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Sonics - Sessions/Interviews

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Sonics - Full Episodes

Spoke to Jake Duzsik from shapeshifting band HEALTH, a longtime CJLO fave.  We talked about the band's progression in sound from their early days in the L.A. noise scene, the evolution of their DISCO remix series and their recent collaborations, band dynamics, and finally returning to the road after 2 years.  

Thanks to Ola Mazzuca at Indoor Recess for setting this up!

Songs:
● HEALTH - "DIE SLOW" (from GET COLOR)
● HEALTH - "STONEFIST" (from DEATH MAGIC)
● HEALTH - "FEEL NOTHING" (from VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR)
● HEALTH - "ISN'T EVERYONE" w/ Nine Inch Nails (from DISCO4 PART II)
● HEALTH - "GNOSTIC FLESH/MORTAL HELL" w/ Backxwash & Ho99o9 (from DISCO4 PART II)
● HEALTH - "CRIMEWAVE" (from HEALTH)
● HEALTH - "MASS GRAVE" w/ Soccer Mommy (from DISCO4 PART I)

HEALTH - www.youwillloveeachother.com/
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Hooked on Sonics - Interview w/ HEALTH

Jim Ward of Sparta (also of Sleepercar and formerly of At the Drive-In) called into the show to talk about revisiting the songs of "Wiretap Scars" for the album's current 20th anniversary tour.  We also spoke at length about late producer Jerry Finn's influence, and how important an influence Rick Froberg and Drive Like Jehu were on Jim's music.

Thanks to Sarah @ Grandstand Media for setting this up!

Songs:
● Sparta - "Cut Your Ribbon"
● Sparta - "Collapse"
● Sparta - "Super Unison" (Drive Like Jehu cover)

Sparta - https://www.sparta.band/
Let's Get A Drink with Jim Ward - Ep 5 w/ Rick Froberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOn1xOzST1o
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Hooked on Sonics - Interview w/ Jim Ward (Sparta)

Lina Zdruli, the Montreal delegate for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, drops by to talk about the flotilla, what its mission is, her experience working in the occupied territories, and how to get involved.

Songs:
● Robert Ascroft w/ Ruth Radelet - "Fading Photograph"
● Brother Ali - "Uncle Sam Goddamn"
● Massive Attack - "Safe from Harm"

For more info on the Freedom Flotilla:
Freedom Flotilla Coalition - https://freedomflotilla.org/
Canada Boat to Gaza - https://canadaboatgaza.org/

Ways to help the situation in Palestine and Gaza:
Call your local MP as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (613.992.4211) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly (514.383.3709) and demand an immediate ceasefire and to allow aid into Gaza.

As well you can donate to the following orgs:
-Amnesty International
-Human Concern International
-Human Rights Watch
-Palestine Children's Relief Fund
-Red Cross / Red Crescent

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Hooked on Sonics - Interview w/ Lina Zdruli (Freedom Flotilla)

Eve Parker Finley and Nick Schofield both came by the Oven at CJLO on March 16, 2024 to record respective sessions.  Seeing how the two have collaborated extensively, I figured it'd be a neat idea to talk to them both at the same time about working together, how they approach their music, and discussing their own individual and collaborative artistic processes.  This was a really nice and insightful chat with, in my opinion, two of Canada's most interesting musical artists.  Full session videos also linked below!

Songs:
● Eve Parker Finley - "Forest Meditation" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● Nick Schofield - "One Day" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● Eve Parker Finley - "Wait for Me" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● Nick Schofield - "Untitled" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● Eve Parker Finley - "Fall into Me" (CJLO Sonics Session)

Session engineered and mixed by Zack Bruce

Video available here:
● Eve Parker Finley Full Session Video - https://youtu.be/bW5lZYIYoRQ
● Nick Schofield Full Session Video - https://youtu.be/FYozLdi-dpE

Filmed and edited by Sam Roberts, sound by by Zack Bruce

Eve Parker Finley - https://www.eveparkerfinley.com/
Nick Schofield - https://nickschofield.com/

Hooked on Sonics - Session & Interview w/ Eve Parker Finley & Nick Schofield

On the previous Sonics episode we focused on the top played records on CJLO in 2024 along with some of our staff's picks, this week we dive into my favourite songs and albums of 2024 and somehow manage to cram most of them into one episode hahaha.  Onwards and upwards into 2025!

