Some special shows on the horizon...

Season's greetings from CJAM's Women's Radio Collective!

We've got some special shows planned the next few weeks and we want to ensure that you're kept "in the know" for what's in store!

On Monday, December 28 tune into Milk and Vodka from 5 to 6 PM for a "Best of 2009" edition of the program. Hosted by Hilda Coker and Cassandra Caverhill.

On Monday, January 4 Milk and Vodka will feature part one of a two-part special titled "Ladies of the Eighties". Join Cassandra Caverhill for an in-depth look at some of the incredible music and women from this decade from 5 to 6 PM.

On Wednesday, January 6 Genesis will be part one of a two-part series devoted to remarkable women who passed away in 2009. We'll talk about notable female activists, political leaders, and public figures who are sadly, no longer with us, and discuss their contributions to feminism and human rights. Hosted by Cassandra Caverhill.

On Monday, January 11 Milk and Vodka is all about "Ladies of the Eighties" part deux. Join Cassandra Caverhill for an in-depth look at female-fronted acts and solo artists in the new wave, no wave, post-punk and dance music from this decade, 5 to 6 PM.

On Wednesday, January 13 Genesis will be part two of our retrospective uncovering the lives of remarkable women who passed away in 2009. Hosted by Cassandra Caverhill.

Interested in joining the Women's Radio Collective? There's never been a better time to join! CJAM will be hosting an Open House and Orientation on Monday, January 18 starting at 5 PM.

We'll talk about how YOU can help us bring programming with a feminist perspective to CJAM's airwaves, even if you've never had any prior radio experience! You'll also meet with new volunteers, learn about the recording project we're about to begin, tour our facilities and have the chance to interact LIVE on the air during our music program Milk and Vodka!

CJAM is located in the basement of the CAW Student Center on the University of Windsor campus, and all are welcome to attend!

To confirm your participation phone Cassandra Caverhill, CJAM Women's Radio Collective Coordinator at 519-971-3606.

Genesis information

Thanks for listening to this week's edition of Genesis on CJAM 99.1 FM.

Kate and Melanie talked about:

World AIDS day
Click here for more information on HIV AIDS. Just as a clarification, when we spoke about HIV transferring through all bodily fluids, we were speaking in reference to fluids exchanged during sexual activity, either male or female, as well as bloood. HIV is not spread through saliva.

We also talked about the December 6th Memorial, happening this coming Sunday at the CAW Centre on the University of Windsor Campus at 4pm. The screening of the film Polytechnique will happen Friday, December 4th at MacDonald Hall on the University of Windsor campus. Please come out and support these events and help stop violence against women.

For more information on the White Ribbon Campaign against violence against women, click here.

We also chatted about Windsor proposing controversial legislation to regulate "body rub" parlours in the city. City officials have proposed opening and closing times that parlour proprietors say will drastically cut their business. However, they support legislation that regulates and legitimizes their businesses. Other contested parts of the proposed rules involve whether or not security cameras will be allowed in the rooms for the protection of workers, and whether or not clients and workers will be allowed to be completely naked. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. For more information, check out the article from the Windsor Star.

Finally, we talked briefly about the former Miss Argentina, Solange Magnano, who died after complications from plastic surgery and how this speaks to the oppressive beauty standards that women face. More on that story here:

Spill Yer Lungs, Arthur Hall.

Might be a bit biased, but I don't care. Today's playlist ruled. Download it.

I love Hop Along.



Elbow Beach Surf Club - Husky Do*
Madeline Adams - Seeing Double
Masshysteri - Hatkarlek
Witches - Young Ones
Hop Along - Bride & Groom
Little Lungs - Atlantic Bridge
Each Other's Mothers - Extra! Extra!
Do Make Say Think - End Of Music*
Julie Doiron - Spill Yer Lungs*
Julie Doiron - Lovers of the World*
Lemuria - Rough Draft
Nana Grizol - Arthur Hall
Songs for Moms - Kill Coyotes
The Warmers - No One Like Me No One Like Me
One Reason - Southern Rock Anthem

Milk & Vodka playlist, November 9th 2009 - Ladies of Folk edition

Today's show is inspired by a book written by Shiela Weller entitled Girls Like Us. It's a triple biography that follows the fascinating lives and careers of Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, and Carole King whose music defined an entire generation, and still influences artists today.
Although Weller focuses on these three women specifically, there are many mentions of other female folk musicians from this period as well, which I've done my best to include for this week's program. Happy listening!

