This week Lynx presents the story of Edie Sedgwick! We love bringing you interviews but we are SO HAPPY to get back to storytelling! “She was a catalyst. By being in contact with her, the edges were sharper. An evening with Edie would only end when Edie had got to the point of exhaustion, which would be at the end of 2 or 3 days. There’s that old Yogi axiom: the higher you go, the further you fall. We all know that. She liked walking very close to extinction, always.” Adored by all those around,...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 36 min
This week’s episode is very special because we introduce you to Electrified Porcupine! If that name sounds familiar, it’s because you hear it at the beginning of all of our episodes. Electrified Porcupine brings[...] The post EP 71: Electrified Porcupine appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 09, 2018•51 min
If you listened to our episode about Ann Moses and her outta sight memoir Meow! My Groovy Life with Tiger Beats Idols, you’ll know she was a fabulous trailblazer with so many interesting stories there was simply too many to cover! We were super excited to get the opportunity to talk to Ann ourselves and had such a fabulous time talking with her! In this interview we talk about Ann’s writing process, her journey from journalist to interviewee (it involves Millennials and Google!), fame in the 60’...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 21 min
It’s PART TWO of our collaboration with TRAMPS LIKE US and Lee McCormack . This week we talk about the enduring musical partnership and marriage of Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen . This is a spotlight on the First Lady of E Street! We discuss Patti’s childhood, her solo career, how she came to meet Bruce and become a part of the band and OF COURSE- her influence on Bruce musically and personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 23 min
This week Muses and Stuff teams up with the podcast TRAMPS LIKE US with Lee McCormack . In part 1 of this 2 part series Chanty, Lynx and Lee discuss Bruce’s upbringing and the women who made big impacts on his young life. We take you back to when Bruce Springsteen was a boy- a shy, soft-hearted dreamer. In this episode, you’ll hear about his humble beginnings which include his relationship with his grandmother, mother and sisters as well as how his father affected his attitude and actions toward...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 19 min
We couldn’t be more excited to share this weeks interview with the beautiful, talently and supremely lovely Maureen Van Zandt! Maureen has had quite an incredible life and it was such a joy to hear some of her stories! Her passion for dance and the theatre has been the center of her life since she was a young girl leading her to work both on and off Broadway. She has built an amazing career for herself, not just dancing and acting but developing her own theatre companies and producing the plays ...
Mar 28, 2018•59 min
This week Lynx shares the story behind the unique friendship of two iconic artists, Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe . After discovering the arts at a very young age Patti Smith dreamed of not only becoming an artist herself but to find a partner to share inspiration with. At age 20, on her first day as a New Yorker she found just that. Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe immediately hit it off and were soon living together, working side by side. Patti and Robert were your typical young, starving...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 23 min
This week Chanty presents the story of Rita Rae Roxx based on her book Once Upon a Rock Star: Backstage Passes in the Heavy Metal Eighties – Big Hair, Bad Boys (and One Bad[...] The post EP 64: Rita Rae Roxx appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Today Lynx and Chanty introduce you to Sami Harris- an LA doll who they met through the Queen- Pamela Des Barres! Sami Harris is 20 year old writer, social media influencer, music journalist and yogi[...] The post Meet Sami Harris appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 07, 2018•48 min
This week Lynx tells Chanty all about the delightful Ann Moses ! When Ann scored herself a job at Tiger Beat Magazine she, like it’s readers, was just a teen herself. Within a few short years she would go from a part time editorial assistant to editor in chief of the ever growing tween magazine. If you’re picturing her stuck at some desk… think again. Ann spent the majority of her time outside the office. You may have found her traveling on tour buses with Tiger Beat faves like Paul Revere &...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Avery Florence is a Toronto based artist. Avery’s EP January which was recorded live off the floor was released earlier this year and it is SO GOOD. When Avery walked in to record, Lynx and[...] The post Interview with Avery Florence appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 21, 2018•54 min
This week we take you all the way back to the 1960’s to a log cabin nestled in Laurel Canyon. Chanty tells Lynx the story of Pauline Butcher, Frank Zappa’s secretary. This episode is based on her book: FREAK OUT! My life with Frank Zappa. So how did a secretary from England come to know, befriend and even live with Frank Zappa, his wife Gail and all of the “freaks” in Laurel Canyon? Who is Suzy Creamcheese? What was it like living in a log cabin where anyone including Mick Jagger, Marianne Faith...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 21 min
This week Lynx takes you Greenwich Village in the 1960’s where poetry, politics and folk music take center stage. As a “red diaper baby” with 2 Communist parents, political activism was built into Suze’s DNA. As a young teenager Suze Rotolo began hanging out in Greenwich Village with other like-minded friends and was soon a fixture at clubs such as Gerdes Folk City, The Gaslight, Kettle of Fish and The Bitter End . Places that launched the careers of many folk singers such as Dave Van Ronk, Judy...