● Autolux - "23 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)

*talk break - faves of 2024 / let's gooooooooo*

● Hot Water Music - "Burn Forever"
● Drug Church - "Demolition Man"
● Chat Pile - "Frownland"
● Big Brave - "Quotidien : Solemnity"

*talk break - faves of 2024 / ways to help gaza*

● Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "Grey Rubble - Green Shoots"
● The Cure - "Warsong"
● Diiv - "Raining on Your Pillow"
● Wisp - "Pandora"
● Sumac - "Yellow Dawn" (bed)

*talk break - cjlo program director cam's faves of 2024*

● Kee Avil - "Gelatin"

~hour break~

● MJ Lenderman - "She's Leaving You"
● Waxahatchee - "Right Back to It" (w/ MJ Lenderman)

*talk break - faves of 2024 / I miss loud waxahatchee, but I also love alt country waxahatchee…*

● Kendrick Lamarr - "Squabble Up"
● Narcy - "Community" (w/ Nico Is, Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, Issa Ali, Donnel Rawlings, & Mo Amer)
● Brother Ali and unJUST - "Manik" (w/ Casual & Aesop Rock)
● Kim Gordon - "BYE BYE"
● Soft Kill - "Fools"
● Barnacle - "Waiting"

*talk break - faves of 2024 / "waiting" maybe the best closing track of 2024?*

● METZ - "Light Your Way Home" (w/ Amber Webber)
● Cindy Lee - "Dreams of You"
● Arooj Aftab - "Raat Ki Rani" (bed)

*talk break - faves of 2024 / my parents would be shocked that i'm listening to urdu music*

● Mustafa - "Name of God"

*talk break - faves of 2024 / mustafa is amazing, brat summer ruled*

● Charli XCX - "Sympathy is a Knife"

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-01-23 - Faves of 2024

Really touching all the bases on this episode, from clubby indie pop, to post hardcore, to dreamy indie rock, to the usual shoegaze fuzziness.  CJLO PD Cam also drops by to talk about CJLO events and the new Swans record, tune in!

● Autolux - "23 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)

*talk spot - let's roooooooolllll*

● Purity Ring - "Many Lives"

*talk spot - in da club*

● Au Palais - "Pathos"
● Gold and Youth - "Jewel"
● Desire - "Dream Girl"
● yeule - "Evangelic Girl Is a Gun"

*talk spot - crank it urp*

● Casket Lottery - "Nightsong"
● The Last Mile - "Give It a Name"
● Mclusky - "People Person"
● mewithoutYou - "January 1979"

*talk spot - cjlo pd cam sits in and we talk swans etc*

● Swans - "Red Yellow"

~hour break~

● Common Holly - "Terrible Hands"

*talk spot - new common holly coming, check out her sonics session/interview from 2019 here - https://soundcloud.com/hookedonsonicsradio/sonics-session-intrvw-w-common-holly-2019-10-23

● Nennen - "I Am Trying to Understand"
● Bells Larsen - "My Brother and Me"
● Soccer Mommy - "Driver (stripped)"

*talk spot - a.b.g: always be gazin'*

● Forty Winks - "Commie BF"
● Julie - "Catalogue"
● Loveliescrushing - "Babysbreath"
● Blanket Shore - "Waves"

*talk spot - k.o.g: keep on gazin'*

● My Bloody Valentine - "She Found Now"
● Autolux - "Subzero Fun"
● M(h)aol - "DM:AM"

*talk spot - autolux's 'future perfect' is required listening*

● Superchunk - "Is It Making You Feel Something"

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-06-05 - Running the Fuzzy Gamut

Lots of guests passing thru the CJLO On Air studio this episode - CJLO GM Lisa and PD Cam sit in to talk about britpop and Montreal Jazz Fest; CJLO Hip Hop MD Sam pops in to chat about Nas' "Illmatic" and the upcoming CJLO Hip Hop Show; and CJLO buds Denis and Allison hang out to discuss the band Pavement and the recently released Alex Ross Perry "documentary" on the band.

