Hey folks… We are off to get some sun. Until then, we leave you with some of our favorite interviews.

August 1st Logan Lynn & Koortwah (Our Pride show with two hot and talented men!)

August 8th Hot Panda (One of my favorite crazy interviews this year.)

August 15th Ghostkeeper (More than your average ghost story.)

August 22nd Blood Diamonds & Matty C (Video game nerds & a Dad with his baby)

August 29th Bikini (Victoria’s unruly private school boys make good!)

See you in September with some really awesome new shows.

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July 4th the interview show with Little Dragon

July 11th the interview show with Winnipeg’s Boats! (My favorite Canadian band right now!)

July 18th the interview show with Chew Fu (This interview was cited in Chew’s Wikipedia entry. Awesome!)

July 25th the interview show with Austra (One of Canada’s one-to-watch acts!)

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Spending time with a guy like Eamon McGrath is a bit of a mindfuck.

This kid is only 22, but has put out that many records already. He has toured the coutnry countless times and he has the colorful party-binge stories you would expect from a 50-year-old roadie going thru AA’s 12-Steps.

Eamon’s record Peacemaker is his attempt to make amends for his past mistakes and he was amazingly candid about the life of an up-and-coming Candian indie singer songwriter during our chat.

the interview show with Eamon McGrath

Eamon McGrath “Wrecking Ball”

Eamon McGrath “Heaven Run Me Down”

Eamon will be in town Wednesday June 29th at the Zoo Zhop on Main. See you there!

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Tracking down Ryder (centre below) from Mohawk Lodge is no easy task. The guy is constantly touring, recording, or doing work for his label White Whale Records.

The first time I caught him, he was in the bathroom. (And no he was not taking a dump, he was recording in there.) The second time, he was about to get on stage in Montreal. Third time is always a charm. This time, I caught him on his bike, heading to meet White Whale Records artist Eamon McGrath in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park.

The story behind Mohawk Lodge‘s record Crimes is one that stirs the mind. The album tells the tale of how Ryder found his girlfriend in bed with a (now ex-)band member.

the interview show with Mohawk Lodge

Mohawk Lodge “A Crime of Passion” This tracks opens the record and is my favorite.

Mohawk Lodge “Wrong Side of the Bars” This song is about the night Ryder spent in jail after finding his girlfriend in bed with a bandmate.

Next week, we have Ryder‘s protege Eamon McGrath!

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This week, we go from crazy to insane! Not only do I have industry expert Justin on the show to talk about his new blog, Spaceship For Sale, but I decide to test his knowledge of the industry by getting three local bands to ask him questions!

So this week, we’ve also got Tristan from DBL Dragon, Rob from Eeek! and Kyle from Vinyl Theory.

Enjoy the chaos. :)

the interview show with Spaceship For Sale

Mother Mother “The Stand” Justin’s favorite song right now. For me, it’s great to see this Quadra Island group put out a really awesome track.

DBL Dragon “Holiday” Tristan tells me this song is about “getting it on,” which he tells me is “the best!” I agree.

Eeek! “Lake Soux” This unreleased gem is about Rob spending a great day with his loved ones.

Vinyl Theory “Ghana” White Rock’s favorite prog rockers are looking for a singer. Here is one of their songs… all it needs is a great voice!

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When I walked up to the Biltmore to interview Leif Vollebekk, I found him closing the van and introduced myself. Turns out I was actually talking to Rolf from Acorn (the band Leif was on tour with). Leif and Rolf look uncannily alike and could easily be confused for siblings. So I guess it is luck the Acorn chose Leif to go on tour with them. Leif later told me that he was manning the merch table in Seattle and this drunk fan made the same mistake. He sold her an Acorn CD, told her that “Acorn loved her” and did everything short of signing the CD.

A lot of people think Leif sounds like Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley and it is easy to see why. I don’t think he compares to those heavy weights yet, but he is starting in a great place and he is a really sweet guy too.

the interview show with Leif Vollebekk

Leif Vollebekk “Don’t Go to Klaksvik” He is begging his girl not to go to a remote Icelandic town.

