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  • Group Drumming Effective Exercise

    Group Drumming Effective Exercise

    A couple weeks ago on People First Radio, we interviewed Lyle Povah, a drum circle practitioner who does incredible work at the hospital in Vancouver treating eating disorders. Treating eating disorders with drumming. Brilliant. Lyle tells us (more…)

  • The Pope Quits

    Having shepherded a flock 1.2 billion human sheep since 2005, the current Pope of all Earthly Catholicism quit his job today. I wonder if it has to do with (more…)

  • Great letter to the editor!

    Robert Hughes Nanaimo wrote this fantastic letter to the Nanaimo News Bulletin: (more…)

  • Variety of Last Week

    A tad tardy by one week indeed. In four parts, here is last weeks Sweet and Sour Variety Hour. Tune in tomorrow morning from 8-9am to catch the next episode! WOO!

     

    I started the show off with a GEM of a station identification which was made (I think) by my friend Rose back in the day. Art. Just art. I’ve added it to regular usage down at the station. We then have 15 minutes of an episode of Film Buff Radio featuring all the music from the SNL classic film Blues Brothers. Film Buff rrrrraaaadio (17 mins)

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    More blues music! A tribute to Harpdog Brown ending off with one of my favourite blues tunes ever (14 mins)

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    My favourite segment of the hour! Changing things up a little, we go into some badass voice and throat vibey action! A Cappella a la mode, baby. My favourite African trive BCUC singing the Bazumba song, then I dedicate a song to Xavier, and then play a guy beatboxing into a digeridoo. It doesn’t get crazier than this. (21 mins)

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    Me and Jerry shoot the shit for 6 mins (6 mins)

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  • The Fascinating Rhythm of the Samba

    Catchy song! (more…)

  • Double Dose of Radio Show

    I slacked last week and didn’t podcast….UNTIL NOW! whoooooooooaaaaaaa. Here are the three segments from the very first Sweet and Sour Variety Hour of 2013. Enjoy.

    Half an hour of awesome female tunes. Wanda Jackson, Neko Case, PJ Harvey. You’ll love it. (29 mins)

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    Film Buff Radio presents: Walk the Line (16 mins)

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    Jerry in Da Haus, ending off with a couple tracks from An1tek

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    And here are the three segments from today’s airing of the SSVH.

    It all starts with Film Buff Radio’s presentation of Lawless (17 mins)

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    25 minutes of pure musical delight. Some Jack White on the solo, capped off with 3 brilliant songs by Caribou. I love their sound. Hope you do too! (25 mins)

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    Jerry in Da Haus gives a campus and community update, and I cap it off with a track from Yukon Blonde. Voila! (9 mins)

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