Adam and Tim wax deep about our dear friend Rob Swift - an exceptional and gifted guitar player who loves the six string so much he started Galt Guitar Shop in Cambridge Ontario just to be surrounded by them all the time!

A pillar of the Toronto music scene in the early 2000s, both Adam and Tim have had the honour of sharing both stage and studio with Rob in the band North Star Jack.  As regulars of venues like The Horseshoe, and dabblers in the early days of digital home recording, Rob's talent shows that no matter what changes happen in the music world, great guitar playing and tone never go out of style.

There is no way to sugar coat something like this so we'll just say it. Right now Rob and his family need love and assistance - Rob has terminal cancer.  He, his wife Sam, and their kids can use support, so please be sure to head to their Gofundme page and make a contribution here at this link.  After you hit that, be sure to share their gofundme page with as many friends and family as you can.

So along with some pictures from ye olden days of NSJ, we have also posted both North Star Jack albums to our site here for free so you can actually download these to your music blower of choice, and hear what we mean when we say Rob Swift is the best!!!

Hey you magnificent beasts! 

We apologise for the somewhat lengthy delay - we've been working hard to get a month's worth of stellar chatter into one, ridiculously long (but fun and informative) episode.

Consider this our "Double-Live" album - our "Brutality Remains The Same", our "AB Alive!", our "Adam Comes Alive", our "Welcome Back My Friends, to the Tim that Never Ends" .... you get the picture.

We had loads of catching up and tonnes of tricks/tips/dad jokes to share with you fantastic humans, so we ran longer than usual, but hey; you deserve more of us. 

Listen all the way to the end and see how Brian Eno's cards are no longer simply studio cards to get you out of a musical rut, but may actually have a direct, unseen link to your very psyche......or at least ours. Spooky!

Mentioned in this episode:

Spaceman - Bif Naked

Go Into The Night - Gabrielle Papillon

Surfin' JFK - Beg To Differ
https://begtodiffer2.bandcamp.com/track/surfin-jfk

Plus, we spoke of "Haymaker" by NLX, which you can find on Tim's site:
https://timvandeven.com/drums-a-la-distance

And you're going to just have to wait for the Megan Rose track......trust us; it will be worth it. We'll probably dedicate an entire episode to it. 

On this episode, Tim and Adam get into how artists and bands should always work to put their best foot forward, banter a little about stage banter, discuss how to get ready for the manager / publicist / label olympics, and talk the toys that really should be on your next recording.

Beg to Differ 

Econoline crush 

Eye Eye 

Sex with strangers 

Johnny Coull 

Casio DG10 

Mattel Synsonics

This episode is completely dedicated to the well-known, well-respected, and well-travelled violinist, producer, writer, and composer Briga (AKA Brigitte Dajczer). 

For a change, we shut our word-holes and let Briga tell us what's-what. We cover topics such as production, recording, music in the gaming industry, and what it's like to be talented woman working in a field so over-represented by men. 

We even nerd-out on gear, plug-ins, and microphones; Briga gives us tips and tricks of the trade.

You should have your favourite libation (vodka, whisky, or otherwise) nearby as there is a bit of a game to play in this episode: take a shot every time Tim mentions that he's worked with Briga - it's fun! See if you're still sober at the end of the episode! Adam recommends that you have your designated driver at the ready. 

Sit back, get comfortable, and enjoy! This episode is a little longer than some of the others; Briga was very generous with her time and her talents. 

Here is her website: BRIGA

 Arrivé 

Briga on YouTube

In this interview we talk to Colin Kelday, better known as Quick Kick, an electronic artist and composer from Toronto, Canada.  Colin was born into the cataclysmic collision of punk, and grew up sliding along the shores of psychedelia.  After emerging from the slumber of suburbia, he embarked on a career that has lead from playing hostile house parties to opening for major influences like Pop Will It Itself, co-producing the final album of Canadian alt-rock royalty The Watchmen, and scoring the cult hit film How to Be Deadly.

https://www.quick-kick.com/

https://quickkick.bandcamp.com/

The power and majesty of PWEI is captured by Colin and stars three of his friends as they travel to the UK to see a band that influenced them all get back together for a limited run of shows.  It's amazing what can be done with 2 pixel cameras, and it's on Youtube here!

