Ben Cook aka Young Guv is a musician, producer and manager. He is also lead singer of the legendary Toronto hardcore band No Warning. Ben sat down with us to discuss the common narrative of going to New York and returning to Toronto, the negative effects of constantly touring, routine, getting into character for No Warning shows, the Hellfest DVD, getting into hardcore as a teenager, people hating 'Ill Blood' when it came out, New Ho King, performing private showcases for record executives in LA, meeting Rick Rubin, partying with Paris Hilton and Avril Lavigne, signing to Linkin Park's record label, living in the same building as Good Charlotte and Rick James, Ben plays us a voicemail of Fred Durst trying to sign No Warning in 2003, performing 'Run' with Ghostface Killah, Luka Magnotta, Josh & Ben meeting at American Apparel in 2008, joining Fucked Up, Vice Magazine, The Bitters, the 'Lo-Fi' era, getting a bad Pitchfork review, his label Bad Actors, Summer 2016, Jimmy Prime, Yacht Club, Debby Friday, musical ADD, mixing albums in a Honda Element, trying to sign Kali Uchis before she was famous, No Warning reuniting, having a vision and more!

Young Guv

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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