June 23, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

1. “Now I Let It Go”, Moby Animal Rights ©1996 (2:09)

2. “Happiness Is...”, Yungchen Lhamo, Coming Home ©2003 (5:06)

3. “Rainy Day”, Jenn Grant, Orchestra For The Moon ©2007 (3:22)

4. “Heart's A Mess”, Gotye, Like Drawing Blood ©2006 (6:06)

5. “Details in the Fabric”, Jason Mraz F. James Morrison, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. ©2008 (5:46)

6. “Wake Up Early”, Ayla Brook, After The Morning After ©2008 (2:26)

7. “Maybe Sparrow”, Neko Case, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood ©2006 (2:38)

8. “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”, George Harrison, Living In the Material World (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered] ©2006 (3:39)

9. “The Fix”, Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid ©2008 (4:28)

10. “Chromakey Dreamcoat”, Boards Of Canada, The Campfire Headphase ©2005 (5:48)

11. “Jigsaw Falling Into Place”, Radiohead, In Rainbows ©2007 (4:09)

12. “Footballer's Wife”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (5:07)

13. “Tapes”, Alanis Morissette, Flavors of Entanglement (Deluxe Edition) ©2008 (4:26)

14. “Killing For Love”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (3:03)

15. “Worms”, Beth Orton, Comfort Of Strangers ©2006 (2:04)

16. “This Is the Life”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:06)

17. “Secret Heart”, Feist, Let It Die ©2004 (3:49)

18. “You're Not Alone”, Danny Michel, Valhalla ©2006 (3:31)

19. “Only Lonely”, Chris Koster, Sex, Love & Morality ©2008 (3:00)

20. “I Will Not Sing A Hateful Song”, The Constantines, Kensington Heights © 2008 (4:06)

21. “No Good Reason”, Ry Moran, Groundwater ©2007 (4:09)

22. “Black Heart”, Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs ©2008 (4:58)

23. “Pain Killer”, Turin Brakes, The Last Kiss (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ©2006 (3:56)

24. “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! ©2007 (4:12)

25. “Oh You Delicate Heart”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (5:05)

June 17, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

Today was another SOCAN day, so each of the following should receive a little something extra on their next royalty cheque. We can only hope. :)

1. “Awake Soon”, Sarah Slean, Blue Parade ©1999 (2:49)

2. “Late Night Sunrise”, World Of Science, Makeout Music By ©2007 (5:33)

3. “Posters”, Peter Katz And The Curious, More Nights ©2007 (3:20)

4. “This Is Life”, Mike Alviano, Radiate ©2005 (3:47)

5. “Incandescent”, Rob Szabo, Like a Metaphor ©2006 (4:54)

6. “Window of Peace”, Oliver Schroer, Camino 2 ©2007 (5:23)

7. “With You In Mind”, Don Ross, Passion Session ©1999 (4:52)

8. “You And I “, The Violet Archers, Sunshine At Night ©2008 (3:02)

9. “The Way to find my Heart”, Joe Forster, Black Ribbon of Hope© 2008 (6:42)

10. “Humanity”, Ry Moran, Groundwater ©2007 (4:37)

11. “These A.M. Times”, Don Brownrigg, Wander Songs ©2007 (3:14)

12. “Tijuana”, Harry Manx, Mantras for Madmen ©2005 (3:59)

13. “Block”, Dawud Wharnsby, Vacuous Waxing © 2004 (3:29)

14. “Daydreamer”, Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise ©2006 (4:34)

15. “Orphan Girl”, Crooked Still, Hop High ©2004 (2:41)

16. “Motor Bike”, Hawksley Workman, Lover/Fighter ©2003 (5:07)

17. “Unnatural Progression”, Dan Mangan, Postcards And Daydreaming ©2007 (4:16)

18. “Title Track”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (5:01)

19. “Bongs Not Bombs”, Jolly Llamas, Dread City Rockers ©2007 (4:07)

20. “Charlyn, Angel of Kensington”, Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here ©2008 (4:36)

21. “Barcelona”, Scott Deneau, Big Hearted ©2005 (3:31)

22. “Adventures In Solitude”, The New Pornographers, Challengers ©2007 (4:14)

23. “Ghosts”, Paul MacLeod, Close And Play © 2007 (3:49)

24. “After All The Rain Falls”, Lindy , Suspension Of Disbelief ©2004 (4:27)

25. “Cloud”, Major Maker, All Illusion ©2005 (2:53)

June 10, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

A special mix to mark the start of a special era...

