Solarpunk Presents

Solarpunk Presents (black letters in a stylized sun inside a dark blue circle).Solarpunk Presents is about creating the future we’d like to live in.

As a genre of science/speculative fiction, solarpunk sets stories in a future we’d actually like to live in, a future where we have engaged with the problems we’re facing today and made meaningful progress toward solving them. For how can we get to a better future if we haven’t imagined that it’s a possibility? This is ultimately a project of imaginative expansion to inspire listeners to incorporate solarpunk into their particular presents.

Solarpunk Presents is hosted by Ariel Kroon and Christina De La Rocha. It is not currently in production, but archived episodes air on CKMS-FM on Mondays from 9:00am-10:00am.

EXPLORING AI MUSIC – April 14, 2026

Playlist from Exploring AI Music_April 14, 2026

Start Time

Title

0:00 Veils Interlaced/Spoken Word
1:32 A Bridge Too Far
8:49 Every Road, Every Boulevard
16:44 Spoken Word
16:53 Help Me Forget
22:46 One Path to Follow
27:50 Spoken Word
30:56 Rueland Wisterly
37:20 Solace Amity
43:33 Spoken Word
45:55 You Only Get One Chance
49:57 Spoken Word
51:15 The Warrior’s Ladder

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Radio Nowhere Episode 155, 4/13/26

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1:44 California Stars Billy Bragg
6:40 Shelter From the Storm Bob Dylan
12:39 You Turn Me on I’m a Radio Joni Mitchell
15:13 Lovely Day Bill Withers
19:28 High Ticket Attractions The New Pornographers
23:17 You’re Humbuggin’ Me The Fabulous Thunderbirds
26:54 Go and Say Goodbye Buffalo Springfield
29:13 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones
33:14 Corrina Taj Mahal
36:08 Corrina, Corrina Muddy Waters
38:57 Radio Nowhere Bruce Springsteen
42:12 The Inner Light The Beatles
44:47 What a Good Boy Barenaked Ladies
49:33 Animal Zoo Spirit
52:44 Get Ourselves Together Delaney & Bonnie

A Musician’s Intuition

A Musician’s Intuition

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Haley and David

A Musician’s Intuition is a show about contemporary culture from an artist’s perspective. Hosts David Lacalamita and Haley Sheppard discuss music and art they love, art-making as resistance, and how prioritizing art-making in a capitalist society can provide important information about how to navigate the pressures of modern existence. The show is one part discussion, one part music show as the two curate musical voices to bring to the table to weigh in on the night’s topic. Using their intuition as a starting point, Haley and David will bring you on a journey of the mind and ear.

New shows come out the first and third Tuesday of the month.

A Musician’s Intuition is hosted by David Lacalamita and Haley Sheppard and airs the first, third Tuesdays a month on CKMS-FM from 8:00pm to 9:00pm.


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New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #126

What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:

little jungles 33 ep series vol. 1 Rock CanCon
DunkyBoy WHOLE STREET – Single Pop NSFR No
den of dog How Could You – Single Pop No
den of dog Any Guy – Single Pop No
Everlae Somewhere New – Single Country CanCon
Jeremy Hines My Soul – Single Hip Hop No
The Fods Cold – Single Alternative No
Museums This Can’t Be It – EP Rock CanCon
Raawly You Got It – Single Hip Hop NSFR No
Last Relapse Last Relapse Rock No
Yehra Inner Feelings – Single Pop CanCon
Bright Rivers Anywhere With You – Single Folk CanCon
DJ Puce Heart <3 – Single Pop CanCon
Calid NOWROZ World No
Lovebirds They Call Me Electronic No
Jhelisa Chasing Sunsets World No
Blu Beach Band Rock Band – Single Rock CanCon
Pinebarren Arbutus Rock CanCon
kpec3 arrival In Any Fight – Single Religious No
Clara Franz I Know That It’s You – Single R&B No
Randal L Meek Dreaming Under the Banyan Tree New Age No
The Ashley Sisters Heartless – Single Country CanCon
Various Artists DJ Koco aka Shimokita – Cuban 45 Boxset World No
5th PROJEKT Shapeshifte (Live) – Single Rock CanCon
Wormstew Last Day of Loma Folk No
Robbie Harte Out of Time – Single Country CanCon
Melanie’s Loveseat Last Days of Autumn – EP Rock CanCon
Grievous Angels Revolution Folk CanCon
WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS Search Party – Single Rock No
autumn apparition just friends – Single Rock CanCon/KWCon
One Eyed Ancestor Etches Metal No
Trevor Sloan Sparrows Sing While Leaves Decay Folk CanCon
Sinematic Metamorphosis Rock CanCon
lovetempo There is a Light Jazz No
Martyrs Church Street – EP Rock No
Scarlett Sullivan The Man – Single Pop No
Conic Rose Wedding Jazz No
Sadie Fine Broken Mirror – Single Pop No
Sandra Lamb Heal Me O Lord – Single Religious No

Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:

Tracklist:

Randal L. Meek – Papaya Salad
Calid – PEKHWANAI MEENA
Juan Pablo Torres y Algo Nuevo – Rompe Cocorioco
Lovetempo – Maybe In Another Life
Lovebirds – Smooth & Fatfree
Conic Rose – wedding
Dean Baltesson – Romantic Man
Clara Franz – I Know That It’s You
Yehra – Inner Feelings
Jeremy Hines – My Soul
Scarlett Sullivan – The Man
Sadie Fine – Broken Mirror
DJ Puce – Heart <3
Raawly – You Got It
Bright Rivers – Anywhere With You
Wormstew – When Cats Are Sad
Trevor Sloan – Graffiti on the Dam
Brian Sumner – Remind You (Acoustic)
The Imaginary Band – Lonely Road (For Marc-Andre)
Kyle Morgan – Where To Start
Mulberry Creek – Loser Anthem
Grievous Angels – Saturday Night in a Laundromat
Robbie Harte – Out of Time
The Ashley Sisters – Heartless
autumn apparition – just friends
little jungles – vincent (ain’t no dummy)
Last Relapse – Rats in a Cage
Blu Beach Band – Rock Band
Pinebarren – Something on a Sunday
Melanie’s Loveseat – Something’s Missing
Wolf Whistle Wounds – Search Party
Martyrs – Having the Window Open Helps
Museums – Trade

See y’all next time!

Synthetronic 80s – Episode #19 – 2026-04-11

Download: Synthetronic 80s – Episode #19 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)

TIME TITLE ARTIST
00:24 Star Erasure
04:11 Nowhere Girl B-Movie
08:44 Love Is A Shield Camouflage
12:30 Vienna Calling (Wait For The Extended Mix) Falco
16:34 You And Me Funny Twins
20:52 Just Between You And Me Lou Gramm
25:40 Kyrie Mr. Mister
29:51 Into The Groove Madonna
33:49 Knocking On Closed Doors Rock And Hyde
37:02 All I Hear (Is A Heartbeat) Agent
41:01 Human Touch Rick Springfield
44:48 Don’t Pretend To Know Tapps
51:56 The Perfect Kiss New Order

Synthetronic 80s airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Saturdays from 8pm to 9pm, with a replay Mondays from 12am to 1am.

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CAR287 Presents The Manitoba Rockin’ Revolution Show 5 April 6, 2026

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Show Five – Five Featured Bands

 

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The Clean Up Hour, Mix 365 (April 10, 2026): All Things Considered #81 [Louis Logic]

What’s up, y’all? Here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour — the 81st All Things Considered, which makes the case for Louis Logic. A supremely underrated MC, his rapping stands alongside some of the greats, evidenced by a discography that is deserving of much more attention. Time to get familiar.

Tracklist:

Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Freak Show
I-Jonez.com
Postal
Revenge!!! (feat. Celph Titled)
Off the Chrome (feat. Apathy & Celph Titled)
Beat Your A** (The Odd Couple)
Ready for War (feat. Charlie Bawles aka Checkmark of Skitzofreniks)
The Lone Gunners (with Bugz)
Por Que (feat. Jay Love)
Scribble Jam 2006 Exclusive
Chip Off the Old Blog
Street Smarts (80’s Edition) [feat. Mac Lethal]
Bully (The Odd Couple)
Don’t Even Go There (feat. Apathy & Celph Titled)
The Lounge (The Odd Couple)
A Perfect Circle
Nice Guy
Let You Slide
Dos Factotum
Punchline (Remix)
Trail of Tears
The Withdrawal Method
They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To
Seasick [Demo]
The Line
Morning After Pill
Broken Record (with Black Mask)
Misery Loves Comedy
The Ugly Truth
A Day Late and a Dollar Short

See y’all next time!

Through the Static Episode 83 – 08/04/26

From blistering diss tracks, to songs about the struggles of growing up, and everything between, bringing you the best of angst on Through the Static tonight!

