Ruby Slippers Radio Dec 26 (aka Leftover time!) (Food not music) 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody

The Last Jigger ... Mandalus

Moon Dog ..Ordinary Birds*

Cotton Candy Land ... Stevie Nicks and Chris Issak (intro by Melanie0

Whole Kind of Beautiful ... Gerard Van Herk *

CD .. Teenage Art Scene*

Drop Dead ... Tei Shi *

Low Frequency Oscillation ... Retrograth

We Are The Damned ... Ghost Twin *

Guerilla ... Fleur de Peau*

Celebration ... TV Freaks *

CEO of Personal and Pleasure ... Guerilla Toss

It's Winter Now ... Kashka *

Run for Your Lives ... Horse Chops *

Memory Palace ... The Starling Effect *

Beautiful People (Stay High) ... The Black Keys 

See Emily Play ... The Damned (extro)

Thanks for listening!

(now pass the cider, please)

*Cancon

 

 

Ruby Slippers Radio dec 19 Xmas Xtravaganza 7-8 pm

Hey hey everyone

(or should I say, Ho ho ho?)

Here it is, the annual Xmas playlist

Here goes...

Present Face ... Garfunkel and Oates

Chinese Dance ... Astrosurf *

Must Be Santa ... Bob Dylan

Christmas Is Killing Me ... The Pretty Reckless (intro by chief elf and cohost Melanie!)

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) ... Yukon Cornelius and the Gold Diggers

Jingle Bell Rock... Helix *

An Alien for Christmas ... The Shanks *

House of Broken Gingerbread ... The Monkees (Dave O's pick)

Lonesome Christmas ... Five Neat Guys *

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ... Mother Mother *

Last Train Home for Christmas ... Jane's Party *

Christmas Lights ... Mossy Ledge *

Christmas is Coming (for you) ... Maggie's Wake*

This Christmas ... Peter Foldy *

A Christmas Carol ... Tom Lehrer

Jingle Bells ... Substance W

The Chipmunk Song ... Clara Venice *

All I Want For Christmas is You ... Plankton

White Christmas ... Jingle Cats 

(Hark! The Herald Angels extro) ... Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra 

Thx for listening.

See you next week

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Dec 12 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody

Here is the playlist for this week.

Here We Go ... Teeth Out *

Sucker Born Every Minute ... The Fake Friends*

Dream On Daydreamer ... The Radiation Flowers *

Hijacked ... Odonis Odonis *

Just Like You ... Carl Carlton & Melanie Wiegmann (intro by Melanie)

Broken Bones ... Alex Mason *

How Dumb I Am ... Gerard Van Herk *

Radio Frequencies ... We're Only Here For The Snacks *

Wild Squeegee ... Neighbourly *

Dowager ... Transstar *

Global Nation ... Todd Rundgren

Toxic World ... Ancient Relic *

Where The Streets Meet The Skyline ... BBQ Pope*

Bad Times ... Twin Shadow

The Shakes ... Habit

Mystery Boys (Rob Stuart Dystopian remix) ... Church of Trees * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Dec 5 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody

Here's the playlist for this week.

Do What U Do ... Pennan Brae *

Everyday is Saturday Night ... Danko Jones *

Heaven's Gate ... The Quality of Mercury

It Has To Be True ... Tiberius

Stealing Our Freedom ... Greystone Canyon

When I Get Low ... Lyre Le Temps (intro by Melanie)

Dirt Road Blues ... Blue Moon Marquee *

Curiosity ... Original Pairs *

Red Hair Dye ... Leilani Patao

Don't Leave Me Behind ... Benjamin Russell and Rob Stuart *

Relocate ... Beauts *

No Reception ... Jim Bryson *

Before The Wall ... Black Rose Burning

Walk With Me ... Antipole and Jakob (Haunted remix)

Bitter Smile ... PsyChlo * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Nov 26 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Thanks SO MUCH for your awesome support of this station and Ruby Slippers. Without you there could be no station and we don't forget that for even a minute.

So here's the playlist for this week.

Durango ... Vends *

Dream Destroyer ... Sloan*

Roxy Roller ... Suzi Quatro

Number One Fool ... La Perra Blanco (intro by Melanie0

Just Watch Me ... The Commoners *

Nails ... The Out Seer *

Fool's Gold ... Def Con Sound System *

Generation Steam (live from CJSW) ... Bile Sister*

Slide ... Pennan Brae *

Brontosaurus Law ... The Hidden Cameras *

Stories (ft. Slash Need) ... Crasher *

Dom Pays ... The Dears *

wild flame (ft. Danae Wellington) ... Moby

Make It Better ... Otheose *

Math Equation (extro) ... Austra *

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Membership show Nov 21 7-8 pm

Hey kids,

This is the final membership show for 2025.

If you are able to donate to support the station, please go to www.ciut.fm and click donate or call us during the broadcast (the phones will be turned off on the 24th of Nov.)

416-946-7800

1-888-204-8976.

Here is the playlist!

Replay ... Guided by Voices

You'd Better Believe  It ... Hawkwind

Feel It Inside ... The Jins*

What Killed Elvis Presley ... Hollerado *

Athena ... Born Ruffians * 

Never Be This Way ... Mason *

Calling A Bluff ... Jerry Leger * (intro by Melanie)

Get Down Moses ... Beauty in Chaos

Follow You, Follow Me ... Melo *

Many Lives ... Purity Ring *

Personal Jesus ... Rae Billing*

Black Lipstick Kiss ... Random Order (Lynx Dean)*

Porcupine ... Sparks

Over The Rainbow ... Israel Kamakawiwo'ole  (extro)

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Nov 14 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist!