John Williams - Catch me if you can

EMF - Stigma

Charaltans - Tellin' Stories

Pop Will Eat Itself - Wise Up Sucker

Primal Scream - Loaded

The Doves - There Goes the Fear

Flaming Lips - Will You Return / When You Come Down

Run DMC - It's Tricky

Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey

The Orb - Toxygene

The Prodigy - Funky Shit

The Watchmen - Holiday (Slow It Down)

Huey Luis and the News - I want a New Drug

Well, maybe not full Hollywood, but he does share some of his experiences with his recent voice-over recording work involving a major celebrity, a major studio, and major internet bandwidth problems.

Adam and Tim talk about voice-over work from both sides of the mic, where they have been the recordists and sometimes, the recorded. 

Tips and trickery abound! 

A salvaged outtake from our first-ever Gratuitous Interview, originally snipped due to time constraints, sees the light of day as Tim waxes nostalgic with Gord about their shared time at the same high-school and their unending love and respect for a music teacher that changed their lives (hopefully, for the better). 

It's a brand-spanking New Year so it's time to take down your Xmas lights and get spanking! 

We regale you, the listener, with our episode dedicated to the magnificent splendour that that is the 45 RPM record: "Stars on 45". 

We talk of the love of the "lost B-side", the joys of the 12 inch EP, how artists hid musical treats for their fans pre-digital, and how AM radio frequently flipped the 45 over to create monstrous hits. 

And, in an Audible Brutality first, we draw the winner of our Xmas Song contest. Xmas might be over, but we still feel like Santa. 

The winner will receive some seriously sexy swag, suitable for coffee, tea, or other noxious liquids of his/her/their choosing. Or simply stare dreamily at the two handsome devils that adorn your prize; either way, it's all up to the winner (we will announce who it is at the end of the episode). 

We are still looking for your "dead songs" from days gone by, as well as your input, your feedback, and perhaps a rating or three on iTunes and Spotify (every little bit helps).

 Check out the new t-shirts in our Swag-Shop! Avoid the Xmas rush and get yours today! 

Some of the music mentioned in this episode: 

"Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?" - Led Zeppelin

"Here Comes Your Man" - The Pixies

"How Soon Is Now?" - The Smiths

Well, well cats and kittens; we've made it through 2020! 

To celebrate, we've cobbled together what we believe to be our "Brutal Best" from the year that was 2020. We've got studio tips and tricks, stellar interviews, and advice for the lovelorn musician. Well, maybe not exactly love advice, but I think that you get the point. 

Scattered throughout this retrospective are songs that you may never have heard before; or maybe you have; let us know what you think! 

Support the AMAZING artists from our 2020 Gratuitous Interviews! Give them ALL of your filthy lucre! 

nTTx Music

Good Lovelies 

Current Fantasy 

Thank-you to Gord, Caroline, and Jeff for making this podcast extra shiny and bright!

And thank-you, our loyal listener! 

Welcome to 2021! 

Get your musical grouch-face on this holiday season! Tim and Adam talk Christmas carols, from the traditional to the obscure, wax nostalgia about wax and how it's always great to get vinyl as a gift.

As a special bonus, we've made our Brutal Xmas 2020 playlist on Spotify!!! Click here and start to get festive ya bastards!!!

What can we say about our friend Jeff Heisholt? He's a skilled and creative Canadian musician and keyboardist, who can definitely be considered a true ‘working’ player in the Toronto music scene. He’s spent the last 20 years on the road, throwing down mad ivory playing skills with bands and artists such as The Trews, Peter Elkas, Terra Lightfoot, Skydiggers, and Burt Neilson Band. 

We were really excited to sit down with Jeff and discuss his new synthesizer project ‘Current Fantasy’, a project he streams regularly to his Facebook channel, that while all 'Jeff', definitely channels many of his own musical heroes like 808 State, Aphex Twin, The Orb and Tangerine Dream. 

We also talk about growing up in a small town, following the musicians touring dream, G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), accretion (bless you), and how recording and playing shows has changed in the middle of a pandemic.

https://www.currentfantasy.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBOqXn4Ok6pi4DRYJjkgbg

https://www.instagram.com/_current_fantasy_/

https://www.facebook.com/CURRENTFANTASY

https://twitter.com/JHeisholt

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7uhv99MUKzx0diyRbKva3U?si=3AT1drKFQlexfb1Aok01mQ

https://currentfantasy.bandcamp.com/

101.5 Hamilton

CFRU Guelph

CILU 102.7 T-Bay 

Kirsten Kosloski's documentary 'Five Bucks At The Door', about the legendary venue Crocks n'Rolls in Thunder Bay, Ontario: https://www.crocksdoc.com/

More information on SOCAN Encore streaming: http://www.socan.com/get-set-get-paid/