STU Journalism students Nicole Vair and Nicola MacLeod bring you today’s pair of documentaries, all about mental health. First, Nicole Vair brings you “Fighting the Winter Blues”, something many of us feel right about now. And then, Nicola MacLeod presents “Mental Health on Campus”, discussing where you can go for help, and what limitations there are.
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March 26 2013 Instant Breakfast Nathalie Rayne edition
1. Brothers – Black & White
2. Maiden Names – A Cowboy’s Work is Never Done
3. Josh Bravener’s Music Corner – OCD
4. Kurtis Eugene – Out too Long
5. Charles G. D. Harding – Dry Away
6. Two Hours Traffic – Magic
7. grand theft bus – Something Medicinal
8. Coyote – Fossils
9. Les Hay babies – Chu Pas Une Femme A Marier
10. Jenn Grant – The Fighter
11. Erin Costelo – Oh Me, Oh My
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HERE Magazine
March 21, 2013
STYLE
RADIO STATION BRINGS A WHOLE NEW GAME
BYLINE
You might accuse Tim Rayne of having prescient abilities.
The station manager at CHSR 97.9 FM has spent the last 48 months working behind the scenes to forge a new direction for the campus radio station. Now, at a time when Fredericton’s airwaves need a strong, alternative sound more than ever before, Rayne is poised to deliver just that.
“I hesitate to call it ‘the new CHSR,’ but it kind of is, because we’re bringing a whole new game to it,” Rayne said.
The station begins its annual Fundrive this week and is using the occasion to highlight a number of changes designed to bolster its presence and involvement in the community.
The station recently had a new transmitter installed that provides a signal comparable in strength and clarity to commercial outlets, broadened programming in broadcast and online formats, and is in the midst of building better relationships with the non-profit and arts communities in Fredericton.
Rayne took over the operation in February 2011, a time when CHSR was plagued by infighting and showing some of the lowest numbers in its 52-year history. A Fredericton native who grew up listening to the station, Rayne wanted to bring the organization back to its community-centric roots.
He drew from his connections as a well-known filmmaker in the province to recruit a broad range of local professionals to fill out the station’s board, executive and volunteer pool. Then he and colleagues cooked up new shows, spanning music formats, talk and interview shows, programs with an arts bend – basically any idea someone wanted to run with.
He said the key has been a slow burn approach, taking time to build relationships and test new shows to ensure the vision would work.
And has it ever.
“When I first came on, we were looking at 100 hits a day for the whole station,” Rayne said. “Now, we get 1,000 from just one show. Our listenership on the website went up 500 per cent over the last year, for a fact. It’s insane.
“You end up putting yourself on Reddit, using grassroots marketing, and you start to promote yourself in ways that, really, the corporations can’t.”
Rayne said three new shows launched in 2012 have really driven the results: his own Instant Breakfast (a morning show playing East Coast bands and lots of Freddy acts), The Lunch Box (a noon-hour interview/information-style show) and Erin Bondo’s Homemade Jams (an evening show featuring acts from Atlantic Canada).
The coming months will see more new shows added to the mix, including an hour-long program hosted by the Feels Good Community, and an online feature, Spoken Word Corner, for poets to record audio tracks of their prose.
The station’s next focus is attracting more public service announcements from non-profits and traditional on-air ads from local businesses. To bolster their physical presence, Rayne said they’re also looking at setting up mobile units so they can broadcast live from community events or music festivals happening in the area.
CHSR
FUNDRIVE
Fredericton CHSR 97.9 FM is rebranding itself as the new and improved independent alternative radio station for Fredericton listeners. Check out its diverse range of music and talk programmes listed on the station’s website, chsrfm.ca/blog. The station’s annual fundraiser, The Fundrive, takes place from March 22-30. Events include a hot dog fry on the patio of the Student Union Building, 21 Pacey Dr., from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, March 22, and an evening of acoustic tunes at Wilser’s Room, 362 Queen St., 459-3558 on Saturday, March 23, featuring the musical stylings of Logan Colter, Brydon Crain and Josh Bravener. The show starts at 8 p.m. and cover is $5, with all proceeds going to CHSR. The final event goes Thursday, March 28, a marathon of the Evil Dead trilogy on the big screen at Tilley Hall, 33 Dineen Dr., beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is a minimum donation of $3.
