October 26 Playlist! "Make way for love, make way for heart ache"

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Tori Amos - The Power of Orange Knickers - The Beekeeper (2005, featuring Damien Rice)
Sarah Slean* - Duncan - Night Bugs (2002)
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing - Astral Weeks
Ingrid Gatin* - How did I get So - Broken Tambourine (2009)
Hawksley Workman* - French Girl in L.A. - Meat (2010)
Memphis Minnie - When the Levee Breaks
Little Miss Higgins* - Bargain Shop Panties
The Who - Pictures of Lily - Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
Neil Young* - Alabama - Harvest (1972)
Melissa Ferrick - Burn this Guitar - Listen Hard (2002)
Sarah Harmer* - Almost - all of our names (2004)
Tegan and Sara* - You would take me anywhere - So Jealous (2004)

7:00-8:00am
The Liptonians* - Hey! Hey! Help is on the way! - Let's all march back into the sea (2011)
The Details* - Surface Breaks - The Original Mark (2010)
The Burning Hell - Last Winter - Mixtape
Buck 65* - Wicked & Weird - Talkin' honky blues (2003)
The Be Good Tanyas* - Ootischemia - Hello love (2006)
The Fates* - Let it go - Til we have faces
Heartstrings* - Big Black Boots - self-titled (local)
The Gruff* - The General Store - self-titled (2006)
Cuff the Duke* - You were Right - Way Down Here
Novillero* - The Hypothesist - Aim right for the holes in their lives
Immaculate Machine* - The View - The View EP (2003)
The Dears* - Ticket to Immortality - Gang of Losers (2006)
Fury and the Mouse* - Hey Look! Is that love in the air? Oh no; That's just flying garbage - The Seahorse of Undesirable Truth (local)

October 19 Playlist!

Last weekend in my hometown, Smeaton, the volunteer fire department raised a whole pile of money for their newly purchased pumper fire truck. It really made me think about community and how great it is when people come together to support a great thing. This small fire department, made up entirely of volunteers, has been to every grass fire, highway accident, and house fire in the area surrounding it. It just goes to show that a small group of people who are committed to helping others can really make a difference. The occupation that is happening in New York, Saskatoon, and many other cities reminds me that it could really make an important change in the world. Support local people who are working to better the world for everyone, whether it be community radio playing local artists, people sleeping in the park to bring awareness to the fact that the world's wealth is held by a small group of people unnecessarily, or a small farming community coming together to help each other out.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Serena Ryder - Good Morning Starshine - If your memory serves you well (2006)
Josh Ritter - Right Moves - Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007)
Sarah Harmer* - Around this Corner - You were Here (2000)
Greg MacPherson - Bank Robber - Maintenance EP (2004)
Andy Shauf* - Lean on - Waiting for the sun to leave (2010)
Po' Girl - Under the chestnut tree - Unreleased (2008)
Stars* - Your ex-lover is dead - Set yourself on fire (2004)
Samantha Savage Smith* - Tough cookie - Tough cookie (2011)
Market Irglova - We are good - Anar (2011)
Cuff the Duke* - Ballad of a lonely construction worker - Life stories for minimum wage
The Re-Mains - Your Reward - Courage... and shuffle the cards (2011)

7:00-8:00am
Little Miss Higgins* - Dirty ol' Tractor song - Two nights in March (2009, local)
Elliott Brood* - Oh Alberta - Tin Type (2004)
Elliott Brood* - Miss you now - Mountain Meadows (2008)
The Deep Dark Woods* - Charlie's is a comin' down
Amelia Curran* - Everything I"ve got to give - war brides (2006)
Greg MacPherson* - Part at Greg's - Disintegration Blues (2011)
Dan Mangan* - Oh Fortune - Oh Fortune (2011)
The Liptonians* - Hey! Hey! Help is on the way - Let's all march back into the sea (2011)
Bloc Party - Banquet - Silent Alarm (2005)
Wilco - Wilco (the song) - Wilco (the album) (2010)
Fleetwood Mac - Second hand news - Rumours (1977)
Laura Cantrell - Roll truck roll - The Hello Recordings (2004)

October 12, 2011 Playlist! "I know what's on your mind, I'll show you a good ol' time"

FM-Phasis has wrapped up, the sun doesn't rise until just about 8:00, and I wore mitts to the station this morning. It's official that fall is hear, winter is near, and summer 2011 is a mere memory. It was a long and wonderful summer and I'm hoping for a wonderful winter that is not very long. On the air this week I promised a blurb about Sarah Slean, but that will have to wait until I have more time. However, if you are on The Facebook, you can check out my page Crystal in Tune and I will keep you all posted. Without further ado, here is this week's playlist:

