Yellow Brit Road

This week on Yellow Brit Road, I caught up with Peace Okezie, aka Master Peace, a London-based indie musician who has captured all our attention with his masterful, dancey debut album How To Make A Master Peace . We talked all about the album, being the new face of indie sleaze in 2024, identity and plans for the future ('World domination!') This was a fun chat, find yourself a copy of the...

This week on Yellow Brit Road, we relived highlights of the BBC 6Music Festival that took place in Manchester this weekend, celebrated the women and mothers in new British and Irish music, and also caught up with Master Peace, a London-based indie musician who has captured all our attention with his masterful, dancy debut album How To Make A Master Peace, making him the new face of indie sleaze in...

This week was all about the awards, both global and local. We discussed the BRITs, the biggest night in British music, where underdogs prevailed and records were smashed. We also talked all about Kingston's own Slaight Music Video Prize at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (where the CFRC Live Sessions crew and I did red carpet interviews! Check our Instagram ). Mary Ambrose from Team Ambros...

Here's the full interview! Sean Murphy O'Neil is the singer and guitarist in one of Liverpool's most exciting new bands, Courting . The band released their second album, New Last Name, an album that is also a theatrical play if you want it to be, and Sean joined me on the Yellow Brit Road to talk all about the new album, their songwriting philosophies, on wanting to be pop stars, Readi...

Fun show this week, we celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the Smiths' debut album with some original vinyl, play you brand new releases, discuss music at the BAFTAs (Sophie Ellis-Bextor!) and talk to Sean from Courting about their new album, New Last Name! (Look out for the full interview soon 👀) Music by: The Smiths, The Lovely Eggs , The Snuts , Drahla , KNEECAP , Nadine Shah , Sophie Ell...

Sean Murphy O'Neil is the singer and guitarist in one of Liverpool's most exciting new bands, Courting . The band released their second album, New Last Name, an album that is also a theatrical play if you want it to be, and Sean joined me on the Yellow Brit Road to talk all about the new album, their songwriting philosophies, on wanting to be pop stars and being unafraid to make exactly th...

Pan-Indian indie rock, shoegaze band Long Distances started during lockdown as a songwriting project between songwriter and guitarist Zubin Pastakia and singer Aarifah Rebello. They have since added a third core member in Apurv Agrawal (guitars, bass, synths, production), released their debut EP, been featured in Rolling Stone India, and have opened the Indian edition of the historic alternative m...

This week on the show, we had new releases across the spectrum of genres of music being made in the UK and Ireland, and Indian indie rock, shoegaze band Long Distances phone in to talk about their debut EP, Lollapalooza and the Indian independent music scene! Music by: The Karelia , Bloc Party , Beth Gibbons , English Teacher , Goat Girl , IDLES , Walt Disco , Lime Garden , Gurriers , Lambrini Gir...

This week, we celebrated Franz Ferdinand's indie dancefloor favourite (S/T 2004) turning 20, we discuss faux pas and getting it wrong on meeting your heroes (text in, I'm still here), we pay tribute to late Can singer Damo Suzuki, play brand new tracks, and Chris Barry tells us about being in bands in London with members of Sex Pistols, Generation X, Police, Pretenders (quite a supergroup!...

This week was an experimental show: can you do a live radio show if you haven't slept in two days? If radio DJs marathoning shows for charity can, surely I, Rue can too! Cue a fun, loose, ever-so-slightly shambolic show where pulled out new CDs, did some on-air Bandcamp diving and had LIVE coverage of the Grammys from Hayden! Music by: Pet Shop Boys , The Last Dinner Party , Nothing But Thieve...

Lots going on this week on a 2 hour-long show! Many new UK and Irish independent music albums. Hayden, my cohost on Indie Wakeup Call , phones in to discuss the BRIT Award nominations. Chris Barry from the 222s tells me about being in Montreal's first punk band, and the 1979 punk riot. Music by: Franz Ferdinand , The Zutons , Gruff Rhys , Courting , NewDad , Pillow Queens , Grace Petrie , Arab...

This one's a special show for me! For this show, Yellow Brit Road (I) was on the ground in Toronto, where I caught up with a personal hero of mine: Gruff Rhys, Welsh musician, former frontman of the band Super Furry Animals, one half of Mercury-nominated duo Neon Neon, storyteller extraordinaire and solo musician. Gruff was performing at the Drake Underground in Toronto on 17 October 2023, sup...