The Real Contra Band ...Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

How Can You Change Your Ways ... Papal Visit *

Phantasmagoric Upstarts ... Guided By Voices

elastic ... Jane Inc.*

High Walls ... I Hate Computers *

Words We Couldn't Say ... In The Afterglow *

That's Showbiz Babeeee! ... Hollerado *

From The Ashes ... Elysium *

Clockwork .. Sumo Cyco *

November Song ... Jodie Lauren (intro by Melanie)

Radio Player ... Josaleigh Pollett

Mistake ... Excuse Me *

World In Reverse ... A Different Brand of Noise *

Radio Riot ... Kind of Sea * (extro)

Thx for listening.

*Cancon

If you wish to donate on behalf of this show, please go to the website and click on DONATE! 

Much appreciated

 

Ruby Slippers Radio Nov 7 2025 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist for this week.

Rock 'n Roll is Dead ... Pink Leather Jackets *

Snake in the Grass ... Human Missile Crisis*

What Good ... Arkells *

Program Me, I'm a Machine ... Dream Eaters 

130 Heartbreak Street ...Trash Humanica (intro by Melanie)

Fantasize ... Sparks

Cigarette Slut ... The Anti Groupies

People Are Strange ... Camera (Doors cover)

Buzzed ... Babygirl*

Steeples ... Gareth Inkster *

Make It Better ... Otheose *

Mechanical Animals ... Lunar (Marilyn Manson cover)

Levon ... Ghostwoman *

Burning Cars ... Brainwasher

Mothers of Riches ... Cate Le Bon

Dreaming of Heroes ... Funeral Lakes * (extro)

Thx for listening.

*Cancon

PS membership drive coming up in only two weeks! Donate if you can, early and often! 

Ruby Slippers Radio Spooktacular show Oct 31 7-8 pm

Hey hey everyboo-dy!

Here's the Halloween playlist.

Thriller (cover) ... Chuck Billy

My Alice ft. PhilX ... Kami Van Halst*

Salem (Vistoria's reprise) ... Den Mother *

Last Breath ... The Flesh *

Train ... The Brains *

The Dead Are Walking ... Evil Elvis*

Vampire Rocker ... Christian and the Sinners *

The Witch ... The Rattles (intro by spooky Melanie)

The Afterlife ... Yacht

Zombie (Rob Stuart remix) ... Slave To The Squarewave *

Jesus Meets Frankenstein ... Greg Clarke and the Madvarks *

Pet Cemetery ... Church of Trees *

I Put A Spell on You ... The Kills

Revolution # 9 (extro)(cover) ... The Shazam

Thx for listening

 Be safe, my ghouls and goblins!

*Terrifying Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Oct 24 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Remember ! Mark it in your calendars!  

NEXT WEEK is the SPOOKTACULAR SHOW!

Here's the playlist. 

Courage ... Todd Rundgren

Only the Vain ... Super Pyramid

Honda Civic ... Lauran Hibberd (intro by Melanie)

Because I'm Blue ... Teenage Art Scene *

The Future Is a Foreign Land ... Ghost

On The Airwaves ... The Shazam

Sagitarius A-Star ... Stephen Hamm*

Juliet ... Beta Trip *

Shoebox ... Officepolitik *

Otherworld ... Afternoon Bike Ride*

Baker's Lung ... Allegories *

Technicolor Dream ... Justin Maki *

Toxic World ... Peter Foldy *

Weightlifter ... The Dirty Beat *

MacArthur Park ... Donna Summers (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Oct 17 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here is this week's playlist.

Doesn't Matter Anymore ... Mason *

Under Dark Skies ... Tombstones In Their Eyes

Stay the Same ... Alone Kitty *

Bottle in Your Hand ... Robert LaRoche

(Interview with Melanie and R. LaRoche part one)

Cross The Line ... Robert LaRoche

(Interview part two)

Already Said Goodbye ... The Sighs (with Robert LaRoche)

Dirty Laundry ... The Beaches *

Sounds Like A Deal ... Alex Little *

Cape Breton Home ... Thunderor *

Reincarnated ... Afternoon Bike Ride *

Abigail ... Afternoon Bike Ride *

Memory Ruins ... Purity Ring *

Might Have, Might Not Have ... Brian Bilston and Catenary Wires

Let It Roll ... Perpacity 

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Oct 10 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's the playlist

Late Stage 12 Gauge ... The Mendozaz *

Burn! ...Nate Silva *

Snake Eyes ... Evil Elvis *

Rollin' Thunder ... Aaron Roy *

Still Blue ... Robert Kane (intro by Melanie)

Solid Ground ... Miss Emily *

Sorry For Your Loss ... The Beaches *

red the sunrise ... Purity Ring *

saturn ... chasing luma *

Little Secrets  ... Passion Pit

Adore You ... Yukon Blonde *

High School Confidential ... HERDD *

Psychosis is Just a Number ... Guerilla Toss

Scar ... Ash Code (Antipole remix)

Saints of Absolution ... Octavian Winters

Imagination ... Harptress *

Baker's Lung (extro) ... Allegories *

Thanks for listening.

Watch out for falling turkeys!

