Hannah Georgas discusses her deeply personal and revealing new album, I’d Be Lying if I Said I Didn’t Care , leaving Toronto behind, tennis and acupuncture, asserting herself and really, really communicating, producing this album herself, the Canadian music industry and authenticity, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women...
Aug 15, 2023•59 min
Fenne Lily discusses her wonderful new album Big Picture , running and sleeping, writing as a coping mechanism, why self-reflection alone won’t cut it, how literature and comedy influence her songwriting, letting listeners in, subtle bits of homage, profound bumper stickers, temporal temperature, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . ...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Ray Padgett discusses his remarkable new book, Pledging My Time – Conversations with Bob Dylan Band Members , his music journalism origin story, loving “Weird Al” Yankovic and MAD Magazine , first getting into Dylan and then the obsession with all things Dylan, why seeing one show is never enough and his excellent live Dylan newsletter , whether Dylan might be retiring, talking to people who rarely or have never discussed working with Dylan, learning more about the man through others, future pla...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Nico Paulo discusses her new, critically acclaimed self-titled album , living her life in Portugal, Toronto, and St. John’s, window shutter signals, learning other people’s music, how love can mean so many things even in the same languages, the water, new songs, upcoming tour dates , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow ...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min
[TW: suicide, psychological abuse] Nina Nastasia discusses her latest wondrous solo album, Riderless Horse , living in Calgary, Alberta for a while, the longest walk in the world for a dog, the difficult life she lived with her late partner Kennan Gudjonsson, and the songs she wrote about it, inviting Electrical Audio’s Steve Albini and Greg Norman to upstate New York to make Riderless Horse , upcoming tour dates , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozi...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Leith Ross discusses their new album, To Learn , leaving Ontario for the prairies, music in their parents’ home, believing in boredom, what social media is good for, irl community connections, dehumanization, fantastical nostalgia, touring and playing the Hillside Festival , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow vish onli...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min
In a conversation recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike motion, Martin Herlihy , John Higgins , and Ben Marshall from please don’t destroy discuss their 2023 North American tour and Just for Laughs stops in Montreal, Canada and important Canadians like Norm Macdonald and Jamal Murray, their work as writers and short filmmakers on Saturday Night Live , comedic film editing and doing a live show, the forthcoming pdd movie, which features Conan O’Brien, other future plans, and much more. Supported b...
Jul 18, 2023•50 min
Jean Néant discusses their new Joni Void album, Every Day Is the Song , moving to Montreal from France to study film, remix experiences with Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead, primitive and modern recording technology and how their sound affects sounds, authenticity and mediated culture, distortion, Tom Waits, and the Beatles, bots on twitter, new Joni Void music, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Simone Schmidt and Ian Russell discuss their band One Hundred Dollars and the recent Blue Fog Recordings reissue of their classic debut album, Forest of Tears , listening speeds, our long relationship, recording with Rick White , the 2007ish Toronto music scene, vinyl records and music consumption, the mysterious band LSDoubleDCup , representation and the evolution of awareness, Ian’s solo record In Light , new Fiver music and shows, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 44 min
Following the devastating news of his shocking death on June 30, 2023, I remember Rick Froberg , who is someone I’ve admired most of my life and became friends with over the past 20 years. Featuring my recollections about his artwork, songwriting, and bands like Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu , Hot Snakes , and Obits , and archival interviews I conducted with Rick about such things in 2005, 2009, and twice in 2011. Rick was truly unique, warm, and supportive, and I love him. Thank you, Rick. Photo b...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 56 min
Douglas McCombs and Charles Rumback discuss their band Black Duck and new self-titled debut album , jazz, punk, and freedom, the Slint/Tortoise connection, why producers like J Dilla are really influential for drummers, improvisation and composition, Bill MacKay ’s guitar playing, working with John Hughes III, Cheap Trick and Superchunk, Seven Bridges , Black Duck shows , a Tortoise album update, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , P...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Hari Kondabolu discusses his brilliant new comedy special Vacation Baby , being a dad, Indian parents, Indian food, and yogurt, delving into cultural and familial backgrounds without mocking them, making art that changes things, perspectives on the impact of his film, The Problem with Apu , becoming friends with Hank Azaria and thinking about The Simpsons , the sharpness of his stand-up, (Extended) Vacation Baby , touring again, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pi...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Priyanka discusses her journey from being television personality Mark “Suki” Suknanan to winning the first season of Canada’s Drag Race in 2020, professional fans, male hygiene tips, immigration and her Indo-Guyanese background, racism, homophobia, transphobia, drag hatred, and gay liberation, keys to successful relationships, making new music and being Canada’s Queen of All Media, touring and the Hillside Festival , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokader...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Cory Hanson discusses his excellent new guitar rock record, Western Cum , film’s influence on his narrative songwriting of late, exploring American rock music forms, bands from the Sunset Strip era, walking in Van Halen’s footsteps, social media and the merch guy story that went viral, being a guitar person and being Michael Jordan, hard stops and fade outs, touring, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Granda...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 15 min