● Autolux - "23 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)

*talk spot - Oasis is back, bruv*

● Oasis - "Morning Glory"
● Men I Trust - "Husk" (bed)

*talk spot - Talkin' Oasis, britpop, the Beatles, and Jazz Fest w/ Lisa and Cam*

● Arooj Aftab - "Diya Hai"
● Nas - "N.Y. State of Mind"

*talk spot - CJLO Hip Hop MD Sam hangs out to talk Nas' Illmatic and the upcoming CJLO Hip Hop show*

● Quinton Barnes - "Black Noise"
● TV on the Radio - "Staring at the Sun" (CJLO Classique '04)

*talk spot - TVOTR CJLO Classiiiique*

● Wet Leg - "Catch These Fists" (request)

~hour break~

● Superdrag - "Keep It Close to Me"

*talk spot - Talkin' "Predator" (wut?) w/ Denis and Allison*

● Husker Du - "Makes No Sense At All" (live Jan 30)
● Lemonheads - "Deep End"
● Spite House - "Desert"

*talk spot - Husker Du and SST catalogue*

● Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"
● Pavement - "Stereo" (bed)

*talk spot - talking about Pavement w/ Allison and Denis*

● Pavement - "Stop Breathing" (bed)

*talk spot - talking Pavement and "Pavements" w/ Allison and Denis*

● Pavement - "And Don't Cry" (bed)
● Pavement - "Serpentine Pad" (bed)

*talk spot - talking "Pavements" and Wowee Zowee w/ Allison and Denis*

● Pavement - "Brinx Job" (bed)
● Pavement - "Grave Architecture" (bed)
● Pavement - "Kennel District" (bed)
● Pavement - "Date with Ikea" (bed)

*talk spot - talking "Pavements" and "Harness Your Hopes" w/ Allison and Denis*

● Pavement - "Harness Your Hopes"

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-07-03 - Pavement(s)

Celebrating CJLO's annual Hip Hop for Life programming with a full hip hop Sonics episode.  CJLO alum Denis drops by for the ride with his picks and chat about 90s acid-jazz and how A Tribe Called Quest capped their career off, and former CJLO PD and Hip Hop MD Brian Holidae calls in to talk about Clipse, Wu-Tang and Run the Jewels, and the "Finding Your Voice: Building & Monetizing A Podcast for Black Creators" workshop he is doing for Desta 7/19.

● Autolux - "23 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)

*talk spot - Hip Hop for Life @ CJLO!*

● Wu Tang Clan - "Bring Tha Ruckus"

*talk spot - talkin' Freddie Gibbs and "Lethal Weapon 2" (wut?!) w/ Denis*

● Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist - "1995"
● Brother Ali - "Head Heart Hands"
● Guru - "Living in this World" w/ Sweet Sable (30th anniversary!)

*talk spot - talkin' Guru's "Jazzmatazz" with Denis and Clipse*

● Clipse - "P.O.V." w/ Tyler the Creator

*talk spot - Brian Holidae calls in to chat re Clipse's great new record "Let God Sort Them Out"*

● Clipse - "E.B.I.T.D.A."

~hour break~

*talk spot - Brian talks about his upcoming "Building & Monetizing A Podcast" workshop and what Desta does for the black community*

*talk spot - talkin' Wu-Tang and Run the Jewels w/ Brian

● Run the Jewels - "Run the Jewels" (CJLO Classique '13)
● Narcy - "The Narcissists"

*talk spot - Denis loves Billy Woods*

● Billy Woods - "Checkpoints"
● Backxwash - "History of Violence"
● clipping. - "Welcome Home Warriot" w/ Aesop Rock
● El-P - "Run the Numbers" w/ Aesop Rock (CJLO Classique '07)
● Fraud Perry - "Pied Piper"

*talk spot - talkin' Tribe w/ Denis*

● A Tribe Called Quest - "The Space Program"

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-07-17 - Hip Hop for Life w/ Denis DirtyWork and Brian Holidae

This episode kinda ended up as the perfect thesis statement for the show as we dip our toes in all things fuzzy within the realms of indie rock, post hardcore, power pop, and of course shoegaze, along with a stroll through some new local hip hop.  We chat a bit about Steve Aoki's punk roots, Refused retiring, and more importantly, we ask the question - is Catherine Wheel's "Black Metallic" the shoegaze "Stairway to Heaven"???  Get involved in your community elections!

● Autolux - "23 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)

*talk break - clooooakroom rules*

● Cloakroom - "Esther Wind"

*talk break - ways to help gaza, put palestine on the ballot*

● Mogwai - "Fanzine Made of Flesh"
● Kestrels - "Dream of You in Black"
● Superchunk w/ Rosali - "Bruised Lung"
● Cap'n Jazz - "Little League" (Track from Way Back '95)
● Swimming - "You Smell Like Phys Ed"

*talk break - steve aoki loves cap n' jazz, hip hop time*

● Narcy w/ Thanks Joey - "The Narcissists" (request)
● Naya Ali - "The Heist"
● Fraud Perry - "Not Sexy"
● Backxwash - "9th Heaven"

*talk break - refused are dead (check out an old interview I did with dennis in 2020 - https://on.soundcloud.com/ITene7OLmjY7iNTmtm*

● Refused - "New Noise" (Track from Way Back '98)

*talk break - refused brought out daryl and jon from snapcase in buffalo!*

● Snapcase - "Caboose" (Track from Way Back '97)

~hour break~

● Helmet - "I Know" (30th anniversary of Betty!)

