreamy indie, we’ve got everything you need to help you into the night (or any other time of day)!
What’s up, y’all? Our Power Up Community Radio Fundraiser was a success, so we’re back on regular business tonight. First up, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:
Jody Peck
Wild Nothern Way
Country
CanCon
Cassidy Taylor
Hysteria – Single
Pop
CanCon
Igor Lisul
Somewhere in Time, Vol. 1
Rock/Instrumental
No
The Commoners
Just Watch Me – Single
Rock
CanCon
Tim Brady
For Electric Guitar
Classical
CanCon
Johnny Beachit
Bobby Mackey’s – Single
Country
No
Alex Little
Spider in the Sink
Pop
CanCon
Pierpont & Helgeson
Of Time
Instrumental
No
Skylar Regan
Lost + Found
Rock
No
Up Dog
Going Nowhere Fast
Rock
No
Dominique Clair
When We Get Older – Single
Country
CanCon
Fatspoon
Pensei per Sensei
World
No
SoulParlor
Day By Day
World
No
Charles Webster & the South African Connection
From the Hill
World
No
William Prince
Further From the Country
Country
CanCon
Chris Portka
The Album Everyone Wants
Pop
No
Ana Marija Sir
Danas te ne volim – Single
Pop
No
Sierra Peaks
In Bloom
Rock
No
kpec3 arrival
Lock My Eyes – Single
Religious
No
Elisa Thorn
xiik
Folk
1 NSFR Track
CanCon
Heliara
I Know That You Love Me – Single
Pop
CanCon
Jeffery Straker
Never Too Old To Wish – Single
Folk
CanCon
Debra-Jean Creelman
Bloom – Single
Country
CanCon
Optikz
The Optikz EP
Hip Hop
CanCon
Justin Maki
Nine Lives – Single
Pop
CanCon
Original Pairs
Surface Tension
Rock
CanCon
City Builders
No Sleep – Single
Pop
CanCon
Jont
Let’s Just Be Friends – Single
Folk
CanCon
Dynasty
The Well – Single
Pop
CanCon
Trevor Howlett & The Cruz Bros
Nowhere Fast – Single
Rock
CanCon
Scarlet Butler
Bridges – Single
Country
CanCon
Norine Braun
A Hero In The Wind
Folk
CanCon
Mogipbob
High on the Hog
Pop
AICon, except for the lyrics
CanCon
Shoko Nagai
Forbidden Flowers
Jazz
No
Kalia Vandever
Another View
Jazz
No
Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones
Live in Vilnius
Jazz
No
Ayola x Amaka
Bout U – Single
Pop
NSFR
CanCon
Elephanthump
Telekomander
World
No
Siibii
Siibii
Pop
CanCon
The Abramason Sisters
Spider on the Moon – Single
Folk
CanCon
Billy Yfantis
2015-2015 The First Years in Space
Electronic
No
Engrupid Pipol
Quadrangeta at Finen Mundi
Metal
No
Cepheidae Variable
Primordial Reverie
Metal
CanCon
Stellvris
Shatter and Bloom
Metal
Clean and Explicit versions available
No
The Judge the Juror
Primitive Minds
Metal
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Mark Fenster – Heavenly Bliss
Tim Brady – 9.75 Pieces About Change no. 2.5
Pierpont & Helgeson – Baffo Returns
Shoko Nagai – What Are The Hidden Things Of Life?
Erik Leuthaseur – Feet Do Your Stuff
Rich Perry – Donna Lee
Cassidy Taylor – Hysteria
Justin Maki – Nine Lives
Ayola x Amaka – Bout U
Sir – Danas te ne volim (feat. Aleksandra Nabiullin)
Monotronic – Illusions
SoulParlor – Elevator Jazz Dance (feat. Nico Hering)
FatSpoon – Erotico & Sensual (feat. David Bruno)
Elisa Thorn – Idle Talk
Norine Braun – Bird With A Song To Sing (Remix)
The Abramson Sisters – Spider on the Moon
Dominique Claire – When We Get Older
William Prince – Flowers on the Dash
Johnny Beachit – Bobby Mackey’s
Victoria Bowlin – You’ll Never Fall
Scarlett Butler – Bridges
Up Dog – It’s the Bat Signal (RUN!!!)