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Oct 3 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here is this week's playlist

Magical Mind ...Ace of Wands *

Candy Mountain ... Inca Babies

We are The Resistance ... Sword Tongue

Terra Australis ... Phaeton *

Dark Fiction ... Animals in Exile

The Chain ... Three Days Grace *

Harley Davidson ... PeeWee Bluesgang (intro by Melanie)

When You Said Goodbye ... The Cords

Depths ... Southpacific*

nice to know you ... Ash Molloy *

Spaced out ... Slightest Clue *

You Can't See me ... The Night Parrots

I Kill Spiders ... Libby Ember *

Education ... Lights * (extro)

Thx for listening

*cancon, baby

Ruby Slippers Radio Sept 26 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's playlist.

Hooray, Hooray, Hooray ... The Hives

Phantom Drip ... Bass Drum of Death

Dead Maps ... The Penske File *

First Class Devil (In Disguise) ... Georgia Crandon

(Interview part one with Melanie)

Relapse ... Georgia Crandon

(Interview part two with Melanie)

Overthinker ... Georgia Crandon

Thrones ... The Dears *

train keeps chuggin ... david tosh *

Continental Drift ... Otheose *

Drift ... Dre Dupuis *

Cut ... Leilani Patao

Letter ... Absolute Losers *

Chinese Restaurant ... Radio Free Alice

A Strange Habit of Disappearing ... The Starling Effect * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Sept 19 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's playlist and it is a corker. (Love that expression 😀)

Time Bomb Heart ... Carmen Toth *

I Fought The Law ... Die Toten Hosen (intro by our FABULOUS Melanie!)

New Gold Magic ... Econoline Crush *

Addicted ... Taylor Holden *

Long Black Cadillac ...TRIBZ *

Isotope ... AudioGust

Here To Stay ... Blanket Shore *

Friction Addiction ... Maya Vik

Melodrama ... pseudo-antigone *

Under The Water ... Nation of Language (recommended by a listener)

SAX-A-MA-PHONE Var. XII ... Frog

We're Interested (BBC recording) ... Fini Tribe

Sainthood Is Not In Your Future ... Sparks

Empty Pages ... Next Week's Washing *

Void ... By A Thread * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Sept 12 2025 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

We are now knee deep in September and the cold weather can start soon as far as I am concerned.

Bring on the hot chocolate, sweaters and toques (man, am I Canadian)

Anyhow, I digress.

Here's the playlist for this week. Note that there is some punk in the truest sense of the word in this list. (Feels like the old days, right?)

Sweet Child of Mine ... Metalachi

Swimming Lesson ... Explorer *

Lore ... Glauber Oliveira

Te sigo sonando (ft. Luz Casal) ...DePedro (intro by Melanie)

Bloom ... Parlour Panther *

Midnight Pople ... Melo *

Autopsy ... Whine Problem *

Bruised Lung ... Superchunk

Cherry Bomb ... Taylor Holden *

Glad She's Mine ... Birdhand * (punk!)

Nothing More To Say ... Marc McLaughlin *

Get Out Of My House ... Slave To The Square Wave * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Sept 5 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist. (Bring on the Fall!!!)

Ouija Board Lies ... L7

Grave Shaker ... Woodhawk * ( performing at the Monarch in Toronto, Sept 6)

Catch and Release ... Little King

Additional Animals ... Laptop

Winter Fields ... Black Rose Burning

Holy Water ... Teethe

Towering Diamonds... Long Branch *

Devil Dance ... Ian James Bain *

Devil In A Dream Part II ... MAKAR

SAD Light Disco ... Art D'Ecco *

She Blinded Me With Science ... Thomas Dolby

Vessel ... Jesse Mac Cormack *

Take It Easy ... Total F**king Darkness *

My Favorite Part ... Satellite Birdhouse *

Essence ... Dream Aria *

Toxic World ... Peter Foldy * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Aug 29 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

I Want More ... Fini Tribe

Guiding Hand ... Ivy Gardens *

fathers don't let your babies grow up to be capable of hindsite ... keening*

It's So Strange ... Jerry Leger * (intro by Melanie)

Can't Stop Loving You ... Ark Identiy *

Another Store ...Men I Trust*

To The Sea ... Purple Heck*

Golden Devils ...OK Go

Your Heart's a Runaway ... Drama Queen *

Just Another Saturday Night ... Gerard Van Herk and Chris Page *

Dark Fiction ... Animals in Exile

Are You Happy ... The Bloody Hell *

In The Club ... Debby Friday*

My Favorite Part ... Satellite Birdhouse * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Aug 22 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist!

I'm Not Sad ... The Cords

At The Same Time ... Absolute Losers *

Everything Works ... Miracle Fortress *

The Fool ... Miracle Fraud *

Last Girls At The Party ... The Beaches * (intro by Melanie)

Pretty Dresses ... Carmen Toth *

Doll Tears ... Superstar Crush *

The Town Fun Forgot ... Area Resident *

Rock & Roll ... Karma Glider *

Fireflies ... Camp Crush

Abnormal ... Partners in Crime *

Felt ... Tiberius

Spaceman ... Luke Warm and the Cold Ones*

Drive ... Bella Cole *

Wildcat ... Eliza Niemi *

108 ... The Living Pins

Should I Stay and Should I Go ... The Clash (extro)

Thx for listening

*cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio August 15 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist. 

Keep calm and hydrate on!

