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2019 Year In Review

Posted on January 11, 2020 by admin

The weekly show is over, but we couldn’t let 2019 pass us by without a Year in Review special! Give it a rip and spread the good word.

Tracklist

  • Designosaur - Drive
  • Jon Samuel - Unlovable
  • Kids Losing Sleep - In Love No More
  • Sorrey - Full Bloom
  • Golden Cinema - Colour Me In
  • Kim Harris - Once You Were Wondrous
  • Beauts - Good Measure
  • Jennah Barry - The Real Moon
  • Corey Isenor - Like A Drug
  • Mo Kenney - Ahead Of Myself
  • The Drug Rugs - Sandbar
  • Loviet - Symbol Of Love
  • Bleum - Move With Me
  • Vogue Dots - Melatonin
  • Rich Aucoin - The Mind
  • Aquakultre - I Doubt It
  • Allumette - Algue
  • Valerie - Smothered
  • Shoulder Season - Rules
  • Little You Little Me - Traveled
  • Motherhood - Sweet Kid
  • Washing Machine - Top Aide
  • Walrus - Cool To Who
  • Diamondtown - December
  • Jacques Surette - L'Aventure
  • Rain Over St. Ambrose - Dedication
  • Wintersleep - The Lighthouse
  • Gabrielle Papillon - What Do I Know
  • Working Titles - Time And Again
  • Villages - Moonlit
  • Smaller Hearts - Snowsmashed
  • Rose Cousins - I Would Die 4 U (Prince Cover)
  • Good Dear Good - The Storm
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A Decade Of Christmas Specials

Posted on December 19, 2019 by admin

I friggin’ love Christmas music, and over the last decade I’ve hosted an annual Christmas Special every single year on Halifax Is Burning featuring local holiday tunes. For the first time ever, here they are compiled in one spot! Click … Continue reading →

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October 1, 2019 – FINALE

Posted on October 16, 2019 by admin

Thanks to everybody who’s listened to this show over the last ten years! Please come help celebrate its finale on Friday, November 22 at The Seahorse Tavern.

Tracklist

  • Myles Deck & The Fuzz - Halifax Is Burning
  • Wintersleep - The Lighthouse
  • Botfly - Melancholy In Real Time
  • The Holy Shroud - This Is The Future Perfect
  • Papal Visit - What Makes Him Win Like That?
  • Outtacontroller - Put It On High
  • Not You - LL
  • Dog Day - Happiness
  • Jennah Barry - Black Hole
  • Les Hay Babies - Fil De Téléphone
  • Beauts - The City Loves Me
  • Designosaur - Alone Together
  • Crossed Wires - You're Standing On My Neck
  • Plumtree - Scott Pilgrim
  • TUNS - Back Among Friends
  • VKNGS - Nineteen
  • Worst Part - Lurker
  • Cryptorips - Name Names
  • Kuato - Battle of Bloody Creek
  • Doug Mason - Gotta Know When To Go
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Halifax Is Burning…Out

Posted on September 25, 2019 by admin

Friends, I come to you with news. After a decade of being on the air, I am putting my weekly radio show, Halifax Is Burning, to rest. It is not a decision I have made lightly. When I first walked … Continue reading →

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August 27, 2019

Posted on August 31, 2019 by admin

This week: back on the air to wind down the summer.

Tracklist

  • Sorrey - Signs
  • Washing Machine - Act Of War
  • Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
  • Corey Isenor - Like A Drug
  • Kim Harris - Uproar
  • Maura Whitman - Roulette
  • Beauts - The City Loves Me
  • Smaller Hearts - Perennials
  • Norc - Arizona
  • Booji Boys - Moto-Hard
  • Doug Mason - Boogazi
  • Shotgun Jimmie - Tumbleweed
  • Thrush Hermit - Songs For The Gang
  • Wintersleep - The Lighthouse
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Doug Mason Radio

Posted on August 20, 2019 by admin

Right Here! Right Now! It’s DOUG MASON RADIO! All Classics! Request Line Always Open!