Skylar Regan – White Corridor
Sierra Peaks – Stay A While
Original Pairs – Black Fiat
The Gold Needles – Keep On Telling Me Why
Alex Little – Spider In The Sink
Igor Lisul – Happy Birthday, Maron
Drop Dead Georges – I’ve Come Here To Die
The Judge The Juror – HYPERCUBE (Unfolding)
Tune in as we discuss what’s hot for Christmas 2025, why Canada Post could be on strike again, what’s next for Tim Hortons, and only the best in old school and new school jams!
This episode of Rethink Your Retirement tackles the critical shift from saving to spending. Host Kanwaljit (Sunny) Kochar provides a roadmap for Canadian retirees, focusing on advanced, tax-efficient decumulation strategies. Learn about Spousal RRSPs, pension income splitting, and the powerful “RRSP Meltdown” technique to create a balanced income stream, maximize your lifetime wealth, and avoid the Old Age Security (OAS) clawback. Gain the clarity and confidence to become the strategic financial manager of your retirement.
Listen to the radio recording here.
Your RRSP is a ‘Tax Time BOMB’. Here’s How to Defuse It.
FRIENDS!! WE’RE FINALLY BACK!! After so many cold, dark months of wondering when oh when Through the Static might return, we have finally come back! Bringing you some tunes that I’ve discovered in the last few months, the happy, the sad, and the happy-sad.
What’s up, y’all? Before diving in, we hit our fundraising goal earlier today (I didn’t know until the show was already recorded, sorry about that)! That said, we are still fundraising until the end of the week; times are hard for everyone, your favorite radio station included, so please consider donating to help us power up the listening experience for you.
Business as usual, here is what I have added to Libretime since last week:
King of Foxes
Hall of Shame
Rock
CanCon
Jonathan Bauer
We Need To Do Better – Single
Jazz
CanCon
Personality
Smoke Alarms – Single
Punk
No
Miss Emily
The Medicine
Folk
CanCon
Greg Carroll
Writing on the Wall
Country
CanCon
Whitney Ross-Barris
Curtains of Light
Jazz
CanCon
Juliet Ruin
Regime
Metal
CanCon
Liminal Spirit
Unwell
Metal
No
Born Divided
Chronicle of a Shipwreck
Metal
CanCon
Merfolk
Sundaland
Metal
CanCon
Phaeton
Neurogenesis
Metal
CanCon
Softlung
Midnight Mountains – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Eddie Bullen
Show Us The Way – Single
Reggae
CanCon
Cedar Roots
Notes of Honey – Single
Folk
CanCon
Lorrie Matheson
Mission to Inglewood
Rock
CanCon
Jennarie
Never Been Small
Pop
CanCon
Joseph Schertz
Weird Heart – single
Rock
No
Duke & Goldie
Romance and Ramblin’
Country
CanCon
Rosewater Park
Reckoning – Single
Rock
CanCon
Celine Rudolphe, Henrique Gomide, & Joao Luis Nogueira
Amare
Jazz
No
Erick Leuthauser
Quality Time in NYC
Jazz
No
George Kontomichalis
First Flight
Jazz
No
Blessing Tangban
God Of… – Single
Religious
CanCon
No Breaks Jake
Trouble – Single
Rock
CanCon
JEEN
For the Romance
Alternative
CanCon
Arkells
What Good – Single
Rock
CanCon
Pennan Brae
Paint
Rock
CanCon
The Gold Needles
MOOD ELEVATOR
Rock
No
Under the Bus
How It’s Goin – Single
Rock
CanCon
Amir ElSaffar
New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal
Jazz
No
Tara Leavey & Amanda Jean
Line of Fire – Single
Folk
CanCon
JMMR
Resistance is Fertile
World
No
Deer Fang
So Surreal – Single
Rock
CanCon
Guest Room Status
Eventually? – EP
Rock
No
Iyan Bruvold
Little Miss Takes
Country
CanCon
Liona Boyd
This Thing Called Love
Pop
CanCon
Monotronic
Illusions – Single
Electronic
No
Martyrs
Delta Rain – Single
Rock
No
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Jonathan Bauer – We Need to Do Better
Whitney Ross-Barris – Midwinter Blue
Amir ElSaffar – For the Victims of Genocide (Alternate Take)
Pierre Dorge – Wish You Sunshine
Celine Rudolphe, Henrique Gomide, & Joao Luis Nogueira – Toca de Arara
JMMR – Climate Wars
Cloud Tangle – Desire Path
Miss Emily – Smith’s Bay Drowning
Cedar Roots – Notes of Honey
Tara Leavey & Amanda Jean – Line of Fire
Iyan Bruvold – S****y Car
Johnny Beachit – I’m Sufferin From Rumnesia
Personality – Smoke Alarms
Deer Fang – So Surreal
Guest Room Status – How We Hold On
Under the Bus – How It’s Goin
Pennan Brae – It Ain’t Perfect But It’s Free
Rosewater Park – Reckoning
JEEN – For the Romance
King of Foxes – FMLU
Joseph Schertz – Weird Heart (feat. Delilah Steenberg)
Softlung – Midnight Mountains
Overnight – Strong and Good
0Stella – Died In Your Arms Tonight
Juliet Ruin – The Art of Being Wise
Born Divided – Subterranean Corridors
Merfolk – The Plowing Sea
The Mendozaz – The Bell Tower Killer
Does the annual Federal Budget leave you feeling anxious , wondering what the political noise actually means for your nest egg, your business, and your legacy?