Judgement Day ... Electric Children

Please Done't Say it ... We Are Scientists

Malestrom ... CHXMERAS*

One With The Wind ... Canvas of Silence

Weathervane ... In/Vertigo *

Burn Yr Bridges ... Sundiver*

Endsong ( Orbital remix) ... The Cure

tree ... alyse johnston *

Confetti Shotgun ... Ilse DeLange

Stranger ... Alan Starhawk (with Trampled By Turtles)

Jude ... Abby Sage *

How Far Would You Go ...Fleece*

Odessa ... Caribou * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio August 8

Hey hey kids

We are preempted for a live broadcast this week but promise to be back next week with all the bells and whistles.

Hope you have a kick ass weekend. 

Stay safe (and always be kind)

carol, Melanie and the various creatures

Ruby Slippers Radio August 1 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Please forgive the scratchy voice, this summer has reeked havoc on my throat. Also think I have succumbed to heat exhaustion.

Here's the playlist for this week. 

(I may be pre-empted next week. Just saying)

As Alive As You Need Me To Be ... Nine Inch Nails (hurray!!!!!)

pillow talk ... Wet Leg

Holy Roller ... Big Wreck *

Are You Happy ... The Bloody Hell *

Fabulist ... The Cords

Small Town Empty ... Aaron ... Hill *

Back Home ... Erina and the Elementals (intro by Melanie)

Get To Know ... Bankes Brothers *

Spaced Out ... Slightest Clue *

Bury Me In A Pet Cemetery (please!)... TDJ*

Stars ... Siibii *

Combative Heart ... Dynasty *

Everybody Wants to Rule the Mad World ... Her Motives Are Silent *

Petunia ... Gareth Inkster *

Heroine (ft. Lydia Persaud) ... Steven Taetz *

the Urbanizer (you know where the flowers have gone) ... Hog Meets Frog (extro)

Thx for listening.

*Cancon

If you want more great music, please check out our sister show on CFRU (Through The Looking Glass)

 

Ruby Slippers Radio July 25 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody

Here is this week's playlist.

Mr Darkness ... Ozzy Osbourne

Haunted ... Harley Olivia*

Fail In Time ... The Dirty Nil *

I Am Cold ... Tombstones In Their Eyes

By The Water ... Rip Van Winkle

Day Zero ... Darkness Is My Canvas

7:11 ... Julian Daniel

Tomorrow ... When Rivers Meet (intro by Melanie)

Casey ... goodheart *

Lines In Our Hands ... Hermitess *

Anything Might Happen ... Avi C Engel *

Needle and the Damage Done ... Eddie Vedder

Sag ... Tiberius

October ... Mntclr* 

Terrible Date ... Andrew Spice *

Curtain Call ... Austra * (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio July 18 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here is the playlist for this week. 

****Something for everybody!!!!*****

Pit Vyper ... Cruzer*

A Couple Cats ... The Discarded *

Jack the Stranger ... Sparrow Blue *

Once Pretty Things ... Our Noise *

Down ... pMad

Your Take On ... Frankie Cosmos

Strange Years In The Distance ... Drama Queen *

No Answers Given ... Otheose *

Tears That I Don't Cry ... Chris de Sarandy (intro by Melanie)

Echoes ft. Pedro Cole ... Antipole & Jakob

Look Alive ! ...Jetstream Pony

Whirlpool ... Milk & Bone * (at Hillside Festival this year)

Levitate ... Nares *

Give It All Up ... Lightman & Lightman *

Little Bit ... Lykke Li (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio July 11 2025 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's playlist.

A very happy birthday to our fabulous music correspondent Melanie and her dad!

Your Love Is My Revenge ... Bonnie Trash *

going to the park ... Sorry Mom *

Shark Bait ... Doll *

You're Not You ... New Wave Saints

Victory ... New Chance *

Cinematic ... Former Lovers *

Mean Time ... Born Ruffians *

Don't Call Me Honey ... Mel P and the Broken Strings (intro by our German Music correspondent Melanie)

Slow Death ... Mo Kenney *

Iris ... Phoebe and Maggie

Keep It Coming ... Two Hours Traffic *

Deadhead ... Foxwarren *

Twos ... The Noisy

Shadow Play ... Odonis Odonis *

Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft ... Klaatu * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio July 4 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

To our American listeners, hope your long weekend is a good one.

Tonight is a bit different. There is an interview (by yours truly! Yikes!) with Bernard from Church of Trees and of course our pick of the week from Melanie!

Enjoy!

I Love the 80's...Men Without Hats *

Lighten Up ... Neon Bloom *

Punching Concrete ... Alien Boys*

Told Me To Go Home ... Georgia Crandon (intro by Melanie)

Touchdown ... Long Branch *

Step Into The Light ... David Tosh *

Say No To The Liars ... Church of Trees *

(interview with Bernard Frazer, part one)

Strange Life ... Church of Trees *

(interview with Bernard Frazer part 2)

The Likes of Us ... Church of Trees *

Pearly Gates ... The Night Parrots 

Enemy ... The Yets

Waves ... Benjamin Russell *

Veronica F Transister ... Stereolab (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio June 27 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's playlist. 

Possession ... Ty Segal (loving this new album)

Sonny B ... Dov Beck-Levine *

Fatal Attraction ... Lover *

Welcome To The Show ... Spider Rockets

I'll Be Back (ft. Arnold Scharzenegger) ...The Boss Hoss (intro by Melanie)

Temptation ... Zkin

The Failer ... AV and the Inner City*

Elevator Love Letter (Stars cover) ... Noble Oak *

Love To Death ... Mother Mother *

Wire Walks ... Amy Millan *

Impulse Purchase ... OK Go

Fireflies ... Camp Crush

Brand New Day ... The Dark Energy Arcade

Found It At The Bottom of the Ocean ... Swimming Bell (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio June 20 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

I have been asked to tell you that the t shirts and ball caps are in the station for pick up.

