RFYL Episode – PastIsOverEP01

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks
Hey folks! Welcome to the first episode of 2017! On today’s episode we visited a lot of 2016 releases, talk about what’s coming out this year, and make up a bunch of random crap. Guest 1 is back and ice cream is mentioned, who knows! There’s also a lot of super catchy songs that you need to catch up on, so you should unplug your earholes and enjoy.

Grab the podcast, and wait, there’s more! The Barry Awards are open again, so go vote for your favourite shows / hosts so they can win awards and give awkward speeches. You know you want it to happen.

PS: If you’re wondering about the episode naming conventions, I reset the number every year to 01 just so I can keep track of the year. If you’re actually curious, this is episode 323!

Playlist:
The Pack AD – So What
JPNSGRLS – 2009
THE BALCONIES – War
Fit For Rivals – Freak Machine
miesha & the spanks – Stranger
Lionsault – In The Wild
Sleep Machine – Danger / Ghost Town
Dorothy – Wicked Ones
Bloody Diamonds – Rose Tattoo
Tsunami Bomb – Headlights On A Hand Grenade
Like A Motorcycle – Southern States
SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS – Light Blue Soldier

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The Lunchbox Interview: Hometown Heroes show (Pen/Josh/Charlie)

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lunchbox-2017-hometownheroesWhy not start off your first regular weekend of the new year with a great show of local talent? The Hometown Heroes twin shows will bring six bands to the stage that will promise an excellent time. My guests today represent three of the bands: Penelope from Motherhood, Charlie from Cellarghost and Josh from The Hyperchondriacs. We chat about what 2016 was, what 2017 will be, and the love of music production, performance and touring.

The first show of The Hometown Heroes is January 6 at 10:30pm at The Capital Bar, featuring Motherhood, Cellarghost and The Hyperchondriacs. The second show is on Saturday night at 10:30pm at The Capital Bar, with David in the Dark, Brookside Mall and The Snorkelers. The shows are only $10 at the door, or a student-friendly $6 when you present your student ID.

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RFYL Episode: EndOfYearSixEP50

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks
Hey Folks! Come grab the last episode of 2016! I randomly tout nonsense as usual and have music playing in the background. Guest 1 couldn’t make it in so I had to do something, right? All the tracks I wanted to play for the holiday episode but just couldn’t fit them in make an appearance here. As usual, you can make requests for this upcoming Friday’s show by emailing me at RunForYourLifeCHSR@gmail.com !

I go on about how all these bands released a bunch of great albums this year, and that I really need to see them more often (or again!).

Before you snag it and run, the Barry Awards are open again to vote in on this page. So go over there, vote for RFYL if you like what I’m doing here, and feel free to throw my name in as your favourite host! You can do that here!

My name’s Matt Nightingale. … You knew that, though.

The Pack AD – Teenage Crime
Lionsault – Light It Up
JPNSGRLS – Gap Year
Brand New – Mene
Tsunami Bomb – Obligation
Like A Motorcycle – Punk One
Bloody Diamonds – Medicine
Fit For Rivals – Agent Orange
Dear Stalker – Little People
Mokomokai – Diesel Wild Stallion
Stitched Up Heart – Catch Me When I Fall
Lacuna Coil – Ultima Ratio
Double Fuzz – Seeing Red

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CHSR 97.9FM’s 2017 Barry Awards Fan Vote!

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Thanks for voting! Polls are now closed. Winners announced January 22nd!

It’s that time of year again, for YOU to show YOUR support for your favourite CHSR show and host!

 

Legend tells it, in 1960 a young Barry Yoell attended a conference in Toronto about radio. Enthused by that conference, and after a lot of generous donations and hard work, the campus/community radio station that now bears the name CHSR was born in early 1961.

To honour that hard work and the legacy of great radio that Mr. Yoell started, the Barry Awards were created on January 22, 1971 (The 10th Anniversary). Each year, we award the best shows and hosts and show our appreciation for the work that they do — and we want the audience to have a say!

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Rosie’s Juke Joint Top 10 Blues Albums of 2016

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Rosie’s Juke Joint Top Ten Albums of 2016
1. Monkeyjunk Time to Roll
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2.Tim Williams So Low
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3.Jeff Healey Heal My Soul
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4.Matt Andersen Honest Man
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5.The Paul DesLauriers Band PDB
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6.Angel Forrest Angel’s 11
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7. Colin James Blue Highways
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8.Harpdog Brown Travellin’ with the Blues
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9. John Campbelljohn Chin Up
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10.Jordan Patterson Back on Track
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Now is the perfect time to be collecting the Yakuza Series

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With Yakuza 0 rapidly approaching to store shelves on January 24th, 201 7, and with the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami (remake of 1) and 6 song of life coming to the west. Now is the perfect time to start collecting the Yakuza series. Do you still have a PS3? right now might be a good time to dust it off to collect this series, with Yakuza 5 and 4 on the PlayStation store for a pretty fair price, with 5 being 39.99 CAD and 4 being only 19.99 CAD and going out and getting 3 somewhere. With 0 and the remake of 1 coming out you will have all of them except for 2 which is why I am sure will bring us a remake of number 2 as well. These games will last you at least 20 hours per game from, your story to all the side content you can do in the game; so these games are well worth it and would make for a great collection, because they are becoming somewhat of a rare piece to find in the stores, if you can find them you will notice they are increasing in price. Right now is the perfect time to start collecting the Yakuza series.