In this podcast exclusive, movie director Ron Chapman and concert promoter John Brower sat down with hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji to talk about what Rolling Stone magazine called “the second most important event in rock & roll history”.REVIVAL69: The Concert that Rocked the World, tells the incredible behind-the-scenes, story of how, against all odds, a life-changing concert came together. A story of passion and perseverance, this never-before documented story reveals a series of colo...
Dec 13, 2022•57 min
Ahead of their appearance at Toronto's HISTORY opening for Three Days Grace, co-host Gregg Tilston met with The Standstills to talk about their music, recent collaborations, touring with Three Days Grace, and what they have in store for the future.Check out The Standstills: https://www.thestandstills.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 04, 2022•32 min
Featuring a live acoustic performance of their unreleased song, Say When, Neon Bloom join Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji in studio on this latest edition of Welcome To The Music!Toronto-based garage rock/synth-pop quartet Neon Bloom is a unique blending of musical styles, creative influences and wonderfully diverse personalities. Combining the talents of veteran musicians/recording artists Jen Simpson (lead vocals), bassist/guitarist Fred Yurichuk, guitarist/keyboardist Simon Chow and drummer/key...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Multiple award-winning Acadian country music star Laurie LeBlanc joins hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on the show!2019 was a banner year for LeBlanc. Recipient of the Male Country Artist of the Year 2019 at the Josie Music Awards in Tennessee, Laurie LeBlanc also participated in a dance and country music congress organized by the Francophone Federation of Country Dance and Line Dance FFCLD in Issoudun, France. This experience proved to be important in his career when he met Irish singer-son...
Nov 06, 2022•48 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome back to the show, producer and recording engineer, Mark Howard.He’s worked with countless multi-million-selling-record artists, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Tragically Hip, U2, and the Neville Brothers.Producer Mark Howard has always made unique records. For Howard, it’s not just about the recording process — making great music is also about creating unique, comfortable environments designed to bring out the best...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show for the second time, Paul Chin!In the wake of Beyoncé and fellow Toronto artist Drake releasing their own dance projects, heralding a reclamation of electronic music for Black artists at the highest heights of the industry, Paul Chin begins the rollout of his own complementary offering in his full-length debut And Under Heaven We Are All Made Of Water, which exhibits the forward-thinking sonic ambition of the underground as he explores themes of ...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 15 min
On her 6th birthday, Lulu Simon blew out her candles and wished that she wrote “Lucky” by Britney Spears. While the universe couldn’t make that happen, it was clear to Lulu as she grew up that she was destined to write songs and make music. Influenced by modern artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen and Kim Petras, Lulu is able to fill a space in the current pop scene by bringing a singer-songwriter mentality to big pop productions. With Rolling Stone acclaiming her music as “the type of synth-heavy a...
Oct 11, 2022•57 min
Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Feist, Tegan and Sara, Alexisonfire: those were just the tip of the iceberg. This is also the story of hippie chicks, turntablists, poetic punks, absurdist pranksters, queer orchestras, obtuse wordsmiths, electronic psychedelic jazz, power-pop supergroups, sexually bold electro queens, cowboys who used to play speed metal, garage rock evangelists, classically trained solo violinists, and the hip-hop scene that preceded Drake. This is Canada like it had n...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Alan Cross is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he is best known nationally and internationally as host of the syndicated radio series The Ongoing History of New Music.In this episode, hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji discuss the following topics with Alan Cross:- the 1969 Toronto Rock Revival (also known as the Forgotten Festival)- the Win Butler/Sexual Misconduct story- Nickelback and music snobs- why Radio will never go away and why it continues...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Authored by Derek Emerson and Shawn Chirrey with contributing writer Simon Harvey, it is packed 320 pages with first-hand accounts, historical perspective, and a wealth of original photography and artwork of the era, capturing the immediacy and grit of a scene well ahead of its time in terms of advancing social ideas (gender, animal rights) and pioneering cultural trends (music, fashion) that would only later enter the mainstream. https://youtu.be/RZY2T9DPQj8Hardcore was the product of kids work...