If you can't swing by to get the shirts, let Deena or Ken know and they can ship them to you but the caps must be picked up as they do not mail well.

The station is open from 9 am til 5 pm.

There! Now we can get on with the playlist!!!!

Truth Don't Matter ... Z- Cocoon *

Smoke On The Water (cover) ... Doll *

Bolero ... Weiner Kebab *

You're Mine (cover) ... Frank Turner *

Small World ... Kingfisher *

Compete With Loneliness ... Julian Taylor *

Since You Broke My Ouija Board ... Replaced By Robots

Warsong ... The Cure

The End Of Dragons .. Gary Numan

War Horse ... Rebel Priest *

Hindsight ... Moniker *

Depths of Black ... Apples *

The Beat Goes Off ... Sledd *

Oasis vs Blur ... Swansea Sound (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio June 13 7 pm

Hey hey everybody

Here is the playlist for Friday the 13th (be very afraid?)

Mystical Plosives ... Stereolab

Incuator (V2000) ... Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

The Sun ... Absolute Treat*

Like A Stone (Audioslave cover) ... Harley Olivia *

Fire Escape ... Superstar Crush *

Maybe It's Just Me ...Goodnight Sunrise *

Kisses In Chrome ... Strange Advance*

Television, a Ghost In My Head ... Frog Eyes *

Bucket List ... WellBad (intro by Melanie)

Stuck In A Cloud ... goodheart *

Award Show ... AudioGust

A Saturday in January (song for David Olney) ... Jamesy the Good *

The Wood From The Sail ... Common Holly *

Harmony ... Porcelain

Darker Self ... Derev *

Hindsight ... Moniker* (extro)

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting this station!

*cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio June 6 2024 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody

Thanks for supporting the show. 

If you didn't and still wish to donate please go to the home page of the website!

WWIII ...Voivod *

The Enemy ... Circle Jerks*

Lesson In Love ... Rebel Priest *

Tired Ways ... Deadly Skulls *

Black Boots Black Leather Jacket ... The Vicious Cycles *

Drifting Superstition ... Jade Hairpins *

Everything's Gonna Be Alright ... The Church of Trees *

Heartbreak Hotel ... Vultures (intro by Melanie)

Ya No Sos Igual ...2 Minutos and Die Toten Hosen (intro by Melanie)

Straitjacket ... Retrograth

Yellow Fleet ... The Night Parrots

Sundown ... Otheose *

About the Future ... Apples *

Deny Deny Deny ... Two Hours Traffic *

Rum Tape ... Ocean Potion (extro)

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio May 30 (membership show!!!) 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody

It's the spring membership show!

To make a donation to keep Toronto's only independent alternative community radio on the air

please call the volunteer hotline at 416-946-7800 (in the GTA) and 1-888-204-8976 (long distance).

To donate online go to www.ciut.fm and click on DONATE (secure server)

On with the show....

Rockin Through The Night ... Nastyville

Leather Jacket ... BOIDS *

Cancel Me ...Teeth Out *

Just A Second ... Movieland *

Back Rooms ... Wite Rino *

On The Road Again ... The BossHoss (intro by Melanie)

Rock and Roll ... The Sheepdogs *

Cenotaph ... Ghost

Relapser ... Woodhawk *

Rockem Sockem ... Pro Wrestling the Band *

Circle ... Polarity *

Empires Falling ... The Black Angels

Rock and Roll ... Vanilla Fudge

With A Little Help from My Friends...Joe Cocker (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio May 23 2024 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here is the playlist.

MIA ... The Vicious Cycles *

Laugh Out Loud ... Duncan Lloyd

Shadows ... The Electric Prunes

Learning to Miss You ... City Builders *

The Most Honest Girl In The World ... Elena Erin*

Diamond Thief ... Pink Moth *

Like You Love Me ... Benjamin Braatz (intro by Melanie)

Losing My Religion ... Dan Mangan *

Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) ... Phil Levy *

Scream Holler & Howl ... Blue Moon Marquee*

Paisley Haze ... The Vectors

Singerman ... Neil Leyton *

New Age Rage ... Eric Slick

Infatuation ... Rod Stewart

Syndrome ... Royal Chant

Knife Prty ... Bleached Heat (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio May 16 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist.

If you are able, enjoy the long weekend!

Relapser ... Woodhawk *

Expensive Taste ... Double Experience *

Pool House ... TVOD

C'mon Let's Go ... MOVIELAND *

This Perfect Friend ... Tanita Tikaram (intro by Melanie)

Puzzle ... Tapeworms

Sun and the Stars ... Orchidae *

Running (Mickey Valenz remix)... Her Motives Are Silent *

Sharpshooter ... The Ophelias

Lame Horse ... Cut Cult *

Signs ... Dempsey Bolton *

rented time ... david tosh *

Antinomy ... Polyglots *

Tell Somebody ... Sass Jordan *

Contact ... Platinum Blonde * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio May 9 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist

Sobre ....Zouz*

Fool's Gold ... Def Con Soundsystem *

Look At Him Go ... The Exact Opposites 

Stuck In The Middle ... MONOWHALES *

Normalize ... Mother Mother *

Stay With Me ... Faces

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy ... IMA *

I'm A Rocker ... Raspberries

Big River ... Bad Temper Joe (intro by Melanie)

Crowd Pleaser ... The Yellow Payges

Here and Now ... Moonlyn *

(You Can Make Me Do) Anything Yo Want ... A Foot In Cold Water *

This Wheel's on Fire ... The Band *

All By Myself ...Kat Von D 

Algorithm ... Cult of Venus (extro)

Thanks for listening.