- Cassandra

ARTIST/SONG/ALBUM/LABEL & YEAR

Judy Collins/Suzanne/In My Life/Elektra, 1966

Laura Nyro/Wedding Bell Blues/More Than A New Discovery/Revola, 1966
Ferron/Boom Boom/Ferron Backed Up/Lucy, 1978
Joni Mitchell/Both Sides Now/Clouds/Reprise, 1969

Vashti Bunyan/Come Wind Come Rain/Just Another Diamond Day/Dicristina Stair, 1970
Joan Baez/If I Were A Carpenter/First 10 Years/Vanguard, 1970
Carole King/(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman/Tapestry/Ode, 1971
Catherine Howe/On A Misty Morning/What A Beautiful Place/Numero, 1971

Carly Simon/That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be/Carly Simon/Elektra, 1971
Janis Ian/In The Winter/Between the Lines/Columbia, 1974
Kate Wolf/Sitting On The Porch/Back Roads/Kaleidoscope, 1976

Joan Armatrading/Down to Zero/Joan Armatrading/A&M, 1976

sparkle

Milk and Vodka Playlist

Artist - Track

7 year bitch - miss understood
haley bonar - something great
the breeders - german studies
the hoa hoa's - landing on the moon*
bat for lashes - prescilla*
she and him - change is hard
the slits - pay rent
tegan and sara - arrow*
tegan and sara - the cure*
the spins - ask alice*
the birthday massacre - goodnight*
spiral beach - the chain*
the slits - partner from hell
vivian girls - survival
the clientele - bonfires on the heath

*Canadian

1001 Open Hands Calling Old Friends

Le Tigre - On Guard
Selby Tigers - Droid
Good Luck - 1001 Open Hands
Defiance, Ohio - Calling Old Friends
Screaming Females - Buried In The Nude
The Sick Lipstick - Thigh-Master, I'm Yr Master*
The Evens - Shelter Two
Said The Whale - Live Off Lamb*
Tegan & Sara - Don't Rush*
The Breeders - When I Was A Painter
New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (DJ Medhi Remix)
The Vaselines - Molly's Lips
Crass - Bata Motel
Julie Doiron - Yer Kids*
Lemuria - Bee Spit
Carbon Dating Service - Adoptions at the Zoo*

Milk and Vodka playlist Oct 12

Artist - Track

jemina pearl - retrograde
e.s.l. - venus in furs*
shonen knife - time warp
magneta lane - bloody french*
hunter valentine - my private battle*
the raveonettes - boys who rape (should all be destroyed)
dragonette - we rule the world*
you say party we say die! - heart of gold*
pens - high in the cinema
jana hunter - farm, CA
die mannequin - where poppies grow*
adriane lake - only a fantasy*
imperial teen - fallen idol

EVERYTHING GOES WRONG!

New Vivian Girls album is out and it's the bomb.com. Check it!

Vivian Girls - Out for the Sun
Mika Miko - Business Cats
This is me as a Woman - Satallites*
The Pixies - The Sad Punk
Lemuria - Alec Eiffel
Matt & Kim - Cutdown
Amy Millan - Bruised Ghosts*
Kate Schutt - The Actress*
Land of Talk - Give Me Back My Heart Attack*
Witches - Young Ones
Broken Social Scene - Market Fresh*
Each Other's Mothers - Extra! Extra!
Tiny Masters of Today - Two Dead Soliders
Mates of State - Like You Crazy

*CAN-CON!

A special Crustina and Nicole Markham edition of Milk and Vodka!

The Bonde Do Role track we played on today's show was one of our favorites, so do yourself a favor and check them out!
Really great/catchy female-fronted Brazilian music!! Recommended if you like the sounds of M.I.A. or Santogold.

Nanuchka - The Tale of Little Falafel Girl and Her Only Love
Miesha and the Spanks - Mmmade For Me 203*
Puppini Sisters - Soho Nights
Rupa and the April Fishes - Yaad
The Dirty Projectors - Depression
The Kills - Tape Song
Sonic Youth - leaky lifeboat
Plasticines - Another Kiss 135
Operation Makeout - (First Base)*
Perilelle - Fog Like This*
Bonde Do Role - Marina Gasolina (Fake Blood rmx)
Library Voices - Kundera on the Dance Floor*
Ghost Bees - Sinai*
Ra Ra Riot - Ghost Under Rocks

I'd have a download link for you, but the archives are currently down. I'll post one once they're back up and running, so check back!

