Steven Rawles started the band “Belvedere” in Calgary Alberta in the mid-nineties and never stopped making albums until present day. Whether it was with “Belvedere”, “This is a Standoff” or his solo acoustic album, he never really stopped touring. “Belvedere” is one of Canada’s greatest exports when it comes to melodic punk rock. They took a […]
Welcome to episode 80!! Rude van Steenes is a singer in the band “Arson”. “Arson” started in the late 70’s when Rude first met guitarist Marcel La Fleur by chance on the street. The band has been playing live in the Toronto punk scene in several different incarnations with a long break in the middle. […]
Stephen Egerton is the guitar player in the bands “ALL” and “Descendents”. Stephen got his start in music when he joined “Descendents” in the late 1980’s and toured constantly for several years day in a day out. He recorded some great albums like “Batch” and “Type Thing” by “Big Drill Car” with fellow band mate […]
Michael Wojewoda is a record producer that worked on albums like “Bare Naked Ladies” “Gordon” and almost every “Rheostatics” album. Most notably “Melville” and “Whale Music”. Michael is an artist as well and has now entered into the field of making documentaries. Never short on conversation, we spoke about music and the people in it. A […]
Amanda Wilkinson was one third of the grammy nominated family band “the Wilkinsons”. Amanda and “the Wilkinsons” hit stardom with their single “26 Cents”, the song that allowed them the privilege of meeting The Eagles and other hero’s of the nature. Amanda was only 16 when she became a house hold name in the country […]
Hey it’s two podcasters in two weeks. Coincidence? Yes totally!. Kevin Hilliard is one of the people behind the successful live show and podcast “Pitch Talks”. Pitch Talks is a show that breaks down the game of baseball for both new fans and life time lovers alike. The live shows are candid conversations and the podcast […]
Pat Lackenbauer is a fellow podcaster based in the Kitchener Waterloo area of Ontario. Like myself, Pat wanted to do a podcast that revolve around story telling and how personal experiences make us who we are today. Pat is an expert at extracting a clear, defined and well told story from whomever he’s interviewing. Pat […]
John Sutton is the ex bass player of Winnipeg folk rockers “the Weakerthans”. John has also been in other bands like “All Systems Go” (with John Kastner) “Sandfly fever” and even my band “Four Square”. He now plays in a few bands out of Toronto like “Arson”, “rusty” and “Sids Kids”. John was the first […]
Kalle Mattson is a 25 year old singer and song writer originally from Sault Ste Marie. Kalle moved to Ottawa to attend university studying music. That’s where and when his music career took off. Kalle is nominated for a Juno award (American Grammy) for video of the year. He’s won a polaris prize and has […]
Darren Dumas aka Mista D is the lead singer in a Canadian band known as “the Salads”. The Salads had some hype in the early 2000’s with their hit “Get Loose”. After several albums, tours and shows, the band is still together but not as busy as they were 10 years ago. All members of the […]