I have no idea how this playlist came about .... (gremlins? garden gnomes?)

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio May 2 2025 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Hot off the Nick Cave show, you had to know he would be part of this playlist.

So...here we go.

Frogs ... Nick Cave

Red Right Hand ... The Flaming Lips and Nell Smith (Cdn) (Bet you didn't see that one coming)

Count The Ways ... Gringo Star

Carpenter ... Islands*

Down The Alley ... The Mirrors *

Stars On Your Coat ... Backtronauts (intro by Melanie)

Time Capsule ... Cult of Venus

My Parents House (ft. Sam Lynch) ... David Vertesi *

Freak of Nature ... Digawolf *

Red Pill ... Eoscene *

Turning Tables ... Naya Ali *

Neighbourhood Dog .. Chime Oblivion

Eyes ... Wine Lips *

Cost of Business ... Heart Attack Kids *

Cruisin' ... Lewis ofMan (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio April 25 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Once again Podbean can't be updated until the end of the month. This show will be archived on May 1

Here's this week's playlist

Horseshoe Smile ...Strange Plants *

Whatever Gets You High ... Alex McNeil and the Revenants *

Flood ... Nox Novacula

Mon Souvenir ... Frenchy and the Punk

Prophecy ... Mad Parish *

Alchemy ... Kasador*

Ghosts ... Japan

Velveteen ... The Night Parrots

Pink Funeral ...Beach House

Wine ... Pro Wrestling the Band *

Give Up The Tears ... Dotsun Moon

moving in reverse ... AMC Gremlin *

My Darling One ... The Alter Katers *

Now That You're Gone ... The Good Brothers and The Sadies *

Like Magick ... LS Dunes

Keep You ... The Black Fever *

Brand New Day ... Sting (extro)

(Sorry, ran out of time for Beauty in Chaos. Next week....)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio April 18 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Good Friday indeed. 

Here is the playlist.

What You Need ... Danko Jones*

Keep it Under Cover ... Dr. Feelgood (intro by Melanie)

Strangers Ever After ... Woodhawk *

Settle Down ... Joshua Gellman *

The Black Came ... Urban Surf Kings *

Hydroplaning Off The Edge of The World ... Destroyer *

Tonic ... Ultra Far *

Ode (For Elliott Smith) ... Gareth Inkster *

Rockem Sockem ... Pro Wrestling the Band *

Rock Star ... Greg Clarke and the Madvarks *

Adam and Evil ... Evil Elvis *

See!igetit ... Magi Merlin *

Cyber Fever ... Ora The Molecule 

Paralyzed (Rob Stuart Loss of Function remix) ... Church of Trees *

Royal Orleans ... Led Zepplin

Poison Kiss ... Bonnie Trash * (extro)

Thx for listening

Remember to consume chocolate responsibly

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio April 11 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here is the playlist for tonight.

If I Go ... Napoleon *

Wish To Adapt ... Slug Comparison *

A Girl, Running ... Ducks Ltd. *

Elevator Love Letter (Stars cover) ... Noble Oak *

Program Me, I Am A Machine ... The Dream Eaters

Sweet Magnolia ... Cerys Matthews (intro by none other than Melanie)

Perfect World ... Youth Lagoon

Hiding Things For Fun ... Dragon Welding

By My Side ... Tombstones In Their Eyes

Sin City ... Satellite Birdhouse*

Lion In The Walls ... Ryan Wayne *

Shake the Hand ... Lee Harvey Osmond * (I know, I have played this but I love it)

Broken Table ... Minds Without a Face

Surface Tension ... Lights *

Facade of the Decay ... Deus Ex Lumina & Antipole (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

 

Ruby Slippers Radio April 4 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

It's officially (or at least in my mind anyway) SPRING! 

So..let's rock on (like we need an excuse to do that, right?)

Here's the playlist

Chance ... Think/pMad

Delayed ... Derev*

A Drop in The Ocean ... Doves

Born Again ... Gizmo Varillas

(Interview part one with Melanie)

Hijo Del Mar ... Gizmo Varillas

(Interview part two with Melanie)

World In Colour ... Gizmo Varillas

Hold It Steady ... Circa Waves

November ... Devours*

Take It Easy ... Total F**king Darkness *

odessa she-side ... pssyclwz*

I'm An Adult Now ... The Pursuit of Happiness * (extro)

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon, baby

Ruby Slippers Radio Mar 28 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's playlist.

Filthy Rich ... Dream Heavy *

Cherry Red ... Charm School

Take Me To Tokyo ... Ark Identity *

Sorcery ... Sorry Girls*

Some Nights ... Brock Geiger *

feedback loop ... david tosh *

Fool Me Twice ... Hiroshima Hearts *

Back To The Start ... Papal Visit *

Violet ... L.S. Dunes

Sunglasses At Night ... Boppin' B (pick by Melanie)

Hey Kid (You Got Soul) ... Lowest of the Low *

Hammer In My Heart ... Utopia

Big Hits 3 ... Marmoset*

Something Will Be Said ... Land of Talk *

Delayed ... Derev * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Mar 21 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody

Here's this week's playlist.