Gin and Tonic on Milk and Vodka, August 17th Playlist

"Because of the strength of Bob Dylan's songs, especially in his presentation of them, it is sometimes quite difficult to resist imitating him. But something did not allow me to become a reflection. I believe it's known as the 'ego'. Thus when Mr. Dylan's songs and I got to working together, I made some lovely discoveries; one being Dylan's own turn with the melody, whether his own or adapted. Another discovery - the young 'old' man; i.e. the wonder of how young Dylan can reduce to words such powerfully emotional content which comes out of wisdom usually attributed to a long span in time and living experience.... It has been a happy association for me; I wish the same for you.
Go well
Stay well
Odetta "

As hosted by the Washing Machine:

bikini kill - double dare ya
basia bulat - I was a daughter*
civet - gin and tonic
coco rosie - south 2nd
sonic youth - turquoise boy
fritz helder and the phantoms - red coat*
she and him - black hole
ella fitzgerald - that’s all brother
die mannequin - fatherpunk*
the slits - difficult fun
the sick lipstick - pretend I'm sleeping
odetta - masters of war
the distillers - young girl
laroux - armour love

*Canadian

Playlist for Milk & Vodka, August 10th 2009 (The Founding Women of Hip-Hop Edition)

This week hosts Hilda Coker and Cassandra Caverhill brought you a look at the founding ladies of hip-hop! If you missed the program, it can be downloaded via CJAM's MP3 archives for the next 30 days. Here's what we featured:

ARTIST/SONG

MC Lyte/I Am Woman
Yo Yo/You Can't Touch My Yo-Yo (featuring Ice Cube)
Roxane Shante/Bite This
Salt N' Pepa/Tramp
JJ FAD/Way Out
Missy Elliott/Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee (featuring Lil Kim)
Da Brat/That's What I'm Looking For
Lady Tigra/Bass On The Bottom
Bahamadia/U Know How We Du
The Lady of Rage/Afro Puffs
Jean Grae/2nd Chance

M&V as hosted by Kate Hargreaves and Lauren Quinn August 3rd!

Sorry for the delay on this one everyone, but here is the list of what we played when Lauren Quinn came in and co-hosted the show with me! It was her second show co-hosting with me, so thanks Lauren for all the help!

OhBijou - New Years*
Tegan & Sara - More for Me*
Betti-Cola - Go Fish*
Cat Power - Willie
You Say Party! We Say Die! - Teenage Hit Wonder*
The Knife - Parade
The Knife - Kino
Uh Huh Her - Common Reaction
Crystal Method feat. Emily Haines - Come Back Clean
CSS - How I Became Paranoid
Shapes and Sizes - alone/alive*
Said the Whale - Live off Lamb*
The Bird and The Bee - I Hate Camera
Chicks on Speed - Shooting from the Hip

- Kate

(* - CANCON)

Genesis for July 29th, 2009

Join your hosts this week, Hilda Coker and Cassandra Caverhill, as they dissect the following topics starting at 8:30 PM on Wednesday July 29:

* The great trouser debate*
Learn about how police in Seoul, North Korea and Khartoum, Sudan are enforcing that women are only permitted to wear skirts, as they both attempt to clamp down on public morals.

*Violence towards women in the name of family honour*
On June 30, a car filled with four women was found submerged in the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario (three were sisters, one was a relative). Police have been treating the deaths as suspicious, and are now pursuing allegations that the murders were carried out as "honour killings". Are the cultural compents of this crime a growing trend in Canada?

*Finally! A beauty pageant about what's on the inside*
A teenager recently beat out nearly 300 other contestants and was recently crowned "Queen of Beautiful Morals" last week in a beauty competition held in Saudi Arabia. Is this shift towards recognizing women for who they are instead of what they look like a welcome change in the world of feminism?

*Playing hardball*
Last week ESPN reporter Erin Andrews had a video surface of her on the Internet naked in a hotel room, unbenownst to her. Is Andrews the victim of a crime perpetrated by a peeping Tom, or is this news - which was released by ESPN before any other outlet - a way to generate higher ratings? We'll talk about sexism in the sports world.

Listen in live at 91.5 FM, or online at www.cjam.ca! As always, we welcome your comments regarding this week's topics here on the blog!

Playlist for July 27's Milk & Vodka

This week's show was hosted by CJAM Program Director/Volunteer Coordinator Cassandra Caverhill. If you missed it live, it can be downloaded via CJAM's archives for the next thirty days!

ARTIST/SONG

Lily Allen - Back to the Start
Gravy Train!!! - Titties Bounce (Demo version)
Cibo Matto - Spoon
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Nicole Markham - Police & Thieves (live)
Laura Veirs - Pink Light
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged
Barbara Lynn Ozen - You'll Lose A Good Thing
Isis - Ask A Woman
Masia One - Heaven
Rough Trade - On With The Show
Blondie - Rip Her to Shreds
The Donnas - 40 Boys in 40 Nights
Hot Springs - Cellophane

Genesis for July 22nd, 2009

Tune into CJAM-FM tonight for a special episode of Making Contact starting at 8:30 PM. We'll be listening to a program called "The Intimate Ecology of Motherhood". Here's the description, taken from Making Contact's website.

"Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber is an internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to reproductive health. Her book, Living Downstream, presents cancer as a human rights issue; her latest book, Having Faith, explores the intimate ecology of motherhood.

On this Women's Desk edition of Making Contact, we'll hear Steingraber's speech at the Women's Environmental Health and Justice Bay Area Summit in San Francisco in October of 2003."

This is a facinating and eye-opening episode about breastfeeding and the health of women and their children. If you can't tune in live, be sure to download it via CJAM's online archives.

Milk and Vodka with Cristina Naccarato and Kate Hargreaves!

ESL - Prove Me Wrong*
The Sick Lipstick - Go To Bed*
Language Arts - Welcome to the Words You Want in Your Life*
Mika Miko - Wild Bore
Matt and Kim - Cinders
Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl
Shapes and Sizes - Alone/Alive*
Tanya Donelly and Dylan in The Movies - The Lovecats
Screaming Females - Starving Dog
Pack A.D. - Pilot's Blues*
Miss Tk and The Revenge - Nowhere to Go
Mirah and Spectratone International - Community
The Unsettlers - No No No Yes*
Teenage Fan Club and Donna Matthews - Personality Crisis
X - Sugarlight
Hole - Jennifer's Body
The Maynards - Dance Fight*
Vivian Girls - No

* Canadian Content

You can download/stream it: here!

Tonight on Genesis!

Hello everyone,

Tonight on Genesis I am going to be chatting to guest co-host Lauren Quinn about a bunch of different topics that are hot topics in pop culture on a lot of feminist blogs.

We hope to hit on:
- Delta Airlines' new airline attendant uniforms
- Ms. magazine's cover controversy
- The purity ring iPhone application
- Twilight and the genre of "abstinence porn"
- GLAAD and Bruno
- The F-Bomb, a new blog from a 16 year old feminist
- The Ukraine banning porn

for more information on these stories, visit www.feministing.com and www.bitchmagazine.org.

Any comments are welcome, we can read them on air if you post them during the show and they are appropriate for us to read!

Check out awesome Phog Phest pictures from Cristina, a regular contributor to the WRC!

Phog Phest took place on Saturday July 11 in downtown Windsor and Cristina Naccarato was on site snapping lots of great pics from the event. CBC Radio 3 hired her to take photos of the performances after coming across her awesome photo blog online. Check out some up close and personal shots of Holy Fuck, The Arkells, Green Go, Yellow Wood and more here. On behalf of the WRC, congratulations Cristina on this amazing opportunity!

the C-word show (that's right, cunt)

(this great image is available on a t-shirt on etsy!)

This evening, Nicole Markham and I talked on Genesis about the word cunt.

A controversial topic, we know, but we hope we covered it in a fresh way.
Some of the topics we talked about include:

History of the word's meanings
Etymology (where it came from)
Cunt in popular culture
The "c-word" as taboo
"Vaginal oppression" and the silencing of female sexuality
Female anatomy and bedroom talk

and more!

We also talked about a few sources we used for the show, so if you want to know more, make sure to check out:
Expletive Deleted (A good look at bad language) by Ruth Wajnryb
Cunt: A declaration of independence by Inga Muscio

and Matthew Hunt's dissertation on the word cunt.

If you missed the show and want to listen, please check out the mp3 archives at www.cjam.ca and go to June 17th at 8pm. We start at 8:30 so you will have to skip past (or listen to!) half an hour of children's programming, but we are worth it, trust me.

Comments are welcome and encouraged!
-kate

Gendered Experience June 12th at the FM Lounge

This post is for a few things. One is to share an upcoming event that happens to be at the FM Lounge tomorrow. It is called the Gendered Experience and will feature a night of local arts - music and literature. DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT! It is a pleasure to see such a night organized around what can be called the gendered experience of creating art in general and in Windsor specifically. Cover is ONLY $5 - not much for a sure to be enjoyable night of talent! See the Smash the Glass blog for an additional post with info.


Another is to share a playlist that the Women's Collective's Kate Hargreaves broadcasted on CJAM recently - it is too quality not to pass on!