You’re not alone. Many ambitious professionals and entrepreneurs feel that same stress , worrying if the government is suddenly going to rock the boat on their entire retirement plan. They feel overwhelmed by headlines, confused by the technical changes, and stuck wondering if their strategies for their home , their business , or their family trust are still effective.
Their “aha!” moment comes when they discover the “Hexavisionary Framework.” It’s a shift from reacting to political noise to gaining Empowerment Through Knowledge. They suddenly see the 2025 budget not as a threat, but as a story of stability , simplification , and major new opportunities—like the $1.25M business owner exemption. This clarity transforms their anxiety into confidence.
This is the bridge to total financial freedom. You don’t have to be a tax expert, but you do need to be aware of the landscape. Take the first step. Visit hexavision.ca to download our in-depth guides and ask the questions you need to ensure your plan is truly future-ready.
What’s up, y’all? Here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour — a discussion of the recent Billboard chart headlines that have been making the rounds. Also, the Power Up Community Radio Fundraiser is still going, please consider donating!
Shad – Intro
Shad & Raz Fresco – Look Pt 1
Saba & FELIX! – TicTacToe
Michael Christmas & Mathilde MX – move
Wynne – The British Are Coming
Atmosphere – Caddy
Aesop Rock – Poly Cotton Blend
Westside Gunn – Tiffany Blue
Curren$y – Rush Hour
Lloyd Banks – Book of Records
Mcenroe – No A No I
Nickelus F – Max Frequencies
Mobb Deep – Against the World
Miguel – The Killing
ThorHighHeels – Preview of the Noose
50 Cent – Damn
Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent, & Young Buck – You Already Know
Bruiser Wolf, ZeelooperZ, & Harry Fraud – The Spaniard
R.A.P Ferreira, ELDON, & Kenny Segal – blood quantum
The RH Factor & D’Angelo – Bullshit
Not for Radio – Back To You
2 Chainz & The Isley Brothers – The ATL Experience
Hit-Boy, Havoc, & The Alchemist – Celebration Moments
Jay Worthy & Conway – Bellagio
Jay Worthy – Worthy vs Getty
Obed Padilla – Fuerza Freestyle
Charles Hamilton – The Perfect Suicide
Kent Jamz – affirmation
Heems & Lee Ranaldo – Nothing Good Is Easy
The RH Factor & D’Angelo – I’ll Stay
War – Four Cornered Room
dan kellar
Waterloo – Becoming the first Canadian to hold the role, Waterloo NDP MPP Catherine Fife was elected to lead the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) at the organization’s conference in early October. Fife becomes the 8th chairperson in the organization’s history.
According to the group’s website, the CWP is the network of women members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Parliaments and Legislatures and is a means of” building the capacity of women elected to Parliament to be more effective in their roles”. Fife notes that it is a “huge responsibility” but adds that “this is the kind of work that also gives me energy”.
MPP Fife says she hopes to focus her efforts around access to education, democratic engagement, human rights and climate change.
The CWP over 3,000 Women Parliamentarians, in over 180 Commonwealth national and sub-national Parliaments, .
