Collectively calling themselves The Battle Commanders , longtime collaborators Adam " MadamimadaM " Parsons and Drew Diduke have a whole pile of upcoming projects — including some dropping this week — via their new Rusted Robot Recording Co . We talked about the origins of the label, their work with punk outfit Sportingman and creating beats for artists like Double Crossed and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the po...
Jun 02, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 694
It's the long-overdue return of local punk veterans Clipwing to the podcast! Check out this fun conversation about their in-the-works new record, plugging away under the radar, (veggie) beefy sounds, and much more. Be sure to head down to the Park Theatre June 7 to see Clipwing open for A Wilhelm Scream. Want more Clipwing? Hear their previous appearance back in 2015 on episode #122! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcas...
May 30, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 693
The great Winnipeg songwriter Scott Nolan is back on the podcast! We talked about ‘The Suburb Beautiful’, his upcoming collaboration with composer/arranger Glenn Buhr ( June 12 at the West End Cultural Centre ), combining his interests in music, collage and poetry, and so much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some...
May 26, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 692
The new Closetjudas record, Subaltern , is the latest in the Manitoba (by way of Ontario) artist’s DIY discography. We sat down to talk about the record, its accompanying psychological/sociological/philosophical reflections, how it was inspired by concepts from a TV series, giving music away for free, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you li...
May 23, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 691
It's a fun chat with prolific songwriter Katie McNorgan of local punks Pink Snot ! We talked about the band’s upcoming shows opening for icons of the genre (starting with May 30 at the Park Theatre with Satanic Surfers and No Fun At All) the ongoing appeal of skate punk (one element of Pink Snot’s sound), releasing warts n’ all demos, the upcoming full-length, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patr...
May 19, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 690
Visiting is a brand new power trio (of old bandmates) with a single out and EP on the way. We talked about forming the new band in the aftermath of their previous project, Giant Skellies , playing “alternative” (and coming up with a cohesive definition of what that means) music, losing their jamspace and gear to a downtown fire, and much more! Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a brand new Visiting song -- not available anywhere else(!) This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine...
May 15, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 689
The Internet is a weird place. Marshal Keep has managed to parlay fleeting YouTube success into a great musical comedy album, Consensual Hand-Holding . We talked about moving offline and performing live, his musical and comedic influences (of course Weird Al is up there), growing up in a digital world, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you l...
May 12, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 688
One of my favourite local singer-songwriters, Jacob Brodovsky , is back on the show. We talked about his upcoming full-length — the first after a series of EPs — creativity during the pandemic, mixing humour and sadness in the same song, and so much more. Hear a track from the upcoming record right here on this episode! Hot damn! Want more Jacob Brodovsky? Hear him on episode #371 from April 2019 and episode #314 (Sept. 2018) as a member of Kakagi. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devi...
May 09, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 687
First going under the name Nineteen, then The Keen and the Kind , singer-songwriter Violet Vopni' s musical project has had a number of identities, but she has a new record in the works under her own name. We talked about her various musical incarnations, a sonic shift toward pop (while retaining folk and jazz influences), and much more! Want more Violet Vopni? Hear her on episode#461 from February 2020! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone wh...
May 05, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 686
It was great to catch up with Manitoba folk/alt-country/roots singer-songwriter Fuller Hull ! We talked about the one-year anniversary of his debut solo record , navigating the music business during a pandemic, future plans for live shows (with an emphasis on rural Manitoba, and a whole lot more. Want more Fuller Hull? Hear him on episode 570 from March 2021. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can he...
May 01, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 685
Ben Chudy and Kris Kosie of prairie rockers Full Circle are on the show! We talked about their upcoming album — which they’ve recorded twice (!) — about playing fresh but familiar sounds based on classic rock, blues and punk, solidifying the Full Circle lineup, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change...
Apr 28, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 684
Here's a fun conversation with North Graffiti frontman Johannes Lodewyks about the group's brand new Modern Relics album! We talked about DIY punk rock and its connections to blue-collar rock n’ roll, about the long-delayed release and North Graffiti’s future plans, and a heck of a lot more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon , including our latest supporter, Nick Campbell! You can help out for as little a...
Apr 24, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 683
Here's a very insightful conversation with Cortex and Joe Boy Rock of local rap duo Machina II (last heard on the podcast in 2019 )! We talked about the importance of lyricism, friendly competition, reintroducing themselves to Winnipeg audiences, their two new singles, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw som...
Apr 21, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 682
As many of you know, especially those of you here in Winnipeg, Dub Ditch Picnic Records' Chris Jacques died last week. Chris meant an awful lot to the community, and was a good friend and inspiration to so many people in the local music scene -- going back decades. He was also a guest on this podcast twice -- once on an early episode in 2014, and again for a one-on-one interview about Dub Ditch's 10th anniversary in 2020. Both of those episodes are here in one two-hour-and-fifteen-minute mega-po...
Apr 18, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 681
(NOTE: Lyberal's album release show, originally planned for Thursday, has been moved to June 24 due to the blizzard.) Winnipeg (via Cayman Islands) artist Lyberal , who is set to release his debut full-length, Island Hum, is on the podcast! We talked about his influences beyond the obvious reggae and dancehall vibes, gearing up for some big overseas festivals this summer, Manitoba’s burgeoning reggae community, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge...
