The Road The Stage

Justin Benlolo is BRKN LOVE. And Justin Benlolo is exactly who we have on this week's episode of The Road The Stage. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit in Communal Creative Studios and chat virtually with Justin, voiping in from a touring van on the Prairies, on the road from Toronto to Vancouver Island. For a podcast that talks to touring artists, this is the first time they’ve quite literally been on the road.

BRKN LOVE are on tour with Big Wreck as you listen to this. And we even got some dirt on the new BRKN LOVE record. Plus, Justin tells us about ditching school in his teens, finding creative partnerships in the US, working with Desmond Child - and how Subway is actually dogshit. Speak Justin, Speak.

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

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Mountain Head join The Road The Stage this week hot off the release of their new EP Backseat. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels get to know a whole lot about the Hannah Brothers, including the story that led to the creation of Ben and Kyle as we see them, zooming in from a dungeon studio in Georgetown, ON. Some Stardew Valley, music for paddlers, tattoos and more ahead. Proceed. 

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

It’s just the two of us this week on The Road The Stage! Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels take a moment to collect themselves as they approach 50 EPISODES of The Road The Stage - just as shows return in full force this month. Things are about to get CRAZY. The PP Crew review some of the music they’ve been listening to lately, talk upcoming shows they’re excited for, Peter’s recent record purchase… plus fantasy sports and eating chicken ass! Yummy!

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

This week we are excited to welcome Jadea Kelly to The Road The Stage!

Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been listening to Jadea’s new record Roses (OUT NOW) and it’s pretty fantastic, so give it a spin! Jadea zoomed in from Los Angeles to talk about her first album in several years, her role as Kezia on the groundbreaking Protest The Hero record, touring with Sweet Alibi, spearheading Canada Covers Tom Petty, amazing stained-glass art, finding love on death row, and lots more. Plus, Patrick steps up to the plate with a question he’s wanted to ask Jadea for almost 15 years. Will he strike out like he has before on The Road The Stage?

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

This week on The Road The Stage we bring you a great interview with Daniel Monkman. Daniel is responsible for the project Zoon, and the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist record Bleached Wavves. Released early in the pandemic, Daniel and Zoon are finally about to hit the road to show Bleached Wavves across Canada and parts of the US. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels get to know more about Daniel Monkman, as well as the impact My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless has had on his music and listening habits. It’s not every episode we get to spend so much time discussing an album that means an immense amount to both Patrick and Daniel.

We also can’t forget Daniel’s other band OMBIIGIZI, a new collaborative project with Adam Sturgeon AKA Status/Non-Status - the new album Sewn Back Together is out now. OMBIIGIZI means “She/He is loud” in Anishinaabe and the record provides listeners with an in-depth journey through the music minds of Monkman and Sturgeon. Check it out.

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As always, The Road The Stage is recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

It’s that time of the week! A new episode of The Road The Stage with Sally Shaar from the Monowhales. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have had a couple fun interactions with The Monowhales over the years - years that have taken Sally and the band to places they never imagined going, especially as an independent band. Some very cool perspective is explored here, as well as why Sally is EXTRA excited for the Monowhales to hit the road with Mother Mother this spring, going to the biggest metal festival on the planet, the creative process, and of course - bidets. Why not?

Check out the latest from the Monowhales - their new single CTRL ^^^ is out now!

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THIS WEEK ON THE ROAD THE STAGE

Peter Van Helvoort, a musician responsible for taking up a lot of precious space on Patrick Bateman’s old iPod Classic and beyond! That’s our way of telling you that this guest is a major player in Patrick’s listening history over the last 10-15 years, so… fanboy time!

PVH has been involved in some incredible projects over the years - Teenage Kicks, Ulysses and the Siren, Cain and Abel (amongst others) and now plays with The Glorious Sons AND he’s started releasing new tunes as Darling Congress.

There’s A LOT to cover in this episode and yes, Peter Michaels did get to ask about Pete’s dog Gracie and his time at the infamous Bathouse Studio in Stella, Ontario.

Check out everything Peter Van Helvoort has going on at @petervhmusic and Darling Congress!

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

The Road The Stage is back with another fresh interview, this time with Mark Makoway of Moist! Mark dialed in to chat with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels about the new Moist record End of the Ocean (OUT NOW), some thoughts on how well Moist operates after all of the years they’ve been together, a memorable flight in 1995, beer taste, band riders, Peter 'fanboys' out and LOTS MORE.

CHECK IT OUT and if you like it… let us know and leave us a review where you get your podcasts! Patrick has been learning how to make his own cheese in his basement and he’ll give you a tranche de fromage for your support.

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

Welcome to The Road The Stage and our latest episode with Jess Rae Ayre of Manitoba’s Sweet Alibi, who are dropping their new record Make A Scene THIS WEEK. It’s a great record and you’re going to LOVE IT, especially after this chat between Jess and Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels - who get to learn all about the process leading up to the album release, produced by “The Matt’s” AKA Deadmen, from Royal Canoe. We also talk thrift store shopping, the local DIY Jeans Off House Concerts, exactly how Old-Fashioned must an Old-Fashioned be, and lots more.

Check out Sweet Alibi HERE

Jess Rae Ayre HERE

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

Hey! This week on The Road The Stage, we’re super stoked to present you with an interview! SHOCKING, we know. But seriously, thanks so much to Melanie St-Pierre from Casper Skulls for joining us this week. The 2021 Casper Skulls release Knows No Kindness has been a consistent earworm for both Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels, and if you haven’t listened to it yet - don’t let yourself down like that. LISTEN.

Melanie told us a lot about the Casper Skulls process, growing up and living in Sudbury, writing through trauma and creating beautiful music from it, and lots more. GET IT.

Download or stream episode 41 of The Road The Stage where you get your pods AND like the video on the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel, which you should definitely also absolutely totally SUBSCRIBE to.

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