Yellow Brit Road

Yellow Brit Road CFRC
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Come for the pun, stay for the music. Yellow Brit Road is CFRC's weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen's. We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate! The podcasted version of this show contains all your favourite band trivia and stories, but the music can be found on posted playlists that accompany each individual episode. Listen live on CFRC 101.9 FM or on cfrc.ca!

  1. Yellow Brit Road 3 May 2026: Telescreens Interview, Dry Cleaning review

    5D AGO

    Yellow Brit Road 3 May 2026: Telescreens Interview, Dry Cleaning review

    If you're swamped in the flood of Bandcamp Friday releases, we got you. This week's Yellow Brit Road takes you through some of our highlights for albums released this Friday, big and small. We also review Dry Cleaning's recent show in Toronto and bring you an exclusive interview with NYC rising rockers Telescreens, whose third album 'Why The Lights Flicker' comes out on 12 June. We've also got a special giveaway for you for one week only, so tune in and take part! Music by: The Cribs, Muse, Nia Archives, Pigeon, False Advertising, THEATRE, Blood Red Shoes, Studio 77, Opus Kink, The New Eves, Black Country, New Road*, Kneecap, Dry Cleaning, Telescreens. Other artists mentioned: NewDad, Cam Kahin, Concrete Vehicles. Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above. Cover shot: Dry Cleaning by Owen Forbes @ The Concert Hall, Toronto. 1 May 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    50 min
  2. Telescreens Interview!

    6D AGO

    Telescreens Interview!

    NYC four-piece rock band Telescreens believe in the power of connection and serendipity. "Every time I would write songs [at home], the lights would flicker in my room. It was the moment right before a song would happen, there was a moment of stillness... you can feel it before a song comes," songwriter, guitarist and frontman Jackson Hamm tells me. And so came the inspiration for the band's third studio album, 'Why The Lights Flicker', out 12 June 2026 on +1 Records. In the city where you will find the people you need, when you need them, Telescreens tell all about the album and its goal of connecting with people, of their love for rock n roll, how they became the band they are today (hint: in taried and tested fashion, serendipity rears its head), rock n roll on the Subway and more. Their latest single 'Otherside of Town' is out on 5 May, and the band will tour Canada again this fall. Cover shot: Jackson Hamm, Telescreens by Sam Ciampa @ Anabel's, Toronto. 19 April 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    24 min
  3. Yellow Brit Road 26 April 2026: The Last Dinner Party, The Grad Club, Marketing and Psyops

    APR 28

    Yellow Brit Road 26 April 2026: The Last Dinner Party, The Grad Club, Marketing and Psyops

    This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we bring you reviews from seeing The Last Dinner Party live, pay tribute to the Grad Club that has announced its closure, dealing another major blow to Kingston's live music scene. (PS I Love You's iconic music video for 'Get Over' was in fact shot there... and at CFRC!) We remember some beloved shows there - Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, The Tragically Hip (before my time). Here's the article I mentioned in the show that I wrote for Sounds Live! Magazine when the BLU Martini shut in 2024. You've no doubt heard about Geese's "psyop" to reach fans online. What does marketing look like in the age of social media? (I'm not clickbaiting, you can guess what my thoughts on this are, but listen on anyway because I got Things to say.) Music by The Charlatans, Skindred, Jessie Ware, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, LIFE, Nxdia, The Last Dinner Party, Florence Road, Tooth, unpeople, The Astros (one of my favourite Grad Club shows), Evan Jackson (my last Grad Club show), Dry Cleaning (in Canada this week), Rosellas, Sons of Rick. Sorry about my throat. I'm gonna say I lost my voice at shows last week, because that's cooler to say. Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above. Cover shot: The Last Dinner Party by Sam Ciampa @ Massey Hall, Toronto. 23 April 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    46 min
  4. Yellow Brit Road 19 April 2026: Coachella Week 2, Shows, Reviews, Trashwyre Interview

    APR 21

    Yellow Brit Road 19 April 2026: Coachella Week 2, Shows, Reviews, Trashwyre Interview

    It's all about gigs this week! The Yellow Brit Road brings you live performances from weekend 2 of Coachella, some new releases and reviews from recent shows in town by Alice Phoebe Lou and the OBGMs. We're looking ahead to upcoming shows by The Last Dinner Party, Heavenly, Telescreens and Cootie Catcher, and are joined by Gabe from Trashwyre ahead of the band's debut EP release show at the Arcade in Toronto on 25 April. Music this week by Anyma (and Matt Bellamy), FKA Twigs, Little Simz, Wet Leg, Boards of Canada, Heavenly, Art Brut, Jim Legxacy, Group A.D., Alice Phoebe Lou, Big Fear, Bloodworm, The OBGMs, Trashwyre. Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above. Cover shot: Alice Phoebe Lou by Fig Kembora @ The Concert Hall, Toronto. 9 April 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    57 min
  5. Gurriers Interview!

