Local alt-rockers [Northern Royals](http://www.northernroyals.com) (all five of them!) are back on the show to talk about their long-in-the-works (and COVID-delayed) new EP, recorded by the legendary Ggggarth Richardson in B.C.! We also discussed the ‘teeth’ incident and how bassist Kendra Emms got injured in a not-so-funny (but also actually pretty funny) way while filming a music video, and much more! This episode brought to you by the Beer Boutique and by [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.bandcam...
Sep 02, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 517
Fuzzed-out, country-tinged grunge devotees [Big Foot Yeti](http://bigfootyeti.bandcamp.com/) are back with a new record, so here's a new interview with frontman Paul Pilgrim. BFY is back with their [creatively-titled second EP](http://bigfootyeti.bandcamp.com/releases) Sept. 1. It’s part of an ongoing thematic series of releases that was delayed (slightly) by the pandemic. It’s a fun conversation between two aging music nerds about record collections, songwriting, influences, and more! This epis...
Aug 31, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 516
Selkirk alt-rockers [November Underground](http://www.instagram.com/novemberunderground/) are set to drop a new album Sept. 6 that is years in the works, so singer Kalyna and drummer Mark hopped on the podcast to talk about the record, the music scene in Selkirk, why they always seem to be shirtless, and much more! Fun chat with a band making waves both inside and outside the city limits. This episode brought to you by Devine Shirt Company and the Beer Boutique! Don’t forget to check out some so...
Aug 27, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 515
Here's a conversation with Steve Henderson of triple-bass prog/punk/metal/instrumental unit [Fractal](http://www.instagram.com/fractalwinnipeg/)! We talked about the band members’ history playing in bands like [KEN mode](http://kenmode.bandcamp.com/), [Dead Ranch](http://deadranch.bandcamp.com/), [Velodrome](http://thebandvelodrome.bandcamp.com/), and more. Plus we talk the dynamics of having multiple bass players, their brand new record, the pandemic, and then some! This episode brought to you ...
Aug 24, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 514
It's fellow Winnipeg podcaster and bad movie aficionado James Beaver of [Beaver Does Movies](http://www.beaverdoesmovies.com/)! We talked about his upcoming milestone 100th episode, his previous life as a pro wrestler, and why he can’t get into country music. Fun conversation with a good dude who is hustling as hard as I am on the DIY content creation — just on a different topic. Check out an episode of his show now (try the one I was on, episode 91) and join in the weirdness. This episode is br...
Aug 17, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 512
There’s an excellent new (old) documentary out now about Winnipeg’s mid-‘00s hardcore scene, called [*The Manitoba Connection*](http://www.zellcoproductions.com/projects/the-manitoba-connection/). Here's a conversation with two guys whose bands were integral parts of that scene — Cam Scott (Under Pressure) and Russ Wardell (DSC, Hard Boiled). We talked about the film (directed by [Brian Barnhart](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7224707/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)), their experiences in that tight-knit musical co...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 511
It's Winnipeg rap stalwart [The Gumshoe Strut](http://thegumshoestrut.bandcamp.com/), making his first appearance on the podcast since [2015](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr120-gruf-the-druid-and-the-gumshoe-strut-354741eff8d7ccL/)! We talked about his upcoming EP on [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/), his recently (digitally) reissued back catalogue, the way he’s grown as a rapper and producer over the past two decades, his long relationship with the [Peanuts...
Aug 10, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 510
Local R&B singer-songwriter [HAVS](http://linktr.ee/havshavshavs) is on the show for a fun conversation about creativity and emotion in songwriting, musical role models, staying true to yourself and not compromising your art because of what others want to hear, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Lana Winterhalt](http://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/) and [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.bandcamp.com/)! Don’t forget to check out some socially-distanced shows at the [Park Theatre](http:...
Aug 05, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 509
For this episode, I'm joined by prairie rap legend Epic! We talked about the new [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/) label and its Winnipeg connections (namely upcoming releases by [Rob Crooks](http://robcrooks.bandcamp.com/) and [The Gumshoe Strut](http://thegumshoestrut.bandcamp.com/music)), about his own decade-plus hiatus from rapping and what it’s like to come back during a pandemic, and much more. A great chat with a true original. Watch for some dead...
Aug 03, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 508
Unconventional solo artist [Dalphon Black](http://www.youtube.com/user/wolfeman323232/videos) is on the show to talk about his current project, creativity without necessarily having the formal training to do it the “right” way, non-music, the joy of discordance, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Lana Winterhalt](http://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/), [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.bandcamp.com/), and [Black-Eyed SUZIE](http://[[text](http://)](http://)www.black-eyedsuzie.com/)! Don’t ...