1. “Decara A La Pased”, Lhasa De Sela, La Llorona ©1998 (4:15)

2. “The Awakening Of A Woman (Burnout)”, The Cinematic Orchestra Cinematic Orchestra ©2002 (10:20)

3. “Naked As We Came”, Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days ©2004 (2:33)

4. “Chicago (Acoustic Version), Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanche: Outtakes & Ext ©2006 (4:41)

5. “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Final Fantasy Mix)”, Stars, Do You Trust Your Friends ©2007 (4:50)

6. “Firelight”, Scott Deneau, Satellite ©1998 (4:11)

7. “Without A Kiss”, Badly Drawn Boy, Born In The U.K. ©2006 (5:31)

8. “I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time”, Hey Rosetta! Into Your Lungs ©2008 (5:47)

9. “Journal Of A Narcoleptic Dan Mangan Postcards And Daydreaming ©2007 (3:56)

10. “If”, Joni Mitchell, Shine ©2007 (5:33)

11. “Forgive & Remember”, Harry Manx, West Eats Meet ©2004 (3:39)

12. “Fourteen Black Paintings”, Peter Gabriel, Us ©1992 (4:38)

13. “Walk”, Unafraid, R.E.M., Up ©1998 (4:34)

14 “Optimistic”, Radiohead, Kid A ©2000 (5:16)

15. “Think I'm In Love”, Beck, The Information ©2006 (3:19)

16. “Barrowland Ballroom”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:59)

17. “A Leader On Losing Control”, Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! ©2007 (3:21)

18. “Annalisa”, Paul MacLeod, Bright Eyes Fade © 2007 (2:53)

19. “First Day of My Life”, Bright Eyes, I'm Wide Awake It's Morning ©2005 (3:09)

20. “My Moon My Man”, Feist, The Reminder ©2007 (3:48)

21. “No Stillness and No Rain”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (3:52)

22. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Alone in IZ World ©2001 (3:32)

June 3, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

This week's show pays special tribute to Leonard Cohen who performed at the Centre in the Square Monday June 2.... meaning it was a late night for me, and obviously another early morning. But he was worth it. Somethings truly warrant staying up late for, and he and his many encores are fine examples of just that!

Thanks Leonard, for the many "jingles" in our brains which cause the bridge to arch again."

1. “A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons”, Sufjan Stevens, Come On Feel The Illinoise! ©2005 (0:48)

2. “Details in the Fabric (Featuring James Morrison)”, Jason Mraz F. James Morrison, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. ©2008 (5:46)

3. “First Day of My Life”, Bright Eyes, I'm Wide Awake It's Morning ©2005 (3:09)

4. “To A Prize Bird”, Christine Fellows, Nevertheless ©2007 (2:54)

5. “Let Us Have Done With The Umbrella Of Our Contagion”, Christine Fellows, Nevertheless ©2007 (2:15)

6. “Pity And Fear”, Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs ©2008 (4:21)

7. “You And I”, The Violet Archers, Sunshine At Night ©2008 (3:02)

8. “As Much As I Ever Could”, City And Colour, Bring Me Your Love ©2007 (5:24)

9. “Teardrop”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (3:33)

10. “If It Be Your Will”, Antony, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (Motion Picture Soundtrack) ©2006 (5:56)

11. “Hallelujah”, Jeff Buckley, Grace ©1994 (6:53)

12. “Sisters of Mercy”, Leonard Cohen, The Best of Leonard Cohen ©1987 (3:33)

13. “In the Waiting Line”, Zero 7, Garden State (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) © 2004 (4:32)

14. “Instant Karma”, U2, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur ©2007 (3:13)

15. “Sound of Water / Change Your Mind”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (4:15)

16. “My Favourite Book”, Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War ©2007 (4:06)

17. “Theme Reprise”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Cinematic Orchestra ©2002 (2:53)

18. “More Than This”, Peter Gabriel, Up ©2002 (6:02)

19. “Everybody”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (3:36)

20. “This Is the Life”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:06)

21. “Charlyn, Angel of Kensington”, Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here ©2008 (4:36)

22. “Mirrorball”, Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid ©2008 (5:50)

23. “Anthem”, Leonard Cohen, The Future ©1992 (6:06)

May 27, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

1. “This Is Life”, Mike Alviano, Radiate ©2005 (3:47)

2. “So Many Times”, Major Maker, All Illusion ©2006 (3:25)

3. “Shadowland”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (4:08)

4. “Details in the Fabric (Featuring James Morrison)”, Jason Mraz F, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. ©2008 (5:46)

5. “When Butterflies Leave”, Yusuf, An Other Cup ©2006 (0:41)

6. “Weather To Fly”, Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid ©2008 (4:29)

7. “I Think I See The Light”, Yusuf, An Other Cup ©2006 (5:34)

8. Amanda, Stephane Grappelli, The Intimate Grappelli ©19 72 (4:23)

9. “Sinner”, Neil Finn, Try Whistling This ©1998 (4:26)

10. “O Maria”, Beck Mutations ©1998 (4:00)

11. “You And I”, The Violet Archers, Sunshine At Night ©2008 (3:02)

12. “Orphan Girl”, Crooked Still Hop High 2004 2:41

13. “Stumptown Rag”, Ry Moran, Groundwater ©2007 (4:06)

14. “Solitude Standing”, Suzanne Vega, Solitude Standing ©1987 (4:50)

15. “Blue Eyes”, Cary Brothers, Garden State (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) ©2004 (4:17)

16. “At the Bottom of Everything”, Bright Eyes, I'm Wide Awake It's Morning ©2005 (4:34)

17. “Politics”, Pender, Hey Man, Don't Bring Yourself Down ©2007 (4:15)

18. “These A.M. Times”, Don Brownrigg, Wander Songs ©2007 (3:14)

19. “Title Track”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (5:01)

20. “Lay Lady Lay”, Magnet, On Your Side (Import) ©2003 (4:38)

21. “Blind Mary”, Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple ©2008 (3:25)

22. “Feel”, Jesse Harris, Feel ©2007 (2:43)

23. “A Wish for Something More”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:46)

May 20, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

Sorry that this was posted a week late. Not sure where the time went...

