Track Listing 
1.) Radiohead – Separator (Four Tet Remix)
2.) Union Suit – Delirious Vista
3.) Nuages – Grace
4.) Artifiseer – Of Stone Of Glass
5.) Property// – Chrystallize
6.) Paranerd – Firn
7.) Trophy Wife – Rows
8.) Glory Glory – Indigo Son (QWYA Remix)
9.) Vogue Dots – Way With Silence
10.) Coyote – Old News (Whaleskin Remix)
NWE Pro Wrestling is making its long awaited debut in Fredericton, and Fredericton’s only pro wrestling radio show Against The Mat will be there to cover all of the action!
Friday night, June 26th at the Willie O’Ree Place will be the sight of the very first ever NWE wrestling event in the Capital city, which also happens to be a Rogers television taping!
Join Drew & Ryan of Against the Mat, Live at 7pm on CHSR FM 97.9 or online at chsrfm.ca for our exclusive Live Coverage of NWE’s very first event in Fredericton!
Track Listing:
1.) Vulva Culture – Human Garbage
2.) The Sundays – Wild Horses
3.) Meg Myers – Sorry
4.) Kris & Dee – Beach
5.) Kris & Dee – Chosen Few
6.) Jessica Rhaye – It Is Alright
7.) Sia – Buttons
8.) Repartee – Nice Girls
9.) Halsey – Hold Me Down
10.) Blood Red Shoes – It’s Getting Boring By The Sea
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Shilo Shixx and myself interview author David Grove who wrote a book on the location shoot of the original Friday the 13th. The book is called On Location in Blairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th. He also wrote Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen. Here is the YouTube link:
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Music is alive in well in New Brunswick!
Sure, it’s tempting to think of “New Brunswick music” as “traditional music”, but the reality is that we produce awesome music across the spectrum, from electronic and techno to metal to rock to country — and yeah, some great traditional folk music as well.
The MusicNB organization exists in part to help grow all this music and help the performers share it with the world — as well as celebrate it. They had their AGM on the weekend, and CHSR’s very own Erin “Bondo” Bond is on the MusicNB board. She joins me today to share news of the events on the weekend and the new, expanded and rebranded “Festival 506” concept.
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Eastcoast Love Story – Cold, Cold World
2.) Tomato/Tomato – Toss It All Away
3.) Young Satan In Love – Bibles For Missions
4.) Brookside Mall – Philadelphia
5.) Redwood Fields – Jacqueline
6.) Heat and Lights – Show Me Where To Go
7.) Paper Lions – Philadelphia
8.) Tim Chaisson – Bad On Me
9.) Amelia Curran – Somebody Somewhere
10.) Ora Cogan – End Of Nowhere
11.) David R. Elliott – White Flag
12.) Jordan Doucet – Because You Know
13.) Papal Visit – Pop & Chips
14.) Mike Trask and the Precious Memories – Sadie
15.) First Words – All Day Breakfast
16.) Elephant Skeletons – Rubies & Jewellery
Charles Bradley Strictly Reserved For You
Earthbound Trio Mother
Corb Lund Counterfeiter Blues
Anthony Gomes Whiskey Train
Anthony Gomes The Blues Aint the Blues No More
JW-Jones Watch Your Step
Blackburn Holla Back
Voodoo Walters Cakewalk
Neil Young Helpless
The Cash Box Kings Juju
Debbie Davies I Get The Blues So Easy
Voo Davis When I Get Back To You
Brandon Santini Got Good Lovin’
Eliza Neils Detroit Drive
Paul Butterfield Blues Band Born In Chicago
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On Episode #48 of the Crazy Train, we ROCKED the City of Fredericton so hard a good portion of the South side had a power outage!
So, bare with the small gap around the 1 hour mark into the Episode.
Had a great show with Steve ‘The Buzz man’ as we thrashed the City with:
HOUR I:
Citizen’s Unite (Vancouver) Black Sheep
Civil Defence (Fredericton) – Parallel to Enlightenment
The Wasteland Zombies (Fredericton) – Earache
Like A Motorcycle (Halifax) -Slipping Away
Billy Moon (Hamilton Ont.) – Bad Kids
Dischord (Moncton) – Casualties of War
Death Valley Driver (Charlottetown) – Carnivore’s Oath
Hero’s Last Rite (Fredericton) – Plague
Orchids Curse (Halifax) – Through the Looking Glass
Forward Unto Dawn (Nova Scotia) – Concord & Dissolution
HOUR II:
GHOST – Cirice (cut by power outage)
Behemoth – Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel
GHOST – Cirice (full version without power interruption) *NEW
Lamb Of God – Still Echoes *NEW
Faith No More – Separation Anxiety *NEW
Iron Maiden – Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Probot – Big Sky
Hell Yeah – Demons In The Dirt
Sanctuary – White Rabbit
Don’t forget THIS Thursday at the Capital is: Hamilton Ontario’s ‘Billy Moon’ with from Halifax NS, ‘Like a MotorCycle’ along with Fredericton’s own ‘The Wasteland Zombies’
On Friday night, there’s so much METAL in the City ‘Ol Woodsides gonna poop his pants!