If you wish to follow along in real time, I will be posting on Facebook under the show page. For the time being, I am not on Twitter (long story, and no, I didn't annoy anyone)

The Pace ... 5th Projekt*

Gone ... Thea May *

Midnight ... SweetBeast *

Let Me Down ... Jordan Venn and the Slizneys *

Eat The Rich ... Marble Ghosts*

I'll See You In The Stars ... Famous Strangers *

Should I Stay or Should I Go (Clash cover) ... Jools Holland and Kylie Minogue (Melanie's pick)

If You Love Somebody ... Sting

Blossom ... Benjamin Russell*

Clouds So Low ... Claude9

Dorian Grey (ft. Ora Cogan) ... Robert Ascroft *

Previous Life ... Messiness

Owner of a Lonely Heart (Power remix) ... Yes (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Mar 14 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's the playlist for this week.

You and Me ... Takes an Army *

Can't Pretend to Know ... The Murder Capital (recommendation by Shu from the Black Fever)

Blunt Force Drama ... Royal Chant

These Are My Coordinates ... The Night Parrots

FM ... Steely Dan

Celebrities in Cemeteries ... The Burning Hell *

Lightning Bolt ... Devarrow*

Be Someone ... Tito and Tarantula (intro by Melanie)

We Dance Among You ... Dragon Welding

Living Legend .... Voltagehawk

Consider The Following ... David Tosh *

A Plant That Thinks It's Human ... Tumbleweed Dealer *

Falling ... Harkness *

Fahenheit 24-7 ... Cameronoise *

Call ... Glamatron *

From Our House ... The Glen and Joe Show * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

 

Ruby Slippers Radio Mar 7 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here is the playlist.

Not gonna lie, there were a lot of tough choices this time so stay tuned for next week for even more of this great music.

FOMO ... Dirty Shirt

and in the end I will wait for you ... Bonnie Trash *

Come On Flat Earthling ... Dragon Welding

Gentle Man (Energy Mix) ... Benjamin Russell *

Imperfect Robots .... Occurence

Eight Fourteen Monday ... The Speed of Sound

Gimme Some Pain ... Tombstones In Their Eyes

Tides of Time ... Derev *

Gold ... The Living Pins

Swim Swam Swum ... Campfire Social

Crystal Ball ... Jasmyn*

Carpenter ... Islands *

The Warlock Song ... Dov Beck-Levine *

Scatterbrains ... Talking Violet * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Feb 28 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's show.

Not going to lie, I thought it was headed into a quiet calm dream state.

As it happened, it didn't. No idea how.  

Anyway, here it is.

Walk Away (Exodus) ... 5th Projekt *

Incivility ... Jupiter Hollow *

Vernal Pool ... Shebad *

Incantation ... Janette King *

holy and sweet ... Little Moon

Stuck In A Groove ... Midnight Gossip *

Alexa, What is There To Know About Love ... Brian Bilston and the Catenary Wires

Need ... The Greeting

Break You ... Apricity *

Down With This ... The Pighounds (intro by Melanie)

Rich Bitch ... Duff McKegan * (DOA cover)

Takin Care of Business  (BTO cover) ... DOA *

VR Sex ... Ultra Q

Charlie ... Swimming * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Feb 21 2024 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here we are again, and as a reward for days and days of shovelling, here's the playlist.

(You're welcome)

Eddy Derecho ... Evidence of a Struggle

Chlorine ... Ivy Gardens *

These Days ... The Great Leslie (Intro by none other than Melanie)

Motorcycle Boy ... LA Witches

Children of the Rise ... Beauty in Chaos

Ripping Invasives ... Apollo Ghosts *

Willow (ft. Lucy Rose) ... Bombay Bicycle Club

The Spark ... Elephant Stone *

My Love ... Her Motives Are Silent *

Body Moves ... The Weather Station *

For Free ... Joni Mitchell *

Strange Solar System ... The Apples In Stereo 

Global Nation ... Todd Rundgren

Planet Earth ... Stephen Hamm (Theremin Man) *

Mr Robot ... Styx (you know you liked it LOL)

The Sound ... Barry J Walsh (by request)

DK/PI ... Aero Flynn (extro)

Thx for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Feb 14 2024 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Not a load of hearts and flowers tonight but a lot of really good music.

(See if you can find the V Day tracks in the playlist. Like a drinking game without the hangover)

How Can I Ease The Pain ... Lisa Fischer

Gliding ... Polar Baron *

Sweat & Gold ... Retrograth

Echoes and Angels (MTG remix) ... Beauty in Chaos

Call Me Collect ... Pharmax *

Strong ... Allen Stone

Champagne Toast ... The Free Label *

Challengers (New Pornographers cover) ... Anand Wilder/Maia Friedman *

Winter Flowers ... The Night Parrots

Last of the Red Hot Fools ... The Jitters *

That's What Makes Us Great ... The Cooper Brothers * (had to do it)

Robert De Niro ... AmyJo Doh and the Spangles (intro by Melanie. In England. I am so jealous)

Fire On The Ice Flow ... Gogol Bordello

Love Is The Answer ... Todd Rundgren (extro) 

Big love! and thanks for listening

*Cancon

 

 

Ruby Slippers Radio Feb 7 2024 7-8 pm

 

Hey hey everybody!