Belle and Sebastian - Another Sunny Day (Life Pursuit)
Citywide Vacuum - Sweet Kraut (Pact)
Cat Power - Lived in Bars (The Greatest)
Beirut - Rhineland (Gulag Orkestar)
Knock Knock Ginger - You Could've Been My Johnny Marr (Based on a True Story)
Final Fantasy - Song Song Song (He Poos Clouds)
Patrick Wolf - Teignmouth (The Wind in the Wires)
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - The Maid Needs a Maid (Knives Don't Have Your Back)
Placebo - Drink You Pretty (The Bitter End [Single version 1]}
Gogol Bordello - Through the Roof and Underground (Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony)
Rufus Wainwright - One Man Guy (Poses)
Bright Eyes - Southern State [live] (Motion Sickness)

catch Genesis this week for the 'body hair edition'!

Tune into Genesis this week, the CJAM Women's Collective spoken word program! It's on Wednesdays from 8:30-9pm. This week we are discussing various issues surrounding body hair so call 519 971 3630 from Windsor and 313 963 6112 ext. 3630 from Detroit to contribute as your opinion is welcome! I will be hosting with Lama Alsafi from CJAM's Horn in the Middle and the show will be featuring interviews and possibly some other members of the Women's Collective - all area welcome to come down to the station Wednesday night.

Milk & Vodka playlist for June 1, 2009

Check it out! Brand new radio collective member Sarah Morris had an excellent first program, chocked full o' goodies! If you missed it, be sure to download it via CJAM's archives.

ARTIST	SONG
Laura Barrett	Wood Between Worlds
Ethel Waters	Shake That Thing
Labooze	Heavy Metal Love
Julie Doiron	Spill Yer Lungs
Zap Mama	Wadidyusay?
The Ettes	Crown of Age
La Patere Rose	PaceMaker
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins	The Big Guns
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welsh	Don't Leave Nobody But The Baby
Jenn Grant	Everbody Loves You
The Boswell Sisters	We've Got To Put That Sun Back in the Sky
Lioness	What You Did Will Come Back to You
Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle
The Be Good Tanyas	The Littest Birds
Coco Love Alcorn	Where Do The Robots Go When They Die
Bat for Lashes	What's A Girl To Do?

Collective Activity Update and Milk&Vodka for May 25th

Members of the CJAM Women's Collective participated in the Walk for a Creative City that occured at the Windsor riverfront on Monday May 18th. We were happy to support endeavour to promote local creative representation and proudly stand for the arts as important to the Windsor community in various ways! Tom Lucier of Phog Lounge pepped up all that came to participate while simultaneously Windsor's birthday was being celebrated also alongside strikers. To see this, check out the previous post and follow up post on Tom Lucier's blog as well as the videos below! The riverfront was a lively place that day and continues to be - the city is buzzing!


This week Kate Hargreaves and Nicole Markham hosted another edition of Milk & Vodka! Tried to keep it somewhat electronically influenced due to DEMF that occurred over the weekend - hope you got a chance to listen to preempted CJAM programming for the event and/or celebrate Movement 2009 in some way or another!

Hercules and Love Affair - Raise Me Up
Le Tigre - Viz Perilelle - Off Day*
Goldfrapp - Satin Chic
Sydney Blu - Give It Up To Me* (coming to Windsor on June 15th!)
Lesbians on Extacy - Victoria's Secret*
Metric - Satellite Mind* (coming to Detroit on June 15th!)
Ellen Allien
Ladytron - discotraxx
CONTROLLER CONTROLLER - BEATEN, BATTERED, BROKEN*
Pipettes - What Did You Say?
M.I.A. - The Turn
Fiona Apple - Parting Gift
Beast - Finger Prints*

*Canadian
VINYL

Genesis, May 13th

This week's episode of Genesis was hosted by Nicole Markham, Hilda Coker and Lama Alsafi. Some of our info was taken from the Jezebel website, check it out! The new format of Genesis is open forum and please contact the Women's Collective if you want to discuss issues with us. If you are a member of the collective, please show up for 8:30pm on Wednesdays with your commentary switched "on"! Music featured on the program was Lama's selection the Fort Knox Five.

Topics included:

The Miss California Story
-the gay marriage issue in California
-opinions and representations of women in the media

Plastic Surgury
-breast enlargement surgury
-cosmetic vs. medically oriented
-Windsor star article "Surgically Enhanced" :
"where do we draw the lines between frivolous and justified body modification"?
-self improvement vs. embracing natural form
-feminism and self body image
"I've never seen an ugly woman" - B.B.King

The Japanese Konkatsu Bra
-"too many kinds of rediculous to count"!
-a new spin on the biological clock

CANFEMCON!

Today Nicole and I hosted a special all Canadian Milk and Vodka!

