WAFFLES!

And in this sleep of WAFFLES!, what dreams may come? Suck it, Shakespeare! Matt and Marisa rule your dreams now, with two hours of dream-based music to make you dream of the widest variety of music on earth. WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Dream That Dream :: Thelonious Monk :: Sueno de Munecas :: Gonzales Continue Reading

Matt and Marisa are all about clocks this week, with Ke$sha’s ‘Tik Tok’ covered — twice — and an epic run of o’clocks! Ladies Love Cool James, Los Colorados, Nick Drake and Brandon Flowers all come to play on this episode of WAFFLES! WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans The Clock Symphony 101 in D Major Continue Reading

Dan joins us from Valcourt, Quebec as we do a show on monsters! All kinds of monsters, including Draculas, Frankensteins, Creature of the Blacks Lagoon, and — oh, wait. No, it turns out songwriters are really big on metaphor and there are almost no Draculas at all. There are lots of great songs, though, as Continue Reading

Youth culture killed their dog! Matt and Marisa are back (and not playing that TMBG song) on the second Youth show of 2019 — mostly leftovers from the first one, and in retrospect nothing by the popular ’90s big beat remixer Youth. Disappointing, really. Hm. Sorry! WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans The Invincible Youth :: Continue Reading

No words! NO WORDS! Instrumentals rule the day on WAFFLES! this week, with everything from usually-no-words music (classical, jazz) to usually-words music (Neil Young through the Pogues) holding down two hours of stellar tunes. WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Tanti anni prima :: Geir Draugsvoll & Mette Rasmussen Confessions Pt. II :: BADBADNOTGOOD Ki-Gen :: Continue Reading

Hello! Is it WAFFLES you’re looking for? Then you’ve found it, as we slap two hours of “hello” songs together, with a few howdys for good measure. WAFFLES :: Teen Titans Hello My Lovely :: Charlie Haden Hello Sunday! Hello Road! :: Gil Scott-Heron Hello Love :: Hank Snow Michigan City Howdy Do :: Johnny Continue Reading

Matt and Marisa play host to Marisa’s mom, Mary, as they play music about mothers and Matt strives valiantly to get Mary to give up the dirt on Marisa’s mysterious past and childhood. Does he succeed? Does Mary throw Marisa under the bus? Find out — and listen to some awesome music besides! WAFFLES! :: Continue Reading

Matt and Marisa play songs about songs! From Superman’s Song to The Same Old Song, from the Song of Songs to This is Not a Love Song, from Song for Whoever to a couple of Towers of Song, we’re covering all the songs about the songs by singers who sing the songs about songs. So Continue Reading

Broken hearts! Broken people! Horror movie plots sung to the tune of Gordon Lightfoot’s If I Could Change Your Mind! This week’s WAFFLES! has it all, including three versions of “Tainted Love,” a double-shot of Nick Cave, some profound disagreements about the DiCaprio version of Romeo & Juliet, and much more! Songs this ep: WAFFLES Continue Reading

Matt and Marisa go on the hunt for the longest titles in music history, with regular suspects and new-to-WAFFLES! faves joining the fray. What’s the longest title in music history? Find out! It’s not the Rednex (which we wound up not playing; the song is super gross). WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Don’t Let the Continue Reading

Teenagers! YOUNG PUNKS! Matt and Marisa rail against the younger generation while playing songs about ’em, with Marisa going on a deep dive into one of her favourite musical sub-sub-subgenres: the “death discs” of the ’50s and ’60s, spinning splatter platters featuring all sorts of teens dropping like (teenaged) flies. WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Continue Reading

First, it’s WAFFLES! Second, we have a theme. Third, it’s ordinal numbers! All the way up to hundredth (at least), it’s a new take on numbers from the first name in music/talk variety! WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Fourth Dance :: Kronos Quartet Second Cup of Coffee :: Gordon Lightfoot First We Take Manhattan :: Continue Reading

Somebody left the WAFFLES! out in the rain! Well, no. But we do cover all sorts of songs about Cake, while never getting around to the actual band Cake. Sorry, Cake! You’re a great band! WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Cakewalk :: Oscar Peterson I Like Pie, I Like Cake, But I Like You Most Continue Reading

