Inside The Artist's Studio

On this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio”, Sean and guest Amy Nelson discuss the best Sled Island venues, collaborating on music, and morality in video games. They go in deep on Amy’s fantastic 2019 record Educated Woman, and talk about how and why Amy conceals her dark and morose lyricism behind a jaunty country exterior.

Recorded on June 23rd, 2022
Featured Track: “I Hate It” from Sled Island Lemonade Stand
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

Our second episode of our Sled Island 2022 series features Anishinaabe supergroup and all around swell fellas Adam Sturgeon and Daniel Monkman from OMBIIGIZI. Adam, Daniel, and Sean chat about reflecting on where you grew up, novel bannock recipes, and tokenism, with one very loud fire truck showing up as a featured guest on a sunny Calgary morning in the park. The band also correctly answers the age old question posed to them by Motherhood: how many people should be in a band?

Recorded on June 25th, 2022
Featured Track: “Ogiin” from Sewn Back Together
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

On the very first Sled Island 2022 edition of “Inside the Artist’s Studio” perennial Cups N Cakes favorites Motherhood join Sean to talk about the creation and release of their brand new record Winded. They talk about using the pandemic as a means to get caught up on the unforgiving “release-then-tour” cycle, figuring out what’s important, and the band answers an extremely convoluted rapidfire question posed to them by future “Inside the Artist’s Studio” guests Winona Forever.

Recorded on June 24th, 2022
Featured Track: “Crawly I” and “Crawly II” from Winded
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

Samantha Savage Smith joins Sean for a chat in the back alley of the Aviary on this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio”. She talks about how taking time away from music and learning to have fun writing again led to the creation of her brilliant new record Fake Nice, and also bonds with Sean about their shared childhood memory of eating Good Host iced tea powder by the spoonful. Folks, this one goes places.

Recorded on May 27th, 2022
Featured Track: ”Siren” from Fake Nice
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

On this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio”, Sean has songwriter Adrian Teacher from Apollo Ghosts on the show to talk about the band’s excellent new record Pink Tiger. They dive deep into the writing and recording of the record, as well as the concept behind the double record’s ‘cleaved-in-two’ nature. Along the way, they talk about Adrian’s career as a teacher, and his excellently named first car, the Renault “Le Car”.

Recorded on April 26th, 2022
Featured Track: “Spilling Yr Guts” from Pink Tiger
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

On this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio”, Winnipeg’s country fusion superstar Boy Golden joins Sean to talk about meditation, drum machines, and Dodge Grand Caravans. They go in-depth on his 2021 record Church of Better Daze, and his childhood hatred of country music, that has come around to a full-on love affair with the genre as an adult.

Recorded on April 24th, 2022
Featured Track: “Something to Work Towards” from Church of Better Daze
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

On this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio”, Sean interviews Steven Lambke, and premieres the title track from Lambke’s upcoming album “Volcano Volcano”. They go through Lambke’s upbringing in Cambridge, Ontario, his work with the Constantines and You’ve Changed Records, and how he incorporates all elements of his life into his creative practice. Along the way, they talk office temp jobs, Volkswagen Rabbits, and everything and the kitchen sink muffin recipes.

Recorded on April 17th, 2022
Featured Track: “Volcano Volcano” from Volcano Volcano
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

On this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio” (Winteruption Edition!), Sean talks to Montreal based psych band TEKE::TEKE. They chat about touring and writing music with a 7 person band, the influence of Takeshi Tarauchi on their music, and their relationship with their new label Kill Rock Stars. Along the way, the band touches on the power of decaf coffee, billowing black smoke coming out of their cars, and voice acting for Ubisoft.

Recorded on April 3rd, 2022
Featured Track: “Meikyu” from Shirushi
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

On this episode of "Inside the Artist's Studio", Sean interviews Victoria, BC based dance rocker, songwriter, and pomodoro expert Art d'Ecco. They talk about the sanctity and magic of demos, a new and as of yet unnamed LP that’s coming up, and about stepping away from his costumed on-stage presentation. Art d’Ecco is also playing at Big Winter Classic at midnight on April 2nd/3rd at the basement of Broken City, and at Winterruption in Edmonton on April 1st at 11PM at SOHO.

Recorded on March 23rd, 2022
Featured Track: “Palm Slave”
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “

Canada’s best kept secret and all around great person Charlotte Cornfield joins Sean on this episode of “Inside the Artist’s Studio”. They talk about their shared childhood love of “Weird Al” Yankovic, meeting Jeff Tweedy, and coffee making technique. They go in depth on Charlotte’s writing and demoing process, and talk about her fantastic 2021 record “Highs in the Minuses”.

Recorded on February 1st, 2022
Featured Track: “Pac-Man” from Highs in the Minuses
Intro/Outro Music: Laundry Week - “Nuthin’ On My Mind “