Sonic Cycle

SONIC CYCLE EP. 156 : LIVE SESSION W/ K-RIZ . Tune in to hear some new Canadian Hip hop, plus an amazing Live performance and interview with K-Riz ahead of his new album "HVN" dropping on Friday, November 20th! Playlist: Maky Lavender, featuring Malia Laura - Practice Josh Warren - Gratitude DijahSB, featuring Terrell Morris - Venus, Mars Raz Fresco, featuring THE 6TH LETTER & Jimmie D - Mr. Bean...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 155 : RUBBERHEAD x 2026 CUFF.DOCS INTERVIEW . Tune in to hear an interview with Nick Taylor, Director of RUBBERHEAD: THE STORY & MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON, ahead of its screening on November 19th @9:15pm as part of CUFF.Docs (November 18th-22nd)! Playlist: Pivot Gang - Location ARTEMIS - Olive Branch Anderson .Paak & Cordae - Karma Tax Akintoye - BOTTOM LINE FREESTYLE Kai Banks - O...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 154 : 2026 FUNDING DRIVE PT. 2 . Tune in for the 2nd part of Sonic Cycle's Funding Drive episodes! I'm joined by an all-star cast in the booth for each break, and I get to play some more hip hop related to our theme of Brave New Airwaves! Playlist: Super Duty Tough Work - Quiet Strength Maestro Fresh Wes - Watchin' Zeroes Grow The Dirty Sample - Peanut Butter Shad - Islands The Dir...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 154 : 2026 FUNDING DRIVE PT. 2 . Tune in for the 2nd part of Sonic Cycle's Funding Drive episodes! I'm joined by an all-star cast in the booth for each break, and I get to play some more hip hop related to our theme of Brave New Airwaves! Playlist: Super Duty Tough Work - Quiet Strength Maestro Fresh Wes - Watchin' Zeroes Grow The Dirty Sample - Peanut Butter Shad - Islands The Dir...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 152 : BRAVE NEW AIRWAVES PT. 1. Tune in to hear the first of Sonic Cycles 2026 Funding Drive episodes! I get pretty real and honest in this one, and I'm joined about halfway through by our Station Manager Adam (host of The Failed Pilot) to chat about some of the amazing programming we've had on our airwaves this past year! Playlist: Capital STEEZ - Free The Robots Mos Def - Mathema...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 152 : ONE AWAY FROM FUNDING DRIVE! Tune in to hear a mix of new Hip hop and R&B, trying to pack as much as I can into the last episode before the 2026 Funding Drive from October 23rd-30th! Playlist: Kevin Holliday - Strange Valérie Lacombe, featuring Ira Coleman, Caoilainn Power, Camille Thurman - Later for That Malik Moses, Coyote Lee - goner Oddisee, Heno., featuring Mad Keys - S...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 151 : THAT PARTY LAST NIGHT VOL. X . Tune in to hear a Booth party with acts performing at one of the biggest local music events of the year, That Party Last Night Vol. X, happening on Saturday, October 10th at the #1 Royal Canadian Legion! Joining me in the booth for the hour we have The Blue, Zenon, Yasin Elahee, and Ella & Tobi from Hip Hip Thursday! For more information and to...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 150 : CUFF INTERVIEW W/ BRENDA AND CAM! Tune in for a super special episode devoted to Sonic Cycle's show sponsor, CUFF (Calgary Underground Film Festival)! Brenda and Cam join me to chat about the CRAWLERS screening on October 10th, the 12-HOUR HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIE MARATHON on October 24th, and CUFFDocs in November! In between the chatter, we listen to a few songs from films! Pl...

