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Christina Pretti is the co-founder of the Dundas West institution, Soop Soop. In 2024 they closed up shop after 13 years in business, however her impeccably curated wall of magazines lives on in 96 Tears. Christina sat down with us to discuss hating change, opening Soop Soop 13 years ago, Universal Billiards, Dalston Grey, Eckhaus Latta, moving two doors down, the Soop Soop office aesthetic, her shoulder pad hiatus, fashion anxiety, loving print media, the infamous magazine wall, 96 Tears, Toronto being late to fashion trends, having overstock of Telfar bags before they became popular, Buffalo Zine, hipster brain, getting accepted by the Little Portugal community, 'Carlos', Dominos Pizza, celebrity crushes, 'Dad Bods', Hallmark made for TV movies, Jenna Lyons, Mel Lastman, voting on the name of the Toronto Raptors, Jarvis Cocker, James Iha, the importance of hot guys in bands, Pete Doherty, Veruca Salt, going on a 5K walk everyday, stop and chats, wearing her hair down and more!

Christina Pretti

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss brand sponsorships, decorating our new studio, IKEA furniture, "Back in 2" door signs, Nick leaving his store unattended for an hour, country music as the new pop music, the return of anthems, anti gench-gentrifiers, Bandit Brewery juice beer, nimby Roncevalles residents, Amsterdam, Yo La Tengo, Open Roof Festival, the Community Wines party, the Cafeteria one year anniversary party, bad brunch, having multiple friend groups, every generation has the same characters, the Sounds Good 'basement' not actually being a basement, scoring 'points', Mac Demarco, Yves Jarvis, Josh meeting ASAP Ferg, summer style crisis, tying a sweater over your shoulders, the death of Kensington Market and more!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Tony Price a Toronto based producer and DJ, his latest album 'Street Theatre' was released earlier this month on Maximum Exposure. On Saturday April 26, Tony was DJing at local hotspot Juice when an angry neighbour stormed into the club and demanded he cut the music. The whole interaction was recorded and ended up on Resident Advisor the following day. Tony stopped by our new studio to tell us the whole story. We also discuss touring with Marie Davidson, how he accidentally recorded the interaction at Juice, macho men, noise complaints, nightlife boundaries in Toronto, special events permits, DJing as work, the nightlife economy, The Brunswick House in the 90s, Juicefest, the club as a meeting place for artists, Toronto pretending to be a 'music city', Athens Greece, 'Gench Coffee', the Loukoumades from Athens on the Danforth, E-bikes, city life as a dance, calling himself a metropolitan elitist, his comment on our AI post, drum machines stealing jobs, person style, Gesaffelstein turning into a statue and more!

Tony Price

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Community Wines is a Toronto based natural wine club and event series founded by Matt Stein and Blake Pearson. This Saturday April 26, they're launching their new 'House Red' with an event at Paradise Grapevine. Matt and Blake sat down with us to discuss starting a business before they became friends, the LCBO, starting out as a subscription service, wine snobs, crying on airplanes, Fizz wine bar, Matt's first time DJing, the origin of the nickname 'Pigeon', day parties, Katz vs Schwartz, The Coffee Party, unboxing videos, AI content creators, getting a cease and desist from Miller High Life, growing their business, craft beer, seeing The Greatful Dead nine times at the Sphere, Warped Tour, MJ Lenderman, Clairo, guilty pleasures, Action Bronson, Seth Rogan, viral challenges, skincare routines and more!

Community Wines

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Moon King is a Toronto based musician, producer and DJ who's most recent EP 'Roses' was released last year on Arbutus Records. Moon King sat down with us to discuss knowing each other for 20 years, our high school bands, working as a session drummer, the Rosedale music program, Spiral Beach, the golden age of Toronto DIY, Montreal overshadowing Toronto in the 2010s, The House of Everlasting Superjoy, Sterling gentrification, the $1 Megabus as a connector for DIY scenes, 64 Augusta, The White House, Phedre, covering The Beastie Boys, Shae Stadium, Silent Barn, Andrew WK, Torn Curtain, when Moon King was a band, playing in an early version of DIIV, the tunnel between 285 Kent and Glasslands, living in Detroit, Doldrums, The Ward, Detroits influence on his later music, Ryan Spencer, learning to DJ with 2lanes, the blog era, getting a bad Pitchfork review, the death of music media and more!