1. “Always Here”, Kerosene Daydream, Oscillate ©2007 (7:01)

2. “Shadowland”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (4:08)

3. “Mirrorball”, Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid ©2008 (5:50)

4. “The Alchemist Manifesto”, Ocote Soul Sounds And Adrian Quesada, The Alchemist Manifesto ©2008 (4:08)

5. “Les dunes d'ostende”, Ocote Soul Sounds And Adrian Quesada, The Alchemist Manifesto ©2008 (1:37)

6. “No Way Out”, Peter Gabriel, Up ©2002 (7:54)

7. “When You're Falling”, Afro Celt Sound System Feat. Peter Gabriel, Volume 3: Further In Time ©2001 (5:14)

8. “Wake Up”, (It's Africa Calling), Youssou N'Dour, Rokku Mi Rokka ©2007 (3:58)

9. “These A.M. Times”, Don Brownrigg, Wander Songs ©2007 (3:14)

10. “Damn This Feeling”, Hayden, In Field & Town ©2008 (3:20)

11. “In It”, Don Brownrigg, Wander Songs ©2007 (2:47)

12. “Let's Start a Band”, Amy MacDonald This Is the Life ©2007 (4:05)

13. “You And I”, The Violet Archers, Sunshine At Night 2008 (3:02)

14. “In the Sun”, Michael Stipe & Coldplay, In the Sun - EP ©2006 (3:41)

15. “Violet Hill”, Coldplay , Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends ©2008 (3:50)

16. “A Rush Of Blood To The Head”, Coldplay, A Rush Of Blood To The Head ©2002 (5:51)

17. “No Stillness and No Rain”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (3:52)

18. “Kidding Ourselves”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (4:27)

19. “Mother Stands For Comfort”, Kate Bush, Hounds Of Love ©1985 (3:08)

20. “Song For The Dead”, Sea Wolf, Leaves In The River ©2007 (3:29)

21. “When We Changed The World”, Chris Koster, Sex, Love & Morality ©2008 (3:46)

22. “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb”, Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga ©2007 (3:09)

23. “Lilacs”, Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces ©2008 (4:15)

24. “My Moon My Man”, Feist, The Reminder, 2007 (3:48)

25. “Roboxulla”, The Jealous Girlfriends, The Jealous Girlfriends ©2008 (3:19)

26. “I Feel It All”, Feist, The Reminder ©2007 (3:40)

27. “Daylight In The City”, Strata, The End of the World, 2007 (4:10)

May 13, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

It occurred to me that since I was a child I’ve managed to somehow turn the average three and a half minute pop tune into a kind of musical Koan-- something my heart and mind could chew on and eventually surrender to.

Whether it’s through an enticing hook, soaring melody, or clever turn of phrase, music points to something unreachable by just the mind alone.

So to explore this week’s offering I challenge you to sit with the idea of forgiveness. Start with the fundamental, but still unrealized perfection that we often call innocence, and then onto each and every attempt we make to DO and BE our best. In the end, it’s all a surrender to what is.

From here, we see that freedom and happiness are not discovered by reaching a goal, but rather, by mastering a process of loving and letting go, over and over again. Only when we see that it doesn’t really matter CAN it matter.

Make it matter. Be real; choose true; and give everything you’ve got!

1. “Movement VI - Innocence”, Alanis Morissette & Salif Keita, The Prayer Cycle ©1999 (5:58)

2. “Now I Let It Go”, Moby Animal Rights ©1996 (2:09)

3. “Late Night Sunrise”, World Of Science Makeout Music By ©2007 (5:33)

4. “Try Down With The Butterfly”, Rise ©2006 (4:28)

5. “Forgiveness”, Peter Katz And The Curious, More Nights ©2007 (4:11)

6. “One Nerve”, Clayhill, Q: Mellow Gold ©2006 (4:49)

7. “She's Moved On”, Porcupine Tree, Deadwing ©2005 (5:00)

8. “Gatekeeper (One Room One Hour Mix)”, Feist, Open Season: Remixes & Collabs ©2006 (2:45)

9. “Naked As We Came”, Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days ©2004 (2:33)

10. “Forgive & Remember”, Harry Manx, West Eats Meet ©2004 (3:39)

11. “Decara A La Pased”, Lhasa De Sela, La Llorona ©1998 (4:15)

12. “Regrets”, Christine Fellows, The Last One Standing ©2002 (2:52)

13. “Oh You Delicate Heart”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (5:05)

14. “Title Track”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (5:01)

15. “Violet Hill”, Coldplay, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends© 2008 (3:50)

16. “Wake Up”, The Arcade Fire, Funeral ©2004 (5:35)

17. “More Than This”, Damhnait Doyle, Lights Down Low ©2008 (3:33)

18. “Set Yourself On Fire (Montag Mix)”, Stars, Do You Trust Your Friends ©2007 (3:17)

19. “Think I'm In Love”, Beck, The Information ©2006 (3:19)

20. “Aim High”, The Feeling United, The Feeling United ©2007 (4:39)

