No Filter – September 11, 2017

Tags

2017, alternative, Austra, band, Beliefs, Canada, Casper Skulls, CHUO FM, Common Deer, Dance, electronica, Experimental, Faith Healer, Fake Palms, Fet.Nat, folk, Giant Hand, Group, Hurray For The Riff Raff, indie, Interview, Jay Som, Jessy Lanza, Little Scream, Love Theme, Mappe Of, Metz, Montreal, Moon King, Mourn, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Petra Glynt, pop, Pop Montreal, Pop Montreal 2017, punk, Radio, Rock, Royal Canoe, Royal Trux, Stars, The Elwins, Think About Life, UK, USA

Have a listen to the Pop Montreal editon of No Filter for September 11th.
First hour I had an interview with Graham from Common Deer (Top of the first hour).
Second hour I had an interview with Jessica from Faith Healer (Around the 35 minute mark in hour two).
For those in Montreal (Or going) don’t forget to check out this year’s festival taking place September 13 – 17.

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No Filter – August 28, 2017

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2017, A Place To Bury Strangers, A Tribe Called Red, Alvvays, Andy Shauf, Arcade Fire, band, Blood and Glass, Blue Hawaii, Blur, Canada, Chocolat, CHUO FM, Duchess Says, Empress Of, Faith Healer, Fake Palms, Fakear, FME, FME 2017, Geoffroy, Giant Hand, Goodbye Honolulu, Group, HOAN, Jason Bajada, Kroy, Le Couleurs, Ludovic Alaire, Metz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Radio, The Breeders, The Elwins, The Franklin Electric, UK, USA, Weaves, Whimm

Have a listen to No Filter for August 28, 2017.
The first hour was dedicated to artist/bands who are performing at FME happening on August 31 to September 3.

HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

• A Tribe Called Red – The Virus
• Andy Shauf – Twist Your Ankle
• Ludovic Alaire – Voyageurs
• Geoffroy – As Long (Feat. Fjords)
• Le Couleurs – P.O.P.
• A Place to Bury Strangers – Straight
• Hoan – Poise
• The Franklin Electric – Burning Flame
• Blood and Glass – Punk Shadow
• Duchess Says – Inertia
• Fakear – Morning in Japan
• Chocolat – Golden Age
• Jason Bajada – Painkillers
• Kroy – Bones
• Mon Doux Saigneur – Primitif
• Faith Healer – 2nd Time
• Top 5 Songs of the week
• Goodby Honolulu – Typical
• Fake Palms – I’m Not There
• whimm – Town Hall
• Giant Hand – Nothing Wrong
• Blur – Girls and Boys (Remix)
• Arcade Fire – Everything Now (continued)
• The Breeders – Divine Hammer
• Alvvays – Dreams Tonite

No Filter – August 21, 2017

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2017, Absolutely Free, Adrian Underhill, alternative, Alvvays, Amy Winehouse, Arcade Fire, band, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Tyler, Canada, Chad VanGaalen, CHUO FM, Common Holly, Dance, Dilly Dally, electronica, Empress Of, Faith Healer, folk, Giant Hand, Group, Hilotrons, indie, Japanese Breakfast, LCD Soundsystem, Metz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, New Swears, Nina Simone, Ottawa, Petra Glynt, Podcast, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Said The Whale, Sam Coffey and The Iron Lungs, Slack Bridges, Sparklesaurus, The Elwins, Tokyo Police Club, Twist, Weaves

Have a listen to No Filter for August 21, 2017.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

PLAYLIST:

• Absolutely Free – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
• Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
• LCD Soundsystem – tonite
• Empress Of – Go to Hell
• Common Holly – Nothing
• Sparklesaurus – So Right
• Petra Glynt – Fell In a Hole
• New Swears – Dance With The Devil
• Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs – Talk 2 Her
• Dilly Dally – Next Gold
• Tokyo Police Club – Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
• Said the Whale – Miscarriage
• Hilotrons – My Number
• Arcade Fire – Everything Now (Continued) / Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)




• Faith Healer – Such a Gemini
• Top 5 Songs of the week
• Slack Bridges – In the Drought
• Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me
• Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
• Chad VanGaalen – Mind Hijacker’s Curse
• Twist – Benefits
• Weaves – #53
• Adrian Underhill – Not Good Enough (Harrison Remix)
• Japanese Breakfast – Boyish