  • Blues – Geordie Greep
  • Heaven Sent – Esthero
  • Buzzkill – Jobi Riccio
  • Wildfire Season – Jobi Riccio
  • My Friends – Nor’easter
  • Dammit Janet – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • We Can Work It Out – The Beatles 
  • Please Do Not Go – Violent Femmes
  • In Circles – Night Windows

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EXPLORING AI MUSIC – April 7, 2026

Playlist from Exploring AI Music_April 7, 2026

Start Time

Title

0:00 DecEmbers/Spoken Word
5:00 The Marrow and the Lead
12:35 Spoken Word
12:55 You Don’t Notice
21:16 Spoken Word
21:39 Seize the Dreams
28:28 Rest Stops
32:50 Spoken Word
35:35 No One Wins the Game
43:15 Den Locked in Time
49:56 Spoken Word
50:43 As If Nothing Is Your Choice

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Radio Nowhere Episode 154, 4/6/26

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1:21 Good News Modha
5:33 Tired Femi Luna
8:44 If I’ve Only One Time Askin’ Daniel Romano
11:33 She Thinks I Still Care Leon Russell
15:56 Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call) Orville Peck
19:18 Road to Nowhere Talking Heads
23:37 Babe I’m Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin
31:13 Sleepwalk Santo & Johnny
33:33 Sleepwalk Al Kooper
36:30 Mystery Train Paul Butterfield The Band
41:23 Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones
44:32 Tightrope Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
49:02 The Loner Neil Young
52:48 Splendid Isolation Warren Zevon
57:35 Her Majesty The Beatles

 

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New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #125

What’s up, y’all? First up, as always, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:

The Legendary Ten Seconds Sci Fi Hi Fi Folk No
BUNS JoyRide Rock CanCon
Imaginary Expedition Winter Lullaby + The Ones Who Are Gone – Single Folk CanCon
Erklen Through the Valley – Single World No
Megafauna YOUR BONES ARE ALWAYS WET – Single Ambient CanCon
Zuffalo Digging a Hole – Single Rock CanCon
Shugorei The Sounds of Uncertain Walls – EP Ambient No
Paper Cap Guns Never Try Again – Single Rock CanCon
Radio Duo Love Songs Jazz No
Taze Kozak Kings ‘n’ Queens – Single Country CanCon
Grey Divorce My Luck Has Changed Folk CanCon
Steven Marriott Fishing for Memories – Single Country CanCon
Andrew Spice Pretty Demons (Remastered 2026) Pop CanCon
The Imaginary Band The Imaginary Band Folk CanCon
Em Armstrong Maybe Probably Never – Single Rock CanCon
Tim & the Glory Boys If I Go Missin’ – Single Country CanCon
Janice Lacy Beside You – Single New Age No
0-27 CABBAGEHEAD Rock Orangeville CanCon
Watty A Deux Classical CanCon
Dusty Coyote More Cowbell – Single Rock CanCon
Alexandre Guilbault Le sentier en derive Classical CanCon
Chasing the Sunshine Merry Go Round Rock CanCon
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum Metal CanCon
The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! Music Is Better When You’re Stoned Rock No
Brian Sumner Remind You (Acoustic) – Single Folk No
Alicia Lazaro There is no end to anything round Jazz No
Ayman Fanous Trio – Single Jazz No
josy and the mind readers can u hear me – Single Rock No
Heavy Metal Chess Club Discrete Math – Single Rock No
How to See Know and Fall ECOLOGIES Electronic No
LILAC Monkfruit – Single Pop No
The McKenzies I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother) – Single Rock CanCon
Lewis Turner 2nd Folk No

Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:

Tracklist:

Alexandre Guilbault – Coralie
Janice Lacy – Beside You
Michael Whalen – A Life I Almost Missed
Shugorei – Boku
Takeshi Nishimoto – Slow Snow
Alicia Lazaro – There Is No End To Anything Round [acceptance]
Radio Duo – LUZ DO AMOR
MEGAFAUNA – YOUR BONES ARE ALWAYS WET
How to See Know and Fall – Catharsius Gorilla
Tanya Tagaq – Expensive Plane Tickets
Bentley Anderson – Approach and Avoidance
Andrew Spice – Sometimes Lukewarm
Dylan Hennessy – Just Slow Down
Ethan Cray – Dublin Sundial
Grey Divorce – urine
Lewis Turner – Cinnamon Days
Imaginary Expedition – Winter Lullaby
The Legendary Ten Seconds – Such Strange Times
Steven Marriott – Fishin’ For Memories
Taze Kozak – Kings n’ Queens
Tim & the Glory Boys – If I Go Missin’
027 – CABBAGEHEAD
LILAC – MonkFruit
josy and the mind readers – can u hear me
Zuffalo – Digging a Hole
The Sensational Country Blues Wonders – Time Isn’t Real
Heavy Metal Chess Club – Discrete Math
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – Entombed Within the Infinite Panopticon
The McKenzies – I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother)
BUNS – Strange Taste
Emir Cello – The Fall of a Confused Empire

See y’all next time!

Synthetronic 80s – Episode #18 – 2026-04-04

Download: Synthetronic 80s – Episode #18 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)

TIME TITLE ARTIST
00:24 I Go To Pieces (Extended) Shooting Party
06:12 Oh Girl Boy Meets Girl
10:08 Kids In America Kim Wilde
13:28 Dream Girl FM
17:35 Living On My Own Freddie Mercury
21:09 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
24:47 The Riddle (Extended Riddle) Nik Kershaw
29:34 That’s Love, That It Is Blancmange
33:50 How Many (Rivers To Cross) Luba
37:52 Romantic Traffic Spoons
41:17 Every Time Münchener Freiheit
45:15 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
49:06 The Politics Of Dancing Re-Flex
53:15 Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys

Synthetronic 80s airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Saturdays from 8pm to 9pm, with a replay Mondays from 12am to 1am.