North! South! East! West! Which dumb Saturday morning show do you like best? It’s the cardinal directions as WAFFLES! covers the four points of the compass, with songs revealing Morrissey’s grim future as a horse-and-nun-murdering member of the Smiths, Marisa’s very (non-)controversial fave The Church album, the tremendously literal modern classical music of Jeremy Peyton Continue Reading

Matt’s going to Deseronto to see Emily Burgess, so he and special co-host Jeffy run down the good and bad of small towns on WAFFLES! From “must get out” songs like Smalltown Boy and Stupid Village to “small towns rule” tracks by Cold Creek Country and Northcote, we run the gamut; including tracks named for Continue Reading

Marisa’s back! And on a biweekly basis going forward, as we plunge into earth! Air! Fire! And water! for WAFFLES! this week, with some astonishing digressions into the science-fiction dystopic world of a Pepperidge Farm that remembers… everything. WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Devotion :: Cory Weeds Down the Dirt Road Blues :: Charley Patton Continue Reading

It’s trash week on WAFFLES! Matt holds the fort solo and talks about some of the environmental initiatives around town, including an illegal dump cleanup organized by an eco-friendly clothing company, an upcoming town hall on the Green New Deal, and the astonishing number of dog poop collecting companies you can find around K-Town. Music Continue Reading

Friend of the show Jeremy returns, and the theme is blades! From the cabaret origins of Mack the Knife to the sprawling prog majesty of Rush, from a backing out of a decision to try to out-Karl each other to getting Peterborough rock legends Them Blades back together, and even working the Green New Deal Continue Reading

Friend of the show Garrett Elliot returns, talkin’ Science!! and Science Rendezvous, as the annual event returns to Kingston. Science music from Philip Glass through William Shatner (covering Thomas Dolby) as we talk science, photography, school board politics, and more! WAFFLES! :: Teen Titans For Science! :: Chicago Symphony Einstein on the Beach – Entrance Continue Reading

May the Fourth be with you! Adam Walker joins Matt for a half-Star Wars, half-local-heroes edition of WAFFLES!, with a first hour focusing on May the Fourth be With You and (increasingly) weird takes on Star Wars in music; the second half on Homegrown 2019, with local bands taking the forefront and rocking their way Continue Reading

It’s a 12-hour time-shifted co-hosting gig on this week’s WAFFLES!, as Dave Butler in Hong Kong joins Matt in Kingston via Discord to talk about Dungeons & Dragons, teaching, and more! Dave is the GM of an online D&D game that Matt plays in, and there’s a lot of music about dungeons. And dragons! Also Continue Reading

Whether you partake or not, you’ll enjoy a full-bore range of music, and a surprising (for us) amount of facts and research for a single-topic edition of WAFFLES! — why you should call it cannabis (don’t call it marijuana!), prohibition, stereotypes, why Canada is the Most Legal Place On Earth, and music, music, music! From Continue Reading

Take me home, country WAFFLES! Songs about homes and houses haunt this wonderful spring morning WAFFLES!, with music from across the musical spectrum from the rocksteady of Toots & the Maytals through the futuretronic sounds of Joe Goddard. A surprising number of apologies pepper this show, as well as Marisa’s surprising revelation of an undying Continue Reading

We’re playing songs about thinking on WAFFLES! this week, ranging from stone cold ’80s pop classics to Tom Waits free association, to Jean “Cold Chicken!” Leloup singing in English. Free romance advice for Rufus Wainwright! This is a WAFFLES! not to be missed! WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Think of One :: Thelonius Monk If Continue Reading

Whistle while you… WAFFLE? We don’t cover any of the obvious ones (except for one request) in this all-whistling WAFFLES!, selecting instead some of the more obscure whistling-centric works of classical music, jazz, alternative pop and even a great (?) reggae cover of an ’80s whistling-heavy hit. Whistle along with WAFFLES! Tracks this episode: WAFFLES! Continue Reading

It’s Matt’s birthday, so it’s all Matthews on the show today, from Sweet to Millz and many more besides — also giving Marisa a chance to play her fave band evars, The National (thanks, Matt Berenger). A sad tribute at the end for a fallen Matt as well. Find of the week: ChessClub! Songs: WAFFLES! Continue Reading