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Po' Girl* - Home to you - Home to you (2007)
Josh Ritter - Girl in the war - The animal years (2006)
Hannah Georgas* - Bang bang you're dead - This is Good (2010)
The Hidden Cameras* - In the Na - Origin: Orphan (2009)
The Raveonettes - Forget that you're young - Raven in the grave (2011)
Jack Johnson - Hope - Sleep through the static (2008)
Farideh* - She - Symphony of Chemistry (2008, local)
Kacy & Clayton* - Ain't no Telling - self-titled (2011, local)
Sarah Slean* - Set it free - Land and Sea (2011)
Ohbijou* - Echo Bay - Metal Meets (2011)
Maybe Smith* - Hearts like Bears - Animals and Architects (2007, local

7:00-8:00am
Elliott Brood* - Hold you - Days into Years (2011)
Fish and Bird* - Well Run Dry - Every whisper is a shout across the void (2011)
Maxwell's Big Four* - I Know - self-titled (local)
Little Miss Higgins* - I'm Gonna Bake my Biscuits - Cobbler Shop Sessions (2005)
Kate Maki* - Lose my Mind - Moonshine (2011)
Dan Mangan* - If I am Dead - Oh Fortune (2011)
Cuff the Duke* - Count on Me - Morning Comes (2011)
The Pack A.D.* - Siren - Unpersons (2011)
The White Stripes - Blue Orchid - Get Behind me Satan (2005)
Blitzen Trapper - I love the way you walk away - American Goldwing (2011)
The Deep Dark Woods* - Back Alley Blues - The Place I left Behind (2011, local)
The Besnard Lakes* - Some Colour in the Sky - You lived in the City EP (2011)
Fleet Foxes - Montezuma - Helplessness Blues (2011)

October 5, 2011 Playlist! "Baby, you've been going so crazy lately nothing seems to be going right"

...But if you sing, sing sing
For the love you bring
won't mean a thing
unless you sing, sing sing

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Maybe Smith* - Treehouse Enthusiasts - Another Murder in the Morning
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) - Raising Sand (2007)
Jason Collett* - Tiny Ocean of Tears - Motor Motel Love Songs (2003)
Letters to Cleo - Here and Now - Melrose Place Soundtrack (1994)
Joel Plaskett Emergency* - Extraordinary - Truthfully Truthfully (2003)
Sylvie* - Notes on Counters - Trees and Shade are our only fences
Basia Bulat* - In the Night - Oh my darling (2007)
Hawksley Workman* - All the trees are hers - Between the Beautifuls (2007)
The Decemberists - Hazards of Love 1 - The Hazards of Love (2009)
Louis Armstrong - Blueberry Hill - Blueberry Hill
Billie Holiday - On the Sunny Side of the Street

7:00-8:00am
Little Miss Higgins* - Bargain Shop Panties - Across the Plains (2010)
Carolyn Mark* - Happy 2B Flying Away - Nothing is Free
Dan Mangan* - The Indie Queens are Waiting - Nice, Nice, Very Nice (2009)
The Breeders - Bang On - Mountain Battles
Liz Phair - Polyester Bride - whitechocolatespaceegg (1998)
Sarah Slean* - Sweet Ones - Night Bugs (2002)
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss - No Boundaries
Travis - Sing - The Invisible Band (2001)
Cake - Love you Madly - Comfort Eagle (2001)
Elliott Brood* - President (35) - Ambassador (2005)
Corin Raymond* - Three Thousand Miles - Record Lonesome Night (2004)
Little Miss Higgins* - You Ain't Done Nothing to Me - Junction City (2007)

September 21, 2011 - FM Phasis Show #2 "I apologize in advance for times I might frustrate"

Yep, it's the second week of FM-Phasis! If you haven't made a pledge yet, please call (664-6678) or come down to the station (267 - 3rd Avenue S). Don't forget to mention that you are donating to my show. That's how they know that my awesome listeners care about the station!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Peter Elkas* - Sweet Nancy - Wall of Fire
Maria Dunn - Shoes of a Man - From where I stand
Wild Strawberries - Heroine - Heroine
Sarah McLachlan - Ice Cream - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Heartstrings* - Used to Fly - In a land far away that is fair
Scout Niblett - Do you want to be buried with my people? - This fool can die now
Rose Cousins - Celebrate - The Send-off
Sunparlour Players - When the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the Happy
Dan Mangan - Sold - Nice, Nice, Very Nice