John Wright from Nomeansno discusses his new band Dead Bob and their debut album, Life Like , living in a remote cabin in the woods, his time working with the robot rockers in Compressorhead , the forthcoming Nomeansno book, the state of Nomeansno reissues on Alternative Tenatacles , one-off t-shirts , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women U...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Ariel Engle and Efrim Manuel Menuck discuss their band ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT and their stunning new album, Darling the Dawn , gardening, touring, the night, sleep and insomnia, the birds, labour, capitalism, and “poor eternals,” folklore, hope, roses, new collaborators, playing live, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow v...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Jason P. Woodbury discusses his project JPW and its debut album, Something Happening / Always Happening , growing up and finding music in Arizona, his entry into music journalism and contributing to Aquarium Drunkard , the time I was on his Transmissions podcast, interviewing people with the spirit of awe and enthusiasm, the desert mindset, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. S...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Kevin Morby discusses his new album More Photographs (A Continuum) , the continuing resonance of “This is a Photograph,” tragic Tennessee figures like Big Star’s Chris Bell, the collapse of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, youth, aging, and dying, loving physical photos, songwriting concepts, tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black W...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Joe Casey discusses the new Protomartyr album, Formal Growth in the Desert , selling his childhood home and losing his mother and other family members, music-making viability in a pandemic, having his home repeatedly burglarized and deeper societal issues, misinformation and disinformation, the Detroit Tigers and funny lyrics in dark arrangements, the Wu-Tang Clan, tour dates , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , ...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Ky discusses their stirring debut album, Power is the Pharmacy , remembering Joni Sadler, leaving Ottawa for Montreal, co-founding the Error 403 studio and being a recording engineer, academic pursuits and searching for a feeling, classical music, challenging theatricality, and loving pop music, The Artist’s Way , fretting over teeth, tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Daniel Monkman discusses the new Zoon album, Bekka Ma'iingan , climate change and The Nature of Things , the hardships of touring and why Europe gets it right, grieving and mental health, collaborating with Owen Pallett and Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, what “two-spirit” means and their recent non-binary status, forthcoming works by Ombiigizi and Zoon, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Gran...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Will Oldham and Lori Damiano discuss their beautiful and funny new children’s book, Shorty’s Ark , gardening and horses, what children’s books are like, zoos and this Live Sea Otter Cam , wild illustrations, the circuitous origin of the song “ Shorty’s Ark ,” giraffes who wear boots, naming the animals while we can, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min
L CON discusses her lovely, revealing new album, The Isolator , the Guelph geese, creative instincts, existential anxiety, and embracing vulnerability, secret rules, exploring her Swiss-Canadian heritage and the alphorn, piano and parts work, climbing Swiss alps, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow vish online . Support this show http://supporte...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
William Tyler discusses his band, the Impossible Truth, and their new live double-album, Secret Stratosphere , Tennessee politics and America in a socio-political stalemate, things that mass and social media have done and do to us, truth, communication, musicians and mental health, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow vish onl...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Friendly Rich discusses his poignant and pointed new album, Man Out of Time , beard perceptions, working remotely with fewer but still very impressive musical collaborators, imposter syndrome and being in the room with heroes, French and English, the end of men, pondering the pandemic, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow vish online . Support th...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Harrison discusses the making of and inspiration behind his new album, Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees , life in Toronto, gaming and escapism, different ways to be a professional musician, the birds and the bees, the great outdoors, multilayered album artwork, special guests, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow vish o...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Adam Horovitz reflects upon his time being Ad-Rock in Beastie Boys , the 2023 NBA playoffs, a toaster oven, Beastie Boys Book and Beastie Boys Story and Beastie Boys Audiobook , satire and comedy, embracing new technologies and making things up as you go, memorable late night talk show and Saturday Night Live appearances, encountering Bob Dylan, making new music and the status of Hot Sauce Committee Part One , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , P...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Jana Horn discusses her lovely new album, The Window is the Dream , growing up in Texas, why she expresses herself via music and literature, different education systems, her religious faith and admiration for “Weird Al” Yankovic and Leonard Cohen, writing a book, defending a thesis, tour dates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow vish online . ...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Guy Picciotto , Giorgos Xylouris, and Jim White discuss the beautiful new Xylouris White album, The Forest in Me , making music together and apart, collaborating with filmmaker Rebecca E. Marshall , the band’s curious way of recording music and fascinating temporality, a thunderstorm in Crete, tour dates , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Foll...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Wax Mannequin discusses his brilliant new album, The Red Brain , Hamilton and the Awesome Mom live show series , collaborating with Corwin Fox , lessons learned on the cross-Canada tour he and I once did with the Burning Hell , the pocket system and remembering people’s names, the human mind, science-fiction and the future, how transcending genres leads to timeless art, playing shows soon , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min
