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This Year In Music…According To Johnny James: The Top 50 Albums Of The Year – #50-41

50. “Some Rap Songs” – Earl Sweatshirt Kicking of my albums of the year list is Earl Sweatshirt with “Some Rap Songs”, but this collection of tracks is anything but. While short in length, each track transports you into a sensual head space with pinging samples of guitar, bass, piano and so much more. Earl’s

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This Year In Music…According To Johnny James: The Top 20 Songs Of 2018

20. Sun Ought To Shine – Hillsburn Kicking off this list is Hillsburn out of Halifax, NS, a band who has taken their latest record “The Wilder Beyond” as far as a you could expect in a calendar year. “Sun Ought To Shine” comes in with the passionate vocals of Rosanna Burrill which are joined

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Bondo’s Top 10 Favoruite Albums of 2018

It was a long time coming, but Erin Bond finally was able to choose her Top 10 favourite releases from 2018. Take a look and check out the links to the music.

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Mind Your Own Business // Show Booking Best Practices

Finding the right venue to play can be hard, even for the most seasoned touring band. How do you contact the venue? Should you call? Just email? They’ll be able to fit you in a prime slot in two weeks, right? Wrong.

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Anything Goes 2018-12-08

This week on Anything Goes we check out brand new music from scross the globe, including tracks from IAN SWEET, Chemtrails, Wooden Horsemen, and Fredericton’s MAZK.

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Mornings Are Hard // 2018-12-03

This morning on Mornings Are Hard we lined up some pretty rad music, plus we talk about the MMA Act that was signed in October, plus celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of the iconic music video, Thriller!

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Homemade Jams 2018-11-28

Track Listing:  1.) Lisa LeBlanc – Dump The Guy ASAP 2.) The Montgomery Street Band – The Busker’s Lament 3.) Kylie Fox – Alberta 4.) Rube & Rake – What Do You Do 5.) Jessica Rhaye – Sun Will Shine For You 6.) The O’Pears – Stay Warm (Ontario) 7.) Jeremy Dutcher – Sakomawit 8.)

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Homemade Jams 2018-11-02

Track Listing:  1.) The Tortoise The Hare And The Millionaire – Sex Appeal 2.) The Tortoise The Hare And The Millionaire – Pickup Lines 3.) The Tortoise The Hare And The Millionaire – When The Blues Come To Town 4.) The Tortoise The Hare And The Millionaire – Tell Me Lies 5.) The Tortoise The Hare And The Millionaire

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Mornings Are Hard // 2018-10-31

Mornings suck. But mornings suck a little bit less with Bondo weekdays @8am on CHSR 97.9FM! Each morning she’ll roll out of bed to chat about music and other nonsense while pulling CD’s from CHSR’s library and her personal collection to spin on-air. Like local? Pop? And of course Rock & Roll? She’s got ya covered.
Engaging in witty banter with herself, this isn’t just another morning radio show…

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Crazy Train #CXXVI

This week we went back in the east coast metal archives with tracks from Oceans Will Rise, Anthesis, A Sight For Sewn Eyes and Fifty Feet of Earth. We also played a track off the new Graves EP by Sydney, Nova Scotia punks Keith Doom and the Wrecking Crew! Check it out here: Graves (EP)

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Mornings Are Hard // 2018-10-23

Mornings suck. But mornings suck a little bit less with Bondo weekdays @8am on CHSR 97.9FM! Each morning she’ll roll out of bed to chat about music and other nonsense while pulling CD’s from CHSR’s library and her personal collection to spin on-air. Like local? Pop? And of course Rock & Roll? She’s got ya covered.
Engaging in witty banter with herself, this isn’t just another morning radio show…

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Crazy Train CXXV – Rock For Donnie

On this episode I’m joined by Chris Waddell, Larry Hall and Ian Noble to talk about the upcoming benefit show for the late Donnie Robichaud and all the ways you can help support the memorial trust fund for his children. One of which is by purchasing a “Rock For Donnie” t-shirt which my guests are

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Mornings Are Hard // 2018-09-28

Mornings suck. But mornings suck a little bit less with Bondo weekdays @8am on CHSR 97.9FM! Each morning she’ll roll out of bed to chat about music and other nonsense while pulling CD’s from CHSR’s library and her personal collection to spin on-air. Like local? Pop? And of course Rock & Roll? She’s got ya covered.
Engaging in witty banter with herself, this isn’t just another morning radio show…

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Harvest Wednesday 2018

Harvest Jazz and Blues is officially underway after the first tent show of the festival last night. This year’s festival technically started on Tuesday night at the playhouse with performances by Fredericton’s own Ross Neilsen and The Blind Boys of Alabama, but most dedicated patrons will tell you that it doesn’t truly feel like Harvest

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Colin Fowlie Headlines 4th Annual Marky-Poolooza

Fowlie’s honest songwriting is easy to connect with and you find yourself immersed in every story he’s trying to tell. Whether it’s about toxic people living through a filter, someone who’s stuck in life, or even just looking for a good time; we all know someone who can relate to the circumstance. Or, maybe it’s even you yourself.

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Mike Bern releases first solo single, “First Mother”

Mike Bern, Wolastoqiyik singer-songwriter from Tobique First Nation, releases his first single as a solo artist. Formerly of Indigenous Music Award winning bands Kickin’ Krotch and District Avenue, Bern keeps his alternative rock roots while exploring a more Canadiana sound.

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