Track Listing: 
1.) Kat McLevey – So Far Behind
2.) Kat McLevey – Prelude
3.) Vulva Culture – Human Garbage
4.) Beauts – Moment on the Pavement
5.) The Motorleague – All The Words
6.) nuages – weary, tired
7.) Brandon Wolfe Scott – Island Mountain
8.) Beard Springsteen – Hipsters Don’t Spearfish
9.) Burning Coast – Fragile
10.) Safe to Say – Zoey
11.) The Olympic Symphonium – Flame
12.) Glory Glory – Everybody Lies
13.) Alert the Medic – Echo and Fade
What do you when words fail you?
Declare war on them.
And when that doesn’t work?
Make them bend to your will.
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Track Listing:
1.) Mo Kenney – Telephones
2.) Mo Kenney – Mountains to the Mess
3.) Joel Plaskett – For Your Consideration
4.) Ria Mae – Clothes Off
5.) The Fortunate Ones – Solitary Sparks
6.) Whitney Rose – My First Rodeo
7.) Tim Chaisson – Crushed
8.) Joey Robin Haché – In Limbo
9.) Gabrielle Papillon – Brother, Throw Down
10.) Ben Caplan – Ride On
11.) Ben Caplan – Under Control
12.) Rain Over ST. Ambrose – Broken Love
13.) The Stanfields – White Juan
14.) Elephant Skeletons – HAWK
Theatre is in the realm of “collective illusion”: the walls of the room dissolve, the stage vanishes, the playwright whisks the audience away to another place and another time, and the actors and actresses transform to new people — or sometimes, old people.
My guests today are Len Falkenstein (playwright, director, theatre guru, as well as Director of Drama at UNB), Brittany Long (theatre student, actress) and Jessie Roy (theatre student, seamstress and actress). Theatre UNB is doing a performance of Age of Arousal by Canadian playwright Linda Griffiths, so we chat about becoming older women, creating the costumes of the Victorian Era, and how typewriters can be sexy. Listen for the sneak peak at one of the gin-inspired moments of the play!
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There are two prominent images of artificial limbs: one, the pincer claw, is barely above the classic pirate hook; the other, the fully articulated cyber-mechanical arm, such as what the Terminator carries under his fake skin.
The truth is somewhere in between..
I spoke with Ali Husseini, a research assistant at the Atlantic Clinic for Upper Limb Prosthetics at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering from UNB Fredericton. We talked about the reality of prosthetics, the great role the clinic plays at both the local and national level, and the kind of inter-disciplinary research that goes on at the Institute.
(The Institute is always looking for volunteers to help with studies — both those who are in need or use prosthetics as well as those with normal limb operation — to help better understand how the human body moves. Listen for calls for research looking for assistance on The Lunchbox.)
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Theatre is communication.
Texting is communication.
Can you combine the two?
The answer is clearly a yes, given the new production coming out this week. Returning Fire is a collaboration between Theatre New Brunswick and Next Folding Theatre Company. In this play, the first chapter is entirely communicated through text messages — on which the you, the audience, eavesdrops over the course of a few hours. In the end, you meet the characters in person, in a real place, in real life. The play was written by today’s guest, Ryan Griffith. Join us as we talk communication, theatre, and disembodied characters.
Music today:
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I made it back alive from my ‘stay-cation’ in Saint John house sitting my Brother’s place. Thanks to Steve ‘The Buzz Man’ Dunnett for filling in for me on Episode #73!
Episode #74 had a bunch of great new tunes! Dischord was in town Friday night for their CD release party with Hero’s Last Rite and Spinesplitter. We played an interview that Roger Jean and I did the morning of their show at the Capital and talked to Luc Gagne about ‘Epitaph’ their 3 song EP they released in Janurary. Since the EP is only about 20minutes in length, we played the whole thang! ‘Epitaph’ a 3 song EP about the rise of ‘Communism’ in Russia is certainly a step up for Dischord a band well known in the Atlantic provinces for their Extreme Thrash Metal sound that includes the vocals in what I call ‘Demonic Harmonies’. Make sure you grab a copy where ever you can find the EP! Dischord.ca
The Wasteland Zombies let loose their rerecorded version of ‘Spread Your Wings’. The song originally recorded in 1994 and part of the bands album ‘The Town Fair’ was rerecorded at Underground Alliances studios with Jake Duffie at the helm. The band will be playing THIS Friday, February 5th at the Charlotte Street Arts Center with the debut of Fredericton’s newest ‘Punk’ band ‘Winter’s Howl. The bill also includes ‘Blueprints’ who’ll be playing new material and ‘Siegebreaker’ who also just recorded with Jake Duffie and will be playing new material including a brand new song never played live. Show starts at 7PM and Cover is only: $5!! Help support your local Metal scene and if you can’t make it yourself, then I know all the bands would very much appreciate it if you shared the event on Facebook.
The Wasteland Zombies Siegebreaker Blueprints
In Hour II we had a special ‘South of the Border’ feature. Local sludge Metal masters ‘Hard Charger’ just returned from playing a slew of dates in Mexico and so we started off Hour II with a track from them and then we played some tracks from a couple of the bands they played with on their Mexican tour and also I played some cuts from 3 albums that Ciaron Lewis of Neighborhood Watch fame, brought back from his working trip to Mexico.
