9to5.cc Podcasts: Including Go Plug Yourself (GPYS) & 9to5 Entertainment System (9ES)

23 Days Until Osheaga 2022!

For our 6th episode we picked five artists that will be the perfect laid back Sunday vibe for day 3 of this year’s Osheaga: Saint Jhn, Genesis Owusu, girl in red, Sad Night Dynamite and Safia Nolin.

Osheaga is coming back in full force from July 29th the 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau and that means our Osheaga podcast series is back too! All summer long Sarah and I will be listening to music from every band featured at all 3 days of Osheaga and sharing some of our favorites with you every two weeks as part of this podcast. 5 bands per episode, 2 episodes devoted to each day of the festival and just to make things a little more interesting we stayed away from the headlining bands of each day, great as they are. If you like the show be sure to subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or just about anywhere else you get your podcasts. So sit back, relax, enjoy the show, enjoy the summer, and see you Osheaga!

If you want to hear full versions of the songs we listen to on this episode check out their music videos on Youtube:

Osheaga runs from July 29th to 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau, music starts at 14h each day. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

All audio clips are copyright of their respective owners and used solely with the intention of promoting Osheaga.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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The Montreal podcast that can look at the downfall of civilization and say: “Yes, but what about Clown Core?”

Look, we’re not going to sit here and pretend that there isn’t a grievous step backwards in human rights going on with our neighbours to the South. We know it’s happening. You know it’s happening. It’s gross and frankly despicable on every possible level.

However, what we are going to do is acknowledge that:

That said: Please familiarize yourself with Clown Core. Go ahead. We’ll wait.  If you’re debating clicking that link let it be known that the whole “album” (titled of course simply “Van”) is only about 17 minutes long.

Anyways, Scott and I have both watched the Obi-Wan Kenobi show in Disney+ and have mixed takes and we also debate where exactly the original “Little Shop of Horrors” sits in the grand horror pantheon.

The Sex Pistols are one of those acts that everyone knows about, everyone has an opinion about and are kind of difficult to ignore for their role as one of the most important bands of the last 50 years. That said, Danny Boyle’s “Pistol” is pretty much a must-watch. We dig into the Sex Pistols history and legacy too.

We also find time for Dr. Strange, The Boys and how none of us have seen Top Gun yet because we’re afraid of being duped into joining the Navy. Listen, I’m as opposed to the industrial military complex as the next guy but who can deny that Danger Zone slaps?

Meanwhile in Garbage Time, we continue to talk about Obi-Wan and Star Wars because we’re huge nerds but we also talk about how Vince McMahon is an absolutely monster. Head over  to Patreon and subscribe at the 9ES Deluxe tier to listen to this and all past episodes of Garbage Time!

Our intro song is a brand new jam cooked up by OKU-DA just for us, do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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Nick Farkas joins Sarah and I to talk all about the 2022 edition of the Osheaga Arts & Music Festival.

So, Sarah and I have been doing our Osheaga podcast series for a few years now and like to think of ourselves as “vets” of the Osheaga festival. Imagine our surprise when we found out that Nick Farkas, the founder of Osheaga, was interested in coming on the show to talk to us about the festival we both love so much.

Nick gets into the depths of booking the festival. From where artists land on the poster (and the drama it can cause) to the importance of making sure artists have really good food backstage. We talk about some favorite performances from the past, and reveal some of our “can’t miss” acts of this year’s festival (and it’s not even clickbait to say that some of Nick’s picks might genuinely surprise you). Sarah and I  both think Osheaga is a really special part of a Montreal summer and it was fun to talk with one of the key figures who makes it all possible each year.

At the end of the episode I say that I could easily talk for hours about music with someone like Nick and I mean it, the man plays a big part of keeping Montreal a great music city.

Osheaga runs from July 29th to 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau, music starts at 13h each day. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

By the way, we’re counting this episode as a crossover with out flagship show “Go Plug Yourself” so as always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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The Montreal comedy podcast that asks Viveth K: “Who was your childhood crush?” – asked by the cast of “The Adoption” (aka Eve Parker Finley, Nicky Fournier & Amanda McQueen) back in episode 257.

Hot off the heels of his appearance at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival (which I’m sure actually did make his mom proud) Viveth K is ramping up for his upcoming Zoofest OFFJFL show “True Things We Made Up” (alongside other Go Plug Yourself friends Serag Meletian and Tyler Lemco) this July 21st and 25th.

