Yellow Brit Road

Listening party time! This week on Yellow Brit Road, we listened to Muse's seminal sophomore album, 2001's Origin of Symmetry that turned 20 this year. There is an exciting revisited, remastered and remixed version of the album released by Muse merely months ago, but for old time's sake, we listened to the original. Grab your copy and listen along! Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, fun facts, submissions and more new releases! Our setlist featured Welsh songwriting icon Heather Jones Pulp 's surprising folk roots Rosellas Kid Kapichi Dream Nails Damn Good Liars The Howlers The Speed of Sound SZWÉ Sprints N’famady Kouyaté and Gruff Rhys on a new Welsh-Mandingue track Masala chai section for this week Montréal artist Clerel Italian p...

You asked, the indie world answered. This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had no less than four submissions played on the show, each a delightful piece of melodic indie songwriting! We had quite a few debut EPs this week, so go show 'em some love. This week's setlist includes Psychedelic experimental 00s indie heroes Gomez Punk legends The Adverts Gabriel’s Dawn , indie pop submission from the Mi...

A truly international show this week! Our Yellow Brit Road transformed from highway to runway as we took to the skies for a trip halfway across the world, listening to music from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Albania, Denmark and many more! All that great music, plus some musings taken from the road. My full travelogue will be available soon (as soon as I can edit it down!), posted on this...

I'm away this week! While I'm slowly making my way back to Canada, walking on air (literally), you can follow in my footsteps, and walk on air (figuratively) with this compilation of all the queer acts we played during Pride month. There's also a clip I saved especially for this that I hope you'll love as much as I did. I'll be back next week live on air again, see you then! Do touch that dial and...

Fun show this week on the Yellow Brit Road! We had Jehnny Beth and Bob Gillespie Llwybr Llaethog Telgate The Hermitts Banríon Keeley Blood Orange A Ritual Sea Paris Youth Foundation Blue Lab Beats Priya Ragu The Aces Young Guv The Muslims  Find this week's playlist  here  (try and support artists directly if you can!) Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in...

The final stop in our month-long exploration of queer music history, and what a journey it's been! This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we delve into queer music and musicians from different parts of the world in the 21st century: the turn of the millennium, that brought with it a new hope for the future. We listened to Against Me! Kae Tempest Arlo Parks Sigur Rós Rufus Wainwright Peaches  Caro...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to Datblygu frontman and Welsh music pioneer David R Edwards. Datblygu's first three albums, Wyau , Pyst and Libertino are must-listens. Dave did some English-language work under the name Dave Datblygu that you can find here . Continuing our exploration of queer music history, we explored the 1990s this week. The show was Pansy Division Green Day...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, anthems, icons, history and great music! We're continuing our exploration into queer music history, and this week, we're talking about the 1980s! Lots of chat about pop, rock, New Romantic bands, and of course, great new music as always. We had music from Diana Ross (Nile Rodgers interview here ) Culture Club Visage Queen The Smiths Australian feminist queer punk...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, our celebration of Pride month continues, and so does our exploration of queer history and music. Now into the 1970s, this episode looks at a series of firsts, of punk, folk and protest. We listened to queer anthems by Maxine Feldman, who recorded the first openly lesbian song, and gay rights activist and queer punk icon Tom Robinson. Here's the full playlist: Ma...

The Yellow Brit Road turns one! We've been on this golden road a full year now, so here's to another great show to celebrate! June is Pride month , and we're celebrating with queer musical history and icons all month. This week, we explored the legacies of arguably the first openly trans rock and roller, Jayne County, and the godmother and inventor of all rock music anywhere, Sister Rosetta Tharpe...

 This week on the Yellow Brit Road, it's more great music from across genres, brief discussions of brass, great artists and music facts, per usual! There's music from Boogie-woogie rock band Squeeze German one-hit wonders The Stripes Manchester synthpop songstress showcasing the better part of 80s new wave, LoneLady Manchester indie-punk trio The Early Mornings Young Colchester band Anorak Pa...

It's finally here! Power pop royalty decided to walk down the Yellow Brit Road with me this week, as I got the opportunity to have an in-depth chat with Finnish Grammy winning artists Arto Tamminen and Janne Haavisto, collectively one half of the pop rock band The Bablers, whose much-awaiting album Psychadilly Circus comes out on 29 May (that's right, it's not out yet, so we were able to get...

