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People Need Music: November 13, 2025

After hearing a new song (to her) called, “Nature Song For The Time Being” by Fontine, host Tonya Price, showcases songs and artists who clearly take inspiration from nature.

Playlist:

Fontine – Nature Song For The Time Being ::

Jenn Grant – Bring Me A Rose ::

Kylie Fox – Sequoia ::

Dominique Fils-Aimé – Our Roots Run Deep::

Hozier, Allison Russell – Wildflower and Barley ::

Tanya Davis – Where The Ocean Meets The Greenery ::

Logan Richard – The Grass Is Blue ::

Kate Weeks – Island of Wind and Waves ::

The Wailin’ Jennys – Wildflowers ::

Feist – Cicadas and Gulls ::

Jill Zmud – Willow With Me ::

Ian Tamblyn – World of Wonders ::

The Black Keys – No Rain, No Flowers

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Away From The Mire Episode 97 – The skies of November turned gloomy!

Things got groovy early with an epic “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Billy Strings. I also preview the recently announced Trifecta tour featuring Slowcaster, Grand Theft Bus and Jimmy Swift Band which will be heating up venues across the Maritimes this December.

 

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Testing For Echo – Ep 89 – Let’s Make This Worthwhile – Orig. Air Date November 8, 2025

Hi there everyone. I’m really pleased that you’ve tuned in today

This is Testing For Echo Episode 89 in Fredericton and around the world and I’m your host Tim Scammell

So now let’s make this worth your while.

Episode Song List

  1. Envy of None – Look Inside
  2. Book Club – She Was my Spring
  3. Genesis – Match of the Day
  4. Jason Anderson – Cinnamon Hearts
  5. Yes- Singles 1973 The Remembering
  6. Poem – Weakness
  7. SAGA – Take a Chance
  8. New Musik – Missing Persons
  9. RUSH – Marathon
  10. Not Now – All The Things I Do
  11. Dan Mangan – All the Things I Do
  12. The Who – Eminence Front (Marvel Years Remix)
  13. Nash The Slash – 19th Nervous Breakdown

 

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Nothing in Particular : 2025-Nov-04

Episode 17. Latin, alt pop to electronica, with Gorillaz featured in the X Years Later segment.

ArtistSongAlbumYear
Montuno CubanoBendita LuzFrágil de Cristal2025
Ruben BladesThe Man Who Sailed Around His SoulA Testimonial Dinner : The Songs Of XTC1995
XTCOutside WorldDrums and Wires1979
Martha and the MuffinsSeveral Styles Of Blonde Girls DancingDanseparc1983
Desmond DekkerWork OutBlack And Dekker1980
HermanezLockstepDeeper Roots2022
GorillazStarshineGorillaz2001
Gorillaz w/ Adeleye OmotayoSilent RunningCracker Island2023
Said the WhaleResolutionshawaiii2013
OkaGali HydroMilk & Honey2011
Manufacture w/ Sarah McLachlanAs The Ends Draws NearTerrorvision1988
EisbrecherFanaticaEisbrecher2004
Rhys FulberInhabits EternityYour Dystopia, My Utopia (SGLP04)2018

People Need Music: November 6, 2025

Shivering Songs 2026 released its awesome line-up this week, plus new music from Marian, The Barr Brothers and Bobby Dove.

Playlist

Mo Kenney – Sucker ::

Dan Mangan – Robots ::

Amy Millan – Kiss That Summer ::

Logan Richard – Kissing My Love ::

Wild Pink – Cloud or Mountain ::

Ben Caplan  – 40 Days & 40 Nights ::

Wyatt C. Louis – Dancing with Sue ::

Marian – Late Bloomer ::

The Barr Brothers – Run Right Into It ::

Mike Bern – Into The River ::

Carly Rae Jepsen- Beach House

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The Lunchbox Interview: Free To Grow (“Assorted Ruminations”)

My guests today are Jeff Patch and James Morrison of the local band Free To Grow. They’ve just released another studio album, Assorted Ruminations, and they join me to talk about how the album came together, some of the technical challenges of recording, and some of the myriad stories that came together in this album.

