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On The Air

The Bassment

Interview by Chirag Mahajan

Rhett Ohlsen   |   photo by Chirag Mahajan

Rhett Ohlsen   |   photo by Chirag Mahajan


  For some of us, there is no better time than the end of the week to turn up our untouched subwoofers and let loose a raging river of bass. Tune in to CiTR on a Friday night and you’ll enter The Bassment, where Rhett Ohlsen lays down a playlist filled with the latest in local bass beats that give this radio river some mad flow.
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Textually Active

Chris Walter: Writing As Healing

by Mike Donaldson

Chris Walter   |   photo by Daniel Thomas Williams

Chris Walter | photo by Daniel Thomas Williams


  If punk is not dead, then it lives on through the likes of Vancouver writer Chris Walter.

  A former drug addict and seventeen-year resident of East Vancouver, Walter’s embedded punk spirit maintains its discourse with anger and revolt through his self-created publishing company, Gofuckyerself Press. Over the past eleven years he has published over twenty titles, including more than a dozen fictional narratives such as Up and Down on the Downtown Eastside (2011), Punch the Boss (2009) and East Van (2004). He has also written and published a three-part autobiography, several collections of short stories, and Argh Fuck Kill (2010), the biography of Canadian punk rock legends Dayglo Abortions. A similar biography on SNFU is due to hit shelves this summer.
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The Overeducated Grumbler

The Grumbler Gets Classy At The Arctic Air Premiere

by Terris Schneider

illustration by Erik Olson

illustration by Erik Olson


  Peeling myself out of my overpriced sweatpants, I put on some human people clothes on a Tuesday night to go to the CBC premiere of Arctic Air at The Vogue Theatre. What was I expecting? Not much. I would have much rather watched Kevin O’Leary (a.k.a. Canada’s Donald Trump) and his new, ridiculous-yet-I-can’t-take-my-eyes-off-it-because-O’Leary-is-a-total-sociopath program Redemption Inc. Instead, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go with my friends and mock this new CBC shitstorm about “a maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it.” I expect it to last a total of three episodes tops. From Arctic Air’s trailer, it looked like the show would be riddled with terrible clichés and cheesy dialogue—and the pilot did not disappoint.
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Editor’s Note

on that magazine from CiTR 101.9 FM

by Gregory Adams

  This note’s going to be a little weird as it’s not quite my last issue at Discorder, but for all intents and purposes, this is goodbye. That sounds way too serious, but it’s the truth. My time here at the magazine is nearly done, so I give you this as my sendoff.
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Discorder’s 2011 Favourites

discorder contributor favs cover collage

Discorder’s contributors sound off on the tunes that made their year.
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On The Air

What Pink Sounds Like

Interview by Brenda Grunau

Ashly Kissman   |   photo by Robert Fougere

Ashly Kissman   |   photo by Robert Fougere


  What Pink Sounds Like  is CiTR’s embodiment of Femcon. Tune in to this show and you’ll hear an eclectic mix of female artists and musicians with Ashly Kissman’s rolling commentary. Kissman’s goal, according to her blog, is “to empower girls and women by highlighting women in media and music,” citing the low percentage of women broadcasters in Canadian media as a major impetus for her program. For years, Kissman has steeped herself in radio, as programmer and staff at CFUV in Victoria (also 101.9 FM) and interning with NPR in Kansas.
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The Overeducated Grumbler

A Holiday Wish List

by Terris Schneider

  For some reason, the winter doesn’t make me grumble as much. Mostly because I am one of those saps that loves Christmas. Winter is also the perfect setting to brood, which surprisingly makes me happy. To make winter even more fun, there is so much great local stuff coming our way in Van. If I wasn’t a poor and starving writer cliché, I would go to every event possible this winter. It seems like everything is coming up at once and I wish I could see all of it. Anyways, here are some of my recommendations for things to see this winter:
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Filmstripped

Color Me Obsessed by Gorman Bechard

Terris Schneider

<em>Color Me Obsessed</em>, a film by Gorman Bechard

Color Me Obsessed, a film by Gorman Bechard


  Everybody has a story about the Replacements. At least, according to the music documentary Color Me Obsessed: A film about the Replacements. The film, directed by Gorman Bechard, features stories told by all sorts of musicians, critics, writers, producers, and fans inspired by the long-gone Minneapolis punk rock band, including the Decemberists Colin Meloy, Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü, author Caryn Rose, Craig Finn of the Hold Steady and One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn, who was surprisingly cool. Even comedians Dave Foley and Tom Arnold show up, illustrating the Replacements’ devoted and varied fan base.
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Editor’s Note

on that magazine from CiTR 101.9 FM

by Gregory Adams

  Here it is, the end of 2011. I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I started up at Discorder. Whether crammed into our offices up here on campus, or checking in on things late-night from my laptop at home, the last twelve months have been eye-openers. Just think of all the incredible local acts that have been covered in Discorder since January—Dirty Beaches, Heavy Chains, prOphecy sun, Teen Daze, Blackout Beach, Baptists, Vacant State…the list just goes on and on, really. This issue alone collects some greats, whether it’s the free form art rock of Dixie’s Death Pool, the downcast but hopeful piano musings of expat Great Aunt Ida, or the undiscovered talent present on the open mic circuit. Needless to say, 2011 wouldn’t have been the same without any of these artists’ records or live performances.
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Fundrive 2011

by CiTR 101.9 FM

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Shimmering Stars- I’m Gonna Try
World Club- Weight of a Mountain

  Each year, CiTR’s Fundrive has us soliciting our faithful listeners/readers for charitable donations to help fund the radio station and Discorder magazine. On top of providing community-based programming for the Vancouver area and beyond, we also have a lot of fun.

Below we’ve gathered just a few of the many faces that have graced the station over the years, and they’ve lovingly shared why CiTR is so special to them. Tune in to 101.9 FM November 17-24 for the Fundrive and we’re sure you’ll here some more great stories about the station.
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