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SONIC CYCLE EP. 149 : INTERVIEW W/ ARDN. Tune in to hear some new Hip hop and R&B, plus a really interesting conversation with ARDN in anticipation for his upcoming show in Calgary on October 10th, as part of That Party Last Night Vol. X! Find out more about the event and grab tickets by going to this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/that-party-last-night-vol-x-with-ardn-the-blue-kaeley-jade-mor...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 149 : INTERVIEW W/ ARDN. Tune in to hear some new Hip hop and R&B, plus a really interesting conversation with ARDN in anticipation for his upcoming show in Calgary on October 10th, as part of That Party Last Night Vol. X! Find out more about the event and grab tickets by going to this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/that-party-last-night-vol-x-with-ardn-the-blue-kaeley-jade-mor...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 148 : "LESS MELANCHOLY?". Tune in to hear a (slightly) more upbeat Cycle of new Hip hop and R&B! Playlist: Lance Skiiiwalker - Often Potatohead People, Slippery Elm - Nightbird - Instrumental TAKES A VILLAGE, Eric Ryan, kaiyel, Koladae, Kolzi tunes - All Star Dunk Contest Shay Lia, KAYTRANADA - SO GOOD Deanté HItchcock, featuring J.Wes - Grass Greener Max Free - afters? Clairmont T...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 147 : BACK TO BASICS. Taking things back to basics on this week's Cycle, just playing some music and saying what it is, no bells and whistles. Tune in to hear a bunch of new Hip hop, Alt-R&B, and Soul. Playlist: Ovrkast., Samara Cyn, MAVI - KNOCK Jacques Kuba Seguin, Orchestre national de jazz de Montreal, Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivieres - 40 Is The New 30 Mick Jenkins - Br...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 146 : INTERVIEW W/ BACK TO THE STREETS YYC AND BLACK PRIDE YYC. Tune in for some newer Hip hop releases + a conversation with James (Back To The Streets YYC) & Daphne (Black Pride YYC) about some super fun events coming up during the Pride Weekend! Playlist: Malik Moses, Coyote Lee - max verstappen Mike Bruzzese - Light Bulb Jungle, featuring Bas - Romeo II Topaz Jones - RAINSTICK...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 145 : LIVE SESSION W/ Sammy B the Micafella . Playlist: DOMi & JD BECK - CLiMBiNG HiGH David Blake Quartet - Nut Bread Fana Hues - Recognize Zenon - Reflection Zenesoul - Lose Sammy B the Micafella - They Not Gone Get Me Sammy B the Micafella - Take Caution Sammy B the Micafella - Bleed Sammy B the Micafella - Hands Up Sango, Jaymin - SETTLE Sean Leon, God’s ALGORITHM - XYLO’S SONG...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 144 : INTERVIEW W/ MOKA ONLY. Tune into this week's cycle to hear some new Hip hop, plus a conversation with Moka Only about his experiences in Hip hop, and his show tonight here in Calgary! Here's the link for more information and tickets for the show tonight: https://tixert.com/events/handsolo-records-30th-anniversary-tour Playlist: K-Riz, Bubby Lewis, Octavio N. Santos, Geneva -...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 138 : BACK TO NORMAL? As if I can be normal... this week's Cycle features a great mix of Hip hop and R&B, including some alt/indie/pop styles. I discuss some of the albums that the songs come from, and explain a little bit of context surrounding a really great Jazz release that we use for the backtrack of the episode. I close out the episode with a brief rant about the Rogers stati...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 137 : INTERVIEW W/ CHANCE THE RAPPER! Tune in to hear an interview with Chance the Rapper! We discuss his upcoming Summer Series tour, the 10 Year Anniversary of Coloring Book, Star Line's artwork and more! (The Interview starts around the 15 minute mark) Playlist: Action Bronson - OLYMPIC VINCE CARTER Rémi Bolduc - Jazz Buzz GR3G - INERTIA Chance the Rapper - Brain Cells Chance th...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 136 : Mix Episode because my voice be tired from all the Sledding and World Cup yelling! Tune in to hear a mix of newer releases within the Hip hop and R&B worlds! Playlist: Nate Smith , Kiefer, CARRTOONS, Kenny Beats - PEARL Mike Bruzzese - Anomaly VNDRE - rusty freestyle Genesis Owusu - BLESSED ARE THE MEEK Syd, featuring Blu june - Callin Zenon, featuring K-Riz - Cherry Lip Balm...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 135 : 2026 Sled Island Artists Pt. 2. Tune in to hear more of my picks for Sled 2026! Playlist: undecided - Drip Drip Drip pesewa - the path is new Wayne Patrick Garrett - Something About Us Aladean Kheroufi - Now & Forever Etran de L’Aïr - Adounia Hip Hip Thursday - Tippy Tappy La La DijahSB - Don’t Touch! Tinywiings - Yes, Maybe, No Cartel Madras - EVIDENT 2 ME Jairus Sharif - DU...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 134 : Sled Island Artist Picks Pt. 1 + Ice Tha One Interview! Tune in to hear music made by artists that I'm looking forward to seeing during 2026 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, and Ice Tha One joins me to chat about her music, festival experiences, and connections to Calgary's Hip hop scene! Playlist: Ice Tha One, HeyBombay, SABRE - Halfway MA:Q - Slack Tanajah, NuBreezeProjec...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 133 : SONIC SELECTOR 2 w/ Bijaan ! On this week's Cycle, we have our second ever Sonic Selector episode, this time featuring local Calgary Hip hop artist Bijaan! Tune in to hear music selected by Bijaan, as well as some chatting about his selections and his experiences as an artist. Don't miss this special edition of Sonic Cycle, curated by one of Calgary's best MCs! Playlist: Bija...