Includes the tracks Lady of the North, Tracks to Nowhere, and Eat the Freaking Cake.

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Harmony Corruption-Voivod/Acid Bath Show Review-October 21, 2025

Hi Folks!

 

I had the opportunity to see Voivod and Acid Bath at Rebel in Toronto on October 11th, 2025. It was an absolutely incredible show. Listen in to hear my review! I talk about how the show was, setlists, and lots more. Additionally, this episode features a quick mention of Ace Frehley’s sad passing. He will be missed.

CVLT Nation Interviews: VOIVOD's Away - CVLT Nation

Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics (Remastered) - Amazon.com Music

 

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Indie Whimsy Episode 54 (October 28 2025)

hiya! welcome back to another episode of indie whimsy, in this episode you’ll hear …

  1. belle and sebastian – i didn’t see it coming (richard x mix) (the third eye centre; 2013)
  2. broken social scene – skyline (hug of thunder; 2017)
  3. they might be giants – i palindrome i (apollo 18; 1992)
  4. amy millan – run for me (masters of the burial; 2009)
  5. action painting! – mustard gas (trial cuts; 2018)
  6. the dears – of fisticuffs (times infinity volume 2; 2017)
  7. the haywains – bye bye boyfriend (a37 revisited; 2011)
  8. arcade fire – joan of arc (reflektor; 2013)
  9. action painting! – boy meets world (alt version) (trial cuts; 2018)
  10. amy millan – pour me up another (honey from the tombs; 2006)
  11. beat happening – our secret (beat happening; 1985)
  12. the shermans – plastic bouquet (you’re still young at heart; 2003)
  13. death cab for cutie – two cars (you can play these songs with chords; 1997)
  14. hefner – dead media (dead media; 2001)
  15. death cab for cutie – styrofoam plates (the photo album; 2001)
  16. bunnygrunt – nobody rides for free (karen hater’s club; 2005)
  17. my bloody valentine – sometimes (loveless; 1991)
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Nothing in Particular : 2025-Oct-28

Episode 16. Shades of Samhain, a gaggle of ghouls, a hail of hauntings – a Halloween edition. X Years Later returns with Bauhaus.

Artist Song Album Year
Yello Stalakdrama Stella 1985
Front Line Assembly Ghosts Echoes  2013
Lydia Lunch Gloomy Sunday Queen of Siam 1980
Lisa Germano Haunted No Elephants 2013
Hannah Georgas Your Ghost This Is Good 2021
Skinny Puppy Worlock Rabies 1989
Bauhaus Bela Lugosi’s Dead  (Single) 1979
Bauhaus Zikir Go Away White 2008
Fields Of The Nephilim Moonchild The Nephilim 1988
Love & Rockets Haunted When The Minutes Drag Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven 1985
Nash The Slash In Search Of Prey And You Thought You Were Normal 1982
Eat Static w/ Elaine Frost Where Ghosts Lay Dead Planet 2015

Nothing in Particular: 2025-Oct-21

Episode 15. Instrumental electronica drifting into…

Artist Song Album Year
Wen Time II Think Ephem:era 2018
Bedrock Beautiful Strange (Lost Desert remix) Bedrock Collection 2021 2021
Russell Mills / Undark Causes Cause Causes Pearl + Umbra 2000
Joni Void Non-Locality Everyday is the Song 2023
Tangerine Dream Roll The Seven Twice Quantum Gate 2017
Underworld Twist A Hundred Days Off 2002
Julia Spitale Undecided Dreams Good Again 2017
Madrigal Hurricane Elemental Grace 1999
Dolores O’Riordan October Are You Listening? 2007
Pony Girl Laff it Off Laff it Off 2023
Odds Eat My Brain Good Weird Feeling 1995
Chalk Circle Believe In Something The Great Lake 1986

Harmony Corruption-Back at CHSR!-October 7th, 2025

Hi Folks,

 

This week’s episode was done live from CHSR-FM! I had the chance to stop by CHSR last night and do my show live from the studio. Make sure to check out my show airing live weekly at Local FM in Saint John, NB!

