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Dinah

Listen to my radio gig, "6 Degrees of Appreciation" every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3pm EST on CFRC 101.9

About Me

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My Interests

My radio show, 6 Degrees of Appreciation on CFRC 101.9 FM Lounging at CFRC Lounging at the Goat Lounging at the Toucan Lounging at the Grad Club Haunting and occasionally sleeping at the History Department Staufferin' it upRevolutionary history US/Canadian/Soviet Foreign Policy Travel, travel, books, books, travel, travel

I'd like to meet:


Music:

Le Tigre, The Beta Band, The Silver Jews, Camper Van Beethoven, Belle & Sebastian, The Delgados, Elliot Brood, Beck, Ramones, Violent Femmes, Velvet Underground, The Clash, The Smiths, Stereolab, Cibo Matto, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Organ, White Stripes, Novillero, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Fiery Furnaces,Grateful Dead, Sigur Ros, The Cure, Misfits, Danzig, Circle Jerks, Motorhead, Bad Brains, pre-1990 Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Tism, Ween, etc.Other new(ish) and totally awesome stuff I've been listening to lately: Fujiya & Miyagi, The Bella Bombs, Jakalope, Of Montreal, Run with the Kittens, The Strays, Eviction Party, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Chocolate Robots, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Exchanges, etc.Favorite Song of the Week: The Nein: Burn Construction

Movies:

Top Five greatest films5: Reservoir Dogs 4: Apocalypse Now (not Redux) 3: The Breakfast Club 2: High Fidelity 1: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Television:

Ok..so The Office worked out nicely. Aqua Teen Hunger Force amuses me. 24 still kicks some serious ass.

Books:

Anything by Hunter Thompson Inferno-Dante Love in the Time of Cholera-Gabriel Garcia Marquez Steal this Book-Abbie HoffmanWhat am I reading now? Che: A Memoir by Fidel Castro, Inside the Enigma: British Diplomats in Russia, 1920-1939 (Michael Hughes), Putin's Russia (Anna Politkovskaya), and Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Michael Foucault

Heroes:

Well, I don't know about 'hero' persay, but there are a number of people who fascinate me. Hunter Thompson most definitely, but I'd have to say Sergei Nechaev is a particularly intriguing figure. As for real people in my life, my kids never cease to amaze me, my grandmother leaves me in awe, and my boyfriend, Dave, is a kick ass guy to be around 24-7.

My Blog

H is for Hip-Hop featuring Hot Mess (Randi & Jenni)

Today's program is all about hiphop as genre and featuring all hip hop as presented by "Hot Mess" (my intrepid housemates, Randi and Jenni).  Their fabulous playlist for today includes:Herbie Han...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:07:00 PST

G is for Gertrudes!

Gertrudes member and Theramin player extraordinaire, Chris Trimmer, joined me on the program today to discuss the Gertrudes video release party taking place on Hallowe'en night with special guests Tim...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:46:00 PST

Vancougin'

okkkSince Vancougar is playing tonight at Bar None with Sargasso Sea and the House is Black, I featured a lot of their music off their new cd, Canadian Tuxedo.Playlist:Vancougar-UnmannedTV on the Radi...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:15:00 PST

F is for Federal Elections

Canadian Fed elections tomorrow, a good idea to talk about varying platforms I suppose, and play some F bands, mixed with a few who are playing in K.dot soon...Stereolab-Silver SandsWinter Gloves-Let ...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:39:00 PST

E is for Emo

Thanks to Jenni for the suggestion!  Not much representation for the letter E save Elliot Smith, so I went with genre 'cause well, it's my show and I can pretty much do whatever I want.Word.E i...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:00 PST

D is for Dummies

D is for Dummies: cops taser a suicide case to death, northern grocery store charges 55 bones for a watermelon, bushisms and silly laws...the dumb things people do mixed with songs in the key of D.P...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:54:00 PST

C is for Cancon!

Controller.controller-watchThe Clips-Space kidzNight flowers-Knock on WoodPaper Cranes-Love you til my Veins ExplodeQuinzy-Even YouCinderpop-BumblebeeCub-Your BedCreepshow-Run for you LifePolymorphine...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:23:00 PST

B is for Barbeau

Today's playlist brought to us by Jeff and the letter BBroadcast Zero-Jimmy fought the worldThe Creepshow-Run for your lifeBilly Idol-White WeddingAnnie-Songs remind me of youBlack Lungs-TimelessGravi...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:30:00 PST

A is for Artel!

September 8th playlistArab Strap-Shy RetirerPolymorphines-Shepherd's WayArcade Fire-Keep the Car RunningChad Van Gaalen-Bare Feet on Wet GriptapeFloor Thirteen-Bite my NailsSweatshop Union-GoldrushThe...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:11:00 PST

Indie by Alphabet Launch Date, T minus 8 Days!

Yo...so my new launch date has been moved to Monday, September 8th from 2:30 to 4 pm (September 2nd's show has been preempted by a Golden Gaels football game live broadcast).  The premise of th...
Posted by Dinah on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:14:00 PST