Vegans! Who are they? What mysteries do they hold? Christina Avery of Knifey Spooney co-hosts a cruelty-free edition of WAFFLES!, talking about the upcoming Night Market, veganism, and lots more. Pigs are discussed! Plus some amazing new music from Steve Benjamins, Hillsburn, and more! Carnaval des Animaux :: Camille Saint-Saens A Fish on Land :: Continue Reading

Ghoooooooooooooooost Riders in the Skyyyyyyyyyy!! Jeremy co-hosts for another Super Hero Songbook, this time looking at the convoluted history and many identities of B-tier Marvel superhero Ghost Rider. Jeremy also challenges Henry Rollins to a fight. Does he show up to throw down? Find out! WAFFLES! :: Teen Titans Ghost Riders in the Sky :: Continue Reading

We aren’t experts in Afrofuturism, but we’re learning! A quick tour of Afrofuturism past and present, from the mothership of Sun Ra to the technologically infused pop/hip-hop of Janelle Monae. Music: WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Space is the Place :: Sun Ra Astro’s Revenge :: Haolin Munk Courage :: The Souljazz Orchestra Cold Feet Continue Reading

No fewer than 27 versions of the Beatles’ “Yesterday,” as Matt, without Marisa to act as the voice of reason on the show, goes a bit bonkers. From the Bach-infused classical of John Bayless to the aggressive Indian metal of Nicotine, to the stone cold Marvin Gaye classic, this is “Yesterday” as you’ve never heard Continue Reading

Take good care of the poor boy! Sloan speaks the truth (as always) in this edition of WAFFLES!, where we play music both _about_ and _by_ the poor — from the destitute composer Debussy to the mad preaching captured in Front 242’s “Welcome to Paradise,” it’s a whirlwind tour of emptied pockets. The struggles of Continue Reading

Spiders! Spiders! SPIDERS! From the Royal Scottish Orchestra playing “The Spider Rejoices” straight through the ill-fated (but later feted) David Bowie Glass Spider tour, it’s all spiders on this edition of WAFFLES!

Songs about writing — and authors, and in some cases reading — on this very literary WAFFLES!, starting with the free jazz of Ornette Coleman and ending with a novel cover of the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer” by the B-52s. In the interim, everything from Prince to Lana Del Rey, from Dexy’s Midnight Runners to Nick Continue Reading

Do you believe in magic? The Norwegians do! We’ll hear from them later in the show on an all-magic-themed edition of WAFFLES!, ranging from stage magic to straight up witchcraft. Marisa gets the pull of the week award with a classic metal track, and much hay is made of various things including cold weather, the fate of the Continue Reading

Friend of the show Tony is a co-host for a jazz-infused episode of WAFFLES!, talking mostly about Meet In The Middle, the upcoming swing extravaganza coming to Kingston later this month! Swing culture, terminology, dances (what’s a blues dance?) and more, punctuated with music on the more general theme of “youth”. Music, music, music! WAFFLES Continue Reading

It’s a new year for WAFFLES!, and Matt’s sister suggested “Epiphanies” as a topic of choice — so here we go into 2019! From the composed-for-Epiphany music of Benjamin Britten to the sardonic snark of a young Momus, from the nasal meanderings of Bob Dylan to the full-throated belt of Etta James covering Bob Dylan, Continue Reading

Matt’s on his own for the last WAFFLES! in 2018, which means it’s gonna get dark, folks. REAL dark. It’s The End. The Apocalypse. The Final Days. Songs about the big finish, the end of everything… and sometimes not.  Pre-recorded at home due to vacation plans; please forgive any audio quibbles. Abime des Oiseaux :: Continue Reading

It’s Crimbus! Thrill to old faves like The Waitresses and Slade, jazz classics from Oliver Jones, Holly Cole and Bela Fleck, get depressed in the middle bit with a bunch of downer songs, and dive deep into traditional dungeon synth with Krampusnacht. Songs this episode:  Jingle Cats :: Special Xmas WAFFLES theme Let It Snow :: Oliver Continue Reading

Who’s got sweaters? We’ve got sweaters! And some creepy songs about sweaters, too! Matt and Marisa share songs about sweaters, and new classics from the holiday canon. Here’s the music for this episode: Last Christmas Coeur de Pirate The Sweater Meryn Cadell Walk Talk Syd Dale V-Neck Sweater Greyboy AllStars Hey Little Girl Thurston Harris Continue Reading