If you haven’t heard or visited UNB’s CHSR 97.9 FM radio station, you are missing out on a good time.
As you take the first step through CHSR’s doors, something about the floor-to-ceiling poster-covered walls and overflowing CD racks tells you you’re with friends and in for a good time.
For those who might be timid about walking straight into a radio station, but would still really like to get involved, fear not, for this week is CHSR’s FunDrive! What is a FunDrive, you may ask? Well, it is a mash-up of a few different events happening through March 22-30.
There are a wide range of events including, a hot dog BBQ on The Cellar patio, which took place last Friday, and performance by Logan Colter, Brydon Crain and Josh Bravener at the Wilser’s Room last Saturday. Events coming up include, Evil Dead Trilogy Marathon to be held at Tilley Hall on Thursday, March 28, starting at 8 p.m. with movie durations of only about one hour and 15 minutes each. There will be a minimum $3 donation for this event. Also, there will be a Table Top Board Game Night at the UNB Student Union Building’s blue room on March 30, with a minimum donation of $2.
With so many different events, you can be sure to find something that suits you!
CHSR is a non-profit radio station, and the annual FunDrive is a great source of new income. All proceeds go back into the station, which help them upgrade to better equipment, expand their music library, fund workshops, employ staff, send volunteers to conferences outside of Fredericton, and much, much more.
“It’s the members’ radio station”, said station manager, Tim Rayne. “It’s run by the campus community”.
The best thing about CSHR and its FunDrive is the fact that it is not faculty specific. Just because you’re not majoring in media or broadcast journalism, doesn’t mean you can’t join in on the fun. The station is always looking for new volunteers with all types of experience.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re in nursing, business, media, or computer science, It’s open ended to the options that you can do in terms of creating a resume and helping the station, while helping yourself”, said Rayne. “I see CHSR as an opportunity to have training and development programs and workshops that allow students to take their academic experiences and put them into the work place.”
If you still aren’t convinced by the work experience, cool wall art, or Evil Dead trilogies, then the easy going, friendly nature that is Tim Rayne, will be sure to push you over the edge.
Drop by one of the FunDrive events or pop into the station to meet with great people like Tim and get involved with campus’ very own radio station, CHSR 97.9 FM. They are truly for the people, by the people, and we just happen to be those people.
If you can’t make it to the events but would still like to make a donation to help out our local radio station, CHSR has got you covered there too. You can go to their website (Chsrfm.ca) and donate through PayPal or other forms of online payment.
by Sarah Campbell
Listen to Jimmy #69 now!
This week on L2J:
-Spring Break
-Die Hard / Shit Hard
-Kickstarter wins Vs. Fails
-Weapon of God
-Ultimate Spider-Man
-Fuck That Guy
-What if–?
-Batwing
-Foodies
-The Animated Pro
-Katey Sagal’s Boobs
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Track Listing:
1.) Maiden Names – White As Milk
2.) Josh Bravener – OCD
3.) Thom Swift – Sweet Thing
4.) Brothers – Black & White
5.) Bloody Diamonds – Bright Lights Darling
6.) John Jerome and the Congregation – Oh Lord
7.) Brad Fillatre – New Tattoo
8.) Mike Bravener – Kaw Liga
9.) Adam Mowery – The Black Path
10.) Broke On Payday – Perfect
11.) Wet Grow Light – Tastes Like Grapes
12.) Quiet Parade – Feel Young
13.) Jenn Grant – I Want You Back
14.) Matt Mays – Indio
Kara Comeau and Meridith Gillis present this episode of STU’s Lunchbox series, on the Controversy Between Spirit and Skin. The first half hour explores The Fringes of Sexuality, and the second half goes to the opposite extreme: People Who Never Have Sex.
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Not everyone in town knows that CHSR is holding our FunDrive right now, heck, a lot of people in Fredericton don’t know we exist. To remedy this some of our volunteers decided to go down to the Market on Saturday in bold costumes.