No Filter – July 31, 2017

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2017, alternative, Alvvays, Amber Coffman, BadBadNotGood, band, Blue Hawaii, Canada, Charlotte Day Wilson, CHUO FM, Crystal Eyes, Dance, electronica, Empress Of, Exit Someone, Experimental, Fake Palms, FEVERS, folk, Four Tet, Giant Hand, Group, Heaven for Real, indie, Jessie Ware, Kedr Livanskiy, Luka, Metz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Partner, Perfume Genius, pop, Purity Ring, Radio, Rock, Slack Bridges, Sparklesaurus, Telecomo, Tess Roby, The Belle Game, The Dirty Projectors, The XX, UK, USA, Yukon Blonde

I was away last week due to being in Seattle.
Have a listen to No Filter for July 31, 2017.


Have a listen to No Filter for July 31, 2017.

PLAYLIST:

• Tess Roby – Ballad 5 / Glimpse
• Exit Someone – Forbidden Colours from Dry Your Eyes / Absent Lovers




• Luka – I Count the Years
• Fake Palms – Glass Walls
• Alvvays – Dreams Tonite
• Crystal Eyes – The Female Imagination
• Slack Bridges – In The Drought
• Sparklesaurus – So Right
• Heaven for Real – Known Steps in Directions Unknown
• BBNG – In Your Eyes (Nosaj Remix)
• Partner – Sex Object
• Empress of – Go To Hell
• Telecomo – Long Gone
• Top 5 Songs of the Week
• Perfume Genius – Otherside
• Yukon Blonde – Crazy
• Jessie Ware – Midnight
• Amber Coffman – If You Want My Heart
• Dirty Projector – Little Bubble
• Kedr Livanskiy – Love & Cigarettes
• The xx – A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)
• Giant Hand – Key on a String

No Filter – February 6, 2017

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2017, alternative, Arkells, band, Bill Plaskett, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, Dirty Projectors, electronica, Elephant Stone, Experimental, Fast Romantics, folk, Group, Heat, Her Harbour, Homeshake, indie, Jacques Greene, Japan, Jesse Hale Moore, Joel Plaskett, Kid Koala, Le Trouble, Leif Vollebekk, Mac DeMarco, Molly Burch, Mouse on the Keys, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nathan Fake, Ottawa, Podcast, Pony, pop, punk, Radio, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Rock, Teen Daze, The Luyas, Tim Darcy, Timber Timbre, Torandaga, UK, USA, You'll Never Get To Heaven

No Filter for February 6, 2017.
Can’t believe we are in February and the second month into 2017!!
Have a listen to the show.

No Filter – January 23, 2017

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2017, alternative, Arcade Fire, Austra, band, Bill Plaskett, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, Dear Criminals, del bel, Dirty Projectors, electronica, Experimental, folk, Goldfrapp, Group, Hannah Georgas, Hollerado, I Give You Power, indie, Jay Som, Jenn Grant, Joel Plaskett, Julie Byrne, Julien Baker, Kilmanjaro, Leif Vollebekk, Mavis Staples, Middle Kids, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Podcast, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Skye Wallace, Steve Adamyk Band, The Luyas, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Tim Darcy, Timber Timbre, UK, USA

No Filter for January 23, 2017.
Reminder to check out Skye Wallace at the Record Centre on January 27th!
HOUR ONE

HOUR TWO

PLAYLIST:

• Hannah Georgas – Needed Me / Waste




• Skye Wallace – Blood Moon
• Mozart’s Sister – Moment 2 Moment
• Arcade Fire feat. Mavis Staples – I Give You Power
• del bel – Do What The Bass Says
• Tim Darcy – Tall Glass of Water
• Dirty Projectors – Up In Hudson
• Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett – Jim Jones / Solidarity
• Jenn Grant – Galaxies
• Austra – Gaia
• Steve Adamyk Band – Swallow You Whole
• Top 5 Songs of the week
• Jay Som – The Bus Song
• Julie Byrne – I Live Now as a Singer
• Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
• Goldfrapp – Anymore
• Kilmanjaro – 15 (The Macochist)
• Dear Criminals – Nelly
• Middle Kids – Never Start
• Hollerado – Born Yesterday

No Filter is 2 Years Old!

