Friday, March 30, 2007

Friday Special Blend - Playlist 30 March 2007

THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
March 30, 2007

SoulJazz Orchestra
Freedom no go Die
- Freedom no go die

John Akpata
Kerheb
- Incarnation

INTERVIEW with choreographer and dancer Caroline Barriere (www.schemaproductions.ca <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.schemaproductions.ca> ), whose Chorégraphes d'ICI - featuring 25 dancers, 10 choreographers, musicians, composers, videographers each with a story...(all from HERE) - will be onstage at La Nouvelle Scene April 4 and 5.

07:25 Wake up with words
Featuring Charles Hodgson's Podictionary (www.podictionary.com <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.podictionary.com> ) piece du jour.
=> omitted due to technical difficulties

Kristin Bell-Murray
Played from Myspace.com
- Cat's Meyow
- Somewhere else

07:30 Poetic moment I: Bywords
INTERVIEW with a team of editors and poets involved in the spring issue of Bywords Quarterly Journal (www.Bywords.ca <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.Bywords.ca> ), scheduled to launch this Sunday. Amanda Earl, Christian McPherson, Marcus McCann, and Kelly Clarke will join us to celebrate the start of the 5th year of Bywords, and to share some readings.

Apostle of Hustle
Folkloric Feel
- Folkloric Feel

08:05 Poetic moment II: El Dorado
INTERVIEW and readings with El Dorado's Luciano Diaz and Jorge Etcheverry, celebrating the launch of Iguana: Escribir el exilio/Writing Exile (
www.eldorado-boreal.ca <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.eldorado-boreal.ca> ), along with an evening of homage to Juan O'Neill, tonight at Rasputin's ( www.rasputins.ca <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.rasputins.ca> ).

08:20
Barb Gray, the Friday Blend's roving arts reporter.

Devin Johnstone
Played from the web
- Sideways

Karsh Kale
Milan
- Liberation

KD Lang
Ingenue
- Constant Craving

08:30
INTERVIEW about Is it Alright, an evening of dance and movement that explores our sometimes chaotic yet always intimate relationship with food (
http://healthysensuality.blogspot.com <http://healthysensuality.blogspot.com/> ), taking place this weekend at Ecclesiax. In Is it Alright...?, seven artists - with styles ranging from Middle Eastern dance ("belly dance") to classical Indian dance to performance art - will explore the spirit behind this complex relationship. Ann Cavlovic and Devin Johnstone will join the Blend live in-studio.

Mackenzie MacBride
Played from MySpace.com
- CounterCulture Carnie
- Hollywood
- Rock Star
- Curtain

08:45
INTERVIEW with musician and organizer MacKenzie MacBride about the Counter Culture Carnie (
www.mackenziemacbride.com/counterculturecarnival <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.mackenziemacbride.com/counterculturecarnival> ) taking place this Saturday evening at SAW to support Camp Ten Oaks ( www.camptenoaks.org <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.camptenoaks.org> ).

09:05
INTERVIEW - CKCU reporter Christina Caminiti interviews Fashion 613 - Discover Ottawa's Andre Rodrigues about the charity fashion show that Ottawa's fashion organization (
www.discottawa.com <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.discottawa.com> ) is holding to support UNICEF and MACDA. The show willl take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this Sunday.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Friday Special Blend on CKCU...March 30 2007

The Friday Special Blend ... is a friendly, laid-back mixture of great music, live performances, interviews with filmmakers, musicians, artists and creators of all kinds. It's about the people and events of Ottawa-Gatineau. It's about the human spirit. Add to that some local and world news about social justice and the environment, and you're sure to find something of interest. Plus - as always - BBC News on the Hour.
Tune in to the Friday Special Blend, from 7:00 to 9:15 a.m., at CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa or http://www.ckcufm.com/ from anywhere. Tuning in from far away? We'll add you to our listener map -- simply send a note to info@ckcufm.com. Il nous fera un grand plaisir de recevoir vos commentaires, suggestions et idées.
THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
March 30, 2007

07:05 Chorégraphes d'ICI

INTERVIEW with choreographer and dancer Caroline Barriere (

www.schemaproductions.ca ), whose Chorégraphes d'ICI - featuring 25 dancers, 10 choreographers, musicians, composers, videographers each with a story...(all from HERE) - will be onstage at La Nouvelle Scene April 4 and 5.

07:25 Wake up with words

Featuring Charles Hodgson's Podictionary (

www.podictionary.com ) piece du jour.

