HOOKED ON SONICS is yer weekly dose of indie rock, post-punk, power pop, emocore, noise pop and anything with loud geetars...with sometimes a little alt-country, post rock and hip hop tossed into the mix. Hosted by Omar Goodness and a rotating cast of guests, we basically bring you what we think is the best in new underground rock along with your requests and various regular features such as:
 
 

• Sonics Selection – The best new track of the week…
• Track From Way Back – Just like what it sounds like, a golden oldie of yore…
• Hooked on Sonics Hidden Gem – A tune, band, or album, that “shoulda been a contenda”, but sadly got ignored…
• Canadian Indie Rock Classic – A golden oldie of the canadian variety…
• 90’s Classique – the now infamous/listerner fave - a minor hit/one hit wonder from that fave era of ours…

Having trained numerous future CJLO DJs, as well as capped CJLO.com's online listernership, HOOKED ON SONICS has been a mainstay on CJLO's schedule for some time and has played host to live performances from the likes of Julie Doiron, Fucked Up, North of America, the Posies, Murder by Death, Wintersleep, Picastro, Pattern is Movement, the Bled, Two Koreas, Dan Sartain, featured up and coming Canadian talent like Uncut, AIDS Wolf, You Say Party! We Say Die!, and many, many more.
 
Tune in for sessions and interviews with other established and new artists, record previews, and other features. Drop us a line to get on the Sonics Mailing list, or if you want to make a request - md-alt [at] cjlo [dot] com
 
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Meet the Hooked on Sonics Guest Hosts!The Jon Stewarts to my Tom Snyder, the Patti Schmidts to my Brent Bambury, or...the...Joan Rivers to my Johnny Carson...the regular HOOKED on SONiCs defacto guest hosts, aka, that voice you hear on occaision taking the reins of the Sonics show when I'm not around.

• Simon Howell of Sound on Sight - Mondays from 8-10pm ET and of Sucker Blues - Thursdays 7-8pm ET.  Simon has guest hosted the show numerous times and shares my love of slow-core, math rock, and mid 90's DC post-hardcore and depression.  Simon also likes milkshakes, monopoly, and kittens...but hates puppies...go figure
• Andrew WIXQ of Grade A Explosives - Thursdays from 2-4pm ET.  Andrew has become a recent guest host and shares my love of 90's alterna-rock, Big League Chew, hate for the border, and has become my fellow trainee in defending ourselves against the Zombie Apocalypse.  Andrew is also American.  Yes...American.
• Starr-Girl Abby of The Reaktor - Fridays from 2-4pm ET.  Abby has also become a recent guest host and shares my love of loud guitars, huge hooks, fire, car-rides of shame, and fighting with knives.  However, Abby hates senior citizens and once "shot a man in Reno just to watch him die".