Viveth joins Chris Venditto and I to talk about that show, getting pulled over by racist cops, his plan for an extensive tattoo detailing the 2020 Lakers championship win and much, much more.

Finally, Chris and the other boys from Perfect Bite have an entire summer of laughs cooking and it keeps rolling on THIS Saturday June 25th at Café Cleopatra where Derek Seguin and Joey Elias double-headline the Summer Comedy Blockbuster. Get your tickets for that!

Enjoy the show and as always we are entertaining any and all offers from potential advertisers.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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38 Days Until Osheaga 2022!

For our fourth episode we picked five artists that will absolutely want to make you dance in the (hopefully) beautiful sunny summer Saturday: Tai Verdes, WizTheMc, Sébastien Léger, Monowhales and Poly & Pan.

Osheaga is coming back in full force from July 29th the 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau and that means our Osheaga podcast series is back too! All summer long Sarah and I will be listening to music from every band featured at all 3 days of Osheaga and sharing some of our favorites with you every two weeks as part of this podcast. 5 bands per episode, 2 episodes devoted to each day of the festival and just to make things a little more interesting we stayed away from the headlining bands of each day, great as they are. If you like the show be sure to subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or just about anywhere else you get your podcasts. So sit back, relax, enjoy the show, enjoy the summer, and see you Osheaga!

If you want to hear full versions of the songs we listen to on this episode check out their music videos on Youtube:

Osheaga runs from July 29th to 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau, music starts at 13h each day. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

All audio clips are copyright of their respective owners and used solely with the intention of promoting Osheaga.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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I wonder if the real creator of Chip n’ Dale never got his due the same way that Bob Kane ripped off Bill Finger?

If you go up to someone on the street and ask them who created Chip and Dale, they would answer “Disney.” I guess the implication would be that it was old man Walt himself.

Holy shit. They were created by another Bill. Bill Justice (how was that a real name) created Chip and Dale in 1943. From the looks of it they were his main notable creation too. Sure we worked on a bunch of other super memorable cartoons and even Disney park rides I think old Chip and Dale are the only things that he created from the ground up.

While I’m thinking about animated chipmunks I need to tip my hat to Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Saville) for really ripping off Disney and making bank off a good idea.

So as far back as their first appearance in 1943 in “Private Pluto” Chip and Dale had that “chipmunk voice.” Sure it was gibberish and not English but it 100% sets up what we think a chipmunk sounds like when it speaks.

I feel like if that happened today there would 100% be a lawsuit from The Mouse.

Meanwhile in Garbage Time, Jon and Keith were killed in a single round of Dungeons & Dragons and they put all of the blame on the Dungeon Master. We talk about when you should kill a party in an RPG and how maybe you shouldn’t kill a whole party in an RPG.If all that sounds like the best (because it is), show your support and head over to Patreon and subscribe at the 9ES Deluxe tier to listen to this and all past episodes of Garbage Time!

Our intro song is a brand new jam cooked up by OKU-DA just for us, do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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The Montreal podcast that asks the cast of “The Adoption”: What’s a story of you being romantically rejected? That question submitted by fellow Montreal Fringe performer Leighland Beckman back in episode 256.

The St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is in full effect with A-Z programming starting TODAY! The Fringe Park is open, shows are happening live and in person and it is really starting to feel like festival season is finally back in Montreal after 2 long years of being (somewhat) muted by that pesky global pandemic.

One of the hottest tickets at this year’s show is shaping up to be none other than “The Adoption” and we are beyond excited to welcome all three stars to Go Plug Yourself to talk about their upcoming Fringe show. Eve Parker Finley, Nicky Fournier and Amanda McQueen were all gracious enough to join Inés and I at the back of Grumpy’s to take a meandering walk through failed romantic endeavors, fruity pebbles, celebrity crushes and everything in between.

And I meant what I said about “The Adoption” being a hot ticket, the show is already approaching sell-outs on multiple nights so go to MontrealFringe.ca and get your tickets now.

About “The Adoption”

The Adoption is the story of a young person who chooses to become a solo parent to an adopted child – a decision that ripples through their chosen family circle. This play is a short comedy that highlights rituals of belonging, gender-neutral parenting and the dynamic of self-determination and community interdependence.

