Episodes
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Toronto's The Anti-Queens have just released their latest album, Disenchanted on Stomp Records!
Their heavy punk is a perfect blend of pop mastery and gritty aggression! And, as you will learn in this episode, they come by it naturally! Lead vocalist and guitarist Emily Bones and lead guitarist Valerie Knox join us to talk about Brody Dalle and the Distillers and the impact of her on their sound and the sound of many young women in punk music.
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Who's up for the summer festivals...oh my back.
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Missing episodes?
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This week we are joined by Toronto's pHoenix Pagliacci who is here to talk about everyone's favourite Stevie Wonder record...The Woman in Red soundtrack.
Weird choice?
Well, before you judge hear her thoughts on the song "Love Light in Flight", sampling, and challenging her artistic self on her latest single "Close to Me".
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2024 marks the 20th and 30th anniversary of many iconic Canadian records. Today we are going to look back at one such record: Thrush Hermit’s debut EP Smart Bomb.
As the Halifax music scene was beginning to surge 4 very young men came onto the scene with a penchant for pop and classic rock. Smart Bomb instantly made young music fans pay attention, and over the next five years, Thrush Hermit would release several classic Canadian albums. Let's sit down with Joel and Ian and take a trip back to 1994!
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Sometimes we cut things out of the podcast that should really be heard. Here's what Jaguar Sun had to say about his excellent version of For What It's Worth.
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Well, now for something completely different. The charming country sounds of Spencer Burton obviously have some country and folk influences, but on the making of his latest record, North Wind, Spencer found his biggest inspiration was nature. Secluded in northern Ontario, Burton tapped into the world around him and created a stunning album of elegant wonder.
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Whether you love or hate them, the impact of Coldplay on modern music is undeniable. And, their impact on Dreampop musician Jaguar Sun is equally undeniable.
Join us as we chat with Toronto's Jaguar Sun about the importance of Coldplay's X & Y on his layered pop masterpieces.
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Because you know you've been waiting.
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Seattle, Chicago, and Vancouver combined to create Autogramm. A pure power-pop masterclass, their new album "Music That Humans Can Play" brings their love of everything 80's to an epic crescendo!
In this episode, Autogramm's Lars Von Seattle joins us to chat about hometown Seattle heros The Heats and their debut album "Have an Idea".
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Kitchener's Rachel Hickey kicks Dave and Tom out of their comfort zone and sends them flying all the way back to 1997's where they will revisit the absolutely massive hit album Come on Over by the pride of Timmin's Shania Twain.
Don't know Rachel HIckey?
Check her out wherever you get your music. Or, better yet, catch her live on Saturday, November 18th at Quinn's in Ottawa, or Saturday, December 8th at The Transac Club in Toronto.
https://www.racheljhickey.com/
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Toronto's electro-pop-rock band Rise Carmine have a slew of influences, but for lead singer and guitarist Liam Colbert one stands above the rest: Radiohead's The Bends.
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This summer, we have seen the passing of several legendary musicians.
We want to take a few minutes in this pop-up episode to look on the music of two of these legends: Sinead O'Connor and Robbie Robertson.
Take some time and wander with us down this "crazy river" as we look back on "the last days of our acquaintance" with Sinead and Robbie.
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Matt Rhode is the bassist for Vancouver’s progressive-indie band Bend Sinister. Their latest single Price You Pay and Hot City, was released on July 14th, 2023 and they are currently working on their next album release in early 2024. And, when we asked Matt what album he wanted to chat about he answered Styx's Paradise Theatre. Yup. Styx baby! So, hop about the Sound Affect time machine to the AOR years when radio was filled with big bold poppy-proggy-jazzy-rock n' roll!
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WOW, it's our 50th episode!
Kilometre Club’s Daniel Field describes himself as someone “who has entirely too much time on his hands”. However, this abundance of time has allowed him to create some of the most interesting ambient and electronic music coming out of Canada. Fields joins us to discuss his love for Hayden's 1998 album The Closer You Get.
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Marc Byrd is one half of American ambient/post-rock band Hammock who formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2003. The band consists of composers and instrumentalists Marc and Andrew Thompson. Hammock's music is characterized by its ethereal, atmospheric soundscapes, lush melodies, and emotional depth.
The Cure are...nevermind, you all know the Cure.
Listen to hear the best "album discovery moment" on our show's history and relive the glorious mid-eighties when the Cure could do no wrong!
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Sorry for the delay on this episode, but we wanted to make sure we got this pop-up episode right. The loss of the reat Tina Turner is a hard pill to swallow. Dave and Tom reflect on their love of the Queen of Rock n' Roll and all that she did for the music industry. Rest in Peace Queen.
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For over 30 years, Stuart Chatwood has been 1/3 of Canada's legendary Tea Party. He has also garnered great attention as a soundtrack composer for video games like Prince of Persia and the recently released Darkest Dungeon II. Whether it is as a member of The Tea Party, in his role as a music producer, or his soundtrack composing, Chatwood pushes the sonic landscape to create a musical aesthetic like few others. His choice of album is Echo & The Bunnymen's classic Ocean Rain, and album well worth a visit.
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We give you 4 to check out for yourself!
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This week Canada and the world lost the legendary Gordon Lightfoot. His music touched the souls of so many.
It was only suitable to spend a few minutes reflecting on his passing and his enormous impact on the music world.
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