21. “Daydreamer”, Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise ©2006 (4:34)

22. “Karma Police”, Radiohead, OK Computer ©1997 (4:22)

23. “No Direction Home”, I Am Kloot, Gods And Monsters ©2005 (2:35)

24. “Footballer's Wife”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (5:07)

25. “L.A.”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (4:07)

26. “Barrowland Ballroom”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:59)

27. “Inside of Love”, Nada Surf, Let Go ©2003 (4:59)

28. “Last Transmission II”, Mae, Singularity ©2007 (6:39)

29. “Right As Rain”, Adele, 19 ©2008 (3:17)

30. “Suffocates”, The Violet Archers, Sunshine At Night ©2008 (4:54)

31. “Rain Awhile”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (5:01)

32. “While We Were Waiting”, Lindy, Suspension Of Disbelief ©2004 (3:30)

33. “I Believe In Symmetry”, Bright Eyes, Digital Ash In a Digital Urn ©2005 (5:25)

34. “Please Forgive Me”, David Gray, White Ladder ©2000 (5:36)

Joni says, with knowing amusement, that in order to be optimistic, you have to be irrational. I think what she really means is you've got to be willing to be seen as irrational. For there is a perspective where rationality is both transcended AND included. And only from this height can the problems currently facing humanity be solved.

May 6, 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

This show was inspired by what the young Scottish singer Amy MacDonald said about the importance of just being ourselves. As she explains, if we’re busy trying to be someone else, or trying to repress some part of ourselves in order to fit in, we might miss important opportunities to do what we love or to meet someone who's just perfect for us.

At only 20 years old, Amy’s voice is clearly that of an old soul, recalling another wise woman, Joni Mitchell. In her new 2007 classic "If" Joni reminds us all, that we have both the “fight” and the “insight” to be real, choose true, and give everything we've got! (http://jonimitchell.com/musician/song.cfm?id=If)).

This show is a celebration of the wisdom and courage to be-- as honestly and fully as possible. It's a dynamic balance of passion and dispassion, of having active intentions while letting go our our attachment to the outcome. In the end, it's about having a Big Heart and a Big Mind.

1. “The Morning Fog”, Kate Bush, Hounds Of Love ©1985 (2:34)

2. “If”, Joni Mitchell, Shine ©2007 (5:33)

3. “As Much As I Ever Could”, City And Colour, Bring Me Your Love ©2007 (5:24)

4. “Born”, Over the Rhine, Drunkard's Prayer ©2005 (6:13)

5. “Know Who You Are”, Supertramp, ...Famous Last Words, 1982 (5:03)

6. “Blue Parade”, Sarah Slean, Blue Parade ©1999 (4:54)

7. “Luscious Life”, Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise ©2006 (3:09)

8. “Spies”, Coldplay, Parachutes ©2000 (5:19)

9. “Heart's A Mess”, Gotye, Like Drawing Blood ©2006 (6:06)

10. “When I Was A Fool”, Concrete Blonde, Group Therapy ©2002 (4:52)

11. “A Fond Farewell”, Elliott Smith, Q: Mellow Gold ©2006 (3:55)

12. “Good Mother”, Jann Arden, Greatest Hurts - Jann Arden ©1995 (4:59)

13. “Let's Start a Band”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (4:05)

14. “Mr. Rock & Roll”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:35)

15. “Let Go”, Frou Frou, Garden State (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) ©2004 (4:12)

16. “When I Was A Young Girl (VV Mix)”, Feist Open Season: Remixes & Collabs ©2006 (5:29)

17. “No Stillness and No Rain”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (3:52)

18. “Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over)”, Radiohead, Hail To The Thief ©2003 (5:23)

19. “My Same”, Adele, 19 ©2008 (3:16)

20. “Roboxulla”, The Jealous Girlfriends, The Jealous Girlfriends ©2008 (3:19)

21. “Concrete Bed”, Nada Surf, The Weight Is A Gift ©2005 (2:30)

22. “This Is the Life”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (3:06)

23. “L.A.”, Amy MacDonald, This Is the Life ©2007 (4:07)

24. “Excuses (iTunes Originals Version)”, Alanis Morissette, iTunes Originals - Alanis Morissette ©2004 (3:56)

25. “Original Face”, Stuart Davis, Bell ©2006 (3:09)

26. “Ocean Pearl”, 54-40, Smilin' Buddha Cabaret ©1994 (3:28)

27.”Right As Rain”, Adele, 19 ©2008 (3:17)

28. “Teardrop”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (3:33)

29. “Sound of Water / Change Your Mind”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (4:15)

30. “More Than This Damhnait Doyle”, Lights Down Low ©2008 (3:33)

31. “You're Not Alone”, Danny Michel, Valhalla ©2006 (3:31)

32. “To Build a Home (Edit)”, The Cinematic Orchestra, To Build a Home - Single ©2007 (2:59)

33. “Brighter Than Sunshine”, Aqualung, A Lot Like Love (Music from the Motion Picture) ©2005 (4:01)

Amy Macdonald on stv.tv/music

I hope people outside the UK get introduced to Amy not only through just her music (which is great) but through the very "real" charm of her personality and heart. So inspiring.