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 30 min
This week Chanty brings you the story of Carol Ann Harris and her 9 year relationship with Lindsey Buckingham. We dive deep into the inner circle that is the Fleetwood Mac family thank you[...] The post EP 60: Carol Ann Harris and Lindsey Buckingham appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 29 min
Life had never been easy for Jan but growing up listening to Marvin Gaye 's sweet soulful voice on the record player came with daydreams of a promising future. So when the opportunity came to meet the man of her dreams there was no way Jan wasn’t going to seize the opportunity. She didn’t care that Marvin was still legally married or about their 17 year age difference and neither, it seems, did Marvin. Before long the pair were inseparable and with Jan as his muse, Marvin began making the sexies...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 31 min
Today Chanty tells Lynx and listeners the story of BEN FONG- TORRES. We’ve been getting some requests to do another episode on a male Muse and/ or Groupie so listen up to see why we[...] The post EP 58: Ben Fong-Torres appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 17, 2018•59 min
Singer-Songwriter. Business Woman. Rock ’n’ Roll Icon. Feminist. Trailblazer. Wife & Mother. Put all that together (and then some!) and you have this weeks muse, the incredible Pat Benatar! Growing up Pat dreamed of being part of a dynamic rock ’n’ roll duo. Jagger & Richards, Plant & Page, she may have had the vocal chops but to make it to Rocks greatest heights she knew she needed a phenomenal guitarist by her side. It was while working on her first album, In the Heat of the Night,...
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 14 min
This week we bring you the story of Ginger Gilmour. She is an artist, a philanthropist, a colour therapy healer, a light worker, a mother to 4 children and the long time wife of[...] The post EP 56: Ginger Gilmour appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Last night Chanty and Lynx had the pleasure of speaking with Chris and Paul from The Flatliners before their sold out show at the Opera House in Toronto. These guys are celebrating the 10th anniversary[...] The post The Flatliners Interview appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 08, 2017•30 min
Mary Forsberg was only 16 years old when she first met Scott Weiland . Seven years her senior, Scott had been hired to chauffeur Mary around to her modelling gigs. While their attraction was immediate, their careers were taking them in different directions. As Mary was jet-setting from Milan to Tokyo to Paris for exciting fashion shoots, Scott and his band, Stone Temple Pilots were beginning to dominate the airwaves. But great success doesn’t automatically equal great happiness. Both Scott and M...
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 18 min
This week we bring you the story of the beautiful! the talented! the powerhouse of a woman that is LINDA RONSRADT. Chanty read Linda’s book Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir a few years back[...] The post EP 54: Linda Ronstadt appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 22, 2017•54 min
This week Chanty and Lynx do an interview with two Canadian bands making incredible strides in the music scene. Alex Vissia and her band VISSIA are on tour right now all the way[...] The post VISSIA and FXRRVST appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 15, 2017•59 min
This week we bring you the love story of Pamela Courson and Jim Morrison ! While the stories of how they met may differ, one thing was clear from the very beginning – Jim and Pam were meant to be. Jim was only beginning to move into music then, his band The Doors working hard to build a career. Pamela was with him every step of the way not only supporting his dreams but becoming muse for both his lyrics and poetry. They became a famous duo among the Laurel Canyon crowd, living in “the house on L...
Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 9 min
This week we bring you the story of Britta Lee Shain! Britta wrote an incredible memoir called “Seeing the Real You At Last: Life and Love on the Road with Bob Dylan“. Britta’s book is[...] The post EP 52: Britta Lee Shain and Bob Dylan appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 31, 2017•1 hr 23 min
This week is all about Kathy Etchingham! Packing her bags and leaving her troubled childhood behind her at only 16, Kathy moved to London in search of the fun, glamourous lifestyle she had always dreamed of. She immediately found herself immersed in the swinging rock ‘n’ roll nightlife, having fun flirtations, memorable interactions and lasting friendships with musicians such as Keith Moon, BRIAN JONES, John Lennon & many more. When she met Jimi Hendrix on his first night in England the pair...
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Episode 50! It’s a heavy hitter… YOKO ONO! Recorded on the same day of John and Sean’s birthday, Chanty tells Lynx about some of the incredible life lived so far by Yoko Ono. We go[...] The post EP 50: Yoko Ono appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 17, 2017•58 min
This week is a simulpodcast between Mira Manga of the Girls on Tour podcast and us, Muses and Stuff! Join us as we swap stories of our own touring experiences, discuss all the complications and[...] The post EP 49: Mira Manga of the Girls on Tour Podcast appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 11, 2017•54 min
Chanty here. This week I speak about what it felt like to learn about the passing of Tom Petty. I’m processing and working through it the way I know how… being quiet and then talking[...] The post To Tom, Love Chanty appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 05, 2017•32 min
By the time Mayte Garcia was 16 she’d had her whole future planned out. Belly dancing professionally since she was just 3 years old, Mayte knew she belonged in Cairo where all the great belly dancers perform. But when her family decided to catch a Prince show while on vacation… all of that changed. Encouraged by her family, Mayte sought out the tour, with a video of her dancing in hand with the hopes that she could get it to Prince. She succeeded of course, which led to a deep friendship and a j...
Sep 27, 2017•1 hr 13 min
This week Chanty and Lynx return to tell you all about LORI LIGHTNING! Lori found herself on the Sunset Strip in the 1970’s “by accident”. A teen model and one of the youngest of the[...] The post EP 47: Lori Lightning appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 20, 2017•41 min