Starting at 4PM at the Charlotte Street Arts Center is The Event of the Summer with The Green Lung Grinders, Enemy Designed, Monteith Brothers, Abysseral Throne, The Wasteland Zombies and Cable Crusher! Show starts EARLY! At 4 PM!! Til 10PM!
The RUN don’t walk over to the Capital for the 4X4X4 Tour with Hero’s Last Rite, Dischord, Orchid’s Curse and Death Valley Driver!
NO ONE can say there’s isn’t ever any Metal shows in town! This is our Time! Our Year! Let’s unite all in the name of METAL!!! See you at the shows!
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Playlist:
The Features – Good Old Days
HighKicks – Get Crazy M’Lady
The Dyadics – Better Way
Rockyard – Don’t Come Back
Arcane Saints – Streetlights & Symphonies
Black Earth – Constellations
Beneath the Grid Music – Sunshine & Bullets – Heartbeats
Sumo Cyco – Go Go Go
Napalmpom – Runnin’ in the Red
Die So Fluid – Comets
Mos Generator – Spectres
Diablo Strange – The Pagans
Sandveiss – The Bomb
Bobaflex – Last Song
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It’s a bit like make believe — for school!
The opportunity for kids to go to drama camp is tremendous. For them to have the possibility to go every summer from little kid to teen is incredible. Tania Breen, Director of the TNB Theatre School, joined me on the Lunchbox to talk about the great series of summer camp programs they are offering for kids this year. The program is now celebrating it’s 10th year, and folks who were kids when they went through it are now old enough to help teach the current kids in the program.
Spots are filling up quickly for the programs, and they get started soon. Be sure to register ASAP!
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Great Lake Swimmers – Zero In The City
2.) Ora Cogan – End Of Nowhere
3.) SOAK – B a Nobody
4.) Ken Tizzard – I Got You
5.) David Celia – Thin Disguise
6.) Copilots – The Falls
7.) Patrick Watson – Hearts
8.) JOOJ – Ghost of Love
9.) Slow Down Molasses – City Sublet
10.) Joyful Talk – Butterfly 12 Komokyo
11.) Joyful Talk – Buschbabies
12.) BadBadNotGood & Ghostface Killah – Stark’s Reality
This show is full of interviews and topics not usually covered.
We were joined in studio by Rugged Rick Owens, to promote the Vision Pro Wrestling event being held in Fredericton this Saturday night and his harrowing travels back from out West.
We then took a break to talk about Global Force Wrestling.
In the second hour, we spoke with Michael Elgin, former (and possible future?) ROH World Champion, to talk about his career in the business and to promote ROH’s Best In The World PPV this Friday night.
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*Note* As with all of our Web Exclusives, strong language is used. As Big Dave once said, "Deal With It!"
As the on-air show was full of interviews and topics, we compiled our usual segments into a quick Web Exclusive Against The Mat Extra for you all out there.
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Track Listing:
1.) The Odd Bit – Hitch A Ride
2.) Young River – Break Me Down
3.) Matt Mays – Take It On Faith
4.) Joel Plaskett – Alright/OK
5.) Rain Over St. Ambrose – We Play The Night
6.) Kappa Chow – I Want Out
7.) Sexghost – Dead Girl
8.) Dregs – Everyone Knows
9.) The Thymes – Your Man
10.) Romi Mayes – Devil On Both Shoulders
11.) Vintage Postmodern Jukebox ft. Haley Reinhart – Creep
12.) Carolyn Holyoke – Hard Times
13.) Bass Lee – Progress
I love a good theatre performance.
It’s not the same as a book, an audio drama, a movie, a game. It’s a unique medium, and it delivers something in a way that no other medium captures. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it has to do with the magic of actors and the words of the playwright transforming things in a real way without the separation of a screen or page.
And the way that Bard In The Barracks do it every year — for 10 years in a row, now! — is also an incredibly immersive experience.