07:30 Poetic moment I: Bywords

INTERVIEW with a team of editors and poets involved in the spring issue of Bywords Quarterly Journal (

www.Bywords.ca), scheduled to launch this Sunday. Amanda Earl, Christian McPherson, Marcus McCann, and Kelly Clarke will join us to celebrate the start of the 5th year of Bywords, and to share some readings.

08:05 Poetic moment II: El Dorado

INTERVIEW and readings with El Dorado's Luciano Diaz and Jorge Etcheverry, celebrating the launch of Iguana: Escribir el exilio/Writing Exile (

www.eldorado-boreal.ca), along with an evening of homage to Juan O'Neill, tonight at Rasputin's ( www.rasputins.ca).

08:20

Barb Gray, the Friday Blend's roving arts reporter.

08:30

INTERVIEW about Is it Alright, an evening of dance and movement that explores our sometimes chaotic yet always intimate relationship with food (

http://healthysensuality.blogspot.com), taking place this weekend at Ecclesiax. In Is it Alright...?, seven artists - with styles ranging from Middle Eastern dance ("belly dance") to classical Indian dance to performance art - will explore the spirit behind this complex relationship. Ann Cavlovic and Devin Johnstone will join the Blend live in-studio.

08:45

INTERVIEW with musician and organizer MacKenzie MacBride about the Counter Culture Carnie (

www.mackenziemacbride.com/counterculturecarnival) taking place this Saturday evening at SAW to support Camp Ten Oaks ( www.camptenoaks.org).

09:05

INTERVIEW - CKCU reporter Christina Caminiti interviews Fashion 613 - Discover Ottawa's Andre Rodrigues about the charity fashion show that Ottawa's fashion organization (

www.discottawa.com) is holding to support UNICEF and MACDA. The show willl take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this Sunday.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Friday Special Blend on CKCU - playlist March 23

THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
March 23, 2007

Tanya Janca
Recreate
- Expectations

Jim Bryson
Where the Bungalos
- Flowers

Rick Fines & Suzie Vinnick
Nothing Halfway
- We Got a Love Like That

Madagascar Slim
African Guitar Summit
- Sangisangy

Kofi Ackah
African Guitar Summit
- Me Wo Bi

07:30 RECREATE
INTERVIEW with musician Tanya Janca (www.TanyaJanca.com), who will launch her newest CD this Sunday evening at the Rainbow Bistro ( http://ottawa-blues-jazz.ncf.ca/indexbow.html), starting at 7:00pm.

Tanya Janca
Recreate
- My Pop Song
- Secret Admirer
- Unfinished Paintings

Arcade Fire
Funeral
- Neighbourhood

07:55 PODICTIONARY
Charles Hodgson (www.podictionary.com) lends some insight into the word of the day...."Affinity"

BBC News

Stan Rodgers
From Coffee House to Concert Hall
- Evangeline

08:05 OUTPOSTS - EMERGING ART
INTERVIEW with artist Allison McCall, whose exhibition opens today at IPO Gallery ( www.ipogallery.ca).

The Trews
House of Ill Repute
- Tired of Waiting

08:20 HAPPENINGS
Barb Gray, our roving arts reporter, updates us on cultural events.

Fugitives
From Fugitives.ca
- Haunted

08:30 FUGITIVES
INTERVIEW and LIVE ROAD PERFORMANCE with Vancouverites Barbara Adler, Mark Berube, and Brendan McLeod. The Fugitives (www.myspace.com/canadianfugitives) are singer-songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and award winning performance poets who have merged their diverse styles into one distinct mixture of poetry and song, backed by accordion, guitar, piano, banjo, and melodica. Catch the Fugitives live on Friday night at Shanghai Restaurant ( www.myspace.com/shanghai_restaurant).

Fugitives
Fugitives.ca
- Grafitti Sex

Apostle of Hustle
Folkloric Feel
- Folkloric Feel
- Sleepwalking Ballad

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Friday Special Blend on CKCU...March 23 2007

The Friday Special Blend ... is a friendly, laid-back mixture of great music, live performances, interviews with filmmakers, musicians, artists and creators of all kinds. It's about the people and events of Ottawa-Gatineau. It's about the human spirit. Add to that some local and world news about social justice and the environment, and you're sure to find something of interest. Plus - as always - BBC News on the Hour.