April 29 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

This week’s show was programmed (loosely) around the idea of taking heart. Sitting with any of the these songs offers as perspective on what that could mean. But no matter what it is, it’s only felt from the inside out. So make it yours.

Be real; choose true, and give everythng you’ve got.

1. “Heart”, Yungchen Lhamo, Coming Home ©2003 (7:37)

2. “Rainy Day”, Jenn Grant, Orchestra For The Moon ©2007 (3:22)

3. “Always Here”, Kerosene Daydream, Oscillate ©2008 (7:01)

4. “Rise Up”, Mutual Admiration Society, Concert to End Slavery ©2007 (4:05)

5. “The Dawning”, Peter Katz And The Curious, More Nights ©2007 (4:14)

6. “Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands”, Elliott Smith, XO ©1998 (4:25)

7. “Roboxulla”, The Jealous Girlfriends, The Jealous Girlfriends ©2008 (3:19)

8. “Daylight In The City”, Strata, The End of the World ©2007 (4:10)

9. “My Favourite Book”, Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War ©2007 (4:06)

10. “Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois”, Sufjan Stevens, Come On Feel The Illinoise! ©2005 (2:09)

11. “My Moon My Man”, Feist, The Reminder ©2007 (3:48)

12. “Kidding Ourselves”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (4:27)

13. “Journal Of A Narcoleptic”, Dan Mangan, Postcards And Daydreaming ©2007 (3:56)

14. “Charlyn, Angel of Kensington”, Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here ©2008 (4:36)

15. “The Death Of Me”, City And Colour Bring Me Your Love ©2007 (3:10)

16. “God Is The Water”, The Feeling United, The Feeling United ©2007 (7:47)

17. “To Build a Home (Edit)”, The Cinematic Orchestra, To Build a Home - Single ©2007 (2:59)

18. “Jigsaw Falling Into Place”, Radiohead, In Rainbows ©2007 (4:09)

19. “I'm A Ship”, The Darcys, Endless Water ©2007 (3:12)

20. “Trying To Lose My Mind”, Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces ©2008 (3:52)

21. “Fairytale”, Sara Bareilles, Little Voice ©2007 (3:15)

22. “Right As Rain”, Adele,19 ©2008 (3:17)

23. “Going On”, Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple ©2008 (2:54)

24. “Grass & Dirt”, Reid Jamieson, The Unavoidable Truth ©2004 (2:20)

25. “More”, J. Englishman, Poor 'lil Rock Star ©200 (4:26)

April 22 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

The theme of this week’s show was “excuses”-- the justifications we give ourselves to delay being and offering our gifts. As Alanis Morissette reflects, excuses “serve us well”, by keeping us “safe, small and locked in our own [prison] cells”.

But this kind of reasoning only serves us for so long. Eventually, it becomes time to face the illusion of safety and actually SEE, first hand, that there is never any solace offered in not trying. In deed, the only failure is the failure to try-- to just be ourselves, as fully and as honestly as we can, regardless. Now...

It's time!

1. “Now I Let It Go” , Moby, Animal Rights ©1996 (2:09)

2. “Prayer for Soheil”, Vas, In the Garden of Souls ©2000 (5:05)

3. “Spring Arrives”, Azam Ali, Elysium for the Brave ©2006 (5:18)

4. “Magnolia”, Jacob Moon, Eventide ©2006 (3:46)

5. “I Dream Of Spring”, k.d. lang, Watershed ©2008 (4:01)

6. “Breath Of Sunshine”, Octoberman, Run From Safety ©2007 (2:41)

7. “Excuses” (iTunes Originals Version), Alanis Morissette, iTunes Originals - Alanis Morissette ©2004 (3:56)

8. “Sprout And The Bean”, Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender ©2004 (4:33)

9. “Be Here Now”, Ray LaMontagne, Till the Sun Turns Black ©2006 (6:23)

10. “That Knowing Look Of Fate”, Harry Manx, West Eats Meet ©2004 (3:37)

11. “When I Was A Young Girl”, Feist Let It Die ©2004 (3:08)

12. “The Fog”, Kate Bush, The Sensual World ©1989 (5:07)

13. “Carlyle Lake”, Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanche: Outtakes & Ext ©2006 (3:16)

14. “Analyse”, Thom Yorke The Eraser ©2006 (4:03)

15. “Something More From Me”, Anxious Blue Limits Push Themselves ©2001 (3:40)

16. “Breathe”, Télépopmusik, Breathe (Nouvelle Version) - Single ©2006 (3:29)

17. “She'll Never Know”, Major Maker, All Illusion, ©2006 (3:21)

18. “In This Temple, As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth”, Sufjan Stevens, Come On Feel The Illinoise! ©2005 (0:35)

19. “She Knows”, Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple ©2008 (2:45)

20. “Weight of the World”, Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise ©2006 (4:40)

21. “The Right Words”, Sean Clarke, All Paths Lead To Home EP ©2008 (4:28)

22. “Worn Out Blues”, Gotye, Like Drawing Blood ©2006 (0:38)

23. “7”, fm3, buddha machine ©2005 (0:07)

24. “Only Lonely”, Chris Koster, Sex, Love & Morality ©2008 (3:00)

25. “Something's Always Wrong”, Toad The Wet Sprocket ,Dulcinea, 1994 (4:58)

