DJ Spotlight
TDTS's Canada Day Covers Spectacular!! - 2009-06-29 17:02:55
Q: What's twice as loud as fireworks but half as pretty?
A: Turn Down The Suck's Canada Day Covers Spectacular!!
PS: Don't expect anything Canada Day related...
PPS: Do expect at least 3 different versions of "Ace of Spades"...
Tune into Turn Down The Suck's Canada Day Covers Spectacular this Wednesday, July 1st, at 9:00pm only on CJLO 1690AM
Phone Interview on The Reaktor - 2009-06-19 14:19:51
Johnny Jackoff - frontman/ lead singer of recently reunited band - Vaginal Croutons will be doing a phone interview on the Reaktor this week- Friday the 19th, to promote their album and reunion show. The band is based out of Montreal so tune in and support local talent.
The Reaktor, Fridays from 2-4pm only on CJLO 1690AM
The Almighty Suck - 2009-06-15 13:22:02
Due to controllable circumstances, the Diego award winning Turn Down The Suck won't be heard this Wednesday. But fear not, because airing in it's place will be a brand new live edition of The Almighty Riff! And continuing in the "Album of the Week" series, this very special show will be featuring a classic album that is bound to please The Almighty Riffers and Turn Down The Suckers alike: Black Sabbath's Master of Reality!!
Oh hells yeah!!!
On your feet or on your knees for The Almighty Riff, this Wednesday at 9:00pm, only on CJLO 1690AM
The Fringe takes on WatercoolerTALK Part II - 2009-06-15 12:35:35
We've got an extended edition of the show, we'll be starting ONE full hour earlier at 1pm and running until 4pm. The schedule is packed, and we've got over 20 different Fringe Festival Companies coming by to talk with us and pimp their shows! I'm not going to post them all here, because the list is just too long!
It's going to be fun, chaotic and also be live video streaming! (I promise it will work this week!)
Just head over to http://www.livestream.com/watercoolertalk at 1pm, and you'll be able to watch the entire show!
Watercooler TALK, this Monday from 1-4pm only on CJLO 1690AM
Chubb Rock & Wordsmith Saturday on The Limelight - 2009-06-12 20:26:37
This Saturday Lady Oracle & J-Nice will have the opportunity to do a phone interview with Old School Heavyweight Chubb Rock and Wordsmith. Although Chubb Rock has been in the Hip Hop Scene since the 90s he is still delivering tight lyrics that are relevant as ever. Wordsmith is a Baltimore Native known for freestyling and battling. These two are now collaborating together, first with their mixtape "A Crack In The Bridge" and now on their album "Bridging The Gap". Tune in to find out more about these two MCs.
The Limelight, Saturdays from 4-6pm only on CJLO 1690AM
Junior Battles on THE REAKTOR - 2009-06-12 14:21:44
What happens when Junior Battles meet Shakter The Reaktor (aka starr Girl Abby) and SIR Jazzuah -jazzalot (aka Sebastian Hands)? No one really knows, but you can find out by tuning in to THE REAKTOR on CJLO 1690AM from 2-4pm today Friday June 12th.
The Reaktor, Fridays from 2-4pm on CJLO 1690AM
Empire Isis & Doc Holidae this Drive Home: Phridae - 2009-06-12 12:30:35
CJLO Radio and Empire Isis are giving you the listeners a chance to win a pair of NXNE wristbands for the upcoming festival in Toronto, Ont from June 17th to 21st. The annual festival brings in 500 performers and your wristbands will guarantee you no cover at all NXNE shows. One of those shows will be Empire Isis performance at the Drake Hotel (1150 Queen St W. Toronto) on Friday June 19th. If you don’t win the wristbands you can always catch her here in Montreal with Collie Buddz on Saturday June 27th at Café Campus (57 Rue Prince-Arthur Est). Tune in Friday June 11th to the Drive Home: Phantastiq Cypha on 1690AM from 4-6pm when Empire Isis will be in the studio to give more details about her upcoming events.
Drive Home: Phantastiq Cypha, Fridays from 4-6pm only on CJLO 1690 AM
The Fringe takes on WatercoolerTALK Part I - 2009-06-08 12:48:40
We've opened the doors, and artists are flooding in! For the following two Watercooler Talk episodes, we've got a variety of Fringe Artists, who will be plugging their shows for this year’s Fringe Festival, which starts Thursday, June 11, 2009. We'll be welcoming, Lindsay Wilson, Liam Dougherty, Cecile Lejeune, Ron Kozloff, John Hastings & Ali Hassan, Aspen Swizter, Cristina Cugliandro, and the guys from Uncalled For Improv! We'll also be formally introducing, my new co-host, and funny man Dan Derkson. He's been on the show many times since his first appearance in February. He'll be taking the second chair on WatercoolerTALK, adding his clever wit and charm. We'll also be talking about his most recent monthly comedy show; Holy Crap 5, which just happened last night at the Cock 'n' Bull. A big thank you goes out to Camille Macnaughton, who will be our Fringe Artist Wrangler for our next two shows! Also for next week, WatercoolerTALK will be doing and Extended Edition! It'll be part two of : The Fringe takes on WatercoolerTALK. There will be a lot more artists, and a lot more fun and you'll be able to watch the entire show online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/watercoolertalk
Watercooler TALK,Mondays from 2-4pm only on CJLO 1690AM
Big Hair And Big Riffs! - 2009-06-06 19:29:03
The "Album of the Week" series continues into June and what better way to celebrate the days of summer than a look at some of hair metal's forgotten gems! Forget deep thought or life's bigger questions--- let's just party and get laid!
June 7: Killer Dwarfs- Stand Tall
June 14: Ratt- Out Of The Cellar
June 21: Dokken- Tooth And Nail
June 28: Skid Row- Skid Row
It all happens Sundays, 6-8pm here on CJLO 1690AM!
On your feet or on your knees for THE ALMIGHTY RIFF!
Radio Fun is taking over the airwaves! - 2009-06-05 19:04:26
Tune in this Sunday at 10PM for the 1st episode of Radio Fun!
DJ Idle Matt (formerly of the Idle Minds, and who can't think of better DJ name at the moment) will be bringing you a weekly dose of very best in punk/hardcore/alt/indie/whatever-he-damn-well-feels-like-playing. Matt has fairly eclectic tastes, but you can be sure that he'll always play classic punk and hardcore from from 70s and 80s.
Don't miss it!
Radio Fun, Sundays from 10-11pm only on CJLO 1690AM
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