Leif Vollebekk “Northernmost Eva Maria”

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If you were listening to music in the 90s, you will not doubt remember the track “Drinking In LA.” It was one of those songs that was everywhere.

You may not remember the song is by a group of Montrealers called BranVan 3000. Back in the 1997, “Drinking In LA” exploded and suddenly a bunch of friends who had been calling the project an “electronic music collective” were suddenly touring the world and poised to become one of those cross-genre supergroups.

This tsunami of success continued. BV3 got signed to the Beastie Boys‘ prestigious record label and convinced R&B Legend Curtis Mayfield to sing on their second record’s lead single “Astounded.”

Then things turned quickly. The Beastie‘s label imploded, leaving Bran Van 3000 high and dry. “Astounded” turned out to be Mayfield’s final song. And the group seemed to disappear forever.

Good news! The crew is back with a new record The Garden. This week, I talk with BV3 headmaster James DiSalvio about everything from having one of “those songs” and riding that crazy wave of success to getting the old crew back together again and recapturing the magic.

the interview show with BranVan 3000

BranVan 3000 “Oui Got Now” A track from the new album that basically sums up what BV3 are about.

BranVan 3000 “Drinking In LA” The song that changed it all.

BranVan 3000 “Couch Surfing” Another track of their first album.

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Katie and her crew have made one of the best albums for the year with Feel it Break. I urge anyone who likes electronic albums with great vocals to check it out. There is good reason why everyone compares Austra to The Knife.

This week, I get Katie to talk about The Knife comparison, her show choir childhood, sorcery and critics calling the record “sleazy new wave.” Hey, she was trapped in her car, I could pretty much get her to chat about anything! :) Do I get her to sing a Christmas Carol? Listen to find out!

the interview show with Austra

Austra “Beat and the Pulse”

Austra “Lose It”

Next week: Our season ender!!! A Q&A band blow out, featuring Spaceship for Sale, DBL Dragon, Eek! and Vinyl Theory.

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This week, I have two cool acts for you to check out.

the interview show with Logan Lynn & Koortwah

First up, we have Logan Lynn. Logan has been around the block. He has already made it on the LOGO network and had the requisite rockstar drug-induced implosion. But all this stuff makes for great songs, right?

Logan Lynn is proud that he has figured out the secret to get people to pay for music once again! Give all the proceeds to charity. All the money from his current record I Killed Tomorrow Yesterday will go to the Q Foundation (the LGBT center where he works).  Why not head over to his website and support?

Logan Lynn “As Quickly As We Pass” A dope classic pop synth track. My fav on the record.

Logan Lynn “Velocity”

I came across Jake Courtois aka  Koortwah while he was driving in a truck in Vancouver struggling to make his demos. Since then, this Montreal-born boy has spent some time in New York and now makes Portland his home. The drawing is of Jake by comic book legend J. Bone, who came to a show with one of Jake’s porn star friends. How cool is that?

Koortwah “Candy in the Sun” (demo)

Koortwah “Night Vision” (demo) He doesn’t like to explain his lyrics, but I get him to for this one!

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I will call this one the sniffles interview. When I stumbled into the Biltmore, I was no where near 100%, and I was worried about not having a Kleenex to contain my snot drip, but this was the first time the entire 7 member Doomtree crew was touring together. It was my chance to get more than one member together, talking about what they do. I found Dessa asleep in a booth in the club, sick herself. After I woke her up, she found Lazerbeak and we sniffled and snorted through this interview.

For those who don’t know, Doomtree are a unique entity in hip hop, a collective of memebers who collaboruate and support each other thru their artistic endevours.