Jul 30, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 507
It's a new interview (his third appearance on the podcast over the years) with Ed Durocher of jazz fusion (among other genres) septet [Apollo Suns](http://apollosunswpg.bandcamp.com/)! We talked about their COVID-shortened US tour, staying musically active during the pandemic, upcoming releases, and much more! This episode is brought to you by [Black-Eyed SUZIE](http://www.black-eyedsuzie.com/) and by [Northern Royals](http://northernroyals.com/)! Don’t forget to check out some socially-distance...
Jul 27, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 506
Talking to four people on the show is always tricky — even in the before-time when I interviewed people in person — but I think we pulled it off with this remote episode feat. alt-metal act [Helfreya](http://www.facebook.com/HelfreyaBand/)! We talked about their debut album, ‘[Shieldmaiden](http://helfreya.bandcamp.com/album/shieldmaiden)’, and the Norse/Celtic mythology therein, about taking advantage of the pandemic time to really hone their mixes, and more! Helfreya is playing its first show ...
Jul 23, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 505
I had a great conversation with Hamilton (via Winnipeg via Selkirk via Brokenhead Ojibway Nation) 'moccasingaze' artist [Zoongide’ewin](http://zoongideewinmusic.bandcamp.com/)! We talked about his deadly new record, [Bleached Wavves](http://zoongideewinmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bleached-wavves) ([Paper Bag Records](http://paperbagrecords.com/)), about his early career in Manitoba, discovering his shoegaze sound and embracing his Indigenous culture and heritage, and much more. This episode is brou...
Jul 20, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 504
It's a conversation with Matt McLean, from folk project [Mellifera](http://www.melliferaband.com/), in which we talked about metal vs folk, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter's new Covering Manitoba series (which launches this week), his upcoming EP, “folk music with balls”, and a whole lot more! Don’t forget to check out some socially-distanced shows at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/), who have slowly reopened after a long COVID-19 closure. Huge thanks to everyone who supports ...
Jul 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 503
Scott Devine of [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) is on the podcast to talk band merch and how it’s changed over the years, about the warehouse fire that destroyed his shop along with a number of local bands’ jamspaces, about staying small, local, and DIY, and a whole lot more. I think this is a good companion episode to some of the other music scene-adjacent podcasts I’ve recorded about [show posters](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr125-nyco-rudolph-tiff-bartel-allan-lorde-3544f0...
Jul 13, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 502
"Heavy folk" singer-songwriter [Jared Adams](http://jaredadams.bandcamp.com/releases) just put out his debut solo album, ‘Tragic Nostalgia’. We talk about what nostalgia means, some of Jared’s early musical projects before his work with nerdy alt-rock outfit [Colour by Numbers](http://colourbynumbers.bandcamp.com), going solo and the challenges therein, and much more! Don’t forget to check out some socially-distanced shows at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/), who have slowly reo...
Jul 09, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 501
We made it! Here's episode 500! It's a conversation with [Theresa Thordarson](http://theresathor.bandcamp.com/releases), best-known as one-half of the almighty [Bicycle Face](http://bicyclefaceband.bandcamp.com/album/bicycle-face), a/k/a Unicycle Face US. Theresa recently recorded and released a [solo album](http://theresathor.bandcamp.com/releases) and has been actively writing new material during the pandemic. We talked about the record, about living and working in the U.S. and collaborating r...
Jul 06, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 500
After a false start at making this happen, here's my conversation with singer-songwriter [Micah Erenberg](http://micaherenberg.bandcamp.com/), on the line from the teeming metropolis of Matlock, Manitoba! We talked about the work he’s doing at [the Secret Beach](http://linktr.ee/the_secret_beach) studio with other artists, how the pandemic has affected him (it hasn’t been so bad out in Matlock), his experiences touring Europe, comparing his two LPs, and much more! Don’t forget to check out some ...