Most of the music on this week's show is not on streaming services, but in case including it becomes a problem, here's an edited version. This week on the show, we paid tribute to Emyr Willams, the late cofounder of 90s Welsh independent alternative label Ankst Records, who were at the heart of the emerging Welsh-language alt rock scene of the 80s and 90s. We also had part of my interview...

This week on the show, we paid tribute to Emyr Willams, the late cofounder of 90s Welsh independent alternative label Ankst Records, who were at the heart of the emerging Welsh-language alt rock scene of the 80s and 90s. We also had one part of my interview with singer of Montreal bands the 222s (Montreal's first punk band), new wave band 39 Steps, and many others, Chris Barry! Many of the Wel...

If there's one band who have had a gigantic year, it's got to be Toronto indie rock band Kiwi jr. ! After releasing their third album Chopper in August 2022, the band have spent the last 18 months touring Europe and North America, opening for bands (and their personal heroes) like Pavement, Dinosaur jr., Sloan, Guided By Voices, and so many more. And now they drop by Kingston for a date at...

Happy 2024 everyone! This week's show was the first live show of the new year, and we charged into it with new releases, some news from the indie charts, watched a stone-cold indie classic in Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out turn 20 (already!?), and had a little peek ahead at my interview with Chris Barry, who sang and fronted, amongst many other bands, Montreal's first punk band, the gla...

We're ringing in the new year here at CFRC, and we're doing it with your help! You've been sending in your suggestions for songs that signify new beginnings to you, and I pick my favourites to play for you on this week's show. Plus, we walk through NYE and seasonal traditions unique to the UK and/or Ireland, and read some Hogmanay poetry. It's all to listen out for! Artists: Lo...

This week, we looked back at 2023 in British and Irish music, playing some of our favourite tracks from this year, talking about musicians who have had a big year, and artists to watch for on bigger stages next year! Obviously this isn't, and can't ever be an exhaustive list, and in fact the playlist I made for this week was a lot longer than I could even fit on air, so don't come yell...

This week's show gives you an an exclusive invite to the coolest indie nightclubs: Club Yellow Brit Road, an indie disco of the mind. We're keeping finals season blues at bay by pumping up the energy on the dancefloors, on the kitchen floors, in the library, your ears, wherever. To be honest, the podcasted version this week is just 30 second clips of me shouting out the CFRC Funding Drive...

This week, we listened to cool new releases, paid tribute to English-Irish punk and poet Shane MacGowan, looked back at our on-repeat favourites, and talked about the implications of the recent changes to Spotify's remuneration models. Music this week by: Half Moon Run Shane MacGowan The Subways The Jesus and Mary Chain Gaffa Tape Sandy Chemtrails Fräulein Los Blancos KNEECAP , Grian Chatten S...

This week, I caught up backstage with Conner Molander, guitarist, backing vocallist and multi-instrumentalist proficient in keys and the drums, of the Montreal indie rock three-piece Half Moon Run. The band stopped by Kingston to perform a sold-out show at the city's Grand Theatre, supporting their newest album Salt. We talked about the album and the world tour they embarked on for it, and abo...

This week, we dig down into the coolest new releases out of the UK and Ireland, and also the best live shows in town here in Kingston, ON: hometown heroes The Astros on Saturday night, and the inimitable, excellent Montreal band Half Moon Run, who I got to interview onsite at the Kingston Grand Theatre before their show on Friday! Hear the interview here, and catch music by Half Moon Run My Bloody...

I'm alive! And kicking, if slightly hard against the weight of uni assignments worth 35%. But here's this year's Halloween show, where we took listener requests for Halloween-themed (and adjacent) music, paid tribute to Angelo Bruschini, the pioneering late guitarist of the leading triphop 90s Bristol band Massive Attack, discussed Kingston's weekend of Halloween music, and even ha...

Happy autumn, everyone! As the weather got less stuffy, this week saw the return of the Yellow Brit Road poetry intro! The rest of our 88 minutes were filled with cool music by The La's Lush The Rolling Stones Wet Leg / Paramore ALT BLK ERA Lovejoy Peter Xan Hotgirl English Teacher Enola Gay , Mount Palomar Gruff Rhys Laura Mvula Still Traffico The Linda Lindas Super City Grrrl Gang Pinkshift...

This week we played new music, spooky music, submissions, and talked about seminal London three-piece Noisettes in the Mic Room! Music by Super Furry Animals Duran Duran Wargasm HMS Morris Crystalline Kill, The Icon! Soulé Cathy Jain Oscar Jerome Kneecap The Clockworks Lambrini Girls sparkle*jets u.k. Los Blancos L'objectif Pseudo Cool Noisettes Joker Out Long Distances Breezy Supreme Find thi...