Adam, host of Fredericton This Week and The Cutting Room Floor had been working on his costume for a few weeks now, teasing and hinting at it to his twitter followers, calling it simply “The Attention Getter V3.3”. It grabbed attention, he made a duct tape Bender costume. Bender is a robot from the TV Series Futurama.
Another member (@the_clock_doc) who works in our Tech department came as his original character The Clockwork Doctor; a Venetian Plague Doctor. You may have seen this get up before at the Fredericton Zombie walk, and will see it again at CHSR’s Evil Dead Movie Marathon.
We met a lot of people, told them about the various events we have on the go, and handed out flyers. We were not collecting any money since we were not Market vendors, we just wanted to get the word out. Did you see us there? Did you get your picture taken with any of the costumes? Share your photos!
Friday we had a Hot Dog BBQ to celebrate and raise funds for FunDrive. It was the first event of our 2013 FunDrive and it was a success. The weatherman had predicted good weather and yet because this is Fredericton, the weather turned. Friday morning we woke to flurries and snow still on the ground. But we are Canadians so we shoveled off the Cellar Patio and set up the grill!
Bondo was the organizer (and shoveler, she gets extra credit for that) of this event and deserves a lot of credit for how it turned out. CHSR members came to help out, say hi, or get a hot dog over the three hours we were set up. More so, many people on campus stopped by for a bite and filled our jar quite nicely. We had chicken hot dogs, vegan hot dogs (which made two people very happy) and cupcakes. Everyone had a good time and it was the first success we needed to push us on for the coming events to come over FunDrive.
On the show this week:
CQ: What is the best or worst lesson about living life you’ve ever gotten from fiction (books, TV or movies)?
Please donate to our radio station, and support great community radio! chsrfm.ca/donate
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Each morning, you wake with the leftover pieces of the unconscious experiences. They don’t always make sense, but they somehow go together..
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I had never been to The Cellar, the pub on the UNB Fredericton campus, before Tuesday night. In fact, until recently, I didn’t know there was even a bar in the Student Union Building. However, upon discovering that there was going to be a Poetry Slam Competition, I decided that it may be a place I should check out. Although I was somewhat unimpressed with the venue (simply because bars and pubs aren’t usually my favourite places to be), it was still a fairly cozy place despite the noise and the alcohol going around. The atmosphere was good and the servers were friendly. I arrived early with a friend and waited until the start of the show.
The poetry slam was sponsored by STUART and The Cellar, and was judged by Paddy O’Reilly (last semester’s Slam winner), Emily Bosse (a UNB grad student), and one randomly chosen judge. Although I don’t remember the names of all of the competing poets, I was incredibly impressed with the display of talent from everyone who competed. In the first round, all competitors read one poem and were then judged and half of which were eliminated. Those who weren’t continued to the second round, read another poem, and won a copy of STUART, STU’s student arts publication. From there, two final competitors were chosen and were given 15 minutes to write a final poem on two randomly chosen phrases: restraining devices and supplements. The winner of the competition was Kirk Girouard, winning a prize of $100.
Those I do remember where Jeremy Fowler, who did a poem from memory while Kirk held the microphone, and Cody Jack who wrote a love poem about his beard (wonderful). After the show, they held an open mic for anyone who wanted to read, where a few of the competitors read another poem, and a man named Weston advertised the Open Mic every Tuesday night at the Grad House. Maybe I should have read something, but with my on-stage jitters, I had decided against it.
After the show, I asked one of the round two finalists, Ben Dugdale, what he thought of the show, and he seemed impressed. “It was definitely a good time,” he said, “More solid poets performing, and a little bit of a rowdier crowd. I can’t wait to see how it grows in the future.”
Overall, it was a fantastic night and I was thoroughly impressed by everyone who competed or read for fun in the open mic afterwards. I’ll have to attend more of these in the future (although I wonder if the slam would have been different on a Friday night… considering it was in a pub?). Congratulations to all of the competitors and the winner, Kirk. My sincerest apologies if I’ve spelled someone’s name wrong – please let me know and I’ll be sure to edit them!