Here's this week's playlist. 

I apologize for not revisiting Barry J Walsh as requested (you know who you are) but will for sure next week.

So, on with the show.

Love This Town ... Royal Castles *

Because ... The Metal Byrds

Transition ... We Are Wolves *

Dream Eater ... Sweet Beast*

Mistakes ... Abzy

You Got To Serve Somebody (Dylan cover ) ... Jools Holland ft. Marianne Faithfull (Melanie's pick)

Mystery (ft. PJ Morton) ... Allen Stone 

Kitchen Song ... Junestone *

Headphones (Rob Stuart remix) ... Slave To The Square Wave *

Funk #49 (cover) ... Jade Elephant *

Fear In Your Mind ... Holy Void*

Mind In Ruin ... Ceramic Animal

Once Pretty Things ... Our Noise *

Ooowee ... Dominato *

Too Close To The Sun ... The Hausplants * (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Jan 31 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Hope the show is Ok this week. I appear to have some problems hearing (blocked ears? cold? who knows)

Anywho here is the playlist.

Apocalypse Metropolis ... The Speed of Sound

Make Me ... ON * (now Our Noise)

Toxic and Sweet ... PICKLE JUICE*

Ashes and Dust ... Black Asteroid ft. ACTORS *

Above and Below ... Retrograth

Bishop's Tomb ... Mad Parish *

On The Road ... Rod Rodrigues *

Crush ... Lola Young (intro by Melanie)

I'm Not Doing Anything ... Magana

The Isolator ... L Con *

Mystery Boys ... Church of Trees *

The Fall ... Hangwire

Haunted ... Neon Ghosthouse *

Dirty Water ... Rock & Hyde *

The Sound ... Barry J Walsh (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

 

Ruby Slippers Radio Jan 24 2024 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Overture ... Weiner Kebab*

Love Fuzz ... The Pighounds (intro by Melanie)

Lies ... Highway Queen

Tripwires ... Royal Chanter

Upon Sober Reflection ... Japandroids *

Streetlights ... TeethOut *

How Dare ... Hello Moth! *

Lost Within This Time ... Restless Mosiac 

Deer in The Headlights ... The Shadow Majlis *

Our Brilliant Destruction ... The Sea At Midnight

True Gold ... Elias Cooper *

Cyclone ... DEREV *

These Words ... Her Motives Are Silent *

I Can't Give Everything Away ... David Bowie

Bedrock Bedrock ... Mark J Davis and co. (extro)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Jan 15 2024 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

Tons of excellent stuff this week.

So, no more fooling around...let's go

Distance Between ... Marble Ghosts *

Are You Happy ... Iron Butterfly

Children of the Dark ... Poltergeist *

Drone ... The Shacks

Well I Do ... Checkerboard Floors *

Forest Fade ... Polar Baron *

Built to Last (ft. Seasick Steve) ... The Black Box Revelation (Melanie's pick)

March Through The Forest  ... Slug Comparison *

The Doctor ... Franz Ferdinand

Midnight At The Garden Hotel (recorded Live at Jenny's Bar) ... MOONRIIVER *

(We Ain't Go ) Nothin Yet ... The Blues Magoos 

Death & Desire ... Digits *

One More Afternoon ... Satellite Birdhouse *

Trigger ... Montgomery Night *

Weave Your Name In Mine ... Lightman and Lightman *

Number 1 (Goldfrapp cover) ... The Syncopation Rebels * (extro)

 Special thanks to Christian Hamilton and our very own Melanie Poel for their support and inspiration and of course to you, the listener, for chosing CIUT and Ruby Slippers !

See you next week.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Jan 10 2024 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody!

We are now in the 14th trip around the sun for this show and it appears that despite COVID, loss of live venues and all sorts of challenges of a community radio station's broadcast equipment, we are still alive and kicking. So much of that has been because of the tireless efforts of musicians who trust us with their music, the staff of the station and listeners like you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

So, here goes another one. Settle in and enjoy.

Sweet Addiction ... The Sea At Midnight

Feed ... pMad

Horsie ... Kate Nash

Floating Away ... 9 Volt Velvet

Full Moon in Leo ... Jennifer Castle *

Devastatingly Mediocre ... Deanna Petcoff *

Eyes of Man ... Worrywart *

Coal In Your Window ....Skye Wallace*

Vampire ... Bif Naked *

My Angel ... The Grendels *

Come Find Me ....Caribou *

Something In The Way ... L Con *

Electra ... Public Service Broadcasting

All The Life ... Sam Lynch *

Bittersweet ... Sunnsetter *

The Black Riders and Flight to the Ford (extro) ... Bo Hansson

Shine on you crazy diamonds. See you next week

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Radio Jan 3 2025 7-8 pm

Hey hey everybody

Here's to a new year, full of hope.

Shake It Up ... Lynx *

San Francisco ... Movieland *

The Magician ... Midnight News *

Mind Control ... Giant Rooks (intro by Melanie)

Astrostar 9 ... indifferent MonKey

Running (remix) ... Her Motives Are Silent *

World of Women ... Ace of Wands*

Star ... Heavy Moss

Chet ... We Found A Lovebird *

Southern Skies ... The Foreign Resort *

Illusions ... Encephalon *

Little Help ... Pedro the Lion

Future Radio ... Circuit 3 (extro)

Thanks for listening

Here's to the future!

*Cancon