No Filter – April 16, 2018

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2018, alternative, Arkells, Astral Swans, Bad Waitress, band, BBQT, Bernice, Bonnie Doon, Calpurnia, Canada, CHANCES, CHUO FM, Concrete Desire, Dance, Don't Bother, electronica, Fashionism, folk, Frankie Cosmos, Group, indie, Interview, Jill Barber, Karneef, L.A. Foster, Let's Eat Grandma, Lonely Parade, Matthew Barber, Mike Edel, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nyssa, Omhouse, Ottawa, Outtacontroller, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Scenic Route to Alaska, Smokey & The Feelings, Spationauts, Special Costello, Suuns, Tee Krispil, UK, USA

Here is the April 16th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Did a phone interview with Trevor Mann of Scenic Route to Alaska, they will be in Ottawa on April 19th at House of Targ.
Interview is in hour one of the show around the 30 minute mark.
Have a listen to the show.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

PLAYLIST:
Omhouse – Eye to Eye
Karneef – Clean Gear from Phoof
Jill Barber – Une Femme Doit Faire

Matthew Barber – Back to Me

Mike Edel – Finish Line

Scenic Route to Alaska – How It Feels / Ghost of Love


L.A. Foster – Waverly

Nyssa – Champion of Love

Concrete Desire – Lucky (Just to Have You)
Tee Krispil – Badangdang

Frankie Cosmos – Apathy

Top 5 Songs of the Week
Bonnie Doon – Viking Summer
Don’t Bother – The Rebel
BBQT – Why Can’t I Love You?
Special Costello – True Love
Fashionism – Checking out the Checkout Girl
Smokey & The Feelings – Blow
Spationauts – Ok, Relax
Outtacontroller – Too Much Tonight 
Let’s Eat Grandam – Falling into Me

Bad Waitress – Acid Brain

Calpurnia – City Boy

Suuns – After The Fall

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No Filter – February 19, 2018

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2018, alternative, Apple Music, Arcade Fire, Bahamas, band, Bonnie Doon, Bonny Doon, Born Ruffians, Boyhood, Brave Shores, Canada, CHUO FM, Courtney Barnett, Dan Mangan, Dance, David Byrne, electronica, Experimental, folk, Giant Hand, Gift Wrap, Grounders, Group, Hembree, indie, Iskwé, Jay Som, Jeremy Dutcher, Miesha and the Spanks, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Preoccupations, Radio, Rich Aucoin, Rock, Scattered Clouds, Spotify, Suuns, Swell Spells, Tanya Tagaq, Thanya Iyer, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Yamantaka Sonic Titan

Here is the February 19th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

No Filter – February 5, 2018

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2018, alternative, band, BlakDenim, Bonnie Doon, Boyhood, Canada, Century Egg, Charlotte Day Wilson, CHUO FM, Dance, electronica, Expanda Fuzz, Fet.Nat, folk, Foonyap, Group, Helena Deland, indie, Interview, Jean-Michel Blais, Lake Urmia, Lido Pimienta, Mas Aya, Mauno, Megaphono, Megaphono 2018, Michael Rault, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nap Eyes, Nuven, Ottawa, pop, punk, Radio, Rich Aucoin, Rock, Scattered Clouds, Steven Lambke, Suuns, Whoop-Szo, Willie Dunn, Yamanataka // Sonic Titan

No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM was all things Megaphono because the festivals starts this Thursday to Saturday (Feb 8-10).
I had a phone interview with Foonyap who will be at the festival this Saturday at General Assembly.
The interview is on hour 2 at the 30-minute mark.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

Playlist:
Century Egg – Teleportation
Scattered Clouds – Don’t Question Me
Bonnie Doon – Ghost Story
Fet. Nat – Gaoler
Whoop-Szo – Genocide
Lake Urmia – I Still Want to Be Here
Nap Eyes – Every Time the Feeling
Steven Lambke – Days of Heaven
Blakdemin – The Interlude
Mas Aya – Hoy (feat. Lido Pimienta)
Nuven – Escape
Mauno – Or Just
Lido Pimienta – Ruleta
Helena Deland – There are a Thousand
Willie Dunn – I Pity The Country
Boyhood – He Don’t