It’s beginning to look a lot like… well, cold weather, at least, so we’re leaning in with two hours of music about freezing and wintry weather, including the absolutely ghoulish Bobby Darrin track “Artificial Flowers,” some post-Goth from the UK, the delightful David Francey, and as always much more! Come for the music, stay for Continue Reading

It’s “Cities” this week on WAFFLES!, as we take a trip around the… er… okay, we don’t leave Canada that much, but we do stop off in Sydney, Istanbul (twice) and a few other far-flung locales. Lots of Montreal and Toronto (what about love?), and little bits of cities from all over the darn place. Continue Reading

The indomitable Jeremy joins us once again, this time for a show focusing both on the third-tier Marvel Comics super-hero Man-Thing, with a great diversion into a talk about Fifteen and Fairness with special guest Doug.   WAFFLES Teen Titans Go! Born on the Bayou Creedence CR Swamp Fire Duke Ellington Song for Ted Sallis Continue Reading

Avast, me hearties! Wait, I guess that’s pirates. It’s crustaceans on WAFFLES! this week, starting with some weird fisk-up where Matt forgot to bring the classical music. Oh, well! That just leaves more time for glorious things like a bonkers cover of the B-52s’ Rock Lobster, the gorgeous voice of Julie London, the new kid-friendly Continue Reading

Gotta do the night work! All-night songs, all morning long, courtesy of WAFFLES! “Night” is the theme with a lean into “night life”, featuring bangers like the Scissor Sisters’ “Night Work” but also the mournful strains of Mercury Rev, some classical music and jazz, and much more! Waffles! :: Teen Titans Go! Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Continue Reading

It’s CFRC’s funding drive week! You can give us a chunk o’ money at cfrc.ca/donate and support this kind of silliness! Music this show: Waffles :: Teen Titans Go Thank You :: Echo Women’s Choir Thank You :: Dave Brubeck Territory Acknowledgement :: Collective Order Meadow Lane :: Collective Order Memories of Cuba :: Joe Continue Reading

Sean Liddle joins Matt for the Hallowe’en WAFFLES! spooktacular! They take on the scariest of the scaries, and a special tribute to comedy hero and Canadian legend Rick Green. Music for this episode: WAFFLES! Teen Titans New Year’s Eve in a Haunted House :: Raymond Scott Butcher Pete :: Roy Brown I’m Not Scared :: Continue Reading

Doctor doctor, give us the news: we’ve got a bad case of WAFFLES!, you! All doctors & nurses (and illness and wellness [and some science Doctors]) on this edition of WAFFLES!, featuring the amazing Songs for Rockwood, Doctor Worm (Matt’s favourite song of ALL TIME?!?), Marisa playing the New York Dolls, and much more! Music Continue Reading

Friend of the show Jeffy comes by to hang out, and brings a slew o’ stuff about October 13 with him! International Disaster Reduction, politics (including one very good and one very bad Margaret), cartoon music, the challenging nature of grilled cheese and appliance timers, a triple cover of “You Can Call Me Al”, and Continue Reading

Tony, former CFRC host of Ahoy Savoy! and Afrotunity, joins Matt while Marisa’s at work. A fun show! Lots of music about food, recipes and more, and some sound advice (YOU GOTTA KEEP UP!) near the end of the show. Featuring music by Tony’s band Dingers, early for Hallowe’en! WAFFLES! :: Teen Titans Go! Autumn’s Continue Reading

Marisa takes a solo-mental journey! Expect Goth. Music this episode: WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Autumn Sea :: Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Deliver Me :: Ben Caplan Do You Love Me? :: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds M :: The Cure Myriad Harbour :: New Pornographers Victory :: PJ Harvey I Don’t Blame Continue Reading

Okay, it got busy and we got lazy. So it’s another grab bag! Enjoy! Amazing music, even if it’s not themed. What music, you ask? Well, we reply: WAFFLES theme :: Teen Titans Famous Hungarians :: Chilly Gonzales Ma petite dans le Boulangerie :: Harold Lopez Nussa Lost in the Stars :: Abbey Lincoln Uska Continue Reading