Yellow Brit Road

This week was about a lot of shows. From the UK, we talked about Fontaines D.C.'s Finsbury Park moment, Black Sabbath's farewell show (aired 2 days before the sad news of Ozzy's death) and got you Kae Tempest's performance from Glastonbury. We got some music from Wet Leg's Tiny Desk and chatted PUP's 6-show 'tour' of Toronto! Also, a celebration of Gorky's Zygot...

DC Dolls have been creating a buzz in Dublin's music scene for a couple of years now. With battle of the bands, a slot at Electric Picnic festival, a debut EP featuring songs about prominent figures in feminist history and a fierce sense of community, it was only inevitable that the Irish punk rockers would start making waves. Back from a semi-hatus to finish off their school exams, the five piece...

This week marked 50 years since Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album, often ranking as one of the best rock albums of all time in various music lists. We celebrate by turning back the pages, and also look to the future with new releases and emerging artists! Dublin punks DC Dolls' guitarist Abi joins us to talk about the band's year and new single Blame Me, and we hear music from Fle...

Musician Haich Ber Na released his debut album The Everyday last year, a gritty yet loving portait of life in his hometown of Peterborough, UK, that earned him nods from punk godfather Iggy Pop on his BBC 6 Music show. He's also been featured on the FIFA 23 soundtrack and collaborated with artists like Paris Texas. In the runup to releasing his next EP, Music For Making Friends, Haich dropped...

What a whirlwind week in music it has been: from the Oasis reunion actually genuinely taking place, to developments at Glastonbury and beyond, and new UK punk heroes Bob Vylan (listeners of this show have known that for 5 years already)! Keeping you current on the best artists before they break into the mainstream, we introduce you to Haich Ber Na, backed by stars like Iggy Pop and Paris, Texas, w...

This week's show is all about Glastonbury festival! The UK's biggest music festival was on this weekend, and so our show brings you clips, coverage and performances from the festival. This one's probably worth catching up in full in the CFRC archives, available for 3 months ( hour 1 | hour 2 ), than the podcasted version, but I will try and link any performances up on BBC Music YouTube...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road brings you full coverage from the 30th edition of Toronto music showcase festival, NXNE! Listen on for gig reviews, tracks by artists at the festival (British, Irish or otherwise; all regular programming sort of goes out the window around NXNE time tbh) and interviews with guest musicians from over the week. Music by Juice Joint , Nadia Sheikh , Red Output , New Fri...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we mark 10 years since rock band Muse's back-to-basics rock mammoth Drones, Liverpool electro-alt rockers Courting visit Toronto and we bring you the best new releases from the UK and Ireland of late. All to listen for! Music by Muse , Kae Tempest , Wet Leg , DellaXOZ , TV Face , Underdown , The New Eves , The Fiends , Miki Berenyi Trio , Buffet Lunch , Sterl...

Supergrass' iconic debut album I Should Coco turned 30, new and upcoming albums from Pulp, Garbage, Obongjayar, Morcheeba, CMAT and more! Plus we play you some highlights from Kingston's flagship Spring Reverb festival this weekend. Music by Supergrass , Garbage , Pulp , Nxdia , Honeybadger , 50 Foot Woman , Morcheeba , Hyphen , Sage Todz , Bloodworm , Chest , CMAT , Obongjayar , Cliffords...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of The Beatles' genre defining proto-concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There's a mini-Kingston reunion as we see The Codas, Tiny Horse and Kyra live! And newest tunes from: Skunk Anansie , Suede , Man/Woman/Chainsaw , Cyn Cwsg , Rosellas , Nilüfer Yanya , Rightkeysonly , His Lordship , Deyah , Futu...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the legacy of Gorillaz' seminal second album Demon Days, which turns 20 next week. Also, friends of the show Jaz and Nathan drop by to help curate a show of the best live picks from Focus Wales festival! Music by: Gorillaz , Nova Twins , Gruff Rhys , Dead Air , Sister Wives , XENITH , Tara Bandito , 9Bach , Mace The Great , Melys , Gulp , Das Koo...

First show of the new era! Coming to you from big TO, the 6ix, city of lights Toronto, the Yellow Brit Road turns over a new leaf. Welcome to the first show of the relaunch. Good music as always, some chat about gigs attended and festivals taking place. Music this week by Suede, Das Koolies , Skunk Anansie , YUNGBLUD , Sunday Best , Be N!ice , AJET , Baby Said , Nubiyan Twist , Brògeal , Papa Jupe...