Playwright & Director: Mael F. Cheff

Poster/Stage/Props Design: Felix Felgo

Actors: Nicky Fournier, Eve Parker Finley & Amanda McQueen

Enjoy the podcast, then buy your tickets and enjoy The Adoption (and a bunch of other Fringe shows obviously).

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Inés Anaya never stops finding ways to be funny: writing for Hindwing Press and The Beaverton, running shows like Stand Up Story Slam and getting on the mic at comedy shows all over the city when it is legally possible to do so. The best way to keep track of what she’s up to next is on Instagram @clout__atlas. She also took that photo.

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52 Days Until Osheaga 2022!

For our third episode we talk a little about some of the hip hop that will be hitting Osheaga on Saturday, along with some rock and party vibes. We take a look at slowthai, BIA, Sampa the Great, Bleachers and Caribou.

Note: The track we play from Caribou is actually from Daphni. What does that mean? Well, there’s some ambiguity there. We get into it in the episode.

Osheaga is coming back in full force from July 29th the 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau and that means our Osheaga podcast series is back too! All summer long Sarah and I will be listening to music from every band featured at all 3 days of Osheaga and sharing some of our favorites with you every two weeks as part of this podcast. 5 bands per episode, 2 episodes devoted to each day of the festival and just to make things a little more interesting we stayed away from the headlining bands of each day, great as they are. If you like the show be sure to subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or just about anywhere else you get your podcasts. So sit back, relax, enjoy the show, enjoy the summer, and see you Osheaga!

If you want to hear full versions of the songs we listen to on this episode check out their music videos on Youtube:

Osheaga runs from July 29th to 31st at Parc Jean Drapeau, music starts at 13h each day. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

All audio clips are copyright of their respective owners and used solely with the intention of promoting Osheaga.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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You know, it’s kind of a bummer that it is here in episode 262 of our little podcast that we collectively realize that we’ve been wasting our time podcasting instead of producing slime like the people over at PeachyBbies.

Their website asks that you “Join the Movement”. I guess that could be a joke about how their slime wiggles but more likely it is an earnest call to action. Join the PeachyBbies movement everyone and take us to a brave new world filled with delicious smelling non-toxic slime with some plastic crap floating around in it.

We live in the future!

I guess it’s kind of a good thing that 9ES didn’t skyrocket to popularity all those years ago when we started or otherwise there would be a chance that we would have become some kind of small business. If that was the case we would maybe have to shut down our podcast since it was English because of Bill 96. 

There’s a school in Kirkland that just announced they are adding a Grade 12 to their program so that students can now circumvent the new language laws governing CEGEPs and that’s kind of cool at least. When there’s a will there’s a way but the will is probably to just move to Ontario.

Keith gets a brand new movie to watch for “Best Movie Ever” and he might only be able to properly review it using the keyboard of his phone.

Meanwhile in Garbage Time, the boys talk about the magic of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl going on otherworldly runs during the Stanley Cup playoffs, AEW’s Double or Nothing (which had not happened at the time of recording) and Keith urges you all to once again watch Yellowjackets.If all that sounds like the best (because it is), show your support and head over to Patreon and subscribe at the 9ES Deluxe tier to listen to this and all past episodes of Garbage Time!

Our intro song is a brand new jam cooked up by OKU-DA just for us, do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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The Montreal arts and entertainment that asks comedian and musician Leighland Beckman: “If a group of crows is a murder, what is a group of you called?” Asked by Elspeth Wright back in episode 254.

Listeners of Go Plug Yourself already know who Leighland Beckman is, he has been sensually serenading you with our theme song for nearly a decade.

So we’re super happy to have him on the show to promote his upcoming Fringe show/album launch. Leighland has laid down a full length album with a complete backing band full of the dirtiest songs you will ever hear. To celebrate the release of “Aural Turpitude” Leighland is bringing “An Evening With Leighland Beckman” to the 2022 edition of the Saint-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival. Opening night is June 10th so get your tickets now. June 10th is also the release of the album which you can buy physical copies of at the show OR get on digital through leighlandbeckman.com.

Oh, Leighland also has the distinction of being the first recipient of three brand new questions that we decided on back in episode 255. Just another feather in his cap that just might tip the scales towards him receiving the Montreal Fringe Lifetime Achievement Award this year.

Also, we recorded this episode outside on Walter’s balcony so sometimes you might hear: garbage trucks, a hedge trimmer or something and crows.

Enjoy the show!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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