Here’s the playlist for this week’s episode:

Roky Erickson-Bloody Hammer

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Nothing in Particular: 2025-Oct-14

Episode 14. A quiet, sombre program this week. I’ve settled into a Fall mood…

ArtistSongAlbumYear
ConceptShakeCulture Clash2005
Single Gun TheoryI Am What I See (The New Delhi Remix)Possessed: Nettwerk Sound Sampler Vol. 41993
Spirit Of The WestTake It From The SourceLabour Day1988
The BoxRemnantsAll the Time, All the Time, All the Time…1985
Arih SKLoose ThreadHold it Together2023
WhitehorseEvangelinaLeave No Bridge Unburned2015
Angels & AgonyForeverEternity2006
Carbon Based LifeformsSet TheoryWorld Of Sleepers2006
Delerium w/ Katharine Blake and Mediaeval BaebesSister Sojourn GhostNuages du Monde2006
SeaboundOctober SongDouble-Crosser2006
Susumu YokotaFairy LinkThe Boy and The Tree2002
LooneyJetmanEastern Tides / RequiemDeep Blue2012

Away From The Mire Episode 94 – Eugene!

A fun cover set this week featuring Rush covers as well as new music from Geese and Jeff Tweedy. We finish it off with a novelty track written and produced by the recently departed Ace Frehley.

 

Jordana, TV Girl – Summer’s Over
Tebby and the Heavy – Razzle Dazzle
Jeff Tweedy – Forever Never Ends
Local H – 2112 Overture / Temple Of Syrinx
Billy Talent – Passage To Bangkok
Richard Cheese – The Trees
Geese – Long Island City Here I Come
This Is Lorelei – A Song That Sings About You
Les Claypool – Call Me The Breeze
BA Johnston – Hanging On By A Thread
Secret Machines – Dreaming of Dreaming
Crazy Joe and the Variable Speed Band – Eugene

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Indie Whimsy Episode 53 (October 21 2025)

hiya hello! in this episode of indie whimsy you’ll hear:

  1. death cab for cutie – army corps of architects (you can play these songs with chords; 1997)
  2. broken social scene – halfway home (hug of thunder; 2017)
  3. belle and sebastian – ease your feet in the sea (the boy with the arab strap; 1998)
  4. amy millan – finish line (masters of the burial; 2009)
  5. belle and sebastian – the blues are still blue (the life pursuit; 2006)
  6. the dears – all the hail marys (times infinity volume 2; 2017)
  7. belle and sebastian – to be myself completely (the life pursuit; 2006)
  8. arcade fire – you already know (reflektor; 2013)
  9. death cab for cutie – bend to squares (something about airplanes; 1998)
  10. amy millan – he brings out the whiskey in me (honey from the tombs; 2006)
  11. popguns – someone you love (eugenie; 1990)
  12. the orchids – apologies (who needs tomorrow; 1983)
  13. the high water marks – some like it lukewarm (ecstasy rhymes; 2020)
  14. cherry twister – don’t forget your man (at home with cherry twister; 2000)
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Testing For Echo – Episode 88 – Read Some Literature – Orig. Air Date Oct. 25, 2025

Hello again everyone. Thank you very much for tuning in today. This is Testing For Echo Episode 88 in Fredericton and around the world.

I do have a pretty large stack of songs to squeeze into our show today so let’s get this started.