25 “Barcelona”, Scott Deneau, Big Hearted ©2005 (3:31)

26. “No Excuses”, Alice In Chains, Jar Of Flies ©1993 (4:16)

Extension: (because Funky Planet host was late)

(which came me permission to indulge in some longer favourites :)

27. “Last Transmission II”, Mae, Singularity ©2007 (6:39)

28. “Time and Space”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur ©2007 (8:31)

29. “Teardrop”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (3:33)

30. “Transatlanticism”, Death Cab For Cutie, Transatlanticism ©2003 (7:55)

April 15 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

This week’s show was inspired by the idea or sentiment of “hope”. I heard recently that without the future, there can be no present, for the future represents our chosen direction, the quality of being with which we choose to align ourselves, through each decision or choice we make.

The existentialist, in fact, argue that we are our choices. I tend to agree; so may all our decisions be informed by the hope of actually being the change we seek, here and now.

1. “Svo Hljótt Sigur Rós”, Takk... ©2005 (7:25)

2. “Of These, Hope”, Peter Gabriel, Passion (Remastered) ©1989 (3:56)

3. “Movement III - Hope”, Alanis Morissette & Devin Provenzano, The Prayer Cycle ©1999 (6:38)

4. “Time and Space”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur ©2007 (8:31)

5. “Hope”, Dirty Three, Horse Stories ©1996 (4:53)

6. “Lookout For Hope”, Jerry Douglas, Lookout For Hope ©2002 (10:24)

7. “I Love You Dawn”, Crowded House, Afterglow ©2000 (2:35)

8. “Hope”, Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static ©2008 (3:43)

9. “The Way to find my Heart”, Joe Forster, Black Ribbon of Hope ©2008 (6:42)

10. “Hopeful Hearts”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (3:33)

11. “No Stillness and No Rain”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (3:52)

12. “Rain Awhile”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (5:01)

13. “Your Eyes Open”, Keane, Hopes And Fears ©2004 (3:23)

14. “A Good Start”, Maria Taylor, Lynn Teeter Flower ©2007 (4:13)

15. “Hope”, R.E.M., Up g1998 (5:02)

16. “We Dance Alone”, Beck, The Information ©2006 (3:57)

17. “Optimistic”, Radiohead, Kid A ©2000 (5:16)

18. “A Little Better”, Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple ©2008 (3:03)

19. “Everything This Could Be”, Anxious Blue, Limits Push Themselves ©2001 (3:40)

20. “It's A Beautiful Life”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (2:32)

21. “Babylon II”, David Gray, White Ladder ©2000 (3:39)

April 8 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

1. “Late Night Sunrise”, World Of Science, Makeout Music By ©2007 (5:33)

2. “Today Will Be Better, I Swear!”, Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War ©2007 (5:49)

3. “Always”, In The Nursery, Duality ©1992 (6:09)

4. “Reel Life (Evolution II)”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Cinematic Orchestra ©2002 (6:58)

5. “To Build a Home (Edit)”, The Cinematic Orchestra, To Build a Home - Single ©2007 (2:59)

6. “The Way You Dream (featuring Michael Stipe & Asha Bhosle)”, 1 Giant Leap, 1 Giant Leap ©2002 (8:21)

7. “F.E.A.R.”, Ian Brown, Music Of The Spheres ©2001 (4:30)

8. “Fade Into You”, Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See ©1993 (4:56)

9. “When I Was A Young Girl (VV Mix)”, Feist, Open Season: Remixes & Collabs ©2006 (5:29)

10. “Siren”, Tori Amos, Great Expectations ©1998 (4:03)

11. “Below The Stars”, King Cobb Steelie, Mayday ©2000 (4:01)

12. “Reckoner”, Radiohead, In Rainbows ©2007 (4:50)

13. “Shelter Me”, Bob Mould, District Line ©2008 (3:53)

14. “Night Vision”, Suzanne Vega, Solitude Standing ©1987 (2:48)

15. “If”, Joni Mitchell, Shine ©2007 (5:33)

16. “Ride”, Cary Brothers, The Last Kiss (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ©2006 (3:13)

17. “Hard Times, Simply Come By”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (4:02)

18. “Holding Out (W/ Sarah Harmer)”, Reid Jamieson, The Unavoidable Truth ©2004 (3:07)

19. “Littlest Hobo theme - Maybe Tomorrow”, Reid Jamieson, Vinyl Cafe Demos - ©2008 (2:36)

20. “Right As Rain”, Adele 19 ©2008 (3:17)

21. “Teddy Picker”, Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare ©2007 (2:43)

22. “Charlyn, Angel of Kensington”, Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here ©2008 (4:36)

April 1 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

It’s the anniversary of my first year doing the show. It’s been a great privledge to share music with all of you this way.

