The AM
@theam.ca
Weekly radio show on @cjsw.bsky.social hosted by @peterhemminger.com. Offbeat easy listening to start your week right. Live at cjsw.com every Monday morning from 7-10am MT, or stream past episodes at https://linktr.ee/the.am
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The A.M. – CJSW Radio
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A new year's reintroduction: The AM is a weekly radio show on @cjsw.bsky.social in Calgary, AB, airing live on Monday mornings at cjsw.com and 90.9FM locally.
Each episode is three hours of music to help find your footing for the week. Electronic, jazz, psych, shoegaze, mostly new, but not always.
Each episode is three hours of music to help find your footing for the week. Electronic, jazz, psych, shoegaze, mostly new, but not always.
AM Gold 2025, Part Two: 30 or so songs that made the last year more liveable. Ambient electronics, jazz, dream-pop, folk, psychedelic, and more. Hope you enjoy it and that your year starts with a steady pulse and a hopeful melody.
The A.M. — AM Gold 2025, Part Two (January 5, 2026)
AM Gold 2025, Part Two (January 5, 2026)AM Gold 2025, Part Two: 30 or so songs that made the last year more liveable. Hope you enjoy it and that your year starts with a steady pulse and a hopeful...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
AM Gold 2025, Part Two: 30 or so songs that made the last year more liveable. Ambient electronics, jazz, dream-pop, folk, psychedelic, and more. Hope you enjoy it and that your year starts with a steady pulse and a hopeful melody.
A new year's reintroduction: The AM is a weekly radio show on @cjsw.bsky.social in Calgary, AB, airing live on Monday mornings at cjsw.com and 90.9FM locally.
Each episode is three hours of music to help find your footing for the week. Electronic, jazz, psych, shoegaze, mostly new, but not always.
Each episode is three hours of music to help find your footing for the week. Electronic, jazz, psych, shoegaze, mostly new, but not always.
The A.M. – CJSW Radio
cjsw.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A new year's reintroduction: The AM is a weekly radio show on @cjsw.bsky.social in Calgary, AB, airing live on Monday mornings at cjsw.com and 90.9FM locally.
Each episode is three hours of music to help find your footing for the week. Electronic, jazz, psych, shoegaze, mostly new, but not always.
Each episode is three hours of music to help find your footing for the week. Electronic, jazz, psych, shoegaze, mostly new, but not always.
AM Gold 2025 Part One:
A selection from some favourite albums of the past year, from ambient jazz and Ethiopian-inspired electronics to bossa nova, post-punk to pagan folk. Enjoy the last few days of the first quarter of the 21st century, and tune in for Part Two in 2026.
theam.ca/post/8043071...
A selection from some favourite albums of the past year, from ambient jazz and Ethiopian-inspired electronics to bossa nova, post-punk to pagan folk. Enjoy the last few days of the first quarter of the 21st century, and tune in for Part Two in 2026.
theam.ca/post/8043071...
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
AM Gold 2025 Part One:
A selection from some favourite albums of the past year, from ambient jazz and Ethiopian-inspired electronics to bossa nova, post-punk to pagan folk. Enjoy the last few days of the first quarter of the 21st century, and tune in for Part Two in 2026.
theam.ca/post/8043071...
A selection from some favourite albums of the past year, from ambient jazz and Ethiopian-inspired electronics to bossa nova, post-punk to pagan folk. Enjoy the last few days of the first quarter of the 21st century, and tune in for Part Two in 2026.
theam.ca/post/8043071...
AM Gold Part One starts now: Sharing some favourite releases from 2025 on CJSW.com. Tune in live for the next three hours, or head to cjsw.com/program/the-... after that for the archive episode.
December 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
AM Gold Part One starts now: Sharing some favourite releases from 2025 on CJSW.com. Tune in live for the next three hours, or head to cjsw.com/program/the-... after that for the archive episode.
I’m very curious about Marty Supreme but also have strong physical reactions against the thought of watching one particular cast member for any length of time. So I guess I’ll be missing it.
December 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I’m very curious about Marty Supreme but also have strong physical reactions against the thought of watching one particular cast member for any length of time. So I guess I’ll be missing it.
A Very AM Christmas: Sad songs, loud songs, classics and oddities; a Christmas playlist of mostly unexpected moments. Nearly 100 songs in no particular order, throw it on shuffle for maximum effect.
Apple Music playlist below, or Spotify here: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Apple Music playlist below, or Spotify here: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
A Very AM Christmas by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music
Playlist · 98 Songs
music.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A Very AM Christmas: Sad songs, loud songs, classics and oddities; a Christmas playlist of mostly unexpected moments. Nearly 100 songs in no particular order, throw it on shuffle for maximum effect.
