My pals Sean and Todd McGinity guest-hosted another episode, this time with Saskatoon shoegaze/alt-rock band Blind Commentary ! Incidentally, one of these guys has the same first and last name as me (except spelled slightly different). Tune in for the confusion, and make sure to check out Sean and Todd on the Seangeek and FastFret Podcast. Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company ...
Sep 21, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 934
Over his lengthy musical career, A.B. Kapone has continued to carry the torch for reggae and dancehall in Winnipeg. Here's our conversation about the local scene, balancing roots and culture with mainstream sounds, the two records he’s currently working on, and much more! Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rat...
Sep 18, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 933
Singer-songwriter Fuller Hull popped by on the ol’ internet video device for his third appearance on the podcast, in which we talked about the excellent new record, ‘ The Unsuspected and Unstoppable ’. We also get into sheep emergencies, teaming up with members of Heartsleeve , getting inspired by living in a rural/farm setting, and the joy-filled release show he played for the new album. Need more Fuller Hull? Check out episode #570 (March 2021) and #685 (May 2022). Want to support the show? Ge...
Sep 14, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 932
A good chat on this episode with the members of 'Canadian rock' (it's a vibe that you know when you hear it) band Car 287 ! We talk about their new singles and upcoming LP, lineup changes, Italian cruises, physical albums, and much more! Need more Car 287? Check out episode #757 (Jan. 2023). Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . As always, if you like the podcast, please tell...
Sep 11, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 931
The first time Greg Rekus was on the podcast was way back in 2014 — so he’s been appearing on the show for a full decade now — and he remains one of my favourite people to interview. Here's our conversation about his latest LP, ' Sinners go to Church, Saints go to Jail' the ins and outs of heavy touring, and the idea that while DIY is great, DIT (Do It Together) is far more important. Need more Rekus in your life? Check out episodes #056 (Jan. 2014), #218 (Feb. 2017), #450 (Jan. 2020), #718 (Aug...
Sep 07, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 930
A few years back, I was on an episode of ' Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi ', talking about the ‘90s Winnipeg ska scene alongside members of Whole Lotta Milka. Also on that episode (in a separate interview) was Aaron Carnes , author (and podcast host) of ' In Defense of Ska '. Aaron has a new expanded edition of his book coming out soon, so — even though he’s not local — we sat down and nerded out about the book, Canadian ska and its near-total anonymity in the U.S., revamping sk...
Sep 04, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 929
Guest hosts, get yer guest hosts here! That familiar voice behind the mic on this one is Stefan Richard , one-time host of Ever Sick! Podcast, Thick n' Sweaty , etc. You may have also seen him hanging out in a wrestling ring or two. Stefan filled in on an episode and interviewed alt-rock singer-songwriter Orvis (Thomas) about his new EP , his country side with Orvis and his Higher Guns, and much more! Need more Orvis in your life? Hear a micro-interview with him on episode #576 (March 2021), and...
Aug 31, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 928
If Sheena Legrand ’s name doesn’t ring a bell, her music might — before a decade-long hiatus from recording, she released three albums under the name Sheena Grobb. On this episode, I chat with Sheena about her new name, new sound, and new outlook! We also get into her recent singles, the experience of direct — rather than cryptic — songwriting, and much more! Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! This episode brought to you by our pals at D...
Aug 28, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 927
It should come as no surprise to regular listeners that I really dig the work of local drummer/composer Tetyana Haraschuk (making her fourth appearance on the podcast), but her new record, ‘ Until the Sun Comes ’, takes things to the next level. Here's our conversation about the album — an emotional, boundary-pushing companion piece to a new documentary film based around Tetyana’s interviews with Ukrainian war refugees. It’s heavy subject matter, but focusing on the impact of war on individual c...
Aug 24, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 926
More than a decade since his last release as Ripping Hammer (and since his last appearance on this podcast!), Damian Purdy is back with an excellent new tape, ‘ Ripping Hammer III ’! Here's our conversation about the album, releasing music every 10 years or so, personal music that doesn’t necessarily sound personal, and much more… Need more from Ripping Hammer? Here's Damian's first appearance on the podcast, #016 , way back in March of 2013. Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonu...