7:00-8:00am
The Flying Monkeys - Money that's what I want
Metric - Combat Baby - Old world underground, where are you now?
Sloan* - Pen Pal - Twice REmoved
Ultimate Power Duo - Big in Japan - We're in Control Now
The BLack Keys - Your Touch - Magic Potion
Josh Ritter - CHange of Time - So runs the world away
Del Barber - As far as I can tell - Love songs for the last 20
Tom Waits - Martha - Closing Time
Dan Mangan - How Darwinian - Oh Fortune
The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I left Behind - The Place I left behind
Little MIss HIggins - Bargain! Shop Panties - Across the Plains
Elliott Brood* - If I get old - Days into Years

September 21, 2011 - FM Phasis Show #1 "I'm tryin' hard to love you but you don't make it easy babe"

It's FM-Phasis and I spent the morning begging you for money. But I'm mostly just excited about the awesome weather that is coming up this week! Seriously, can you believe it?! If that doesn't make you want to give money to an awesome community-run radio station, I don't know what will! Maybe if I shave my head again? Hmm... I'm not sure about that...

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead The Onlys (2007)
Immaculate Machine* - So Cynical - Ones & Zeros (2005)
The Cracker Cats* - Workin' - Empty Bottles n Broken Hears (2004, local))
The Sadies* - Loved on Look - Tremendous Efforts (2001)
Ndidi Onukwulu* - Horn Blower - No, I Never (2006)
Ember Swift* - $5 - The Wage is the Stage (2000)
The Pack A.D.* - Gold Rush - Tin Type (2007)
Xavier Rudd - Stargaze - White Moth (2007)
Sloan* - If it feels good do it - Pretty Together (2001)

7:00-8:00am
The Deep Dark Woods* - All the Money I had it gone - Winter Hours (local)
The Gruff* - The Make - A trail of missing thoughts (2007)
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the Void (2010)
Josh Ritter - You don't make it easy babe - Hello Starling (2003)
Novillero* - Daydreams and Distractions - A Little Tradition (2008)
The New Pornographers* - Myriad Harbour - Challengers (2007)
Liz Phair - Whipsmart - Whipsmart (1994)
Serena Ryder* - Little bit of red - Is it ok (2008)
Sarah Slean* - Lucky Me - Day One (2004)
Neil Young* - Harvest Moon - Harvest Moon (1992)

September 14, 2011 Playlist! "Half is blue and the other half is gold"

It is fall. The equinox may not be here, but the air has changed. It is fall. With fall, though, comes concert season and FM-Phasis! It's kind of an exciting time with regard to music. So before you get sad about the end of summer, get excited about the awesome concerts coming up! Also, consider donating to CFCR this month for FM-Phasis. Without this fundraiser, we would not be able to be on the air. During FM-Phasis I will be taking lots of requests with donations. Think about what you'd like me to play and how much you'd like to donate.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
The Cranberries - Dreams - Everybody else is doing it so why can't we? (1993)
Tracy McNeil* - Headlong into Nothing - Room Where She Lives
Eleni Mandell* - Afternoon - Afternoon (2004)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Who do you love? - Living with the Living (2007)
Danny Michel* - Feather, Fur and Fin - Feather, Fur and Fin (2008)
The Waifs - When I Die - Sink or Swim
Juanita Brandt* - Prairie Girl - Prairie Girl (2008)
The Deep Dark Woods* - Westside Street - The Place I Left Behind (2011, local)
Jason Bajada* - Sunday Song - The Sound Your Life Makes (2011)
Spiral Beach* - Made of Stone - Ball (2007)

7:00-8:00am
Library Voices* - Insider Trading (on outsider art) - Denim on Denim (2010)
Metric* - Succexy - Old world underground, where are you now (2003)
Smashing Pumpkins - Today - Siamese Dream (1993)
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the Night (2010, local)
Farideh* - Heart of a Man - Symphony of Chemistry (2008, local)
Jack Johnson - Dreams be Dreams - On and On (2003)
Ladyhawk* - I don't always know what you're saying - Shots (2008)
Said the Whale - This Winter I Retire - Taking Abalonia (2007)
Luke Doucet* - Vladivostok - Broken (And other rogue states) (2005)
Arcade Fire* - Rebellion (Lies) - Funeral (2004)
Yukon Blonde* - Wind Blows - self-titled (2010)
The Fjords* - Get it Right - Get it Right (2010)