Metal Monday: Heavy Montreal guide

Heavy Montreal (though c'mon, wasn't Heavy MTL kind of a cooler name?) is less than two weeks away, and we at CJLO are no slouches when it comes to doing stuff with the festival. In addition to giving away passes on air (which you can still win on Friday, July 31 on Beyond That Graveyard III from 9 - midnight and Grade A Explosives on Sunday, August 2 from 4 - 6PM), we've been doing interviews on site for the past two years and have always had an awesome time of doing so. Before I start let me say that a lot of this is lifted from the Heavy FAQ page located here: http://info.heavymontreal.com/.


Primus & the Chocolate Factory @ Metropolis

"Primus Suce!"

Primus & the Chocolate Factory @ Metropolis July 15, 2015 - Presented by Greenland Productions & Evenko


Green Bay Packer Andy Mulumba on The Starting Rotation: Today @ 12:30

Today, on a special edition of The Starting Rotation, the team will talk to Andy Mulumba of NFL's Green Bay Packers! Around 12:30pm, Mulumba will join the TSR crew and we'll talk about stuff like his upbringing, time in the NFL, and this conference he's having at Concordia this Saturday. Tune into TSR, for all your best sports talk- 11am to 1pm, every Thursday!


Osheaga 2015: 10th Anniversary Preview!

Summer would not be complete without attending at least one concert, better yet a music festival. Montreal is home to one of the biggest music and arts festivals, which is none-other than Osheaga. This year Osheaga is celebrating its 10th Anniversary at Parc Jean Drapeau starting July 31 and running until August 2nd. Most packages are sold out by now, but if you're lucky enough, you can still purchase a single day pass. Hopefully the weather will be great so that we can dance the night away.


Sarah Stupar talks Zoofest / JFL / OFF-JFL

JFL is here kiddies, or as I like to call it, comedy Christmas. Personally I find JFL (including Off-JFL and Zoofest) to be the best festival in town. Place des Arts gets transformed into some kind of crazy carnival complete with freaks and weird performance art, and the funniest of the funny descend on Montreal to bring laughter to the naughty AND nice! I'll be walking the JFL beat for the whole festival, follow my advice and laughter will ensue.


Psychic City Tribute to Rob from Crobar: RIP - Today at 5pm

Today at 5pm: A Psychic City tribute to Rob the owner of Crobar; who suddenly and sadly passed away the other night. Anyone who wants to call in and talk about their favorite Crobar and Rob memories are welcome to do so. 514 848 7471. R.I.P Rob.

---Important---If you can't call in because of work and other life happenings you can always post a message or story on the Facebook group Crobar-barians unite.R.I.P Rob! and Abby will say it on air. You can request songs for him too.


'Tangerine': An artificial Christmas in July

Sean Baker's Tangerine is an independent film shot entirely on three separate iPhone 5 cameras. It follows the lives of various communities living in Los Angeles for 24 hours on Christmas Eve. The only glimpse of artificial nature in this film is the idea of Christmas in LA, which is a reoccurring theme. There are strong character investments as they go about their daily lives that can be compared to an entertaining train wreck of a Jerry Springer or Maury Povich episode. Set to a score that sounds as if Tangerine Dream were placed in a blender with Skrillex.


Win Tickets to Fantasia 2015: Today 2 - 4pm on Shibuya Crossing!

CJLO 1690AM is proud to partner with Montreal's premiere genre festival, Fantasia!  For the 11th year in a row, CJLO DJs will be spinning live between films in the Hall Theatre every day of the festival! Catch Angelica from BVST, Julie (a.k.a.


Don't Mess This Up, Jacob talks to Gilbert Gottfried~ Today 1pm

Today on CJLO's Don't Mess This Up, Jacob, Jacob Greco chats with comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried, who is in town for Just For Laughs' The Nasty Show- kicking off tonight, July 16 and running to the 25th at Metropolis! For more information and tickets, visit the Just For Laughs website- and tune in today (Thursday: 1-2pm)!


What to look forward to at this year's Fantasia Film Festival

Last year was my first Fantasia film festival, and this year I feel honoured to be covering the festival for CJLO. The Festival boasts 135 feature films and 300 short films, from a total of 36 different countries. It can take an entire day to read through every synopsis, as well screen the trailers. The Fantasia Film festival has something to offer every cinephile from July 14- August 4.


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