Jul 01, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 499
It’s always a blast talking to the [Gold Mountain](http://goldmountainsound.bandcamp.com/) gang on the podcast. I just recorded a new interview with 3/5 of the Winnipeg indie rock band, and we talked about their lineup reaching its final form, ‘emotionality’ in songwriting, the uniquely weird situation we’re all in with the pandemic, and a whole lot more. Note: because there are three interviewees on a remote call, the audio quality is not as solid as the one-on-one remote episodes, but it's sti...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 498
[No List Records](http://store.nolistrecords.com/) boss man Lee Repko is on the show to talk about the history of his long-running label, ‘ugly music’, easing up (a little) on his music snobbery, the importance of record packaging and design, and much more! No List has put out music by some of Winnipeg’s finest noisy bands over the decades, including Kittens, Stagmummer, KEN mode, Dead Ranch, and many more — plus a crazy lineup of artists from across Canada. This episode is brought to you by our...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 497
Talking jazz again on this episode with Brandon (by way of New York) jazz musician and educator Matthew Steckler, a/k/a [Matty Stecks](http://www.mattystecks.com/). We talk about his [ambitious new double album](http://mattystecks.bandcamp.com/album/long-time-ago-rumble), impressions of the prairies, Charlie Chaplin, jazz’s future in this COVID-19 infected dystopia, and much more. Matt has an extensive resume in jazz across North America, and the genre-bending *Long Time Ago Rumble* is an excell...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 496
It's a conversation (recorded from inside a closet) with local metalcore outfit [Epirus](http://epirus.bandcamp.com/releases)! We talked about their upcoming EP, life as a band during the pandemic, easycore (which was a new one on me), and much more. This episode is slightly shorter than usual, because there's only one song as opposed to the usual four. Their EP isn't out yet, so the only track we used in the podcast was the debut single, "It's Not Me". This episode is brought to you by our frie...
Jun 18, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 495
More tape label talk on this episode! It's an interview with Nick Camble about his brand new tape label, [Frozen Hell Records](http://www.facebook.com/frozenhellrecords/), his bands [Suburban Hypocrites](http://suburbanhypocrites.bandcamp.com/) and [Inhumed](http://inhumedcanada.bandcamp.com/), and lots more! Always rad to see a new source for (physical) punk and metal releases in this city! The label’s first three releases — by Suburban Hypocrites, [Anomalism](http://anomalism.bandcamp.com/rele...
Jun 15, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 494
Winnipeg tape label [Dub Ditch Picnic](http://dubditchpicnic.bandcamp.com/) is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Here's a conversation with bossman Chris Jacques about the everlasting appeal of tapes, collecting massive amounts of physical music (I can relate), and sticking with a passion project despite plenty of bumps along the way. Great label releasing a lot of lesser-known stuff from Winnipeg and beyond. Check ‘em out now! This episode is brought to you by our friends [WHY](http://whytheban...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 493
Jim Agapito is a Winnipeg filmmaker, punk, and lead singer of the mighty [Agapito](http://agapito.bandcamp.com/album/sadism) (a Winnipeg supergroup featuring members of Cancer Bats, Union Stockyards, and more)! He's been on the show in the past, but this was his first one-on-one on the podcast, and we talk about the band, the pandemic and how it has affected his life and career, and so much more. This episode is brought to you by our friends at [House of Wonders](http://houseofwonders.online/), ...
Jun 08, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 492
Folk-rock duo the [Prairie Joggers](http://theprairiejoggers.com/home) are on the show to talk about their upcoming new EP (recorded with [Micah Erenberg](http://micaherenberg.bandcamp.com/music)), the way their sound has changed since the [Odder Than the Otters](http://odderotters.bandcamp.com/) days, navigating the business of indie music in 2020, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at the [Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/), [WHY](http://whytheband.com/), [B...
Jun 04, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 491
The always-outspoken Braedon Horbacio of local pop-rockers [Panicland](http://www.instagram.com/panicland/) is back on the show! It's a conversation about the band’s upcoming new music, their industry experience in L.A., and the [album they recorded](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgbAAuDLutY) in the style of Green Day as a prank, which hundreds of thousands of Green Day fans were convinced was the real thing! This episode is brought to you by our friends at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparkt...
Jun 01, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 490
Winkler-area singer-songwriter [Joe Wilson](http://www.instagram.com/yodelinjoewilson/) is on the show! We talk about playing country & western music in rural Manitoba, writing about prairie life, his lovely [new album](http://open.spotify.com/album/3oADUyDWVQ7IMEj4YvLjFT?si=uNJZakZ1TqyvuRFUXlGjAQ), and, of course, yodeling! It’s a fun conversation with an up-and-coming artist. This episode is brought to you by our friends at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/). Buy a gift card...
May 27, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 489
This episode is a remote conversation with all three fellas from local crunchmongers (I just made that up) [Throne Torcher](http://thronetorcher.com))! We talk about their excellent [new record](http://thronetorcher.bandcamp.com/album/throne-torcher), the legitimately terrifying [short film](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt3cD75pTGk) that accompanies it, getting past their former name (Terrorist), and much more. Hear a few songs from the record on this episode, and check out the full album stre...
May 25, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 488
Indie-pop singer-songwriter [Lana Winterhalt](http://www.lanawinterhalt.com/) is back on the podcast! We talk quarantine, holiday music, the strange freedom of being on lockdown, her imminent new EP, and much more! It's a fun chat with a local artist whose unique style transcends a few different genres, and whose music comes highly recommended. This episode is brought to you by our friends at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/). Buy a gift card to help keep them afloat during these...
May 20, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 487