Top 5 Songs of the Week
Foonyap – Woolf and Plath / The Fun Machine (Monochrome Rainbow Remix)
Michael Rault – Sleep With Me
Expanda Fuzz – The Last of the Who Heads

No Filter – January 1, 2018

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2017, 2018, alternative, Alvvays, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Björk, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Boyhood, Canada, Century Palm, Chad VanGaalen, Dance, electronica, Europe, Experimental, folk, Gorillaz, Group, Her Harbour, Homeshake, indie, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Kelly Lee Owens, Land Of Talk, LCD Soundsystem, Leif Vollebekk, Mount Eerie, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, New Swears, Ottawa, Partner, Photay, pop, punk, Rock, Said The Whale, Telecomo, The Luyas, The National, The XX, Tops, UK, USA, You'll Never Get To Heaven

January 1, 2018 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Counting down the Top 17 Canadian Albums of 2017.
Also the Top 10 Non-Canadian Albums of 2017.
Had James from The Mixtape Session to join in and have a chat about the albums.

Have a listen to the show

HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

Top 17 Canadian Albums of 2017

1. Said The Whale – Miscarriage from As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide
2. Leif Vollebekk – All Night Sedans from Twin Solitude
3. Land Of Talk – Heartcore from Life After Youth
4. Mozart’s Sister – Moment 2 Moment from Field of Love
5. The Luyas – Self-Unemployed from Human Voicing
6. Telecomo – Long Gone from For Sale
7. Blue Hawaii – Versus Game from Tenderness
8. Homeshake – Not U from Fresh Air
9. Partner – Hey Partner Here / Comfort Zone from In Search of Lost Time
10. New Swears – Dance with the Devil from And the Magic of Horses
11. Century Palm – King of John Street from Meet You
12. Her Harbour – Momento Mori from Go Gently Into the Night
13. Bonnie Doon – Panty Twister from Dooner Nooner
14. You’ll Never Get To Heaven – Exquisite Tension from Images
15. Chad VanGaalen – Pine and Clover from Light Information
16. Tops – Further from Sugar at the Gates
17. Alvvays – Dreams Tonite from Antisocialites

Top 10 Non-Canadian Albums of 2017

1. Jay Som – 1 Billion Dogs from Everybody Works
2. Gorillaz – Andromeda (feat. DRAM) from Humanz
3. Kelly Lee Owens – Throwing Lines from self-titled
4. The National – Turtleneck from Sleep Well Beast
5. LCD Soundsystem – call the police from american dream
6. Bjork – Claimstaker from Utopia

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7. Mount Eerie – Real Death from A Crow Looked at Me
8. Photay – Outré Lux (feat. Madison McFerrin) from Onism
9. Japanese Breakfast – Boyish from Soft Sounds from Another Planet
10. The xx – I Dare You from I See You

Boyhood – Drivin’ [#1 Canadian Singles of 2017]

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks: #11 – #20

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2017, alternative, Arcade Fire, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Canada, Century Palm, Dance, electronica, Feist, FEVERS, folk, Group, indie, Jarvis Cocker, Land Of Talk, Leif Vollebekk, Montreal, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Prairie Cat, Rock, Toronto, Young Galaxy

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
Starting from #11 to #20.

No Filter – November 27, 2017

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2017, Adrian Underhill, Alvvays, band, Beach House, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Boyhood, Canada, Chad VanGaalen, Charlotte Day Wilson, CHUO FM, Cold Specks, FRIGS, Group, Harea Band, Interview, Jaunt, Little Scream, Merganzer, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nightshades, Ottawa, Patrick Watson, Petra Glynt, Pony Girl, Radio, Smokes, Sparklesaurus, The Commotions, UK, USA, Young Galaxy

Here is the November 27, 2017 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1FM.
In the first hour around the 30-minute mark.
I had Brian and Rebecca from The Commotions in the studio.
The 11 piece band is having their CD Release show this Friday at Babylon Nightclub.

