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Yellow Brit Road

Yellow Brit Road CFRC

Come for the pun, stay for the music. Yellow Brit Road is CFRC"s weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen"s. We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate! The podcasted version of this show contains all your favourite band trivia and stories, but the music can be found on posted playlists that accompany each individual

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00:00:21

Interview Sneak Peak: Adult DVD!

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2024/08/30

Leeds dance punk band Adult DVD are on the rise across the UK. With their tongue firmly in cheek and their feet equally comfortable on the dancefloor and dive bar, the band have been making waves for their witty and catchy music, hitting venues across the country and being played on national radio. Ahead of the release of their latest EP 'Next Day Shipping' (6 September), vocalist Harry Hanson joins me to tell all about making the EP, writing together as a six-piece, the Leeds music scene,

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00:24:06

Yellow Brit Road 18 August 2024

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2024/08/20

If you were at Back To The Farm this weekend, or missed us for any other reason, catch up on this week's show here! We had the best new releases from the UK and Ireland, including:Snow Patrol, Rooftop Caravan, bôa, Fontaines D.C., The Royston Club, Desperate Journalist, Lovejoy, Nubya Garcia, Master Peace, Poppy Ajudha, Hyphen, Death Cult Electric, Los Bitchos, Gondolas, She Drew The Gun, Georgia Ruth, Euros Childs, Bayboards, Fever Dreams, Peter Xan, Baby Schillaci, The Bug Club, Surya Sen,

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00:46:39

Yellow Brit Road 5 May 2024: Pet Shop Boys, New...

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2024/08/13

On our show from 5 May 2024, resident Pet Shop Boys expert and a good friend of mine Rose joined us on air to break down the brand-new Pet Shop Boys album, Nonetheless! We also had great new releases from other artists like: Garbage, Blossoms, Nilüfer Yanya, Human Interest, Fräulein, English Teacher, DEADLETTER, Lambrini Girls, The Straights, Baba Ali, Pet Shop Boys, Möbius Trip, Monach. Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly! Touch that dial and tune in live

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00:31:38

Yellow Brit Road 28 July 2024: Mercury Prize Shortlist!

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2024/07/30

One of the biggest music awards in the UK and Ireland, the Mercury Prize has revealed their shortlisted albums for 2023-24, and on this week's Yellow Brit Road, we took a deep dive into what makes each album a contender. Familiarise yourself with the shortlist with this week's show, and look mighty smart to your friends in September. Music by other artists played today too, all in all:Razorlight, Towa Bird, Crystalline, Corinne Bailey Rae, A.R.T., English Teacher, Blue Goose, Beth Gibbons,

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00:28:06

Yellow Brit Road 21 July 2024: Spotlight: The Channel...

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2024/07/23

This week we took a deep dive into cool new releases from across mainland UK and from Ireland, and did a quick spotlight on new music from the UK Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey! Music this week by:Primal Scream, Sampha, Little Simz, Lava La Rue, Fontaines D.C., SOFT PLAY, Lambrini Girls, Du Blonde, Kynsy, BERWYN, Hana Lili, Master Peace, Afflecks Palace, Phoebe Over, Adult DVD, She Drew The Gun, Intermission, Honeyglaze, LUME, Porter, Käärijä, Joost, Alessandra, Gut Health. Find this

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00:30:34

Yellow Brit Road 14 July 2024: Football Anthems!

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2024/07/16

Football fever has hit the continents of Europe and the Americas, and the Yellow Brit Road is celebrating the crossing paths of football and music with football anthems this week! Enjoy our favourite selection of new music from the UK and Ireland, along with football-associated tracks sprinkled in. Listen on for music this week by:Depeche Mode, Fatboy Slim, The The, Picture Parlour, Peter Xan, Pigbag, DEADLETTER, Bar Italia, LICE, Loose Articles, The Verve, JayaHadADream, The New Eves, Ynys, The

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01:31:15

Yellow Brit Road 30 June 2024: Glastonbury!

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2024/07/02

As is annual tradition here on the Yellow Brit Road, this week brings you total coverage of Glastonbury festival: from the emerging acts to the triumphant returns, from the highlights of a band's career to the legend slots and more, this show brings you as much coverage as an hour and a half can provide. All coverage derived from the BBC Glastonbury coverage, some of which can be found on the BBC Music YouTube. Strap in for an hour and a half of tunes from Little Simz, The Xx, Bloc Party,

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00:38:05

Yellow Brit Road 23 June 2024: Convocation...

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2024/06/25

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're celebrating convocation week at Queen's for all graduates—and your host?? Complete with celebratory and our favourite indie tunes to blast out at the grad house party, Plus my dad's radio debut, and his idea of a banger. We are also joined by Dylan Hughes, the primary musician behind the soulful pop of the Aberystwyth, Wales-based band Ynys (Island), ahead of their second album releasing 12 July, Dosbarth Nos. Music this week by:Wet Leg, Becky

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00:21:43

NXNE: DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD Interview

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2024/06/20

I caught up with Alex, aka DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, a synthpop musician from Cardiff ahead of his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto on Friday as part of NXNE festival. We talked influences, performance, why the pop girlies stay winning, and a surprise connection between Welsh rugby and queer culture. His debut album comes out this fall, find his work on Bandcamp! Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Get in touch

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00:41:18

Yellow Brit Road 16 June 2024: NXNE, DONT MAKE THIS...

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2024/06/18

This week's show brought you all the coverage from NXNE in Toronto! We played you some of our favourite British musicians at the festival and talked to Cardiff synthpop musician DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD about his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto. And as always, we bring you an hour of the best new releases out of the UK and Ireland, complete with your reactions to tracks!Music this week by Blur and Françoise Hardy, Lava La Rue, James, Good Boy Nikko, charlieeeee, hard life, Gen and

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00:15:20

The Paisley Daze Interview!