*talk break - happy 30 years of helmet's "betty"*

● The Last Mile - "Anything"
● Bob Mould - "When Your Heat is Broken"
● She's Green - "Graze"
● Sunsick Daisy - "It'll Be Alright"
● Guided by Voices - "Atom Eyes" (Track from Way Back '96)
● Sharp Pins - "Every Time I Hear"

*talk break - power pop lives!*

● Men I Trust - "Husk"
● Knitting - "Nite Lite"
● Pinback - "True North"
● Seam - "Hey Latasha" (Track from Way Back '95)
● Kallsup - "Golfstrommen"

*talk break - the shoegaze stairway to heaven? yes.*

● Catherine Wheel - "Black Metallic" (Track from Way Back '92)

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Hooked on Sonics - 2025-03-27 - The Shoegaze "Stairway to Heaven"?

It was an ABSOLUTE pleasure having the guys from Bristol, UK's IDLES in the CJLO environment the morning after a sweaty show in Montreal March 22, 2018.  They recorded a great four song set for us, and then we talked about western culture's strange relationship with grief, catharsis through performing live, and connecting with their audience.  Be sure to check out the video links below for more content!

Songs:
● IDLES - "Faith In The City" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● IDLES - "Mother" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● IDLES - "Benzocaine" (CJLO Sonics Session)
● IDLES - "Well Done" (CJLO Sonics Session)
Session engineered and mixed by Patrick McDowall

Video availaible here:
● Interview - https://youtu.be/HchmFlYpY7M
● BONUS Chocolate Milk Taste Test w/ IDLES - https://youtu.be/dSHFONeZKow
● "Faith In The City" (CJLO Sonics Session) - https://youtu.be/InUiyeAvS00
● "Mother" (CJLO Sonics Session) - https://youtu.be/4HDkNTm4OLw
● "Benzocaine" (CJLO Sonics Session) - https://youtu.be/UL2Bs95zQ28
● "Well Done" (CJLO Sonics Session) - https://youtu.be/gtjHUQ_XiG
Filmed by Simon New, edited by Shin Ling Low, sound by by Patrick McDowall

IDLES - http://www.idlesband.com
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Hooked on Sonics - Session & Interview w/ IDLES

For this year's CJLO - 1690AM funding drive there's gonna be TWO Sonics Funding Drive episodes! Since the studios are closed due to the ongoing pandemic, on this episode I continue my trip down memory lane and dive into more of my favourite sessions recorded in The Oven. Then in the second hour we dive into a session and interview with Bristol, UK's IDLES.  Recorded the morning after a sweaty show in Montreal March 22, 2018, the band ripped through a four song set for us, and then we talked about western culture's strange relationship with grief, catharsis through performing live, and connecting with their audience.

Full IDLES set - soundcloud.com/hookedonsonicsradio/sets/sonics-session-idles

Playlist:
● Autolux - "30 Watt Apple Juice" (Intro)
*talk break - CJLO funding drive*

● Women - "Lawncare" (The Reaktor Session)
*talk break - CJLO funding drive*

● Cadeaux - "Your Death" (Sonics Session)
● You Say Party! - "The Gap" (Sonics Session)
● Blessed - "Endure" (Sonics Session)
*talk break - CJLO funding drive*

● Wilsen - "Final" (Sonics Session)
● Picastro - "Sharks" (Sonics Session)
● Hot Little Rocket - "Down With Safe" (Sonics Session)
*talk break - CJLO funding drive*

● Fucked Up - "Year of the Pig" (Sonics Session)

~hour break~

*interview and session with IDLES - 3/22/18*
● IDLES - "Faith in the City" (Sonics Session)
● IDLES - "Mother" (Sonics Session)
● IDLES - "Benzocaine" (Sonics Session)
● IDLES - "Well Done" (Sonics Session)

*talk break - CJLO funding drive*
● Solids - "Fog Friends" (Sonics Session)


CJLO Funding Drive - cjlo.com/donate
IDLES - http://www.idlesband.com
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Hooked on Sonics - 2020-10-29 - Fund Drive! IDLES Session & Interview

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Hooked on Sonics - 2020-10-29 - Fund Drive! IDLES Session & Interview

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