Apr 14, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 680
The pro wrestling-inspired power-pop punks of Cheap Heat sat down for a quick interview on the podcast! We talked about their new record , the Rope Break Records label, using wrestling (which I, admittedly, don’t know much about) as subject matter/symbolism in their songs, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw...
Apr 11, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 679
For a decade straight, Winnipeg's Dirty Catfish Brass Band has been entertaining audiences and moving dancefloors. I sat down with four members to talk about their upcoming record, the challenges and logistics of being an eight-piece band during the pandemic, determining their set lists for their radically different types of shows (even funerals!) and more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon ! You can help...
Apr 08, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 678
Way back in 1982, electronic artist Jon Krocker made the fantastic Monolog album, which was released locally on cassette. Decades later, it found its way to the right ears and was reissued on vinyl by a U.S. label in 2018. We talked about his experiences creating electronic sounds in those early days, the record being rediscovered and why it continues to resonate with listeners, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ! Huge thanks to everyone who supports ...
Apr 03, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 677
Thanks for your patience over the past week. I didn't expect COVID to hit me so hard, but I'm back (well, recovering) with one of the delayed episodes -- an interview with Ryan and Suzy of post-punk power trio Softswitch ! We talked about getting back into band mode after a long hiatus, their more stripped-down, heavier new sound, working on an upcoming new EP and much more! Want more? Softswitch was also on episode #338 back in 2018! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Compa...
Mar 31, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 676
Local black metal/noise rock/hardcore/etc. outfit Eulogist were one of my favourite discoveries (you may have already been familiar with them) during the pandemic. I hung out with three members of the band and talked about their new lineup, in-progress album, the beauty of tapes, being a Winnipeg band with one member in Ontario, and more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company and by the Winterruption festival! Stay tuned to our social media to see how you can win some s...
Mar 24, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 675
Home Routes / Chemin Chez Nous executive director Leonard Podolak (who you may recognize from The Duhks among many other projects) sat down to talk about the organization’s upcoming 15th anniversary and Traveling Goodtime Medicine Show ! We also talked about navigating the pandemic (and technology) to present a new kind of intimate concert experience, the power of house shows, being born into Winnipeg folk music, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company and ...
Mar 21, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 674
Here's a conversation with electronic music producer Ali Khan about his prolific Yoyu project! We talked about creating ambient, meditative atmospheres for yoga classes, relaxation and more… as well as the importance of sound design, making field recordings, and a bunch of other topics. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company and by the Winterruption festival ! Stay tuned to our social media to see how you can win some show tickets! Huge thanks to everyone who supports th...
Mar 17, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 673
I like episodes where I learn things about genres I'm not super well-versed in. On this one, I talked about grindcore, noise, and other extreme sounds with Lilliana Vess of Some Music Can Hurt You , a local tape label that caters to all things abrasive and gruesome. We talked about running a cassette label - both during and pre-pandemic, using medical imagery on album covers, scaring off audiences while performing live, that Garfield thing , and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals...
Mar 14, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 672
You've heard local metal guitarist Josh Bedry in numerous bands over the past two decades and change -- from Electro Quarterstaff to Witchtrip and beyond. Josh is on this episode to talk about Godblender , his new solo electronic project ! We talked about the aggressive similarities between metal and synth-driven music, about having a creative outlet during the pandemic, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company and by the Winterruption festival ! Stay tuned ...
Mar 10, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 671
I had a great conversation with Winnipeg (by way of Rio de Janeiro) veteran artist Marco Castillo ! It's a wide-ranging chat about his experiences coming to Canada as a musician, being more versatile than strictly a Latin artist, navigating the world of streaming, cultural connections through music, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like t...
Mar 07, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 670
The uniquely weird The Inflatable Band are back on the podcast for the first time in a few years! We talked about their upcoming new record, getting psych-y, improvisational writing, the legacy of Discount Everything, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company and Saskatoon Folk Rap Records . Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar...
Mar 03, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 669
Jason G. Eastwood has the craziest career trajectory, from rock to blues to classical to jazz to electronic to… you get the idea. We talked about his decades of underground music, new projects, the Guitarfulness venture, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a o...
Feb 27, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 668
At first glance, Jessee William might seem like the quintessential hardcore kid — but looks can be deceiving, as dude just released a killer country EP, “ Headwinds ”. We talk about the parallels between punk and country, giving the record some lush pedal steel courtesy of Rory Verbrugge… and working with Jordan Voth (who is also featured in an interview at the end of the episode), who brings a decidedly non-country production aesthetic to the proceedings. This episode brought to you by our pals...
Feb 24, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 667
One of my favourite recurring podcast guests is experimental electronic artist FreakingSnap . He popped back on the show for episode #666 and we talked about his ever-prolific recorded output, embracing the PMA after surviving heart surgery, delivering feeling via a little yellow box, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and wan...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 666
I had a great conversation (as always) with country singer, songwriter, and now backwoods guide, Quinton Blair . We talked about shifting his focus to intimate outdoor concert/riding/camping experiences via his Woodside Outfitters project, about the challenge of songwriting during the pandemic, a pile of new music he’s been sitting on, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for ...
Feb 17, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 665