Aug 21, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 925
I caught up with Evan Chandler, frontman of local rawk powerhouse Northern Royals , to talk about their upcoming EP, introducing heavier elements to the band’s sound, embracing the “radio rock” label, and much more! Need more Royals? Check out episodes #306 (Aug. 2018) and #517 (Sept. 2020). Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . As always, if you like the podcast, please tell...
Aug 17, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 924
Two very different albums, one blockbuster release show! Great conversation on this episode with Devon Gillingham and Theresa Thor , both of whom are dropping brand new records on Aug. 24 at the West End Cultural Centre! We chat about the releases — one free-jazz meets alt-rock, the other sad avant-pop piano songs — as well as the mechanics behind doing a double album release, what kind of audience they expect, and much more! This episode marks Devon's first appearance on the podcast to date, bu...
Aug 14, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 923
Guest host Greg Soden (of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi ) is back, and this one is right in his wheelhouse: it's an interview with Propagandhi drummer Jord Samolesky! Propagandhi recently announced that they're in the studio recording their eighth LP -- their first since 2017's Victory Lap . Greg and Jord talk about the band's latest happenings and much more. Need more Propagandhi in your life? Obviously check out the entire Unscripted Moments archive (including a different int...
Aug 10, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 922
Good chat about ‘90s funk rock, using jazz vocal training with heavy music, and more with two members of Sunbreather , who have a new EP coming out soon! Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. ...
Aug 07, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 921
Hey hey! It’s everyone’s favourite American (he was born there, don’t hold it against him) Greg Soden of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi , back in the guest-host chair again! This time, Greg chats with punk rock-inspired Winnipeg singer-songwriter Paul Hodgert about his new “ Paul is Dead ” album and much more! Big shoutout to Greg for helping out with some episodes (he's also on #910 and #912 ). I'm still going to be hosting the majority of 'em, but you'll hear a few more guest-...
Aug 03, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 920
After appearing as a guest on his excellent UMFM 101.5 show, Canadiana Suite , I returned the favour and talked to jazz pianist Gareth Rice for a new episode of Witchpolice Radio! Here's our conversation about the Wild Rice Quartet, campus/community radio, studying jazz, getting inspired by video game music, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Patreon page ! As always, if y...
Jul 31, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 919
Sam Singer 's ‘ Where the Rivers Do ’ was released just last month, and it is a lovely slice of singer-songwriterism (not a word) that blends folk, soul, indie rock, and a wide range of other styles (klezmer!) Tune in to our conversation about the record, recording expeditiously, collaborating on orchestrations, solo vs full-band songs, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . Want to support the show? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the P...
Jul 27, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 918
Another guest-hosted episode -- this time with Ronald George Moore of the Manitoba Moneyshot Podcast conducting things! RGM talked to local rapper BS Raps about his new rock/country/blues-inspired hip-hop record, I Made These For You . Tune in for their conversation about the origins of the project, collaborating with artists like ( past Witchpolice guest ) Ed Riley, the whole "Yeti" thing, and much more! Need more BS Raps? He previously appeared on episode #864 (Jan. 2024) as a member of rap-ro...
Jul 24, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 917
It's a conversation about prairie rap, aging, beats, new music and more with Epic and Rob Crooks ! At the time this episode is being posted, they're days away from the release of the excellent Nassau Manor LP ( Saskatoon Folk Rap Records / Hand'Solo Records ), which was recorded here in Winnipeg and is coming out July 26 on vinyl, CD, and that streaming shit the kids like. Need more? Epic last appeared on episode #508 (Aug. 2020). Rob was an original co-host of this podcast, so he appeared on nu...
