With Heavy Hearts we say goodbye to the undisputed KING of CALYPSO Slinger Fransisco THE MIGHTY SPARROW the man who paved the way for modern SOCA music that we enjoy today. He was a legend to anyone who knows the genre or was from the Caribbean. Also several new release tracks presented in this episode. Enjoy, like, share and please subscribe to the podcast! SOCA STORM CITR #SOCA #Soca2Dworld

Join our new host Grace as she walks you through her favourite movies, what she watched over the Summer, and some upcoming releases she is eagerly awaiting. Listen to hear about films such as Lady Bird, Challengers, The Sheep Detectives, and La Bola Negra - there is truly something for everyone!

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out last week and in contrast to other award ceremonies, this one for television is spread out over multiple days so compiling who what what takes more time. That said, we figured it out so we'll recap all the song & score winners with a focus on David Fleming's playfully terrifying music from Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Widow's Bay. 01. Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer & The Awards Show Singers: The Field of Excellence (Go Simpsonic

While the season is still in session, we jump on a genre coined from the Beyond Yacht Rock podcast: Camaro Summer with all its 1980s hard rock simple ambitions. This embraces the five pillars of freedom: summer, cars, nights, weekends & rock'n'roll. gak runs you to paradise and back so buckle. 01. Judas Priest: Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days (Turbo, 1986) Columbia 02. Union Suit: August August (Held Onto, 2014) self-released 03. Worrywart: Pretty (Hail Mary Baby, 2024) self-released 04

What a treat we have my friend and mentor D Big Bad Jags of NastyJag Sound Crew co hosting and dj'ing this episode. That means its jokes straight through. Been a while since the brother was in here. Download, like, share, and subscribe to the podcast!

It's been a while since we've had some funk and/or blaxploitation, though Donny Hathaway's score to the 1972 film Come Back Charleston Blue veers occasionally into ragtime so there may be saloon lunacy afoot later in the show. We also continue our Polaris Prize nominations profile amidst all the soul. 01. Deadmau5: Fabienk [Angine de Poitrine rework] (Fabienk single, 2026) Third Side 02. Tangerué: Doin' Your Own Thing (Tangerué, 1979) Unidisc 03. Charlotte Day Wilson & Saya Gray: Lean

DJ Palancer plays some new relese soca music and juggles some solid classics. Subscribe to the podcast!

New SOCA Music, New Spice Mass Music, DJ Palancer presents mixed with the classics of the 2000s. Download Like, Share, and please Subscribe to the podcast!

Starting things off with new release music video form Caleb Hart and a little interview, then we get deep into the music catalog of soca legend artist BENJAI who'll be performing this weekend at Caribbean Days Festival, Coquitlam. I mix through a mega mix session of his career worth of work!

Vancouver Pride Week is upon us so with gak back in the saddle, it's time for LGBTQ+ themes galore with a profile on Gustavo Santaolalla's Oscar-winning score to the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. 01. Bonnie Tyler: If You Were a Woman [and I Was a Man] (Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire, 1986) Columbia 02. Cowboy Sadness: The Cowboy Way (Selected Jambient Works: Volume 1, 2024) People Teeth 03. L7: Shirley (Hungry for Stink, 1994) Slash/Reprise 04.Kim Gordon: Grass Jeans (2021) self-released 05

Some new stuff, some old stuff, all fun stuff! download, like, share and subscribe to the podcast! #SOCA STORM CiTR

O'niele & Kara start the show off with a recap of all that was the Caribbean Festival on Vancouver Island i-Land Fest. DJ Palancer blazes new release SOCA music and of course runs some classic tunes, to celebrate the wonderful day that is Friday. Turn up the sound, if you're not driving pour yourself something to drink. This is the #SOCASTORM download, like share, and please subscribe to the podcast!

Part 19 of our all-ambient series takes a look at Spencer Doran, one half of the environmental sound act Visible Cloaks, and his score to the 2023 video game Season: A Letter to the Future. 01. Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou: Film Still/The Sea (Reflections: Volume 3 - Water Poems, 2026) RVNG Intl. 02. Kuma: Everything Constantly Forever (To be Mutable and Fluid, 2026) self-released 03. Carlo Giustini: A Piediluco (Split w.Michele Andreotti, 2021) Élan Vital 04. Constance Demby: Om Mani

LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST from VICTORIA BC for i-LAND Fest 2026 its our Carnival! A Firey episode full of vibes of Carnival SOCA MUSIC! Download, Like, Share, and please subscribe to the podcast CiTR SOCA STORM !!

Django took a big long excursion to Barcelona's Primavera sound, where all he can seemingly talk about is Canadian talent, and water.

In the midst of prerecorded shows or possible repeats, gak's back to do a proper light summer theme around pirates & sea shanties. We will not get all your favourites but we'll look into TV shows like Our Flag Means Death and do a brief run through some of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. We also try to cover a lot of what's going on in Vancouver festivals before he hits the high seas again for a couple weeks. Bottle of rum optional. 01. Blood, Sweat & Tears: Lisa, Listen to Me (B, S & T;

Blazing some tunes from the mid 200's! Taking yuh back!! << #SOCASTORM download, like, share, and please subscribe to the podcast!

With gak elsewhere in Canada this week, this pre-recorded episode celebrates what this nation has with a profile on Michael Timmins' score to the 2016 biopic Maudie. Based on information available at the time of creation, no soundtrack announcements or weather synopses though an attempt is made to explain the Pacific waters map for future marine forecasts, which feels like someone trying to explain a map only if you know the terrain. 01. The Hello Darlins: Reasons to Cry (The Alders & the Ashes,

More great carnival classics for you in this one. Download, like share!

With the Vancouver International Jazz Festival underway, it's time to get jazzy again as we look at some of the acts performing in one of this city's true highlights of summer. We'll pay tribute to pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (1934-2026) along with saxophonist Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) and his only film score: 1966's Alfie. 01. Johnny Crawford & his Dance Orchestra: The Wilshire Grand Swing Suite "St Louis Blues" (The Thirteenth Floor OST, 1999) Milan 02. Joe Henderson: Tress-Cun-Deo-La (Multiple,