Finnish Grammy winning pop band The Bablers are joining us on the Yellow Brit Road! Remember to tune in tomorrow, 27 May at 9 PM EST on CFRC to hear my full chat with them, and to listen to their new album Psychadilly Circus , which releases on 29 May. See you there! As always, listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on  cfrc.ca , Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are avail...

Arto Tamminen from the Bablers is here to remind you to join us on Thursday as we walk down the Yellow Brit Road, when singer Arto and drummer Janne join me on air for a fantastic interview and full listen of their new album Psychadilly Circus ! Remember, Thursday 27 May at 9 PM EST. Be there! As always, listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on  cfrc.ca , Sundays 8 to...

Attention, listeners of the Yellow Brit Road, it's album listening party time! We're listening to Finnish power pop band the Bablers, the Grammy acclaimed pop rock band who are back from a nearly 20-year long hiatus to deliver us one of the best new albums we've heard: Psychadilly Circus ! The album is a submission so we're listening to it early, it releases later this week on 29 May and can still...

 This week on the Yellow Brit Road... rock, pop, indie, jazz, experimental post punk; what's not happening on this show?! This week on the show, we have new music from the Manic Street Preachers St. Vincent , with her funky retro synthpop Afflecks Place , the Manchester band bringing indie jangle back to the city Caernarfon pop band Gwilym exciting new rock from Liverpool's Gen and the Degene...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we discuss one of the biggest buzzwords in art and music right now, NFTs, Bizarre Music Headlines makes a strong comeback (entire articles, rather), and we have some great new releases, including some strong collaborations! Music links for this week: Punk band The Subways Garbage, whose new album comes out in June Squid , whose exceptional, experimental, psychede...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, I got the opportunity to introduce some incredible new artists you will want to go see live as soon as you get the chance to! We had music from The Pretty Reckless The Boomtown Rats Bristol indie band and current favourite of Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake: Snails Hampshire based softer indie music from Drug Store Romeos London musician with her multilayered, mea...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, Olympic runs, a feature show, failed links, and 2014! We had music from Royal Blood, whose new album arrives soon Wolf Alice, also with a new album out June Wargasm 's shock-punk hard rock Ghum 's 80's throwback post punk Pretty Happy , the Cork-based post-punk trip Gruff Rhys , former Super Furry Animal with an album out next month Laundromat , chill-wave Bright...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, petty (and I mean petty) chart battles, faux pas to the point of bad taste, but as always, great music, and fun show! This week's show featured: Scottish indie rockers Teenage Fanclub Garbage Scottish #1 debutants The Snuts Anchoress You can find Manic Street Preachers' reissued single here Courting Chubby and the Gang  Desperate Journalist  Kaputt&nbsp...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, tunes previously unheard flowed from the stereo to find their way to the special place in your soul. We had tons of new music, true to indie's recent newfound golden run of form, including music by St. Vincent Beck, who worked with Paul McCartney on his upcoming reworked album, McCartney III Imagined Piss Kitti , a Liverpool-based delightfully playful punk band R...

Anyone claiming good music is dead would have a hard time backing up their claims, as this week on the Yellow Brit Road, we've mostly played new releases, so here's to fresh indie for you! We had music from Arab Strap , who released their first album in 16 years this month, As Days Get Dark Wolf Alice , who release Blue Weekend 11 June this year Squid 's Bright Green Field comes out 7 May Black Ho...

Great music again this week on the Yellow Brit Road, the charts seeing some indie friction, as well as some radio related updates! This week featured music from Maximo Park , whose new album is out now, Penetration, Irish artists Fontaines D.C. , NewDad , Kynsy , Girl Band ( live link ), Denise Chaila , Bristol feminist punk band The Menstrual Cramps ,  Manchester pop punk quartet Pale Waves...

This week's Yellow Brit Road has all the jazz you long for: nail-biting chart battles, breakthrough album listens, and great new music! We listened to Mogwai , whose 10th studio album As The Love Continues hit number 1 on the UK albums chats this week. We also had a listening party to celebrate Martha and the Muffins 's debut album Metro Music , one of Canadian post punk's first and most successfu...