Episode 74 Playlist:
Hour I: Crazy Train-Ozzy| Interview with Luc Gagne of Dischord| Epitaph EP- Dischord| Cold Black Eye-Siegebreaker| Spread Your Wings-The Wasteland Zombies| Rebirth – Blueprints| Fallen – Muted Pitch| Generation Genocide- Chaos Theory|
Hour II: Total Fucking Blackout – Hard Charger| Fight For Survive – Hatewolf| Carne A La Hoguuera – Active Pump| Descarnada – Tu Carne| Trificante De Organos- Tu Carne| Ba Aba Al Kisin- Coaccion| Catarsis- Coaccion| El Negociano De La Piel- Alfonzosayas| Y Salimos De Les Sombras – Alfonzosayas| Party On, Party Off- Aggressive Conspiracy| Cosmic Canabalism – UuBbUuRrUu| Pheonix Lights- Striker| Mummy Dust- Ghost| Hail The Apocalypse – Avatar.
Coming up on this weekends Crazy Train, I’ll be joined by Eric Chase from Fredericton’s ‘Civil Defence’ and he’ll be updating us on what they’ve been up to and what’s coming up for them in the next few months
If you have a show coming up or you have a band, know of a Canadian Indie Metal band we should be playing, by all means let us know! You can email your events or bands tracks to musicdirectorATchsrfm.ca
NOTE! This weekends Crazy Train will air live at 4PM as CHSR will be broadcasting the UNB Red’s hockey game!
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What comes first?
Ambition?
Desire?
Need?
Or being..
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We go back in time to showcase the music of John Lee Hooker! 
Only on CHSR 97.9 FM and live streaming on chsrfm.ca starting at 8pm (Atl).
When you start over, it’s just like ending a failure, and success may now exist.
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There is a place where Winter is not a drag.
It exists in a virtual space, between your head and your heart.
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On the show this week:
CQ: What would you do if you thought that existence was about to end in 5 minutes?
Full list of 19 articles after the jump!
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Playlist:
Rockyard – The Chase
Lucys Crown – T.O.K.Y.O.
Bellusira – Sever
We Hunt Buffalo – Back to the River / Comatose
Beneath the Grid Music – Dear Stalker – Little People
Shades of Sorrow – Skyblazer
Chaos Theory – We Are Disaster
The Wasteland Zombies – Spread Your Wings
Unleash The Archers – Tonight We Ride
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Have you ever had a serious thought about death?
It’s a topic most of us avoid, but it’s a reality that all of us will face. Talking about it can help to take the stigma away, and help us to plan to live our lives our way, and then die our way again.
My guests today are Paula Tozer and Debbie Edmonson, two people from very different backgrounds but who share questions about death and have brought an event to the city to invite others to talk about it as well: The Death Cafe.
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Fredericton has had a very active theatre community for decades, and one of the centres for much of that has been The Fredericton Playhouse. A wide variety of events are held there, too, beyond theatre and including musical acts, ballet, comedy, and more.
But while the outside of the building and the main theatre always impress, the reality is: it’s in trouble. The building is aging badly under the curtains, and will need to be replaced.
My guest today is Tim Yerxa, the Executive Director of The Fredericton Playhouse. We talk about the great work that has been done at the Playhouse over its 50-year life, the problems they have been dealing with for a while, and the ambitious future of new theatre and community centre buildings that are planned for the future.
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When you’re in the middle of it, post-secondary education can be the entire world. But in reality, there’s a whole lot more time spent outside of school than inside, and it’s good to be prepared.
My guest today is Anne Soucy, representative of the UNB Employment Centre. She joined me to talk about things people should know to get a job, and the upcoming Career Fair.
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What does it take to make music together?
Talent? Inspiration? Fun? Desire to perform? Love of music?
Sometimes, it just takes friends…
Bad friends..
My guest today are four UNB students who have come together to form the band, The Bad Friends. They are having the first big gig this weekend at UNB’s Social Club, and while they don’t have any recordings ready for us just yet, they are about to start working on original material. I had a great time asking them about where they came from, how they became good Bad Friends, and where things will head from here!
Music today:
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These guys are amazing, check them out next time they play. You won’t be disappointed!
It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day…we will be discussing mental health (at 7:30)and to join our discussion you can call in at 453-4979 to share your experience. We also have all your weather and events covered
Weather, Community Events, Music and special guests! Also, this morning we talk Unions with special guests Alex Bailey, Joe Baird and Tony Tracy
A great lineup this week including…
Monday. The State of Unionism
Tuesday. Theresa Malenfante
Wednesday Bell Lets Talk Day
Thursday. Sultans of String
Friday. Dischord
Keeped it tuned to CHSR’s Rosie Morning at 7-8 Monday to Friday
Betsy Russell, who is more recently famous as Jigsaw’s wife in the Saw horror franchise calls in from Malibu California. She also starred alongside Phoebe Cates in the teen comedy Private School.
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Step into Rosie’s Time Machine as we go way back and explore some postwar blues from the 40’s with an eye on the westcoast blues scene! Including Ivory Joe Hunter, Peewee Crayton, Johnny Otis, Little Esther and more. We will also run through the Maple Blues Award winners..all this and more, right after the Crazy Train! 🙂
Playlist:
Kill Matilda – Sanctuary
Diemonds – Ain’t That Kinda Girl
Sonic Circus – Over The Line
Rockyard – The Impact
Dead Sara [Official] – LA City Slum / Lovesick
Lionsault – Shoot Em Up
FFXIV “Gun Soken & The Primals” – Oblivion
Beneath the Grid Music – LAST RED RANSOM – The Electric Sky
Chron Goblin – Fuller
HIBRIA – Life
Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (Bowie cover!)
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