Apple Music playlist below, or Spotify here: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Apple Music playlist below, or Spotify here: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
It's The AM's midwinter special—partly inspired by the winter solstice, partly by Christmas. A quiet one even by AM standards, but hopefully it introduces a few new seasonal favourites (including rarities from Blur, Animal Collective, Bjork, & more).
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8036826...
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8036826...
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's The AM's midwinter special—partly inspired by the winter solstice, partly by Christmas. A quiet one even by AM standards, but hopefully it introduces a few new seasonal favourites (including rarities from Blur, Animal Collective, Bjork, & more).
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8036826...
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8036826...
This morning’s soundtrack: Revisiting a solstice playlist from a few years back. Songs of the moon and the sun.
Hope your longest night has been a restful one.
Hope your longest night has been a restful one.
Winter solstice
open.spotify.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This morning’s soundtrack: Revisiting a solstice playlist from a few years back. Songs of the moon and the sun.
Hope your longest night has been a restful one.
Hope your longest night has been a restful one.
AM Gold 2025:
50 favourite albums from the past year, and 150+ others that are also very much worth a listen. Ambient, psychedelic, modular synth, jazz, library grooves, jangle pop, and other sounds suited to early mornings and contemplative moments.
wanderlines.ca/2025/12/18/a...
50 favourite albums from the past year, and 150+ others that are also very much worth a listen. Ambient, psychedelic, modular synth, jazz, library grooves, jangle pop, and other sounds suited to early mornings and contemplative moments.
wanderlines.ca/2025/12/18/a...
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
AM Gold 2025:
50 favourite albums from the past year, and 150+ others that are also very much worth a listen. Ambient, psychedelic, modular synth, jazz, library grooves, jangle pop, and other sounds suited to early mornings and contemplative moments.
wanderlines.ca/2025/12/18/a...
50 favourite albums from the past year, and 150+ others that are also very much worth a listen. Ambient, psychedelic, modular synth, jazz, library grooves, jangle pop, and other sounds suited to early mornings and contemplative moments.
wanderlines.ca/2025/12/18/a...
Yesterday's AM on @cjsw.bsky.social:
A low-key AM, with a throwback to a cult Jean-Claude Vannier soundtrack, and a mix of new sounds, missed 2025 releases, and a handful of classics to get you through your Monday morning (or whichever day you choose).
theam.ca/post/8031500...
A low-key AM, with a throwback to a cult Jean-Claude Vannier soundtrack, and a mix of new sounds, missed 2025 releases, and a handful of classics to get you through your Monday morning (or whichever day you choose).
theam.ca/post/8031500...
The A.M. — The AM: December 15, 2025
The AM: December 15, 2025A low-key AM, with a throwback to a cult Jean-Claude Vannier soundtrack, and a mix of new sounds, missed 2025 releases, and a handful of classics to get you through your...
theam.ca
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Yesterday's AM on @cjsw.bsky.social:
A low-key AM, with a throwback to a cult Jean-Claude Vannier soundtrack, and a mix of new sounds, missed 2025 releases, and a handful of classics to get you through your Monday morning (or whichever day you choose).
theam.ca/post/8031500...
A low-key AM, with a throwback to a cult Jean-Claude Vannier soundtrack, and a mix of new sounds, missed 2025 releases, and a handful of classics to get you through your Monday morning (or whichever day you choose).
theam.ca/post/8031500...
Every time I try to prune this 300-ish song playlist of 2025 releases, I end up making it slightly longer. At least it makes for great morning listening in the meantime.
FFO: spacey electronics, ambient jazz, library grooves, cosmic psych, and offbeat easy listening.
FFO: spacey electronics, ambient jazz, library grooves, cosmic psych, and offbeat easy listening.
Best of 2025 running list by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music
Playlist · 275 Songs
music.apple.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Every time I try to prune this 300-ish song playlist of 2025 releases, I end up making it slightly longer. At least it makes for great morning listening in the meantime.
FFO: spacey electronics, ambient jazz, library grooves, cosmic psych, and offbeat easy listening.
FFO: spacey electronics, ambient jazz, library grooves, cosmic psych, and offbeat easy listening.
Starting in the seond hour, this week’s AM puts its own spin on The Scene’s recent “25 records for 25 years” article with 25 Calgary classics that didn’t appear on their list.
Is it definitive? No. Is it nostalgic? Definitely. Hopefully also a reminder of how much is worth celebrating in YYC music.
Is it definitive? No. Is it nostalgic? Definitely. Hopefully also a reminder of how much is worth celebrating in YYC music.
The A.M. — The AM: December 8, 2025
The AM: December 8, 2025Starting in the seond hour, this week’s AM puts its own spin on The Scene’s recent “25 records for 25 years” article with 25 more Calgary classics that didn’t appear on their.....
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December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Starting in the seond hour, this week’s AM puts its own spin on The Scene’s recent “25 records for 25 years” article with 25 Calgary classics that didn’t appear on their list.
