Vin Rock from legendary hip hop group Naughty By Nature and business partner Greg Carron join hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston this week on the show. In this episode, Greg and Vin discuss their venture into the metaverse and their NFTs.Check out more information on their Slugga Originals NFT at https://thesluggastore.com/ and The Vault at https://mgate.io/go/As17u7uDNKCG.

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Ray Chelstowski joins Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on the show this week. Ray is the former publisher for both Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly.Ray can be found giving his thoughts on music at http://disciplesofsound.blogspot.com/.

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Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the program Martha Johnson and Mark Gane, founding members of Martha and the Muffins,Martha and the Muffins emerged from the early punk/new wave/art pop scene in 1977 which was centered around various clubs along Toronto's Queen Street West and the Ontario College of Art.After “Echo Beach” became a top ten single around the world in 1980 and earned them a Juno for Single of the Year, Martha and the Muffins toured extensively in Britain, Europe and North America. Since then, the band has released seven studio albums, three of which they co-produced with Daniel Lanois. The songs they worked on together included the ground breaking singles “Women Around The World At Work”, “Danseparc”, “Black Stations/White Stations”, “Come Out And Dance” and “Cooling The Medium”. Martha Johnson and Mark Gane spent much of the '90's scoring music for various television and film projects. Over the past few years, Universal Music Canada has reissued several Martha and the Muffins albums on CD, including Metro Music, Trance And Dance, This Is The Ice Age and the CD compilation Icon. "Marthology: In And Outtakes", the album, spans 35 years of recordings, including the 30th anniversary version of ‘Echo Beach’, previously limited releases of ’Summer Of Song’, ‘Big Day’ and ‘Do you Ever Wonder?’ as well as never heard before songs and alternative versions of album cuts.Website: http://marthaandthemuffins.com/Stream: https://smarturl.it/marthologyBuy the CD here: https://marthaandthemuffins.bandcamp.com/

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Hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show hip hop and spoken word artist, KTheChosen.KTheChosen believes in the power of storytelling and uses his voice to share the experiences of those around him. Inspired by artists such as King Los and Kendrick Lamar, KTheChosen challenges himself to write lyrics that are both entertaining and enlightening.The video for his single "Amazon" features Zimbabwe's infamous bearer cheques and united the Calgary community by involving several local artists from varying disciplines. 2021 was a big year for KTheChosen, with a nomination for the Zim Achievers Canada Awards in the Young Achievers category in February and the opportunity to perform and speak at a TEDx event in July. His talk focused on the importance of authentic leadership in a time when social media campaigns have been the driving force behind global movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Photo by Floyd Gonzales

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Certified Music Therapist Jennifer Buchanan joins hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston to discuss her newest book, WELLNESS WELLPAYED: THE POWER OF A PLAYLIST. In this episode we discuss:- how Jennifer realized music had a role to play in health- our experiences with making and receiving mixtapes- our relationships with vinyl- and so much more!To learn how to make a purposeful playlist for yourself visit: https://www.jenniferbuchanan.ca/3-steps-to-creating-a-purposeful-playlist-for-2022/Photo: Jodi O Photography

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Richard Crouse joins Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on the Welcome To The Music podcast to talk all about music documentaries, and soundtracks from television shows and movies.We also discuss:- Neil Young's beef with Spotify and Joe Rogan- Richard's fandom of Meat Loaf- Why no one is skipping the introduction of Peacemaker- and so much more!Image from https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/tv/ctv-news-channel/pop-life/

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Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show, Roger Mooking.Mooking first burst onto the music scene as MC Mystic for the Edmonton-based hip hop outfit The Maximum Definitive. After performing at Much Music he stayed in Toronto and joined Bass is Base. In addition to the early single "Funk-mobile", which garnered the band a deal with A&M Records their debut album, First Impressions for the Bottom Jigglers, won a Juno Award in the Best R&B/Soul Recording category in 1995. A year later, the second consequential album, Memories of the Soul Shack Survivors, gave the band its first Top 20 hit, “I Cry.”Today, Mooking is best known as a celebrity chef, restaurateur, television host, and author.His latest musical project is an EP called Edibles. Find it here: https://rogermooking.com/music/edibles/

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Formed in 1980, an intrepid young band from Burlington Ontario would soon make "Spoons" a different kind of household word...Together with Derrick Ross and Rob Preuss, Gord Deppe and Sandy Horne would help define the sound of pop and New Wave in the 80's, with hits including "Nova Heart", "Romantic Traffic", "Old Emotions" and "Tell No Lies".​Their album "Arias & Symphonies" would go on to be named one of the 20 Most Influential Albums of The 80's by "the Chart" Magazine, and their song "Nova Heart" was recently included in Bob Mersereau's book "the Top 100 Canadian Singles of All Time"...The retro 80s movement, now almost a decade old, shows no signs of slowing down. Not one bit. And as far as Sandy, Gord, and a lot of fans are concerned, that is a very good thing indeed.Visit https://www.spoonsmusic.com/merchandise to buy their classic and latest releases!

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Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston welcome to the podcast, Bad Skin! 4 girls not afraid to kick ass and deliver a phenomenal performance each time they set foot on stage! They love to take every opportunity to show the world what they are capable of! They played a lot of shows and festivals in Quebec: Music 4 Cancer, Pop Montreal, Pouzza Fest, 77 Festival, Rockfest pour la santé mentale, Le Phoque Off and many more! Throughout the festivals they met and spend time with their main inspiration, the members of L7 and last summer they went on an adventure, the biggest convention in the world at Cannes for MIDEM. It all started with Dope, (signer/ rhythm guitarist) from Laval. Since birth she knew she would leave her mark on the world. Everywhere she goes people always remember her phenomenal energy, no one even knows when she sleeps! In late 2016 she wanted to start a crazy all girl Punk/Rock Band and quickly found her accomplices! With some flyers and posters, she eventually met Caro (lead guitarist) and automatically knew it was a match in heaven… hell they have the same brain! Afterwards, thanks to Facebook she found the sweet, adorable and very smart Aurély (bassist) and the final missing piece, that pop red cherry on a Sunday, the beast, Christine (drums). With passion and dedication, they had one mission in mind, speak for the voiceless! They connect with their fans in the most incredible way and they help them raise awareness on daily injustices through their songs. Soon enough they were signed by Dance Plant Records who is helping and mentoring them along the way to be the best version of themselves and take off on that unbelievable journey…. which is just starting!

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Adrian Sutherland joins Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji on this episode of Welcome To The Music!Adrian Sutherland is a roots-rock recording artist with heart from Attawapiskat First Nation on the James Bay. He’s a singer, songwriter, musician, writer, speaker, and advocate. He’s a father of four, grandfather to four, a traditional knowledge keeper, and respected cultural leader, fluent in Mushkegowuk Cree.The fascinating frontman and founder of all-Cree rockers Midnight Shine, Adrian released four albums with the band before shifting his attention to solo projects in 2019. After building his own recording studio in a sea-can out of necessity during the pandemic, Adrian completed tracking for When The Magic Hits, and scored his first television series (Unsettled by Jennifer Podemski for APTN and TVO). He is presently writing his first book for Penguin Random House Canada about growing up in Attawapiskat – a remote and sometimes-harsh place he still chooses to call home.Adrian cares deeply about many causes, and is using his music and voice to share first-hand perspective on issues facing First Nations like contaminated water, housing shortages, food insecurity, addiction, and mental health. At a time of growing awareness about Reconciliation, Adrian is hopeful for Canadians to better understand one another, and take further steps together.Photo: Judy Sutherland

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