Track Listing:
1.) Brothers – Black & White
2.) Bloody Diamonds – Bright Lights Darling
3.) Jesse Brown – Wolf
4.) Motherhood – The News
5.) Josh Bravener – OCD
6.) Genre – Wanted From You
7.) Floodland – Plastic Actress
8.) Black Moor – Hellraiser
9.) Death Valley Driver – Choke The River With Your Dead
10.) Burning Coast – Split Ends
11.) Joshua Van Tassel – Sentimental Health
12.) Sean One – What Am I Doing
13.) Orchid’s Curse – Lie To Live The Lie
It’s time to talk to you about Dine Around Freddy.
Are you prepared to throw away all your money, gain at least ten pounds even with hardcore exercise routines, and sob your way through all the paltry meals you make in comparison?
Okay, maybe that is stretching it a little, but seriously. FOOD GET IN MY BELLY!
For those not aware, Dine Around Freddy is an annual winter event in the capital that is taken pretty seriously, especially by the locals.
[mantra-pullquote align=”center” textalign=”center” width=”90%”]”If you’re a real tourist, you understand that tourist attractions are rarely visited by the inhabitants of the city itself.”[/mantra-pullquote]
However, with a tight knit city like Fredericton, it manages to be different. All the owners, managers and workers tend to know each other in the city, and the local cuisine manages to get plenty of promotion from anyone and everyone who likes to eat out. (So, everyone, because we’re all too lazy to make our own food.)
Dine Around Freddy 2013 is running from March 14th to March 30th, with ten restaurants participating. They (the restaurants) offer three course meals (including appetizer, entree and dessert) at a low price of $29 per person (with $1 being donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association per plate) not including drinks (Hey, I was going to say that!).
The restaurants participating this year are; The Blue Door, Brewbakers, Caribbean Flavas, [catch] URBAN GRILL, Chez Riz, Crepe Suzette, Terrace Dining Room, The Schnitzel Parlour, The Palate and Sam Sneads. (For a full list of menu items, click here.)
Lucky me, I had a chance to go to Brewbakers just last night, and test the waters, so to speak. I brought along a few friends (two other CHSR volunteers) for different taste bud opinions. Luckily that also meant we could share and try more of the food. (Go us!)
For appetizers, they gave us complimentary bread with hummus and butter, The appetizers were Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad, and Caramelized Onion Hummus. The salad had artisan greens in a shallot vinaigrette, with fresh strawberries, goats cheese, cucumbers and a balsamic drizzle, pictured below.
Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
I tried the salad. The strawberries were delicious and perfectly ripe, the greens fresh, the cucumber went well with the ingredients, however I find it was a little plain, and felt like it was missing a flavor or texture. My table buddy loved it.
The Caramelized Onion Hummus was served with warm pita and a sprinkle of feta, pictured below.
Caramelized Onion Hummus
I’d have to say the hummus really blew me away. Normally, I only like hummus when it’s spicy, but this was delicious. My table buddy cleaned off the entire plate. I was honestly expecting her to lick the plate clean. I know I would have if the server hadn’t shown up so soon.
The clear winner of the Appetizer course was agreed unanimously to be the Caramelized Onion Hummus.
Next up, we had Entrees. I was looking forward to this, as I had ordered their Grilled Hanger Steak blue rare. It was served up with garlic mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables (I couldn’t recognize anything other than a brussel sprout, my table buddy spotted knew more of the veggies) and finished with a peppercorn sauce.
Grilled Hanger Steak
Our server was wonderful in helping to select a wine that perfectly complimented the steak and brought out the great flavors in the meat. I enjoyed the taste experience very much. I messed up ordering this, I’m afraid. I wanted to try new things, but I’m not a big fan of peppercorn sauce, and the steak itself was a little hard on my teeth. I found that there seemed to be a problem with the vegetables, as well. It tasted, to be honest, like someone had accidentally used salt twice, instead of salt AND pepper. (I drained that water glass dry…and then some.)
