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Her Turn // 2019-12-31 – Favourites of 2019

Track Listing: 1.) Pallmer – Knuckles 2.) Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over 3.) Louise Burns – Everything You Got 4.) Lydia Ainsworth – Diamonds Cutting Diamonds 5.) Riit – quamajuapik 6.) Clairo – Softly 7.) Tallies – Mother 8.) Jessica Rhaye and The Ramshackle Parade – One More Cup Of Coffee 9.) LAPS

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Wake Up! – January 22nd w/ Jeff Richardson and Kyle Cunjak

On today’s show we sit down with Jeff Richardson of the United Way and Kyle Cunjak of The Olympic Symphonium to talk about Songs Of The City! Check out the event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/356036121865178/ Tune in weekdays from 7-8am and follow along on the shows Facebook pages as well as my personal Facebook and Instagram stories

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Wake Up! – January 14th, 2019

On today’s show, we talked about why the Lourvre is shattering their attendance records, some legal trouble for the Netflix sensation Black Mirror an exclusive version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Tune in weekdays from 7-8am and follow along on the shows Facebook pages as well as my personal Facebook and Instagram stories @heyjohnnyjames for live updates,

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Wake Up! – January 11th w/ Dylan Ward of Marian

On today’s show, we sat down with Dylan Ward of the band Marian to talk about the bands upcoming show at Grimross tonight and play a tune live in studio! Event Page Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650106012071382/ Tune in weekdays from 7-8am and follow along on the shows Facebook pages as well as my personal Facebook and Instagram

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Wake Up! – January 9th, 2019

On todays show, we talk about the effects of swearing around children, a giant Manitoba snow maze and whether or not your allergies are legit. Tune in weekdays from 7-8am and follow along on the shows Facebook pages as well as my personal Facebook and Instagram stories @heyjohnnyjames for live updates, previews, segments and podcasts!

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Wake Up! – January 8th, 2019

  On today’s show we talked about a man who took a casual jaunt across Canada, an app that makes school lunches more accessible and some sweet criminal karma. Tune in weekdays from 7-8am and follow along on the shows Facebook pages as well as my personal Facebook and Instagram stories @heyjohnnyjames for live updates,

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Anything Goes 2019-01-05

Track Listing:  1.) Sail By Summer – Facing Dullness 2.) Newton Circus – Lost Without You 3.) High Parade – Stare 4.) Shadow – Used To Love (The Rain) 5.) Major Love – I can’t Wrap My Heart Around It 6.) WROTE – Lupins 7.) Jennifer Castle – Crying Shame 8.) Innes Wilson – A Familiar

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Homemade Jams 2019-01-02

The first live show of 2019! We play some amazing tracks that come out over the holiday break, plus of course some favourites too. 100% New Brunswick today!

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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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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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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 // 2018-09-28

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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Crazy Train CXXIV – DISCHORD “Corruption of Innocence”

On this episode, Moncton’s Dischord stopped by to talk about their new album “Corruption of Innocence”, their new label PRC Music and some of the dark meanings behind their song titles. DISCHORD Corruption of Innocence CD by PRC MUSIC We also played the latest from Architects and threw back to some classic Slipknot and Black

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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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ECMA 2018 Preview

  The East Coast Music Association turns 30 years old this year, making this years East Coast Music Awards a monumental week in the growth of music in Atlantic Canada. The field of nominees are set and the talent on display is, not surprisingly, a special group of artists. Some categories draw pity for the

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Homemade Jams 2018-04-09 w/ Living Roots Festival

Track Listing:  1.) Black Suit Devil – Fumble (Toronto, ON) 2.) Morgan – Porcupine (Valleyfield , QC) 3.) ART the Band – Planck Era ft. Ayrah Taerb (Toronto, ON) 4.) Del Barber – Living With A Long way To Go (Winnipeg, MB) 5.) Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party – Ain’t Going Back to the

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Homemade Jams 2018-03-26

Track Listing:  1.) Burgundy Drive – Goodbye Son 2.) Alert The Medic – Corporate Kid 3.) Sloan – Spin Our Wheels (Toronto, ON) 4.) Brookside Mall – Garden 5.) Nap Eyes – Hearing The Bass 6.) Jane Blanchard – 22 7.) This Is Our Design – She Has Awoken 8.) Våras – Hoppar på Moln 9.) The

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Homemade Jams 2018-03-05

Track Listing:  1.) The Hypochondriacs – Just Like Before 2.) Motherhood – Twosies 3.) Motherhood – “Sayin?” 4.) YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN – Someplace (Toronto, ON) 5.) Deep Fryer – Jeremy 6.) Diner Drugs – Bacteria 7.) Grand Theft Bus – Goldmine 8.) The Olympic Symphonium – The Middle 9.) Sleepy Driver – I Know You Know

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Sheik LIVE in Studio D

This weeks episode features the lush and sinuous soundscapes of Saint John band, Sheik. Steeped in dreamy psychedlica and shoegaze, the trio shares music from their 2016 debut EP and a forthcoming 2018 release. We talk their progression as a band, and Saint Johns evolution as a live music city.

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General Distortion – Episode 18 – Marc Bourgon

  On this episode myself and casual co-host Sean Carroll are joined by Marc Bourgon (pictured on the left). Marc is fomerly of Fuck The Facts and one half of sludge/grind duo GREBER. We talk to him about GREBER’s new album Cemetery Preston, old/side projects, pedal, amps, bands and craft beer.   Listen to/buy Cemetery

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