Ruby Slippers for April 11/14 Membership Drive Show: The Transmitter is Dead, Long Live the Transmitter.

Hey everybody,

Not only is this week our fundraising membership drive but last Sunday the transmitter was declared beyond repair. Sooo....all the money we raise will go into buying a new digital replacement. We are currently using a rental to replace the power amp that has been keeping the station on the dial in Toronto, and tomorrow, there ought to be about 60-70 % coverage of our usual broadcast range.

Good fix for now, but temporary and a fraction of the wattage we are licenced for.

This show is all about connecting with the listening audience and hopefully getting the support we need to make things right. To this end, the playlist this week is fun, loud and full of energy. (Don't I always say that?) Rock on! Dance your face off! And please make a donation to the cause.

Over The Rainbow ...Me First and the Gimme Gimmes  (did you know the Ramones covered this 

                                             song too???)

Maybe Tomorrow (Littlest Hobo) ... Prince Colwyn *

Da Doo Ron Ron/I Wanna Be Sedated ... the Dollyrots

Ace Of Spades ... The Bloody Five *

Red Quarter ... PS I Love You *

John Drums ... Grids *

Your Friends My House ... Filthy Haanz *

What a Biddy Is ... Navy *

Blue is Red ... Jets  Overhead *

Polaroid ... The Diodes *

Young Limbs Numb Hymns ... Sexbeat

Strange Animal (Gowan Cover) ... The Acorn *

Rock and Roll Love Letter ... Gary and the Gripweeds

Ding Dong ... Klaus Nomi

This is the list I will be choosing from. Hang on to your teeth, it oughta be a wild ride.

And as always, thanks for listening.

* Cancon

To donate go to www.ciut.fm/donate and use Paypal, or call us during the drive at 416-946-7800 toll free 1-888-204-8976 Tell 'em Ruby Slippers sent you!  Big love!

Dude Where's My Station?

Hey everybody!

Our old workhorse, the analog transmitter on top of one of the office towers in downtown TO, has faltered.  Crew is working around the clock to get it back up and running to full potential (15,000 watts) as soon as humanly possible, but in the meantime, the station is available on low power to the downtown core, on iTunes, online, cable and Streem.com, radioflag.com and other streaming services.

This points out more than ever the importance of donations and support from the listening community.

The equipment is over 30 years old, and was thought to have been refurbished when we got it.

Please consider donating during the Spring Membership Drive.  It could make the difference between a powerful clean signal and static.

Cheers

Carol B

Spring Membership Drive

Hey everybody,

It's that time again, when the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and the shorts are coming out of the closet.

Not.

OK, so what will keep our spirits up as things slowly come to life again? Hmmm?

Well, that would be the sounds of the only independent alternative community radio station in the GTA and beyond. (I am of course referring to CIUT 895 in Toronto)

We continue, day and night, holidays and in between days, to bring you what you can't get on any other station. Different perspectives on the world we live in. Voices who would otherwise never be heard. Music from the past and brand new sounds of the present. (We are working on getting future stuff too, but without Tesla, it's posing a wee bit of a problem) 

We are the sound of your city.

But we need your help to keep this party going.

I wouldn't ask you to do what I am not willing to do myself. Have already donated to a mitt full of shows I listen to and love. 

So please find it in your heart to call on April 11th at 7 pm (shameless self promotion) or any time from April 9th forward at 416-946-7800 * and let us know that alternative radio matters.

As Red Green was fond of saying "We are all in this together".

And as always, thanks for listening.

Carol B

Ruby Slippers Radio

*you can call tollfree at 1-888-204-8976 or donate online at www.ciut.fm

Ruby Slippers April 4 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

We are finally beginning to think maybe perhaps spring is on the doorstep. And with that comes the CIUT membership drive to keep the station alive! If you have donated in the fall, thanks so much for your support! And if you weren't able to, here is a great chance to help the only independent alternative radio station in the GTA continue to bring you the awesome (if somewhat strange) programming you have grown to love.  A week's worth of Tim Horton's  ($25)  would make you a member of the station, and ensure it keeps on keeping on. (C'mon, we all spend at least that at Tim's right?)

Think about it.

Anywho, here's this week's playlist. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did putting it together.

