Bandwidth: the Jukebox Edition

This week on Bandwidth - Amanda Putz presents the Jukebox Edition with an array of songs that have piled up on her desk in 2009 including songs from Wax Manequin, NLX, Megan Hamilton, Everything That's Fly, More or Les and Mike Petkau Record of the Week Club project. She also talks to Basia Bulat in a 14 Forever interview - ever wonder what Basia was doing and listening to when she was 14? This is where you find out!

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For past episodes of Bandwidth see http://www.cbc.ca/bandwidth/listenagain.html!

Bandwidth w/ Jill Zmud, Argentina, Contests and Andre Ethier's Worst Job Ever

Your weekly update on the latest in Ontario music with Amanda Putz - this week there are interviews with Jill Zmud and Andre Ethier and a live performance by Alicia Borisonik & the Argentinian Project. Plus your chance to win a coveted CBC Radio 3 scarf or a Jill Zmud CD. See the Bandwidth web site for details.

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Amanda Putz's Mixtape Podcast for Afghanistan

A few weeks ago Amanda Putz put out a call for people to submit requests for a mixtape for Canadians in Afghanistan. Today, for rememberance day that mixtape is out. You might have heard it on Bandwidth but it is now also up as a CBC Radio 3 Special Edition Podcast.

It features:

"interviews with Miss Emily Brown and Olenka & The Autumn Lovers about how their own family histories lead them each on a journey into WWII through song. I spoke to Kathleen Edwards about her trip to play for the troops in Afghanistan last Christmas and what it meant to her. Grant spoke to Saint Alvia for School of Rock feature about their band name, plus I'll play music from Corb Lund, Peter Katz, Forest City Lovers, & Carolyn Mark with NQ Arbuckle."

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You can also send your own mix tape for Afghanistan, in CD form to:
Public Affairs, KPRT
CFPO 5005 Stn Force
Belleville, ON
K8N 5W6
Canada

Bandwidth with Katherine Wheatley and NQ Arbuckle

On this week's Bandwidth - mysteriously uploaded to the internet by person or persons unknown and then passed off to me Amanda Putz interviews Katherine Wheatley about her first new album in a decade, and plays hilights from a NQ Arbuckle show at the Blacksheep Inn as well as spinning some great music by others and giving you the down low on musical events going on in Ontario.

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As always if you want more info see cbc.ca/bandwidth and if you've missed any or want to revisit them see nxew.ca/bandwidth.html.

Bandwidth - the Lost Episode with Still Life Still, D-Sisive and Tiiu

Recently unearthed this episode of Bandwidth was thought to be lost forever. As it is no one has heard this episode for nearly two weeks - Tortunately, like the Dead Sea Scrolls it has made its way back to the light of day.

Now you and I and everyone can listen to archival recordings of Amanda Putz interviewing Still Life Still, plus D-Sisive's reaction to winning the Echo Songwriting Prize and a live recording of Tiiu's CD release concert at The Black Sheep Inn.

Travel back in time all the way to October 10!
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Also, don't forget, there will be a new Bandwidth tomorrow at 5:05 EST with Guelph's Katherine Wheatley, NQ Arbuckle, Carolyn Mark and more!

Requesting Songs for the Afghanistan Mixtape

When I posted about Bandwidth the other day I left out something important. Next month Amanda Putz, the host of Bandwidth, is putting together a mixtape for Canadians in Afghanistan. Don't get all political about it - my first inclination was to request If God's On Your Side by Danny Michel, but that is entirely the wrong vibe. This isn't about the war. It's not about Canadian policy in Afghanistan. This is just some music from home for people who are serving in afghanistan - people in the military, the foreign service, NGOs and humanitarian organizations, civilian employees and others.

If you have a request for them call 613.288.6536 and leave it on the machine or just leave it in the comments section for this post and I'll pass them along.

Personally, I'm requesting Train Station by Hooded Fang

Bandwidth with Andrew Cash and Amy Millan

Once again some rogue has recorded Amanda Putz's show Bandwidth and uploaded it to the internets: In this one Amanda talks to singer / songwriter and now NDP candidate Andrew Cash as well as singer / songwriter and not NDP candidate Amy Millan. Plus there's some Hylozoists trivia, info about CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest and musical goings on in Ontario.

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Bandwidth with Fucked Up and Howie Beck

Someone out there is still recording Bandwidth so that people outside of Ontario, people in Toronto and people who couldn't listen at 5 pm Eastern on Saturday can hear it. On this particular episode of Bandwidth host Amanda Putz brings you an interview with Polaris Winner's Fucked Up, some live tunes from Howie Beck, A new song from Oh Susanna from Steve Dawson's tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks, music from Miles Jones, Snailhouse and info on upcoming shows around Ontario that you'll want to know about if you're the kind of person who likes music. She also gives a nice shout out to NxEW.ca! We heart you back Amanda!

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Bandwith Talks Polaris Prize

The rogue podcaster is at it again. If you missed this weeks episode of Bandwidth with host Amanda Putz (or if you live outside of Ontario or in Toronto) you can now unmiss it! In this weeks episode Amanda, with the help of older CBC Radio 3 and Radio 2 interviews talks about Ontario's Polaris Music Prize nominees. Apparently something went wrong and part of the episode didn't make it into the MP3 but most of it is still there.

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Amanda Putz Returns to Bandwidth

For those of you who miss Fuse and/or Waking Up With a Putz the good news is that Amanda Putz has returned to the CBCs airwaves, hi-lighting Ontario Music on Bandwidth. The bad news is that it only airs in Ontario and not in Toronto. The good news is that you can listen to it via streaming radio at 5 pm Eastern Time on Saturdays. The bad news is that if you miss it, you miss it. CBC Radio doesn't archive these shows and doesn't podcast local programming.

But someone has gone renegade, ripped and uploaded the program - the bastard.

That means that you can listen to yesterdays episode of Bandwidth - where Amanda talks all about friends in Bellwoods, interviews Casey Mejia and talks to the Wooden Sky about their new album, as well as playing some great music and talking about local music events.

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Oh...Amanda also talks with and about Jeremy Fisher at one point...here's a sample of Jeremy's work

Rock Plaza Central Co-Hosting Bandwidth + Limited Edition Vinyl

Chris Eaton of Rock Plaza Central reports that tomorrow (Sat May 23) he will be talking "Good and Evil" with Alan Neal on Bandwidth (CBC Radio One at 5:05 p.m.). If you're outside Ontario (or if you live in Toronto - where the CBC punishes us by not giving us Bandwidth) just go to cbc.ca/bandwidth at 5:05 EST and click on Listen Live.

On the Myspace Blog Eaton adds "And seriously, get into their comments and let them know how much you think I should always co-host this show. Screw touring. I'm going back to hosting radio!"

There is also a heads up about a limited edition vinyl pressing of "At The Moment Of Our Most Needing or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren't Alone". Only 300 copies are (or will be) available but while they last they can be ordered over here.