1. “Dawn”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Cinematic Orchestra ©2002 (4:01)

2. “Sleeping Beauty”, Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise ©2006 (5:34)

3. “I Dream Of Spring”, k.d. lang, Watershed ©2008 (4:01)

4. “So Sorry”, Feist, The Reminder ©2007 (3:13)

5. “If”, Joni Mitchell, Shine ©2007 (5:33)

6. “Seem Awake”, Kerosene Daydream, Oscillate ©2008 (4:58)

7. “After All That, It's Come To This (Featuring Amy Millan)”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (3:46)

8. “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Final Fantasy Mix)”, Stars, Do You Trust Your Friends ©2007 (4:50)

9. “Everything Means Nothing to Me”, Elliott Smith, Figure 8 ©2000 (2:24)

10. “Waiting...”, City And Colour, Bring Me Your Love ©2007 (4:54)

11. “Teardrop”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (3:33)

12. “Spring Arrives”, Azam Ali, Elysium for the Brave ©2006 (5:18)

13. “S.G.Y.C.S.T (Joshua Van Tassel Remix)”, Laura Barrett, Earth Sciences © 2007) (3:47)

14. “Diminished”, R.E.M., Up ©1998 (6:01)

15. “Only Lonely”, Chris Koster, Sex, Love & Morality ©2008 (3:00)

16. “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Radiohead”, In Rainbows ©2007 (5:18)

17. “Let Us Have Done With The Umbrella Of Our Contagion”, Christine Fellows, Nevertheless ©2007 (2:15)

18. “Constant Knot”, City And Colour, Bring Me Your Love ©2007 (4:03)

19. “God Is The Water”, The Feeling United, The Feeling United ©2007 (7:47)

20. “More Than This”, Damhnait Doyle, Lights Down Low ©2008 (3:33)

21. “12 Bellevue”, Kathleen Edwards, Failer ©2003 (3:43)

22. “Save It”, Danny Michel Valhalla ©2006 (3:50)

Extention (Since Funky Planet host was late one hour)

23. “Trying To Lose My Mind”, Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces ©2008 (3:52)

24. “In Our Nature”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (2:43)

25. “A Leader On Losing Control”, Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! ©2007 (3:21)

26. “What That Song Means Now”, Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! ©2007 (2:37)

27. “Orphan Girl”, Crooked Still, Hop High ©2004 (2:41)

28. “Yours To Discover”, The Sadies, New Seasons ©2007 (3:34)

29. “What's Left Behind”, The Sadies, New Seasons ©2007 (3:16)

30. “End Of The World Small Talk”, Reid Jamieson, The Unavoidable Truth ©2004 (5:14)

31. “I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine”, Reid Jamieson, The Presley Sessions ©2007 (2:00)

32. “Dreams Of Grey”, Ry Moran Groundwater ©2007 (4:27)

33. “No Good Reason”, Ry Moran, Groundwater ©2007 (4:09)

34. “Title Track”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (5:01)

35. “Ok, Ok, Fine, Okay”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (3:49)

36. “Aim High”, The Feeling United, The Feeling United ©2007 (4:39)

37. “We Need More Light”, The Feeling United, The Feeling United ©2007 (3:55)

March 25, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

1. “That I Would Be Good”, Alanis Morissette, Alanis Morissette: The Collection ©2005 (4:17)

2. “Be Here Now”, Ray LaMontagne, Till the Sun Turns Black ©2006 (6:23)

3. “Silence”, PJ Harvey, White Chalk ©2007 (3:11)

4. “I'll See You Off”, Jacob And Lily, The Cathedral ©2006 (4:01)

5. “Black Is The Colour Of My True Loves Heart Featuring Lexi Valentine”, Neverending White Lights, Act II: The Blood And The Life Eternal ©2007 (5:56)

6. “Here Is The Light (Acoustic)”, Ours, Distorted Lullabies ©2001 (4:47)

7. “Try”, Down With The Butterfly, Rise ©2006 (4:28)

8. “You're A Wolf”, Sea Wolf, Leaves In The River ©2007 (3:36)

9. “Anna Leigh”, The Sadies, New Seasons ©2007 (3:21)

10. “Wide Open Space”, Mansun, Attack Of The Grey Lantern [US] ©1997 (4:31)

11. “I Wasn't Ready”, Turn Off The Stars, Turn Off The Stars ©2006 (4:28)

12. “Clocks”, Coldplay, A Rush Of Blood To The Head ©2002 (5:08)

13. “Golzar”, Niyaz, Niyaz ©2005 (5:00)

14. “Block”, Dawud Wharnsby, Vacuous Waxing ©2004 (3:29)

15. “Jigsaw Falling Into Place”, Radiohead, In Rainbows ©2007 (4:09)

16. “Sound of Water / Change Your Mind”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (4:15)

17. “Oh You Delicate Heart”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (5:05)

18. “Giftshop”, The Tragically Hip, Trouble At The Henhouse ©1996 (4:59)

19. “Easter”, Stuart Davis, ¿What ©2006 (3:36)

20. “Brighter Than Sunshine”,Aqualung, A Lot Like Love (Music from the Motion Picture) ©2005 (4:01)

21. “I'm A Ship”, The Darcys, Endless Water ©2007 (3:12)

22. “Trying To Lose My Mind”, Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces ©2008 (3:52)

23. “We Need More Light”, The Feeling United, The Feeling United ©2007 (3:55)

March 18 playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

(And sorry this was posted a week late.)