Do You Want To Feel Happy? ... Weird Mormons

Last Stop: This Town ... Eels

Whadaya Know? ... Hexes and Ohs *

Sweetheart What Have You Done ...Keaton Henson

Mother Goose ... Jethro Tull

Psychic Guys With Plastic Bags ... Filthy Haanz *

Welcome ... Hey Rosetta! *

Wasted Youth ... Spectre Hearts *

Teenage Love Made Me Insane ... The High Dials *

Walk On The Wild Side ... The Flowers From Hell *

Bullet Proof nothing ... Simply Saucer *

Freak Show ... SkyBurnsRed

Dead... House of Haunt *

Wild One ... Teenage Head *

We Let The Shadow In ... Kashka *

Chemical ... New order

Black or White ... Lajon Witherspoon et al

And as always, thanks for listening.

* Cancon

Ruby Slippers Mar 28 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

This week is a bit of a jumble, got a list together and then found out two of Toronto's own were playing this Friday and deserved a spot on the show too! Womb and Mother Leads will be at the Bovine at 9 pm, admission $6, so once you are finished listening to the show, head on over!

Anyway, I will try and squeeze them in somewhere, and amend the playlist as things roll along!

Here's what's what so far
I Found A Reason ... VHS or Beta (FINALLY made the list)
Crawlersout ... Purity Ring *
Star Tropics ... Ocean City Defender *
Hammer Down ... Eugene Ripper *
As We Lay Dying ... Museum Pieces *
Take The Long Road and Walk It ... The Music
Sunshine Superman ... Donovan
Ain't That Cute ... Moonglasses * (from Guelph Ontario)
Ghost In The Gaps ... Electroluminescent *
Black and White ... Greg Mashinter *
Television Set ... Joel Plaskett Emergency *
I Know You ... Kensington Market *
Paper Cup Words ... Elin Ruth
Sicko Love ... Womb
LSF (Lost Souls Forever) ... Kasabian

Oooo, I love surprises, don't you?
And as always, thanks for listening.

* Cancon

Ruby Slippers Mar. 21 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,
Yes this is an early posting, but some weeks you just can't keep the good stuff to yourself.
The week looks somewhat warmer, which of course means HIGH ENERGY MUSIC!!!!

So, here we go!

Vacation ... Best Scheme
Hot Property ... The Dishes *
The Golden Hour ... The Electronic hole
Public Pervert ... Interpol
Laughing From the Sidelines ... The Ordinary Boys
Narcissist ... Go For The Eyes *
Your Dog Don't Bark ... Ludes
Osmosis ... Donlands and Mortimer *
Hero ... Friends of Emmet
Taxman ... Beatles
She Gives Me Everything ... Gregg Lawless *
Wavelength ... Greig Cairns *
Jimmy ... Korean Drama *
Breaking Hearts ... Rah Rah *
Balloons .... The Golden Dogs *
The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret ... Queens of the Stone Age
Run Me Off The Tracks ... Idle Cinema
Get Your Crayons Out ... Preston School of Industry
You're Not That Great ... Dog Bite

Hot Diggety Dog!

As always thanks for listening!

*Cancon

Ruby Slippers Mar 14 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

Well, will you look at that! MORE SNOW! I am shocked.

But despite the general funk around here, the show must go on, and I gotta say, the longer I worked on this list, the better I felt. Guess that's why music is like breathing, can't really exist without either one.

Here it is, the Snow Day Special:

Oh Emily ... Jukebox the Ghost

Nights Out ... Little Girls *

Saturday Night ... Joy Classic

I've Got A Crush on Wendy Mesley ... Show Business Giants  *

Need you Around ... Smoking Popes

Peroxide Suicide ... The Lorrains *

Always Where I Need To Be ... The Kooks

Under a Lilac Tree ... Grime Kings

Pirate Radio ... Camouflage Nights *

Nighttime/Anytime (It's Alright) ... The Constantines *

Fire Awa ... Ilias

And the Mood Changes ... Sandbox *

Seconds ... Little Dragon

Train in Vain ... The Clash

Local Boy In The Photograph ... Stereophonics

She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit) ... Spiritualized

There She Goes My Beautiful World... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Off to shovel.

Thanks for listening.

*Cancon