The Completely Ignored Podcast

Canadian music of the 2000s is aging nicely, led by albums like 2004's Mississauga Goddam, the third full-length from Toronto's Hidden Cameras. Cam and Sammy discuss the album, talk about the relative merits and shortcoming of big (large) bands and ponder why the Arcade Fire headlined arenas while the Hidden Cameras didn't. Note: They should and should have!

The first ever compilation discussed on the Completely Ignored Podcast? Hell yes! Cam and Sammy dissect Gordon Lightfoot (not literally) and pick apart his 1975 best-of collection Gord’s Gold. A spirited chat about classic Canadian singing and classic Canadian songwriting. 

The first ever compilation discussed on the Completely Ignored Podcast? Hell yes! Cam and Sammy dissect Gordon Lightfoot (not literally) and pick apart his 1975 best-of collection Gord’s Gold. A spirited chat about classic Canadian singing and classic Canadian songwriting. 

“I hate Winnipeg”? Nope. We actually love Winnipeg and this classic Winnipeg album! Cam and Sammy chat about the Weakerthans' year 2000 masterstroke Left and Leaving. Lots of talk about killer JKS lyrics, "crunchy guitars" and late/early century Canadian indie. 

New season. New format. Kicking off a run of 10 episodes that will feature chats about 10 great Canadian albums, Cam and Sammy start at the top and take a long look at Neil Young's 1989 full-length Freedom. This chat goes way beyond "Rockin' in the Free World" and dives deep on Neil's weird 1980s, grungy 1990s and a life spent on the fringes (while playing arenas). 

Kevin Kane (Kane and Potvin, The Grapes of Wrath) joins Cam and Sammy for a fun chat about the Velvet Underground's 1970 sorta "swan song" Loaded. Not only do we dive deep into comparing the Velvets' experimental vs. populace leanings, we also manage to cram in mentions of Kanye West, Stan Getz and Throbbing Gristle. A first! 

Bryan Potvin (Kane and Potvin, The Northern Pikes) joins Cam and Sammy to offer "thoughts and prayers" to the eclectic double album by the Beatles, 1968's The White Album. This podcast is great because we not only dive deep into why double albums can be cool, we also dive deep into why bands with three singers can be cool. 50% Beatles talk, 50% "other". 

Sam Sutherland (author - Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk) gets fairly hardcore with Cam and Sammy as the guys talk through the fury of Fugazi's 1993 full-length In on the Kill Taker. The conversation talks about Fugazi as a concept, blink-182 as a gateway, a few Ani DiFranco mentions (for some reason) and whether we have a kinder, gentler Ian MacKaye in 2016. No sell-outs allowed!

Dalton Higgins (author of six books including Drake biography Far From Over, publicist) digs deep and talks up semi-obscure 1991 hip-hop classic Breaking Atoms by Main Source. A solid chat about why Can-Am rap can work, early Nas, late Kanye and the beauty of recording artists who burn bright and then fade into obscurity.