No Filter – October 9, 2017

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2017, alternative, Alvvays, band, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Born Ruffians, Canada, Casper Skulls, Chad VanGaalen, CHUO FM, Dan Mischa Goldman, Dance, electronica, Fake Palms, folk, Gianna Lauren, Graham Wright, Group, Homeshake, indie, Keep Shelly In Athens, Mauno, Metz, Michael Feuerstack, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Organ Eyes, Ottawa, Paper Beat Scissors, Partner, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Slack Bridges, Stars, The new Pornographers, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Weather Station, The XX, Trees, Twist, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Weaves, Yes We Mystic

Happy Thanksgiving!! (In Canada)
Have a listen to No Filter for October 9, 2017.

Bonnie Doon – Now or Neverish [Music Video]

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alternative, band, Bonnie Doon, Canada, Group, indie, Music, Music Video, Now or Neverish, Ottawa, punk, Rock

Ottawa’s Bonnie Doon wants you to enjoy their first full-length release Dooner Nooner as much as they enjoy sharing a poutine and chocolate shake 4 ways. The sludgy surf rock tunes captured on wax for the first time were inspired by actual events, such as the struggle of making it to brunch for noon and how it feels to brave a waterslide in a bikini. The album was recorded in the basement of Shoe Horn Audio and was largely fuelled by free coffee from the local McDix.
Today they dropped the music video for Now or Neverish.
Filmed back in the spring time!

Tour Dates:
Oct 6 – Oliver’s Pub, Ottawa ON
Oct 10 – House of Targ, Ottawa ON w/ Weaves
Oct 20 – Brasserie Beaubien, Montreal QC (Record Release)

Best of 2017 Songs (So Far)

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(Sandy) Alex G, 2017, Agent Blå, alternative, Austra, band, Best of 2017, Bill Plaskett, Bonnie Doon, Boyhood, Broken Social Scene, Cadence Weapon, Canada, Century Palm, CFCF, Charly Bliss, Colin Stetson, Dance, Diet Cig, Dirty Projectors, electronica, Experimental, Feist, Fleet Foxes, folk, Girlpool, Gorillaz, Group, HOAN, Hollerado, Homeshake, indie, Japandroids, Jay Som, Jean-Michel Blais, Jenn Grant, Joel Plaskett, Jon McKiel, Kelly Lee Owens, Kid Koala, Land Of Talk, LCD Soundsystem, Leif Vollebekk, Lydia Ainsworth, Mac DeMarco, Mount Eerie, Mouse on the Keys, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nathan Fake, New Swears, Ottawa, Partner, Peeling, Perfume Genius, pop, Prairie Cat, punk, Rock, Slowdive, The Luyas, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The XX, Tim Darcy, Timber Timbre, Tops, UK, USA, You'll Never Get To Heaven

Cross posted from here.
2017 is going very fast and June being the halfway mark of the year.
So why not compile what are my list of best songs of 2017 so far.
Most are compiled from my radio show No Filter where I do the Top 5 Songs of the Week.
Hope you enjoy this list.

Bonnie Doon – Dooner Nooner [Review]

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2017, Album, Album Review, alternative, band, Bonnie Doon, Canada, Dooner Nooner, Group, Music, Musicians, Ottawa, punk, Rock

Finally, the wait is over!
Ottawa’s all female group Bonnie Doon has released their first full-length album called Dooner Nooner via The Record Centre Records.
Nine tracks filled with high energetic, angsty post-punk, surfy-rock and no wave music.
Most of the songs I’ve heard live like Sandy’s Song with the clapping part, catchy countdown on Now or Neverish and experimental craziness on Panty Twist with Aymara Alvarado Sanchez on saxophone.

Thank goodness this album couldn’t come out at a better time when everyone is getting ready for the summer.
Get this album and take it to the beach, poolside, park or wherever!!

Best Tracks

• Pants and a Face
• High Noon
• Sandy’s Song
• Now or Neverish
• Panty Twister

I’d give Dooner Nooner:
/10