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Derek Madison aka Grasshopper is a Toronto legend who has worked with many seminal Toronto artists throughout the 90’s and 2000’s, spanning genres such as grunge, indie rock and hip hop. Up until recently, his store Grasshopper Records was a fixture of the Dundas West strip. Grasshopper sat down with us to discuss Godspeed You! Black Emperor, wandering the streets of Toronto as a kid, getting exposed to punk by his uncle, Yonge St in the 80's, joining a goth band, Slither Club, Dawn Wilkinson, opening a store in the 8th grade, SEED Alternative School, The Rivoli, sneaking into shows as a kid, Dinosaur Jr, The Jesus Lizard, Mudhoney, begging the promotor of Lee's Palace to book Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, starting Grasshopper the day after seeing Nirvana live, The Twilight Zone (club), Sassy Magazine, Play De Record, smoking hash for the first time, going to Jamaica, Sebadoh, De La Soul, the after hours at 44 Dovercourt, getting a cease and desist from UofT, Phleg Camp, getting introduced to RZA by The Butthole Surfers, touring with Unsane, Da Grassroots, working with Gadget in the 90s, Main Source, The Philosopher Kings, befriending Lenny Kravitz, meeting Biggie, never asking for an autograph, Sean Paul, all ages shows, Liars, The Strokes and much more!

Grasshopper

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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