Tracklist:
Bad Flirt - Mad, Mad Madeline
The Barmitzvah Brothers - Thrift Store Owner
Aspirations - Accident Prone
White Lung - Breaking Boxes
Tara Watts - Sunlight
Megan Hamilton - Moth
Immaculate Machine - The Neighbours Don't Mind
The Pack A.D. - June
Crystal Castles - Love and Caring
Lioness - What You Do Will Come Back To You
Dandi Wind - Bang of the Hounds
Mother Mother - Dirty Town
Shapes and Sizes - Island's Gone Bad
Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees - Trust Fund

If you missed out on all the awesome can/femcon, check out the archives at www.cjam.ca - May 4th - 5pm!

Milk & Vodka Wins A Jammy!

The CJAM Women's Collective would like to sincerely thank all of those who voted for our show "Milk and Vodka". It was great to celebrate with the CJAM community. Ultimately it is difficult to award certain shows over others because at CJAM everyone puts their all into programming. Congratulations to all of the volunteers that constantly exhibit excellence in broadcasting and behind the scenes. This organization would not be what it is if it wasn't for all of us putting ourselves into our work. Thanks again!

Milk & Vodka April 20th

As hosted by Kate Hargreaves

Predict the Day - Ladytron
Gold, Guns, Girls - Metric *
Ever Fallen In Love - Nouvelle Vague
Midnight Radio - Cyndi Lauper
Haunted Magick - Lioness *
Living Room (live) - Tegan and Sara *
Over - Eager Heart - Tara Watts *
Lost Time - Maria Taylor
Reading in Bed - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton *
Anywhere I lay my head - Scarlet Johansson
Fire - The Sounds
Five Year Plan - You Say Party! We Say Die! *
Cast off Crown - Deerhoof

* = Canadian

Infected Thursday - April 9th

Infected Thursday's invite you to the Loop (156 Chatham Street W) starting at 10 PM to come shake it up 90's style! There is no cover - costumes are encouraged and be prepared for some dance-offs! DJ's are CJAM's own Cassie and Theresa so come out and support their event!

Who doesn't like theme dance parties?

Milk and Vodka on March 30th

as hosted by Nicole Markham and Kate Hargreaves!

artist - track

erykah badu - me
stereo total - je suis une poupee
lara yule singh - gold brick*
basia bulat - snakes and ladders*
melanie safka - bitter bad
wet nose hero - congratulations hahaha
empty hands - going south*
you say party we say die! - moon*
thao with the getdown staydown - big kid table
mother mother- love and truth*
tara watts - in the backyard*
metric - patriarch on a vespa*
charlotte gainsbourg - night time intermission
rasputina - antique high heel red doll shoes

*Canadian

Post-International Women's Day Programming

Today at CJAM, the Women's Radio Collective is broadcasting a whole afternoon of special programming until 6pm as organized by Collective head Hilda Coker who is also personally contributing. Beginning at noon with a half hour spoken-word slot, Nicole Markham and Rachel Pipitone will be examining "What is Feminism"?

I see feminism as the means by which we can combat patriarchy. Patriarchy rules the world, but the reality of patriarchy is that it doesn't serve anyone. It doesn't serve women and it doesn't serve men. I think that the male sensibility can be unstable on its own without the counterbalancing of feminine sensibility, [and] I see feminism as an alternative to that. We're not talking about matriarchy, we're talking about a dynamic interplay between the sexes that informs all levels of society and is truly the answer to things like war"

-Ani DiFranco

Hope you stay tuned for more, including the original musical stylings of Lama Alsafi. For a full schedule of programming visit the CJAM website where you can also download and also vote for the upcoming Jammy Awards! Thankfully we are able to be on the air today with the reassurance that CJAM is going to stay alive by switching to 99.1FM in the near future - many thanks to those who wrote in to the CRTC and supported us!

It is a pleasure for the Collective to air this special programming in the wake of last week's very successful Smash the Glass festival put on by Sonia Nizzer and Cristina Naccarato. A lot of gratitude is owed to them and to those who came out to support!

The Women's Collective & Smash the Glass 09

Smash the Glass is an annual music festival in Windsor that celebrates and puts the focus on female talent! Come out and support female musicians for one night of indie at Phog Lounge on the 26th and one night of punk and hardcore at the Chubby Pickle on the 27th! BOTH SHOWS START AT 7PM SO ARRIVE EARLY! CJAM Women's Radio Collective members Cristina Naccarato and Sonia Nizzer are the organizers and other members of the collective are also a part of the festival. (Nicole Markham of the Washing Machine makes up The Floral Prints with Jessica O'Neil - come see their indie folk stylings at 8:30pm on Thursday!) Don't miss the chance to enjoy and encourage women in music, most of whom are local acts! Proceeds go to charity so it is a win-win for all. For more, visit Cristina's post on her blog Wake-Up-Grrl.