1. “Flames”, VAST, Visual Audio Sensory Theater ©1998 (4:34)

2. “Salka”, Sigur Rós, Hvarf-Heim ©2007 (6:10)

3. “High Speed”, Coldplay, Parachutes ©2000 (4:14)

4. “Green (Nevermore Instrumental)”, Afro Celt Sound System, Seed ©2003 (5:58)

5. “My Culture (featuring Robbie Williams & Maxi Jazz)”1 Giant Leap,1 Giant Leap ©2002 (5:39)

6. “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood”, Yusuf, An Other Cup ©2006 (3:23)

7. “From Heaven to Dust”, Azam Ali, Elysium for the Brave ©2006 (4:20)

8. “So Empty”, Anxious Blue, Limits Push Themselves ©2001 (3:23)

9. “More Than This”, Damhnait Doyle, Lights Down Low ©2008 (3:33)

10. “I've Got A Name”, Justin Hines, Sides ©2007 (3:20)

11. “Inside And Out”, Feist, Let It Die ©2004 (4:18)

12. “These are the Days”, Peter Katz And The Curious, More Nights ©2007 (4:20)

13. “What You Thought You Need”, Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static ©2008 (5:27)

14. “Work It! (Man With The Movie Camera)”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Cinematic, Orchestra ©2002 (8:06)

15. “Oh You Delicate Heart”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (5:05)

16. “Only Lonely”, Chris Koster, Sex, Love & Morality ©2008 (3:00)

17. “Flawed Design”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (3:47)

18. “Drive”, Incubus, Make Yourself ©1999 (3:53)

19. “Trust Yourself”, Blue Rodeo, Casino ©1987 (3:50)

20. “Coma Therapy”, Strata, The End of the World ©2007 (3:30)

21. “Why Does It Always Rain On Me?”, Travis, The Man Who ©1999 (4:25)

22. “Trying To Lose My Mind”, Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces ©2008 (3:52)

23. “Robot Ponies”, Laura Barrett, Earth Sciences ©2007 (4:08)

24. “Trust”, Christine Fellows, The Last One Standing ©2002 (3:49)

25. “Let Go”, Frou Frou, Garden State (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) ©2004 (4:12)

26. “The Cold, The Dark & The Silence”, Sea Wolf, Leaves In The River ©2007 (4:26)

27. “Spirit Of Sam”, Pender, Hey Man, Don't Bring Yourself Down ©2007 (3:30)

28. “Right Time”, Ry Moran, Groundwater ©2007 (4:50)

29. “Where And When”, Hayden, In Field & Town ©2008 (3:16)

30. “Waiting For The World”, Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here ©2008 (5:38)

March 11 playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

(And sorry this was posted so late!)

1. “How To Disappear Completely”, Radiohead, Kid A ©2000 (5:56)

2. “Í Gær”, Sigur Rós, Hvarf-Heim ©2007 (6:27)

3. “Deception Island Optimists Club”, Laura Barrett, Earth Sciences ©2007 (3:22)

4. “Constant Knot”, City And Colour, Bring Me Your Love ©2007 (4:03)

5. “Forgive & Remember”, Harry Manx, West Eats Meet ©2004 (3:39)

6. “Teardrop”, José González, In Our Nature ©2007 (3:33)

7. “Alpha And Omega”, Boards Of Canada, Geogaddi ©2002 (7:03)

8. “Energy Warning”, Boards Of Canada, Geogaddi ©2002 (0:35)

9. “The Storm”, Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise ©2006 (3:12)

10. “Heart's A Mess”, Gotye, Like Drawing Blood ©2006 (6:06)

11. “Weight Of Circumstance”, Grand Theft Bus, Birth Of Confusion ©2002 (8:03)

12. “Arriving Somewhere But Not Here”, Porcupine Tree, Deadwing ©2005 (12:02)

13. “Cisco Kid”, Octoberman, Run From Safety ©2007 (3:52)

14. “Everybody”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (3:36)

15. “Flawed Design”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (3:47)

16. “The Cold, The Dark & The Silence”, Sea Wolf, Leaves In The River ©2007 (4:26)

17. “When The World Is Running Down”, The Police, Zenyatta Mondatta ©1980 (3:38)

18. “Nobody", Five For Fighting, The Battle For Everything ©2004 (5:11)

19. “Don't”, Dave Ward Trio, Demo ©2007 (3:08)

20. “Hello Everything”, King Cobb Steelie, Destroy All Codes ©2004 (2:38)

21. “The Clock”, Thom Yorke, The Eraser ©2006 (4:13)

22. “Low”, Coldplay, X&Y ©2005 (5:32)

23. “Buffalo”, Ry Moran, Groundwater, ©2007 (4:28)

24. “Sides”, Justin Hines, Sides ©2007 (3:31)

25. “Only Lonely”, Chris Koster, Sex, Love & Morality ©2008 (3:00)

26. “All The Trees are Hers”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (3:33)

27. “A Series Of Prayers (For Something To Happen)”, The Darcys, Endless Water ©2007 (2:41)

28. “The Unavoidable Truth”, Reid Jamieson, The Unavoidable Truth ©2004 (3:24)

29. “Slate”, Peter Katz And The Curious, More Nights ©2007 (4:09)

30. “Wake Up”, Holmes, Stop Go ©2007 (3:23)

31. “All Things Change”, Kan'Nal, Kan Nal ©2006 (3:43)

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