The next entree was Truffle Chicken Linguini. It was covered with a rich and creamy garlic herb sauce, with sauteed mushrooms and onions with a hint of truffle.
Truffle Chicken Linguini
Oh. My. Gosh. It was delicious. There wasn’t too much or not enough sauce, the chicken was perfectly done for the dish, the mushrooms practically burst in my mouth from flavor, and the noodles were perfect. I’m drooling just thinking about it.
The clear winner of the Entree course was the Truffle Chicken Linguini.
I should note as well, that the portions, although displayed in gourmet style, were more than adequate, and very filling. At this point, we weren’t sure if we could move from the table, but then again, we did have dessert to look forward too…
Speaking of, dessert choices were Citrus Creme Brule or Cookies and Cream.
I’ve personally never tried Creme Brule so I took a chance, and decided to get one. For those unaware, the way it was explained to me was that it’s custard in a dish with coarse sugar on top, with the sugar heated until it reaches hard candy consistency on the top, then paired off with decorations.
Citrus Creme Brule
It. Was. delicious.
I was so glad I took a chance on it, because it was definitely worth it. Wow. Seriously, go order this, right now.
The second dessert, Cookies and Cream, was nutmeg cream sandwiched between a chocolate chip and a peanut butter cookie.
Cookies and Cream
The clear winner here was the Citrus Creme Brule. As you can see in the picture, the peanut butter cookie was cooked almost to the point of being burnt. The other cookie was pretty dense, but the cream itself was great.
One important thing to note is that they had gluten free and vegetarian safe options as well.
The best part was when the bill came, and I realized I was stuffed but I hadn’t broken the bank.
Out of this experience, I’d give Brewbakers a 4.5 out of 5 for the entire experience. Go try it.
And if you do, try this amazing poutine of theirs, available on their regular menu.
Ultimate Poutine
My thanks to Tek, for his company, and Nutty, who provided me with pictures of the wonderful meal and funny stories (obviously in an attempt to make me spray wine from my nose when I laugh). If you think her pictures are good, you should go to her site. She is one talented lady.
1) Tell our readers a bit about this class?It’s a third-year radio journalism class with an average of 20 students. I emphasize current affairs. In the fall-term, we learn how to tell stories with sound from the 60-second news story to soundscapes and short documentaries. In the second term, we put those skills in service of live radio on CHSR. Every student has to produce a Lunchbox show.
The students have to come up with a focused idea/subject they can sustain for half an hour. They’re put in groups of two, so they can cover the entire hour Lunchbox slot. As producers, the students are expected to do far more than just book an interview or two and play a tune. Usually there are several packaged items, including short (5 minute) documentaries. They need to script it, time it and then perform it. My hope is that students understand the care, hard work (and sometimes the bossiness) required to be a radio producer.
I’ve been teaching this class for five years and we’ve been doing the shows every year since.
The students love the rush of doing live radio. Most want to do it again. But beyond that, the student producers are proud of the depth of their work. It’s practically like doing a half hour documentary.
I’d hate to single out any one show out, but we’ve had shows on everything from “The Internet and Over-sharing” to “The Employment Prospects of Generation Y” to “Concussions in Hockey.” We’ve had some great shows this year, with more to come before the term is up.
Track Listing:
1.) Margo Margo – Breath Wasted
2.) Steady Hills – Long Gray Roads
3.) The Green Reflectors – Theft
4.) Quaker Parents – TeeShirt
5.) Transatlantic Zodiac Ensemble – Eternal Queen
6.) The Sweet Deals – Buyin’ Tonight
7.) The Lee Harvey Oswalds – High, How Are You?
8.) Billie Dre & The Poor Boys – Buy Baby, Bye June
9.) Wintersleep – In Came The Flood
10.) The Motorleague – Hymn For The Newly Departed (Acoustic)
11.) Working Class – Let’s Stay
12.) Moonshine Ramblers – Some Like Wine
13.) The Stanfields – Fox In The Heather
CHSR Instant Breakfast ‘Dance Party Edition’ March 20, 2013
With Whale Skin, Boards Of Canada, Kavinsky, Cedric Noel,Pamela Pachal, and much much more!!!