Jun 14, 2022•54 min
Fresh off of her collaboration with the Grammy Awards and RBCxMusic, Domanique Grant is a Pop/Soul, Singer-Songwriter from Toronto, named one of Buzzfeed’s Top 20 Artists to Watch from Canada.With a live show that’s been praised by Ted Talk, recent collaborations with Grammy Award-winning producer Jarrel ‘The’ Young (Drake 2021, The Weeknd 2020, Fall out Boyz 2019) and a Pandemic-song that went viral worldwide, 2022 is set to be a big year for the teal haired powerhouse.The release of Domanique’...
May 29, 2022•58 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome The Pursuit of Happiness lead singer and songwriter Moe Berg to the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In early 2021, hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji started a segment called Lost Venues. We ask our guests to tell stories of their time playing at music venues that no longer exist. Retired Toronto carpenter started his own similar series not too long ago. According to a CBC article: The name of his show: Toronto, Lost Music City, is a tribute to bars that are now silent and a poke in the eye of the city's claim that it is still a live music hub. So, of course, we had to get him on the show. To...
Apr 24, 2022•45 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show, William Irwin, the author of The Meaning Of Metallica: Ride The Lyrics.More than 40 years since their formation, and 125 million album sales later, Metallica is as relevant as ever. Much has been written about the band, but The Meaning of Metallica is the first book to focus exclusively on their lyrics.Their mighty guitar riffs and pounding drums are legendary, but Metallica’s words match the intensity of their tunes. Lead singer James Hetfield ...
Apr 17, 2022•46 min
Hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show award-winning singer-songwriter Julian Taylor. We spoke to Julian about his latest release, The Ridge, which has been nominated numerous time in various categories. Julian and The Ridge also recently captured the award for 2021 Solo Artist of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards.During our conversation we chatted about his music, radio show, playing live again, his favourite music, and some of the Lost Venues from his life. You c...
Apr 10, 2022•46 min
We've all been mourning since March 25th after learning about the untimely death of Taylor Hawkins. In memory of Taylor Hawkins here are our conversations with Stevie Salas and Sass Jordan. They both talked about Taylor Hawkins with fondness and love. To Stevie, Taylor was his younger brother that he always loved. Through all the highs and all the lows. Sass was the same way. Sass even had the chance on many occasions to sing with Taylor and the rest of the boys in Foo Fighters.We're all going t...
Apr 03, 2022•21 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show, Juno award-winning singer-songwriter, Barney Bentall. Prior to the release of his new album, "Cosmic Dreamer", Barney joined Gregg and Karim to discuss:- the inspiration for the album and the title single, Cosmic Dreamer- his two favourite Lost Venues- working with Adventure Canada- his BC ranch- what advice he'd give to his younger self- and so much more!He also sang a Gordon Lightfoot cover off of his new album!You can pre-order his new album ...