Tim

“The World of Music, One Song at a Time”

Episode Song List

  1. Episode Song List
    1. Envy of None – Look Inside
    2. Book Club – She Was my Spring
    3. Genesis – Match of the Day
    4. Jason Anderson – Cinnamon Hearts
    5. Yes- Singles 1973 The Remembering
    6. Poem – Weakness
    7. SAGA – Take a Chance
    8. New Musik – Missing Persons
    9. RUSH – Marathon
    10. Not Now – All The Things I Do
    11. Dan Mangan – All the Things I Do
    12. The Who – Eminence Front (Marvel Years Remix)
    13. Nash The Slash – 19th Nervous Breakdown

 

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People Need Music: October 23, 2025

Playlist:

Old Man Luedecke, Bahamas – My Status is the Baddest ::

Bahamas – The Bridge ::

William Prince – The Spark ::

Brandi Carlile, Lucius – You and Me on the Rock ::

Les louanges – Pigeons ::

Radio Radio – Tellement dope ::

Absolute Loser – In The Crowd ::

The Barr Brothers – Let it Hiss ::

Alexisonfire – Fully Completely ::

Dan Mangan – Cold in the Summer ::

Wyatt C. Louis – Dancing with Sue ::

Claude Munson – Get It While It’s Good ::

Boy Golden – Mountain Road ::

Dominique Fils-Aime – Cheers to New Beginnings

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Indie Whimsy Episode 52 (October 14th, 2025)

heya! in this episode of indie whimsy you’ll hear:

1) they might be giants – the cap’m (the else; 2007)

2) arcade fire – the suburbs (continued) (the suburbs; 2010)

3) the shins – the past and pending (oh, inverted world; 2001)

4) amy millan – bury this (masters of the burial; 2009)

5) transmittens – too right to sigh (we disappear; 2010)

6) the dears – taking it to the grave (times infinity volume 2; 2017)

7) belle and sebastian – the evening star (late developers; 2023)

8) arcade fire – normal person (reflektor; 2013)

9) belle and sebastian – perfect couples (girls in peacetime want to dance; 2015)

10) amy millan – all the miles (honey from the tombs; 2006)

11) r.e.m. – fall on me (life’s rich pageant; 1986)

12) northern picture library – catholic easter colours (alaska; 1993)

13) death cab for cutie – champagne from a paper cup (something about airplanes; 1998)

14) action painting! – alice power (edie mullen radio session) (trial cuts; 2018)

 

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The Lunchbox Interview: Andrew Maclean (Backyard History Book 4)

The Maritimes is full of history and odd occurrences that make great stories.

My guest today is Andrew Maclean, author, historian and storyteller. The latest book in his Backyard History series arrived this year. He joins me to tell about what sorts of tales we can expect in Backyard History: Mysterious Stories from Atlantic Canada’s Past.

Look for Andrew at farmer’s markets and Christmas markets near you, or order his books through his website, backyardhistory.ca .

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The Lunchbox: Peter Hicks on “Roughing It”

Stories arise from a combination of inspiration, persistence and wandering.

My guest today is Peter Hicks, well-known as songwriter and performer for Sleepy Driver and My Black Ram, but joining me today as an author (under the pseudonym “Andi Ellis”) of the romantic comedy novel Roughing It. He joins me to talk about his lifelong love of storytelling in many forms, his decision to put out a romantic comedy novel, where his inspiration came from, and upcoming writing projects.

Roughing It is set to be released in digital and paperback form on October 23, 2025. You can pre-order the digital book at Amazon, or look for it in local bookstores.

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Testing For Echo – Episode 87 – Just a Little Nostalgia In Here. Heatwave! – Orig. Air Date Oct. 11, 2025

On the day of recording this episode it’s the 45th anniversary of Heatwave Festival in Bowmanville Ontario.

There will be more on that later. There’s a few Heatwave references. I was there. I can speak to it. 🙂

And great music! Check these out!

Episode Song List

  1. Talking Heads – I Zimbra
  2. Miss Krystal – Say To Me
  3. YES – Long Distance Runaround
  4. Tyler Ellis – Down By The Don
  5. Envy of None – Never Said I Love You
  6. Gentle Hen – Sit on Roofs
  7. SAGA – Scratching the Surface
  8. Avralize – Close to You
  9. King Crimson – Lament
  10. RUSH – Subdivisions
  11. Polyphia – Ego Death
  12. Teenage Head – Picture My Face

.Tim

“The World of Music, One Song at a Time”

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