International Women's Day

CJAM's Women's Radio Collective wishes everyone a Happy International Women's Day, Sunday March 8th! Tune into CJAM 91.5FM's Juxtaposition Jukebox hosted by Kyle LeBel at 1pm on Monday March 9th featuring female content selections from Cristina Naccarato and Nicole Markham of the Washing Machine. Milk and Vodka is also airing at 5pm the same day so be sure to listen!


Come and celebrate this day at Phog Lounge and enjoy some female artists exhibit their musical talents! This Smash the Glass event is going to be hosted by Sonia and Cristina who are also involved with the Women's Collective. See you at 8pm on the 8th!

Genesis Does Burlesque

I was going write a well thought out SECOND post on Burlesque, because myself and Kate are hosting a special edition of Genesis tonight about the topic, but then I figured you should listen for yourself tonight, and THEN I'll post all the issues we discussed.

Burlesque is a form of theatrical entertainment involving parody and exaggeration. It's rooted within nineteenth century vaudeville theater and was later resurfaced in the early twentieth century as a blend of satire, performance arts and adult entertainment.

We're going to be looking more into the origins of the art, look at why it is NOT stripping, how it can be looked at as a feminist enterprise, and highlighting some of the contemporary burlesque dancers and how it has been adapted into our everyday culture!

Be sure to tune in tonight from 8:30pm - 9pm on CJAM 91.5fm, or stream it live from www.cjam.ca

Harry Enfield - Women, know your limits!

Via Jezebel. Hilarious clip from a 90's TV show on the BBC.
Women, know your limits!
This finally explains all the beard growth.

-Lama

Milk and Vodka with Cristina Naccarato and Nicole Markham!

Nicole and I had a very successful show tonight! Aside from a few minor technical difficulties, everything went really well. We had no set theme tonight, instead we went through our favorite femcon stuff and shared it with the world!
You can listen or download the show...here!

TRACKLIST!
Cristina's picks
Nicole's picks
Request!
* Canadian

Nanuchka - Madam Ching
Catlow - Added Up *
Dandi Wind - Drawing Straws *
Astrid Oto - Can't Farm In The Rain
Yoko Ono and Le Tigre - Sisters o Sisters
Bikini Kill - Rah-Rah Replica
Be Your Own Pet - Blackhole
Citywide Vacuum - Sweet Kraut *
Elbow Beach Surf Club - Our Hood *
Yelle - Amour Du Sol
Lemuria - Hours
Lemuria - Mechanical
Lemuria - Get Some Sleep
The Bran Flakes - You Can Do Most Anything
Miss TK and the Revenge - Fake Italians Aint No Stallions
Stereo Total - I Love you, Ono
Land of Talk - All My Friends *
Jenni Omnichord - The Old Prince *

LINKS

Ladies!

Some links that you may find useful for stories and news for Milk and Vodka and Genesis.

If you have any other useful links, then please add them.  

http://womennewsnetwork.net/
http://www.feministe.us/blog/
http://bitchmagazine.org/
http://www.feministing.com/
http://jezebel.com/
http://www.bust.com/
http://www.womensenews.org/
http://www.femmusic.com/home.htm
http://muslimahmediawatch.org/
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
http://www.thefword.org.uk/
http://www.femina.com/

http://www.inthesetimes.com/
http://www.adbusters.org/

Genesis February 11

Yesterday's episode of Genesis was hosted by Hilda Coker and Lama Alsafi.
The topics covered ranged from international to local and featured music from MIA!
They were:
*The attacks by Hindu groups on Indian women in bars.
*The new vaginal gel which could prevent the spread of AIDS.
*Michelle Obama being featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine- the second First Lady and one of few African Americans to be featured.
*CJAM in danger of losing its signal and how you can help. As promised on the show, the information about this is below.
*MIA performing 9 months pregnant at the grammy's on Sunday- seriously, the birth could have been part of the performance- that's how pregnant she was.

It was an interesting show and Hilda and I disagreed on some issues, but in the end- we agreed to disagree.

We need your help to save CJAM!

This is taken from the station website:
CJAM is currently applying for an amendment to our broadcasting undertaking to assume a new signal at 99.1 FM. While CJAM has been broadcasting at about 1000 watts for over 10 years, the station was never granted “Protected Status” from the CRTC, thanks to pressures from the FCC who were concerned with CJAM’s level of interference with adjacent American stations. Without “Protected Status”, CJAM faces the risk of losing its signal to other applicants. In fact, CJAM faced that very risk recently when the CBC decided to apply for 91.5 in the fall of 2008. The CBC ultimately withdrew its application, but CJAM still faces possible removal from the FM band thanks to a pending American application for our signal.