Tracklist

  • Doug Mason - Our Lips Are Sealed
  • Doug Mason - Hey Jealousy!
  • Doug Mason - Sister Golden Hair
  • Doug Mason - Local Culture
  • Doug Mason - Poutine Village
  • Doug Mason - Locked Out Of Heaven
  • Doug Mason - Malibu
  • Doug Mason - Iris
  • Doug Mason - Haven't Left Here Yet
  • Doug Mason - Fox Pirate
  • Doug Mason - 1979
  • Doug Mason - Goodbye Little Boy
  • Doug Mason - Summer Breeze
  • Doug Mason - Gates Of Steel
  • Doug Mason - Modern Bands
  • Doug Mason - It's A Shame About Ray
  • Doug Mason - Red
  • Doug Mason - Rainbow In The Dark
  • Doug Mason - In View
  • Doug Mason - Slow Summer
  • Doug Mason - Sonic Juice
  • Doug Mason - Love Story
  • Doug Mason - Begin Again
  • Doug Mason - A Long December
  • Doug Mason - Somebody's Baby
  • Doug Mason - Boogazi
  • Doug Mason - Andy
  • Doug Mason - Fallin' For You
  • Doug Mason - Caledonia Gurls
  • Doug Mason - Can I Get My Drums Back?
  • Doug Mason - Pristine
  • Doug Mason - I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer
  • Doug Mason - Gotta Know When To Go
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July 30, 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by admin

This week: our annual SappyFest special!

Tracklist

  • Papal Visit - It's Been Discontinued
  • Apollo Ghosts - Weekend Fantasy
  • Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize
  • Diamondtown - Forever
  • Julie Aubé - Seras-Tu Là?
  • Haviah Mighty - Wishy Washy (feat. Omega Mighty)
  • LAL - It Was To Be You
  • Gianna Lauren - Windows
  • Juice Girls - My Baby
  • Yves Jarvis - Sugar Coated
  • Motherhood - #224
  • Allumette - Algue
  • Aquakultre - 4 In The Morning
  • The Weather Station - Free
  • The Heat Death - I'm Not Alright
  • José Contreras - Past The Stars
  • Mauno - Nothing
  • Shotgun Jimmie - Sorry We're Closed
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July 23, 2019

Posted on July 26, 2019 by admin

This week: lots of new music and the return of Burnt Black!

Tracklist

  • Kids Losing Sleep - Put It On
  • Rain Over St. Ambrose - Drop
  • Washing Machine - Act Of War
  • Working Titles - Time And Again
  • Bankruptcy - Lockheed Martin
  • Burnt Black - Coming Down
  • Burnt Black - Finest Lie
  • Smaller Hearts - Best Guesses
  • Bombnivores - Hallucinascent
  • Allumette - Algue
  • Motherhood - Pick Of The Pugs
  • Cursing & Swearing - Words For Nerds
  • Shotgun Jimmie - The New Sincerity
  • Doug Mason - I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer (Cardigans Cover)
  • Weekend Dads - Bleed Together
  • Cy - Parc À Bleuets
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July 16, 2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by admin

This week: 7″ party! A full episode featuring local 45rpm vinyl.

Tracklist

  • Wintersleep - Free Fall
  • Cryptorips - Hau Kea
  • Sharp Like Knives - We All Lie For A living
  • The Damnsels - This City's Dead
  • Tongan Death Grip - Japanese Game Show
  • Bloodsport - Accidents With Homemade Fireworks
  • Kestrels - The Light
  • Doug Mason - Sonic Juice
  • Cheticamp - Coincidence
  • Les Gluetones - Reincarnated (As A '63 Rambler)
  • The Superfantastics - Turn On Me
  • thomas/richard - Black Brook Rd.
  • Dark For Dark - Orchard
  • Sea Glasses - Through Leaves/Beige TV
  • Dog Day - Scratches
  • Special Noise - Grant Pardy
  • Union Of The Snake - Decades
  • Be Bad - The Slaves Who Buried The Pharoah
  • Shotgun Jimmie - That's Not Joel
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July 9, 2019

Posted on July 16, 2019 by admin

This week: special guest Céleste Godin joins me to talk about Francophone music in Atlantic Canada. Tunez-in!

Tracklist

  • Diamondtown - The Voice
  • Valerie - Twin Flames
  • The Drug Rugs - Sandbar
  • Iskwé - Little Star
  • Hubert Lenoire - Darlène
  • Interview w. Céleste Godin (Part 1)
  • P'tit Belliveau - Les Acadjonnes
  • Julie Aubé - Radio Bingo
  • Interview w. Céleste Godin (Part 2, en français)
  • Jacques Surette - L'Aventure
  • Lisa LeBlanc - Ti-Gars
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