Quarter Music

Quarter Music – June 11

News about The Vaselines’ forthcoming album, The Strokes returning with their first gig in four years, former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable and the possibility of a new Rage Against The Machine record. Hear tracks by Crocodiles, The Rosewood Thieves, Athlete, Cuff The Duke, The Arcade Fire, Best Coast, The Shins, MGMT, Rilo Kiley and The Rural Alberta Advantage

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*Quarter Music is a weekly music show featuring a round up of the week’s top music stories, concert reviews, specifically chosen songs and playlists. Listen live every Friday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. on Centennial College’s Internet Radio Station.

Quarter Music – May 28

More news about Arcade Fire’s forthcoming album The Suburbs, musicians boycotting the state of Arizona and ex-Oasis members finally deciding on a new band name. Hear tunes by The Dandy Warhols, The Besnard Lakes, Crystal Castles, Rage Against The Machine and the second half of a ’90s playlist featuring Sloan, Beck, I Mother Earth, Goldfinger, Eels and Radiohead.

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*Quarter Music is a weekly music show I host and produce featuring a round up of the week’s top music stories, concert reviews, specifically chosen songs and playlists. Listen live every Friday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. on Centennial College’s Internet Radio Station.

Quarter Music – May 14

News about a Kurt Cobain inspired exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum, Metric writing a theme song for the upcoming Twilight movie, the auctioning of a Beatles press conference tape from 1966 and Blur potentially recording some new material. Hear songs by Beach House, Stone Temple Pilots, Kele, The Shins, The National and Nirvana. Also hear a Canadian playlist featuring The Golden Dogs, Sloan, The Rural Alberta Advantage and Patrick Watson.

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Quarter Music – April 30

News of forthcoming albums from The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Black Mountain and How to Destroy Angels consisting of Trent Reznor and his wife. Also hear news about an upcoming tour featuring  Alice in Chains, Deftones and Mastodon and who Courtney Love says will play her husband in the upcoming Kurt Cobain biopic. Hear a ’90s album playlist and other tracks by Black Lips, Land of Talk, Nine Inch Nails, Goldfinger and Pilate.

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Quarter Music – April 16

Details of forthcoming albums from Chromeo, Ozzy Osbourne, Wavves and Tokyo Police Club. Other news about Iggy and the Stooges coming to Toronto and the best voted guitarist of the past 30 years. Hear a Coachella themed playlist with songs by Camera Obscura, The Cribs, The Soft Pack, The Twelves and Echo & The Bunnymen. Also hear tracks by Efterklang, The Morning Benders and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Quarter Music – April 9.

Details of a John Prine tribute album, Joy Division’s Peter Hook taking Unknown Pleasures on tour, the full Lollapalooza lineup and Crystal Castles’ upcoming shows with LA’s HARD Festival. Hear the second half of a space out playlist with songs by Mazzy Star, Boards of Canada, Beach House and Zero 7. Also hear tracks by the Sex Pistols, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Metric, Girls and The Spinto Band.

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Quarter Music – March 19

News of forthcoming albums from Carl Barat, Green Day and The Pipettes. Details of Kings of Leon’s upcoming North American tour, a collaboration between Jack White and Jay-Z, a Zeppelin gem found at a car boot sale and a South by Southwest playlist including Metric, You Say Party! We Say Die! and Stone Temple Pilots. Also hear tracks from Alice in Chains, The Pogues, Gorillaz, Muse and The White Stripes.

*Due to mypodcast having technical difficulties I’ve had to post this episode and possibly the remaining episodes on Podbean. You can listen to it here.

To upload the files I had to reduce their size and the sound quality has suffered. My apologies.

March 12th episode of Quarter Music

Details of forthcoming albums from the Beastie Boys, Japandroids and Stars. News about Charlotte Gainsbourg’s upcoming North American trek, The Strokes playing this year’s Lollapalooza festival and a live album playlist featuring Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Nirvana. Also hear tracks by La Roux, Smashing Pumpkins, Handsome Furs, The Rural Alberta Advantage and Best Coast.

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*Please note: During the first few moments of the show the sound skips. It clears up once the first song is played.