    APR 17

    Gurriers Interview!

    To call Dublin post punk five-piece band Gurriers "outspoken" could refer to a few things. They are unapologetic in their lyrics, hitting home on themes ranging from hypocricy to nihilism, extreme rhetoric, online abuse and desensitisation. Musically, they make you sit up and listen. Their live shows are electrifying, loud and alive. And they practice what they preach, having led the entire contingent of Irish artists at SXSW to pull out of the festival in protest of its sponsorship by the US army amidst its funding of genocide in Palestine and the Middle East in 2024. I caught up with bassist Charlie McCarthy and Pierce O'Callaghan, bassist and drummer in the Gurriers to talk all about their debut album ‘Come and See’ (2024), and other things like rafter athletics, empathetic punk rock, SXSW and the surprising role Deftones and cat pictures played in the Gurriers origin story. It was a pleasure chatting with Charlie and Pierce! I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Find their debut album on their Bandcamp page. This interview was recorded just before Gurriers’ excellent debut headline Canadian show at The Garrison in Toronto last month. Thank you to the Lakeview Diner for having us! Cover shot: Gurriers (and me) by Nolan McBride @ The Lakeview. 19 March 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    46 min
  6. Yellow Brit Road 12 April 2026: Bieberchella (and Coachella), Gurriers Interview

    APR 14

    Yellow Brit Road 12 April 2026: Bieberchella (and Coachella), Gurriers Interview

    Festival season is here! As week 1 of Coachella 2026 comes to a close, we look back at some of our favourite performances at the festival by UK and Irish artists (and Geese, because turns out I'm like that), talk about the significance of Justin Bieber's return to music at Coachella (aka Bieberchella, which as a Canadian show we feel compelled to discuss), and the incredible Dublin post punks Gurriers join us for an interview! We'd recorded this before their show at the Garrison in Toronto in March 2026. Music this week by The xx, Blood Orange, Holly Humberstone, NewDad, CMAT, Geese (doing Bieberchella!?), Gurriers. Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above. Cover shot: Gurriers by Nolan McBride @ The Garrison, Toronto. 19 March 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    1h 29m
  7. Live Session: Mad Iris @ Wavelength festival!

    APR 9

    Live Session: Mad Iris @ Wavelength festival!

    Toronto shoegaze 5 piece band Mad Iris bring together harsh, loud guitar noise, softer, intimate sounds, both screams and whispers, while evoking a certain hazy, nostalgic 90s image that brings to mind artists like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. They also have a unique sound through layering up 3 guitars, all adding something new. We caught up with the band at Wavelength Festival 2026, where they performed at St. Anne's Parish, for a quick chat and live session ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album. Songs played in this session: 1. Blackjack 2. Silver Nails, 3. Daisy, Don't Take My Baby. Cover shot: Mad Iris @ St. Anne's Parish, by Owen Forbes. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    28 min
  8. Yellow Brit Road: 6 Music Festival, Mad Iris in session, Raye, Paul McCartney, Angine de Poitrine!

    APR 6

    Yellow Brit Road: 6 Music Festival, Mad Iris in session, Raye, Paul McCartney, Angine de Poitrine!

    Packed show this week. Back from the Junos and back on track, we review new albums from Raye and the new Quebecois funky microtonal sensations Angine de Poitrine. Paul McCartney's back with music and he's getting back to the beginning, 6 Music Festival kicks off the British summer festival season and we are joined for a live session by Toronto shoegaze band Mad Iris, back from when we met them at Wavelength Festival. Music this week by: Depeche Mode, RAYE, Paul McCartney, mclusky, Lava La Rue, The Clockworks, Mount Palomar, Enola Gay; Angine de Poitrine [also check out FAST FAST], Kizzy Crawford, Karen Dío, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Bloc Party, Mandy, Indiana; Mad Iris. FYI - mclusky in town on Monday, 6 April at the Mod Club! Come down/look out for our interview soon. :) Find this week's show playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast. Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going! Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠. PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

    1h 5m
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Come for the pun, stay for the music. Yellow Brit Road is CFRC's weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen's. We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate! The podcasted version of this show contains all your favourite band trivia and stories, but the music can be found on posted playlists that accompany each individual episode. Listen live on CFRC 101.9 FM or on cfrc.ca!

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  • Creator
    Yellow Brit Road CFRC
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    299
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Yellow Brit Road CFRC
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