Jul 20, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 916
It should come as no surprise to regular Witchpolice listeners that I'm a big fan of singer-songwriter Nic Dyson 's music, so when guest host Sean McGinity suggested recording a new interview with Nic, I was all for it. Sean is joined by his brother Todd in the guest-hosting chair for this episode -- a familiar situation for the McGinitys, who have released 500 episodes of their own Seangeek and FastFret Podcast ! Nic, Sean and Todd have a very sweet conversation on this one, all about emotional...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 915
On this episode, the guest host spot is taken over by the illustrious Stiff Wiggle -- synthesizer enthusiast, art rock experimentalist, and now podcaster! Stiff sat down with two members of pop-indebted rock n' roll outfit VVonder , to talk about their unique sound, upcoming music, weird experiences at local record stores, and much more! (Speaking of weirdness: for some reason five minutes of the conversation near the end did not want to cooperate with me, so I had to edit around it, but I may u...
Jul 13, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 914
Shattered Brain Orchestrations is a local label centred around Adam Lavoie’s various solo projects, including Varkt, Töt Bête Lögn, Don Calfa, and many more — covering everything from black metal to hardcore to powerviolence to electronic experiments. Here's our conversation about the compulsion to create, starting out as a piano player, getting music heard without performing live, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . Want to support the show? Get acce...
Jul 10, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 913
The USA’s number one Winnipeg-music-appreciator, Greg Soden (of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi ), is back in the guest-host chair after a successful appearance on episode #910 ! On this episode, he sat down with acclaimed local producer/musician/engineer/multi-hyphenate John Paul Peters . Tune in for a chat about JP's extensive career at Private Ear Recording , his early musical experiences in bands like The Undecided and Officer Down, and much more! Big shoutout to Greg for hel...
Jul 06, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 912
I caught up with songwriter/producer Micah Erenberg to talk about his upcoming record as The Secret Beach , “ We Were Born Here, What’s Your Excuse? ”, and about fully embracing the Manitoba-ness of it all. We also got into the differences between the records as The Secret Beach and the early LPs under his own name, recording — music by himself and others — at the eponymous studio, Bob Dylan’s ‘ Planet Waves ’, and much more. Want to hear more Micah? Check out his appearance on episode #195 , re...
Jul 03, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 911
…so, uh… what’s happening here? It’s an episode GUEST-HOSTED by the USA’s number one Winnipeg-music-appreciator, Greg Soden (of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi ), and featuring local punk Dylan James of Clipwing and Storyteller ! The sheer quantity of episodes I produce for this show is getting a little overwhelming, so to avoid burnout (because I still love doing it), I’ll occasionally be running episodes guest-hosted by pals who know their way around a microphone here and there...
Jun 29, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 910
Legendary Winnipeg bluesman Big Dave McLean is still grinding away -- playing, touring and recording into his 70s. I talked to the local icon over the phone* about his new record, ‘ This Old Life ’, learning the blues as a young man from some all-time masters, his lengthy career, the challenges of being an artist during the pandemic, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company . As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on ...
Jun 26, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 909
I had a great conversation with singer-songwriter Milt Homely whose new album ‘Dirty Pain’ takes a noisy, grimy approach to country music. Tune in for a chat about blurring the lines between a humorous persona and true-to-life emotion, drawing from both rural Oklahoma and rural Manitoba, and much more. Note: as my robot friend mentions in the intro, there's a brief part at the beginning of the interview where our connection (yay internet!) was just absolute shit, but it improves by about the fiv...
Jun 21, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 908
As many of you know by now, I don't only release two episodes of the podcast a week -- I also have a Patreon page chock full of bonus content for supporters of the show. Throughout 2022 and into 2023, I asked local artists for their recommendations of albums (or if they couldn't think of albums, just artists) with Manitoba connections, past and present. This episode is a compilation of just some of those recommendations, taken directly from the bonus content on the Patreon. If you're a Patreon s...
Jun 18, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 907
Beatboxing! Jazz collaborations! Slovenia! Circular breathing! Here's my conversation with vocalist/producer Beatox about his new LP, upcoming Jazz Fest gig at the Cube (June 22), collaborations between his self-taught vocals and technically adept jazz instrumentalists, 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 a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want...
Jun 15, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 906
Great chat on this one with up-and-coming artist Jace Bodner about his imminent new EP (out June 15!), getting into the funk/soul groove, creativity during the pandemiic, limbo guitar solos, 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 out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please ...
Jun 11, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 905
