Havin' a Chat

For episode 5 we chat with Denz from Toronto garage-punk band The OBGMs about lifting up BIPOC voices, his ambitions, the state of the Toronto punk scene & more...

Artists include:

Oxymorrons

Clairmont The Second

Danny Denial

& More

For episode 4 we chat with Australian rock n roll duo Hockey Dad about touring, Family Guy, their new record, & more...

Artists include:

Goodbye Honolulu

Silver Jews

Purple Sneakers

& More

For episode 3 we chat with legendary Manchester musician, radio host, & DJ Clint Boon. We talk about Oasis, changing technology, civic pride & more...

Artists include:

Inspiral Carpets

The Beach Boys

Sam Fender

Bruce Haack

& More...

For episode two we chat with DMA'S guitarist Johnny Took about songwriting, dance music, touring and the DMA'S new sound.

Artists include:

Hayley Mary

Alvvays

Chemical Brothers

Tobias Jesso Jr.

& More

Check out the new DMA'S album! Available everywhere now.

For the premier of our second season, we chat with Canadian music legend Molly Johnson. We discuss her take on British music, rejecting a Juno award, and life as a "working musician".

Music Includes:

Sarah Harmer

Kathleen Edwards

Rose Cousins

& More

For our season finale we chat with all four members of Goodbye Honolulu, about fashion, touring, their influences & more.

Artists include:

Wavves

Timber Timbre

Rebekah Hawker

& More

Thank you to all who have made this show possible. Especially Reid MacMaster, Kylie Miller, Tony Clement, Duncan Briggs, Helena Carter-Huffman, & Stefan Mirkov.

Stay informed, sign petitions, and donate what you can to the growing anti-racist movements wherever you happen to be. Take care of each other.

We will be back in two weeks.

NOTE: Since recording this episode some of the artists mentioned in this episode have been the subject of sexual assault and harassment allegations. Linked below is Goodbye Honolulu's statement. We also encourage folks to read the statements of survivors and lift up their voices wherever possible.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6aomLgZmo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

For episode 15 we chat with Gaz Whelan, dummer of the legendary Manchester band The Happy Mondays.

Artists include:

Leonard Cohen

Happy Mondays

The Sex Pistols

& and More

For the third and final episode of our political mini-series we chat with Spadina Fort York MP Adam Vaughan. WE chat about Politics of radio, Marshall McLuhan, and the culture of Soca music in Toronto.

Artists include:

Nadia Baston

David Rudder

K'naan

& More

For part 2 of our political mini-series, we chat with former Conservative strategist Alister Campbell about punk rock, the blues, and the ways in which music shaped his political career.

Artists include:

IDLES

Nirvana

Elvis Costello

& More

For part 1 of our 3 part political series, we chat with NDP MP Charlie Angus about opening for the Dead Kennedy’s, Timmins, and the role music has played in his political life.

Artists include

Stompin’ Tom

The Clash

L’etranger

& more