Even though everyone is sick, Dessa and Lazerbeak do not disappoint. Dessa talks about getting asked to join Doomtree and Lazerbeak reveals his dreams about meeting Jay-Z.

the interview show with Dessa and Lazerbeak from Doomtree

Doomtree (ft. Dessa and P.O.S.) “Dots and Dashes”

Dessa “The Chaconne” One of the most interesting indie MCs out there right now.

Dessa “Into The Spin”

Lazerbeak “Bound” He is one of Doometree’s producers and makes his own tracks.

Dessa, Lazerbeak and fellow Doomtree member SIMS will be at the Biltmore this Wednesday. See you there!

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Every once and a while it is nice to discover the hidden gems in your own town. This week, I’ve found two, Blood Diamonds and Matty C.

No one seems to know anything about blog sensation Blood Diamonds. So I called him up to get to the bottom of things. There is some weird dude screaming “Mass Effect” in the background. As revenge, I asked Blood Diamonds what he is singing in the shower lately. He wanted to sound all indie cool by claiming he sings Cut Copy‘s latest, but that isn’t what he ended up singing.

Matty C is a local DJ veteran and has just put out a single “Action.” When I called Matty C, he was playing with his baby daughter on the couch. You can hear her cooing in the background as we chat. Sweet shoegaze disco tracks and babies. This show never disappoints!

Matty C & Blood Diamonds on the interview show

Matty C “Action” (Kutcorners remix)

David Bowie “Rebel Rebel” (Matty C edit)

Blood Diamonds (ft. Wet Look) “Lasting Love”

Apache Beat “Another Day” (Blood Diamonds remix)

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This week, things get crazy. Two bands, Blitz and Cory Lamb.

Blitz is a Canadian Rapper who represents the South East Asian community. In order to find an audience for his work, he had to travel to the UK, where he went from selling CDs on the street to getting signed to a label. Now he is back in Canada and working with Canadian hip hop legends of his youth, like Choclair and Solitair, so that he can help them gain new audiences all over the world. Oh yeah and did I mention when I called him, he said he was surfing the internet for porn?

Cory Lamb is a Christian rocker who sounds like he should be on American Idol. For some reason, when I asked, he didn’t want to talk about his underwear.

the interview show with Blitz(krieg) and Cory Lamb

Blitzkrieg “Way I Shine”

Cory Lamb “Break the Cycle” (Catch Cory Lamb in Winnipeg 4/15 and Yorkton 4/16.)

Next week, we have another doubleshot for you: local Vancouver DJ legend Matty C and the mysterious internet sensation Blood Diamonds.

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Hello folks!

Ever had a band stay with you? Every been in a band and had trouble finding a place to stay after the show?

Last summer, I did a freelance piece for CBC Radio 3 on this topic. It aired today on Lanarama on CBC Radio 3.

Scott Wood and Couch Surfing

They usually put up these projects on their blog, so I can link to it, but they didn’t this time. Sadz. I will put up my rough edit so you can hear the funny stories from Carpenter, Ember Swift and Styrofoam Ones.

I also talked to some other cool bands about the same thing for the interview show in a sort of x-over! the interview show Summer Tour Special has great tales from Fallan Soldier,  Times Neue Roman, Humans and White Cowbell Oklahoma. Enjoy!

the interview show Summer Tour Special

Humans “Bike Home”

Times Neue Roman “Music and Math”

Fallan Soldier “Fights”

White Cowbell Oklahoma “Happy Ending”

Ember Swift “Disarming”

Carpenter “Don’t Go”

Styrofoam Ones “Pavement”

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Times Neue Roman don’t sleep. They are back with a new vid. Look close for a cameo by TO’s April Aliermo from the band Hooded Fang.

Got this in the email the other day.

TB1 is an MC from Montreal. He has started releasing original material that one of his boys describes as “a fun sound that makes it impossible not to party to.”

A remix of the hit “Barbra Streisand” is what got things rolling for TB1 (below), along with his newest release 14ME14U (One for Me, One for You) (above).

Duck Sauce (A-Trak & Armand Van Helden) “Barbara Streisand” (T&A remix)