The Road The Stage

The Road The Stage is back, following a few weeks of summer vacation. And what an amazing guest to return to the fold! Canadian Punk/Rock royalty Bif Naked joins us over Zoom for a really fun conversation. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels dig in to some highlights from Bif’s early years on the scene, they discuss changes over the last 30 years, Bif’s advice to younger musicians and creatives, BUS FEVER, Gorilla Gorilla, Bif’s newest projects - released AND unreleased, and lots more.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm. It’s a good Wednesday for a new episode of The Road The Stage. This week we hung out on Zoom with Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies - a band about to embark on a massive North American tour with a stop right here in Red Deer on September 15th. The last time the Dummies played Bo’s, we heard tell of people crying from joy. We discuss some of the stories fans have brought to the band, the new era of releasing music, an amazing experience with the one and only Andy Partridge, KISS, music theory and MORE.

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Recorded and Produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

Have you ever listened to the 5 greatest albums of all time? It’s easy to do when all 5 spots go to The Ends from The OBGMs. Yah. Yah yah yah.

Denz McFarlane joins The Road The Stage this week to chat about being in a very busy band that holds true a remarkable creative integrity and commitment to being the best, pitting for the first time, the meaning of a Polaris Music Prize nomination, connecting The Wire throughout everything The OBGMs, Alanis Morisette, creating the next cult AND Denz asks Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels a question that SHOULD be easily answered - but unfortunately, it isn’t. And that’s a major issue.

Check out The OBGMs - or miss out on greatness. Your call.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

Yo! The Road The Stage is going solo this week - kind of anyways...

Producer Ryan Kuly joins us to recap his weekend experience performing in Saskatoon for way over 10k people with One Bad Son. It sounds VERY COOL. We're proud of him, what can we say. 

Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels also review some of the albums and shows that have stood strong through the first half of 2022. 

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Recorded and Produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta. 

You made it to hump day AND a new episode of The Road The Stage. Joining Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels is a select crew from the unbelievably talented Apollo Suns. Ed Durocher, Anatol Rennie and Glenn Radley sat down behind Bo's Bar & Stage before the Apollo Suns to chat. It was hot. Very hot. Some of us had shade, and some of us threw shade. Trust Patrick to insult one of our guests roughly 30 seconds into this interview. Cool.

Check out Apollo Suns next time they swing through your area, they are GREAT. In fact, watch this and subscribe to the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel.

Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

The Road The Stage is excited to present our interview with Begonia on this fine, sunny day. Alexa Dirks zoomed in with remarkable internet speed for a really fun conversation with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels. Alexa discusses THE PROCESS and her evolution in music, jumping headfirst into Chic Gamine, seasonal hot dogs, the need for speed AND MORE.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

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What’s the greatest line used to promote an album? You’re going to find out in this episode of The Road The Stage with Ella Coyes AKA Sister Ray. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been spending a ton of time with Sister Ray’s new record Communion, which is absolutely beautiful. And it reveals a lot about the sort of things Ella has experienced over the years. We talk about the process, working with Ginla, finally seeing Big Thief, the Legend of Jackie Shane, Chicago eats and maybe even some F1. It’s a great talk and you deserve to hear it.

You can also watch it over on the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel.

Follow Sister Ray and make sure you check out Communion - it’s fantastic.

Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

With The Road The Stage about to enter summer vacay mode, we’re stacking up interviews with amazing guests. IT’S BEEN A WHIRLWIND. But so good. Seriously.

Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels are joined this week by Keegan Powell, who’s new album Previous Pain is out and absolutely fantastic. Dig in, absorb, reflect and listen as we grill Keegan on some fun tidbits from his past, like his connections with former TRTS guests Brandon Williams (AKA Chastity) and Peter Van Helvoort (AKA Darling Congress).

We discuss the writing/producing process, evolving your listening habits, playing the game on your own, fast food hacks AND… did Keegan and Patrick go to Band Camp together???

Find out ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE of THE ROAD THE STAGE and for the love of everything you hold dear - listen to Keegan Powell’s Previous Pain. Certified Banger.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, AB.

The Road The Stage is here to deliver what was a very fun interview with the Sham Family, snuggled up tight in the back office at Bo’s Bar & Stage. Sham Family were in town opening up for Born Ruffians, a show we’ve been eagerly anticipating for what feels like FOREVER.

The recent Sham Family EP has been a pretty consistent earworm around these parts, so Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels were excited to learn more about the dudes in a Dodge Caravan. We talk about perfectionism, pandemic timing, performance anxiety and at least one way to deal with it and MORE.

Dig in and make sure you follow the Sham Family, they are great.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, AB.

Yo! The Road The Stage is here... for you. All the time. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels found themselves on opposite ends of a ZOOM call - so they talked some stuff. Vancouver, Montreal, Jack White, Formula 1, NOBRO and the OBGMs. Just a chill conversation! 

This is the kind of thing that happens A LOT. We sign on to talk to a guest, discover there's some sort of technical or scheduling issue and BOOM - the PP Crew sits silently without an interviewee. So we decided not keep it silent this time and GUESS WHAT? It was fun.

Stay tuned for another great guest on The Road The Stage next week! While you wait - subscribe to the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel and like what you see!

Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.