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This week on the sleuthiest LIVE comics radio program around, we welcome artist Matt Triano back to the Monster Cave. Matt is hard at work on the ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon’ series from Dynamite. He joins us to chat about this and more. If you have a question for Matt, feel free to post it on our Facebook wall or give us a call at 506-453-4949.
We will also be reviewing a comic from last week’s crop, which we picked up at Strange Adventures, in our ‘Shit Comic Reviewers Say’ segment.
The music for this episode is provided by:
“The Wreckage” by Fredericton’s Cry Oh Crisis
“Wanted” by Moncton’s The Bricklins
“Heavy Lies the Crown” by Charlottetown’s Death Valley Driver
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Track Listing:
1.) The Stanfields – Jack Of All Trades
2.) John Saint – Young Fly
3.) The Trick – You Find It In Others
4.) Matt Mays – Indio
5.) Gloryhound – Electric Dusk
6.) Maiden Names – White As Milk
7.) Motherhood – The News
8.) Josh Bravener – OCD
9.) Jennah Barry – Dead Give Away
10.) Ria Mae – Not Like Me
11.) Steven MacDougall – Don’t Hold Your Breath
12.) SoHo Ghetto – Heart, Beat, Skip
13.) Verse The Sun – Contagion
14.) Shotgun Jimmie – Big Sur
Track Listing:
1.) Pharis & Jason Romero – Sad Old Song
2.) JW Jones – In A Song
3.) Wyndham Thiessen – I’ve Been Looking For A Girl Like You
4.) The Flu – Forever Entitled
5.) Still native – No Steam
6.) Jonny Debt – Bronze
7.) Grapes Of Wrath – Good To See You
8.) The Cheap Speakers – She Has A System
9.) Kate Nash – Death Proof
10.) Rachel Zeffira – Here On In
11.) How To Destroy Angels – The Wake Up
12.) Killinger – We Are Here
13.) Bajofondo – La Trufa Y El Sifon
14.) Pants & Tie – Good Evening, Mr. Pickton
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David Bowie – The Next Day
Emilie Mover – Mighty Time
Gianna Lauren – On Personhood
Grounders – Wreck Of A Smile
Hutchinson Andrew Trio – Prairie Modern
Joshua Van Tassel – Dream Date
Les Soeurs Boulay – Le Poids Des Confettis
Masia One – Bootleg Culture
Pick A Piper – Pick A Piper
Rend – Battlecry
Ruby Drake – Hold Fast
Sound City – Real To Reel (Soundtrack)
Stone Iris – Kicking The Can
Swollen Members – Beautiful Death Machine
The Stanfields – Death and Taxes
Tyler Hornby B3 Trio – Locus
Uncle Balzak – Audio Sexual
Wild Belle – Isles
The Cutting Room Floor makes it’s return from hiatus with this episode. In it we review “Oz the Great and Powerful” and “Snitch” This one’s for you Paul Bearer
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Track Listing:
1.) The Odd Bit – Hitch A Ride
2.) Bloody Diamonds – Monsters
3.) Joshua Van Tassel – Daniel Craig
4.) Ben Caplan – Down To The River
5.) Rob Lutes – Things We Didn’t Choose
6.) John Jerome And The Congregation – Great Claims Of Grandeur
7.) Matt Mays – Indio
8.) Grand Theft Bus – Gold Mine
9.) Mo Kenney – Sucker
10.) Dana Beeler – Traveller
11.) Levystep – Miles Of Seperation
12.) The Tom Fun Orchestra – Sympathetic Wolf
13.) The Motorleague – Hymn For The Newly Departed
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WhenSaturday, March 30, 2013
Student Union Building – Atrium (Blue Room)
EPIC! is joining Geek and Sundry in Celebrating International TableTop Day!
– We want to combine this with a bake sale for extra income
– Epic will be covering the event and broadcasting via youtube a few days later.
– Epic will also make some tabletop videos on youtube working up to the event.
Cover Charge: $2 dollar donation
This is all in support of CHSR’s Fundrive 2013, support your local community radio station.