The final live show, broadcasting from the basement of Carruthers Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Goodbye Kingston, thanks for the memories! It's been an unbelievable five years ♥︎. Music by: The Strokes , The Kooks , Self Esteem , Problem Patterns , LEAP , Haich Ber Na , Dirty Blonde , LEMFRECK , Citrus, KC Blackwater , IMLÉ , Lydia Prettyman , sounds mint , The New Eves , Th...

This week on the show, we're joined by iconic Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys , touring his seminal solo album American Interior on its 10th anniversary. We've also dug out our physical discs to play some Franz Ferdinand, bring you more cuts from weekend 2 of Coachella and have some great new tunes from all kinds of artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by: Franz Ferdin...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate Record Store Day with our physical copies, Pulp return, UK and Irish bands take on Coachella , Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals, Neon Neon) joins us next week on the show (!!), and we had new music from: Mogwai , Gwenno , Pulp , Lara Price Band , Jadu Heart , Krokodole , DEADSET , Rachel Chinouriri , Big Fear , KNEECAP , Sam Akpro , Hotgirl , Kikker ,...

This week's Yellow Brit Road looks both forward and backwards: we celebrated Foals' 2008 debut album Antidote, played new artists, got misty-eyed over Kingstonian farewells, celebrated new albums, brought you highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival , and the best music by emerging artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by: Foals , Antony Szmierek , CMAT , caroline , Parliamo , DONT MAKE THIS WEIR...

I caught up with rising Montreal musician, rapper and hip hop artist Zach Zoya , who is currently on tour across Canada supporting jazz group Busty and the Bass. Listen on for a really interesting backstage post-show chat as we discuss artistry, adapting shows for different crowds, hip hop in Canada and Montreal's rich and diverse music scene! Indie Wakeup Call is live weekday mornings on CFRC Rad...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the man behind a thousand tunes, Damon Albarn, and the fact that his band Blur 's comeback album (the first time round) The Magic Whip turns 10 this year. What's special about the Magic Whip?, you ask. It's my favourite Blur album, so you just need to suffer through me yapping about it. Okay? Other great music on the show included: Nova T...

I caught up with Kingston singer-songwriter Evan Jackson ahead of the release of his single It's Not You, as we talked about songwriting, his upcoming debut album and opening for the iconic Canadian band The Sadies! Evan's album Peace Paper Pleasure comes out 4 April, and you can find the singles, as well as this acoustic rendition on his Spotify . A more in-depth radio live session with him is te...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with some music by our favourite Irish artists, and brought you the best new tunes by emerging and established artists from the UK and Ireland! Featuring music by: The Pogues (I had to!), Skunk Anansie , The Murder Capital , Howitzer , Clamber , Witch Fever , Isis and the Shenanigans , Big Fear , Opalites , Fleur De Lys , Lovel...

This week on the show, we celebrate Gorillaz' environmental alternative hit album Plastic Beach (find the press talked about on Instagram), moved an hour forward and had music by: Muse , HotWax , The Kooks , Jadu Heart , False Heads , Hope Tala , SLIX , Gorillaz , Gender Chores , The Pill , Divorce , Maruja , Little Simz , Panic Shack , jasmine.4.t. , Pebbledash , Hallan . Find this week's...

On a weekend that saw the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, BRIT Awards and Oscars all happen within 24 hours of each other, we had a busy show. Catch up if you missed it! We had highlights and performances from the BRITs , and revealed what we learned from our time on the red carpet at the Slaight Music Video Prize. We also brought you first and exclusive reveals of the winners! Music this week by...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we played you the best releases out of the UK and Ireland and had a guest join us on the show: Scottish fusion musician and guitarist Kapil Seshasayee! The Glaswegian musician dropped by to talk about blending together rock, synth, Indian classical music and his many new inspirations. He also talked about his upcoming SXSW shows next month. Music this week by: Ba...

This on the Yellow Brit Road brought you some banging new artists and releases out of the UK and Ireland, as per, celebrated 25. years of The The's Hanky Panky album, and also brought you some of the musical happenings at the BAFTAs, which took place merely hours before our show (and yes, somehow it is legal for me to play David Tennant's rousing rendition of Proclaimers' 500 Miles on...

The first Friday of every February is Dydd Miwsig Cymru or Welsh-language Music Day, and we celebrated its 2025 edition with some cerddoriaeth Gymraeg, music old and new in Cymraeg. Music played on the show this week included: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci , Moletrap, Adwaith , Kizzy Crawford , Mellt , Sage Todz, Bandicoot , Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 , HMS Morris , Gwenno , Datblygu , Band Pres Llareg...