This show features an interview with MPP Fife, who is excited to take on the role which she says is “a great opportunity to learn, and take things to the next level.”
What’s up, y’all? The Power Up Community Radio fundraiser has begun — if you like what we do here at CKMS 102.7 FM, please consider hitting the donate button to your left!
As always, here is what I have added to Libretime since last week:
The Goods
Don’t Spoil the Fun
Rock
No
Kasei
Come Tell Me – Single
Country
No
Land Heart Song
You Belong Here – Single
Children’s Music
CanCon
Skip Waiters
chanGES – Single
Hip Hop
Instrumental, radio edit versions available
CanCon
celltowers
west (caterpillar) – Single
Rock
No
Scardenelli & Sophie
It’s All In Your Head! – Single
Folk
No
Simon Scardenelli
Underneath the Singing Tree
Folk
No
Good Loser
Going Nowhere – Single
Rock
No
Sean Bienhaus & Colider
Drown Me Out/Distaste – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Robbie Harte
My Mama’s Daughter – Single
Country
CanCon
D.Rangers
Sketch
Folk
1 NSFR Track
CanCon
Mike Younger
The Enemy Within – Single
Rock
CanCon
Periscopi Invertit
Amelia
Jazz
No
Nicholas Campbell
People Like to Talk – Single
Rock
CanCon
kpec3 arrival
fear anchors – Single
Religious
No
Ryan Stevenson
All I See – Single
Pop
CanCon
CAR287
Looking Through The Lens
Rock
CanCon
Overnight
Strong & Good – Single
Rock
CanCon
Tara Shannon
Cover Story
Country
CanCon
Gold Foil Hum
Character Flaw
Alternative
CanCon
Dre Dupuis
Dre Dupuis
Rock
CanCon
Elli Hart
Don’t Be the Victim – Single
Rock
CanCon
DahL
High Tide – Single
Rock
CanCon
BBQ Pope
UNFURL
Rock
CanCon
Keegan Powell
Drown – Single
Rock
CanCon
Emmett Jerome
It Ain’t Me – EP
Rock
CanCon
Chrome Daphne
Stuck (On You) – Single
Pop
CanCon
ARK IDENTITY
Deluxe Nightmare
Pop
CanCon
Julian Taylor
Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside Your Head) – Single
Folk
CanCon
The Strumbellas
Burning Bridges Into Dust – EP
Rock
CanCon
Big Wreck
Rest of the Story
Rock
CanCon
Lauren Minear
Boxing Day
Pop
No
Terra Lightfoot
Home Front
Rock
CanCon
Mark Fenster
Heavenly Bliss – Single
New Age
CanCon
Brodie Christ
Big Feelings
Rock
CanCon
NERIMA
All My Mistakes
Rock
CanCon
Steve Holliday
Looking Into the Hourglass – Single
Rock
CanCon
Cloud Tangle
Desire Path – Single
Pop
No
Bill Leslie
Paradise
New Age
No
0Stella
Died In Your Arms Tonight – Single
Rock
CanCon
Josh Rager
Heart’s Pace
Jazz
CanCon
The Will Barnes Quartet
Outside the Light
Jazz
No
Jennifer King
Peter-Anthony Togni: Nocturne – Single
Classical
CanCon
Colider
For the Space Age
Punk
CanCon
Colider
Birmingham – Single
Punk
CanCon
Taegen Domstad
Amelia – Single
Folk
CanCon
Rick Sparks
A Time to Heal – Single
New Age
No
Drop Dead Georges
I’ve Come Here To Die – Single
Rock
CanCon
Sarah Brix
Who We Used To Be – Single
Folk
Elora
CanCon
Rebekka Bakken
Nord
Folk
No
Mike Gilbar
Reflections
Folk
No
The Whythouse
Crossroads (feat. Mista Murray) – Single
Country
NSFR
CanCon/KWCon
Lennox C.B.