Tune in to the Friday Special Blend, from 7:00 to 9:15 a.m., at CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa or http://www.ckcufm.com/ from anywhere. Tuning in from far away? We'll add you to our listener map -- simply send a note to info@ckcufm.com. Il nous fera un grand plaisir de recevoir vos commentaires, suggestions et idées.

THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
March 23, 2007

07:05 THE FACTORY READING SERIES
Start your day off with readings from Montreal authors Angela Carr (Ropewalk) and Melissa A. Thompson (Dreadful Paris), taking place Thursday night at this joint small press action network (span-o - www.track0.com/rob_mclennan/) and Ottawa Art Gallery ( www.ottawaartgallery.ca/factoryreadingseries/index-en.php) event.

07:30 RECREATE
INTERVIEW with musician Tanya Janca (www.TanyaJanca.com), who will launch her newest CD this Sunday evening at the Rainbow Bistro ( http://ottawa-blues-jazz.ncf.ca/indexbow.html), starting at 7:00pm.

07:55 PODICTIONARY
Charles Hodgson (http://www.podictionary.com/) lends some insight into the word of the day....

08:05 OUTPOSTS - EMERGING ART
INTERVIEW with artist Allison McCall, whose exhibition opens today at IPO Gallery ( www.ipogallery.ca).

08:20 HAPPENINGS
Barb Gray, our roving arts reporter, updates us on cultural events.

08:30 FUGITIVES
INTERVIEW and LIVE ROAD PERFORMANCE with Vancouverites Barbara Adler, Mark Berube, and Brendan McLeod. The Fugitives ( www.myspace.com/canadianfugitives) are singer-songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and award winning performance poets who have merged their diverse styles into one distinct mixture of poetry and song, backed by accordion, guitar, piano, banjo, and melodica. Catch the Fugitives live on Friday night at Shanghai Restaurant ( www.myspace.com/shanghai_restaurant).

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Friday, March 16, 2007

Friday Special Blend on CKCU - Playlist March 16 2007

Interview & reading
Yves Beauchemin
The Years of Fire

Marie-Josée Houle - Our Lady of Broken Souls
Three Red Beads
Marie m'appele

Interview
Marie-Josée Houle

Marie-Josée Houle - Our Lady of Broken Souls
Blasé d'la vie

Feist - Let it Die
Gatekeeper

Kristen Bell Murray
Postcard

Interview
Paul Sharp

Melissa Laveaux
Koudlo
Games of Unrest

Rae Spoon
White Hearse Comes Rolling
Throw Some Dirt on Me

Interview
Rae Spoon

Rae Spoon
I should have danced with you at that party in Harlem

Word moment
Charles Hodgson - Podictionary.com
Amnesty

New Pornographers
Polaris Prize Nominees
Sing Me Spanish Tango

Friday, March 09, 2007

Friday Special Blend - Playlist March 9 2007

Mighty Popo
Muhazi
Manu

Kobo Town
Abatina

Rae Spoon
White Hearse Come Rollin

Jokko
From myspace.com/jokkomusic

Interview
Usmane, from Jokko

Touré Kunda
Dance of the Seven Leaves
Tracks 1-4

Melissa Laveaux
Camphor & Copper
Tip Toe

NLX
In Your Face
Code Red

Evalyn Parry
Small Theatres
War Dream

Charles Hodgson - Podictionary.com
Enzyme

Live sound performance
Sadaharu Horio

Rae Spoon
- Throw Some Dirt On Me
- I should Have Danced With You at that Party in Harlem
- Oil Rigs
- Virginia

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Friday, March 02, 2007

Playlist - Friday Special Blend - March 2

Autorickshaw - So The Journey Goes
So The Journey Goes

Interview
CS Richardson - The End of the Alphabet

Alex Cuba - Agua del Pozo
Amor Infinito
De Camino

Word break
Charles Hodgson, Podictionary - Panacea

Apostle of Hustle - National Anthem of Nowhere
National Anthem of Nowhere

Rise Ashen & Blissom - Something Wicked
Directions in Rhythm
Something Wicked

Interview
Janine Cocker
Vagina Monologues

Antizario - It's Great to Be Fine
The Devil Theory
Madame Butterfly
Polygamy and Plastic

As the Poets Affirm - Awake
Awake Chaos

Allison Crowe - This Little Bird
Effortless

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
Pitter Patter Goes My Heart

Interview
Neil Yorke-Slader
Capital Region Music Fest

Interview
New Ottawa Repretory Theatre
Studs Terkel's RACE
Paul Dervis + Kate Charles

A Luta Continua


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