Every month, we look at new releases both local and foreign, and break down some not-so-new but under-exposed material.

Howard “Stretch” Carr and Faithlyn Sankar interview the one and only Jimmy Cliff on West Indian Rhythms.

Manchilde, formerly of the hip hop group The Butta Babees and past host of Ill Groove Garden, swung by CKUT after opening for Mos Def.

The experimental rock duo stopped by CKUT’s Montreal Sessions in June 2012 as part of the station’s Suoni Per Il Popolo coverage.

Tim Darcy’s solo project live the on CKUT airwaves.

Owned by David Bertrand and Kier-la Janisse, Blue Sunshine was Montreal’s premier “Psychotronic Film Center”.

Saturday night, Montreal saw the release of Flying Fortress by Saxsyndrum – David Switchenko (sax), Nick Schofield (drums).

Tune in to CKUT today, May 1st, as we celebrate Mayday, International Workers Day, and a day marked around the world as a celebration of social struggles for dignity and liberation.

The Kills filled L’Olympia, a much larger venue then I was expecting, with their massive sound. You felt like you were a basement with them oh so close to you bouncing around.

The White brothers (Andy and Edwin) were in town playing several shows at the Pop Montreal festival and stopped by the CKUT studio for a live performance on If You Got Ears.

The King of Latin Soul Joe Bataan is interviewed by Andy Williams on CKUT.

CKUT’s Magic Sound Mountain Collective climbed Mount Royal and installed 6 hand made speakers that were used to diffuse multi channel sound compositions for the forest dwellers.

Local musician and sound artist Nick Kuepfer is a longtime favourite studio guest here at CKUT.

Philadelphia rockers Lantern were in town for Weird Fest Montreal and passed by New Shit for a live performance.

Tonstartssbandht’s White brothers have each had their own impressive solo acts over the years. This clip features Edwin White’s first live performance on CKUT as Eola.

For the June 2010 edition of Montreal Sessions, Bernardino Femminielli brought his synths down to the CKUT studio and performed this long form instrumental electronic track.

Solo Performance by Rebecca Foon on cello, effects pedals and voice.

An early live set from CKUT intern Claire Boucher, aka Grimes.

A live radio transmission art show (or tell…) highlighting the many talents of CKUT’s Circuit Workshop.

K.A.N.T.N.A.G.A.N.O. is a Montreal supergroup made up of Alexander Wilson (01ek), Alexandre St-Onge (Shalabi Effect), and Jonathan Parent (Fly Pan Am).

Known as “the keeper of the flame”, Len devoted his life to listening to, photographing, writing about, and sharing jazz.

tUnE-yArDs visits Venus Radio.

CKUT host Stefan Christoff talks with the Narcicyst – the front man of the Iraqi hip-hop Montreal band Eurphrates.

Although we played and loved the Arcade Fire like everyone else and their cousin, we also really felt some handmade, sent out of the blue shit!