Bones for the Boatman
Alternative
CanCon
Elyssa Plaza
East Side – Single
R&B
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Jennifer King – Peter-Anthony Togni: Nocturne
Bill Leslie – Fiordland
Josh Rager – I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Periscopi Invertit – Stella Splendens
Gary Bartz – Uncle Bubba
The Whythouse – Crossroads (feat. Mista Murray)
Skip Waiters – chanGES
Kid DET & Sad Classes – In This Bed
Rejean Lau – Blue Jays Way 2025
Chrome Daphne – Stuck (On You)
Elyssa Plaza – East Side
Sandra Lamb – You Keep On Blessing Me
Norman Brule – Such a Lovely Dream
Kpec3 arrival – fear anchors
Drea Lake – Bird In Your Window
Sarah Brix – Who We Used To Be
Mike Gilbar – Song for a Sunday Morning
D. Rangers – Can’t Outlast My Bills
Scardanelli & Sophie – It’s All In Your Head! (Radio Edit)
Taegan Domstad – Amelia
Robbie Harte – My Mama’s Daughter
Tara Shannon – Blue Motel Room
CAR287 – Road Rage Leady
BBQ Pope – Pool Hall
Colider – Drown Me Out
celltowers – west (caterpillar)
Signee Florence – Better Like That
Steve Holliday – Looking Into the Hourglass
Good Loser – Going Nowhere
Mike Younger – The Enemy Within
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Michael Bell, who performs as David Bowie in The Bowie Lives talks to Bob Jonkman about the show, the fans, the band, performing on Hallowe’en, seeing David Bowie live, how young people didn’t know about David Bowie, why the name is The Bowie Lives, and some of the other work Michael does.
Michael Bell gives some background of The Bowie Lives. True Bowie fans hate the idea of a Bowie impersonator, so Michael doesn’t pretend to be David Bowie; he’s a sound-alike. But the fans come around, even the hard-core fans. There’s a great band, and it’s challenging material, from folk tunes to industrial metal. Michael covers some of all the Bowie periods. It’s about celebrating the genius of Bowie.
11m20s
Michael introduces the band. The shows were booked a year ahead, so the band members can do their own gigs. The band is of a calibre that they don’t have to rehearse, maybe one paid rehearsal in the spring. If they’re adding a new song they can rehearse it during a sound check.
18m28s
Bob asks if the show on October 31st is a Hallowe’en show. Michael says there’s no better show for Hallowe’en than a Bowie show, there are endless costumes people can wear. It’s the first time he’s playing a legion hall, but he’s fond of playing a small stage. Michael tells Bob of Bowie Fest at the Toronto club Ground Control.
25m02s
Michael calls the show “A Bowie Spectacular”. It’s an all-encompassing experience, bringing in the audience. It’s art. Michael saw David Bowie perform live when he was coming off the road in the 1980s when he was running an entertainment magazine, The Wire Megazine. It was a hardcopy magazine then (and still availble online today), and Michael was reviewing shows. He was able to get in the pit and photograph David Bowie. That show was opened by Nine Inch Nails and many younger people left after NIN, they weren’t familiar with David Bowie. In The Bowie Lives Michael performs some material that was popular in the UK, but not here. It’s a two-hour show, Michael needs to shave seconds off some songs in order to squeeze in another. It’s a set repertoire, so that the segues are smooth and the show is tight.
33m44s
Why The Bowie Lives, why not David Bowie Lives? Michael was inspired by an Elvis sign, “Elvis Lives” on someone’s rooftop. Bowie was a performer whose music will never die, proved by younger people who are now coming out to the shows. “The Bowie” is a state of mind. Some people pronounce it as “the lives of Bowie”, which Michael thinks works too. Bob thought there might have been intellectual property rights over the name. No-one has challenged them about the use of David Bowie’s name and stage presence. Elvis impersonators have had copyright issues, but The Bowie Lives is flying under the radar.
42m43s
Is there a The Bowie Lives album in the works? No, but Michael has considered releasing a DVD of a performance. Michael doesn’t think there’ll be an album.
Bob is impressed by Michael’s accurate rendition of Heroes. Michael says that was recorded during the Covid shutdown. He talks about the devastating effects of the Covid shutdown on performance musicians — session and studio musicians weren’t as badly affected. Music is Michael’s full-time job, although he does some other work such as consulting on festivals, and writing for his magazine.
51m15s
Bob asks about Michael’s political career. Michael was a federal Green Party candidate, and is very involved in his community. Happily, most Bowie fans lean in the same political direction as Michael. But that’s not necessarily the case for other shows that he works on. Bob and Michael talk international politics for a while.
55m20s
Michael recaps the details for the show on 31 October 2025 in Cambridge, and Bob gives the end credits.
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