Mar 27, 2022•57 min
Vin Rock from legendary hip hop group Naughty By Nature and business partner Greg Carron join hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston this week on the show. In this episode, Greg and Vin discuss their venture into the metaverse and their NFTs.Check out more information on their Slugga Originals NFT at https://thesluggastore.com/ and The Vault at https://mgate.io/go/As17u7uDNKCG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Ray Chelstowski joins Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on the show this week. Ray is the former publisher for both Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly.Ray can be found giving his thoughts on music at http://disciplesofsound.blogspot.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the program Martha Johnson and Mark Gane, founding members of Martha and the Muffins,Martha and the Muffins emerged from the early punk/new wave/art pop scene in 1977 which was centered around various clubs along Toronto's Queen Street West and the Ontario College of Art.After “Echo Beach” became a top ten single around the world in 1980 and earned them a Juno for Single of the Year, Martha and the Muffins toured extensively in Britain, Europe and North A...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show hip hop and spoken word artist, KTheChosen.KTheChosen believes in the power of storytelling and uses his voice to share the experiences of those around him. Inspired by artists such as King Los and Kendrick Lamar, KTheChosen challenges himself to write lyrics that are both entertaining and enlightening.The video for his single "Amazon" features Zimbabwe's infamous bearer cheques and united the Calgary community by involving several local ar...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr
Certified Music Therapist Jennifer Buchanan joins hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston to discuss her newest book, WELLNESS WELLPAYED: THE POWER OF A PLAYLIST. In this episode we discuss:- how Jennifer realized music had a role to play in health- our experiences with making and receiving mixtapes- our relationships with vinyl- and so much more!To learn how to make a purposeful playlist for yourself visit: https://www.jenniferbuchanan.ca/3-steps-to-creating-a-purposeful-playlist-for-2022/Photo: Jo...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Richard Crouse joins Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on the Welcome To The Music podcast to talk all about music documentaries, and soundtracks from television shows and movies.We also discuss:- Neil Young's beef with Spotify and Joe Rogan- Richard's fandom of Meat Loaf- Why no one is skipping the introduction of Peacemaker- and so much more!Image from https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/tv/ctv-news-channel/pop-life/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show, Roger Mooking.Mooking first burst onto the music scene as MC Mystic for the Edmonton-based hip hop outfit The Maximum Definitive. After performing at Much Music he stayed in Toronto and joined Bass is Base. In addition to the early single "Funk-mobile", which garnered the band a deal with A&M Records their debut album, First Impressions for the Bottom Jigglers, won a Juno Award in the Best R&B/Soul Recording category in 1995. A year late...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr
Formed in 1980, an intrepid young band from Burlington Ontario would soon make "Spoons" a different kind of household word...Together with Derrick Ross and Rob Preuss, Gord Deppe and Sandy Horne would help define the sound of pop and New Wave in the 80's, with hits including "Nova Heart", "Romantic Traffic", "Old Emotions" and "Tell No Lies".Their album "Arias & Symphonies" would go on to be named one of the 20 Most Influential Albums of The 80's by "the Chart" Magazine, and their song "Nov...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston welcome to the podcast, Bad Skin! 4 girls not afraid to kick ass and deliver a phenomenal performance each time they set foot on stage! They love to take every opportunity to show the world what they are capable of! They played a lot of shows and festivals in Quebec: Music 4 Cancer, Pop Montreal, Pouzza Fest, 77 Festival, Rockfest pour la santé mentale, Le Phoque Off and many more! Throughout the festivals they met and spend time with their main inspiration, the mem...
Jan 16, 2022•45 min
Adrian Sutherland joins Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on this episode of Welcome To The Music!Adrian Sutherland is a roots-rock recording artist with heart from Attawapiskat First Nation on the James Bay. He’s a singer, songwriter, musician, writer, speaker, and advocate. He’s a father of four, grandfather to four, a traditional knowledge keeper, and respected cultural leader, fluent in Mushkegowuk Cree.The fascinating frontman and founder of all-Cree rockers Midnight Shine, Adrian released four...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji chat with authors Jason Schneider and Michael Barclay on the 20th anniversary of their book, Have Not Been The Same.Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to comprehensively document the rise of Canadian underground rock between the years 1985 and 1995. It was a tumultuous decade that saw the arrival of Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Sarah McLachlan, Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, Daniel Lanois, and many others who made an indelible ...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Eight years ago, three six-graders ignored all the other trappings of ascendant teenagers and dedicated themselves fully and feverishly to making music. Growing up in the serene town of Vernon, BC, daysormay not only mastered their song writing and playing skills,but they also became production wunderkinds.Now in Vancouver, with a full album and EP release already in their arsenal, the members of daysormay (the English phonetic of the French "désormais" meaning "from now on") have the wind atthe...
Dec 12, 2021•58 min
Hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston welcome to the studio, award-winning rapper Shad.It seems like everything Shad touches turns to gold. His albums have been short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize, he's won the Juno for Rap Recording of the year, and he recently hosted the Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentary, Hip-Hop Evolution.His latest album, TAO, is out now. Buy or listen to his album here: https://found.ee/Shad-TAO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2021•1 hr