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2015, 2017, alternative, band, Canada, Cellphone, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Dance, electronica, folk, George The Poet, Group, Hollerado, James Bay, Juan Wauters, Kitty Davis & Lewis, Låpsley, Lowell, Michael Feuerstack, Moss Lime, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, punk, Radio, Raury, Recoilers, Rich Aucoin, Rock, show, Shura, Sonny & The Sunsets, Steamers, Stormzy, The Ashleys, Those Gulls, UK, USA, Viet Cong, Will Butler, Women, Years & Years

Today is the day that I have been doing No Filter for two years on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Here is to another year of playing music from Canadian, American and European.
Wishlist for 2017:

• More interviews
• More live sessions on the show
• Focus on arts and culture happening in Ottawa

Have a listen to the debut show


Playlist:

• Dan Mangan + Blacksmith – Mouthpiece
• Hollerado – Firefly
• Juan Wauters + Carmelle – Wearing Leather, Wearing Fur
• The Ashleys – Wildtype
• Steamers – Head North
• Cellphone – Greenish Black
• Lowell – Cloud 69
• Those Gulls – The Out
• George The Poet – My Love Is Your Love (#5 on BBC Sound of 2015)
• Raury – God’s Whisper (#4 on BBC Sound of 2015)
• Stormzy – Not That Deep (#3 on BBC Sound of 2015)
• James Bay – Hold Back The River (#2 on BBC Sound of 2015
• Years & Years – Real (#1 on BBC Sound of 2015
• Låpsley – Falling Short/Dancing




• Shura – Indecision
• Sonny & The Sunsets – Cheap Extensions
• Wish – Slacker
• Will Butler – Take My Side
• Kitty, Davis & Lewis – Baby Bye Bye
• Michael Feuerstack – The Devil
• Viet Cong – Silhouettes
• Women – Eyesore
• Moss Lime – Calabria 2014
• Rich Aucoin – City I Love / Four More Years
• Recoilers – Beachfront Resort Vacation

No Filter – January 9, 2017

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2017, A Tribe Called Red, alternative, Arts, Austra, Brave Radar, Canada, Century Palm, CHUO FM, City of Stars, Culture, Dance, Desperate Journalist, Dirty Projectors, electronica, folk, Gianna Lauren, Hannah Georgas, Hollerado, indie, Interview, Khodara, Kid Koala, La La Land, London Grammar, Mo Kenney, Molly Burch, Moonlight, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nicholas Britell, No Ice, Peach Pit, Phern, Podcast, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Ryan Gosling, Saul Williams, Shad, Sonic Avenues, Studio Sixty Six, Tanya Tagaq, Thanya Iyer, The Acorn, The Proper Ornaments, The XX, UK, USA

No Filter for January 9, 2017.
I had on the show Rose Ekins of Studio Sixty Six who is the general manager and curator.
She came to talk about the exhibition called Kanata 150? which runs from January 12 – February 18, 2017.
The interview is at the second hour in the 30 minute mark.
Have a listen:
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

PLAYLIST:

• The Acorn – Rapids
• Gianna Lauren – Windows
• Mo Kenney – Deja Vu
• Century Palm – King of John St / Walk Forever Blind
• Kid Koala – The Observable Universe
• Nicholas Britell – The Middle of the World
• Ryan Gosling – City of Stars
• Del Bel – Look On Down from The Bridge
• Desperate Journalist – Resolution
• Brave Radar – Northern Planet
• Khodara – Billie
• The Proper Ornaments – Bridge by a Tunnel
• Phern – Crosswalk Talk
• London Grammar – Rooting For You
• Sonic Avenues – Forgetting the Sound of My Mind
• Top 5 Songs of the week
• Tanya Tagaq – Centre feat. Shad
• A Tribe Called Red – Virus (Alan Rosales Remix)
• Thanya Iyer – Daydreaming
• Peach Pit – Sweet FA
• No Ice – The Cemetery
• Molly Burch – Try

No Filter – January 2, 2017

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2016, 2017, Album, Albums, alternative, band, Basia Bulat, Bernice, Best Of, Best of 2016, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, David Bryne, DIIV, electronica, Experimental, folk, Group, Holy Fuck, indie, Instrumental, James Blake, Japanese Breakfast, Maggie Rogers, Mitski, Music, Musicians, Nadia Rose, Ottawa, Podcast, pop, Porches, Preoccupations, punk, Radio, Radiohead, Rock, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shura, Sonic Avenues, St. Lucia, The Avalanches, The Luyas, The XX, Tom Grennan, UK, USA, Wet, Wild Nothing