My guests today are Len Falkenstein, Jake Martin and Sharisse LeBrun. Len Falkenstein is one of the powerhouse forces behind a lot of theatre in this city, being a founder, Artistic Director and on of the primary directors of Bard In The Barracks, as well as Artistic Director of Notable Acts and the director of the Drama program at UNB. Jake Martin is acting as the titular character in Hamlet, a reprise of his role from last year’s rained out show. Jake is also no stranger to theatre, having written, acted and directed numerous productions around town, include The Next Folding Theatre Company. And Sharisse LeBrun is playing in key roles in both productions this summer, taking on Ophelia in Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Sharisse is studying drama at St Thomas, and is returning to Bard In The Barracks for the third year.
We spoke about the exciting changes introduced into these plays-on-location, the emotional challenge of these roles, and the two actors play out a very well known scene from Hamlet.
Bard In The Barracks starts this Friday, June 19. This year’s run features another week of performances, and has two Shakespeare plays in two locations: Hamlet is being staged in Odell Park, and Romeo and Juliet is being performed in Barracks Square downtown.
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Daughter – Youth
2.) Neon Jungle – Take Me To Church
3.) Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies – Supervillain
4.) This Ship – Typical Speakers
5.) SC Mira – Move Fast
6.) Regina Spektor – You’ve Got Time
7.) Mother Mother – The Sticks
8.) Foe – Genie in a Coke Can
9.) Kappa Chow – Jump
10.) Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
11.) Milk & Bone – Watch
12.) Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko
13.) Crystal Castles – Alice Practice
14.) Die Mannequin – Blood In, Blood Out
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What does the arts community mean to you?
You might be a visual artist, looking for ways to connect to your community.
You might be a musician looking for ways to reach out and learn from those more established than yourself.
You might be a veteran performer, looking to mentor others.
You might be a fan, wanted to make this vibrant community even better.
No matter what your take is on it, one of the great signs of an active community is the gathering together of people and ideas in a communication space. Earlier this year, one of these events occurred, called the Open Arts Gathering. Tonight, the second one is underway as I type.
Today on the Lunchbox I spoke with Drew “Dee” Budovich, a member of the Shifty Bits Cult, a Fredericton-based arts collective that is partnering with Connection ARC and others to stimulate arts-based community conversations at the second Open Arts Gathering. We talked about the success of the first Gathering earlier this year, and some of Dee’s hopes for tonight’s installment.
Music today:
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Shilo Sixx joins me as we chat with fellow critic Peter Sobcyznkie! Here is the YouTube link:
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Most of us struggle from time to time. Many of us struggle a lot of the time, but it can feel like we are alone, like we are the only ones with issues.
That’s not true: you are not alone.
Three years ago, students at UNB organized a campaign called #MyDefinition. It sought to de-stigmatize talking about mental health issues by showing their fellow students that their peers also faced mental health issues — but they didn’t let it define them.
This past weekend, the third #MyDefinition was kicked off by a celebration and heartfelt speeches. I captured those and present them today as part of the show.
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Grand Theft Bus – Walk
2.) Gianna Lauren – Mistakes
3.) David Celia – The Grind
4.) Joshua Van Tassel ft. Michael Fuerstack – Anyone’s Army
5.) Spines – The Brass
6.) Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies – Supervillain
7.) Slowcoaster – Fortune Teller’s Heart
8.) David in the Dark – Hard to See
9.) Norma MacDonald – You Can’t Carry It Around
10.) Whitney Rose – Little Piece Of You
11.) Kappa Chow – Jump
12.) Motherhood – Winter/The News/River
On this weekends episode of the Crazy Train, Saint John’s latest Metal band to assault the senses, ‘Devil’s Last Wish’, joined Steve ‘The Buzz Man’ and I. They brought along some of their favorite Canadian Indie Metal bands to play and filled out Hour II with some kick ass Global Metal!
Devil’s Last Wish is a brand new outfit currently in writing mode and in a few months will be bashing heads with their sonic mayhem.
The play list included:
The Wasteland Zombies – You Must
No Man’s Throne – The Kiln
Black Moor – Breath of the dying
A Code of Silence – Fear
Dischord – AK-47
Hero’s Last Right – Viral Judgement
Death Valley Driver – Sleeping all December
Endast – We will be
Elevate the Virus – Subliminal Persuasion
Hour #2
Twisted Sister – The Beast Black
Label Society – Suffering Overdue
Pantera – Domination
Black Sabbath – Children of the Grave
Sabaton – Uprising
Edguy – Ministry of the Saints
Black Sabbath – Into the Void
Crowbar – Coming Down
DOWN – WITCHTRIPPER
Have a great week everyone!
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Tune in at 7:30 as Johnny will break my leg and I will attempt to come back and complete the show (a la Dave Grohl)!!!