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2024/06/17

The Paisley Daze are a rock band from London formed by brothers Pritam and Kish Bahra. Drawing influence from classic bluesy and surf rock, the band craft immersive experiences of fun, retro rock n roll. Ahead of their first international shows at NXNE festival in Toronto, I caught up with guitarist Kish to talk influences, their debut album, and on drawing from multicultural experiences in music. Listen to their debut album, Life In A Daze. For more Canadian NXNE coverage, listen back to Indie

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00:19:57

Alffa Interview!

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2024/06/13

The Welsh rock duo Alffa made headlines in 2018 when their song Gwenwyn became the first Welsh language song to cross 1 million streams. Since then, the band have been on the rise, becoming one of the iconic faces of heavy rock music both in Wales and in the UK. Ahead of their first North American tour, I caught up with singer and guitarist Dion Jones to talk about the band’s upcoming Canadian run of shows at NXNE in Toronto, music in Cymraeg and their forthcoming second album. For more Canadian

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00:52:51

Yellow Brit Road 9 June 2024: NXNE, Alffa, The...

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2024/06/11

Toronto's premiere music showcase festival, North by North East kicks off next week, and in preparation for this, CFRC's British and Irish music show brings you coverage of emerging bands from across the water playing the festival. We also interviewed two performers: Welsh rock duo Alffa ('the mighty Alffa', in the words of Michael Sheen) and London psychedelic rock band The Paisley Daze! Catch me at the festival next week if you're a Toronto-based listener, come and say hi

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00:11:21

This Just In 6 June 2024: New Canadian music, NXNE picks

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2024/06/06

Bonus episode! I was asked to sit in on CFRC Radio's new music show, This Just In! on Thursday, 6 June at 10 AM. This show was put together 3 minutes before broadcast, and that is simply the cut and thrust of live radio! I picked out some of my favourite recent releases you may be unfamiliar with, and artists playing North by North East festival in Toronto next weekend. Coming for you in this playlist: indie, pop, hip hop, punk, rock music so cool you need to wear shades to listen to it (context

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01:29:53

Yellow Brit Road 2 June 2024: Festival Fever: Big...

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2024/06/04

As Kingston, ON comes down from the highs of our own Spring Reverb festival that ended only hours before this week's live show, Yellow Brit Road keeps the festival fever going with live sets from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend festival in Luton in the UK last week! Music by:Declan McKenna, The Last Dinner Party, Victor Ray, FIZZ, Charlieeeee, Lavz, Myles Smith, NewDad, Low Girl, Ryussi, Rudimental, CMAT, Sea Girls, Tems, Cat Burns, London Grammar, Charli XCX, Coldplay, RAYE Find this week's

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01:33:25

Documentary: The Last Dinner Party, Live in Toronto

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2024/04/30

In this bonus radio documentary, I, Rue, host of Yellow Brit Road, and May, host of The Mood With May, take a trip to Toronto to see rising London rock band The Last Dinner Party. we examine their rise to acclaim, their performance, and what endears them to millions of listeners worldwide. We also spoke with fans of the band about how they have connected with them, and how the band helps them express themselves.Listen to The Mood With May Wednesdays at 11 am on CFRC Radio. Touch that dial and tune

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01:07:55

Yellow Brit Road 21 April 2024: Coachella, Max Blansjaar

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2024/04/23

This week on Yellow Brit Road, we discussed our favourite new UK/Irish releases of the week, covered the UK artists playing Coachella's second week, and were joined by Oxford musician Max Blansjaar, whose debut album False Comforts is out in June! Music this week by The Charlatans, Pillow Queens, Fontaines D.C., Belle and Sebastian, Loose Articles, Lava La Rue, Hak Baker, Toddla T, Blue Lab Beats, Max Blansjaar, Olivia Dean, Brittney Howard, Skepta, Blur, Barry Can't Swim, The Last Dinner

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00:43:38

Yellow Brit Road 14 April 2024: Coachella, Queens Of...

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2024/04/16

This week was always going to be about QOTSA. When Josh Homme and co. announced that Queens of The Stone Age would be stopping by Kingston, we knew it was going to be special. Tonight's show recaps that incredible night, as well as some of our other favourite shows in Kingston of late. We also checked in on the gigs out in Indio, California on the grounds of Coachella! Live music and new releases this week by:Blur, The Struts, The Mysterines, The Libertines, Goat Girl, Blue Lab Beats, Dial Up,

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00:28:06

Yellow Brit Road 7 April 2024: New Releases,...

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2024/04/15

How many eclipse-themed lyrics and puns can you fit into a single show? This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we played some of my favourite new releases out of the UK, peppered in with a few eclipse-themed songs. Music this week by: Queens of The Stone Age, The Libertines, Swansea Sound, Nubiyan Twist, Wu-Lu, Pasta Hull, YOVA, Dream Wife, Homework, Fresh, Radical Kitten, NewDad, Bob Vylan, Siula, Amy Gadiaga, Prima Queen, Kapil Seshasayee, Ego Ella May, Gumshoe, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Sons of Rick, The

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00:52:37

Yellow Brit Road 31 March 2024: Gigs! Kneecap and The...

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2024/04/02

It's gig season!! This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we recapped cool gigs that have happened in the last few weeks, from notable local and student shows in Kingston, to bigger shows by touring British and Irish artists we've been at lately in Toronto. We chat about The Last Dinner Party's sold out Toronto show, and a guest Rose drops in to talk Kneecap, live shows and upcoming releases. Music by:The Stones Roses, Grace Petrie, Home Counties, sounds mint, The Lovely Eggs, Courting, swim

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