Is it definitive? No. Is it nostalgic? Definitely. Hopefully also a reminder of how much is worth celebrating in YYC music.
Is it definitive? No. Is it nostalgic? Definitely. Hopefully also a reminder of how much is worth celebrating in YYC music.
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I've been too busy and then sick to write blurbs The AM's picks for November's new releases, and with #BandcampFriday mere hours away and the mug of NeoCitran kicking in, I'll have to settle for just the links and a playlist. Don't let that discourage you from listening to these 30 albums.
The AM: November Favourites 2025 by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music
Playlist · 22 Songs
music.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I've been too busy and then sick to write blurbs The AM's picks for November's new releases, and with #BandcampFriday mere hours away and the mug of NeoCitran kicking in, I'll have to settle for just the links and a playlist. Don't let that discourage you from listening to these 30 albums.
I've been too busy and then sick to write blurbs The AM's picks for November's new releases, and with #BandcampFriday mere hours away and the mug of NeoCitran kicking in, I'll have to settle for just the links and a playlist. Don't let that discourage you from listening to these 30 albums.
The AM: November Favourites 2025 by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music
Playlist · 22 Songs
music.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I've been too busy and then sick to write blurbs The AM's picks for November's new releases, and with #BandcampFriday mere hours away and the mug of NeoCitran kicking in, I'll have to settle for just the links and a playlist. Don't let that discourage you from listening to these 30 albums.
Narrowing down my year-end album list from a 300-album spreadsheet and a playlist of tracks from all those that were up on streaming.
I’m reaching new heights of obsession here, but it feels like the only way to keep up.
I’m reaching new heights of obsession here, but it feels like the only way to keep up.
Best of 2025 running list by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music
Playlist · 270 Songs
music.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Narrowing down my year-end album list from a 300-album spreadsheet and a playlist of tracks from all those that were up on streaming.
I’m reaching new heights of obsession here, but it feels like the only way to keep up.
I’m reaching new heights of obsession here, but it feels like the only way to keep up.
The first AM of December hopefully sounds less wintry than the world outside. A throwback to Talk Talk’s final album, new music from Chad VanGaalen, The Notwist, and Teen Daze and a mix of genres from the ambient and experimental to the groovy and garage-y.
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8017815...
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8017815...
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The first AM of December hopefully sounds less wintry than the world outside. A throwback to Talk Talk’s final album, new music from Chad VanGaalen, The Notwist, and Teen Daze and a mix of genres from the ambient and experimental to the groovy and garage-y.
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8017815...
Listening links: theam.ca/post/8017815...
If you told me ten years ago that King Khan would be making devotional instrumental sitar music with a traditional Anishnaabe flute player, I guess I may have believed you but I would certainly have been surprised.
Wolf Clan Jo & King Khan, by King Khan & Wolf Clan Jo
9 track album
khannibalism.bandcamp.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you told me ten years ago that King Khan would be making devotional instrumental sitar music with a traditional Anishnaabe flute player, I guess I may have believed you but I would certainly have been surprised.
Always confusing seeing people talk about how hard it is to find good independent music/art/film/etc.
Sure, relative to just throwing on a Spotify playlist or whatever Netflix is featuring, digging for hidden gems is harder. But relative to any other point in history? It's never been easier.
Sure, relative to just throwing on a Spotify playlist or whatever Netflix is featuring, digging for hidden gems is harder. But relative to any other point in history? It's never been easier.
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Always confusing seeing people talk about how hard it is to find good independent music/art/film/etc.
Sure, relative to just throwing on a Spotify playlist or whatever Netflix is featuring, digging for hidden gems is harder. But relative to any other point in history? It's never been easier.
Sure, relative to just throwing on a Spotify playlist or whatever Netflix is featuring, digging for hidden gems is harder. But relative to any other point in history? It's never been easier.
The new live EP from Toronto's Orbital Ensemble is a blast—loving the slightly more muscular take on their Brazilian-jazz-psych debut. Released on @wearebusybodies.bsky.social, but I found it through the single on Caju Collective (cajucollective.bandcamp.com/album/orbita...). Both doing vital work.
Live at Gold Standard, by Orbital Ensemble
6 track album
orbitalensemble.bandcamp.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The new live EP from Toronto's Orbital Ensemble is a blast—loving the slightly more muscular take on their Brazilian-jazz-psych debut. Released on @wearebusybodies.bsky.social, but I found it through the single on Caju Collective (cajucollective.bandcamp.com/album/orbita...). Both doing vital work.
Bit of a glitch with this week's episode, so the recording may or may not be available tomorrow. But there's always the Apple Music and Spotify playlists, if you want the music without the rambling:
Apple: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/62R...
Apple: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/62R...
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Bit of a glitch with this week's episode, so the recording may or may not be available tomorrow. But there's always the Apple Music and Spotify playlists, if you want the music without the rambling:
Apple: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/62R...
Apple: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/62R...