Corby's Orbit

Thursday, January 19, 2012

New Regent Radio entry in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

External territories, sector Regentis. The distance from the center of the galaxy : 43 thousand light years. Desert planet Toronto, orbiting a binary star, a haven for smugglers real estate agents and gangsters of all stripes. For centuries, was the site of Radionto Refuse Globale, a standoff between different gangs of marauding boards of directors, so that the surface of the planet is literally littered with the debris of ancient bogus protocols, buried under the sands of the desert. Toronto officially colonized a few centuries ago, by boomers, opportunists, altruists, artists and other dilated colonists. On the planet there are spore-children of different races and ages, aliens and aubergine Aborigines: fussy media and tedia annoying the people of Love, and aggressive drone nomads from International Space Station. Government - complete anarchy; a sort of power exists held only by a king of the underworld, from a race called the Hutt, viz. Robba the Hutt. Regent authority sceptre is held hostage by a clan of dj's, musicians, artists and teacher/magicians against ongoing claims by a consortium of national paralyticians. Mostly harmless.

The Shift to 5:00

My radio show, Corby's Orbit will air from
5-7 on Friday afternoon/evening at Radio Regent from now on!

There is a report in the T.O. Blues Society newsletter that
I am leaving the station, written by Brian Blain , who is
"not sure" who told him that.

He will print a correction in the next issue, but for now, lots of people
are confused.

Don't be.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

(Just Like) Starting Over

It's my first show back in the turret as Official Orbiteer for Radio Regent, featuring a live performance and ticket giveaway, noonish, with the lustrous Chloe Charles. She showcased songs from Little Green Bud, and a world premiere of "Soldier" from her new record of alluring vocals and versatile songwriting skills. Have a peek every week, then step aboard at http://www.radioregent.com/.

Host Paul Corby ( brought to you by Polar Pigeons, Dragon Flowers and High Soul Pressure )

11-2 p.m. online and at tunein.ca . Canadians in asterisk'd RED.

11:00 Putting The Yes in Yestomorrow

Bob Marley – Small Ax – (Paul & Price Remix) - Bob’s Birthday @ Lee’s Palace 10 Feb.

Beth Orton – Best Bit

*Clara Engel – Not My Child - @ Lola Sat. 14 Jan. & The Vapor Social, Fri. 20 Jan.

11:15 Deep Covers

*Rebecca Everett – Happy Together - @ The Cameron Monday, 16 Jan.

*The Darcys – I Got the News – “Aja”

Madlib – L.O.V.E. & You & I / I Have Been Searching - @ The Great Hall Thurs. 19 Jan.

11:40 Icings and Frostings

*Mike Field – Locology - @ Hart House Tonight

* Clea Roddick – Chickadee

*Years – The Assassination of Dow Jones

(OMG - headphone hair! )

12:00 Snowflake Express

*Chloe Charles – The Heavens / Interview / Soon on a Snowflake (Live) / Soldier (Live)

-@ The Rivoli, Thurs. 19 Jan.

*Jon Brooks – Son of Hamas -@ Raise The Roof and Raise The Rent for Andy Frank

– Hugh’s Room, Thurs. 26 Jan.

*Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – There Is a Light @ Lee’s Palace Fri. 27 Jan.

12:40 Ready, Willing & Maple

*Bill Johnson – Old Les Paul Guitar - @ Maple Blues Awards, Koerner Hall, Mon. Jan. 16

*Matt Andersen – I Work Hard For the Luxury

Gregg Allman – Devil Got My Woman

The 24^th St. Wailers – Dear Brother - @Maple Blues Awards, Koerner Hall, Mon. Jan. 16

1:00 Soul Point of Reference

*Steven Ambrose – Kiss - @ Whistler’s Tonight

* Mandala – Give and Take / Faith – feat. George Olliver @ Whistler’s Tonight

James and Bobby Purify – You Left the Water Running / I Don’t Want To Have To Wait

Young Mistro – Oh Nah / What’s My Name? feat. Otis Redding’s “Tenderness”

Common – Lovin’ I Lost feat. The Impressions’ “I Loved and I Lost”

Recoil – Allelujah feat. Carla Trevaskis

1:30 Listening to Yourself Think

*Rich Aucoin – Living to Die @ The Drake Underground tonight

Hellsongs – We’re Not Gonna Take It – Dedicated to "the Municipals"

1:45 Sam Rivers To the Sea

Local Listings over Stanley Turrentine’s The River’s Invitation

*NOJO – The Year In Review feat. Sam Rivers

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Motion Projection Sao Paulo

run by vjsuave from vjsuave on Vimeo.

Friday, January 6, 2012

CKLN out, Radio Regent in.

CKLN Radio Inc is dissolving but your favourite shows and hosts are moving to Radio Regent

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 22:00

On December 14, 2011, the courts granted CKLN Radio Incorporated's request to dissolve the corporation and also dismissed a motion by Mary Young for a derivative action, ordering Ms. Young to pay CKLN $10,000 in costs. This request for dissolution was made following a vote at our October 11, 2011 Special General Meeting in which the membership overwhelmingly approved a motion to seek dissolution. On December 26, 2011, our contract with Regent Park Focus ends and CKLN.fm will cease broadcasting on the internet. However, Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre has announced that they will be launching a new internet radio service, Radio Regent, on January 1, 2012.

While Radio Regent is unaffiliated with CKLN Radio Incorporated and will be managed by Regent Park Focus, volunteers currently at CKLN have been invited to join the new service so many of your favourite shows and personalities will be on the Radio Regent program schedule. The Radio Regent livestream is currently being mirrored on the CKLN.fm website, however, the livestream is not affiliated with CKLN Radio Incorporated and CKLN Radio Incorporated is not responsible for it or the programming it carries.

Please check http://www.RadioRegent.com for details and update your bookmarks.

We'd like to thank everyone who has been a part of or supported CKLN over the past three decades and we deeply regret that the CKLN story is coming to the end. Over the years CKLN 88.1 has provided an outlet to up and coming, cutting edge voices that could not be heard elsewhere and provided Toronto with its first and often only exposure to a variety of musical and artistic forms. While the past few years have been difficult we believe that on balance, CKLN has been a positive force in Toronto and in radio.