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Shuffle Time #6 — April 3, 2026

Happy Easter everyone! Tonight’s show definitely has nothing to do with Easter. Instead I’ve got avant-garde Brazilian pop, industrial metal, and different flavours of jazz-funk, including from the great anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, pictured above.

Recording

Tracks played

  • Jeff Beck — “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (2001)
  • Miles Davis — “Maiysha” (1974)
  • Ryota Kozuka — “Infernal Tokyo – Underground District” (2013)
  • Strapping Young Lad — “All Hail the New Flesh” (1997)
  • Yoko Kanno — “Ride on Technology” (2004)
  • Cibo Matto — “Flowers” (1999)
  • Yukihiro Takahashi — “Connection” (1981)
  • Tom Zé — “Identificaçao” (1984)
  • Underworld — “Dark Train” (1994)
  • Robyn — “Honey” (2018)

 

Moments of Hope

show logoMoments of Hope is centred on encouragement, reflection, and hope for everyday life. The goal is to create a calm and uplifting space, something positive and accessible to people from all walks of life. The content is rooted in faith, while remaining welcoming and respectful to a broad community audience.

Moments of Hope is hosted by Clinton Martins and airs on CKMS-FM on Saturday from 8:00am to 8:30am.



The Clean Up Hour, Mix 364 (April 3, 2026): Seven Years of The Clean Up Hour!

What’s up, y’all? Tonight marks seven years of The Clean Up Hour! Thank you to those of you who tune in, and to CKMS for not giving me the boot so far. Gonna keep steaming forward, so help me [insert deity/universe/laws of physics].

Tracklist:

Drake – Free Smoke
Earl Sweatshirt – EAST
Lil Jon & LMFAO – Shots
Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, & Juicy J – M.I.L.F
Machine Gun Kelly & Waka Flocka Flame – Wild Boy
Machine Gun Kelly, Steve-O, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, Yo Gotti, French Montana & Mystikal – Wild Boy (Remix)
Young Buck, TI, & Ludacris – Stomp
Lloyd Banks – Playboy
Lloyd Banks – Playboy 2
Jay-Z – Show Me What You Got
Lil Wayne – Dough Is What I Got
Redman – Oh My
R. Kelly & T-Pain – Same Girl (Triple Up Remix)
Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E.
Sixtoo, J-Mart, Kunga219, Sole, JD Walker, Knowself, & Pip Skid – L.F.T.F.C.G.B
Edan – Run That S**t!
Childish Gambino – All Y’all
People Under the Stairs – Freestyle 101 (G4TV Segment)
Juice & Molemen – Reign
Buck 65 – Talking Dog
Juice & Molemen – Sincerely
The Streets & Robert Harvey – Soldiers
Big K.R.I.T – I-20
The Game & Dion – Ol’ English
50 Cent – 50 For President
Mobb Deep & 50 Cent – Pearly Gates
Sixtoo – Simulated Snow
Shintaro Sakamoto – Sad Errand
Cibo Matto – Stone
Buck 65 – Highway 101
The Tragically Hip – Bobcaygeon
Carla White – Can’t Say Goodbye To Yesterday
Cam’Ron – I Hate My Job

See y’all next time!

Through the Static Episode 82 – 01/04/26

A combined April’s Fools Day and Trans Day of Visibility playlist tonight! Bringing you the best from all over music to celebrate

  • The Fool – Neutral Milk Hotel
  • I Was a Fool – Tegan and Sara
  • Only A Fool Would Say That – Steely Dan
  • Fool’s Errand – Fleet Foxes
  • 2122 – Geese
  • Vyzee – SOPHIE
  • Janie – Ethel Cain
  • Doritos & Fritos – 100 gecs
  • 514-415 – Bells Larsen

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Radio Nowhere Episode 153, 3/30/26

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1:19 Recluse The Haileys
5:09 Story in Your Eyes The Moody Blues
8:04 The Daily Planet Love
11:30 Wild Wild Life Talking Heads
15:09 Rendezvous With The Blues Gregg Allman
18:57 Continental Drift The Rolling Stones
24:04 El Camino Amos Lee
28:02 Bethany’s Waltz Jenna Reid
32:55 Straight To Hell The Clash
38:15 Paper Planes M.I.A.
41:37 Paper Thin John Hiatt
45:04 Isis Bob Dylan
52:01 Why Don’t You Do Right Black Viiolet
54:36 Hit That Jive (Original Mix) Gramatik

 

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