CJAM has identified a new signal – 99.1 FM - that could afford the station protected status and has moved forward with applications for this new signal to Industry Canada and the CRTC. The application currently before the CRTC is now open for public comment, and this is where we need you, our community of listeners, programmers and volunteers to make your voice heard. If you value CJAM and community radio in Windsor and Detroit, please express your support of our application.
Letters may be submitted electronically at the CRTC website , by fax at 819-994-0218, or by conventional mail to the following address: CRTC Ottawa Ontario K1A 0N2.

The best thing you can do is to support our current application for a new Canadian broadcast license located at 99.1FM:

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-41.htm

you can go to the link above and send and your comments of support for the application before the CRTC.

Genesis - TONIGHT at 8:30 PM

On tonight's episode of Genesis we'll be hearing an episode of Making Contact's Women Rising series entitled "Rescuers of Wildlife" (2008). Women are gaining influence as leaders throughout the world, fighting for peace, justice and the environment and civil society. In this program we profile four animal rights activists:

• Alice Ng has worked with Wild Aid, founded Animal Balance in the Galapagos Islands and is now the executive director of Animals Asia Foundation.
• Romsamira Guillen is the executive director of Proyecto Titi, promoting the survival of the Cotton-top Tamarian Monkey and its habitat in Columbia.
• Lorena Aguilar is an executive with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, specializing in community and gender issues.
• Elena Bykova heads up Wildlife Conservation Network's Saiga Conservation Alliance to preserve the Saiga Antelope in Uzbekistan.

Playlist for Milk & Vodka - February 2nd, 2009 (Vinyl Vault Edition - Ladies of Jazz)

ARTIST/SONG/ALBUM/LABEL & YEAR

Flora Purim/Black Narcissus/Encounter/Milestone Records, 1977

Letta Mbulu/Let's Go Dancing/You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling/There's Music In The Air/A&M, 1976
Ella Fitzgerald/I've Got A Crush On You/Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook/Verve, 1959
Vikki Carr/Can't Take My Eyes Off of You/It Must Be Him/Liberty Records, 1967
Shirley Bassey/Somewhere/Belts the Best!/EMI Columbia, 1973

Carmen McRae/I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco/Portrait of Carmen/Atlantic, 1967
Bille Holiday/That Mood I'm In/Lady Day (1939 - 1944): The Sixteen Original Commodore Interpretations/Commodore, 1988
Alive!/Call It Jazz/Call It Jazz/Redwood Records, 1981
Jane Fair Jazz Quintet/Everything I Love/Jane Fair Jazz Quintet/Radio Canada International, 1975

Erykah Badu/The Healer/New Amerykah: 4th World War/Universal Motown, 2008

If you missed the program, you can download the show via CJAM's MP3 Archives here.

Moon Power

Hope all enjoyed the Jan. 28th edition of Genesis hosted by myself and also Rachel of the brand new CJAM Women's Radio Collective. If you missed it you can just download the show! Thanks very much again to Professor Nancy Gobatto from the Women's Studies department for contributing so many great ideas and comments in the interview which was broadcasted during the show. The interview or a link to it will be posted on this blog shortly. The quote about the rhythm method as being the only "non-sexist" form of birth control was taken from the book "A Cooperative Method of Natural Birth Control" by Margaret Nofziger. We discussed alot of issues including the origin of the word "menstruation" as well as the language used in advertising and society to describe or refer to the process. Also, we talked about the menstrual cup of which more info can be found in the post about this alternative menstrual product on a blog called No Soap For Sale. There was also an interesting article we used concerning advertising methods for menstrual products called "A Candid Look At Menstrual Products - Advertising and Public Relations". Rachel and I really enjoyed putting a feminist perspective on these issues into the spotlight and with luck we got everyone thinking!
-Nicole Markham

Unconventional Territory

So we had a great Slits show! The first month of the Women's Collective shows at CJAM have been a success. This week on Jan 19th, myself and Christina Naccorato hosted an hour long special on The Slits. Avant-garde, jungle, dub, post-punk, raw and unpolished females rocking out and sending a message while they're at it. THE SLITS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY and you should take the time to listen! Download the show that aired from 5-6pm and/or check out Christina's blog post as well as mine on the Washing Machine blog. There will also be a future post on the upcoming Wednesday Jan. 28th installment of Genesis on the topic of and issues surrounding menstruation hosted by myself and Rachel Pipitone.
-Nicole Markham