HAPPY 2017!
It was the first show for 2017 on No Filter.
So I was revealing the Top 10 Non-Canadian albums of 2016.
Have a listen to the show!
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

Playlist:

1. James Blake – I Need a Forest Fire feat. Bon Iver from The Colour In Anything (10)
2. Wet – Weak from Don’t You (9)
3. Wild Nothing – Life Of Pause (8)
4. DIIV – Under The Sun from Is The Is Are (7)
5. Porches – Pool (6)
6. Shura – Kidz ‘N’ Stuff / Indecision from Nothing’s Real (5)
7. Mitski – My Body’s Made of Crushed Little Stars / Thursday Girl from Puberty 2 (4)
8. The Alvalaches – Because I’m Me from Wildflower (3)
9. Japanese Breakfast – In Heaven / The Woman That Loves You from Psychopomp (2)
10. Radiohead – Glass Eyes / True Love Waits from A Moon Shaped Pool (1)

• Nadia Rose – Tight Up (feat. Red Rat)
• Sonic Avenues – Dead Faces

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of 2016

1. Holy Fuck – Tom Tom
2. The Luyas – Says You
3. Preoccupations – Degraded
4. Preoccupations – Anxiety
5. Basia Bulat – Fool

Movie scores!

• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
• Shigeru Umebayashi – Yumeji’s Theme
• Xavier Cugat – Jungle Drums / Perfidia
• David Bryne – The Last Emperor

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• Bernice – St. Lucia
• The xx – Say Something Loving
• Tom Grennan – Something In the Water
• Maggie Rogers – Alaska
• St. Lucia – Love Somebody

Top 20 Canadian Albums of 2016

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2016, Album, Albums, alternative, Andy Shauf, BadBadNotGood, band, Basia Bulat, Best Of, Best of 2016, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, Diana, Doomsquad, electronica, Experimental, folk, Group, Heaven for Real, indie, Jim Bryson, Kaytranada, Leonard Cohen, Little Scream, Luka, Montreal, Music, Musicians, Nap Eyes, Podcast, pop, Preoccupations, punk, Pup, Radio, Reversing Falls, Rock, Snowblink, Sonic Avenues, Steve Adamyk Band, Suuns, The Dirty Nil, Toronto, Vancouver

For those that missed No Filter on December 26th (Boxing Day).
Early Happy New Years Eve everyone!
I was counting down my Top 20 Canadian Albums of 2016.
Joining me in the studio was James from Mixtape Session.
Lots of talking and tracks from the Top 20 albums that was featured.
Have a listen to the show!
Hour One:

Hour Two:

Top 20 Canadian Albums of 2016:

1. Nap Eyes – Roll It from Thought Rock Fish Scale (20)
2. Reversing Falls – Disappear from II (19)
3. Heaven for Real – Subliminal from Kill Your Memory (18)
4. Preoccupations – Degraded (17)
5. Snowblink – How Now from Returning Current (16)
6. Little Scream – Love as a Weapon from Cult Following (15)
7. Luka – Summon Up a Monkey King (14)
8. Sonic Avenues – Future from Disconnector (13)
9. Doomsquad – Solar Ass from Total Time (12)
10. BadBadNotGood – In Your Eyes feat Charlotte Day Wilson from IV (11)
11. Steve Adamyk Band – Carry On from Graceland (10)
12. The Dirty Nil – No Weaknesses from Higher Power (9)
13. Leonard Cohen – If I Didn’t Have Your Love from You Want It Darker (8)
14. Pup – Sleep In The Heat from The Dream Is Over (7)
15. Diana – Slipping Away from Familiar Touch (6)
16. Jim Bryson – Changing Scenery / Sweeping Pt. 2 from Somewhere We Will Find Our Place (5)
17. Kaytranada – Together / You’re the One from 99.9% (4)




18. Andy Shauf – The Magician / Quite Like You from the Party (3)




19. Suuns – Fall / Instrument from Hold/Still (2)




20. Basia Bulat – Time / Infamous from Good Advice (1)

Ended the show with George Michael’s Freedom! ’90