Ruby Slippers November 6 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

Here we are PLAYLIST #220!!!! (Ruby Slippers and fill ins... a personal goal!) Loads of great music to celebrate! And please remember that the Membership Drive is next week. If you can support CIUT and this show with a donation, you will be keeping community radio strong!  www.ciut.fm/donate

Now on with the show

Hot Kitty ... Tricky Woo *

Blood Of The Lamb ... David Contin *

TV on Mute ... Silent Movie Types * (from Windsor)

Harps ... The Sea and Cake

Happy House ... Siouxsie and the Banshees

Dreams ... Azalea (from Hamilton)

Typo ... Buke and Gase

Something's Bout To Change ... Strange Talk

Charms ... Artificial Dissemination *

Young Romance ... The Vampire Bats *

Bearer of Bad Nudes ... PANIC *

Ruins of the City ... The Slience Industry *

The Accused ... Autumn Still * (in Toronto Nov 11 from Winnipeg)

Reason To Believe ... Tristan Thompson * (new)

Swing Your Heartache ... Young Galaxy *

Loads of Cancon *

Thanks for listening

Ruby Slippers October 30 Spooktacular! 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

This is it, the one you've been waiting for.

Ruby Slippers is carrying on the time honoured tradition of Electric Boogaloo's annual SPOOKTACULAR show for Halloween.

Gotta tell you, there is enough music for this show on the computer to fill another hard drive (yes, I have a problem) but this is the list I came up with.  Apologies to Warren Zevon. And Ghostbees.

When Time Will Slow Down ... Mother Leads * (new)
Awhoooooo...The Lad Mags *
Old Ghosts ... Jethro Tull (only wish they were Canadian)
Witch Convention ... david contin *
Strange Brew ... Cream
I Put A Spell On You ... Screamin' Jay Hawkins (how could I not?)
Cemetary ... Headstones *
Sick Of This Shit ... Evil Elvis *
Devil Inside ... INX
The Afterlife ... YACHT
Haunted BBQ ... Bat's Pajamas *
Horror Beyond Imagination ... Double Experience *
Ghosts of Love ... Jay Holy *
Spooky ... Vampire Bats *
Monsters ... Forest City Lovers *
The Accused ... Autumn Still * (new)
Monster Mash ... Boris Pickett et al (of course)

Yes, I know it's ambitious. Yes I know it's too long. Maybe Stylistics will be late...

Thanks for listening and remember: be safe out there.

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers October 23 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

A week after Indie Week, a week before Halloween. Perfect time to preview new music and take a deep breath. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Tutti Fruiti ... New Order ft. Elly Jackson (new release..dance on)

Train To New York City ... Stowaway *

Elevator ... The Deadcats * (many of the tracks on this CD reference cats...)

Suddenly ... Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (lov this album)

Derealizing ... Frankie Cosmos (Kevin Kline's daughter) from the CD Quick Songs

Bad Man ... Rosie and the Riveters *

Electric Dream ... Clara Venice * (featuring a theremin!!!!)

Runaway ... Electric Youth *

Way Too Long ... The Joy Arson * (new! Exclusive!)

Too Fast For You ... Evil Elvis *

(I Liked U Better When U Were) Dead ... Artificial Dissemination *

My Heart is Pumping... The Subways

Funeral for a Drunken Bird ... All Them Witches

Houdini Crush ... Buke and Gase

Blowin' In The Wind ... Sultans of String *

See you next week for the yearly SPOOKTACULAR edition of Ruby Slippers.

And remember, we can't continue without listeners like you.

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Indie Week October 16 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

Know why this week is amazing? First of all, the Jays did what they had to do.

And...it's Indie Week in the city.

Wow, double whammy.

So get out there and enjoy live music to keep the party going.

Here's the playlist of some of the artists in town for the event.

Light/Work ... Mountain of Wolves *

Congratulations on Second Place ... Double Experience *

Call Me ... Chris Birkett *

Paper Planes ... Lost In Film *

Learning to Fly ... The Implications

Shadow ... Rend *

To The Curb ... Gingerale and the Monowhales *

Too Close For Comfort ... The Ocean Cure *

Tramps ... The Dead Projectionists *

Gatsby ... Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies *

Post-Romance ... Burn The Louvre * 

Yolo ... Return for Refund *

Trust ... The Joy Arson *

No Excuses ... Breached *

Never enough time. But there's always next week.

Thanks for listening and remember to #loveyourradio

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers October 9 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

Happy Thanksgiving!

Feels good to know there is a little breather after the weekend and also to know that in the big scheme of things, we are revving our engines for excitement in the city. Go Jays Go!

Anyway, it's always good to just hang out for a bit and plot and plan how the holiday is going to roll out.  Therefore, here is the soundtrack to the beginning of your weekend.

(You are entirely welcome )

Such A fool .. 22-20s
Bejeweled ... The Lad Mags *
Transparency is the New Mystery ... Marnie Stern (excellent title, no?)
(I Might) Smile ... Young Doctors in Love *
Swan Song ... Zoo Lion *
Soul Unwind ... Apostle of Hustle *
Tusk ... The Crystal Ark
Counting The Days ... Sam Roberts Band * (epic cut)
The Tamer ... Hollow Twin * (new, from the west coast)
Found Blue Skies ... Pat Robitaille * (love this track)
Fear ... Mass Assembly *
Failure ... Pluto *
True ... The Operators *

Hope your dinner's good, the company better and a song in your heart.

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers October 2 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

It's the Fall for reals now. Leaves, dropping temperatures, air we can breathe again...hip hip hurray!

What better way to celebrate being Canadian in this most glorious time of year than to listen to great music while sipping hot apple cider. Or maybe dancing a bit to keep the chill off!

Don't Forget My Birthday ... Viami Mice *

On Bedford and Grand ... The Besnard Lakes *

Carpet of the Sun ... Renaissance

Beat and The Pulse ... Austra *

Excellent Birds ... Laurie Anderson

White Wedding (Billy Idol cover) ... Doll *

Lower The lights ... Wild Hearses *

Stormy High ... Black Mountain *

Zelda Maria ... People Get Ready

There's Hope Yet ... Raised by Swans *

Psychic Seasons ... Quest For Fire *

Montreal ... Kaki King

Young Galaxy ... Body *

Baby's On Fire (cover of Brian Eno) ... 801

Wow! Loads of Canuck goodness!

(Time for the campfire and S'Mores)

Thanks for listening

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers September 25 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

Good Lord, September is almost done. Next Friday we are starting the wind up to Thanksgiving (CA) and then, by gum, Halloween. Not excited, no not me. Not at all.

There is also the whole Membership thing too starting the 23 of October, right here on Ruby Slippers.
I hope you will be part of the action and keep community radio going.

Sorry, got distracted. Here's the playlist for this week.

Light Me Up ... Bronze Radio return (new)
Wicked and Weird ... Buck 65 * (didn't make the list last week...)
Rebel Force Radio ... The Soles * (new band version)
Highway ... Hey Mother Death *
Attis ... Authentic Imperfection *
Prince of Flies ... Buddy Black and the Ghost Umbrellas *
Where Is The Light ... Spirit Photgraphy
Brooklyn Angel ... PANTyRAiD
She Speaks Of Wave ... The Nursery *
I Am Dust ... Gary Numan (awesome!!!!!)
CA ... Tobias the Owl *
Amadeus ... JoJo Worthington *
Anthem ... Alana Yorke *
Influence ... The Acorn *

Loads of Canadian, new samplers out from all sorts of excellent labels. The motherlode!

Thanks for listening

*Cancon