Moon King

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Chloe Li-Chapman is the manager of Toronto hot spots Bowie and the newly opened Bonitos. Chloe sat down with us to discuss karaoke bars, shot towers, Badiali on a weekend, content creators disrupting service, people who refer to Bowie as a 'Speakeasy', apothecary bars, obnoxious cocktails, Instagram read receipts, people who try to bypass the line by DMing her, The Beaconsfield, industry night, late night food, A&W, Hip-Hop Omakase, Korean BBQ, Nobu, clothes smelling like the restaurant you just ate at, learning to love brunch, Frankies Diner, Queen Star restaurant, the death of Queen West, classic Toronto restaurants, Imanishi, being 'over dinners', Prime Seafood Palace, Foxley, eating alone, Dufferin Mall, Mr Greenjeans and more!

Chloe Li-Chapman

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Harrison is a Juno nominated musician and producer based in Toronto. His most recent album 'The Birds the Bee's the Clouds and the Tree's' was released in 2023, with a follow up planned for later this year. Harrison returned to the pod to discuss trying to sell his car, learning to leave the east end, Lake Inez, loving his neighbourhood, briefly working as a contractor, writing jingles for Hasbro, appliance music, finding time to create, going viral on TikTok, daily routine content, charcuterie boards, AI Studio Ghibli, rage bait, 'The Harrison Progression', autotune, getting a DM from a famous artist thinking it was about music (they wanted to smash), Jay Versace, Ashton Hall, ice water facials, Othership, Jaleel Shaw, his unreleased house album, learning piano to avoid clearing samples, Toronto as a cliquey city, his upcoming album and more!

Harrison

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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We're back with a new recurring guest, Rhea Singh! In this episode we discuss private Instagram accounts, not following people back, Tony Price's post about DJing not being art, the return of fun, Rhea as a Sex and the City character, DJ's taking themselves too seriously, Nick blending drinks behind the booth, happy hour, Cafe Diplomatico, sangria, food poisoning, Bistro 422, viral tweets, iPad DJ's, Cafeteria, doing door, "I know the owner", getting banned from places, faking stamps to get into parties, WEBB, the bleachers at Loveless, the Bowie mouse not being a mouse, cooking live lobsters, Woody Allen, Prince, Lana Del Rey 2016 Walmart-core, milk, showering with your phone, raves vs parties, owning animals as a form of oppression, reverse cancelations, cultural appropriation in food, Wingstop and more!

Rhea Singh

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Mikey Apples is a Toronto based DJ, promoter and owner of the iconic club, Bambis. Mikey sat down with us to discuss Mexico City, Indie Sleaze revisionist history, The Klaxons, Nu Rave, Hype Machine, burning cds every week, 'Montreal Brunch House', 56 Kensington / Club 56, gallery parties, Xspace, electroclash, noise shows, Napster, The Manhattan Club, open format parties, skinheads, Yonge St, youth gangs, Focus nightclub, Brendan Canning stealing his old band, managing Crystal Castles, Shack Up, The Queenshead, Nick sneaking into Mikey's parties as a teenager, MySpace, Merok Records, Kevin Shields, weekly parties, the early days of Bambis, James Murphy, Toronto architecture and more!

Mikey Apples

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss the return of super spreader events, long movies, making elaborate dinners alone, trying to buy vegetables on Dundas, Bernhardt's, Imanishi never changing their menu, waiting for friends to text first, Charlotte Day Wilson at Holt Renfrew, partying in Yorkville, Bay Street Video, dressing down, signature cocktails, everyone at the bar being employed by Drake in some capacity, Nick's days working on the set of Degrassi, the American booze ban, auditioning for commercials, living in an alternate timeline, fear of flying, possums, daylight saving, Toronto's 'Bohemian Grove', Mickey 17, Walton Goggins and more!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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